Ex-Cesc baggage
Online. Sometimes, an internet leave of absence is just what the doctor ordered. I rolled up my trouser legs, knotted my hanky and set off south for ten days, and…
Latest Arsenal news: Two dull sagas continue to be dull
Another week rolls by, free of blog entries. I’ll happily admit I really have struggled to inspire myself to write much this summer. In June & July of 2009 -…
Gervinho: Uncorked at last
Arsenal signings 2 - 1 Arsenal sales Arsenal: Specialists in snail-paced transfers. The good news is that Gervinho has definitely signed - or at least, he’ll “shortly join†us “subject…
Still waiting, still patient
It’s 18 days since I last peered over the blogging parapet. The last time I did there were very few bullets whizzing over my head. Now there’s a full-blown barrage,…
Arsenal’s strangely enjoyable close season
“For the first time in a while, I will be very active†With these dozen words, spoken at the tail end of May, Wenger has kicked off a fascinating close…
Cesc la vie
So the answer to my question 'Can we keep those three fit until the end of the season' (see below) was a rather simple 'no'. Poor old Cesc and his…
Holed in the O’s own lair
Confession: I used the above headline as it's simply too cheesy to let pass, and if I don't use it now, it will be even later than the too late…
From Russia with gloves
Arsenal 2-1 Barcelona As Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons once said: Oh what a night. I can't remember anything like it at the Grove. The best match in the…
Match preview: Arsenal v Barcelona, the sequel
No sooner had we sunk Wolves on Saturday, my mind turned to this game. I have been thinking of nothing else since, except of course on Valentine's day, when my…
Match report: Theo Speedwagon
Arsenal 1-1 Leeds United Cracking cup tie this. I couldn't make the game yesterday so watched it on HyundaITV while following the mood on Twitter. There was a fair bit…