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…
Au revoir Arsène, and thank you
Embed from Getty Images In the end, the announcement came out of the blue, pushed onto the Arsenal website and social channels with the simple words: Merci Arsène. That’s it,…
Europa League: the last shot at a European trophy for Wenger?
I’m still here, just about - much like Arsenal this season. Moving on up Last time I posted here, about a month ago, I pretty much couldn’t see anything other…
All change at Emerick’s Stadium
It’s hard to remember a transfer window like it. Two players in, five out, one superstar signed, one sold, another nailed down to a new contract - leaving us with…
A new broom is sweeping Arsenal’s attack clean
Arsenal 4-1 Crystal Palace Thanks to the attacking instincts of our defence, and the brilliant feather-light touch of Ozil, we swatted Palace aside in 22 minutes yesterday - then…
More Wowzil, less Woezil
Cheap shot for a stupid headline? You know me. But having watched Mesut Ozil dismantle Everton - I wouldn’t say single-handedly, but he was bloody good - it was a…
Ox pinched, Alexis punched, and no returns
After all that hot air, there goes the summer transfer window. In a market where some teams have spent upwards of £200m, we’ve snuck in with a tidy profit of…
Some thoughts on Wenger
So it's Wenger until 2019 - the least surprising surprise since Surprisey McSurpriseFace jumped out of the wardrobe and shouted, “surprise!†Those making the decision couldn’t have scripted a more…
FA Cup final preview: Cech and balance
*eyes open at 6am*. It's the cup final, baby! Best write a preview then. Cup runneth over Though the river marked ‘league titles’ ran dry many years ago, leaving an…
What do we want? Mojo. When do we want it? Now.
Yesterday I took my kids to non-league football for the first time, for a play-off hopefuls clash between my local team Wingate and Finchley, and the hipsters' choice Dulwich…