Wenger wants £10m Pape star
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ARSENE WENGER is weighing up a £10million swoop for Dynamo Kiev star Pape Diakhate. The Senegal centre-half excelled against Arsenal in the clubs’ Champions League meetings.
But the Gunners could face …

Striker Jay Simpson has completed his loan move to West Brom until the end of the 2008-09 season. The 20-year-old impressed in a number of occassions during this season’s Carling Cup, during which he scored …

Art Attack
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ARSENAL will bid £12million to sign Mikel Arteta as a stand-in for the injured Cesc Fabregas. Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is convinced he can prise the Everton playmaker from Goodison Park. And he …

Simpson agrees new Arsenal deal
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Arsenal striker Jay Simpson has signed a new long-term deal with the club. The 20-year-old is yet to feature for the Gunners in the Premier League but scored twice …

Our coach Arsene Wenger believes we are not far away from reaching a dominant position in the English Premiership. He told the Evening Standard:
I’m convinced that we are on the right track. We are not …

With the January transfer window edging closer, I will be providing my personal view on these rumours, what I think and what I believe is the percentage that the signing actually takes place.
Arsenal make £8 …

Portsmouth defender Sylvain Distin has rubbished rumours about a possible move to the Emirates when he said no contact has been made between his agent and the London club. The 31-year old told L’Equipe:
The club …

Ivory Coast and Barcelona midfielder Yaya Toure warned Arsenal off as he committed himself, yet again, to the Spanish leaders. He said:
I know of Arsenal’s interest but I insist I have no desire to seek …

Just as I thought another painful blow was about to take place with a goalless draw against Pompey, David James provided us with a late Christmas gift which Gallas didn’t turn down to hand us …

Arsenal’s Arsene Wenger likely to make £20m move for Andrei Arshavin
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is expected to make a £20 million bid for Andrei Arshavin in January after watching his side struggle to break …

Not the same old Arsenal
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Phil Thompson watched them return to winning ways with a familiar 1-0 success, but felt it was anything but the same old Arsenal. Arsene Wenger’s out-of-sorts side moved back into …

There’s no need to aspire for a football coach career to understand it when changes should be made. Luckily for us, it only took Arsene Wenger 66 minutes to open his eyes and realise that …

In a poor half with only two goal opportunities, one at each side of the pitch, some questions are to be raised, especially on the Arsenal side.
Arsene Wenger opted to rest Robin van Persie and …

Van Persie rested with Bendtner starting as Clichy is back in the side with Toure relegated on the bench. No Christmas gift for Ramsey and Carlos Vela, who again start on the bench.

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Almunia, Sagna, Gallas, …

Adams will be a success – Wenger
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes Tony Adams has the necessary attributes to succeed as Portsmouth boss, despite the club’s recent run of poor form.
Adams, whose side have taken …

Having failed to maintain an important lead against Aston Villa just as we did against Spurs, we need to put the match behind us and focus on tomorrow’s home match against Tony Adam’s Portsmouth. Having …

This post was originally published weeks ago, but I’m sort of “recycling” it(with minor changes) as it suits today’s post-match thoughts to perfection. It’s not a personal attack against Arsene Wenger, I have nothing against …

Aston Villa draws 2-2 with Arsenal
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BIRMINGHAM, England: Defender Zat Knight scored in injury time to earn Aston Villa a 2-2 draw in the English Premier League with Arsenal, its nearest challenger for a Champions …

For yet another time this season, here we are, trying to figure out how come the squad’s display has been so poor. Well, Wenger got it all wrong, yet again, and we’re not on the …

Outplayed, outpowered and outpaced. The reason we go at half-time leading the match is beyond me but it comes to no surprise considering the line-up our beloved coach decided to start with. Villa didn’t do …

Are we top four material? Can we keep the distance from the rest of the pack, all winners today? We’ll soon find out as Wenger decides to start with Eboue, Silvestre and Diaby. With this …

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Aston Villa gets chance to crash title race in English Premier League
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LONDON — Aston Villa has what could be its best chance …

Just one month ago, Sir Alex Ferguson warned Arsenal that they are no longer top four material. Days later, we went at Stamford Bridge and defeated Chelsea. Yet, we are now behind Aston Villa and …

Liverpool’s Xabi Alonso a target for Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger
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The injury to Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas has prompted manager Arsene Wenger to renew his interest in Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso. Fabregas is likely to …

We at The Gunning Hawk would like to wish all our readers a Happy Christmas. We would also like to congratulate ourselves with Svein Sandhaug, who won our FREE Arsenal T-Shirt competition. Well done Svein, …

The news no-one wanted to read: Cesc will be out of action for four months. Although we should be strong enough to keep on going without our captain, it won’t be easy. This is what …