Ox pinched, Alexis punched, and no returns
After all that hot air, there goes the summer transfer window. In a market where some teams have spent upwards of £200m, we’ve snuck in with a tidy profit of…
Arsenal routed and here we all are again
Liverpool 4-0 Arsenal How many times has Arsene Wenger stood in front of the cameras after a defeat and pointed out that we were not “at the level requestedâ€? I’ve…
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…
Let’s hope it’s not just me who’s mentally ready
In the heady aftermath of our 3-0 win against Chelsea in September, it didn’t seem feasible that come the return leg we’d be teetering on the edge of the familiar…
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…
There’ll be no homegrown trolley-dash for Arsène
“I definitely wouldn’t go somewhere just because I’m a homegrown player.†So said Jack Wilshere in the run-up to England’s match against Slovenia: a reminder, if ever it were needed,…
Arsenal: Draw specialists
#456203642 / gettyimages.com Arsenal 1-1 Tottenham It’s hard to know what to make of this Arsenal side at the moment. In terms of personnel, we’re stronger than last season. But…
Team in red mistaken for Arsenal
Chelsea 6-0 Arsenal “History will be kind to meâ€, said Winston Churchill, “for I intend to write itâ€. Wenger, sadly, has no such luxury, and when the history books recount…
Giroud and Ozil show their class as Arsenal head to Wembley
Arsenal 4-1 Everton And so to our first FA Cup semi-final in five years. Ah yes, Wembley. The stroll up Wembley Way, my Kenny Sansom flat cap, a mixtape by…
A bad time to stumble, stutter, splutter
Stoke City 1-0 Arsenal You can’t really get away with blips or slumps or off days when you hit the final furlong of a season in which you are challenging…