Official Arsenal reminds me sometimes of the cautionary fairy tale by the great Danish writer, Hans Christian Andersen in his story “The Emperor’s New Clothes.” Since Wenger left in 2018 the club has been spending lavishly on new players (and managers) feeding the Dons and their various henchmen in…
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Martin Ødegaard Heavily quoted rumors erupted on social media on Tuesday gone that Arsenal would finally sign one of its most sought after summer prospects Martin Ødegaard. By the way, up now there is no confirmation by either club that any deal is imminent. As of the time of writing…
YouTube-Twitter Livestream to Podcast: There is no Arsenal transfer strategy but there has been plenty wasteful spending and mismanagement according to Ehab aka @candymanchenk, Byso aka @hawt_red, @omijaved and the @arseblagger when they discuss what to expect from Arsenal in the 2021 summer transfer window in their June 6th livestream….
YouTube Livestream to Podcast: Arsenal fans from three continents: Ehab aka @candymanchenk, @omijaved and Byso aka @hawk_red join with yours truly to provide a deep dive into the underlying reasons why Arsenal finished 8th in the League in 20-21 season. In the end there is no great optimism for the…
Podcast: On behalf of my friend and podcast partner Blackburn George, my apologies as I lost all 40 minutes of our podcast recorded Saturday morning. But I was able to recover our chat prior to the formal recording when we discussed why we lost to Everton, focusing on the difference…
Arteta and Wenger Based on press reports, the appointment of Mikel Arteta as the new Arsenal head-coach is imminent. I am loathed to grant them any credence given the long history of “fake news” by the mainstream media when it comes to Arsenal, but in this case one cannot ignore…
Arsenal did not merely lose to Brighton, they were outplayed in midfield by one of the poorest teams in the league; 49.2% possession to the Gunners versus 50.8% for the Seagulls. This is unheard of in the modern era. Under Arsene Wenger, only the best teams in Europe have come…
Pet scan of deranged brain via Wikimedia In the middle of Arsenal experiencing a sure but certain drop into mid-table mediocrity under head coach Unai Emery and his immediate boss Raul Sanllehi, director of football, there are many Arsenal fans still operating under the delusion that the club was worse…
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…
Arsenal fans ( perhaps like most other clubs?) have a bit of a history of scapegoating players, managers, and now a section of the fans have moved onto its owner. This is primarily spurred on by the fear of not potentially achieving. I am a culprit here as am not…