Morning all. The Champions League music played. The rain was falling hard but that didn’t stop the fans from expressing their feelings of excitement, anticipation and perhaps even expectation. PSV, a club steeped in European football history, at least as far as always being involved in it goes, our toughest opponents in the group, were […]
Category Archives: Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. After a six year absence, Arsenal are back in the big time, playing some of the biggest and best domestic clubs across Europe. Ok, we’ve avoided the likes of Real, Bayern, Barcelona etc at this group stage but if we can progress through to the next round and beyond, one of them […]
Morning all. A funny old game. Arsenal started with David Raya and Fabio Vieira in place of Aaron Ramsdale and Kai Havertz. I could understand Mikel Arteta leaving Havertz out of the starting eleven because whether one loves or loathes the German, his start at Arsenal hasn’t been the best. Starting with Raya though was […]
Afternoon all. Goodison Park, a ground Arsenal haven’t seemed to favour over years gone by. Last season we went their with a strong side yet still came away with zero points. We had 71% possession, 15 shots but only 3 on target. Everton have started the season as many of us pro thought they might, […]
Morning all. Vinai Venkatesham, the club’s CEO has confirmed he will leave next summer after 14 years with the club. This was a tough decision, but it is time to pursue another challenge. Now is not the time for goodbyes as I remain focused until my last day and supporting a seamless transition. Josh Kroenke […]
Morning all. Mikel Arteta named his squad for the Champions League yesterday. Goalkeepers: Aaron Ramsdale, David Raya, James Hillson Defenders: Cedric, Lino Sousa, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Ben White, Gabriel, Jakub Kiwior, William Saliba Midfielders: Mohamed Elneny, Jorginho, Thomas Partey, Declan Rice, Martin Odegaard, Kai Havertz, Fabio Vieira, Emile Smith Rowe Forwards: Leandro Trossard, Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli, Reiss […]
Morning all. I would say this international break is dragging but it’s not, not for me anyway. There’s cricket going on, the rugby World Cup and the US Open, albeit the latter has now finished, so yes, it’s been happy television viewing for me. Handy really as I’ve just had cataract surgery. Yep, me, me, […]
Morning all. Nicolas Pepe has left the club for good. Transfer exits throw up all sorts of emotions for many football fans I’m sure. Sometimes it’s relief, occasionally sadness but every now and again, for me at least, there’s a what if or if only. Then there’s why? Why did a certain player not work […]
Morning all. Day five of the international break and I’m bored already. We do it all again in October too. A ten month domestic season could really do without the additional and often meaningless fixtures. Looking at England alone, they play Scotland next week in a friendly but as every England fan knows, when these […]
https://twitter.com/lifegunnertev7/status/1698766001758670914?s=20 Morning all. An excellent compilation of Reiss Nelson’s best bits. To be fair to him, every time he’s come off the bench for Arsenal under Mikel Arteta, he’s been brilliant. Better than Martinelli? There is no right or wrong answer in my opinion because it’s subjective. Also, Nelson doesn’t get the game time Martinelli […]
Morning all. Erik ten Hag was seriously cheesed off in his post-match interview with Sky Sports yesterday. The referee and VAR lost his team three points. I thought we played a good game but everything went against us. You saw the game, it’s not offside, that is the wrong angle, then a penalty on Hojlund, […]
Morning all. Thomas Partey is out of todays game. Such news was always coming but I just didn’t expect it so early in the season. That’s the game though, any time, any day, they can strike. Hopefully it’s nothing serious although he’s already been ruled out for Ghana, according to Ghana that is who released […]