The Arsenal legend Nigel Winterburn thinks that Arsene Wenger has taken a gamble by signing Thierry Henry, but thinks it will be excellent if he can impress the fans and reproduce his past goalscoring heroics, but he is als leaving himself open to criticism if it all goes wrong! Winterburn said: "I hope everything works [.

Arseblog has teamed up with Thomas Cook Sport, official travel partner of Arsenal, to offer a double Christmas treat for four lucky fans. We've got a pair of tickets for the Barclays Premier League games against Wolves on Monday 26th December 2011 and another pair for the QPR game on Saturday 31st December 2011.

Morning all,

with the job well and truly done in Europe the attention can now turn back to the Premier League and tomorrow's game against Fulham. The early team news is that we don't appear to have lost anyone after the game against Dortmund. Koscielny's withdrawal was due to 'fatigue' and beyond the short and long-termers there's nothing new to report on that front, which is good to hear.

This Sunday sees Tottenham coach Clive Allen join the England Legends taking part in Nivea for Men's Great Football Experiment this weekend. Clive and a team of fellow ex pros take on the might of Ivory FC, from the Brentwood Sunday Football League. I'll be interviewing Clive and you can submit your questions for the Spurs legend by replying to this post.

Former Gunners left-back Nigel Winterburn has shared some varied thoughts in Arsenal's ability to defeat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Speaking to Goal.com, the ex-defender said, "Van Persie only needs half a yard to work the ball into a position where he can shoot at goal with his left foot, and I won't be [.

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 has long been associated with impregnable defences. Superb organization and fantastic man marking defenders were the hallmarks of many an Arsenal triumph over the years. To watch Arsene's defenders during the last two seasons have proven to be quite painful. Tony Adams, Martin Keown, Steve Bould and Nigel Winterburn must all be wondering how it has gone so wrong.

I really haven't got the heart to go through the papers this morning. I haven't the slightest desire to read the depressing reports of the Arsenal's 4-3 defeat at the hands of Blackburn in the Premier League encounter.

Neither do I want to read AW's post-match musings. 'Cos, let's face it we don't need reminding.

According to former Arsenal defender Nigel Winterburn, even if midfielders Cesc Fabregas and Samir stay, three players are needed to strengthen the squad. Speaking to talkSPORT on Thursday, the Englishman explained that replacing key players when ...

Former Arsenal defender Nigel Winterburn believes the Gunners need to add big and powerful players this summer if they are to be successful next season. Speaking to talkSport's Hawksbee and Jacobs on Wednesday, the Englishman started ...

Former Arsenal left-back believes the Gunners could be knocked out of the so-called Top Four if they don't bring new players during the summer transfer window. Speaking to talkSport's Hawksbee and Jacobs, the Englishman honestly admitted ...

Former Arsenal defender Nigel Winterburn believes that the Gunners and Barcelona need to sort the future of Cesc Fabregas as soon as possible. Speaking to talkSport's Hawksbee and Jacobs, the Englishman explained that he is "slightly ...

Ian Wright, Tony Adams, Ray Parlour, Nigel Winterburn, Martin Keown, Paul Merson, Alan Smith, Perry Groves, Lee Dixon. No, its not a list of Arsenal's 50 greatest footballers, but it certainly reads like one. It ...

Former Arsenal defender Nigel Winterburn believes the Gunners should add English blood if they are to be successful next season. Speaking to Sky Sports News HD, the Englishman explained that a change in policy is required ...

Former Arsenal defender Nigel Winterburn predicts tough times ahead for the Gunners as we enter an important moment of the summer transfer window. Speaking to Sky Sports News HD, the Englishman explained that left-back Gael Clichy ...

Former Arsenal defender Nigel Winterburn confessed he is worried ahead of next season especially if the Gunners lose important elements of the squad. Speaking to talkSport's Saggers and Quinny, the 47-year old explained that captain Cesc ...

Former Arsenal defender Nigel Winterburn believes captain Cesc Fabregas is "too loyal" to the club and to manager Arsene Wenger to leave during the summer transfer window. Speaking to Sky Sports News, the Englishman also added ...

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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.

Arsenal Legend Nigel Winterburn has declared that he thinks Arsenal fans have had it very good under Arsene Wenger, especially in the first several years after he took over as manager for the club. He ...

Arsenal legend Nigel Winterburn believes the Gunners should let Cesc Fabregas leave during the summer transfer window if the Catalan wants to go back to Spain. Writing on his weekly Islington Gazette column, the 47-year explained ...

If Cesc Fabregas leaves Arsenal this summer then you should put a tenner on Samir Nasri taking over as captain.

Let's deal with the ‘if' first.

There is no guarantee that Cesc will depart, but there are strong hints coming out of the club (and from people connected with the club) that this time he really is going.

According to two former Arsenal legends, manager Arsene Wenger should bring new players during the summer transfer window. Ray Parlour and Nigel Winterburn are quoted as saying by SoccerWay that fans should not forget all the ...

Twenty two years this day the league title hung in balance as Arsenal needed two goals to win against Liverpool at Anfield on the last day.

Alan Smith got them going but one goal was not going to be enough and as each tense moment ticked by it was looking like Liverpool had sealed league victory.

Paolo Di Canio has today been confirmed as the new Swindon Town manager. Here's a tribute to him, taken directly from the Sabotage Times.

On the day Paolo Di Canio returns to English football as manager of Swindon Town, we look at the goals, glory and insanity of one of football's cast-iron nutters.

Former Arsenal left-back Nigel Winterburn believes it's time for Arsene Wenger to stop protecting his players as they have yet again failed to deliver. Speaking to the Weekend Sports Breakfast, the Englishman explained that the manager ...

Former Arsenal defender Nigel Winterburn believes the Gunners will sell Cesc Fabregas during the summer transfer window, if the right offer is made. Writing on his weekly Islington Gazette column, the 47-year explained that no radical ...

Former Arsenal defender Nigel Winterburn believes the Gunners have to sign "two or possibly three more players" if they are to be competitive next season. Speaking to talkSport, the Englishman started by saying that no-one really ...

Former Arsenal defender Nigel Winterburn admitted he cannot understand why manager Arsene Wenger is under heavy criticism. Speaking to talkSport, the 47-year old explained that he knows how the Frenchman works and that disappointing results are ...

Former Arsenal full back Nigel Winterburn believes Manchester United are hot favourites to win the English Premier League title. Speaking before yesterday's one all draw against Liverpool at the Emirates, the Englishman explained that the Gunners ...

Former Arsenal captain and midfield enforcer Patrick Vieira believes the lack of a physical element to the Gunners' game has proved costly in their quest for honours.

The Manchester City midfielder told L'Equipe: "I still have warm feelings for Arsenal, but it's starting to become frustrating.

Former Arsenal defender Nigel Winterburn believes manager Arsene Wenger was again let down by his players after last week's goalless draw against Blackburn. Writing on his weekly Islington Gazette column, the 47-year explained that it was ...

In his first year as an Arsenal player, centre-back Laurent Koscielny is enjoying a solid first season with former left-back Nigel Winterburn believing he will be one to keep an eye on next season. Speaking during ...

Former Arsenal defender Nigel Winterburn was full of praise for ex-legend Dennis Bergkamp as he described him as an absolute sensational player. Attending the annual Premium Members Q&A at the Emirates Stadium, the Englishman explained that ...

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.

Former Arsenal defender Nigel Winterburn believes this could be the year in which the Gunners will end their silverware crisis. Speaking to Arsenal TV Online, the Englishman explained how it would be great if the Gunners ...

What did you and the Arsenal players used to do to socialise?

Drink!

What do you think about the recent revelations on Andy Carroll's night life?

When we used to go out...you know, I wasn't one of the regulars. I went out with the guys occasionally.

Former Arsenal left-back Nigel Winterburn revealed the Club's decision to appoint Arsene Wenger as manager was spot on as almost all players liked the style of the Frenchman. After the dismissal of George Graham in 1995 ...

Anthony Gardner... Anthony Gardner?!!! 10. Julian Dicks Stuart Pearce sort of had the hard, passionate England left-back spot covered during the early nineties (to the extent that Nigel Winterburn gained only two caps). But Dicks, who was West Ham Player of the Year for four years out of seven, must have deserved to transfer his [.