A good night for the Arsenal
Everton 0-1 Arsenal Immediately after snaffling all three points against Newcastle by the whiskers on our Jimmy Hill, I was full of the joys of spring and confident that we…
Arrivederci abject Arsenal
AC Milan 4-0 Arsenal I have not been blogging recently and I must say, I’ve not really missed it. It would not be fair to solely blame the gradual declining…
Thick and fast: Patch up and move on
Manchester City 1-0 Arsenal Losses and goals conceded are always more palatable when your team acquits itself well. Giving up, or turning up expecting to win, or crumbling inexplicably has…
Monday thoughts: Form, newcomers, radar
Norwich 1-2 Arsenal Another game, another win. I’ve not dusted that little phrase down for a while now but it looks nice in print (and in pixels). Since losing at…
Match review: From Blustered to Unflustered
Arsenal 3-0 West Brom No perching on the edge of the seat, nails bitten to the quick or hearts a-racing. No early goal for the visitors. No visions of wildebeests…
Arsenal v Marseille: Move along, there’s nothing to see here
Arsenal 0-0 Marseille Goonerholic summed up last night perfectly in his blog title - it was a classic case of ‘After the Lord Mayor’s Show’. Fed on helter-skelter excitement, chaotic…
Handbrake off, defensive sureness on: Job’s a goodun
It’s been another fortnight of stewing over Arsenal’s weaknesses. The previous international break came right after the pounding at Old Trafford; this one came after the derby defeat. On each…
Arsenal doldrums: Still not enough wind in the sails
Tottenham 2-1 Arsenal Another league game, another defeat. It’s hard to be positive when Arsenal’s season lurches from one reverse to another with such predictable regularity. We sit 15th, which…
Arsenal wobble but they don’t fall down
Arsenal 2-1 Olympiacos Whaddya mean, why can’t Arsenal do things the easy way? When did we ever do things the easy way? No no no, we can’t possibly put the…
Ruhr draw suits Arsenal fine
Borussia Dortmund 1-1 Arsenal For some reason, it had not dawned on me how tough our Champions League group would be until last night. Maybe it was all the other…