Sixteen years ago this month Arsenal beat Newcastle, then the next day Man Utd beat Tottenham to take them clear above the Geordies at the top of the table, which soon led to Keegan’s infamous “I would love it, LOVE IT, if we beat them” breakdown. For no other reason than that, here are my…
When Sovsport magazine turned up on my Twitter feed wanting to publish my ‘Which Premier League Team Should You Support?’ graphic, they needed a bit of explanation on the reasons why I’d presented certain choices. Non-Russian speakers will note the pictures they’ve helpfully provided down the right hand side, of curly-haired Scousers, Delia Smith, a…
Talking of bias, as I was last night, one Arsenal fan I knew very well was hopelessly biased and yet always thought it was everyone else’s problem. Here’s a piece from The Gooner issue 153 in January 2005, as our time at Highbury was coming to a close: a tribute (sort of) to my late…
Some Arsenal fans seem to think there is media bias against Arsenal; some almost make a living out of claiming that the whole world is biased against Arsenal (I won’t name anyone). Some are claiming that the injury Mikel Arteta received in a clash with Jordan Henderson last Saturday was deliberate, but that this is…
Look what I spotted in the paper today. I must say they really make an effort to target these ads at a specific market these days! It must be the effect of social media advertising creeping into the mainstream. If you know anyone who could benefit, please pass it on. (As usual, click to enlarge)…
I get a bit hacked off with Gooners having a go at each other on Twitter. Is there another club with more different factions and views? We have so many different factions of fans that there is always someone having a go at someone else. Healthy debate is good, but too often it descends into…
Just for the hell of it, here’s a list of current Arsenal players and when their contracts expire, according to transfermarkt.co.uk: Almunia 2012 Fabianski 2012 Benayoun 2012 Arshavin 2013 Squillaci 2013 Walcott 2013 Van Persie 2013 Bendtner 2014 Rosicky 2014 Szczesny 2014 Koscielny 2014 Gibbs …
Below is a piece from The Gooner issue 120 in 2002. I was reminded of it by two incidents at the weekend. Firstly, Bale’s dive, which should be punished after the event. Secondly, the disallowed try at the end of England’s rugby match against Wales. The way that was handled was a lesson to FIFA,…
Of course you’ve seen my ‘Which Premier League Team Should You Support?’ graphic, here. Well it got to Russia, where one of the editors of the Sovsport magazine, himself a big Premier League fan, was interested enough to want to print it. They asked me for some explanation of the choices, why Scousers are renowned…
My new Arsenal sitcom! Episode 2: There’s a Board meeting and the big cheeses are in town. Episode 1 of Imaginary Arsenal is here. Twitter: @AngryOfN5
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