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Hull City’s day-after thoughts: Another win, we’re edging closer
March 14, 2010 – 22:30 | 33 Comments
Hull City’s day-after thoughts: Another win, we’re edging closer

You can easily say that yesterday, with only a few minutes left, Arsenal’s dream of winning the Premiership was very close to be shattered but yet again, the sheer determination of Arsene Wenger’s men made …

Hull City vs Arsenal, 1-2: Full time analysis and player ratings
March 13, 2010 – 23:00 | 96 Comments
Hull City vs Arsenal, 1-2: Full time analysis and player ratings

The Game
These are the sort of games which win you titles.
On a day which saw many Arsenal players failing to deliver and some shocking referee decisions, we get three very important points which keep our …

Hull City vs Arsenal: Team line-ups, half-time thoughts and match chat
March 13, 2010 – 17:50 | 2 Comments
Hull City vs Arsenal: Team line-ups, half-time thoughts and match chat

The Game
As it’s been for the last month or so, this is a must win game for the Gunners. Without Cesc Fabregas, Arsenal simply need to get all three points to put the pressure back …

Hull City vs Arsenal preview: The pressure is on us this weekend, plus favourite line-up
March 12, 2010 – 18:00 | 47 Comments
Hull City vs Arsenal preview: The pressure is on us this weekend, plus favourite line-up

With Chelsea and Manchester United enjoying possible easy home games this weekend, the pressure is all on Arsenal as they pay a visit to the KC Stadium to play 19th-in-the-table Hull. Ironically enough, Burnley were …

Porto’s late thoughts: Yes, the Portuguese side are nothing special, but Arsenal are
March 11, 2010 – 18:00 | 40 Comments
Porto’s late thoughts: Yes, the Portuguese side are nothing special, but Arsenal are

Apologies, the day-after thoughts again become late thoughts as I didn’t find time to write on Wednesday but anyway, Tuesday’s game will surely go down as one of the best games of the season and …

Arsenal vs Porto, 5-0: Full time analysis and player ratings
March 10, 2010 – 0:15 | 110 Comments
Arsenal vs Porto, 5-0: Full time analysis and player ratings

The Game
It had to be Nicklas Bendtner. Those asking for the 22-year old to be sold or saying that he is not good enough for Arsenal after Burnley will find it difficult to speak after …

Arsenal vs Porto: Team line-ups, half-time thoughts and match chat
March 9, 2010 – 20:05 | 2 Comments
Arsenal vs Porto: Team line-ups, half-time thoughts and match chat

The Game
Arsenal have to overcome the 2-1 defeat of a fortnight ago if they want to move through to the next stage of the Champions League. Captain Cesc Fabregas is out injured but the Gunners …

Arsenal vs Porto preview: Next test is to win without Cesc, plus favourite line-up
March 8, 2010 – 18:00 | 65 Comments
Arsenal vs Porto preview: Next test is to win without Cesc, plus favourite line-up

Speaking to The Times in a recent interview, Thierry Henry said that it is amazing what Arsenal have done this season, that is, still fighting for the Premiership despite missing Robin van Persie for months. …

Burnley’s day-after thoughts: Cheer up Nick, better days will come
March 7, 2010 – 19:15 | 44 Comments
Burnley’s day-after thoughts: Cheer up Nick, better days will come

Just like Sunderland, Burnley was a strange game, in a way that we had so many goal opportunities that the 3-1 score seems a harsh one. But if 3-1 sounds harsh, what if a Burnley …

Arsenal vs Burnley, 3-1: Full time analysis and player ratings
March 6, 2010 – 22:00 | 104 Comments
Arsenal vs Burnley, 3-1: Full time analysis and player ratings

The Game
Some of you will look back at Nicklas Bendtner’s missed chances and smile after we registered a second 3-1 win after the Stoke one, but to be suffering the way we did with five …

Arsenal vs Burnley: Team line-ups, half-time thoughts and match chat
March 6, 2010 – 15:20 | 2 Comments
Arsenal vs Burnley: Team line-ups, half-time thoughts and match chat

The Game
Doing it for Aaron Ramsey. It’s impossible not to think of the 19-year old and the horrible injury he suffered only 7 days ago. In yesterday’s statement published on the club’s official website, Aaron …

Arsenal vs Burnley preview: Forced rotation for Wenger? Plus favourite line-up
March 5, 2010 – 18:30 | 46 Comments
Arsenal vs Burnley preview: Forced rotation for Wenger? Plus favourite line-up

It’s been almost a week since we won at Stoke, moved closer to the top and witnessed the horrible injury suffered by Aaron Ramsey. Sometimes you just have to move on and with Burnley and …

Stoke City’s late thoughts: All questions answered, we can now win the title
March 3, 2010 – 17:30 | 38 Comments
Stoke City’s late thoughts: All questions answered, we can now win the title

Usually, what I write after every game are “day-after” thoughts but following the horrible injury suffered by Aaron and as I said in the ratings article, I sincerely didn’t feel like writing anything after the …

Stoke City vs Arsenal, 1-3: Full time analysis and player ratings
February 27, 2010 – 22:30 | 107 Comments
Stoke City vs Arsenal, 1-3: Full time analysis and player ratings

For You, Aaron
I never expected to be sitting here, writing today’s ratings article, near to tears, despite winning the game and cutting the gap to only three points. But watching Aaron Ramsey go down like …

Stoke City vs Arsenal: Team line-ups, half-time thoughts and match chat
February 27, 2010 – 17:50 | 2 Comments
Stoke City vs Arsenal: Team line-ups, half-time thoughts and match chat

The Game
Arsenal visit Stoke City in what can easily be described as a nightmare place to play in, having lost their last two games at the Britannia. The Gunners will know that they simply cannot …

[By our readers] Has Arsene Learned To Cope With Stoke Yet?
February 27, 2010 – 9:00 | 8 Comments
[By our readers] Has Arsene Learned To Cope With Stoke Yet?

Although authorised by our editors, the below article was not written by an author of The Gunning Hawk team but by one of our readers who is a collaborator of this section. If you also …

Stoke vs Arsenal preview: Of all remaining fixtures, this is the toughest. Plus favourite line-up
February 26, 2010 – 18:00 | 37 Comments
Stoke vs Arsenal preview: Of all remaining fixtures, this is the toughest. Plus favourite line-up

What you are reading is The Gunning Hawk’s 2000th post, which is quite an amazing achievement if you ask me. My gratitude goes to all the other members of the team and to our readers …

Sunderland’s day-after thoughts: Is our striking force really facing a crisis?
February 21, 2010 – 15:00 | 63 Comments
Sunderland’s day-after thoughts: Is our striking force really facing a crisis?

If BBC’s statistics are correct as I believe they are, we had 64% of possession yesterday with 10 shots on target, 7 shots off target and of course, 2 goals scored. Now the more I …

Arsenal vs Sunderland, 2-0: Full time analysis and player ratings
February 20, 2010 – 20:30 | 95 Comments
Arsenal vs Sunderland, 2-0: Full time analysis and player ratings

The Game
I don’t want to go as far as saying that it was a lucky win, but I wouldn’t have been surprised had Sunderland got a point out of this game especially when you see …

Arsenal vs Sunderland: Team line-ups, half-time thoughts and match chat
February 20, 2010 – 15:15 | 2 Comments
Arsenal vs Sunderland: Team line-ups, half-time thoughts and match chat

The Game
With Manchester United and Chelsea both having tricky away games, Arsenal could move closer to the top, although they will have to do so without Abou Diaby, William Gallas, Andrey Arshavin and Eduardo. As …

Arsenal vs Sunderland preview: Last chance to try new things out? Plus favourite line-up
February 19, 2010 – 17:00 | 62 Comments
Arsenal vs Sunderland preview: Last chance to try new things out? Plus favourite line-up

You can be the most optimistic of Arsenal supporter, but starting January 31, Manchester United first, then Chelsea and finally Porto have exploited all our vulnerabilities to perfection, meaning that in our last six games …

Porto’s day-after thoughts: Robbed by the referee? Yeah, sure.
February 18, 2010 – 20:15 | 73 Comments
Porto’s day-after thoughts: Robbed by the referee? Yeah, sure.

Exactly seven days ago, captain Cesc Fabregas was quoted as saying by the media that Arsenal can no longer hide behind the “excuse” that we are a young team. To be fair on him, the …

Porto vs Arsenal, 2-1: Full time analysis and player ratings
February 18, 2010 – 0:15 | 69 Comments
Porto vs Arsenal, 2-1: Full time analysis and player ratings

The Game
Some are called mistakes, some are called disaster. That Arsenal need a new goalkeeper has been in the headlines for months and months and months, yet we keep on going out there with average …

Porto vs Arsenal: Team line-ups, half-time thoughts and match chat
February 17, 2010 – 20:05 | 2 Comments
Porto vs Arsenal: Team line-ups, half-time thoughts and match chat

The Game
After a 7-day “break”, Arsenal are back in action and back enjoying the charm of Champions League football. In-form Porto will surely be determined to confirm their current unbeaten run in the Liga by …

Porto vs Arsenal preview: Depleted, but still strong enough to win, plus favourite line-up
February 17, 2010 – 12:00 | 24 Comments
Porto vs Arsenal preview: Depleted, but still strong enough to win, plus favourite line-up

You may be reading this in the morning, but I wrote this piece immediately after watching Manchester United enjoy a 2-3 away win over AC Milan and it’s amazing how important fighting spirit is in …

Liverpool’s day-after thoughts: Back in it, but there is no more room for mistakes
February 11, 2010 – 18:00 | 40 Comments
Liverpool’s day-after thoughts: Back in it, but there is no more room for mistakes

Aston Villa beating 10-men Manchester United would have been the icing on the cake but seriously, yesterday was just what we needed to revive our title hopes and keep on believing.
It wasn’t the most entertaining …

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