A 3-0 win against Newcastle seems to have restored the confidence of Arsenal fans in their team. The previous week, the Gunners had lost 1-0 at Fulham, prompting supporters to question why Arsene Wenger hadn't plugged the gaps in midfield that had been left by Alexander Hleb and Mathieu Flamini, ... Click to continue reading...

Arsene Wenger is confident that his young guns will be able to compete for major trophies this season despite claims that his side lacks strength in depth. The Frenchman is confident however that his young squad can cope with the demands of delivering silverware after three trophyless seasons. Wenger was merely a spectator on transfer deadline day, [. Click to continue reading...

The events of the last few days point pretty clearly to one thing: the end of the football manager. Alan Curbishley quit because West Ham sold players without his consent, Kevin Keegan may or may not be about to do the same thing. In the age of billionaire businessman owners and/or sporting directors, managers just don't [. Click to continue reading...

Following Alan Curbishley's departure from West Ham yesterday, his transfer policy at the club has come under increased scrutiny. Soccerlens has rounded up Curbishley's worst forays into the transfer market. 1. Freddie Ljungberg from Arsenal Curbishley should have known that sneaky Arsene Wenger only sells his stars when they are past it. Click to continue reading...

In the immediate aftermath of Arsenal's 1-0 defeat at Craven Cottage on  the second Saturday evening of the Premiership, several pundits queued up to pass judgement on Arsenal, the players who performed and the lack of signings. Two games into the season and Arsenal have no chance of winning anything, finishing in the top four [. Click to continue reading...

By 1970's Gooner Stephen Appiah looks like a typical Arsene Wenger transfer target. He is going to cost nothing as he is now a free agent and is therefore not restricted in any way by the closure of the transfer window. And he has been out of action for almost a year (since last October) so there is no significant competition from other "big" clubs, making Arsenal and the prospect of playing Click to continue reading...

My blood bleeds red and white, the same as the next Gooner's. I love the club and always will through the good times and the bad. True, I've found it hard to accept that the squad hasn't been strengthened but that is the situation and I'm gonna have to deal with it.

I want the club to do well so it deserves my support. Click to continue reading...

Carlos Vela, Arsenal's Mexican strike sensation is raring to go for The Gunners after finally being given a work permit, Adam Khan-Patient. The 19-year-old joined the club in 2005 but has been on loan to Salamanca and Osasuna in recent times, to gain experience. The man hailed as the new Hugo Sanchez, comes back to England believing [. Click to continue reading...

Chelsea forward Salomon Kalou is not often considered one of the elite players plying his trade in the Premier League. He is not a full-time starter for his club team, has been called an inconsistent performer and has yet to bless any big games with sensational performances.

Kalou first arrived in England during the tenure of Jose Mourinho. Click to continue reading...

Hello all. I'm still alive if anyone was wondering, I just haven't had a good chance to write in ages. Since I last posted we won 3-0 against Newcastle which was a great result, and the transfer window closed last night. I waited up watching the news tickers on and off all day hoping for Xabi Alonso, or anyone else for that matter, and it just never happened. Click to continue reading...

The transfer window has now come and gone. And to a bit of surprise, Wenger signed no one, although reports indicate he did make an effort to go after Xabi Alonso. In fact, the biggest signings for us yesterday were the youngsters Kieran Gibbs and Mark Randall agreeing to contract extensions.

The Alonso signing would be hard to pull off, because Rafa Benitez would be a bit off his rocker to agree a transfer fee to a direct rival without getting much more than the player is actually worth.

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Another game, another easy win at the Emirates. It was at times a pleasure to watch, and at other times, agonizing (ok, to an extent) to see the opportunities missed. The final score should have been 6-0. At least. Undue pessimism aside, it was a very good result for Wenger's kids. Important to note that it was Cesc's 200th Arsenal appearance - rather amazing for a 21 year old.

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The Blues paid £8 million for this player two seasons ago, and although he's hardly been a revelation for Chelsea since arriving at Stamford Bridge, Arsene Wenger has clearly seen something special which led to the Frenchman enquiring about the striker's availability. The Independent report that Salomon Kalou could easily have . Click to continue reading...

We're about to head into a new week, and if you've missed anything on SL over the last week, here's your chance to get caught up on some of the top topics from the site and the SL forum. UEFA Champions League 08-09 - Group Stage Draw LIVEBLOG Marco Pantanella brought you the complete Champions [... Click to continue reading...

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger claims he is prepared he is ready to go right to the wire to land his transfer targets. The Gunners boss has hinted that he is preparing to add to his paper-thin squad and claims he would be more than happy if he needs to use all the time available to him [...] Click to continue reading...

Football management produces stereotypes, geniuses, interesting characters and complete enigmas, in equal measure, but trying to fit Arsene Wenger into a single category is a challenge. I should preface this piece by declaring that, as a Man Utd fan, given the fierce rivalry of recent years and some of the unsavory scenes at the end [. Click to continue reading...

Arsene Wenger has been promised that he could splash out £30 million on a new striker if he needs to by the Arsenal board. The Gunners boss is famed for keeping faith in young players but has come under increasing pressure to splash the cash this summer in order to mount a serious Premier League and [. Click to continue reading...

Arsene Wenger admits he is 'amazed' by how quickly striker Eduardo is recovering from injury and insists he is 'ahead of schedule.' The Arsenal boss had originally predicted that the Croatia international could be back in action by Christmas, but according to his latest comments, that date could be brought forward considerably. Click to continue reading...

Danny Fiszman is adamant that Arsenal's finances are in rude health and there are plenty of funds available, all Wenger has to do is ask and they'll be given to him. Apart from the ass-covering angle of this statement (blame the manager, not us), the question that arises is this: who can Arsenal bring in if [. Click to continue reading...

Media reports suggest that Arsene Wenger is set to move for Feyenoord's Jonathan De Guzman to solve Arsenal's lack of depth in midfield. The Sun claim that the Gunners chief will make a £12million swoop for the 20-year-old, who is seen as a Dutch version of Owen Hargreaves. Wenger has thought to have been tracking the Holland [. Click to continue reading...

It's easy to think of Arsenal as a cliche - fancy boys who sulk when the going gets tough. That's also kind of true (that's team captain William Gallas having a sit-down protest on the halfway line during the game against Birmingham last season).

But a bigger problem than stereotyped (they are mostly French, after all) character flaws is Arsene Wenger. Click to continue reading...

Wenger is once again using his excellent team of scouts to scour Europe for the best young talents around, so he can hone them into Premier League stars of the future. Has he struck gold again? Why not join the debate at the COS forum? Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger has his chief ... Click to continue reading...

Greetings faithful following, and welcome to a somewhat late review of this past Bank Holiday weekend's exciting action. Many factors (ok, one factor: beer) have delayed the writing of this wrap-up, but suffice to say that the editorial whip has been cracked and it will not be happening again. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal looked a shadow of their usual selves against Fulham at the weekend and Arsene Wenger and skipper William Gallas have both demanded urged for a ‘top-class' response as The Gunners seek to hold onto a 2-0 advantage over FC Twente and reach the group stages of the Champions League. Arsene Wenger promised a new signing [. Click to continue reading...

As many of you know, today features the second leg of Champions League qualifying against those pesky Dutch, FC Twente. Led by Steve McLaren, the legendary English coach, this should not be a big deal, what with a 2-0 lead on aggregate from the first leg. However, it's always fun to play the role of the glass half full blogger, so let's go there.

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