So, Monday morning, eh? After a win, eh? Tends to be quiet, eh?

That last one wasn't a question. It's true. After a win there's a lot less to talk about than after a defeat. This, my friends, is not a bad thing at all. Much as I love the chatting and the breaking up of the online discourse to tell people not to suggest such things about their opponent's mother and the like, a day when there's little to complain about (although I'm sure some will find a way), is no bad thing at all.

by STUART WATSON I really love the F.A Cup, a lot of my boyhood memories derive from the competition whether they be good or bad. A few early ones include the two semifinals at Wembley in the early 90's, Wrexham in 92, Linighans late goal to win us the cup in 93, Andy Walker smashing the ball past David Seaman to give Bolton a historic win at Highbury, and getting knocked out by Millwall and Sheffield United in consecutive seasons.

The England national football team will jet off to Poland and Ukraine next summer with the hope of achieving something their forbearers have not. Namely, winning the European Football Championship. Yet the inhabitants of Krakow and Kiev would be hard pressed to place a cigarette paper between our brave English Lions, with their matching suits, [.

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I'd always thought that tartan in football strips was a mid 90s phenomenon restricted to Scotland's Euro 96 team and Morton.
Yet it seems it's a trend that is almost as old as the game itself.
The 10th Lanarkshire Volunteers combined navy jerseys and red socks with Black Watch tartan "knickerbockers" way back in 1884-85 while in 1888-89 Vale of Atholl adopted breeches fashioned from the local tartan.

Shittu or bust: 20 football names which should be rated 18

News that Manchester United are scouting Schalke's Christian Fuchs has inspired a host of 'Fuchs off to Old Trafford?' headlines and a lot of sniggering at MirrorFootball Towers. But he's not even in our top 20 of rude footballer names.

Shittu or bust: Christian Fuchs and football's 20 rudest names

News that Manchester United are scouting Schalke's Christian Fuchs has inspired a host of 'Fuchs off to Old Trafford?' headlines and a lot of sniggering at MirrorFootball Towers. But he's not even in our top 20 of rude footballer names.

As many will know, we are in the middle of Movember. Yup, in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, the US, Canada, Finland, the Netherlands, Spain, South Africa and Ireland, chaps are being encouraged to let the above-the-lip stuff grow unchecked for a month.

And this has exactly what to do with the greatest football club in the world (that's us, in case there's any misunderstanding)?

By Chris Wright

"I let them down. I let down my friends, I let down my goalkeeper. Yeah... I let David Seaman down and I'm gonna have to carry that own-goal with me for the rest of my life. My football career is over..."

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By Alan Duffy

Back on this day in 1990, Manchester United and Arsenal clashed at Old Trafford in a game which would sow the seeds of much thuggery between the two clubs in the years to follow.

Nigel "Nutty" Winterburn tackled Brian McClair, who then kicked seven shades of s**t out of the Arsenal left-back.

Arsenal goalkeeper David Seaman believes that the Gunners need to work hard to fix defensive problems that have been the cause of dropped points in the English Premier League. Speaking to Sky Sports News, the Englishman ...

Building up to this week's final round of group qualifying fixtures for the 2012 European Championships, BBC Radio Scotland has produced short audio pastiches daily on their Sportsound programme featuring new interviews with former Scottish national team players along with rebroadcasting some audio caught in the moment after some big matches.

In the wake of Sven Goran Eriksson's opinion that Arsene Wenger would be the ideal next England manager, bookmakers have installed the Frenchman at odds of 25/1 to take over from Fabio Capello when the Italian's contract is up next year.

Needless to say, few people will be in agreement with Eriksson's opinion and anyone with a brain cell will not really believe this will actually happen, moreover there is no way that the Arsenal boss would even consider taking the post (fortunately for England fans).

Today all Gooners must do their duty. They must recall the greatness of the past and temporarily cast aside the divisions that recently have weakened the Arsenal Faith. If you feel that you can't then let me try to get you to understand why you support this club. What ever your age, I want you to recall the Arsenal Legends for whom a day like this was the day to sweat blood for the cause.

For a long time now, the media have portrayed us as a club in crisis. Over the last few years, Arsene Wenger's methods which were once admired and revered have been questioned and put under scrutiny. We, as Arsenal fans are very loyal to Wenger as we don't – or can't – forget all the great work he's done in the past.

Arsenal's new Number One is making quite a name for himself in the opening weeks of the season.

He made a string of fine saves in the cauldron of Udine, including a Seaman-esque penalty stop, to effectively win Arsenal £25m and guarantee their participation in this year's Champions League.

Arsenal's new Number One is making quite a name for himself in the opening weeks of the season.

He made a string of fine saves in the cauldron of Udine, including a Seaman-esque penalty stop, to effectively win Arsenal £25m and guarantee their participation in this year's Champions League.

I don't want to sound hyperbolic. I keep reminding myself that this is just a game- a simple and athletic form of entertainment meant to distract and please the masses from the day to day hardships of life. After a long, hard day at the factory, the conference room, the construction site, the school, or the hacker cave, everyone is entitled to sit down, grab a beer/juice/bottle o' water/Faygo, sit down on the couch, and watch your favorite team engage in 90-120 minutes of some good old football/soccer.

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I think we can all agree football is broken. Whilst millions of pounds are being spent on players like Jordan Henderson and Andy Carroll, famous clubs like Wrexham are struggling to survive. My ten point plan will not save football in its entirety, but it will help make it a darn sight more enjoyable.

I think we can all agree football is broken. Whilst millions of pounds are being spent on players like Jordan Henderson and Andy Carroll, famous clubs like Wrexham are struggling to survive. My ten point plan will not save football in its entirety, but it will help make it a darn sight more enjoyable.

Game Intelligence looks back fondly at Artim Sakiri, that balding Macedonian playmaker who put the final nail in David Seaman's England career. By scoring past David Seaman directly from a corner kick this ex-Baggie gained celebrity status in Macedonia and a move ... Continue reading →

Football teams consistently seem to want goalscorers, someone to push them over the top, take them to the next level. But having had a rummage around in the game's history, I've begun to wonder if this desire is not misplaced.

It started when I was reading about Arsenal's 1990-91 side. This team is not looked back upon with any great fondness, partly because it did its thing just before the Premier League era, partly because George Graham's sides have been slightly tarnished with age.

Who is the best player ever to have been signed by Arsenal?

Last summer I wrote a post about ‘Arsenal's Best Transfer News Ever'. The point of that piece was to determine which piece of transfer news was the most exciting when it was announced, regardless of how that player went on to perform for the club.

Written by Gooner in Exile

Arsenal.com are currently running an all time dream team vote. The problem with this it is often only the young who vote and recent memory can skew the result.

We have a wide church here with regard to ages so how about we all pick our all time eleven, manager, coach, physio and you can even throw in a few squad players.

When Arsene Wenger arrived at Arsenal in 1996, critics raised many an eyebrow. But as the trophies rolled in and he transformed Arsenal into one of the most skilful teams in the world, the same people began to laud him as a genius. Now, after a sixth consecutive season without a trophy, it seems that the eyebrow-raising has justifiably returned.

While we've looked at classic encounters from the past between Tottenham and some of our recent opponents, the forthcoming fixture between Spurs and Birmingham doesn't really conjure up too many memories of any kind.

While Tottenham did travel to St Andrews on the way to the 1967 FA Cup final, recent memory could only recall a freezing night in the mid-1980's where Spurs defeated a Birmingham side by two goals to nil.

Former Arsenal goalkeeper David Seaman believes the Gunners can look forward with a smile in respect to the goalkeeping department. Speaking to Arsenal TV Online, the Englishman explained that Wojciech Szczesny and Lukasz Fabianski are both ...

Arsenal's flame may have petered out somewhat in recent years, but Wenger's boys-turned-men came awfully close this year to winning their first league title since 2004. They may not possess the same tenacity as Manchester United but they are as good as anyone in the league on their day, as we seen last Saturday with the victory over United that could help Chelsea retain their title.

Petr Cech, who has now made more than 300 appearances for Chelsea, has revealed that things could have been so different if, as expected a move to Arsenal had been completed.
He said:

"Before I went to Rennes I was watched by Arsenal but when I couldn't get a work permit the situation was missed, And at the last minute I think the person who was the chief scout at Arsenal didn't think I was good enough for the English league.

Hold onto your hats people. He's back. He's 41 years old. He's German. And he's madder than a box of frogs.

Yes, ladies and gentleman, it's Mad Jens Lehmann. That lovable goalkeeper of Arsenal past that you just can't get enough of. He joined Arsenal back in 2003 to replace the indomitable David Seaman in goal and went on to go the entire season unbeaten with the famed "Invincibles" team.

Every great team is built around solid leadership within the team.
Mark Lawrenson believes that Arsene Wenger needs to find more leaders for his Arsenal side, or to change his overall philosophy.
Arsene Wenger must win a trophy this season - or look at changing his philosophy at Arsenal.

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Yet again after the weekend result it is the defence that has been called into question, the cries of weakness are again heard and the calls for a return to the glory days of the famous four of Adams, Bould, Winterburn and Dixon. Add to those four Keown and yes we had an impressive back line available.

To listen to some people you would think our promising young reserve ‘keeper is David Seaman, Peter Schmeichel, Gordon Banks and Lev Yashin all rolled into one.

He's not.

Right now Wojciech Szczesny is a raw, inexperienced player with bags of promise and the chance of becoming great in the future.