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 […]
With Window shut has Wenger assembled a squad to challenge for the league? The Answer is Definitely Maybe!
After months of rumours, whispers and speculation, the 2016 summer transfer window is now closed. Premier League clubs can no longer do business and must make do with the players at their disposal until January at the earliest. For Arsenal, any talk of finally landing that world class striker will have to wait for a […]
Player prices go ballistic but are Wenger’s signings ‘Wyett’ so atrocious?
According to certain a hack from a certain so called newspaper (JFT96); Arsenal have panicked Arsenal fans are deluded, and Wenger is clueless. Now we all know that Perez wasn’t our first choice (Madness = Greizmann ?) but he was always on the radar. Apparently, first scouted in December 2015. Mustafi just took time […]
Arsenal Foundation to donate £1m to fund local and international pitches for young people thanks to Legends’ Game
The Arsenal Foundation will donate £1m to build football pitches for children in London, Jordan and Somalia thanks to The Arsenal Foundation Legends Match at Emirates Stadium on September 3. The match sees Arsenal Legends including Robert Pires, David Seaman and Freddie Ljungberg face ‘Milan Glorie’ which includes Rossoneri legends Paolo Maldini, Ibrahim Ba and […]