Finally back to domestic football and the Arsenal have a tasty fixture to come as the champions visit North London. To be fair, although mot Gooners blow at their cheeks at the prospect of an international break, this particular spate did hold more interest for Gunners than is often the case, with four of our […]
Dispatches From The Sticks – The mist shroud that had previously hung over the dry stream bed like a ghostly veil parts as a smoke grenade thirty metres away explodes in a fusillade of uncomfortably bright white sparks; utterly searing white sparks and a harrowing grey smoke that almost magically softens into a vivid orange […]
And here we go again! It’s the 2014/2015 season and the team photo is out. If I were to compare, I think it is our second best team in the Arsene Wenger era, the first being the invincibles. If someone showed me that picture two years ago and told me Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez […]
The news – or alleged news, to be more accurate – broke a couple of days after Arsenal’s announcement about Danny Welbeck: Arsène Wenger was not aware of the signing of the English forward on permanent basis. Would you believe it? I don’t. Arsène Wenger, the ultimate deus-ex-machina of the Arsenal Football Club wasn’t informed […]
New boy Danny Welbeck has been a particularly hot topic amongst supporters and neutrals ever since he secured a deadline day move to Arsenal. I’ve encountered a real split in opinion amongst most Gooners which is something I can understand given his unconvincing history however I believe this transfer in particular was superb work from […]
Young Gun Yaya Sanogo Ready to Erupt #453071508 / gettyimages.com If only Yaya Sanogo could go on a scoring rampage when it counts for the Gunners. The 21-year-old French striker who arrived to Arsenal last summer from Auxerre, seems like he on the verge shedding his unfortunate nickname, ‘SaNOgoals.’ He was given that moniker, ‘SaNOgoals,’ […]
DB’s Season Diary Week 2 – Monday 1st September – The Meltdown Cometh… All day we waited, but they never came. We waited for the fabled DM, the beast who would protect us and keep us safe (or is it CDM? The whole place is so awash with consonants I’ve become tired and confused.) We waited for […]
Hi there all. I trust you are all well and are looking forward to the weekend…as a lecturer who has just had the last month off, this week has been a crash back down to the reality of work, preparation, induction and work. Oh, and work. But please don’t shed a tear for me, not […]
The transfer window has now shut with mixed opinions on how Arsenal dealt with their business. Was it a successful transfer window? Gooners ask me. I think it was very successful and in many ways to be fully honest. With the likes of Bacary Sagna, Lukasz Fabianski, Thomas Vermaelen and Nicklas Bendtner leaving the […]
2013/2014 was an eye-opener for Arsenal in many ways. The requirements for winning a trophy were clearly understood, while the elements to mount and successfully end a title assault were acutely made manifest. Eventually, the Gunners lost that league battle to Manchester City, who in my opinion, began a new era of dominance through endless […]
