By Jem Maidment HERE's one of football s little ironies. Theo Walcott, he of no footballing brain fame, taken to a World Cup when he shouldn t have gone, then discarded from one to which he SHOULD have gone, humiliated in front of the nation, then surel... » MORE

ARSENAL have been dealt an early season blow with the news that injury-prone Robin van Persie may miss much of September, writes Jem Maidment. The Netherlands striker is out of his country s Euro 2012 qualifying double header with San Marino and Finland a... » MORE

HERE s one of football s little ironies. Theo Walcott, he of no footballing brain fame, taken to a World Cup when he shouldn t have gone, then discarded from one to which he SHOULD have gone, humiliated in front of the nation, then surely delighted not... » MORE

Nacer Barazite (pictured) has gone on loan to Vitesse Arnhem - after initially issuing a come and get me plea to Glasgow Rangers, where he was on trial in the summer. Vitesse manager Ted van Leeuwen toldv vitesse.nl: Arsenal have been very helpful and I... » MORE

ARSENAL will be in the pot of top seeds when the Champions League group stage draw is made in Monaco this evening, writes Jem Maidment. Sevilla s exit from the qualifying stages on Tuesday night confirmed the Gunners will be among the competition s top 10...... » MORE

He died nearly 60 years ago, and last played for Arsenal two years before Hitler invaded Poland, but Alex James s name still stirs up a rare magic few, if any, have since attained. The legendary Matt Busby described him as one of the all-time greats of s... » MORE

Theo Walcott travels to Blackburn with his popularity at Arsenal at an all-time high – and with praise ringing in his ears, writes Jem Maidment. The much-maligned winger (pictured above, left) has received a spirited defence from past Highbury stars afte... » MORE

Playwright, actor and Arsenal season ticket holder Patrick Marber has revealed he has another footballing love – little Conference South outfit Lewes. He told the Observer: Obviously, I d enjoyed greatly supporting Arsenal for years and still do, but …... » MORE

Blackpool gave the bookies a minor headache last Saturday after briefly topping the league – but Arsenal star Paul Merson says there will be no unexpected pay- outs this weekend. The newly-promoted Seasiders, back in the top flight of English football for... » MORE

Arsenal legend Don Howe is adamant the Gunners are in a better placed position than they were 12 months ago to finally bring the title back to north London. The club s last Premier League triumph was back in 2004 – the longest spell... » MORE

Andrey Arshavin s agent claims his client could leave Arsenal in the summer. The little Russian said on Monday playing for Barcelona would be the pinnacle of his career and Dennis Lachter did nothing to dispel growing rumours of Arshavin s impending dep... » MORE

Arsenal now looked resigned to third place after their catastrophic collapse at Wigan. It would be an improvement on last year s fourth place finish but manager Arsene Wenger is not even taking that for granted after successive defeats at Tottenham and a... » MORE