The news that Christian Eriksen collapsed yesterday playing for Denmark really should hit home that when people say “it’s only a game”, this is when you say”yep – not worth it”. It may be Erikson’s livelihood, his job, his identity, but health has to come above everything else, and when you put yourself in his […]
The only thing I want from this World Cup is Arsenal’s players back fit – Suburban Gooners
Maybe it’s weird and irrational, but this World Cup hasn’t even started yet, and all I want to happen is for our Arsenal boys to come home. Perhaps this feeling was triggered by the Jurrien Timber news, which I spoke about yesterday, or maybe it was the news from Tommy Tuchel that Bukayo Saka is […]
You can only have one – Suburban Gooners
Most of the time, when I write my daily ramblings, I jot down a stream of conscious thought and then rack my brains as to what the title should be. But there are rare occasions where I start with the title and let it flow from there. Why am I telling you this? Well, obviously, […]
Arsenal enter the summer transfer season from a position of power – Suburban Gooners
I didn’t blog yesterday, as I didn’t have time, because I was on my way to the Emirates to film a documentary a mate of mine is making. But when I was on my way back, listening to a few podcasts, I was thinking to myself, “I wonder when the transfer silly season will start […]
Rice or Raya for Arsenal’s key player? – Suburban Gooners
Happy Friday kids. Guess what? We’re still champions. And we reflected on that, the parade, the Champions League final, and more in last night’s Same Old Arsenal podcast, which you can watch here. I’ll get the audio out later today on all platforms. We also did a bit of a discussion over our predictions. I’m […]
Looking around the league at Arsenal’s rivals for next season – Suburban Gooners
I went for a walk with The Management last night. We talked a little bit about how long this feeling of the ‘good vibes’ can go on for. I said a little while longer, but it does feel as though the ‘party vibes’ are starting to subside now. I still walked through Uxbridge yesterday and […]
The streets are our own – Suburban Gooners
I didn’t blog yesterday about the Champions League. I figured that yesterday was a day of celebration, and I didn’t really want it sullied by talking about the performance, the highs and lows, etc, etc. There will be another time for that, I’m sure, so today I want to focus on the parade yesterday. I […]
Game of your lives – make it happen Arsenal – Suburban Gooners
It’s the big one today, folks. The Champions League Final. Arsenal play PSG, the side that vanquished us in the semi-final last season over two legs. It’s the ‘game of your lifetime’. Last season I actually went into the semi-final in a pretty confident mood. We’d beaten PSG pretty well at home, we’d already managed […]
PSG’s firepower vs Arsenal’s steel – some numbers to interpret what we’re up against – Suburban Gooners
This midweek has felt like a weird one. There haven’t been a ton of things to say, in all honesty; we’ve all been basking in the reflective glow of the Premier League title win, whilst also feeling a little weird that we have an arguably bigger prize in just two days’ time. But as the […]
The party is still going – Suburban Gooners
After a big win, I usually say things like “let the basking continue” or thereabouts. If we beat a Chelsea, or a Liverpool, City, etc – you feel like you can bathe in the radiant glow of victory. Even though they have been a tragic side this season, beating the Scum in the North London […]