Lee Hurley Archives: 10/2019

On this day in 1950 Charlie George was born while in 1966, Tony Adams arrived in this world and in 1880 Jimmy Sharp.

Aaron Ramsey has been ruled out of Wales’ upcoming game against Slovakia in their Euro 2020 campaign meaning he hasn’t played for his country in almost a year.

Petr Cech has signed for Guildford Phoenix, an ice-hockey team that plays in the fourth tier.

Arsenal’s partnership with Visit Rwanda has won an award for a ‘unique and transformational partnership by an African brand’ at the Best of Africa Awards.

Dani Ceballos is a doubt for Spain’s game this weekend after missing training on Tuesday.

A number of Arsenal women played for their countries on Tuesday night in a mix of friendly and Euro qualification matches, so let’s do a quick round-up for you.

On this day in 1910, William John ‘Jack’ Crayston, who would play over 180 times for Arsenal before managing them, was born.

Arsenal are third in the Premier League, just a solitary point behind Manchester City but they are only ranked 31st across Europe in terms of their ratings and six Premier League sides are playing better at the minute.

Shkodran Mustafi has given an interview to Der Spiegel in which he defends himself, saying he’s ‘not the second worst defender in the world’ which means he’s just going to be inundated with people telling him he’s the worst.

Dani Ceballos has been speaking to the press ahead of Spain’s matches during this international break and the midfielder has revealed he’s ‘very happy’ at Arsenal and he’s hoping it lasts.

On this day in 1930, Arsenal won the Charity Shield for the first time after they beat Sheffield Wednesday at Stamford Bridge in front of 25,000 people.

Dennis Bergkamp is reportedly part of a consortiuDennis Bergkamp is reportedly part of a consortium that is trying to buy League One side, Wycombe Wanderers.m that is trying to buy League One side Wycombe Wanderers.

Italy are reportedly investigating the possibility of calling Gabriell Matinelli up to their squad after learning the Brazilian has an Italian passport.

Only Liverpool and Manchester City have won more games at home than Arsenal since Unai Emery arrived.

This was supposed to be a happy post, laugh at Spurs Paddy Power asked me. Who can’t do that these days?

Arsenal sit top of the yellow card table with more yellows than anyone else, a higher yellow-per-game rate than any other side while picking up yellows for fewer fouls than any other side in the Premier League.

Arsenal’s women’s team are currently on an international break like the men’s team so I thought it time we had a look at how the stats are lining up for the players this season.

On this day in 1916, former Arsenal goalkeeper and one of the most well-known sports people of the time, Leigh Richmond ‘Dicky’ Roose, was killed at the Battle of the Somme.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan will miss between two and three weeks from the injury he picked up at the end of September.

Arsenal claimed three points against Bournemouth and with City’s shock defeat at home to Wolves moved to within one point of second place, so why does it feel so bad?