In this the Father’s Day edition of the podcast, it is the consensus of us three older but hopefully wiser Gooners (Blackburn George, ex-scout Ehab and yours truly) that the signing of Marquinhos and Fabio Vieira is an act of hope rather than expectation. Although both are talented nobody knows…
Arsenal
Late last season, immediately after Manchester City confirmed their signing of Erling Haarland was imminent, speculation became rife it would spark the departure of Gabriel Jesus to Arsenal, who are in need of a top-shelf striker. According to the rumor mill, the Gunners were in prime position because they were…
Finally Arsenal has a “modern”, “ambitious” manager who is not afraid to spend big money on transfers to take the club to the “next level“. That much is indisputable after the club spent a record €167.42m in the summer of 2021-22 in support of Mikel Arteta’s shift to youthful talent…
In our Arsenal post-season review me and Blackburn George, @arseblagger, are joined by Millsy, from a Gooner family with a 120 year-old allegiance to the club. We acknowledge there have been organic improvements under manager Mikel Arteta but note it was both injuries to key players and a managerial decision…
In his presser following the Arsenal-Everton season finale Mikel Arteta expressed “guilt” and “pain” for missing out on Top-4. According to him he had squeezed literally all the juice of the lemon. Significantly he disclosed that he and the club had already made several big decisions to be implemented by…
No-Spin. No-Bullshit. This has been the theme of our podcast ever since we we went audio-visual over two years ago. As recent as July 2021 we transitioned to YouTube with virtually zero subscribers. Due to the persistence of a small but growing group of supporters, especially my friend Blackburn George,…
Shotta and Blackburn George are convinced the the “non-penalty” penalty was key to Arsenal’s defeat vs Spurs. In their opinion such a call has never been given and will never be given. The injuries to central defenders are critical in Arsenal’s next match vs Newcastle. No spin. No Fake Narrative….
#TOTARS match preview by Shard aka @ShardGooner Excitement and opportunity is how Mikel Arteta feels about the North London derby, and I know many fans will agree with him on that. They may even add one more – nervousness. There’s no doubt the NLD is a huge game, and in…
#ARSLEE match preview by @ShardGooner The only place to start this preview has to be with the big news of the manager’s contract extension. It’s no secret, am not Mikel Arteta’s biggest fan. I have issues with his personality, actions and his management. But I don’t really have a problem…
#WHUARS match preview by Shard aka @ShardGooner Two wins against top 4 and traditionally big rivals, up into 4th place, and ahead of Spurs, and the mood around the club is once again one of elation, or at least one of confidence. We’ve also been boosted by the return of…