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…

Look, let me start by saying I really don’t mind what the answer to the question is, but I think it’s important in these post-truth times to maintain some historical accuracy. Many Spurs fans, for obvious reasons, resent Arsenal moving to North London and becoming more successful than them, and in their eyes cheating Spurs…

It always amused me hugely when Spurs wore ‘Pony’ kit, but just because they don’t any more I don’t see why we can’t have fun with some good old Tottenham Cockney Rhyming Slang. White Hart Lane Torture and pain Sit in the Shelf All by yourself Match summary by Hoddle Load of old twaddle Attacking…

Recently 7AMKickoff did a great blog post about how important total spend (ie wages plus transfers) is in football success, rather than just wages spend being important, as recent theory has had it. It was a very detailed and informative blog post, so first may I say how much I admire anyone who puts as…

Is there too much football on TV? There might be now, but even in 1981 the question was being asked. This piece from the Arsenal programme of 20 April, 1981 (Arsenal v Palace, won 3-2; we were third in the table, Palace bottom) was prompted by the decision to show the full 90 minutes of…

A couple of weeks ago I wrote a blog post giving a better alternative to penalty shootouts, namely to count the number of times each team hit the post or bar during the 120 minutes, and in the event of a draw award the game to the team with most woodwork hits. I’m not claiming…

This picture of Arsene Wenger reminds me of something: It reminds me of this: But it’s not just silly walks Arsene specialises in. Summer is also the time for silly talk. John Cleese is a comedian; as well as the silly walks, he’s meant to say funny things. But the Guardian today quote Wenger as…

To tour or not to tour, that is the question This morning the BBC announced that Robin van Persie would not be going on the club’s tour of Asia, because he needs to stay behind and ‘work on his fitness’. Obviously the club don’t really expect anyone to believe that, so why they can’t be…