1 11, 2026

The Arsenal curse of Anfield: time to put it to bed

By |2026-11-01T08:50:23+00:00November 1st, 2026|Arsenal FC, Attack, Defence, gooners, Gunners, Match Preview, Mikel Arteta, premier league|2 Comments

There are just three match days I absolutely hate. Today is one of them. The other two are: The NLD away - just hate the stakes, even when they are shit and we've beaten them on their own ground for the last couple of seasons The Emptihad - because, like Anfield, we just never win [...]

31 10, 2026

A few headaches ahead of a big afternoon at Anfield for The Arsenal

By |2026-10-31T08:27:10+00:00October 31st, 2026|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Attack, injuries, Mikel Arteta, premier league, press conference|0 Comments

Happy Saturday, kids. How are we all feeling? I had a Turkish last night; they gave us an extra meal by mistake, so I'll not say I'm in the finest of forms. A couple of bottles of Bordeaux didn't quite help the situation either. Anyway, we must make do with what we've got, and what [...]

30 10, 2026

Anfield pessimism is hard to shake

By |2026-10-30T07:45:43+00:00October 30th, 2026|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Attack, gooners, Gunners, Mikel Arteta, premier league|1 Comment

Happy Friday, boys and girls. Do you ever have those weeks where it feels like it's absolutely flown by? That's me this week. Which is a good thing that the Fleetwood game happened earlier in the week, because I've been able to mitigate the 'banter' damage from friends and family, whilst also moving on myself [...]

28 10, 2026

Sometimes you just have to take your licks

By |2026-10-28T07:47:05+00:00October 28th, 2026|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Attack, Defence, History, League Cup, Match Review, Mikel Arteta, Rant, youth|2 Comments

We gotta take our licks this morning, boys and girls, because we're out of the League Cup to a team who are down there in League Two currently fighting off a relly scrap. That's the media narrative that will be peddled today and, if we're honest, sometimes you just have to accept it. Like Chester [...]

25 10, 2026

The Arsenal machine keeps on rolling against Everton

By |2026-10-25T08:38:00+00:00October 25th, 2026|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Attack, Defence, gooners, Gunners, Match Review, Mikel Arteta, press conference|0 Comments

That was as routine and solid a win as you're going to get yesterday. And I couldn't be happier. 3 p.m. kickoff, a historically stubborn opponent, we haven't scored a set piece or a first-half goal in a while...that felt like it was going to be a grind in appalling conditions yesterday. Instead, The Arsenal [...]

24 10, 2026

Everton at home: Patience is all well and good, but let’s score early

By |2026-10-24T07:53:42+01:00October 24th, 2026|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Arsenal Manager, Attack, Match Preview, Mikel Arteta, premier league|1 Comment

It's match day; it's Everton, and as I said yesterday, it's going to be another tough one in which an opponent tries to stifle and contain us. This one isn't going to end up 4-0 to The Arsenal. Everton are going to be a tough nut to crack, whilst also having a fair bit of [...]

22 10, 2026

Arsenal, Bayern and a reminder of what football can be

By |2026-10-22T07:34:47+01:00October 22nd, 2026|analysis, Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Attack, Champions League, Match Review, Mikel Arteta|0 Comments

So... the pariahs of the Premier League, the ones killing football, the team that must be chastised for their style of play at all costs, went to Germany, played the German Champions, and lived out a thrilling 90 minutes in the Allianz Arena. Interesting, interesting... Of course I'm being flippant, probably a little too 'paranoid [...]

20 10, 2026

Won’t somebody please think of the Premier League?

By |2026-10-20T07:34:35+01:00October 20th, 2026|analysis, Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Attack, gooners, Gunners, premier league, Rant|0 Comments

With the Bayern game on tomorrow night, we should get a Mikel Arteta press conference with one of the players this evening, and I wonder if the media narrative and fainting couch approach by the English mainstream media translate to European competition? I've seen a few bits and bobs from yesterday, and what I saw [...]

19 10, 2026

Forest away: One shot on target, one goal, three points. Job done?

By |2026-10-19T08:03:44+01:00October 19th, 2026|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Attack, Match Review, Mikel Arteta|1 Comment

That was a tough watch yesterday. Well, I say "tough watch", but nothing is tougher than seeing The Arsenal lose, so the fact we speak today safe in the knowledge that Arsenal picked up the sixth win of seven so far this season has to be read as something that speaks with a sliding scale. [...]

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