Morning all. On a dark winters evening, or rather night in Greece, a full stadium was in the mood, vocally. The home team started better, or we started slowly, take your pick. Either way, conceding an early goal looked on the cards. It never came. Mikel Arteta had said before kick off that he didn’t […]
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Morning all. Europa League football returns tonight with Arsenal in Greece. Mesut Ozil misses out because of personal reasons. Lucas Torreira is unwell but should he have made a rapid recovery overnight, he’ll fly out to meet up with the squad sometime today. Pablo Mari is fit and ready for selection. Olympiacos. A team which […]
Morning all. Two problems seem to have raised over the last few days. As always though, pinch and salt come to mind. although the reports coming from Sportske in Croatia about Robbie Burton appear to be true. He’s on the verge of leaving Arsenal having already travelled to Maksimir to complete his transfer to Dinamo […]
Morning all. It was hardly surprising to see many empty seats at The Emirates yesterday afternoon. Storm Denis made sure of that. Mikel Arteta served up a major surprise by selecting Eddie Nketiah for his first Premier League start. Dani Ceballos started too, as well as Mesut Ozil. Alexandre Lacazette, Gabriel Martinelli, Joe Willock, […]
Morning all. This is a suggestion, nothing more. The whole idea being to provoke discussion, not me trying to think I’m better at picking a team than Mikel Arteta which is why he’ll be in the dugout this afternoon and I’ll be sat in my armchair with a cup of tea, watching. Much of Liverpool’s […]
Morning all. Well well, a two year European ban for Man City after their overspending. Good and I hope it stays that way after they appeal. FFP is here to stay and all clubs should abide by its rules regardless of how rich their owners might be. I guess their absence will open the door […]
Morning all. We’re nearly there. Three days and Arsenal are back in action against Newcastle Utd on Sunday afternoon. Lee Mason has been appointed for this one and he’s far from being the best the PGMOL have to offer. Actually, none of them really stand out for their excellence. Only this morning […]
Morning all. Time in Dubai is up. The cold, wet and extremely windy weather will greet the Arsenal squad as they arrive home to the news that Storm Dennis the Menace is on its way. Sounds grim doesn’t it but it’s no different to what we Brits go through after taking a winter vacation. At […]
Morning all. I suggested the other day that our players would be better off keeping quiet about the past and focus on the future. Perhaps if they’d focused on the past at the time it was the present, the club wouldn’t be in the position it is now. Not one person in the squad has […]
Morning all. If reports in the newspapers are to be believed, Aaron Ramsey’s move to Juventus has been a bit of a flop. So much so they’re looking to move him on already. Why the Italians wanted him in the first place left me scratching my head, even more so when the £400k a […]
Morning guys. I’m not sure what to make of all this gushing over Mikel Arteta. I’m sure we all get it, he’s learned from Pep, he bagged up many of his ways, added his own ideas to all he learned before walking back into Arsenal and shaking the place up a bit. It’s no big […]
Morning all. The Arsenal Trio’s Stats This Season – Premier League Only. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Games: 23, Goals: 14, Assists: 1 Alexandre Lacazette. Games: 18, Goals: 5, Assists: 2 Mesut Ozil. Games: 15, Goals: 0, Assists: 1 Either The Sun newspaper are on a serious wind up, in hope of getting us up […]