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, [...]

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 [...]

7 01, 2022

How does Arteta rotate in the next 10 days and what should we do about Lacazette?

By |2022-01-07T07:54:48+00:00January 7th, 2022|Arsenal FC, Arsenal Manager, Arsenal Transfers, Attack, FA Cup, League Cup, Mikel Arteta, premier league|0 Comments

Morning folks and welcome to Friday. Been a long ol' slog this week, I have to say, so has it been the same for you? Have you just jumped straight back in to the swing of work or have you counted down until the weekend like me? What hasn't helped was the lack of football [...]

6 01, 2022

Transparency in football is gone; from the EFL to FA…

By |2022-01-06T08:21:05+00:00January 6th, 2022|Arsenal, Arsenal FC, FA Cup, League Cup, premier league, Rant|4 Comments

We should be playing the first of a two-legged semi final in the League Cup against Liverpool this evening. But for reasons that - as I mentioned yesterday - are increasingly murky, it has been postponed to 20th January, in two week's from today. The EFL - chaired by Merseyside-born former Liverpool Chairman Rick Parry [...]

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