Alexis Sanchez has been nominated for Barclay’s Premier League Player of the Year award, which is fully deserved. The Chilean’s first season at the Arsenal and in the Premier League has been fantastic: his obvious quality, combined with a very British willingness to dig in, immediately won our affection, not even mentioning the huge […]
Is it Henry or Guardiola to take over the Arsenal Manager’s role in 2 years?
Back in the day, before I tried growing a beard that never really grew, I made a bold prediction. You could say a BOULD prediction. I believed that Arsenal and Arsene Wenger were grooming Steve Bould (shut up you perverts) to become the next Arsenal manager when Wenger and Arsenal part ways. Now of course […]
Get behind Gooners nominated for Mirror Football Fan of the Year
April 21: Facebook has revealed the names of the football fans in the running to be named Mirror Football Fan of the Year at the inaugural Facebook Football Awards. The list, which includes supporters of Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United, shines a light on the extraordinary dedication of Premier League supporters by highlighting […]
Bellerin, Debuchy and Cazorla want to go home – Really?
It’s nice to see the British press do their best to take the gloss off The Arsenal’s good form and on the field success! No sooner have we had our best run of the season, the gutter press are doing their utmost to muddy the waters & stir up trouble. The Daily Fail’s, younger, […]
No semi is easy – Team changes, impressive Reading and Martin Twatkinson made this one harder…
That was nerve-racking. Much more than any of us would have liked. After the game I rushed for my validol. I know a couple of my friends who rushed to pubs or their secret alcohol stashes to ease the pressure. But we made it into the final and, first and foremost, I want to clear up […]
Disrespectful Wenger dodges Reading bullet in unnecessarily hairy FA Cup Semi-Final
Arséne made several changes to the team that won at Turf Moor last week. Szczesny for Ospina I understand. I don’t agree with it, but I understand. He likes to have a different cup keeper for some reason so this was no surprise. After that the changes ranged from slightly baffling to downright incomprehensible. We’ll […]
Arsenal v Reading – FA CUP Semi-Final Preview – If it’s not broke, don’t fix it…
It’s the semifinal of the FA Cup and we take on Reading. I think that, while our opponents should be treated with respect, it’s hard to argue Arsenal are the overwhelming favourites to win this one. The biggest challenge will be to keep the levels of concentration high: “It is going to be their biggest […]
The Votes Are In: Coq Rules The Roost; Fabregas Never Fails To Disappoint
TBIF – The Weekly Gunners Town Crew Review Friday The 17th April, 2015 Welcome to Thank Bergkamp It’s Friday – where members of the Gunners Town writing team gather to take a look at the Arsenal week that’s just passed. It’s a simple format, really – each week, a smattering of our eclectic scribes will select a HERO, a VILLAIN, a HIGHLIGHT, and a LOWLIGHT from […]
Have Coq, Will Mass Debate; Plus Arsenal’s Winning Formula Revealed
DB’S SEASON DIARY It’s been a few weeks since I last wrote, and Arsenal’s fine form has continued, a run that currently stands at eight straight Premier League wins, with Arsenal sitting in second place in the Premier League, and one win away from a second successive FA Cup Final. In fact, it’s due to […]
Why we won’t buy a striker this summer
“If you want a defender, you buy him, if you want a striker, you make him” It’s not the exact phrase Wenger once used, but the idea is the same. However, we shouldn’t extrapolate it and assume that by “making a striker” Arsene meant only academy graduates. In fact, I don’t remember the last time […]