Author Archives: rico

Back to the bad old days or just a blip?

Let’s start with the team selection: Szczesny, Sagna, Koscielny, Vermaelen, Gibbs, Song, Arteta, Rosicky, Ramsey, Walcott, Van Persie. Substitutes: Fabianski, Djourou, Santos, Benayoun, Gervinho, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Chamakh. Arsenal kicked off with Mike Dean refereeing the game, both teams made their intention clear from the start. The home team were clearly trying to impose an ‘in your […]

Twenty players out this summer? PSG want Chamakh for starters….

Arsenal are entering that period of the season, when difficult decisions are being made on the futures of many fringe players. I don’t mean the likes of Sebastian Squillaci, Nicklas Bendtner, Manuel Almunia, Denilson, Carlos Vela and Lukasz Fabianski as it seems fairly certain that most, if not all of the above, will be leaving […]

Vertonghen, M'Vila, Giroud & Podolski to sign? The Arsene Wenger Witch-Hunt goes on…

Just a few titbits because we all love them: The Sun have a fab story, not too far off being believable too. The paper suggests we aren’t going to hang around when the season closes in relation to our summer transfers. Lukas Podolski could be announced this week and then Jan Vertonghen, Montpellier’s Olivier Giroud […]

Did Arsene Wenger really do all this?

Paul Tomkins “Pay as you Play” 2010. www.tramsferpriceindex.com Current Transfer Price Purchase Price (CTPP) is roughly defined as all transfer prices from 1992 to 2010 are “equalized” to 2010 price, adjusted for inflation. You all will have to read Tomkins’ book to get a more detailed explanation. Other player transfer fees are obtained from www.transfermarket.co.uk; […]

Ramsey could have had three, Everton should have had one and we go 3rd……

On Sunday 26th February, at approx 2.09pm, Tottenham Hotspur leading by 2 goals to nil at Ashburton Grove and the prospect of taking a 13 point lead over the Gunners, thoughts of Arsenal finishing in 3rd spot in the EPL, might have had you scanning the Yellow Pages looking under the heading for a psychiatrist… […]