No matter what happens I have to give him at least four weeks’ holiday. The [Under-21] tournament finishes at the end of June so he won’t come back until the end of July. That means he will not be ready to play at the start of August or maybe at the beginning of September. That […]

Flash back to December 27, 2010.  We were in the midst of a wretched winless run against Chelsea when they visited the Emirates looking for their customary three points. We took the pitch well and truly up for that one, and even though we had to wait until almost halftime to score our first goal […]

So there we all were back in February, thrilled that finally Arsenal had got themselves to Wembley for a Cup Final, desperate for us to beat Birmingham and get all the comments about winning a trophy off our back but all the time Wenger thought the Cup didn’t matter, it was not important. Maybe that […]

Before we even discuss Sunday afternoon’s events, may I take the opportunity to wish all readers a Happy Easter. The weather in Lancashire looked beautiful, and it has been a warm, pretty day here in the Metro DC area. The task was evident as we lined up at the Reebok – scene of some previous […]