Highbury Hero: Arsenal’s Suave 007 “Stroller” George Graham
It’s time to take the dust cover off the time machine and transport us back in time to the swinging sixties. When one of Bertie Mee’s earliest signings arrived at Highbury in September 1966, he came as a striker from Chelsea but ended up as a stylish midfielder at The Arsenal. It’s the man nicknamed […]
Jack is Dead. All Hail, Ainsley! AMN seizes his Arsenal moment
Ainsley Maitland-Niles’ Wilshere Moment On February 16, 2011, the world saw one of the greatest midfield performances in European club football history, all by a 19 year old footballer from Arsenal football club, a youngster who had the world at his feet, and two legends, Xavi and Iniesta, in the back of his pocket. Jack […]
Manchester United 2-1 Arsenal – Football Gods Don’t Get The Memo
Red Devilled at Old Trafford… I was not expecting a victory here. But even though we lost, we didn’t lose badly. Overall, it was a good performance, and we probably should have got a draw at least. It was nice to see Wenger being praised by both Sir Alex and his new buddy Mourinho. As […]
Wenger’s last Maureen Presser – The Alternative Transcription :)
Sky Sports: “Arsene, over the past 14 years you’ve have had many battles with Jose. Have you anything to say about him before going into, potentially, your last confrontation?” Arsene: “Some people wrong because they are not strong enough to fight temptation and some are wrong because that do not know” The Current […]
Arsenal set to play a ‘B’ team in an ‘A’ list fixture, as Two Old Enemies set to part as Friends!?
I see ourselves and United as similar clubs in many ways. Both have been definitive in shaping the Premier League as a global sporting brand. Both have had iconic players and managers, in PL history and prior. For every Best, Sir Bobby, Robson, Keane, Schmeichel, Beckham and Cantona, there is a Jennings, O’Leary, Brady, Adams, […]
Profiles Of The Future Arsenal, Part 1: Allegri
So as we finally heard the news many Arsenal fans have been longing to hear, Arsene Wenger is leaving, with it, it brings sadness but also excitement of what next and especially who next? In this series of articles I look at some of the favourites, I look into the tactics and players they may […]
Spare Me The Sentimentality: It Was Way Past Time For Wenger To Leave
Friday 20th April 2018 will be remembered as one of those “where were you when you heard” days. For Arsenal supporters at least. I’m of course referring to the announcement that this season will be the last campaign of Arsene Wenger’s managerial reign at the club. My phone rang and it was a fellow Arsenal […]
A Game of Symphony Orchestra plays Death Metal as Arsenal and Atletico Clash at the Emirates
As I began my research on Atletico Madrid, one ideal became evident: the club is Arsenal’s polar opposite. The juxtaposition of these sides is clear and should make for an incredible 2-legged tie. Under Simeone, Atletico embody an identity based on organisation, discipline, and graft in a system where roles are meticulously ingrained. On the […]
Will Arsenal be a post-Sir Alex Man United 2.0?
I don’t think so….(really I don’t….) So it’s been decided. Wenger is leaving. I’ve been Wenger out for a while now. But then I hold strongly mixed emotions in this context. I’m both surprised and unsurprised. It had to happen, but I didn’t anticipate it at this time. Moreover, whilst the latter years were […]
The Wenger Legacy in Quotes: The Best Words In Praise of Arsene
As a child, I had no knowledge of Arsenal Football Club. Spoiled for choice, the allocation of my sporting heart was split between my favorite collegiate and professional baseball, basketball, football, and hockey teams. Playing Fifa in my mid-teens provided the initial exposure, but almost non-existent Premier League media coverage meant I could not become […]