Leaked document reveals new Emirates statues planned for coming year – EXCLUSIVE!
I had a conversation on Twitter yesterday about what constitutes a legend in Arsenal terms and in the conversation the possibility of the next Gunner great to be cast in bronze at the Emirates was raised. It brought to mind a blog I wrote in February 2013 for my old site. It was written around […]
Why Wenger’s legacy may surpass that of Chapman
For a while now I have been beset with doubts about my continued love of football and appreciation of winning, both of which seem to run along quite nicely till we reach the block of unyielding, mostly unbending support of Arsenal and Arsene Wenger on the whole. At that point my philosophy of life begins […]
VaVaVoom Gunners – The Return of the Direct, Pacey and Skillful Arsenal we have missed
Soon the international break will finally be over and Premier League football returns and the upcoming encounter with Southampton will tell a lot about the way Arsène Wenger wants the team to play, this season. Against Liverpool, Leicester City and Watford it was mainly the fitness levels that dictated the line-up, with some key players […]
This Summer have we witnessed the start of a redefining of Arsenal’s DNA?
Greetings fellow Gooners! I hope that your respective summers helped you rejuvenate yourselves and recover from the madness that was last season. Since the last time I posted here, we leapfrogged the scum to finish as runners up in what can be described best as a close second to the comic Lasagna-gate. It was certainly […]
Exclusive – the Wenger pic to unite all Arsenal fans #AKB and #WOB
You’d be hard-pressed to find a more divisive character in modern football than current Arsenal boss, Arséne Wenger. Despite being the club’s most successful manager, there are those that would rather see the back of him than endure another Top 4 finish and another year of Champions League football. Wenger seems to have turned the club motto […]
Secret Agent Wilshere – Checking on ‘Howe’ Cherries Boss is shaping up.
Many folks seem to be surprised by Jack Wilshere’s loan to Bournemouth. I wasn’t too surprised by it, to be honest. Let’s face it: Arsenal have, on paper, a stronger and more competitive midfield in place for this season, with Granit Xhaka signing on this summer and Mohamed Elneny in the winter window to replace […]
“Sammels, Sammels, I’d walk a million miles for one of your goals Jon Sammels” – Highbury Heroes
As this is the first in a series of Highbury Heroes. I’ve decided to start where it all started for me watching The Arsenal back in the 1960s and an early favourite of mine Jon Sammels. Jon came from Suffolk, near Ipswich and joined Arsenal in 1961. He was an outstanding young prospect and it […]
Dry your eyes, Jack – There’s Plenty more clubs by the Sea!
In one single moment his whole life got turned around, he stands there for a minute staring straight into the ground. Looking to the left slightly then looking back down, his world feels like its caved in, proper sorry frown. “Please let me show you how I can make this work for us, I can […]
Players in, players out, what’s it all about? & Koscielny Improves Arsenal in 2 positions
Two weeks later than we had all hoped, our season finally started at Vicarage Road last Saturday. An impressive attacking display, consisting of both pace and purpose during the first forty five minutes, ensured that we went in to the interval, three goals to the good. With the points practically secured during the first half, […]
What on earth has happened to Theo Walcott since the end of last season?
Hats off to Theo – he has begun the campaign in a fashion becoming an Arsenal player among the higher earners at the club. That is not the fashion in which he finished the last campaign… Various things have happened in recent months: This happened: This did not happen: This may have happened: As may […]