Tag Archive | AFC

Sacking of 55 Employees Is Another Ominous Sign Of The Future

Arsenal executives announce the sacking of 55 employees within 3 days of winning the FA Cup. In the opinion of yours truly and George this is another ominous sign of the future of the football club. In our opinion most fans have been swept up in the optimism of new signings that coincided with the […]

Arsenal Versus Burnley: Slow and Doubtful

By steww January 22, 2017 77 Comments

The problem with us football fans is that we will insist on taking sides. Maybe it isn’t just football fans. Perhaps it’s part of the human condition. I was musing on this during a frosty morning dog walk along the trackbed of a now sadly defunct rail line. Don’t get me started on Ernest Marples […]

Arsenal Should Win The Title Says The Data

By shotta_gooner January 11, 2016 66 Comments

How often do we hear the old cliché “football is all about emotion”? While this may be used to explain the wild swings in opinions and attitudes of pre and even pubescent supporters of Arsenal Football Club, it can in no way excuse such conduct by the mainstream media as well as other opinion-leaders (bloggers, […]

Arsene Wenger vs The Podcasters

By shotta_gooner October 16, 2015 39 Comments

As a supporter of our great club, this has been the most stress-free of international breaks I have experienced in 10 years, apart from constantly worrying whether Alexis will emerge from his South American World Cup qualifiers with his groin intact. Post Manchester United, there has been very little for the malcontents to stir the […]