Morning all. 31st March, a day of remembrance for all Arsenal fans old enough and privileged to have seen David ‘Rocky’ Rocastle in the red and white of Arsenal. It’s hard to believe twenty years have passed since he lost his battle with Cancer. Rocky might be gone, but he’ll never be forgotten. Yesterday, more […]
Category Archives: Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. It’s a big day here in the England as the first stage of lockdown restrictions being lifting begins. For the older generation, especially those who’ve spent the last year on their own, they can see family and friends. Limitations are still in place but it’s a start. The weather here in England is […]
Morning all. He’s a guy isn’t he. If Mikel Arteta had another five or six players in the squad with Kieran Tierney’s attitude, desire and passion for the game along with the respect he clearly has for his manager and the club, Arsenal would be a lot further up the table than they are […]
Morning all. Arsenal’s fixture against Liverpool, which comes right after this international break, has been moved from Sunday 4th April to Saturday 3rd at 8pm. Why? Because Liverpool have a Champions League fixture just a few days later. Moving the fixture is no big deal for us because we’ll get the extra day off before […]
Morning all. Who to watch? Bernd Leno and his German teammates take on Iceland. If you’re really lucky, Alex Runasson might be between the posts for Iceland too. Two birds, one stone and all that. Daniel Ballard, currently away from Arsenal on loan is likely to be in Northern Ireland’s squad to face Italy tonight. […]
Morning all. The international break is upon us. Two weeks of crossing anything which can be crossed in hope that none of our players pick up injuries whilst away with their respective countries. Those away are: Emile Smith Rowe, Eddie Nketiah, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Martin Odegaard, Granit Xhaka, Nicolas Pepe, Bukayo Saka, Thomas Partey, Mo […]
Morning all. This was a game made for the neutral. It was full of thrills, mistakes, spills and terrible defending, really terrible defending, but it was also a game so so typical of this current Arsenal team. An Arsenal team which during this pandemic of a season, has taken on the guise of a split […]
Morning all. Tough game today I think. With Mikel Arteta ending his football career at Arsenal under Arsene Wenger and beginning his coaching career alongside Pep Guardiola, it’s easy to lose sight of the many years he spent being coached by David Moyes. Not the first name to spring into mind when thinking of […]
Morning all. Not the best result Arsenal could have had in yesterday’s Europa League draw but not the worst. Barring perhaps Molde and Granada, every team left in this competition will be a tough nut to crack. Slavia Prague might very well have a UEFA investigation hanging over them when Arsenal play them after Rangers […]
Morning all. In the dressing room it was quiet because everybody knows that it was not a good performance from us. We cannot change it anymore but the positive thing is that it was a warning. We need to be 100 per cent every game. If we play like today then we won’t reach anything […]
Morning all. The task ahead of tonight is simple. Don’t concede a bucket load of goals and we’re in tomorrow’s draw. Olympiakos will arrive at The Emirates with nothing to lose so I’d imagine there’ll be no parked bus or low block, whatever the latest terminology for a defensive setup is because they need […]
Morning all. The boys were photographed at training yesterday and Aubameyang was all smiles. He was stupid to turn up late on Sunday because all it’s done is create another negativity for the media to latch onto. The captain of any team, professional or Sunday League sets the example and being late for a […]