The Arsenal Ladies – Season Preview

by Andrew Crawsha The Arsenal Ladies team play in the FA WSL League, games start on Wednesday 2 April with the (current) fixture list as follows :- Match Date Time Location Millwall Ladies v Arsenal; Fifth Round FA Cup 22 March 14:00 The Den, Millwall Notts County v Arsenal 2 April 19:30 Meadow Lane StadiumNB …

A great week for Arsenal and there could be more to come.

By Walter Broeckx It sure was an interesting week of football. With most of the PL having a nice rest we were one of the few PL teams that had to play a match last weekend. Or last Monday. And what for a match. Going to Old Trafford is one of the most difficult places …

Sometimes it is worth comparing Arsenal’s approach with those of others.

By Tony Attwood You know that great thing that Arsenal do with the league cup – charging just £10 and £20 for tickets.  It never gets coverage in the press, no one points out what a great deal it is… Now compare and contrast with the much wealthier Manchester United.  They insist that season ticket …

Arsenal – West Ham United 3-0, a good win against a stubborn team

By Walter Broeckx A lot of changes for this match compared to our last game at Manchester United. Some expected some maybe not. David Ospina starting in goal is not a real surprise.  Calum Chambers starting at right back is maybe also understandable because young Hector Bellerin having played a lot of games recently. Santi …

Arsenal v WHU: recent events and the match preview

By Bulldog Drummond And so we march onwards.   The results this year in domestic league and cup have been rather fine…  Working backwards from last monday we see. Man U 1 Arsenal 2 QPR 1 Arsenal 2 Arsenal 2 Everton 0 Palace 1 Arsenal 2 Arsenal 2 Middlesbrough 0 Arsenal 2 Leicester 1 Tottenham …

Will Hector Bellerin sign a new contract?

By Walter Broeckx The last 24 hours I have seen very different headlines being thrown around about young Hector. Headlines saying that he has signed a new 4 year deal. Of course if that would be the case I would jump up, pumping my fists in joy. I think regular readers know that I have …

Arsenal v West Ham 14 March 2015 – The Match Officials

by Andrew Crawshaw   Following Walter’s review of Mike Jones in the Leicester game Ref Review : Arsenal – Leicester here is the updated table of shame   Wrong Important Decisions Favouring Arsenal Favouring Opponents 2nd Yellow Cards 0 17 Red Cards 3 14 Penalties 3 15 Goals 1 6 Total 7 52 Possible Cost …

Stopping diving and the harassment of referees. It can be done

By Walter Broeckx This week we had a few interesting moments that involved referees’ and players’ behaviour. Things we don’t like to see but that are used by some teams in order to gain an advantage. Unsporting things. Things that also make life difficult for referees. Let us have a closer look. The diver’s disease. …

The virus of the media turns on Man U with a vengeance

By Tony Attwood. Poor Man U.  For so many years the darling of the media.  A media so bewitched by what they are and what they might be, that not a word could be said against them. And now those naughty fellows in the newspapers can write such things as, “Referees are not the only …

How Arsenal helped a Tottenham star, and our provision for the disabled

. By Tony Attwood . A little while ago I experienced Arsenal’s facilities for the disabled first hand, and I must say I was amazed.   Amazed because one only ever hears negative things about Arsenal, and everything I found was good.   Good in the sense of the way carers go in for free, …

The next season already on their way

By Walter Broeckx The current PL season still has some 10 matches to go and a few Wembley outings hopefully but the first news about the season 2015-2016 has been made public today. And so we see that Arsenal will play together with Everton, Stoke City and a Singapore Select XI team for the Barclays Asia …

Tottenham’s new stadium. An update. Of sorts.

By Tony Attwood We’ve covered the story about Tottenham’s new stadium a number of times, about the uncertainties and delays, and indeed the changes of plans. Of course there have been some sniggering from the Arsenal end at the club’s delays and misfortunes, and outrage at their having a compliant local authority (which Arsenal most …

Watching the Cup with one eye closed

By Tony Attwood Getting older is a bit of a pain, especially when bits of you start going wrong.  With me of late it is the eyes – but fortunately all can be fixed with cataract surgery. Thank goodness I live in the 21st century. Except, there is a period after the operation is done, …

Fa Cup : Mu – Arsenal 1-2, we are going to Wembley! Again

By Walter Broeckx A lot of changes compared with the team that beat QPR last Wednesday. Szczesny came in the place of Ospina and Koscielny and Monreal came in the place of Gabriel and Monreal. Oxlade-Chamberlain came in the palce of Rosicky and up front Welbeck came in the place of Giroud. The starting line …

Scholes joins the no-evidence “its true cos I say so” gang.

By Tony Attwood Paul Scholes has now set himself up as a spokesperson for the “Arsenal is in decline” movement claiming that “Over the years, the big players who were really ambitious – Vieira, Thierry Henry, Cesc Fàbregas, Robin van Persie – have all left, “They left for the simple reason that Arsenal are not in …

Arsène Wenger is more than a manager, he is part of the soul of our club

By Walter Broeckx From time to time I get interesting mails from people who send me links or extracts to things they have read on the internet. And I am grateful for this because I do tend to stay away from the serious media as much as possible but in order to be able to …

THE FA Cup Weekend – Match Officials

THE FA Cup Weekend – Match Officials by Andrew Crawshaw Taking the games in the order in which they are to be played Bradford City FC v Reading FC 12:45 Saturday 6 March – Live BT Sport Referee – Lee Mason Assistants – Michael Mullarkey and Marc Perry Fourth Official – Michael Jones Lee has …