Historically they have a fairly decent record in the league cup, having won it five times and been losing finalists five time. Arsenal as I am sure you will know have only won it twice but have been ...

The best one was Enzo Maresca who lasted 549 matches and won the Conference League and the Club World Cup (each of which of course, is a trophy but neither of which is that BIG a trophy. Overall, he ...

In essence, after lots of protests and calls for change, nothing really has changed, except the manager, even when they get one who wins a Euro trophy. Although they do remain pretty good at getting ...

The reason for all this negativity is explained by some as being the nature of football itself – there are many more losers than winners. Only one club wins the league, one wins the FA Cup etc. So ...

In fact Arsenal have scored 40 goals this season – and that is not just the second highest in the league, it is also 25% more than the media’s favourite Liverpool.

So what does this mean for Arsenal? Basically, it means that the number of injured players is going down, in a club where the manager appears to be excellent at picking a team for each occasion, and ...

Harrington is also reluctant to award penalties, which helps less adept defenders put the boot in as the last line of desperate defense. He has given only one penalty every five games, as opposed to, ...

Marli Salmon was born 29 August 2009 and plays both right back and centre back. In July he was included in the squad for the tour of Singapore and Hong Kong, when aged just 15. He played six games in ...

Portsmouth v Arsenal – past games, the holders out and more on the referee; Liverpool had no shots on target. Will Portsmouth do better? Portsmouth v Arsenal: A ...

As for yellow cards, referee Tony Harrington is middle of the road, waving three a game on average. The lowest in the Premier League is Craig Pawson on 1.92 on average per game and the champion ...

Both in the 1950s and previously in the early part of this century, Portsmouth have played in the top division of the League, although they are now in the Championship. Arsenal have beaten them 33 ...

Football journalists like to tell us what is “really” going on in the world of football, suggesting that the image held by us “mere fans” is misleading and warped. We are Arsenal fans, so we only see ...