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Gooner born in 1982 from Harlow, Essex, now living in Uxbridge. I say what I see - frequently wrong, but hey, it's just an opinion piece, right? Leave a comment and let me know what you think.
3 07, 2025

Could Zubimendi be great for Odegaard?

By |2025-07-03T07:36:30+01:00July 3rd, 2025|analysis, Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Arsenal Transfers, midfield, Mikel Arteta, premier league, Transfers|0 Comments

If you're inclined to believe some of the noises that were emerging yesterday from some of the more well-informed ITKs, then today is Zubi Day, with the club set to announce the Spaniard as their latest signing from Real Sociedad. It makes sense, really, after they made a fairly significant announcement on the women's side [...]

2 07, 2025

Kepa The Keeper is a Gooner

By |2025-07-02T08:15:51+01:00July 2nd, 2025|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Arsenal Transfers, Defence, gooners, Gunners|1 Comment

Now I'm not going to claim a victory after yesterday insisting that 'ACTION' needed to happen from yesterday, but less than 12 hours after I'd written my thinkings yesterday on the need for new signings, a shiny new footballer rocked up at The Emirates. Maybe I need to use this power again soon? Of course [...]

1 07, 2025

July means action MUST happen now for The Arsenal

By |2025-07-01T10:56:49+01:00July 1st, 2025|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Arsenal Transfers, gooners, Gunners, midfield, Mikel Arteta, Ownership and the board, pre season, Transfers|0 Comments

I know, I know, kind of an obvious headline for today's return to blogging from me, as I get back into the swing of it from Portugal. I boldly made the assumption based on previous years that when I come back from Portugal there'd be a shiny new signing confirmed, but sadly my good luck [...]

26 06, 2025

Norgaard makes sense on every level for Arsenal

By |2025-07-05T09:33:32+01:00June 26th, 2025|Arsenal FC, Arsenal Transfers, gooners, Gunners, midfield, Transfers|0 Comments

Greetings from Porto! This week I’ve been road tripping through Portugal and today we’re off to the Douro valley for loads of wine and hopefully sunshine, but I wanted to check in because as we all know, yesterday it appears that there were market movements for Brentford’s captain Christian Norgaard. I wrote it on social [...]

20 06, 2025

Arteta the right man? The clear out, refresh, build, compete and ‘win’ model

By |2025-06-20T08:35:05+01:00June 20th, 2025|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Arsenal Manager, History, Mikel Arteta|0 Comments

I was asked an interesting question yesterday amidst a discussion yesterday about a project I might be involved in: Is Mikel Arteta the right man to take Arsenal to the title next season? It was one of those 'agree/disagree' things; you state your case thereafter, then debate with the fellow Arsenal fans that are in [...]

19 06, 2025

Arsenal get most difficult possible start – how important is momentum?

By |2025-06-19T07:55:23+01:00June 19th, 2025|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, gooners, Gunners, History, Mikel Arteta, pre season, premier league|0 Comments

Morning folks and welcome to Thursday. It's another glorious day in London today, so I'm bringing my work stuff into the garden and do a proper old school "shall we take our workbooks outside, kids" situation for my working day. Screw it, life is too short. I wonder if that's how Mudryk is feeling today. [...]

18 06, 2025

Less Arsenal dallying than you think?

By |2025-06-18T08:44:49+01:00June 18th, 2025|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Arsenal Transfers, Attack, midfield, Ownership and the board, pre season, Transfers|0 Comments

I usually write my ramblings first thing in the morning so I can be done by the time my working day starts at 9am. So releasing the fixtures at 9am today is a real inconvenience for somebody like me, I gotta be honest with ya. Still, at least it gives me the opportunity to be [...]

17 06, 2025

Williams to Barca, but Martinelli posts up just as well…

By |2025-06-17T09:15:41+01:00June 17th, 2025|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Attack, gooners, Gunners, premier league|0 Comments

It's funny, you know, because whilst lots of people have been hot on Nico Williams, that has never really permeated the football side of my brain. So when Ornstein drops a confirmation that Williams wants Barcelona and that Barca are sorting out the details on a deal, I say "absolutely fine by me". I think [...]

16 06, 2025

‘Back-of-a-fag-packet’ transfer money recouped for Arsenal this summer

By |2025-06-16T08:49:54+01:00June 16th, 2025|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Arsenal Transfers, gooners, Gunners, Transfers|0 Comments

Yesterday I saw - and got my thoughts in too - some stuff online about Zinchenko being a target for AC Milan. And it occurred to me that with all of this chatter about incoming strikers, I haven't really thought about exits that will happen this summer for The Arsenal. We've already sent Neto back, [...]

15 06, 2025

Arsenal need to just pick one of the delicious cakes

By |2025-06-15T08:58:09+01:00June 15th, 2025|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Arsenal Transfers, Attack, gooners, Gunners, History, midfield, premier league|1 Comment

That pointless tournament in America kicked off last night and did so with the kind of 'bang' I think most of us were hoping for: A boring 0-0 draw. I didn't watch it, but Sky Sports thrust it into my eye-line on their website this morning with a match review, whose highlights included "Messi hit [...]

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