Arsenal v Reading – FA CUP Semi-Final Preview – If it’s not broke, don’t fix it…
It’s the semifinal of the FA Cup and we take on Reading. I think that, while our opponents should be treated with respect, it’s hard to argue Arsenal are the overwhelming favourites to win this one. The biggest challenge will be to keep the levels of concentration high: “It is going to be their biggest […]
The Votes Are In: Coq Rules The Roost; Fabregas Never Fails To Disappoint
TBIF – The Weekly Gunners Town Crew Review Friday The 17th April, 2015 Welcome to Thank Bergkamp It’s Friday – where members of the Gunners Town writing team gather to take a look at the Arsenal week that’s just passed. It’s a simple format, really – each week, a smattering of our eclectic scribes will select a HERO, a VILLAIN, a HIGHLIGHT, and a LOWLIGHT from […]
Have Coq, Will Mass Debate; Plus Arsenal’s Winning Formula Revealed
DB’S SEASON DIARY It’s been a few weeks since I last wrote, and Arsenal’s fine form has continued, a run that currently stands at eight straight Premier League wins, with Arsenal sitting in second place in the Premier League, and one win away from a second successive FA Cup Final. In fact, it’s due to […]
Why we won’t buy a striker this summer
“If you want a defender, you buy him, if you want a striker, you make him” It’s not the exact phrase Wenger once used, but the idea is the same. However, we shouldn’t extrapolate it and assume that by “making a striker” Arsene meant only academy graduates. In fact, I don’t remember the last time […]
Arsenal’s Defence. What’s Next?
By Tim Hargreaves Laurent Koscielny. A relative unknown before he signed for Arsenal, having spent just one season in Ligue 1 with F.C. Lorient as a starting centre-back. Prior to this, he started his career with En Avant Guingamp in 2004, mostly playing as a substitute and in the right-back position. He moved to Tours […]
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Daily Mail – Don’t let the overwhelmingly positive Arsenal facts get in the way of a negative story!
“Don’t believe the truth”, say Oasis on the front cover of their sixth studio album. Numbers are often thrown out to defend this or that point of view, proving this or that opinion undoubtedly right. If football were an exact science, then I would have stopped watching it since a long time – or never had any interest […]
Arsenal fan chosen to be club’s FA Cup Semi-Final mascot
One lucky Arsenal fan received a surprise from the club’s mascot, Gunnersaurus, during an Arsenal Soccer School session last week. After Arsenal reached The FA Cup Semi-Final, the club randomly selected JoJo from over 34,000 Junior Gunners and plans were made to surprise her. It came to light that JoJo would be taking part in […]
Arsenal’s 5 Point Plan to win the Premier League and more in 2015/16
Arsenal – Many minds are drifting towards the next challenges that lie ahead. Well I am. I am going to pontificate, speculate and try my best to articulate what I feel Arsenal as a club need to do to win the league NEXT season!! Here are Five Points from Clive. 1) We need a new Keeper: It […]
The Quarterback, the Fulcrum – From Necessity due to Injury to Necessity Due to Ability – PFA Team of the Year??
With Burnley put to the sword, The Arsenal are the form side in the EPL. They have secured 8 victories on the bounce & amassed 39 points from a possible 45 post Christmas. Not too bad really, considering The Arsenal were quoted as the outsiders for the top 4 by pretty much every pundit in […]
Lucky Breaks, Unlucky Breaks and Heartbreak: Arsenal’s Right Back Dilemma
Funny thing life is. Had someone told me a year ago we’ll have a right-back dilemma I would have laughed. At the time we had Sagna as our only recognised full-back. He had a pretty good season along with Koscielny, Mertesacker and Gibbs and, despite some sound thrashings, Arsenal’s defensive record was one of the […]