To pick up right where I left off yesterday, I have to admit I spent most of Monday night checking and re-checking for news about the extent of Abou Diaby’s ankle injury. Yet while I did finally find some sort of answer – two or three games out according to Diaby himself – there was [...]
AFCB’s newest writer Aaron Gordon debuts with a fascinating piece on the economics of the Premier League’s infamous home-grown rule… Daniel Brookes provided one of the “last true reasons to follow a football team,” and embrace the development of young players through a team’s system. Live with their trials and tribulations as they cost you [...]
AFCB editor Andrew Weber rounds up the day’s news… Transfer window goes mental In a transfer window that has been calmer than Gilberto Silva, the news from the past twenty-four hours has gone all Jens Lehmann. It reads like this: William Gallas is to complete a medical with Spurs. Fulham have turned down another bid [...]
AFCB writer Daniel Brookes provides a typically alternative view in ‘From The Left Wing’… Welcome one and welcome all to my first article on the new-look AFCB. By way of introduction, my name is Dan, I live in London, I’ve been following Arsenal for about 16 years now and my current favourite player is Alex [...]
AFCB editor Andrew Weber rounds up the day’s news… Fabianski wants to earn respect The eldest of our two Polish goalkeepers, Lukasz Fabianski, has once again spoken of his determination to prove his critics wrong and earn the respect of the Arsenal fans. “As a player you have to prove you deserve a chance. I [...]
On the eve Sunday’s season opener against Liverpool the biggest talking point in the Arsenal team, that of who will start in goals at Anfield, has become even more debatable. Arsene Wenger, speaking at the pre-game press conference, confirmed that whoever starts as goalkeeper on Sunday will be Arsenal’s No 1 for the season, but [...]
Arsene Wenger has signed a contract extension until 2014 that will see him end his career as a football manager at Arsenal. For anyone who is unsure about or disagrees with the decision of the club to hand Wenger a contract extension, I strongly encourage you to read Tony Attwood’s fantastic article on Untold Arsenal [...]