In which I unburden myself temporarily

This is my default state these days

Some of you may already know this but for those who don’t; on Sunday I unsubscribed from nearly every major Arsenal news feed. This means that I no longer get ESPNSoccernet, the Telegraph, the Guardian, the Mail, the Mirror, or This is Staffordshire* in my daily diet. And much like a person makes a major change [...]

Arsenal v. Man U: mounting

Tony Pulis pontificates on the meaning of referees in the Premier League

Ahead of a vital clash with Manchester United tomorrow, I find myself in the unusual position of being probably the most frustrated I have ever felt as an Arsenal supporter. I’m frustrated with Arsenal’s injury record, with Arsenal’s transfer business, with the referees this season, and with the press coverage of Arsenal.

The injury record is something that [...]

Nacht für langen Mertesacker

Fußball is a funny old game. Fußball reporting, on the other hand, is never funny and always deadly serious.

Take the title of this article: Nacht für langen Mertesacker is a play on Nacht der langen Messer, the infamous putsch where Hitler purged the Nazi party of liberals, the SA, and killed other people he didn’t like too [...]