Author Archives: rico

Hector Bellerin drops huge career hint. Looking forward to Europa?

Morning all. Thank goodness for Twitter eh. Young Hector Bellerin has used the social media website to assure us Arsenal fans that he’s going nowhere. A simple message read: ‘Don’t believe all you read’ which clearly refers to the recent stories in the press which suggest he’s about to jump ship and head back home […]

Don’t hedge all your bets on18-year-old Mbappe: Gunners need strength in numbers.

Morning all. Sections of the Arsenal fan base are giddy with excitement at the prospect of Arsenal breaking the world transfer record to sign Monaco wunderkind Kylian Mbappe. The club had an initial bid of £87 million rejected by the French champions, but the rumour mill went into overdrive this week when Arsene Wenger and […]

An expensive signing doesn’t guarantee success, a free signing doesn’t guarantee failure either…

Morning all. When Big Sol made the move across north London he didn’t cost Arsenal a penny, not in transfer fees anyway and I don’t recall reading any negative comments about the signing. We all knew exactly the kind of player we were getting. Big, strong and hard as nails, a player who would put […]

The greatest player Arsene Wenger never signed, but I bet he would have….

Morning all. I think it’s fair to say that Dennis Bergkamp is the best player Arsenal have ever had at the club. The ‘Milan flop’ as he was referred to back in the mid nineties, became a fans favourite and not just the Arsenal ones. His vision, intelligence, movement and footballing brain was out there […]

Europa rotation could secure the league title once more…

Morning all. With no Champions League next season, Wenger can fully focus on the EPL. Key players can be rested, young players can be gradually introduced into the team/squad on a semi-regular basis and the Premier League will become the priority again. I for one, will be glad about that. Being out of the CL […]

Signing someone like Tammy Abraham would make sense, but so would signing Kylian Mbappe!

Morning all. Transfers, transfers, transfers, don’t we love them, especially the big eye-catching deals like Mesut Ozil, Alexis Sanchez and Petr Cech, but to me the Rob Holding kind of deals are equally as enjoyable, when they come off. A player like Holding is more likely to buy into the ethos of the club and grow into […]

Arsenal secure double deal and it’s still May! Better the devil you know!

Morning all. The breaking news yesterday afternoon, although not a shock, was disappointing to say the least. After 21 years at Arsenal and no Premier League title since 2004, for some reason Stan Kroenke and his motley crew think it’s a good idea to to award Arsene Wenger a two year contract. This decision seems […]

Talk about how to bow out in style. Top four or an FA Cup Trophy?

Morning all. Three clubs in the top four have won nothing, zilch, zero! Yet Arsenal have been the ones who have been almost laughed at having missed out for the first time under Arsene Wenger. Yet I wonder how many of those three managers would rather be sitting in Arsene Wenger’s seat this morning? The […]

Worrying about facing Chelsea is bad enough but, it gets worse! Defender winning his fitness battle ahead of final.

Morning all. Tomorrow it’s the FA Cup Final, a fixture we should be looking forward to but with injuries/suspensions hitting us hard, I can’t say I’m overly excited at the prospect of facing the league champions. I guess you never know though as on the day as Chelsea could have an off day and we might play a […]

Six summer signings, Mertesacker ready for penalties & no bus, not this time.

Morning all. As if our defensive problems weren’t big enough ahead of the FA Cup Final. Koscielny is banned, Gabriel is out injured for the foreseeable, Mustafi is a major doubt as he’s not trained and now Per Mertesacker has suggested he’s not match fit. When asked if he would be ready if selected by manager […]