Andrea Berta, our very hard-working, and one must say effective, Director of Football spent a very busy summer improving our squad. During the recent game with Olympiacos it was very impressive to be able to point to a bench that contained the likes of Saka, Rice, Timber, Eze and child prodigy Max Dowman whose Mum […]
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Another Trip on the Rollercoaster
Posted in Analysis, Opinions, Review, Transfers, Waffle on Aug 11th, 2025
As we await the new season I think back to the last moments of the old one. Martin Ødegaard snatching a late winner at Southampton and it was over. And I’m going to confess I was relieved. I wasn’t ‘footballed out’, but I was glad of the break from putting my hopes and fears on […]
Double Bill
Posted in Analysis, Guest Blogs, Match Report, Opinions, Waffle on Jul 28th, 2025
Arsenal Suffer The Kicks and Elbows of Outrageous Fortune and Win by ClockEndRider On we moved from AC Milan to the second game of pre-season and the game against Newcastle. The team which started was Raya, White, Saliba, Calafiori, MLS, Zubimendi, Merino, Nwaneri, Saka Trossard, Havertz. Under Howe and that curious orange man – […]
Fings Ain’t Wot They Used To Be!
Posted in Analysis, Club History, Waffle on Jul 21st, 2025
It is nice that blogs on this website are read by a number of generations. In fact, mixing historical recollection with current opinion is one of the reasons this blog exists. Dave Faber who founded the original ‘Goonerholic’ was born a few years after me but started to follow Arsenal from a very early age. […]
From the moment of his appointment, Mikel Arteta has been the focus of heavy criticism from sectors of the Arsenal fanbase and, but for a brief pause after the FA Cup victory in 2020, occasional calls for his head have persisted. Some criticisms have been constructive, many have been bizarre and sadly, some from so-called […]








