Chelsea, Basle, 20 years of Wenger – Now time to finish the week in style at Turf Moor
Phew, it’s been a hell of a week. If you are interested in what I’ve been up to, this has been my first (kind of proper) week studying journalism at Kingston. In this week I managed to: Do and show the first bit of assessed work in the form of a group presentation (on click-bait […]
Walcott at the Double as Basle prove no trouble – Something is going on at the Emirates
Arsenal fans will be boosted by the team’s performance in last night’s home leg win against Basel as further evidence of their growing title credentials. More concrete progress is needed before there can be genuinely founded speculation of a successful challenge in the Champions League but the December home match against PSG will be a […]
Time to send out a message to City and Barca about Hector Bellerin Exclusive
The rise and rise of Hector Bellerin has been nothing short, to use a well-worn cliche, of meteoric since he broke into the Arsenal side 2 years ago. His form has earned him plaudits, international recognition, a new long term deal and of course the unwelcome interest of certain big clubs Well, the message from all […]
Will Alexis allow Perez Centre Stage? Champions League Preview from Switzerland!
Hello fellow Gooners! I’m replacing Alex – supposedly busy , I believe he’s still recovering from the amazing 3-0 win in his first-ever match at the Emirates Stadium – to preview for you the Champions League game against Swiss champions FC Basel. I’ve been living in Switzerland for almost nine years now and I’m slowly […]
149 Undefeated – A ‘Raddy’ Good Centre Forward
This week’s Highbury Hero features an integral member of the legendary 1971 Double side. As Bob Wilson put it so eloquently; “The 1971 Double side was like a jigsaw with all the pieces fitting together perfectly”. John Radford or Raddy, as he was affectionately known, was a big piece of that jigsaw. John Radford was […]
The Weight of Expectation or being overweight? – The Curious Case of Jack Wilshere
What do you need to do to make the fans of a club love you? 1) Be a mercurial talent such as Ozil or Alexis 2) Mock your rivals on social media the way Poldi did Well what if you are both and a product of the club’s academy? Well, obviously the fans will go […]
A Well oiled machine that played like a dream demolished the Classless Petro-Dollar Team
As you probably know, yesterday was the first game I attended live. And boy what a good game that was. I wasn’t able to write a preview because of the whole “changing countries” thing, but if did, I would have to mention our atrocious record against Chelsea. We last won a game against the Blues […]
Two New Signings for Annual Arsenal FC Club Photocall
Arsenal’s first-team squad took part in their official photocall on Wednesday. Arsene Wenger, his coaching team and the players gathered at the club’s training ground in London Colney for their annual squad photo. Two lucky Junior Gunner members won the chance to be part of this photo. The competition was open to the Welcome To […]
Koscielny to wipe an unwelcome Fabregas record from the books today
So we arrive at game number 6 sitting fourth on 10 points ahead of today’s opponents on goal difference. Suffice to say even at this early stage of the campaign the Arsenal v Chelsea fixture is as significant as ever. Arsenal are in form, have positive selection decisions to make, are at home and are […]
ARSENE WENGER; 20 YEARS OF LOYALTY IN TIMES OF SELF-WORSHIP.
I fell in love with the Arsenal at a really tender age, about 6 years old, when I really did not understand the game of football, at least how much it meant to fans who supported their team with all of them; heart, soul and breath. All I knew was my dad loved Manchester United and I […]