The Transfer Zone: Is Your Cech-list Updated?
There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to fans. It is a dimension as vast as Roman Abramovich’s wallet and as bottomless as Sheikh Mansour’s warchest. It is the ground between agent and...
View ArticleIf City want Sterling or Wilshere for £40m why not just trade the similar...
By Tim Todd, Pounds Sterling A few years ago I wrote a piece about how the Football Association’s Affirmative Action quota system for English players would not result in an increase in English players...
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Firmino, Remy, Vela, Mandzukic, Hulk, Balotelli, Falcao, Drmic, Lacazette,...
Last season there were a number of strikers that fans wanted Arsenal to buy. I promised to follow up on those strikers over the season and report back to you on how each of their seasons went to see if...
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The Transfer Market; you can’t always get what you need
In yesterday’s post, I went back and looked at the strikers that Arsenal fans wanted Arsene Wenger to buy in the summer of 2014. I didn’t look at every striker, just the ones that most fans were most...
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Why United and Arsenal want Schneiderlin: he’s the perfect replacement for...
Despite articles earlier in the week saying that United had all but sealed the deal, ESPN is reporting that Morgan Schneiderlin is weighing his options between Arsenal and Man U. With two big names...
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Arsenal sign Cech: never in doubt
Have I ever told you that I have a check from Arsenal? Back in the days when I first started this blog there was an Arsenal affiliates program. Basically, if I put an ad on my blog and you clicked it,...
View ArticleArsenal Sign Backup DM: Mikel Arteta
By Tim Todd, the Deemist Arsene has just signed Mikel Arteta to a contract extension and for some reason this piece of business has been met with much consternation. I took a peek at some of the fan...
View Article7 reasons why Tottenham’s new stadium deal is bad for them and bad for football
7. Taxpayer subsidies This is not a partisan issue. When football teams threaten their local council that they will either move or refuse to upgrade in order to force those councils to give them...
View ArticleArsenal don’t sign Schneiderlin: kermit armed panic ensues
By Tim Todd, Fozzie-Armed Optimist “They came out of the season thinking they have to rebuild their midfield, and they did it by buying two important players – Schweinsteiger and Schneiderlin.” —...
View ArticleWalcott, Wilshere, Welbeck, and Ox: could they score the 10-15 goals Wenger...
By Tim Todd The buzz word among the players at Arsenal’s Singapore sling has been “fitness”. And it’s little wonder that the players who seem most keen to “get fit” this season are the ones who spent...
View ArticleSchneiderlin the real deal in person, Show Theo the Money, and a Juventini...
By Tim Todd, Singapore Semaphorist I’m going to just put this out there: I had to watch the replay of Arsenal’s win over Everton in the Barclay’s Asia Trophy because I didn’t get up until 7am. And I...
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Theo Walcott would be a luxury signing but he might just help Arsenal win the...
By Tim Todd, Flip Floppist It’s funny how I have a tendency to say one thing and then to change my mind, literally, three days later. Maybe it’s not that I change my mind but rather I might soften my...
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Footballistically speaking: I have no horses
For the better part of a decade, Arsenal have occupied a strange place in the football pantheon. By qualifying for the Champions League every year Arsenal played against the biggest clubs in the world...
View ArticleGet a calculator: Mourinho has spent £200m for 4 major trophies, Wenger £110m...
By Tim Todd, Chief Transfermarkt Analyst In the summer of 1996, Newcastle were the biggest spenders in the Premier League, buying Alan Shearer for £15m. In fact, from 1996/97 to 2002/03 there were six...
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Arsenal could show horse in title race with victory over Chelsea
Eleven years ago. That’s when Arsene’s Arsenal first met Mourinho’s Chelsea. It was 12 December 2004, the match was played at Highbury, and the score ended up honors even at 2-2. And while it wasn’t a...
View ArticleJose Mourinho makes Arsenal’s win all about him
Arsenal beat Chelsea 1-0 to win the Charity Shield and instead of talking about Oxlade-Chamberlain’s brilliantly taken goal or the fact that Chelsea looked dreadfully short-handed up front and...
View ArticleArsenal 1-0 Chelsea: sportsmanship, Ox, Cech, Theo, and beating Chelsea
By Tim Todd, Gladhander Good morning everyone. Just a few notes on the game yesterday before I have to take my truck in to get the locks repaired. First, it’s always funny to see how many people are...
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When is a player a bust?
By Tim Todd, Magic Hatter Good day! I’m still feeling ebullient from this weekend’s win over Chelsea. I know it’s just the Charity Shield. I know it’s not a trophy (say that like Arnold Schwarzenegger...
View ArticleArsenal are hooked on that feeling and finally title contenders
By Tim Todd, High on Believing Ooga-Chaka Ooga-Ooga Ooga-Chaka Ooga-Ooga Ooga-Chaka Ooga-Ooga Ooga-Chaka Ooga-Ooga Ooga-Chaka Ooga-Ooga - Hooked on a Feeling, Blue Swede I started 7amkickoff in January...
View ArticleArsenal’s Blue Spruce Valley Always Just Around The Corner
By Tim Todd, Barren Landscapist On Saturday I set out on my own for a hike. Summer is fast closing and I knew that sooner rather than later hikes in the mountains of Washington will switch from being...
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