The Latest From The Marble Halls

November 22, 2012

Great result last night of course but it was quite a weird performance. Montpellier didn’t seem in the mood to offer all that much of a resistance in all honesty and yet for the first half at least it seemed as if Arsenal would be too busy misplacing five yard passes to take advantage. I’ve…Read the Rest

November 21, 2012

Morning, morning. Just a sec. I’m having a quick browse of the morning’s football headlines. Now…what do we have here? Chelsea brutally sack manager who’s been in charge for less than a year…David Beckham says he can still play at the top as he looks to bring his brand to new pastures and…Arsenal looking to…Read the Rest

November 20, 2012

Plenty of speculation this morning that Arsenal are about to end this contract wrangle with Theo Walcott by bumping up their £75k a week offer by the odd ten grand and finally securing an agreement. The general consensus out there in internet land seems to be that we should just offer him what he wants.…Read the Rest

November 19, 2012

So warm and comforting is the afterglow of Saturday’s result that even everyday annoyances are failing to squash my good mood. Like being woken up two hours early this morning by a text message that had been sent to me by mistake. Or the fact that there seems to be a very real danger that…Read the Rest

November 18, 2012

Apologies if what follows is any less coherent than usual, but I have to confess that today’s blog is brought to you in association with a few too many celebratory San Miguels so my head is possibly still on the squiffy side. But bloody hell was it worth it. I was hoping yesterday morning that…Read the Rest

November 17, 2012

Grey pockets of sleep deprived skin hang limply beneath my eyes. Whirlpools of bile swirl in the black depths of my bowels. It can mean only one thing. It’s North London Derby Day! Woop woop! We all know how big this fixture always is but as I mentioned earlier in the week, this one feels…Read the Rest