THE GUNNING HAWK

Robin renews but I`m afraid we`ll see no new signings in central midfield

6th July 2009 | 0 comments | 0 people like this

Good afternoon to all of you friends.

Just like last week, here's my recap on all the news we've been reading about so far this summer, well, during the last 7 days in this case. Felipe Melo - as I predicted - did not sign and maybe that could mean that Arsene has no intention to sign a central midfielder, which would be a shame as we desperately need someone there....

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World Cup: England Among 2010 Favourites

30th June 2009 | 0 comments | 0 people like this

As the countdown to South Africa begins in earnest, pundits are already speculating as to who will be crowned 2010 World Cup winners, taking over from Italy as the World Champions. As always, England are touted as being among the favourites to win the trophy, but there are many strong contenders in what promises to be a fantastic tournament. Today, we run down some of the main contenders.

Italy

The defending champions...

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Thomas Vermaelen: why I think Melo will not join and Cesc`s comments

25th June 2009 | 2 comments | 0 people like this

Thomas Vermaelen

Here I am, 24 days after my last part of last's season review, putting down some thoughts about all the news we read about in the last month. I didn't have much to write about lately so I preferred to stay quiet and let the rest of the team update you guys with news and transfer rumours. But today, I want to share some thoughts with you, plenty of...

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2008-2009 season review, Part 3: Looking forward, who to sell and who to buy

22nd June 2009 | 0 comments | 0 people like this

Welcome to the third and final part of my season review. In Part 1, I analysed our season as a whole, what went right and what went wrong. In Part 2, I gave ratings to all our players. Today, I will explain how I see the Arsenal squad next season, who I would sell and who I would buy to replace them. Actually, I don't have specific players in mind...

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Song and Arshavin are the best, thumbs down to Diaby and Adebayor

18th June 2009 | 1 comments | 0 people like this

Welcome to Part 2 of my season review. Having analysed our season as a whole in Part 1, what went right and what went wrong, I will today focus on player ratings, where I will rate each and every one of our players making sure to provide the explanation behind the ratings.

Needless to say, feel free to comment about this article and to post your personal ratings so as to...

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Arsenal 2008-2009 season review, Part 1

12th June 2009 | 6 comments | 0 people like this

I understand the season is over and almost everyone is looking ahead of the next one, but the website would be missing something if I don't write a recap on the highs and lows of the 2008/2009 season, a very disappointing one, at least for Arsenal's high standards.

I don't know if that fan who after the 1-2 Chelsea win approached Wenger saying "We will never win the League" is a...

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