Helen Trantum
Helen is a season ticket holder with a desperate addiction to both chocolate and the Arsenal. It's really just a question of which kills her first! Since making the (near) fatal mistake of setting up home with a Tottenham season ticket holder, life has become much more complicated. She finds solace by writing for Daily Cannon and cleansing herself of all traces of Spurs on Twitter @nellypop13.
Why Arsenal women’s kit gaffe should leave them red-faced
When Arsenal released their latest training kit, they once again excluded female fans and the women's team and, as Helen Trantum explains, this is far from an isolated incident...
Tomas Rosicky: One of Arsenal’s greatest number 7s
Born in Prague on 4th October 1980, Tomas Rosicky had football in his blood and signed for Arsenal on 23 May 2006.
Edu: “I always have Arsenal with me”
With the news at Edu looks set to join Arsenal in July as their Technical Director, let's take a look back at one of Arsenal's most under-rated and oft-forgotten players - Eduardo César Daude Gaspar.
Why Mesut Ozil will always be underrated
When you watch Ozil week in, week out, it’s easy to appreciate his ability and his intrinsic value to this Arsenal team, but our number eleven has found it difficult to convince those outside of Arsenal of his talents. The question is why?
Football is still a long way from gender equality
For Helen Ward, it’s too late to undo the injustices she faced. But in speaking out, she exposes some ugly truths that need addressing, and she helps pave the way for those who follow in her footsteps.
5 reasons female Arsenal fans should stay in the kitchen
A look at some of the accusations levelled at female football fans and the truth behind them.
Walking into the unknown at Arsenal: What can we expect?
In just a few short hours, the Arsenal stadium announcer will engage in familiar matchday patter, enthusing that football is back in North London and encouraging us to enjoy the game. Yet I’ve never felt less sure of what to expect from a matchday at the Emirates.
Mesut Ozil: the many faced god?
If we, as a fanbase, don’t know what we want for our club then surely Mesut Ozil is the perfect poster child.
Do Arsenal owe fans what they are demanding?
That was the question posed in this month’s editorial meeting, but the more I thought about it, the more I felt that, never mind the answer, there was a problem with the question itself.
Long read: Why did Arsenal buy Mohamed Elneny?
Why did we buy Mohamed Elneny?
A proactive powerhouse: First impressions of Kolasinac
It was hard to know how to feel when we signed Seas Kolasinac but now that I've seen him play...
Preseason promise: Nelson shows he can be Arsenal quality
Every year, pre-season offers an opportunity to some of our youngsters.
Lacazette reminds us of our love-hate relationship with silly season
If I followed up every rumour, it'd be a full time job in itself. That's why Daily Cannon has people to do it for us, so we can see all the rubbish in one place with the truth about the rumour laid bare.
Time up for Theo Walcott?
As an avowed Theo Walcott fangirl, it breaks my heart to be writing this column.
Ode to Ospina
It looks like Dave's time at Arsenal is coming to an end, so in his honour...
Why Arsenal would be crazy to sell Szczesny
Arsenal's goalkeeping situation has been the subject of debate for many seasons now, so what is really going on?
Dear Agony Aunt: how can I navigate a tricky summer? Love, Arsene
Can Arsenal attract the top players we need without Champions League football?
Why Arsenal fans need to leave the protests at home today
Arsenal fans are planning to protest against Stan Kroenke at the FA Cup final, but shouldn't this be one day when we put all that aside and get behind the team 100%?
Who doesn’t want to go to an FA Cup Final?!
Arsenal are struggling to sell their allocation of FA Cup final tickets, but why?
Paying the price for forgetting to play Wengerball
Going into the final round of matches relying on favours from other teams is never a good place to be. For all our flirtations with Europa League football over the years, we've very rarely left our destiny in the hands of others.
Arsenal’s selfish core
Season ticket holders have a contribution to make to Arsenal Football Club, a duty, if you will. But it’s twofold. Obviously we have to make a financial contribution – that’s the price you pay for access to a regular matchday ticket. But we also have a duty to support the team by actually using that matchday ticket, whether with our own backside or someone else’s.
Left back in the changing room? Not in a three man defence
Q: How do you keep two left backs happy?
A: Change to a back three so you can play one of them at left centre half and the other at left wing back.
How Arsenal can still have a more successful season than Tottenham
The thing with success, is you start to take it for granted. At Arsenal, we might argue about the importance of each, but we largely define success in three ways: trophies, Champions League football, and finishing above Spurs.
Win the FA Cup and Wenger stays or lose so he goes? What do...
Let’s assume that you want Arsene Wenger to leave Arsenal this summer.
Arsenal’s cake – to have or to eat?
The thing with success, is you start to take it for granted. At Arsenal, we might argue about the importance of each, but we largely define success in three ways: trophies, Champions League football, and finishing above Spurs.
Protests and Priorities: Why Arsenal fans need to grow up
Some Arsenal fans are planning a 'Wenger Out' protest for Wembley, while others are encouraging them. Helen Trantum explains why it's time to shut up, grow up, and get behind your team.
Why Arsenal already have their ‘new’ keeper
We've heard a lot about Arsenal needing a new keeper, but don't they already have one?
It can be hard to tell a great goalkeeper...
Why mammoth change is not what’s needed at Arsenal
Arsenal are facing an unprecedented situation with many players out of contract at the same time in 2018. What's going on?
Theo Walcott: Captain Marvel?
He's been at Arsenal ten years, yet for most of his club career, it would have been unthinkable for Theo Walcott to lead an Arsenal XI onto the pitch in a competitive match.
Dear Daily Cannon: Arsenal’s festering form is costing me my identity
Throughout his Arsenal tenure, Arsene Wenger has been very good at stopping the rot. Whenever we've lost a game, or perhaps two in a row, that's generally as far as it goes. Very rarely is a bad run allowed to fester
3 reasons Arsenal need to dump David Ospina
David Opsina makes a lot of high-profile errors, but those aren't the ones that are most concerning
Confidence the key for Arsenal
If Arsenal can take the feel good feeling from last weekend, and turn it into a great first half against the Baggies, that confidence could come flowing back.
Protests and Tantrums
Arsenal are listening to fans - they just don't agree with them
Reasons to be cheerful after Arsenal’s Bayern battering
I also thought it'd be fun to look at some of the (tiny, invisible, ignored by the mainstream media) positives of Arsenal's defeat to Bayern
Shooting Wenger with Bayern blanks
We don't need to take a game out of context and use it as a stick to beat Wenger with. The truth is - there's plenty enough live ammunition from previous games. There's no need to fire Bayern blanks in his direction too.
Selling Arsenal stars – but which one?
Would you rather sell Mesut Ozil or Alexis Sanchez?
Arsenal’s Change Manifesto – answers on a postcard
For Arsenal, change is all anyone talks about at the moment. The question is, what do we want to achieve? And moreover, what should that change look like?
Maybe it’s time for Arsene to go, but not as a scapegoat
Should Arsene go? I don’t even know what to think any more.
Great goalkeepers and safe hands – why Arsenal already have their ‘new’ keeper
As the debate rages over who should replace Petr Cech in Arsenal's goal, Helen Trantum looks at how the club already have his replacement
The psychology of Arsenal’s Watford woes
Sports psychologists are all the rage, and for good reason.