Ok Arsenal fans – time to reach for those straws. With an injury list that is growing by the day, a manager who seems to have forgotten where he last left his cheque book and the small matter of a London derby against free spending Spurs days away- things are looking grim. Here though are a few long shots for …
Shock – Arsenal make second summer signing. Flamini is back
There was a lot of talk about this last night and now it appears to have been confirmed by the papers at least. Matty Flamini is back at Arsenal and is on a £40/50k a week deal. The ex Arsenal star, who left the club for Milan on a Bosman is back with his old manager Arsene Wenger after impressing …
Will Arsenal sign a marquee striker? Surely not even Arsene Wenger believes it now
Two words I really hate – marquee signing. They have dogged me all summer. Been my first thought in the morning and have kept me awake nights. And still, with hours to go now, unless you think that a lanky Ligue Two player on a freebie fits the bill Arsenal still haven’t made a marquee signing. And you know what …
Arsenal legend Robert Pires moonlights for Greek amateur team – scores ace goal
Robert Pires – what a legend! The Arsenal player was always hugely popular with the red half of north London. And it seems that he is a very decent chap too. I remember stories of him giving away to tickets to fans in sold out games at Highbury and more. And now this – he was apparently spotted in the …
Arsenal’s 2013-14 season – five reasons why it could be a disaster
Personally I have a fairly optimistic view of the world so I believe that in spite of Arsene Wenger’s dithering in the transfer market Arsenal will have a much better season than last year. You can read that one here. However there is some pretty compelling evidence that I have chosen to ignore. In some ways we might be in …
Arsenal’s 2013-14 season – five reasons to be optimistic
Should Arsenal fans be optimistic about the new season? A number of British newspapers have now compiled their predictions as to who will finish where in this season’s Premiership. By common consent Arsenal are due to finish fifth and lose out on a Champions League slot to their North London rivals Spurs. However are those predictions way off the mark? …
A theory. Arsenal’s game plan – Michu now, Suarez next week?
Time is starting to run out for Arsene Wenger to make his marquee signing. Several papers have said this morning that the club will continue with there pursuit of Suarez, but will look at other options. The names that are mentioned are the usual suspects; Michu, El Shaarawy, Dzeko and at a very big push Rooney. Wenger has already missed …
Arsenal ready to sign Higuain, but put deal on hold for Suarez says BBC reporter
Arsenal’s failure (if that is the right word?) to sign Gonzalo Higuain from Real Madrid is still shrouded in mystery. Did Real really put the price up? Were they waiting for new manager Ancelotti to be installed before the deal could be sanctioned? I don’t know where he is getting his information from but the BBC Sport journalist David Ornstein …
Arsenal face Fenerbahce in the Champions League qualifier
Well there is plenty for Arsene Wenger to mull over after it was confirmed that Arsenal will play Fenerbahce in the Champions league qualification tie. The first leg will be played on the 20th August in Turkey with the following leg on the 27th at The Emirates. At least the club managed to avoid the nightmare ties of PSV Eindhoven. …
Arsenal update: Gundogan and Flamini
There are a lot of unhappy Arsenal bloggers at the moment. And with good reason. While most of Arsenal’s rivals have strengthened their squads and started to integrate those players into their teams Arsenal fans are still waiting not just for a marquee signing, but any singing really. With the Suarez move in the balance it appears that the club …
Arsenal dilemma: if not Suarez… Sanchez? Lewandowski? Michu?
There appears to be a split as to how Arsenal are set to progress with their possible transfer of Liverpool’s Luis Suarez. Some papers are saying that Arsenal are readying a third bid, while others hint that Wenger might wait until towards the end of August before making the key move for the player. The third option though is that …
Fabregas not for sale says Martino, so will Arsenal/United look again at Fellaini?
Some bad news for David Moyes, but good news for Barcelona fans, in that new Barca manager Gerardo Martino has told the Man United boss unequivocally that Cesc Fabregas is not for sale. Martino said at a press conference this morning: ‘Man United want Cesc? If the club rejected two offers, I will reject it a third time. Cesc will …
Is this Arsenal’s most disastrous summer of recent times?
Well it is a dramatic statement I know, but I am beginning to feel that way. Previous summers have felt like torture for Arsenal fans as they have watched their star players leave for other clubs. But this year has been worse. In many ways it has completely undermined my confidence in the club and its management and its ability …
Arsenal update: Suarez on plane back? Bernard says he has had English offers
Quick lunchtime update. Luis Suarez is currently on Liverpool’s tour of Australia and not chatting to Arsene Wenger about a move to The Emirates. However it appears he might be doing that very soon. There’s speculation that he could well be jetting back to the UK. Here’s what SDN has to say. Liverpool play the Thailand national team on Sunday …
How the Bale transfer saga could torpedo Arsenal’s Suarez deal
I might not be a Spurs fan but in a weird way as a Gooner I can understand a little bit of what the club are going through. You have a world class player (see also Fabregas, van Perise etc) and summer after summer Europe’s elite clubs are circling round them while your management team is adamant they are going …
Arsenal transfer update: Chelsea’s Juan Mata linked by UK paper
Normally I would put this story in the file marked pure speculation. However it comes from The Independent, which isn’t a paper that is usually big on wildly unsubstantiated football rumours. Anyhow the paper is claiming that… Arsenal could be about to launch an audacious bid for Chelsea’s Juan Mata, with manager Arsene Wenger keeping an eye on the midfielder’s …
£40 milllion for Suarez – are Arsenal getting desperate?
A couple of papers this morning are reporting that Arsene Wenger has been given the green light to make a £40million bid for Luis Suarez. The size of the bid will allegedly trigger a clause in Suarez’s contract which could then make it up to him whether or not he moves south to London. This is either the most audacious …
Arsenal back in for Ashley Williams now that Vermaelen is out for three months
In today’s least surprising news the Metro is reporting that Arsenal are back in for Swansea’s centre back Ashley Williams. The gunners were looking at the defender earlier in the window but seem to have cooled their interest as they decided to keep their Belgian captain Thomas Vermaelen. However with Vermaelen out for three months with a a stress fracture …
Rooney? Suarez? Lewandowski? Are Arsenal running out of options?
It is never a good thing to be jealous of other people’s wealth, but I can’t help but think that Arsene Wenger must be little envious at the moment of the stash of cash currently banked somewhere in Naples. For even though the Arsenal manager has apparently been given £70-1000 million to spend, his counterpart at Napoli, is now sitting …
Arsenal update: Santi Cazorla leaving already? New Suarez bid
Well there are a pair of monster stories this morning. First up is the shock news that Arsenal’s classy midfielder Santi Cazorla has agreed personal terms with Atletico Madrid and that the two clubs are now talking about a transfer fee. The news was reported in Spain during the night by Marca. Interestingly it hasn’t been picked up by any …