By Ian Grant PLAYERSTony Adams said, post-testimonial: “I need to have my knee checked out first and I’m having a scan tomorrow. It would be silly to announce something like that now. I need to get away and relax.”And: “To…

By Ian Grant Arsenal have eleven players at this world cup – second only to Inter Milan with 13. Arsene Wenger is also there with Japanese TV. He walked into a Niigata restaurant and everyone stood up and cheered. He…

By Ian Grant Arsenal had a back-line with a combined age of 191 years. So they did well to hold a Celtic side, itself short of a few star names, but fully committed to a victory to prove a point…

By Ian Grant CUP FINAL STATS AND FACTSFour of the last five FA Cup finals have involved either Chelsea or Arsenal.Both finalists have played three Premiership opponents on the way to the final. Arsenal and Chelsea have scored 15 goals…

By Ian Grant PLAYERSWenger said: “Freddie is a symbol of the team in the way he never gives up. Just when you think he’s tired he finds extra resources from somewhere.”Tord Grip said: “Looking at the whole season, Fredrik and…

By Ian Grant PLAYERSThierry Henry put his World Cup winning shirt up for auction for the Kanu Heart Foundation and it was sold for oe7,500 (about N1.3m). While on stage a woman offered him oe3000 for a date. Kanu’s Foundation…

By Ian Grant PLAYERSPatrick Vieira says he wants to lead Arsenal to European glory and become a Highbury legend rather than move to one of Europe’s top clubs where he would be just another player.“If we find the right balance…

By Ian Grant 5 AprilThe Western Mail said Arsenal resembled a squadron of spitfires attacking out of the hazy sun, last Saturday.Arsenal have set a club record by scoring in 33 consecutive League games, including every one this season.Charlton were…

By Ian Grant ____________________________________________________________Richard SouthwoodJuve gameThere aren’t words to describe how disgusted I am with the team performance today. With very few exceptions it was a collective gutless, soulless effort. They went through the motions as though they’d already been…

By Ian Grant Sean DoranRichard WrightYou keep wondering on the site whether Arsenal can win anything with a good goalkeeper, does this mean you’ve totally given up on Richard Wright, altogether? When he first got his chance for the club,in…