It is mystifying that, despite all his drawbacks – injury problems, poor form and lack of quality relative to English football’s elite – Danny Welbeck remains an Arsenal player. The former Manchester United striker was signed in 2014 to add more firepower and fulfill his undeniable potential he showed as a youngster: sadly, that objective […]
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The new season is upon us. Are we ready?
I absolutely love this fixture and the Robin van Persie affair will only add further fuel to the fire.
It’s always a great feeling to finish the day on the right side of a hammering, so to mirror our drubbing of Blackburn here’s seven reasons to be a happy Gooner. 1. This is a little tongue in cheek but looking back at our dreadful start to this season it’s nice to know we’ve hit […]
I know Robin van Persie scored his 456th goal in 432 games and it’s easy to label us a one-man team, particularly in an attacking sense, but Saturday’s come-from-behind victory showed once again that this clearly isn’t the case. We all know what the giant brain head man Gervinho is capable of and he had […]
This is the first part of AFCB’s 2010/2011 Season Review, focusing specifically on the players primarily used across the front three last season. Each player has been giving a report card-style rating (ranging from A+ to E-) as well as the justification for their rating based on their progress and overall performance over the course […]
When Jermaine Pennant lined up his last-minute free-kick last night I was extremely worried. The result seemed to hinge on the result of this moment, our good defending and another league sheet counting for nothing if the ex-Arsenal ex-con slipped his shot into the back of the net. At that moment our early domination seemed […]
With Christmas fast approaching and Arsenal sitting atop the Premier League (woo!!) I have decided to slash prices in The AFCB Shop. Think of it as a huge thank-you to everybody who has read, commented and generally participated in the Arsenal FC Blog for 2010. Every single shirt is now on sale for the brilliant […]
I have a real Christmas treat for you today. Three terrific new t-shirt designs have been added to The AFCB Shop and even better, for TODAY ONLY, they are 15% off. The new shirts — Captain Fabregas, Theo, and Supernick — are part of an Arsenal Superhero series by Moonshine Madness and feature brilliant parody […]
“Here you go, mate.” * hands over massive bottle of champagne * Have your say on Bendtner and Walcott by leaving a comment.