Time to upgrade his statue to silver

If you're a Arsenal fan today, you'll be buzzing. Nothing beats coming from behind and winning by scoring in the final minute of the game. Especially when it's an away game and we weren't firing on all cylinders. Especially when the winning goal was scored by one of the club's greatest ever player.

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By DogFace

Referee: Andre Marriner Assistant 1: John Flynn Assistant 2: Sian Massey 4th Official: Paul Tierney

Good morning stat-fans and welcome to RefWatch...

It's been a depressing few days to be an Arsenal fan as we saw points drop again – what made [.

From what I've read from Mirrorfootball's 'exclusive' is that an Arsenal fan group are planning to put bin-liners on all empty seats in the ground, in the next home match vs Blackburn, to highlight dwindling attendances... One problem with that chaps Arsenal play to a full house practically every game.

The first two months of the season were awful, the atmosphere was angry, unsettled and going to watch the team wasn't at all pleasant. The atmosphere eased after a good run of results, putting us well back into contention for the Champions League places.

A new year run that has yet to see us win in the league has heralded the return of that atmosphere, a portion of the fanbase have been very forward with their views on the manager and a few of the players an injury crisis has not helped matters either all in all, being an Arsenal fan in the past few weeks has not been the most pleasant of experiences.

Arsenal have signed this guy to partner RVP. Alive and kicking?

If you are an Arsenal fan, your level of excitement should be deader than a dodo.

Wayne Bridge goes to Sunderland and Arsenal can heave a sigh of relief. Ravel Morrison, the Man Utd teenager with a self destructive streak but the skills of a young Paul Scholes, goes to West Ham.

Hello. A good a place to start as any, I suppose. You know where you are with hello. It's comforting, familiar. In the same way it's nice to know that a tiny part of every Arsenal fan's soul must die when they see Theo Walcott in the number ‘14' shirt each weekend, only to more often than not play like Lenny Henry rather than the garment's most formidable inhabitant.

The 2011-12 season ended last night. Okay, there's still sixteen or so games left and a lot can happen.

But as a sporting competition, as a object of interest and fascination, last night's impotent display and crashing out of our 3rd cup competition in as many months has us begging for this once-promising season to just end.

By Alan Duffy

Wenger needs to buy five new players now, and five experienced ones at that...

Where would we be without Twitter? It provides us all with a never-ending conveyor belt of controversy and quirkiness, which us lazy writing types can quickly and easily fashion into a nice little story.

Do you suffer from any pre-existing conditions?

Ah, that old question on the health insurance form. The one if you answer falsely you're fooked if they find out and you need to claim, and the one if you answer truthfully are fooked anyway because it'll make it harder to claim.

Ducky's Note: Die-hard Manc Prashanth speaks fan-to-fan to the Arsenal fans. We repeat, this is a post by a Manc. So, you know, #justsaying *runs and ducks behind door. Pun may or may not have been intended*.

No, I don't want to tell you that its okay to lose, or its okay to boo your manager when he makes a substitution (gamble) trying to win the game.

Before I launch into not writing the preview of a game that is barely 8 hours away at the time this is published, I'd like to say What the whaaaaat?

The purple is to make sure the extent of shock is clear. The girl is incidental. Really.

It was ok when Henry lumbered on against Leeds (don't get all self-righteous-Arsenal fan on me now, you know he looked slower.

Manchester United

Position 2nd, 15-3-3 (48 points, +32 goal differential)

Away Record: 7-2-1, +13 goal differential

Recent Form: WWLLW

Last Meeting: I don't think there was a last meeting, was there?

Henri Lansbury's last game for Arsenal this season was the 8-2 defeat at Old Trafford. He's been at Arsenal since he was 9-years-old but his worst ever day in football came at the hands of Manchester United earlier this season.

Two weeks after our demolition of Arsenal, Lansbury signed for West Ham on loan and was quick to grab their badge when he scored on his debut.

Thierry Henry went from hero to villain in just a matter of days when, following his amazing match winner against Leeds in the FA Cup, he remonstrated with an Arsenal fan to come onto the pitch after the game to have a word with the Frenchman.

Arsenal lost the match 3-2 with Swansea playing some excellent passing football, much in the same style as Arsenal, but won the game following a loose pass from Henry.

Hi everyone.
I had the pleasure of writing an article for The Arsenal Collective. This is a wonderful website where any Gooner can write about their memoires and experiences of being an Arsenal fan.
Click on this link to read my entry - 'The only Arsenal Fan in the Room'.
It's about my experiences of being an Arsenal fan as a kid/young adult.

By Chris Wright

Arsene Wenger was left blaming the referee, Nathan Dyer's sapling legs, his own porous defence, his own wayward attack and the poor bloke that ladles out the Bovril at the Liberty Stadium after watching his Arsenal side have their top-four aspirations kicked squarely in the nads in South Wales yesterday evening.

By James Evans

As an Arsenal fan, you'll have likely placed a few friendly wagers between yourself and friends about the outcome of matches. Indeed as we all know football betting is big business worldwide and many players bet on matches for both fun and profit. Today, let's take a quick look about how to [.

By Alan Duffy

Maybe we are all missing something here, but even the most strident Arsenal fan will admit that Andrei Arshavin's performances for the club, over the past year or so, have been utter pants. However, according to a poll taken in Russia last month, the diminutive, under-achieving imp is still the best sportsperson the country has to offer.

When it was first announced that Thierry Henry would be returning to the club, as an Arsenal fan, it was always going to be impossible not to get excited about the move.

Some people however, were quick to criticize the deal, stating the 34-year old forward was "past it" and this was just another "desperate" signing by Arsene Wenger.

When Arsenal posted a very emotional message on their website to fans after the departure of our then captain and talisman people wondered how we would replace him and if we would even get into the top four in the coming season. Now, in January 2012, he is coming back. Does he still have the speed?

By Alan Duffy

Norwich City 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League 27th December 2011

It's fair to say that Gareth Bale, for the last couple of seasons, has been the subject of more hype and superlatives than most footballers in the Premier League.

""Yo... mothe#*$%in n*ggas!"

- Patrice Evra berating Hasseilbank , truestory

It's a world that knighted Sir Ryan of Giggshire for being the role model for modern footballers. A world where an English footballer(who could it be?) talks about a foreigner diving, headed by an organisation which probes itself for bribing.

I am feeling very generous this Christmas and I am looking to give away an Arsenal Blog to a dedicated Arsenal Fan (or group of fans) that has always wanted his own blog, but doesn't know how to set one up! I will supply the website, the hosting and help with promoting it to become a successful [..

He won't mind seeing a fit Wilshere

Let's start with the obvious shall we. The Champions League draw takes precedent and rightly so. The biggest tournament in club football today and the 2nd round draw took place without any Manchester clubs in it. For our efforts of finishing top of our group, we were rewarded with a date against AC Milan.

The end came swiftly. One minute she was pulling pints, engaging in banter and very occasionally allowing herself a tipple or two while she served the thirsty patrons of the Railway. The next minute, the axe fell. Ladies and gentlemen, Gina has left the building.

The news reached me as I enjoyed the build-up to the 125th birthday celebrations before yesterday's 1-0 hammering of Evertoffee.

The end came swiftly. One minute she was pulling pints, engaging in banter and very occasionally allowing herself a tipple or two while she served the thirsty patrons of the Railway. The next minute, the axe fell. Ladies and gentlemen, Gina has left the building.

The news reached me as I enjoyed the build-up to the 125th birthday celebrations before yesterday's 1-0 hammering of Evertoffee.

An Arsenal Christmas gifts for Arsenal fans - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

Holiday season is approaching and it's time to get presents for your loved ones. To get you a head-start in the decision to buy present for a Gunners fan, lets get you through some of the Arsenal merchandise:

Personally Signed Merchandise

Our friends at ICONS.

szólj hozzá: Arsenal Everton 1:0 HIGHLIGHTS

A ridiculously sublime finish by Robin Van Persie of a perfectly weighted ball by Alexander Song and Arsenal get past Everton in the 70th minute. The nicest touch thereafter was provided by Thierry Henry in the stands applauding that stunning goal.

Cashing In On Fan Support - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

Jumpers for Goalposts: How Football Sold Its Soul
by Rob Smyth and Georgina Turner
Published 1st December, £11.99 paperback original, Elliott & Thompson

Jumpers for Goalposts is a fascinating and funny reflection on why football has changed so much since the inception of the English Premier League in 1992, and why the old descriptions of "the beautiful game" and "the people's game" no longer fit.

Follow us on Twitter @Untold Arsenal

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"Making the Arsenal" – is the Xmas present for the Arsenal fan with everything (except obviously "Making the Arsenal") Available on Amazon, Arsenal on line, the Woolwich Arsenal site and in the Arsenal store.

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Untold Media: (snigger) The Sun admits to eating "humble [.

The back pages of the newspapers write about it, every football website worth its salt writes about it and every Arsenal fan knows about it. Arsene Wenger is looking at the two players who can make the difference with this Arsenal side – Mario Gotze and Eden Hazard. Some Arsenal fans think that both of [.

The past few months have been a roller-coaster for Arsenal fans. After only seven games of the current campaign they had notched a mere two wins and had been on the back of some truly embarrassing results. When you look at the league table and see Arsenal lurking outside the relegation places it is obvious something is wrong and of course the fans look for someone to blame.

Arsenal fan, Arsenal lover and from this season, an Arsenal player. At the age of 19, Carl Jenkinson is indeed living a dream as he confessed that he never expected to become a Gunner so ...

What ho Arsenal fans? After two weeks of wandering in the interlull desert, with only the horse flies that feast upon our vapid flesh for company, a light twinkles on the horizon. Norwich be thy name! I can almost feel that 9am train beer (is there a better kind of beer?) slinking seductively down my gullet and slaking the thirst.

So, you'll know already that the Arseblog book – So Paddy Got Up – is in the offing.

Today, I'm delighted to announce details of the contributors to the book and of the official launch which will take place in London on Dec 7th. Everyone is very welcome but to get an idea of numbers I've added it as a Facebook event here.

Did Jim Fix It for a fan to play for Liverpool?

Plus: Footballers producing their own food and drink (2); Nickname nominative determinism; and the longest-distance football commuter. Send your questions and answers to knowledge@guardian.co.uk and follow us on Twitter "Sad to hear about the death of Jimmy Savile," wrote Sean Mack last week .

Arsènal: The Making of a Modern Superclub is a post from: Just Football

Any Arsenal fan will tell you that the last few seasons have been tough. They will need no reminding that the last trophy the club won was back in 2005. However the start of this season led to more than a few whispers that perhaps Arsène Wenger wasn't the right man for the club.

When the fixture list gets released for each season, there are some games that are surrounded by neon lights, arrows and confetti; glamour games whose dates your eyes turn to like homing pigeons, games that you build your normal, non-footballing schedule around to make sure you watch them come whatever form of deluge, locust swarm or vile microelectronics exam.

West Brom
League Position: 13th, 3W, 2D, 5L, 9 GF, 13 GA, -4GD, 11 pts
Away Form: 2W, 1D, 2L, 6 GF, 8 GA, 7 pts
Last Meeting West Brom 2-2 Arsenal

We return to the Emirates tomorrow to welcome an old fiend, West Bromwich Alvion, now headed by Liverpool legend Roy Hodgson.

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On this week's predictions we take our first look this season at the Brazilian Serie A, and we also cast our eyes over games in England, Germany, Italy and Spain. You can listen to Damon and Damian discussing their predictions on this week's show.