Good afternoon you ‘orrible lot. Right, settle down, get your copybooks out and note down the key lessons from last Sunday’s game at a gloriously sunny Wembley Stadium. ‘Five Things Learnt From The FA Community Shield Victory’: Alexis Sanchez needs to improve on his passing A solid, promising debut from Arsenal’s smokin’ hot Chilean, in […]
It’s almost Saturday the 16th of August, the first day of Premier League action and the first game for Arsenal at the Emirates. I’m sure all you football fans just can’t wait for the new season to start, and I personally am more excited than ever because I plan on visiting London this season after […]
Arsenal vs Manchester United, February .. 2014. We had just lost heavily to Liverpool and were given the chance to produce a roaring response against a team who had been having a poor season by their standards. Basically, the game was there to be won. But we played a frustrating goalless draw and didn’t create […]
Arteta Holds the Key to Midfield Balance As the new competitive season fast approaches, Arsenal are looking relatively strong – even without ze World Cup winners – and, despite Arsene Wenger reportedly looking to add in the defensive/midfield area, it is unlikely any (immediately effective) business will be done prior to the weekend. With this […]
To those recently departed; Oh Captain, My Captain. This piece was originally run back in June, but now it’s been confirmed that another Arsenal captain has upped sticks and crept off to join Arselona, I thought I would update it. “O Captain! My Captain! Our fearful trip is done; The ship has weathered every rack, […]
He is our new captain and he looks massively honoured and proud about it, he said it himself immediately after lifting the Community Shield at Wembley. Let’s give Mikel Arteta a break, gentlemen – can we? He’s not a powerhouse, he will never be Patrick Vieira or Gilberto Silva but he’s never failed to give his […]
About 2 years ago I took up an #FF suggestion to follow Keryn Seal on twitter (@kerynSeal4). At the time he was one of English Blind football’s most capped players and it was in the build up to the London Olympics. By early in 2013 I had met the man and his dog, face to […]
Gunners Town are delighted to welcome back Ryan Barker @Ryarsenal our regular match previewer until studies too precedence last season. First preview of 2014/15……………….. I was writing about spirit crushing defeats to the City/Liverpool/Chelsea and then it happened – we won our first piece of silverware in far too long, something we can look […]
The Frankenstein syndrome. Here we are in again in August, on the eve of the Community Shield and the outlook has changed most definitely from recent years, as in, by mid-July, we already had four signings made, and good ones at that, with good money spent. Also, we’re back in England, as we’re actually playing […]
Bac’s back and the real importance of Arsenal vs Manchester City Hello and welcome, from me to you, once again here on Gunners Town. I trust this post finds you well. Should it not, fear not my friend, for what light on yonder window breaks? It is the Community Shield, and Arsenal is the sun. […]
