Before anyone rips into me, I am just asking the question to see what people’s views are, I am not shouting from the rooftops that Cesc should have the armband removed. In any case, look at who takes over the leadership when Cesc doesn’t play and I certainly don’t want Almunia to be our captain.. While it […]
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Many a story is doing the rounds about both Robin van Persie and Nikki Bendtner and how long they will be out for. The latest on Robin is said to be a month but Nikki hopes to be back within that same time frame. However, the Danish FA have recently suggested that Bendtner could be […]
May 2004 we finished the season unbeaten, had the Premiership and FA Cup won, it was indeed one heck of a season to look back on, it was our last really strong season. There was more to that season though, the players, the flair, the self belief almost to the point of arrogance, all of […]
England face Bulgaria at Wembley tonight, for Theo’s sake I hope the pitch is ok…… but, Over the last few years, well in particular since the new Wembley days began, there has been many a debate over the state of the playing surface. The pitch has been re-laid twelve times since its doors were open […]
One of the funniest and most insightful film clips of the week was a cutting-room floor outtake of Sky Sports’ Rob Palmer interviewing a not-so-jovial ’arry Redknapp. Palmer had the temerity to suggest that ’arry might be something of ‘wheeler- dealer’… Perish the thought. ’arry took great exception to this, and terminated the interview somewhat […]
We, as Gooners, can sometimes become very introspective and risk standing accused of navel gazing, by our predilection for only considering Arsenal matters. Well, nothing wrong with a bit of navel gazing you might think, depending on whose navel is involved! It might be interesting however, to have a look around at other events, over […]
Rumours came out yesterday that Inter Milan are going to make a shock bid for our Captain, the price is suggested to be around £29M and Sulley Muntari who used to ply his trade at Portsmouth. Having managed to get myself back up off the floor from laughing at this latest Cesc story, I read […]
Another view on the match by Red Arse Hold your horses, humble pie is about to be eaten by the plateful, by me! Theo Walcott has also made me eat my somewhat ungracious words about his unsuitability to play for us, and his ever being able to recapture the sparkle he had when first he […]
Well you did Fat Sam, get used to it and when you come to The Emirates later this season it will be by a greater scoreline….. So what of the game then? Within about five minutes Sky Sports announced that we had been drawn to play Tottingham Hotscum in the Carling Cup and at their […]
On the 17th December 2008, if I didn’t before, I suddenly had the perfect reason to despise this northern football club, yep, you have guessed it, that was the day Blackburn Rovers appointed Fat Sam Allardyce as their manager. Mind you, I didn’t like them much under Mark Hughes either. 🙂 Sam Allardyce is just […]
Shaw once wrote that ‘some men are born kings; and some are born statesmen. The two are seldom the same’. In footballing parlance, a similar accusation might be levied at Jose Mourinho. There is no questioning his tactical ability. Whether proving his talent under a wide-brimmed sombrero in the footballing cauldrons of Mediterranean Europe, or […]
Around 5PM today we will know which teams we are to face in the Group stages of the Champions League 2010/2011. Twenty-two sides have already qualified, these are now joined by the clubs who have got through via the play-offs, so all in all there will be 32 sides in the pot. Eight groups, four […]