Man at the match, Chary: Robin’s twin strikes send Bolton to the bottom

An unusually mild late September afternoon saw Arsenal’s third home game of the season take place in what the media would like to say was an air of apprehension amongst the support.

First off – that tabloid generated assertion was way off the mark as the feeling in the bars and streets around the N5 area of [...]

Arsenal v. Bolton: show some pride

Known Knowns

Kickoff: 7am local time, 3pm GMT

US Television: Fox Soccer Channel

Breakfast: beans, chicken sausages, possibly toast if I feel well enough to make bread tonight

Referee: Mark Crapenburg

The teams: Bolton have lost 9 of their last 10 League games since beating Arsenal 2-1 at the Reebok last year. Worse, since they were trounced 5-0 by Stoke in [...]

Barton, Whitehead, and Davies; the usual suspects top the anti-football list

Perhaps it was wishful thinking on my part but with the international break almost over I decided to take a look forward to Arsenal’s opponent on the weekend — Bolton Wanderers.

Notlob was at one time a bit of a problem team for Arsenal. They would come in with their sharpened elbows, flying tackles, and long balls [...]