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.

Milan was the venue for Arsenal's travelling support as they went to Italy to cheer the boys on against a genuine European giant in AC Milan. Unfortunately, some of the travelling hoard managed to take things a little too far, and there were nasty scenes before the game between fans and police, after which one Arsenal fan was arrested.

There's a bloke named Winston who arguably has the "best job in the world" if you're an Arsenal fan. For the love of Redknapp, who the hell is Winston, you ask? He works exclusively in Arsenal's dressing room at the Emirates stadium, sits in the empty cubicle at the far left (unoccupied by players) on match-day and ensures that the operations run smoothly.

Another massive three points, especially with Chelsea losing away at WBA, and a big result at a ground we have struggled at over the years. Any Arsenal fan not satisfied after today's showing must ask themselves some serious questions about their own mental state. There were many positives, some negatives, and a lot of big talking points, certainly the absolutely pathetic behaviour of several

Famous Sportsmen and women, and the football teams they support - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

Football truly is a global game, and the biggest teams have millions of fans throughout the globe. However the draw of the Premier League does not end with Joe Public, as numerous famous sportspeople from other disciplines follow the beautiful game.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Ducky's Note: 'Neutral' Arsenal fan Swaroop is back after a long hiatus (and with some spare time from his proper-journalism course at Newcastle) to look at whether a handshake is such a big deal and while we condemn the racism, we shouldn't stoke the fire by blowing up every little act remotely related to it.

Key battles against Tottenham by KJ The most important game of the season is today. This is always important to any Arsenal fan especially so where the tides have changed between the two teams. Arsenal will always be top dog in London but we need to stamp our authority. We've done that against Chelsea and [.

The Emirates has often been accused of being antiseptic, lacking atmosphere. This Arsenal fan put that to rest celebrating wildly after RVP's goal leveled the scores in the north London derby. A few more unhinged fans like him and the Gunners should have no problems ending their title drought.

Another massive three points, especially with Chelsea losing away at WBA, and a big result at a ground we have struggled at over the years. Any Arsenal fan not satisfied after today's showing must ask themselves some serious questions about their own mental state. There were many positives, some negatives, and a lot of big talking points, certainly the absolutely pathetic behaviour of several

It doesn't add up to a majorly significant episode in the great scheme of Arsenal things in our club's illustrious history. It won't be remembered as and when those in attendance last night recollect the famous game at the Emirates when the glorious Gunners came within an outstretched palm of pulling off a stunning Champions League comeback.

QPR vs Arsenal Match preview and favourite line-up (plus score prediction) by KJ It's happy times as an Arsenal fan. We're on 7 wins now and can extend that to 8 against Queen Park Rangers. Arsenal haven't won 8 games on the trot since the Invincibles season. It would show a sign of intent from [...]

By Chris Wright

As is his perpetual ruddy-faced wont, smarmy 'celebrity' Arsenal fan Piers Morgan took to Twitter to gloat after his side put the kibosh on Man City's title aspirations at the weekend the dribble flecking his jowls as he amused precisely no-one but himself by aiming a few choice Tweets in the direction of City's former-Arsenal contingent.

By Chris Wright

As is his perpetual ruddy-faced wont, smarmy 'celebrity' Arsenal fan Piers Morgan took to Twitter to gloat after his side put the kibosh on Man City's title aspirations at the weekend the dribble flecking his jowls as he amused precisely no-one but himself by aiming a few choice Tweets in the direction of City's former-Arsenal contingent.

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Arsenal have not had stellar English Players As Consistently As Man United. Man U has had Beckham, Scholes and now Rooney At the Core of their Side for the Last 20 years, More or less.

Man United's Success is mostly a result of these players.

By Alan Duffy

No doubt cheesy Brit film writer Richard Curtis is already planning to use this incident in his next twee Hugh Grant vom-com, but Gooner Luke McQueen, who does have more than a touch of the posh-fop about him, probably deserves some credit after posing outside the Emirates in a Tottenham shirt.

Meet Luke McQueen. Luke's an Arsenal fan who cheated on his girlfriend. And now he regrets it. By way of penance, he's turned up at the Emirates Stadium on matchday wearing a Tottenham shirt. Luckily for you he's also made a short video explaining what he's up to and uploaded it to YouTube for you [.

A warning...

Don't read this blog if you think that Arsene Wenger walks on water, and don't read this blog if you lack independent thought and support the club because that is how it is and how it will always be, and especially do not waste ten precious minutes of your life if you think that writing a negative blog about the club means that RTK does not love Arsenal.

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 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 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.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

When visiting a foreign land, it's important to locate their most iconic cathedral and get to work on your day drinking right in front of it. And as seasoned European travelers, Arsenal fans did just that outside Milan's Piazza del Duomo ahead of Wednesday night's Champions League match.

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Arsenal: The season that promised so little duly delivers - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

Cesc Fabregas was overtly forthcoming in his love and admiration for Arsenal as he left for boyhood club Barcelona. His sentiments were admirable and no doubt appreciated by many an Arsenal fan sympathetic with his situation, but ultimately it was of little consolation as their club lost a genuinely world class player.

Many of you will now be aware of the Twitter row between cocky celebrity Arsenal fan Piers Morgan and outspoken fringe player Emmanuel Frimpong that took place last night in the wake of our 2-0 FA Cup exit to Sunderland.

Let me make this clear very early: I detest Piers Morgan. I think he's a vile attention-seeker.

Written by chas

After a pleasant drive up the A1 with the sun bursting through and illuminating the clouds of smog over Middlesbrough, we arrived in Sunderland in plenty of time for a pre-match libation. The William Jameson on Fawcett Street offered fine ales at rock-bottom prices, a combination few can refuse.