I’d pay for good football journalism.
I’ve never understood this, why do most papers write stories that are plainly speculation yet the people reading it accepts the story as fact. What really bugs me is that in my mad pursuit of a daily fix of all things Arsenal, I keep getting suckered into reading articles with obviously inflammatory headlines then get pissed off. Although I knew that there was a high probability that the article is rubbish.
Sadly there is a dearth of unbiased in depth, well researched pieces in the mainstream media. The best pieces I’ve read in the past few months are from independent bloggers, and a few journos put out quality content. If those pieces were from a single publication I’d pay for access. What I won’t pay for is the refined techniques papers use to disguise their bullshit as newsworthy.
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You know what really grinds my gears.
Following the world cup finals without a vested interest in any of the teams have given me an opportunity to pay attention to things that have been going on around the game, especially the way it’s presented to the English audience. And I must say that there are more than a few things that bugged me, here goes …
It’s no use keeping an unhappy Cesc
There are a section of fans who think that Arsenal should let Cesc go back to Barça. For those fans the their main reasoning is that, in as much as Fabregas has expressed his desire to leave —although I haven’t seen anywhere Fàbregas saying this— then it leaves Arsenal with no choice but to allow him to go. After all there’s no use in keeping an unhappy player.
Beard protest —Cesc plans to keep the beard until he signs for Barca
Why Arsenal still won’t break the bank.
We’re coming to the point of the year when transfer fever is beginning to take hold. Fortunately with the world Cup coming up this summer transfer speculation will not completely take over our entire lives. Everyone knows that we are agonizingly close to having a trophy winning squad, and for Arsenal in particular this transfer window represents a crucial juncture in the direction of the club.
Credit crunch, taxation, financial doping, and greed has increased player costs.
Is Arsenal’s time in the wilderness coming to an end?
I’m going to go get it off my chest now and say we lost against Spurs last night because we were shit. Not just any shit, nut the kind where even the owner can’t stand it. I’m not one to get pissed off at our team, but last night really left me fuming.
Losing at Spurs shattered Arsenal's title dreams, but things are looking up.
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Sometimes Arsenal need to have something different.
Going out against Barça was a disspointment for everyone connected with the Arsenal, while it was widely acknowledged that Barça was the better team by far. The performances and reaction of some players left me a bit worried about their mental approach to football.
Sol Campbell believes that Barça has showed the the true level of Arsenal.
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Arsenal written off one day, world beaters the next.
The Bendtner love in this morning is symptomatic of the reactionary journalism we’ve grown accustomed to, ever so ready to jump on a bandwagon, no regard for a little research, quick to come to sweeping conclusions after a single independent event. Last night’s win against Porto was a vindication of Wenger’s belief in his players and a victory for wengerball, but let’s not get ahead of ourselves.
Bendtner and Eboue, brought together by trials, tribulations, and redemption.
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Maybe Theo should stay home.
The reaction to Theo Walcott’s performance in last night’s friendly left me with one overwhelming feeling, I hope Walcott does not go to the World Cup this summer, but not for the reasons you’d think.
Walcott performance for England was forgettable.
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