Who’d have thought following a defeat in the Capital One cup in the cold night of 11 Dec 2012 that Arsene Wenger would go on to become the first post-war manager to win the FA cup for a sixth time? Casting my mind back then, the media were calling for the board not to renew Arsene’s […]
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Morning all. No, I don’t mean have one good season then fade away, I mean win the league at the first attempt for the club he’s about to join……? Maybe, just maybe. I don’t know many Arsenal fans who think that signing Petr Cech would be anything other than great news but it’s not done yet: […]
Morning all. The ‘will he, won’t he’ saga goes on….. Many of us think the signing of Petr Cech will happen over the next few days, some of us still believe the dwarf will stand in the way. Sky Sports write: Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech is closing in on a move to Premier League rivals […]
Morning all. Ok, tongue in cheek as reports yesterday suggested the under tall Portuguese man wants to sign Alex Song. He’s classed as home-grown having been with Arsenal for so long and apparently Man City are interested as well. Has the world finally gone mad? Seriously, all this ‘home-grown’ stuff isn’t going to work is […]
Morning all. On this very day twenty years ago, Dennis Bergkamp arrived at Arsenal for a British record of £7.5 million. He went onto make 423 appearances for the Club between 1995 and 2006, scoring 120 goals – including some absolute classics. Marco Van Basten: ‘If Ryan Giggs is worth £20 million, Dennis Bergkamp is worth […]
Morning all. Twenty years ago, Dennis Bergkamp arrived at Arsenal FC. Eleven years later he retired with three Premier League title medals and four FA Cups. What a player he was eh, and he was ours for the best years of his career. Yesterday reports from Turkey suggested David Ospina was on his way to Fenerbache […]
Morning all.. Well it all kicked off in the Copa America last night. Brazil lost 1-0 to Ospina’s Columbia and when the final whistle blew, the gloves were off! Neymar nutted Columbia’s goalscorer Murillo and then Carlos Bacca, seeking retribution, shoved the Barcelona man in the back and got his marching orders for doing so. No such […]
Morning all. As expected, Jose Mourinho wants either Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain or Theo Walcott as part of the Petr Cech deal – that’s according to the back pages this morning. If true and that’s the only way Arsenal will land the big keeper then I hope Arsene Wenger walks away from the deal. Cech is very […]
Morning all. Journalists! I know they have a job to do but sometimes they really turn what could be a good story, into something ridiculous. This weekend just gone by, Arsene Wenger was spotted in a north African country for the famous Marrakech du Rire comedy festival wearing a hideous looking t-shirt. A t-shirt which was all part of […]
Morning all. That’s it then for the international fixtures, well apart from Copa America and the Women’s World Cup of course and boy did Arsenal, sorry, England finish well. Jack Wilshere scored a super opening goal but his second was even better. Stunning. Those were the first goals for his country apparently, if that’s correct, what […]
Morning all. Theo has been talking to the official site about life at The Emirates: Highbury was a fantastic arena – it was so passionate and everyone was together. We’ve been at the Emirates for nine years and that’s starting to be like a big fortress and starting to feel like Highbury was. There’s been […]
Morning all. On this day back in 1988, Arsenal signed Steve Bould from Stoke. He had a fine career with us and he’s still hanging on in there as Arsene Wenger right hand man. He was part of an Arsenal squad which won: First Division/Premier League: 1988–89, 1990–91, 1997–98 FA Cup: 1992–93, 1997–98 Football League […]