Transfer Rumours and Besties on a Budget
Having a net spend of £45m available this summer is somewhat restricting. Yes, we’re back to net spend. We dallied with amortisation-driven spend
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Arsenal
On Arsenal’s Released Players, Other Weirdos and the Snake Oil Salesman
A sign that the transfer window is close to opening properly came yesterday as Arsenal published their ‘released players’ list. Three first-teamers and
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It’s A Knockout; Arsenal and Ospina Among Others
The headline intimated – nay, insinuated – that Arsenal’s transfer dealings suffered from constipation. It’s a little early in the summer for to
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Arsenal’s Bould Move For Freddie & Xhaka Can…
The one thing Arsenal excels at is a reshuffle. We do like a good one, no matter who is at the helm. Ivan,
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What Will This Summer Mean For Arsenal? Not Much…
Sometimes, pleasure in football isn’t derived from Arsenal. At the moment, ‘sometimes’ is ‘frequently’, more so in the last couple of months when
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Jose Antonio Reyes: A Man of Great Promise
The shocking news of Jose Antonio Reyes’ death today puts life into perspective. He was just 35, which is no age at all.
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Friends, Enemies and Xhaka: Money is the Root of all Evil
Our summer dreams are in tatters, or so it said here until the headline was updated at 9.12am. I’d tell you our dreams
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The Europa League “Must I Review That Rubbish?” Post
Chelsea 4 – 1 Arsenal Craven capitulation. It’s the only phrase to use, it genuinely is. Wallowing in a bed of self-pity is,
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Europa League Preview: Can Emery Lead Calmer, Chameleon Arsenal To Victory
Two and a half weeks have passed since a 3 – 1 win at Turf Moor signalled the end of the Premier League
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On Killer Defenders, Exes and UEFA Once Again
I was, I admit, suckered in by the headline. By the irony of the quote from the player involved, to the extent that
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Europa League Final: The Betting Angle
It’s no surprise to learn Chelsea and Arsenal were Europa League favourites from the start of the season. The Blues traded at 5/1,
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Unai On Squad Focus, Anfield ’89 Legacy
Football snobbery is nothing new. Usually it surfaces during the transfer window when the club signs an unknown player or one whose status
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Koscielny Departure Raises Plenty Of Questions For Unai To Answer
It’s hardly out of the blue but there is a momentum building behind the tattle in the back pages that Baku will be
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On Burying Hatchets, Cech vs Leno and Arsène Wenger, Inventor
Just before he buried the hatchet firmly between Theresa May’s shoulders, Iain Duncan Smith offered the view that “Politics is a nasty, sometimes
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Arsenal Cannot Afford Mistakes Like Suarez This Summer
After the celebrations by Man City for winning the Premier League, other clubs’ eye what they can do to emulate their performance. One
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Senior Pros Blast UEFA Over Baku
Here’s a thought. It strikes me that our outrage over Baku staging the Europa League final only arose because we’re in it. Will
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Games for Thrones and UEFA Take The Mkhi But Arsenal Won’t
It’s strange how inquisitiveness leads to momentary whimsy. Regular readers know the power behind the throne is Spanish, leading to the question around
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UEFA Taking The Mkhi & Weak Ownership
Whether it be Westminster or the White House, a week is a long time in politics. Football is no different. UEFA and FIFA
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Burnley Review: Sweet PEA As Willock Impresses
There’s no way of doing a Likely Lads anymore. Pubs full of TV screens, phones pinging every few minutes amid chatter about City
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Burnley Preview: Do Or Dyche For Fifth
It’s not quite the end to the season we hoped for. Recent form put paid to qualifying for the Chanpions League through the
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There & Baku Won’t Be Easy Thanks To UEFA Farce
Only UEFA could wreck the joy of reaching a cup final. Even by their standards, the choice of Baku as the host city
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Back in Business: Brighton Review & Fond Farewells
Before I start on the meat of the day, many thanks to all for the good wishes sent in recent weeks. Apologies if
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