Winning ugly is beautiful
Spurs 0-1 Arsenal In line with tradition, before all north London derbies I am filled with a sense of dread. The things that have been evident for so long leave…
Cloud nine at the Emirates
Arsenal 3-1 Spurs Not a bad day for my youngest to experience his first north London derby, I suppose - and not a bad experience for me either. And to…
Pinch yourself – yes it is Monreal
Arsenal 2-1 Manchester City Imagine my surprise when Arsenal’s mojo - which I had prayed for in hope rather than in expectation before the match - emerged in the second…
Meek Arsenal are all at sea
Manchester United 3-2 Arsenal The baffling thing yesterday was not so much that we lost - because lord knows, name a circumstance and Arsenal can magic up a defeat for…
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…
Sweet and unsavoury
I must confess, I didn’t see Gabriel escaping his ban. I’m happy that he has, of course, as it was a nothing flick of the foot and was clearly provoked…
Oli and Wally earn their lolly despite dilly dally
View image | gettyimages.com Arsenal 2-0 Stoke City A beautiful early autumn afternoon that saw me shedding layers as the match went on - sort of like a striptease, but…
There’s more in this side, somewhere
View image | gettyimages.com Arsenal 2-0 Everton There should, ordinarily, be no reason at all why a 2-0 victory should not elicit a sense of complete wellbeing. So why did…