Arsene Wenger’s half-time team talk launched Arsenal to FA Cup glory; belief, positivity and emotion
Thanks boys, as usual, it’s been emotional! At half time he told them To just keep believing To just keep their heads And to keep performing This is The Arsenal “Victory through Harmony” Where class, it is permanent And form, it is temporary Where the name on the front Is the one that you play […]
Yaya Sanogo makes the difference as 4-4-2 Arsenal end nine-year hoodoo in superb style
Arsenal 3 Hull City 2 (AET) – 2-0 Down, 3-2 Up, Aaron Ramsey Won Us The Cup Saturday 17th May 2014 will go down forever as one of the best days of my life. I watched the 1998, 2002, 2003 and 2005 FA Cup Final victories on TV, but to be there at Wembley in […]
“Who is Matty Fryatt?” Lukas Podolski not sure of Hull opponent, nor his role as an ‘OPTION’ at Arsenal
How do you solve a problem like Podolski? By @JokmanAFC I’m talking about my attendance at the Arsenal FA Cup Presser. You’re bored I hear you cry! Well, tough biscuits people. If you had been there it would not only be the thing you write 3 sketchy blogs about, but it would be what you […]
Put your FA Cup final money on Aaron Ramsey ending Arsenal’s nine-year drought in spectacular fashion
Welcome back to the blog that tries to put a few quid into your pockets. Some of you may or may not know but I used to do a weekly blog for Gunners Town back in the day, but due to family and work commitments I had to forego the pleasure of writing a weekly […]
Carlos Vela’s return, Thomas Vermaelen to start the FA Cup at left-back, and Arsenal shaking the demons
Ahh, the glorious feeling of an impending FA Cup Final weekend that involves your team; the aerial shots of the stadium, the minute-by-minute coach arrival updates, the walk up Wembley Way, festooned with colour – red and white and gold and black – is there a better sight in football? Maybe once, the European Cup […]
Mourinho, Sherwood and Hazard all win prizes at the ARSENAL end-of-season awards night
DB’s Season Diary Week 37 That’s it then. Another Premier League season done and dusted, another fourth place troph.. sorry, another fourth place finish, this time sewn up before the last game of the season, and with the annual St Totteringham’s day hilarity falling comfortably earlier than in recent seasons. DON’T MENTION THE B WORD! […]
Vermaelen blasts media over future, and Giroud disapproves of singing; More from the Arsenal training ground
The Thomas Vermaelen Ronseal Interview and Singing to Giroud By @JokmanAFC Part 1 – The Giroud Shame I do hope you enjoyed the “insider scoop” that was my blog from yesterdays FA Cup Press Day. I think anyone who was witness to my Twitter account yesterday could testify that my excitement was secreting from every […]
Moaning fans don’t realise that Arsenal have made PROGRESS on and off the field regardless of FA Cup outcome
It’s been a while Hi people, long time no write. I will confess that it wasn’t for football related stress that I took a break for a while, more so the endless tit for tat on Twitter, endless fighting over fuck all, bitching and overall nastiness that was hanging over the place during the […]
EXCLUSIVE: London loving Olivier Giroud guarantees FA Cup glory for Arsenal and urges to fans to be positive
Meeting an Arsenal player is a privilege I received on this merry month of May. I was invited in London with few bloggers to meet Olivier Giroud, for the launching of the new Puma “Strikes” boots. But far from a commercial scripted meeting, it was a nice afternoon where we chatted a lot with the […]
Arsenal set for, not one, but TWO FA Cup finals this month
The Gunners have not one, but two FA Cup finals to look forward to over the next few weeks, following a remarkable 5-3 win for the Arsenal Ladies over the Chelsea Ladies at Woking’s Kingfield Stadium over the weekend. (Highlights here and photo gallery here.) While the men eye glory this weekend for the club’s […]