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.

Me and the machines

First of 2 trips to Wearside, starting with the league match tonight and the FA Cup the following week. Beginning of a very important 7 days for Arsenal Football Club according to Arsene Wenger. 3 matches that will decide our season. An European cup tie against AC Milan sandwiched in between 2 meetings with Martin O'Neill's Sunderland.

It's only mid-February but we're already perilously close to what The Flight of the Concords would call 'Business Time'. By that, I don't mean Arsenal football club are going to wine and dine our opponents, and then take them back to the Emirates for some 'business' - I apologise if this is getting a little weird - I mean that we're coming up to the real make-or-break period of the season.

Make no mistake about it, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has created a buzz amongst Gooners that is only comparable with Charlie Sheen mangled on Tigerblood.
The boy has burst onto the scene in explosive fashion since making his first league start for Arsenal against Manchester United last month.

There's something in the air at The Emirates Stadium. Arsenal Football Club has had a difficult 2012 so far, and patience for some, at least is starting to wear thin, leading to a protest that has brought puzzled expressions from elsewhere. At this lunchtime's match against Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League, a group of supporters plans to place black bin bags on seats at the ground prior to the match.

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.

Citroën UK and Arsenal Football Club have produced a series of cinemagraphs, subtly animated images, featuring New Citroën DS5 and first team players Mikel Arteta, Laurent Koscielny and Robin van Persie.

For the first time in five years we have now lost three Premiership matches in a row.

I am starting this story now Tuesday evening the 17th where the thoughts of last nights radio conversation on Talksports Drivetime between Adrian Durham and Ray Parlour are still fresh in my mind.

Instead of a preview, I thought I'd look at some classic Arsenal matches against this week's opponents. And when those opponents are Man Utd, there's a lot of games to choose from. So, rather than one game, I thought I'd look at a whole season: 2004-2005. That year, we played United in three games that can genuinely be described as epic (we also opened the season by beating them in the Charity Shield).

Six years ago to this very day, Theo Walcott signed for Arsenal Football Club at the age of just 16-years old. The teenager, who had set the Football League Championship and the south coast alight whilst playing for Southampton, was signed by Arsene Wenger just a couple of months before his 17th birthday.

The abuse I've seen thrown at Aaron Ramsey lately has been a sick joke.
Some of it has even bordered on things I wouldn't even wish on my worst enemy.
I couldn't believe my eyes at some of the stuff I've seen. I mean death threats?! Over a game of football?! Come on behave yourself.

In May of 2011, a sort of palace coup was engineered at the Emirates with the two remaining substantial shareholdings of Danny Fiszman and Lady Nina Bracewell-Smith going to Stan Kroenke and in effect Kroenke was anointed the new "emperor" of Arsenal Football Club. Except the Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov refused to play ball and increased his holding in the club too!

I am finding it very hard to come to terms with the fact that one of the top men on the board of Arsenal football Club is not bothered whether Arsenal qualify for the Champions League or not, and I am shocked by the implications of Peter Hill-Wood's words. Most Arsenal fans are aware that [...]

There are no excuses, yesterday we were outplayed and outfought by a newly promoted side, as Swansea beat us 3-2 to seriously dent our hopes of making the top four.

The penalty decision was questionable, yes, but as has been the problem recently, we were not up for this game at all.

By 1970's Gooner How will Henry fit into this Arsenal team? I was at the Emirates Cup as a guest of Arsenal Football Club and I had the chance to see Henry play against us. I was not impressed. He played as the front man in a 4 5 1 formation and was not up to it. He was too slow and didn't have the pace to chase down balls.

Why is the boss only interested in you and not me?

The Arsenal world has gone mad for Thierry Henry. No, it's not 2007. You don't have to put on your reading glasses, you read it correctly the first time. Arsene Wenger released this statement and debate rages on everywhere about it. When it comes to this man, the judgement can be clouded.

Arsenal Football Club was originally founded in 1886 by employees of the the Dial Square workshop at the Royal Arsenal, which was an armaments factory in South-East London, in a district named Woolwich. Consequently, they were first named 'Dial Square' A Scotsman, David Danskin is the man said to have bought the first football for the club.

Arsenal defender Andre Santos is set to be missing from action for three months, the club has just announced.

A report on the website says: "Arsenal Football Club can confirm that, following investigations and subsequent medical opinions by Club specialists, left-back Andre Santos will have surgery to repair ligament damage in his right ankle sustained in the game against Olympiacos last week.

Arsenal defender Andre Santos is set to be missing from action for three months, the club has just announced.

A report on the website says: "Arsenal Football Club can confirm that, following investigations and subsequent medical opinions by Club specialists, left-back Andre Santos will have surgery to repair ligament damage in his right ankle sustained in the game against Olympiacos last week.

It's not every day you turn 125. And let's face it, there aren't many who can claim to be such an age. Arsenal Football Club, some man in Japan who has lived off a diet of fresh fish and roadside herbs for his entire life, and Joan Rivers.

We'll return to that landmark for the club in a little while but first we'll turn attention to the game today against Everton.

Would you believe it!!!

Sometimes in life, you realise there are things you only realise you can't live without once it's gone. For me today, the realisation is one to do with computer. My laptop died on me today and suddenly there's a huge void in my life. Luckily, I've managed to borrow one but I'm sure that's not what you want to read.

I keep seeing these rumours Arsenal are in the hunt for Lukas Podolski and I have to admit that it excites me a little.
Of course, they are only rumours, but if there was some truth in the talk around town, then he would be an ideal acquisition to the squad.
He has plenty of experience at the top-level in football and can play as striker or as a wide player.

At the beginning of the season it was fair to say that Arsenal were playing shit.
We seemed a bigger shambles than a pissed up David Hasselhoff trying to eat a hamburger.
At the time there many people jumping on an RIP Arsenal Football Club bandwagon. A bandwagon that was gaining more speed than Keanu Reeves on a bus.

Apparently, and I take this information from my Twitter feed (confident in the fact that Twitter has never, ever been wrong about anything), today is the 125th birthday of Arsenal Football Club.

Was it on this very day somebody said 'Let's make a football team and let's call it Dial Square' before somebody not too shortly afterwards said, 'Dial Square is a terrible name for anything, let alone a football club.

Arsenal Football Club has announced it is dedicating its Premier League match against Fulham this Saturday, 26th November (kick-off 5.30pm), to its Global Charity Partner, Save the Children.

Denied again

That's our sixth consecutive Premier League win and unbeaten in the last 8 games. The win against Norwich puts us up to 6th position in the table, level on points with both Chelsea and Tottenham, albeit both have games in hand over us. On another day, this could've been a tennis score but it wasn't and ultimately a win was all that matters as we kept our good form going.

We've long admired the busts of Herbet Chapman and Arsene Wenger at the club but now our hierachy have decided that they will erect three statues of Arsenal icons at the Emirates.

A missive has arrived at Arsenalinsider HQ, thus:

The Chairman and Directors of Arsenal Football Club have the pleasure of inviting you to the unveiling of statues to commemorate three legends in the history of Arsenal Football Club.

As Arsenal captain, even your hair has to be neat

Two things got me to write this topic today. First, I'm at the moment in the middle of reading Alex Flynn's "Arsènal The Making of a Modern Superclub" and I'm currently at the chapter which speaks about the behaviour of a certain William Gallas after the 2-2 draw at Birmingham.

Image that makes the heart shudder in fear

As fans, we are more than easily riled aren't we. I will be the first to admit that when it comes to Arsenal, emotions are rarely things within my control. When I saw the way Real Madrid has acted in trying to tap up one of our players, I was incensed.

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.

Gunners continue ticket reduction policy for Man City clash

Arsenal offer tickets from only £5 for Carling Cup tie

Arsenal Football Club has announced that it is continuing its reduced ticket price approach for the forthcoming Carling Cup Quarter Final clash with Manchester City.

What a Van-tastic weekend!
Smashing Chelsea easier than a plate was absolutely brilliant.
I am still buzzing more than a Bumble bee high on speed and its not only the result that made me that way.
Scrolling round the Arsenal interweb since the Stamford Bridge massacre I have found that Gooners seem to be really, really happy.

After Aaron Ramsey's impressive performance against Chelsea on Saturday, I thought it's worth to take a look at how the Welshman has progressed this season compared to last season's breakout player, Jack Wilshere. It's not a fair comparison, considering that Wilshere played almost the full season barring an injury out here and there.

So another Arsenal AGM passes with more waffle than you would find in Belgium.

One thing we did learn was the need to oust Peter Hill-Wood from his role as chairman because, from what I saw, he was a joke.

I mean the old boy could barely read out the resolutions of the meeting from his notes and he missed out the agenda of re-electing Stan Kroenke, the majority shareholder, on to the board.

Will be training at Colney for a few more seasons now

If the team needed any lifting before their trip to Marseille, this should be it. The news of Thomas Vermaelen penning an extension to his contract. Obviously, what transpired in the summer has got a lot of fans worried that the situation might be replicated with those currently with 2 years left on his contract.

Despite having been troubled with lots of injuries recently, but Thomas Vermaelen's quality is something that Arsenal isn't having any doubt about as it's proven by the London club's latest move in extending the Belgium international's contract.

The long term deal brought a delight on Arsene Wenger's face as the French manager is obviously excited that one of his most important players is committing his future at Emirates.

Thomas Vermaelen has signed a new long-term contract with Arsenal believed to be four years. It is brilliant news for all Gooners after so much talk of players wanting to leave in the summer and the eventual departure of both Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri.

TV5, who is said to be close to full fitness said: "I am really happy to have signed a new contract with Arsenal.

It is clearly evident that during recent months the red and white armoury has come under intense pressure, with many even questioning whether "Arsene Wenger is the right man for Arsenal Football Club?".

A few years ago such a question would have been responded with laughter, yet today critics and many Arsenal fans find themselves pondering on the very thought of Arsenals greatest manager being replaced.

Arsenal legend Emmanuel Petit has spelled out an ominous warning to Arsene Wenger and Arsenal football club by predicting that the North London club will be finished if they continue to sell their top players Arsenal sold captain Cesc Fabregas and later playmaker Samir Nasri in the summer to Barcelona and Manchester City respectively.

In 2006, Theo Walcott signed for Arsenal Football Club. The English youngster, who spent the majority of his youth career at Southampton, used his blistering pace to overcome defenders with ease allowing him to gain an impressive reputation in the process.

He first properly introduced himself onto the football scene, when he became the youngest ever Southampton first team player, when he made his Saints debut at just 16 years and 143 days a record that has not been broken, even with the recent rise of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.