AFCB editor and chief writer Andrew Weber previews Arsenal’s 2010/2011 season… The fresh scent of a new season could not come sooner for Arsenal supporters, who spent the duration of the World Cup and beyond wondering whether their captain and talisman Cesc Fabregas would remain at the club for another year. In the end Arsene [...]
Welcome, everyone, to the re-launch of AFCB for 2010/2011! After an extended break from all things Arsenal I’m back, refreshed and raring to go for what should be another year of watching Arsenal and telling you what I think about it all. You may or may not know that over the course of the off-season [...]
I really can’t believe it’s the last game of the season today. It’s been quite an exhausting season from a personal point of view. So many late nights, so many stressful matches and so much emotion in the posts and comments on the blog. I make no bones about the fact that I am a [...]
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 [...]
I won’t lie to you, I didn’t get to see much of Arsenal’s 2-1 loss to Blackburn. I saw highlights of the goals as well as a sustained period of about twenty minutes across half time, but not enough that would give me the right to comment on our overall performance. What I can comment [...]
It’s Blackburn on Monday night in the second last game of the Premier League season. We need a point in our last two games to guarantee third place. We’ll hear the team news over the next day or so but in my opinion if Alex Song is present in the starting team then we will [...]
Apart from it winning the hypothetical, unofficial award for most boring Arsenal game of the season there isn’t much to say about yesterday’s 0-0 draw with Manchester City. Both defences ruled and it made for an dour affair, in complete contrast to the hyperactive attacking duel that I had expected pre-game. A lot of that [...]