Arteta, who art unproven
Oof, what a mess. I saw a few comments after the defeat to Brighton that this was as bad as they’ve seen Arsenal play. I’m not so sure that’s true:…
Arsenal’s noise, Arsenal’s Moyes
Into the international break we stumble, with plenty to ponder. When a football club’s a happy ship the dressing room leaks dry up and ambiguous words matter less. But Arsenal’s…
It’s the wrong trousers, Granit.
Arsenal 2-2 Crystal Palace With impeccable timing, I was attempting to follow the Arsenal game yesterday on a train. What is it with mobile coverage on trains? You can spend…
Get the hell out of stodge
Sheffield Utd 1-0 Arsenal As Arsenal became less competitive in the second half of the Wenger era, we could at least comfort ourselves with the knowledge that we continued to…
Wheezing up to third
Arsenal 1-0 Bournemouth There’s a subtle difference between doing some pottering around yourself on a Sunday and watching someone else potter around on a Sunday. And by god, did Arsenal…
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…