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Should Arsene stick or twist? & Strange transfer rules

11th March 2011 admin

I am obviously pleased that we can get an emergency keeper but I think the rule is a little silly really. Why are clubs allowed to get a new keeper outside of the window? You have a squad, including reserves and youths and you should have to use those players and deal with whatever problems come your way. I also think that managers should be allowed to play whatever team they want, a squad is a squad and the manager should use his

The Cheated Will Prosper – Reason To Be Positive

9th March 2011 William Benn

The core of this piece deals with our mentality but before I begin I want to list some other positives which you are welcome to write out on flashcards, place face down on a table, mix up

Barcelona (a) Thoughts & Predictions: Does Arsene risk Arshavin or let Eboue run at Maxwell?

7th March 2011 admin

There could also be a very good argument for starting Marouane Chamakh over Bendtner, for one Chamakh is a better presser of the ball and we will need that in full effect. He is also fresher than Bendtner after playing less minutes in recent weeks and another theory is that he links up the midfield better than the Dane who can always be used as an impact substitute late on if we need his presence

Many won’t agree but Denilson could be very important tomorrow evening

7th March 2011 admin

A big game tomorrow but I strangely feel somewhat relaxed about it. I like many Gooners are pretty much investing most of my emotional eggs into the Premier League basket and see the game tomorrow as a bonus. I asked the question on Twitter last night about which game would Gooners prefer to win, tomorrow's game or our big game against the Mancs at the Emirates and an overwhelming majority went for victory against the Mancs

Leyton Orient (h) Post Match Thoughts: Brave Orient Bendt out of shape by Gunners

3rd March 2011 admin

Bendtner's second is becoming his trade mark for this season, cutting in from the left and bending like Bendtner into the far corner past the outstretched reach of the goalkeeper. When Kieran Gibbs was pulled down after jinking his way inside and outside his man in the second half,

Leyton Orient (h) Thoughts & Predictions: Time to get back on track

2nd March 2011 admin

Abou Diaby is back at the right time. In fact we could have done with him a few days earlier. With Cesc and Song out, the leggy Frenchman could be a very important player from here on in

Injury the danger, not cup defeat & Rooney’s predictable outcome

1st March 2011 admin

Speaking of Koscielny, I didn't actually see the slap on his head until yesterday as I turned the game off pretty much bang on the final whistle. Watching Koscielny not react because of the sheer disappointment made my heart sink and it was a total lack of class from Barry Ferguson. He is just lucky that he doesn't have another game against Arsenal this season. I would be awfully disappointed if one of his team mates didn't seek some sort

Birmingham City (n) Post Match Thoughts: Down but certainly not out

28th February 2011 admin

Our response was very good and within ten minutes we found the equaliser, Wilshere struck the crossbar from distance with a great strike from outside the box. The ball ended up at the feet of Andrey Arshavin who rolled his man very well but his cut back was top class. He didn't just put the ball into the box, he measured his cut back to perfection and Van Persie who can finish equally well with both feet executed a fantastic volley on his

A Call to Arms

28th February 2011 William Benn

Unfortunately I fear my temperament pre-match may have had much to do with the eventual performance of my beloved team. While the papers screamed ‘expect’, and Arsenal fans wrote ‘believe’, I could do little more than hope, so lacking in confidence was I that I would finally get to see Arsenal celebrate. They say that art mirrors life, and nowhere was that more true than Sunday. I was far more nervous for this game than I had ever

Birmingham City (n) Caring Cup Final Predictions: Diaby, Bendtner & Rosicky – Who will start?

27th February 2011 admin

Perhaps apart from Tomas Rosicky we do not have the same type of player who depend on their passing and vision more than anything else. Whilst the likes of Nasri, Wilshere and Ramsey are all good passers of the ball but none of them have the same level of vision and can pick a pass in the

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