While a January 1 defeat at the hands of Southampton quelled some of the momentum Arsenal generated throughout December, the 2-0 FA Cup win over Hull City may have gotten the Gunners back on track. And once again, it was thanks in large part to some nice contributions from bench players. The focus, in January, […]
7 Points from 4 – It could have been a whole lot worse!
Captain’s Log, star-date new year new me. Scotty pointed out that I’ve put on a few pounds over the last few weeks, so I’ve decided to hit the gym. In other news Scotty’s shore leave has been cancelled for the duration of our 5 year mission. 7 points from 4 games. That’s about right for […]
Time for Coquelin, Ospina, Bellerin and Apkom to shine? – AFC v Hull FA Cup thoughts
We’ve been presented with a good opportunity to get away from the bumpy ride the club has provided us with in the league, a chance to defend our cup. It’s certainly not an easy game and taking this fixture lightly could see us surprised similarly to our early Capital One Cup exit to Southampton. I […]
If Alexis Sanchez goes to the top, the Arsenal goes to the top – That Simple?
Ten goals in the league, four in Europe and one in the only game played in the league cup. On the top of that, seven assists delivered in all competitions so far. I’m pretty sure Adrian Durham is working on finding a way to label Alexis Sanchez as a failure, somehow, or include him into […]
Arsenal enjoy Christmas wins, a new midfield combi and target Winston Reid
Captain’s Log, star-date post Christmas. Chekov got me Taylor Swift’s album for Christmas as revenge for beaming his tree into space. Joke’s on him though, I FUCKING LOVE IT!!! QPR I expected the win. We got the win. Even with 10 men we did well. I don’t know what Giroud was thinking but he’s made […]
Young Guns? Can Arsene Wenger and Arsenal REALLY take credit for producing top talent?
Nurturing Talent I frequently come across debates about clubs and their youth products and what teams are worthy of taking pride in producing talent. I find this to be a fairly unique topic because the talent a club has ‘produced’ seems to be generally misinterpreted. When I found myself in a relative debate concerning youngsters […]
Dear Santa, please give Arsene Wenger his “thing” back at Arsenal
Dear Santa, I have been quite a good lad this year: I’ve been patient despite the fact that we have given away 11 points so far in the Premier League; I’ve looked for positives in troubled times, even when we conceded late, late goals in the most predictable way ever; I kept the faith when […]
Arsenal are NOT exciting any more under Arsene Wenger – Who’s Ready For Change?
A big game has passed and I have been left predictably underwhelmed by the outcome. The Liverpool game was very similar to the City game in September in the sense that we went a goal down first after an unconvincing start, after then managing to claw our way back into the game and gain a […]
LFC v AFC Preview – We aren’t going in with our Pants Down this year and it’s not lunchtime!
Captain’s Log star-date 1 week to go. Chekhov put a Christmas tree up on the bridge today. It looked nice but it was blocking the viewscreen, so I had Scotty beam it into space. Chekhov’s been mumbling quietly in Russian and giving me evils. It’s making me uncomfortable… Big game on Sunday. Away to Liverpool is […]
Arsenal don’t make the same mistake with Henry that you made with Vieira please!
Thierry Henry has retired, in case the news hasn’t been covered extensively enough. The news broke yesterday, courtesy of the King himself, and spread a tornado of statistics, numbers and figures which were created to prove us how great the man has been. As if anyone who has seen Thierry Henry playing needed statistics to […]