FA Cup week. A week that often invokes feelings of nostalgia for my own generation and beyond. Thoughts inevitably turn to a time when the FA Cup was as important to clubs as it still is for most of us. Now that the easy third round opposition is out of the way, and as we […]
Sod the pundits who say we cannot win it – A comedic look at why we can. Subtitle – City’s Waterworld to be stunned by Poldi’s My Left Foot!!
Transfer window in full flow? Check!! People losing their shit?? Check!! Jose has us all wondering and talking about him?? Check!! The media having a little pop at Utd, (only little now, not much)?? Check!! Our own fans giving out about us more than the media are?? Check!! Right what I mean by, the window […]
Ruthless Arsenal Progress With Ease and Zelalem enters the 1st team fray
Arsenal eased into the 5th Round of the FA Cup with a comfortable 4-0 victory against Coventry City at the Emirates Stadium last night. Two goals in the first half from Lukas Podolski and two more from substitutes Olivier Giroud and Santi Cazorla wrapped up the encounter, with Arsene Wenger making several changes to his […]
Player hoarding – Why teams like Man City & Chelsea are killing careers
There are a lot of things to hate about Billionaire’s playthings Manchester City and Chelsea. A lot.That Chelsea were saved from bankruptcy (and almost certainly a subsequently enforced relegation into The Championship)when Roman Abramovich came in and pumped hundreds of millions of pounds into the West London side is one of them.Their team would have […]
Arsene Wenger given huge Arsenal problem: Two will miss out and one will prosper from Jack Wilshere, Aaron Ramsey and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
In the Premier League today, how many teams trust British players centrally to drive the team forward? Even more so how, many top four Champions League teams trust British players at the heart of their team? We are moving away from the Frank Lampard, Paul Scholes and Steven Gerrard obsession. At Arsenal we have three lads, all […]
Arsenal captain Mikel Arteta expresses World Cup inclusion hopes and dreams for Spain…or England
Having caught up with my Doctor Who obsession with a Saturday night marathon (keeps me awake for 2am kick offs!), I think I might have overdosed, as my mind seems to have taken a trip in time and dimensions in space… World Cup Diary of Mikel aged 32 1/3 Thursday June 12th 2014 and Mikel […]
Wojciech Szczesny hits back at Arsenal fans who cried for a new number one goalkeeper in spectacular fashion
On the back of a mixed 2012-13 season, Wojciech Szczesny experienced a summer of speculation as many fans were calling for a new Arsenal number 1 ‘keeper. After a shaky performance in the first game of the season against Aston Villa, the calls for a new goalkeeper intensified, but instead of letting that get to […]
Santi Cazorla responds to personal criticism, Julian Draxler and Paul-Georges Ntep news is out of this world, and Arsenal leave me needing new pants
Week Twenty Three – Just Keep Winning, I have Enough Pants Things I won’t be talking about this week: Whether Mesut Özil is any good Whether there are too many blogs and podcasts Whether a young French kid we haven’t even signed yet will be the next Nicolas Anelka or the next Yaya Sanogo… You’ve […]
Liverpool 4 – Arshavin 4 (Arsenal Legend Series by @invinciblog)
The little Russian snuck his way past Arsenal legends Bergkamp and Adams into my graphic tribute series. Who could forget this night? Feel free to use/distribute this image, but be sure to include the appropriate credit. (@invinciblog) Peace!
Another London Derby Win for Arsenal?
My last column for Gunnerstown was way back in November, for Dortmund away. The result of that match as I’m sure you will remember was an emphatic one for us, so I’m hoping that I can carry on winning ways with this preview too. These previews have and possibly will be sporadic as I’m currently […]