Is Fulham a must-win game, is Flamini the answer and will we spend £10m a day?
Michael Jeffares Column So, it’s just a week on from my blog on how great it was to be back to playing football again. As Olivier Giroud slotted home after six minutes and I turned and looked at my mate with the old celebratory fist pump, little did I realise I’d be heading home raging […]
Fenerbahce 0 Arsenal 3 – The British Core Steal The Show
Matt’s Match Review Well that was better. Arsenal all but confirmed another year’s participation in the Champions League group stages with a resounding 3-0 away win at Fenerbahce in Istanbul last night. After the misery and anger that had been rightly circulating throughout Arsenal fans around the world after the dismal season’s opener against Aston Villa […]
Well F*ck Me, What A Start!
Anti Social Media Behaviour Well fuck me, that went well. What a disastrous start to a season. Gone be with the days where we could look at these first 8 or 9 fixtures and confidently say – “nice, 7 or 8 wins before we meet any of the top teams”. Gone be with the days […]
Just what happened & Where did the time go?
Far Side View April 2013: Ivan runs into Arsene’s office, “Arsene, Arsene, We’ve done it, we’ve signed Stevan Jovetic. It’s a done deal, all sorted, no dramas”“Now Ivan, are you sure. I’ve heard these sort of stories before” retorts Arsene“Well, we’ve agreed terms with the player” Ivan responds excitedly.“Really Ivan, really?”“I’m about to speak to […]
Here We Go (Again…)
Season Diary Well, the pre-season diary is kind of finished with now, so I have decided to carry on with what I was doing, this time over the course of the whole season (sanity permitting). I aim to do the same thing as pre-season, which is to cover the changing moods, the ups and downs, […]
An End of Era for Arsene Wenger?
You Guest It So much angst has been expended and so many blogging hours have been spent fretting about the capability of AW to do some business on the Transfer Market, and yet what are we talking about? After 8 fruitless years or so, Gazidis has told us the club is now in the happy […]
Arsenal 1-3 Aston Villa – The Worst Possible Start
Matt’s Match Reviews As far as opening days of the season go, I can’t remember an Arsenal one quite as disastrous as this. Whilst it would be fair to point the finger at referee Anthony Taylor for a host of decisions that went against us and favoured Aston Villa, the 3-1 defeat we suffered was […]
Arsenal 1 – Villa 3: Enough’s enough.
Michael Jeffares Column Well isn’t it great to be back? Fuck me, how I haven’t missed this feeling. A feeling that can only be summed up in the word ‘deflated’ I thought I’d check out deflated on the old thesaurus and it threw up the following: DrainedEmptyExhaustedSagging There you have it, Arsène Wenger’s recent reign […]
Gunners Town Tipster: Arsenal v Aston Villa Betting Guide
Gunners Town Tipster Welcome to the weekly blog that tries to put Cash in your pockets. The Season is upon us and we can concentrate on football bets now rather than Bullshit Transfer Rumour betting. Those of you who know me from Twitter ( @yorkshiregunner ) will probably be aware I always post an Arsenal […]
Premier League Eve: Are You Excited?
Michael Jeffares Column So, it’s finally here – PREMIER LEAGUE EVE. Aren’t you excited? Forget about the ridiculously circumstances off the field just for a moment and concentrate on your match day experience. I’ve missed football and I need it back – win, lose or draw. The experience of a football game is unrivalled for […]