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Posted on January 19th, 2012 | No Comments

Why Frimmy followed Bendtner, Hleb’s regrets and transfer news

Fan favourite Frimpong has revealed the reason for choosing the number 26 shirt. It was previously occupied by Niklas Bendtner, until he chose number 52. When Frimpong was first promoted to the first team, he was given the 35 shirt, but made the switch…



Posted on January 19th, 2012 | No Comments

Hill-Wood: Arsenal prepared for life without Champions League

Speaking to the Daily Star in the wake of defeat to Swansea and falling 4 points behind Chelsea in 4th place,  Peter Hill-Wood has tried to play down the impact that not qualifying for the Champions League would have on the club. Arsenal have qualifie…



Posted on January 18th, 2012 | No Comments

Arsenal’s expensive flop knows how it feels to be criticised

Arsenal reportedly signed Andrey Arshavin for around £15m, which is a massive transfer fee for Wenger to agree to. To date, the Russian has scored 30 goals and made 35 assists in 127 appearances, with a lot of the more recent appearances coming from t…



Posted on January 18th, 2012 | No Comments

Szczesny performance concerns | Arsenal signing Shaqueel | Arteta in race for fitness with Vermaelen

There was me thinking 565 comments might be a little too much for a dreary old January day… but you guys had other ideas and smashed through the 1,000,000 barrier with some style. Well played Scorates at 15:58, Peroni is in the post! Thanks for t…



Posted on January 18th, 2012 | No Comments

5 things that Arsenal need to change if we want to catch Sp*rs

1) Take Aaron Ramsey out of the team and replace him with somebody who is vaguely decent. Yossi Benayoun is not the right person for that central midfield role (he is very small and gets pushed off the ball very easily), so I guess that Thomas Rosicky …



Posted on January 17th, 2012 | No Comments

Beaten at our own game: Swansea 3-2 Arsenal

Arsenal football club, a club with a rich history and known for being unique in the English game for having its style of open attacking football, or are they? An impressive Swansea would beg to differ, and from their performance on Sunday, its easy to …



Posted on January 14th, 2012 | No Comments

Arsene gives backing to two Arsenal wingers and suggests transfer activity

Arsenal’s 4-3-3 formation rests heavily on width, and a string of poor results in the last few weeks have highlighted this reliance. Our wingers have been playing quite poorly, leaving Wenger’s side lacking attacking outlets. When we need t…



Posted on January 14th, 2012 | No Comments

[Poll] Will Arsenal actually sign somebody in the January transfer window?

I have decided to take a poll in order to help me better understand whether Arsenal fans actually think that we are going to sign somebody in January. Arsène Wenger is typically stubborn with transfers at the best of times, and seems to be even more s…



Posted on January 12th, 2012 | No Comments

Should Henry start against Swansea?

Heading into this weeks Premier League fixture against Swansea, the big question is whether or not Theirry Henry will have a place in the starting XI in the absence of Gervinho at the African Cup of Nations. Henry was fantastic against Leeds, but it wa…



Posted on January 11th, 2012 | No Comments

Szczesny calls Ramsey a rapist/AOC denies transfer rumours/Coquelin signs new contract/Arteta on Arsenal captaincy

This article is intended to be a genreal round-up of all this morning/yesterday’s news following our game against Leeds. Lots of exciting news seems to have come at once, so I have compiled all best bits of the last 24 hours. Coquelin signs new l…



Posted on January 10th, 2012 | No Comments

5 things learnt from Arsenal 1-0 Leeds

1) Players like Thierry Henry don’t lose their class with age. There are those who are slightly critical of his return to Arsenal; many said that he won’t live up to his reputation because he isn’t the old Henry. Sure, Thierry isn&#82…



Posted on January 9th, 2012 | No Comments

VIDEO: HENRY SCORES! The more things change, the more they stay the same

The more things change, the more they stay the same. 1-0 to the Arsenal, Henry nets the winner against Leeds United. You would be forgiven for thinking it was 2002, and not 2012. Anyway here’s the moment that brought us all to our feet:



Posted on January 8th, 2012 | No Comments

Gunners draw Aston Villa in FA Cup 4th-round

The FA Cup 4th Round Draw has just taken place, and Arsenal (or Leeds) have been drawn in a home tie against Aston Villa. Provided that we get past Leeds tomorrow evening – match preview including team/score prediction to follow – , we will…



Posted on January 8th, 2012 | No Comments

Ganso available if Arsenal want creativity | Thierry has to spark over 30 rethink at Arsenal

Happy Sunday everyone. Still no football for us to get excited about, but a top of the table grudge match between United and City in the FA Cup should be enough to keep the football cogs turning long enough in the brain for us to make it through to Mon…



Posted on January 7th, 2012 | No Comments

Arsenal and the FA Cup: Past, Present and Future

Some third round ties of the FA cup took place today, and although we weren’t inundated with cupsets, a round of applause must go to Macclesfield, Swindon, Crawley Town, Wrexham and MK Dons, among others. I have a bit of a soft spot for Macclesfi…



Posted on January 7th, 2012 | No Comments

We’ll have a Suarez, the one without the N word please | Thierry is back at Arsenal

Finally… it happened… after writing about his impending signing, he’s here, King Thierry is back, this time with an aggressive militant beard, slightly more humility… but still with the goals. Well, the latter is what we&#8217…



Posted on January 5th, 2012 | No Comments

Arteta for England, Bendtner arrested and where’s that transfer?

With a dearth of Arsenal news in recent days (apart from the non-stop transfer gossip), Gooners have had a chance to reflect on that painful defeat to Fulham, and to look ahead to Monday’s game vs Leeds. I’ve rounded up a couple of Arsena…



Posted on January 5th, 2012 | No Comments

Nigerian of no interest to Arsenal | Hoilett on a free this summer | Theo wants goals

Wy ei man… what a fokin result for the lads!!! Yeah, that was a reference to Newcastle turning over Manchester United. 2 defeats in a row. How exciting. I bet they didn’t expect to lose that one. They even dropped De Gea for the big occassi…



Posted on January 5th, 2012 | No Comments

Fatigue, Fight and (mis)fortune: Fulham 2-1 Arsenal

Not for the first time this season, Fulham has fought to fetch points off of us. Indeed without the two results against the West Londoners we may have had more momentum on this run we’ve been on, not to mention the precious points dropped. This t…



Posted on January 2nd, 2012 | No Comments

What goes around comes around: Arsenal 1-0 QPR

Football can be a funny game. Sometimes your team toils hard and puts in a solid performance, only to be very unlucky not to get that elusive goal. Other times a goal can come when you least expect it. I think the last few games for Arsenal this festiv…



Posted on January 2nd, 2012 | No Comments

Fulham vs Arsenal: Starting XI/Score Prediction

As we enter the New Year the games come extremely quickly; we now face Fulham only two days after playing QPR. Fulham have already taken a point from us this season, and I expect this afternoon at Craven Cottage to be a relatively tough game. Martin …



Posted on January 1st, 2012 | No Comments

[Poll results] Arsenal player of the year 2011

Arsenal fans have voted in their hundreds for the Arsenal player of 2011. The results are quite surprising; I expected Robin van Persie to run away with the poll (which he did to some extent), but Laurent Koscielny, Wojciech Szczesny and Alex Song also…



Posted on December 31st, 2011 | No Comments

Thierry short-term solution | Park long-term problem? | Frimgone | QPR preview

Happy new years eve to everyone! What’s your new years resolutions for next year? Lay off the booze? Cut down on the cigarettes? Swap kebabs for low carb healthy alternatives? Indulge in more Arsenal goodness? I hope so… after all, fit and …



Posted on December 31st, 2011 | No Comments

Arsenal FC: Best Moment of 2011 [Poll]

Arsenal Football Club has enjoyed plenty of highs (and lows) in the last 12 months. Here is a list of a few of these best moments, please choose your favourite in the poll below! The results will be published in the next few days. Beating the Catalan g…



Posted on December 31st, 2011 | No Comments

Arsenal FC: Best player of 2011[Poll]

Many of the Arsenal players have enjoyed a fantastic year, and below I have named my top 5 Arsenal players of 2011. I have also included a poll in which Arsenal fans can vote for their Arsenal player of 2011. Robin Van Persie I am sure that many Arsena…



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