Euro2012: Arsenal edition.

By Phil Gregory To keep us in Arsenal-related fare over the next couple of weeks I’m going to be keeping an eye on the tournament and anything of interest for Gooners. Without further ado… This evening saw France play England, with Arsenal’s very own Chamberlain starting on the left of England’s midfield in a somewhat …

Olivier Giroud: The deal is on! (Exactly as we predicted). (Or off, and we never said a word)

By Billy “le chien” McGraw, our man on Le Continent. Arsenal are reported by prime sources, people who know and indeed the Daily Mirror, to have agreed a fee of £13 million with Montpellier for France international striker Olivier Giroud. Montpellier won the League (“in France” as the Mirror says, helpfully).  Oh yes and some …

Man U, Chelsea, Tottenham, Liverpool, Barca… who should Arsenal emulate?

By Tony Attwood If you have taken a glance at the Arsenal History site of late you will know that we have been considering the issue of the man who managed the club after the first world war: Leslie Knighton. His role at Arsenal is interesting because 20 years after he was manager he published …

How governments are taking over football

Game over. So say the governments.  By Adam Brogden A lot of people are concentrating on corporations involving themselves in modern football and have missed governments moving in. Why is this? I do not have the answers for this (I will take a guess, later)  but would like to look at the main players. In …