Arsenal v Milan: Statistically Unremarkable

We lost 4-0 to Milan. Probably we are going out of the Champions League at the last 16 stage for the second year running. Even if by some miracle we beat Milan 5-0 in the second leg (What are the latest live odds, Ray?), we will probably lose in the quarter-finals. Although the manner of…

Golden Years (or: Where Has Our Yellow & Blue Kit Gone?)

“Umm-ba-ba-ba-baby, umm-ba-ba-ba-baby, golden years,” warbled David Bowie back in 1975. Coincidentally some Arsenal fans seem to think that was a golden time for Arsenal – well, the 1970s in general rather than ’75 in particular, which was one of the two consecutive seasons we were closest to relegation in the last 100 years. The start…

Cashing In: Arsenal’s Ever-Growing Cash Balances

My recent post on Arsenal’s finances  generated a lot of interest. Following this, John Pickford has delved deeper into Arsenal’s recent balance sheets to look in particular at the amount of cash the club holds. If you’re interested in the ownership of Arsenal, want to know more about Arsenal’s finances or just want to ensure…

Spurs IQ Test

I do like to take the mick out of Spurs. I can’t help it. This was some mickey-taking I did for The Gooner issue 166 back in 2006. It’s still largely applicable, though they have made an appearance in the Champions League now and obviously we haven’t done so well for trophies ourselves lately. For…

Arsenal’s Finances: The Plain Truth

I’ve noticed there’s a lot of rubbish on Twitter about Arsenal’s finances. If you’re too busy to sort the wheat from the chaff yourself and you don’t know which tweet is fact and which is fiction, here’s a simple bullet point summary. A quick edit on 22 Jan: this post was read by over 18,000…