Category Archives: Daily Bits and Bobs

Out for twelve months but life went on in grass roots football, are those days over?

If your one for statistics, or Arsenal memory reminders, then this post is probably not for you but if you have sport in your blood and anything football rings your bell, this could just be up your street. I’ll start off with how this idea came to me and try not to bore you to much. After […]

Is Arsene Wenger just ‘Holding back The Flood’??

Ok, I am a self-confessed Take That fan and for me the best thing that happened in the music world this year was Robbie swallowing his pride and going back to sing with others and reform the original group. But yes, this is a football blog, no, not just a football blog, it’s an Arsenal blog […]

What to make of George Graham – having a laugh, or one too many Malts??

George Graham played for us from 1966 – 1972 before moving to Manchester United, he came back to manage us in the late eighties, his reign 1986 – 1995, some believe he’s still one of our best. During that time he made sure we became a side that didn’t concede many goals; his defensive style earned us […]

Christmas Past rather than Christmas Present!

The big day of the year has finally arrived, Santa Claus is dropping off his final gifts around the world but meanwhile, Old Ebenezer Scrooge, aka Arsene Wenger, is no doubt sticking to his principles of Christmas Past rather than Christmas Present and he’ll be counting his savings rather than thinking of spending next month. Bah Humbug!! […]

Defender to leave in January, whats next for Chuks, Miquel and Afobe?

Arsenal are reported to have accepted an offer from Borussia Mönchengladbach for defender Håvard Nordtveit, his contract expires in the summer and all talks have broken down so far. It’s reported that we have accepted an offer from the German club, the fee being the same as we paid for him. So there goes another youngster […]

Denilson on his way? Hazard linked again, Szczesny to start and Pulis stokes the fire …

Reports are doing the rounds that Steve McClaren is lining up an £11M move for Denilson next month. I could understand if Denilson made a move away from The Emirates. Wilshere has proved himself , Diaby is soon to be fit and with Ramsey on his way back, Denilson is beginning to fall down the pecking […]