Do you see what I’m saying?

The squad can only be so big for the amount of cash we have at hand to pay them all, so whilst i didnt mind Muamba from some of the games i saw him play, i think Song and others were in front of him, so he had to move on.

The players definitely rate themselves whether they’re English or not, its just that some speak out more than others. Another one being Lupoli – i see he has stated today that he made a mistake going to Fiorentina (as he hasnt played a solitary game) – So once again, Wenger knows!

Take our old friend – Aliadiere – didnt he go to West Ham, Celtic and every other club under the sun because he thought he deserved to be no.1 striker, he couldnt even get on the bench for some of the games. I know he did well in the game against us this season for boro, but i dont see his name up in lights on the top scorers list for the league and boro are definitely in the running for relegation!

I dont see why Connolly should have been given a chance either, however good luck to him. I think Nordviet being purchased crushed his chances of success, Wenger knows, as he would have purchased a 16 year old and made him reserves captain if he wasnt the next no.1 CB in the league to come through to the Seniors!

A lot has been said about the English players presently coming though the ranks. Think we should wait and see if they get given a good chance. If not then I may start to subscribe to Geoff’s point of view more.

If the English players aren’t good enough then fair play, but at least show us by starting them more

Song wasn’t a Messi, he was very ordinary, but he has had chance after chance after chance, all I’m saying is why didn’t Muamba or Connolly.

If they were crap, they shouldn’t have been at Arsenal for so long.

I personally don’t give a rats arse what nationality they are, I merely asked why?

Have you guys ever thought that maybe he didn’t persevere with the English players because they were bad players? If he is persevering with players like Senderos over Connelly, don’t you think that means that Connelly would be doing a poorer job?

Wenger doesn’t have to show us that he would do a worse job does he? That why he is the manager and we are mere spectators. I don’t want to see Connelly come in and cost us a game to justify himself as a poor player, I spent most of last season watching Hoyte do that.

Muamba should have taken a leaf out of Flamini’s book. Stay and fight for your position if you think you are good enough. Who’s position was he going to take? Perhaps if he’d stuck it out we wouldn’t have bought Lassana? Does he look better than Diaby now he’s at Birmingham? No way.

Have you guys ever watched Connelly? Because you sound like Connelly’s biggest fans, I’d like to know what you can see that Arsene can’t?

Geoff, I have heard you talking about purchasing Benzema (20), Quaresma (24) and Messi (19). If they came in they would be stifling English players especially Theo (Another English guy not doing it) for years to come. How can you champion the purchase of young superstars who would be around for ten years, then moan when we ship out youngsters who are a) Probably not good enough and b) Don’t want to stay past 20 to fight?

When not sold they continuously bring in young foreigners to stifle their development. Why Connolly is not being entertained? Arsene brought in Haarvard Nortveld, a 17 year old Norwegian so Connolly has to go.

Gibbs, Randall, Lansbury are all being prepared for sale in their place will be Africans, South Americans etc.

Arsene worked with Monaco before moving to Japan and I don’t know if Monaco and Japanese sports offiials would have agreed for him to have a team of XI all foreigners; its not done anywhere.

It doesn’t matter how good, bad or indifferent the English kids are, the facts speak for themselves.

Two English kids – 1) Muamba – 1 carling cup game 2) Conolley 1 Carling cup game, 1 pre season friendly.

Song – straight into the team from somewhere in Corsica, tons of Premier league games, Carling cups and even Champions league and eventually looks mediocre, he has had a ton of chances.

One last thing, Kerrea Gilbert came in at a crucial time for Lauren, looked great, his reward, banishment to Cardiff, then Southend, no wonder he’s gone off the boil.

Point is we persevere with Jonny foreigner but don’t even give the English kids one premier league game, not one.

Finally how many mistakes has Senderos made eh? at least one howler a match. That’s more than Lehmann did.

I don’t believe you should worry about how many English players are in the squad, its pretty irrelevant. We have a good crop of them coming through the ranks and this new lot have pedigree, they are getting to the semi’s of World Under 17 championships (don’t quote me on that!)! They are future world beaters unlike the current crop of youngsters.

Remember that the only reason we don’t have as many English players as the rest is because we get gazumped! Who could we realistically have afforded to sign who is English lately? Would you have taken £8million crouch over RvP, £21 million SWP over Hleb or £28 million Rooney over Adebayor?

A few might pip for Rooney, but in my eyes, Ade is doing just as good a job.

And plenty of players hold on to shirts and get away with it! Terry and Carragher particularly prone to a bit of that!