Yesterday's objective was very clear: Win. That Arsenal made it look a lot harder than it probably should have been after Neto's sending off in the second half probably needs to be consigned to history, now that the points are in the bag. But it doesn't help my general stress and anxiety levels when we [...]
City getting away with it yesterday against Leeds is no real surprise, but what it does serve to underline is that today's game against Chelsea is huge. It's a cup final. We have 10 more to go in the League. Arsenal are as much in control of their own destiny as 115 Charges FC are. [...]
So, now we've heard from the managers, and we have somewhat of a team update, we can start to look at how Arsenal get three points in a London Derby that I am really nervous about. Not as nervous as before the NLD, but just starting today's musings has some butterflies in the stomach, such [...]
It's Friday, so the official countdown feels like it begins now for this Sunday's big crunch match against the world's most reprehensible football club, Chelsea FC. Today we'll have the managers' press conference, which will give us an update on team news, which won't be very telling on our side. But as I sort of [...]
None of us really and truly started supporting The Arsenal because we were interested in how the club was run. But because of the impact it has on how we progress as a club, how we can potentially improve the squad, inevitably, when the financial results announcement for the previous year comes along, we all [...]
It's Wednesday. We still have five full days before the game at home against Chelsea. But this morning I went for a run and listened to another podcast about the North London Derby. I'm liking this. We have loads of time still to absorb as much of the post-NLD content as possible. I still have [...]
With a full week off from football for those Arsenal players, this week must feel like quite the blessing, it has to be said. If you want to understand the importance of finishing in the top eight of the Champions League, it's this moment of time we're in right now, and you could see why [...]
Football is mad, eh? On Thursday morning last week, I think almost every Gooner to a man/woman/child was at their lowest ebb. We had given up a two-goal lead against the worst team in Premier League history, and the media and rival fans were drinking in the misery, quick to trot out the 'bottlers' tag [...]
There is only one solution for The Arsenal. There is only one result that is acceptable. There is only one way that I go to bed tonight happy. Arsenal is picking up all three points in the North London Derby. I've woken up feeling achy, with a headache, which means I think I'm coming down [...]
I don't know why, but I feel more nervous about this game tomorrow than I have done in years. Actually, scrap that, I think I do know why. Firstly, it's because this feels like a game that, unless we win, we may very well be on the verge of being out of a title race [...]