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…
If it’s broken, fix it
There we all were, shaking our heads at the sheer misfortune of losing two players before the game had even got going at Hillsborough in the League Cup, and agreeing…
Looking back, looking forward
View image | gettyimages.com I would have been delighted in hindsight for this international break to have been as unremarkable as all those that have come before, but for all…
No place to Jekyll and Hyde
And so to the derby, which gets no less nerve-wracking with the passing of the years. I almost always profess my fear and pessimism prior to the game, which stands…