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"Death to the Pixies"

Written at 11:30 AM on Friday, 22 April, 2011

So, the "Death to the Pixies" t-shirt I happened to be wearing on Wednesday night appeared to be a rather fitting...

Backing Cesc to show he's a winner

Backing Cesc to show he's a winner

Written at 03:17 PM on Wednesday, 20 April, 2011

I'm gonna try not to say too much about tonight. You don't need me to tell you how massive this particular North...

Avalanche

Avalanche

Written at 02:35 PM on Monday, 18 April, 2011

With seven and a half of the eight minutes of injury time signalled by the 4th official yesterday afternoon gone,...

Uncertainty over, Johan and Szczesny return

Uncertainty over, Johan and Szczesny return

Written at 02:05 PM on Wednesday, 13 April, 2011

And so it begins. The Arsenal crest on the website has been replaced with what the Americans call "Ol'...

Diaby drives Arsenal on + boardroom stuff

Diaby drives Arsenal on + boardroom stuff

Written at 08:30 PM on Sunday, 10 April, 2011

It's been some weekend to be an Arsenal supporter, wouldn't you say? On Friday, embattled boss Arsene Wenger came out...

Sort it out, Arsene!

Sort it out, Arsene!

Written at 02:12 PM on Wednesday, 6 April, 2011

Hello folks. I had a bit of a hectic weekend, as some of you will know, so this is my first real chance to sit down...

RIP Rocky

RIP Rocky

Written at 08:00 PM on Thursday, 31 March, 2011

It's difficult to believe but ten years ago today, all four corners of Highbury Stadium stood silent for a minute....

Resurrecting Ali?

Resurrecting Ali?

Written at 01:55 PM on Tuesday, 29 March, 2011

The final international friendlies take place tonight. Across the country, club managers and supporters alike will...

The Barcelona bluff

The Barcelona bluff

Written at 01:55 PM on Monday, 28 March, 2011

I'm sure you can forgive me my focus on the performances of our two bright young things in central midfield this...

Millennium Stadium face off

Millennium Stadium face off

Written at 02:43 PM on Sunday, 27 March, 2011

For the first time in a long time, since 1998 maybe, I was looking forward to watching an England match yesterday...

Captain Rambo

Captain Rambo

Written at 06:30 PM on Friday, 25 March, 2011

The place to start this evening, the only possible place, is with Gary Speed's announcement yesterday afternoon that...

Get behind the team

Get behind the team

Written at 09:00 PM on Sunday, 20 March, 2011

A few days have passed since we last gathered here. In those few days, we have seen Jens Lehmann restored to the...

Can Jens jump start Arsenal?

Can Jens jump start Arsenal?

Written at 02:45 PM on Tuesday, 15 March, 2011

They say a week is a long time in football. And that's probably true; a week ago, for example, we were taking a 2-1...

The dark artists of Catalonia

The dark artists of Catalonia

Written at 02:45 PM on Wednesday, 9 March, 2011

Well, that was brilliant wasn't it? A match winning performance if ever I saw one. Yes, Barcelona must be delighted...

Resurrection Robin to lead the attack?

Resurrection Robin to lead the attack?

Written at 02:10 PM on Tuesday, 8 March, 2011

Having spent the last week concentrating on "other projects", I think today is an apt time to return to all...

Big game Bendtner batters Orient

Big game Bendtner batters Orient

Written at 02:00 PM on Thursday, 3 March, 2011

Last night, Arsenal moved towards putting the despair of Sunday's Carling Cup Final defeat behind them with a...

Wembley: The wait goes on

Wembley: The wait goes on

Written at 01:15 PM on Monday, 28 February, 2011

The wait to add another trophy to the ones dotted around the middle tier of our enormodome goes on. Happily, we are...

Wembley

Wembley

Written at 12:00 PM on Sunday, 27 February, 2011

Wembley. As I sit in front of my keyboard, safely back in London after three days in Germany's capital city and with...

Cesc: No sleep till I get fit

Cesc: No sleep till I get fit

Written at 08:30 PM on Thursday, 24 February, 2011

So I'm sitting here, in bed in Berlin, beer by the side of the bed and still thawing out after suffering one of the...

The view from Berlin: Stoke, streams and spare tickets

The view from Berlin: Stoke, streams and spare tickets

Written at 10:15 PM on Wednesday, 23 February, 2011

Well, I said I'd try and get a reaction to the Stoke game up, here it is... After the Everton game, I wrote a...

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