Here we are. After all the summer waiting, anticipating and hoping, we've arrived at the start of the Premier League season with the first weekend. It's a bit of a funny one though, because we're not playing tomorrow, so it only really half feels like the Premier League starts in earnest today. The up side [...]
The official dot com site must be as excited about the return to football as us lot, because despite the fact that Arsène's presser isn't until a little later this morning, we have a veritable smorgasbord of stories to pour over before Le Boss even takes centre stage. Thankfully, they're all positive, unlike the news on [...]
The Arsenal murmurs at the moment appear to surround the potential lengthy absence of Wilshere through injury and if it is as bad as being rumoured - out until approaching the New Year - then there is real cause for concern for everyone. Not so much for the squad, because I think we have the players [...]
I've noticed quite a trend developing in young players who go out on loan - sign a new deal first, then get shipped out. It's obviously to protect the club their contract is owned by, retaining the players value, but it does surprise me that it happens so often. We had Joel Campbell last January [...]
Rafa Benitez is obviously a little worried that Karim Benzema's head is going to be turned by the mighty Arsenal. It's the only explanation for the repeated denials that he's going nowhere. But you know Rafa, as Arsène used to find out, sometimes it's better to let an unhappy player go elsewhere to fulfil his [...]
Stability is a place called Arsenal these days. With the announcement that Theo Walcott and Santi Cazorla have both renewed their contracts with a four and three-year deal respectively, we have seen two of the recently unanswered questions be unequivocably dealt with by the club. In terms of keeping the continuity of the squad together, only the inking of [...]
Moning fellows and ladies, y'alright? I am. Despite the inevitable tired eyes that threaten to derail my sunny disposition, I'm feeling chipper, most probably because my first game back watching The Arsenal since visiting Wembley happens to be another trip to Wembley on Sunday. Sure, it won't have the same expectation, nervousness or intensity, but [...]
Well how about that for a performance from the players yesterday, eh? Six goals, none in reply from Lyon and a table-topping performance at The Emirates Cup 2015. The trophy's in the bag, folks, the trophy's in the bag. Of course we all know this is a friendly and if we were to face Lyon [...]
Life is short. I seem to recall that it wasn't long ago that I was up north at Uni surrounded by Scousers and Mancs, whilst Arsène and Arsenal were doing me big favours by going unbeaten and giving me all manner of bragging rights amongst mates, one of whom was such a bitter United fan [...]
Monday came and went with players returning to training and, unlike in places like Southampton where the odd chap doesn't show for his first day back with his current club, everyone at Arsenal came back who was supposed to come back. No Szczesny stuck in a wishing well, no Wilshere falling in to the Grand [...]