The Arsenal Way: Tying One Hand Behind the New Man’s Back
Managerial change. It’s the only time football gives transfer rumours a run for their money and wins. I haven’t kept count but it
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West Ham Review: If Only Matches Were 10 Minutes Long…
Arsenal 4 – 1 West Ham United We’ve had the ‘5-minute final’ so this is the ’10-minute finale’. It’s a flattering scoreline but
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West Ham Preview: The Long Goodbye Begins
Some time ago, a former work colleague wrote his own screensaver. Every day, a countdown clock ticked one day closer to a point
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Adieu et Bonne Chance Monsieur Wenger
It was a bolt from the blue. While I hoped there would be ‘regime change’ this summer, previous experience of Arsène’s reign led
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STONE COLD FRIDAY: The New Vieira, Just Like The Old Vieira
You know how rumours start. They’re innocuous, they gather pace and life of their own faster than Cyrus the Virus would infect it.
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Wenger on his Future, Tickets, and Sociopaths
I wonder if the PR team and Wenger play ‘Press Conference Bingo’? Probably a bit too serious for such a trivial pursuit; this
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On Muddled Pre-Season Thinking and Pocketfuls of Kryptonite
You know the season is bad when everyone starts lapping up the future. The announcement of pre-season friendlies is trivial beyond belief; it’s
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On Jinxes, Hippies and Getting the Right Answers
It’s easy at this time of the season to be consumed by the ‘ifs, buts, and maybes’ of a season, of what’s gone
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Newcastle United: There’s Only One Man Baffled By It All…
Congratulations to Manchester City, the best team in this country by some distance. I’m not going to be churlish and draw attention to
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Newcastle United Preview: The Contractual Obligation Match
This match feels like a contractual obligation, the one you have to play but aren’t really interested in. We can’t take the Van
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Atletico Thoughts: Do Narrow Odds Reflect a Close Tie?
The draw for the Europa League semi-finals gave Arsenal the most glamorous tie: Atletico Madrid. After Thursday night’s fortunate 2 – 2 draw
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Europa League Draw: Nights to Remember?
So, Atletico Madrid it is. Howls of anguish, groans of despair; personally, I fancy our chances more in a two-legged semi-final than in
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STONE COLD FRIDAY: From Russia With Arsenal Drama
At one point during the first half, I fell asleep thinking of Daniela Bianchi. The spectacular image of her Bond Girl character Tatiana
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CSKA Moscow: Arsenal on the Brink – Of What Though?
Which Arsenal will turn up? The one which lost to Roma or one which salvaged the day with a last-minute penalty in the
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On Nostalgia, Barcelona Warning and Good News for Arsenal
According to Stiff Little Fingers, nostalgia is past its’ prime while history is a thing of the past. The late 1970s pub-punk philosophers
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Safe Standing – Will Arsenal Back It After Government Boots WBA Into Touch?
The world moves in mysterious ways. Oh, I know you’re expecting some diatribe against the Heil and its ilk, but no, not today.
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Southampton Review: Comedy Defending So Next Goal Wins
Arsenal 3 – 2 Southampton Three points are three points. In the context of this season, it’s the only way you can look
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Southampton Preview: Using Saints to Exorcise our Demons
When your team isn’t doing well, finding solace in others misfortune is the default mode of a football supporter. I don’t celebrate Manchester
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Mhiki-tears-one and Ramsey: Lost in Contract Mess or Staying Put?
After the euphoria of Thursday night’s rout, the comedown was very quick indeed. Henrikh Mkhitaryan has torn one, with his medial ligament damage
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STONE COLD FRIDAY: Rambo’s Brace Ensures Arsenal Draw First Blood
“Dear Mr Ramsey. Are you Lampard in disguise?”. Granted, you need to notch up quite a few more deflected goals, but keep doing
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CSKA Moscow Preview, and A Butch Farewell
This is it. As far as UEFA is concerned, the diners have left the building and the staff are now feeding off the
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Arsenal Strong on Gender Pay Gap But a Lot of Work Still to be Done
Trying to find things at which Arsenal excel isn’t difficult but we’re a club of extremes. On the pitch? Not very good. Fans
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