Arsenal manager and a man with an exceptional eye for young talent and devotion to his brand of football which, when Arsenal were at their pomp, was an absolute joy to watch.
Arsene Wenger’s current contract at Arsenal ends in 2008, after which the Frenchman expects to sit down with the Arsenal board and discuss his future. You can’t imagine Arsenal without Wenger, the man has branded the club in his image and whoever succeeds him, as someone eventually must, will have big shoes to fill.
What does being a manager mean? For teams in the Blue Square Premier and the lower reaches of League Two it means a much different thing to being the manager of a top Premiership side.
For those down there in the depths being a manager might...
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Written by Graham Fisher. 5 comments
In a stunning takeover, Alisher Usmanov has bought out Stan Kroenke AND the Arsenal board, giving him ownership of more than 80% of Arsenal and effectively making him the ruler of all things Arsenal.
Shocking as this news is, it might be least...
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Written by Ahmed Bilal. Comments Off
Rumours suggest that Arsenal will be handing Cesc Fabregas a contract extension this summer as a recognition of his growing maturity and increased importance to the London club.
This begs two questions:
With several years already left...
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Written by Ahmed Bilal. One comment
Arsene Wenger takes his Arsenal squad to Bolton on Saturday insisting that they can emerge from their worst run in nine seasons to reclaim the Premier League title. Four draws and a defeat in their last five matches have seen the Gunners slip from...
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Written by Ahmed Bilal. 2 comments
Some people got pissed off yesterday on a few of the articles. Here’s the thing – personal abuse (i.e. calling the author shite) is not on. You want to do that, go and setup your own blog. If you’re going to comment, do the responsible...
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Written by Ahmed Bilal. 9 comments
Former Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier says English footballers are pushed into top management jobs too quickly. He has told the BBC Inside Sport programme that he believes Bryan Robson, Stuart Pearce and Gareth Southgate all took on...
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Written by Graham Fisher. 7 comments
On Saturday morning, with some bookmakers, you could get odds as low as 8/11 on Arsenal regaining the Premier League title. And with their lead over Manchester United standing at five points with just twelve league games to play, some people may have...
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Written by Neil Jones. 40 comments
It was billed as the clash between young and old, the grand masters of European football versus the new pretenders. But after 90 exhausting yet goalless minutes at the Emirates, we are still no nearer to knowing just who will be taking their place...
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Written by Neil Jones. 6 comments
So, where to start?
Do I lead in with Liverpool’s crushing defeat at home, or do I kickoff things with Manchester United’s demolition of Arsenal?
Written by Eddie Griffin. One comment
The Champions League will restart next week and one of the more tantalizing second round ties has got to be Italian giants AC Milan against English powerhouse Arsenal.
It is the kind of match up we like to see – the young dogs up against...
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