The Title is lost – time for Arsenal to set a new target.
Time to reset our horizons? Let’s face it, barring a miracle, if I was one of the luck punters with £100 on Leicester to win the title at 5000/1, I wouldn’t be cashing out early as all the bookies are praying they do. 5 points clear of the spuds (11 to Arsenal) 7 games to […]
Elneny shows Ramsey how the role is meant to be played – Next up a View from Goodison
Not a great week for Arsenal and it is better for all our minds to say as little as possible about it. However there were two big positives from those disappointing results to Watford and Barcelona: Alex Iwobi and Elneny. I was extremely impressed by Iwobi during our FA Cup run this year but there […]
Arsenal working for the Yankee Dollar – Should we care that Kroenke doesn’t?
This last week has born witness to a kind of storm, an explosion among the Arsenal faithful. Part of it was down to our ugly home loss to Watford, which resulted in Arsenal crashing out of the only competition the Club stood a realistic chance of winning this season. But part of the outrage (maybe […]
Little Bit Handbrake : A Forgettable Messi February
With work related travel taking up a huge part of the last three weeks, I’ve been unable to post my column per my usual schedule. In a way, I count this as a blessing in disguise. It has shielded me from what has been such a toxic and painful month for Arsenal and Arsenal fans […]
Tonight in Busquets we face the Prototype of the player Arsenal need
Tonight we are facing arguably the best defensive midfielder in Europe – and 7-times Dive of the Year award winner – Sergio Busquets. I hate to write this but he’s the prototype of the player we’re missing at the moment: extremely comfortable with both feet, well disciplined and aware of his positioning, tidy on the […]
Being a Gunner used to be so much Funner
But here and now things aren’t so grand Wenger in or out we make our stand There’s a bloke with a banner You may think him a spanner Thanks for the memories but please don’t stay We thought you special but you’ve had your day Or stick to your guns, enough respect May as well […]
Arsenal playing for Pride at the Camp Nou and to find form for Goodison Park
Writing a preview for what should have been a fabulous occasion for Arsenal football club is not a pleasant task. At 0-0 will 20 minutes to go at the Emirates in the first leg against Barcelona Arsenal had matched Europe’s finest and could even have been ahead. To leave the Home leg goalless and to […]
Who is Arsene Wenger Dad? Well my son there is no easy answer………..
If you want a straight answer, he was the man who made me believe that football could be complete. Let me explain: pundits, fans and some managers like to separate nice football from winning football, imposing the results-win-it-all philosophy at the top of the football pyramid. Often used as an argument to defend their own […]
Lack of Communication, Effort and Leadership: the keys to Arsenal’s failure
I have written and re-written this blog a few times. I decided to shelve it until after the F.A. Cup match vs. Watford, a match I was sure that Arsenal were going to narrowly win. However, I was mistaken. The Arsenal defence needs an overhaul. The two goals that were conceded were both avoidable and […]
Have Wenger’s Aspirations become Kroenke’s for ‘Brand Arsenal?’
I held back to see what the reaction from fans and the media would be to our exit from the FA Cup. It seems that the pendulum has now distinctly swung towards the “Arsene Out” brigade. It ranges from the DT/Piers Morgan faction (and there are apparently groups of divergent opinionated fans who are prepared to […]