TF Chronicles – The Premier League Grounds Part Two

Carrying on from Part One, myself and Dan carry on with our list of Premier League grounds. Listed below is part two of these stadiums and some of our favourite matches and memories from watching United play in them, along with the opposite end of the spectrum - some of our worst matches and memories from [...]

Foster relishes United return with Birmingham

Manchester United fans have traditionally been generous in giving former players a warm welcome whenever they return to Old Trafford with their new club. Saturday afternoon will be no different when…

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London, Birmingham Away Days and Boring, Boring City

Wilkommen, Bienvenue, Welcome to another edition of The Modern Gooner. It’s been a bit of a while since last I posted, but my absence must be excused as I was away visiting my pals in London and making another pilgrimage to The Arsenal. While I won’t…

Bacary Survives A Bowyer-Attack As Arsenal Cruise Through

Tweet The commentators said that the difference between the two sides was the fact that Arsenal made it count when it mattered, as opposed to Birmingham. We have been on the receiving end of the same for a long time and it was nice to see a change. Is this for real or is it [...]

Player Ratings: Birmingham 0 – 3 Arsenal

Yesterday, it was again a very impressive performance from the team. After a somewhat slow first half, the way we went on to dominate the game was just brilliant. All the players played their part and it was a nice win. The defence was very much organi…

Arsene Wenger on Arsenal’s performance and Lee Bowyer’s tackle on Sagna

Arsene was delighted after Arsenal overcame the physical battle against Birmingham and recorded a convincing win yesterday at St Andrews. With goals in both halves of the match, Arsenal dominated the game with Birmingham at times mere spectators.  How…

Birmingham vs Arsenal preview: Let’s start the year with a win!!

Just a quick preview as I have to prepare for my finals. Today is the third game that we are playing in quick succession and, in short,  the team will have to deliver today as we cannot afford to drop more points. St Andrews is a tough place to go to …

Arsenal vs Wigan: Problems Persist

For Arsenal it was the same Achilles heel which has blighted us all season. Our soft defending has seen two points slip away at a crucial time of the season. The result isn’t a catastrophe but it is certainly a huge annoyance given Wigan had 10 men at the time and we had 3 points

Birmingham City Keen on Signing Armand Traore

Birmingham City Football Club are interested in taking left-back Armand Traore away from the Emirates to St Andrews on a loan or possible permanent deal. The 20-year-old Frenchman is regarded as a bright prospect by Arsene Wenger due to his all round defensive play, but he is behind Gael Clichy and Kieran Gibbs in the Arsenal [...]