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 […]
Arsenal’s favourite son Jack hits the road – a fan doubts he’s coming back
By Gary Lawrence I first saw the name Jack Wilshere in the Arsenal programme, where I noticed he had such an impressive goal tally for the under-18’s side. Especially when you consider he was a midfielder, who was doing this while still a schoolboy aged 15. The first time I clapped eyes on him was […]
No sooner has Wenger got the fans relaxed he proceeds to stress them out once more
Destroy. Build. Repeat. We can’t have a stress-free transfer window, can we? The signings of Granit Xhaka, Skhodran Mustafi and Lucas Pérez seemed to finally complete a squad that was desperately calling for reinforcements, but the joy didn’t last much. We just overcame the terrifying idea of Arsène Wenger not replacing the injured pair […]