A very warm hello to everybody in the Arsenal FC Blog community. As you’ve probably noticed by now it is Christmas time and, love it or hate it, that generally means a short break from blogging duties as I catch up with family and friends and enjoy

Just opening a thread for comments on Arsenal drawing Barcelona in the second round of the Champions League. We’ll play at home first before traveling to the Nou Camp for the second leg, just like last year. Thoughts? Feelings? Please keep swearing

In the aftermath of our 1-0 defeat to Manchester United Pete Triplow from The Beautiful Groan (a hugely underrated and relatively unknown Arsenal blog) made a very astute observation: “It is a popular myth that you have to be perfect to win the

I have deliberately stayed away from every football website and blog in the aftermath of last night’s 1-0 defeat to Manchester United with the hope of providing an uninfluenced account of the game. First things first I don’t believe we

Tonight’s game against Manchester United at Old Trafford is not about the three points on offer. Just as winning it will not give us the title, losing it will not take it away. No, tonight’s game is not about the points. It is about belief.

In my opinion, Arsenal is just an Academy. I watch their games, theyre a pleasure to watch, but will they win a title? Thats what people remember. In 10 years, nobody will remember them. Arsenal is a great Club, they didnt win a trophy for 5 years, its a

Watching Arsenal this season is a bit like going to the dentist: it’s an unnecessarily stressful experience but at the end of the day, they tend to get the job done. Sometimes, on nights like last night, my desire to go under general anesthetic and

Watching Arsenal this season is a bit like going to the dentist: it’s a unnecessarily stressful experience but they get the job done. Sometimes, on nights like last night, my desire to go under general anesthetic and ask to be woken up when

For those that don’t know, my all-time favourite footballer is Freddie Ljungberg. Yes, I harp on about Johan Djourou a lot, I’ve praised Alex Song to high heavens and I will always love Dennis Bergkamp for showing me the light and leading me

It seems strange to say it but tomorrow night’s final group stage game against Partizan Belgrade is the biggest game of our season so far. Lose it and we are most likely on our way out at this stage for the first time in Arsene Wenger’s