Let’s hope it’s not just me who’s mentally ready
In the heady aftermath of our 3-0 win against Chelsea in September, it didn’t seem feasible that come the return leg we’d be teetering on the edge of the familiar…
Where’s my commemorative pen, Arsène?
Embed from Getty Images Chapeau to you Arsène, for 20 years of dedication, for transforming Arsenal and for giving us some truly magical moments. For 98, 02, 03, 04, 05,…
He’s lost that loving feeling
It seems faintly ludicrous to describe the second game of the season as a ‘must-win’, but that’s where we appear to be. The biggest alarm bell last week for me…
I’m just not feeling the panic
Two months and no posts. That is without doubt the longest I have ever left it fallow since raising the mainsail on this blog, all those mixed metaphors ago. And…
Uh-oh, it’s the ‘O’ wordÂ
I knew it wouldn't take long. It started with the last day's rib-tickling second place, then after a few weeks of thinking about other things, it picked up when we…
Does hope really spring eternal?
A month has leaked away since my last post, and despite a recent uptick in form and results, I’m struggling to get goodly excited by what’s left of this campaign.…
Here we go again, and I can’t wait
Remember the last time? Remember the pocket Russian's thunderbolt? It’s amazing how quickly you forget a frustrating, rain-spattered nil-nil draw when you have the small matter of a European Cup…
It’s time to get out of the coop and face the Foxes
Like many people who tuned into Man City v Leicester last week, I was amazed at how razor-sharp the Foxes were on the break. Neutral or not, it’s hard not…
No laughing Mathieu
Like most people, I’m intrigued to know what will happen in January, not least because it’s rare to hear Wenger this bullish about doing business. I am already busy. We…
In for El-Nenny, in for a pound?
Well, Wikipedia says El-Nenny’s an Arsenal player, and as we all know, that’s as good as an announcement as it being on dotcom. *Ahem*. But it does at least look…