Non-AFC

By Phil Gregory With Manchester United crashing to FA Cup defeat this weekend, today’s match against Liverpool offers us a chance to close the gap further. Liverpool come into this game on the back of a great win over City, with a three nil scoreline not predicted by many. Carroll grabbed the headlines with the…

By Billy “The Dog” McGraw Watching Stoke City is rather like dancing the night with a girl with no rhythm Only to wake up with a hangover and find She won the dance competition. Lao Tzu, Chinese philosopher, Zen Tse Province, 537 BC It has been a matter of some debate among academics how Lao…

Just as it is crazy to the point of giving the impression of being an alien from another planet, to seek Mr Wenger’s resignation because of one bad result at Bradford, so it is silly to consider that the crisis is confidence that has been engendered by some poor performances is over. But the fact…

Bentley – “player” whom Tottenham have had to pay Arsenal for – is busy creating a role for himself.  “I’m the one they are going to boo” he dribbles from his crib. It is a bit like Paul Ince – desperately anxious to create a role for himself, so he makes up his own nickname,…

By Tony Attwood We have been talking in my company about Ashley Cole – and one thing came up.   Why did he take a gun to work? It is an interesting question because it is one that is laden with pre-meditation – unless of course Mr Cole always takes a gun to work. I agreed…

The world cup final: being bald does not make you into a good ref By Walter Broeckx Finally the world cup is over. Time to start looking ahead and think about real football, club football and Arsenal. But just a final word from my point of view on the refs in the world cup. We…