Goals Speak Louder Than Programme Notes

Sometimes you just have to come out and say something. Today Robin Van Persie did just that… TWICE! “I want to say something about my commitment to Arsenal because there have been many stories in the media lately. “I am committed to Arsenal, and that’s how it is, despite people [in the media] making up stories. For example, they said I was selling my house, but that’s nothing recent, I moved house last year. “I see stories which make me laugh, but I can see how frustrating... 

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!) and nothing, literally NOTHING new to read, hear, see or care about regarding our great club. And when I say nothing new, I mean NOTHING just as much as I mean NEW! The media has spent the past two weeks telling us the following: – We made a bid... 

Would The Real Arsenal F.C. Please Stand Up?

Greetings fellow Gooners! Ok, we can whine about handball, and with good reason. We can whine about Van de Vaart (or Van de Fart as Gary Neville hilariously pronounced his name!) even being allowed to stay on the pitch after two obvious yellow card offences, and with good reason. We could even whine about bad luck and even more about the freak goals that the Spuds continue to score against us. In fact, we could just whine because we damned well want to. But in truth, we didn’t get anything... 

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 Udinese, 3 red cards, losing Jack Wilshere for most of the season, losing Thomas Vermaelen for something like 10 games in total (more on that developing saga later!) and now, just when we appear to be going in the right direction, the “anything... 

No Greek Tragedy As Saint Ox and Santos Lead The Way

Greetings fellow Gooners! Well, nobody can say that Arsene Wenger doesn’t know how to pull off a surprise or two after that match, can they?! The inclusions of Oxlade-Chamberlain, Santos and Chamakh were, I have to say, all shocks when the team sheets were announced. The Ox was not the worrying kind of shock in the slightest after he showed against Shrewsbury that he has both the game and the maturity to play in the first XI, but I felt that Wenger would leave it longer before “blooding”... 

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 and who really cares anyway?! So, given the wealth of information regarding the most successful club in Greek history, sporting a trophy cabinet containing no less than 38 league titles, 24 Greek cups and 4 Greek Super Cups, it appears that focusing on...