Ozil and Arteta. Where has the love gone? (Blog originally published on September 4, 2020. Original title: “Freezing Out Ozil, Arteta is Playing With Fire”) I have been one of Mikel Arteta’s biggest supporters as manager of Arsenal Football Club. Following in the footsteps of my podcasting colleague Blackburn George,…
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Podcast: After an easy win over Newcastle over the weekend, which demonstrated the Gunner’s ability to easily defeat lower placed Premier League teams, in the opinion of yours truly and Blackburn George fans should be aware that the immediate future of Arsenal Football Club depends entirely on winning the Europa…
Newcastle v Arsenal match preview In the Premier League era Newcastle has been regular cannon fodder for the Gunners, home and away. Most of us have memories of Arsene Wenger clutching Pat Rice in pain and ecstasy at St James’ Park after Arsenal clinched a 2:3 win in the 91st…
Podcast: On behalf of my friend and podcast partner Blackburn George, my apologies as I lost all 40 minutes of our podcast recorded Saturday morning. But I was able to recover our chat prior to the formal recording when we discussed why we lost to Everton, focusing on the difference…
Match preview by Shard aka @ShardGooner We get more excitement and drama off the field than on these days. But there’s still some football to be played this season. Dull though it may be. After the Fulham draw, I couldn’t even muster up any anger. Apathy like that is really…
Ever since the announcement of the European Super League last Sunday it was my intent to write a blog explaining why I thought it was a negative development for the sport in general and English football in particular. For the record, I already stated this position in the latest Positively…
Podcast: Arsenal only manage a draw with Fulham in the Premier League but score a win as a founding member of the European Super League. @shotta_gooner and Blackburn George aka @arseblagger, discuss the tradeoff. On this issue Shotta and George are on different sides. Where do you stand? Too early…
#ARSFUL match preview by @ShardGooner Two confidence boosting results and performances see Arsenal’s season still on for a great escape. In the semi finals of the Europa League, and with a chance of re-establishing the natural order in North London. While the EL offers the glory of a European trophy…
Podcast: Despite Arsenal’s recent win at Sheffield United, in this podcast BlackburnGeorge, @arseblagger, is in despair, unhappy with the football, Arsenal and Arteta. In his opinion, after 18 months there has been no improvement under Arteta. And there is “no change” in the offing. Appeal to our readers and supporters: We…
A gloomy Mikel Arteta. Dear friends. It has been a very long time since I wrote a piece for my own blog relying almost exclusively on my friend Shard to generate some very insightful Premier League match previews while I follow up with post-match podcasts featuring the inimitable, outspoken Blackburn…