I will watch today’s friendly between Arsenal and Barcelona with great interest. Whether we win, lose or draw, I expect Arsenal to play positive, attractive football demonstrating the club’s intent for the upcoming premier league season. Arsenal might flatter to deceive, as we did at the start of last season…
There was a time when I could care less about the transfer window. So I am a bit old school when it comes to transfers. Admittedly, I did not become a passionate die-hard Arsenal football fan until the Invincibles. That was the season I followed every single match. I had…
By @ShardGooner Even in this era of wall to wall, 24/7 coverage, transfers seem to dominate football news and the fans’ imagination. I include myself in this. When the rumor of Nicholas Pepe signing for Arsenal first surfaced from a credible source, I found myself getting excited for the season…
By RICH aka @whatsiname81 Via Wikimedia Joe, Joe, Joe. Ok, it doesn’t have the same ring to it as you know who, but like Nketiah, Joe Willock is a player with the potential to have a very fine career, hopefully with Arsenal. For Joe, the path is, at present, a…
In the 28th July 2019 edition of the Uncensored Arsenal podcast, yours truly Shotta and the Arseblagger aka Blackburn George, discuss the results of the Emirates Cup match between Arsenal and Lyon, the big transfer stories of the past week and speculate the club is already preparing for a new…
Nicholas Pepe Call me cynical but the breaking news this Saturday, 36 hours before the Emirates Cup, that Nicholas Pepe is to sign for Arsenal strikes me as far from coincidental. It was only one week ago that Twitter was rife with news that ticket sales for the traditional, pre-season…
Via Getty Images (fair use) Did you read Josh Kroenke’s letter in response to the petition by billy blogger and the #WeCareDoYou group? Did you notice that Josh’s reply has taken the air entirely out of their balloon? After a week the petition has petered out with hardly anyone discussing…
There was a recent report on Twitter that the upcoming Emirates Cup tournament, a now traditional pre-season fixture on the Arsenal calendar, is seeing poor ticket sales. “One week before the Emirates cup and the stadium is pretty much empty. In block 106 only 17 seats have been sold.” One…
Rich aka StillARich (@whatsinaname81) shares his thoughts, uncensored. Eddie Nketiah (Via Wikimedia) From America, where a rebel band of supporters have struck upon the novel idea of enjoying themselves and showing enthusiasm for the team to show they care. It’ll never take off, so to the action itself. It’s pre-season,…
Rich aka StillARich (@whatsinaname81) is willing give Emery 2-3 months. Final article in the series. Not seen anything to make me think he’s definitely the right guy/a great manager. Not convinced he’s as bad as some believe he is. Could be I am still suspending some judgement simply because I…