New podcast: Reading the tea leaves and connecting the dots, me and the Arseblagger explore whether the Community Shield was a shop window for the Arsenal. Who is on the chopping block? Maitland Niles, Martinez, Bellerin, even Aubameyand? Does Mesut Ozil have a future at the football club? We refuse…
August 2020
Courtesy of Arsenal.com The strange position that the FA Community Shield occupies in football fans’ mind got even stranger this year. The traditional curtain raiser to the premier league season is now more than a pre-season game. I still believe it would be valued more were it called the Super…
Edu and Arteta now responsible for football ShardGooner: It wasn’t long ago that I was complaining about Arsenal taking yet another new direction, and here we are again. Except, this time I’m actually pleased about it. I’ve made no secret of my dislike for Raul Sanllehi being in charge, and…
Vinai Venkatesham The main theme from the most recent podcast by me and Blackburn George is our skepticism about whether the sacking of Raul Sanllehi represents a real change in direction by Arsenal Football Club. The Arseblagger was his usual frank and outspoken self proclaiming “The King Is Dead, Long…
In this latest podcast, Shotta, yours truly, and the Arseblagger analyze the dramatic news of the Kroenkes firing The Don, Raul Sanllehi, and ponder what has really changed at Arsenal Football Club. The Don Is Dead, Long Live The Don? Give it a listen and show your support by subscribing…
Dusting off another enemy in Peter Hill-Wood style. So Raul Sanllehi was asked to leave, sacked, given his walking papers, whatever. Choose your euphemism. But there is no sugar-coating what happened. This is how senior executives are fired. Not in the brutal, matter of fact manner in which Sanllehi and…
Harried a great man, thinking anyone can, found ourselves in a Basque Dracula’s lair, reached unfathomable depths of depair, faced immeasurable pain, had to complain, a messiah came, whose perfect hair had all the fame, conquered the British south coast, yet we didn’t boast, Yorkshire next, in cold blood, Henry…
Arsenal executives announce the sacking of 55 employees within 3 days of winning the FA Cup. In the opinion of yours truly and George this is another ominous sign of the future of the football club. In our opinion most fans have been swept up in the optimism of new…
What direction for the canons of Arsenal? It’s been more than 2 years since Arsene Wenger left Arsenal, and the club hasn’t felt settled for any length of time since. It’s all very confusing. Indeed when I was asked if I’d like to write something on our rumored transfer business,…
Who remembers what Raul Sanllehi looks like? Times are hard and Don Raul is hiding. He was no where to be seen in Arsenal’s post FA cup celebrations. Since then, in the afterglow, social and mainstream media turned to happy transfer talk. For two days, at least, it was…