I’m going to play Devil’s Advocate here. Firstly – let me acknowledge the benefits of winning the Europa League (otherwise known as Europe’s Tallest Dwarf Competition). Winning a trophy Winning a European Competition (albeit a bit of a joke competition) Returning to Champions League football Reaping rewards of CL football Being more attractive to new […]
Today, in the second of our “Verdict” columns, we will be turning a judgmental eye on Alex Iwobi – a player Arsene Wenger insists on playing, week-in, week-out – although the reason for doing so sin’t very clear… Should we sell him? Loan him out? Drop him to the bench? YOU BE THE JUDGE. […]
The weird and wacky world of UEFA It is the Interlull so not much Arsenal news afoot. Down here, the news is awash with yellow sticky tape, sugar and reverse swingers. Therefore, I thought I would have a look at something slightly different. The weird and wacky world of UEFA. When is The Emirates […]
Most transfer rumours that come out around this time should be taken with a grain of salt. There are a number of publications out there not exactly renowned for their accuracy. It can be tough to sort through all the noise and identify which rumours have legs, but there’s reason to believe this latest transfer […]
A few interesting debates on Twitter yesterday on the Wilshere revelations which I have to say were no surprise to me. I have never believed he wanted or demanded to be loaned, merely accepted that his Manager would not offer him the playing time to recover full fitness and form in 2016/17. Others of course […]
Believe it or not, there are a few players in the Arsenal squad who divide opinion: some whose weekly performances don’t seem to merit their place in the Arsenal First Team starting line-up. Some might argue that ALL ELEVEN players who regularly start for the Gunners should be shown more bench-time, from Cech – in […]
Change is permeating throughout the entirety of Arsenal Football Club. Never before have we seen such deviations from the norm at any time in the Wenger Era. Pivotal backroom staff acquisitions (Mislintat, Sanllehi, Burgess, Fahmy, etc.), new coaches/academy personnel (Lehman, Bibbo, Mertesacker, Herron), significant player turnover, and high profile transfers make this transitional period equal […]
Wright, Henry, PEA……how the past can affect the present I don’t like to compare past eras with the present, since every era has its own needs, circumstances, and challenges. We cannot look to the 1989, 1991, or 1998 teams as formulae of how to win the league now. The contexts of then and now are […]
In truth, the sight of Skipper and on pitch leader, Laurent Koscielny being withdrawn injured has for years been a worrying one for Arsenal supporters. For some time, in the eyes of most of us the Frenchman was one of a decreasingly limited number of world class performers in the first team squad. We can […]
Today’s draw has seen Arsenal draw CSKA Moscow in the Europa League Quarter-Finals and The Gunners are installed as second favourites for the tournament behind Atletico Madrid. While the fan base debates who might succeed Arsene Wenger, and no doubt betting on that the old campaigner will be backing himself to finally land a European […]
