Match preview by Shard aka @ShardGooner To Old Trafford to play the old enemy. Both clubs aren’t where most of us believe they ought to be and that makes it an intriguing battle. ManU of course decided they needed a change because their targets were more oriented to a title…
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ARSNEW post-game review by Shotta and George: After Arsenal’s defeat of Newcastle me and Blackburn George reflect on whether we have been too negative about Arteta and the prospects for Arsenal. The Gunners continue to beat the teams around and beneath them despite the underlying statistics. Given the slump in…
ARSvNEW match preview by Shard aka @ShardGooner I haven’t followed any Arsenal news since the heavy defeat to Liverpool. I was traveling and didn’t check in on any goings on regarding Arsenal or even football. No surprise to see Spurs continue to be Spursy, nor of the stupid trolling of…
Match preview by Shard aka @ShardGooner The international break is now over and Arsenal are set to resume their season with a trip to Anfield. The break came at a somewhat unfortunate time since we’d built up momentum. But on the other hand, it should allow us to draw a…
Above is the full unedited, uncensored 1 hr: 8 minute recording of the 11-Game season-to-date review by the friends of this blog. Among my guests were Blackburn George, Wengerullah and last, but by no means, the beautiful lady Byso, who came all decked out in a grand hairstyle and matching…
Official Arsenal reminds me sometimes of the cautionary fairy tale by the great Danish writer, Hans Christian Andersen in his story “The Emperor’s New Clothes.” Since Wenger left in 2018 the club has been spending lavishly on new players (and managers) feeding the Dons and their various henchmen in…
YouTube Post Match Review Blackburn George was positive in his praise of Arsenal and Arteta for the way they responded to Watford’s premeditated tactic to kick, foul and disrupt Arsenal from playing, aided by a shocking display from referee Kevin Friend. George admired the way the Gooners responded to the…
Match preview by @ShardGooner Mood around the Arsenal camp is high after a run of good form. Or rather a run of 9 games unbeaten. I’m still wary of celebrating this too much because there were more than a few iffy performances in there, and 2 of the better games…
YouTube Podcast: In our latest match preview yours truly and Blackburn George predict that Arsenal should beat Watford at home making them the 10th victim in the Gooners current unbeaten run. (This may the kiss of death given our record in predicting games.) A notable sub-plot is the contest between…
Post game YouTube match review with Shotta and Blackburn George Arsenal defeated a very good Leicester team 2-nil on Saturday. Ramsdale deserves high praise for making 8 saves including at least two worldies. Arteta gets credit for putting out a team that was high energy, high press for the first…