Are Arsenal Up For The Cup? You’d hope so.
The magic of the cup, up for the cup, Wemberlee, wearing yellow ribbons – here we are again on third round weekend, and I still love this competition to bits.…
Wenger’s New Year turns sour
Fulham 2-1 Arsenal So, a pretty dismal start to the New Year, but perhaps a focus sharpener as this month’s transfer window opens. It was the ultimate clichéd game of…
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…
Match preview: Third home game lucky?
Warning: This blog contains the cliche 'one game at a time' It’s a glorious, bright spring morning in London: perfect for a trip to the Grove. It makes sense to…
Match report: One slump or two?
Manchester United 2-0 Arsenal And so, as feared, the sleep-slump to disaster continues. I can't see this one ending well. You don't have to scour the Arsenal online diaspora for…
Ref whistles while Robin works
Barcelona 3-1 Arsenal Another year, another aggregate defeat to Barcelona, but this one was tinged with a dose of 'what if'. What if, at 1-1, we had remained with eleven…
Match report: Exhibit A – The Dutch Master
Arsenal 3-0 Wigan Habsi days are here again Ordinarily, the post-match pint is accompanied by a dissection of the things that went to plan and the things that went to…
Monday night squad ramblings
And so it came to pass that Arsenal's midweek Anglian aberration was put to the sword with a fine performance at Upton Park on Saturday. There's nothing like winning your…
Clean sheet, dented goalposts, but no goals
Arsenal 0-0 Manchester City In the pub beforehand, there wasn't a single member of our party who envisaged anything other than a home win, and some of us thought we…
Home comforts and other stuff
Arsenal have been around almost 125 years now. I've been a season ticket holder for the last sixteen of those. In terms of success, I could hardly have chosen a…