One of the most enjoyable times in my career ended today. It has been an honour to wear the Arsenal shirt and I want to thank all the coaches, team-mates, staff and fans around the world for the love and respect they have given me. pic.twitter.com/F5p3VEXX2i — Sokratis Papastathopoulos (@SokratisPapa5) January 20, 2021 Morning all. […]
Category Archives: Daily Bits and Bobs
Morning all. Some transfer rumours are amusing, as the chances of Arsenal paying £71 million to Real Madrid for Martin Odegaard are very slim to very none. Yet that’s the story doing the rounds this morning, or at least the story Football London have conjured up. ‘Arsenal’s ears may have perked up’ they suggest. He’s […]
Morning all. As Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville gushed over Emile Smith Rowe after the game, I kind of smiled. When they talked about the way our midfielder plays, reminiscent of the likes of Bobby Pires, Freddie, Fabregas etc, again, I smiled. His and their ability to play one touch football as well as running […]
Morning all. According to The Mirror, Aubameyang and Lacazette are in a tussle for the number 10 shirt. Apparently our current number 9 wore that number at Lyon and wants it again now but imo, there’s only one player who deserves to be awarded the number worn by such a special player we had in […]
Morning all. Even though I’m glad this Mesut Ozil saga is close to coming to an end, or at least it seems that way, I do wonder why things went so badly wrong for him and Arsenal. Footballers with his level of ability and skill are rare, footballers with his seeming disinterest in making the […]
Morning all. The positive, we didn’t lose and we didn’t concede, the negative, we didn’t win. To say the performance was a disappointment is an understatement. Having seen a buoyant Arsenal over recent weeks, the tired looking, crab like football returned and we can’t even blame Willian or Pepe. AMN had a stinker at left […]
Morning all. The news coming out of Arsenal this week has been positive. Gabriel Martinelli’s injury is minor and he’ll be back training by the end of the week. Thomas Partey and Gabriel are back in the squad but the big news has been the contract extension signed by Rob Holding. I don’t think I’ll […]
Morning all. The next two games are ‘crucial’ said Mikel Arteta. Probably because both are at home and his team need another six points. But not only that, we need to keep the confidence high and only winning will achieve that. Plus, our home results have been pretty grim until now so that’s also something […]
Morning all. It seems David Ornstein and his chums at The Athletic are the most reliable of sports outlets. The newspaper is not for its glorious or misleading headlines, unlike a few I could mention. This morning, that very newspaper has some interesting information which is best shared. Arsenal centre-back Rob Holding has committed his […]
Morning all. That was a bit of a huff, puff and eventually blow the Newcastle defence down. Two cracking goals won the tie in the end though. The first was about three things, Saka to start the move rolling, the strength and determination of Lacazette and the finest of finishes from ESR. The second was […]
Morning all. Not one single player name on the injured list. Gabriel and Partey might lack match fitness but they’re back. Both might get minutes tonight, both might have to wait until Crystal Palace turn up at The Emirates for our next League fixture. No idea what kind of a team Mikel Arteta will […]
Morning all. What does a club do with £120 million bank loan? Lord only knows but they have taken one which ‘partially assist in managing the impact of the revenue losses attributable to the pandemic.’ Apparently it’s to be repaid by May 2021 so I’m not sure what the benefits are. Onto other things, loans, sales […]