Rhyme, Reason and Conspiracy Theories – Is there actually a sinister reason for Arsenal’s recent failures?
After the Watford debacle (sorry for a throwback like this, but it’s necessary) there was an outpouring of anger among the Arsenal faithful. This anger, borne out of the team’s inability to perform, was directed at all sorts of people: from the owner of the Club all the way down to individual players. The theories […]
From Shattering Disappointment to Arsenal Fan Power Dismissing Manager – The Terry Neill Years 1979-83 Part 2
I left you will Terry’s first tastes of glory and Arsenal’s first in 8 years in Part 1 and the story continues…… 1979-80 remains for me the most heart-breaking season Arsenal have ever had. A season that promised so much, yet we ended up with nothing. A gruelling marathon of a season where we played no […]
“De Form of Dat Guy suggests de end of de road for Olivier Giroud as First Choice”
Where does Welbeck’s recent form leave Giroud? In what has been an elongated period of negatives for Arsenal football club, one positive along with a few others showed himself again in the impressive 2-0 victory over Everton at the weekend. No it is not another Arsenal fan over-hyping Alex Iwobi, although he was half decent […]
Arsenal Lioness Captain Scott visits Arsenal/Save the Children Programme in Iraq
I was fortunate to meet Alex Scott last week and she had just returned from an inspiring trip for Arsenal and the Arsenal Foundation to visit a co-funded project with Save the Children in Iraq. Here is the story and perhaps sometimes as it should be football is so much more than the last […]
From Despair to Glory and back to again – The Terry Neill Years 1976-79 – Part 1
With the interlull upon us, I thought now was as good a time as any to take another trip down memory lane. Following on from The Rise and Fall of Bertie Mee I thought I’d talk to you about The Terry Neill Years. So without further ado here we go. It was the long, hot, […]
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 […]