Monday’s Odds and Ends

Good Monday! I hope everyone had a great weekend, and enjoyed Arsenal’s Community Shield win over Liverpool! Okay, now for a new week, and the beginning of the first international break of the new season. Let’s hope our national team players return to London healthy and eager to start the…

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A Community Shield today, a new contract tomorrow? What’s next for Auba?

Mikel Arteta said it all in his post-match interview with Arsenal.com… “They are willing to do more and I’m really happy with how they competed in the game. They showed course to play against this team with no fear. They really went for it and it’s nice to win it…

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Who signs, who stays, who goes?

Is it just me, or does this transfer window seems like it’s been open for two month already? Only 38 days to go! Okay, so far Arsenal has Willian in the fold, and Gabriel seems to be just days away from having his official Arsenal photo taken. However, the rest…

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Who will Mikel Arteta start on Saturday v Liverpool?

We are just two days away from the Community Shield match-up against Premier League champions, Liverpool. With training only starting on Saturday, and with just one preseason match to the Gunners credit, who will the boss put on the pitch to start the game on Saturday? Here was his starting…

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Charsenal – Supporters Club of the Week

CHARSENAL of Charleston, SC is our Supports Club of the Week! Not only does this club have a clever name, they are also loyal followers of the Gunners, as they gather every match day at Edmund’s Oast Brewing Company, 1505 King Street #5 in Charleston to cheers on AFC. So,…

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A letter to our Nigerian supporters

Dear Nigerian supporters of Arsenal and Yankee Gooner, Every day I take a look at the analytics for my website to see where my readers are coming from. The United States and United Kingdom are usually #1 and #2, and almost without fail, Nigeria is #3. At first, I was…

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MK Dons 1 – Arsenal 4 in preseason friendly

The Gunners kicked-off the 2020-2021 season with a 4-1 win over League One side, MK Dons. Goals by Mo Elneny (back from Turkey), Eddie Nketiah, Mark McGuinness (under-18’s), and Reiss Nelson. I’m not surprised by the win, but I am quite surprised by Arsenal’s starting XI… Leno Soares, Saliba, Holding,…

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Opinion: My two big concerns for Arsenal’s transfer window

Here are my two biggest concerns for Arsenal right now. 1) Signing Thomas Partey… Sport is reporting “Arsenal have withdrawn their interest in the Ghanian midfielder as they are unwilling to pay the player’s $65.7-million (USD) release clause.” If this report has any foundation, than Arsenal need to call Stan…

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How will the Premier League table finish for the 2020-2021 season?

Okay football fans! I went into the attic and found my crystal ball! So, with my crystal ball in hand, it’s time to look deep inside and make some predictions for the 2020-2021 Premier League season’s final table. Here we go… 1. Liverpool 2. Manchester City 3. Manchester United 4….

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