Wenger can learn from Ranieri; will Afobe come back to bite us?
. Ranieri at the Lane minutes after his team have conceded a penalty on a controversial decision by the referee “If the referee gives the penalty then it is a penalty” Excellent. Love it. Why can’t Wenger do the same? Why does he have to gesticulate on the touchline when decisions go against us and […]
Shocker as ex-ref Elleray brought in to update Football Rules.
Football re-imagined David Elleray has undertaken a clarification / tidy up / common-sense-ification of the rules of association football. On explaining the process undertaken, Professor Elleray, MBE, explained that; “We have tried to use much clearer language. We tried to avoid a lot of unnecessary repetition and we tried to make it up-to-date. Because the […]
The Thin White Prof pays tribute to the Thin White Duke
Gunners Town was saddened to hear of the death of David Bowie, who succumbed to cancer at the tender age of 69. Hero. Legend. Shape-shifter supreme. It seems that we weren’t the only ones held captive by Ziggy Stardust. [youtube_advanced url=”http://youtu.be/WbxsgsouBdQ” width=”560″ height=”320″ rel=”no”] I have been listening to his latest album Blackstar (released only […]
January is here & ITKs are back – We love the FA Cup but the Transfer Window turns the sane insane
Happy New Year. We begin 2016 on top of the league, and we got off to a good start in the defence of our FA Cup on Saturday with a 3-1 win over Sunderland (more on that later.) Yes, if we had beaten such and such, and if so and so had been rested against […]
FA Cup Man of the Match Joel Campbell makes it hard for Wenger now – AFC 3 – SFC 1
So, we started out cup defence campaign successfully on Saturday, having dispatched Sunderland 3-1. It was, I think, a thoroughly enjoyable viewing for the neutrals and even Arsenal fans might have relaxed a little bit in the latter stages, after the Gunners went 2 up. Let’s shoot straight to the points of interest then. Team […]
Can Wenger afford to risk resting Ozil v Black Cats? For who?
Howdy. We start our FA Cup defense on Saturday by hosting Sunderland in the 3rd round. Once again we play a Premier League side, having played Hull City last year and Spurs before that – in fact, I don’t remember when was the last time we played a lower-league opposition in the 3rd round, but […]
Wearsiders Worry Wenger’s Winners will Worsen the Woes of their Weakened team
So we begin our second defence of the FA Cup in as many years. Successive triumphs in 2014 and 2015 were my first trophy winning experiences as an Arsenal fan and it was then I realised how stupid arguments such as ‘It’s only the FA Cup’ or ‘The League Cup is not even a major […]
GEORGE always knew WEAH Arsenal were going under Wenger – 1995 Player of Year plays FIFA Tribute
1995 World Player of the Year pays a fresh tribute to Arsene Wenger in FIFA Interview It has been a strange few days, looking at my timeline and all the Pep Guardiola to Arsenal talk while the greatest manager the side has ever had is still on contract for another one and a half seasons. […]
Serge Gnabry – true talent or another of Wenger’s follies?
Less sexy than Messi and less dramatic than Sanchez: the present references to Serge Gnabry remind us about Wenger’s commitment to give players a chance. There are different views among Arsenal followers about his track record… Some point to Cygan, Senderos, Denilson and Bendtner as examples of excess faith – Wenger , it is argued, gave […]
Is Alexis Sanchez a potential centre-forward in an adjusted Arsenal system?
As I was watching Liverpool tear apart Manchester City at the end of November, a simple thought was playing at the back of mind: Liverpool hugely benefitted that day from having a mobile centre-forward. Yes, Roberto Firmino may not be your centre-forward of choice, he is far from a finished article, he had a lot […]