Emery progression…..how can we actually move forward?
What is progression under Emery? We’re eagerly awaiting the Man City game, and our debut in the post-Wenger era. But what is progression? How should it be defined? And how much time do or should we give our new head coach? There have been many media out there predicting we’ll finish sixth again: […]
O Captain, My Captain (Or Times 5 in Arsenal’s case!!)
O Captain, My Captain Unai named his ‘Captains’ yesterday and to be fair, the names did not come as a surprise. “The captain of this group is Laurent Koscielny, who is injured at the moment. After Laurent, our other captains are Petr Cech, Aaron Ramsey, Mesut Ozil and Granit Xhaka.” […]
Can Arsenal beat the Champs? – Premier League Predictions- Match Day 1
Welcome to a new series where I will predicting every match of the Premier League season with a guest each week, first up is our very own Dave Seager. Manchester United v Leicester Dave: An interesting prospect because Leicester managed to keep United target Maguire. However as unhappy as the United camp is they will have […]
The Top 3 Slightly Surprising Winners and Losers of Arsenal Preseason
It’s not much longer now. Pre-season has concluded, a taste test of the Emery era has been served, and football that matters is only hours away. I’ve always believed that preseason should be taken with a grain of salt. I felt disjointed lineups and teams playing at half speed can lead to few concrete observations. […]
Kroenke buys it all – Views on KSE’s purchase of Arsenal’s equity – Is it all doom and gloom?
There has been a lot of fan angst, understandably, about Stan Kroenke’s ownership of Arsenal. Alisher Usmanov has said that he is willing to sell his stake, which Kroenke is very willing in terms to buy. Thus, he can now own the entirety of our club’s equity, and move it off the London Stock Exchange […]
No matter who owns the shares The Arsenal’s Soul will NEVER be up for Sale, because Arsenal is…….
Arsenal’s soul will never be up for sale. Arsenal is the gasping of breath at my first sight of the Highbury turf, after my small legs carried me up the well-trodden steps. Arsenal is the smell of frying onions on an autumnal evening as a sea of red and white meanders the terraced streets […]
Dark Days ahead predicts one Passionate Gunner – Stan takes control as Usmanov finally gives in!
I am writing this on the morning the awful devastating news broke that Stan Kroenke is going to buy Alisher Usmanov’s shares in Arsenal Football Club. I feel that this is the saddest and darkest day in the history of the club. I understand he is paying Usmanov £650m at £29,419.60p a share. Well below […]
Calum Chambers loan to Fulham … A Cause for concern or not?
Calum Chambers has been a lauded youngster at Arsenal since he joined in 2014. His initial stint in the team, in the season we ended up as eventual FA Cup winners no less, had him hailed (albeit comically) as the next Tony Adams. And in some ways, his playing style greatly mirrors that of […]
Royal Arsenal – Champions of South – A book review
I would be hard pushed to think of a conversation I’ve had with Mark and Andy about The Arsenal where I didn’t learn something new about the history of our great club. Therefore, I was both thrilled and honoured when they asked me to write a review of Royal Arsenal – Champions of the South, […]
Emery may have inherited a mess – but Arsenal is our beautiful mess, and I’m excited for the season ahead
I watched as much of our pre season fixtures as possible and wanted to share some of my initial observations of what I’ve seen so far in the Unai Emery era. Before I do that, I would like to take the opportunity to point out that offering opinions that don’t blow smoke up the players […]