These articles appeared in The Gooner in 2009 following the release of the Arsenal Holdings financial results. Obviously figures quoted are no longer applicable, but a lot of the general information and principles are still valid, and help to explain the background on the financial position – though Champions League qualification has become even more…

The Gooner once did a series on players who nearly joined Arsenal – as in were actually close to signing, rather than just some guy mentioned them on twitter. Here are one of the best and another one. Originally printed in The Gooner, issues 118 and 116. Ruud Gullit Nowadays Arsenal are all about sexy…

Part 2 of this feature on our old stadium, originally printed in The Gooner issue 162 as we prepared to move. Last time we looked at the East and West Stands. But wait! There are four sides to the stadium. Here’s everything you need to know about the other two. The North Bank (Stand) The…

The original version of this appeared in The Gooner issue 161 in 2005, as we prepared to leave the great old stadium that many thousands of us had grown up with. It has been updated with some new information.  The Bluffer’s Guide to Highbury – part 1 Everyone knows Arsenal’s ground as ‘Highbury’, and this…

All right, this madness is just mine. But remember when things actually happened in the transfer window? Remember when we were newly installed in a 60,000 seater stadium and it still seemed like yesterday when we last won a trophy? Remember when David Dein wheeled and dealed on our behalf? Let me take you back…