Morning all. ’Things ain’t what the used to be’ – a line from an old song which I just about remember. Not the original version of course as that was well before my time, as was the first north London Derby. There are plenty of local derbies in football, Reading v Oxford or Swindon is […]

Morning all. David Dein and Arsene Wenger seemed a match made in heaven at Arsenal. Prior to the Frenchman’s arrival, Dennis Bergkamp had arrived and from then onwards, both Dein and Wenger worked their magic. Dein off the pitch and Wenger on it and for the next few years, Arsenal were the best in England. […]

Morning all. I guess nearly everything written in the newspapers these days needs to be taken with a pinch of salt, even the so called “quotes.” I’ve read or listened to Arsene Wenger’s interviews in the past and Unai Emery’s in the present and often a so called full transcript of those interviews have often […]

Morning all. The shining light of Arsenal FC circa 2018/19, were the forwards. Last season the Arsenal strikers pretty much got us to the Europa League Final by themselves. Aaron Ramsey apart, our midfield lacked creativity and dynamism, certainly against Napoli and Valencia. The days of having Marc Overmars, Bobby Pires, Freddie Ljungberg and Sylvain […]