Olivier Giroud – The much loved ‘Unloved’ Gunner
It was no surprise that we won comfortably in Australia, both of our games at a canter till the pace of it all caught up with athletes who have just about returned to first team training after a heavy dose of the holiday season into their bodies. It came as no surprise also, at least […]
Wenger Reactive and Conte Proactive =18 Point Gap – Are we Optimistic this is Changing?
After our performance in the FA Cup final defeat of Chelsea, optimism levels for next season, rose substantially, amongst many of our supporters. Justifiably, some would say. However, whilst I was delighted with the way we ended last season, I am not yet convinced that Arsene has miraculously rediscovered what it takes to lead us […]
Alexis Sanchez nears his exit as the cliché excuses begin
“What is that feeling when you’re driving away from people and they recede on the plain till you see their specks dispersing? – It’s the too-huge world vaulting us, and it’s good-bye. But we lean forward to the next crazy venture beneath the skies.” ― Jack Kerouac, On the Road Could there be a more fitting […]
One Arsenal, One Love – From Melbourne, Adelaide and across Oz, to Sydney they came!
Arsenal in Sydney: Match day 2 Western Sydney Wanderers vs Arsenal Saturday 15th July 2017 The perfect opportunity for a group of Cyber Gooners to finally meet up for real. From left to right @Lizzie_g, @GlenelgGunner, @GunnerSharpy and yours truly @wellmington. A number of you may find this strange, but we all met on twitter, […]
If Thomas Lemar arrives is it Aaron Ramsey be Warned?
So, Thomas Lemar could be on his way to the Arsenal this summer- after a season in which he flourished for Monaco, scoring 9 times and grabbing 10 assists (league stats). He is commanding £50m plus potential add on’s fee, is he worth it? … Absolutely. At 21, Thomas Lemar took Ligue 1 by storm; […]
Can Kroenke and Wenger’s Arsenal compete with Abramovich’s Chelsea?
Gunners Town welcomes guest writer Hari Ramachandran, who was invited to expand on some of his comments on a previous post and has graciously done so in the following article. Thanks Hari – look forward to seeing more from you in the future. Putting things to bed: it’s time to get behind the Arsenal The […]
The ‘Admiral’ble Nelson and other Post-Match Talking Points – Exclusive From Gunners Town Sydney
And so it came to pass, that ‘The Mighty Arsenal’ came to the ANZ Stadium in Sydney and started the 2017/18 preseason tour with a win. It was not the most convincing but it was a win. 80,000 turned up, on a cold winter’s night, many for the first time, and did Arsenal and […]
Laca Laca Boom! Lacazette scores on debut: Arsenal FC 2-0 Sydney FC
Today, Arsenal officially kicked off their pre-season campaign in Australia following an exciting 2-0 game against Sydney FC. The fixture saw the first-team debuts for summer signings Sead Kolasinac and record-breaking transfer Alexandre Lacazette. To kick off the game, the club handed starting appearances to Academy players Joseph Willock, Krystian Bielik, Cohen Bramall, and, Reiss Nelson […]
Arsenal’s original ‘Fox-in-the-box” – Highbury Hero Tony Woodcock
I’m setting the dial on the time machine back to the early 1980’s. When The Arsenal swooped to bring an England striker back to good old Blighty after three years plying his trade in Cologne, Germany. He went on to be our top league goalscorer for the four seasons he spent with us. This week’s […]
Yes Wenger may not be a Failure to Kroenke but he would be to Abramovich
Yesterday’s article from @invinciblog caused quite a stir. Most understood that the author had done the research to understand by Stan Kroenke might want to keep Arsene Wenger as his manager. The arguments was compelling but as one Gunners Town reader pointed out in numerous tweets the view is dependent on the owner. A certain […]