Arsenal in for Kaka, Ben Arfa and Ben Alin, it’s official.

Arsenal have made it clear that they will sign Kaka and Ben Arfa however much it costs, and also Benylin, the well known cough medicine, should Rosicky feel unwell next season, and it will be a huge bottle.
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17 year old Superstar Syrup is on the verge of Arsenal deal
Sources close to Arsene Wenger have said he has £120mil to spend and he owes it to all those poor Arsenal fans to spend it, compete with the biggest clubs in Europe and win some much overdue silverware.

This is a complete departure from his buy them young policy, but he says ‘enough is enough, our fans spend shed loads, and I intend to deliver’Ok, that’s what we all dream about and on this April fools day, I thought I would deliver it.

This is not a ploy to get hits, as we don’t gain money from advertisers, it’s merely an April 1st piece to make everyone happy, if only for 3 paragraphs, happy April fools day!Onto the real world, Kolo says,

‘Liverpool are scared of us’

I’m not sure that was too smart, but if the team believe it, it surely can’t be a bad thing, I really think Robin, the boy wonder is set to explode and with Torres facing him, this could be the game he decides to show who’s the daddy, go Robin, go!

Cesc will be the same with Gerrard and Alonso, and the Flamster, like Gallas may see this as the last chance saloon in the Champions league.

Great days blogging yesterday Grovers and nice to see that you all share the same fondness to the memory of the great Rocky Rocastle as we all do, if only he was in the team tomorrow, like Ray Parlour but with more skill.

We need a result against the scousers, and we obviously need to stop them scoring, but hell, if we win both games, or score more than they do, it doesn’t really matter does it?

I don’t think Liverpool are as good as the BBC muppets says they are, they’re a long way behind us in the league and we were all over them at Anfield, if we were playing Everton, we’d be booking our hotel room for the Fernabache game now, wouldn’t we?

One day to go now and I’m already getting nervous, for those of you going, we’re all meeting up in the small and beautiful, you’re all welcome, for those of you not going, keep the faith and feel the force.

Let’s out sing the hubcap stealers for once eh?

Have a great day and sorry about the hopeful and very misleading headline, I’m a very naughty boy!

160 Responses to “Arsenal in for Kaka, Ben Arfa and Ben Alin, it’s official.”

  1. Pedro Says:

    haha! Nice one Geoff… you had me panicking when I read it!

    Imagine if he did come out and say that? Dream world or what!

    I’m not sure about what Kolo said? I doubt they will be scared going on previous form! Just put a few crosses in the box and you’ll get a goal at some point!

    I am confident we’ll go through, a couple of draws and a win will do us nicely!

    Come on you reds!

    Happy April fools day!

  2. Geoff Says:

    I’m reading that Gerrard says they’ll win as Champions league games are played in a different way??? what the fuck does that mean???

  3. Pedro Says:

    I don’t think it matters…. over 2 legs we smashed them in the Carling Cup last year… it will be no different.

    Liverpool play differently against foreign opposition because foreigners are more likely to sit back and soak up the pressure. Arsenal will hopefully take the game to them!

    I’m confident that we will do them. They’ve not been great this year and if we can keep torres quiet… and keep crouch off the pitch! We should be fine!

  4. Odub Says:

    Morning guys.

    Hilarious post! And be prepared for an influx of knob head twat faces accusing you of looking fo hits despite your note Geoff. Dont mind anyway we havent had a cuntfest in awile so bring it!!

    I’m sick of hearing ‘experts’ and scouser fans telling me about they’re going to do us in the CL because they have more European experience and their team is built for CL football!! Goodluck with that you muppets! 11 V 11 against a team we tore to shreds in both cups last season at their ground and in the league at ours….no contest!! With or without gerrard and torres we’ll do them tomorrow and in the league and draw at Anfield!

    Looking forward to tomorrow big time!!!

  5. ScubaGooner Says:

    If Gerrard thinks these games will be different then he’s in for a surprise; I can’t see Arsenal playing any other way than going for the result - similar to the approach for Milan.

    This will be all guns blazing Arsenal going for the kill; win both legs and we’re through -doesn’t matter if Liverpool score or not!

  6. Geoff Says:

    I agree with you both, but I hope we turn our usual last 10 minutes into the first ten minutes, my heart can’t keep taking these poundings!

  7. Pedro Says:

    Most of the cunts have given up now Odub! We have loads of people on the approved comments list now… so unless the person posting is new… it wont get caught up in the old filter. And anyone cunting other people or the site of gets blocked so you don’t even get to see them!

    We don’t even block that many anymore, maybe 2 or 3 comments a week? Not bad eh!

    Anyway, onto football!

    So, I know that Kaka story was made up… but if anyone has been following italian football they will know that Kaka said the milan boys can’t motivate themselves and Maldini had a bust up with some fans… can Kaka stay at a club that doesn’t challenge for honours? Could Arsene be prepared to bust that cheque book open… for a ’super player’… its not beyond the realms is it?

  8. Odub Says:

    You guys have def gone billy big time now havent you!!! With all the new email addresses and links and tabs!!

    Pedro I have a feeling there’ll be a few big movers this summer from Italy and Spain.
    Ronaldinho definately, Henry maybe, Kaka maybe, and maybe even Buffon and even Cannavaro.

    What are the chances any of those will end up at the Emirates?!!

  9. Geoff Says:

    Odub any of those bar Henry, we are now seen as the league to play in so who knows?

    Thing is the Chavs and Mancs will buy big, that’s for sure, maybe even the Spuds, though I fail to see where they get the money from.

    On an aside, I was reading all the shit that Platini spews out at the weekend, regarding foreigners etc, he’s a cunt really isn’t he, he played for Juve at his peak, why didn’t he stay in France?

  10. ScubaGooner Says:

    Milan are going to have to rebuild next season and possible one after that too; so it’s going to be barren for them. I think Kaka will move on - come to Arsenal? How sweet would that be; gets my vote but I can’t see Wenger paying £40M for him……..despite the fact we’d get the return in shirt sales alone before he kicks a ball!!

    Geoff: think I’ve got a few years on you so tell me about the heart pounding!!! I long for the day we learn to kill teams off in the first half!!! Let’s start the scousers eh?

  11. Pedro Says:

    The e-mail addresses all pool into one place… I should be an I.T consultant…!

    Platini is such an egotistical self publicist… you could never have a ManU/Arsenal type brand in France, it would never happen… Just like tescos coke is never going to be preferable to the real thing.

    I wish he’d just let the market work itself out instead of trying to impose all these rules to make it a level playing field!

    Kaka would be the dream, I wouldn’t mind Sneijder if Madrid have a clear out! We’ll get someone big this summer! I’m not sure who though? I hope Thierry doesn’t end up back in England with Liverpool or someone?

  12. RvP Fan Says:

    April fools everyone!
    Great title, dont feel sorry! Its the special day made for deceiving people. However, it would be good to buy a bottle for miracle cure all…
    Hoped that Kaka story was true… ScubaGonner, i think they would make enough profit to buy Bojan as well…
    Speaking Of Barca, Has anyone thought of how they have suddenly become a team like Real MAdrid A few years back? Just signing stars and hoping they play well together? thats why they are failing this season. Dont know how, but chelsea seemed to avoid that trap (Partially). Maybe there is something about the prem?

  13. Odub Says:

    Platini is on a one man crusade to piss the EPL and particularly Arsenal and AW off!

    Great player he might have been, but having read his rant in the Mail on Sunday, I’m beginning to think he’s on a major power trip! Why did he have to mention us specifically re buying teenagers from other countries?!! Are we the only ones that do it?!!
    he can fuck right off!

  14. Bud Says:

    A brief but enjoyable semi was experienced this morning with that headline, then like sex without the explosion, a ball ache of reality…….. you guys !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  15. chris Says:

    I don’t agree with the commercialisation of a religious holiday like April fools day please retract you headline and apologise,

    good morning everybody, top post,

    i certain cant stand to see more heart pounding moments from the boys, Oh, my dicky ticker!

  16. chris Says:

    funny shit guys
    http://soccerlens.com/arsenal-to-buy-manchester-united-duo-for-30m/6903/

  17. Pedro Says:

    They read our headline this morning… thats about there 3rd april fools joke…

    Bud, I like your comparison!

  18. chris Says:

    did you see the one on google, detailed but too long, travelling to mars indeed

  19. team spirit Says:

    That was a good april fool post me thinks.

    I expect us to beat pool over these games. we are capable of doing that and we will.

  20. gazzap Says:

    why is it that only wankers gain power be it in politics or football or whatever? Blatter, Platini, Mugabe, Pol Pot.

  21. Odub Says:

    gazzap you forgot Livingstone!

  22. Pedro Says:

    I like the comparison of Robert Mugabe and Blatter!

    Was Sepp Blatter even a footballer? Mind you… would you want a footballer running a multi billion pound organisation?

    No education, no business experience… it doesn’t make sense does it? Its like making me a manager of Man U at 38…

    I’d fucking ruin them on purpose…

  23. ScubaGooner Says:

    Haha you’d get my vote Pedro…..and I’d vote for a second term to make sure you did them good and proper!!

    Pedro for ManU Manager!!!

  24. Odub Says:

    Got my vote mate!!

    Once you get in Pedro, get rid of all the shit players they’ve got.

    Rooney,Ronaldo,ferdinand,Vidic,Anderson,Nani,Hargreaves, the lot. I’m sure AW would take a couple of those for £2 mill each! That’s a bargain considering how ’shit’ they are!

  25. Odub Says:

    Paulo Maldini is considering a move to Newcastle!!!!!!!!!!!

    http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=642487

  26. Geoff Says:

    He’s older than Bobby Robson.

  27. Wolfgang Mueller Says:

    It’s April Fool’s day. Anyway Rafa hit the nail on the head when he said Arsenal’s offensive powere is good to the fans. The problem is when it breks down the gunners are very ,repeat very vulnerable to the counter attack.
    When the defence plays so high up it’s now onder Bolton of late and similar teams have snatched the lead.
    It’s not for me to tell AW how his shd be done. Surely he shd be aware of this . I believe he has plans for his defence.
    let’s say wait and see. If similar things happen again,surely the defenders are not fast and mobile as compared to the country’s top defenders.The it will be another wasted season with all the promising players failing to deliver and back to the drawin board.
    Of course big signings are no guarantee but surely they are less of A GAMBLE.

  28. goonerjay Says:

    I would love to see Kaka at the Emirates but to be honest i have been saying since July that i would love for us to buy Ben Arfa and after Arsene’s comments the other week it is starting to look very possible.

    I’m looking forward to the games against the scousers…. no doubt Rafa will play that waste of space useless twat that is Kuyt in all 3 so Clichy can cause some real damage

  29. chris Says:

    lets hope he does play kuyt, i am nervous and have a load of pool supporting friends gunning for me, i wish i had odubs confidence in a high scoring game!

  30. Bud Says:

    Feeling flat for some reason, so looking to Le-Grove for some cheer. Anyone got any jokes?

  31. goonerjay Says:

    what’s the difference between and pigeon and a Northern Rock share holder?

    A pigeon can still leave a deposit on a BMW

  32. Odub Says:

    Chris confidence born of mega strength guiness is not to be sniffed at!!

    Dont say i never do anything for you Bud!

    Q.What do you call a tottenham fan with no arms and legs?
    A: Trustworthy.

    Q.What do you call a tottenham fan in a 2 bedroomed Semi?
    A: A burglar

  33. Bud Says:

    Guys, keep em coming….. just had a brief hint of a lip curl !!!!!!!

  34. Odub Says:

    Mate my outlook deleted box is stacked full of ‘em!!

    A husband and wife were out playing golf. They tee off and one drive goes to the right and one drive goes to the left. The wife finds her ball in a patch of buttercups. She grabs a club and takes a mighty swing at the ball. She hits a beautiful second shot, but in the process she hacks the hell out of the buttercups.

    Suddenly a woman appears out of nowhere. She blocks her path to her golf bag and looks at her and says, “I’m Mother Nature, and I don’t like the way you treated my buttercups. From now on, you won’t be able to stand the taste of butter. Each time you eat butter you will become physically ill to the point of total nausea.”

    The mystery woman then disappears as quickly as she appeared. Shaken, the wife calls out to her husband “Hey, where’s your ball?”

    “It’s over here in the pussy willows.”

    The wife screams back, “DON’T HIT THE BALL!!!! DON’T HIT THE BALL!!!!”

  35. Pedro Says:

    Sorry to piss all over you humour parade….

    http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/apr1g.html

    Not looking good is it?

  36. Bud Says:

    RELAX PEDRO…… DEALT WITH PRONTO !!!!!!!!

    Mathieu Flamini insists he wants to stay with Arsenal despite reports in France stating he had opened talks with Juventus.

    The Gunners are desperate to tie Flamini down to a new long-term contract, with his current agreement set to expire in the summer.

    A host of Europe’s top clubs are reported to have made contact with Flamini, but fresh reports in France state that it is looking like a two-horse race between Arsenal and Juve.

    Flamini, though, insists it is Arsenal where he wants to be - although a deal is not yet imminent.

    Insistent

    “I am talking with the club and we’ll see what happens. But I hope to stay at Arsenal,” the Frenchman told the Daily Mirror.

    Meanwhile, Flamini still feels Arsenal are very much in the title race, despite their recent slip-ups.

    “We’re still in the race. It’s always important to believe. We have to keep going now, we have to win every game,” he said.

    “But we just have to keep going, keep working hard in training and now we know what’s in front of us.”

    He is also looking forward to the UEFA Champions League quarter-final clash with Liverpool.

    “The games with Liverpool will be hard but we have done well against them recently and we have the spirit, the belief and the quality in this squad to win a major trophy this term,” he added.

  37. Odub Says:

    Pedro I saw the report below this morning though?!

    Who do we believe?

    http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_3372722,00.html

  38. Bud Says:

    More jokes now, more, more I tell you………………

  39. chris Says:

    more of the same pedro, we will know for sure this month, he hopes to stay as we keep seeing, its down to teh club to keep him,

  40. Odub Says:

    I know they’re meant to go on the funnies tab Pedro, but I’m on a roll mate!!!

    Cutting and pasting as we speak!!!

    A man came home from work one day to find his wife sitting on the front porch with her bags packed. He asked her where she was going and she replied “I’m going to Las Vegas.”

    He questioned her as to why she was going and she told him “I just found out that I can make $400.00 a night doing what I give you for free”.

    He pondered that then went into the house and packed his bags and returned to the porch and with his wife. She said “And just where do you think you’re going?”

    “I’m going too!!” he replied.

    “Why?” She asked.

    “I want to see how you are going to live on $800.00 a year”!

  41. Bud Says:

    Oooooooo that was a good one….. I nearly broke through my glum cloud……. more, I want more !!!!!!!!!!!

  42. Pedro Says:

    Its upsetting Odub… but if its to please a fellow grover it all good!

    Glad to see that I am up to date with the flamster issue!

    WHat the fuck are they talking about? He either likes the offer, or he doesn’t!

    SIGN SIGN SIGN!

    I feel a bit better now… I am going to read some jokes now…

    Oh… here is one I made up…

    What do you call 2 Jews?

    A Duo

    What do you call three trees…? haha! There is no career in comedy for me…

  43. Odub Says:

    I’m off to the pub mate, get someone else to play Lenny Henry!!! Vino awaits!

  44. gazzap Says:

    Flamini - ‘I WANT TO STAY’. so sign the sodding contract then. its not hard, just pick up a pen and sign your name.
    More accurate headline ‘I want to stay, but only if you offer me £90k a week and even then I might consider buggering off to Juve in the summer if I feel like it.’

  45. goonerjay Says:

    Japanese scientists have created a camera with a shutter speed so fast, they can now photograph a woman with her mouth shut.

  46. goonerjay Says:

    Little Billy asks his dad for a telly in his room. Dad reluctantly agrees.
    Next day Billy comes downstairs and asks,”Dad, what’s love juice?”
    Dad looks horrified and tells Billy all about sex.
    Billy just sat there with his mouth open in amazement.
    Dad says,”So what were you watchin’?”
    Billy says,”Wimbledon.”

  47. goonerjay Says:

    Wife gets naked & asks hubby,”What turns you on more, my pretty face or my sexy body?”
    Hubby looks her up & down and replies,”Your sense of humour!”

    Thought i’d throw a few up there

  48. Bud Says:

    MORE !

  49. goonerjay Says:

    Quantas Engineering

    After every flight, Qantas pilots fill out a form, called a “gripe
    > sheet,” which tells mechanics about problems with the aircraft.
    >
    > The mechanics correct the problems, document their repairs on the
    > form, and then pilots review the gripe sheets before the next flight.
    >
    > Never let it be said that ground crews lack a sense of humour.
    >
    > Here are some actual maintenance complaints submitted by Qantas’
    > pilots (marked with a P) and the solutions recorded (marked with an S)
    > by maintenance engineers.
    >
    > By the way, Qantas is the only major airline that has never had an
    > Accident.
    >
    > P: Left inside main tire almost needs replacement.
    > S: Almost replaced left inside main tire.
    >
    > P: Test flight OK, except auto-land very rough.
    > S: Auto-land not installed on this aircraft.
    >
    > P: Something loose in cockpit.
    > S: Something tightened in cockpit.
    >
    > P: Dead bugs on windshield.
    > S: Live bugs on back-order.
    >
    > P: Autopilot in altitude-hold mode produces a 200 feet per minute descent.
    > S: Cannot reproduce problem on ground.
    >
    > P: Evidence of leak on right main landing gear.
    > S: Evidence removed.
    >
    > P: DME volume unbelievably loud.
    > S: DME volume set to more believable level.
    >
    > P: Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick.
    > S: That’s what they’re for.
    >
    > P: IFF inoperative.
    > S: IFF always inoperative in OFF mode.
    >
    > P: Suspected crack in windshield.
    > S: Suspect you’re right.
    >
    > P: Number 3 engine missing.
    > S: Engine found on right wing after brief search.
    >
    > P: Aircraft handles funny. (I love this one!)
    > S: Aircraft warned to straighten up, fly right, and be serious.
    >
    > P: Target radar hums.
    > S: Reprogrammed target radar with lyrics.
    >
    > P: Mouse in cockpit.
    > S: Cat installed.
    >
    > And the best one for last………………
    >
    > P: Noise coming from under instrument panel . Sounds like a midget
    > pounding on something with
    > hammer.
    > S: Took hammer away from midget.
    >

  50. Bud Says:

    First proper laugh to goonerjay !!!!!!!!!

  51. goonerjay Says:

    Afternoon,

    As you know I’m not usually one for posting warnings about potential scams
    but I had a close call yesterday, and thought I should alert you.
    I walked into B&Q at lunchtime and some old guy dressed in orange asked me
    if I wanted decking. Fortunately, I got the first punch in and that was the end of that.

    Those with slower reactions might not be so lucky. Please keep your wits
    about you next time you go to one of these DIY places.

  52. Phobia Says:

    Almunia
    Toure-Senderos-Gallas-Clichy
    Eboue-Flamini-Fabregas-Hleb
    Adebayor-Van Persie
    Subs:Lehmann-Walcott-Diaby-Denilson-Bendtner-Gilberto-Hoyte
    Arsenal 4-Liverpool 1

  53. Geoff Says:

    So how can Juve afford him, their average gates are 12,000, anyway, he’s seen the way Viera went when he fucked off to Italy, but on the other hand, who would we sign to replace him? I’m thinking someone who is used to the premier league already, suggestions anyone? Gerrard? Nolan? anyone?

  54. goonerjay Says:

    Mr Cadbury and Miss Rowntree met on a Double Decker, it was After Eight.
    >
    > She was from Quality Street, he was a Fisherman’s Friend. On the way
    > they stopped at a Yorkie Bar, he had a Rum and Butter, she had a Wine
    > Gum.
    >
    > He asked her name, “Polo, I’m the one with the hole” she said.”I’m
    > the one with the nuts,” he thought! Then he touched her Milky Way.
    >
    > They checked in to a hotel, and went straight to the bedroom.
    > MrCadbury turned out the light for a bit of Black Magic. It wasn’t
    > long before he slipped his hand into her Snickers and felt her Cream
    > Egg. He fondled her Flap Jacks then he showed her his Curly Wurly and
    > Tic
    > Tacs.
    >
    > Miss Rowntree wasn’t keen to have any Jelly Babies, so she let him
    > take a trip down Bourneville Boulevard via her Party Ring. He was quite
    > pleased as he always fancied a bit of Fudge. It was a magic moment as
    > she
    > let
    > out a scream of Turkish Delight. When he pulled out, his king size Mars
    > Bar felt a bit Crunchie. She wanted more, but he needed a Time Out,
    > however,
    > he
    > noticed her Pink Wafers looked very appetizing. He did a Twirl, had a
    > Picnic
    > in her Sherbet Dip and finished off by giving her a Gob Stopper!
    >
    > Unfortunately, Mr Cadbury then had to go home to his wife, Caramel.
    >
    > Sadly he was soon to discover he had VD. It turned out Miss Rowntree
    > had been with Bertie Basset who apparently had Allsorts!!!

  55. goonerjay Says:

    For some time many of us have wondered just who is Jack Schitt?

    We find ourselves at a loss when someone says, ‘You don’t know Jack Schitt!’
    Well, thanks to my genealogy efforts, you can now respond in an intellectual way.

    Jack Schitt is the only son of Awe Schitt. Awe Schitt, the fertilizer magnate, married O. Schitt, the owner of Needeep N. Schitt, Inc. They had one son, Jack.

    In turn, Jack Schitt married Noe Schitt. The deeply religious couple produced six children: Holie Schitt, Giva Schitt, Fulla Schitt, Bull Schitt, and the twins Deep Schitt and Dip Schitt.

    Against her parents’ objections, Deep Schitt married Dumb Schitt, a high school dropout. After being married 15 years, Jack and Noe Schitt divorced. Noe Schitt later married Ted Sherlock, and because her kids were living with them, she wanted to keep her previous name. She was then known as Noe Schitt Sherlock.

    Meanwhile, Dip Schitt married Loda Schitt, and they produced a son with a rather nervous disposition named Chicken Schitt. Two of the other six children, Fulla Schitt and Giva Schitt, were inseparable throughout childhood and subsequently married the Happens brothers in a dual ceremony. The wedding announcement in the newspaper announced the Schitt-Happens nuptials. The Schitt-Happens children were Dawg, Byrd, and Horse.

    Bull Schitt, the prodigal son, left home to tour the world. He recently returned from Italy with his new Italian bride, Pisa Schitt.

    Now when someone says, ‘You don’t know Jack Schitt,’ you can correct them.

    Sincerely,
    Crock O. Schitt

  56. goonerjay Says:

    that’s enough for now

  57. Bud Says:

    Fucking brilliant………… can anyone top that? Is it possible?

  58. Bud Says:

    The Allsorts one…….

  59. chris Says:

    the quatas one is brill,

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  61. Odub Says:

    Bloody hell! gooner jay’s been busy!!love the qantas one!

  62. choy Says:

    morning/afternoon/evening…
    well good laugh there…

    i’m sure it’s all about the money for flamini… “i hope to stay”

    anyways.. he’s replaceable… any1 is really….. we have song.. denilson… m sure wenger will find some1..

    if he does leave.. he’s very ungrateful…wenger gave him a chance to prove himself for a couple of years… and now just coz he has had a great season.. he wants to leave!!!!!!

  63. Bud Says:

    Quantus was good, but the Sweet one was brilliant !

    Goonerjay, my new hero !!!!!!

  64. Pedro Says:

    Steve is gonna be so pissed when he finds out we invited another comedian on here!

  65. Bud Says:

    Steve is yesterdays news, Jay is the new comic king, unless he thinks he can top it, but where is he???

  66. Odub Says:

    Quasimodo is sat in his study and once again is feeling depressed about how ugly he is. Looking for some reassurance, he goes in search of Esmerelda. When he finds her he asks her once again if he really is the ugliest man alive.

    Esmerelda sighs and says “Look, why don’t you go upstairs and ask the magic mirror who is the ugliest man alive? The mirror will answer your question once and for all”

    About five minutes later a very pleased looking Quasimodo bounced back back the stairs and gave Esmerelda a great big hug.

    “Well it worked” Quasmido beamed, “But who on earth is Iain Dowie?”

  67. goonerjay Says:

    Three macho mice are sitting at a bar discussing just how tough they were.

    The first mouse slams a shot and says: “I play with mouse traps for fun. I’ll run into one on purpose and as it is closing on me, I grab the bar and bench press it 20 to 30 times.” And, with that, he slams another shot.

    The second mouse slams a shot and says: “That’s nothing. I take those poison bait tablets, cut them up, and snort them, just for the fun of it.” And, with that, he slams another shot.

    The third mouse slams a shot, gets up, and turns to walk away.

    “Where the hell do you think you’re going?” ask his friends.

    The third mouse stops and replies: “I’m going home to sh4g the cat.”

  68. choy Says:

    A lady approaches her priest and tells him, “Father, I have a problem.
    I have two female talking parrots, but they only know how to say one
    thing.”

    “What do they say?” the priest inquired.

    “They only know how to say, ‘Hi, we’re prostitutes. Want to have some
    fun?”‘

    “That’s terrible!” the priest exclaimed, “but I have a solution to
    your problem. Bring your two female parrots over to my house and I
    will put them with my two male talking parrots. I have taught them to
    pray and read the bible. My parrots will teach your parrots to stop
    saying that terrible phrase and your female parrots will also learn to
    praise and worship.”

    “Thank you!” the woman responded.

    The next day the woman brings her female parrots to the priest’s
    house. His two male parrots are holding rosary beads and praying in
    their cage. The lady puts her two female parrots in with the male
    parrots. Immediately, the female parrots say, “Hi, we’re prostitutes,
    want to have some fun?”

    One male parrot looks over at the other male parrot and exclaims, “Put
    the beads away, Jack. Our prayers have been answered!”

  69. rexes Says:

    oooh!! shit that was some dumb ass shit …..:))

  70. goonerjay Says:

    Little MARK returns from school and says he got an F in arithmetic

    ‘Why?’ asks the father?

    ‘The teacher asked ‘How much is 2×3,” I said ‘6′, replies MARK.

    ‘But that’s right!’ says his dad.
    ‘Yeah, but then she asked me ‘How much is 3×2?”

    ‘What’s the f_cking difference?’ asks the father

    ‘That’s what I said!’

  71. goonerjay Says:

    Little MARK was sitting in class one day. All of a sudden, he needed to go to the bathroom. He yelled out, ‘Miss Jones, I need to take a p_ss!!’

    The teacher replied, ‘Now, MARK, that is NOT the proper word to use in this situation. The correct word you want to use is ‘urinate.’
    Please use the word ‘ur-I-nate’ in a sentence correctly, and I will allow You to go.’

    Little MARK, thinks for a bit, and then says, ‘You’re an eight, but if you had bigger tits, you’d be a TEN!’

  72. goonerjay Says:

    Little MARK was sitting on a park bench munching on one candy bar after another.
    After the 6th one, a man on the bench across from him said,
    ‘Son, you know eating all that candy isn’t good for you. It will give you acne, rot your teeth, and make you fat.’

    Little MARK replied, ‘My grandfather lived to be 107 years old..’

    The man asked, ‘Did your grandfather eat 6 candy bars at a time?’
    Little MARK answered, ‘No, he minded his own f_cking business.

    Last one… i should do some work now

  73. RvP Fan Says:

    A man is dining with his friends on a rooftop cafe when he takes a drink of water and jumps off the roof. Just when he is about to hit the floor he does a u-turn and comes back up, and lands on the roof. An onlooker goes up to him and says, “excuse me sir, i cant help but to ask how you do that”. theman replies “easy!’ he takes a drink of water, and repeats the trick. the onlooker goes “what is your secret?” the man replies, “its the water, why doent you have a shot?” the onlooker takes a drink of water, and jumps off the roof. he fails to stop and splatters all over the road below. One of the mans friends turns to him and says, “Some super hero. You really do have a mean streak in you superman!”

  74. choy Says:

    u rock goonerjay

  75. Odub Says:

    Try again!!! full text of joke this time!

    A few months ago, there was an opening with the CIA for an assassin. These highly classified positions are hard to fill, and there’s a lot of testing and background checks involved before you can even be considered for the position. After sending some applicants through the background checks, training and testing, they narrowed the possible choices down to two men and a woman, but only one position was available.

    The day came for the final test to see which peson would get the extremely secretive job. The CIA men administering the test took one of the men to a large metal door and handed him a gun. “We must know that you will follow our instructions whatever the circumstances,” they explained. “Inside this room, you will find your wife sitting in a chair. Take this gun and kill her.” The man looked horrified and said, “You can’t be serious! I could never shoot my wife!” “Well,” said the CIA man, “you’re definitely not the right man for this job then.”

    So they brought the second man to the same door and handed him a gun. “We must know that you will follow instructions no matter what the circumstances,” they explained to the second man. “Inside you will find your wife sitting in a chair. Take this gun and kill her.” The second man looked a bit shocked, but nevertheless took the gun and went in the room. All was quiet for about 5 minutes; then the door opened. The man came out of the room with tears in his eyes. “I tried to shoot her; I just couldn’t pull the trigger and shoot my wife. I guess I’m not the right man for the job.”

    “No,” the CIA man replied, “You don’t have what it takes. Take your wife and go home.”

    Now they only had the woman left to test. They led her to the same door to the same room and handed her the same gun. “We must be sure that you will follow instructions no matter what the circumstances; this is your final test. Inside you will find your husband sitting in a chair. Take this gun and kill him.” The woman took the gun and opened the door. Before the door even closed all the way, the CIA men heard the gun start firing, one shot after another for 13 shots. Then all hell broke loose in the room. They heard screaming, rashing, and banging on the walls. This went on for several minutes; then all went quiet.

    The door opened slowly, and there stood the woman. She wiped the sweat from her brow and said, “You guys didn’t tell me the gun was loaded with blanks. I had to beat the son of a bitch to death with the chair!”

  76. aj Says:

    http://soccerlens.com/usmanov-buys-arsenal-gunners-to-play-softball-only/6904/

  77. RvP Fan Says:

    Pedro,
    2-1 to flam not leaving
    http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=News&article=488247&lid=NewsHeadline&Title=Wenger+-+Juventus+not+interested+in+Flamini

  78. gazzap Says:

    the parrot and sweet ones had me rolling up - in a relatively quiet office! please stop it!!

  79. Pedro Says:

    Cheers Ollie…

    That was nice of Juve!

    This is the most surreal blog out there…!

  80. Odub Says:

    Pedro please delete/remove my half posted joke above at 1.34 cheers mate, owe you a peroni for your efforts.

  81. Geoff Says:

    Very good guys, I had tears rolling down my face!

  82. Pedro Says:

    All part of the service Odub.

  83. RvP Fan Says:

    cheers geoff…
    Just what the doctor ordered… laughter the best medecine and all!

  84. casicky Says:

    Goonerjay biggup to you man the mice one is a killer

  85. RvP Fan Says:

    Goonerjay, whats your job? isnt comedian by any chance is it?

  86. goonerjay Says:

    no IT engineer mate… the only joke in my job is my company mate

  87. Geoff Says:

    i think it’s quite amusing listening to Bentley saying he may have to leave Blackburn, what a very disloyal brat he really is, I wonder if he’ll slag them off like he does us when he becomes a Liverpool rub-a-dub?

  88. Pedro Says:

    Am I the only one in the world who thinks Bentley is vastly overrated?

    Cheeky cunt, he’d do about as well as pennant at Liverpool!

  89. Bud Says:

    Prefer Bekham !!!!!

  90. charybdis1966 Says:

    Turning to tonight s game in Rome, I was wondering, am I a bad person for wanting ManYoo to get a beating both on and off the pitch ?

  91. Odub Says:

    Bentley will end up at Newcastle or Man City. Dont see any of the top 4 showing an interest. You guys are right though he’s a disloyal little shit! He’s still got 3 years left on his contract the cunt!

  92. Odub Says:

    goonerjay, hands down you’re the funniest IT guy i’ve ever come across. all the ones I know are miserable fucks that dont wash or shave! kinda like spud fans i guess!

  93. casicky Says:

    His comments jus prove why we should never thinko him as one that got away

  94. goonerjay Says:

    Bentley’s got about as much chance being signed by a top 4 club as i’ve got of being raped by a snow man.

    He has got talent but sadly nowhere near as big as his mouth

  95. Geoff Says:

    I’m glad we got Theo, and by all accounts for £9mil and not 12.

  96. goonerjay Says:

    Cheers Odub…. Most of the IT guys i’ve worked with in the past have been like that so i know what you mean. They look like a recently recovered comma patient

  97. casicky Says:

    charybdis1966 if there are to get a beating i prefer it to jus be on the pitch off the pitch would be taking it rather off the realms of what football represents.

  98. chris Says:

    charybdis, no you are perfectly normal for wanting carrnage, judging by teh subs used at the weekend, the are playing for a draw anyway

  99. Odub Says:

    read about that Geoff, apparently southampton want whatever they can get now and are happy to lose out on the other 3 mill because theyve got cashflow issues? On the long run, he’ll turn out to be a better player thand Pennant and Bentley on the long run.

  100. charybdis1966 Says:

    Casicky, my motivation for ManYoo “fans” to be found out was so that they could be exposed as the trouble making rabble that they are.
    They’ve been in the middle of lots of trouble in Europe previously and it’s high time they were dealt with. wouldn’t it be fitting if they had to play a CL tie behind closed doors at the Theatre of Snores ?
    I’ll nail my colours to the mast and admit that till the advent of the Chavs, it was Manyoo I’ve hated the most.

    May 2002 - the best feeling ever.

  101. ScubaGooner Says:

    Bud,

    This might put a smile on your face….

    http://alt.coxnewsweb.com/ajc/swf/blueangels/blueangels.swf

  102. JamesH Says:

    I saw Flamini after the Bolton game and quickly suggested to him that he sign his contract and money was not everything. He looked at me with surprise and added that’ ‘players also need to be respected’. Not sure what this means but my feeling was that he would be off in 6 weeks.

  103. chris Says:

    JamesH it sounds like he was tellin you to F off, but i might be wrong

  104. Odub Says:

    that’s what i thought as well chris!
    JamesH I would have told him the smae applies to fans mate!! Respect my back foot!

  105. Pedro Says:

    Odub, that is fucking brilliant!

    I think it’s shitted up the web page a bit, but anyone who wants to laugh… go and have a look at the funnies!

    Cheers!

  106. Geoff Says:

    Respect? cunt, doesn’t he get enough respect? fucking 60,000 fans cheering for him and the team, week in week out, plus all that money, he should fuck off, I’ve had enough of him.

  107. Pedro Says:

    I think he probably means respect in terms of Arsenal trying to get him to resign on the cheap.

    Offer Cesc £100k a week… flamini £40k kind of thing.

  108. ScubaGooner Says:

    You know if Flamini had been with us 4 or 5 years and had played brilliant all that time then I might be concerned but quite honestly we were prepared to let him fuck off to Birmingham last summer and from what I can remember nobody gave a fuck!! He’s had one good season and then suddenly its like we can’t live without him - he should remember one sunny day doesn’t make a good summer.

    He’ll be off just like the others and as then I’ll just say thanks mate, good luck. If this club means so much to him then he’d have signed and the matter would be closed - end of!

    Gilberto has been a model professional this season; he can still get his place in the Brazil team……..fancy him to stay and make a comeback next season….

  109. Bud Says:

    Scuba - Very good !!!!!

  110. JamesH Says:

    By the way the whole team with the exception of one stayed in the rain to sign autographs for the kids waiting for about 20 minutes. The exception was Bendtner.

  111. Odub Says:

    The guy needs to remember who made him!he was a nobody from Marseille b4 AW bought him.
    Bottom line is he’s still not good enough to start for his country, so why should be on a par with the big earners at the club when he’s not even classed as a starter by France?! Vieira,Makalele and Toullan and the 2 diarras start ahead of him ffs!
    If he’s not careful, he’ll alienate himself from the fans and rest of the squad.

    It’s getting a bit tedious the whole ‘will he or wont he sign’ saga! If he goes he goes, we’ll unearth the next Davis,Parlour,Vieira, Petit,Gilberto,Edu! We’ll survive without him.

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  113. goonerjay Says:

    Greed can become a very ugly thing.. just look at Rooney and Tevez.

    To be honest… we’ve got the money to replace him and he aint anything special so Flamini… sign or fuck off.

    Go to Chelsea… they will pay you a fortune to do what you did best for us…. sit on the bench for the next 3 seasons.

    The guy is starting to remind me of Cashley but the difference being Cashley was the best player in the league at his position consistently for several seasons… can’t say the same for Flamini.

  114. GunnerMike Says:

    Any professional footballer who bargains for the odd extra grand per week is obviously living in a bubble and should realise that the money they are on,the job they do is in a different league to most fans, who pay a large percentage of their wages to go and support said players week in week out.

  115. Pedro Says:

    Time sorted, that was pissing me off.

  116. charybdis1966 Says:

    While I think we should wait for the outcome of the Flamini situation before we castigate him,
    I would like to say that I’m a liitle tired of us training up potential youngsters, endure their learning time, getting a good season or two out of them before they look for big money moves to so called bigger clubs.
    Why can’t we get and retain finished product for a change ? Asidfe from Dennis/Thierry/Patrick we’ve kept no one big - but the last 2 still made us endure summers of “will he/won’t he stay” FFS.

  117. gazzap Says:

    we arsenal fans had to sit through his development. we have paid via his sub-standard midfield performances for 2 years. OK now he is brilliant but suddenly he doesn’t think he owes Arsenal anything and we paid his wages for those years when wenger was developing him.
    I am just beginning to wear pretty thin waiting for this contract to be sorted out. he has had long enough now. its been dragging for 6 months. plenty of time to be agreed. this is very unecessary and at a very important time of the season as well.

  118. Pedro Says:

    Chary, you came to the right blog with an opinion like that!

    We are NOT G14’s feeder club!

    In fairness we haven’t really let any gems go… unless they were on the way out!

    If the flamster wants to play in Juve let him… there aren’t many superstars left in that league. He should remember Arsenal compliments him as much as he compliments us.

    He is replaceable though… I wouldn’t want to bring someone new in though… stick with what we’ve got first!

  119. Odub Says:

    Agreed charybdis1966 wait and see, but I have a sneaky feeling he’s already lined up another club, and from what we have been hearing recently, it was never Juve but Milan.

    Either way I dont care, we’ll get a replacement pronto!

    we’re not some 2 bit london club fighting for minor honours while the big boys play in the big tournaments! Nor do we have to rely on finishing 5/6th to get into Europe or enter the intertoto cup! We’ve got a60,000+ stadium. loyal fans, a world class manager, and can challenge on 4 fronts all they way thru the season!

    He better have a chat with Vieira,Petit,Overmars,Anelka,Bentley,Pennant,Henry, Ljunberg and so on b4 he makes his move!

  120. Stupid Says:

    scuba - fair points

    but gilberto, at 32, is not going to make a comeback… only his goals last season masked his dire distribution… he does more to break up our free flowing football than the opposition does.

  121. charybdis1966 Says:

    Pedro, it may just by Gooner blinkers but I always feel we dsuffer the most from our players casting covetous eyes to Spain/Italy. ManUre don’t get this much so why should we ? That’s the crux of Wengers error - his policy is 100% to develop potential, rather than 50:50 buy potential - buy established talent.
    There’s no spreading your risk by acquiring talent in different ways - it’s all one way and therefore we’re more vulnerable to suffering sustained seasons of “transition” as well as instability due to summers of specualtion re. our bigger players.

  122. ScubaGooner Says:

    Stupid - can’t argue that but still think he has something to offer - experience, maturity (gallas take note) and I just like the way he’s acted this season - he’s been an Arsenal man - respect

  123. charybdis1966 Says:

    * it may just be my gooner blinkers

  124. Odub Says:

    I think Gilberto’s suffered from not playing week in week out. He just always seem tobe short of match fitness! If he’d started the season I’m sure he’d have carried on where he left off in the last and we wouldnt even be having this discussion re flamini.

  125. choy Says:

    i’m telling you its all about the money…!!!!

    let him go… and regret….

  126. charybdis1966 Says:

    On Gilberto, is it impossible for him to try be tried at CB ? Does anyone have any thoughts on how he would do there? For his attitude and professionalism I think the club should reward him.

  127. Pedro Says:

    I don’t think you can reward a Brazilian world cup winner with the opp to be 4th choice centre back. I don’t think he would be aware enough to be successful.

    He should go and get a big pay day in Italy or something, I think it will do him some good!

    If wenger reckons we are keeping the Flamster I suppose we should just trust him!

  128. Phil Bradley Says:

    What a massive show of ingratitude by the very same arsenal fans that watch him WEEK IN, WEEK OUT run more than any player in the entire league to stop the opposition run at our defence, started so many of our goals from the break, filled in whenever and wherever he had to without a moan (Gallas on the other hand JOINED HIS CLUB’S RIVALS just because he didn’t want to play left back). Every week the boy gives his heart and he has been IMMENSE this season. I just can’t believe people are saying ‘he’s nothing special’ - he’s the very reason Arsenal has found its spine, he IS the spine. He’s a talent that’s up there with some of the best DMs in the world - hargreaves, mascherano, gattuso, etc.

    Arsenal have looked amazing when they’ve had resilience this season. To be too cheap to retain one of the main sources of our strength in midfield would be madness, if not just plain insulting to the fans that pay so goddamn much every matchday.

  129. chris Says:

    why pedro, does arsene know!!!!!!only kidding,

  130. Phil Bradley Says:

    Odub, Gilberto’s main problem as a football player isn’t fitness, it’s ball retention and distribution. His passing has been awful this season, and it was already pretty bad last season too. What good is a player that wins a ball deep in our half and then gets dispossessed or passes it back to the onrushing team. When was the last time we saw him be the start of a counterattack?

  131. Pedro Says:

    Phil, he is a professional athlete who get paid loads of money to run about every week? We don’t need to show any player who gets paid ‘Gratitude’. You don’t show the boy in McDonald’s gratitude for whipping you up a burger in double quick time because that’s what he’s paid to do.

    He is a great player for us, but if he leaves, we’ll replace him.

    If the reason he leaves is because Arsenal wont pay him enough, then we have a gripe… but not if he is asking for John Terry money.

    I think he has to win some trophies before you put him up there with Gattuso and Hargreaves.

  132. Geoff Says:

    I make people right that say we spend years playing them and they’re shit, Flamini, Song, Hleb, Senderos and god knows how many in the Carling Cup, then they get good, then they fuck off.

    Same with injured players, I mean how often has Aliadiere been sick this season? never that’s how often, I think we make it easy for players to go sick.

    We should buy players that will make an immediate impact, like the Mancs, chavs and scousers do.

    But you know what…we won’t, Wenger doesn’t seem to have the capacity to learn from his mistakes.

    I mean the Bolton game result was awesome, but what the fuck were we doing 2 down in the first place eh?

  133. Geoff Says:

    Ingratitude? are you joking? Ingratitude, for what we pay? Gilberto scored 9 goals last season, what he’s been shown is ingratitude.

  134. chris Says:

    last years stats, i know a year is a long time in football
    Passing Player Passes Pass %

    1 Francesc Fabregas 2,585 81.3%
    2 Gilberto Silva 1,907 82.0%
    3 Kolo Toure 1,540 76.5%
    4 Alexander Hleb 1,495 82.7%
    5 Gaël Clichy 1,268 82.2%

  135. Geoff Says:

    Another thing Phil Bradley, I watched him from my expensive seat for the last 3 years and apart from the Champions league run he’s been average at best and shit most of the time.

    He even had a chat with Steve Bruce and then told us all he was buying himself out of his contract, ingratitude, I think you chose the wrong word there!

  136. Bud Says:

    Phil - Where did you come from?

    I’m with Pedro, if he don’t want to sign, fuck off. You’ve been with us 4 or 5 years, we paid your wages for all of those seasons when you weren’t good enough. You’ve had a good season, well done, about time you done what we pay you for…….. what do you mean you are hanging out for the best deal……… I say fuck off !!!!!!!!

  137. Pedro Says:

    People tend to assume Gilberto is a bad passer don’t they? Its like everyone assumed Thierry wasn’t a big game player… blah blah blah… I thought Bertie was great last year? Ask Chavski fans if they think Maks a good passer… they’ll say no, but they are comparing him to Lampard like you’re comparing Bertie to Cesc and Hleb!

  138. Geoff Says:

    I think that ‘you know who’ comment was straight out of the Arsene knows brigade fan club.

  139. Big Raddy Says:

    Flam…. sign or fuck off
    Gilberto …. Thanks for the memories. A season in Japan/USA/Dubai awaits

    No player has the right to hold their club to ransom. Look at the Cashley situation, he left, we were worried, Would we take him back in place of Clichy? No way.

    If Flam leaves, Song or Denilson or Lansbury or A N Other will replace him.

    We didn’t suffer when Petit left and he was a much better player than Flamini.

    BUT …. I think he will stay, and I will be delighted when he signs his new deal.

  140. ScubaGooner Says:

    I remember back when Gil was out with his back injury remember? I had said all along what a good player he was (well to the East Stand Lower anyway) but most thought he was shit - suddenly he’s out and we as a team went to shit — fuck me; all of a sudden Gil is our best player!!! true enough; when he was back in our season picked up!

    No, he can’t pass worth shit but hey I’d have him any day. Bad passer? When you put your foot in as often as him, you’ll make some bad passes - check flamini stats…not that great on the passing front!

    As for CB - I think we’ll find he won his WCM playing as…..yep, CB!!! Still I agree with Pedro; I’d prefer to see him just in front of the back 4

  141. Pedro Says:

    Lucio, Roque Junior, Cafu and Carlos were the back four that year.

    Gilberto took the place of the injured Emerson… he was the holding midfielder and played every game!

    If we keep him, play him there.

  142. Bud Says:

    Night all !

    What time we meeting up to start drinking tomorrow. I suggest 2pm at Geoffs office !!!

  143. Big Raddy Says:

    Scuba, My problem is not his passing, his tackling or his commitment. It is his lack of pace, both physically and mentally. He has lost so much in a year, and when he has the ball, he holds up our fast passing game. Don’t get me wrong, I think he has been brilliant for Arsenal, it is just that age has withered him. And that cannot (sadly) be remedied.

  144. Geoff Says:

    You’re always late Bud, I’ll be early!

  145. ScubaGooner Says:

    Big Raddy - I can’t argue that

  146. ScubaGooner Says:

    Pedro - correct; sorry I thought it was CB

  147. Pedro Says:

    I’m off now!

    A fine days blogging!

    Have a good one chaps!

    Liverpool week begins tomorrow!

  148. Bud Says:

    Its not my fault Geoff, its Steve…… he ppicks me up en-route. Says 3.30/4 then turns up at 5.30/6……… i have pace marks in my office carpet !!!!!

  149. Odub Says:

    Strange day today!! Jokes galore, a visit from the Arsene knows brigade, and more than 2 comments from Bud!

    night all!

  150. Geoff Says:

    Get on the train Bud and all will be forgotten! see you tomorrow.

  151. Geoff Says:

    Have a good one Odub, I’m off too!

  152. bob Says:

    is wenger gonna buy anyone this summer? we ant won anything since pv left.its sad coz we wel never win anything with kids.

  153. Pedro Says:

    Is it wrong that I am pleased about Vidic’s injury?

    Its about fucking time one of their players got injured!

    Next up please… a few Roma GOALS!

  154. chris Says:

    fuckin sure pedro, boo hoo vidic

  155. Geoff Says:

    I hope Ronaldo gets some too.

  156. ethan_gunner Says:

    Flamini is over rated ! sure he make cesc look good but he’s scored like 2 or 3 goals all season i really think we need to get a midfielder who can score ! ..
    And as for flamini stalling , money hungry AH springs to mind ! Talk of a joining fee ,obviously more wages that arsene will offer him ! I spose you cant blame him , but is he REALLY THAT GOOD ?

    flamini - jens-bert -eboue -ade ! out you go !

    With the cash arsene buy 2 decent players !!!
    A world class striker wouldn’t go astray !

  157. Ibrahim Smith Says:

    it’s good that Kaka should come to help the gooners he deserves. i’m sure Wenger got me well. go ahead The French go!!

    but don’t sell Arsenal to any billionaire Shut uop!! That’s a sheer no-bushit!! Stop it Stop Jose Where?

  158. Phil Bradley Says:

    “I think that ‘you know who’ comment was straight out of the Arsene knows brigade fan club.”

    the brigade has a fan club?

    “a blog where you can have an opinion, not get one”…
    … just make sure you don’t post it in the comments countercurrent to a groupthink.

  159. Phil Bradley Says:

    I mean, thing is, we reportedly have just one player (Gallas) in the top 50 best paid footballers in the world (plenty of ex-gunners in there though). And yet these are players that consistently get Arsenal into the later stages of the Champions’ League.

    We, the fans, get scalped on matchday, whilst players that we know do a good job for the team, are underpaid by comparison to ‘the market’ and leave. I think it’s brilliant that our players are here for other reasons tha