@omijaved Arsenal followed up the impressive opening day win at Fulham, with their first home win of the season by beating fiery but toothless West Ham in late Saturday kick-off. The scoreline ended 2-1 in favour of the Gunners with strikers Lacazette and later his replacement Nketiah getting on the…
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@ShardGooner: Right after Arsenal scored the 2nd in their 3-0 win at Craven Cottage, Arteta made a point to go to the new coach, indicating his impact on the set piece goal. Having sold Martinez to where John Terry can get his grubby hands on him, rumors indicate coach Georgson…
New Podcast: Yours truly, Shotta and Blackburn George, aka the Arseblagger, observe that it was a happy, enjoyable victory by Arsenal without “Him”. George was happy with the performance of the team and all the players who made an appearance on the pitch. Also we discuss “Him”, as well as…
Matchday routines have undergone much change in recent times. Not just due to the Coronavirus for fans who traveled with the team, but also thanks to social media for those of us who watch from afar. Mine has become less elaborate over the years. No longer do I feel the…
#FULARS is the season kickoff Here we go again. Two weeks after winning the Super Cup-Community Shield against the Champions of England, we are back to the main event. 38 matchdays of drama, excitement, passion, and emotion. Shhh. Don’t fight it. It’s the greatest league in the world and this…
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…
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…
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…