“Yes, I think in the future you will see that more and more. Players going to the end of their contracts. Why? Because transfers become so high, even for normal players, that you will see more and more players going to the end of their contract because nobody will want to pay the amount of […]
Rumours abound about a certain Monsieur Thomas Lemar. Many are hopeful that Arsenal are in hot pursuit for the mercurial creative midfielder. Everyone has watched his YouTube best bits videos to death by now I am guessing but there is also one question that is left on many an Arsenal fans lips… Where would he […]
So you think you know best!!!! So you think you know how to pick a better team than Wenger? So you think you know how to buy players better than Gazidis? So you think you know how to spend money better than Kroenke So you think you can beat a previous DreamTeam winner (TBH that’s […]
Over the years professions change. Jobs adapt to the environment, to new technology, to smarter people. My job for instance is very different to how it was when I began 20 years ago, driven largely by the growth of the internet. I am sure most of us that started work in the previous century can […]
The latest Highbury Hero takes us back in the time machine to 1979. When Arsenal signed a player who’d been a part of the Ipswich Town side that broke our hearts at Wembley just eight months previously. It’s The Arsenal’s equivalent of the Duracell bunny that went on forever. It’s Brian “Noddy” Talbot. Noddy […]
Arsenal concluded their pre-season ahead of the 2017/18 Premier League season by losing 2-1 against Sevilla, but also lifted the Emirates Cup in the process. The fixture between the two sides saw summer signing Alexandre Lacazette make his first official start for the Gunners at the Emirates Stadium. Arsene Wenger maintained his faith in Mohamed […]
The displays from Reiss Nelson may have put a lot of people on alert, especially Eliseu who is surely in fear of further damage to his career at the moment. Taking a look at his attributes would be educational given how fast he seems to be adapting to the senior game. With the evidence that […]
I was asked by the Official Arsenal Pune Supporters Club, in India, to judge an essay writing competition. The title of subject was ‘Arsenal and me’ and today I read the contributions of three selected finalists. The winner from three strong contenders is below and the winning author is Arbaaz Shaikh. Arbaaz is 18 and […]
Arsenal finance (17/18 season thoughts and projections) The new season is nearly here, and we can hope we get in more players readily. However, what can we expect financially for 17/18 season? I talk about financial issues in football here, and have spoken about our recent financial history also (yes, this includes that lot too, […]
Arsenal Expectations for 17/18 We are all awaiting new signings (Lemar?), and the Leicester game in the coming weeks. The Charity Shield* may be interesting, but then it is just a friendly, and an actual trophy win vs. Chelsea in May was better than any prospective glorified friendly “win”. Mourinho called it “half a trophy”, […]
