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Posted on November 4th, 2011 | No Comments

Injury update: Gibbs, Chamakh, Diaby

Arsène Wenger has given a full injury update ahead of our Premier League game against West Brom tomorrow afternoon. The squad is in quite good shape, all things considered. We have Vermaelen back in contention, and our only long-term injuries are Baca…



Posted on November 2nd, 2011 | No Comments

Paul: Diaby has had enough time at Arsenal + Tevez, anyone ?

So Diaby has suffered another setback in his quest to return from injury. There is no doubting his ability when he is fit; at 6″2′, Diaby adds a big physical presence in midfield (something that we could use against some of the bigger, more physica…



Posted on November 1st, 2011 | No Comments

Arsenal midfielder suffers injury setback

Abou Diaby has suffered further setback in his rehabilitation following ankle surgery in the summer. Diaby did not feature in any of our pre-season matches; His last game for Arsenal was in a 2-2 draw with Fulham in May. Arsène Wenger was hoping to …



Posted on November 1st, 2011 | No Comments

Marseille, Muscles and Muppets!

Greetings fellow Gooners! Marseille at home offers us the opportunity to guarantee our place in the knock-out phase of the Champions League. OK, it depends on the result between Dortmund and Olympiacos too, but with two games left to play in the group,…



Posted on October 28th, 2011 | No Comments

Vermaelen Fit To Tackle Chelsea As Jenkinson Faces Late Test + Notes From The AGM

After coming through 80+ minutes in the Carling Cup on tuesday and coming off with small cramp, The Verminator has been passed fit to take on Chelsea. Although Wenger is yet to confirm if he’ll start, he’s in the squad and that in itself is…



Posted on October 25th, 2011 | No Comments

Team news: RvP, Vermaelen, Gibbs, Jenkinson, Wilshere, Diaby

Arsène Wenger has given a full injury update ahead of our Carling Cup match against Bolton this evening. Thomas Vermaelen Thomas Vermaelen resumed full training yesterday following two months sidelined with an achilles injury, and could be included in…



Posted on October 22nd, 2011 | No Comments

Right Back Where We Started!

Greetings fellow Gooners! As only the mighty Arsenal can, we have managed to pile yet another defensive body on the pile in the treatment room! Clearly the football Dennises have decided that having Thomas Vermaelen, one of the best centre backs in the…



Posted on October 21st, 2011 | No Comments

Arsenal Injury Update: 3 players back within 2 weeks?

Apart from Jenkinson’s knee injury, Arsenal seem to have come through that tough encounter with Marseille unscathed. And there is even better news – 3 of Arsenal’s 6 injured players are likely to be fit within 2 weeks. In reality, th…



Posted on October 21st, 2011 | No Comments

Wenger: Two Weeks Before Vermaelen And Diaby Return

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed that both Thomas Vermaelen and Abou Diaby should return to the first team within the next two weeks, it rules both players out of the Carling Cup game on Tuesday, a match that Vermaelen was expected to make h…



Posted on October 21st, 2011 | No Comments

EXCLUSIVE : Vermaelen Back In TEN Days As Jenkinson Is Out For Three Weeks.

Its give-and-take season at Arsenal as great news always seems to come with some misfortune, but this is one piece of news I and gooners worldwide would appreciate. THE VERMINATOR IS BACK!!!!!!!!. For those that don’t know, that’s Thomas Ve…



Posted on October 19th, 2011 | No Comments

Frenchmen Under Fire

Greetings fellow Gooners! A terrible start to the season for a team managed by a Frenchman who finds himself under a mountain of pressure, fans screaming for his head and the board telling the world things like this: “[The manager] is not under t…



Posted on October 15th, 2011 | No Comments

When Nothing Less Than A Win Will Do

Greetings fellow Gooners! Well, that was a mind-numbingly, toe-curlingly putrid two weeks, wasn’t it?! Not a game worth seeing in sight, (the obvious exception being Oxlade-Chamberlain’s hat-trick for the Ingerlund U21′s of course!) a…



Posted on October 14th, 2011 | No Comments

Vermaelen And Diaby Close To A Return

Both Thomas Vermaelen and Abou Diaby are close to returning from injury Arsene Wenger has revealed. The Belgian centre back hasn’t been seen in an Arsenal shirt since he played in the second leg of the Gunners Champions League qualification tie a…



Posted on October 14th, 2011 | No Comments

Arsenal vs Sunderland: Injury news

Arsène Wenger has revealed the latest Arsenal injury news ahead of Sunday’s match against Sunderland at the Emirates. Laurent Koscielny and Johan Djourou are back in contention for a place in the starting XI, but the 4 players who have recently …



Posted on October 14th, 2011 | No Comments

Handbrake off, defensive sureness on: Job’s a goodun

It’s been another fortnight of stewing over Arsenal’s weaknesses. The previous international break came right after the pounding at Old Trafford; this one came after the derby defeat. On each occasion the fortnight off has been seen as something of…



Posted on October 13th, 2011 | No Comments

Paul: Diaby, Arshavin, Walcott—There are too many underachievers at Arsenal

Why is it that our club have a lot of talented footballers but some of whom are underachievers?? This is just a question for debate, but it does seem to me that some players we have are just not reaching their potential. If you look at the current squa…



Posted on October 10th, 2011 | No Comments

Arsenal injury update – Defensive problems eased

Arsenal’s manager Arsene Wenger had big problems regarding the injuries in the squad since the start of the season, and things are not looking too bright right now either. It seems that whenever a Gunner comes back from injury another one or two get …



Posted on October 3rd, 2011 | No Comments

Vermaelen Recovering Well: Could Play Against Stoke

Thomas Vermaelen has given Arsenal fans a small reason to be hopeful today after confirming that he’s been able to run outside pain free in his bid to recover from the Ankle injury he had surgery on in early September. The Belgian centre back has…



Posted on October 1st, 2011 | No Comments

Spuds, Away, Sunday? Yes Please!

Greetings fellow Gooners! Well, nobody can claim that we haven’t had a tough start to the season. Losing to Liverpool, losing 8-2 to Manchester United, losing 4-3 to Blackburn, losing Cesc, Na$ri and Clichy, Champions League qualifiers against Ud…



Posted on October 1st, 2011 | No Comments

Spuds Away on Sunday? Yes Please!

Greetings fellow Gooners! Well, nobody can claim that we haven’t had a tough start to the season. Losing to Liverpool, losing 8-2 to Manchester United, losing 4-3 to Blackburn, losing Cesc, Na$ri and Clichy, Champions League qualifiers against Ud…



Posted on September 28th, 2011 | No Comments

Indian Summer or Greek Salad?

Greetings fellow Gooners! Next up, Olimpiacos, who despite being a relatively well known Greek side, appear to have less internet column inches or video minutes devoted to them than chipmunks that look a bit “tasty”, or is that a hamster an…



Posted on September 28th, 2011 | No Comments

Indian Summer or Greek Salad?

Greetings fellow Gooners! Next up, Olimpiacos, who despite being a relatively well known Greek side, appear to have less internet column inches or video minutes devoted to them than chipmunks that look a bit “tasty”, or is that a hamster an…



Posted on September 27th, 2011 | No Comments

Arsenal injury update: 9 players out for Olympiakos game

Laurent Koscielny What? Ankle problem When? Arsenal vs Bolton Return? “He has an ankle problem which is a consequence of the tackle by [Bolton's] Nigel Reo Coker, which was a fair tackle but a bit late. He has a chance to play at Tottenham.&#8221…



Posted on September 24th, 2011 | No Comments

Arsenal Injury Report – Wilshere out until December

Two months after he was injured in the Arsenal’s woefully poor Emirates Cup, it has been reported today that Wilshere will need surgery on an ankle problem and will be out for several months. A stress fracture had been identified … Continue…



Posted on September 23rd, 2011 | No Comments

I Don’t Know What To Say!

Greetings fellow Gooners! Next up, the visit of Bolton Wanderers to our fine home and whilst Bolton have provided some nasty moments for us over the years, including a 2-1 reversal at the Reebok at the end of last season for some reason I am not expect…



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