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…
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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…
Match review #ARSLEE by Shotta, @shotta_gooner and Blackburn George, @arseblagger. Shock and amazement that after securing victory over Leeds, Arteta and several prominent social media accounts made Pepe the scapegoat for not securing a larger margin of victory. No spin. No Fake Narrative. Like. Share. Subscribe.
#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…
With Arsenal barely making a new signing in the last transfer window but instead getting rid of 6 players, almost all on a free including the highest wage earner, Aubameyang, has raised questions about what is the real strategy being pursued by the owners. One indisputably fact is that ever…
By: Shard aka @ShardGooner Arsenal have ended 2021 in pretty good shape. In 4th place, semi-finals of the League Cup, and over the last month or so, playing quite well. But the new year is going to bring new challenges. Starting with the toughest of them on the first day….
#EVEARS match preview by Shard aka @ShardGooner Another game, another defeat, another argument about the culpability or lack thereof of the manager in his team’s fortunes. No point going over all that again I suppose. This is just who Arteta is. In his play and in his deflections. I do…
Above is the full unedited, uncensored 1 hr: 8 minute recording of the 11-Game season-to-date review by the friends of this blog. Among my guests were Blackburn George, Wengerullah and last, but by no means, the beautiful lady Byso, who came all decked out in a grand hairstyle and matching…
YouTube Podcast: In our latest match preview yours truly and Blackburn George predict that Arsenal should beat Watford at home making them the 10th victim in the Gooners current unbeaten run. (This may the kiss of death given our record in predicting games.) A notable sub-plot is the contest between…