TERRACE TALK: Arsenal - Glorious end to the season as we ask what if...

Just how does one account for a season which was the source of so much anger and frustration among our fans, yet which has brought our highest league finish since we moved to our new stadium over a decade ago?

I think it was Napoleon who spoke about the benefits of a lucky general, over a competent one, and Arsene certainly had “the force” on his side on Sunday.

After successive seasons of tangible FA Cup success, it seemed as if this campaign was destined to fall decidedly flat, with maintaining our seat at Europe’s top table for two decades scant consolation for the Gunners’ lamentable failure to take advantage of bizarre domestic circumstances; especially when the rare opportunity of all our traditional competitors tripping up is unlikely to present itself again.