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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...


8 Years Of Hurt The Building Blocks Of Success

The Özil signing was like the second coming of Jesus to Arsenal fans the world over but as the hangover of the signing slowly recedes away, whispers of 'unsuccessful window' and 'not enough money spent' have begun to surface, though not in full effect as yet but it's only a matter of time.

It is like an unyielding rigmarole of doom and gloom that shrouds the gooners. The trophy drought is all that seems to dominate the minds of the fans. Sure, for a club of Arsenal's stature it is important to compete and win a few trophies along the way, but does this mean that complete disregard is shown for all their other achievements? 

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I Told You So: Ramsey's Revival Joy Not Everyone's To Share

A lot has been written about Aaron Ramsey’s revival, and his form at the moment is genuinely something to behold. We also have to bear in mind that even with the second half of last year and the beginning of this, his resurgence still only spans a very small amount of time, and he has a long way to go to prove he can do it consistently and in a team capable of winning.

I’m not here to talk about Ramsey on the pitch, however, but about the fan reaction to his return to form and the various positions that our supporters appear to be taking. Also to try and clarify and justify my own position on the matter, which, as always, isn’t easy on Twitter, where the pace of debate and character limitation make it easy to say something you don’t quite mean, or to misrepresent something you do.

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Koscielny v Sagna: How fouling can be less risky than not fouling

Controversial decisions have been at the heart of the post-game narrative for 50% of our PL games so far this season (Sunderland and Villa) and there were 2 this weekend in particular which got me thinking.

Koscielny’s lunge on Johnson and Sagna’s tussle with Altidore are both widely considered to be poor calls on the ref’s part but, while one bad decision strongly benefited us and the other Sunderland, our players have been roundly criticised by most for their part in both situations.

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