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Arsenal Football Club and the Myth of the Trophy-Less Years

Arsenal have gone six years without a trophy. This is common knowledge and, what’s more, they are poised for another such year. So to declare this fact a myth is not to deny its reality. It is a myth precisely … Continue reading

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Arsenal: Why Olivier Giroud Must Be Signed This Summer

These days, there’s always a week that signals the implosion of an Arsenal season. Whether it was the horrid Novembers of seasons past or the Carling Cup final disaster just 12 months ago, the wheels tend to fall off at … Continue reading

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Arsene Wenger Has Lost His ‘Magic Hat’ and It’s Time for Arsenal to Move On

Arsene Wenger was a game changer in English football. He landed at Arsenal like a manager from the future and his philosophies will endure long after he’s left the Premier League behind. But that leave could be coming more quickly … Continue reading

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Arsenal FC: Arsene Wenger Can Break the Gunners’ Wage Structure Says the Board

Reports from the Sunday Mirror claim that the Board has finally given Arsene Wenger the freedom to sign big-name players and to raise the hated wage cap structure which has seen us lose out on many a player in the … Continue reading

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Arsenal Exit the FA Cup as Their Chances of a Trophy End for Another Season

Arsenal made the long trip to Sunderland yesterday afternoon for the second Saturday in a row. They had managed a last-gasp victory at the same venue in the Premier League last Saturday, thanks to a Thierry Henry goal. Since then, … Continue reading

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Arsenal Transfer Rumours: 10 Midfielders Linked with Summer Moves

Against AC Milan, Arsenal’s midfield was absolutely woeful. Mark van Bommel and Antonio Nocerino managed to run Arsenal’s midfielders ragged, and as such, Robin van Persie was unable to receive the service he needed to impact the game. Against Sunderland, … Continue reading

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Sunderland vs. Arsenal: Rating the Gunners’ Players Knocked out of the FA Cup

Arsenal saw their silverware hopes ended for a seventh consecutive season on the domestic front after they were beaten 2-0 by Sunderland at the Stadium of Light in the FA Cup fifth round. For Arsene Wenger and his not-so-merry men … Continue reading

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Arsenal Loan Watch: Ryo Miyaichi Starts, Scores for Bolton in FA Cup

For Arsenal fans spending their Saturday in an unlit room, scouring their mental recesses for some snippet of good news amidst the burgeoning gloom growing from their side’s hapless display against Sunderland, this is for you. With eyes now cast … Continue reading

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Sunderland Beat Arsenal: 6 Things We Learned About Gunners in 2-0 FA Cup Defeat

Arsenal saw their 2011-12 season effectively come to a crashing and disappointing end at the Stadium of Light as they were knocked out of the FA Cup by Sunderland, by two goals to nil. The game taught us several things … Continue reading

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Sunderland vs. Arsenal: Why Saturday Is the Most Important Match of the Season

“Why do we fall, Master Bruce?” the butler Alfred inquires of Bruce Wayne twice during Batman Begins. Without waiting for Bruce to answer—maybe the point of the lesson to come was that Bruce was supposed to listen rather than speak—Alfred … Continue reading

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