Good morning, Arsenal Women aficionados! Was it in? The big talking point of the home defeat to Manchester City in the FA Cup has been whether the ball fumbled by Khiara Keating crossed the line or not. With no VAR or goal-line technology available, it was the officials who made the decision, and they decided […]
Hot off the press!!!! A mate of mine at the UK patent office, just forwarded me a list of Trademark requests they have just received from Liverpool FC. 1 – Fist pump celebrations to the home crowd. (Klopp invented this don’t you know) 2 – Having a song that the crowd sings before kick off […]
Again, everyone’s favourite misogynist is up to his old tricks. Again, the only person related to football in the Middle East not earning £300k + a week, is bagging out Mikel. Again, I’m getting really concerned for his mental wellbeing. I’m guessing that somewhere in his murky past, Richard Keys was seriously wronged by Arteta, […]
Expectation and the Unexpected An Arsenal blog from a coach’s perspective It’s important to me that what I write is from a place of passion but balanced by the eyes of a neutral. That’s hard to do but important if analysis is going to be good. Max and I got a flavour of how much […]
Good morning, Arsenal Women aficionados! Well, well – this wasn’t meant to be a double episode of the Arsenal Women Journal, but I caught a big cold that kept me in bed for a week. The moment I take my eyes off the team, we unexpectedly lose to West Ham and basically throw away the […]
Following Arsenal’s 3-1 victory over Liverpool, Sky Sports have drafted a memo to the EPL setting out the news rules they require to be implemented immediately. 1: All Arsenal players must exit the field of play straight after the game “Just get down the tunnel. You’ve won a game. It’s three points. Now, get down […]
January was always going to be a tough month for Arsenal with the Africa Cup of Nations and AFC Asian Cup taking place. Here is a look at how those tournaments have gone for a couple of Gunners and when they are likely to be back in contention for a return to Mikel Arteta’s match […]
The long-awaited return of Arsenal’s Ghanaian central midfielder is imminent. In recent season’s Partey’s absences have been blamed for the Gunners missing out on major trophies, but this season many hope his attributes will bolster us on the run in. He may even be in the squad for our trip to Nottingham tomorrow. What is […]
West Ham United’s performance in the Premier League this season has been relatively sub-par. The Hammers have managed to scrape out results here and there but have yet to gather any real momentum. Meanwhile, Arsenal Football Club has been brilliant, establishing themselves as a force to be reckoned with. The Hammers let go of their […]
Good morning, Arsenal Women aficionados! The Arsenal Women team is finally back, after the winter break. There is so much to unpack, since we last spoke, that I’m afraid this will become a long read – but stick with me, please. A month ago, when I reported about the North London Derby defeat at the […]
