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Just before we look at today’s game just a little snippet from Arsene Wenger which I think is bloomin harsh on our dynamic winger 😉 Wenger was talking of AFC.com and reflecting back on our Champions League loss to The Dippers in 2008. Walcott came on as a 72nd-minute substitute and went on a brilliant […]

Fear breeds aggression – that’s a simple enough truism.We see it in nature, when an otherwise placid animal feels cornered and becomes dangerous. We see it in daily conversation, when the loser of an argument fears ridicule and so resorts to anger and insult. We see it in our schools, when the ‘intellectually intimidated’ band […]

Of course I am not talking about Arsenal, in fact not really even Braga but this morning I am sure many in the media will try and take the gloss off of our result last night by suggesting ‘Its only Braga’! You can only play the side you are up against and Braga as we know, have […]

We are now about to begin a new but all familiar journey to try and claim Europe’s ultimate football prize. We have had lots of ups and downs over the years, Arsene Wenger has said he has sleepless nights wondering why this trophy has eluded him for so long. The closest we have had to […]

Twenty three years ago last Thursday, our new blond in the camp, Alexander Dimitri Song Billong was born in Douala, Cameroon. He is the nephew of Rigobert Song who was to be a very influential figure in his life. He was the one who steered Alex towards football and gave him support during his early […]

Having got back to Premiership football with a nice 4-1 win, Champions League football makes a return this week. Our game is at The Emirates against Braga on Wednesday night and I can’t wait! But as the competition kicks off Arsene Wenger has taken the opportunity to take a sideways dig at a few of the […]

Before the game I read an article in which Arsene Wenger said Kevin Davies wasn’t a cheat. I wonder if he still felt the same at 5pm yesterday? In to the game and within a few moments, Almunia made a bit of a hash of a clearance, had the game been shown live on television, […]

So after what seems like the longest two weeks ever, Arsenal are back playing football at 3pm this afternoon. The Emirates welcome Bolton Wanderers and Owen Coyle. We know a bit about Bolton and their style of play but to be fair that roughtie toughtie ‘in yer face’ football they played was under the instruction […]

The next few weeks, maybe even months are going to be tough, not because of the teams we have to play against because every team should be treated the same in my opinion, start every game like we are facing the tougest opposition and take no side for granted. We know from past results that […]

Have you ever stopped to consider that Arsenal have an additional handicap in our attempts to achieve success in the Premier League? “How so”, you may very well ask, “don’t all teams have the same even playing field?” Well, I am not so sure. Whenever there is a managerial squabble reported in the media, Arsene […]

After another summer transfer window of ending up disappointed that we didn’t sign every big named player on offer are we really that badly off? I don’t think so, not for one minute! Yesterday AFC.com listed all of our players who could be on duty for their respective countries last night and here’s the list:- […]

So it all began when Monsieur Wenger had a rant again about some other club tactics. He made reference to a rugby style of play rather than football. I don’t suppose I was alone when identifying the clubs he was referring to in my mind. It possibly stems from that horror tackle from Ryan Shawcross […]