Arsène Wenger
Lots of bits and pieces today so I’ll get straight to them. First of all, rumours are swirling this morning that Arsene Wenger is being headhunted for the England job. It seems the FA are having second thoughts about ‘appy ‘arry, possibly due to his indelicate comments about Arabs, possibly due to his indifferent results…Read the Rest
The Emirates has come to life. Last night you could hear its heart thumping in its steel and concrete chest, pounding insistently and rhythmically and driving this Arsenal team on to injury time victory. For so long the stadium has been no more than a proud achievement of finance and good planning – a ticket…Read the Rest
Newcastle come to town tonight on a surprisingly mild day in the capital. According to my weather app thingy it could reach 17 degrees today and I’m glad because it takes away one of Newcastle’s most potent weapons – big fat Geordies taking their shirts off in the stands in the hope that exposing their…Read the Rest
Arsene Wenger was in chipper mood for yesterday’s press conference which is always an uplifting sight to see. Almost enough to get me over the fact that there’s no Arsenal this weekend, a fact that would usually see me fall into a massive, moany slump. The reason for the glint in his eye seemed to…Read the Rest
First up this morning there’s sensational news from our midfield dynamo and Patrick Vieira-alike who’s actually nothing at all like Patrick Vieira really if you actually stop to think about it, Vassiriki Abou ‘Abou’ Diaby who has revealed the extent of his latest injury. ‘Abou’ says it’s just a minor hamstring worry and that he’ll…Read the Rest
Sometimes the result is not the most important thing. I know that as a fanbase we tend to bleat about lack of trophies (although not anywhere near as much as the media do on our behalf, obviously). We were desperate to pick up the Carling Cup last season but why? Because we wanted to own…Read the Rest
