Walcott is Arsenal’s Rooney, but with half the talent
Theo Walcott has become quite a sensitive topic over the last few years amongst Arsenal supporters. Understandably so, he’s our longest serving player in the current squad, the highest goalscorer among the current squad (historically) and one of the highest earners. The growing dislike for Theo Walcott among Arsenal supporters stems from the drawn out […]
Obi Wan Iwobi and M2E2 : Arsenal’s new Jedi Knights
The results from the past month put paid to Arsenal’s chances of winning any silverware in the cup competitions. The Gunners were knocked out of both the Champions League and the F.A Cup in consecutive games. The Premier League title seems like a distant faint beacon towards which the Arsenal ship is wobbling. Despite all the […]
Arsenal – The only team to be Top of Premier League on Jan 1st 4 times and not win it?
Reality Bites We screwed this season up, pure and simple and the players know this and I hope the manager does too. Performances against City, Bayern, Everton and Watford just this past weekend have proved this. We have the ability to take control of and boss games at will, we just haven’t managed to do […]
To Compete with the Elite we must buy Elite – A Simple Truth and it’s Now of Never!
It’s only April and we are already talking about the future. How ‘Arsenal’ is that! It’s been eons since I’ve posted a column and I’m sure everyone can understand why. No? You can’t? Well, OUR Arsenal did it again, fluffed their lines when it was there for the taking. Some may say we are underrating […]
Fun In The Sun for Arsenal and Starman Alex Iwobi Wan
Last year @7amkickoff wrote a piece about how Arsenal are the team to tug at most heartstrings because of the fact that we are one of the last clubs on the planet left with a semblance of honour in our dealings with people. The piece specifically talked about how Arsene Wenger put faith in first […]
From Blind Alleys to Happy Valleys – Arsenal v Watford Player Ratings with a difference
We are still without our superb Match reviewer who returns next week for West Ham so I thought I would step in again with some player ratings instead. It was a hugely enjoyable performance from Arsenal yesterday and the only disappointments came off the pitch and not on it. The 7th minute response to Rocky […]
Wenger’s Arsenal 2016 – A Leftover Kebab from the night before, limp and lifeless
I often post the GT blogs in Arsenal Fan Groups on Facebook and they often prove popular and frequently cause some debate. Nowhere is the debate stronger and more lively than in the Arsenal Away Boyz Group. Alex Field is one of the most active group members and today Alex sent me a response to […]
If the Best Pundit Neville can’t succeed why listen to those criticizing Wenger who have not tried management or failed at it
No question it is a difficult time to be an Arsenal supporter. Things are not easy. There are a number of problems. We are under-achieving. This was to be our year. We were settled – funds at our disposal, just signed a top keeper and the season beckoned. But we have fallen short. Premature to […]
Mohamed Elneny Hit or Miss? – Bargain or Bargain Basement from Basel
We are welcoming a new writer to Gunners Town and how timely that his first article assesses the impact of Mo Elneny, just as he scoops the Arsenal Player of the Month award – Luke Smith @thegoonerway So the newly added Egyptian midfielder that joined us in January hasn’t hit the headlines big early on […]
15 Years, 15 FanTributes – David ‘Rocky’ Rocastle an Arsenal Legend Remembered
If you are an Arsenal fan born in the mid-1960s – as I was – you were probably a tad late to truly latch onto a favourite player in the 1971 Double winning side. Although for obvious reasons I have latched onto Geordie Armstrong. There is something about the combination of flair with a work […]