Morning all. Medhi Benatia is no spring chicken but that’s doesnt seem to bother Unai Emery. Not when it comes to defenders anyway. Stefan Lichtsteiner was and still is 34 years old when he signed back in the summer and Sokratis Papastathopoulos had just turned 30 years old. We’ve signed some mature defenders in […]
Having to sell our best players because of stadium debt has had a debilitating effect on Arsenal and it’s ability to complete sensible transfer business. I think it affected both Wenger and Gazidis towards the end of their time at the club which probably continued to be an issue into this past summer despite the […]
Morning all. If someone had asked me whether or not our winning ratio was better when Mesut Ozil plays than when he doesn’t, straight away I’d have said the latter. I’d have been wrong. The margin might be small, but nevertheless, our results are better when he’s larging it up on the pitch. It’s not […]
Morning all. You’ve probably seen the Paul Merson/Jeff Sterling clip by now which I think is brilliant. For his quick reaction to Jeff Stelling’s comment alone, I’ll forgive Merse for all the other odd comments he made. Not seen it? It’s here at FootballBurp. Sticking with the neighbours, Dele Alli signed a new six year […]