Podcast: Shotta and Blackburn George, the Arseblagger, discuss whether Arsenal’s 1-1 draw at Burnley was down to the referees cheating the Gunners out of a stonewall penalty or just a plain case of bad luck. PS: On further reflection, after the podcast, me and George are convinced that if the…
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#BURARS match preview by Shard aka @shardgooner Europe has provided a welcome distraction from the league for Arsenal. So much so that a lot of Arsenal fans are starting to look forward to the remaining part of the season with some hope of making all our pre-season goals. Top 6,…
Podcast: In our post-match review of Leicester v Arsenal, yours truly and Blackburn George, the Arseblagger, give full credit to the so-called Arsenal “deadwood” and to Mikel Arteta for a magnificent victory over Leicester. Is the wave now in Arsenal’s favor? Appeal to our readers and supporters: We are one of…
#LEIARS match preview by Shard aka @ShardGooner Playing Leicester brings up some ‘What If?’ moments for me. What if 2015/16 had ended differently. What if Brendan Rodgers had been appointed as Arsene Wenger’s successor. What if Jamie Vardy had opted to move to us. Maybe it’s natural to feel this…
Podcast: After Arsenal’s 1-nil loss to Manchester City on Sunday, Pep Guardiola declared that Arteta knows everything but, in the opinion of yours truly and Blackburn George, Arteta knows nothing about setting up a team to score goals. Instead of getting better, Arsesal are getting worse. No wonder the Gunners…
#ARSMCI match preview by Shard aka @shardgooner When Arteta left Arsenal to join ManCity’s coaching staff there was hope among many Arsenal fans, including me, that he would learn from Guardiola and one day bring back that knowledge to the club as our manager. It didn’t quite happen as planned,…
Podcast: In reaction to to the Gunners 4-2 victory on Sunday, yours truly and Blackburn George ask the question; “Brilliant Arsenal or Pathetic Leeds”? Inevitably, we shine the spotlight on Bukayo Saka. Appeal to our readers and supporters: We are one of very few Arsenal podcasters, who are willing to take…
#ARSLEE match preview by @ShardGooner Arsenal finally got a chance to get a full week of training under their belts, and much needed it was too after the recent run of form. It’s still come too early for Tierney and Partey to return and that constitutes a problem. The loss…
Podcast: After Arsenal’s losses to Wolverhampton Wanderers and Aston Villa, yours truly and Blackburn George discuss whether fans should put this down entirely to the referees. Should we be satisfied with the improved defending but moderate goalscoring under Arteta? Appeal to our readers and supporters: We are one of very few…
#AVLARS match report Like most Arsenal fans I was quite disappointed by our 1-nil defeat to Villa earlier this Saturday but was it much of a surprise. Not if we took even a cursory analysis of the league positions of both teams prior to the game. Villa were 9th in…