On Beating Bayern, Wojo & Patrick Vieira
“Bayern v Arsenal: How we saw it”, roared the headline on dot come. At least you saw it; I was too busy enjoying
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Wenger On Alexis, Flawed Economics & Straw Man Arguments
Long-term economic factors; that’s a good footballing reason, isn’t it? There’s nothing like it to focus the mind. Arsenal, according to a flawed
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Tourists, Jack & Calum’s Date At The Palace, Emirates Quest
The players once again did the club proud with their diplomacy and they genuinely are a credit to Arsenal Football Club, its traditions,
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Return of the Curse, Alexis and Lemarr, And A New Toy
Just when you thought it was safe. Aaron Ramsey scores, another celebrity dies. Farewell, Commander Koenig; rest in peace. It was a curse
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Slow Boat To China, Alexis, Free The Monaco Pair & Theo Not So Freo
The Australian leg of the tour ended with a 3 – 1 win over WSIWYG FC, more comfortable than Thursday’s victory and only
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Tours, Alexis and Renewals – Just Another Arsenal Saturday
The final match of the Australian tour takes place this morning/afternoon/evening/tonight depending on where you are in the world. Another Saturday, another kick-off
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History and Future of UK clubs and their gambling sponsors
Sports betting has been huge for many years and football has been a national sport for centuries. With the growth of online betting,
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Youngsters Impress In Sydney Win & Jack’s Italian Job for £9m?
So the tour got off to a good start. The 2 – 0 win came with many positives, not least the players comfort
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Good Golly, We’ll Miss Ollie, Mesut Speaks & Is Lemar Confidence Misplaced?
So football – of sorts – returns today with the first pre-season friendly. Alexandre Lacazette’s cameo will be of most interest to everyone
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What do we know about Aleksandr Golovin?
The announcement that Arsene Wenger has opted to stay on as Arsenal manager met with a mixed response by fans. Those supporters who waved
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Bad Taste and Kits Mingle With Sardines and Trawlers. A Typical Pre-Season Day
And there you have it. A gargantuan monstrosity of a third kit, the worst since the last time we issued a really bad
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Arsène On Alexis, Giroud, Lacazette and Lemar, But No Mention Of Theo
The players landed in Oz, and it’s business as usual for Arsène. It genuinely is, with his first press conference since the last,
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On Bad Boys, Bad Wages and Other Transfer Talk
So, the squad is off to Oz. Let’s hope it all goes a lot better than the last tour down under. John Spurling’s
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Prima Donna Contracts: Time For Arsenal To Cash In?
Joe Strummer and Mick Jones nailed it: this indecision’s bugging me. To be honest, melodramas with prima donna footballers tire me. There’s humour
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Per-fect, Lemar Bid While Alexis Gives Özil A Free Pass
Arsène’s claim to be the inventor of breaking news of transfers in a ‘creative’ way gave us an insight into the man. Asking
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A Fine Bromance, Lemar, Mahrez & Overseas Limits. Oh & Sky Can Do One
Being a blogger about Arsenal, I ponder the great questions in life. Sometimes events of such magnitude occur during the course of a
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Arsenal Announce Shock Lacazette Signing Plus Alexis and Wages
Lacazette, done and dusted. We’ve seen the photos of him in the red and white shirt so there you go. Very briefly on
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Lacazette Incoming & Standing On The Cusp
By the time you read this, the signing of Alexandre Lacazette may have been announced. The great and the good tell us it’s
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Arsenal & The Magic Money Tree, Mad Jens Returns – Hope or Expectation?
No wonder Theresa May couldn’t find the ‘Magic Money Tree’ during the election campaign; it was being nurtured in Arsène’s garden. Now he’s
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On Alexis, Lacazette and Mahrez
Oh, what tangled webs… The deal to sign Alexandre Lacazette is ‘done’ in newspaper parlance. According to everyone, most notably the Lyon president,
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Alexis, Ox and Is Kylian Mbappe This Summer’s Suarez?
The victory for Alexis Sanchez is complete. Arsenal, or more accurately, Arsène Wenger, refuses to sell him to a rival. If that’s the
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Lacazette & Alexis: Some You Win…
Footballas! Dontcha just love ’em? It’s a mixed weekend for the club. Alexandre Lacazette is on the verge of joining with Arsenal and
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