Daring to dream as goals evoke memories of Bergkamp

With each passing week that we remain unbeaten, it’s becoming ever more of a struggle to keep our feet on the ground. I’m constantly repeating the mantra ‘let’s see where we are in a month or two’, before daring to predict any impending relief from eight barren seasons of this silverware-starved era.

Nevertheless, you don’t need to be a football pundit to appreciate the impact of the Gunners blossoming confidence since the arrival of Mesut Ozil.

The inexorable rash of last-minute spare tickets that we’ve grown accustomed to seeing offered in recent times, has fast begun to evaporate, in inverse proportion to the number of begging requests from returning glory-hunters.