ARSENALISM©

So November arrives with cold weather and grey skies. Arsenal sit in 2 nd place with a great chance to make progress in the Carling Cup with a home draw against wigan Athletic. Poised to win   our Champions league group and with six months of the season left have 3 of our five tougher away fixtures out of the way, having taken a respectable 4 from 9. I say respectable as, the Man City away trip aside the draw at Anfield on the occasion of Hodgson’s first game was a good result and the Chelsea game I don’t think anyone can really speak of any injustice. That leaves away games at Old Trafford and Sp*rs (who as we know raise their game for this fixture). With injured players gradually returning and the Polish goalkeepers showing signs of optimism, we’re in relatively good shape. Or so you’d think. Yesterday at the Emirates West Ham were put to the sword late on after some stout defending, a good performance from Robert Green and a couple of missed opportunities. The level of indign...

West Ham United, the club that put the 'gate' into Lasagna-gate come visiting this weekend. Here's a list of players that have been both Gunners and Hammers. Quite a few illustrious names among them; ·          Dick Burgess ·          Stan Earle ·          Jimmy Marshall ·          Archie Macaulay ·          Jimmy Bloomfield ·          Jim Standen ·          Bobby Gould ·          John Radford ·          Liam Brady ·          Steve Walford ·          Lee Champman ·          Stewart Robson ·    ...

NUFC 0-AFC 4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vV7caRLDrw ..nobody I'd rather be ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_r0oQE5jEU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoA89ACTflk an oblique reference but we seem to have Doc Hollywood between the sticks!

In this time of public service cuts, Fire Service strikes and post credit crunch austerity Wayne Rooney has shown his lack of regard for the common man. Distasteful shenanigans to give himself a major pay increase. A holiday in Dubai at the seven star Burj Al Arab resort, where he has been indulging in Chicken Nuggets chips and beer. This alongside his use of Prostitutes and smoking makes him look like someone completely out of touch with the public and the public’s perceptions. I honestly expect to see him soon lighting a fat cigar with a twenty pound note whilst tucking into a happy meal. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHo2pXO_XAI considerably richer The working class kid from the street kicking a ball on the street corner routine doesn’t work anymore. Rooney is just a primer example of the modern English footballer; Out of touch and brimming with arrogance. Hardly surprising that there was not one English player nominated for the Ballon d’Or. I hope the in debt Man Utd money men ...

Prior to the game the so called experts on Sky were talking about how Tevez is on fire and the Eastlands revolution. Arsenal were going to bottle it against a ‘top’ side. By the end of the game Andy Gray was saying that the 0-3 score line didn’t do justice to Citeh. Bollocks! Arsenal went up there and scored 3 despite Citeh’s best efforts to get one of our players sent off after the completely justified decision to red card one of their players. Arsenal also took liberties with the light blues for the last twenty minutes making them look like the away team. The millionaires ran out of gas while we passed the ball around them. Adebayor did little but jog around looking like a lanky rag doll and we weren’t bullied in midfield. The multi million squad and financially manipulated ‘big team’ of Manchester City were beaten by an Arsenal team missing Vermaelen, Ramsey and Van Persie, and well beaten at that. Fabianski did his job between the sticks which is all that is wanted from Arsenal’s g...

When the news of Paul Gascoine's arrest filters through, his modern equivalent Wayne Rooney does a U Turn on his desire to move from Man Utd. The similarities are evident between the two, although Gascoine was a far better player than Rooney. The reasons given for Rooney signing a five year contract are being given as some sort of reflection on the so called romance and history of the club, assurances being made and obviously a wages increase.There's also an inference of Machiavellian shenanigans from Ferguson But I have another theory. Wanting to leave Man Utd meant that realistically the options were; Going to Italy or Spain or moving to Manchester City or Chelsea.The facts, I believe, are that he wasn't wanted! The latter choices were based on the only two domestic sides who could afford him. The foreign option would have meant Rooney learning another language and living a different lifestyle. He didn't turn up at the World Cup, he hasn't scored from open pla...

Last Times a north London club went to the San siro http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKzkbMbTSPU Inter Milan 1 -Arsenal 5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMWuYrwILB0 AC Milan 0-Arsenal 2

Tony Pulis the Stoke City manager is at it again; having a pop at Arsene: “Wenger is perceived to be a genius but he hasn’t delivered a trophy in six years,“I have exciting and skilful players like Etherington, Fuller and Tuncay and I am sure they wouldn’t have joined us if we were as bad as Wenger makes out.“But his comments are aimed at seeking an advantage with refs.“I’ve got nothing against foreign managers, they are very nice people, Apart from Arsene Wenger Now I may from time to time be critical of AW but I will not have managers of other Clubs having a go at Arsene. In Wenger’s 14 years at Arsenal he has won seven trophies and been runner up on nine occasions. This second statistic is telling and reflects Wenger’s shortcomings at the moment of truth, but what the facts point to is consistency over a decade and a half; Something Pulis is nowhere near approaching. His major achievement? Guiding Stoke City to the Premier League in the 2007–08 season by finishing runners-u...

Hero: Danny Murphy for saying what needed to be said about tackling; coming from an English player who is still in the Premier League is quite a thing. Nice one Dan. Zero: Redknappism. The mentalist approach of journos and pundicks and even members of the public calling for Harry to save the England team. Idiots! Zeroes: The England Team Hero: Eduardo who returns mid week . A potentially great Arsenal career ruined by the thuggish approach. Zero: Hleb who returns Saturday. Yes Alex the grass isn’t always greener. Let’s hope he still dawdles about when he’s in a shooting position. Hero: Bobby Pires, back in training with Arsenal a reminder of the glory times http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8SXvFYf3_A a discussion on Bobby  Zero: Harry Redknapp; highlight of his time at Sp*rs beating Arsenal in the league for the first time in a decade. How ambitious of you! Stick to being a poor man’s Arthur Daley Harry.

12 th September 2010 “Arsenal’s Premier League home game against Birmingham City on Saturday 16 October will focus on the Club’s Arsenal for Everyone initiative, an ongoing scheme which embraces the diversity and equality of the Club and its fan base. Arsenal has invited a number of representatives of its diverse fan base to welcome players on to the pitch at the game and line up with an impressive display of 17 flags representing the countries of the Arsenal squad.  The Club launched the Arsenal for everyone initiative three years ago(2006) in a bid to move from an anti-racism message to a celebration of the diversity of the Arsenal family”-arsenal.com 16 th December 2006 “Arsenal as a club prides itself on being inclusive with respect to all nationalities, cultural and ethnic groups, we are asking that only Arsenal flags, without any national emblems, are displayed within the stadium." –Arsenal Club statement

 During this interminable Interlull I have decided to put together a list of my favourite Arsenalish goals. Not my assessment of best, or most important just favourites for a variety of reasons. A very difficult task as there are tons of great Arsenal goals to consider. I thought I would restrict it to only one goal per player (but i had to make an exception in Dennis' case) Anywhere here they are; let's have your comments and votes on your own lists!-click on  ' comments' below post and fire away ARSENALISM'S TOP TEN-FAVOURITE-GOALS BY ARSENAL PLAYERS 1. Adams Arsenal v Everton Premier League An epiphany for Mr Arsenal http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyNaE2H_w-4 2. Bergkamp Newcastle United v Arsenal Premier League No comment needed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DNfgibZO5o 3. Thomas Liverpool v Arsenal Football league “It’s up for grabs now” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L85wbuePV8w 4. Henry Arsenal v Manchester United Premier League A sublime moment...

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And so it came to pass, Arsenal lost AGAIN to Chelsea. The wheel has turned full circle; Arsenal dominated Chelsea for a decade, now the objectionable flash Harrys have the upper hand. No we weren't battered, as we have been, by the nouveau riche ruffians but there was an air of inevitability about the game in that the longer it went on it looked that for all our possession (something we excel in) there was no real goal threat. I hate Chelsea with a passion but they are defensively the best side in the country and without the ability to make your chances count you are going to struggle.The real problem is that the current Arsenal side fall short at the biggest hurdles and this is a concern for the longevity of aspiration to be a top club. Injuries, refereeing etc don't hide the fact that we couldn't climb over Chelsea's brick wall yet again. The fact that Chelsea have been bankrolled to an unprecedented degree is relevant but should not be an excuse for not taking t...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHwjYHZTQeA nigel Going into Sundays clash at Fulham Road shopping Centre I view it as a game that we are capable of winning, but might not. Capable of drawing and may do, but also capable of losing narrowly and capable of being taken to the cleaners. All four results will have different implications. A win would be an opportunity taken to draw closer to the champions. A draw will show that we can go away to a ground (where we were once unbeatable) and come away with a solid result. But a loss has wider implications; if we lose in a closely contested game this early in the season away to Chelsea in can be absorbed. If we get bashed up by them it will again reiterate our decline as a major force. Going back to the ‘unbeatable’ bit; it seems that not so long ago we never lost to Chelsea . It was ages and ages of results against. Now we find ourselves as sporadic winners against them. Sunday is by no means season defining but oh, the joy if we had another W...