25 07, 2026

Transfer silence isn’t golden forever

By |2026-07-25T09:47:04+01:00July 25th, 2026|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Arsenal Transfers, Attack, pre season, premier league, Transfers|0 Comments

It's Saturday The Arsenal have still not kicked off matches yet, so my hope is that they are using the time effectively to "Spend some faaaakin' money!". A bit of a blast-from-the-past phrase to bust out, I know, but you'd hope Andrea Berta is somewhere doing something to augment the squad soon. Tzolis was a [...]

24 07, 2026

Replacing Mr Clutch: The challenge facing Christos Tzolis

By |2026-07-24T09:45:35+01:00July 24th, 2026|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Arsenal Transfers, Attack, pre season|2 Comments

So we have our first adrenaline shot of transfer morphine, as Christos Tzolis signs for The Arsenal to replace the departing 'Mr Clutch' Leo Trossard. It's a good move. It's a sensible move. Only time will tell if it's an upgrade, but at £34million - and it still feels crazy to say this - it's [...]

23 07, 2026

Salba setback confirmation needs a quick response

By |2026-07-23T08:01:36+01:00July 23rd, 2026|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Arsenal Transfers, Defence, gooners, Gunners, injuries, pre season, Transfers|0 Comments

Now that we know that Big Bill Saliba is out for an 'extended period', Arsenal's need for a little more expediency in the transfer market has become even more acute. We all already knew, in reality, because we've been hearing the stories from the French press. But as an Arsenal fan, you still await to [...]

21 07, 2026

Arsenal’s biggest pre-season win is Timber and White back

By |2026-07-21T09:28:31+01:00July 21st, 2026|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, injuries, Mikel Arteta, pre season|2 Comments

Having spent the last few weeks worrying about how many of our players are going to come back from the World Cup in one piece, yesterday it was nice to see a training video released of some of those players not at the competition return to pre-season training yesterday. The most pleasing of all has [...]

19 07, 2026

No Rogers, no problem – but Berta needs to step up now

By |2026-07-19T08:42:21+01:00July 19th, 2026|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Arsenal Transfers, finances, Mikel Arteta, pre season, Transfers|3 Comments

I missed what appeared to be quite an entertaining game yesterday, as England and France duked out a pointless Bronze Trophy game 6-4, but the headlines certainly have Arsenal interest for sure. For starters, most of the Arsenal boys got on to the pitch, with Rice, Saka, and Eze all starting. And lo and behold, [...]

18 07, 2026

Morgan Rogers – the cost is important, but so is where he plays

By |2026-07-18T08:37:13+01:00July 18th, 2026|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Attack, gooners, Gunners, Mikel Arteta, pre season, Transfers|1 Comment

If you're an Arsenal fan who engages on social media, then you'll be well aware of the good work that HandOfArsenal does in keeping us all informed of the latest developments at The Arsenal. They either currently work at the club, or they are somebody who knows a few people at the club, and the [...]

17 07, 2026

The Arsenal transfer engine has finally started

By |2026-07-17T07:34:51+01:00July 17th, 2026|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Arsenal Transfers, gooners, Gunners, pre season, Transfers|1 Comment

Those Arsenal England fans still reeling from the exit in the World Cup will hopefully take some Tzolis in the news that we have a shiny new signing about to be announced (see what I did there? I'm here all week...). Yep, it appears we have a Greek lad on the way, and it feels like [...]

14 08, 2025

Looking over at other clubs’ gardens

By |2025-08-14T07:48:08+01:00August 14th, 2025|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Arsenal Transfers, Attack, gooners, Gunners, pre season, premier league|3 Comments

Ok, I just want the season up and running now, as I'm becoming a bit impatient and I'm needing to not have the 'feelings' that I've got. Those 'feelings' are the ones that are irrational and based on the fact that because nobody has really kicked a ball in anger yet, every other team has [...]

11 08, 2025

VAR, PGMOL and a sense of familiarity brewing ahead of the new season

By |2025-08-11T08:14:23+01:00August 11th, 2025|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Attack, Defence, friendly, gooners, Gunners, pre season, premier league, referees|2 Comments

How does the old saying go? Nothing is certain but death and taxes...and Liverpool getting a VAR decision in their favour I watched the second half of the Community Shield game in my garden as I was prepping some food for the grill and I don't know what Arne Slot was seeing, but when he [...]

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