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Asier Illarramendi: Thoughts on Arsenal’s Transfer Target

Published on 2013-06-19 00:48:08

As football fans are waiting patiently for the 2013/14 season to get underway, there have been some welcome distractions, as international football has been on the spotlight all summer. The recently-concluded European Under-21 Championships in Israel

Arsenal Transfer Rumors Intensify: Who Can Fill The Striking Void?

Published on 2013-06-17 00:36:57

The 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup has taken center stage with the world’s finest nations battling hard to attain supremacy in the prequel for the big tournament coming up next summer. From an Arsenal perspective, things are relatively quiet as w

10 Things You Need to Know About Gonzalo Higuain

Published on 2013-06-13 00:32:16

In recent weeks, Arsenal’s Chief Executive, Ivan Gazidis, has spoken about how the club has become financially capable to compete with the big boys for top talent in world football. He also conducted a Q and A session with the fans, where he ga

Q & A with Ivan Gazidis: Thoughts, Opinions and Hopes for the Future

Published on 2013-06-11 00:34:29

With the season done and dusted, transfer speculation and international fixtures have taken center stage with the media Vultures and their keyboard warriors linking Arsenal with several intergalactic players all over the Milky Way. With deadwood like

Arsenal’s 2012/13 End of Season Awards

Published on 2013-06-06 00:34:38

In yet another fruitless campaign by our standards, Arsenal secured a fourth place finish right at the death in the Premier League but the Gunners didn’t fare too well in other competitions football had to offer in the 2012/13 season. The Capital O

Koscielny Threatens to Leave: Arsenal’s Ambition on the Spotlight

Published on 2013-06-05 00:31:54

“I personally have had a great season but my goal has been to win trophies with the team and to bring the club back to its glory days. “Out of my huge respect for Mr. Wenger, the players and the fans I don’t want to go into any details,

Rating Arsenal’s Attackers’ Performances in the 2012/13 Season

Published on 2013-06-04 00:35:43

Last season, Arsenal notched up to a century of goals with 72 goals scored in the Premier League, 13 in the Champions League, 14 in the Capital One Cup and six goals in the FA Cup. Despite this somewhat impressive goal count, it’s disheartening

Rating Arsenal’s Midfielders in the 2012/13 Season

Published on 2013-05-30 00:40:57

In the yesteryear, Arsene Wenger lined up a formidable 4-4-2 formation that had the right balance in defense, midfield and attack. Using the Invincibles of the 2003/04 season as a classic example, the defense had rock-solid personnel that instilled f

Rating Arsenal’s Defenders’ Performances in the 2012/13 Season

Published on 2013-05-27 00:40:31

Arsenal and defending – two words that don’t go in tandem with each other. Arsene Wenger has built his football on free-flowing attacking football and times without number, his team has been caught out at the back and there are even times

Rating Arsenal’s Performances in the 2012/13 Season – The Goalkeepers

Published on 2013-05-26 00:37:51

This season, Arsenal conceded 37 goals in the Premier League, 10 goals in the Champions League, seven goals in the Capital One Cup and five goals in the FA Cup. Unlike last season where the Gunners opened the floodgates with consummate ease, a more c

Nominations for Arsenal’s 2012/13 End of Season Awards

Published on 2013-05-25 04:09:20

With the 2012/13 season review already published, it’s time to relive those moments that would that stood out from yet another exhilarating campaign. Arsenal began the season with a renewed sense of optimism but the departures of RVP and Alex

Arsenal’s 2012/13 Season Review: Poor Start, Great Finish

Published on 2013-05-24 00:30:30

For everyone concerned with Arsenal football club, it was a classic case of same ol’ problems, different year as the Gunners endured another fruitless campaign without sealing any silverware of any sort. Robin van Persie grabbed all the headlin

The Joys of Supporting Arsenal Football Club – Victory Through Harmony

Published on 2013-05-21 02:19:19

With the 2012/13 season done and dusted, there will be a flurry of articles in your daily Arsenal digest ranging from lessons learned in the course of the season, look back sessions, season reviews and of course, transfer speculation. However, there

Newcastle 0 Arsenal 1: Kos the Boss, Champions League Football, St. Totteringham’s Day

Published on 2013-05-20 00:25:38

The nerves were tingling, the stage was set and the curtain was closing on the 2012/13 Premier League season as Arsenal marched out one final time with their destiny clinging on the result after 90 minutes. Elsewhere, Tottenham hosted Sunderland whil

Newcastle Preview: A Champions League Berth Beckons

Published on 2013-05-19 06:12:35

Finally it all boils down to this… Win this evening and Champions League football will come to North London for the umpteenth season in a row, anything else coupled with results elsewhere, then we will have ourselves to blame. Forget about the

Arsenal Transfer Rumors: Thoughts on Bacary Sagna’s Arsenal Future

Published on 2013-05-17 00:25:39

Bacary Sagna has been at Arsenal for as long as I can remember. At the age of 30, he is regarded as one of the senior players in the squad and he has been through a lot in his six-year stint with the club. Arriving in the Premier League with a relati

Post-Wigan Ramblings and the Emirates Cup Returns

Published on 2013-05-16 00:35:10

Arsenal’s mid-week resounding victory over Wigan saw the Gunners leapfrog their fierce rivals, Tottenham, into fourth place as well as condemning their visitors to relegation. In what would be highly regarded as a torrid campaign for Wigan Athl

Arsenal 4 Wigan 1: Euro-Bound Gunners Condemn Latics to Relegation

Published on 2013-05-15 00:23:10

The final outcome was bluntly simple for both sides – win or bust! On the Blue corner stood a team that was threading on relegation waters with an outside chance of surviving the drop despite enjoying a night in the spotlight following their im

Wigan Preview: Facing a Date with Destiny

Published on 2013-05-14 00:26:33

12 months ago, Wigan visited the Emirates Stadium staring relegation in the face but they came out victorious after two early goals that were enough to hand them maximum points, despite Thomas Vermaelen’s glancing header that offered Arsenal

Premier League Penultimate Week Roundup and Some Transfer Tidbits

Published on 2013-05-13 01:31:53

After a gruelling 10-month adventure with more twists than a pig’s tail and turns like a roller coaster ride, the Premier League reached its penultimate weekend with many things still to play for from various teams in the league. The league tit

Surprises and Milestones – Part and Parcel of the Beautiful Game

Published on 2013-05-12 02:35:29

In the past three seasons, the FA Cup has been won by Roberto M’s… Roberto Mancini in 2011… Roberto Di Matteo in 2012… Roberto Martinez in 2013… And probably Roberto M-Wenger in 2014 **** With no Arsenal football yesterd

Another Saturday Without Arsenal Football and Thoughts on Fergie

Published on 2013-05-11 01:26:48

After what I would regard as one hell of a week in my workplace, I wait for a lovely Saturday like this but alas, my dear ol’ Arsenal won’t be playing any game today because their proposed opponents, Wigan Athletic, play in Wembley agains

The Battle for European Qualification Continues – Who Will Win the War?

Published on 2013-05-06 00:32:31

Santi Cazorla: A Bright Spark in a Somewhat Dark Season

Published on 2013-05-03 00:27:43

With Bacary Sagna’s moment of madness against Manchester United quickly becoming a fading memory, all attention will be turned to the intense battle for the remaining Champions League spots between Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham and too some exten

Thoughts on Sagna’s Performances this Season

Published on 2013-04-30 01:24:09

Being a right back requires a lot of attributes that make up an entire package. Firstly, he must have reserves of stamina to help him gallop up and down the pitch, balancing attacking and defensive play. He must possess a decent cross on him to suppl

Arsenal 1 Man Utd 1: Sagna’s Stupidity Ensures a Share of the Spoils

Published on 2013-04-29 00:55:36

I’ve been having serious constraints blogging recently because of my Internet connectivity issues but on days like this, the good ol’ WordPress for BlackBerry had to come in handy. With Wigan’s late capitulation against that lot fro

Giroud’s Appeal Fails: Reviewing Arsenal’s Alternative Attacking Options

Published on 2013-04-24 00:37:52

With a Robin van Persie-inspired performance handing Manchester United their 20th league title, their arch-rivals, Manchester City, will have to settle for second place and will be odds on to do some business this summer with their petro-greens. Whil

Van Persie Wins the League, Arsenal Scraps For Euro Qualification – Reality Check

Published on 2013-04-23 00:42:22

@MrsMUFC Whenever I'm having a bad day I just remember Man Utd sold Silvestre to Arsenal & they sold RVP to them.— Nero Millz (@NeroMillz) April 22, 2013 In the tail end of last season, Arsenal exhibited the kind of form that showed what c

Fulham 0 Arsenal 1: Good Result, Bad Performance

Published on 2013-04-21 00:49:04

Arsenal began the week with a run of three absolutely vital games that were going to shape their Champions League qualification destiny. With fellow London rivals, Chelsea and Tottenham, within touching distance of the coveted European spots, the Gun

Arsenal in the Europa League: Reviewing What Could Happen

Published on 2013-04-18 00:39:51

With both Manchester clubs edging closer to a first and second placed finish, Chelsea ran riot past fellow London rivals, Fulham, to leapfrog Arsenal to third place, as the Gunners failed to seal maximum points against Everton. With Tottenham and Eve

Arsenal 0 Everton 0: Opportunity Available, Certainly Not Taken

Published on 2013-04-17 01:11:21

“Everton would visit the Emirates shortly afterwards and it would be a game that would be regarded as a must-win for Arsenal. In recent times, both teams have matched each other pound for pound and a draw would seem like the most possible outco

Everton Preview and Post-Norwich Ramblings

Published on 2013-04-16 00:28:16

When it seemed as if it was going to be one of those days when Arsenal had the lion’s share of possession without any real cutting edge, a late rally in the dying minutes of the game saw the home side turn on the style with three quick-fire goa

Arsenal 3 Norwich 1: London’s Finest Seal Victory at the Death

Published on 2013-04-14 00:41:49

The importance of this game knew no bounds. For starters, it was the first of three fixtures that would give Arsenal some breathing space over their fierce rivals, Tottenham that didn’t have any game because of Chelsea’s involvement in th

Arshavin Ready to Retire From Football: Reviewing What Went Wrong

Published on 2013-04-10 00:50:23

Memories of Arsenal visiting Anfield are somewhat sweeter than Arsenal’s visits to Old Trafford, Stamford Bridge and some other Premier League grounds. This season, Arsenal’s trip to Anfield will be fondly remembered for Abou Diaby resurgence

Arsenal or Tottenham: Who Would Miss Out on a Champions League Place?

Published on 2013-04-09 00:44:18

The English Premier League is one of the most entertaining and fascinating football leagues in the world. It has clubs with vast fan bases, and the football value is always worth every penny spent. Speaking of pennies, England’s dominance in Eu

Arsenal: Thoughts on Competition for First Team Places

Published on 2013-04-06 01:07:51

With the Manchester clubs running away with the top two places, three teams from London have been battling for the remaining Champion League spots and it has been a very intense dogfight  between Chelsea, Tottenham and Arsenal. All three sides know

Thoughts on Walcott’s Desire to Win Trophies

Published on 2013-04-03 00:56:26

After spending my Easter with loved ones far away from my laptop and all things Arsenal, I took some time off to watch Bayern Munich see out the threat Juventus posed as well as the pulsating draw between Paris St. Germain and Barcelona. From an Arse

Abou Diaby and Injuries: A Curse from Beyond?

Published on 2013-03-29 01:24:50

Truth be told, injuries have become part and parcel of the modern game. The competitive nature of football has led to teams battling each other for the ultimate goal of gaining victory and like every battle, there are casualties. In a club as technic

Arsenal Transfer Rumors: Latest Updates on Transfer Speculation

Published on 2013-03-28 00:44:11

Thoughts on Szczesny and One Grumpy Ox

Published on 2013-03-26 02:45:13

The inetrlull is upon us yet again with several nations battling to secure a place in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. The major highlight of tonight will surely be the crunch encounter bewteen France and Spain, and we can only hope to see a good game o

Quick Focus on Arsenal’s NextGen: The Gunners of Tomorrow

Published on 2013-03-25 00:56:26

Q: Age is no guarantee for efficiency James Bond: And youth is no guarantee for innovation – Skyfall While brooding success on the pitch remains a priority in the dealings of running a football club, leading football teams pay a lot of attentio

Arsenal: Latest Updates on Injuries and International Football

Published on 2013-03-24 00:47:12

International fixtures. Bleeeeeeh! Arsenal like every European juggernaut out there, had a large contingent of players that went to represent their motherlands in their bids to qualify for the ultimate showpiece in Brazil next year. The Brazilians we

A Tribute to my Blogging Family: And the Leibster Award Goes to…

Published on 2013-03-21 01:35:10

As a thoroughbred supporter of Arsenal Football Club, I’ve always gone that extra mile to watch every possible game bearing in mind that I’m my own version of the Emirates here in Nigeria. Unlike some fans in London that are opportuned to see the

Thoughts on Some Unhappy Players in the Team

Published on 2013-03-20 02:51:32

With the international break coming up this weekend, many Gooners remain hopeful that Arsenal’s contingent travelling to different parts of the globe will return unscathed. This also means that we’ll have to wait for a considerable chunk

Latest Updates on Wilshere’s Injury and Post-Swansea Ramblings

Published on 2013-03-19 01:02:00

I know that these “Oga at the Top” jokes are getting ‘stale’, but I urge you to check out this video of how Adolf Hitler responded to the Oga at the Top escapades by Shem. It’s goddamn hilarious and epic in every sense o

UEFA Champions League: Thoughts and Predictions for the Quarterfinal Draws

Published on 2013-03-18 01:42:40

The UEFA Champions League began with 32 teams from various nations across Europe battling hard for the right to be called champions come May. In the group stages, there were some outstanding results as well as upsets but after a grueling six-match p

Positives Taken From Arsenal’s Win Against Bayern

Published on 2013-03-15 00:56:14

In a competition as fiercely contested as the Champions League, two away goals are usually good enough to book a place in the next round of the competition, after a two-legged affair of course. Let me use the first knockout fixtures of this season

Bayern 0 Arsenal 2: Victory Not Enough

Published on 2013-03-14 00:51:47

With a fixture against Bayern Munich in mind, Arsene Wenger chose to rest a couple of players which turned out to be his undoing as his second-tier side was ousted from the FA Cup by a lowly Blackburn. The “rested” players took to the pit

Mission Impossible 5: Send Bayern Munich to Bedlam

Published on 2013-03-13 00:58:22

*Mission Impossible soundtrack in the background* Agent Arsenal, Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to infiltrate behind enemy lines into the hostile Allianz Arena in Bavaria. Your sole aim would be to bang a boatload of goals past them

Bayern Munich vs. Arsenal: Gunners Daring to Dream

Published on 2013-03-12 00:57:06

Good News on Gibbs’ Injury and Some Transfer Speculation

Published on 2013-03-07 01:41:22

5 Reasons Why Arsenal Might Not Qualify for the Champions League

Published on 2013-03-06 02:46:40

The UEFA Champions League. Football’s most exciting spectacle after the World Cup of course. A competition where Europe’s finest showcase their talents on the world stage producing epic encounters that remain in the hearts of football fan

Post-Tottenham Ramblings and Bendtner Arrested

Published on 2013-03-05 01:13:48

With FA Cup action going on this weekend, Arsenal’s crunch fixture against Everton has been postponed till further notice, which also ensures that the Gunners won’t see any football till when they travel to Munich next week Wednesday. Mem

3 Key Lessons Learned from the North London Derby

Published on 2013-03-04 01:02:38

This wasn’t the Monday I’d envisaged going into yesterday’s crunch encounter between my dear ol’ Arsenal and the old enemy, Tottenham Hotspurs. Both teams featured their “strongest” lineups and Gareth Bale had domi

5 Reasons to Look Forward to Sunday’s North London Derby

Published on 2013-02-28 02:24:23

All across the world, there are certain football matches that stand out from the rest and always leave memories in the hearts of the fans supporting them. From the left hand side of the Atlantic, the Super Clasico between Boca Juniors and River Pla

Arsenal Announce Profits and More on Santi Cazorla

Published on 2013-02-25 23:58:48

Chelsea’s loss to Manchester City threw the race for the final Champions League spots wide open, and a team that was running away with the league at the start of the season are now in danger of losing further ground on the coveted European spot

5 Lessons Learned from Arsenal’s Win over Aston Villa

Published on 2013-02-24 23:56:39

Apologies for my blogging inactivity in recent days. I’ve been having serious issues with my Internet Service Provider – one day, it’s as efficient as Lionel Messi in front of goal, another day it’s Marouane Chamakh 2.0. Let’s just say it h

Thoughts on Arsene Wenger’s Future With Arsenal

Published on 2013-02-21 00:06:39

There’s this feeling that usually comes after a defeat and it’s more or less like a very bitter taste in the mouth. In the case of a club like Arsenal, the timing of Wednesday’s defeat to Bayern wasn’t helped by the fact that

Arsenal 1 Bayern 3: Quality of Possession More Important than Quantity

Published on 2013-02-20 01:43:56

Many football neutrals wrote Arsenal off before this contest and who could blame them? Bayern Munich are in hot form at the moment, sitting 15 points clear of Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga as well as not conceding any goal in 2013 prior to yest

Picking Up the Pieces of What’s Left of the Season

Published on 2013-02-18 23:57:11

In recent times, Arsenal fans have become used to seeing their team capitulate in grand style on a regular basis. This is a team that would defeat Barcelona tonight and draw with Leyton Orient a few days later. A team that would go on an amazing seve

More on the Defense and Arsenal Set to Sign Kit Deal With Adidas

Published on 2013-02-15 08:31:28

With the first half of Champions League fixtures done and dusted, neutral football fans like me have been awed with the attacking display of the away sides, as Paris St. Germain, Juventus, Borussia Dortmund and Manchester United all got results they&

Bacary Sagna: 30 Reasons to Love Mr. Consistency

Published on 2013-02-14 04:31:18

When Arsene Wenger delved into the French Ligue 1 to snatch a relatively unknown right back from AJ Auxerre in 2007, many fans were puzzled but they waited patiently to see what Lauren Etame-Biyer’s long-term replacement had to offer. Shortly after

Arsenal Latest: Injury Concerns, Post-Sunderland Ramblings and Andre Santos Out

Published on 2013-02-13 00:36:59

With the African Cup of Nations out of the way, football fans like me look forward to the end of the campaign to see Nigeria play in the 2013 Confederations Cup. The draws haven’t been “too kind” for my nation as Nigeria has been dr

A Tribute to the Champions of Africa: The Super Eagles

Published on 2013-02-10 23:52:42

The last time my proud nation won the African Cup of Nations way back in the mid-90s, I was seven. Growing up into an Arsenal-loving home was a breath of fresh air but there was always that feeling of togetherness when watching those men donning the

Sunderland 0 Arsenal 1: The Gunners Hold Out For Nervy Victory

Published on 2013-02-09 23:57:29

Arsenal came up against a Sunderland side that boasted of the lowest amount of goals conceded on a Premier League ground. Martin O’ Neill’s outfit aren’t the best of sides, but they had made their home a hard ground to play for the

Sunderland Preview: A Chance to Show Arsenal’s Depth

Published on 2013-02-09 04:38:59

I like many other Arsenal fans out there, was skeptical about the international break that was sandwiched in between club fixtures and my misery has been compounded with the fact that Arsenal had its fair share of casualties in the interlull. Arsenal

Arsenal: Latest Updates on Injuries and Gunners on International Duty

Published on 2013-02-07 01:49:21

When Nigeria’s gaffer, Stephen Keshi, released his 23-man squad list to represent Africa’s most populous nation in the 2013 African Cup of Nations, there were some mixed receptions from Nigerian supporters. On one corner stood a faction o

The Hype Around Wilshere, More From Giroud and Sagna Plays Down PSG Link

Published on 2013-02-06 02:00:11

Have you seen the latest website redesign from Arsenal.com? The navigation is perfect, it’s really engaging and you can link the content inside easily with different social networking platforms. As we all know, the Gunners are set to travel to

Post-Stoke Ramblings and More on Monreal

Published on 2013-02-05 02:05:36

When the odds were firmly stacked against the Super Eagles of Nigeria, they shocked the football world by ousting the tournament favorites, Ivory Coast. Emmanuel Emenike sent in an unstoppable piledriver to but his team ahead but Chieck Tiote equaliz

Arsenal 1 Stoke 0: Football Prevails Over Rugby

Published on 2013-02-03 03:21:15

What’s not to hate about Stoke City? The fact that they are football’s rugby outfit? Their baseball bat wielding gaffer? Ryan Shawcross? You name it… Despite the fact that Tottenham dropped points yet again to Norwich, Everton’

10 Things You Need to Know About Nacho Monreal

Published on 2013-02-01 03:31:48

Finally, Arsene Wenger has decided to remove the dust from Arsenal check book to sign Nacho Monreal from Malaga on a reported £8.3m fee. The 26-year-old full back has signed a four-and-a-half year deal worth in the region of £50,000-per-week. Desp

The Gunners Claw Back From the Jaws of Defeat

Published on 2013-01-31 00:58:31

After two victories against West Ham and Brighton, Liverpool offered the Gunners a stern test to prove if they were worthy of the top four finish the fans crave, since buying a player is now out of the question. Elsewhere, Tottenham had a tricky trip

Liverpool Preview and the Curious Case of David Beckham

Published on 2013-01-30 01:34:46

When it seemed as if my dear ol’ Nigeria was going to get another unfortunate draw that would knock them out of the African Cup of Nations, it took Chelsea’s Victor Moses to come up with the goods twice from two spot kicks he created̷

More on Giroud and Ramsey Relishes New Role

Published on 2013-01-29 01:15:56

With the FA Cup fixture against Brighton a done and dusted affair, the rewards of the battle has turned out to be a fifth round clash with npower Championship side, Blackburn Rovers. All attention will be switched to the Premier League with the world

Lessons Learned From Arsenal’s Win Over Brighton

Published on 2013-01-28 03:49:04

I spent the best part of yesterday evening in Best Western Hotel, V.I., Lagos watching my elder sister launch her new clothing line, NeneKester, and it was a proud moment for me and the rest of my folks gathered in the arena. I tend to wonder what wo

Giroud on Fire as Gunners Scrape Past Brighton

Published on 2013-01-26 23:57:03

After the quick-fire defeats to Manchester City and Chelsea, the resounding 5-1 victory over West Ham served as a sign of good things to come but a lot was expected from Arsenal in the wake of their trip to the Amex Stadium to take on Brighton and Ho

Brighton Preview: Avoid Another Embarrassment

Published on 2013-01-26 02:56:24

On the 12th of December, Arsenal came up against a lower division team 65 places below them in the English top-tier. Judging from their goal-crazy outings against Coventry and Reading, many had expected the Gunners to knock a hatful of goals past low

Thoughts on Arsenal’s Emphatic Win Over West Ham

Published on 2013-01-25 03:11:55

In the turn of the new year, Arsenal hasn’t been banging in goals so the 5-1 mauling of West Ham was a welcome return. The year didn’t begin on a good note for Arsene Wenger and his team but Wednesday’s win showed that when the Gunn

Visitors Get Hammered by Five-Star Arsenal

Published on 2013-01-24 08:20:57

January had begun on a sad note for everyone connected with Arsenal Football Club. The team’s performance against Southampton was appalling, and the back to back losses against Manchester City and Chelsea weren’t anything to write home about. The

West Ham Preview: Another Reason to Believe in Arsenal

Published on 2013-01-23 01:19:57

The spirits at the Emirates have been dampened in recent times. Swansea came around in the league and went home with all three points (thanks to Michu) and Manchester City ended their atrocious run of results in Arsenal’s home ground with a 2 &

Thoughts on the Chelsea Defeat and Olivier Giroud

Published on 2013-01-21 23:59:04

Last January, Arsenal went through a very horrible run of form in the Premier League, taking one point from a possible 12. The defeat to Fulham was a from a Bobby Zamora sucker punch, the Gunners were outclassed and outplayed by Swansea-lona, the And

Chelsea 2 Arsenal 1: The Gunners Lose More Ground on the Leading Pack

Published on 2013-01-21 00:51:32

After the brilliant attacking display on show against Swansea in the FA Cup Third Round replay, Arsene Wenger decided to keep the faith with the same crop of players in the crunch encounter against Chelsea. Prior to yesterday’s game, the Blues

Thoughts on Arsenal’s Disappointing Loss to Manchester City

Published on 2013-01-15 00:29:40

When I think about the inconsistency of Arsenal’s performances this season, I tend to wonder what went really wrong for Arsene Wenger and his team. The club’s fixture list shows that the Gunners are set to play Swansea, Chelsea, Brighton

Arsenal 0 Man City 2: Spirited Second Half Display Not Enough

Published on 2013-01-14 05:06:02

Apologies for the blogging inactivity in recent days. I was out on official duty in Warri and it came up a such short notice, that I couldn’t tell my right-hand man, dKingpin, to hold the fort while I was gone.  Manchester United (thanks to va

More Transfer Speculation and Man City Priced Out of Tickets

Published on 2013-01-10 00:11:19

With the Gunners waiting till Sunday for a crunch fixture with title hopefuls, Manchester City, shenanigans off the pitch have been dominating the headlines, and as expected, transfer speculation has taken center stage. Arsenal fans remain hopeful ab

Latest Updates on Theo Walcott’s New Deal and Transfer Speculation

Published on 2013-01-08 01:44:45

Swansea 2 Arsenal 2: Character and Mental Strength Shadowed by Frustration

Published on 2013-01-07 00:34:01

Arsenal began this campaign with a chance of ending the much talked-about trophy drought as football offered the Gunners four competitions to challenge on all fronts. 20 games into the Premier League, Arsenal is nowhere near contention for Premier Le

Marouane Chamakh to West Ham: Good for the Player and the Club

Published on 2013-01-05 23:55:30

For those that don’t know, Marouane Chamakh was quite profilic when he plied his trade for Girondin Bordeaux in the French Ligue 1. A decent return of 79 goals in 293 games over a span of eight seasons attracted Arsene Wenger’s attention

5 Questions Raised From Arsenal’s Draw With Southampton

Published on 2013-01-02 04:38:51

34 points from 20 games. This is undoubtedly Arsene Wenger’s worst season in the helm of affairs of the club and after showing off their attacking verve in the emphatic victory over Newcastle, the Gunners failed to turn up against a struggling

3 Lessons Learned From Arsenal’s Win Against Newcas7l3

Published on 2012-12-31 00:05:10

The stage was set for another pulsating Premier League encounter between Arsenal and Newcastle. As recent as two seasons ago, both sides produced an epic encounter that exposed the frailties in their defensive rearguard as the Gunners self destructed

Arsenal: Latest Updates on Injuries and Transfer Speculation

Published on 2012-12-28 04:40:12

Watching the Boxing Day fixtures gave me a real food for thought as the Premier League showcased its unpredictability yet again. Manchester United showed what champions were made of, Twitchy Ol’ ‘Arry got an extra twitch from the West Bro

10 Positives Taken From the First Half of the Season

Published on 2012-12-27 02:17:29

You don’t need a fortune teller to make you understand that Arsene Wenger is going through his worst season in his 16-year stint with Arsenal. After enduring a somewhat disappointing campaign last season, just scraping a third place finish afte

Weighing Arsenal’s Attacking Options After Huntelaar Snub

Published on 2012-12-24 03:09:14

The disappointing draw against the same Aston Villa side that was hammered 8 – 0 by Chelsea, impressive draw against Everton, two disappointing defeats in a row to Swansea and Olympiakos, a Mikel Arteta-inspired win over West Brom, humiliating

Wigan 0 Arsenal 1: Just Enough in the Tank

Published on 2012-12-22 23:43:42

The world of Arsenal almost came to an end when the team was embarrassed by fourth-tier Bradford City in the Capital One quarterfinal. Arsene Wenger needed a response from his team and the Santi Cazorla-inspired thrashing of Reading restored a bit of

Thoughts on Arsenal’s Draw with Bayern Munich

Published on 2012-12-21 02:51:08

When Arsenal was drawn in Group B against French champions, Montpellier, Greek champions, Olympiakos and German heavyweights, Schalke 04, many Gooners out there thought that it was going to a one-way traffic from Match Day one to Match Day six. The G

Thoughts on Walcott Playing Through the Middle, in Contrast to Giroud

Published on 2012-12-20 02:09:42

Arsenal’s much-renowned attacking play had been questioned in recent weeks. A few months back, it took 93 minutes of regulation time for the Gunners to get an attempt on goal against Schalke 04 at the Emirates. In Old Trafford, Santi Cazorla

Reading 2 Arsenal 5: Saint Santi Steals the Show in Madejski

Published on 2012-12-18 01:53:11

After Arsenal’s much-talked after defeat to Bradford, the world as we knew it almost came to an end. A team once renowned for greatness had sunk to an all-time low and the boss had to do something to turn his team’s fortunes around. Then

Reading Preview, Jack Wilshere and Transfer Speculation

Published on 2012-12-17 01:21:45

So another weekend of Premier League action passed by without any football from the Red Half of North London. However, I’d learned a few lessons from the weekend’s fixtures, Newcastle has become a complete shadow of the team that took the

More Opinions on Arsenal’s Crisis and New Deals for Young Guns

Published on 2012-12-14 02:57:54

Football is a game that never cases to amaze me. When a team is in a rich vein of form, the players anticipate every game with the mindset of destroying the opposition but there are moments when they are brought back down to Earth following a stingin

Arsene Wenger on the Hot Seat as Arsenal’s Crisis Intensifies

Published on 2012-12-13 03:11:58

Bradford 1 Arsenal 1 (3 – 2 pens.): Profligate, Pathetic and Embarrassing

Published on 2012-12-12 01:50:52

The morning after an Arsenal defeat. A somewhat familiar feeling all season long. Unlike in previous times where Arsene Wenger was quick to attribute his shortcomings in the Capital One cup to the use of “kids”, lacking sharpness, poor re

Bradford Preview: One More Step from Ending the Drought

Published on 2012-12-11 01:12:36

Arsenal’s last Capital One Cup encounter was entertaining, enthralling and epic. In all my years as an Arsenal fan, I haven’t seen a game that made me go through so many emotional phases like the game against Reading. I started the game with

More on Cazorla’s Dive, Wilshere and Transfer Speculation

Published on 2012-12-10 04:50:42

Arsenal’s win against West Brom was marred by this act committed by Santi Cazorla. Before sharing my thoughts on this much-talked about issue, let me share some words culled from the great Arseblogger himself, But first: the dive. Yes, it was

Arsenal 2 West Brom 0: A Tale of Two Penalties

Published on 2012-12-08 23:47:28

There has been so much fuss in the wake of Arsenal’s recent run of poor results and many had hoped that the Gunners would have enough in the tank top see out an over-achieving West Brom side that has been a surprise package all season long. Wit

Thoughts on Henry’s Return and Pre-West Brom News

Published on 2012-12-06 23:46:04

In the wake of Arsenal’s recent run of results, the latest Premiership betting odds will be firmly stacked in Arsenal’s favor, as the bookies will probably believe that tomorrow’s game will certainly not be a stroll in the park for

Troubled Times at the Emirates but Rosicky Calls for Unity

Published on 2012-12-06 03:45:47

Another game, another loss, another dismal display. How much more of this crap are we supposed to endure? #WengerOut— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) December 04, 2012 Yesterday’s sets of fixtures closed the curtains on another Champions League g

Olympiakos 2 Arsenal 1: Second-Tier Gunners Lose at Athens…Yet Again

Published on 2012-12-05 01:38:53

Tumultuous times are back in the Red half of North London and the recent run of results haven’t been satisfactory to say the least. With the Gunners travelling to Athens, far away from the troubles of the Premier League, the summit of Group B w

Arsenal’s Dip in Form: Picking Up the Pieces…and Moving Forward

Published on 2012-12-04 02:13:30

Arsenal 0 Swansea 2: Michu Brace Piles Further Misery on the Gunners

Published on 2012-12-01 23:54:17

The Emirates Stadium used to be one of the most feared football grounds in Europe, yet alone England. Before that disappointing home defeat to Schalke 04, the Gunners has amassed an amazing unbeaten record of 45 games against non-English opponents, w

Thoughts on Arsenal’s Current Injury Woes

Published on 2012-12-01 02:01:04

Everton 1 Arsenal 1: Spoils Shared in Arteta’s Homecoming

Published on 2012-11-28 23:44:07

This was a game were history favored Arsene Wenger and his Red Army. It has been ages since Arsenal lost at Goodison Park that has been a happy hunting ground for the Gunners in recent times. Following the disappointing draw against Aston Villa, the

Thoughts on the Disappointing Draw against Aston Villa

Published on 2012-11-26 23:43:25

At Arsenal, like every other football club, the fans play many vital roles for the team they support all season long. For starters, they pay handsome fees to watch their team and they also buy a boatload of merchandise, showing off their colors for t

2012: A Year in Review and Gooner Daily turns 2

Published on 2012-11-25 23:43:07

It all began on the 26th of November, 2010, in Maitama, Abuja. Four graduates from the Federal University of Technology, Owerri had a few drinks and long dialogues about Arsenal, old school stuff, girls and money making plans for the foreseeable futu

Aston Villa 0 Arsenal 0: If It’s Not Broken, Don’t Fix It

Published on 2012-11-24 23:38:38

It clearly seemed as if Arsenal was back in business following the resounding victory over Tottenham that was accompanied by an efficient performance against Montpellier to seal qualification to the next phase of the Champions League. With Manchester

Arsenal 2 Montpellier 0: Qualification Done and Dusted

Published on 2012-11-21 23:38:10

With the Gunners returning to winning ways following that resounding victory over Tottenham, Arsene Wenger’s men had an issue that required addressing – qualification to the next round of the Champions League. Defending French champions,

Post-Tottenham Hangover Continues and Charlton gets Frimponged

Published on 2012-11-19 23:58:13

Picture this scenario… It’s 10.30 pm on a Friday night and you’re really in the mood to get some alcohol into your system. You get dressed, pick up your keys and head straight to Elegushi beach. You start with a bottle of Moet befor

Tottenham Aftermath: The Spark Arsenal’s Season Needed

Published on 2012-11-19 03:35:38

Yesterday night, I received the scare of my life when my trusty ol’ laptop wanted to play a fast one on me by not coming on,  but it also handed me the chance to strengthen my friendship with Bobby Agulanna, or @dKingpin as he’s known in

Arsenal 5 Tottenham 2: Deja Fucking Vu

Published on 2012-11-18 00:15:01

The 151st North London Derby kicked off in grand style with both teams needing a victory to kick-start their somewhat stuttering campaigns.

Sagna’s Milestone and More on Jack Wilshere

Published on 2012-11-15 12:20:12

The unwanted sets of international fixtures are out of the way and no Arsenal bone was shattered into pieces. Per Mertesacker started in his nation’s bore draw against Holland in Amsterdam ArenA. Many first-team regulars missed out on the game and

Reflections, Interlull and Early Transfer Speculation

Published on 2012-11-12 23:46:47

In just a matter of weeks, Arsenal has made several transitions from weekend Premier League fixtures to mid-week Champions League and Capital One Cup football. Arsenal’s form has been very shaky recently, and the latest result against Fulham do

Arsenal 3 Fulham 3: Giroud Brace Not Enough as Arsenal Capitulate

Published on 2012-11-10 23:39:06

It’s really a trying period to be an Arsenal fan right now. The relationship between Arsenal and its ever-loving, faithful fans can be likened to a man and his wife that shows off her flaws every week. Despite her nagging, countless issues and prob

Fulham Preview: Back to Winning Ways Please?

Published on 2012-11-10 03:33:23

The recent weeks have been pretty tumultuous for everyone concerned with Arsenal football club. Despite the encouraging start to the season, things have gone downhill as the Gunners have struggled for form, goals and most importantly, Premier League

Maybe Wenger has a Point on the Walcott Case

Published on 2012-11-08 23:43:27

We are approaching the halfway point of the season and there has been a lot to reflect on as the campaign progresses. On the pitch, the fans have witnessed hot and cold performances from their darling Arsenal and some players have excelled while othe

Schalke 2 Arsenal 2: Spoils Shared at the Battle of Gelsenkirchen

Published on 2012-11-07 00:03:36

Arsenal put their hopes of gaining a stronghold in Group B on the balance when they lost at home to Schalke a fortnight ago, ending their impregnable home record against non-English opposition as well as losing their status in pole position. After th

Schalke Preview: Make or Break Time

Published on 2012-11-06 12:06:48

The arrivals of Lukas Podolski, Olivier Giroud and Santi Cazorla, coupled with the departures of Alex Song and Robin van Persie didn’t seem like a classic case of three steps forward, two steps back at the start of the season. Mikel Arteta’s emer

Post-Man Utd Ramblings and Andre Santos the Scapegoat

Published on 2012-11-04 23:34:11

Man Utd Preview: A Date with the Devils

Published on 2012-11-03 04:44:49

Our Bergkamp, Who art in Holland, Hallowed be thy name, Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, At the Grove, as it was at Highbury, Give us this Saturday, 3 points against ManUre United, And forgive us our wastefulness and as we punish those who are w

Pre-Man Utd Stuff and a Tale of Arsenal’s Forward Line

Published on 2012-11-02 01:19:02

Like every well-eaten meal, the entertaining, enthralling and epic victory over Reading has been fully digested in the bellies of everyone connected with Arsenal and with games coming in thick and fast, it’s time to move on to the next one. Ars

Reading Aftermath, Theo Walcott and the Confused Giroud

Published on 2012-11-01 01:23:10

Entertaining, enthralling and epic – these were the words I used to describe one of the most nerve-raking matches I’ve watched in all my years as an Arsenal fan. As I reiterated in yesterday’s post, Arsenal was successful in fucking

Reading 5 Arsenal 7: Entertaining, Enthralling, Epic

Published on 2012-10-31 07:07:38

After getting back to winning ways against QPR, Arsene Wenger had the distraction of the Capital One cup in the form of Reading, before the crunch encounter against Arsenal’s eternal rivals, Manchester United. The gaffer named an 18-man squad t

Thoughts on Wilshere’s Return to First Team Action

Published on 2012-10-30 00:57:20

After a very long wait that seemed to last all eternity, Jack Wilshere played for 70 minutes in Arsenal’s fortunate 1 – 0 victory over Queens Park Rangers. Wilshere’s potential was very massive at such a very young age and he rose through the ranks before making his Arsenal debut at the age of 16 [...]

Arsenal 1 QPR 0: Breakthrough for the Gunners in Wilshere’s Comeback

Published on 2012-10-28 02:58:26

The disappointing, toothless and shocking loss to Norwich. The below-par and shameful loss to Schalke 04. The feisty and somewhat uneasy AGM. It has been on hell of a week for everyone connected with Arsenal. In our time as fans, we have witnessed our fare share of back to back defeats, but a third defeat [...]

QPR Preview: Time to Get Back on Track

Published on 2012-10-27 03:08:38

Apologies for not publishing any post yesterday. Well it wasn’t entirely my fault as my ISP decided to act like your everyday Gervinho in the final third, when I had finished writing a post on the AGM. Utterly frustrated with the fact that I couldn’t voice my opinions on the pretty annoying AGM, I decided [...]

Arsenal 0 Schalke 2: The Post-Norwich Hangover Continues

Published on 2012-10-25 03:59:41

Schalke 04 Preview: Ze Germans are Coming!!!

Published on 2012-10-24 01:16:44

Yesterday’s Champions League fixtures proved that the level of the game in Europe’s elite club football competition is eons away from any football league in the world. I’m pretty sure it was called the Champions League for more reasons than one. Great Britain ambassadors strutted their stuff last night but the only victors were Manchester United, as [...]

More on Wilshere’s Fitness and Muamba’s Fairytale Wedding

Published on 2012-10-23 01:15:52

I’m pretty sure that the appalling Norwich defeat is becoming a distant memory that will certainly go down as a low point of the season so far, but with 30 Premier League games left to play, I don’t want to be very downhearted just yet. However, the Arsenal camp isn’t all peachy and creamy right [...]

Thoughts on Arsenal’s Disappointing Defeat against Norwich

Published on 2012-10-22 01:28:55

This is certainly not the Monday morning I had envisaged after seeing Chelsea and both Manchester clubs win their games on Saturday. I’d thought to myself that another late Saturday fixture would end like the last, where Olivier Giroud,  Theo Walcott and Santi Cazorla scored the goals that gave Arsenal maximum points on the night. [...]

Norwich 1 Arsenal 0: The Gunners Fail to Turn Up

Published on 2012-10-21 03:08:47

I must say that I was spot on with my pre-match line-up as Arsenal named a relatively unchanged side with the exception of Andre Santos coming in to replace the injured Kieran Gibbs. Arsenal was expected to sweep past Norwich in Carrow Road but it was certainly no walk in the park, as the final [...]

Norwich Preview and Nomination for the Nigerian Blog Awards

Published on 2012-10-20 01:35:24

After responding admirably to the disappointing defeat to Chelsea with wins over Olympiakos and West Ham, the Gunners’ surge up the Premier League table will take another turn as they visit Carrow Road to play a dismal Norwich side that has become the league’s whooping boys in recent times. Norwich is currently languishing in 19th [...]

Wilshere’s Road to Fitness and Pre-Norwich News

Published on 2012-10-19 01:07:17

With the international break now behind us (praise the Lord!!!), football fans can brace themselves for some Premier League action, as Arsenal will aim to continue keeping track with the leading pack, as they remain seven points off the mark. The pick of the weekend’s matches will be Chelsea’s former gaffer, Andre Villa Boa Constrictor [...]

International Round-up and some Transfer Speculation

Published on 2012-10-17 01:30:53

Yesterday, I watched my Les Bleus battle it all in Vicente Calderon against the world champions with the right to earn an automatic slot in the next World Cup in Brazil that comes up in two years time. The first half was an all-Spanish affair, as the hosts perplexed their illustrious French counterparts with their [...]

Mannone Staying Put and Koscielny on the Spotlight

Published on 2012-10-16 01:13:08

The second phase of international fixtures commence tonight and the star attraction will be the crunch encounter between Spain and France. As expected, the build-up to this game has seen different players come into the spotlight for more reasons than one. Arsenal’s Spanish representative, Santi Cazorla, has stated that he wants to be like Andres [...]

Wilshere Closer to Return and some Transfer Speculation

Published on 2012-10-15 01:14:12

The Season so Far and More on Jenkinson

Published on 2012-10-13 03:46:46

There are so many things a young man like me can do on a Friday night. There’s the option of hanging out with a few folks, gisting about football, sex, women, politics and money with a lot of alcohol involved as well. There’s also the option of staying at home playing my Football Manager 2012 [...]

Arteta the Leader and Gunners on International Duty

Published on 2012-10-12 01:11:07

Arsenal’s Leaders After the long wait for some international football action, the interlull has finally come and many fingers will be crossed as Arsenal’s ambassadors strut their stuffs for their respective nations with the hope of winning a cap, scoring a goal or two and most importantly, avoiding an injury. There’s some good news from [...]

More on Cazorla and Some Transfer Speculation

Published on 2012-10-11 13:39:20

The first phase of international fixtures will commence this weekend and football fans will brace themselves up for a dose of some boring football. Friendlies and qualifiers can never be as exciting as an international tournament – a sentiment that has been shared by Arsenal skipper, Thomas Vermaelen, as he hopes to play in the [...]

The Right Back Dilemma and a Tale of Saint Santi

Published on 2012-10-10 01:10:45

It all began in October 2011 when Arsenal visited White Shite Lane to play those Spuds from the other side of North London. Rafael van der Fart controlled the ball with his arm and lashed a shot that went past Wojciech Szczesny. After some brilliant intricate passing play, Aaron Ramsey was on hand to blast [...]

Latest Updates on Sagna’s Return, Walcott’s Contract and Cazorla

Published on 2012-10-09 01:01:23

I don’t know if its just me, but there’s something about these international breaks in the course of a season. Time seems to go as fast as Per Mertesacker and the prospect of the interlull is never fun. It’s actually a good thing to see Gunners in action but there’s also an outside chance of [...]

Walcott Ready to ‘Sign the Ting’ and Post-West Ham Ramblings

Published on 2012-10-08 01:21:04

Sign da ting nuh, sign da ting. Theo Walcott, sign da ting. If you don’t, well, then you’re stuck on the bench,  listening to Frimpong chat about Dench.  We got Podolski, we got Giroud, even Gervinho’s been up front too,  That ain’t to say that they’re better than you, but you got a year left, [...]

West Ham 1 Arsenal 3: The Gunners Coast to Victory as Giroud Breaks his Duck

Published on 2012-10-07 00:55:15

After witnessing Manchester City and Chelsea set the pace with resounding victories over Sunderland and Norwich respectively, nothing less than a victory would have sufficed for the Gunners as they continued to chase the leading pack. Arsene Wenger made a couple of changes from the squad that did just enough to seal a win over [...]

West Ham Preview: Another Test for the Wenger Boys

Published on 2012-10-06 04:54:29

I must say, I’ve been quite impressed with this West Ham United side. After the club was decimated by the gentle frog, Avram Grant, Big Sam Allardyce guided them from the npower Championship to the Premier League but he had to use the lottery of a Play-off final win to see the Promised Land. Like [...]

International Ramblings and the Unlucky Giroud

Published on 2012-10-05 01:25:02

Happy times are back again as the Gunners are bracing themselves to switch from the splendour of the Champions League to the gruelling Premier League campaign with Sam Allardyce’s West Ham in their sights. Big Sam and Arsene Wenger have their fair share of history and there was a period when Wenger came out fruitless [...]

Arsenal 3 Olympiacos 1: The Gunners Gain a Stronghold of Group B

Published on 2012-10-04 01:01:29

A response was needed after that disappointing showing against Chelsea and as expected, Arsene Wenger was sighted in the director’s box with Ivan the Terrible (also had a few words with Woy Hodsgon as well). With UEFA sanctioning the boss with a three-match touchline ban, Dark Defensive Lord, Steve Bouldimort, was going to be the [...]

Olympiacos Preview: Time to Get Things Back on Track

Published on 2012-10-03 01:18:50

Today hasn’t began on a great note for me with my BlackBerry acting like Olivier Giroud when he’s one on one with an opposition goalie. It has given me its fair share of problems since I purchased it but this time, my screen is white without any error message. But it’s aii…I’ll live. In the [...]

Wilshere Makes his Return and Almunia Talks about Arsenal’s Goalies

Published on 2012-10-02 01:19:50

The last time I saw Jack Wilshere kick the ball for Arsenal, he wore a Arsenal’s navy blue outfit in an Emirates Cup encounter against Boca Juniors in July 2011. We had learned that he had suffered a stress fracture to his ankle and he was going to be out for a long time…no one [...]

Licking the Wounds from the Chelsea Defeat

Published on 2012-10-01 03:15:45

52 years after gaining independence from ‘em British folks, we Nigerians celebrate yet again as our proud nation adds two more years after hitting the half century mark. As expected, I’m home chilling at the moment and I’ll probably drink a pint or two to commemorate the day. It’s also good to know that Arsenal’s [...]

Arsenal 1 Chelsea 2: Defensive Frailties Exposed Yet Again

Published on 2012-09-30 03:09:37

Never in my life have I anticipated an Arsenal-Chelsea derby like yesterday’s game. For starters, Arsenal matched the European Champions pound for pound as both teams had notched up nine goals and also had the joint meanest defense in the Premier League. There was also the prospect of playing a post-Didier Drogba Chelsea that failed [...]

New Deal for Sagna, Andre Santos banned and more Team News

Published on 2012-09-28 01:18:10

For all ye lovers of the beautiful game, you can actually score a goal with Olivier Giroud and see it this time (because he scores when no one sees). EA Sports has launched the latest instalment of their football series, FIFA 13 and it’s now up for grabs. I’ve played the demo on my PS [...]

Goal Glut in Capital One Triumph and Wenger Responds to Walcott’s Pleas

Published on 2012-09-27 01:21:15

Yesterday night was pretty frustrating to say the least. Arsenal hosted Coventry City in the club’s Capital One Cup curtain raiser but the game couldn’t be seen for reasons best known to the King Cobra that died of agonizing pain five days after biting Chuck Norris. Never in my life have I caressed my F5 [...]

A Gooner’s Perspective V: Theo Walcott as a Center Forward?

Published on 2012-09-26 01:23:47

This summer had its fair share of topsy-turvy activities as Arsenal fans where braced with moments of elation and sadness as well. Some Gunners continued to ply their trades for their respective nations in the European Championships but the transfer market dominated the summer as expected. Splendid players in the form of Olivier Giroud, Lukas [...]

Post-Man City Ramblings and Walcott Opens Up on Contract Issue

Published on 2012-09-25 01:06:11

There’s actually no more time to revel at the point salvaged against Manchester City as the games are coming thick and fast in this gruelling football season. The Capitol One cup is set to kick-off tonight but Arsenal will host Coventry City tomorrow at the Emirates. As expected, the fans will be hoping to see [...]

Man City 1 Arsenal 1: Spoils Shared in the Battle of the Etihad

Published on 2012-09-23 23:45:56

I’d hoped to write a preview for the game yesterday with a catchy title in mind, “Man City Preview: A True Test of Lord Bouldimort’s Black Defensive Magic, but with me going to church earlier than expected, there was no time for the preview. After witnessing Mark Halsey join the League of Extraordinary Manchester United [...]

Thoughts on Arsenal’s Present Goalkeeping Situation

Published on 2012-09-22 03:23:13

When I opened the doors of my Gooner Daily apartment yesterday night, I’m pretty sure that I had a quick glance at Batman with 1000 other bats leaving the premises because the enigma was “back in the building”. The cobwebs on this blog were also much enough to make Scotty Parker…Peter Parker feel at home. [...]

Sayonara!

Published on 2012-09-17 09:50:21

From its inception on the 26th of November, 2010, enigma106 has been feeding you, his esteemed readers, with your daily Arsenal digest. 658 days, 542 posts, 558,879 reads, 1,155 Facebook likes and 3,754 Twitter followers later, the blog is still has waxing strong and you’ve been a vital part of its success story.   Besides [...]

Szczesny on the Spotlight and Pressure Mounts on Giroud

Published on 2012-09-17 01:05:06

I witnessed an entirely different Arsenal last weekend. The team’s work ethic was superb, individual performances were top-notch and the desire to kill off a Southampton that was more than a handful for both Manchester clubs was a testament of the team spirit that grows stronger with each passing game. The young fullbacks, Kieran Gibbs [...]

Wenger Douses Contract Flames and Andre Santos Charged

Published on 2012-09-14 02:43:03

Arsene Wenger is Arsene-al. He’s currently the club’s longest serving manager as he has already notched up over 900 matches in 16 amazing years. The first nine years were filled with fond memories as he brought Arsenal out of the gallows, revolutionized the club and topped it all of with an intricate style of football [...]

New Deal for Wenger, International Round-up and Arsenal linked with Drogba

Published on 2012-09-13 03:42:36

The international break is now behind us and all football loving fans can gear themselves one more time for another dose of Barclay’s Premier League football. To top it all off, more Heineken adverts will be back in midweek as Europe’s elite club football competition begins in earnest. Unlike the first phase of international matches [...]

Good News on Injuries, Santi Cazorla and FIFA 13 Demo

Published on 2012-09-12 01:11:50

Manchester City hosts Arsenal at the Etihad. After just 10 minutes, Samir Nasri goes berserk as Arsenal fans continue to jeer him for his shenanigans at the club and retaliates by hacking Olivier Giroud in the box leaving the referee no choice but to point to the spot. As soon as Mikel Arteta takes a [...]

More Injury Woes and the Nervy Olivier Giroud

Published on 2012-09-11 01:12:00

The final set of World Cup qualifiers will kick off tonight and Arsenal will have its fair share of players representing their nations yet again. Many Gunners had excelled in the first phase of fixtures with Santi Cazorla, Abou Diaby and Gervinho hitting the target. However, the evil injury spirits that attacked Robin van Persie [...]

More on Abou Diaby and Le Coq Ponders on Arsenal Future

Published on 2012-09-10 01:02:56

Arsenal’s ambassadors on international duty went through the first phase of international fixtures unscathed. The prayers and fasting will resume in earnest as the second set of fixtures would take place on Tuesday and Wednesday. One of the Gunners to make a difference in his country’s opening tie was Abou Diaby. The lanky Frenchman pulled [...]

A Quick Round-up of Gunners on International Duty

Published on 2012-09-09 05:38:42

A Saturday actually went past us without any Premier League football and to be honest, it wasn’t fun. For the first time in ages, Arsenal had gone through a magnificent spell of three clean sheets in a row and we the fans, wanted more of the same. We have been witnessing the defensive black magic [...]

Frustrated players and Praises for Lord Bouldimort

Published on 2012-09-07 04:09:22

The first set of international fixtures take place today and Arsenal has its fair share of contingent representing their motherlands. Two Gunners will even lock horns tonight as Aaron Ramsey’s Wales take on the hugely impressive Belgian team with a certain Thomas Vermaelen in it. I’m tipping this red hot Belgian side to run riot [...]

The Oxlade-Chamberlain Express is Here

Published on 2012-09-06 01:04:57

Arsenal signed Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for £12m and the youngster featured sparingly for the Gunners in the early part of his career. He made his Premier League debut for Arsenal in that resounding 8-2 thrashing in the hands of Manchester United but he strutted his stuff on his first Carling Cup outing (against Shrewsbury) with a [...]

Analysis of Arsenal’s Transfer Activity in the 2012/13 Season – Departures

Published on 2012-09-05 01:10:16

Last season, Arsenal’s early performances in the Premier League halted the club’s chances of gunning for title honors as Arsene Wenger’s side had a lot of ground to make. In the end, a third place finish was labelled as a “success”, as the Gunners fought hard to shove off the threat of Tottenham and Newcastle [...]

Liverpool Aftermath: Spirits High at the Emirates Camp

Published on 2012-09-04 02:47:15

After enduring another summer of transfer sagas involving Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri, Arsenal fans looked forward to the new campaign (last season) with optimism as Gervinho showed his glimpses of quality during the preseason. His debut against Newcastle is one that he’ll forget quickly was he was instrumental in Arsenal’s two-legged Champions League play-off [...]

Liverpool 0 Arsenal 2: The New Boys Finally Arrive at the Party

Published on 2012-09-03 01:00:11

‘Expecting anything more than a draw is pretty ambitious. There have been defensive mistakes in the past two games that have led to Liverpool FC giving up goals, but the only way Giroud or Podolski are scoring is on a blunder because neither look capable of scoring more than 10 goals this season right now. [...]

Liverpool Preview: Time to Kick-Start the Campaign

Published on 2012-09-01 19:20:04

This time last year, Arsenal was in shambles, managing to stay afloat relegation waters after an atrocious start to the season that saw Arsene Wenger’s side lose two of their first three games. Swansea visited the Emirates in a nervy encounter, but a Michael Vorm error allowed Andrey Arshavin to score the goal that restored [...]

Arsenal on Transfer Deadline Day: Much Ado About Nothing

Published on 2012-09-01 08:43:12

Last season, it took an 8-2 spanking in the hands of Arsenal’s bitter rivals to force the manager’s hand into securing deals for securing deals for five players that helped the team’s cause. It was a lot different this time, as Arsenal was linked with players from all over the football world. Elsewhere, Arsenal’s rivals for a [...]

Cup Draws and some Transfer Deadline Day Madness

Published on 2012-08-31 02:38:22

It all began on the 28th of August, 2011. Robin van Persie, the new skipper, led his under-strength Arsenal side against fierce rivals, Manchester United, in their Theater of Dreams. To be honest, I wasn’t looking forward to that fixture with optimism because Arsenal had its fair share of injuries and suspensions. The bench was [...]

Thoughts on Walcott, his Contract Situation and his Dramatic U-Turn

Published on 2012-08-30 01:08:05

Walcott Rejects New Deal and some Intense Transfer Speculation

Published on 2012-08-29 04:53:27

After another summer that has seen Arsenal do business on both ends of the transfer market, two days are left for some deals to be finalised. Unlike last season where Arsene Wenger had to resort to “panic buys” to save his campaign, the Gunners are in a somewhat relaxed mood and eyebrows won’t be raised [...]

Thoughts on Arsenal’s Draw with Stoke City

Published on 2012-08-28 01:06:18

After a somewhat disappointing draw against Sunderland, the stage was set for another gruelling encounter for Arsene Wenger and his Red Army. The Gunners braced themselves to visit a ground that they had managed to record a meager four points from their last four visits, the dreaded Brittania Stadium. Stoke almost drew first blood when Peter Crouch [...]

Sayonara Sahin, Midfield Options and Contract Talks for Walcott

Published on 2012-08-26 11:14:25

The sale of Alex Song to Barcelona was a real bone of contention from an Arsenal perspective. On one corner stood a faction of the Arsenal faithful that believed that Alex Song’s sale was highly welcome because of his poor positional play, bad “attitude”, sloppy passes, not doing his primary job well and of course, [...]

Gervais Yao “Pires”?, Latest Injury Updates and Transfer Speculation

Published on 2012-08-24 01:59:35

With the next Premier League fixture just around the corner, I’m supposed to be filled up with excitement in anticipation of Arsenal grabbing their first maximum points of the campaign…but when I realize that Arsene Wenger and his Red Army are going to the Britannia to play that rugby lot, my optimism isn’t as high [...]

Good News on Jack Wilshere and Life After Song

Published on 2012-08-22 01:15:17

After recharging my batteries at home for the best part of two days courtesy of the Sallah break, work has began in earnest and unlike Alex Song in Barcelona Park Chu-Young and Marouane Chamakh, I’ll be drafted back into the starting lineup of my Office Football Club. This weekend also saw the Premier League’s curtain [...]

Reasons Why Arsenal Will Miss Alex Song

Published on 2012-08-20 01:11:56

“Song leaving Arsenal is good riddance to bad rubbish. The Cameroonian is a disruptive influence in the Gunners’ ranks. It’s my belief that players should wear the jersey of Arsenal with pride, Song’s heart was no longer at Arsenal, he was already dreaming of Catalonaia, Wenger reveled that Song desired Barca move. Why keep him [...]

Arsenal 0 Sunderland 0: A Pretty Familiar Feeling

Published on 2012-08-19 01:36:35

The buildup to this game was pretty frantic. Echoes of life after van Persie seemed to be the order of the day as the world held its breath in anticipation of the new look Arsenal take on a dogged Sunderland side. As expected, Martin O’ Neill lined up five across the midfield to choke Arsenal [...]

A Gooner’s Perspective IV: Life after van Persie

Published on 2012-08-18 01:47:52

When I take a peek at my BlackBerry messenger, I see Manchester United fans taunt me and several Gooners out there with pictures of Robin van Persie signing his bumper contract, hanging out with Shrek and of course, unveiling the jersey vacated by OleGunnar Solskjaer. Solksjaer was heralded as the “baby-faced” assassin because of his [...]

Licking the Wounds Caused by van Persie’s Exit

Published on 2012-08-17 01:26:54

For those who don’t know, Arsenal has been in this “precarious” situation times without number. Thierry Henry is a name that is echoed with pride due to his exploits in and off the pitch but doomsday was prophesied on Arsenal when he left to Barcelona in 2008. The season after Henry’s exit turned out to [...]

The Post-van Persie Era begins: Time to Move On

Published on 2012-08-16 01:12:12

132 goals in 277 games. These are the stats of a player who was a legend in the making at Arsenal Football club, the Shoprite of football, as a friend joked. Despite being a sport loved by many, football is also a business entity, where transactions are done over specific periods in the game’s calendar. Players have [...]

Injuries, Interlull and Transfer Speculation

Published on 2012-08-14 01:23:30

With the Premier League just a stone throw away, a set of friendly fixtures have been scheduled to take place in midweek, and Arsenal has sent its fair share of ambassadors to represent their nations. Among the friendly games, there are no much mouthwatering prospects but a repeat of the European Championships quarterfinal fixture between [...]

Cologne 0 Arsenal 4: A Taste of What’s to Come

Published on 2012-08-13 01:21:55

After witnessing the Community Shield where Manchester City used their numerical advantage to beat the FA Cup and Champions League double winners *spits* with a jersey no different from Arsenal’s 06′ kit, I waited patiently to see the setup that was going to lock horns with Cologne. My predicted starting lineup in yesterday’s was a [...]

FC Cologne Preview: A Benchmark for the Forthcoming Campaign

Published on 2012-08-12 02:08:07

The Olympic Games have been labeled as a big success so far and the world has witnessed so many records smashed to bits by certain talented individuals that have taken the planet by storm. One can look no further that those Jamaican speedsters that have proved to me, and other bewildered folks out there that [...]

Thoughts on Alex Song’s Link with Barcelona and Words from the Verm

Published on 2012-08-11 01:58:34

Tomorrow’s Community Shield fixture between Man Shitty and Chelshit will serve as the perfect curtain raiser for the season but Arsenal fans would watch that game with half an eye before switching their focus to Germany as the Gunners lock horns with Lukas Podolski’s former employers, FC Cologne. The fans have longed to see Podolski [...]

My Thoughts on Robin van Persie’s “Attempted” Act of Sacrilege

Published on 2012-08-10 01:26:57

Let me tell you a word or two about the English Press, or media Vultures, as I prefer to call them. They have their “sources” stationed in probably every club in the world as they continue to publish articles that generate traffic, comments and what have you. There are days when the media Vultures feed [...]

Words from ze Germans and Thursday’s Transfer Tidbits

Published on 2012-08-09 01:34:46

I, like many Gooners out there can’t wait for this season to kickoff. Despite the several taunts from those folks that never mind their fucking business, Arsenal has shown great ambition in this transfer window, signing three players that have added great quality and of course, quantity to the club. It has been reported that [...]

10 Things You Need to Know About Santi Cazorla

Published on 2012-08-08 01:00:00

  …Let’s tie up every loose end: Malaga are in a dire financial situation and they’re keen to sell, Enzo Maresca, Julio Baptista and Rondon have waved their goodbyes, Arsenal has been deeply interested in acquiring his services, a fee has been announced, he was seen in London coming for his proposed medical and… Arsenal [...]

More Cazorla Speculation and Manchester City Pull the Plug on van Persie

Published on 2012-08-07 01:23:03

I’m certainly not the owner of Facebook like Mark Zuckerberg but we shared the same type of moment he had in the end of the hit movie, Social Network. I, like many Gooners out there visited the official website and continued to caress my F5 button, as I engaged myself in a futile effort to [...]

A Tribute to Robin van Persie: Technique, Precision and Class

Published on 2012-08-06 00:43:16

Today marks the 29th birthday of a Gunner that has shaken the football world for more reasons than one. Born on the 6th of August 1983 in the Dutch City of Rotterdam, Robin van Persie began his youth career in Exclesior before making a move to the club that gave him his football education, Feyernoord. [...]

Team GB out, Van Persie Considers U-Turn and Some Transfer Speculation

Published on 2012-08-05 04:33:10

A Jaguar can never change its spots. There are three certainties in life: death, taxes and England losing in a penalty shoot-out. I had high hopes for Team Great Britain as Stuart Pearce assembled a nice contingent of Britain’s finest with a nice balance of youth and experience in the form of the Welsh duo [...]

Fines, Speculation and RvP signs for Juve?

Published on 2012-08-02 01:33:46

August began on a great note from a personal point of view but things have remained dormant in the realm called Arsenal. A realm where every bit of info makes the fans go haywire in anticipation only for reality to hit harder than nails on concrete.   I, like many Gooners out there has placed [...]

A Quick Mid-Week Transfer Roundup

Published on 2012-08-01 01:30:46

*sniffs*   Can’t you just smell that August air?    The air that comes with a special type of wind called the Barclay’s Premier League. Last season was epic in every proportion from start to finish. Scripts were torn to shreds and history was re-written.    With Arsenal’s Premier League curtain raiser just 17 days [...]

Latest Injury Updates and my Take on Arsenal’s ‘Deadwood’

Published on 2012-07-31 01:18:12

After licking the wounds of the painful yet meaningless friendly defeat to Manchester City, Arsenal had one final chance to give their faithful fans something to be cheerful for when they visited Hong Kong to play Kitchee FC.   However, it was a familiar case of “same ol’ shit, different day” as the Gunners put [...]

My Thoughts on the Defeat Against Manchester City

Published on 2012-07-29 00:57:50

The two-day blogging break wasn’t entirely my fault. My internet service provider was acting like a hybrid goalkeeper with DNA from Heurelho Gomes, David James and Manuel Almunia while my telecom network’s fuckery was epic in every proportion. Arsenal played a high-profile preseason fixture against those moneybags from the Etihad Stadium in China’s Bird Nest. [...]

Captain Verm, Return of the King and More on van Persie

Published on 2012-07-26 01:11:05

With the first pre-season fixture done and dusted, eyes are firmly fixed on Arsenal’s match against a familiar foe, Manchester City, in the magnificent Beijing Bird’s Nest Stadium, a ground that has overawed Thomas Vermaelen. There has been no love lost between both sides in recent seasons, as it has been fabled that Arsene Wenger’s Army has [...]

Koscielny Signs a New Deal and some Intense Transfer Speculation

Published on 2012-07-25 01:07:03

After a long wait for some goonerific football, Arsene Wenger and his Red Army…or Purple Army per se graced the National Stadium in Kuala Lampur to take on Malaysia’s finest. The Gunners started the game with a strong lineup using the tactical 4-2-3-1 setup. Vito Mannone was the custodian between the sticks and his defense [...]

More Thoughts on van Persie and an Insight into the 2012 Asian Tour

Published on 2012-07-23 01:06:19

When Laurent Koscielny backheeled Martin Fulop’s “gift” in May, Arsenal had achieved a great feat finishing in third place despite the horrendous start to the campaign. Last season offered the Gunners the chance to see the current loopholes in the squad and many had hoped for a summer were all wrongs would be made right [...]

Arsenal: Latest Updates on Transfer Tidbits and Injury News

Published on 2012-07-22 07:31:50

The heavy downpour in Lagos almost played a role and would have provided a perfect excuse to miss church but I figured that not having the right size of boots can’t be enough for you to miss your football match. I certainly won’t tell you how my activities in church fared because the last time [...]

Arsenal: Latest Updates on the Asia Tour and Potential Player Departures

Published on 2012-07-21 08:45:58

On a personal note, the weekend hasn’t gone down well for me, with my trusty companion, Le BlackBerry Bold 5, giving me more drama than Ashley Young in the opposition’s penalty box. With a few tweaks here and there, my trusty sidekick could get back to its optimal state but the same can’t be said [...]

Vela Signs for Real Sociedad and some Arsenal Players to Visit Nigeria

Published on 2012-07-19 01:00:52

It all started when a young Aztec Warrior blazed the 2005 FIFA Under-17 Youth Championships alight with five goals, grabbing the Golden Boot in the process. His nation, Mexico, won that tournament. As expected, he attracted the predators of Europe as he plied his trade in Chivas Guadalajara but Arsenal came calling and acquired his [...]

Arsenal: Latest Updates on van Persie, Vela and other Transfer Speculation

Published on 2012-07-18 01:04:12

To Arsene Wenger, his players and the Arsenal faithful, September 1st can’t come soon enough. The media Vultures are going on a frenzy, publishing articles that makes Arsenal fans drool as well as articles that are causing mixed emotions on certain issues of the club. After the quick-fire purchases of Lukas Podolski and Olivier Giroud, [...]

Van Persie Returns, Frimpong in Trouble and Transfer Speculation

Published on 2012-07-17 01:17:04

The media Vultures have been very busy this summer, publishing a million and one articles about the team they can’t seem to let go of, Arsenal. As expected, frustration and despair became the order of the day when van Persie released a statement declaring his intention not to renew his contract but the fans somehow found a [...]

A Gooner’s Perspective III: A Tale of Robin van Persie

Published on 2012-07-16 01:16:25

He scores when he wants He scores when he wants Robin van Persie He scores when he wants Last season, this Flying Dutchman was idolized, loved, cherished and worshipped by everyone affiliated to Arsenal Football Club. Fuck yeah, we were called a “one-man” club last season but we didn’t give two fledgling fucks because all we needed [...]

Finally…Some Silverbear and Podolski’s Take on Arsenal

Published on 2012-07-15 08:36:57

As Gunnerblog stated, yesterday was a “strange day” as the club won a trophy and Gervinho scored a goal. In Gervinho’s first campaign with the club, he scored four goals and supplied eight assists to his teammates. He didn’t start his Arsenal career on a bright note after that infamous brawl with Joey Barton but [...]

More on Theo Walcott and Football Finally Returns…with New Ticketing

Published on 2012-07-14 11:43:02

The last time I saw Arsenal football club play football, the stakes were higher than Sergey Bubka’s pole vault record for Ukraine. While the two Manchester clubs played other opposition with the hope of winning the Premier League, Arsenal had their own fish to fry, as Tottenham and Newcastle fought tooth and nail for the [...]

A Gooner’s Perspective – Episode 2

Published on 2012-07-13 01:06:44

After a long day at work, I decided to take some time out to meet with five great Gooners that were about to share their opinions on the club they hold close to their hearts. Like the way we handle our transfer business in Arsenal, the venue of our meeting was undisclosed. Meetings like this [...]

Away Kit Launched, Next Kit Supplier in 2013 and Kyle Bartley promoted

Published on 2012-07-12 01:10:29

Top of the morning greetings to you wherever this post is meeting you. I’m bracing up for another episode of a Gooner’s Perspective with guest appearances from King Martyn (@mayorbaze), Bola Ogundairo (@bolagunner), Kaine Roberts (@IamKayRobs), Cuntinho (@davicky) and Mallam Ramsey (@nwakibie). These five gentlemen will join me in Shangrila to talk about some issues [...]

Van Persie’s U-Turn, Wilshere Reprimanded and some Transfer Tidbits

Published on 2012-07-11 05:21:45

I hope you enjoyed the inaugural version of a Gooner’s Perspective. There’ll be more posts like this in the course of the season so brace yourselves for that. I don’t think we’ll drink palm wine in the mornings again though. Bobby took us off guard with that stunt but it was worth it in the [...]

A Gooner’s Perspective – Episode 1

Published on 2012-07-11 00:59:19

There are three certain things in life; Death, taxes and England losing in a penalty shoot-out. Football is a universal language spoken by millions around the globe with certain factions of the lovers of the beautiful game affiliating themselves to a specific team for reasons best known to them. I’ve been an Arsenal fan since the days [...]

New Deal for Kos, Players in the Dark and some Transfer Speculation

Published on 2012-07-10 01:01:12

As the new season edges closer, football will do the talking once more. The European Championships offered the lovers of the beautiful game a welcome distraction for the best part of one month and many lessons were learned in the course of the tournament. I don’t know about you, but Euro 2012 taught me that [...]

More on van Persie’s Potential Suitors and Campbell’s backing

Published on 2012-07-09 01:49:06

It’s a new week in this part of the world and things have been a bit quiet from an Arsenal perspective.   I have learned that the players have returned from their holiday breaks but the folks that represented their nations in the Euros will probably have an extended leave or so.   Last week [...]

Open Letter to van Persie and Arsenal cancels Tour to Nigeria

Published on 2012-07-06 02:19:02

ssThe month of July hasn’t started on a good note for Arsenal fans as Robin van Persie dropped that “bombshell” while fellow American Gooners celebrated the 236th birthday of their great nation.   As expected, social networking platforms went haywire while bloggers like me poured out my heart on this blog giving three reasons why [...]

3 Reasons Why Arsenal Should Move on Without Van Persie

Published on 2012-07-05 01:49:21

Robin van Persie is a name that was on the lips of every Arsenal fan last season.    His goal scoring account opener against Udinese, the consolation goal in the 8-2 mauling at Old Trafford, the brace at Bolton that made him become a centurion, the brace off the bench against Stoke, the hat-trick at [...]

Latest on Rumors, No Bids and Contract Talks

Published on 2012-07-04 02:01:36

I’ve noticed that days without football move very slowly and I figured that I’m better off counting the square boxes on my ceiling while waiting for Arsenal’s pre-season adventure to start.   Post-Euro 2012 articles are the order of the day and I’ve had my fair share of that. However, the media Vultures picked up [...]

More on van Persie, Ramsey in Team GB and Transfer Speculation

Published on 2012-07-03 02:38:58

If Euro 2012 was a party, it’s fair to say that I’m nursing a hangover because I’ve been hit with the harsh reality of not seeing any form of good football till further notice.   Arsenal’s pre-season adventures begin with a 45-minute clash against Theo Walcott and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s previous employers, Southampton.   After a [...]

Reviewing the European Championships from an Arsenal Perspective

Published on 2012-07-02 01:10:36

After an entire month of exciting international football, the European Championships reached its climax in an emphatic fashion with the defending champions, Spain, running riot against their contenders for the throne, Italy. Both sides had cancelled each other out in the group stages and the Italian gaffer, Cesare Prandelli, got all the plaudits for his [...]

Player Departures, Olympics Selections and Transfer Speculation

Published on 2012-06-30 05:41:23

In lightning quick speed, the month of June has waltzed past the football world and there have certainly been some events and occurrences that kept the lovers of the beautiful game occupied. From an Arsenal perspective, the month of June saw the Gooners witness their ambassadors represent their nations in the European Championships. Each Gunner [...]

More on Giroud, Freddie Speaks and the Dark Horses in the Finals

Published on 2012-06-29 01:02:43

Many will label Italy’s semifinal victory over Germany as an “upset”, but both there was a bit more to the Italian triumph. Gianluigi Buffon was in inspired form, the defensive combo of Andrea Barzagli and Leandro Bonucci was impregnable, the full backs maintained their balance, Andrea Pirlo was his imperial self and Super Mario was [...]

Good News on Wilshere, Arsenal to play Nigeria and Transfer Speculation

Published on 2012-06-28 01:14:06

The European Championships returned to our TV screens yesterday with the first semifinal tie between Spain and Portugal. The Spaniards continued their relentless passing game but Portugal matched them pound for pound. Cristiano Ronaldo had a vast array of free kicks but he kept killing birds in the sky. Late on, the Iberians on white [...]

10 Things You Need to Know About Olivier Giroud

Published on 2012-06-27 00:58:10

Every Arsenal fan looks forward to the summer for more reasons than one. In recent times, things have been a bit gloomy in the Red half of North London with the lack of silverware being a cliché that has haunted Arsenal’s loyal fans. Every summer offers these set of individuals the opportunity to regain fresh optimism [...]

England Licks its Wounds and Jack Wilshere the new ‘Pirlo’

Published on 2012-06-26 01:25:43

Unless your line of sight is no different from Ashley Young or Ashley Cole when they took penalties for the Three Lions, you must have noticed that I’ve tweaked things a bit in the blog and I hope you like it. With a gaping net looking at both players from 12 yards out, Young preferred [...]

Italy vs. England: How the Better Team Won (Picture Special)

Published on 2012-06-25 01:31:46

So, my predicted semi-finals are Portugal vs Spain and Germany vs Italy. It will be the death of football if Greece play England. Let’s wait and watch. – Supreetkini They say that pictures send a clearer message than words and I’ve decided to dedicate today’s post to the best quarterfinal fixture in the European Championships. This [...]

Robin van Persie, Euro 2012 and other Transfer Speculation

Published on 2012-06-24 09:34:45

I want France to win tonight….Is it possible? — Gooner Daily (@goonerdaily) June 23, 2012 The sad smiley on that tweet painted the picture vividly for everyone. I really like Laurent Blanc and his exciting Les Bleus outfit but a part of me knew that yesterday’s fixture against Spain was the end of the line [...]

My Thoughts on Flamini and Latest Updates from Euro 2012

Published on 2012-06-23 02:36:43

We’ve witnessed another team book a semifinal berth in the European Championships, joining Portugal in their bid usurp Spain as the new champions of Europe. Joachim Loew tweaked his attack and I guess it worked a treat. Philip Lahm marked his 90th cap with a swerving shot that went past the shaky Greek goalie in [...]

Koscielny’s Turn to Shine and some Transfer Speculation

Published on 2012-06-21 01:19:09

The European Championships took a well deserved break and the action begins tonight with the tie between Portugal and Czech Republic. The Portuguese started the tournament on the wrong foot with a narrow loss to Germany but they found their footing with two subsequent wins against Denmark and the Netherlands. Like the Portuguese, the Czech [...]

Arshavin Stirs Up Controversy and the Pantsgate Saga Continues

Published on 2012-06-20 01:08:07

In a somewhat frantic pace, the European Championships has shifted into second gear. The group stages reached its climax when Wily Ol’ Woy Hodgson’s England took on co-hosts, Ukraine, while Laurent Blanc’s France hoped to continue their impressive international unbeaten record against the group’s whooping boys, Sweden. France fielded a very strong side and I [...]

Arsenal Agree Deal to sign Giroud and Latest Updates from Euro 2012

Published on 2012-06-19 01:08:43

Two more teams bowed out of the European Championships yesterday and I could only express my sympathy for a Croatia side that matched Spain pound for pound. As expected, the Spanish folks passed the ball more than the amount of times Arsenal fans check news columns for new signings. After so much intense pressure, Arsene [...]

More Injury Woes, 2012/13 Fixtures Out and Euro 2012 Roundup

Published on 2012-06-18 15:45:16

Apologies for the lateness of today’s post. I’ve had one hell of a day but I’m not going to bore you with the Chronicles of enigma106. I certainly won’t tell you that I had a scary dream where I saw Greedenko…Arjen Robbish…Robben supplying a through ball for van Persie in the 93rd minute but Arsenal’s Flying [...]

Milestone for Podolski and Football’s Harsh Reality

Published on 2012-06-17 06:31:28

Despite showcasing one of the most exciting football displays in Euro 2012, Russia has been ousted from the competition courtesy of the harsh head to head rule that has made all the work done by the Red Army equate to zero. The Russians tore Czech Republic apart in their curtain raiser and were equally impressive [...]

Walcott Saves England’s Bacon and Rosicky’s Injury Woes

Published on 2012-06-16 06:21:22

In the twinkle of an eye, the European Championships has gone beyond the second set of group stage fixtures and the world has witnessed the shift in balance as some nations find their qualification hopes hanging on a thin thread. From an Arsenal perspective, Andrey Arshavin has been the star of Group A as his [...]

Euro Gunner Watch: Reviewing the Round 2 Fixtures of the Group of Death

Published on 2012-06-14 03:39:25

In the first round of fixtures of the Group of Death, jaws were dropped when Denmark pulled up a shock win over tournament favorites, Holland, but no eyebrows were raised when the efficient German Machines eased past Portugal. Denmark and Portugal have had their fair share of battle as both sides locked horns during the [...]

More on Euro 2012, Transfer Speculation and Farewell to Wiltord

Published on 2012-06-13 02:05:38

With Arsenal football out of the way till the pre-season adventures that come up next month, Gooners and other football lovers out there have kept themselves busy by getting two doses of European Championships football every day. I also launched the Euro Gunner Watch series, which focuses on Arsenal’s ambassadors in Europe’s elite national teams [...]

Euro Gunner Watch: A Peripheral Ox Makes no Impact against France

Published on 2012-06-12 02:55:55

This promised to be one of the spectacles to watch in the tournament but I must say that I wasn’t too impressed with the overall play. The individual performances of some players stood out though. I quoted a few days ago that Les Bleus are my team for this tourney but despite the fact that [...]

Euro Gunner Watch: Van Persie Toothless, Bendtner Caged and Podolski Efficient

Published on 2012-06-10 01:49:47

After all the pre-tournament hype, the fabled “Group of Death” had its first set of fixtures that promised to be mouthwatering contests. The day started with tournament favorites, the Netherlands, locking horns with potential banana skins, Denmark. Despite the fact that the Danes enjoyed a good qualifying campaign, nobody has given them any measure of [...]

Euro Gunner Watch: Arshavin on Fire and Szczesny’s Bad Day goes Worse

Published on 2012-06-09 04:57:41

After months of anticipation, the world witnessed another European Championship kick off in grand style as the co-hosts, Poland, started the proceedings against the champions of the 2004 Euros, Greece. As expected, Poland had their fair share of “-skis” with Marcin Wasilewski, Eugen Polanski, Rafael Murawski, Jakub “Kuba” Blaszczykowski and Robert Lewandowski graced the starting [...]

Euro Gunner Watch: Reviewing the Gunners in Euro 2012

Published on 2012-06-07 01:24:50

After a grueling period of constant speculation and advanced torture from the media Vultures linking Arsenal to Yann M’Vila, Olivier Giroud, enigma106 (yes, I was linked too!) and the Korean sensation, Fuck-in No-wan, football has come to save the day as it always does. That cuntbutler, Michel Platini, and the rest of his chums in [...]

Much Ado About Robin

Published on 2012-06-05 02:57:50

Today’s post is a featured article written by an aspiring broadcaster who’s also an unrepentant and passionate Goonerette. She’s Shaqueel van Persie’s self-proclaimed “step mum” but she’s simply known as @dashingdebola on Twitter. Enjoy! **** I must confess I thought it never was going to be this difficult when Robin van Persie stated that he [...]

Arsenal’s 2011/12 End of Season Awards

Published on 2012-06-04 01:00:14

In yet another fruitless campaign by our standards, Arsenal secured a third place finish in the Premier League but the Gunners didn’t fare too well in other competitions football had to offer in the 2011/12 season. The Carling Cup adventure ended in the quarterfinals, they managed to reach the Fifth Round of the FA Cup [...]

AST Meeting, van Persie on Song and the Belgian Affair

Published on 2012-06-03 04:01:12

With Euro 2012 barely days away, various national teams got the chance to get more games under their belt in preparation for the tourney. From an Arsenal perspective, 12 ambassadors represented their nations in a host of international friendlies with Robin van Persie stealing the show as the star attraction. Great entertainment was the spectacle [...]

Latest Update on Yann M’Vila’s Ankle Injury

Published on 2012-06-01 08:19:25

After a pretty uneventful Thursday, I got a bottle of my favorite Guinness to watch the team I’m supporting in the forthcoming Euros, Les Bleus. For starters, Laurent Blanc employs a tactical setup no different from Arsene Wenger’s 4-2-3-1 but it’s more or less like the traditional 4-3-3 with one striker spearheading the attack. The [...]

Johan Djourou: His Life, His Times and His Future

Published on 2012-05-31 01:45:12

Bereft in confidence, shaky, clumsy, timid, pain to watch, “deadwood”. These are the words uttered from a faction of the Arsenal faithful when describing the club’s current fourth choice defender, Johan Danon Djourou-Gbajere, or simply Johan Djourou, as he’s known in the shores of Britain. The road in Djourou’s path didn’t lead to such a [...]

More thoughts on RVP’s ‘Loyalty’ and some Transfer Speculation

Published on 2012-05-30 00:56:08

As different European managers continue to submit their final 23-man squad lists for the forthcoming European Championships, jaws have been dropped and eyebrows have been raised. However, Arsenal has had its fair share of ambassadors that are essential pieces of their national team’s jigsaw puzzle. With the curtain raiser for the competition barely a week [...]

The Robin van Persiegate Saga: What the Gunners Think About it

Published on 2012-05-28 01:05:32

“I have been at the club for eight years and I am proud of that. I am a true Gunner. I love this club and that is no secret.” “I will sit down with the manager and president at the end of the season and we will have coffee together. “We will talk about many things [...]

Top 10 Saves of the 2011/12 Season

Published on 2012-05-25 02:11:51

Arsenal shipped in a total of 67 goals from August 13, 2011 to May 13, 2012, with most of the goals conceded from schoolboy errors, defensive lapses, long-range volleys, headers and of course, own goals too. As expected, the Premier League was the competition where Arsenal conceded the highest amount of goals all season long, [...]

10 Gunners That Need to Step Their Game Up Next Season

Published on 2012-05-24 01:13:35

The 2011/12 campaign was one to remember as Arsene Wenger’s men fought a 10-month long battle that ended up without any share of the spoils the season had to offer. If Arsene Wenger’s team represented Gaul, the Blue Persians from Manchester won the Battle of the Premier League, sweeping aside their Greek neighbors, Manchester United, along [...]

Top 10 Highs and Lows of the 2011/12 Season

Published on 2012-05-20 04:31:15

The 2011/12 season was a topsy-turvy campaign that engrossed football fans for the best part of 10 grueling months.

Thoughts on the Champions League Final from an Arsenal Perspective

Published on 2012-05-19 13:35:36

The Champions League is regarded as one of football’s biggest spectacles because it showcases Europe’s elite teams on the biggest stage of them all, with the sole aim of winning the trophy that would earn the club that right to be called the Kings of Europe. The enthralling 2011/12 season reaches its climax with the [...]

Arsenal 2011/12 Season Review: Part 2

Published on 2012-05-18 01:00:46

Picking up from were I left off, here’s the sequel to my review of the season. JANUARY Arsenal kicked off 2012 on the wrong foot with a stinging defeat right at the death to Fulham. Thierry Henry graced the Emirates with a fairytale moment when he came off the bench to score a match -winning [...]

2011/12 Season Review: A Campaign We Will Struggle to Forget – Part 1

Published on 2012-05-17 01:00:44

Arsenal suffered a shambolic end to the previous campaign and the summer became the perfect period to escape from another painful season that ended with no silverware yet again. The Gunners ended the season in fourth place with 68 points to show for it in the Premier League. Last season, Manchester United ended Arsenal’s FA [...]

West Brom Aftermath, RVP on the Spotlight and Podolski Eager For Action

Published on 2012-05-15 01:02:06

“I’m going to find it hard serving two masters, very hard.” “The marriage between me, my future wife and Arsenal is a somewhat polygamous lifestyle which is certainly unhealthy, but it can’t be stopped. I’m scared I may love Arsenal more than her and it’s already trumping my nuclear family.” “Sunday’s game against West Brom [...]

3 Goals Scored, 3 Points Gained and 3rd Place Secured

Published on 2012-05-14 00:56:11

A season that had engulfed football lovers and neutrals alike was finally coming to an end and I must say that yesterday’s games were the most epic I’ve ever watched in my entire life. Never has there been so much at stake at various positions in the log, ranging from the very top to things [...]

Bendtner’s Ambition, Euro Selections and Saturday’s Roundup

Published on 2012-05-12 09:48:44

The Premier League reaches its climax tomorrow and the tension from the viewing world is unbearable. While the fans of Wolves and Blackburn are set for a Summer where they’ll lose all their best players to the predators out there, fans of Bolton and Queens Park Rangers will certainly have their hearts in their mouths [...]

Wenger Douses M’Vila Transfer Flames and a Tale of Bosscielny

Published on 2012-05-11 01:05:56

If I got one pound for every time Yann M’Vila was mentioned in the past week, I would have generated enough funds to match Manchester City’s bid for $amir Na$ri. The French enforcer has been heavily linked with Arsenal and the Daily Mail reported that a deal has been agreed. That bit of info was like music to the ears of [...]

Yann M’Vila and His Top 10 Football Attributes

Published on 2012-05-10 00:41:38

Born on the 29th of June 1990 in the city of Amiens, France, Yann M’Vila started his career in Amiens SC and Mantes  before joining the youth academy of Stade Rennais in 2004. After playing with the Reserves for a few seasons, Frederic Antonetti handed M’Vila his debut in the 2009/10 campaign. M’Vila has been an [...]

Arsenal Makes a ‘Bould’ Move, Euro Selections and Transfer Speculations

Published on 2012-05-08 01:12:23

Arsenal had the god of soccer and Lady Luck to thank after capitulating against Norwich to lose their stranglehold on third place. In somewhat mysterious circumstances, Tottenham and Newcastle managed to follow suit. While the disappointments of the team’s shortcomings have been very obvious, Francis Coquelin has declared that all focus will be aimed on [...]

Reviewing Arsenal’s Debatable Decisions and Sagna Hits Out at his “Assaulter”

Published on 2012-05-07 01:03:53

The penultimate set of Premier League fixtures played a vital role in shaping the destinies of the various teams with different expectations. Like the final day battle of 2008, the fate of the Premier League crown will go down to the wire as the bullies from Manchester will face off against different opposition knowing that [...]

Lady Luck Smiles at Arsenal Yet Again

Published on 2012-05-06 11:46:29

Apologies for the lack of blogging activity over the past two days. I lost an uncle on Thursday and I’ve been spending some time with his family. This meant that I was kilometers away from my laptop and with my mobile telecom’s crappy network fucking up as usual, blogging with my BlackBerry was also out [...]

Arshavin Bides his Time, Podolski Keen on Trophies and Big Sol Hangs his Boots

Published on 2012-05-03 01:07:03

A bird at hand is certainly worth two in the bush. Like fellow FA Cup finalists, Liverpool, Chelsea hosted Newcastle with half an eye on the final in Wembley, so their gaffer decided to tweak his team a bit rest some tired legs. The hosts played this contest fresh from their 6-1 thumping of Queens [...]

Miyaichi For Olympics, M’Vila Arrested and Talks For Vertonghen

Published on 2012-05-02 00:53:42

Watching Liverpool crumble yet again to a team that has never won on Merseyside showcased how inconsistent Kenny Dalglish’s team has become. Days ago, they dispatched Norwich through the heroics of Luis Suarez and the goal he used to seal his first hat-trick for Liverpool was a jaw dropper. With two games left to play, [...]

The Life and Times of Lukas Podolski

Published on 2012-05-01 06:56:53

One of football’s worst kept secrets has been revealed. Arsenal Football Club is delighted to announce that a deal has been agreed to sign German international striker Lukas Podolski on a long-term contract for an undisclosed fee. These were the exact words culled from the club’s website to end a saga that had put the [...]

3 Key Lessons Learned From the Battle of Britannia

Published on 2012-04-30 01:01:01

Apologies for not publishing the Stoke match report yesterday. I spent a large chunk of yesterday with i.am.OGB and the Cousins of Ciroc popping a thing or two and having a blast at Elegushi Private Beach. The night was quite young so I, my cousin El Nnanna and his crew went to Caliente to have [...]

Thoughts on Pep Guardiola’s Imminent Departure and Stoke Preview

Published on 2012-04-28 02:28:12

In a somewhat relatively dull start to the weekend, a piece of information rocked the football world like an earthquake with a high magnitude. Despite enjoying a managerial career people could kill for, as well as managing a team that’s best regarded as the best football club in this generation, Barcelona’s Pep Guardiola has decided to [...]

The Repercussions of Chelsea’s Champions League Adventure

Published on 2012-04-26 05:30:21

RT @eromzy: Messi misses penalty. Torres scores winning goal in stoppage time. The biggest miracle since Moses parted the Red Sea.— Gooner Daily (@goonerdaily) April 25, 2012 “Anti-football” came into the limelight when Chelsea’s Guus Hiddink visited the Nou Camp in the 2009 Champions League semifinals to literally park the bus. They received a mixed [...]

The Intensified Battle for Third Place and a List of Underrated Gunners

Published on 2012-04-24 00:59:56

In a gruelling campaign that’s reaching its climax, various teams in the Premier League are close to achieving their pre-season targets while others are in great peril. At the tail end of the log table, Wolves’ fate has more or less been sealed but Bolton, Blackburn, Wigan, Queens Park Rangers and probably Aston Villa are [...]

A Tribute to Manuel Rivero Almunia: Loyalty Against All Odds

Published on 2012-04-24 00:49:46

After spending eight seasons on a nomadic spree with six different Spanish sides, Manuel Almunia joined Arsenal for £2.6m in 2004. In his early years at Arsenal, he played the role of second fiddle to Mad Jens Lehmann. He was termed as  Arsenal’s “cup” keeper because he got his chances in the Carling and FA Cups. [...]

Reviewing the Goals Scored by the 2012 PFA Player of the Year, RVP

Published on 2012-04-23 00:54:35

If you take a close peek at the illustration above you’ll see Arsenal’s talisman holding the club’s “first trophy” in seven years, the 2012 PFA Player of the Year award. As expected, esteemed footballers, media vulture reps and fans like graced the gala event. It’s worth noting that you can find a picture of the [...]

Arsenal 0 Chelsea 0: A Nervy yet Disappointing Goalless Stalemate

Published on 2012-04-22 01:17:57

The starting lineups of both sides painted the picture vividly for everyone to see. The Gunners fielded their strongest lineup while Chelsea fielded a second string side because they’ve laid their eggs in different baskets. Tomas Rosicky drew first blood through a tame shot that was easy pickings for James Blunt’s long lost clone with [...]

Chelsea Preview: Time to Give Those Pensioners an Early UCL Retirement

Published on 2012-04-21 06:04:26

“On the flanks, Chelsea remain susceptible, particularly with Ashley Cole and John Terry’s combined ages being past that at which the average office worker is thinking of retirement”- Yogi’s Warrior Last October, Chelsea was under the reins of a Portuguese Boa Constrictor whose unsubstantiated ego, suspect tactics, bad attitude and poor man-management skills cost him [...]

A Tribute to the Premier League’s Best Divers: The Legends of the “Fall”

Published on 2012-04-20 01:11:17

Nothing much has happened after that humbling home defeat to Wigan. The media Vultures did their bit to spice things up. Arsenal’s captain, Robin van Persie has been on the spotlight for all the…wrong reasons. The Mirror published reports of him chilling with El Capitan and Ibrahim Afellay in Barcelona’s hotel in London while other [...]

Reasons Why Arsenal Fans Have to Get Off Aaron Ramsey’s Back

Published on 2012-04-20 01:01:50

This has become a somewhat “delicate issue” so I’ll be as plain and crystal clear as I can be. Aaron Ramsey is currently going through a poor run of form and like Andrey Arshavin before he was shipped back to Zenit, he has become everyone’s favorite scapegoat. The fact that he has scored Tottenham, Sunderland [...]

Arsenal 1 Wigan 2: Complacency Creeps in Yet Again

Published on 2012-04-17 01:04:40

As expected, the atmosphere in the Emirates was vibrant as the relegation-threatened Wigan came to town. Since that disappointing home defeat to Manchester United in January, the Emirates has become a fortress with juggernauts like Tottenham, AC Milan and Manchester City incurring the wrath of the Cannon. In a game of numerous milestones, Alex Song [...]

Long Term Plans for Arsene Wenger and Interesting Stats on Andre Santos

Published on 2012-04-16 01:24:29

“Sure, someone will come out victorious, headed to the final to face off against Liverpool, hoping to salvage something from a year of disappointment. But the road there will be a painful 90 minutes of downright terrible football.” These words were culled from a nice post tagged “Chelsea vs. Tottenham: Why the FA Cup Semifinal [...]

A Plea for Video Technology and Andre Santos’ Take on the Balotelli Incident

Published on 2012-04-14 07:15:00

This is actually one of those boring Saturdays were you’ll hardly find any Arsenal match preview in the million and one blogs out there because there’s no game to look forward too. While we wait till Monday to play a Wigan side high on confidence, we’ll be faced with the gruelling task of watching two [...]

Reaping the Rewards of Full Fitness: Theo van Persie

Published on 2012-04-13 13:13:49

“Finally, I would like to praise Theo Walcott because I think his performance against Newcastle was his best for the Club so far. He has been in the spotlight so long that people forget that he is only 22 years old but he is getting to an age where he will perform consistently – it [...]

Wolves 0 Arsenal 3: The Gunners Tame the Relegation-Bound Canines

Published on 2012-04-12 02:27:18

The English Premier League is widely regarded as the most viewed, most exciting and probably the best football league on Earth. Fans from all over the globe unite for a single cause offering their support to the 20 teams in the division. However, the standard of officiating in recent times have become very shambolic. Week-in-week-out, [...]

The Power of the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal’s Fortress

Published on 2012-04-11 02:08:14

During the Easter period, I visited the Coal City State to witness a successful marriage of a brother from another mother and his lovely angel. Happy Married Life Obinna and Chinelo Chime. May your marriage be filled with good tidings, fruitfulness, favor, and of course, your heart desires. **** The Emirates Stadium hosted its first [...]

Arsenal 1 Man City 0: Mikel Arteta’s Piledriver Drives a Nail into Man City’s Title Coffin

Published on 2012-04-09 02:07:38

Hours before kickoff, I published a list of 10 Bold Predictions for the game against Manchester City. It was fair to say that I was spot on in some of my predictions while I was way off in others. Many Gooners probably prayed to the Heavens not to see Aaron Ramsey on the starting line [...]

10 Bold Predictions For Arsenal’s Crucial Clash Against Manchester City

Published on 2012-04-08 06:09:57

Back in December, Arsenal was on a blistering run of form before it ended abruptly in the hands of Manchester City. The game was an enthralling encounter that provided end to end football with the neutrals fully entertained. Both teams needed victories for various reasons; Manchester City needed a win to go back to the [...]

EPL: 5 Lessons From Saturday’s Premier League Fixtures

Published on 2012-04-08 01:19:56

With Arsenal’s crucial clash against Manchester City taking place today, some fixtures played yesterday had gone a long way in shaping the destinies of various teams. It’s fair to say that Wolves are more or less doomed to relegation and one can extend the same pity to Bolton and Wigan that was a few minutes [...]

Nicklas Bendtner Coy on Arsenal Future and Abou Diaby to Repay Wenger’s Faith

Published on 2012-04-06 05:39:25

Dependent and Independent Variables

Published on 2012-04-05 01:50:14

For the first time since dinosaurs walked on planet Earth, my blog has received its first guest post. This article was written by D’ SUN, an avid reader of my blog and a great Arsenal fan. Enjoy! **** Starting any write-up is always hard because it is your first sentence that attracts the readers but [...]

My Thoughts on Marouane Chamakh and his Shisha Incident

Published on 2012-04-04 03:48:34

There was a certain Moroccan sensation that played his entire career in Girondins de Bordeaux before switching to the Red half of North London. He started with a few goals during the preseason before forcing Pepe Reina to score an own goal on the opening day of last season in Anfield. He scored his first [...]

5 Lessons Learnt From Arsenal’s Disappointing Loss to Queens Park Rangers

Published on 2012-04-03 01:58:26

Apologies for not writing any post yesterday. I had a very stressful day but unlike Chuck Norris, my calendar didn’t move from March 31st to April 2nd because good ol’ Chuck can never be fooled. Enigma106 on the other hand, was actually “fooled” into thinking that Arsenal would make it eight wins in a row. [...]

QPR 2 Arsenal 1: Winning Streak Ends After a Bad Day at the Office

Published on 2012-04-01 01:02:51

The Gunners were riding sky-high and were faced against a side fighting for their Premier League lives. Arsene Wenger opted for his regular winning lot but he drafted Aaron Ramsey back into the squad in an unfamiliar left wing role. Arsenal drew first blood when Robin van Persie played his free kick under the wall [...]

Queens Park Rangers Preview: Another Win Would Be Simply Gr-eight

Published on 2012-03-31 04:27:28

When Arsenal hosted Queens Park Rangers in the last game of 2011, Robin van Persie was a hattrick short of making Premier League history as he had scored 34 league goals in the calendar year. England great and record holder Alan Shearer had tipped Arsenal’s talisman to break his record and all eyes were firmly [...]

Arsenal in the Summer: To Spend or Not to Spend

Published on 2012-03-30 02:21:57

In the tail end of last season, Arsenal was faced with a task of amassing a series of wins to secure league honors for the first team in seven years or so. While fellow title rivals had the “distraction” of the Champions League and FA Cup, Arsene Wenger’s men had only Sunday Premier League fixtures [...]

Arsenal’s Resurgence “Frustrates” Emmanuel Petit and a Tale of Le Forehead

Published on 2012-03-29 03:10:45

The quarterfinals of the Champions League reached its halfway point and no eyebrows were raised when the Dark Horses of the competition swept past their French hosts in the bid to play the final in their own stadium. The Marseille goalie should’ve done better from Mario Gomez’ effort but Arjen Robben’s sweet finish was certainly [...]

Laurent Koscielny’s Injury Update and Arsene Wenger Plays Down AC Milan’s Title Chances

Published on 2012-03-28 02:58:50

After watching Arsenal bow out valiantly from the Champions League Knockout Phase, I was faced with the grueling task of boring myself for the best part of 90 minutes watching the only team carrying “England’s flag” in the competition. Chelsea came up against a side with so many skillful and technical players that they were [...]

New Deal For Alex Song, Good News on Jack Wilshere and Poldi For Glory

Published on 2012-03-27 02:49:48

  I had a very awkward dream yesterday night. I saw the Premier League’s top referees, led by Howard Webb protesting in front of Old Trafford over unpaid levies. Micheal Oliver was going bonkers holding a fork and a lighted torch yelling how he wasn’t paid for his Man of the Match performance against Fulham [...]

Alexandre Dimitri Song Billong: “He Assists When He Wants”

Published on 2012-03-26 02:20:55

When Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri departed in the summer, the panic button was pressed so hard, it sprang out of it’s remote control. The subsequent games following their departure didn’t help matters at all as the Gunners slumped at home to Liverpool before suffering a humiliating 8-2 defeat to Manchester United. The burden of [...]

Arsenal 3 Aston Villa 0: The Consistent Run Continues As Others Drop Points

Published on 2012-03-25 00:54:53

For the first time since dinosaurs walked the Earth, I intentionally wore a blue shirt to a pub to watch Chelshit take on 5pur2. I was actually surrounded by folks wearing Samsung jerseys and they actually thought that I gave two hoots about their team. After dozing seriously for a large chunk of the game, [...]

Aston Villa Preview: Keep the Guns Blazing, No Goal for Emile Heskey

Published on 2012-03-24 06:37:47

Arsenal has certainly caused their critics to return back to their lairs in shame and silence. A win this evening would see equal a record they had in 2007; seven straight league wins. The Gunners are topping the form table with more W’s than the amount found before opening a website (www) while Aston Villa [...]

The Everton Aftermath: Confidence Flowing Through

Published on 2012-03-23 14:12:20

Apologies for the lateness of today’s post. The reasons for writing my post this late are best known to Lukas Podolski’s agent, that has refused to tell us want really we want to hear concerning his client. Like Arsenal’s FA Cup fixture against Aston Villa that was firmly regarded as a game of two halves, [...]

Everton 0 Arsenal 1: Tottenham, Mind the Gap…What Gap?

Published on 2012-03-22 01:56:30

Last night, the Premier League was braced for a series of fixtures that would go a long way in reshaping the destinies of various teams. Manchester United set the pace at the summit of the league so victory was paramount for Manchester Shitty against Chelshit. In the battles for the other Champions League slots, Tottenham [...]

Everton vs. Arsenal Preview: Happy Homecoming, Mikel Arteta

Published on 2012-03-21 04:41:22

I’ll start today’s post with great news for football as a big unified family. Fabrice Muamba’s condition continues to improve and I must give credit to the brilliant medical team of the London Crest hospital for their amazing work. It’s fair to say that Goodison Park has been a happy hunting ground for Arsene Wenger [...]

10 Things You Need To Know About Jan Vertonghen

Published on 2012-03-20 03:27:05

Arsenal suffered a patchy loss of form in the start of the year, triggering a great depression amongst the Arsenal faithful. Many AMGs (Arsene Must Go) or WOBs (Wenger Out Brigade) came out from their lairs during that period and requested for Arsene Wenger’s head on a plate, literally speaking. Arsenal’s loss to Fulham at [...]

Big Bad Robin van Persie Clears the Air With the Time-Wasting Tim Krul

Published on 2012-03-19 04:21:58

Big Bad van Persie That “shocking” event at White Shite Lane rightfully dominated the headlines this weekend and football became a big unifying family as fans, players, managers and clubs sent their goodwill messages to Fabrice Muamba and his family. Arsenal Football Club has also released a statement to the ex-Gunner declaring that everyone’s prayers [...]

Pray For Fabrice Muamba and a quick Sunday Round-Up

Published on 2012-03-18 02:13:53

Despite the fact that temperate regions of the world are experiencing Spring, yesterday felt like Winter after England and the world went “cold” following an occurrence that took place in White Shite Lane. However, the day began brightly as the impressive Swansea ran riot on Fulham in a game ex-Gunner Phillippe Senderos showcased his atrocious [...]

The Latest Song On Everyone’s Lips: “Theo, Theo, Theo!”

Published on 2012-03-14 01:55:55

I’ll start today’s post with the official Arsenal manager’s email sent to my mailbox. Dear Arsenal supporter, On Monday we became the first team to win four consecutive Premier League games from losing positions and that is the best response to those who have questioned our spirit and quality this season.  Against Newcastle we gave [...]

Arsenal 2 Newcastle United 1: The Magpies get “Verminated”

Published on 2012-03-13 01:59:36

This weekend’s fixtures epitomized everything the Premier League stands for and can be best described with two words: unpredictable and unforgiving. Mark Hughes and his Queens Park Rangers team were on the end of some daylight robbery as well as heartache. Kenny Dalglish and Twitchy Ol’ ‘Arry suffered three defeats on the trot while Roberto [...]

Arsenal vs. Newcastle Preview: One Foot Away From St. Totteringham’s Day

Published on 2012-03-12 02:03:48

When Arsenal visited St. James Park, or the Sports Direct Arena as it’s now called, Adolf Hitler’s long lost grandson played on the right for the hosts. Following the rash comments about the club’s transfer policy of the club he put on Twitter, nobody expected Joey Barton to play for Newcastle but I felt that [...]

Alex Song to Continue his “Ammunition” Supply and Arsenal Rule Out RVP Exit

Published on 2012-03-11 00:45:06

The Premier League kicked off yesterday with teams fighting for their various causes while Arsenal wait to strut their stuff on Monday night. Chelsea started the Post-AVB era with a win over those goons from that Rugby outfit with Didier Drogba reaching joining the Premier League goal scoring century club. The self-proclaimed world’s best striker, [...]

No Deal For Lukas Podoski and a Tale of Andre Villas-Boas

Published on 2012-03-10 06:48:04

In recent times, Arsenal has become every media vulture’s favorite topic and swarms of hits from fans and neutrals alike go to articles involving transfer gossip and injury news because these are the two main topics that everyone tends to feast on. The gods of injuries settled in the Red Half of North London eons [...]

A New Deal for Tomas Rosicky and the Glass-Boned Abou Diaby

Published on 2012-03-09 04:19:59

“Guys, I’m thinking of traveling pretty soon to Europe and then head to Asia and I’m told that the easiest way out of Europe is through Manchester.. Is that true? – Chuck Bass In recent times, clubs from England’s top flight have been very dominant in Europe with the likes of Liverpool and Manchester United [...]

Post-Milan Hangover and Arsenal Agree Deal For Lukas Podolski

Published on 2012-03-08 01:00:23

In recent years, Arsenal fans have become accustomed to seeing their team falter and capitulate in the business end of the season but Tuesday’s Champions League defeat against AC Milan on aggregate left a sweet taste on my mouth, unlike the usual sour taste an Arsenal loss brings. A thousand and one positives can be [...]

Arsenal 3 AC Milan 0: The Rossoneri withstands Arsenal’s barrage

Published on 2012-03-07 00:53:03

There was a uphill task at the start of the game from an Arsenal perspective. Overturn a massive four-goal deficit suffered a fortnight ago in Italy. Arsenal showed positive intent with a very attacking lineup and it paid dividends when Laurent Koscielny was on the end of a perfect Oxlade-Chamberlain corner to put Arsenal one [...]

Arsenal vs AC Preview: Mission Impossible 5

Published on 2012-03-06 01:13:51

Agent Arsenal, Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to host some goons from Italy with the sole aim of banging a boatload of goals past them because they stand in your way in your bid to reach the Promised Land called the Allianz Arena. A fortnight ago, we sent you behind enemy [...]

Good News on Mikel Arteta and 5 Positives Taken From Arsenal’s Win in Anfield

Published on 2012-03-05 01:36:23

Feel free to describe Arsenal’s victory over Liverpool with the terms best known to you. Fictitious. Lucky. Enthralling. Arsenal kept their impressive record at Anfield that stretches for five years intact thanks to a sumptuous volley from Robin van Persie right at the death. Liverpool basically ran the show all day long but Arsenal took [...]

Liverpool 1 Arsenal 2: Another Reason to Love Robin van Persie

Published on 2012-03-04 04:52:04

Arsenal visited Anfield in a crunch encounter that was of utmost importance to both clubs. The Gunners needed a win to continue their resurgence for the final Champions League berth while Liverpool needed a win to give themselves any hope to stay within touching distance. Liverpool almost got off to a flyer when that Uruguayan [...]

Liverpool vs. Arsenal: The Gunners Visit Anfield Without the Four-midable Arshavin

Published on 2012-03-03 06:28:38

Memories of Arsenal visiting Anfield are somewhat sweeter than Arsenal’s visits to Old Trafford, Stamford Bridge and some other Premier League grounds. Neil Mellor’s late winner a few season’s back broke Arsenal hearts as a draw was within grasp while Cesc Fabregas’ equalizer late on in the 2007/08 campaign showed that Arsenal meant business…till when [...]

More Injury Woes, Ryo Miyaichi Earns Plaudits and the Demigod hails RVP

Published on 2012-03-02 03:06:44

With the needless round of international fixtures out of the way, focus has been firmly fixed on the Premier League as Arsenal visits Anfield to take on Liverpool in another game of the season encounter. Many Gooners will fondly remember the game that sealed the title in 1989 but I have fresher memories of Arsenal’s [...]

A Tale of Mikel Arteta and Henri Lansbury Scores an Unfathomable Goal

Published on 2012-03-01 00:57:13

I’ll start today’s post with a tweet from Onyinye Chime: @onyimama: “#thatAwkwardmoment when an Arsenal fan asks for the time and you tell him 8.02″ This was in the wake of that horrific evening when Manchester United was simply gr-eight and like Midas, anything their forwards touched turned to gold…goals. Arsene Wenger’s eyes were opened in [...]

Robin van Persie On the Spotlight and Mikel Arteta the Optimist

Published on 2012-02-29 02:20:03

It all began in the summer of 2004. Arsene Wenger was fresh from attaining immortal status in Arsenal and England as he just guided his team to what is unfortunately his last Premier League title with 26 wins and 12 draws without even knowing what defeat felt like. Le Professor went to the EreDivisie to [...]

A Gooner’s Chronicles I: The North London Derby at a Pub

Published on 2012-02-28 13:45:32

Reblogged from Wazobia Gooners: I’ll like to apologize for writing posts equal the amount of hair you can find on Howard Webb’s head in this blog. For those that don’t know, I’m the writer of an Arsenal blog called Gooner Daily and it’s fair to say that it’s not just a blog. It’s more or [...]

The Art of Diving and Wojciech Szczesny Revels in Derby Victory

Published on 2012-02-28 01:35:13

When Arsenal took on Celtic in the Champions League playoff phase of the 2009/10 season, the game was marred by a theatric act by Eduardo da Silva. Despite the fact that the penalty was just a goal out the five Arsenal scored in both legs, a witch hunt followed with people holding forks and torches [...]

Arsenal’s “Worst” Team in 15 Years Decimates Tottenham’s “Best” Team in 50 Years

Published on 2012-02-27 01:10:19

“What better way to set things straight again than to beat Spurs. I would rather be playing them now than on any other day, and we know that a win is absolutely vital” – Robin van Persie The stage was set for what seemed to be like a game of the season contender for Arsenal. [...]

The North London Derby Without the Little Russian Assassin

Published on 2012-02-26 00:45:51

Andrey Arshavin has returned back to Siberia to represent the club he made over 300 appearances for and was instrumental in their league win in 2007. He also gave the two assists that were needed to sink Rangers in the 2008 Europa League final. In the same year, he dazzled Manchester United in the UEFA [...]

5 Reasons Why Arsenal Has To Stick With Robin van Persie

Published on 2012-02-25 01:32:10

Arsenal’s quest for silverware was found wanting for the sixth year in a row but the start of the 2011/12 season brought fresh optimism among the manager, the players and most importantly, the fans. Last season, the club was very close to winning the Carling Cup and locked horns with Manchester United for title honors [...]

Robin van Persie’s top 20 goals for Arsenal Football Club

Published on 2012-02-24 14:34:25

Reblogged from Gooner Daily: Robin van Persie is a technically proficient striker that has made a name for himself in the Red half of North London. He’s a player blessed with an amazing technique, an eye for a pass and clinical finishing ability. He started his career as a winger but Arsene Wenger decided to [...]

Arsenal’s Board to Discuss over Absurd Wages, Henri Lansbury Keeps a Clean Sheet

Published on 2012-02-23 01:27:46

Arsenal’s shambolic loss to AC Milan has made me to lose some interest in the Champions League this season and the fixtures played yesterday weren’t worth breaking sweat over. To those that actually care, Olympique Marseille left it late to see out Inter Milan while the giant killers FC Basel stunned Bayern Munich with a [...]

Per Mertesacker’s Injury Update and Robin van Persie Going Nowhere

Published on 2012-02-22 01:37:25

It all started when Arsenal visited the Stadium of Light to take on a resurgent Sunderland side in a game that signaled the end of Thierry Henry’s fairytale adventure in the Premier League. For an established Premier League outfit like Sunderland, the pitch was an aberration but the home side was unfazed by such conditions. [...]

Arsenal On the Spotlight As Ex-Gunners Share Their Opinions

Published on 2012-02-21 00:03:46

Silent Stan Kroenke has decided to visit the troubled shores of North London to reaffirm his support for Arsene Wenger and to also host a meeting with the rest of his chums in the Board. The meeting has been scheduled for Thursday and the recent shenanigans in the club are bound to be discussed as [...]

Arsene Wenger On The Hot Seat and Ryo Miyaichi Impresses Owen Coyle

Published on 2012-02-20 00:05:57

Every Gooner looks forward to the summer because Arsenal has renewed its contract with Club Trophy-less for another season. Arsene Wenger was at the helm of affairs when he created an unstoppable force in the 2003/04 season called the Invincibles but its fair to say that his present lot can be tagged as The Invisibles. [...]

Sunderland 2 Arsenal 0: Same ol’ Shit, Different Year

Published on 2012-02-19 00:14:10

Oh oh to be a Gooner… To be an Arsenal fan at this point in time requires a lot from the individual. You’ll have to gear yourself up for pleasure that goes hand in hand with a lot of pain. Arsene Wenger assembled a squad that he felt was good enough to challenge for honors [...]

Emmanuel Petit Chastises Some Gunners and Sunderland Preview

Published on 2012-02-18 03:29:09

Football is a sport that has a rich vein of history and Arsenal is no stranger to this kind of season-defining fixtures because the club has been in similar situations in the yesteryear. In the club’s inaugural season at the Emirates, Arsenal was languishing in 4th place in the league, was ousted from the Champions [...]

Arsenal Went To Milan “4 – Nothing”: The Aftermath

Published on 2012-02-17 03:36:47

The crushing defeat against AC Milan tasted more bitter than a few shots of Alomo and it certainly hasn’t gone down well with everyone that holds Arsenal close to their hearts. As expected, many fans and neutrals alike voiced their frustrations on the various social networking applications available to man. After reviewing a boatload of [...]

The Gunners Outplayed, Outclassed and Out of the Champions League

Published on 2012-02-16 00:53:31

Don’t you just love Arsenal Football Club? This week, the club would make you have the sweetest dreams after a scintillating performance, the next week, the club would make you feel better off shooting your foot with a rifle. As a fervent Arsenal fan, it’s fair to say that I’ve seen it all. The club [...]

The Gunners Arrive in San Siro For The “Italian” Job

Published on 2012-02-15 01:02:47

Unlike the atrocious Stadium of Light that looked like a cattle grazing center, the BayArena offered a great spectacle as German fans came in their numbers to support their home team that hosted the emperors of modern-day football FC Barcelona. The Messi-less Wizard ran the show against the German outfit and capped it up with [...]

From Thierry Henry With Love and Ryo Miyaichi Finding His Feet at Bolton

Published on 2012-02-14 00:04:12

Despite the fact that I feel that shenanigans surrounding 14th of February are highly overrated, I’m going to start today’s post with a bit of bad news concerning Arsenal’s gentle giant Per Mertesacker. He uploaded a photo of his ankle in his Facebook Page and his quotesweren’t too encouraging: “What a bummer. The foot doesn’t [...]

Grumpy Ol’ Thomas Vermaelen and Lukas Podolski Disillusioned at FC Cologne

Published on 2012-02-13 01:16:16

When Arsenal played AS Roma in the 2008/09 Champions League Knockout Phase, the game had to go to the gruelling drama of a penalty shoutout with the Gunners coming out on top. Kolo Toure was among the spot kick takers that night but the way he positioned himself to take his kick and raced to [...]

Sunderland 1, Arsenal 2: King Thierry Henry Gives Arsenal a Befitting Parting Gift

Published on 2012-02-11 23:52:19

“With probably half an hour left in today’s tie, Thierry Henry will be given a chance to play in the Premier League for the last time in his glittering career.” “What I’ll give to see a Henry goal today?” The Premier League fixtures played yesterday were certainly going to play a big role in the [...]

5 Reasons To Look Forward To Arsenal’s Clash Against Sunderland

Published on 2012-02-11 05:06:13

The Stadium of Light hasn’t been a happy hunting ground for the Gunners as Arsene Wenger’s men have managed just three wins in their last  nine encounters. Last season Darren Bent’s late effort was enough to make both side share the spoils in a game that was marred by Tomas Rosicky’s penalty that was launched [...]

Rating Robin van Persie’s Performances From the Start of the Season

Published on 2012-02-10 00:12:51

Robin van Persie has epitomized everything Arsenal stands for this season with breathtaking and scintillating displays that have propelled the club to greater heights this campaign. He joined Arsenal a long while ago but his career was blighted by several injuries that denied the club of his services. 2011 was a year van Persie announced [...]

Jack Wilshere Resorts To an Exogen Machine and Fabio Hitler Quits His Job

Published on 2012-02-09 00:14:01

After suffering a hand injury last night, the fingers on my right hand went through a fitness test this morning. It was the kind of fitness test you only see in Utopia and Shangrila. A sexy blonde nurse called me up and told me to sit down on the comfy leather seat. I did that. [...]

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Set For an England Call-Up and More on King Thierry Henry

Published on 2012-02-08 02:42:51

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has been riding on a high following his string of impressive performances and he has impressed his manager, his team mates and most importantly, the fans. The youngster was signed in the summer but the manager introduced him slowly into first team action and used the Carling Cup as a breeding ground for [...]

Gibbs out, injuries and defenders linked

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While I write this post Euro 2012 co-hosts Poland take on France in an international friendly with Arsenal’s Szczesny as the custodian of their goal. It’s good to know that he has displaced the likes of Boruc and Kuszszszsz. He has also displaced

Theo talks, transfer speculation, new contracts and Arsenal welcome Carl Jerkinson

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The gunner on the spotlight in recent times has been Samir Nasri. We all know that he has one year left on his contract and can leave on a Bosman if nothing is done about his situation but at the age of 23, he’s also like a ripe fruit can be plucke

More on Nasri and Arsenal’s signing of the season: Laurent Koscielny

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Yesterday I didn’t really have many nice things to write about Samir Nasri and I summed it all up with this sentence, “It’s just shameful to know that money has come to stay in the game and players don’t give 2 hoots about the passion again

More media Vulture feed and a quick focus on the greedy boy: Samir Nasri

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I’ll start today’s post with a comment left by an esteemed reader called Gavin. “Disgusted with Samir Nasri, to see him flirting with ManUre actually stings. People gave Cesc some amount of sh1t this season but whatever you say about him he has

Nasri’s confused, Sunday’s International and transfer roundup

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International football is a lot different from club football. Man Utd beat everybody that visited Old Trafford except West Brom this season. When they visited Wolves with their unbeaten record still intact, they expected another stroll in the park bu

Bendtner wants out, rVp refutes claims and Friday’s International roundup

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It’s another Saturday without Arsenal football. That’s understandable because Arsenal football does not take place by this time of the year. England hosts Switzerland right now so we the gooners will have another chance to see our Player of the S

Denilson, season reviews and more transfer speculation

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International football resumes tomorrow with some Gunners in action for their motherland but as expected, the main news dominating the headlines is the type of news that the media Vultures feed us with. Starting with the Premier League, those in the

Nasri stalls, Nigeria wins and FIFA’s corruption timeline

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This post was meant for yesterday but it has to come this early because I wasn’t chanced to feed my esteemed readers with their daily Arsenal digest due to the fact that I was out all day. Another post will come up later in the day. Guinness Nigeri

Wilshere inspires, Gunners called up and Sevilla offers Denilson a way out

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Tomorrow marks the start of a new month where player and staff transfers will be the main activity all over the globe. We the gooners hope that AW will do his business early enough so that the fresh blood will have enough time to gel into the squad b

4th place with a game to go: How pathetic

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After the loss to Aston Villa, I realized that a team that was challenging for the title before entering a downward spiral was about to lose the only credible thing they can say that they’ve achieved all season; the last automatic Champions League

Robin van Persie in the spotlight for all the right reasons

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Frustration, despair and disappointment has been the general themes of the Arsenal World so I felt it was high time I wrote about Gooner Daily and Arsenal’s player of the season, Robin van Persie. This bloke was the T in troublesome in his days at

Sayonara Denilson, his potential replacement and a tale of the Song

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In all my months of blogging, I’ve never created any tag for Denilson because he hadn’t done anything to be the main center of attraction in any of my blog posts. I’d hoped that his first Gooner Daily headline would be, “Denilson scores his f

Arsenal visit Craven Cottage: Thank God it’s over

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Can you read this? So the World as we know it hasn’t ended after all. It’s just funny to know how people were freaking out on Twitter, BlackBerry Messenger, Facebook and every other social network application known to man. I’ll start today’s

Fulham 2 Arsenal 2: Premier League Sayonara

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I would’ve published this post yesterday but I had a lot of activities that kept me busy. I’m pleased to say that this is the last match review post I’ll publish till next season at least. All I can look forward to writing is, “Messi pref

2010/11 season review: What might have been

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The 2010/11 campaign will be a campaign that AW, his players and the Arsenal faithful will never forget in a long while. He had continued his low spending principle and continued honing young talent despite several taunts from the media Vultures, pla

Gooner Daily 2010/11 season Awards

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There’s so much going on in the Arsenal World with player departures and likely arrivals making waves everywhere. The prime suspects that may have new employers at the start of next season are Denilson, Almunia, Squillaci, Vela, Bendtner, Clichy, N

Arsenal makes a bid for Samba, AA23 stays and more media Vulture speculation

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There’ll be no more season reviews or Gooner Daily awards for another 365 days so it’s time to write about the daily news that is making waves in that place called GoonerVille. I want to express my profound gratitude to every reader that voted on

Song talks about mentality and a quick focus on the birthday boy: Andrey Arshavin

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As a proud Nigerian, the Premier League is more or less the most viewed league in the country so the football fans of this country have divided themselves into 4 main fan zones which involve the top 3 clubs that wear Red and the final fan zone being

Vela blocked, youngsters released and F.I.F.A.

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Arsenal as a footballing body is a branch of a tree called the English FA and the FA is also a branch of UEFA. The general tree that covers them all is that organization that was formed in 1904, FIFA. If Blatter decides tomorrow that all goalies in t

RVP talks, transfer speculations and Kanu bids farewell

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I’d like to express my gratitude to everyone that sent me their birthday wishes yesterday. I had more Twitter mentions than the amount of times Arsenal fans have been taunted with the cliché of going trophy-less and more Facebook wall posts than t

Usmanov points his finger at the board and more transfer speculation

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The months of June, July and August are renowned for one general type of news as far as club football is concerned, transfer speculation. These are the months where the heavyweights of club football go on the prowl to enrich their squads with talents

Lille confirm talks, transfer round-up and Arsenal gives in to Nasri

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Apologies for not writing a post yesterday. My sister-in-law’s birthday took place yesterday so I had to spend time with her and the rest of my family because my extended family comes first but my Gooner family comes next. Transfer speculations hav

Sagna talks while Cesc is happy but frustrated

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There are days when I think about my Arsenal, the players and the ever faithful diehard how fans and I tend to wonder how we manage to stay committed to a team that has a PhD degree in frustrationology, a new course that started six years ago. A team

Analysis of Arsenal’s want away players

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Arsenal Football Club can be regarded as one of the heavyweights in World football because of their status in the Premier League as well as the Champions League. The club has won 13 League titles, 10 FA Cups, two League Cups, one European Cup Winners

2011/12 fixtures out, Gervinho on the brink and more transfer speculation

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Arsene Wenger promised the fans that he was going to be active in the transfer window this summer and I must write that I haven’t been disappointed with the club’s activity since the start of the month. Due to the trophy drought amongst other rea

Advocaat shows Arsenal Arshavin’s user manual and Saturday’s transfer roundup

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Arsenal’s transfer activity has been very impressive in recent weeks with player departures and arrivals being the order of the day. I’m the kind of guy that prefers the good news before the other so I’ll start with the transfer speculation inv

Patrick Vieira: A living legend

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On the 23rd day of June, 1976, a legend in the making was born in Dakar, Senegal. 35 years on, he can look back at his career and give himself a good pat on his back because he has played in the best teams in the World and has won many trophies. Patr

Sunday’s transfer roundup

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Owerri, Imo State. Owerri, the home of the Federal University of Technology where I studied Chemical Engineering for five years. The city where I met Tomasz, O2ice, Davicky and Chuck Bass, the pioneers of Gooner Daily. It’s good to know that bl

10 footballing attributes Gervinho possesses

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Gervais Yao Kouassi was born on the 27th of May, 1987 in Anyama, Ivory Coast. In his youthful days at the ASEC Abidjan academy, his Brazilian coach in the acedemy derived a nickname from his first name Gervais. The nickname shared the same last sylla

Usmanov increases his stake and Tuesday’s transfer roundup

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The month is running out quickly yet Arsenal’s only signing so far is a young bloke that’s going to single-handedly win the league in 2020. Thankfully, encouraging reports are emerging that Wenger’s transfer kitty will be increased

Dortmund deny Bendtner, Clichy to clash and trio to arrive on the 1st

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I usually end my posts with the tweet of the day but today’s tweet has to come before I write any other thing about my darling Arsenal. It came from a gooner I follow called Josh, @Arsene_gooner: No matter how hard you try, Saturdays just aren&

Barca bid rejected, Off the Ball and Arsenal signs Little Ricky?

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Francesc Fabregas Soler is one of the best central midfielders in existence. Since his move away from Planet Catalunya in 2004, he has been one of the most creative forces in English, European and World football. Fabregas is the exact definition of t

Clichy favors Liverpool move and more transfer speculation

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Apologies for not publishing any post yesterday. I’ve been engaged with the grueling post-graduation college process called clearance. I got home late so I decided to get a warm bath, a nice meal, a bottle of Guinness and a quick nap. I had hop

More on Nasri and a new deal for Jack Wilshere

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Few minutes after publishing my tribute for Samir Nasri, a fellow gooner and talented writer Arun M suggested that I send the link of the post to the birthday boy, Samir Nasri himself. He tweeted, @msnarun: @goonerdaily how about tweeting nasri the l

A tribute to the birthday boy: Samir Ben-Said Nasri

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There’s a Gunner that turned 24 today. He was born in the city of Marseille, a riviera in the South of France. Like French footballing legends such as Zinedine Zidane and Youri Djourkaeff, Samir Nasri is a French player of Algerian descent. Nasri h

The Fabregate continues and a signing that would really Mata.

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The saga between Fabregas, Arsenal and Barcelona dates back to the days King Arthur ruled Camelot. If Arsenal’s captain is personified as a beautiful girl, Arsenal would be her father while Barcelona will be regarded the suitor that wants to ge

Games that cost Arsenal dearly in the 2010/11 season

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Arsenal Football Club ended the 2010/11 Barclay’s Premier League in fourth place despite challenging Manchester United for the right to crowned as champions but they fell by the road side at the business end of the season. Some many factors contrib

The City of Manchester’s invasion plans for Arsenal unveiled

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I’ll start today’s post with a quote culled from Arseblog. It was vital Patrick stayed because, by keeping one of the main leaders of the team, Arsenal are demonstrating they want to progress. That was an important message to make. If you

Roma’s cliche and the never ending Cescy story

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I’ll start today’s post with the advertising note from that crazy gooner that put Denilson up for grabs on eBay. He tagged the player, “Denilson: The Crab footballing machine” and he put him on the sporting section. He has 160

Saturday’s transfer roundup, Tomas Rosicky and the funniest post in eons

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Another Saturday without Arsenal playing football is the same as eating a Gala beef roll without drinking La Casera with it. When Walcott scored the final Arsenal goal on the 22nd May, we the gooners set our timers to August but optimism has risen ag

More departures speculated and Nasri’s ‘aspirations’

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When I think about the days Arsene Wenger was idolized and worshiped by the fans and players alike for his amazing trophy haul in his first nine seasons with Arsenal and see how the tide has turned in his last six years with the club, it gives me a g

Arsenal loses a stalwart, Gael Clichy

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The first ever back five I witnessed as an Arsenal fan was the all-English affair that had goons like Tony Adams, Martin Keown, Nigel Winterburn, Lee Dixon and David Seaman. These men were as solid as ever and made their consistency count because the