Most players who sought protection in Australia return to team as diaspora groups warn of possible intimidation, writes Eileen NG and Rod McGuirk
Celebrating the Gooner Fanzine after a painful week of football
HELLO, how’s your week been? Mine has been painful. Before my dear old mum starts worrying about whether something serious has happened to me in the “real world,” I must clarify — my week has been painful in sporting terms.
Of course, there have been plenty of things far more important than mere sport that deserved my attention this week — serious things that deservedly place mere sport into context.
Routing venal Tories at the ballot box next week at the local elections would be a start, for example.
In the shadow of Heathrow and glow of Thorpe Park, a band of Arsenal loyalists have built something lasting — a grassroots club with old-school values, writes LAYTH YOUSIF



