When Norway boss Solbakken called up Odegaard, I naturally feared the worst, as I'm sure you did too. Footballers are a little different from you and I, you see, because where I personally would happily tell England to 'do one', they want to play for their national teams in these pointless glorified friendlies. So I [...]
I didn't watch any of the footie last night, but City's 4-1 defeat to Sporting certainly stands out. That Amorim chap masterminded quite a victory and it does make you wonder about what a capable manager might be able to do at Man United. Let's hope that it was a one off. We played them [...]
Happy North London Derby Saturday folks. Well, I say 'happy', but when it's away to them, it's never really happy is it? We hate them, they hate us and aside from going to the Toilet Bowl two season's in a row and getting a win, that place has been a very unhappy hunting ground in the last [...]
So...I think that we're done now on these insufferable international breaks. And we have certainly suffered. First Calafiori, then Odegaard, but I think and hope that every other Arsenal player came through them and now we have the daunting task of picking up the pieces and assessing how we are going to go about preparing for the North [...]
I think I can speak for most Arsenal fans this morning when I say: International football can get in the f*cking bin. And then that bin can be thrown in the sea. Because you - like me I am sure - will be pretty cheesed off about the Martin Odegaard injury last night. He landed [...]
It's all quiet on the Arsenal front, as you'd expect given the time of the year, so I decided this morning to have a poke around the official website and see what's been cooking. And wouldn't you just know it, I missed the noises about Martin Odegaard being awarded our player of the season. And [...]
Yesterday I went through the defence, so today I thought I'd do some musing over our midfield. Yesterday I also gave an honourable mention to Declan Rice, because I do truly believe that the trio of Gabriel, Saliba and Rice are the main reason as to why we were so miserly in conceding goals, but [...]
Football does everything to you. At halftime I went up to our bedroom where The Management was packing away some clothes and I said "that was bloody brilliant". I was beaming from ear-to-ear and she sagely said to me "remember, it's only half time, and we were at Newcastle on that fateful day". I nodded, [...]
Arsenal overcome Wolves to keep their title hopes alive in April 2024 with a 2-0 victory.
"Late one last night, was it?" "You could say that" The words this morning from the Management when she got up this morning; I'd come crashing through the door at after 12am and slunk straight in to bed. It was flipping worth it though. My, wasn't it worth it, eh? Arsenal are in to the [...]