Since we last spoke, I've completed a degree, got married and switched continents.
The Season ticket has been swapped for 10am kick-offs at Lucky Bar DC. Thankfully, some of the best Gooners in the world reside over here in the States.
Forgive me for not posting.
But, really, the reason my posting slowed up over the last few years is that, for at least the last two seasons, I found it difficult to say anything original about Arsenal.

Como local ante Morelia los ultimos 15 juegos, Cruz Azul solo le ha podido ganar a los monarcas por solo un gol. En conclusion si las estadísticas no fallan hoy Morelia volvia a eliminar a Cruz Azul por solo un gol.El marcador mas abultado en los ultimos 15 partidos entres estos equipos es de CRUZ AZUL 2-3 MORELIA en la jornada 13 del 2010.

Arsenal 2-1 Borussia Dortmund

A fine win against a very decent side means that our last group game (Matchday 6 aah, the romance of the cup) will be all stations to Dead Rubbersville.

In fact, it will be a reprise of 2009 when an Arsenal side already assured of top spot sent out the kids and lost 1-0 in Olympiakos.

That was a very strange few days. We spend years carefully, slowly building squads, with obscure players brought in from far and wide, punctuated with highly profitable sales. This modus operandi became familiar to all of us. But in this transfer window, that has all been ripped up, culminating in an insane final evening yesterday.

Manchester United 8-2 Arsenal

‘Will you quit?', Wenger was asked following Arsenal's worst league defeat since 1896. That Wenger's future is now being routinely debated and he is being asked to his face tells you all you need to know about the situation at the club.

Ten days into the season, and the 'Arsenal in crisis' stories have rarely been more prevalent. The opening exchanges of a new campaign have been, at best, fraught, and at worst, downright embarrassing.

Regular readers will know that I'm one of the most optimistic people out there (for example, I'd suggest that now is an excellent time to place a bet on us finishing in the top four you'll get good odds), but even I have to admit that the situation has progressed into the realms of the comical.

Written by Kelsey

I think a reality check is needed and between us we should try to fathom out what is going wrong at the club. Figures don't lie and we have won just 2 of our last 13 PL games, which would have been inconceivable in February. Fabregas leaving is going to be a huge miss, and though not replaceable like for like we have had the best part of this year knowing he would leave to find another player as a world-class playmaker.

As the Premier League opening games draw nearer there certainly seems to be some movement in the Arsenal transfer market. The arrival of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain surprised nobody but it seems that Arsene Wenger will quickly recoup his expenditure when Samir Nasri joins Manchester City. For a manager that hates paying over the odds for great [.

It is hard to imagine that in seven days time the first game of the new season will have taken place. There is a remarkably strange feeling about at the moment.

Possibly that feeling is down to Arsenal looking no better than at the tail end of last season and there being only minute changes in the playing staff.

A lot of excellent football, some dodgy refereeing decisions going against Arsenal, and absolute chaos as the back – nothing seems to have changed.

Another stupid goal conceded towards the end means that this Cup will linger in Gooner memories as one that has further reinforced, if that were possible, the need for significant defensive improvement if the Gunners want to challenge for the top honours this season.

Back at the Home of Football to the traditional start of footballing season entertainment known as the Emirates Cup.

This is normally a fun filled affair where we take on a couple of fair to middling teams put some skilful moves together introduce a few youngsters and send the punters home happy.

Johan Djourou's defensive error gifted Pablo Mouche the equaliser as Boca Juniors fought back from two goals down to secure a 2-2 draw against Arsenal in the Emirates Cup.

The hosts looked comfortable after Robin Van Persie opened the scoring on 29 minutes before half-time substitute Aaron Ramseydoubled their advantage with his first touch two minutes after the break.

Arsene Wenger must be on the look out for a striker this summer.

We know van Persie can score goals, but we are also aware that he is unlikely to go through the season without a major injury keeping him out of action for 3 months. So long as RvP is fit he will bang in goals for fun, but with an international break coming early September, this is the call sign for an injury whilst playing for Holland.

Yesterday, I made my predictions for the summer in terms of who might be leaving. Today I'll focus on what should (in theory) be happier thoughts players coming in. I'll take this up in three parts. First, I'll discuss what the team looks like right now. Second, I'll give my commentary on what the club should be doing.

Carlos Vela not allowed to leave Arsenal. Why? by Peter Rooke The young Mexican Carlos Vela (maybe not so young nowadays) has spent many years at Arsenal under Arsene Wenger, and he has has played many games in the Carling Cup and FA Cup games, but despite some absolutely brilliant performances, Wenger has totally refused [.

Arsenal's firesale is not going well so far by Peter Rooke There are three (supposedly) definite departures from the Emirates this summer. Both Nicklas Bendtner and Denilson have declared their intention to find new clubs, while Gael Clichy is refusing to sign a contract extension, but the "offers" are not exactly pouring in for Wenger's [.

Arsenal fans are gearing themselves for an influx of players, we are waiting with baited breath. We are also aware that the exodus from the Emirates will be a big one this summer. Players who have not made the grade, others who have not had the opportunity and some who think the grass is greener on the other side of the tracks.

What a goldfish I am. Despite an end of season that spent most of its time reeling from one calamity to another, I appear to be hankering for the new one already. When will I ever learn?

To be fair though, some bits and bobs need to happen before I can get genuinely giddy. Namely a scythe cutting through the chaff of the squad, coupled with the club storing the wheat in a silo where nobody can steal it.

The young Mexican striker Carlos Vela has spent the second half of the season out on loan at West Brom, and despite a few successes as an impact sub, he has only made three starts for the Baggies. The West Brom first-team coach Michael Appleton said yesterday: "We don't know what kind of transfer fee [.

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No tuvo desperdicio lo visto hoy en la copa libertadores, Jaguares empataba a dos goles en el segundo tiempo y a falta de 20 minutos Jorge Villalpando se come su segundo gol de la noche para dejar eliminado a Jaguares de la copa Libertadores.

Después de estar prácticamente en la lona, Los Dorados de Sinaloa se recuperan y ahora sus posibilidades de acceder a la liguilla aumentan al lograr una importante victoria de visitante ante los Albinegros por 3 goles a 2.

La victoria anterior en el Banorte contra Durango y ésta contra el Orizaba han revivido al equipo sinaloense que ahora, si bien es cierto todavía no hay nada claro, cuando menos las opciones se miran más factibles ya que faltando 12 puntos por disputarse podría calificar si obtiene algunos 7 ú 8.

Last but not the least - Alex Song

Who is the most important player at Arsenal FC?

Its not the luckless but always loyal Almunia.
Its not the remarkably consistent Bacary Sagna.
Its not the El Capitan.
Its not the Verminator.
Its not K-OS.
Its not our inhouse metalhead TR7.

Last but not the least - Alex Song

Who is the most important player at Arsenal FC?

Its not the luckless but always loyal Almunia.
Its not the remarkably consistent Bacary Sagna.
Its not the El Capitan.
Its not the Verminator.
Its not K-OS.
Its not our inhouse metalhead TR7.

Chicharito con el balon // Foto CC nathangibbs

Mañana miércoles hay grandes partidos alrededor del mundo, Estados unidos visitaba Egipto (partido pospuesto por obvias razones), Colombia visita el Bernabéu, Canadá va a Grecia, Brasil juega en Francia, Argentina y Portugal se miden en Suiza y México se enfrenta a la todopoderosa Bosnia (con suplentes) en Atlanta.

Who Won:
Chelsea: Blues fans must be delighted. Okay, there's an element of risk in paying 50m for a striker who's done little in the past year, but despite buying yachts, art and world cups, Roman still seems interested in Chelsea.
Liverpool: Replacing an in form Torres would be almost impossible, but he hasn't been happy for months and they got 50m for him.

Carlos Vela is a player who divides opinion. He has undoubted quality but just doesn't seem to take his chances when he is in the first team. His party-boy lifestyle probably has something to do with it, he is a young lad who wants to have fun but at the moment it looks like it is affecting his [..

It has been a while since we had any Guest Posts, but here is one from Ahmed, who is worried about the development of two Arsenal players that are just outside the first team......... While it is much publicized that the Gunners need some experience at the back I wanted to address an experience issue in [.

The rumour-mill may keep turning and turning but the Arsenal FC Chequebook is staying firmly under lock and key by the look of it. The only real Arsenal transfer news is about players leaving on loan, though The Goon Blog ran a story about Eden Hazard provisionally agreeing terms to join the club, with just [.

Lineups are in:

Ipswich: Starters: Fulop, Peters, McAuley, Delaney, Kennedy, Edwards, Norris, Healy, O'Dea, Wickham, Priskin Bench: Lee-Barrett Smith, Eastman, Civelli, Lambe, Murray, Hourihane

Arsenal: Starters: Szczesny, Eboue, Djourou, Koscielny, Gibbs, Walcott, Wilshere, Fabregas, Denilson, Arshavin, Bendtner Bench: Shea, Chamakh, Ramsey, Vela, Song, Eastmond, Miquel

A very strong lineup I would say.

In Arsene Wenger's pre-match press conference ahead of the FA Cup clash with Leeds United, he was drawn into comment on the short-term futures of four players, whilst he also gave us an update on the situation of Aaron Ramsey. Vela, Jay Emmanuel-Thomas and Almunia have been the subject of intense transfer speculation in the past [.

In Arsene Wenger's pre-match press conference ahead of the FA Cup clash with Leeds United, he was drawn into comment on the short-term futures of four players, whilst he also gave us an update on the situation of Aaron Ramsey. Vela, Jay Emmanuel-Thomas and Almunia have been the subject of intense transfer speculation in the past [.

Reports in Columbia are gathering pace that Porto striker Falcao is interesting Arsenal who may be set to launch a €30 million bid for the forward who has netted 53 goals in 64 games for the Portuguese side. FutbolRed.com suggest that Falcao will be brought in as a replacement for fellow South American Carlos Vela who [.

The Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been talking frankly about the transfer window, and has admitted that if Thomas Vermaelen does not react well to his latest treatment then the Gunners may be forced to buy another centre-back to cover the Belgian's absence. Wenger admitted: "Yes, should Thomas Vermaelen not come back quickly that is an [.

Arsenal and Liverpool are squaring up to battle it out over German centre-back Per Mertesacker. The Metro are reporting that an £8.5 million offer has been tabled by Arsenal for the Werder Bremen favourite and German international and Liverpool are hot on their tail and keen to test Bremen's resolve with a more attractive offer as [.