Football FanCast columnist

Arsenal have faced much media criticism in recent weeks, following their poor domestic form which has seen them win only one game in eight and fall from the top of the table into 3rd place. Admittedly this isn't what you want as an Arsenal fan, but if we take a look back to the beginning of the season, you would be hard pressed to say we have not performed well and way above expectation.

Football FanCast columnist Matt Kelly reacts to the hyperbole of Sunday's action and wonders exactly what affect this ‘Grand Slam' event has on fellow Premier League teams and the game of football as a whole.

I'm torn by Grand Slam Sunday. On the one hand, I just can't wait for it; in the morning I'm all nerves and excitement and during the first match it's much of the same, until it settles and then I can relax and enjoy the rest of the days' football.

FFC columnist Matt Kelly reflects on Arsenal's success in Italy on Tuesday night, and wonders whether Wenger's young starlets have the potential to bring two trophies to the Emirates this season.  

Before Arsenal became the first English team to beat AC Milan in their own back yard, Arsene Wenger declared his ‘Young Gun' Arsenal team had already exceeded all expectations. And in the recent mist of troubles at the club, last night they surely surpassed all expectations anyone outside the club had at the start of the campaign.

FFC columnist Matt Kelly looks back at the career of Liam "chippy" Brady; one if not Arsenal's greatest player of all time.

Liam Brady was born in 1956 in Dublin and carved himself out, one of the most successful individual Irish footballing careers in history. Brady was also known as "Chippy" which many believe came from his unrivalled ability to both score and pass with pin point chips. However it has since be revealed that the nickname came from Brady's love for deep fried chips. As an elegant midfielder his quick feet provided him with the ability to cut players inside out and with vision and ability to create and finish, in a playing style akin to that of Tomas Rosicky or Alexander Hleb.

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Frederick Charles George, or Charlie George as he is more famously known around North London, had one of the more romantic journeys through life as an Arsenal footballer. Born in Islington and an avid Arsenal supporter, Charlie was one of the fans favourites and not only for his footballing abilities.

With the weekend fixtures going favourably in Arsenal's favour, FFC columnist Matt Kelly draws comparisons with the current side and that of the ‘invincibles' and ponders whether a possible title success this season, may go down as Arsene Wenger's finest achievement.

It is clear the current Arsenal team have some way to go if they are to prove to be as good, if not better than any of Arsene Wenger's past Championship winning sides. But, being the first team of the season to rack up 60 points, (only once in the past 5 years has the first team to reach 60 points failed to win the league) suggests they are well on their way.