Wednesday, 22 May 2013

Why hero Van Persie will stay at the Arsenal

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  All this chatter about RVP leaving has a lot of people concerned. Not Arsenalinsider reader Brad Porterfield, who has sent us the reasons why he feels the Dutchman will stay at the Emirates. What makes him so certain? Well, see below…   Manchester City:He’s witnessed the villain Nasri has become. That greedy sod is [...]

Arsenal head for China, Hong Kong…and Saints

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Arsene Wenger will take Arsenal to play Hong Kong Champions Kitchee FC at the HK Stadium on Sunday, July 29, as part of the club’s Asia Tour 2012. The club says the game will give the Gunners’ huge fan base in Hong Kong the opportunity to see AW’s  team play live ahead of the 2012/2013 season. The [...]

RVP: Bond with Gooners is so special to me

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Can the outpouring of love and support from our fans – aimed at the new, resilient Arsenal – help RVP stay at the club? I only ask because there are some intriguing quotes from the flying Dutchman in last night’s match programme for the dramatic 2-1 Premier League win over Newcastle. You could be forgiven [...]

Rosicky ‘honoured’ to sign new Arsenal deal

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Tomas Rosicky says it is an honour to sign a new contract with Arsenal. The Czech Republic captain has committed his future to the Gunners and is delighted to do so. He said: “It’s a great honour to sign a new deal with Arsenal, I love the club and am proud to wear the Arsenal shirt. [...]

Arsenal vs Newcastle preview

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Fortunately, Arsenal get an extra day of rest after their heroic efforts against AC Milan, with a crucial Monday night fixture at home to Newcastle United. The players were visibly exhausted by the end of Tuesday night’s game at the Emirates, a match in which they had truly given their all, but ultimately come away [...]

Why mighty Arsenal are now big in Kazakhstan

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  It doesn’t add up to a majorly significant episode in the great scheme of Arsenal things in our club’s illustrious history. It won’t be remembered as and when those in attendance last night recollect the famous game at the Emirates when the glorious Gunners came within an outstretched palm of pulling off a stunning [...]

The bipolarity of Arsenal

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We had a bad day, AC Milan beat us 4-0; we had a good day, we beat AC Milan 3-0. This more or less sums up this Arsenal team at the moment. In my preview I suspected that last night would be anything but the non-game that was expected. The cushion from the first leg [...]

I’ve had 100 smackers on RVP to hit FIVE against Milan at 1,000-1

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Henry Norris is the football correspondent of the Bugle newspaper and an ardent Arsenal supporter to boot. He has had somewhat of a sabatical but he is back in business. Each week he’ll speak to Eldo71 here at arsenalinsider.com to bring you his forthright views on all things AFC…please be advised, it is not for [...]

Wenger hints at Wilshere’s Arsenal comeback

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Arsene Wenger has hinted that Jack Wilshere may yet play a part in our season after positive news emerged regarding his injury. Wilshere has been sidelined for the season after picking up a serious ankle injury pre-season and the Gunners have missed his invaluable midfield contribution. Wenger has revealed Wilshere, 20, has returned to light [...]

Wenger recruits wonderkid winger to Arsenal ranks

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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has snapped up Luton Town winger Tarum Dawkins for a “significant fee”. Well, we say snapped up but he apparently signed three months ago but it has only just been confirmed for some reason. Dawkins, 16, trained with Steve Gatting’s Under 16s in the summer before Wenger sanctioned the recruitment of the [...]

Her Majesty’s Arsenal, absinthe and adios ‘Arry

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Henry Norris is the football correspondent of the Bugle newspaper and an ardent Arsenal supporter to boot. He has had somewhat of a sabatical but he is back in business. Each week he’ll join us here at arsenalinsider.com to bring you his forthright views on all things AFC…please be advised, it is not for the [...]

EXCLUSIVE: RVP is so in love with Arsenal, says Arteta

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Mikel Arteta has revealed that Arsenal team-mate Robin Van Persie simply loves the club. And he has hailed the forward as one of the world’s greatest strikers. Gunners skipper RVP led AW’s troops to a magnificent, glorious and resplendent hammering of the team that dare not speak its name at the Emirates yesterday to boost our [...]

REVEALED: Arsenal stars’ staggering paypackets

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Andrey Arshavin has moved back to Zenit on loan and that means £80,000 off the wage bill. That’s if the list of wages Arsenalinsider has been sent is to be believed. The bulging paypackets for players such as Sebastien Squillaci (£60,000-a-week) and Abou Diaby (£50,000) are astonishing as are the huge amounts being paid to [...]

Raging Petit’s four-letter rant at Arsenal stars

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  MANU Petit has delivered a verbal volley to Arsenal’s under-performing stars ahead of the derby clash against Tottenham on Sunday. Arsene Wenger’s men go in to the vital Premier League clash desperate to regain some pride, see off the old enemy and collect points in the race for a top four finish.   The [...]

“In Arsene We…(Fill in the Blank)”

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This week, American businessman, billionaire, and possible future owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers Stan Kroenke flew into London in order to publicly express his full support of Arsene Wenger. Arsenal’s board of directors has had some interesting topics to discuss, which include, but are certainly not limited to: Robin van Persie’s future with the [...]

Frimpong wants fight night with Piers Morgan after new Twitter spat

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They’ve been squabbling like fury on Twitter for some time now…so I asked Harry Hill and there is only one way to sort out their disputes…FIGHT! That would seem the obvious conclusion for Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong and celebrity Gooner Piers Morgan and the heated tweets between the pair would appear to back this up. [...]

Winterburn: Wenger must admit Arsenal blunders to convince RVP to stay

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Arsene Wenger must admit he has made a mistake about his vision for Arsenal to convince Robin Van Persie to stay with the Gunners. Reports today suggest Ivan Gazidis has told our Dutch ace that he is going nowhere in the summer even if he doesn’t extend his contract which has just one year remaining [...]

Arsenal Fans Build Case Against Arsene

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The numbers simply don’t lie: Seven long years without a trophy. Comments regarding the team’s demise have been loaded with vitriol: “The worst Arsenal team in ten years,” for instance. Arsenal as a team appears to be in a state of crisis, but there are yet more questions than answers concerning any resolution. Arsenal fans [...]

EXCLUSIVE: ‘I love watching Spurs,’ says Arsenal legend

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  Arsenal legend Lee Dixon has admitted he has enjoyed watching the forces of evil ply their trade in the Premier League this season. The team that dare not speak its name are currently ten points ahead of the Arsenal in the table and are still in the FA Cup – but, of course, that’ll [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Wenger must hire Bould as Arsenal’s new No.2, says Dixon

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Arsene Wenger has been urged to recruit Steve Bould to be his new Arsenal No.2 once Pat Rice quits the role at the end of this season. Arsenal legend Lee Dixon has called for his former team-mate Bould to be handed the role just a day after the Gunners were humiliated with a 4-0 drubbing [...]

Adebayor and Frimpong in Twitter row with Gooners

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Emmanuel Adebayor was forced to call on Emmanuel Frimpong to help him out in an ongoing row with Arsenal fans on Twitter last night. Adebayor was tweeting all sorts of nonsense but took a fair amount of stick from Gooners and eventually made the pleae to Frimpers to get the supporters off his back. Frimpong [...]

Wenger eyes £16m Arsenal target Giroud

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Arsenal will have to stump up £16m to land Montpellier striker Olivier Giroud. Reports suggest the Gunners have been tracking the 25-year-old for a while and a January offer was considered before Arsene Wenger decided to put the bid on hold. It’s reported that if Giroud continues to perform for the French club for the [...]

Adieu, Thierry Henry. And merci beaucoup.

Arsenal a tale of three substitutes

On Saturday morning, I saw the list of potential managers for the England National Team now that it finds itself without a coach. The Euro 2012 is not too far away now, and the eyes of the world are on England, waiting to see who will take the helm amidst the international controversy. I couldn’t [...]

EXCLUSIVE: New Arsenal home shirt for next season revealed

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This is what the new Arsenal home shirt for next season looks like, Arsenalinsider can exclusively reveal. As in previous years, we have been given the first sneak peak at how Arsene Wenger’s players will look in the latest offering from the club and manufacturers Nike. We’ve been right every time in the past and [...]

REVEALED: Exclusive look at new Arsenal home shirt for next season

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This is what the new Arsenal home shirt for next season looks like, Arsenalinsider can excluisively reveal. As in previous years, we have been given the first sneak peak at how Arsene Wenger’s players will look in the latest offering from the club and manufacturers Nike. We’ve been right every time in the past and [...]