I get inundated with offers from companies and publishers to run competitions on We Are The North Bank, but I usually decline for one of two reasons. Firstly because the prize may be a bit cack and secondly because I can’t be arsed. So this is a first. Digital Magazine publishers Zinio...

Arsenal are set to hit the summer transfer market for a goalkeeper. Arsene Wenger has a shortlist of keepers that he will look to sign, in order to push Wojciech Szczesny – and possibly Luckasz Fabianski (who the club are considering offering a new contract) – for the number one...

No one lets you down quite like Arsenal. Before the match I had hoped for nothing more than to come away with some pride, and such is the Arsenal way, I got exactly that – and far greater than expected – but still felt deflated when the final whistle came around. There were...

  There are many trendy Arsenal frustrations at the moment and for most it is our reluctance to strengthen the squad during the current transfer window. The silence from our American owner, perceived as him not giving a shit about the fans and rinsing the club for a return on his...

Arsenal have two clear targets that they’re looking to sign before the transfer window slams shut on Friday. wearethenorthbank.com understands that Arsenal are continuing their pursuit of David Villa, as Barcelona look to play hardball in order to get the best price they can and recoup as...

We’re back! Alright, maybe it’s a bit soon to get carried away but, given all the recent doom and gloom, I’ll take what I can get. It may have been a particularly accommodating Reading side that we put to the sword but it was still a relief to win with a modicum of control. The main...

It’s that time again, the period of the season where Gooners crave for an injection of quality into the squad – and if ever Arsenal needed that, now is the time. The scouting network has certainly been busy. Here are the players that are on the list* *Disclaimer: whether Arsenal...

It’s all gone quiet on the Theo Walcott contract issue – the latest in contract sagas that dominates the Arsenal agenda; it’s par for the course for your average Gooner. And it’s fucking soul destroying. Many of the Press pack won’t go near the latest...

The benefit of writing these things on a Monday is that you get to approach the game with a clear head. On Saturday evening I was deflated, it felt like we’d been beaten. Come Monday morning and reflecting on an away draw that topped off a week in which we beat our hated rivals and...

  There was something strangely familiar about Saturday. The build up featured the now customary statement of intent from the Sp*rs party, tabloids suggested desperation within the club, yet ultimately, Arsenal handed out the now annual five goal thrashing to that mob up the...