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Time to recreate 2007/08 European formation v Napoli with Rosicky and Flamini...

Come on you have to admit that I have not written a 442 article for ages and I have certainly not done one this season!  I figured you might be getting worried or worse still have begun to believe that...

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Exploding the Nicklas Bendtner myths and misconceptions – Arsenal Asset or...

  Beardy Bentdner happy to be back but are we happy? It is still October last time I checked, we have 2 and a half months until we can sign another player, we are top of the Premiership, have lost one...

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Ozil & Co firing on all cylinders: Can the Gunners’ fine midfield arsenal...

  A short guest post today which I am using with the kind permission of Teddy Lister, the Football Hispter. It comments on the Arsenal team goal finished by Jack against Norwich and ponders whether we...

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Wenger to see where Walcott and Podolski fit back into team before spending...

So we beat the team closest to us in the table on Saturday and finish the weekend 5 points clear after 10 games. I had a great time on Saturday – drinking with old friends, meeting new ones, loving the...

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5 huge ‘Reasons why Wenger is a Happy Chappy! – Defence, Giroud, Rambo & the...

As we approach being a third of the way through the Premier League season Arsenal are sitting pretty at the the peak of the Premiership, looking down at all the pre-seasons favourites. We have a 4...

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The Premiership race is between Arsenal and City – 14 years of Precedence...

Not so much new to write about that has not already been written about to be honest. So I thought I would return to my current favourite theme of trends and yes of course statistics. Not assist and...

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Something has changed in N5 and who cares if the pundits don’t see it! Just...

Today I am delighted to welcome back my good match day friend Pete Martin (@PeteMartin1981.) Last time, a few months ago he wrote his first very personal piece about his own journey into Goonerdom, in...

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It’s time for Walcott and Podolski to reignite Oliver Giroud’s season

Would it be fair to say that Olivier Giroud is dividing Arsenal supporters at the moment? As the transfer window approaches the calls for Wenger to enter the market for a new striker are undoubtedly...

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Amazingly it’s Arsenal 92 v Chelsea 86

Just for a bit of fun as Monday’s game feels a bit like cup final I am going to preview the game in true tabloid FA Cup final style. I will set out the predicted line ups position for position and in...

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Arsenal fans still demanding the non-existent 30 goal a season Striker blah...

I have written on this before but I have to revisit as it is doing my bloody head in. It may come as a surprise to some of you but as a non player of FIFA 14 I am still capable of understanding the...

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So Theo to miss Rio but can Ox tick the box for the Gunners?

Much has been written about the awful blow of losing Theo Walcott for the remainder of the season has dealt to Arsenal’s Premiership challenge and of course to England in the summer. I am not about to...

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Arsenal still in the title race but are Chelsea and Liverpool? History...

A few weeks ago I write 2 articles looking at historical data from the Premier League this century and picked out 2 trends that strongly suggest what is required to win this league. The first in...

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Na Na Na Na, Na Na Na Na, Na Na Na Na Giroud, Na Na Na Na, Na Na Na Na, never...

Well enough of that frivolity and to the serious business of the day. I had not realized that the transfer window was still open myself but on twitter and in the press I am still reading about which...

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FA Cup v Liverpool is the priority with both Podolski and Ozil to start wide

Okay so it has not been the greatest week of our season. In fact in many ways I feel it has been our worst. On reflection we were not dreadful against United, as we were at Anfield, but the game was...

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Time for Wenger to take the FA Cup VERY seriously once more – Momentum is key!

For football fans of my generation there is no denying that the FA Cup has a special place in our hearts. For most of my youth and for millions of others the final was the only life club game on...

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Come back Gilberto – Buy a midfield Powerhouse to compete in June or nothing...

I have not written for some time on 1ND2OU mostly due to lack of time and partly due to lack of inspiration. It is sad therefore that my inspiration to write something relevant should come from our...

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It is time for our defenders stick to the day job – Yes Sagna I mean you

A short and to the point blog this week which in essence centres around the way we are defending big games. I have been thinking about since I heard Lee Dixon talk ahead of the Bayern away game about...

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Does Jack Wilshere still fit in Arsenal 2014/15? The answer may lie in...

I have no idea who will come in to bolster the current squad but the indications are perhaps 3 and not too many more from Wenger. I think one will be a striker,  Joel Campbell perhaps, possibility a...

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New Kit, New Dawn, New Players, New Formations?

Last week on the 1st July Arsenal’s long association with Nike ended and new era begun with a new kit manufacturer in Puma. Last night we witnessed a new kit launch exactly a year and a day since the...

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Does Wenger actually know how to rotate a squad challenging for the title?

A title to draw you in but a serious question that needs to be asked because whilst we as supporters are desperate for more signings are we ready for what that means for current favourites. I am not...

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