Morning all. Big Ollie G is back in full training and he might even be ready to face Manchester United if things go well and no set-backs are suffered. Who’d have thought he’d recover as quickly as he has, certainly not me. Good news or bad? Well, when it comes to defending corners and set-pieces […]
Category Archives: Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. Where has all this rain come from? Yesterday afternoon I went from windows open and enjoying the fresh air circulating around my house with sunshine lighting up every room to darkness, rain, and more rain. And boy did it fall!! Not nice, especially when I needed the windows open to help dilute the […]
Morning all. Many thought Sami Khedira was a done deal last summer, certainly Stan Collymore who claimed to know the ins and outs of Arsenal’s transfer business. It never happened though and it’s unlikely to happen in January or next summer when he’s available for free. Why? Because according to reports in Spain, having seen […]
As the dust settles on yet another horrible result, we are left to ponder what happens next. Does the club throw in the towel and say enough is enough? Does the club stick with what is has and wait to see how the season pans out? At this moment in time the club finds itself […]
Morning all. Nacho Monreal. Does he really deserve all the stick he’s getting? I read a headline on Newsnow suggesting many fans want him gone and I find that hard to believe. Apart from giving away a penalty against Anderlecht on Tuesday, he’s not been that bad but height is not on his side and […]
Morning all. Gossip: Got to love the Mail. They reckon that in the next few days, Arsenal will step up their hunt for a Defender and Defensive Midfielder. Celtic’s Virgil van Dyke, Aston Villa skipper Ron Vlaar and Manchester United central defender Chris Smalling will be weighed up according to the newspaper. Paris St Germain teenager […]
Morning all. On this day back in 1932, Gillespie Road station was renamed the Arsenal station. Bet you didn’t know that did you? No, neither did I… Gossip: A few headlines around this morning suggesting Arsene Wenger wants Swiss defender Fabian Schar and will make a £10 million offer in January, if not before! Apparently the […]
Morning all. Rumour/Gossip Fabian Schar, the Swiss central defender linked to us in time gone by is ready to leave FC Basel for a new challenge. He’s not fussed which country he moves to as long as he’s playing for a top club. That of course has led to this mornings newspapers again suggesting he […]
Hello folks. Highbury House has switched over to a new site today…. No big deal I know but I just wanted a test drive…. There will no doubt be teething problems so please bear with us whilst everything gets sorted out. Please feel free to offer any feedback – positive or negative but please be […]
Morning all. Team news is out ahead of tomorrow. Kieran Gibbs faces a fitness test today, Jack Wilshere is back from suspension but is a doubt. Yaya Sanogo is fit as is Theo Walcott albeit Wenger has said that our Englishman won’t start. Serge Gnabry and Abou Diaby are not quite ready yet and Gnabry […]
Morning all. According to The Express and other newspapers – Arsenal are looking to sign Spartak Moscow star Romulo this January, with Arsene Wenger preparing to offer the Russian outfit £9.5million plus Yaya Sanogo on loan. “He tracks his runner well and judges his tackles with composure’ That’s how Romulo is described. But hang on, […]
Morning all. First up it’s a Big Happy Birthday to Robert ‘Sir Bobby’ Pires who is 41 years old today. What a super player he was for us, shame he turned 30 years old during the era in which Arsene Wenger believed that was the retirement age for footballers! All so very different these days […]