In an interview that will not go over well in the Chelsea dressing room, Fernando Torres says that his poor goalscoring record at Chelsea is due to theclub’s ‘very slow’ and ‘older’ players. Torres says that it is the squad’s lack of pace and the fact a number of players are approaching the twilight of […]
Premier League
Made my first trip to see a match at the Emirates today to watch Arsenal play Swansea. Luckily I saw Arsenal win 1-0. But it was far from an impressive performance by the Gunners. Yes they won via an Arshavin goal, but Swansea really should have equalized late in aded time when Danny Graham shot […]
In London for the Swansea match tomorrow and decided to take my daughter on a tour of the Emirates Stadium today. Arsenal offers two tours. A general tour and one led by an Arsenal legend. Today that legend was Charlie George and I could not turn down the opportunity to meet the person who scored […]
Peter Kenyon used to top my list of most hated football executives. Seeing him lead Chelsea up to get their medals after losing the Champions League medal in Russia, instead of a Chelsea legend, I thought was pure hubris. I did not think that any executive could be as arrogant as Kenyon, but then came […]
They have two of the richest football owners in the world, so it should not be a surprise that Manchester City and Chelsea were once again the big spenders in the summer transfer market. Manchester City spent well over 120 million euros last summer, and for the second year in a row, the club was […]
Total joke this is. The UEFA Appeals Body has rejected the appeal lodged by Arsenal and Arsène Wenger against the two-match suspension handed to the manager after the play-off first leg against Udinese. Wenger will now be suspended for Arsenal’s next two Champions League matches, against Borussia Dortmund and Olympiacos FC on 13 and 28 […]
Jack Wilshere’s ankle injury is a lot worse than expected and it looks like he will be out for another two to three months. Wilshere had had a persistent problem with his right ankle, hich was aggravated while playing for England against Switzerland in June, and the Gunners are looking to manage the injury conservatively. […]
Manchester United today posted record operating profits of £110.9million for the year ended June 30, 2011. The club have also recorded a record revenue of £334.1million, an increase of £45million from last year and passing £300million for the first time. That £334.1million in revenue beat the previous record of £313m that Arsenal had previously announced. […]
Wow. After three months of wondering if Arsenal will ever jump into the transfer market, the Gunners officially landed FIVE new players today. What is surprising is the 180 degree change in Arsenal’s transfer philosophy that today’s moves reflect. The Gunners new signings; Santos, Per Mertesacker, Park, Benayoun and Arteta. are aged between 26 and […]