It hardly seems fair that despite Robin Van Persie not actually having gone and played in this international break, we're still receiving bad news about his injury situation.

Robin is expected to miss the next six weeks with the injury he was taken off with at Blackburn. Unfortunate to say the least and his inability to stay fit has to remain a massive concern for Arsene Wenger, who at the moment simply can't rely on Van Persie. On the bright side, a lot of our matches in September...

I've been debating over the last day or so whether to say anything regarding Ryan Shawcross's comments about Arsene Wenger, and I've come down on the side of saying very little about it for a couple of reasons.

Firstly it's very clear that Shawcross and Stoke love a bit of attention. One of the most distasteful things about the aftermath of Aaron Ramsey's injury last season was that Stoke's pitiful defence of Shawcross or their equally pitiful attempt to convince the rest of the...

Continuing my focus on other elements besides the game itself, today’s blog highlights aspects of the game that help it to be as great as it is. Some of these are largely personal, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see others feel similar thoughts.

The Web as a Breeding Ground for Football Friendships.

Looking outside of the web to start, football fans have discussed matters with each other since the game began. The praise of a hero, or turning a player into a pantomime...

Does anyone care about anything Emmanuel Adebayor has to say about anything? No? Excellent, just checking. Let's move on.

The international break is at its strongest at the moment. With one round of fixtures down and the other due to be played tomorrow night we're as far removed from club football and any news of it as we can get for the time being.

Fortunately as you know, I have prepared for this eventuality, and have the next in my series of interviews with members...

What a completely ridiculous hour of Sunday morning to be awake. I didn't even know 7 AM existed on a Sunday. Sometimes I miss being a bingo caller just because nobody needs to to be anywhere in Bingo before ten. For the three years I did that job I don't think I was ever awake at such an unsocial hour as this.

Alas, here I am in a different job. One that commands that I be awake at 7 AM on Sunday morning. I must be absolutely insane. Possibly as a result of the ridiculous amounts...