The Latest From The Marble Halls
I’m trying to put my finger on why I’m struggling to get excited about Arsenal’s super duper mega bonanza five star British bulldog contract extension signing announcement from yesterday. It’s undoubtedly a very fine piece of news giving us as it does a strong, talented core of home nation players around which to build a…Read the Rest
A shaft of light beams down from the heavens. A choir of angels starts to sing. Last night Arsenal finally produced a display of attacking intent and finesse worthy of the names on the backs, and fronts, of their shirts. Yeah, I know it was only Reading. And of course we had that inevitable period…Read the Rest
A Monday night visit to the team at the foot of the Premier League tonight and what should, in theory, be the perfect opportunity to start putting this season back on track. I say in theory because obviously it’s hard to take any match lightly when you’ve just been turned over by a fourth division…Read the Rest
Finally a hit of good news for beleaguered Gooners this morning as the BBC informs us that Jack Wilshere is about to sign a long term extension to his current deal. There’s no messing about with hiding behind agents or coquettishly toying with people’s emotions to get a better deal. Jack himself is the one…Read the Rest
I do like the idea of Monday night football. Or MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL!!! as Sky would prefer we call it. I like to use it to trick my brain into thinking that the weekend is actually three days long and it’s good to have something to look forward to on a Monday morning. But thanks…Read the Rest
The knives are out for Silent Stan. Former major shareholder and director Lady Nina Bracewell-Smith has been on the Twitters in the wake of Bradford-gate to question exactly why Kroenke is even involved in the club: If making money was the motivating factor, surely there are better ways? Football is a business of passion. SK…Read the Rest
