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Arsenal: On the Road toward Tomorrow

Good morning Positives, A fine performance yesterday at OT and while I was disappointed we did not capture the point our effort deserved I was not surprised at the result. As has been acknowledged even by the most rabid of the anti-Wenger nutcases on social and in mainstream media our focus is understandably on the […]

Arsenal: Our battle is more full of names

@LaboGoon opens the road to Manchester this morning Good morning one and all… Old Trafford provide the backdrop as Arsène Wenger and José Mourinho will take to the field to shake hands for the very last time in a Premier League match. It’s not often that we go into an Arsenal vs Manchester United fixture […]

Arsenal: Flying the Flags

  Good morning PositiveArsenal fans, An excellent night at the Ems and a contest that I will remember for a long time. Two very good football teams both playing with the metaphoric handbrake off.  Arsenal with the ability to attack and create chances, the visitors with formidable organisation in their defence and a desperation to […]

Who Was Arsene’s Brutus ?

 @Swales1968 Cowards die many times before their deaths,  The valiant never taste of death but once.  So where do I start with Wenger and the news he is leaving at the end of the season. I think he as a man and as a manager has been let down Let down by the :- The board […]

Arsenal vs West Ham: The Sweet Bitter Taste of Victory

Arsenal’s 4:1 margin of victory over West Ham while convincing was no easy romp in the park.  The game took place in the presence of a hugely, omnipresent emotional backdrop triggered by Arsene’s announcement last Friday of his intention to resign at season-end after 22 years. As the television cameras made obvious, the Emirates was […]

Let The Farewell Tour Begin

Bonjour fellow Positivistas. Since Friday we’ve been on an emotional rollercoaster and we will only be let off to truly come to grips with it all on the 13th May 2018. So till then let the countdown begin having the great man in the technical area as we host West Ham United at the Emirates […]

Bon Voyage To The Real Mr. Arsenal

  So here we are , the great man leaves us at the end of this so far disappointing season. It’s very much in the hand of or players how the last act plays out, but ultimately even winning the Europa League will be no more a happy ending to what will forever be remembered […]

Arsenal: Sunday Tyne – below the line

Good Afternoon fellow Positives, Sadly, for you, words do not fail me after that excruciatingly disappointing result from the SJP. Be assured though – you do not suffer alone. We have not won a point since the turn of the year  on the road in the PL. Trust me every dropped point is a nail […]

Arsenal vs Newcastle preview: A right bobby dazzla gannin’ doon Rafa’s Toon

@LaboGoon proceeds in a North Easterly direction in an orderly manner Good morning all. Arsenal is travelling up North to take on Newcastle. Our away record may not be anything to speak of but we do go into today’s game in good spirit after safely navigating our ship 3 Europa games away (fingers crossed) from […]

Arsenal and the Moscow Mangle

Good Morning Positive Friends, Quite a night wasn’t it ?Having watched the wheels come off various other clubs allegedly commanding first leg leads this week I think we all knew we were in for a tricky night in Moscow. I did not anticipate quite how tricky it might be. I went through the full range […]