Mike MacDonald

1 week ago | gunnerstown.com | Mike McDonald |Mike Mcdonald |Mike MacDonald

I feel sorry for ArsenalIs sympathy an emotion that a football fan should feel? Aren’t we supposed to be elated or disgusted? Well, I feel sorry for us. I’m sure at the end of the season that I will write a piece sharing all of the emotions that we went through and come to the conclusion that it wasn’t one problem that saw us fall short in the league. For now, I just feel bad for the players, staff and fans. I think it was this tweet by James Benge that prompted this emotion.

2 weeks ago | gunnerstown.com | Mike McDonald |Mike Mcdonald |Mike MacDonald

Why football is beautiful Alan Sunderland at the back post. Michael Thomas at Anfield. Alan Smith in Copenhagen. Sylvain Wiltord at Old TraffordDennis Bergkamp at St.James ParkTony Adams bursting forward to finish off EvertonAndrey Arshavin against BarcelonaJack Wilshere vs NorwichDanny Welbeck vs LeicesterReiss Nelson vs BournemouthDeclan Twice vs Real MadridI’m sure there are others but those are 10 very special moments that I remember as an Arsenal fan.

2 weeks ago | gunnerstown.com | Mike McDonald |Mike Mcdonald |Mike MacDonald

‘I can’t prove it, but…’I’m sitting in Tennessee getting ready to watch Max play a soccer game. It’s a lovely day. The kind where the wind is warm and the sun isn’t too hot. It hasn’t kicked off yet so I’m spending my time watching this little guy who is intently watching the game that is currently going on. His head turns as the ball moves, but he stays spread eagle and sunbathing. His state of being reminds me of how I was a few hours ago watching Arsenal.

1 month ago | gunnerstown.com | Mike McDonald |Mike Mcdonald |Mike MacDonald

‘Juice Boost’The guillotines were being ordered. If we didn’t get a decent result then they were going to be wheeled towards N5 for ‘bottling another season.’ Not only did that not happen but the literal opposite happened. An utter spanking. It’s a reminder of how quickly great players look vanilla because Arsenal’s chance of winning anything was falling under ‘no chance,’ due to our lack of firepower. I’d imagine that Arteta has continued his philosophy of no excuses.

2 months ago | gunnerstown.com | Mike McDonald |Mike Mcdonald |Mike MacDonald

Have no fear. I’m not going to scream and shout. I would hope that you read this because I offer solutions and some unique analysis. Never wanted to do a match report and most certainly don’t ever want to try to get readers by being Awesome McTerrible even though those that go extreme are certainly more popular. I was super relaxed about the game today. For one of the only times this season, Arteta and his staff were given a full week to prepare for a football match.