Did You Ever and World Cup Round-Up
The sanitising of football continues unabated at the World Cup. FIFA charged both Granit Xhaka and Tubs Shaqiri for their goal celebrations. Crossing [...]
Stephan is Mr Angry, Ozil’s Bling, and, Are Referees Getting Worse?
The World Cup dominates the skyline, as you would expect. Granit Xhaka took everyone’s minds off the numbing Brazilian win over Costa Rica [...]
World Cup Throwback Thuggery
The gift that keeps giving. There’s a Matryoshka Doll analogy to be made about these World Cup finals but I’ll leave it for [...]
Who’s On The Way Out – Ever Talks for Ever – World Cup Round-Up
Despite the result, I hope the ladies of Iran who were in the stadium for yesterday’s 1 – 0 defeat to Spain, enjoyed [...]
J-Day: Jack, Jay, Jens – Torreira Confirmed – World Cup Round-Up
A busy day on the Arsenal front with the arrival of Bernd Leno announced moments after yesterday’s post went live. Did I amend [...]
Transfer Update, Young Guns, and the World Cup Welcomes England
Ornstein has spoken: Jay Leno decides today if he’s coming to Arsenal but reading between the lines, we probably won’t find out for [...]
On Medicals, Arsenal’s World Cup Woes, and Transfer Rumours…
A quick trawl through the back pages sees the assertion that Lucas Torreira will undergo a medical now. It was Wednesday but the [...]
Arsenal at the World Cup & Is Petr Ceching Out?
It’s claimed that fans in Russia, who cheered Saudi Arabia and Iran, will ‘boo’ Mesut Özil and Ilkay Gundoghan for having their photo [...]
On Transfer Rumours, New Contracts and World Cups
It’s been a productive few weeks for the club since the end of the season. New head coach, new right-back, and we all [...]
On The World Cup, Necks, Football Intellectuals, and a Bit of Transfer Gossip
The World Cup finals got off to a better start than we thought they would. Russia were good value for their 5 – [...]
2018/19 Fixtures, Leno, Torreira, with a Bad Dose of Morals
Released this morning, the 2018/19 season fixtures give Unai Emery a testing start, to say the least. City at home, Chelsea away? Welcome [...]
The Big O Speaks on Future Signings As Sagna Points Way to Past Mistakes
They say the sign of a good band is that they could put reading the ‘phone book to music and it would sell. [...]
On Fancy Dans, Torreira, and Even By Football’s Standards, Mad Transfer Gossip
If nations competing at Russia 2018 had theme tunes, England would probably be Dvoøák’s The Symphony No. 9, in E Minor “From the New [...]
Getting All Defensive and Other Transfer Rumours
Arsenal’s new regime has taken the old footballing adage that all good teams are built on a strong defence to heart. And old [...]
World Cup Squad Bingo, Academy Changes, and Ramsey Midfield Lottery
The calm before the storm. Four and a bit days to go and the World Cup begins. While you enjoy the matches, some [...]
Sokratis & Defensive Philosophy: It’s All Greek To Me
So another one lands. Sokratis for £16m brings another desperately needed experienced head to the back four in Laurent Koscielny’s absence. To be [...]
Another Money-Fuelled Schism, Welbz, and More Transfer Rumours
The early 1990s were a tumultuous time for English football. Graham Kelly, whom I seem to recall as a PR chief before he [...]
Germany Wait on Ozil, Kits, Adli & all the Other Transfer Gossip
A new morning in the Unai Emery era and such is the certainty over Sokratis’ future following Papa Papastathopoulos’ recent radio performance that [...]
On Lichtsteiner and the Different Needs of Clubs, And Some More Gossip.
So, welcome Stephan Lichtsteiner, quite possibly the only time he won’t be referred to as Stephan of Liechtenstein on these pages. And my [...]
On Ramsey, Fellaini and Other Rumours
Sometimes in the business of football transfers, there’s an obvious reason for signing a player. Stephan of Liechtenstein and Sokratis; I understand the [...]
On Understanding What Arsenal Means, Departures and Arrivals: The Gossip
It’s a reminder of the ‘good old days’, but it’s the sort of love for a club you want players to show. The [...]
On Legends, Young Players Taking Chances, and Who We Will Sign…
Eventually, I will get a piece down on paper. Yeah, smart-arse, I left out the “worth reading” bit. Real Madrid cast a big [...]