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Wenger wants £10m Pape star, The Sun
December 31, 2008 – 23:05 | 2 Comments
Wenger wants £10m Pape star, The Sun 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 …

Simpson joins WBA, Gavin Hoyte joins Watford and Barazite extends loan spell with Derby
December 31, 2008 – 20:00 | No Comment
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 …

Arsenal will bid £12million to sign Mikel Arteta, The Sun
December 31, 2008 – 15:11 | One Comment
Arsenal will bid £12million to sign Mikel Arteta, The Sun ack
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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 …

Jay Simpson signs new “long-term deal”
December 31, 2008 – 4:00 | No Comment
Jay Simpson signs new “long-term deal” n 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 …

“We can get that one or two per cent easily and then we can dominate the league”, Wenger
December 30, 2008 – 20:00 | 6 Comments
ch 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 …

Arsenal make £8 million offer for Shay Given, according to the Daily Telegraph
December 30, 2008 – 15:30 | 4 Comments
Arsenal make £8 million offer for Shay Given, according to the Daily Telegraph e 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 …

“I`ve read that I`m moving to Arsenal but neither me, nor my agent, have had any contact at all with them”, Distin
December 30, 2008 – 10:14 | One Comment
uth 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 …

“I know of Arsenal`s interest but I insist I have no desire to seek an exit”, Toure
December 29, 2008 – 23:06 | 3 Comments
oast 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 what more Carlos Vela and Aaron Ramsey have to do for a regular place?
December 29, 2008 – 18:00 | 10 Comments
Just what more Carlos Vela and Aaron Ramsey have to do for a regular place? 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 …

Arsene Wenger likely to make £20m move for Andrei Arshavin, Daily Telegraph
December 29, 2008 – 12:50 | 9 Comments
’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 …

The press after the Pompey win: Not the same old Arsenal
December 29, 2008 – 3:00 | No Comment
The press after the Pompey win: Not the same old Arsenal 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 …

Arsenal vs Portsmouth: 1-0, full-time report and player ratings – Vela and Ramsey were needed after all
December 28, 2008 – 19:00 | 18 Comments
Arsenal vs Portsmouth: 1-0, full-time report and player ratings – Vela and Ramsey were needed after all 8217;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 …

Arsenal vs Portsmouth: Half-time report: 0-0
December 28, 2008 – 15:48 | No Comment
Arsenal vs Portsmouth: Half-time report: 0-0 or 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 …

Arsenal vs Portsmouth: Team line-ups
December 28, 2008 – 14:09 | No Comment
Arsenal vs Portsmouth: Team line-ups sie 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, …

The press ahead of the Pompey match: Adams will be a success – Wenger
December 28, 2008 – 5:00 | No Comment
The press ahead of the Pompey match: Adams will be a success – Wenger ill 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 …

Arsenal vs Portsmouth: Match preview – To end the year on a high
December 27, 2008 – 21:00 | 5 Comments
Arsenal vs Portsmouth: Match preview – To end the year on a high 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 …

Re-introducing the invisible man: fix or leave, Arsene?
December 27, 2008 – 14:00 | 20 Comments
Re-introducing the invisible man: fix or leave, Arsene? st 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 …

The press, after the Villa match: Zat Knight`s injury time equaliser stuns Arsenal
December 27, 2008 – 5:00 | No Comment
The press, after the Villa match: Zat Knight`s injury time equaliser stuns Arsenal illa 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 …

Aston Villa vs Arsenal: 2-2, full-time report and player ratings – When enough is REALLY enough
December 26, 2008 – 22:00 | 9 Comments
Aston Villa vs Arsenal: 2-2, full-time report and player ratings – When enough is REALLY enough 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 …

Aston Villa vs Arsenal: Half-time report: 0-1
December 26, 2008 – 19:09 | No Comment
Aston Villa vs Arsenal: Half-time report: 0-1 ed, 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 …

Aston Villa vs Arsenal: Team line-ups
December 26, 2008 – 16:52 | 6 Comments
Aston Villa vs Arsenal: Team line-ups 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 …

The press ahead of today`s match: Aston Villa gets chance to crash title race in English Premier League
December 26, 2008 – 11:13 | No Comment
The press ahead of today`s match: Aston Villa gets chance to crash title race in English Premier League ted version of the post below, earlier one deleted due to post error)

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 …

Aston Villa vs Arsenal: Match preview – A win, to show we’re top four material
December 25, 2008 – 19:30 | 8 Comments
Aston Villa vs Arsenal: Match preview – A win, to show we’re top four material e 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 …

Wenger back for Alonso, according to the Daily Telegraph
December 25, 2008 – 14:00 | 2 Comments
Wenger back for Alonso, according to the Daily Telegraph ol’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 …

A Happy Christmas from The Gunning Hawk + FREE Arsenal t-shirt winner announced
December 25, 2008 – 9:19 | One Comment
A Happy Christmas from The Gunning Hawk + FREE Arsenal t-shirt winner announced he 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, …

Four months out for our number four: Wenger, “We also have internal solutions”
December 23, 2008 – 22:00 | 4 Comments
s 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 …

Last Christmas Eduardo, this Christmas Cesc, can’t see Wenger not buy this time
December 23, 2008 – 14:15 | 9 Comments
e Gunning Hawk launched three months ago, it launched with a big hope: to see Rosicky and Eduardo back, both helping the team in their mission to win silverware. But, being a club renowned …

Yes, a referee killed all our title hopes, but he’s not the one to blame
December 22, 2008 – 22:30 | 11 Comments
Yes, a referee killed all our title hopes, but he’s not the one to blame lercoaster of emotions which the Arsenal made us go through this season seems to have reached its final destination. After wins over Manchester United and Chelsea which gave us that glimpse of hope which …

“The defender threw himself on the floor as if I put a knife in him”, Adebayor
December 22, 2008 – 15:30 | No Comment
striker Emmanuel Adebayor was left fuming following yesterday’s two yellow cards, blasting Liverpool defender Alvaro Arbeloa for unfair behaviour:
I cannot say he [Arbeloa] cheated, but what he did was not fair play at all. …

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