Arsenal’s anniversary today, Henry Norris and the strange case of ‘Dr’ Crippen

By Blacksheep As Tony’s Arsenal History article today reminds us, July 24th 1910 was the day Sir Henry Norris took over the club. You can read about Norris and his importance in the Arsenal story here but I’m going to look at what else happened that day. I wrote some time ago that I was …

The food and match report from within the invisible away end. Lens v Arsenal

By Walter Broeckx When looking up on the internet we decided to go first to Lille and then to Lens as Lens looked a city with not much to offer. A nice friendly little town but with no real history apart from having a football stadium that can hold more people than they have habitants …

The ten Arsenal transfer deals that you will be told are DONE this coming week

By Sir Hardly Anyone Enough! I hear you cry.  It was all a hoax it was all a sham, and these bloggettists and their journo colleagues go on remorselessly.  Higuain has been removed from the lists of all but the most hardy and despatches have been sent out.  “We need a new Arsenal hoax!” For …