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Ditch the plasters and go under the knife.. She’s clearing her throat….

Morning all. We’ve seen it all before haven’t we and so many times. Last night’s capitulation seems worse though because we faced a side who under Arsene Wenger’s management, we’d never lost to, but they royally thumped us. To be fair, Palace didn’t even have to fight too much for the victory because we handed […]

Some things in sport are meant to be…..

Morning all. Arsene Wenger has been talking about whether Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s future is in midfield: I think so. He can lose balls but defensively he is strong in the challenge when he wants to switch on. He has that kind of robustness to deal with body-to-body which is very important in the Premier League. When […]

1995 all over again… Pick your best squad under Arsene Wenger.

Morning all. I was going to say that it’s hard to believe that nearly 22 years have passed since our north London rivals finished above us in the league but in all reality, it’s not been. However, that long-term record is about to be broken as this season, St Totts day just isn’t going to […]

A captains performance? Three goals, a clean sheet and even Ozil is smiling but it’s far too late….

Morning all. What a pleasant change, three points, three goals, a clean sheet and up the table we go. All’s now well in the Arsenal world eh.. I’ve only seen the bitesize highlights on the official site so I’ve no idea really how the match really played out but I did notice plenty of empty […]

Arsene Wenger: The future is not so important! The short-term is what matters…

Morning all. We face West Ham tomorrow evening, Arsene Wenger has given his press conference this morning and one comment stood out for me. From Sky Sports: Ivan Gazidis, Arsenal chief executive, spoke at a fans forum before the Manchester City game on Sunday, and said that this season “needs to be a catalyst for […]

Has Arsene Wenger done his homework? They want him to stay, so will they finally play for him?

Morning all. I wonder what we’ll get served up today. A limp and cold lettuce soup or a fiery curry with lots of chillies in it? You’d expect the latter as Arsene Wenger has expressed his desire to take this team to another level. You’d expect the latter because for the last two weeks all […]

Breaking news: Wenger signs new rolling one year contract to take Arsenal to another level.

Morning all. Sadly though, this headline could very well pan out to be true any time soon but during an interview with Geoff Shreeves of Sky Sports, Arsene Wenger muddied the waters surrounding his future: Q – Just clarify a couple of things for me. You’ve said whether you finish in the top four or […]

Bellerin sets up Barca return, Alexis staying put under one condition & Wenger set to announce his future on Sunday.

Morning all. The Metro are stirring the pot over Hector Bellerin and suggest he’s ready to return to Barcelona. SER Catalunya radio show La Graderia claims that the 22-year-old met with Barca’s sporting director Robert Fernandez in London before the international break. And in that meeting, Bellerin informed Fernandez that he is ready to end his six-year […]