Premier League
For anyone with as much as a passing interest in the nature of modern era 24/7 sports journalism, yesterday offered a fascinating example of the entire life cycle of a sensational news story encapsulated within about four hours. For those who blinked, or went offline, for a minute and therefore missed it, Arsene Wenger gave…Read the Rest
As I continue to bathe in the warm afterglow of Saturday’s magnificent win over the wallets of West London, the last thing I expected to read while the scanning the headlines this morning was Robin Van Persie denying being a Nazi. He’s been accused apparently of giving a ‘Nazi salute’ while celebrating his second goal,…Read the Rest
The clocks went back last night. For those readers outside the UK not familiar with the custom it’s a nationwide measure designed to give Arsenal fans an extra hour to revel in the fact that we put five goals past Chelsea at Stamford Bridge yesterday. I’ve taken full advantage. Yesterday was a huge win for…Read the Rest
Okay. You know how I feel about match previews on early kick-off days so I’ll get straight on with it. Stoke City today. We all know the back story. We hate them. They hate us. We’re the elaborate fancy dans, they’re the brutish thugs. Except there hasn’t been very much elaborate or fancy about our…Read the Rest
Sometimes as an Arsenal supporter you have cause to feel proud about your club not because of the football they play on the pitch but because of the way they conduct themselves off of it. And as if realising that there was very little of the former going on, yesterday the club seemed to be…Read the Rest
I’m not a big fan of the early kick off. It doesn’t feel right watching football before lunch and I always think the players look as bleary-eyed as I feel. You don’t get to enjoy that same sense of anticipation throughout the day either and furthermore now I have to write a blog post that…Read the Rest
