Arsenal’s depth and experience is key to 2016 title race
Arsenal are the newly installed bookies favourites to win the Premier League for the first time since 2004. I’m not sure what our odds were…
Arsenal Opinion Archives: 02/2016
Big game Theo
I’m a self-confessed Theo Walcott fan. This won’t surprise regular readers of Daily Cannon, as it’s quite often a subject of debate between myself and…
Is Danny Welbeck the striker Arsenal needed all along?
Two days later and I’m still replaying Danny Welbeck’s winning goal against Leicester. The fabulous header, expertly drifted into the area from a free-kick by…
Assessing Arsenal’s title chances
Following the last gasp Welbeck winner at the weekend, Arsenal are back to being the bookies’ favourites for the title, but despite hope, can we…
Defenders need to be fast? Don’t tell Per and Cal
All week long I heard people talk about Jamie Vardy and how Gabriel needs to play against Leicester City because of his pace. Speaking on…
And now you’re gonna believe us…
I think this is the part where I tell you it’s back on? So: it’s back on! The run through January inspired little but doubt,…
Unhappy fans should vote with their feet
Recent events have highlighted the pricing problems for many football fans and the Arsenal fans certainly know about it with the premium prices paid at…
Which under-performing forward should Wenger start against Leicester?
Leicester roll up in London this week for the most important of league games. Sitting some five points behind the Foxes with games starting to…
Why are we arguing about ticket prices?
I don’t care about ticket prices. There, I said it. I mean: obviously I do care, since I spend more per year on Arsenal than…
Arsenal season tickets: Too high a cost
There has always been a romantic ideal behind wanting to own a season-ticket for the team you support. It isn’t just a piece of paper…
Who are the real title favourites?
We’ve long since passed the time when we have to take Leicester City seriously. It was all a bit of laugh when they were top…
A Lesson for Leicester
Unexpected. That’s right, it’s 9pm GMT on a Wednesday and instead of the usual musings of Mr. Paul Williams, you’ve opened up today’s column to…
Dating a football fan: Better the devil you know?
Last week sometime the question crossed my mind: Would I rather date a football fan who supported a rival team, or someone who had absolutely…
Cherries professionally popped, but Gooners still feel jilted
On Sunday, Arsenal finally returned to winning ways in the League, leapfrogging the oil billions of Man City in the process. Yet the merest glimpse…
All’s Wel that ends Wel
It’s been a very good few days for Arsenal. On Saturday title rivals Leicester City and Tottenham Hotspur both won, but the result of the former…
The decision to sell Afobe was justified
Ahead of Sunday’s away fixture at Dean Court, a familar face is set to feature against his former side: Benik Afobe, who joined the Arsenal…
Should Arsenal make a move for Daniel Sturridge?
When you look at the Arsenal team, there are a few areas where the Gunners lack a truly top class option. The team could do…
Winning ugly
Nine years. I don’t know about you but I was thoroughly sick and tired of hearing that incessant refrain right up until 17th May 2014.…
We can’t just win everything
“Just win, baby!” The eponymous quote of the late Al Davis, known for his work as coach, and later owner of the NFL’s Oakland Raiders.…
Proof Arsenal aren’t in negative spiral
The change in month, it seems, has not brought about a change in fortunes for our beloved Arsenal. The optimism fostered by the pre-Christmas win…