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Lamenting the demanding and physical aspects of Premier League games, congested fixtures and unfair
treatment from the referees have done him no favors. An insider has revealed that Stan Kroenke, the
US investor new in Arsenal's Board of Directors, has shed some light on some possible solutions to
Wenger.
Well, well. Well, well, well, well, well. WHAT were we playing at last Saturday? And by
"we" I don't mean those on the park. I'm mean "we" in the stands. First things
first. I think Emmanuel Eboué is a nipple. I hate his whinging and whining. I don't think
he'll make a midfield player while I've [.
Merry Christmas to all our Insiders, and you will know that Arsenalinsider exclusively revealed
that news to you before anyone else yesterday, with Arsene Wenger confirming that Cesc Fabregas is
out for between two to four months with a serious injury to his medial knee ligament. We now need a
hero, and the word on the [.
First thing first, we will win nothing with the current defence. Alumnia has done well as looks a
lot better a keeper than he did a few years back. I like the way that he is becoming noticeably
more vocal with the team and is not afraid to give a roasting to any defender who [...]
GOONERTUBE IS HERE! Visitors to our site will have noticed the that Arsenal Insider has launched a
new media service, called GoonerTube. As the name implies it will be a multimedia based site, and
the aim is to allow Gooners the world over to share their visual experiences. We will cater for
audiovisual files in any format, [.
So now the Arsenal in Crisis headlines abound, Arsene Wenger losing his cool. We drew with
Fenerbache that's true. Some idiots booed after the game. Just when you thought that it couldn't
get worse, Alisher Usmanov has managed to acquire another 62 shares added to the update that I gave
earlier this week.
Arsenal are not a selling club, but with the exodus of previous world class stars from the
Invincibles onwards, could we now struggle to hold onto our new up and coming prodigies? It would
appear that Cesc Fabregas has again spoken about his long term future, and it would appear to be
not at The Arsenal.
Once a upon a time, there was a little Dutch boy born in Kralingen, the east side of Rotterdam. He
lived at home surrounded by much beauty. His mother Jose Ras was a painter, and was a lovely warm
woman who would always ensure that Robin had his scarf wrapped around [...]
It is May 2009 and the dust is settling, Wenger who was the devil incarnate resigned in February
after being hounded out by vocal fans and having the worse set of results in the twelve years since
coming to the Arsenal. Arsene Wenger at the time said that usually he would have honoured his
contract, [.
I was recently watching the "49 unbeaten" DVD with my cousin and certain games just blew
me away. There are particular moments during this game that exemplified what made Arsenal. At
times, the commentary said it all: November 1st 2003:
Rarely have we witnessed such a public exchange between the head of UEFA and a highly respected
manager of one of the top football clubs in Europe. Michel Platini using the vernacular in an
interview with a French journalist to admonish Arsene Wenger for having the gall to describe
Platini was backward looking [.
What a weekend eh....? Tottensham get Rednapp, and get shot of everyone in the coaching/back room
staff.... They instantly win 2-0. The Scousers beat the Russians through a flukey goal and the
Scouse mentality of parking a bus in front of the goal..and us Gooners (amongst the chuckling about
the Spuds) have one of the [.
Good morning Insiders, and I have to confess that watching our boy Lewis Hamilton finish from 6th
to 5th in the rain of brazil to clinch the F1 Championship inspired me to write this short piece
before introducing our new contributor "Vic Crescit" of The Gooner fanzine fame. The
mixture of emotions as I watched [.
Who should succeed Arsene Wenger when he decides to retire? Todays blog was inspired by the results
of a poll conducted by JJ one of our regular visitors to the site. The poll was conducted before
the Man United victory, and therefore is a barometer of fans opinion in Eastern Europe of our great
[.
Welcome to the weekly irreverent round up of all things Arsenal, when finally there are only 24
hours before the weekend and that means footie of the Wenger variety, so let's debate what our two
regular Insider contributors PerryGroves 'Lovechild and Arsenehollis have to get off their chests!
You may not agree with them but at least let us all [.
The open letter to past Captains by Emmanuel yesterday, gave me the inspiration for today's blog. I
have sat down and done some real soul searching of my recollection of some of the worst and best
games played by the Arsenal in recent times. One big criticism has been that we lack a leader on
[...]
Any fair analysis of our current set of performances and results will leave Gooners under no
misconception of our likely finishing position this season. We should make the champions league
placings above Aston Villa. I disagree with Arsene Wenger that we are Premiership title prospects.
We can finish second if the results go our way, [.
So everyone is talking about the Ghanaian midfielder currently a free agent from Fenerbache, and
how he could provide experience and a role to replace Flamini at Arsenal. Well I have to say that
this would be ok typical of a side lacking in ambition like West Ham, but a clear step backwards
for a squad based [.
Today as there is little by way of news, I thought that I would reminisce about the glory days. We
have won the League title some thirteen times, compared to the 17 of Manchester United and 18 of
Liverpool and of course 2 of the Chav oufit from Fulham. For those [...]
Arsenal have won nothing yet. If you want reminding what lies ahead for this team on its quest for
glory just check out the fixture list. Whilst games against Hull and Porto at home followed by a
trip to Sunderland don't seem daunting on current form, just look at [...]
Aaron Ramsey was man of the match in the 2-2 draw at Villa Park last evening as The England U21's
qualified for the 2009 UEFA European U21 Championship finals in Sweden. In a bravura display of
midfield mastery, the young gunner orchestrated the Welsh midfield with a series of deft touches,
[...
Arsenal Insider is proud to be an affiliated member of the Football Supporters Federation, in it's
October 2008 newsletter it reminded fans that it possesses a very valuable resource for fans
travelling abroad, and I am happy to reproduce the information for fans who are travelling to
Turkey after the week-end, so that their safety can be increased.
12:30pm Tuesday 21st October 2008: Bing-bong: "Welcome aboard American Airlines flight 1073,
we're now departing the gate and we'd like to remind you to switch off all electronic devices as we
prepare for take off," Ah Bollocks - its 31 minutes into the Arse vs. Fenerbahce Champs League
game and the Arse are 3-1 up after some serious [.
Before the Bolton game I wrote a piece (Oh Kolo, where fore art thou?) on the poor state of our
backline in particular our centre backs. The article opened with the line "We will win nothing
with this defence" and it would be fair to say that the article did not receive the [...]
Good morning Insiders the sickness hasn't passed so lets just get stuck in. The Big Issues: PGL:
Well there is only one isn't there... It was all about 4-4-2. 4 goals for us, 4 goals for them, and
2 points dropped. I'm not sure what the solution is right now. What I do know is there has [...]
CESC TO BARCA – HERE WE GO AGAIN! Just when you thought it was safe – it starts up
anew. Those seekers after truth at the Daily Star are splashing on Cesc to Barca rumours again. The
story has also been picked up by the Spanish sports daily Marca, quoting a "source" at
the Nou Camp [...]
Dear Ex-Captains, After the subdued performance in the Emirates where we were defeated 2-0 by our
humbled neighbours from the midlands, I can't help by missing the presence of you guys on the
pitch. Gallas, Fabregas and Walcott who are donning the number 10, 4 & 14 shirts, that are used to
be worn by you [.
Not a great performance by the boys (and many of them were boys) against Ukraine's finest last
night at the Grove, but it was enough – just. We'll need a minimum of a point in Oporto at O
Estádio do Dragão ("The Dragon Stadium") in thirteen days' time [...]
I make no apologies for dwelling upon the victory at Stamford bridge. You can see the best bits on
GoonerTube The way that some Arsenal fans have greeted this victory is astonishing. Papering over
the cracks, they say... If only we hadn't lost to Stoke they moan. Yeah well sh*t happens [...]
Dear Mr Piers Morgan, There have been very few occasions where I felt that being a voyeur and
watching someone else's misfortune is so sado-masochistic that it rivals performing the act of
Japanese disembowelment with a blunt Swiss army pen knife. So it was that I wandered back to the
Online Daily Mail to see the [.
If you are a passionate Arsenal fan like me, then today you will be in pain. I am talking serious
pain and frustration. Before our very eyes the Red and White pride of North London is deteriorating
into a paler shade of pink. Arsene Wenger's players seem devoid of ideas and it will take a calm
genius to pull us through [.
PGL: Morning folks, I'm back after my little sabbatical last week. Thanks for picking up my slack
fellas. It's been yet another strange week in a season that has more twists than the rollercoaster
at Alton Towers. So with FTK to the left of me and Arsenehollis to the right, [...]
I've been out for quite a while – this is the first time I've had a chance to put digits to
keyboard in weeks mainly because of the subject of this post. Like most fans I've been watching a
display of inconstancy that has driven a lot of fans to turn on each other like a [...]
Oh dear. Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. The injury gremlins are in the works again. Our Catalan Kid
Cesc Fàbregas will be hors de combat for AT LEAST a couple of months. Many believe he'll be on
his bike this summer in any event, although I personally wouldn't bank on it. I've always thought
[...]
Thus far during the debates on this site I have vigorously defended Arsene Wenger's transfer
dealings this summer. The club is certainly in a far better state than many, if not all, external
commentators give us credit for. However, in full honesty there are question marks and my position
is rather closer to that of [.
Never being the one to hide when the going the gets tough, I should really have laid low today and
provided a non controversial blog today after yesterday's mauling. The lack of a signing to replace
Flamini is as perplexing as it is worrying. I do believe that Arsene Wenger tried to bring someone
in, [.
Business men like a challenge and it was interesting to hear that Abu Dhabi group that
spectacularly took over the blue half of Manchester wanted Arsenal Football club first, but they
failed to break the resolve of the Board. This is surely good news, but as defiant as I stand [...]
All my previous post here have been written bent down, lubed up, and hoping Arsene might if I stay
loyal enough. No dice though – what has the world come to when you cant get a bugger off a
French man? So disheartened, with sacre bleu quickly followed by c'est la vi, I figured to [...]
For me it feels like the season is starting now. To be honest I don't like the summer much, I
imagine that is a staple for Arsenal fans. We don't get no regard, no regard at all. Summers
involve overblown talk of crisis, newspaper frenzy over foreign clubs circling our players and
inevitable talk of [.
I know that this is an Arsenal Blog, but the current woes of some of the Premiership clubs and
their Billionaire connections provide valuable lessons for us as fans, as our AGM approaches and
the inevitable pander for Billionaire ownership mounts. Manchester City's new owners have had a
reality check following their defeat [.
