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!
July 11, 2008 at 9:13 am
1st
July 11, 2008 at 9:13 am
2nd!
July 11, 2008 at 9:13 am
(one of the) 1st!!!
July 11, 2008 at 9:13 am
1st
July 11, 2008 at 9:13 am
MF !
July 11, 2008 at 9:13 am
YES!!
July 11, 2008 at 9:14 am
Personal Best!!!
July 11, 2008 at 9:14 am
http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=news&article=493818&cpid=703&title=Samir+Nasri+agrees+to+join+Arsenal+from+Marseille
July 11, 2008 at 9:14 am
Morning Grovers, cant stop……………..
Fuck Me, Nasri is announced on AFC!!!!!!!!
Didnt see that coming - Laters, have a good one
July 11, 2008 at 9:14 am
Bobby Pires @ no 6 on arse.com!!!
Biggest write up yet!! Supert Robert Pires!! LEG!!
July 11, 2008 at 9:14 am
finally!!!
July 11, 2008 at 9:14 am
Oh for pity’s sake!!
July 11, 2008 at 9:16 am
And some kid called Nasri has signed…….
July 11, 2008 at 9:16 am
Great post by the way
who would have thought the summer was going to be worse than jan transfer window,
ok so there is plenty of time but we are haemoraging players which we are suppose to be building upon,
July 11, 2008 at 9:16 am
FINALLY
July 11, 2008 at 9:17 am
Does anybody know anything about this Nasri fellow then?
July 11, 2008 at 9:17 am
I can’t believe it’s actually happened, I was fully expecting another week of no Nasri! At least that’s a start. If Ade goes, £15m + Yaya anyone?
July 11, 2008 at 9:17 am
hang on a min,
so arsenal.com have announced something before everybody else,
DDM are you reading!
July 11, 2008 at 9:18 am
Well that was a shock. Never heard of him….
July 11, 2008 at 9:18 am
shite pedro ..
you had better write another blog
http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=News&article=493818&lid=NewsHeadline&Title=Samir+Nasri+agrees+to+join+Arsenal+from+Marseille
July 11, 2008 at 9:18 am
Is he that 14 year old I’ve been reading about - supposed to be the new Pele?
July 11, 2008 at 9:19 am
remember a couple of weeks back I asked when we would announce a player
I said the 11th !!!
July 11, 2008 at 9:19 am
lol i was reading the article about bobby pires then this news about nasri popped out!
July 11, 2008 at 9:20 am
Nasri’s signed, well fuck my old boots!
Does that mean we’re no longer in the running for Dkembe Dkembe??
July 11, 2008 at 9:20 am
Spot on article.
Can’t see too many more players come in though. Arsene’s a tightwad. This will be another year of misery for our club. Anyone would think he was spending his own money. Yes he respects a dollar, but at what cost? Glory.
July 11, 2008 at 9:20 am
QoS nah!
Dkembe hasnt been unvieled yet, should happen this week, although I’ve heard via people in the know that the spuds are looking to make a last minute effort to hijack the deal…cnuts!!!
July 11, 2008 at 9:21 am
This happened last time I posted!
Ramsey signed as I clicked the publish button!
July 11, 2008 at 9:21 am
I said yesterday that Fridays were good days on Arsenal.com!!!
Pires 6th, I wouild have put him 3rd or 4th at the least!!!
July 11, 2008 at 9:22 am
Chris - I am, and i readily admit that i am rubbish………….
July 11, 2008 at 9:22 am
oh yes but nasri is the worst kept secret in arsenal history chris
even sagna yesterday spilled the beans in his interview he was coming shortly!
where do you expect to hear it 1st???
i think every other web page and blog in football history has already reported it at least a dozen times !!!!
BBC ran an article on the signing whilst the Euro’s were still going …
but at least you know someone works on the arsenal web page after all !!!
good call choy !
he said friday is a good day for the signing .. my vote goes to heard it 1st from choy !!!!!!!!!
July 11, 2008 at 9:22 am
On the day Pires is announced as the 6th best player ever at Arsenal, Nasri is announced as an Arsenal player.
Is this an omen?
Have we found our new Bobby Pires?
Can he score 15 goals a season?
Will he make a difference?
Is he any good as a Center Back !!!
July 11, 2008 at 9:22 am
Right bets on the top 5 being
Adams
Begkamp
Henry
Wright
Bould ?????
July 11, 2008 at 9:23 am
so,is he the new number 8?
July 11, 2008 at 9:25 am
odub, u missed out Viera!
July 11, 2008 at 9:25 am
The young attacking midfielder made 145 appearances (scoring 11 goals)
shite and you thought hleb didnt score much yesterday !!!
July 11, 2008 at 9:25 am
Mark C if he gives us quality anywhere as good as RP07 i’ll be buying a SN08 shirt in the near future I tell ya!!
July 11, 2008 at 9:26 am
GMR - You out there fella?
That bastard Nasri’s only gone and signed for us, the swine, bang goes our theory!
July 11, 2008 at 9:26 am
cheers Pierre so instead of Bould Vieira, so does that mean Bouldie didnt get in the top 50? I cant remember seeing his name come up at all? Anyone?
July 11, 2008 at 9:26 am
dennisdamenace Says:
July 11, 2008 at 9:20 am
Nasri’s signed, well fuck my old boots!
Does that mean we’re no longer in the running for Dkembe Dkembe??
DDM
it means we might go for someone younger with less experience
July 11, 2008 at 9:27 am
worst kept secret ever, unless you are GMR whom must be pleased now,
July 11, 2008 at 9:27 am
AT LEAST WE HAVE NASRI IN……….WHAT A NIGHTMARE!!!
WHAT ABOUT THIS PIECE ON MESSI ( Good read - She outshine s Ronaldo’s babe in several departments - Don’t ask me? You can see for yourself )
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/article1409531.ece
TODAY ITS FRIDAY ………JOKES TIME
4 WOMEN’S SEX LIVES
Some women are sitting around after a card party. They start complaining about their sex lives.
First woman moans, “My husband is a musician. All he wants to do is sing to it.”
Second woman moans, “My husband is a doctor. All he want to do is examine it.”
Third woman moans, “My husband is a psychiatrist. All he wants to do is talk about it.”
A big grin on her face, the fourth woman syas, ” My husband’s a mechanic. On our wedding night he tore the hell out of it, and has been working on it ever since.”
July 11, 2008 at 9:27 am
until now, from the silly season list, we have two players signed
July 11, 2008 at 9:28 am
I have the worst hangover ever… this is all to fast paced for me… I want to die… but rejoice over a signing!
It still doesn’t change the premise of my piece…
WE WANT KAKA!
July 11, 2008 at 9:28 am
my theory is narsi will come when hleb goes …
i think the hleb’s move will be finalized very very very shortly
if im correct ..
why DDM ? what was your theory ?
July 11, 2008 at 9:29 am
Get in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! At last! Hale Wenger lol!
July 11, 2008 at 9:30 am
yes messi and kaka !
lets get them
ac want ade .. lets do a swap … kaka for ade !
i wouldnt even ask for money !@
July 11, 2008 at 9:31 am
stevie Says:
July 11, 2008 at 9:29 am
Get in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! At last! Hale Wenger lol!
Dont get carried away ..
the cunt aint played a game for us yet …
July 11, 2008 at 9:31 am
good news man…
July 11, 2008 at 9:32 am
Pedro - Cobblers! I have the worst hangover in history! Started drinking in the Eurostar Business Lounge yesterday at 3pm and didn’t get home until 2am, and in work for 6.30am………….Leffe Blondes and Grey Goose vodka…………Chamon!
July 11, 2008 at 9:35 am
egunner - the theory was that the Nasri deal was a dead duck, and that AW would come clean in mid-August, thereby another Ribbery/Baptista shambles………..
July 11, 2008 at 9:35 am
Henry
Bergkamp
Adams
Vieira
Wright
July 11, 2008 at 9:36 am
Nasri is ok but i’m more excited by Double D as the press have nicknamed him!
July 11, 2008 at 9:36 am
2a.m…. what are you? Part time!
I started later… went to the worlds most expensive diner (£20 for a burger that is repeating already)… then hit a cocktail/karaoke bar in Soho till 3… I AM DEAD!
I am still pissed trying to run reports… it’s not going to be good when I get my mid morning hangover…
I was on grey goose as well… the stuff is so refined, but so dangerous!
July 11, 2008 at 9:37 am
You’re all wrong, the Arsenal site & the Marseille site have been hacked & a load of photoshop pictures put up!! Either that or Nasri’s lost his magical powers!!
July 11, 2008 at 9:38 am
Congrats to Will for beating Rico… many men have tried and failed… I knew you had it in you!
July 11, 2008 at 9:38 am
Messi’s chick is rank and full of plastic
July 11, 2008 at 9:39 am
GMR… we all know you are Dkembe Dkembe’ agent… trying to spread disinformation to get your client a move.
Appalling behaviour…
July 11, 2008 at 9:40 am
so are eth pictures of him on holidays, doesnt look very glamourous
July 11, 2008 at 9:41 am
egunner - But, Dkembe Dkembe is actually 10, but big for his age, 4′10″……
July 11, 2008 at 9:41 am
Q: Did you hear that the British Post Office has just recalled their latest stamps?
A: Well, they had photos of Manchester United players on them - folk couldn’t figure out which side to spit on.
Q. What would you call a pregnant Man United fan?
A: A dope carrier.
Q: What’s the difference between Alex Ferguson and God?
A: God doesn’t think he’s Alex Ferguson.
Q: What’s the difference between a dead dog in the road and a dead Man Utd. fan?
A: Skid marks in front of the dog.
Q: Why can’t you get a cup of tea at Old Trafford?
A: All the mugs are on the field and all the cups are at Highbury.
that last one is a little old
shame it only makes me cry instead of laugh lately !!!
July 11, 2008 at 9:43 am
Thanks Pedro, I didn’t prepare a speech because I never thought it would happen. Maybe I’ll celebrate with some Grey Goose tonight. And a cigar.
July 11, 2008 at 9:44 am
My client Dk Dk to his FRIENDS is twice the player Nasri is…………Ok so he’s half the size of Nasri but that means nothing, nothing I tell ya!!
Anyone got Daniel Levy’s number????
July 11, 2008 at 9:45 am
Can somebody get Mandingo Dkembe Dkembe on the silly season list??
ʍou ɐʞɐʞ ˙ɐʞɐʞ ʇuɐʍ ǝʍ
July 11, 2008 at 9:45 am
Will, that is the right way to do it my friend!
The AKB’s have woken up… just off to do some spamming…
July 11, 2008 at 9:46 am
Pedro - For shame on you, you wasted valuable drinking time eating! Do you not know that food is the enemy of drink!!
July 11, 2008 at 9:46 am
Mike and Maureen landed on Mars after accumulating enough frequent flier miles. They met a Martian couple and were talking about all sorts of things.
Mike asked if Mars had a stock market, if they had laptop computers, and how they made money, Finally, Maureen brought up the subject of sex.
“Just how do you guys do it?” asked Maureen.
The male Martian responded, “Pretty much the way you do.”
A discussion ensued, and finally the couples decided to swap partners for the night.
Maureen and the male Martian went off to a bedroom where the Martian stripped. Maureen was disappointed to find that he had a teeny weeny member, about half an inch long and just a quarter inch thick.
“I don’t think this is going to work,” said Maureen. “Why?” he asked. “What’s the matter?”
“Well,” she replied, “it’s just not long enough to reach me!”
“No problem,” he said, and proceeded to slap his forehead with his palm. With each slap, his member grew until it was impressively long.
“Well,” she said, “that’s quite impressive, but it’s still pretty narrow.”
“No problem,” he said, and started pulling his ears. With each pull, his member grew wider and wider.
“Wow!” she exclaimed. They fell into bed and made mad, passionate love.
The next day, the couples joined their normal partners and went their separate ways.
As they walked along, Mike asked, “Well, was it any good?”
“I hate to say it,” said Maureen, “but it was pretty wonderful. How about you?”
“It was horrible,” he replied. “All I got was a headache. She kept slapping my forehead and pulling my ears.”
July 11, 2008 at 9:47 am
Pedro - Now that’s spooky, Grey Goose AND i was in Soho last night too, coincidence? I think not!!
July 11, 2008 at 9:47 am
I forgot the man mantra… eating IS cheating… shame on me…
July 11, 2008 at 9:47 am
Hey, you weren’t in lucky voice were you?
July 11, 2008 at 9:49 am
how you can possibly say it has beena disaster when we’re only in early July?!
Who have liverpool signed, utd? Utd look like losing ronaldo for fucks sake! You cant add players on to what we need after seeing gilberto and lehmann go-they were hardly instrumental last year, remember what happened when gilberto played at OT? and how can you call some of young platers at best average? these are the kids who’ve reached 3 out the last four CC semi’s, meaning they’re better than the likes of everton, villa etc… and they’ll get better.
and i’m espeically shocked people on here seem so upset ade is leaving after the abuse he’s got in recent months.
and how can you say the arsenal fans have never booed a player? were you not at the emirates for the final few games when eboue got slaughtered?
Yes it’s been three years, but would you prefer to spend money we don;t have and end up doing a leeds? the important thing at the moment while we pay off the debt is to keep afloat and in the top 4. then when the money is there we can kick on and dominate again.
July 11, 2008 at 9:49 am
So what way around would people prefer a transfer to happen??
Do you prefer the new signing to be announced (ie. Nasri) & feel like the squad’s been improved & then later on hear that Hleb has left, so effectively we’re back at square one, or would people prefer that Hleb left & then Nasri was announced afterwards, which would give you a pick me up after the squad appears to be weakened??
July 11, 2008 at 9:49 am
egunner - Old Skool gold my friend, the last one made me cry too………
July 11, 2008 at 9:49 am
GMR I told you we’d sign Nasri! At least we all have something to talk about now, about time we lost a couple of players though eh!
July 11, 2008 at 9:49 am
pedro-if that post refers to my recent offering i am quite offended and to be honest i never mentioned ONCE that arsene knows. for all i care it could be any manager taking us forwards as long as we’re successful! i was just pointing out that perhaps the finances aren;t as in good shape as we all think so to go out and spend millions we don;t have would be foolish as we could end up like leeds, which i’m sure no one wants.
July 11, 2008 at 9:51 am
Odub, very pooooer fella, i’m still pissed from last night, and that joke was still rubbish!
July 11, 2008 at 9:51 am
Jamal, pre-season has started and we look like losing a chunk of our first team who are all heading into their prime, that is pretty disastrous.
July 11, 2008 at 9:51 am
How the fuck could we be Leeds? we have shed loads of money, what a stupid thing to say.
July 11, 2008 at 9:51 am
I AM WRITING THIS IN BOLD AS I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT !!!!
NASRI HAS THE LAST DECENT NUMBER AVAILABLE (No: 8), SO IT IS OBVIOUS TO ME THAT NASRI WILL BE OUR BIGGEST SIGNING, AND NO OTHER RECOGNISED FORWARD OR MIDFIELD PLAYERS WILL BE JOINING !!!!!!!!
FUCKING BOLLOCKS !
July 11, 2008 at 9:52 am
Geoff, I still don’t believe Nasri’s signed. I think its all a big joke that Arsenal are having at our expense!!
July 11, 2008 at 9:52 am
This farmer has 500 hens but no rooster so he goes to his neighbor and asks him if he could buy a rooster for $100. The neighbor says, “You can have this rooster. His name’s Roy. He’ll get all your hens pregnant. He’s a real stud.” So the farmer takes him home and says, “It’s your first day so take it slow, okay?”
The farmer puts Roy in the hen house and then hears all the hens crying and yelling. Roy nailed every one of those hens and then nailed a duck and a goose at a pond.
The next morning the farmer finds Roy lying dead with his legs sticking in the air and buzzards circling overhead. The farmer says, “Roy, did you have to die?” Roy says, “Quiet! They’re about to land!”
July 11, 2008 at 9:52 am
Nah, i was in The Couch Bar………….Poooooooooooooontang city!
July 11, 2008 at 9:52 am
Jeez bud, no need to shout…
July 11, 2008 at 9:53 am
oh god the press are pretty silly !
————————————-
Chelsea and Arsenal are believed to be keen on Arshavin and an unnamed English club recently had a £19million bid rejected, according to the Russia play maker’s agent.
19 million ? so it definitely ain’t arsenal !
He’s Russian ??
Who else is Russian !!!
fuck me go figure genius !
i cant believe they can speculate about a move yet cant put 2 +2 together !
July 11, 2008 at 9:54 am
DDM, just warming up to my big finale!! got the best 2 coming up shortly and I’m done!!!
July 11, 2008 at 9:54 am
Geoff-are you arsenal’s book keeper? how can you say it’s a stupid thing to say and then come out with a comment like that?! no one knows how hard the credit crunch has hit arsenal football club in terms of the new highbury development and any other assetts we bought when developing the stadium. Ok so i doubt we’d do a leeds but you get my point, we cant start spending money we don’t have or we’ll have no chocie but to accept a takeover from someone like usmanov to bail us out.
July 11, 2008 at 9:56 am
pedro-i hear what you’re saying, but we have to at least see who we sign to replace these guys surely. come august and we’re in the same position then yes i would totally agree with you, but i really dont think we’d sell ade without a suitable replacement lined up
July 11, 2008 at 9:56 am
I’m with you GMR, i think this Nasri ’signing’ is a smoke screen for something bigger……Double D maybe????
July 11, 2008 at 9:58 am
messi’s girl is rank and full of plastic! I love that comment, so true, where did he find her, at the circus???
July 11, 2008 at 9:58 am
Yes Samir Nasri will wear the number 8 shirt as per arsenal.com under players.
July 11, 2008 at 9:58 am
PML at that one Odub………..ha ha ha!
July 11, 2008 at 9:58 am
GMR-I know you have your doubts, but lets assume nasri has signed for arguments sake! and if he has, then that could be a step up from hleb, who lets face it, always flattered to deceive. 10 goals in 3 years is a shocking return for a winger so maybe nasri can do better?
July 11, 2008 at 10:00 am
No Jamal but I am a shareholder and get the accounts sent to me, so yes I do know how much we have and you clearly don’t.
July 11, 2008 at 10:00 am
Jamal, using Leeds as an example of why we shouldn’t spend is weak.
Just look at all the clubs around us who spend double what we do every year… and we are supposed to be the most profitable club in the prem.
The Emirates was built to allow us to compete… it wasn’t supposed to impede us further. 90% of the flats are sold, there is £70mill sitting in the band and we are the 3rd richest club in the world… yet we still get out spent by the spuds every summer (Don’t come back with ‘Would you want there success’, I am not talking about how wisely the money is spent).
July 11, 2008 at 10:01 am
Pires - Only number 6………….. JOKE !!!!!!!
How comes we have signed a player and I have the mighty hump………… maybe because I was hoping of all hopes that Nasri would be number 20 or 30 something, so I could get excited about an imminent big player signing that will wear the number 8………. but now the truth is out !!!!!!
July 11, 2008 at 10:01 am
Nasri has number 8, 13 will be free soon so give that to gallas who likes the number, leaving the No 10 free for Huntlaar!!!
July 11, 2008 at 10:01 am
A young blonde woman goes to an office for a job interview . The interviewer decides to start with the basics. “So, miss, can you tell us your age, please?”
The blonde counts carefully on her fingers for about 3 seconds before replying “Ehh… 23!”.
The interviewer tries another straight forward one to break the ice. “And can you tell us your height, please?”
The young lady stands up and produces a measuring tape from her handbag. She then traps one end under her foot and extends the tape to the top of her head. She checks the measurement and announces, “Five foot three!”
This isn’t looking good so the interviewer goes for the real basics. “And ehh, just to confirm for our records, your name please?”
The blonde bobs her head from side to side for about twenty seconds, mouthing something silently to herself, before replying “Stephanie”.
The interviewer is completely baffled at this stage, so he asks “Just out of curiosity, miss. We can understand your counting on your fingers to work out your age, and the measuring tape for your height is obvious, but what were you doing when we asked you your name?”
“Ohh that!” replies the blonde, “That’s just me running through ‘Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you…’”
July 11, 2008 at 10:01 am
Geoff-i’m not going to enter into a slanging match with you. if you know the arsenal accounts then who am i to argue, but personally i doubt very much every shareholder knows EXACTLY what is going on with arsenal’s finances
July 11, 2008 at 10:02 am
Jamal, check the side bar… you can have a look at the accounts yourself.
July 11, 2008 at 10:02 am
jamal - don’t get your hopes up too high, 11 goals from 145 games isn’t exactly pulling up any trees is it……..
July 11, 2008 at 10:02 am
That’s the whole point, we don’t and that’s what pisses us off, we have the money but we don’t spend it, it’s one in, one out.
July 11, 2008 at 10:05 am
numbers dont mean much anyway, senderos is 6, Adebayor is (was) 25, whoi had the bigger impact last year?
July 11, 2008 at 10:05 am
Jamal - Geoff is a shareholder at Arsenal, therefore of course he has a copy of the company accounts…..
In fact anyone can view Arsenal’s accounts, they are not hard to find……. try checking out the full facilities of this site and you may be surprised !
July 11, 2008 at 10:05 am
pedro-i know they spend double each year, but they’re all in HUGE finacial debt now. chelsea are fucked if roman goes, and god knows how utd keep doing what they’re doing when they’re in such a huge amount of debt!
i understand the majority of flats are sold, but as i undersatnd it a lot of that percentage have forfeited their deposits and not gone through with the sale because of the current climate.
Honestly i hope i am wrong, and to be perfectly honest, i don;t know the full detaisl to be abel to comment properly, but i just worry perhaps things aren;t quite as rosy as they appear behinbd the scenes. as i say i hope i am wrong though!
July 11, 2008 at 10:05 am
BREAKING NEWS: NASRI SPEAKS;
” It’s great to be joining the Arse, I aim to have a great 18mths but don’t expect to really feel at home here & will always be worried about my pension, at that point I will have to consider my future & well being in another country”
July 11, 2008 at 10:06 am
Odub, looks like you peaked too soon fella, that was pants!
July 11, 2008 at 10:07 am
Ade was not established player when he joined……… Long and short I want Vill ato replace Adewanker…….. he’d look good in an number 8.
By the way, anyone know what number he wears for his club now?
July 11, 2008 at 10:07 am
NICE 1 ARSENE! NOW GET 2 OR 3 MORE FACES AND WE’RE RARING TO GO! COME ON!!!!
July 11, 2008 at 10:07 am
Well Spurs are doing ok Jamal, they managed to pay a dividend this year!
Geoff, GMR… did you guys get a dividend?
July 11, 2008 at 10:09 am
Just answered that myself…. number 7
July 11, 2008 at 10:09 am
Geoff-i am interested to knwo then just where does this so called money go? I understand you are in a better position to comment being a shareholder, so if we’re making all this money and the shareholders aren;t seeing it, where does it go? PHW pockets?
July 11, 2008 at 10:10 am
Jamal, I’m only joking you know. I’m quite confident that Nasri has signed in reality!!
I’m extremely pleased we’ve signed such a great prospect (in fairness he’s more than just a prospect) but my fears for Arsenal won’t go away until I know who’s coming in & who’s actually going. If Ade, Hleb, Flamini, Gilberto & Lehmann are all departures, then we need a lot more than Ramsey, Vela & Nasri.
July 11, 2008 at 10:10 am
Pedro-no idea how they manged that! they spent a shitload last summer, didn;t make CL, and don;t have a massive ground. where does their money come from!
July 11, 2008 at 10:10 am
for all of you that said the Nasri deal was dead.. I TOLD YOU SO
July 11, 2008 at 10:11 am
We have no idea, but we don’t get paid a dividend, Nasri may not be prolific but nor was Pires…until he joined us.
Hleb would have trouble scoring if the opposition didn’t have a goalie!
July 11, 2008 at 10:12 am
Pedro, A dividend, whats that then??
I get one from Friends provident!!
July 11, 2008 at 10:13 am
LOL Geoff!
I have to say one player i am excited for this season si Diaby. wiht regards to all our young players i think he was the one who excited most people the most, and maybe with a midfield position up for grabs and a decent pre season behind him, maybe he can finally step up and become the player we know he can be
July 11, 2008 at 10:15 am
so assuming the season starts and we have sold ade and hleb and not brought anyone else in, what would be people’s startign 11? mine:
almunia
sagna toure gallas clichy
nasri cesc diaby rosicky
RVP Theo
July 11, 2008 at 10:16 am
Joe - Well boo-hoo to you fella, you win 1st prize in the ner-ner-ne-ner-ner competition!
July 11, 2008 at 10:17 am
wooooooooooooooooooooooooooo woooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
I was out and i just got the news of Nasri Wooooooooooooooooooo
July 11, 2008 at 10:17 am
Diaby is a decent player but he’s much more a stand in for Cesc than a partner for him. I can’t see Diaby ever being the defensive midfielder we need.
I do genuinely believe that Wenger will try Eboue there. We’ll see because if he is going to try that I reckon he’ll do it in one or two of the pre season games!!
July 11, 2008 at 10:18 am
DDM- lol, thats exactly what I was thinking!! After all its not like the papers were saying it on a daily basis now was it!!
July 11, 2008 at 10:20 am
Yeah Joe, no one likes a bragger…
I think we only have one team to choose from!
I think it’ll line up like this
Big Al,
Sags, Gallas, Toure, Clichy
Nasri, Cesc, Diaby, Rosicky
Eduado, RvP
I’d like this though:
Big Al,
Sags, Gallas, Toure, Clichy
Nasri, Cesc, Diaby, RvP
Eduardo, Bendtner
July 11, 2008 at 10:20 am
GMR-i bloody hope not with regards Eboue! I’m not one of the fans who really dislikes him but for me he has one position and that is right back.
July 11, 2008 at 10:22 am
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1296133/pires_long_shot_goal/
July 11, 2008 at 10:22 am
Pedro-that’s a good shout about bendtner-he’s another i expect to push on this year.
Anyone know much about this Vela? seemed to do well in spain but that’s all i know
July 11, 2008 at 10:23 am
Jamal, Its unlikely that Rosicky or Sagna will even be fit to start the season. Rosicky has only just come off crutches & said in the past week or so that he’s having to learn to walk again!!
Considering Sagna’s injury was just supposed to be minor & that was back in March its somewhat surprising to hear him say he can just about kick a ball now. Wenger blatantly lying about injuries doesn’t help the mood with fans, & if Arsene is only relaying the info he gets from the club doctors etc then he should sack the lot of them, as it would mean they are all incompetent.
July 11, 2008 at 10:24 am
4 months out for an Arsenal player is a minor injury for an Arsenal player GMR!
Jamal, here is my fear…
Vela = Reyes
July 11, 2008 at 10:25 am
LAST ONE!
Husband and wife are getting all snugly in bed. The passion is heating up.
But then the wife stops and says, “I don’ t feel like it. I just want you to hold me.”
The husband says ” WHAT???” The wife explains that he must not be in tune with her emotional needs as a woman.
The husband realizes that nothing is going to happen tonight and he might as well deal with it.
So the next day the husband takes her shopping at a big dept. store. He walks around and had her try on three very expensive outfits. And then tells his wife, We ‘ll take all three of them. Then goes over and gets matching shoes worth $200 each.
And then goes to the jewelry Dept. and gets a set of diamond earrings. The wife is so excited (she thinks her husband has flipped out, but she does not care). She goes for the tennis bracelet.
The husband says “but you don ‘t even play tennis, but OK if you like it then lets get it.’
The wife is jumping up and down. So excited she cannot even believe what is going on. She says ” I am ready to go, lets go to the cash register. ”
The husband says, ” no no no, honey we’re not going to buy all this stuff.” The wife face goes blank.
” No honey - I just want you to HOLD this stuff for a while.”
Her face gets really red she is about to explode and then the husband says ” You must not be in tune with my financial needs as a MAN!”
July 11, 2008 at 10:26 am
Funnily enough, regarding Diaby, I had this theory that Wenger talked to him and planned to play him out on the left for a season to improve his otherwise standing only left foot, in order to help him become the complete midfielder.
The energy excersion levels of a winger is very differnt to that of a central midfielder. A winger has to undertake longer sprints and is more in and out of the game, a central midfielder is all about perpetual motion with short sprints which will suit Diaby better.
I do believe he has every chance of becoming the new PV4
July 11, 2008 at 10:26 am
GMR-I saw the pictures on the website of the players back in training and sagna looked fit enough to me but i guess you’re probably right about rosicky
July 11, 2008 at 10:27 am
Feels like a bit of an anti-climax after all that though doesn’t it??
He better be good after all this….
I wonder if in the first press conference anyone will ask AW why it took so bloody long to sign the guy?
July 11, 2008 at 10:31 am
GMR - Sometimes these things need saying, especially after the night i’ve had, i feel as though i’ve gone ten rounds with Bella Emberg…….
July 11, 2008 at 10:31 am
Nasi has been our player for the last month or so but when i see it on the offial web wow wow what a feeling . Is this the way of Arsenal fun jumping like a baby for only one sinnig
July 11, 2008 at 10:33 am
I’m sorry Obub, but you have been warned, yellow card fella!
July 11, 2008 at 10:34 am
I will give my best for Arsenal and its fans and I am honoured to be part of such a great football club.”
July 11, 2008 at 10:36 am
good on you chris! What shirt no will you be wearing next season?
July 11, 2008 at 10:38 am
14 of course,
July 11, 2008 at 10:38 am
I we have a better player than that Hleb
July 11, 2008 at 10:39 am
or may be 23 to piss off Geoff
July 11, 2008 at 10:42 am
23 it is then!!
July 11, 2008 at 10:45 am
but what i really wanna know is did Geoff really tell posh to fuck off, i cant remember if it was steve or bud (or even mike the neighbour) that was the witness,
July 11, 2008 at 10:49 am
wouldnt surprise me, and to be honest I’d have done the same. I can’t stand insects.
July 11, 2008 at 10:50 am
but she woudl shatter under the sound prssure waves, like glass or rosickys ankle
July 11, 2008 at 10:51 am
Who is this bastard Nasri??? And, why does he wear my number 8 shirt, i will kick his scrawny arse!
July 11, 2008 at 11:04 am
Mandingo… he’s nicked your favourite shirt number as well!
I think there has been a muted response to Nasri because everyone knows Hleb is going out the door later today or next week…
We are going to be desperately short next year…
July 11, 2008 at 11:07 am
Agreed there Pedro, virtually everything that can be said, has been said about Nasri.
July 11, 2008 at 11:10 am
Where’s that fucker GMR? Hey GMR, you call yourself an agent, i was promised the No.8 shirt, a flat in Chelsea and hay for my goat…………you fecker!
July 11, 2008 at 11:14 am
It’s amazing that we sign a 21 year old french international, and no one seems the least excited!!
July 11, 2008 at 11:18 am
i know it is mental, but totally understandable with the current mess going on
July 11, 2008 at 11:22 am
Odub - I’m so excited i’ve become quite moist…….
July 11, 2008 at 11:22 am
Mandingo, Calm down son!! I’ve got the hay for your goat!! As for the rest I’m waiting for Levy to get back to me, you’ll be much better off at Spurs!!
July 11, 2008 at 11:23 am
joe
i never said the nasri deal was dead !
i said we would NOT get him until hleb left because we are fucking skint!
so i expect hleb to leave in the next 7 days …
July 11, 2008 at 11:24 am
Fuck Spurs! You promised me a big club, you lying fucker……..
July 11, 2008 at 11:26 am
I like your spirit MADD!!! You’re def the kind of player we want at Arsenal!!
July 11, 2008 at 11:29 am
Odub Says:
July 11, 2008 at 11:14 am
It’s amazing that we sign a 21 year old french international, and no one seems the least excited!!
we are excited……… on the inside
no in fact ill reserve my excitement until i see him scoring goals !
and hleb was in the team to Marshall the play ..
not score ! if nasri can do better , we will find out shortly …
until then theres a big relief that we have got someone in …
but bring on MORE signings .. !!!
because 1 player wont change our seasons fate !
bring in several and i’ll breathe easier !
and preferably over 23 yrs of age !!!
July 11, 2008 at 11:30 am
Odub - I shit on Spurs, i’d rather sign for Plymouth Argyle……….that’s in Scotland yes?
July 11, 2008 at 11:31 am
We might have to work on your Geography a bit…….
July 11, 2008 at 11:31 am
Odub Says:
July 11, 2008 at 11:26 am
I like your spirit MADD!!! You’re def the kind of player we want at Arsenal!!
FUCK WE’LL TAKE ANYONE !!!
July 11, 2008 at 11:32 am
Pedro says “we’re going to be desperately short next year” MADD id 4′10″ he’s desperately short, he’s custom made for us!!
July 11, 2008 at 11:33 am
Mandingo, if you don’t start showing some respect I’ll put you in tottenham reserves, you short arsed fucker!! Now go & round the sheep up!!
July 11, 2008 at 11:34 am
Pierre - Size isn’t everything mutha fungler!!!!
July 11, 2008 at 11:34 am
Odub, as long as he knows where the goal is!
Let Tom Tom take care of the minor things!
July 11, 2008 at 11:38 am
Newcastle winger Charles N’Zogbia will have talks about his future with boss Kevin Keegan but is keen on a move to either Arsenal or Tottenham.
fuck me, that would be a bolt from the blue, midn you, its probably a bolt from the bulls arse!
July 11, 2008 at 11:40 am
Pedro. 1 week to go till we get the big interviews with Le-Grove with our new signings (eeerrrrrrrr???) at the Barnet game. Saying that, I can’t see Wenger letting the players actually into the players lounge….. i reckon it will be off the coach, get changed and get back on…… still we can but try !!!!!
July 11, 2008 at 11:40 am
GMR - You treat me like shit, you fecker………
July 11, 2008 at 11:40 am
Rumour has it that Pat Rice has asked Mandingo to come along and bring his boots in case we are short !!!!!!
July 11, 2008 at 11:42 am
Bud, I don’t think Arsenal know what press conferences are!! I suppose that unless they can make a couple of quid out of it they aren’t interested.
July 11, 2008 at 11:44 am
lol @ Pedro Tom Tom!! ha ha!!
No thanks to Nzogbia!!!
July 11, 2008 at 11:44 am
bud
your right we are always a bit SHORT in these pre-season fixtures .
July 11, 2008 at 11:44 am
So, what’s the chances of a double signing day? Get yer finger out GMR, get MADD his deal and that’ll be us sorted for next season…………..!
July 11, 2008 at 11:45 am
Ahhhhhhh I figured that GMR, thats why I got us tickets in the players lounge at Barnet…….. me and Pedro are going in unnoficial !!!!!!!!!
July 11, 2008 at 11:45 am
GMR you should also get your player a wiki page set up!! Chris can sort that out for you!!!
July 11, 2008 at 11:46 am
Looking forward to it bud!
I am unsure how to play the Le Grove thing…? Are Arsenal footballer AKB’s? Will there be a violent back lash?
July 11, 2008 at 11:46 am
Nzogbia, no ta!
July 11, 2008 at 11:50 am
Morning everybody.
Just clicked on arse.com .
The advert for the home kit only has Cesc on now No ADE!
July 11, 2008 at 11:52 am
According to PR’s son, Hleb’s deal with Barca was completed yesterday………..
July 11, 2008 at 11:52 am
The first interview will probably be on Arsenal TV tonight….
July 11, 2008 at 11:53 am
Did it ever?
July 11, 2008 at 11:53 am
david, theres an advert on arse.com to download the latest Ade anemation for your phone, it shows him packing his case and fucking off
July 11, 2008 at 11:55 am
DC - No chance. They haven’t even had a training picture or a return to training interview with a player yet. Still running reruns with Keith fucking Edelman !!!!
Chelsea’s channel has training ground film, new interviews with the players, new season reviews the lot………. we have the same fucking shit we were fed for a tenner a month last month and the month before………. Arsenal treat us like shit and don’t give a fuck, trust me !!!!!!!
July 11, 2008 at 11:58 am
hello why was that link deleted
July 11, 2008 at 12:00 pm
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/jul/11/arsenal.premierleague?gusrc=rss&feed=football
July 11, 2008 at 12:01 pm
Rafa thinks he will win the league thisw season………
Read this article
http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=771931
KEEP ON DREAMING MR. BENITEZ!!!!!
July 11, 2008 at 12:02 pm
Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley has dismissed reports he’s a closet Tottenham fan.
“It’s not true,” he said. “I absolutely hate Spurs and always have done.”
July 11, 2008 at 12:06 pm
Kenya, rafa is a 100% wanker!
Mike Ashley though talks a lot of sence…
July 11, 2008 at 12:07 pm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandingo_Dkembe_Dkembe
user name pasta-brown
password manley1
edit at your hearts content,
July 11, 2008 at 12:08 pm
Arsenals Website has gone down !
July 11, 2008 at 12:10 pm
not for me bud
July 11, 2008 at 12:11 pm
Dein has doubts over the income from the Highbury Square residential development. “At Arsenal, something has to break. Nothing lasts for ever. The board, because of their age - and a couple of them are not well - will change.”
July 11, 2008 at 12:11 pm
I lied……. my system gone down !!!!!!
July 11, 2008 at 12:12 pm
Bud - it’s crashed on me too……….
July 11, 2008 at 12:13 pm
Oops, i lied, it’s back up!