Another week’s gone by and we have a 6-3 defeat to contend with until next Monday. So let’s forget about that for a while and check what the rumour mill has to offer close to Christmas and New Years. Arsenal have been linked with German U23 striker Kevin Volland. The 21-year-old is under contract at […]
As Noddy Holder says at the start of November every year at a Tesco’s (Coles if you are Aussie) near you: IT’S CHRISTMAS! Once you finished trying to get the receptionist trapped with you in the stationary cupboard and you stopped photocopying your genitals, you might like to have a crack at the Christmas Special of […]
Having finished second in the group phase of the Champions League Arsenal were always going to be given a tough opponent in the last 16. In predictable fashion the Gunners were paired with Pep Guardiola’s Bayern Munich, which will provide a repeat, in terms of opponent as to last year though Arsene Wenger will hope […]
Week Eighteen – Perspective over meltdown Perspective – [mass noun] true understanding of the relative importance of things; a sense of proportion:” Last week, I mentioned that it can sometimes be harder to write about Arsenal when things are going well than when things aren’t going well. Next time you hear me say anything like […]
Arsenal were thrashed 6-3 by Manchester City in a thrilling end to end game at the Etihad Stadium in the Saturday lunchtime kick off game, with our lead at the top of the Premier League reducing to two points. Arsene Wenger made several changes to the side that got beaten 2-0 against Napoli during the […]
Welcome once more to the Blog that attempts to put some cash into your pockets, last week’s 172-1 ACCA was so close to coming in and giving us a nice pre-Christmas Bonus but like fishermen who harp on about the ones that got away there is no point in crying once the bet fails instead […]
Good afternoon gang. A week of expectation that started last Saturday has now finished, and just like after your trip to the dentist’s, it has left a nasty taste in the mouth. A week now awaits Arsenal, a week that looks increasingly like fate beckoning a gnarled finger from the opened door marked ‘Future’. Sure, […]
This week’s post should be titled ‘Of Goodbyes And New Beginnings’. While there’s not much action on the pitch with the Women’s Super League, Continental Cup and Champions League done for 2013, there are two players the Arsenal Ladies will have to say goodbye to, once the football restarts in 2014. It will also mean […]
On most often an occasion, there honestly lies little that distinguishes one individual over and above another especially when it comes to careers and personal records. And in my opinion this rule doesn’t appear to be truer than in the realm of football management. Have you ever taken time to wonder how almost ALL the […]
January is fast approaching and with that comes another transfer window. Regarding German targets or German clubs involved in possible deals with Arsenal, we have Lukasz Fabianski in the headlines over the last week. It’s no secret that he want’s to leave the club at the end of the season as there seems to be […]
