12 08, 2023

No bankers, but Arsenal need to show we’re ready to go again against Forest

By |2023-08-12T07:54:03+01:00August 12th, 2023|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Attack, Formation, gooners, Gunners, Match Preview, Mikel Arteta, premier league, Tactics|0 Comments

Morning kids, we all excited for match day? I know I am! Didn't go to bed until midnight and here I am at 6.30am wide awake. There's something very special about the first game of the season when it's a homer. Everything is new, hope has been renewed, the bad tastes of last season (unless [...]

8 08, 2023

We need to string the Turner sale out until Friday late afternoon…

By |2023-08-08T08:15:49+01:00August 8th, 2023|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Arsenal Transfers, Defence, gooners, Gunners, Mikel Arteta, pre season, premier league, Transfers|0 Comments

Looks as though the Matt Turner to Forest deal will be going through sooner rather than later and, with us playing them on Saturday lunchtime, it'd be weird if it happened sooner and he plays in between the sticks at the Emirates for the away team, eh? I've just had a look at the Forest [...]

21 05, 2023

Arsenal go down without a fight

By |2023-05-23T09:36:07+01:00May 21st, 2023|analysis, Arsenal, Arsenal FC, gooners, Gunners, Match Review, Mikel Arteta, premier league, Rant, Tactics|0 Comments

Eugh. Really don't feel like writing about what transpired in Nottingham yesterday. Before the game The Management asked me how I was feeling about the match. "Meh, the season is over so I don't feel like there's any real jeopardy here" was my response. Of course she knew I was lying as much as I [...]

20 05, 2023

Arsenal got a dog! (There may or may not be a football match today too….)

By |2023-05-20T09:26:25+01:00May 20th, 2023|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Arsenal Manager, gooners, Gunners, injuries, Match Preview, Mikel Arteta, premier league, press conference|0 Comments

I'm a cat owner, but that doesn't mean I can't appreciate a loveable dog. And so when I saw that Mikel Arteta had hand selected himself a chocolate Labrador to roam the halls and fields of London Colney, I thought it was a great idea. The thought that there will be an affectionate pooch bounding [...]

16 05, 2023

Should Arteta experiment for the final two games?

By |2023-05-16T08:41:03+01:00May 16th, 2023|analysis, Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Arsenal Manager, Formation, gooners, Gunners, History, Mikel Arteta, premier league, Tactics|1 Comment

Still feeling it a little bit after the game on Sunday. How about you? Even the catharsis of doing the pod last night hasn't helped to get me over the defeat to Brighton. I said on the pod that my football hangover cure was to avoid social media for a bit and that I did, [...]

31 10, 2022

Reiss stars as we get the hammering we’ve been waiting for

By |2022-12-14T07:19:39+00:00October 31st, 2022|Arsenal FC, Attack, Defence, Match Review, Mikel Arteta, premier league|0 Comments

Yesterday I had a lot of fun. Hella fun. And it all started with The Arsenal. I’ve never got up at 6am, trudged across town, got to an Arsenal bar to watch the game at 7am before, but if the result could be the same as what we got yesterday at home to Forest, then [...]

29 10, 2022

The hopeful Arsenal reaction tomorrow against Forest

By |2022-10-29T15:44:59+01:00October 29th, 2022|Arsenal FC, Europa League, gooners, Gunners, Match Preview, Mikel Arteta, premier league|0 Comments

In San Francisco at the moment so if you are a regular reader of these here ramblings you’ll know it’s going to be a little random and sporadic when I post, as well as being at random times compared to what I normally do. Being away and busy has taken my mind off of The [...]

10 01, 2022

Tactical and player mistakes knock Arsenal out of the FA Cup against Forest

By |2022-01-10T07:59:05+00:00January 10th, 2022|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Arsenal Manager, Attack, Defence, FA Cup, Match Review, midfield, Mikel Arteta, Rant, Tactics|2 Comments

For the second time in four years Arsenal travelled to the City Ground to play Championship Nottingham Forest in the third round of the FA Cup and for the second time in four years Arsenal's FA Cup run was halted as quickly as it began in ignominious fashion as we were knocked out to a [...]

9 01, 2022

Forest away – Arsenal must control the narrative and quieten the crowd

By |2022-01-09T10:22:15+00:00January 9th, 2022|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, Attack, Defence, FA Cup, gooners, History, Match Preview, Mikel Arteta|0 Comments

Morning folks and welcome to matchday. It is one of my most favourite match days of the year actually; FA Cup third round day. A chance to travel to a ground that you don't often go to and for me I haven't been to the City Ground, so a new one to tick off the [...]

8 01, 2022

Arteta’s admission on transfer movement is good news this January

By |2022-01-08T09:00:10+00:00January 8th, 2022|Arsenal FC, Arsenal Manager, Arsenal Transfers, Attack, FA Cup, Mikel Arteta, press conference, Transfers|1 Comment

Before I start talking about the press conference and some of the more interesting parts of it for me yesterday, I thought I'd just mention Arsenal's campaign against knife crime that was released yesterday, with a video and also confirmation that Arsenal will wear an all white kit for the game against Nottingham Forest in [...]

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