Man at the match, Chary: Bridge hangover as chances squandered

Arteta free kick

A vaguely disappointing nil nil failed to quell the feel good factor derived from the Arsenal’s heroic high octane defeat of the Siberian oligarchs team last Saturday.

As the match drew to a close I recalled the target of four points from the two games against the French champions set by Wenger and was able to assess [...]

Arsenal buying a defender, diving bias, and more on twitter

I’m working on a larger piece for tomorrow which details Howard Webb’s complete record when refereeing a top four team so, just some quick thoughts on today’s news stories and some follow up on yesterday’s piece about players using twitter.

Buy buy buy

Wenger did the thing that he always does in the transfer window and has everyone [...]

If Tony Pulis wants to stamp out diving he should start with Matt Etherington

On Friday, Tony Pulis blasted the divers in the English Premier League demanding that video evidence be used after the match to prosecute players for simulation and if they are proved to have cheated, give them a 3 match ban. Pointing out that ample video evidence exists to spot the divers and ensure proper punishment, the [...]