#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,…
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#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…
#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,…
#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…
Arsenal on Thursday to posted on their Twitter account a quote by 1st team manager (don’t forget the promotion he was given last summer) Mikel Arteta, lecturing the public to not abuse football players, etc: ? "I'm all for people to have their opinions, but not just to be insulting…
@ShardGooner reveals how in this transfer window Arsenal have completed the “purge” of certain players the club was once built around. You know how the “Game of Thrones” type shows have some shocking event like the red wedding where the violence is supposed to end the battle, but all it…
Bernd Leno was key player for Arsenal vs Manchester United according to @omijaved It was a much-anticipated game between Arsenal and Manchester United, thanks in large part to the recent resurgence in their league positions. United is being talked up as one of the potential league contenders while the Gunners…
#ARSMUN match preview by Shard aka @ShardGooner The premier fixture of the premier league. These battles are almost mythological and evoke such passion and memories. Can the current version live up to the glorious past and produce its own classic? Last time around I ended by challenging Arsenal to show…