In 2006 a few Gooner writers and the Editor got together to bounce ideas around for the magazine, and I suggested “101 Reasons Why Arsenal Are Better Than Spurs”. Brian Dawes (@Gooner48) immediately said, “No – 1,961 reasons!” So that’s what we did. The feature ran for a couple of seasons on the Gooner’s inside…
This was published in The Gooner issue 101 in January 2000. In 1971 Charlie George was trying to look like David Bowie. But then in those days a lot of young footballers wanted to look like rock stars. George Best started it a few years earlier, when he rejected the footballer’s regulation short back and…
Younger readers may not remember that we used to have a player called Tommy Vermaelen, who mysteriously disappeared a very long time ago. No one knows where Tommy is, but can you find him in this picture of the Arsenal squad doing a bit of training? Tommy’s French friend Arsene has been looking for him…
As you’ll have noticed, Robin van Persie, Arsenal captain, is currently sidestepping any questions about a new contract. He says he’s happy, fully committed, and also far too busy with these two 90 minute matches every seven days to be even thinking about a new contract, this just wouldn’t be the right time. All the…
The problem with Arsenal’s defence is one of two things: either they are just not playing very well at the moment, or as a unit they’re simply not very good any more. In other words, it’s a loss of form or a loss of class. I’ve had an interesting Twitter exchange for the last couple…
Every day for at least a week I’ve read at least one story about Arsenal taking the owner of a hat shop in Seville to court. It started on Monday with The Times taking the piss on their, ha ha, ‘amusing’ column on the back of the football section. It’s carried on all week with…
Here’s the third Gooner piece I wrote, for the Gooner Gold feature that had started not long before this appeared in issue 97, back in August 1999. A memorable match for me, if no one else. I’ve been supporting Arsenal for as long as I can remember, but in my younger days seeing a live…
Before I get into this, first the disclaimers: I’m not going to say anything that is not public knowledge, or could not be worked out by anyone who stops to think about it I’m not saying I’m for or against the current AFC Board or any shareholder(s) I’m using the term ‘Arsenal’ to apply to…
This was my second piece published in The Gooner, though I think it was the first I wrote. It’s amazing how many people have never even heard of the International Football Association Board (IFAB). Most people think FIFA make all the rules these days, but the UK football associations still have a lot of power.…
I won’t dwell too long on the embarrassment of Old Trafford, but you’d think if you gave a penalty to the fifth best ranked player in Europe and put him up against a young and short-on-confidence goalkeeper, he’d score every time. Not in the case of RvP against De Gea. Yep, you read that right:…
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