Michael Quinn

The dust has finally settled on the 25/26 season. Some Arsenal fans are likely still lingering around The Emirates and somewhere in Manchester, a City fan lights a Guardiola-shaped candle in his garden, tears dropping onto an increasingly parched lawn. A new era? Why not. Arteta, the protege, has finally pipped Pep to the post, and, while talk of him retiring the all-conquering Catalan is ridiculous, it's hard not to see the green shoots of a much-needed shakeup. However, one question around...

Arsenal fans have it tough. The 'banter era' (a grim decade between 2008 and 2018), defined by trophy droughts, sporadic European football and consistent inconsistency, ensured Gunners fans were routinely mocked by anyone within earshot. Sad as it was, expectation was at least low. You can't be disappointed if you no longer dream of glory. Then Mikel Arteta did something unforgivable, injecting 20cc's of pure hope-ium directly into the veins of the long-suffering North London faithful. Three...

The Premier League is the best in the world. We’ve all heard it – a sentence repeated as much in hope as confidence. Yet this self-awarded gold medal hasn’t always translated into Champions League trophies. Granted, Premier League clubs have rarely been far from glory (six titles and nine runners-up finishes since 2000), but none have built the dynasties that Spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid crafted in the modern era. So when six English teams reached the knockout stage this season,...