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  • Frimpong to have knee scan
    Mick McCarthy has revealed that Emmanuel Frimpong will have a scan on a suspected knee ligament injury.
    - 8 hours ago, 4 Feb 12, 7:55pm -
  • Wenger hints at Henry stay
    Arsene Wenger claims he is yet to discuss the possibility to extending Thierry Henry's loan, but has refused to rule out holding such talks.
    - 10 hours ago, 4 Feb 12, 5:49pm -
  • Oxlade-Chamberlain keeping calm
    Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has opened his Premier League goal account, but he will not be getting carried away by the hype surrounding his performances.
    - 11 hours ago, 4 Feb 12, 5:34pm -
  • Wenger - Win was coming
    Arsene Wenger was delighted to see Arsenal surge back to form on Saturday, with it his opinion that a comprehensive victory had been coming.
    - 12 hours ago, 4 Feb 12, 4:00pm -
  • Premier League round-up
    Manchester City moved clear at the top, Arsenal enjoyed key contributions from the past, present and future and Djibril Cisse saw red.
    - 13 hours ago, 4 Feb 12, 3:28pm -
  • Gunners rock 10-man Rovers
    Arsenal put their recent troubles behind them to ease past Blackburn at Emirates Stadium, with Robin van Persie bagging a hat-trick in a 7-1 win.
    - 16 hours ago, 4 Feb 12, 12:05pm -
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  • Arsenal 7-1 Blackburn Rovers | Premier League match report
    Mutiny? What mutiny? For a change, Arsène Wenger was surrounded by nothing but jovial faces as his team, and their supporters, remembered what it is like to thoroughly enjoy a game of football. No pressure. No frustration. No embarrassment. Well, no…
    - 13 hours ago, 4 Feb 12, 3:15pm -
  • Andrey Arshavin deserves Arsenal fans' respect, says Arsène Wenger
    • Arsenal manager expects Russian midfielder to stay at club• 'There is a difference between frustration and lack of respect'Arsène Wenger has told Arsenal fans to show some respect to Andrey Arshavin after the midfielder was booed when he came…
    - 1 day ago, 3 Feb 12, 11:02pm -
  • Squad sheets: Arsenal v Blackburn Rovers
    These are challenging times for Arsène Wenger. Arsenal are still searching for their first Premier League win of the year and the transfer window has closed without any stellar signings arriving. Patience is wearing thin and some disgruntled support…
    - 1 day ago, 3 Feb 12, 6:16pm -
  • Arsenal must battle for Champions League spot, says Mikel Arteta
    • 0-0 draw against Bolton was 'not good enough' • 'If you don't take your chances, it's going to be difficult'Mikel Arteta has articulated the frustration in the Arsenal dressing room, describing the 0-0 draw at Bolton Wanderers on Wednesday as "…
    - 2 days ago, 2 Feb 12, 10:29pm -
  • Groundhog Day has Arsenal falling short of their goals yet again | Amy Lawrence
    The north London side's blundering in front of goal at the Reebok outlined exactly why they need more options up frontEver had the feeling you have lived this scenario before, again and again and mind-numbingly again? If the thought went through the…
    - 2 days ago, 2 Feb 12, 4:53pm -
  • Premier League football at 20: 1992, the start of a whole new ball game
    Twenty years ago, the Premier League was approved, an event described as football's 'big bang' moment In 1992, the English Football Association met the power brokers of the domestic game at their headquaters in Lancaster Gate, London. The meeting end…
    - 3 days ago, 2 Feb 12, 10:06am -

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  • newArsenal 7-1 Blackburn: A Thorough Thrashing
    When I woke up bleary-eyed and desperate of coffee this morning my first thought was “Why do I wake up so early for the impending doom that is Arsenal?” I turned my TV on and was greeted by the image of Arsene Wenger walking onto the pitch and a…
    - 5 hours ago, 4 Feb 12, 11:24pm -
  • Arsenal – Blackburn Preview
    BlackburnPosition 18th, 4-6-13 (18 points, -14 goal differential)Away Record: 1-6-4, -6 goal differentialRecent Form: WLWDLLast Meeting: Blackburn 4 – Arsenal 3 (September 17, 2011)Back in league action tomorrow as we square off against mighty…
    - 2 days ago, 3 Feb 12, 11:44am -
  • Arsenal 0-0 Bolton: Stutter
    Sigh.First of all, the Arsenal Offside would like to place its thoughts to the victims from today’s awful turn of events in Egypt. A truly disheartening experience. Some things are bigger than football, and this was definitely one of them.Typica…
    - 3 days ago, 2 Feb 12, 3:15am -
  • Bolton preview and Liveblog 3000! all in one! For real!
    In three short hours we face a stiff test. No, Bolton aren’t that good. But for this is a test for Wenger and the boys. We’ve lost three games in a row in the league for the first time since 2007. We should have drawn all three, and we could hav…
    - 3 days ago, 1 Feb 12, 5:04pm -
  • Arsenal 3-2 Aston Villa: Finally!
    Cometh the hour, cometh the comeback- for once.Finally, a win for Arsenal! The matter by which it came was joyful, and may just have put us out of our recent funk. In a match where Arsenal dominated in terms of possession and chances created, Aston…
    - 6 days ago, 29 Jan 12, 11:29pm -
  • Arsenal – Aston Villa Preview (FA Cup)
    Aston VillaPosition 11th, 6-9-7 (27 points, -3 goal differential)Away Record: 3-6-2, -1 goal differentialRecent Form: DWLDWLast Meeting: Aston Villa 1 – Arsenal 2 (December 21, 2011)Back in action tomorrow (remember when we used to play matche…
    - 8 days ago, 28 Jan 12, 12:30pm -

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EatSleepSport

  • WEnger staying grounded
    Arsene Wenger refused to get carried away with Arsenal's 7-1 thrashing of 10-man Blackburn at Emirates Stadium.
    - 10 hours ago, 4 Feb 12, 5:43pm -
  • Boss backs struggling playmaker
    Arsene Wenger has backed Andrey Arshavin to silence his critics and claims he will turn things around at the club.
    - 16 hours ago, 4 Feb 12, 12:33pm -
  • Wenger still has the passion
    Arsene Wenger claims he remains as 'motivated as ever' to bring success to the Gunners despite their struggles this season.
    - 16 hours ago, 4 Feb 12, 11:45am -
  • No rush for Wilshere
    Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has insisted he will not be tempted to rush Jack Wilshere back following his recent injury set-back.
    - 2 days ago, 3 Feb 12, 3:51pm -
  • Wenger wants unbeaten run
    Arsene Wenger has challenged his Arsenal side to recapture the Invincibles spirit and drag themselves back into the top four.
    - 2 days ago, 3 Feb 12, 1:34pm -
  • Gunners check on winger
    Arsenal will hand a late fitness test to Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain ahead of Saturday's clash with Blackburn due to a knee injury.
    - 2 days ago, 3 Feb 12, 11:07am -

Wrighty 7 (Blog)

  • Do We Need To Take One Step Back To Take Two Forward?
    I haven't given up on Arsenal making the top four because I can't.Despite Arsenal appearing to want to make it as difficult as possible to get there, something inside me makes it hard for me to believe we won't make it. And that something inside me i…
    - 2 days ago, 2 Feb 12, 5:08pm -
  • Lay Off Aaron Ramsey
    The abuse I've seen thrown at Aaron Ramsey lately has been a sick joke.Some of it has even bordered on things I wouldn't even wish on my worst enemy.I couldn't believe my eyes at some of the stuff I've seen. I mean death threats?! Over a game of foo…
    - 17 days ago, 19 Jan 12, 3:06pm -
  • Wayne Rooney Over Robin van Persie Is A Disgrace!
    On a serious, and I mean se-ri-ous level, I have no idea how Wayne Rooney could have been voted into the FIFA World XI over Robin van Persie. Apparently over 50,000 professional footballers from across the world submitted their votes for the World X…
    - 24 days ago, 11 Jan 12, 4:56pm -
  • Salomon Kalou-Oo To Be A Gooner?
    Twitter (Follow me on @_Wrighty7) and the interweb is buzzing like a bumble bee today that Chelsea man Salomon Kalou could be on the move to Arsenal.Now I believe this is the sort of deal that will be like Marmite to Gooners. Some will like it, and s…
    - 27 days ago, 9 Jan 12, 12:19pm -
  • Arsenal Need This FA Cup
    Being realistic the FA Cup is the last throw of the dice for Arsenal to win silverware this season.We have as much chance of winning the league as Frank Lampard trying Diet Coke, are out of the pint of Carling Cup and the way Barcelona are playing UE…
    - 29 days ago, 7 Jan 12, 3:13pm -
  • Arsenal Should Raid The Bundesliga Again. And Then Again.
    As we know the transfer window is open and that means its silly season time again.Arsenal will be linked with every Tom, Dick and Harry from the Tombs of the Nobles to Outer 'order' Mongolia.Some of the rumours will make you laugh, others you can tak…
    - 30 days ago, 5 Jan 12, 8:36pm -

Another Arsenal Blog (Blog)

  • The topsy turvy rollercoaster
    What an improvement on recent league games, we finally clicked into gear and destroyed the opposition, and frankly thank goodness for that. defeat today would have been an utter disaster.  A mixture of better finishing and some more incisive play in…
    - 11 hours ago, 4 Feb 12, 5:31pm -
  • This squad is not effing good enough
    Frankly we are not good enough and it was shown again today against a deeply average Bolton Wanderers side.  Yes, we could have won it, but we didn't, Bolton could also have won it, they had a few chances too.  Overall we had more of the ball and d…
    - 3 days ago, 1 Feb 12, 10:12pm -
  • Sack the manager, oh no, not quite just yet....
    If any game of football lived up to the old cliche 'it's a game of two halves' then this was it.  We were poor in the first half and so much better in the second.  I have to also add that finally we had something go our way for once, although we ha…
    - 6 days ago, 29 Jan 12, 6:31pm -
  • The Ox goes off, Arshavin comes on and the rest is history
    This game was so utterly predictable.  The unpredictable part of it was that young Oxlade-Chamberlain started and was arguably our best player, also that Nico Yennaris came on at half time for the hapless Djourou, this also swung the game in our dir…
    - 13 days ago, 22 Jan 12, 6:47pm -
  • Dean reduces chances even further and other news
    I was not optimistic going into Sunday's game, we have massive injury problems, our squad is down to the barest of bones, our form is poor and consequently confidence is low, and then I heard that the hapless and compliant Mike Dean is to referee the…
    - 15 days ago, 21 Jan 12, 11:15am -
  • Two step forwards, one step back
    We started the season appallingly, no doubt a big reason for this was the late transfer deals which meant that it took us a fair few weeks to get into gear, and those in the know seem to agree that the board were far more to blame for this than our m…
    - 17 days ago, 19 Jan 12, 10:49am -

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Arseblog (Blog)

  • Arsenal v Blackburn – live blog!
    Join us for live blogging of Arsenal v Blackburn in the Premier League. Kick off is 1pm, team news posted as soon as we have it. Live blog is 100% free to follow on your computer or mobile device and gives you real time text commentary from the match…
    - 16 hours ago, 4 Feb 12, 12:32pm -
  • Blackburn preview – one dose of revenge, please
    For many people the low point of this season was the 8-2 at Old Trafford. And I get that completely. It was  embarrassing but, you know, it was a freak. A one off. Something that’s never likely to happen again and entirely down to the fact that th…
    - 19 hours ago, 4 Feb 12, 9:22am -
  • Words have power + Arsecast 227
    “Not good enough.” Three words used often by football fans to describe aspects of the club they support. They’re used in relation to certain players, performances, the manager, the board, the price of a pint and a pie, how their club handles va…
    - 2 days ago, 3 Feb 12, 8:33am -
  • Give me the beat boys and free my soul
    It’s difficult to know where to start this week’s column. On the face of it, a compelling comeback from two goals down to keep our FA Cup hopes alive, followed by a point and a clean sheet away from home should constitute a reasonably good week.…
    - 2 days ago, 2 Feb 12, 7:00pm -
  • Bolton 0-0 Arsenal: chances wasted and more points dropped
    Match Report – Video – By the numbers I know for many people the word they might use to sum up this Arsenal season would be stronger, much stronger, than ‘frustrating’, but that’s what seems to fit for me this morning. On Tuesday night Chel…
    - 3 days ago, 2 Feb 12, 8:37am -
  • Bolton v Arsenal – live blog!
    Join us for live blogging of Bolton v Arsenal in the Premier League. Kick off is 8pm, team news posted as soon as we have it. Live blog is 100% free to follow on your computer or mobile device and gives you real time text commentary from the match. A…
    - 3 days ago, 1 Feb 12, 7:04pm -

Gooner Talk (Blog)

  • Arsenal 7-1 Blackburn
    Arsenal’s past, present and future all scored as an impressive Gunners side demolished 10-man...[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
    - 13 hours ago, 4 Feb 12, 3:14pm -
  • Arsenal’s ‘must-win’ game and an impossible road to Europe
    Arsenal are a top priced 1.3 with Betfred for their “must win” game against Blackburn...[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
    - 2 days ago, 3 Feb 12, 2:53pm -
  • Arsenal need Fellaini and fresh eyes
    The way the transfer window in the summer of 2011 at Arsenal was handled, let alone this January,...[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
    - 2 days ago, 3 Feb 12, 1:15pm -
  • Bolton 0-0 Arsenal
    Arsenal failed to find the net against a resilient Bolton side on Wednesday evening in what was a...[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
    - 3 days ago, 1 Feb 12, 10:10pm -
  • Rosicky in talks over contract extension
    Tomas Rosicky is expected to be offered a one-year contract extension by Arsenal, after his agent...[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
    - 7 days ago, 28 Jan 12, 7:34pm -
  • Arsenal v Aston Villa – FA Cup Betting Preview
    Arsenal look a steal at 1.57 to beat Aston Villa in their fourth round FA Cup tie at the Emirates...[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
    - 8 days ago, 27 Jan 12, 5:34pm -

A Cultured Left Foot (Blog)

  • Blackburn Rovers Preview: Back On Track Or Derailed?
    Blackburn arrive at The Emirates for the early kick-off, both sides in desperate need of a win for entirely different reasons. It seems barely credible that Steve Kean is still in charge of the Lancastrians given the criticism of his tenure by suppor…
    - 20 hours ago, 4 Feb 12, 8:35am -
  • A Dose Of Sanity & High Demands – A Normal Arsenal Day
    Pleasures and wayward distractions prevent Big Al’s normal weekly contribution, his family fearing for his sanity when he came home with 60,000 white permanent marker pens and a plan to buy a Sea King helicopter to transport them all to The Emirate…
    - 2 days ago, 3 Feb 12, 9:13am -
  • Arsenal Denied In Chance To Take Advantage Of Others Failings
    Bolton Wanderers 0 – 0 Arsenal Arsenal halted their recent torpid run of results in the Premier League with a point that brought them no closer to the top four but bucked the recent trend of making it further away. Newcastle leapfrogged into fifth…
    - 3 days ago, 2 Feb 12, 9:47am -
  • Bolton Preview: Wandering Stars Begin To Return
    Arsenal travel to The Reebok Stadium this evening looking for an end to the recent run of dismal Premier League results and performances. No points during the month of January for the first time during Wenger’s reign is probably in keeping with the…
    - 4 days ago, 1 Feb 12, 6:51am -
  • Deadline Day With Hopes And Aspirations
    It’s a day where excitement will be barely contained; transfer deadline day is here, Sky Sports News understands is an even more derogatory term than normal. Their reporters though are in trouble as their major source is in the midst of a media loc…
    - 5 days ago, 31 Jan 12, 10:02am -
  • Quick Fire Arsenal Progress To FA Cup Fifth Round
    Arsenal 3 – 2 Aston Villa 0 – 1 Dunne (33) 0 – 2 Bent (45) 1 – 2 van Persie (54 pen) 2 – 2 Walcott (57) 3 – 2 van Persie (61 pen) Three goals in seven minutes gave Arsenal a deserved victory, recovering a deficit that was the result of de…
    - 6 days ago, 30 Jan 12, 10:15am -
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Gunnerblog (Blog)

  • Arsenal 1 – 2 Man U: Mutiny at the Emirates
    Yesterday, Arsenal lost 2-1 to Manchester United, which is no great disaster. It’s certainly an improvement on the 8-2. However, yesterday Arsene Wenger lost a lot more than a football match. In one moment, he seemed to lose the trust of the Arsena…
    - 13 days ago, 23 Jan 12, 1:16am -
  • United Preview: Points required; Pride essential
    Arsene is not really the sort of manager to deliver a rousing team-talk before a big game.  Fortunately, today, he doesn’t need to. All he need do is print out the following, and tack it to the dressing room wall. I’m sorry to have made you look…
    - 14 days ago, 22 Jan 12, 2:19pm -
  • Swansea thoughts: Ramsey does too much and Theo doesn’t do enough
    Match Report | Highlights | Arsene’s reaction I am not a fan of blaming referees for poor results… …especially in a match like this, when Arsenal had ample time to get back in control of the game.  Slow-motion replays may have shown that Natha…
    - 19 days ago, 16 Jan 12, 4:40pm -
  • Invincible, Immortal, & In the fourth round
    Match Report | Highlights | Arsene’s reaction The diagonal through ball from Alex Song was perfect. It could have been played by Patrick Vieira, Robert Pires, or even Dennis Bergkamp. The first touch was immaculate, the body shape breathtakingly fa…
    - 26 days ago, 10 Jan 12, 1:42am -
  • Return of the King: Welcome home Thierry
    What is va va voom? It’s many things. It’s a style, an attitude. It’s a grace, an impudence, a gallic flair. It’s instant control, a side-footed finish, and a shrug of celebration. And what is more, it’s back. As of today, for a period of s…
    - 27 days ago, 9 Jan 12, 9:15am -
  • Fulham defeat shows the need for Henry
    I don’t, like Arsene Wenger, blame the referee for our defeat at Fulham.  Nor do I blame the Fulham players who targeted a player struggling on a booking: I would hope Arsenal would do exactly the same thing.  I don’t blame Johan Djorou for bei…
    - 31 days ago, 5 Jan 12, 1:12pm -

Arsenal Insider

Arsenal FC Blog (Blog)

  • Arsenal must beat Blackburn, but can they overtake Chelsea in the next month?
    Arsenal need to get back to winning ways in the league and they are a top priced 1.3 with Betfred to just that in their game against Blackburn at the Emirates. The Gunners have not won any of their last four games in the Premiership and currently s…
    - 2 days ago, 3 Feb 12, 2:50pm -
  • Do You Really Like Arsenal?
    After a stalemate on a cold dreary night up north we ended a losing run of three games in the league and almost immediately the daggers are out again for certain players, and as always, the manager. It’s very easy to get angry in the aftermath of d…
    - 2 days ago, 3 Feb 12, 9:23am -
  • The Deadline Day Down Low
    BAM! You know what that sound was? The emphatic closing of the transfer window. And pfffffffffffft–that was the sound of Arsenal fans everywhere sighing. There was much hope surrounding this window that Wenger would attempt to strengthen the squad,…
    - 4 days ago, 1 Feb 12, 1:37am -
  • Arsenal 3 Aston Villa 2
    Three goals in seven second half minutes gave Arsenal fans the comeback they were all craving for and the team a trip to the north east to look forward to for the 5th round of the FA Cup. It was the kind of schizo self-sabotaging performance we are n…
    - 6 days ago, 29 Jan 12, 9:30pm -
  • Getting up for the cup
    A rare evening for me not spent working on a Saturday night meant I could sit at home and shoot the breeze (albeit alone and in my head) about the state of play down at the Emirates and a few conclusions have been drawn. Wilshere’s setback has made…
    - 7 days ago, 29 Jan 12, 12:57am -
  • Loyal readers please read: an important change to the AFCB
    Hello to all. Andy here. You’ve surely all realised in recent times that I have not been contributing much at all to the blog. It’s been a huge disappointment of mine that I haven’t been able to do so, but the simple truth is that work has got…
    - 8 days ago, 28 Jan 12, 10:02am -

Untold Arsenal (Blog)

  • Great sick feeling, Arsenal – Blackburn
    Woolwich Arsenal, the club that changed football. Have your name in the book as an official sponsor. Updated information here By Walter Broeckx Well we all know that feeling. You come home Friday afternoon from work. But you have a cold feeling a bit…
    - 12 hours ago, 4 Feb 12, 4:00pm -
  • RefWatch – Arsenal Vs Blackburn Rovers (04/02/2012 – 13:00)
    Untold Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal By DogFace Referee: Andre Marriner Assistant 1: John Flynn Assistant 2: Sian Massey 4th Official: Paul Tierney Good morning stat-fans and welcome to RefWatch… It’s been a depressing few days to be an A…
    - 1 day ago, 3 Feb 12, 5:17pm -
  • Untold injury index – Gameweek 23
    Untold Injury Index – Gameweek 23 By Dale Higginbottom     In and around the frenzy (ok, sort of mild frenzy) of the transfer window and FA Cup action there appears to be some league fixtures that almost have crept up on everyone. After the wee…
    - 2 days ago, 3 Feb 12, 1:45pm -
  • Untold Ref Review: Bolton Wanderers 0 – 0 Arsenal
    Woolwich Arsenal, the club that changed football. Have your name in the book as an official sponsor. Updated information here Today’s referee is Chris Foy – A scoreless goal at the Reebok stadium between Bolton Wanderers and Arsenal. Only one per…
    - 2 days ago, 3 Feb 12, 7:33am -
  • The view from the stands: Bolton vs. Arsenal match report
    By Phil Gregory Well, 0-0 versus Bolton was a disappointment and a serious blow to attempts to haul in Tottenham. The odds on that front are getting near the stage where it would be irrational to expect us to overhaul our neighbour should we not shri…
    - 3 days ago, 2 Feb 12, 11:02am -
  • A closer look: Aaron Ramsey
    Woolwich Arsenal, the club that changed football. Have your name in the book as an official sponsor. Updated information here By Walter Broeckx   As I have heard that Ramsey is the next victim of the AAA brigade I thought it would be an interesting…
    - 3 days ago, 2 Feb 12, 10:55am -

Le Grove (Blog)

Selectabet (Sponsored)

  • Today’s Football Tipsters Tips: 4th Feb
    Here are today’s top tips form the leading newspaper tipsters in the UK.Tips from the newspapers including Mr Fixit, Sam Spread, Jim Delahunt, Tony Cacarino, Dale Tempest, Andy Townsend, Mike Triffitt, Ian Wilkerson, Dan Childs, Kevin Pullein, De…
    - 16 hours ago, 4 Feb 12, 11:41am -
  • Golf: Fed Ex Waste Management Phoenix Open Tips
    Buckle up ladies, this is your superior officer speaking and this might just get exciting…welcome to my new office here at the PGA Tour!Fed Ex Cup: Waste Management Phoenix OpenAfter the thrilling ending to last week’s Farmers Insurance Open,…
    - 3 days ago, 1 Feb 12, 11:18pm -
  • Golf: Qatar Masters Tips
    Race to Dubai: Commercialbank Qatar Master presented by Dolphin EnergyOff we trot around the globe only this week slightly further up the Arabian gulf for the second of the three event swing in the desert at yet another predictably lush oasis wi…
    - 4 days ago, 31 Jan 12, 4:12pm -
  • Barca v Real: 11/8 Says There’ll Be Goals
    Barcelona v Real MadridCop del Rey, Quarter Final, 2nd Leg (Agg: 2-1)Live on Sky Sports 2. Kick off 9pmA 2-1 lead from the first leg has put Barca in pole position to reach the Copa del Rey semi-finals at the expense of their greatest rivals but i…
    - 11 days ago, 25 Jan 12, 11:31am -
  • Liverpool v Man City: 7/4 City the Value Bet
    Liverpool v Man CityCarling Cup Semi Final 2nd Leg ( Agg. 1-0)Live on Sky Sports. Kick off 7.45pmKenny Dalglish didn’t miss his players when he took a swipe at their performance in Saturday’s 3-1 defeat at Bolton but will he get the desired re…
    - 11 days ago, 25 Jan 12, 10:27am -
  • Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship Tips
    Congratulations Luke Donald! Merry Christmas! Happy New Year! Happy Chinese New Year and the briefest of mentions of all the other good things worth celebrating since the last Race to Dubai post back in mid December last year. It seems so long a…
    - 12 days ago, 24 Jan 12, 10:32am -

The Gunning Hawk (Blog)

Arsenal @ Blogs FC (Blog)

  • What Is Left In Arsene’s Arsenal?
    As Arsenal look back on a successful 125 years of club history it seems fans, players and staff are also contemplating the future of their club.Although a positive run of form suggests otherwise, the club is expected to complete the most unsuccessfu…
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  • 6%? You’re Having A Laugh
    It’s been quite some time since I scribbled anything about the Arsenal from a fans perspective, quite some indeed.One of many reasons being the lacklustre displays from a set of players (Jack and RVP, consider yourselves exempt), leaving my finger…
    - , 15 May 11, 10:44pm -
  • Frustrated is the word.
    After an emphatic win against Chelsea and an impressive 0-3 away win at the fortress that is St Andrews Arsenal looked once again to be proper title contenders. Minus a slight loss of form at Wigan Arsenal looked set to rival the two Manchesters a…
    - , 7 Jan 11, 2:18pm -
  • Prove Us Wrong, Arsene
    The season of festive goodwill may be well and truly upon us, but there’s certainly nothing charitable about the Gunners next opponents, Chelsea.In fact, the Russian-backed Stamford Bridge outfit have surrendered in defeat to their London rivals j…
    - , 23 Dec 10, 1:05pm -
  • ‘Arsene, Arsene sign him up!’ No seriously, sign a keeper and quick

    - , 13 Dec 10, 7:08pm -
  • Arsenal Fan – That empty feeling in the Stomach
    The Arsenal Fulham contest at Emirates turned out to be a treat for the Arsenal fan, who just likes to admire the creativity in attack, and the two goals from Nasri were like pure magic, even a neutral would have jumped off their chair watching it.H…
    - , 5 Dec 10, 8:21am -

The Beautiful Groan (Blog)

  • Bolton 0-0 Arsenal: All about the wider context
    Bolton 0 Arsenal 0 (Premiership) Last night’s clash at the Reebok was a classic example of a football match not being an isolated occasion, and not judged as such, but rather an act in a bigger play, with interpretations not purely taken from the n…
    - 2 days ago, 2 Feb 12, 4:12pm -
  • Arsenal 1-2 Man Utd: It wasn’t all about the substitution
    Arsenal 1 (Van Persie 71) Man United 2 (Valencia 45, Welbeck 81) (Premiership) The bare facts make for grim reading. Defeat to United leaves us fifteen points behind them, and eighteen off the pace set by their city rivals. Our own neighbours remain…
    - 13 days ago, 22 Jan 12, 11:07pm -
  • Swansea 3-2 Arsenal: It isn’t as simple as just buying different players
    Swansea 3 (Sinclair pen 16, Dyer 57, Graham 70) Arsenal 2 (Van Persie 5, Walcott 69) (Premiership) Two weeks ago, the Arsenal fanbase was pretty content. A win over QPR had lifted us back amongst the top four at the turn of the year, a remarkable tur…
    - 20 days ago, 15 Jan 12, 10:23pm -
  • One man team talk seems to have slowed down
    What an incredibly frustrating week not to be able to blog. Henry’s return in the cup against Leeds, a dour affair until he emerged from the bench, was settled by three sublime touches – a delicious through ball from Song, an immaculate piece of…
    - 24 days ago, 12 Jan 12, 2:50pm -
  • Fulham 2 Arsenal 1 – a draw would have been frustrating
    Fulham 2 (Sidwell 85, Zamora 90) Arsenal 1 (Koscielny 21) (Premiership) It is always difficult to write a match report after a game like this. I was tempted to pen my thoughts in the immediate aftermath, but decided to let the game settle a little an…
    - 33 days ago, 3 Jan 12, 10:21am -
  • Physiotherapy Corner: Tom’s Injury of the Week – Abou Diaby
    Tom Goom is a physiotherapist and Gooner. He loves Arsenal, cheese and shooting thirty yards over the bar. He hate grass munching, racist centre halves, and former Manchester United strikers who look like Black Beauty’s ugly diving younger brother.…
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Red London (Blog)

  • Report: Arsenal 7-1 Blackburn
    Arsenal responded to their recent turbulence – which saw them without a win in four games – with one of the most emphatic displays at the Emirates stadium. It was all smiles for the Gunners for once in a so far torrid 2012 which had seen them red…
    - 13 hours ago, 4 Feb 12, 2:57pm -
  • EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Watch Thomas Eisfield in action for the first time against Swansea reserves
    New signing Thomas Eisfield pulled on the Arsenal shirt to play for the first time on Wednesday as the club’s reserves side defeated Swansea City 2-0. And before being hauled off after 46 minutes with a knee problem, the 19-year-old was well involv…
    - 1 day ago, 3 Feb 12, 5:49pm -
  • Eisfeld: Who I am and what Wenger wants to do with me
    According to new Arsenal midfielder Thomas Eisfeld, he has been promised the chance to mingle with the first team by his manager. The German youngster joined the Gunners on Tuesday as Wenger’s biggest and only buy of the January transfer window, bu…
    - 2 days ago, 2 Feb 12, 7:01pm -
  • PICTURE: How would you react to THIS?
    Shock, anger or relief? What would your emotion had been if you were to notice this sensational development on transfer deadline day – the manner in which Fernando Torres left Liverpool? (Disclaimer Image only meant for amusement) Please join us on…
    - 4 days ago, 31 Jan 12, 9:40pm -
  • Arsenal confirm signing of midfielder
    Just as Red London hinted a few moments ago, Thomas Eisfeld is now an Arsenal player. The Gunners have just confirmed the signing of the 19-year-old midfielder from Borussia Dortmund on a long-term contract. Arsenal will have to pay around £400,000…
    - 4 days ago, 31 Jan 12, 6:58pm -
  • Midfielder completes Arsenal medical
    Thomas Eisfeld is now odds on to be unveiled as Arsenal’s latest – and perhaps solitary buy – of the January transfer window which closes today. The German midfielder attracted interest from the Gunners at the beginning of the week and it now a…
    - 4 days ago, 31 Jan 12, 5:52pm -

Arsenal Addict (Blog)

  • What the papers say: Top four finish fading for Arsenal says midfielder
    We're all about making your life easier here at Arsenal Addict, where our team of Addicted editors spend every spare second scrutinising news coverage to make sure you're kept up to date with what's going on at our beloved club. So if you don't have…
    - 2 days ago, 3 Feb 12, 8:34am -
  • Isn't it obvious why Arsenal didn't spend money in January??
    By Avenell DaveI had a feeling Arsene Wenger would buy a player in the January transfer window.I really felt he would have seen the shortcomings and realised that we needed more firepower and that by shifting a couple of players out (Arshavin and S…
    - 4 days ago, 1 Feb 12, 12:09pm -
  • What the papers say: Wilshere ruled out for rest of season
    We're all about making your life easier here at Arsenal Addict, where our team of Addicted editors spend every spare second scrutinising news coverage to make sure you're kept up to date with what's going on at our beloved club. So if you don't have…
    - 4 days ago, 1 Feb 12, 8:34am -
  • What the papers say: No FA charge for RvP over elbow incident
    We're all about making your life easier here at Arsenal Addict, where our team of Addicted editors spend every spare second scrutinising news coverage to make sure you're kept up to date with what's going on at our beloved club. So if you don't have…
    - 5 days ago, 31 Jan 12, 8:34am -
  • Did Villa show the best and worst of Arsenal and its fans?
    By Avenell DaveIt's easy to get disheartened when you've watched your team dominate a game and still find themselves two goals down at half time.And so it was that all the constant frustration and simmering fury amongst such a strong vocal minority…
    - 6 days ago, 30 Jan 12, 10:30am -
  • What the papers say: RvP saves the day but faces elbowing ban
    We're all about making your life easier here at Arsenal Addict, where our team of Addicted editors spend every spare second scrutinising news coverage to make sure you're kept up to date with what's going on at our beloved club. So if you don't have…
    - 6 days ago, 30 Jan 12, 8:34am -

Mr Fixit's Tips (Sponsored)

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The Gooner Monkey (Blog)

  • Arsenal Sign Young German International
    Who says Wenger doesn’t sign anyone? Arsenal have completed the signing of young German Midfielder, Thomas Eisfeld. Eisfeld joins from the Borrusia Dortmund youth team. After completing his move to the Gunners, Eisfeld said: “I feel very proud to…
    - 4 days ago, 31 Jan 12, 9:26pm -
  • Arsenal 12-13 Kit Details Leaked
    The Gunners new home shirt is mainly red with white sleeves. It also features 2 bands, one on each sleeve, one red and the other dark blue. Arsenal’s 2012/13 away shirt will feature black and burgundy horizontal stripes. Here is a mock-up of what t…
    - 13 days ago, 22 Jan 12, 6:47pm -
  • Video of Nasri Being Abused by Liverpool Fans

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  • Thierry Henry top 25 goals for Arsenal…So Far
    Henry on his return: “It’s kind of unreal because you are talking about a statue and here I am now a few weeks later playing for Arsenal,” Henry told Arsenal Player. “It wasn’t planned. You can ask the boss, he said it himself – he was th…
    - 29 days ago, 7 Jan 12, 2:41pm -
  • Which Person do You Think is Responsible for Arsenal’s Revival?
    After the first five games in the season, Arsenal fans were calling for Arsene Wenger’s head and a completely new squad. After half a season, Arsenal is now in the top 4 and looking like beating anybody. So, who do you think was responsible for thi…
    - 34 days ago, 2 Jan 12, 12:14am -
  • Do You Think we can Still Win the League?
    After a disappointing result against Wolves, how many of us out there still think we can finish 1st? Vote and leave a comment below.
    - 39 days ago, 27 Dec 11, 8:38pm -

ESPN Soccernet (Blog)

  • That unfamiliar sinking feeling
    Before being all doom and gloom, let’s start with the positives from last night. We ended the losing streak in the league. Obviously we’d like to have won, but given our recent form we have to be slightly relieved not to have lost. We also create…
    - 3 days ago, 2 Feb 12, 1:46pm -
  • 2nd half must set the tone

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  • More gutting than the 8-2
    For the third Premier League game in a row, we've lost a match where we could, and should, have got some points. When looking at the match out of context and just comparing it to our last meeting with Manchester United, losing 2-1 is a lot better tha…
    - 13 days ago, 23 Jan 12, 12:36am -
  • Out Arsenal-ed
    In recent years, this Arsenal team have been outplayed before; most notably by Barcelona at the Nou Camp a couple of times. However I can’t remember being completely outplayed by a newly promoted team. We weren’t just outplayed in terms of the sc…
    - 19 days ago, 16 Jan 12, 11:09pm -
  • The perfect script for the perfect hero
    Who writes his scripts? The one played out on Monday was almost too good to be true. It was the sort of story that only appears in dreams or in comic books. A superhero returning to his home in a time of need and providing the winning moment, or a Ki…
    - 25 days ago, 10 Jan 12, 10:38pm -
  • Can we go back to 2011?
    2011 might not have been great, but the start to 2012 has been dismal. Whilst most people see the New Year as a fresh start, Arsenal began the year looking fatigued and tired, and in serious need of refreshment.Hopefully that refreshment will come…
    - 31 days ago, 4 Jan 12, 10:22pm -

Moral Courage Dot Com (Blog)

  • What Was Once Unthinkable is Now Highly Probable
    Bolton 0-0 ArsenalAs in the last round of Premiership games, 4th placed Chelsea dropped points, Arsenal played afterwards, and Arsenal failed to capitalise.Having dropped to 7th, with the transfer window having slammed shut, and with Jack Wilshere no…
    - 1 day ago, 4 Feb 12, 2:40am -
  • Comeback Win
    Arsenal 3-2 VillaArsenal responded well to the United setback against Aston Villa in the FA Cup.In the first half, they played with a decent tempo but got suckered in typical fashion to first, a clever set piece, and second, a clever counter attack.…
    - 4 days ago, 1 Feb 12, 3:32pm -
  • Too Many Holes to Plug
    Arsenal 1-2 Manchester UnitedNot an unexpected result: Arsenal's squad is once again stretched to breaking point. No full backs, no Arteta to help control the midfield area, and little by way of relief from the bench.The first half was in its own way…
    - 9 days ago, 27 Jan 12, 2:46am -
  • Half a Team, No Chance
    Swansea 3-2 ArsenalArsenal were awful at Fulham and they were worse at Swansea.A similar pattern emerged. A good start, an early goal. Then Arsenal lose their way. The hosts take control.This time the deserved equaliser came a lot earlier than at the…
    - 20 days ago, 15 Jan 12, 6:23pm -
  • The Egomaniac Returns
    Arsenal 1-0 LeedsIt was like he'd never been away. If there was a trademark Thierry Henry goal, that was it. And it was pretty close to a trademark Thierry Henry celebration, too- the bellowing, the chest-beating, and the refusal to allow team mates…
    - 26 days ago, 10 Jan 12, 5:56am -
  • The Struggle Continues
    The teams that Arsenal are fighting for 4th have been dropping points; Arsenal have followed suit. Fulham 2-1 ArsenalThis game might well have turned on a classic goalmouth scramble soon after Koscielny's first half opener. Both Ramsey and Song were…
    - 33 days ago, 2 Jan 12, 7:32pm -

Chat Arsenal

Just Arsenal

  • Oxlade-Chamberlain on an “enjoyable day!”
    Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain started his third game in a row for Arsenal and was rewarded with a 7-1 win including his first two Premiership goals for the club, but he says that the points were much more important than him finding the net. “It was an en…
    - 9 hours ago, 4 Feb 12, 6:39pm -
  • Wenger – Why is it always doom and gloom!
    Arsene Wenger faced the press yesterday ahead of Arsenal’s crucial home game against Blackburn, where he is trying to arrest a run of four League games without a win, and he took the assembled journalists to task for always being so pessimistic, ev…
    - 19 hours ago, 4 Feb 12, 9:05am -
  • Wenger considering using Walcott as centre-forward today
    Arsene Wenger seems to be considering rotating the Arsenal team, and it could probably do with a good shake-up after four games without a win, and the foremost problem is deciding who will replace Robin Van Persie as the main striker. Marouane Chamak…
    - 20 hours ago, 4 Feb 12, 8:10am -
  • Wenger – Being 7th is a credit to me and I will make the Arsenal fans happy
    Arsene Wenger is proud of his record of always finishing in the Top Four of the Premiership and he intends to return to that position again by the end of the season. But right now Arsenal face Blackburn looking up from 7th place in the League, and We…
    - 21 hours ago, 4 Feb 12, 7:31am -
  • Wenger to rotate Arsenal and The Ox faces fitness test

    - 2 days ago, 3 Feb 12, 10:54am -
  • The next six weeks will test Arsenal to the limit (Fixture analysis)
    Arsenal have now gone four League games without a win, but that run could pale into insignificance if the Gunners don’t start improving very quickly. Arsenal may have an “easy” home game this weekend against Blackburn, but if the DON’T win it…
    - 2 days ago, 3 Feb 12, 10:11am -

Arsenal Transfers

  • Arsenal prepare for the January sales. Goetze is the top target whilst Podolski is being monitored.
    Apologies for the lack of any content over the past two months. University work is, and has been piling in consistently, leaving me with little spare time to post about The Arsenal. Once work has stopped flying in the site will be running as normal,…
    - 66 days ago, 1 Dec 11, 3:52pm -
  • Arsenal summer transfer round up 2011: Arteta and Benayoun
    The window for 2011 is now closed. Arsenal have made 9 first team additions this year, 8 permanently, whilst Joel Campbell has gone on loan. The best signings will yet to be seen, however transfer deadline day proved to be hugely exciting, Arteta bec…
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  • Benayoun and Arteta complete late deals for Arsenal
    With under half an hour left in the transfer window last night, Yossi Benayoun completed his year long loan from Chelsea, whilst Mikel Arteta signed for £10million on a 4 year contract, from Everton. The Benayoun deal was in place from around 18:30,…
    - , 1 Sep 11, 10:17am -
  • Arsenal complete Mertesacker deal.
    Arsenal have officially announced the signing of Per Mertesacker from Werder Bremen for a fee of £8.8million, on a 4 year contract. The deal had been completed before today, yet we were waiting for a few formalities to be tied up. He will wear the n…
    - , 31 Aug 11, 8:51pm -
  • Arsenal confirm signing of Andre Santos
    Arsenal have completed the signing of 28 year old left back Andre Santos this afternoon, for a £6.2million fee. He has signed a 4 year contract and will wear the number 11 shirt. He is a Brazilian international and was signed from Fenerbache. Arsèn…
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  • Follow Transfer Deadline Day Live On Arsenal Transfers!
    It’s like Christmas Eve, and boy is it a good one for Arsenal! Mertesacker and Santos had their medicals yesterday, including personal terms getting agreed, whilst there is two more medicals booked in today. We are after M’Villa (defensive midfie…
    - , 31 Aug 11, 9:33am -
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Young Guns (Blog)

  • Post Videos from Your iPhone or iPad
    Would you like to post videos to your blog while you’re on the go? Are you interested in a photography theme that’s also video-friendly? Well, look no further, because we have some news for you. The VideoPress upgrade, which allows you to upload…
    - 2 days ago, 3 Feb 12, 11:01am -
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    Today, I’m excited to introduce the latest additions to our collection of premium themes. Designed by Andy Rutledge, Currents, is a responsive, minimal yet attractive premium theme from WooThemes. Currents is perfect for news driven sites. The phra…
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    We’ve recently noticed that a fair number of you have been bringing your tumblelogs over from Tumblr to WordPress.com using one of the variety of Tumblr to WXR conversion tools which exist on the web. We thought you would appreciate an easier way t…
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    Want to receive WordPress.com notifications instantly, even when you’re not on WordPress.com? Add the new WordPress.com extension for Chrome and as soon as you get a new follower or a new like on one of your posts, a notification will appear in you…
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    Are you addicted to checking your site stats? You are not alone. The stats dashboard has always been one of the most popular admin screens. It’s gratifying to know that people are visiting your place online. With the WordPress.com front page evolvi…
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  • Reblogging is Back!
    As we mentioned last week, you can like and reblog posts directly from your reader, which displays a stream of all the updates published on all the blogs you follow from your WordPress.com account. We’ve also brought the reblog button back to the t…
    - 13 days ago, 22 Jan 12, 7:27pm -

Arsenal Column (Blog)

  • Analysing Cesc Fàbregas’ impact at Arsenal

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  • Are target men ever successful?
    England’s love-affair with the “big man” or target man perhaps transcends practicality. As a position, they are hoisted up proudly in the air like a totem, therefore, when one emerges, like Andy Carroll of Newcastle United, it is no surprise th…
    - , 18 Nov 10, 9:28pm -
  • Braga fail to cope with Arsenal’s rapid interchange as inspired by Cesc Fabregas
    Cesc Fabregas was in talismanic form as he helped dismantle Sporting Braga 6-0 in Champions League Matchday 1. _______________________________________________________________________________ On the face of it this was another quintessential Arsenal…
    - , 16 Sep 10, 3:43pm -
  • Arshavin looks left-field in search of his old mojo
    To most people, Andrey Arshavin would have registered on their consciousness in the summer of 2008. He was boyish in his looks; his plum cheeks and fluffy hair were never going to hide his impish charm but it wasn’t before long he displayed all his…
    - , 14 Sep 10, 6:47pm -
  • Part 2: How Arsenal are looking to improve their defence this season
    The addition of Laurent Koscielny to the back line and two screening midfielders is anticipated to help win the ball back quicker. _______________________________________________________________________________ As soon as Thomas Vermaelen kicked his…
    - , 24 Aug 10, 11:00am -
  • Arsenal Column is moving!
    The Arsenal Column  is now moving to it’s new home of http://www.arsenalcolumn.co.uk/. Redirect your bookmarks to the new address for the latest Arsenal analysis starting with the 1-1 draw at Liverpool. Happy reading! [UPDATE]: There has been some…
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Arsenal Highlights (Blog)

Arsenal Talk

  • Class is PERMANENT – The King is back!
    What a comeback! This one is going to be short and sweet we have witnessed something magical tonight no questions asked. I know we weren’t spectacular tonight and we lacked that killer pass in the end but who out of all players could really lift th…
    - 26 days ago, 10 Jan 12, 12:37am -
  • Dortmund, Diaby and THAT Dutchman!
    Greetings fellow Gooners! Up to 7th and within touching distance of the Champions League places again…Crisis? What crisis?!?! Of course, we all had our doubts at one point or another. We all had to listen to the media screaming about the end of Ars…
    - 74 days ago, 22 Nov 11, 6:38pm -
  • Real football is back!
    Afternoon fellow Gooners, I believe this International break was a bit too much of a hype with so called play off’s taking place and few friendlies doing the usual boring injection of football to our souls, it’s like being back from hibernation…
    - 78 days ago, 19 Nov 11, 12:10pm -
  • Hill-Wood Blabs Again & Abject Boredom!
    Greetings fellow Gooners! Yes, it’s that time again, isn’t it?! International break misery has set in and the tabloids are left with literally nothing else to do but find a few new ways to beat Arsenal fans over the head! Worst of all, they seem…
    - 86 days ago, 11 Nov 11, 2:31pm -
  • Time To Ram Home The Points
    Greetings fellow Gooners! Chelsea…Wasn’t it? Really…Lesson in football. Jumpers for goalposts…! But seriously folks, if we ever needed a heavy landing from the heady heights, the 0-0 draw with Marseille certainly provided us with that. A draw…
    - 92 days ago, 5 Nov 11, 2:15pm -
  • Marseille, Muscles and Muppets!
    Greetings fellow Gooners! Marseille at home offers us the opportunity to guarantee our place in the knock-out phase of the Champions League. OK, it depends on the result between Dortmund and Olympiacos too, but with two games left to play in the grou…
    - 96 days ago, 1 Nov 11, 1:59pm -

A Gooner's Diary (Blog)

  • Agent Provocateur
    And so it ends.Our worst fears come true and this morning we've all been treated to the sight of Cesc Fabregas kissing the badge. The Barcelona badge. Regular readers will know that I thought Cesc was a gonner last summer- his body language appeare…
    - , 15 Aug 11, 2:30pm -
  • Life in the fast lane
    I thought it was a mixed, and interesting, reaction to my blog yesterday. Most of you seemed quite happy with the signing of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, but- understandably perhaps- there were some dissenting voices over the prospect of Samir Nasri bein…
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  • Welcome to the club, Alex!
    On a rather crazy day in London, Arsenal completed their third signing of the summer. We welcome the latest production from the Southampton conveyor belt, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to the club. Well, some of us do anyway. For others, the protracted sig…
    - , 9 Aug 11, 2:30pm -
  • Deja vu, all over again
    On Sunday afternoon, Thierry Henry returned to north London for the first time since the last time he was here. The legend was, understandably, greeted with a good deal more affection than that afforded our players at the end of a 1-1 draw with New Y…
    - , 2 Aug 11, 2:30pm -
  • Emirates Cup Day 1: Henry not home, Gervinho is
    Let's get it out of the way immediately, then. Obviously, the non appearance of Thierry Henry during the opening match of this year's Emirates Cup was a bit of a disappointment yesterday afternoon. However, flowing alcohol and an absolutely beautiful…
    - , 31 Jul 11, 5:00pm -
  • Departures and arrivals... Henry comes home
    I've been away for a few days. Those of you who follow me on Twitter will know that I spent my birthday in Amsterdam; I had a great time, thanks for asking. Not that I'm here to dwell on that- already done it elsewhere. I did think that, with the Emi…
    - , 29 Jul 11, 4:45pm -

Carlos Vela News (Blog)

  • Vela Trying To Make Mark At West Brom
    One of Arsenal’s biggest problems this season has been a lack of finishing in advanced positions (their inability to hold onto leads is another story altogether), as we all know that the Gunners play the most stylish football in all … Continue re…
    - , 9 May 11, 11:00pm -
  • Vela Scores Twice As Wenger’s Gunners Sink SC Braga
    Mexican sensation Carlos Vela scored twice as Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal side destroyed Portuguese outfit SC Braga last evening at Emirates Stadium by 6:0. Skipper Cesc Fabregas got two as well with Chamakh as well as Arshavin on the scoring board. T…
    - , 16 Sep 10, 9:21am -
  • Vela Sends Message Out To Mexico With A Beauty Against Bolton
    Young 21 years old Carlos Vela has sent a message to his home country Mexico today, as he converted calmly and with great composure a lovely Cesc Fabregas delivery to make it 4:1 for the Gunners against the Trotters. The … Continue reading →
    - , 12 Sep 10, 7:55am -
  • Now It’s Time For Vela To Shine For The Gunners
    Young 21 years old Arsenal forward Carlos Vela has a really unpredicted opportunity now to shine for Arsene Wenger’s Gunners side in the next weeks. Vela has missed out so far to earn a starting place for the Premier League … Continue reading →
    - , 10 Sep 10, 7:22am -
  • Good News For Wenger As Vela Plays Only 17 Minutes For Mexico
    Young Arsenal frontman Carlos Vela was introduced for his good friend Giovani Dos Santos with just 17 minutes on the clock in Mexico’s one nil drama victory over South American outfit Colombia. That makes sure for Arsenal Manager Arsene Wenger ……
    - , 8 Sep 10, 7:11am -
  • Former Chivas Prospect Carlos Vela Booed By Fans At Estadio Omnilife
    Arsenal striker Carlos Vela did not get a warm welcome by his former supporters as the Mexican national side suffered a 2:1 defeat in a friendly against Ecuador last night at Estadio Omnilife in Guadalajara. After his poor performance and … Continu…
    - , 5 Sep 10, 9:17am -

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Gunners Today (Blog)

  • Anthony Stokes the International vs League fire where Arsenal blew and hot
    “It’s a 11 month holiday” was Trapattoni’s damning verdict after Anthony Stokes pulled out of Ireland’s squad for the Carling Nations Cup. Gio couldn’t understand Stokes’ reason for not playing and for him ‘fatigue’ didn’t count a…
    - , 26 May 11, 11:51pm -
  • Win the midfield, win the game and more? Believe
    Like you I can’t wait for the season to begin. Is it because I miss not watching Arsenal every weekend? No, not so much that but because at least we won’t have to read/discuss transfer speculation as much. So we don’t have a new goalkeeper. Alm…
    - , 13 Aug 10, 11:53pm -
  • 5 things observed from WC2010 & TOTD (team of the day)
    Having watched 45 minutes of every game except the Cameroon – Japan game, here are a few thoughts on the matches played so far..It is brief and each can be expanded upon as a separate post but here goes.. Tippy tappy passing hits a brickwall. In fe…
    - , 17 Jun 10, 12:39am -
  • The Gooner who should inspire Theo and Nasri to come back stronger
    When the World Cup is taking place, Theo and Nasri could do a lot worse than meeting up and having a chat. Two exceptional talents in World football but both now are resigned to watching the biggest competition in football. Both Capello and Domenech…
    - , 1 Jun 10, 11:27pm -
  • Time to make friends with a northern club?
    Even before they were promoted Holloway mentioned how Premier League football would be beneficial not only for the football club, but for the town itself. Having holidayed there twice, I’ve witnessed myself how some parts of the town needed a facel…
    - , 24 May 10, 9:23pm -
  • Guess which EPL manager loves a bargain?
    I’ll give you a clue. In the last 6 months he has signed two players with Champions League experience on free transfers. Forget all that bullshit about Harry Redknapp loving bargain signings, Arsene has done it yet again. He could have signed Chama…
    - , 22 May 10, 10:53am -
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The Gooner (Blog)

  • Wenger reveals which players he will sign this January
    TweetWith Arsenal’s continued problem with our injured defender, Arsene Wenger has revealed that he may dip into the transfer market to bring someone in but he has made it clear that we should not expect any big name signings and they are not avail…
    - 22 days ago, 13 Jan 12, 5:42pm -
  • What Nasri got for leaving Arsenal
    TweetWell we all saw it didn’t we. I was happily, yet casually, watching the Arsenal vs Leeds game when who should appear on my TV, none other than Judas himself Samir Nasri, who was spotted in the stands at the Emirates on the night of Thierry Hen…
    - 22 days ago, 13 Jan 12, 5:30pm -
  • Arsenal line up move for Barcelona defender
    TweetWith Arsenal’s growing injury problems to our defenders, it is being reported that Arsenal are lining up a move for Barcelona left-back Eric Abidal. The French defender is in the final year of his contract and Barcelona may decide to cash in o…
    - 27 days ago, 9 Jan 12, 4:00pm -
  • Monday Rumour: Kalou arrives in London for talks with Arsenal
    TweetThere has been a lot of talk today (Monday) about Arsenal making a move for out of favour Chelsea star Salomon Kalou. The striker is currently away on Africa Cup of Nations duty with Ivory Coast but there are reports today that he has been allow…
    - 27 days ago, 9 Jan 12, 1:19pm -
  • Arsenal can sign Demba Ba for £10million
    TweetDemba Ba is one of the hottest names in the game today as the Newcastle striker has set the stage alight this season by banging in 15 goals already. The giant striker signed in the summer by Newcastle from West Ham apparently has a release claus…
    - 29 days ago, 7 Jan 12, 2:00pm -
  • Arsenal star will not being joining Juventus
    TweetThere has been a lot of talk about Theo Walcott leaving Arsenal as he has not been offered a new contract with his current deal ending next year. It is being reported that Walcott wants a large pay rise in his new deal which Arsenal are not will…
    - 29 days ago, 7 Jan 12, 11:17am -

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Legendaire (Blog)

  • I am happy with Arsenal after Bolton
    I was not happy after Villa – Why?  Cos minus 2 penalties and a fluke goal, we played average at best.  We rarely created any real goalscoring opportunities from open play.  I am never over enthused with Arsenal when we don’t actually play Wen…
    - 2 days ago, 2 Feb 12, 4:10pm -
  • Wilshere out for the Season – Another fracture!!
    Yup – he has suffered another stress fracture… to the same BLEEPING ankle!! This news has only just broken in the last few minutes, and I’m sure there will be plenty more to follow throughout the day. Don’t blame me…. just the messenger. I…
    - 4 days ago, 1 Feb 12, 2:50am -
  • New Arsenal Signing marks the Future of Transfers at the Emirates
    When Wenger first came to England, the other title contenders had more or less sewn up the scouting network on the British Isles, the next George Best or Denis Law was going to be snapped up by United or Liverpool. He had his connections in France an…
    - 5 days ago, 31 Jan 12, 1:16am -
  • Why I Still Back Wenger
    Before I go on, let me state for the record that I swore just as much you when Wenger took off The OX last weekend, he messed it up, no doubting that – but please don’t tell me he done it by purpose or that he just cannot cut it anymore.  He mad…
    - 10 days ago, 26 Jan 12, 4:03am -
  • Does this photo show the future at Arsenal?
    We need more potency in the final third, that much was clearly on show on Monday against Fulham. We dominated and played some of the best football this season, but we could not finish…. second half we took off pace and just got straight out pummele…
    - 31 days ago, 5 Jan 12, 1:44am -
  • Arsenal should sell van Persie
    Hold on, calm down, deep breaths…. hear me out, then shout/speak/swear !! Before I start my reasoning, if you can call it that, I want to say how much I love Robin to bits, he is just the kind of Captain the club needed after being diddled somewhat…
    - 54 days ago, 13 Dec 11, 1:09am -

Arsenality (Blog)

Play The Gooner Way (Blog)

  • The return of the orange moustachioed villain to the Arsenal pantomime
    It was with a sigh last night, that I remembered today's kick off is a late one. I hate late kick offs. Those extra two and a half hours are the generally the worst two and a half hours of my life. I'm not even sure why it's a 5.30 kick off today. Th…
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  • Burnley's defending from the front frightened Arsenal into general dreadfulness.
    A quite embarrassing performance tonight saw Arsenal draw 1-1 with Burnley. As stated in the match preview, Turfmoor is a difficult place to come, so the result in itself wasn't embarrassing. It was the manner in which we played. Apart from a peri…
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  • Who knew that the media jumps on bandwagons? The arrival of the Arse at Turfmoor.
    By now I am well aware that those of you who have stumbled across this blog in the past have now given up on it, but Play the Gooner Way is back after a lengthy absence. Allow me to explain the circumstances. I was very busy. I realise that is a p…
    - , 16 Dec 09, 2:00pm -
  • Arsenal 6 - 2 Blackburn Rovers
    I have long since resigned myself that this is going to be a rather futile post simply because I have run out of superlatives. Nevertheless I'll have a go.I don't think I have ever seen a team attack so well. I don't think I've ever seen a keeper h…
    - , 5 Oct 09, 8:26am -
  • Wow
    Well that was the best attacking display I think I've ever seen from team in any football match ever. Scored 6, if wasn't for an impressive Robinson, it could easily have been 12. I need to compose myself somewhat, before writing a match report lat…
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  • Arsenal 2 - 0 West Brom
    A really spirited performance by the kids saw them deservedly triumph against West Brom last night. The game may not have had the same air of quality about it that a first team match does, but they showed grit and determination to overcome a physical…
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The Cannon (Blog)

  • Gone Snowboarding. Goodbye for now.
    Well as you have noticed this hasn’t really been a good season for me in terms of keeping up the blog! It’s all been for a number of reasons and partly once you start not writing it becomes a bit of a bad habit. There is that, and also that I’m…
    - 58 days ago, 9 Dec 11, 12:21am -
  • Arsenal wallpapers for iPhone, Blackberry, computer and iPad.
    Back in July I made a couple of iPhone wallpapers which seemed to be quite popular, ever since then I’ve been meaning to do a full range of wallpapers and I’ve finally got round to it. To download, click the thumbnail of the corresponding wallpap…
    - 99 days ago, 28 Oct 11, 4:07pm -
  • I have not gone into hiding
    I just thought after a weekend such as that, I should probably explain my absence. There’s no nice way around it, that was a disastrous trip to Old Trafford and never in my life time do I remember a more damaging result. I’m sure that goes for mo…
    - , 29 Aug 11, 9:27pm -
  • Liverpool Preview: If Nasri plays, don’t boo.
    Today’s game is pretty huge. It’s weird but we’re only into the second weekend of the Premiership and this already seems like a pivotal match. In fact this is a huge 8 days what with Champions League qualification to sort out on Wednesday then…
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  • Poll: Would you play Nasri against Liverpool?
    Good afternoon, happy Friday and all that. Just a quick post from me for the moment, there’ll be a full Liverpool up tonight or in the morning but for now, a quick poll. Wenger had his pre-match press conference today in which he confirmed the stat…
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  • Arsenal 1-0 Udinese – 16/08/11 – (Champions League Qualifier 1st Leg)
    Well all you can really say about that is it’s a decent first leg result. We just about managed to not concede and we go into the second leg one up. Szczesny can take some credit for a few great saves, the defence made some good interceptions and t…
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Arsenal Opinion (Blog)

  • The rollercoaster continues…
    First up, this is the first article I’ve written in a good few weeks. The Christmas period got the better of me, then I had a little business trip which kept me out of action for a while, but I’m … Continue reading →
    - 6 days ago, 29 Jan 12, 9:09pm -
  • Striking at the heart of it!
    My mind’s is picturing Arsene as Calvin right now! Do you seriously believe that we need reinforcements? Sorry Arsene, but we do. And it is not due to the scheduling of African Cup of Nations. We just do not have … Continue reading →
    - 29 days ago, 6 Jan 12, 6:32pm -
  • Arsenal vs Spurs
    As some of you may know from the comments section, I live in a house full of yids. It’s just a fact that I am one Arsenal supporter surrounded by spurs fans, my mum, stepdad and younger brother are all … Continue reading →
    - 38 days ago, 29 Dec 11, 10:36am -
  • Christmas Villa
    Arsenal take on Aston Villa in a mid-week game having narrowly lost to Manchester City on Sunday in a game that proved even with no actual full-backs and having lost our two best players in the summer and not adequately … Continue reading →
    - 45 days ago, 21 Dec 11, 6:13pm -
  • Man City 1-0 Arsenal: Player ratings
    Sure, it wasn’t a great result today, but not many teams are going to turn up at Man City and give them a game like that. The Arsenal players should be proud of that performance. After that performance, you’ve got … Continue reading →
    - 48 days ago, 18 Dec 11, 6:45pm -
  • Electric shock football – A must see!
    I’m sure this has done the rounds already, but if you haven’t seen it then you’ve got to check it out. It’s basically ex-pros playing football and getting electric shock treatment. Magical. If you would like to follow Arsenal Opinion … Cont…
    - 51 days ago, 16 Dec 11, 1:49pm -

Arsenal Column (Blog)

Arsenal Online (Blog)

  • Arsene Wenger set to extend Arsenal contract
    Arsene Wenger has today given his biggest hint yet that he is close to signing a new contract, and wishes to finish his managerial contract with Arsenal.Wenger, who has one year remaining on his contract often leaves it late when renewing, but wants…
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  • Is Arshavin’s commitment in doubt?
    Arsene Wenger has spoken of his disappointment at the comments attributed to Andrey Arshavin this week.The 28-year-old Russian reportedly revealed his admiration for the Gunners’ Champions League conquerors Barcelona and expressed a desire to play…
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  • Robin’s return too late to fire Gunners
    Robin van Persie’s 25-minute cameo at White Hart Lane on Wednesday was enough to have Arsenal fans thinking what might have been.The Dutch striker returned after five months on the sidelines with an ankle injury he picked up on international duty…
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  • From Morecambe to Barcelona
    Sol Campbell has had a remarkable season. The 35-year-old centre-back left Portsmouth last summer and signed for ambitious League Two outfit Notts County under the guidance of Sven-Goran Eriksson.But after just one game – a 2-1 defeat against More…
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  • St Andrew’s curse halts Gunners
    The days of St Andrew’s being a happy hunting ground for the Gunners are well and truly over.Arsenal won 4-0 in the Midlands back in 2002/03 and grabbed a 3-0 win the following season, but since then Arsene Wenger’s men have tasted victory just…
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  • Eboue has title belief
    Emmanuel Eboue has highlighted the belief in the Arsenal squad and is confident the Gunners can be successful this season.The full-back turned midfielder thinks Arsene Wenger’s men should be able to cut out the mistakes and can go on to win all of…
    - , 27 Feb 10, 8:52am -
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The Goon (Blog)

World of Arsenal

  • Bin bag protest. What a whole load of rubbish! (Sorry!)
    If like me you spend a good amount of time on Twitter, you might have woken up to tweets about bin bags, and wondered what on earth was going on! Are the bin men on strike? Did someone have an unfortunate encounter with a bin bag? All plausible, real…
    - 1 day ago, 3 Feb 12, 6:53pm -
  • They think it’s all over… it is now…
    Title too dreary? Too pessimistic? 3 losses and 1 draw means 1 point from 12. Relegation form in my opinion. The team and substitutes yesterday were definitely good enough to beat Bolton (without Cahill), so the 0-0 draw is footballastically unacce…
    - 2 days ago, 2 Feb 12, 8:47pm -
  • The catalyst? We’ll see.
     Morning Gooners, At 1645 on Sunday afternoon, the last thing I wanted to do was write this blog. With the amount of negativity surrounding this club, this team and our manager; going out of the club was unthinkable. However the team and the manager…
    - 4 days ago, 1 Feb 12, 8:19am -
  • Transfer Deadline Day: Updated
    12:49: Bolton Sign Ryo Myaichi (on loan) Bolton have completed the signing of Arsenal winger Ryo Myaichi, who will spend the rest of the season at the Reebok Stadium. Wanderers boss Owen Coyle has fought off competition from Fulham to land the talent…
    - 5 days ago, 31 Jan 12, 1:16pm -
  • Arsenal 3 – 2 Aston Villa: The Highs & Lows…
    Yesterday’s game was one of those “it’s all over” games, one of those “heat in mouth”, one of those, “we’ve blown it” games, and also it was a comeback game! Basically, it had all the emotions under the sun. The delight of Oxlade st…
    - 6 days ago, 30 Jan 12, 1:46pm -
  • Arsenal vs Aston Villa – The Big FA Cup Preview
    Happy weekend to all… It’s been a funny old week, with a lot of realisation. Realisation that things have changed, realisation that we’re quite far off fourth, realisation that we’ve just not been good enough – and realisation that we, as f…
    - 8 days ago, 28 Jan 12, 2:27pm -

Up For Grabs Now (Blog)

  • Welcome to Arsenal, Mr Kroenke
    Sooner or later, all good businesses get bought. Arsenal, as we all love, is one of the best businesses around. It was bound to happen. We held out for longer than most. Our sensible financing, our division of shares between a few already-wealthy and…
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  • Of Ashley Cole, Assailant
    So what shall we say of you now, Corporal Cole,that have with your .22 air rifle shot and woundedso direful a foe as Tom Cowan, unarmed intern, 21?And from just 5 feet away, I wonderthat you did not bayonet him instead,boldly through the gutssi…
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  • A new song for Bacary Sagna
    Judging by the comments on the previous post, it seems that the general feeling is that we need some songs for players who don’t already have them.My humble suggestion is for Bacary Sagna, to the tune of the chorus of The Clash’s ‘Rock the Cas…
    - , 22 Feb 11, 4:12pm -
  • A new song for Samir Nasri
    No posts for ever and then two in a day. I ask you. Is it because of a rash of Arsenal news, or is it because this blog is half-maintained by a procrastination-obsessed freelance journalist? You decide.I’m upset with the current Samir Nasri song.…
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  • Calm down, it’s only an FA Cup replay
    Another draw, more hysteria. As the Leyton Orient goal went in my head went down, but then it came up pretty quickly again. Frustrating to have to play another game, but what romance for Leyton Orient. It’s hard to see us losing at the Emirates and…
    - , 22 Feb 11, 12:04pm -
  • Newcastle 4 Arsenal 4: best result of the season
    I figured I’d blow the cobwebs off this old lady and take the time to respond to some of the pessimism surrounding the 4-4 draw away at Newcastle. I’m not going to defend the team’s performance in the second half. Arsenal should not be in the b…
    - , 9 Feb 11, 5:34pm -

GoodPlaya (Blog)

East Lower (Blog)

  • An Eis little surprise
    Bright Eis Did anyone really expect Wenger to burn holes in Arsenal’s chequebook this month? The general climate in football hinted at no, the fact that Arsene is our boss said no, and the apparent need for backup up front or at the back said – h…
    - 4 days ago, 1 Feb 12, 7:23am -
  • Calmer thoughts I have, mmm.
    So I started writing a blog the other night, canned it, and came back to it again with the intention of letting time dilute my disappointment. Why? Well the first effort was just too doom-laden, hairshirt-wearing, chest-thumping and – overall – i…
    - 11 days ago, 24 Jan 12, 9:20pm -
  • Le forthright boss tells it how it is
    I’m afraid I retreated into my shell somewhat after Sunday’s loss, which I watched in the company of my six-year-old. He glared at me a few times plaintively towards the end. “It’s a good lesson for life”, I said (or I thought about saying,…
    - 18 days ago, 17 Jan 12, 10:31pm -
  • Titime to move on / midfield goals
    Wallowing in the glory of Henry’s movie-moment comeback was not meant to last all week, but for me it has. The YouTube video I breathlessly uploaded at about midnight on Monday has now had about 37,000 hits (and Analytics tell me 90.3% of those who…
    - 22 days ago, 14 Jan 12, 1:53pm -
  • Watch: Henry scores and it’s pandemonium
    Arsenal 1-0 Leeds I have nothing long-winded to say about this. There are times when raw emotion wins out. On that note, enjoy.
    - 26 days ago, 10 Jan 12, 12:08am -
  • Why I’m always Up for the Cup
    It’s that time of year again when I allow myself to go all misty-eyed about the FA Cup while the less sentimental (and perhaps younger) among us tut-tut and denounce the old jug as a busted flush. The Champions League is bigger, bolder, more watche…
    - 28 days ago, 8 Jan 12, 8:56am -

GoonerSOnline (Blog)

  • The Negative Arsenal Drinking Game
    Hi Folks,Sometimes it's good to be pessimistic, a bit of reverse psychology to make the team prove you wrong is one way some Gooners cope. As the new season is now upon us though the negativity from pundits, commentators & the papers will be even m…
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  • The Importance Of Signing These 3 Key Targets
    Written By - Mervyn Onyekuru    One of the most exciting moments of the summer that fans turn to after the champions league final is who their team is looking to add to the squad so as to strengthen the team. Fans start to read newspapers, magaz…
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  • Are Arsenal Not Cutthroat Enough?
    Evening guys & girls, Mr. GoonerSOnline has kindly asked me if I would like to guest blog on here, which is weird because I was that morning thinking of asking him if I could anyway. I've never blogged before but I have been told I "articulate well"…
    - , 29 Apr 11, 10:36pm -
  • The Small Things That Won’t Go Away
    Welcome Gooners, The problems are only getting bigger. So our hopes of winning the league and finally ending our trophy drought have been dashed, and the team are performing like a bunch of kids. Oh wait they are kids. People have bee…
    - , 27 Apr 11, 3:34pm -
  • Pat Rice’s Future And Another Great Night Of Football!
    Morning Gooners, What a lovely day it is today. Hopefully the day will continue to get better with a win tonight in the North London Derby. But lets put the game on hold for later in the today;s post. The main subject of today’s post…
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  • Arsenal Vs Liverpool – Match Preview
    Morning Gooners, The Blackpool game came at just the right time, don’t you think? Confidence back up, began to knock it round like an Arsenal team rather than a Blackburn side. Were Back? Tomorrow’s game is going to be tough,…
    - , 16 Apr 11, 9:10am -
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ArseSpeak (Blog)

Arsene Knows Best (Blog)

  • Has Fabianski won the battle of the keepers?
    Despite yet another iffy performance from Lukasz Fabianski at the weekend, it appears that the young Pole has managed to win possession of the Arsenal goalkeeping jersey, with football rumours currently suggesting that Manuel Almunia would be free t…
    - , 8 Dec 10, 4:57pm -
  • Arsenal Face New Mental Test
    Arsenal have had to deal with more than their fair share of doubt over the years, but they are now being forced to deal with perhaps the toughest mental pressure of them all and that’s living with the tag of favourites. OK, so the Carling Cup is no…
    - , 2 Dec 10, 2:44pm -
  • Arsenal give fans another scare in Villa Park win
    Arsenal briefly went top of the league on Saturday but their fans were probably too busy calming their racing pulses to celebrate their fleeting stay at the summit. Once again Arsene Wenger’s men were delightful to watch in spells, their crisp inci…
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  • Bendtner still in Wenger’s plans
    Nicklas Bendtner has been assured by Arsene Wenger that he is still a major part of the Frenchman’s plans despite a lack of recent first team opportunities. The Danish striker voiced his frustrations in an interview and made it clear he would move…
    - , 26 Nov 10, 5:40pm -
  • Shakhtar Donetsk vs Arsenal – Preview + Team News
    Looking at Arsenal’s form so far, success in the Champions League seems quite a possibility. Arsenal have hammered 14 goals from their opening three games and conceded just 2. This Arsenal side is renowned for it’s attacking prowess but as we hav…
    - , 3 Nov 10, 12:53pm -
  • Arsenal vs West Ham – Player Ratings
    Fabianski – Yet another solid performance from our (hopefully) new number 1. He’s got a safe pair of hands and is starting to be pretty vocal now which is a good thing. (8) Sagna – The usual sound performance from the right back. Good to see hi…
    - , 30 Oct 10, 9:13pm -

Arsenal Youth (Blog)

  • Olsson helps under-18s dispatch of Ipswich
    Arsenal under-18s returned to winning ways with a 3-1 victory over Ipswich at the training ground today. Kris Olsson was particularly to the fore, scoring one and creating another for Philip Roberts, whilst substitute Josh Rees also got on the scores…
    - 2 days ago, 3 Feb 12, 3:32pm -
  • Almunia left out of Premier League squad but Eisfeld included
    Arsenal submitted their Premier League squad before today’s 5pm deadline, and all contracted players who are not currently on loan have been included, with the exception of goalkeeper Manuel Almunia. Vito Mannone, however, has been included, despit…
    - 2 days ago, 2 Feb 12, 7:11pm -
  • Arsenal hand scholarships to nine youngsters
    Arsenal have offered scholarship terms to nine players for the 2012/13 campaign. Amongst them is Chuba Akpom, an England under-17 international who has made five starts for the club at under-18 level this season, scoring twice. Midfielder Jack Jebb a…
    - 3 days ago, 2 Feb 12, 11:23am -
  • Eisfeld impressive on debut as Reserves win
    Premier Reserve League Swansea 0 Arsenal 2 (Ansah, Gnabry) A young Arsenal Reserves side returned to winning ways this evening with a 2-0 victory away to Swansea. Zak Ansah and Serge Gnabry scored their first goals at this level, but the headlines wi…
    - 3 days ago, 1 Feb 12, 10:13pm -
  • In brief: U18′s defeat/ Murphy/ Eisfeld/ Ryo/ Aneke
    Arsenal under-18s suffered their first defeat of 2012 on Saturday, losing 1-0 away to West Ham. Reice Charles-Cook saved a penalty, but Jack Powell’s second half strike ensured that the Hammers emerged with all three points. Serge Gnabry and Jon To…
    - 5 days ago, 30 Jan 12, 6:51pm -
  • Watt’s eventful season takes another turn with Crawley loan
    Back in August, when Sanchez Watt was told that he was unlikely to have a long-term future at Arsenal, few could have foreseen that he would, temporarily at least, force the club to reverse that decision with the purplest of patches in front of goal…
    - 9 days ago, 26 Jan 12, 8:30pm -

Gunner Tactics

  • More and More Frustration Creeping In On Arsenal Fans
    What is happening to Arsenal?  It may not seem like too much since we’ve gone from 17th to 5th throughout the season, but we’ve lost 6 games this year and 5 of them away!  The team we once knew is gone and fans have had to adjust to a new look…
    - 19 days ago, 17 Jan 12, 8:23am -
  • January Quick Approaching and Changes Expected For Tomorrow
    A game of pretty high unimportance for Arsenal tomorrow but of significance to the Greek Champions who will want to be playing on Thursday nights at least now that the Group stages are just about over.  We should see almost all 11 players that start…
    - 61 days ago, 6 Dec 11, 4:43am -
  • Have Arsenal Already Made a January Signing?
    Of course it’s too early to really make assumptions or guess what Arsene Wenger has up his sleeve and with recent reports linking Arsenal with Lukas Podolski, and Mario Gotze we have to anxiously and impatiently wait and jump to conclusions like we…
    - 65 days ago, 2 Dec 11, 7:29am -
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Straight Talking Gooners

  • Official line-up: Arsenal starting XI vs Blackburn
    Arsenal.com have revealed the starting XI and substitutes for this afternoon’s match against Blackburn which kicks off at 1pm. Interesting things to note: Sagna doesn’t start… Coquelin is our starting right-back. Rosicky is in for Ramsey to par…
    - 16 hours ago, 4 Feb 12, 12:06pm -
  • Arsenal vs Blackburn: Starting XI/Score Prediction
    Predicted starting XI Kieran Gibbs is a few weeks away from a full return, so Thomas Vermaelen will continue to deputise at left-back. The good news is that Bacary Sagna should be fit enough to start his second game since his return from injury. I wo…
    - 1 day ago, 4 Feb 12, 2:07am -
  • Arsenal vs Blackburn: Team news – Gibbs, Oxlade-Chamberlain
    Arsène Wenger has given the latest injury news ahead of tomorrow’s Premier League game against Blackburn. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is unlikely to feature because he took a slight knock to the knee, so Andrey Arshavin will probably start alongside R…
    - 1 day ago, 3 Feb 12, 4:42pm -
  • Official line-up: Arsenal Starting XI vs Bolton
    Arsenal.com have revealed the starting XI and substitutes for tonight’s game against Bolton which kicks off in just under an hour. The good news is that both Bacary Sagna and Mikel Arteta have slipped straight back into the starting line-up. It’s…
    - 3 days ago, 1 Feb 12, 7:14pm -
  • Bolton vs Arsenal: Match Preview & Starting XI/Score Prediction
    Following our FA Cup victory over Aston Villa at the weekend, Arsenal now head up the M6 to the Reebok Stadium to face a Gary Cahill-less Bolton. We lost all three of our Premier League games in January (vs Fulham, Swansea and Manchester United), mak…
    - 4 days ago, 1 Feb 12, 2:21pm -
  • Arsenal injury news: Sagna, Gibbs, Djourou, Henry, Arteta
    Arsène Wenger has given a comprehensive injury update in his press conference ahead of our Premier League match at Bolton this evening. Thierry Henry and Mikel Arteta are both fighting fit (they both featured against Aston Villa on Sunday afternoon)…
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Red Gunners

  • Fractured Fibula: Bacary Sagna out for three months!
    As if losing to Tottenham was not enough, we are now going to lose Bacary Sagna for a minimum of three months with a fibula fracture. Bacary Sagna was substituted during the game after he was pushed by Assou-Ekotto and he landed awkwardly. Speaking a…
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  • Wenger’s injury update on Vermaelen, Walcott, Gervinho, Benayoun and Koscielny ahead of Tottenham
    Arsene Wenger gave mixed injury news ahead of the North London derby on Sunday. Speaking at his pre-match press conference, the manager revealed Laurent Koscielny will definitely miss the Sunday game after failing to absorb any of the tests on Friday…
    - , 1 Oct 11, 3:23am -
  • Arsenal vs Olympiacos: Preview and Starting Eleven
    Just a quick preview as time is short. Tonight we play our second group game in the Champions league and we are hosting Olympiacos. After a decent first group game against Dortmund, we lost to Blackburn before notching up a couple of wins. Tonight we…
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  • Wenger’s injury update on Koscielny, Gervinho, Walcott and Squillaci
    It is back to Champions League football this midweek, with Arsenal up against Olympiacos at the Emirates. Arsene Wenger, speaking at his press conference on Tuesday gave the latest update on the injury front. According to the manager, Laurent Kosciel…
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  • Arsenal vs Bolton: Preview and Starting Eleven
    The win against Shrewsbury Town in midweek was a welcome change. It wasn’t unexpected but we did have few scares and I am glad that we came out with a win, no matter how unconvincing we were through some of the patches. Fast forward and here we are…
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  • Wenger’s injury update ahead of Bolton: Ramsey, Sagna and Rosicky back, Benayoun out!
    Arsenal host Bolton today at The Emirates after the midweek win against Shrewsbury in the Carling Cup. Arsene Wenger gave the latest injury update ahead of the game on Friday. Speaking at his pre-match press conference, the manager gave positive news…
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Big Mo's Footy Blog

  • Birmingham vs Arsenal Preview
    In a few hours Eduardo and Arsenal will step out onto st.Andrews facing one of their biggest tests in recent matches. Arsenal will be facing a Birmingham City side who are without are win in their last 3 games, and are facing the prospect of losing t…
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  • AZ vs Arsenal line-ups
    Still no place for Almunia, but star of the Spain U20′s Fran Merda takes a place on the bench. Eboue and Arshavin both start after both were placed on the bench against Birmingham. Clichy is also back after missing the home win over the weekend i…
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  • Standard Liege vs Arsenal Match Ratings
    V.Mannoe 6/10 The young champions  league debutant had little to do after the manic opening 15mins arsenal had. When called upon he gathered well from the oppositions crosses, but unless I’m mistaken didn’t have a save to make in the 2nd half. E…
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  • 2 trips to manchester to forget 4-2
    Man 4 – 2 Arsenal Even though I said my prediction was 2-1 to the Arsenal I never fancy Arsenal away at Eastlands, and today I was proved right. Most of the game was poor apart from the goals. Man city took the lead with Micah Richards setting up M…
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  • Preview
    Well it’s another trip to Manchester for Arsenal, and they will defiantly be hoping for a different result, but if they control the game like they did against Utd I’m pretty sure they’ll come away with the result. While Man City have got to qui…
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Arsenal Station (Blog)

  • Phil Dowd Is Spineless
    In the run of play yesterday at Sunderland, Arsenal were the victims of a referee influenced by a full-out media attack by a bunch of two-bit hack managers of two-bit clubs.
    - , 19 Sep 10, 2:01pm -
  • Interesting Days To Be A Gooner
    The opening 13 days of the 2010-11 season has been dominated by a few motifs. The first is the emergence of Theo Walcott. The second is the "re-emergence" of Tomas Rosicky. Third, we have the neverending Mark Schwarzer saga. And now, it's been capped…
    - , 30 Aug 10, 1:16pm -
  • The Biggest Arsenal Event Ever Held in America
    Through the tireless efforts of the NYC Arsenal Supporters’ president (and now vice-president of Arsenal America), Kurtis Powers, the biggest Arsenal event ever held in America, in conjunction with Red Bull New York, will take place in NYC on the w…
    - , 27 Aug 10, 3:27pm -
  • The “Real” Tomas Rosicky
    While we look forward to the emergence of Theo, Jack, and some of the other young players, I am also looking forward this season to the emergence of the "real" Tomas Rosicky.
    - , 24 Aug 10, 1:23pm -
  • Theo Gets Lucky… Three Times!!!
    Of course, not much of the big picture can be judged on a match at home against the top relegation candidate, especially when they are reduced to ten men for much of the match. Still, you can only beat the team in front of you and Arsenal did that mi…
    - , 22 Aug 10, 1:58pm -

Flying Dutchman 10 (Blog)

  • Braga rout means nothing !
    I did not say that. its out very own Arsene Wenger's words.And I believe he is right, what is the point in beating a team 6-0 and loosing the next match to an inferior opponents. He also mentioned that there will be no place for complacency in match…
    - , 28 Nov 10, 10:28am -
  • Stupid Monday !
    image courtesy 7amkickoffI believe I am not the only gooner feeling this way, but anyways life and football move on. I've heard enough read nuff blogs and news and stupid pundits like twichies son saying some Gallas is the signing of the season and a…
    - , 22 Nov 10, 11:34am -
  • When was the last time we BEAT OURSELVES ?
    After last night I did not talk with anyone I think all the gooner's should know why. Last night defeat against the tinies brought back the memories of Wigan away game last season, but on further analysis I realised that this defeat against the tinie…
    - , 21 Nov 10, 11:39am -
  • Goalkeeper ! Goalkeeper ! Goalkeeper !
    Not much Arsenal news around except for the transfer linked and the flavour of the week is Goalkeeper's, we have been linked with host of keeper's in the past month or so and now the latest is the world cup finalist Ajax Stekelenburg according to New…
    - , 26 Jul 10, 7:08am -
  • Xavi must have got one of these from Fabregas.
    Xavi must have got one kiss from Cesc as well, no wonder he is so fu*cing desperate for him to join Barcelona.I don't know what Cesc want to show the world here.Eduardo's transfer is almost a done deal, its even confirmed by Croatia national team coa…
    - , 21 Jul 10, 11:53am -
  • Barca, F**K YOU,
    Hello Gooners,Barca F**k You, I heard someone put up a banner behind the goal, I did not see the banner but I enjoyed it just with the thought of it, I will not be a bit surprised if someone put up the banner when we play Blackpool for the first home…
    - , 19 Jul 10, 1:38pm -

Armoury Square

  • Routine Win…Arsenal FC 7-1 Blackburn FC
    Within 80 seconds Arsenal took the lead as Walcott’s low pass found the left foot of Van Persie after the Englishman was fed through on the right by a deft flick of the ball from Coquelin. It was the perfect start for Arsenal, as the veil of depres…
    - 13 hours ago, 4 Feb 12, 2:57pm -
  • Evidence that Gazidis spurts out rubbish. He should join politics…

    - 3 days ago, 1 Feb 12, 11:15pm -
  • What you need to know : Bolton Wanderers FC 0-0 Arsenal FC
    As I have already stated before about Theo Walcott – I find him a brainless git. He gets decent chances which should be put away easily. After being played one on one against Bodgan what does he do ? Stumble his feeble shot wide…. Ramsey too had…
    - 3 days ago, 1 Feb 12, 10:02pm -
  • Something to think about…
    Today news has emerged that Anzhi want Arshavin. If the cards are played right, we may not see the Russian at Arsenal from February. However, if they are played wrong we won’t get another chance like this ever. We payed roughly 15 million for Arsha…
    - 5 days ago, 31 Jan 12, 2:38pm -
  • Lets hope Arsenal don’t go ‘wandering’ from here…
    Let me make this preview simple for you. Arsenal have to win to ensure that they remain in contention for the champions league spot this season. If they don’t they will drift further away from Chelsea who, if I may add, happen to be winning games w…
    - 5 days ago, 31 Jan 12, 4:43am -
  • I credit Wenger for the win….(there, I said it)
    30 mins…that is it. For those who tuned in to watch the Villa game yesterday, they were probably the lucky ones to have witnessed the real Arsenal FC. And for those 15 mins I thought where has this Arsenal gone. Normally I am very pessimistic abo…
    - 6 days ago, 29 Jan 12, 7:16pm -

Ooh To Be A Gooner

  • Arsenal 7-1 Blackburn | Now that’s more like it
    Arsenal showed how devastating they can be when they play to their potential with a determined, confident performance that reignites their chance of a top four finish. This result shows that our recent run of poor performances and results are not jus…
    - 10 hours ago, 4 Feb 12, 5:53pm -
  • We have mental strength?! Give me a break Wenger
    I used to love listening to Wenger’s press conferences. He was eloquent, witty and far too smart for the journalists. I remember years ago one of them tried to goad him by asking: “Who is better — Henry or van Nistelrooy?” Wenger smiled wryly…
    - 1 day ago, 3 Feb 12, 7:56pm -
  • Bolton 0-0 Arsenal | Champions League? You’re having a laugh
    Sitting here in front of my keyboard thinking over the points I want to make, I suddenly realise I’ve said them all before. Let’s see… van Persie is our only decent striker – check. We miss too many chances – check. There is not enough dept…
    - 3 days ago, 2 Feb 12, 12:57am -
  • Arsenal sign another cheap teenager *YAWN*
    Exactly three years ago today we sat in 5th place, five points adrift of Aston Villa and that crucial Champions League spot. Cesc Fabregas was injured, the team was playing poorly and the first murmurs of anti-Wengerism were being heard. So the gaff…
    - 4 days ago, 1 Feb 12, 12:51am -
  • Arsenal 1-2 Man Utd | You don’t know what you’re doing!
    Most of the headlines post-match have been about that substitution and that’s where I want to start. There was anger, boos and chants of “You don’t know what you’re doing!” from sections of the crowd when Wenger replaced our best performer…
    - 13 days ago, 23 Jan 12, 2:39am -
  • Wilshere set to return against Blackburn on February 4th
    After a torrid couple of days Arsene Wenger will be relieved to hear that Jack Wilshere is making excellent progress in his rehabilitation and the medical staff have penciled him in to play against Blackburn in less than three weeks time. It’s just…
    - 19 days ago, 17 Jan 12, 7:25am -

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