The old “Arsenal get injuries” game returns with the same old fake stats.

by Dr Billy “the Dog” McGraw.  University College Hospital of the North Circular Road. Arsenal have appointed Mikhail Zhilkin as a data scientist working under the direction of the director of high performance Darren Burgess.  Allegedly his remit will include analyzing injury data. And as the newspapers get around to covering the story so we …

Arsenal in the International Champions Cup: how on earth does it work?

By Tony Attwood The International Champions Cup has been kicking around for six years in what has often appeared to be a fairly incomprehensible format which leads to confusion as to who, if anyone, actually won the trophy each time it is played. This summer, it is held in the USA, Singapore and parts of …

Is Monreal really leaving? A lack of alternatives could be worrying.

By Roger Miller Arsenal could be shorn of the services of fan favourite Nacho Monreal after he was heavily linked with a move back to Spain. The left-back was one of the few Gunners stars to emerge with any credit from a dismal 2017/18 campaign as he impressed with some solid displays. He has been …

Transfer window gone wrong: how PL clubs blundered with the early closure

by Tony Attwood While we have been trying to work out how Arsenal are going to get the squad numbers down to the requisite 25 players with no more than 17 non-HGs, most of the media has been continuing talking about who is going to be bought, without any regard for the regulations. And this …