Morning all. On this day back in 1932, Gillespie Road station was renamed the Arsenal station. Bet you didn’t know that did you? No, neither did I… Gossip: A few headlines around this morning suggesting Arsene Wenger wants Swiss defender Fabian Schar and will make a £10 million offer in January, if not before! Apparently the […]
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Morning all. Gossip: Christoph Kramer, a German 6′ 3″ defensive midfielder is being linked to us this morning. He’s currently on loan at Borussia Mönchengladbach from Bayer Leverkusen. He’s 23 years old and represents the German national team. And boy don’t we need a defensive midfielder, and a central defender or two at least!! Last night – what an […]
Morning all. Happy Birthday to Ian Wright – he’s 51 years old today…. Theo Walcott is set to be given a new contract and a pay rise according to Arsene Wenger: We are starting to sit down with him. I think he has one and a half years to go on his contract in December […]
Morning all. Rumour/Gossip Fabian Schar, the Swiss central defender linked to us in time gone by is ready to leave FC Basel for a new challenge. He’s not fussed which country he moves to as long as he’s playing for a top club. That of course has led to this mornings newspapers again suggesting he […]
Morning all. I don’t know about anyone else, but this was a moment I’ve been waiting for for a long time. The return of Theo Walcott. He looked quicker, more focused and supplied Lukas Podolski with a great cross which he volleyed into the word work, nearly breaking the goal. He, Welbeck and Sanchez together […]
Morning all. Please bare with the running of the new site. There was always bound to be teething problems but most have been solved by the very kind man who has set up this new place. The main issue is logging on and your details being stored but all being well, that should soon be […]
Hello folks. Highbury House has switched over to a new site today…. No big deal I know but I just wanted a test drive…. There will no doubt be teething problems so please bear with us whilst everything gets sorted out. Please feel free to offer any feedback – positive or negative but please be […]
Morning all. Team news is out ahead of tomorrow. Kieran Gibbs faces a fitness test today, Jack Wilshere is back from suspension but is a doubt. Yaya Sanogo is fit as is Theo Walcott albeit Wenger has said that our Englishman won’t start. Serge Gnabry and Abou Diaby are not quite ready yet and Gnabry […]
Morning all. According to The Express and other newspapers – Arsenal are looking to sign Spartak Moscow star Romulo this January, with Arsene Wenger preparing to offer the Russian outfit £9.5million plus Yaya Sanogo on loan. “He tracks his runner well and judges his tackles with composure’ That’s how Romulo is described. But hang on, […]
Morning all. First up it’s a Big Happy Birthday to Robert ‘Sir Bobby’ Pires who is 41 years old today. What a super player he was for us, shame he turned 30 years old during the era in which Arsene Wenger believed that was the retirement age for footballers! All so very different these days […]
Morning all. I said it would get worse for transfer rumours… Today it’s Swiss international Stephan Lichtsteiner who is fondly known as Forrest Gump because he runs, runs and keeps on running. He’s a 30 year old right back who according to a few newspapers is wanted by both Arsene Wenger and the poison dwarf in […]
Morning all. We desperately need a centre back, even Arsene Wenger has admitted that. He’s even hinted a signing one in January, not that that always means much but this time I think he’s telling the truth. Over the other side of London, West Ham to be precise, Winston Reid is in his last year […]