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The Garrison

The Garrison is our page for our sporadic columnists and feature pieces on the Gunners first team.

Contributors include:

Will Benn

William Benn is an attractive and well-built Arsenal fanatic living within pie-throwing distance of the Emirates. Supporter 1995-2013. Football-ignoring idiot 1998-2005, so managed to dramatically escape enjoying the greatest moments of our recent history. Made it back just in time for the CL final, thank goodness. Still an optimist, if a touch more cynical as the years go by. Will, will be writing about Arsenal as only Will can. Did we mention attractive?


Brian Fettner

Brian Fettner, known on Twitter as @GunnerFaithful.


Martijn Stolze

Martijn Stolze is an unwavering Gooner since 1998. All the staggering highs and shattering lows have taken a toll on his health.


Barnaby Merrill

Barnaby is a mere stripling in terms of life and footballing experience, but a lack of much resembling a social life has given him great insight into the world of football, from both a tactical and a fan's viewpoint. He's also fond of a nice soapbox, telling fans how best to get behind the team and respond to the mind-crushingly dull tide of transfer rumours that fill everyday Gooner life.


Lewis Rowland

This boyhood Arsenal fan enjoys writing about the beautiful game and Arsenal in particular. Lewis writes match previews, statistical analyses and opinion pieces.


Queen of Suburbia


Christopher Flanagan

Christopher is a man so obsessed with football he started writing academic papers about it. Christopher has been an attendee of the Arsenal for 20 years and it's safe to say he has enjoyed several minutes of it. Writing for Goonersphere about the business of football, the law around it, and anything else that piques his interest.


Andy Stern

Andy is an Arsenal fan who attends as many first team games as he can, as well as frequently going to youth games. He's a firm believer in Arsene Wenger, and despises people who have 'always loved watching Borussia Dortmund'! Achievements: Once nearly bought Marc Overmars' house...


The Wonders and Worries of Jack Wilshere

I am concerned about Jack Wilshere. Not in the reactionary "he was probably a 6/10 against Ukraine" kind of way, in more of a loving, concerned way. Because we all love Jack Wilshere, right? Well, I don't really. In all honesty, I've never been too fussed about him. I didn't watch the 10/11 season in great enough detail to appreciate him, and while his performance against Swansea (which I was lucky enough to see live) was excellent, he still suffered (and continues to suffer from) a lack of a final ball, which his all-round play deserves.

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And the winner is...

One of the interesting things about Twitter I have found is the strange hashtags that have gained popularity and seem to get more and more use each day. One of those I find extremely odd is #goonerfamily. Not because it is cringeworthy to the highest degree (because it really is) but because of the use of the word "family". If that's what we are, a "family", I'm reasonably sure I want emancipation and a name change. If we are a family then we make even the Jackson family look functional.

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