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Sometimes it's easy to forget heroes still exist. It's so easy to look at Arsenal's struggles this
season and dwell on the mistakes and missed opportunities. Easy to put idols from the past on
pedestals, ...
Well it was high time Arsenal put together a full match and capped it off with a win and a clean
sheet. With all of the problems of that last few months, to most Gooners ...
The Game A lot happened since Manchester United breezed past us at Old Trafford and of course a lot
will happen from now until the end of the season. As I said in yesterday's preview, I was ...
Well here we are after the first win of the season for Arsenal. It wasn't straight forward and it
was a bit labored at times, but the team managed to cross the finish line with ...
The Game Considered by many as the toughest opposition in Pot D, Borussia Dortmund tomorrow host
Arsenal in what will hopefully be an entertaining game of football. It is not easy to predict what
will happen tomorrow ...
The Game An early kick-off, Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool to have
non-easy games on Sunday, this weekend could be the one in which our Premier League campaign
finally kicks off. As I said yesterday ...
The Game I apologise for the sarcastic headline but when you follow Arsenal these days you either
cry or laugh at the way we play and concede goals. A wise man once told me that there are ...
Wow! I must admit, when I listened to Ivan Gazidis promise Gooners "a busy summer," it never
occurred to me that the 'busy' part of it wouldn't take place until August 31st. But here we ...
Every time I've ever mentioned improving the squad, and I've definitely mentioned it once or twice
(crickets), a flock of angry apologists fly to the comments section to claim, "This isn't Football
Manager, you American ...
The transfer window is history and Gooners everywhere now have just over a week to salivate over
the new signings that Arsene Wenger has brought into the club. This is a happy moment. For Arsenal
...
Some interesting news out there today, so let's get right into it. Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas
has revealed that Arsenal made a last day inquiry for Yoann Gourcuff, but the French club rejected
the proposed ...
Every time there is an International break, Arsenal fans grit their teeth, close their eyes, and
say prayer that one of our players will not suffer a big injury during some trivial international
tie. Unfortunately, ...
Well, for the past few days I have been wondering about the state of Arsenal. "How long?" I
wondered. "How long until the proverbial 'other shoe' drops, and the upbeat feeling I've been
having is ...
While many Arsenal fans are pleasantly surprised by the five unexpected additions that the club
made before the summer transfer window closed, some are disappointed by the fact that, with the
possible exception of Per ...
I just want to start off by saying what we all feel (well, I think many of us feel): I hate
International Breaks. This particular layoff has felt excruciatingly long. With Arsenal's dreadful
August form ...
The Game Usually, international breaks are something we don't look forward to, no Arsenal to
follow, injury concerns to worry about and sometimes, no football to follow at all. This one,
however, was very much needed as ...
Browsing the various news sources yesterday, I was rather surprised to read Arsene Wenger's
comments, ahead of today's match against Swansea. Between comments reported by the Daily Mail, and
on Arsenal.com (both sites chose to ...
Arsenal needed a Michael Vorm mistake to secure all three points against a very good Swansea team,
getting lucky in the final minutes with Danny Graham missing a golden opportunity to equalise.
Allow me to start ...
Yesterday, something wonderful happened. Yes, Arsenal won their first match of the season, but
that's not it. And yes, Arsenal's last minute signings all did well in their debuts, but that is
not what I'm ...
On Tuesday, Arsenal will look to build on the good result against Swansea, as they get set to to
begin the next phase of Europe's premier club competition, the UEFA Champions League. Up first for
...
The Game Arsenal today kick-off their official Champions League campaign when they face Borussia
Dortmund in their first game of Group F. When five players were signed in two days, many Arsenal
fans thought that many of ...
Arsenal almost caused a major upset at the Signal Iduna Park as they took full advantage of a
Dortmund defensive mistake to score in the first half but were denied all three points after Ivan
...
Arsenal assistant Pat Rice, who, as a result of Arsene Wenger's two match touchline ban, was the
man in charge for the Gunners last evening, has said that he saw many positive signs from the ...
I start today's analysis by pointing out one of the things I noticed after the completion of the
second half of Champions League Match Day 1. Arsenal picks up a nice draw away to one of ...
Yesterday, a story was released featuring an interview with former Arsenal skipper, Cesc Fabregas.
It was picked up by several trusted news sites, and was reported as fact, despite no source being
revealed. In the 'interview,' ...
The Game After two positive results against Swansea City and Borussia Dortmund, Arsenal will
tomorrow be back in action as they travel to Blackburn to face Steve Kean's men. Now I know that
many were not satisfied ...
Before we get into today's news, a brief follow-up to yesterday's Cesc Fabregas story. Guillem
Balague has reported via twitter that Cesc has begun to take steps to sue Sport Magazine for making
up the ...
Arsenal's shocking start to the season continued as they went down to struggling Blackburn despite
twice taking the lead at Ewood Park. I would be lying if I say that I expected us to lose but ...
Well then. Some result that was. I thought these August signings were supposed to make our squad
... you know, better? On the plus side, it looks like we've at least been restored to where ...
Where do we start after the debacle at Ewood Park? There are so many areas that need to be
addressed but I think today we will skip the players and go to the coaching staff. Originally ...
Those of you that read my articles here on The Gunning Hawk, or follow me on twitter (shameless
plug: @JjeffPatterson), know by now that I am never shy about leveling criticism when I believe
criticism ...
The Game After last Saturday's terrible defeat against Blackburn Rovers, it is time for Arsenal to
"bounce back" as they host Shrewsbury Town, at the Emirates, in the Carling Cup. Youngster Chuks
Aneke, Daniel Boateng, Damian Martinez, ...
Hello, everyone, I'm sure you are all relieved as I am by Tuesday's comeback win. Very odd that a
win like that over a club like Shrewsbury should spark relief, but I guess that's just ...
Arsenal captain Robin van Persie has urged his teammates to keep their head up and stay positive,
as the Gunners have struggled out of the gate so far this season. The Dutch international frontman
asked ...
The Game Arsenal host Bolton Wanderers at the Emirates Stadium as they hope to add another positive
result after the mid-week victory in the Carling Cup. I look at the table and I see Arsenal, 17th
with ...
The Game Arsenal host Bolton Wanderers at the Emirates Stadium hoping to register their second
Premier League win of the season. Jack Wilshere's injury is a concern but not a surprise as we've
seen it before, first ...
Arsenal eased past Bolton Wanderers at the Emirates as they registered a 3-0 win that will
hopefully help the confidence of the players. It was much needed, that's for sure, and although we
did struggle defensively ...
The Game Arsenal welcome Olympiakos Piraeus to the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday as tomorrow we
kick-off a pivotal week that will end on Sunday at White Hart Lane. Needless to say, all we should
aim for in ...
Looking at today's match against Olympiakos, I can't help but be amazed at how much more
intimidating this Arsenal side would be if it could stay healthy. We lost several important players
this summer, yet our ...
The Game After getting what I believe to be a very positive result away against Borussia Dortmund,
Arsenal today host Olympiacos Piraeus of Greece in what is, of course, a must-win game. This
morning I paid a ...
