Evidence says both Maddison and Aouar are upgrades on Emile Smith Rowe – But which is the best option?
With the Euros done and dusted (love you Bukayo!), it is time for the focus to shift completely to The Arsenal – especially their squad building for the upcoming year. Nuno Tavares became the first signing of the summer last week and the pace of arrivals and departures is expected to pick up over the […]
Gunners Submit Offer for Houssem Aouar
For a couple of years, Frenchman Houssem Aouar has been constantly linked to a move to Arsenal. Now, it seems, the Gunners finally decided it was time for him to come – and reportedly submitted a €25 million offer for him. According to Calciomercato, the price is within Lyon’s asking range, but the French side […]
Emile Smith Rowe is not for sale. Or is he?
There’s something about him that I cannot quite explain.While Bukayo Saka steals the show with his flashy runs and moments of magic, another youngster is quietly stamping his mark on the team.Since his introduction to the starting XI against Chelsea last winter, Emile Smith Rowe has been a mainstay for Mikel Arteta and one of […]
Arteta show faith in Smith Rowe or risk losing him the way of Martinez
The Emile Smith Rowe saga is trundling along, and it seems to be bringing out the usual contradictions in the Arsenal fanbase, on social media at least. Perhaps some of us should step back and consider the irony of simultaneously demanding a Maddison, a Grealish or an Aouar on the one hand whilst declaring faux […]
Atletico sold Partey the Destroyer – in 2021/22 Arsenal will see Partey the true Box to Boxer
Swapping the shirt number from 18 to 5 isn’t the main change for Thomas Partey.The biggest change for the Ghana international happened last summer and I’m not referring to his move to Arsenal from Atletico Madrid: the biggest change for him was going from supporting actor to main lead.Arsenal triggering Thomas Partey’s release clause on […]
Xhaka and Arsenal – A Mutually agreeable parting of the ways?
I was asked On Monday to write about Granit Xhaka leaving Arsenal yesterday and then he performs as he against the World Champions – What timing! No fan likes a player to be disrespectful to the club that is paying their wages and Granit Xhaka’s recent quotes seeming to try and engineer an early resolution […]
Over Land and Sea (and Lockdown) Arsenal 20/21 – The Corona Diaries
“It isn’t easy being an Arsenal fan…. this season it’s been harder than ever….” As you may or may not know, I have just finished writing my second book, “Over Land and Sea (and Lockdown), Arsenal 20/21 – The Corona Diaries”, which will be released through Legends Publishing in July. The project began simply as […]
****Harry Kane has never delivered for England when it mattered most*****
Now this is a conversation I have had with my friends over the years, it always crops up around international tournament time and yes that circle includes a Spurs supporting friend who vehemently denies the claim and counters with the accusation I have a bias in my argument. It’s something I would always struggle to […]
Arsenal fans- You Do It To Yourself, You Do and That’s What Really Hurts
Arsenal fans- You Do It To Yourself, You Do and That’s What Really Hurts All you do is stress about What the tabloid papers say Which big name is coming And how much we’re gonna pay And then the deal falls through You complain that we can’t compete now You do it to yourself, you […]
Ben White to Arsenal: Bold or Dumb? You decide…
Ben White is very likely to be the first signing of the summer.According to many media outlets, the English defender will join from Brighton for a fee between £ 45m and £ 50m, quite an investment.There are too many reports, almost identical, coming out these days not to take this piece of news as legit, […]