A big night for bruised Arsenal
It’s been quite the week. With all the hoo-hah there’s been, you’d think Arsenal were the first team to request a postponement due to a squad decimated by Covid, injuries…
If it’s broken, fix it
There we all were, shaking our heads at the sheer misfortune of losing two players before the game had even got going at Hillsborough in the League Cup, and agreeing…
Arsenal suffer a collective bad hair day
W.B.A. 2-1 Arsenal I’m not sure whether ‘a bad day at the office’ does this one justice, though Arsenal clearly did lose the document they were working on, said something…
KOs, woes and hammer blows
Hammer blow, Devastating injury blow, Major blow. Just three ways to cook the same story, namely Vermaelen’s latest crock. It’s an injury that has rocked us, added to our woes and…
Arsène says Relax: Do it
OK, at last, here we are once more. Arsenal. I had a scratch of the old noggin and realised - to my dismay but not surprise - that today’s match…
Time for a mood change
Scrolling down, you have to peer back to February 17th for my last truly upbeat blog post. That's a month of largely unadulterated misery, and I can only apologise in…
Wednesday: forgotten
Random, late Friday night checkin from me. It's been one of those weeks. Was I surprised about Wednesday's result? Not really. But I do think too much can be read…
Boss on crocks / Spot-on Tom
So the midweek 5-1 came and went, and what better way could there have been to warm up for the weekend's visit to Man City? I was planning to write…
Injury forecast: Chance of sun on Saturday, chance of rain too
What else is there to do during the international break but worry? Worry, primarily, for the health of the Arsenal XI currently scattered across the globe being hacked to pieces…
Last day thoughts and my last word on losses
Some thoughts on winning Yes, winning – you remember it. It’s what I’m confident will happen on Sunday. A combination of hot Spuds breath down our necks, Fulham’s pressing engagement…