1. Arsenal FC: Thoughts on Gunners' 0-0 Draw with Potters in Sunday's EPL Match

    For their Premier League Match Day 2 encounter, Arsenal travelled to the Britannia Stadium to tackle Tony Pulis' pugilists, a place very difficult for Arsenal to find a breakthrough...

    I.J. Yarison Written by I.J. Yarison about 9 months ago 6,144 reads 89 comments

  2. Stoke City vs. Arsenal: Complete Preview, Team News and Projected Starting XI

    Arsenal haven't won at the Britannia Stadium in four seasons, where they play the Potters on Sunday at 13:30 kick off time...

    I.J. Yarison Written by I.J. Yarison about 9 months ago 4,875 reads 38 comments

  3. Arsenal: Is Lukas Podolski Really the Man to Lead Arsenal into the New Era?

    Every player comes to Arsenal as a simple player and Arsenal make them into a big player. But they can't keep everyone together to fight for titles...

    I.J. Yarison Written by I.J. Yarison about 9 months ago 8,077 reads 53 comments

  4. Arsenal Transfer: The Gunners Reportedly Sign Nuri Sahin from Real Madrid

    The Daily Mail reports that Arsenal have completed the signing of Nuri Sahin . The reports states that Arsenal and Real Madrid have found a compromise after haggling over ...

    I.J. Yarison Written by I.J. Yarison about 9 months ago 19,822 reads 93 comments

  5. Alex Song: Move and Attempt to Tarnish Him, Disgraceful

    My reaction to the rumor that Alex Song would move to Barcelona was dismissive. I am generally spiteful of the rumor mill that characterizes the transfer window. When the rumor persisted, I felt compelled to contribute my opinion on the issue...

    I.J. Yarison Written by I.J. Yarison about 9 months ago 3,714 reads 116 comments

  6. Arsenal vs. Sunderland: Review, Player Rating of the Gunners' Opening 0-0 Draw

    I suspect a sense of envy and anxiety could not but hover over the minds of Arsenal faithful by the midway point of the 2012-13 English Premier League opening fixtures...

    I.J. Yarison Written by I.J. Yarison about 9 months ago 8,779 reads 87 comments

  7. Robin Van Persie: How His Sale and Purchase Could Affect the EPL Title Race

    It represents no small coup for Manchester United that they've pipped their noisy neighbors in the signing of Robin van Persie from Arsenal ...

    I.J. Yarison Written by I.J. Yarison about 9 months ago 3,178 reads 83 comments

  8. 5 Justifications for Arsenal Fans' Excitement in the Face of the Coming Campaign

    The palpable sense of excitement at Arsenal this summer contrasts starkly with the mood amongst fans last summer...

    I.J. Yarison Written by I.J. Yarison about 9 months ago 4,740 reads 26 comments

  9. Arsenal: 3 Reasons Why the Sale of Alex Song to Barcelona Will Not Make Sense

    When a reader wanted to know what I make of the recent rumor about an Alex Song move to Barcelona, I answered that there's nothing to it. "It's just a rumor." And yet the rumor persists...

    I.J. Yarison Written by I.J. Yarison about 9 months ago 16,020 reads 61 comments

  10. Arsenal: Lukas Podolski, Robin Van Persie and the New Era, Part 7

    Two fears—or shall we say aspirations—cross paths rather resolutely and remain at variance: The expectation of sport fans versus that of the administrators of the clubs to which the fans dedicate their affections and loyalty...

    I.J. Yarison Written by I.J. Yarison about 10 months ago 6,001 reads 23 comments

  11. Arsenal: New Boy Santi Cazorla and the New Arsenal Dream

    A word recalled too frequently by the same tongue can easily nauseate; else the point is emphasis, until the particular idea is driven home. (Poverty of vocabulary could also be the cause, of course...

    I.J. Yarison Written by I.J. Yarison about 10 months ago 6,115 reads 32 comments

  12. EPL Prediction: Arsenal to Finish Fourth in the Coming Season

    A great many people—if we should begin with an exaggeration—pride themselves in their stoic disposition. Like the great athletes, they can point with pride to their unconquerable spirit in the face of pain and disquietude...

    I.J. Yarison Written by I.J. Yarison about 10 months ago 3,462 reads 65 comments

  13. Arsenal: Who Are the Players to Still Buy or Sell Ahead of the Coming Season?

    Anxiety is the right of every fan, but it can quickly devolve into irrationality unless moderated and tempered...

    I.J. Yarison Written by I.J. Yarison about 10 months ago 21,909 reads 97 comments

  14. Arsenal Transfers: Santi Cazorla and the Curious Case of Robin Van Persie

    Not a few—Gooners and neutrals alike—have noted the fact that, in choosing to leave Arsenal , Robin van Persie is despising the opportunity to immortalize himself at Arsenal...

    I.J. Yarison Written by I.J. Yarison about 10 months ago 23,209 reads 79 comments

  15. Arsenal: Lukas Podolski, Robin van Persie and the New Era, Part 6

    A certain greediness has crept into the game of football, a malady that ought to be ruthlessly stamped out, much like gangrene must be tackled with as much forcefulness at its own ...

    I.J. Yarison Written by I.J. Yarison about 10 months ago 888 reads 25 comments

  16. Arsenal: Lukas Podolski, Robin Van Persie and the New Era, Part 5

    Most criticism of Arsenal is either reactionary or is a product of misinformation. Of the last, there are two types: one a product of genuine lack of knowledge and the other a child of bone-headedness...

    I.J. Yarison Written by I.J. Yarison about 10 months ago 11,041 reads 42 comments

  17. Arsenal: 3 Reasons Why the Nuri Sahin Signing Will Be Good for the Gunners

    Rumors about the signing of former Borussia Dortmund ace Nuri Sahin to Arsenal persist. David Ornstein of BBC Sport writes : "Turkey international Sahin, 23, will join on a season-long basis if the player and clubs reach an agreement...

    I.J. Yarison Written by I.J. Yarison about 10 months ago 9,535 reads 37 comments

  18. Arsenal: Lukas Podolski, Robin Van Persie and the New Era, Part 4

    Six things come to mind when I contemplate the idea of the new in the same breath with Arsenal . The first already figures in the title of the article—Podolski...

    I.J. Yarison Written by I.J. Yarison about 10 months ago 4,879 reads 14 comments

  19. Arsenal: Lukas Podolski, Robin van Persie and the New Era, Part 3

    When Arsenal takes to the field this weekend in a series of preseason games, a few factors will be on display, too. We will, for example, see a ruck of players, a number of whom we will not see again when the season itself begins...

    I.J. Yarison Written by I.J. Yarison about 10 months ago 6,242 reads 36 comments

  20. Arsenal: Lukas Podolski, Robin Van Persie and the New Era, Part 2

    The following statement from Arsenal 's 2010 financial report gives a good picture of the current stadium debt. It also allows us to make a good projection of what the future is to be, what I call the New Era...

    I.J. Yarison Written by I.J. Yarison about 10 months ago 9,114 reads 61 comments

  21. Arsenal: Lukas Podolski, Robin Van Persie and the New Era

    The feeling of hope that welled up, vaulting as high as imaginable—the idea that, at last, Arsenal were poised to end their season-long draught through the early acquisition ...

    I.J. Yarison Written by I.J. Yarison about 10 months ago 10,586 reads 36 comments

  22. The Robin Van Persie Saga: Why It's All About Money, Part 5

    In the first part of the series, I outlined four models of club administration currently in practice in Europe. The first is the loan/debt model, where a club operates way above its means, incurring huge debts as a result...

    I.J. Yarison Written by I.J. Yarison about 11 months ago 4,358 reads 46 comments

  23. The Robin Van Persie Saga: Why It's All About Money, Part 4

    For some observers, the problem at Arsenal (a la the Robin van Persie saga) is a simple one indeed: Spend some money (add an expletive if you want)...

    I.J. Yarison Written by I.J. Yarison about 11 months ago 4,456 reads 9 comments

  24. The Robin Van Persie Saga: Why It's All About Money, Part 3

    If Robin van Persie's ill-conceived statement posted on his personal website on Wednesday, with its appeal to "vision" and "direction" stirred up the pot at Arsenal , shattering ...

    I.J. Yarison Written by I.J. Yarison about 11 months ago 4,005 reads 56 comments

  25. The Robin Van Persie Saga: Why It's All About Money, Part 2

    When I say that behind the Robin van Persie saga is money, it isn't in lieu of the role and impact of trophies in this situation. What I do say is that money is fundamentally behind all of it, and I do not believe it is a leap in logic to say so...

    I.J. Yarison Written by I.J. Yarison about 11 months ago 5,505 reads 45 comments