At Brentford he was a tactical magician At Man City he was an innovative genius At Arsenal he is the most annoying man on the planet. It’s amazing how Gary Neville turns into a spoilt little child when it’s Man United on the receiving end.
You don’t want to play Arsenal (Positives Needs & Hopes) [WHU 2-5 ARS]
‘You don’t want to play Arsenal’ An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective Oh, how football changes so quickly. Oh, how quick we are to look at our coaching and player talent and fear and forget. Oh, how quickly we lose faith. About a month ago, the title of this blog could’ve been, ‘A great […]
The door that didn’t slide (Positives Needs & Hopes)
‘The door that didn’t slide’ An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective As I’ve been traveling and ‘blog absent,’ this will cover the Forest and Lisbon games. After the Forest game rolled around, I was less concerned about our form than I was about how Arteta was being viewed. I knew we would rebound […]
The Arsenal Women Journal – A tale of turmoil and renaissance
Hello, Arsenal Women aficionados! While most of our girls are busy with their national teams around the world, allow me to take a moment to rewind the tape and go back to the turbulent days that led to Jonas Eidevall’s resignation from his head coach role for the Arsenal Women team, in October. The Swede […]
Linaaaaa!!! – All Conquering Arsenal March on! – Arsenal Women’s Journal
Hello, Arsenal Women aficionados! We had to wait until the very last few minutes, but we made it to the quarterfinals of the UWLC! A late, late strike from Lina Hurtig (more on her later) sunk Juventus and put us through the knock-out phase for the second time in three seasons. It took patience and […]
The Impact of Declan Rice
Arsenal’s decision to sign Declan Rice from West Ham for a club-record fee was a serious statement of intent by the Gunners. More than just a defensive-minded midfielder, Rice is very much the complete package, blending physicality with intelligence. He’s a defensive shield that can also drive the team forward. Since arriving at the Emirates, […]
The Arsenal Women Journal – Oops, we did it again! [TOT 0-3 ARS]
Hello, Arsenal Women aficionados! Well, well…we are getting used to this, aren’t we? Another game, another win and another dominant display from our girls, who made light work of Spurs at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Early goals from Alessia Russo and Frida Maanum set the tone before super-sub Stina Blackstenius added a third in the […]
The Arsenal Women Journal – Give it to Renée [JUV 0-4 ARS]
Hello, Arsenal Women aficionados! I know it’s been a very long time but what I time to get back writing the Arsenal Women Journal! After the most depressing of times, with a head coach leaving, the team drifting away form the title challenge and an overall write-it-off-already-and-plan-for-2026 feeling, the four-nil thumping of Juventus at theirs […]
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Goonerverse – Arsenal’s first Poetry Anthology.
I am extremely proud of my latest venture – “Welcome to the Goonerverse”. It is available to order now, and I certainly hope many Arsenal fans will invest some hard-earned pennies to obtain a copy. However, I wanted to use this platform to explain why I am so pleased with this book. Origins The journey […]
Crossing without finishing (Positives Needs & Hopes) [CHE 1-1 ARS]
‘Crossing without finishing’ An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective For those that live in the United Kingdom, you might be familiar with a playground game called ‘Headers and Volleys.’ I say ‘playground’ but we played it everywhere. We played it before school. We played it during playtime. We played it during field hockey practice […]