The transfer whores keep flogging a dead-horse. As they have done for every transfer window in the past 10-15 years, the usual suspects latched onto a transfer target and formed a consensus that this player is the magic bullet that will turn Arsenal into PL champions. I have no idea…
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Podcast: The start of a new season is when fans of Arsenal Football Club are most optimistic with visions of grandeur and infinite possibilities. But after coming a disappointing 8th place last year, will Arsenal finish Top-4 or Top-6 this upcoming Premier League season? If not, why not? Shotta and…
Ozil and Arteta. Where has the love gone? 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, aka @arseblagger, I was among those who identified him as the most qualified successor to Arsene Wenger…
New podcast: Reading the tea leaves and connecting the dots, me and the Arseblagger explore whether the Community Shield was a shop window for the Arsenal. Who is on the chopping block? Maitland Niles, Martinez, Bellerin, even Aubameyand? Does Mesut Ozil have a future at the football club? We refuse…
Courtesy of Arsenal.com The strange position that the FA Community Shield occupies in football fans’ mind got even stranger this year. The traditional curtain raiser to the premier league season is now more than a pre-season game. I still believe it would be valued more were it called the Super…
Edu and Arteta now responsible for football ShardGooner: It wasn’t long ago that I was complaining about Arsenal taking yet another new direction, and here we are again. Except, this time I’m actually pleased about it. I’ve made no secret of my dislike for Raul Sanllehi being in charge, and…
Vinai Venkatesham The main theme from the most recent podcast by me and Blackburn George is our skepticism about whether the sacking of Raul Sanllehi represents a real change in direction by Arsenal Football Club. The Arseblagger was his usual frank and outspoken self proclaiming “The King Is Dead, Long…
In this latest podcast, Shotta, yours truly, and the Arseblagger analyze the dramatic news of the Kroenkes firing The Don, Raul Sanllehi, and ponder what has really changed at Arsenal Football Club. The Don Is Dead, Long Live The Don? Give it a listen and show your support by subscribing…
Dusting off another enemy in Peter Hill-Wood style. So Raul Sanllehi was asked to leave, sacked, given his walking papers, whatever. Choose your euphemism. But there is no sugar-coating what happened. This is how senior executives are fired. Not in the brutal, matter of fact manner in which Sanllehi and…
Harried a great man, thinking anyone can, found ourselves in a Basque Dracula’s lair, reached unfathomable depths of depair, faced immeasurable pain, had to complain, a messiah came, whose perfect hair had all the fame, conquered the British south coast, yet we didn’t boast, Yorkshire next, in cold blood, Henry…