OK Grovers, my hot tip of yesterday didn’t come to fruition …yet.
Don’t give up on it regardless of what you read in the red tops, if he was going to Liverpool, I would have thought he would be gone by now.
Still as a way of making up for the sin of speculation, today I will give the two angry commenters of yesterday what they want, a factual post, with no speculation in it.
We’ll see if you like it and if it’s a success I will do it with more regularity and be like Arsenal.com and some of the other blogs, it’s your call Grovers, so here it is.
Arsenal signed a French 17 year old called Coquelin and thinks he will be good, Lyon and Nantes were also after him.
Aaron Ramsey could be the answer to our central midfield woes, even though he is only 17, Wenger thinks he can do the job this season.
We haven’t bought Gareth Barry, Miguel Veloso or Xabi Alonso.
We won’t be buying a center back as Arsene Wenger believes we’re okay in that area, so no Richards, Lescott, Kompany or Zapata.
Arsene Wenger doesn’t want to KILL the youngsters by bringing in new and established stars, so we won’t be bringing in new and established stars. Killing Gilberto and Pires was okay though as they had reached 30 years of age and when you get to that age you smell like wet newspaper and it upsets the kids.
Arsenal will have sold more players than we bought, like last year so we will again have a budget surplus.
Season tickets unfortunately have gone up due to market forces and the cost of the new stadium we moved to in order to compete with the big boys, so hard luck, and please keep spending.
Robin Van Persie is injured again, but we are renegotiating his contract to keep him at the Emirates, so please don’t worry and keep them crossed he can manage 3 consecutive pre-season games.
I didn’t mention Rosicky though as by the time he’s fit he’ll be 30 and we’ll sell him.
One question that was asked but no answer was forthcoming was …if we can lose Hleb and Flamini and not replace them, why did we have them in the first place?
Please don’t forget to buy the new away kit as soon as possible, continue to hate Usmanov and Dein but you can like Kroenke, he signed the lock down and will now do what he’s told.
We owe everything to Arsene Wenger, we were a small club before he arrived and don’t forget, we are Emirates cup and Amsterdam trophy holders and we are determined to keep them in our otherwise empty silverware cabinet.
I hope you all found this informative and respectful, I hope you enjoy watching the game on Setanta sports or Arsenal TV today, we could win if our teams parents allow them out to play today, are they allowed competitive football at 17? I don’t know what the rule is!
None of this was meant to sound sarcastic by the way, I am only reporting the facts. Okay, okay, the Rosicky one was down to me, the rest was straight out of Arsenal.com
Have a great day Grovers, tomorrow the season begins and we will have a school report, sorry I meant a match report!
i just read on young guns he’s not playing but no one knows why!?? no links then???
Geoff, I think the reference to number 2′s is because he thinks they’re shit!! lol
Geoff, don’t forget the London masters are on later.
There is no confirmation that Vela is out, but he certainly wasn’t there when I watched sky & it does seem Coquelin has replaced him.
Arsenal Tom,
Have you tried live-footy??
Insidealbania, you aren’t allowed to post those links as it can have serious consequences for Geoff & Pedro!! Thats why I didn’t post it!!
yeah its pretty shabby tho theres nothing for sopcast anywhere!!
Guys just subscribe to Arsenal TV online if you want good quality although remember your money will be vanishing into the Arsenal Stadium Mystery
Otherwise look at
http://www.myp2p.eu/broadcast.php?matchid=14912&part=sports
What is it GMR?
Arsenal Tom, why don’t you just pay £3.99 & watch it on arsenal.tv online!!
i think no.1 CB means one that attacks the ball rather than clears it up… JT is a No.1 type
Ramsey and Lansbury Wide midfield, Theo and Bendtner up front and Nordveit center back, looks good so far.
It better look good, after all this is our first team squad now!
Looking forward to seeing Nordveit seen as he is now our new CB solution
That is so scary GMR but unfortunately true
Is Wilshere Playing?
No Wilshere is on the bench.
just did it gmr!! hoyte at CB??? oh dear
I don’t see the point, he’ll never be our centerback, what a waste of an opportunity!
Very sorry guys, wont do it again
who is playing up front?
Evening all, great post Geoff, solid gold son!
just got home from the pub, the dog is eating his dry biscuits and ive logged onto the ATVO so im prepared!
walcott and bendter i think
Bendtner & Walcott
I just read that long comment. You are really pissed off
Thanks EVO the kids are looking interesting, Randall will never get in the team with that haircut!
Any score predictions??
Geoff, He is a Bentley look alike, I thik he wants to cut that out straight away!!
I’m going for 0-0
pumped for the kick off. setanta OZ have shafted me, so its ATVO to the rescue. i have the golden shark on the bring it home channel!
randalls hari is nothing compared to cesc mullet… that was a real rascal
2-1
denilson as CB, fuck a duck?
Good to see Bacary back
nah….oyte and norveidt evo
oh its hoyte in as CB, my bad…
it was just the way the names were listed in the line up that i thought he was in there…
there goes your prediction mate. Bloody hell
Anyone know why we did not charge that freekick down
gay
they were scared
GMR no that’s Lansbury! Fuck if this is our team we’ll be relegated!
big season for almunia, thats exactly what brought jens undone!
This is poor!!
Ramsey looks like our best player..
Yeah amazing he doesn’t look 17 does he, Lansbury looks shit.
Hoyte should go home.
I quite like the look af Ramsey.. – Denilson can not be our DM next season, he is not strong enough IMHO
this game is boredom central, thank fuck the british open is on
When is Theo coming on????
Oh – there he is….
Nordtveit is shit. he is nowhere near ready for first team action. About 5 more years on loan & in the reserves should do it!!
theo is on rico?
Evo – I was taking the pee – he isnt in the game yet
Ramsey is probably wondering why the fuck he didn’t join man utd!!
bring henry on in the 2nd half, game over…bang
Wenger is clearly completely out of ideas at Arsenal – I cannot wait until the day he leaves, because until he does, we’re fucked as a club.
What’s going on in the Barnet fixture? On holiday, and my laptop has a shit connection.
Denilson is our DM soloution, Some people are having a laugh!
Maybe AW has put Hoyte in the middle telling him to prove himself – if he cant stand big against Barnet (no disrespect) then he can not be considered even as a backup defender. Maybe AW will see this and sell him to Villa -
Wenger’s having a laugh – he has completely dropped the ball over the last five years, and we’ve allowed him to use Arsenal as his personal toy.
He’s a cancer, and needs to be cut out of the club, along with his toff chums in the boardroom.
The only good thing I can see is the weather
To be fair, everyone is piss poor!!
Jimbo – bit harsh on the old boss…..
the beer tastes good
Wouldn’t you hate it , if you were a waiter, waiting on Arsene wenger? The guy is so tight fisted, you are duck fucked (to steal a line from EVO) if you are expecting a tip from the trifty Arsenal coach who hates to spend. A frustrated Arsenal fan.
It is harsh, but it’s been true for years. He went exactly the same way when he was in france – disappeared up off his own arse, and killed the club he was managing because it just became a big ego trip.
The man’s lost control – he’s no longer doing what’s best for the club, he’s only interested in his pet projects.
How’s the barnet fixture, anyone?
Traore has feet like the Winker…..
who is the guy with the yellow boots?
Traore
one day clichy will score…in 2017…
so he is playing LM?
Aren’t these the young kids Wenger doesn’t want to kill. They look killed already. Ramsey looks quality though. Good buy.
ramsey was everywhere…goals were no where
Fuck that was awful
i know it was the 1st 45 mins of pre-season but I tell you what we are lacking
EXPERIENCE
Ramsey is the one shining light of 45 shit mins of Arsenal History
Wenger needs assassinating….
First half round up in one word: SHITE
why on earth was vela left out?! i wanted to see him play, ramsey is the best arsenal man on the pitch by miles
Seriously if denilson is our replacement for Flamini, Gilberto and Diarra, then we are doomed,
I honestly would not begrudge Cesc coming back into training and saying actually boss I think i will leave
Seriously watching that dross has depressed me more than I was already. These players are going to have to make up our first team squad & its pathetic.
You’d expect players that want to prove themselves would really fight even though its only a friendly, the only one I’ve seen anything from is Ramsey, the rest have been awful.
We’ll have even more kids on in the 2nd half & probably look even worse. I really am so fed up.
Wenger needs to promise the players a bike each..
Evo it’s THE OPEN! Bendtner was nowhere, Denilson is shocking, I’m sorry I sign up to Setanta.
Get the fucking cheque book out Wenger.
people its a bit early to be calling for heads, we havent played any games yet…
Ramsey is gona be awesome for us. What the hell is Bendtner doing?? Denilson is no way the answer in the centre. Hopefully we will play better in the second half.
How about our Ade replacement-Bentler??? He was rut as rust can be
gleb…i think bendtner’s the one who needs to be assassinated
Impressed of the maturity of Ramsey though
whats the score people
I am just hoping that AW can see what we all do, this group of players are poor – The balls into Thoe and Nik are NIL
The midfield are not winning anything and are not making the game flow, Ramsey is a grafter and doing ok.
Even Sagna and Clichy look as if they wished they weren’t playing this game and I cant blame them. Traore looks not bad, but not good enough for the first team… yet
The new French dish on show now then…. Vela is there……Get your boots on boy
1-0 barnet choy
Looking forward to watching Barazite – I really rate him
uuuhuuu-our new CM coqueliniiiii is onnn
Think some people are being very harsh. I mean, it isn’t like it is our first team almost playing is it?
Oh, hang on a minute…….
why has mannone come on? he’s worse than almunia. i don’t want to accept loss already, and i’ll try not to…
UP THE GUNNERS!!!! COME ON YOU OLD PEA BRAINS!
were getting shitted on
Still shite, but at least the players are fighting back for the ball….. the ball they lost in the first place!!
those kids play like kids
I think Hoyte is better than Hoyte though
im not sure which hoyte you’re on about rico :s
Fuck me – SHOOT!”!!!
The cetre back Hoyte!!
shooooooooooooooooot
HOOOOOOOORAH, a shot on target!!
so can some one fill me in on the subs please?
‘AW would have learned a few things about his players this afternoon…..’ says the commentator..
Yes, they are all S………………………..
first shot-well done
Get in there yeeeeaaaas 1-1
YYYYYYYYYYiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiPPPPPPPeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
That looked pretty good, both the through ball and super finish
what a finish by simspon, he looks like a bit of a beast!
Commentator said Simpson was 17, he has to be at least 19 isn’t he?
comeonnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
AW is all smiles now
FUCK ME GLEBS I THOUGH I COULD RANT,
WELL DONE SOME GREAT AND TRUTHFUL POINTS ,
yea-19 i thing
How typical Arsenal is this game, since the break, lots of posession and not a lot of end product
Guess the reserves really do play the AFC way
we should keep Jay -I like him a lot
Geoff – Simpson will be 20 in December
Wilshere has a confidence as well for a 16 y
After that goal – in the very fist friendly of the new season, after 4 days of training – I’m convinced Arsenal will win everything this season. Before we scored it was obvious to me that Wenger has no idea what he’s doing.
Get my drift guys?
watching the game now, at least its a draw.
and i really am excited about wilshere!
ramsey was good too.
I like Baraziite and Wilshere, but how the fuck can the commentator think Simpson is 17, when the stupid arse works for Arsenal TV, muppet.
2 up!
This is a bit better – great finish
Geoff – he is also probably responsible for updating the website – and the last time he did that Simpson probably was 17!!
kiddos start to look better than the first teamers now:))
I reckon this is our CC squad playing now
Woops!
Guys what’s the score and who are the scorers (if any)? At work and can’t have a live stream whilst on a break…
Good post geoff! By the looks of things people aren’t to happy with what they are seeing?
Broke the news bout vela being left out after i got back last night/early morning…
Sadly, Randall reminds me of David Bentley when he was with us…
Bit cocky and laid back on the pitch. Must worker harder boy, you are not made yet!!
What’s the score? I’m at work
2-1 FT….
2-1 job done, lovely
was it pants? any good points?
First teamers for next season then guys
Barazite
Simpson
Ramsey
Wilshere (??)
thanks btw
yea -not too bad as for 1st game
simpson will go out on loan again or stay in the reserves..
michael.. wilshere looked good…
thats about it i gues.. everybody else was laid back.. defence was crappy as always.. didn’t see the first half though!!!
van den berg has had his contract cancelled, same as gilbert i think… randall will be another that goes on loan
Yeah, untill we return from austria only then can we get a better idea of who’ll be involved in the first team..
Randall is crap, sorry, he isn’t good enough.
well that was hard work watching that
the only shining lights were Ramsey and Wilshire and maybe Barazite
I will easily forget that game, hopefully we get some more spin from Arsene Wenger MP now about if or not he is going to buy some adults for the 1st team
Oh and Nordveilt is not the CB answer, and Denilson and Coq Au Vin are not the CM Answers
I’d rather see Simpson in the first team ahead of Ade. He was voted league 1 player of the season last year at Millwall & he looks quite a beast.
Wilshere is absolute quality & whilst Barazite didn’t have his best half ever you can see the quality. In the first half Ramsey was quality, but all those apart there wasn’t a lot to be excited about.
I don’t see why a million was wasted on Coquelin when he didn’t look even as good as the defenders we already have. If you’re going to sign these kids then buy the best ones, not ones that weren’t even offered a contract at the club they was with!!
Thought coquellin looked quality…far from finished article but he was everywhere…could be interesting!
WE HAVE BITCH SLAP TO LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YET
GMR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
cant wait”"”"”"”"”".
Wilshere should already be a contender for a first team place, of course he’s too young for a whole season but Rooney was playing at 16 & the kid has really talent!!
really = real
Wenger can fuck right off and manage the youth team. I’m with Gelbs, the guy’s clueless. He has no interest in managing at Premiership standard any more, his gig is with the kids. Get rid of him now.
Pat, GMR – what the hell are you guys on?
How can you possibly make a single assertion on the strength of the very first friendly of the new season, after a no more than few days of training. Arsenal fans are losing their minds, I swear.
I know it’s boring to simply wait and see what happens, but I’m afraid that’s all you can do. I hope i haven’t offended you guys, but I just can’t believe what I’m reading on this blog today.
Agreed GMR Coq au Vin I think is a midfielder but seem to play at right back, not impressed.
Good for the future but not for now for christs sake!