The year of the Ram
Sunderland 1-3 Arsenal Every now and then I do that thing where I wonder what some of our home-grown players would fetch on the open market. Jack Wilshere, of course,…
Giroud, Giroud, Giroud is on fire
Arsenal 1-0 Tottenham Doffed chapeaus all round - to Giroud, for an imposing performance in which he scored a deft little number ("good touch for a big man"), to Mertesacker…
A 7-game struggle awaits Arsenal
QPR 2-1 Arsenal Like most Arsenal fans, I expect, I wasn’t naïve enough to anticipate a serene run of victories that would enable us to sail through to the end…
Match review: From Blustered to Unflustered
Arsenal 3-0 West Brom No perching on the edge of the seat, nails bitten to the quick or hearts a-racing. No early goal for the visitors. No visions of wildebeests…
Ramsey’s treat, Laurent’s borough
Marseille 0-1 Arsenal There are times when the best course of action is simply to hide all the dog-eared and moth-eaten parts of Arsenal’s game behind the sofa and enjoy…
Mayday, mayday – Arsenal catch fire
Arsenal 1-0 Manchester United Well, that was fun. Fresh out of the title race and with the handbrake well and truly off, Arsenal put in the kind of shift and…
All eyes on Arsenal’s emerging midfield
So another interlull zips by, and there was me thinking this one would be a blessed relief. It may well be for the team, for Wenger and for the fitness…
What’s done is done, but the debate needs to continue.
It’s four days now since Ramsey’s horror injury, and I’ve been impressed by the powerful, tenacious and heartfelt blogging (and podcasting) on what has been an incredibly emotive issue. The…
Arsenal take strength from Ramsey’s agony
Stoke City 1-3 Arsenal Fortunately for anyone who watches football, the sight of a player screaming in agony with his leg snapped and at the wrong angle is a rarity.…
A toast to absent friends as Arsenal freeze
Arsenal 2-2 Everton A point gained or two points dropped? Both; the former for us, and the latter for Everton. Let’s face it, we were very lucky indeed, scraping a…