It’s quite a weird week to be an Arsenal fan. Personally, I’m in this football purgatory where I’m not totally detached from the season, but at the same time, not overly invested in the outcome of it. It feels like the sort of season where it could easily go to shit… or, be a massive… Read more »

Arteta and his squad of inconsistent merry-men saw off a very poor Newcastle United team in a 90 minutes of pure control. Elneny scored after 5 minutes, burying a mistimed shot from Auba. You can’t knock the Egyptian, he tries his hardest, spent the season practising his shots, and made the difference when he needed… Read more »

Several years ago I did the Emirates stadium tour . Our host was the inimitable Charlie George and he was a delight to chat to, Charlie is almost an exact contemporary of mine and I was telling him a story about pre-season training in the summer of 1971 in a local park. I noticed all… Read more »

We’re going with a short post today, I’ve had time to think on what we’re seeing at Arsenal, and clearly, it’s not good enough. If I’m going to be consistent, then I have to hold Arteta to the same standards I’ve held the previous two managers. My view is you need to see progress. Whatever… Read more »

Here we go. The big one. Unai Emery has his chance to seek out vengeance against his ex-club. The Emeryista are sharpening their cuck talons, the #ArtetaOut brigade are penning tweets to save into their drafts, the whole world is watching for what happens at the Ceramica stadium this evening. The importance of the tie… Read more »

There I was, sitting on my computer, all depressed… then BANG… Mikel drops an injury surprise for the ages. Kieran Tierney > in contention Auba > in contention LACA > in contention What in the damn name of horse placenta wizardry is this?

Welcome to Tuesday! The ownership rumours are still swirling, and though I was extremely wrong about the Super League 48 hours, I’m not sure I’ll be so off the mark about KSE switching out to Swedish ownership. There have been a few rumours that well-connected people have heard Stan is willing to sell. I just… Read more »