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October 2019

Majestic Ozil (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia) “Something tells me the players will be up for it and happy to be playing football as an escape from the other goings on around the club.“ Kudos are due to @shardgooner for being so prescient when he made the above forecast in his…

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So the fallout from the Palace game continues into this week. Strangely enough, the result and the quality of football has been almost out of the narrative, which just may be how the club hierarchy like it. Xhaka left holding the can might be inconvenient to them but is also…

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The historic halls of Highbury weep in shame. Arsenal vs Crystal Palace was another demonstration of the trashing of the values of Arsenal Football Club and the decline in standard of football. Blackburn George and yours truly discuss how the club now treats players like sh*t and destroy the values…

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® Via Wikimedia A day that started with “Ozil – Emery” relations taking the center stage ahead of the Europa League fixture against Portuguese side Vitoria, ended in a last minute escape from humiliation. Arsenal needed every big name they had on the bench to salvage something. In the midst…

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® Via Wikimedia 2015 FA Cup Final: Arsenal vs Aston Villa. Arsenal lead 3-0 and in the 77th minute Ozil is subbed for Wilshere. Just when Ozil is coming out, a Villa fan screams at Ozil but he smiles back at him and sends a flying kiss. Of course, he…

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We found ourselves 3rd going into the international break and even though our football and performances were anything to be happy about, there was a general feeling that having played most of the top 6 it was quite a good place to be in and with upcoming fixtures against a…

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Emery failed both Ramsey and Ozil. (® Photo: Wikimedia) At the time of his appointment Mesut Ozil and Aaron Ramsey were the two best players at Arsenal and it was not surprising to see that Arsenal wanted a manager who could develop a team around them. We all thought Unai…

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