Arsenal a tad fortunate but then so were Bayer…

[smartframe_images_embed customer-id=”6dfbdbe8ed6ff2eb8f8e8ee3c2cef8f4″ image-id=”wenn3fx4JYey” style=”width: 100%; display: inline-flex; max-width: 5184px; aspect-ratio: 5184/3456;”] Let’s be honest, after a faultless Champions League qualifying campaign where Arsenal won every match with the minimum of fuss, each and every Arsenal supporter, myself included, fully expected the Gunners to return home to North London from North-Rhine Westphalia with a comfortable win […]

Bayer v Arsenal – squad looking healthier.

[smartframe_images_embed customer-id=”3ec16c2e89be0acadd2b088db7a33eb9″ image-id=”imbrHqgqYZRN” style=”width: 100%; display: inline-flex; max-width: 5616px; aspect-ratio: 5616/3744;”]   Morning all. The Arsenal are in Germany this evening for a Champions League encounter with Bayer Leverkusen. Not that long ago, the German club went through a season unbeaten in the Bundesliga under Xabi Alonso and with Granit Xhaka in the side. Alonso […]

From Mansfield Town to Bayer Leverkusen…

[smartframe_images_embed customer-id=”04742eb90cefa12a5e3ab9bae92c2b93″ image-id=”neimY8oylzw3″ style=”width: 100%; display: inline-flex; max-width: 4983px; aspect-ratio: 4983/3322;”]   Morning all. I didn’t realise moving to the New Forest would see me bombarded with text messages not only when Southampton win, but when Arsenal stumble to victory. Streaky wins, favouritism from the officials and how our players cheat their way to victory […]

Gunners get over the line at Mansfield – Just!

[smartframe_images_embed customer-id=”04742eb90cefa12a5e3ab9bae92c2b93″ image-id=”neimgMQ8Xglz” style=”width: 100%; display: inline-flex; max-width: 5999px; aspect-ratio: 5999/3999;”]   After a series of nail biting Premier League fixtures, the prospect of a stress free day out in Mansfield was most appealing to me. The Arsenal players bought into the mood too and seemed to switch into their pre-season friendly mode with tippy […]