Author Archives: rico

Is there a snitch in the Arsenal camp? Arsene Wenger smiles in response to Mourinho jibes…

Morning all. That ghastly under tall Portuguese pillock is back in the headlines and if what’s been written is true, he should be embarrassed and ashamed of himself. In a book written and serialised by Rob Beasley in the Daily Mail, Mourinho, when talking about Arsene Wenger’s comments on selling Juan Mata to Man Utd, […]

Twenty years for Arsene Wenger but no Premier League title for twelve of them!

Morning all. Twenty years ago, Arsene Who? became Arsenal’s new manager. Very few knew much about the man from France, but David Dein did and having failed in his attempt to get him to Arsenal the previous summer, in 1996 he got his man. It wasn’t long before we Arsenal fans realised why David Dein […]

What’s in the box? New kids on the block shine, as does our number 9!

Morning all. No upset for Arsenal last night despite a number of young ones in the side. Having only seen the highlights, I can’t really comment on the way we played but a 4-0 away victory in the Cup isn’t to be sniffed at. The goals were all very good too. Xhaka blasted in another […]

Sanogo or Akpom? Nine youngsters in with a chance tonight…

Morning all. No idea what kind of team Arsene Wenger will select tonight but I suspect it’ll be a bit mix and match, especially as a few younger players were left out of last nights under 23’s 5-0 battering by Everton.  Matt Macey, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Krystian Bielik, Chris Willock, Gedion Zelalem, Ben Sheaf, Stephy Mavididi, […]

Have Arsenal done enough in the transfer window to win the Premier League title?

Last season, Arsenal failed to provide a genuine challenge to Leicester City at the top of the table. Arsene Wenger’s men managed to pip their north London rivals to second spot on the final day of the season but the fact of the matter is this: not for the first time, Arsenal just weren’t good […]

French defender heading to Arsenal for free? Ray Parlour picks next Arsenal manager….

Morning all. Don’t you just love the media. Just a few weeks into the new season and the Arsenal back pages remain in overdrive. Players are still being linked to the club despite the transfer window being long shut! Well, I guess that’s what happens when players are out of contract and looking for a […]

Going overboard with Perez. Koscielny full of praise for one man…

Morning all. A few youtube videos watched, perhaps thrown in with checking wiki for stats, a re-run or two of a couple of Deportivo matches and the whole world, well, the internet is going bonkers over the new boy Lucas Perez. Poor chap, not only will he be reading in the newspapers/blogs about how he […]

Different Manager, same old football. After waiting years, Arsenal defender get’s his revenge…

Morning all. Different manager for England but nothing really changes does it. The match between them and Slovakia was nothing short of awful. Walcott didn’t help justify his international recall either, although having seem him get stuck into a tackle, pushing Ali out of his way at the time, I thought he was going to […]

Worms and cans! The old boys still have it all, apart from speed….

Morning all. Well that was fun to watch wasn’t it? Seeing all the old boys turn out in red and white again was great. Most carried a few extra pounds, especially Marc Overmars, yet the footballing skills have clearly remained. The pace in their legs has left them but regardless, The Emirates crowd were truly […]

He’s back with a bang! Could this be an injury free season?

Morning all. Not fit enough to play for Arsenal in the first three fixtures of the season but that didn’t stop Didier Deschamps selecting Olivier Giroud for his French team and as the big fella scored a fine goal, Arsene Wenger must be regretting his decision not to play him against Leicester. I’m sure Wenger […]