Author Archives: rico

We’re creating the chances, just not scoring. – Mikel Arteta.

  Morning all. The Premier League have moved a few of our fixtures. The new dates are as follows: Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal Sunday, December 6th. Kick off: 4.30pm. TV: Sky Sports. Arsenal v Burnley Sunday, December 13th. Kick off: 7.15pm. TV: Sky Sports. Arsenal v Southampton Wednesday, December 16th. Kick off: 6pm. TV: Amazon Prime. Everton v Arsenal Saturday, December […]

At least one more summer.

Morning all. When the invincible squad broke up, Arsenal were clearly going to need a transition period. Partly because it seemed that 2003/04 broke up quickly but also because Arsene Wenger moved away from the strong athletic players to the smaller, perhaps more technical players like Fabregas, Nasri, Hleb, Flamini etc. Certainly in midfield. Patience […]

Pepe gets going with the kids. Excellent night for Arsenal.

Morning all. Well I don’t know about anyone else but watching Arsenal last night was like a breath of fresh air. Molde were no walkover so let’s not forget that as we reflect on a big night in Norway when Arsenal secured their place in the knockout stages of the Europa League. Ok, the Norwegian […]

Arteta slaps down transfer talk. Artificial Molde.

Morning all. The news of Diego Maradona passing away yesterday after suffering a heart attack didn’t really come as a surprise to me. His struggles with life had been made public over recent years but nevertheless, it’s still sad that one of footballs greatest players has shuffled off of this world. At least he’s at […]

Pressure building, Mikel Arteta needs a win.

Morning all. Leeds United have Kalvin Phillips back in the squad. I type that as if I know who he is but I don’t. Nor Rodrigo who could return after getting over Covid-19. Pablo Hernandez, Jamie Shackleton and Diego Llorente are all injured. Arsenal are without Sead Kolasinac and Mohamed Elneny after their positive coronavirus tests […]

The Kroenkes, a bloody nose and The Athletic.

Morning all. Here’s another extract from The Athletic. It relates to the Kroenke family and Arsenal. The article itself is much longer and interesting but I’m afraid you’ll have to sign up to the newspaper to read it all. I don’t want my subscription cancelled or a telling off. (Contributing writers: James McNicholas, David Ornstein […]