The young, the new and the repaired
Arsenal 5-0 Nottingham Forest I meant to post this earlier today but there were some technical gremlins… not that anyone will notice as it's been so long! It was a rare…
Ooh ooh Tierney add-ons
So there I was in the shower, thinking about the permutations of Arsenal's summer transfer needs. Oh come on, we all do it! I was considering the ongoing saga of Kieran Tierney…
The pessimist’s guide to Arsenal’s away run-in
Anyone who knows me, or has read this blog over the years - an admittedly dwindling band - will know that I’m not one of life’s natural optimists when it…
Read my match report. It’s two days late and still no good.
Arsenal 2-0 Chelsea In this era of on-the-whistle posts and hot-off-the-press post-match podcasts, I’ve decided to  develop a niche around commenting fluffily about a game at least two days after…
Plenty to ponder as Arsenal self-destruct
Liverpool 5-1 Arsenal It’s not lost on me that since it all came together so spectacularly against our old friends up the road on 2nd December, cracks have started to…
Emery fires up Arsenal in demolition derby
https://youtu.be/cNDLrrs67ZQ Arsenal 4-2 Spurs What a shot in the arm. I’ve been to many crackling, memorable matches at the Emirates, but there’s not much that’s got close to how yesterday…
Are you a no wins in November or more of an unbeaten in 16?
I think my blogging absence may have rendered me incapable of writing a decent headline. Or maybe I never was any good at writing decent headlines? There’s one to ponder.…
Out of the frying pan…
The god of fixtures really did get out of bed on the wrong side when he insisted that we should start this season - the one with the biggest change…
Up for the Emery era
Like Arsène Wenger, I’ve almost certainly been going on too long, but I’ve convinced myself that I’ll be honest enough to bow out gracefully when I’m no longer delivering the…
Arsenal send Arsène off in style
Arsenal 5-0 Burnley A perfect ending. The sun set on Wenger’s tenure at the Emirates, with the team on the one hand lashing five past Burnley, and the club on…