Pre-season assessement: are our younger players good enough to be old enough?
I have not written an article since the end of season because: . I was too depressed to feel the need to. I was mourning another wasted opportunity to have won the championship Other people had already said most of what I would have done The same old mantras from AKB and WOB factions were […]
The forgotten men: did these three Musketeers fall down the pecking order?
Amid talks of strikers and defenders being monitored, bids being prepared, agents being called (wasn’t that illegal?) and big money being amassed, there’s very little talk about a handful of players who already are at the Club and could have a massive impact in the upcoming season. Outshone by Aaron Ramsey’s stunning performances at EURO […]
Riyad Mahrez to Arsenal: a non-story?
We’ve been linked to Riyad Mahrez by Eurosport France, which apparently is a real network over there which has a credibility which can be safely said to be greater than that of the Sun. Now I know that isn’t saying much but we’ll plod on anyway and try to look at things calmly shall we? […]
Singing the same old Transfer Blues: come on, Arsene – Change The Tune
It was only a couple of months ago that I was praising the club for securing Granit Xhaka’s signature so early in our preparations for the forthcoming campaign. However, with just three weeks before we return to competitive action, there remains no sign of Granit being joined by a senior centre back or forward. I […]
Games without frontiers: Gabriel gets a makeover
Jeux sans frontieres Just heard this absolute tune the other day and it inspired me. A bit of light relief in the off season maelstrom!! Song by Peter Gabriel Words by Wellmo Kos plays it to Santi, Santi plays it to Xhak Elneny, then to Rambo and then Xhaka gets it back Granit forward to […]
Performances of Iwobi & Watcott are key as the Fight for Premier League places begins at Lens
For The Gunners pre-season begins in earnest tonight in Lens. FC Lens are no longer the top side who battled Wenger’s great 1998 double winners in the Champion’s League. Indeed they are not even a top division side in France, finishing last season 4th in Ligue 2 but they should provide a good work out […]
Akpom and Sanogo not in line to start v Liverpool – Don’t Panic Gooners!
There is understandably some frustration at present at the club’s inability to get the business done early in the window in the striking department. Gunners Town is worried but not that Wenger and the club will not sign a new striker as we are firmly of the belief that there will be a new addition […]
If Draxula takes the count up to 2, is it a Double Dip in the Bay of Naples for 3 & 4?
So if the recent stories are to be believed, Julian Draxler is on the late night flugzeug from Berlin and will be on the physio table at London Colney tomorrow and if all goes to plan, he will provide the balance on the right wing to compliment Alex on the left, allow Iwobi the […]
Are we in for Higuain or are we not in for Higuain? Wenger make your mind up this time
How to solve a problem like Higuain I saw a funny tweet the other day, it went something like this ‘’according to local reports, Gonzalo Higuain has undergone too many medical tests at Arsenal, and has now become a qualified doctor’’, I assure you that reading that as a tweet was a lot funnier than […]
The fight for the Arsenal Armband
With the season only a few weeks away and Arsenal currently without a club captain, who will Wenger give the job to for the 2016/17 season? After the departure of Captain Mikel Arteta, Wenger will need to look to someone with good leadership qualities and someone who is vocal on the pitch. The three likeliest […]