Here it is, folks! The new 2010-2011 Arsenal away kit! Quite spiffy, if you ask me. I’ve seen some mixed reactions to it, but I like it. Now all we need is for the home kit to have the retro cannon logo and white sleeves. We’ll be the class of the Premiership. Not that we [...]
I’m not one to get overly concerned by transfer speculation regarding Cesc Fabregas and Barcelona, but the following story from the Guardian has me extremely worried: “Barcelona’s long-running pursuit of Cesc Fábregas appears finally to be nearing a successful conclusion as the Arsenal midfielder has made it clear to Arsène Wenger that the time is [...]
It’s been a rather busy week following the completion of Arsenal’s season. There’s been lots of talk about players going, potential transfers as well as the announcement of the squad’s for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and I have summarised it all for you today. Campbell’s contract extension The signs are good that [...]
Two big pieces of news to discuss today. The first is that we will be joined in the Champions League next season by Tottenham. Earlier today I posted an article with five reasons why I am happy it is Spurs, not Manchester City, in Europe next season. However, the result does have an immediate negative [...]
Tottenham Hotspur qualified for the Champions League last night thanks to a 1-0 victory over Manchester City. Here’s five reasons why I am happy it is them rather than their opponents that will get the prize of fourth place and a spot in Europe. 1. The City juggernaught gets held off for another season In [...]
A couple of interesting links for you on a Wednesday morning. The Guardian seems confident in their knowledge that Arsene Wenger will be making a bid for Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart when the transfer window. Meanwhile, ESPN Soccernet speculates on Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon’s comments that “If I had to leave, I think England [...]
Cesc Fabregas and Thomas Vermaelen have been rewarded for their outstanding performance for Arsenal this season with selection for the PFA Team of the Year for 2009/10. Fabregas developed from one of the world’s brightest starlets into a fully fledged star, contributing 15 goals and a equal league-high 15 assists from just 27 Premiership games [...]
Just a quick one to let you know I’m a little bit sick at the moment, which is stopping me from concentrating properly and therefore writing anything useful. I am hoping to have a preview of the Manchester City game up before Saturday but in the meantime if you’re bored then check out Arseblog for [...]
Despite a fierce love of Arsenal, I am first and foremost a football supporter. With two superb Champions League semi-finals on the agenda, that means I’m looking forward to a superb week of football. There is something to like about all the teams remaining in the tournament and to be perfectly honest, I’d be happy [...]
I think it’s fair to say that people will be fairly angry after what just happened, so I’m giving you the opportunity to let it out here. I don’t think it’s going to be pretty and I’m not going to hang around – but if you want to vent then go for it. I’ll have [...]
I made four conclusions from an Arsenal-free weekend of football. They were: John Terry is a deplorable sportsman. No matter how they try to change, Spurs will always be Spurs. Lionel Messi and Xavi Hernandez are wonderful footballers. Manchester United will not win the league this season. I want to talk about the fourth conclusion [...]
Barcelona 4 (Messi 21, 37, 42, 88) Arsenal 1 (Bendtner 19) Manuel Almunia – Conceded four goals so at the end of the day can’t be rated all that highly. None of them were really his fault but he didn’t step up his game despite the fact that he was playing the best side in [...]
I was hoping to get the Barcelona ball rolling with a pre-preview today. But with Cesc Fabregas’ participation in the first leg still up in the air it all seems a bit pointless (although I am happy to announce that Andres Iniesta definitely won’t be playing). Anyway, I’ll have more tomorrow including (hopefully!) some news [...]
A bit of a disappointing start today with the news that our appeal to have Thomas Vermaelen’s red card overturned has been denied. Not sure why this decision was made – any sane individual could see it was not a foul and therefore not a sending off – but I suppose what needs to be [...]
I’ve had another exceptionally busy day today which means no real blog post. However, I do have a photo of what looks to be our FANTASTIC new home kit for the 2010/11 season (courtesy of Arseblog). Orgasmic, isn’t it? I’ll have a match preview of the West Ham game tomorrow. Let me know your thoughts [...]
Chelsea are out of the Champions League after a comprehensive defeat to Inter Milan. It’s a massive result for Arsenal for two reasons. One, it removes an opponent that has already beaten us twice this season from the competition and two, because it has the psychological potential to derail Chelsea’s Premier League campaign. John Terry’s [...]
Some linky goodness to tie you over until tomorrow: Carlos Vela scored a goal for Mexico against New Zealand midweek, but also went off injured. Burnley’s Leon Cort has said that his team won’t be holding back on us because of the Aaron Ramsey injury. Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted we are serious title contenders. [...]