10 01, 2026

Saka’s signing and big second half of the season needed

By |2026-01-10T09:54:42+00:00January 10th, 2026|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Attack, contracts, FA Cup, gooners, Gunners, History, Mikel Arteta|0 Comments

Let's start with the lovely ol' news that Bukayo Saka has reportedly agreed a new deal worth around £350k-per-week, depending on who you believe. What great news this is to finish a working week! It was announced yesterday via David Ornstein and a few others that pen had been put to paper on a new [...]

8 01, 2026

Can you grasp the opportunity?

By |2026-01-08T09:26:06+00:00January 8th, 2026|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Attack, History, Match Preview, midfield, Mikel Arteta, premier league, Tactics|0 Comments

Well now. That was one heck of a successful hate-watch midweek edition, wasn’t it? The Scum lost to a last-gasp winner (and the manager tries everything, including being given an Arsenal cup and told to drink from it because they’ve ’bottled’ some of Mikel Arteta’s tactical ju-ju in there Man United can’t hold off Burnley [...]

7 01, 2026

Gearing up for Liverpool: this won’t be easy despite the pundits predictions

By |2026-01-07T08:15:35+00:00January 7th, 2026|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Attack, Defence, gooners, Gunners, History, Match Preview, premier league|2 Comments

It's a watching brief for us today and this evening, with our game on tomorrow, but I'd be lying if I said I expected some kind of upset in Manchester. Brighton is a good team; they picked up a win in their last game, but their visits to some of the so-called 'big clubs' of [...]

6 01, 2026

The rarest January ever: Why Arsenal don’t need signings (and I’m loving it)

By |2026-01-06T08:28:44+00:00January 6th, 2026|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, gooners, Gunners, History, injuries, Mikel Arteta, premier league|0 Comments

It's day two back in the office for me, and I already feel bloody knackered, so much for the rest and recharging of the Christmas period. I don't know how these footballers do it, you know. Well, I do, because they get lots of sleep, and they also treat their bodies like temples, not waste [...]

5 01, 2026

There are no more Premier League relentless title machine teams: Dropped points are the ‘new normal’

By |2026-01-05T08:39:52+00:00January 5th, 2026|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Attack, gooners, Gunners, History, premier league|2 Comments

Morning all, and welcome to the first Monday of 2026. From a working point of view, given I took Friday off, it sucks. But from an Arsenal point of view, well, it has been a pretty successful and enjoyable Monday in which to write about the current situation. I'll be honest with you, at the [...]

29 12, 2025

Arsenal must avoid the ‘Rope-a-Dope’ and learn the Villa lessons

By |2025-12-29T10:47:39+00:00December 29th, 2025|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Attack, Defence, History, Match Preview, Mikel Arteta, premier league, Tactics|2 Comments

It;s Monday, I think, and at some stage between now and midnight we'll get a team update from Mikel Arteta. By which time whatever I say now will probably be old news. So rather than look at what's going on with Arsenal, why don't we have a look at what we might face with Aston [...]

19 12, 2025

Havertz’s setback is making this feel like ‘The Cursed Season: Part II’

By |2025-12-19T07:50:21+00:00December 19th, 2025|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Attack, History, injuries, premier league|0 Comments

Before we get to the Arsenal of today, let's take a pause and reflect on the Arsenal of yesteryear, as one of our greatest ever players was awarded with a lifetime achievement award at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year. Thierry Henry - my favourite ever player and a guy with whom I've been able [...]

15 12, 2025

The dangers of results-based analysis

By |2025-12-15T08:39:00+00:00December 15th, 2025|analysis, Arsenal, Arsenal FC, gooners, Gunners, History, injuries, Mikel Arteta, premier league|5 Comments

After the final results from yesterday's 2pm kick offs was confirmed, I had a quick check in to see what the 'vibes' were like and to my surprise, there was a lot of doom and gloom going on amongst some corners of The Arsenal fanbase. I saw people saying it's City's title, that they'd win [...]

5 11, 2025

The clean sheet machine rolls on with 3-0 Prague win

By |2025-11-05T07:36:29+00:00November 5th, 2025|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Arsenal Manager, Attack, Champions League, Defence, History, Match Review, Mikel Arteta|0 Comments

It's easy to look towards the two headlines of Merino and the record-breaking back five from last night's ultimately comfortable 3-0 win against Slavia Prague, but I have to say that to a man, that Arsenal team showed what a confidence-laden side looks like from minute one yesterday. It wasn't all plain sailing yesterday and [...]

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