Since it became apparent that the club were trying to sign Suarez, people have been out in force trying to excuse his past and in particular this issue involving Evra – a player who is hardly an angel himself and certainly not one that elicits much sympathy given his own chequered past. Be it fighting stewards, the crass ‘men and boys’ comments aimed at our players or his shocking unprofessionalism during 2010 World Cup. Even on this occasion, the Frenchman’s initial alleged “your sister’s pussy” comment means he hardly comes across as whiter than white if you can excuse the terminology. Nevertheless, none of that means he deserves to be racially abused.  Of course, it would be ridiculous to even try and compare Suarez to Zimmerman. The striker has not killed anybody.

One year on from the Keown/Van Nistelrooy incident, Arsenal went back to Old Trafford as champions of England and looking to continue the now famous record breaking unbeaten run. The ‘Invincibles’ ’hadn’t tasted defeat in 49 previous league games but Sir Alex and United were certainly not

Having already exhausted the Eastern Bloc generalisations on Szcezney, I guess it would just be lazy to repeat them for here. Much of the same applies however given that Russia is basically Poland on steroids. However, rather than being the 'muscle', little Arsh will have sheer lunacy on his side. The on-loan Russian certainly has a bit of Norman Bates about him. The harmless looking kind that would lure you into a false sense of security - allowing you to think you've won. This would

Only an idiot would sit there and deny that Tottenham have been on an upward trajectory in recent years while Arsenal have been either sliding in the opposite direction or, if I'm being particularly generous, have stagnated. They have an impressive squad of players, a manager who for all his faults seems to actually know what he's doing and at times, play the kind of football we all enjoy watching but sadly can't simply because it's THEM who are playing it. In this bizarro Premier

Arsenal went to the Bernabéu to face Real Madrid in the 2006 Champions League second round. The match was on ITV and that rotten Man Utd supporting donkey-bothering, afterbirth drinking, vagina scab Peter Drury was in the commentary box doing his level best to ruin the watching experience for Gooners up and down the country with the kind of ridiculous patronising tone that would warrant being

It was the first time Le Boss was able to name the same back four for consecutive matches which meant the returning Verminator was left on the bench as an improving Koscielny played alongside the BFG with Johan Djourou and Andrew Saint in the full back positions. Well, on paper that was who were tasked with defending. As it transpired, the first half saw them doing very little of that as the lads spent much of the opening 45 running around in weird directions like they were

Considering the fact they were thrust in at the deep end, the kids didn’t do too badly. An undeniable ray of light was Emanuel ‘DEEEEEEEENCH’ Frimpong whose performance before his red card has been rightly lauded from all quarters. After all the tippy-tappy, it’s refreshing to see a more combative element to the Arsenal midfield. There’s no way the team will ever be considered a ‘soft touch’ with this lad charging about like a rabid rhinoceros on speed. For all the talk of Arsene Wenger’s youth policy

Lacklustre home performance. Heading for a draw. Enter a half fit Cesc to win the game almost by himself with a jaw-dropping 20-odd minute second half cameo

Trying to pick out one Thierry Henry hat trick is like going to the Playboy mansion and only trying to pull one model or buying pic 'n' mix but only getting fizzy cola bottles. This one always stands out for me simply because in my mind, it showed that Arsenal had finally 'arrived' in Europe. Winning like that in a potentially difficult away game at the Stadio Olympico convinced me that Arsenal could be considered

As the team allowed themselves to be bossed by nonentities such as Nigel Reo-Coker, the Gooner faithful were not shy in showing their anger. The team were roundly booed during and after the game and whether you agree with it or not, I think it’s very difficult to deny people the right to express themselves. Arsenal Football Club is not a communist state although some of the administration would