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.
Will the curse of Arsenal’s third kit strike again against Olympiacos?
Magic doesn't exist.
I know that's hard to take, and probably not one to share with any kids you might own/disown at a time when...
Player focus: Campbell leaves Sunderland and Spurs’ DeAndre Yedlin looking like a dummy
Joel Campbell has had something of a topsy turvy few games.
Against Dinamo Zagreb he was a live wire, making one very smart assist and...
What can be done about Gabriel?
There’s only been one word on everyone’s lips this week at Cannon Towers this week: injuries.
We spent approximately three times as long discussing that...
Small steps for Joel Campbell, but can he make a giant leap?
There’s a Chinese proverb which applies quite aptly to Joel Campbell.
“Be not afraid of going slowly. Be afraid only of standing still.”
Arsenal sign a...
Why Arsenal must beat Pulis’s New Orc Army
I have a special relationship with Stoke City Football Club.
No, not that kind of special relationship! Quite the opposite in fact.
Every time we face...
Injuries schminjuries
Don't ask me how I found a Manchester City fan in London.
Suffice to say I did, and earlier this week we had some banter...
Are Tottenham Arsenal Mk II?
Sunday’s fixture is destined to be a firecracker, and not only because of the football.
In some ways, it will be a game of ‘Arsenal...
Thank you Arsène
Should you be judged by what you achieve or what you leave behind?
Arsène Wenger has won quite a few pots in his nigh on...
Player focus: Magic Mesut delivers insane performance v Everton
Confidence will do wonderful things for a player.
There was one moment in the second half of the game against Everton which perfectly encapsulated the...
Player focus: Coquelin turns in yet another classy performance against Everton
At what point does Francis Coquelin start to be described as world class?
On a day when a man most would deem worthy of that description...
Guardiola should not be next Arsenal manager
Boring.
That's what Pep Guardiola said earlier this week about staying at the same club for 20 years.
There is increasing speculation that Arsene's departure is...
Bellerin’s torrid first half is a good sign
The first half against Bayern was a reminder of Hector Bellerin's Champions League debut to forget.
In a game where Arsenal were very much second...
Arsenal’s Bayern show could send the wrong message
Tuesday's game is a big one.
And big Champions League nights are always great experiences, even when a poor result tarnishes the overall enjoyment.
I'll be...
Watford could be the biggest test of our title credentials
My history* teacher at school used to have a saying.
(*sorry, I know I sound like a Liverpool fan banging on about history. I promise...
Why Bayern Munich ticket price protest at Arsenal is hypocritical
Bayern Munich are off on their high horse again.
On a day where Arsenal’s ticket pricing has – again – come under huge scrutiny, a...
An open love letter to Arsene Wenger
This is an Arsenal column.
As such, I try not to write too much about Chelsea and in particular their tramp in a tracksuit manager....
Player focus: Mesut masterclass v Manchester United
Mesut Ozil frequently runs games; he conducts them.
It's usually through simple, often underrated, moments that change the course of a particular play, but against...
Why Bellerin and Gibbs should never start together
Sometimes you can’t have your cake and eat it.
We want our full-backs to be defensively minded players who prioritise keeping clean sheets above all...
Why Arsenal can win the league
We don't have to do well to win the league.
We just have to do better than everyone else, and that looks increasingly straightforward.
It's a...
Debuchy the pantomime villain
I have a confession to make.
I didn’t watch the season’s first clash with our noisy neighbours live – in fact, I didn’t even watch...
Why it always matters against Tottenham
It may only be the Capital One Cup, but this week's game takes on a new level of importance for one reason.
It's against Spurs.
My...
Gabriel the key to success against Chelsea?
Per Mertesacker is close to fitness again, but should he return straight into the Arsenal side?
Our German beanpole offers height and anticipation, and of...
Unthinkable for Walcott not to start against Chelsea
Theo Walcott must start against Chelsea; of that there is no doubt.
On this week's Daily Cannon podcast, Stephen and Matthew had quite an entertaining...
Injury to Manchester United’s Shaw shows we haven’t learned from Ramsey assault
I don't care if you get the ball.
That should be the stance when players go in for challenges which even if they win them...
The secret solution to Arsenal’s corner conundrum
Here’s a conundrum for you.
In Theo Walcott, Arsenal hold the registration of the player officially crowned as the fastest footballer on FIFA 16. He can...
Who will be Stoke’s villain on Saturday?
Earlier this year, I got into something of slanging match with a Stoke fan.
The subject in question was whether Charlie Adam is a thug...
Arsenal have bigger issues than Category A pricing
Ticket pricing is always an emotive issue.
It's easy to reminisce about the days when the cost of attending a game was less than it...
Have Arsenal behaved disgracefully over Welbeck’s injury?
Something only we know.
Paul will probably murder me for not only knowing, but quoting and bastardising a lyric from a song by Keane. Or,...
Should Arsenal play the kids in the Champions League?
Second place.
That's the fate that apparently awaits Arsenal in Group F of this year's Champions League after drawing the mighty Bayern Munich, and the...
Are Arsenal winning the transfer window? Does it matter?
Ten years.
That’s the millstone still hanging about our neck, denoting the last time Arsenal won the league title, and it’s a statistic I know...
What Arsenal fans need to learn from Liverpool and Tottenham
You cannot replace one top quality player with an amalgamation of mediocre ones.
That's the lesson Liverpool have failed to learn from top six bedfellows...
Why Ozil will always be underrated outside Arsenal
I don’t often agree with Jose Mourinho.
I doubt I’m alone in that, and to be honest it’s something of a standard that I apply...
If Walcott starts, Arsenal win
Arsenal’s record on the opening day of the season leaves something to be desired.
In fact, since we moved to the Emirates we have won...
Is Coquelin a one-season wonder?
Our need for a new “DM” since 2008 have become the stuff of legend.
Since Flamini ran his contract down and some Arsenal fans were...
Player Focus: Francis Coquelin’s steel
Coquelin was steely and determined against Chelsea, while keeping Hazard under the thumb for most of the match.
Roma adventure mustn’t spell Cechmate for Szczesny
by Helen Trantum
Petr Cech is a fantastic signing.
I know you're all with me on this one at least. A sense of slight disbelief was...
Walcott deal is highlight of the summer, no matter what else happens
by Helen Trantum
Thirteen and a half years is a long time.
It’s longer than we’ve been at the Emirates. It’s longer than Daily Cannon has...
How far can £200m stretch?
by Helen Trantum
Why don't Arsenal "do" atmosphere?
I'm not talking about the handful of big games we play each year; against our league rivals, against...
Where will Theo Walcott be playing next season?
by Helen Trantum
Inevitably over the long summer break, there is only really one topic of conversation available to football fans.
Identifying gaps in the squad...
Devastating blow for Shawcross as Arsenal escape clash with Stoke
by Helen Trantum
Football is back!
Arsenal beat a select Singapore XI 4-0 on Wednesday afternoon in the Barclays Asia Trophy, with Chuba Akpom notching a hattrick...