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. […]
Hello Gooners, this is a post I have long looked forward to publishing, as fellow Arsenal fan Jake Schuster (who is a Boston-born MSc Sports Nutrition student currently studying at Loughborough University, with experience working with elite and professional level athletes in four different countries) and I managed to have a chat; getting in-depth about […]
Now that the Emirates Cup is out of the way, and with our newcomers (except David Ospina) making their debuts and performing well, our attention turns to Sunday’s FA Community Shield clash with Manchester City, and I for one can’t wait. Even though it’s not a major trophy, the Community Shield will inject a load […]
What game are you playing, Mr. Usmanov? Alisher Usmanov, May 2013: “This team has no superstar and he (Stan Kroenke) doesn’t show any wish to create a winning team and (he) would probably be happy with another third or fourth place finish.” Alisher Usmanov, August 2014: “I think we begin a new era for Arsenal […]
Now Puma have taken over the 20 year reign of Nike as the Vic Akers favourite accompaniment with Bold 2 in 1, I thought I’d have a look back at ‘My Arsenal Life In Nike’. May 1997 – Worn with pride, whilst sat in the pub in Dorchester, watching Wrighty bang in a couple against […]
