A Night of Firsts for the Arsenal unbeatables – AWFC Journal
There’s a first time for everything, including scoring your first European goal. Last night was a first for Steph Catley, Anna Patten and Caitilin Foord, who were on the scoresheet during the 5-1 win against HB Køge. It was tough to break down Køge’s deep-low block but once Steph Catley’s marevellous free-kick went in, the […]
Forward Thinking: 3 replacements for our Tanking Forwards
It looks like Laca is going to leave No more ‘Visit Rawanda’ on his sleeve He’s lost his mojo Basically, time to go And probably for a very low fee Eddie was his replacement elect He’s not stepped up to the mark as of yet He’s looks pretty green His potential not seen Another to […]
A Carabau Cup win would provide huge platform for Arsenal’s English core
Mikel Arteta was under severe criticism after Arsenal’s poor start to the 2021/22 season, but the Gunners’ resurgence throughout September and October has eased the pressure and lifted the mood around the Emirates Stadium. A huge opportunity has presented itself for the club in the EFL Cup after overcoming Leeds United with ease in the […]
Can Emile Smith Rowe become an England regular before the World Cup?
This article amazingly was written before today’s news, which saw Emile Smith Rowe promoted to the senior England squad for this first time ….. Emile Smith Rowe rose through the England youth ranks and has played at every level since his breakthrough in the 2015-16 season. Few are doubting that he will eventually become a […]
Oh Captain, my Captain! – No ‘Little’ Achievement to shine in this team – AWFC Journal
Six in six for Arsenal Women, our immaculate start of the campaign continues. The four-nil win against West Ham United came through a dominant, composed and mature display from a team that is going from strength to strength, regardless of the opponent or the line-up. It’s worth remembering that Jonas Eidevall went into this game […]
A Different Kinda Thing: Arteta’s Arsenal muddle through in presence of Evil Overlord [ARS 1-0 WAT]
A Different Kinda Thing POSITIVES, NEEDS and HOPES This post was going to be called ‘Scruffy something.’ I sat annoyed at myself trying to find the word that went with scruffy for way too long. The performance was definitely scruffy so i was locked into the headline. Then it dawned on me that not all […]
Arsenal’s “30’s-Too-Old” Policy: do we move the clocks back for Laca?
What’s going to happen now with Alexandre Lacazette? It’s a nice conundrum to have and testament to how he’s turned around favour with the club and fans that it is now a valid question to be asked. Do we do all we can to keep him? Do we cash in? Should it be a long […]
Has Ainsley Maitland-Niles done enough to stop Arsenal buying reinforcements ahead of AFCON?
As has become the norm for Arsenal in recent times, last Tuesday’s League Cup fixture gave the management an opportunity to rotate the squad and offer valuable minutes to current fringe players. In the past, under Wenger, this might have been very young players but under Arteta it has been more squad members normally on […]
Who offers the best betting site for football fans?
For British punters, it probably won’t surprise you to learn that football is the biggest sport for betting across the country. Watched by millions every year, the beautiful game is more than just a game, it’s a part of who we are. Betting is just as integral a part of the sport for the viewers, […]
Exclusive: Edu speaks to Zizou, again :)
Things have been quite on the inside information front recently. I blame the Australian lock downs and the utter crapness of Australia Post to be able to deliver anything. Apparently my latest phone tap from London Conley left Hertfordshire 6 weeks ago, landed at Sydney 2 days later and took 5 weeks to travel 10 […]