Injuries

November 6, 2012

One of the most frustrating things about our recent dire form is that with the inevitable stack of injuries at this time of year there aren’t a lot of changes we can make to the first eleven even if we wanted to. Really now would be a brilliant time to bring a Rosicky, a Diaby,…Read the Rest

February 20, 2012

One of the most depressing sights on Saturday, a day that was not short of depressing sights, was that of Francis Coquelin, a young, talented, hungry footballer making a rare start in an Arsenal shirt, pulling up with a hamstring injury after just nine promising minutes. With so little to look forward to in this…Read the Rest

January 27, 2012

Amid the swirl of the 24/7 interweb news cyclone it’s often hard to know what’s fact and what’s fable as stories and rumours have a habit of getting themselves jumbled up and both can disappear as quickly as they arrived. It’s annoying as a dispassionate observer, all the more so if you’re trying to write…Read the Rest

December 24, 2011

I have to admit, following my initial girlish excitement about the prospect of a deal for Henry, now that Arsene Wenger is discussing a two month loan deal as a serious possibility I’m suddenly in two minds. Like all Christmas gifts my main fear is that despite the fact that you’ve been wishing and hoping…Read the Rest

December 17, 2011

Apologies first of all for the lack of blog yesterday. I had it all written and ready to go and then I somehow found myself in the only office in West London without fully working Wi-Fi. Oh well. Sure you coped somehow. Thankfully the weekend’s finally here and I’ve been looking forward to it for…Read the Rest