Further talks were held yesterday about restarting this current season. ‘Operation Restart’ as it’s being referred to. As I’ve said before, I think the idea of football fixtures kicking off again is ridiculous but where there’s money, there’s often madness. Putting the players, coaches, stewards, officials and backroom staff etc at risk is a […]
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As Kev mentioned just a few days ago, before this current season was brought to a halt, Eddie Nketiah had pushed ahead of Alexandre Lacazette in Mikel Arteta’s plans. At least it seemed that way and although I was slightly surprised at the time he was first selected by Arteta, perhaps I shouldn’t have […]
Yesterday the French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced that big sporting events cannot return until September at the earliest which means their season is over. According to a report in the Guardian, the Ligue de Football Professionnel are yet to decide how promotion and relegation are decided. Bearing in mind the death rate in France […]
I thought you might like to see a different picture at the top of today’s post but even so, just seeing our manager should be enough of a reminder about how easy it is to catch this nasty virus which is doing the rounds. After all, he was the first to be diagnosed with […]
Self isolation, social distancing, Coronavirus. None of it stops the transfer rumour mill or as it should be known, the twilight zone. Despite suggestions that some Premier League clubs like Burnley for example are in serious trouble, we are still getting crazy agent/family inspired stories picked up and repeated ad nauseam on our favourite […]
Yes, it’s back to work they go, no bucket and spade or however the adaptation of the Dwarf song you once sang went, but instead it’ll be fitness and social distancing which I couldn’t make rhyme. The players are heading back to training this week, kind of. According to reports from Sky Sports. That […]
The trouble with this lockdown and having too much time to think, I often find myself wondering when, or even if, Arsenal will ever get close to replicating the kind of football teams in the past have played. The strength and discipline in the defence under George Graham, the flair, muscle and pace Arsene […]
I read read an article in the Athletic yesterday which related to out old Brazilian midfielder. Not Gilberto but Denilson who was just one of many young overseas players to arrive at Arsenal during the Arsene Wenger reign and it made me think about how much we expect from them. Too much perhaps. I […]
What do we as Arsenal fans expect from our club over the next 18 months and in particular next season? For me, it’s the gradual continuation of the progress we’ve seen from our squad as Mikel Arteta and his coaches have worked with them and the hope, given the parlous financial […]
Another day in this strange Covid world we’re living in right now and there’s no sign of things changing any time soon. Certainly not for sport. This morning I read that the Dutch FA have all but given up on their footballing season coming to a natural conclusion as it “intends not to continue” the Eredivisie […]
Yesterday evening Arsenal FC released a statement which read: We are pleased to announce that we have reached a voluntary agreement with our first-team players, head coach and core coaching staff to help support the club at this critical time. The move follows positive and constructive discussions. In these conversations there […]
I’m feeling lazy this morning so I’m cheating. Thanks to The Mirror, here is a list of all the Premier League players who’ll be out of contract on the 30th June 2020 and there’s a lot. Arsenal – None Aston Villa – Borja Baston, Keinan Davis Bournemouth – Ryan Fraser, Jordon […]