Matthew Wade
Celebrating Arsenal’s Irish connection: St Patrick’s Day Special
Discover why Arsenal's rich history and Irish connections make it a beloved club in Ireland.
50 years on: Liam Brady (long-read)
50 years ago today, on 11 June, 1971, Liam Brady joined Arsenal's Academy, so we take a long look back at his time at the club as a player.
Why Arsenal needed Unai Emery to fail
Unai Emery’s reputation among Arsenal fans hasn’t exactly been enhanced since he left the club but let's take a look back at why it might not have been a bad thing that he failed at Arsenal.
Why some love and others hate mesut Ozil
Mesut Ozil divides opinion amongst fans and pundits alike, but why?
Arsenal at Anfield in 1989: Still my greatest football high ever
When Arsenal won the league at Anfield on 26th May 1989, it was my first high as a football fan and still the greatest.
2 North London Derbies that chart the journey of the last 30 years
As of 5th of this month, I have survived 42 years on this planet, which involves quite a lot of football, and with neither Spurs nor (of course) Arsenal being relegated in that time, there is a lot of history with our noisy neighbours.
Unsung Arsenal heroes: Peter Simpson
Some players come into the category of the under-appreciated because they are over-shadowed by superior team-mates. Others because they excel in under-achieving teams. There are even those whose ebullient personalities serve to distract from their dedication and skill. None of these apply to Peter Frederick Simpson.
Unsung Arsenal heroes: Sammy Nelson
Sammy Nelson was never your archetypal unsung Arsenal hero.
Unsung Arsenal heroes: John Lukic
Down the decades, Arsenal fans have been spoiled with a succession of top-class goalkeepers but this seemingly unbroken alternation between club greats and journeymen since WWII doesn't include one very notable exception - John Lukic
Mesut Ozil: Maligned and misunderstood or mischief-maker?
Mesut Ozil continues to divide opinion, be it about his football, personality or nationality. So what is the problem? How did an entire nation seemingly turn on their star in one summer? Is that behind his strange season at Arsenal?
Farewell Sven, we hardly knew you
So, Diamond Eyes, our great jewel finding coup, has left after just over a year and in the absence of anyone spilling the beans In a spectacularly unprofessional manner, we, the fanbase, are left to speculate why.
Arsenal dropped the ball at the wrong time: Why they have no money
Despite being one the best run clubs in the country for the majority of the last century, under the watch of Ivan Gazidis Arsenal have, in a strategic sense, seriously dropped the ball at exactly the wrong time.
Long Read: Arsenal’s festive period shows how much work Emery has to do
Not all of Wenger's departing squad will fit into whatever Emeryball turns out to be, much as, frankly, it didn't really suit Wengerball by the end. With this in mind, and with half the season gone, let's have a look at where things stand.
Why is Mesut Ozil so divisive?
Anyone with an outward eye doesn't need the vilification and subsequent international retirement of Arsenal's Mesut Ozil to remind them of how polarised opinions have changed our political landscape across the western world.
20-minute read: What the world cup tells us about Arsenal’s summer transfer business
So, as everyone really knew, but many pretended they didn't, football wasn’t 'coming home' (as if!).
Jack’s back but admirable Nelson steals the show
Jack Wilshere made his long-awaited return after a leg break, but it was overshadowed as Reiss Nelson stole the headlines.
10-minute read: Ainsley Maitland-Niles – Arsenal’s next breakthrough prospect?
This summer, with most fans pre-occupied by the excitement and fear surrounding the comings and goings of established first teamers, it’s easy to forget those players who are trying to create a foothold for themselves at the top level.
Sydney FC vs Arsenal: Introducing Joe Willock
As Arsenal started their preseason in Australia with a routine 2-0 win, there were some surprising names in the starting eleven.
Arsenal’s backroom revolution continues
In the dark late season months preceding the formation alteration inspired recovery, we heard Ivan Gazidis talk of ‘catalyst for change’, leading to even further speculation regarding the manager and who might appear above or beside him in the managerial structure.
Wembley Win: Wenger vindication?
Arsene Wenger's future looks set to be sorted out this week but we still don't know what way it will go. What we do know if that the FA Cup win now gives him an out with dignity.
Why the FA Cup can define Wenger’s legacy
Arsenal have crashed out of the Champions League in humiliating fashion and slid down the Premier League table so that qualification is an outside shot at best.
So it falls to the FA Cup, so often denigrated in word by fans and in deed by managers with eyes on bigger prizes, to salvage the season.
Sunday salvage job doesn’t dispel dissent
The best that can be said about the weekend's game is that it stopped the losing run.
Long read – Chaos theory: Arsenal’s new plan?
So another week has come and gone and less and less makes any sense aboard the good ship Arsenal.
Reaction: It’s time for the change
Daily Cannon's Matthew Wade discusses Arsenal's latest disaster, this time at West Brom and Arsene Wenger's future.
Long read: Why Arsenal fans need to stop focusing on Wenger so much
At the moment it's quite hard to write about Arsenal without writing about Arsene Wenger, but although an ongoing story, the subject is getting old.
Arsene Wenger’s credibility stretched dangerously thin
The Anfield defeat feels like another big nail in the coffin of the Wenger years.
Why the FA Cup can define Wenger’s legacy
Since I last wrote, it's all gone a bit apocalyptic.
Without wallowing any further in Munich misery, it was a game that felt like a...
Can The Ox really be the main man in the middle?
Is it time to stop seeing Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain as a wide boy?
Long read: Wenger, Arsenal and some actual mental strength
Did Arsenal show their fabled 'mental strength' for real this weekend?
Arsenal & Alexis still in the title hunt
An Alexis Sanchez strop can't mask a good weekend for Arsenal.
Can Arsenal return to being a team of two halves?
Muddling through as seasonal schizophrenia returns.
Squad options re-right the Good Ship Arsenal
Safety in numbers helps Arsenal return to winning ways, despite notable absences.
Long read: Why Arsenal deprived fans of pre-Christmas cheer
'Tis the season to be...fed up?
As the nights draw in ever earlier and the days get ever grey-er, Arsenal's title challenge has wilted badly...
Long read: An Arsenal week of two halves ends with Jamie Vardy sadness
Arsenal are firmly back on track after a week of two halves.
Bournemouth bounce-back limits November disappointment.
For most of Arsene Wenger's time in charge (and actually a fair bit of Gorgeous George's before him), the eleventh month has been a bete noire for Gooners.
Long read: Old Trafford draw not a disappointment
A bad performance but a good point.
Mounting injuries threaten Arsenal’s progress ahead of Manchester United trip
Can improved strength in depth offset traditional curses?
Long read: Arsenal squad depth comes to the fore
Last week's strolls against Reading and Sunderland highlighted why Arsenal are a more serious proposition this year.
How to make Wengerball invincible on Football Manager
Its that time of year again. A new season, and soon enough a new edition of Football Manager and I'm going to show you how to be Invincible.
Long read: Swansea show Arsenal’s strengths and frailties
South Wales' finest once again gave Arsenal a scare in our own back yard.