Even the most ardent Gooner will have to admit that this summer has been a nightmare.
We’ve had players talk about leaving before, but never in the volume we have today. What is worse about the players leaving is the complete lack of respect they are showing on their way out.
We started the summer needing 2-3 world class players to enable us to compete next year.
We’ve lost Flamini, Gilberto, Lehmann. That is three so far… which to my mind means we need 5-6 new players?
It get’s worse though… Alex Hleb is almost a dead cert to be leaving and Adebayor is doing his utmost to get his move to Milan. So that would mean 7-8 players we need to compete?
Ok, so we’ve signed Ramsey… but he wasn’t even a regular for Cardiff, so write him off as a starter. We’ve still not signed Nasri even though his holiday has finished, Marseille have bought Arfa, the French tax year has changed, the full moon has passed…. etc etc…*
Are we really heading into this season banking on a load of kids who are at best, average?
I hope not.
I don’t want to wait another 3 years to have half a good season. Open that cheque book Arsene and make sure we are competitive… long termism is fantastic, but a healthy bank balance isn’t what makes most Arsenal fans tick.
We want our team to represent our outlay every season… If we’d known the deal after leaving Highbury was clinching 3rd or 4th every year for the next century… we’d have told you to keep your Emirates dream.
People talk about spoilt fans, well how about spoilt club? We’ve paid more and got less than the other top 4 teams for the last 3 years… we’ve never expressed our upset at the stadium, never booed a player and never been anything other than 100% behind the team.
We are owed Arsene… don’t allow this summer to become even more farcical than it already is…
*How random? Stupid fate tempting… See here for Nasri stuff! This happened when I was posting before and we signed Ramsey…! Read on for the details…
“We are delighted to be signing Samir Nasri. He is young, quick and technically an outstanding player. He has shown great potential with his performances for Marseille and the French national team over the past two seasons and he will add great quality to our squad.” Arsene Wenger”
“I’m very happy to become an Arsenal player, it means such a lot to me. This is a very important step in my life as a football player because Arsenal is a massive club. I really hope everything will go well for me here. I will my best for Arsenal and its fans and I am honoured to be part of such a great football club.” Nasri.
Arsenal.com
Will we get some Hleb news later!
Have a good day!
no no Pedro that was Media bullshit after his death. they wanted to make the movie as a scape goat. but he was well into another movie Safe and Sane as a button months after the dark knight finished filming.
his portrail as the Joker will be his finest work.
What a slow boring quiet day!!
Well I agreed with Pedro about Friedel. He’s got to be a better back up than the short-arsed, flappy Pole.
I’d take him as first choice for next season Chary.
I know… it is killing me… I need football so bad!
Chary, if we signed Friedel, he’d displace Almunia… he is a lot more solid!
I was saying to my mate that he is probably the only world class american footballer?
Agree?
Yes. Odub, in an ideal world Brad would be the number 1 rather than Basil’s employee. He certainly inpsires more confidence when defending crosses, free kicks, corners and just about any defending situation. Unlike the aforesaid Torquay waiter.
We need someone to claim the high balls in the area and CATCH them if possible with good distribution. How is it that some punch them all the time whereas others can catch them?
I think Big Al does that ok… his punches are better than Lehmanns!
He holds everything… he does everything well.
Remember how bad Friedel was at Liverpool? Shite…
Maybe Almunia can up it this year?
OK!
since its kinda boring and a slow day i think ill jump on call of duty.
speak to you all when i get back
I’ll bet you some will disagree and claim Manuel’s a better goalie!! I just dont see us winning the league with that guy in goal, and Kolo and Gallas as the CBs. I hope I’m wrong. Even the DM position isnt sorted yet.
Any football on the box this weekend?
Tom thumb, snow white and quasimodo are having a coffee together
tom thumb says I’m so glad I’m the smallest man in the world
Snow white says I’m so glad I’m the most beautiful girl in the world
Quasimodo says I’m so glad I’m the ugliest man in the world
Tom thumb says how do we really know. Let’s go and ask the fairy godmother
They go to ask the fairy godmother
Tom comes out I am the smallest man
Snow white comes out I am the most beautiful girl
Quasimodo comes out sobbing
What’s wrong asks tom
Who the fuck’s peter beardsley? say’s quasmodo
I just got this off Wiki:
In February 2008, Almunia was reported to have claimed that a ghost monk inhabited his Hertfordshire home, which was built on the site of a former psychiatric hospital[2]
I like Manuel but hope he doesn’t go looney like Jens?
Pedro…….. start counting down buddy……. 7 days till we go to that great sporting arena “Underhill” and then 2 days later we are playing again on Arsenal TV in Austria……….. it’s a relative football fest !!!!!
I hope he does… I loved Jens in his prime! What a character!
Diaby for the DM position. I don’t know why people keep talking about Song there… Wenger already ruled that out!
ARSENE KNOWS!
He’s a very good keeper but he’s even older than lehman, theres no way wenger would go there. Pity cos i think he’s really help shore us up at the back.
£5M+ Yaya for Hleb sounds better to me!
Pierre he’s a year younger than Jens actually.
is he, thought he was 39, he must have had a tough life!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Friedel
Playing for that club – yes!
its shit when you drink at dinner, then have to work 3 hours in the afternoon before you can continue at 5! totally off subject but there you go!
Ask for flexitime then you can go in early and drink right through!!
How mental that we’re sitting here complaining about it being quiet… we’ve had 300 comments today!
It’s been a pretty good week all in all!
hey I’ve got a glass of red and I’m sat at my desk!! Company policy now to have a glass to toast to the weekend!! How cool is that!!
Great isn’t it Double ‘O – Have been doing alchohol afternoons on a Friday for some time now
That is a cool company policy… I work at home… so I have a bottle of wine on my desk all day everyday!
just for you pedro
the first 6 mins of the new bat man movie
http://rapidshare.com/files/128500440/tdkp-plube.rar
ah well, theres a dirty burger an a pint of coors wiv my name on it in 15 minutes! then pool and stellas with the old chaps before karaoke with the vodka pissheads! I’m in Sheffield by the way (bit of background info)
i hear ya Budster great policy!!
We should have a pre season knees up btw, wont be at the emirates cup as in Edinburgh for a stag weekend, but free any other one.
does anybody kbnow, have Arsenal kept their 3rd kit, cos I got a fab04 3rd shirt last yr and its me pride an joy!
Best of luck with that Pierre – I’ve had a few spells at a karaoke bar in Clerkenwell(London) – speciality: “Highway to hell” by AC/DC.
chary, my speciality is sweet child o mine!! guns’n'roses
You must have a better vocal range than me Pierrre, I only chose AC/DC as Bon Scott wasn’t a very good singer – great for the group but limited vocally.
Also tried “Once bitten, twice shy..” – Great White version.
i’m not the best singer but i manage, being pissed i find helps a great deal!
Here’s something to cheer up the afternoon:
I’ve just seen a video showing Nasri scoring from a corner and he can take bender free kicks too.
Halleluyah! We might even get something out of dead-balls for a change…….that’s got to be worth a few points on its own!
My speciality is ride around sally!!!!
And on that bombshell!! I bid you adieu!!
Have a good one gentlemen, and dream for many more signings!!
right all, im off to endulge in some carnage, catch up with you over the weekend!
Make that Mustang Sally btw!
What a day Nasri signs, the link with Given returns and Freidel could be up for sale.
James didn’t do well at Poo either but theres no doubting he is Englands number 1 at the moment (not that this is anything to shout about)
Freidel would be a great signing for us, just as VDS was for the Mancscum. He could make a big difference.
If he is too old lets borrow him Martins passport.
I won’t go on as the Coco lovers like Pedro will attack me but Freidel at 40 would be better than that mug is at the moment.
Come on Wenger do some business.
Maybe that last comment should have been ‘worth a few pints’ not points in the current conversation.
I need at least 3 bottles of peroni before I get the mike.I’m far too uptight to even try singing before then.
I can’t even do the Brian Johnson AC/DC numbers as he’s a better singer than Bon Scott was. I made a disasterous attempt at “For those about to rock” …not good.
I thought that comment might wake you up El Tel!
haha! Coco lover!
Manuel Almunia
He’s 6 foot 3
And he’ll do for me!
if he can control his box and take the high balls.
Chary – SACRILEDGE!
Brian Johnson better than Bon Scott!!!!
NEVER.
On another note – if any of you guys have ArsenalTV Online, you can see a clip of pre-season training on there…..
Sorry Pedro me ol mate.
Patrick the thing is he can’t do them things, did yoou see him flap at the cross against Poo in CL the following corner resulted in their first goal which Big Phil got blamed for.
bon scott was way better than johnson
Anyone there? The evening crew?
I am still doing dirty reports… not a Friday night job if you ask me…
So a bit of cyber company would be appreciated right now!
If someone can tell me what they see in Denilson…
Like, what is your vision of him in the future?
He doesn’t seem to have a style?
pedro.. he has a wicked shot on him.. that goal against the barcodes at the emirates?
but last season he was hampered by injuries… nothing new there eh?
did you guys know that arsene is the highest paid manager??
i thought it was purple nose!!
http://thegoonerforum.wordpress.com/2008/07/11/arsene-wenger-earns-45million-a-year/
Hey you lot – I havent got long so I will read the comments later and no doubt I will have huge smiles
, and
Denilson – Sorry Pedro, I dont see him being good enough for us, I hope he proves me wrong, but I think he is slow and just lazy! (IMHO)
Its funny – now we have Charles N’Zogbia and Falcao who suddenly have declared their love for us and desperately want to join us -
I have good feelings, next will be Villa, then a DM and if Ade goes….. then a replacement – its getting warmer in THOF –
Bloody Ian Bell – 199 then C&B, what a bloomin shame, but what a fantastic innings
Denilson was hampered by injuries last season. He’s another year older and we’ll see what this season brings; he’s certainly talented though.
El Tel – no didn’t see that mate, I just remember Phil looking at the Poo scorer instead of at the ball and doing zilch to stop him. Yes, Manuel by the sounds of it made a mistake but there’s no excuse for the defender that normally attacks the ball to be player-watching.
He does have a good shot, I was sitting behind the goal for that screamer!
He just sort of does everything ok without doing anything really well?
N-Zogbia would be an Arsene signing… I don’t rate him, but the Geordies do!
Choy, I don’t think he is the highest paid manager…
Old Carlos has left Manure!!!
rico is the portuguese winger set to follow next?
pedro.. wouldn’t that be ironic if arsene was the highest paid manager yet refuses to pay world class salaries to his players?!
He probably earns it with his masterclass coaching, financial acumen, player knowledge, contacts and sheer time spent in watching media for talent/tactics if the media have it right about him. He’s added playing time to many of our players careers with his policies so he’s worth a few bob extra and when you think how many millions the others waste…………………………………………………
Pedro – Don’t you think we’ve got too much talent down the left to sign him UNLESS of course AW sees him as something else………………………….DFM!
yeah patrick.. but he could say.. no board.. give me 10k less a week.. give to to flam or ade instead!!!
I dont know choy – but i think Carlos is a ‘big’ part in Manure, and he will be missed, rumour is McClair could replace him.
Not that i believe the Paps, but they say about the Winker quoting about he agrees with Blatter, and his services are abused –
I think he and Ade are similar in they think the grass is greener ( except the Winker actually is worth 35-40M in todays market)
Choy – I don’t think so. I don’t think the board would be happy to pay him less for the job he’s doing; they’re fearful of losing him and want to make him part of the institution going upstairs when he’s had enough of his current role.
I don’t think there is anything wrong with Wengers salary… and I don’t really have a problem with his stance on wages.
Ade is not worth a world class… if you put him on £80k a week, it would be a huge risk.
Remember, Arsene is the guy who sanctioned £200k a week for Thierry!
hmmm.. interesting points there..
imagine how many player tapes you can get for 75k a week!!! lol!!
Rico – Methinks he’s worth more than that. Torres cost that and he did far more than him last year: he really did unlock the doors for them. If you took him out of their team hey, we’re on a more level playing field; he rescued them on so many occasions.
i hope you guys know that mancini has signed for inter and where does that put quaresma quoting he had signed for a big club hmmm is that us?
How do you justify that sort of money? Are they really going to make that back in shirt sales?
Torres was worth £23mill and they pay him £40k a week… Ronaldo wants £300k a week and he will cost the earth!
Arsene’s wage should be based on bonuses for winning trophies!! He slates players for wanting more money but is happy to accept it himself.
I have no problem with the money he earns as long as he does his job & over the past few years he hasn’t!!
GMR… his bonuses are taken from the cash surplus I am sure of it!
I agree Wenger has been making poor decisions recently but I have no problem with his salary, he has given us years of his football life and he could have jumped ship many times over.
I have a go at Wenger but he deserves his salary.
I would like Arsen to use some of his salary to get in a decent keeper.
pedro where did you read that torres was paid 40 k a week.. he gets close to 80 i think…
http://www.soccerly.com/fernando-torres-got-a-salary-increase/
El Tel, if, & its a big IF he earns more than Red Nose, then nobody at the club can justify that. Ferguson’s success far outweighs Wenger’s.
I read he was being rewarded with an improved deal this summer. He got 40k a week because of the magnitude of the transfer fee.
Mind you, he still got 10% of the fee!
Some of the Whino’s money gets used to keep the Officials happy
so pedro what about the facebook thing for le grove?
Next season the whole of the North except the Bar codes and Poo will have Mancscum influence. Managers/Coaches ex players. We will get a real kicking next season for playing such lovely Football last season.
Torres won’t stay at Liverpool beyond this season!! They can’t afford to buy anyone with these American owners & it’ll only get worse now they’ve started the stadium.
They are looking for free agents or have to sell first like they have with Crouch. Rafa has even admitted they really want Villa but cannot afford him so are looking at other options.
Torres will probably get a big offer from one of the massive spanish or italian teams if he does well again this season & then he’ll leave because he wants success, just like our very own cesc!!
How about an end of season party for all Grovers. Rent the Stadium for a night and celebrate our CL success.
Who is in crisis Arsenal for losing Hleb,Flamster, Ade and Bertie and signing Nasri or the Mancscum for the 2 reasons why they were successful last season. The Winker will go and queer os has gone already. If Mc Clair comes in we will get the mother of all kickings next season.
Where did you get £40k/week figure from Pedro?
Torres earns as much as Gerrard if not more according to one of my pals whose a big Pool fan!
The signing of Nasri will set the ball rolling i feel as more will follow i’m sure.
el tel.. we can have eboue dance for us!!!!
Facebook thing Choy?
I read it on SSN I think?
Teams who pay massive transfer fees don’t always pay massive wages…
£40k a week + 10% of the fee… he still does ok!
Gilberto has agreed a deal with Pana in principles and will join up with them once he comes back from his holiday according to a lot blogs.
I wish him all the best for the future, he’s a true gent but his best days as a top class midfielder are well and truly gone i’m affraid!
Good move for everyone concerned…..
Well said.
yes pedro a group for grovers!!!
Last time carlos left manu they wer shite
I would love to do that, but I wouldn’t want my face all over a group!
Some people aren’t the biggest fans of the site…!
If you know how to do it, feel free to set one up and we’ll link it into the sidebar!
lol…
Evening all!
Finally the Nasri deal done and dusted,
I was beginning to have nightmares!
Shame about Gilberto looking like he’s on his way.
If indeed he does leave then I wish him good luck. He has been a superb servant for Arsenal and an excellent professional throughout his time at the club.
I won’t forget Gilberto and what he has done for Arsenal. An excellent player who did a great job for us. He has a brilliant attitude and even when he was over-looked as captain last season and barely featured, you hardly heard a grumble for him.
Young players could learn bundles from Gilberto just by the way he conducts himself on and off the pitch. And Arsenal will miss him, not just his experience but his role in the squad.
I would be more than happy for him to stay, but you can’t argue that at his age he needs regular football and it’s likely he won’t get that at Arsenal.
Can Diaby step up?
He’ll never get a better chance than now.
nice write up wrighty… haha always like the way that sounds…
yes it is going to be a make or break season for him.. though he may be headed to milan too.. if he does well..
read it a couple of months ago!!!
Cheers Choy my boyoyoy!
What do you reckon? I’d love Yaya to come, he’d be perfect. Although Le Boss will promote from within methinks.
Evening Wrighty!
I think Diaby will step up to the plate… if he doesn’t, he knows he is out because you can’t hide in centre mid!
If he succeeds, he will be twice the player Flamini is… and could perhaps emulate Paddy.
That is a big big if though!
I like Yaya, but he looks a but Vieira lite to me…
I still think there’s a chance: Hleb for Yaya +£ otherwise it’s a lot of cash in these tight finance days.
wrighty… to be honest.. i would not like to see many african players in our squad.. the ACN takes a lot out of them and we’ll be screwed.. i like the look of veloso…
but as poor as we are.. we’ll probably have eboue there.. who will have a breakthrough season and leave for milan the next season!!!
Diaby will need someone else to cover for or vice-versa; a big risk pinning the season on him. Hope he’s improved his left foot in the close!
Agreed there Choy. Same applies to Ade but he’ll definitely be gone by then.
ade’s togo .. if they qualify… seems quite around here… where you from patrick?
Think about it
In just under 12 months we have lost our 3 top choices to play alongside Cesc
Flamini, Diarra, Gilberto
There is no question, we have to strengthen that area.
Diaby and Denilson are not adequate first choices yet. In fact going on last Season they don’t fill me with confidence about being back up choices
Diaby is too prone to giving the ball away, just cause he is built like Vieira doesn’t make him a Vieira replacement
Denilson is still too small for me, we need a commanding tough tackler there that can break up play and feed Cesc, Rosicky, Theo and Nasri to work the magic.
If not Yaya, how about his big bro Kolo?
Strong, dynamic and his distribution has improved. Then sign a massive ugly bastard of a centre back who will kick the shit outta people!
Re-sign Keown!!!!
400!!!!!!!!!!!! If I cant get first I’ll get 400!!!!
Pedro, what time did you get your 1,000,000 comment on your blog last week?
I wonder if Wenger is waiting to see who gets the cull from the Chelsea midfield
They are still swamped in Midfield
If we start against WBA with either Denilson or Diaby then we have failed to adequately strengthen in my mind
Maybe he is thinking Djorou, but again I am not convinced. Why can’t we just buy a ready made replacement instead of gambling on youth or converting players positions.
I guess we will know about Yaya when Hleb moves
Because Wenger Knows Pat!!!
I’ll have Essien please after the cull!
Choy – I’m a Londoner, now settled in central France.
If Chelski had a cull I’d take……………None of them the Chav bastards!
In all seriousness Essien is a monster of a player. Imagine him and Cesc, fucking hell! We would tear teams apart.
Remember in the paper when Essien had an Arsenal shirt on?!
If only………….
I think Scolari said he wanted to cut their squad so I imagine there will be a few coming available
Makele, Mikel, Ballack, Essien, Deco, Lampard, Joe Cole, SWP, Malouda,
I know Lampard is hinted at going, but Essien you never know (He is a dirty fucker though)
Wrighty, one of the Aussie boys got the millionth! It was got it at about 1:00 on the Friday!
Essien would be the best player Arsenal could buy this summer… what a player!
We’ll both agree on that Pedro but no chance Scholari would let him go and not sure we could afford him but if he was available AW would dip into his own pocket surely!
It definately needs to be someone of that Stature Pedro
I honestly think that that CM role is the most important position on the field, it is the lynchpin
Diaby and Denilson just dont cut the mustard.
I want a vicious beast in the middle… not a fairy boy.
Flamini was tenacious, but not scary… where are the Roy Keanes/PV04′s of this world?
Our players all come across like child stars… no grit…
Not all of them… but certainly our midfield… bar Cesc.
Pat – possibly next year but certainly not at the moment. Will AW see how the early games go before he makes his mind up?
PKB!
Essien would love it at Arsenal. We play proper football!
I just watched Nasri try on his Arsenal shirt on you-tube. He looks about 12!
I’ve got a feeling we’re gonna like him.
Even if he is only half the player Bobby was then we will be lucky.
Why are all our signings “undisclosed fee”?
Well thats it for me
Pleased we have finally bought somebody that I expect to see in the starting line up next season.
Hopefully it gives us the ability to stop fielding players out of position on the Wings
Keep It up Arsene, we are still lean manned, and need some more class
What happened to that Bischoff dude
we never release our figures for the signings, its just the way it is Wrighty
well choy you said it pal !
you have to get a golden star mate !
Friday was a good day for a signing alright !
but wasn’t it more drawn out than root canal surgery ?
the temporary filling was in for like a month at least !
and then arsenal finally rang us and told us our permanent tooth had arrived
at the surgery ..
It was hard too feel any joy like pat said !
only relief ! And the ironic part was it was Arsenal .com that rang us to confirm the tooth was in the building !!!
Proving that this is the ONLY time they are fucking useful ..
when every cunt knew he was coming months ago ..
(minus GMR and DDM )
BBC reported the deal was wrapped up weeks ago and so did every other tabloid !
But A.com gets a very very rare victory !
But i dont think you can accuse the BBC or sky etc .. for not posting the news 1st ..
it was as long and drawn out as a root canal when the final rumors probably hit , they thought ‘what else could we possibly write about it ‘?
Well hats off to A.com and there useless bunch of cunts who run it !
a rare protracted victory !
Ade will go villa will come !
ive said it 30 times before .. but i feel we owe cesc something !
im sure its got to happen !
Looks like Bischoff next up. Lets hope the Hunter is after that and then a winger a Keeper and Essien or the like. Then we can rock and roll.
i hope the huntelaar info gathers pace, i would love him at the gooners!
that would make up for missing out on torres perhaps?
bit of a downer there!
All will be fine – the players will gel around Cesc and the football will be the envy of Europe – CHEER UP
too late for a friday joke?
Three women: one engaged, one married, and one a mistress, are chatting about their relationships and decide to amaze their men….that night all three will wear a leather bodice S&M style, stilettos and mask over their eyes.
After a few days they meet again….. The engaged girlfriend said: “The other night, when my boyfriend came back home, he found me in the leather bodice, 4-inch stilettos and mask. He said, ‘You are the woman of my life, I love you, then we made love all night long.”
The mistress stated: “Oh Yes! The other night we met in the office. I was wearing the leather bodice, mega-stilettos, mask over my eyes and a raincoat. When I opened the raincoat, he didn’t say a word. We just had wild sex all night.”
The married one then said: “The other night I sent the kids to stay at my mother’s for the night, I got myself ready, leather bodice, super stilettos and mask over my eyes. My husband came in from work, grabbed the TV controller and a beer, and said, ‘Hey Batman, what’s for dinner ?’”
If Ade stays…..and Rosicky will not b ready for the start of the season …then
this should be the line up against smallto medium level teams
/////////////////Almunia
Sagna……….Toure…….Gallas…………..Clichy
Walcott……..Fabregas…..Diaby………….Nasri
///////////RVP…………..Ade
Against tuff opponents/knock out competetions
///////////Almunia
Sagna……..Toure…….Galllas……..Clichy
////////Denilson/Djourou/Song
Walcott…..Fabregas….Diaby………Nasri/Rosicky
///////////Ade/RVP
This way if Diaby and Fabs are caught up field Denilson,Djourou or Song will sit and protect the defense
not bad ricardo!
Manchester United have bid £20m for Spurs striker Dimitar Berbatov and hope to tie up a deal within a week. (Various)
Arsenal have made an 11th-hour bid to hijack Liverpool’s protracted move for Aston Villa captain Gareth Barry. (Various)
If Man Scum get berbatov i will absolutely spew!
Morning all!
i smell a new post any moment now
ja
your forgetting ade is going ..
ade will burn in hell
more like…
ade will crash and burn in Italy
but at least he will be well paid for 3 or 4 years ..
who knows brotha maybe milan will do a freddie on him and ask him to tear up his contract due to his shit performances.
NEW POST!
ade is that bigger merc, he would be happy sitting on the bench at AC for 3 years as long as he is getting 120k a week !
or there aboutz ..