A philosophical point this morning. At the end of last season I had a twitter discussion with @TheSquidBoyLike, who was of the opinion that some goals and some events at the climax of the season are more important than others earlier on. No they’re not, I said. Yes they are, he said. No they’re not,…

So bye-bye RvP. On the face of it £24m for a 29-year old injury prone striker is not bad business for the seller. The BBC are reporting that he was basically kicked out, having decided he wanted to stay. I’m not sure whether to believe that and maybe the truth will remain somewhat shrouded for…

All this blogging is a lot of effort, so I asked earlier on Twitter if anyone wanted to do a guest post (if you replied, I’ll get back to you). However, those who want to will need to be able to write at least moderately well. As I do proofing for The Gooner magazine (not…

Back in May I posted My Arsenal Legends list. I’ve been meaning ever since to review and update it. I’ve had quite a few suggestions of who should be added – I don’t think anyone suggested I should take anyone off! As I said before, this only includes those who’ve played for Arsenal, so no…

I’m reminded by Arsenal on This Day that today is the 32nd anniversary of Clive Allen leaving Arsenal for Crystal Palace. Thirty-two years is a long time to hold a grudge, but Mr Allen seems to be managing it okay. See how he almost barges a frail pensioner out of the way on the touchline…

You’re going to read this anyway? Don’t leave abusive comments then, because I did warn you. Last week I posted a blog of ‘Spurs Cockney Rhyming Slang’, which was a fairly gentle mickey-take making fun of Spurs players, managers and ex-managers. The day after I posted another Spurs-related topic – how the boundaries of London…

“It’s always tease, tease, tease,” sang the Clash in their only number one single in the UK, eerily foretelling the saga of nearly every half-decent Arsenal player in the summer over the last few years. After the furore caused by the RvP statement a few weeks ago it’s all gone quiet. Interest from various clubs…

You probably saw my post last week where I promised to give away this 2006 Arsenal shirt, possibly signed by the squad and manager. It’s definitely signed by someone, but I have no proof the someone or someones were actually employed by Arsenal at the time. Be that as it may, I said I’d give…

Here’s Stewart Robson signing for Arsenal in 1981 as a fresh-faced 16 year old. Ken Friar looks less than impressed, I must say. Perhaps he was enjoying a Scotch in his office when the photographer dragged him out for a picture. Or perhaps Mystic Ken foresaw Robson’s future career as a critical pundit of the…

I’ve had enough of Spurs fans’ abuse now after a couple of days of it, so here’s something different. I’m getting close to 5,000 followers on twitter, so when I get there I’ll give away this Arsenal shirt from 2006. As you can see, it’s the redcurrant ‘last season at Highbury’ special. There is no…