Morning all. As the casualty list continues to grow we may see Arteta left with no alternative but to lean into the Mikel Merino option this side of the international break. Following on from the recent Gabriel Martinelli muscular issue we now have to add a Viktor Gyokeres muscle twinge (possible hamstring) into the equation. […]
Category Archives: Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. Match day again today with Arsenal travelling to the Czech Republic for a Champions League fixture against Slavia Prague. So far this campaign, Slavia have been beaten 3-0 by Inter Milan, drawn 2-2 against Bodo/Glimt in Prague and drawn their last match 0-0 in Italy against Atalanta. I read this about Slavia, […]
Morning all. I have never been one who needs to be proved right, nor do I like the phrase “I told you so” or anything similar. It’s pointless in my opinion. In football, conversations are not usually right or wrong because in the main, you and I offer opinions and opinions are never one […]
Morning guys. The League Cup tie with Brighton, with its 10 changes, wide open spaces and end to end attacks, was frighteningly exciting. It was different, it was the League Cup, it was a chance to see some youngsters and new players we’d not seen much of before. However, yesterday it was back to […]
Morning all. Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner wants the League Cup quarter-final against Arsenal to be moved from its current scheduled date of December 16th and I totally understand why. On the 14th and 18th they already have a fixture, one in Europe, the other against Man City. However, whilst it looks a potential […]
Morning all. Two years ago Brighton turned up at the Emirates Stadium to outplay and outcompete what was at the time a decent Arsenal team, knocking the Gunners out of the League Cup in the process. Here we were again. Brighton are always a good and dangerous side who have enjoyed a lot of […]
Morning all. I love a domestic cup regardless of which one it is. League form goes out the window in so many ways because managers make changes. They have to because the season is long and hard, especially for the clubs involved in European competitions as well as those with many a player oft […]
Morning all. Mikel Arteta and his players begin this season’s League Cup campaign tomorrow night with a home tie against a very good Brighton side. The south coast side have had a mixed start to the season that’s for sure as one day they have beaten Man City, Newcastle and Chelsea, the next they […]
Morning all. If you took a cursory glance at the Premier League table yesterday morning you will have seen Sunderland sitting second in the table. I wondered when Sunderland were last in the top two of the top division in England, probably when Len Shackleton was their star performer, the Jack Grealish of his day. […]
Morning all. Sunderland pulled off a shock 2-1 victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge yesterday which is great for every club bar the home one whilst Newcastle United scored a very late winner against Fulham. In the two evening kickoffs, Utd beat Brighton 4-2 before Brentford defeated Liverpool 3-2. Not a bad Saturday… It’s been […]
Morning all. With Arsenal not playing until tomorrow lunchtime, I’m sure we’ll all be keeping an eye on the clubs who are playing today. Chelsea take on Sunderland. Newcastle play Fulham. Manchester United face Brighton. 5.30pm Brentford are up against Liverpool. 8pm Chelsea should, on paper at least, coast to victory, but the other […]
Morning all. Eddie Howe must be laughing all the way to the bank, or at least the owners of Newcastle Utd. After the protracted summer saga involving Alexander Isak and his move to Liverpool, Newcastle look to have come out on top. They had £125m in the bank, well, half that amount after signing Nick […]