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How good was Roberto Mancini?
Sir Alex Ferguson is well known for his precision timing – a quality that isn’t limited to the departing Manchester United manager’s assiduous use of his stopwatch to check on a referee’s eye for the clock. The Scot had a keen...read more »
Yet another Arsenal man who left the club and lost his way:
It used to be a point of pride for Arsenal fans, that those players who left their side, soon discovered that the grass wasn't greener on the other side. This wasn't always misguided, self-deception. In some cases, like those of Alex...read more »
Why Arsenal can’t afford to keep operating as a one man team:
When Arsenal secured one of their finer results last season, a 5-3 victory away at Chelsea, Robin Van Persie contributed a hat-trick to his side’s tally. That was a familiar tale during a year in which the Gunners were widely...read more »
A shock return to the Emirates? Should Arsenal call on this ex-player?
Arsenal have fallen a long way off the pace this season. After a troubling summer in which they lost their best player, they’ve really struggled. I have little doubt that Arsene Wenger’s attempts to ‘fix’ this team will take him...read more »
The League of late goals: Why are Premier League stars leaving it so late?
The venerable Sky TV commentator, Martin Tyler, has christened the Premier League as the ‘league of late goals’. This season with its proliferation of high-scoring encounters the ‘league of goals’ would be a more appropriate moniker. On Sunday, however, Tyler’s description...read more »
Where do the problems lie at Arsenal?
Do you remember this day? The feeling you had as we lifted that trophy in 2005, the feeling you got as the goals went in, the moment you looked at this awesome team of players and thought: "wow well done...read more »
A Season Too Far For Arsenal? Fulham Expose Problems Ahead at the Emirates.
With one kick of the game to go and Mikel Arteta stepping up to take a decisive penalty past Mark Schwarzer, Arsenal’s wretched footballing month looked like it might be about to end. Yet as he offered a tame shot...read more »
Should Arsenal be thinking about replacing Wenger?
Following an abysmal and dull performance against QPR last weekend, is it time for Chairman Peter Hill-Wood to start thinking about replacing manager since 2006 Wenger? The Frenchman has been fighting off negative press recently after a series of mediocre matches...read more »
This man proves once more that when it comes to leaving Arsenal, the grass isn’t always greener:
Arsenal fans often tell each other, ‘Arsene knows’. Such is the level of belief in the Frenchman, that they’re willing to credit the slightest swing of fortune and pass off anything that doesn’t accord to their vision of the great...read more »
Two Arsenal transfer targets to lift the gloom at the Emirates:
As much as the papers will have you believe, it's not the end of the world for Arsenal just yet. Despite being reliant on Robin Van Persie last season, Arsenal fans should be getting an optimistic feeling of deja vu,...read more »