The Ajax team of the 70’s, Valeriy Lobanovskyi’s Dynamo Kiev of the early 80’s, Sacchi’s Milan of the late 80’s, Di Stefano’s Madrid, Cryuff’s Barca Dream Team, Manchester United of the late 00’s… What do all these teams have in common? They are all great teams that had sustained periods of success both domestically and […]

Over the 40 odd years that I’ve been an Arsenal fan, I have enjoyed and suffered many ups and downs but one of the most enjoyable ups has been witnessing the development and success of home-grown talent. I’ve always got a ‘kick’ out of seeing one of ‘our own boys’ make the grade, it’s an […]

Transfer news is still rife at the Arsenal, what with Wenger and Gazidis both saying that we will be very busy in the window this summer. Supporters are getting all excited still believing that finally Arsenal are going to take the EPL seriously next season. Both men have mentioned how poor we were in the […]

It all gets going: 13th July our new season gets under way, it all begins in Malaysia, our first pre-season fixture. Three days later we play Hangzhou Greentown. Then we are off to Germany to play ‘The Billy Goats’, aka FC Cologne on the 23rd July before returning home to host The Emirates Cup which […]