Ozil is still a Gunner and will play when fit; so let’s Support him as Ramsey is not the answer
Whether he plays or not, Mesut Özil seems destined to receive a lot of stick from those who should support him – or at least from a part of them. We all know the story, the German is lazy and not suited to our game and to the Premier League, he is a luxury player […]
Arsenal Fans: Insufferably Spoilt? Or Are They Entitled? Part 1
Are Arsenal fans spoilt? – Part 1 It’s often said that Arsenal fans are seen as both insufferable and a joke by other fanbases. I can see why this is so, but then I think to some degree it’s unfair. What prompted this piece was the latest Footballistically Arsenal podcast, in which it was discussed […]
Top Gunners in Defence, Midfield and Attack v Brighton in “Pick of the Punch”
“PICK OF THE BUNCH.” From match-day to match-day there are certain individuals in the Arsenal team whose performance leaves them standing head and shoulders above the rest. The ones whose blood, sweat and tears are shed to ensure the team wins or at least makes a good attempt doing that. This weekly feature is going […]
Highbury Hero Supreme, the Swaggering Supermac Malcolm Macdonald
The latest trip down memory lane in the time machine takes us back to the the long hot summer of 1976 when new Arsenal manager Terry Neill smashed the British transfer record paying a third of a million pounds for his marquee signing goal machine Malcolm Macdonald. Supermac a larger than life extrovert was such […]
Iwobi and Monreal Frighten Brighton as Alexis looks back to Best
Arsenal 2-0 Brighton and Hove Albion Review – Premier League 1st October 2017 Arsenal got a comfortable victory, though Brighton did threaten in parts. However, Arsenal’s quality was too much for the Seagulls, and are our in fifth place and level on points with Chelsea. The line-up had few surprises, though Koscielny was injured and […]
Arsenal set to break an Emirates record with 9th Straight Win v Seagulls
Howdy. It’s Brighton today, the last Premier League game before the international break. The Gunners will be looking for a third consecutive win, fourth consecutive clean sheet and a record-high nine straight triumphs at the Emirates. There’s not much I can tell you about Brighton. Chris Hughton’s outfit has won 7 points from the first […]
Jack to the Future – Is Wilshere Arsenal’s Future Again and not Ozil?
On the train home to London at the moment before Brighton at home tomorrow. Then it’s the international break going into what hopefully won’t be the usually melancholic winter of inconsistency and collapse.. we live in hope. I spoke recently on my Grampian Gooner blog about the need to trust the youth and a disillusionment […]
Arsenal v Brighton & Hove Albion: Gunners look to continue their winning ways.
Arsenal vs. Brighton Premier League Preview Sunday 1st October 2017 Our goodly manager is on the third of the games he complained (rightly so in my mind) about. We welcome the Seagulls to our stadium, and it’s nice to see new teams in the Premier League, especially those we don’t play in the league that […]
Jack’s Got The Knack, Oli’s Got 100, Kids Shine. Oh – and Theo.
“PICK OF THE BUNCH.” BATE Borisov (2) Arsenal (4) Europa League From match-day to match-day there are certain individuals in the Arsenal team whose performance leaves them standing head and shoulders above the rest. The ones whose blood, sweat and tears are shed to ensure the team wins or at least makes a good attempt […]
Koscielny: “I love to be a defender” – Exclusive Translation of Interview for French TV ‘SFR’ Exc
We are fortunate today to have a full translation of our Skipper’s interview from GT’s ‘Man in France’ @Grooverblog Vincent Fabres On the fact he’s the manager‘s most used player since his move to Arsenal in 2010 I think I learn through the years that alongside the training there is also the background: preparation, […]