It started out as a joyful collaboration between Arsene Wenger and Roy Hodgson. Then Andrey Arshavin joined on vocals. Now the Wenger Boys are getting mighty crowded. Kenny Dalglish will now be playing bongos and Sir Alex Ferguson is a Bez-type figure. Great work from RedCafe poster Olly.

When Arsenal brought club legend Thierry Henry back for a short loan spell, they probably thought he would provide a morale boost for the squad and impart a bit of wisdom to the youngster. In addition to that, the 34-year-old striker has actually been a spark on the pitch and scored two match-winning goals to keep Arsenal alive in the FA Cup and propel them into fourth place in the Premier League.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger admits that going four games without a win is frustrating but believes that a top-four finish remains achievable as long as the Gunners make an early impact on their matches.

Last night's goalless draw at Bolton left Wenger's side in seventh place, five points behind fourth-place Chelsea and another seven behind bitter cross-town rivals Tottenham Hotspur in third.

After a disappointing start to this calender year, Arsenal were finally able to secure their first Premier League win of 2012, picking up 3 vital points against Blackburn Rovers in a 7-1 demolition at The Emirates.

Once again, Robin van Persie showed just how important he is to this Arsenal side scoring three and making two others during a numbingly-cold afternoon in North London.

This post originally appeared on our Arsenal blog, but I thought it was worth covering here. There are some mind blowing quotes from Arsene Wenger in Tuesday's Daily Mirror.

Arsene Wenger is quoted as talking about how much he likes Lille's £30m-rated Eden Hazard, but he basically says that Hazard is too expensive for Arsenal.

New York Red Fools Arsenal have sparked controversy across the pond after claims they sent an imposter back to New York in what's being seen as a desperate attempt to keep hold of Thierry Henry. Red Bulls sporting director Erik Soler told the New York Times: "A gentleman showed up for training on Friday with [.

It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. Naturally, I'm describing Arsenal's 2011-2012 season. I'm a nice guy, and I don't want to hold Arsene wholly accountable for the team's woes, particularly due to the simple fact that, well, that's what everybody else already does.

Keep calm and carry on isn't just a greetings card company, it's a quintessential English saying that Oxlade-Chamberlain adheres too.... In an interview with Sky Sports, The former Southampton Academy graduate stated that, "I have to keep my feet on the ground and keep working hard." An attitude most 18 year olds may push aside [.

Arsenal's massive 7-1 victory was highlighted with another special performance from Robin Van Persie, who bagged a hat-trick on the night, but it was youngster, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

The youngsters scored two goals on the match and once again provides an important contribution for his club, leaving his manager, Arsene Wenger in awe with Oxlade-Chamberlain speedy development.

After spending yesterday not thinking about the England job, Harry Redknapp has now given it some thought and decided that he is "flattered". Meanwhile, the rest of English football's great and not-so-great have been falling over themselves to declare that they have no interest in the vacancy. 1. Arsene Wenger "I have never really been [.

AC Milan's former Tottenham playmaker Kevin Prince Boateng has dismissed the credentials of Arsenal ahead of tomorrow's Champions League clash at the San Siro, labeling the Gunners as inconsistent and inexperienced.

Boateng, 24, has been one of Milan's standout players this season and even though the Italian champions have also shown signs of struggle of late, the Ghana international believes that they have the experience that Arsenal desperately need.

Arsenal are getting ready to face an in-form AC Milan at the San Siro, and Arsene Wenger is confident that the Gunners can win in Italy and has no reason to fear any team anywhere. He was asked if he believed that this Arsenal team could even go all the way to the Final this [...]

Arsenal will have to stump up £16m to land Montpellier striker Olivier Giroud. Reports suggest the Gunners have been tracking the 25-year-old for a while and a January offer was considered before Arsene Wenger decided to put the bid on hold.

It's reported that if Giroud continues to perform for the French club for the rest of the season an offer will be forthcoming from Arsenal.

Arsene Wenger called it 'shocking' and 'our worst ever night in Europe'. Personally, I still think the worst night was that one in 2004 when Wayne Bridge's goal knocked us out, but in terms of performance there can be no question that last night was a low point.

From the start you could see we were sluggish, off the pace and that certain players just weren't up for it.

Former Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Petit has launched his second scathing attack on the club's current group of players, pointing out that the likes of Theo Walcott, Andrey Arshavin, and Tomas Rosicky are simply not good enough to be Gunners anymore.

In a recent interview, Petit had criticized Arsenal for going from an entertaining playing style to one that was highly predictable following the departures of Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri last summer.

Arsenal face a near impossible task in their bid to advance in the 2012 UEFA Champions League following their humiliation at the hands of Italian giants AC Milan last night. Outclassed in every department against experienced European opposition, an agitated Arsene Wenger condemned and lamented his side's performance - conceding that Arsenal failed to acquit themselves during any stage of the tie and were adequately punished by their superior opposition.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has rubbished the idea of spending time singling out individuals who performed poorly in the club's 4-0 defeat at AC Milan last night.

Wenger's stance on this season's struggles has been to consistently avoid blaming individual players, choosing instead to talk collectively about the team's struggles.

"Realistically, we are out of the competition." Arsene Wenger.

Arsene Wenger described last night's 4-0 defeat as both "shocking" and the team's worst-ever performance in Europe, by far. One might wonder why Arsene finally chose to throw the whole team under the proverbial bus. Despite an inconsistent season that has fluctuated somewhere on the spectrum between mediocre and truly phenomenal, Arsene has remained resolutely confident that his team would inevitably surge, maximizing its intrinsic potential.

Arsene Wenger's spell as Arsenal boss is set to come to an end with the Gunners board lining up Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola as his replacement this summer. Arsenal were dumped out of the FA Cup after crumbling 2-0 to Sunderland at the Stadium of Light on Saturday meaning that the Gunners' only hope for [.

Arsene Wenger's spell as Arsenal boss is set to come to an end with the Gunners board lining up Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola as his replacement this summer. Arsenal were dumped out of the FA Cup after crumbling 2-0 to Sunderland at the Stadium of Light on Saturday meaning that the Gunners' only hope for [.

Arsenal's mental condition is apparently in a deep mess after their major Champions League defeat against Ac Milan as it was shown on their recent FA Cup showing at Sunderland, where Arsene Wenger's side went out of the competition rather surprisingly.

Getting battered 2-0 by Martin O'Neill's side obviously isn't a positive sign from Wenger's boys but their French manager remain calm and promised that things can improve in upcoming matches.

People tended to mock me in previous seasons for complaining about poor refereeing, but I moaned because I felt the decisions had a decisive impact.
It's one of the reasons the 'seven seasons without a trophy' line doesn't bother me. Go back to the 2008 season: with some better decisions we could easily have won the League and the Champions League.

At the rate things are going now, DON'T be surprised if you catch Andre-Villas Boas and Arsene Wenger sharing a cup of hot chocolate at a fancy cafe along Canary Wharf! Villas-Boas is an amateur compared to Wenger, but football is still a game of high stakes so when your head is on the chopping block and you're feeling rotten, A Friend In Need Is A Friend Indeed!

The numbers simply don't lie: Seven years without a trophy. The worst Arsenal team in ten years. Arsenal appears to be in a state of crisis, but there are yet more questions than answers concerning any resolution. Arsenal fans are demanding to know whether Arsene had access to the fat reserve account, whether he should be the target of blame and villified or else forgiven.

With Arsenal FC scheduled to take on archenemies Tottenham Hotspur at Emirates Stadium in their crucial league match on Sunday, their under-pressure manager Arsene Wenger has told his players not to feel sorry for themselves as such a feeling 'would be criminal' at this stage of the season.

Time to lift the troops Arsene

North London Derby today. After the purple patch of period we had over them, we have not beaten them in the last 3 games. After such a sustained period of supremacy over them, this season has been particularly difficult. Tottenham has already beaten us once this season and without the possibility of us meeting them in any cup match, they stand to do the double over us.

Leading two goals at one point but eventually losing 5-2 is obviously isn't something that a side like Tottenham Hotspurs would be expecting but that simply what happened to them in their weekend London Derby against Arsenal.

The Spurs' tactician, Harry Redknapp, simply thought last Sunday was simply a bad day for his team but he doesn't want the disappointing result to keep on haunting his team and simply urged his players to keep moving on.

Today's post comes from friend of the blog, Bobby. Enjoy:
In last week's Guardian, Michael Cox asked: what are Arsenal good at? It was a fair question and one that went to the very heart of Arsenal's perceived decline. They no longer seemed to have an identity. Against Sunderland, they were moving the ball slowly; they looked heavy legged across midfield; they were making careless errors at the back; and all this with experienced personnel in almost every position.

So transfer deadline day came and went without much fuss. Over on the live blog we had an influx of Matthews, Willem Dafoe scoring against Sp*rs, rapping Clint Dempsey, Andrei Arshavin as Rita Hayworth and then ... a signing!

Young Germanian Thomas Eisfeld (wonderfully captured here by @gooner_nate) put pen to paper on a four year deal.

Arsenal have been hit with a huge blow after midfielder Jack Wilshere was ruled out for the entire season after yet another injury setback The news also means that Wilshere is a major doubt for Euro 2012 which kicks-off in June with England boss Fabio Capello adamant that he will only be selecting players who [.

Arsene Wenger isn't known for dabbling in the winter transfer window. In fact he deems that it should be "scrapped". History though tells us another thing. Over the past couple of seasons, Arsenal has entered the winter transfer window needing...
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has said that lukewarm nature of the recently concluded winter transfer window is a clear sign that European clubs are now unable to match their previously sky-high spending levels.

The veteran Gunners boss compared the business conducted in January 2012 to the spending frenzy that took place same time last year, when more than £100 million were splashed by Chelsea and Liverpool on the purchase of just a handful of players.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has said that lukewarm nature of the recently concluded winter transfer window is a clear sign that European clubs are now unable to match their previously sky-high spending levels.

The veteran Gunners boss compared the business conducted in January 2012 to the spending frenzy that took place same time last year, when more than £100 million were splashed by Chelsea and Liverpool on the purchase of just a handful of players.

I can officially confirm that Count Wenger has no reflection! by Adam Kemp Arsene Wenger reminds me of a ghoulish Count Dracula as his management skills demonstrate that he has no reflection. Count Wenger is a parasite sucking the blood from brainwashed despondent fans that still refuse to believe he is a complete waste of [.

I can officially confirm that Count Wenger has no reflection! by Adam Kemp Arsene Wenger reminds me of a ghoulish Count Dracula as his management skills demonstrate that he has no reflection. Count Wenger is a parasite sucking the blood from brainwashed despondent fans that still refuse to believe he is a complete waste of [.

Critics may already be writing off Arsenal's chances of a top-four finish after last night's goalless draw at Bolton but manager Arsene Wenger has evidence that his side his actually improving.

In his post-match press conference, Wenger was reminded that earning only a point in their last four fixtures had pushed the Gunners to seventh position in the Premier League standings.

It's difficult to know where to start this week's column. On the face of it, a compelling comeback from two goals down to keep our FA Cup hopes alive, followed by a point and a clean sheet away from home should constitute a reasonably good week. Yet it doesn't feel like that at all. For a start, we've put ourselves in a position now where, effectively, any draw represents two points dropped.

"Not good enough."

Three words used often by football fans to describe aspects of the club they support. They're used in relation to certain players, performances, the manager, the board, the price of a pint and a pie, how their club handles various communications, pretty much anything they've got the hump with for one reason or another.

A weekend for remembrance The Premier League and Football League are enthralling, wonderful spectacles, but sometimes a greater force overtakes our love for all things football. On Wednesday afternoon, 80 people went to a football match in Egypt to support their team. They could never know that they would never come home.

A weekend for remembrance The Premier League and Football League are enthralling, wonderful spectacles, but sometimes a greater force overtakes our love for all things football. On Wednesday afternoon, 80 people went to a football match in Egypt to support their team. They could never know that they would never come home.