A phrase uttered quite a bit over the Summer in North London was “I disagree with the direction of the club”. It was a statement spoken by fans and some notable players, but is it their right to complain about their club’s direction and use it as an escape route excuse? There’s no doubting Arsenal … Continue reading »
180 footballing minutes have passed for Arsenal this season and we are yet to experience the euphoria of scoring. Although in fairness, a large chunk of that 180 minutes has been spent waiting for the Stoke players to dry a football with a towel. I believe that is the only towel actually owned in … Continue reading »
“We love you Freddie, because you’ve got red/no hair, we love you Freddie because you’re everywhere, we love you Freddie because you’re Arsenal through and through.” The date was 4th May 2002, a young Robert Tonkinson sat in his living room, in fact he was eight at the time casually watching that year’s FA … Continue reading »
It’s that time again, the season starts again which means it’s time to predict where Arsenal presumably wont actually finish at the end of the season but still try to make an educated guess from this Summer’s goings on. Firstly analysing our additions, both Lukasz Podolski and Olivier Giroud look like stellar signings for our … Continue reading »
So it’s official, Van who was once the Man, Robin Van Persie has left Arsenal for bitter rivals Manchester United for around about £22m, becoming the fifth captain to move from Arsenal to a rival (FC Barcelona & Juventus you could count as European rivals I suppose) since Tony Adams retired captain in 2002. In … Continue reading »
Welcome to my first contribution to this site. I thought I might start of slow, safe, minimal swearing and perhaps have a glance at the season ahead. Now, I`m not much of a man for stats, figures and records. Well not on a Friday night after six pints of Carlsberg (other beers are available). So … Continue reading »
