Podcast: After defeat to Everton, Arsenal fans react with Anger with demands that Arteta be sacked. Some begin to Bargain for Arsene Wenger to be brought back. Yours truly and Blackburn George, @Arseblagger, conclude there is no quick-fix. Time is running out for serious long-term, strategic choices by the Kroenkes….
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De-Arsenalisation exemplified by Theo Walcott: Match report by Omair Javed It was a special evening at Emirates. After almost one and a half months, the Gunners were able to come away with a point. To add more joy, it also meant that Arteta will not have to endure the humiliation…
#ARSSOU preview by Shard Mikel Arteta joined the club as a player at a time of crisis and was instrumental in helping to stabilize things, quickly gaining a reputation as a leader in the dressing room. In some ways his managerial career has followed the same path. Emery was a…
Podcast: Yours truly and Blackburn George, aka @Arseblagger, discuss Arsenal’s shocking defeat at home to Burnley. The Meerkat is very pessimistic. Less than 3 years after Arsene Wenger was pushed out, Arsenal is rapidly spiraling into a downward vortex. Can the club be saved? Important Appeal to our readers and…
Granit Xhaka, Mikel Arteta’s newest scapegoat. I am on record as saying for over a week now that Mikel Arteta is a “deadman walking.” Taking the club down to 15th place in the Premier League had already sealed his fate. But after allowing Burnley to leave the Emirates with an…
ARSBUR Match preview by Shard Another midweek game, another victory that brought a welcome reprieve from the Premier League. 6 victories from 6 games is a far cry from a run of 3 straight home defeats and a solitary point from our last 4 league games. We’ve scored 10 goals…
Podcast: Yours truly and Blackburn George, aka @Arseblagger, analyze Arsenal’s emphatic loss to Spurs last Sunday and conclude the demise of Mikel Arteta as Arsenal manager is inevitable and it is time to start laying bets on Mauricio Pochettino to become the new head man. Warning: Our predictions usually come…
Sean Penn being taking on his final walk, the inevitable fate of Mikel Arteta? After Sunday’s emphatic 2-0 loss to Spurs in the North London Derby (NLD), it is my considered view that Mikel Arteta is a “deadman walking” in terms of his career as manager of Arsenal FC. It…
TOTARS preview by Shard Thursday saw Arsenal host Rapid Vienna and for the first time in a long time, there were fans present at the stadium. It was also the first time in a long time that I enjoyed watching Arsenal play. I don’t think the two are related, but…
Podcast: In this edition, yours truly Shotta and Blackburn George, @Arseblagger, observe how confidence in Arteta and the football club is falling rapidly after a bloody home defeat to Wolves. Important message: We are one of very few Arsenal pod-casters, if any, who are willing to take a critical view of…