Morning all. We are half way through this 2024/25 season and once again, our defending is the best in the league. Perhaps it hasn’t always seemed that way during the last five months but we have kept more clean sheets (seven – level with Liverpool ) and conceded fewer goals (16) than any other […]
Morning all. We won and that’s about it really. Arsenal against a defensive setup is seldom easy on the eye and last night was no exception. Lots of possession but thankfully, we got the goal needed to win the game. The goal itself was brilliant in my opinion, not because it was flash etc […]
Morning all. Yesterday’s results went quite well for Arsenal until Liverpool played Leicester in the evening game. Man City had drawn at home with Everton, Nottingham Forest beat Totts and then Fulham, who’d been trailing in their match against Chelsea since the 16th minute, sprung a late surprise by scoring twice to nick […]
Morning all. Happy Boxing Day. For weeks and weeks, maybe even months, the BBC had been plugging yesterday’s final ever episode of Gavin and Stacey. We’ve heard it all before about television comedies or dramas which are saying a final goodbye to the screen but on many occasions, I’ve been left feeling disappointed. […]
Morning all. Christmas Day is here and to start the day off, my puppy has just thrown up all her breakfast. Now she’s running around the house with nose in the air. She can smell her presents which thankfully, don’t include food! My day is about going to see my 90 year old mum […]
Morning all. I used to love Christmas Eve as a child growing up. The excitement of Father Christmas popping down the chimney sometime overnight, the smell of mince pies cooking and knowing that behind a locked dining room door was a tin of Quality Street and many other treats which we didn’t have throughout […]
Morning all. I know Christmas Day is just around the corner but for Arsenal, the gift of giving was on show at Selhurst Park yesterday evening. A number of mistakes were made by our two centre backs and keeper, the only surprise being that Palace didn’t take advantage. Unsurprisingly, Mikel Arteta gave Gabriel Jesus […]
Morning all. I checked out our fixture schedule for January and it’s hectic.. 1st – Brentford (A) 4th – Brighton (A) 7th/8th – Newcastle (H) League Cup (TBC) 12th – Man Utd (H) FA Cup 15th – Totts (H) 18th – Aston Villa (H) 22nd – Dinamo Zagreb (H) 25th – Wolves (A) 28th […]
Morning all. Today marks five years for Mikel Arteta as Arsenal manager. He arrived when Arsenal were pretty much in the gutter. The fans had been boycotting The Emirates, the players on the pitch looked like loss souls and the mood around the blog world was somber. The club lacked direction, imagination and […]
Morning all. As anticipated, Mikel Arteta made a few changes for last nights League Cup fixture. Kieran Tierney started for the first time since his summer return, Thomas Partey was at right back with Jurrien Timber and Jakub Kiwior at centre back. Jorginho and Mikel Merino in midfield with Gabriel Jesus ahead of […]
Morning all. We face Crystal Palace this evening in the League Cup. In previous rounds, Mikel Arteta has rotated his players. In the third round, a home fixture against Bolton, four teenagers – including 16-year-old goalkeeper Jack Porter started with a further two coming off the bench. In the last round match, away […]
Morning all. After Man City slumped to yet another defeat in the Manchester derby, Pep Guardiola said he wasn’t good enough: This is a big club and when you lose eight [out of 11 games] something is wrong. You can say the schedule is tough or the injuries to players, but no. […]