Yes sir, are you being served? No, but 4 goals will do very nicely!

Whenever I see Newcastle it reminds me of those American Ice Hockey refs or the boys and girls in Footlocker that serve you shoes that never fit. It’s like they are all over the pitch trying to sell our players basketball shoes and shoe stretchers.

Anyway no surprise when I tell you all I expect another 4 nil tonking, Paddy Power was on Arsenal TV last night and he says 3 nil, so it would be a little wimpy of me not to go for 4, so I’ll go for 4.

I hope he plays Djourou in the middle with Gallas as I think he deserves it and I also think he’s a better centre back than Kolo, sorry Kolo, but you and Johan or Johan and Billy are better combinations.

I would keep the same team other than giving Ade a shot with Robin again, not because he deserves it, but because he seems to like scoring against them.

I have said before I think the booing should stop, because it’s so unlike the Arsenal to boo their own, however, I also think it’s time Wenger understood how much these guys get paid and how much his comments take the piss out of the working class person that would die to wear the Arsenal shirt, so I think Ade should go on TV and apologise, if he does that, all will be forgotten, simple really, but therein lies the problem!

We had a blogger on last night who ended his comment with the words of French revolutionary wordsmith and philosopher Voltaire, ‘I may not agree with what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it’ I think we may adopt those word as our mantra so thanks for that CD Jones, oh and nice comment too.

Finally I think Daniel Fizman read our Peter Hill-Wood post because he answered some of our concerns about the black hole of Arsenal, and that it was so close to our post is too much of a co-incidence, so well done Danny, I liked you when we met and chatted at the first shareholders lunch, and I like you now, feel free to post a comment and thanks for reminding our manager he has some funds available. If you don’t want to go public, email us.

Over to you Arsene, you have 3 days left, please don’t waste them, we desperately need quality players!

Have a great weekend Grovers next up is Pedro’s match report and the description of our 4 super duper goals!

753 Responses to “Yes sir, are you being served? No, but 4 goals will do very nicely!”

  1. rico01 says:

    wooooooooo

  2. Seb says:

    Pedro I’d like to think DF reads Le Grove, and if he does, a message – have a shave!

  3. Seb says:

    oops Geoff that was meant to say

  4. rico01 says:

    Geoff – 4 -0, you obviously had a good sleep and woke with great confidence ;)

    Love the comparison with the shirts of the geordies, KK will get his team up for this, and if we do what we did last week at the same time…. !!!???? Doesnt bare thinking about

  5. Pedro says:

    I need a shave!

    Great post Geoff, a very jolly saturday morning Grovepost!

    Agree on Ade… bad PR? Do me a favour… he made a bad PR mistake all year and now the goals have dried up! Get scoring and the crowd will back you.

    I don’t want to hear booing today though… for anyone.

    Hopefully we’ll all get behind the team and get a resounding result!

    The Spuds have Chavski… not 3 losses on the bounce? haha!

  6. Evo in Oz says:

    well said geoff – 4 goals would be well worth the staying up until 02:30am for the kick off!

    Cdjones’ words were top notch!

  7. davoody says:

    FFS Arsenal.com has totally lost it this time. check out the picture, surly they could have found another more suitable.

    http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/wenger-deadline-day-is-like-a-poker-game

  8. Evo in Oz says:

    davoody – i saw that too and thought we must have signed him. hahaha…not!

  9. rico01 says:

    Jailbird Joey is possibly going to make an appearance today, that could be interesting

    On transfers, we play today, ‘pool tomorrow, so if we are going to get Alonso, there is not much time to sort it out…. 2355hrs 01/09/08 no doubt!!

  10. Seb says:

    jesus christ davoody

    a whole fucking article about a spud. what is wrong with these people????

    AW is just answering questions from the media, but why focus on it? We want to hear about OUR team and OUR transfers!

    Oh… there aren’t any transfers to talk about… I see…

  11. Pedro says:

    Steve Coppel is an excellent manager. They reckon he is the closest thing England have to Arsene.

    Arsenal will finish top 4 Jules… of that I have no doubt. Top 4 is not where we want to be though… top 2 would be my target. If Wenger signs a couple of Gems we could make it…

    I don’t think it is the board… I think it is Arsene that is the problem… he is very keen to follow his dream of doing it with youth (Sounded sooo wrong).

    Do we think Ade will start today?

  12. gnarleygeorge9 says:

    Basketball Jones was great http://hometown.aol.com/sillysongbook/images/chch%20basketball%20jones.jpg Now I’ve heard the CD :)

  13. rico01 says:

    Pedro – any joy re choys address please?

  14. Seb says:

    top 2 target?

    we’re in it to win it aren’t we?

    On the last performance, Bendtner doesn’t really deserve another start, he was pretty woeful. He needs to sit out and realise he’s not the finished article yet. I’m all for rotating the two big guys this season based on form.

  15. Pedro says:

    I sent it yesterday? I replied to your mail?

    Check the spam!

  16. Pedro says:

    Yeah, exactly… but as an overall target, I would consider second a sucess… because if we finished there, it would mean we would have won the CL.

  17. Pedro says:

    Seb, does RvP deserve a start then?

  18. davoody says:

    I would like to see Vela get a run out today ;)

  19. Pedro says:

    Rico… overall that is the second time I have e-mailed it…

  20. rico01 says:

    Ah, sorry Pedro, didnt think to look there, me and computers!!!

    Many thanks for your help :)

  21. rico01 says:

    Bugger – seen the other one now too, :oops:

  22. SkandiBird says:

    Good Morning Geoff (and Pedro), I’m off to the Emirates this afternoon with a spring in my step after the FC Twente game. Funny that, how 1 game can fill you with such elation. One problem, my work colleague is a Geordie; and I have alreday been told ”I expect you not to come in on Monday then”? whatever can he mean……helooooo, don’t think so! Anyway, Geoff (and Pedro) once again I wanted to say I do love your blog, read it every day and it makes my day every time. xxxx

  23. Evo in Oz says:

    he needs to sit it out and realise hes not the finished article yet?

    and what, show us he is the finished article from the bench over the season?

  24. gnarleygeorge9 says:

    I think its really important for the back 4 to get sorted, so JD20 should get a start today. 3 clean sheets when he’s played should be enough said. Also, its no coincidence that when we made the CL Final, the back 4 got us there. It wasn’t until AW decided to play his mates Ashley & Sol for the final that the cohesion was lost.

  25. finestcuts says:

    It’s difficult to say who will start, there will be rotations, and because Adebayor ran riot against Newcastle last time I think he’ll get picked. Toure will probably be in to mark Owen, Newcastle’s danger man, so Djourou will probably get a few minutes near the end.
    This is my guess:

    Almunia

    Clichy, Toure, Gallas, Sagna
    Walcott, Denilson, Fabregas, Nasri
    RVP Adebayor

    I’m still wondering wether Djourou will be put in as a starter, but the odds are long, quite improbable.

    Above is a pretty standard Arsenal selection apart from Denilson. Newcastle are better than they were last year, Keegan’s got rid of all the dead wood in his own words
    and they’ve got the bit between their teeth.

    Home win for me, 2-1.

  26. rico01 says:

    I dont rate Nikers one bit, but sitting him on the bench week in week out will lessen his confidence even more – also, I dont think any of our strikers have been good enough yet. I think all three of them need that special moment, you know, the one where the ball hits the back of the net, and it must be between the two white posts!!

    Whilst Vela is away, I hope AW has Simpson on the bench aswell as Nik, and keep warming them up during the match, give them something to think about!

  27. Seb says:

    Pedro – re RvP. I don’t see him making outright mistakes other than missing the target, I really feel he is only a goal away from bursting into form. This may seem irrational but it’s just how I feel. He looks sharp, he is working for the team, his class is undeniable. besides Ade and Nik just don’t work together, end of.

    Evo – I only meant today :) he is by all accounts quite full of himself, so he needs to realise that if he gets a start, he needs to produce and stop making silly errors in possession. I personally don’t feel that he is fully focussed all the time. This is just imo of course ^^

  28. gnarleygeorge9 says:

    Rico

    Little Nicky :evil: needs, IMO, a hat trick so as he feels he’s arrived

  29. finestcuts says:

    Seb, I actually imagined what you wrote in your 8.30ish am post….terrible!

  30. gnarleygeorge9 says:

    Seb

    I agree, for RVP its as simple as ABC, thats how easy scoring wil be, once he gets one in. Does everyone remember their 1st ;oops;

  31. gnarleygeorge9 says:

    :oops:

  32. Pedro says:

    Have a cracking time today then Skandibird!

    Rico, at least you have them now!

    THey are expecting you to get a 2 day hangover? Good luck to you then!

    I’d like to think JD has done enough finest… after all, he has kept 2 clean sheets again!

    Is owen fit? I read he has been offered £140k a week! He gets paid so much money for doing fuck all…

    Seb, I think every gooner wants to see and in form RvP setting the prem alight! We want to see more goals like that one in the emirates cup or at charlton!

  33. Evo in Oz says:

    im sure he’ll show his worth over time, i watching the BBC MOTD hightlights of the Arsenal vs spuds game from december last year earlier for a bit of inspiration, rosicknote was gold in that game, Bendtner scored that cracking header too!

  34. Seb says:

    finest – it would be the most amazing Arsenal event in history, you know it makes sense ;)

  35. gnarleygeorge9 says:

    Pedro

    JD20 2 clean sheets F C Twente + 1 clean sheet WBA= 3 clean sheets.

  36. finestcuts says:

    RVP is a classy striker, unique….you don’t get many like him about, thats why I think Adebayor wants them both together up front. they’ll score you different kinds of goals. RVP will score masterpieces that no one else could dream of or create, he can create a goal out of nothing, and Adebayor will get lots of dirty slam dunks, we need both. When RVP and Ade played together last season, that’s what got us to number 1, their strength complement each other….RVP will be on form, just you wait ye doubters.

  37. Seb says:

    What’s all this rabbits foot mumbo jumbo? I dont recall seeing that widget before – so what did you curse us with last February then?

  38. gnarleygeorge9 says:

    AaaaaaaaaHHHHHHH!!!! I love match day

  39. Pedro says:

    I’m going to put a new good luck charm up after we lose a game.

    It’s scientific research for Oxford University.

    I’m trying to ascertain what the best good charm is… the rabbits foot is on a 1 game winning streak… hopefully I wont need to change it for a couple of months.

  40. kelsey says:

    Good Morning Geoff/Pedro,
    Today is the first real test for the boys,if the improvement against twente,who are nothing but a championship side is maintained we should win.RVP needs that first goal,to get back on track,and none of this wenger we were not focused from the start when we played fulham.The geordies will try to offer the same bruising tactics to stifle our midfield,and we need to be up for it,and gallas needs to muster his troops from the first minute.

    Pedro I appear to have lost cesc again on my posts.

  41. rico01 says:

    george – if nikers gets a hat-rick, i think everyone would feel like they had ‘arrived’
    ;)

  42. Gunnar says:

    Good blog, but can I haul you up one thing:

    “I have said before I think the booing should stop, because it’s so unlike the Arsenal to boo their own, however, I also think it’s time Wenger understood how much these guys get paid and how much his comments take the piss out of the working class person that would die to wear the Arsenal shirt, so I think Ade should go on TV and apologise, if he does that, all will be forgotten, simple really, but therein lies the problem!”

    We know that’s never going to happen. Let’s move on and hopefully the goals will start coming in. I think the time’s come to stop defending the f*ckwits who show up to undermine the players.

  43. Pedro says:

    You’re not logged into your wordpress account Kelsey!

  44. finestcuts says:

    Sorry that why I think Wenger wants both Adebayor and RVP up front..

  45. Pedro says:

    Gunnar, I don’t think you can call the paying fan a fuckwit.

    They are not Jolly come latelys… they are hardened gooners in the main.

    I don’t agree with the booing, but if that is the way people feel… the only way their opinion can be changed can be by the players in question on the pitch.

  46. Seb says:

    well amen to that idea Pedro – if it works…

    Evo that was a cracking header yes, it’s his all round game that needs to be upped, but I do think he will make the grade, just needs a bit of a firm hand until then (ooer)

    rico – shocking!! :-O

  47. Jules1 says:

    Gunnar,

    You implying that the booing is comin from this blog mate ?

  48. Evo in Oz says:

    his ball skill is better than Ade, he is just required to go up the park further to link up with other players

  49. Gunnar says:

    I think you can Pedro: If they see the form of a player suffering, which is hurting the team and they continue to put the boot in then something’s not working upstairs. I’d say it’s actually disloyal to the club to keep up this behaviour.

    This issue of loyalty is somewhat murky in football anyway. Especially now Eboue has started getting stick. Where’s the loyalty there? It makes me worried that with Ade a watershed has now been broken, and now any scapegoat’s fair game for sections of the fans.

  50. doublegooner says:

    Time to move on with Adebayor. Lets save the booing for that £60k a week scumbag Barton. Wanker.

  51. Gunnar says:

    Jules 1 – Nope. Geoff said the booing should stop.

  52. Gunnar says:

    Doublegooner – now there’s a guy that really deserves a good sh*t-shower. Everything gets put into perspective when a real criminal shows up.

  53. gnarleygeorge9 says:

    Double g

    My fantasy is Yo Yo shirt fronting the jail bird & he’s carried off on a stretcher. I think Evo can picture what I mean.

  54. gnarleygeorge9 says:

    Hit the stir crazy cnut hard :twisted:

  55. Pedro says:

    I think the fans are just a bit sick of seeing substandard players coming off the bench. I didn’t hear the jeering of Eboue… Did anyone else? I’ll listen out today, but I am pretty sure that didn’t happen down my end of the ground.

    Booing is out of order… but the shitty summer I had wondering if Ade was leaving was also out of order.

    If you are a man who takes home £300k a month, you should be able to take a bit of booing. He needs to take a leaf out of Ronaldo’s book…

    I’m not justifying the booing, I am just playing devils advocate…

    I think the team will get behind everyone today… and there was plenty of singing directed ade’s way at the Twente game… it far out weighed the negativity.

  56. doublegooner says:

    Anyone seen Diaby ?

    Been with us over two & half years & prob played 20/30 games at a guess

  57. finestcuts says:

    Pedro don’t start messing about with all that Voodoo magic stuff (you’ll end up believing it!)…..allegedly some Manyoo supporting Voodoo practitioners hexed Adebayor last season which is why he missed all those sitters….

  58. Pedro says:

    Well said doublegooner… I wouldn’t mind him getting a bit of the Eduardo treatment.

    Harsh… but if anyone deserves that in football… it is him.

  59. chris says:

    morning all, i am going with 4 goals also, its what i thought the other night also,

  60. Pedro says:

    Finest, that is like saying I hexed Derby last year!

    Ade will always miss sitters, but he’ll always get on the end of something and get a few goals in a year!

  61. Pedro says:

    Right, I’m off to send a package to Oz… laters!

  62. chris says:

    pedro , try a lucky shamrock, ill bring u one over in october!(4 leaf clover)

  63. Seb says:

    Gunnar good call about scapegoats, Eboue is a prime example, his name will get touted if we lose today – even if he doesn’t play O_o

    Previous scapegoats:
    2007/8 – Eboue/Senderos
    2006/7 – Song/Eboue/Senderos
    2005/6 – Hleb
    2002 – 2006 – Cygan
    2000 – 2004 – Stepanovs

    Any others you lot can think of?

  64. raif says:

    i hope we see Vela Today. i got him in my Fantasy Grove team and he still aint plaid. ive lost the chance to get some points on a player who i hope will get me sack load. if not im ganna have to get rid for somone else

  65. Jules1 says:

    Pedro, you saying that we’ve got substandard players at Arsenal ?

  66. Gunnar says:

    Seb,

    1999-2003 – Oleg Luzhny
    1998 – ? – Nelson Vivas
    1999-1999 – Thierry Henry!

  67. Seb says:

    raif im worried, i dumped Theo last weekend after another no-show, now he’s probably going to rip up the Prem!

    But I got Cisse in instead and I reckon he will get a sackful. Just need RvP to start firing now…

  68. Pedro says:

    Yes I am Jules…

    Eboue, Denilson and Senderos (He is still our player).

  69. Geoff says:

    So Ade is sensitive, if he did to his own people in Togo what he did to us in Islington, I suspect booing may be the least of his problems, you get £80k a week Ade, stop whining and go an earn it, maybe you’ll be welcome back then.

  70. Seb says:

    Yes Vivas is a good one, henry in that first season (and for me personally in his last for us – god I hated him then, staring everyone down all the time)

    But Oleg was a good reliable workhorse for us imo, nothing fancy but did a job

  71. Geoff says:

    Hey Pedro, what about a box at the top saying mantra and bung in the Voltaire quote.

  72. finestcuts says:

    Yup good point Geoff, he’d be strapped to a cart naked and people would throw stones at him in the street or some other gruesome punishment. He’s living the good life, but lets keep supporting Arsenal, the focal point can’t be Adebayor be it positive or negative….

  73. raif says:

    Seb –

    yeah i feel Vela will get a Sackfull thats why i havent got rid of him yet.

    but i just noticed i must keep him for today as i must get a new player in for STEVE-G as his injurd

  74. Evo in Oz says:

    what are you sending us Pedro?

  75. GunnerPete says:

    Pedro I was right behing Eboue as he walked onto the pich and the was a lot of jeering. I dont like it and would ban anyone who boos or jeers a Gunner whatever he has done.

    As for today I think & hope that Arsene has the sense to realise that Djourou has twice played with great assurance despite the habit ofllas to go walk about and leave the opposition clear runs through on goal. He must not play Kolo & WG together again if possible.

    The toon are a much improved lot from the past 10 seasons. Hopefuly not yet good enough but they will be harder than before. I expect us to scrape a win 2-0 but it will be close.

    As for the reast of this year…well as usual our pre season matches & training leave us with umpteen players injured or tired (poorlambs) so we again, as usual, have no idea how good AFC are until we can choose Eduardo ,Rosicky, and others.

    Good luck lads and lay off the players who have offended.

  76. choyy says:

    morning people……….

    are 5 hours of sleep adequate?

    4-0 to the arse? pretty optimistic i would like to say.. i say 5-0.. TT hatrick!!!

  77. Jules1 says:

    Pedro,

    Sorry mate. Can’t agree with you there. Give them a chance mate.

    Denilson has only played about 10 full games for the 1st team. Sendy was part of the back 4 that broke the record for longest unbeaten run in CL. If he was substandard, Arsenal would have leaked goals all over the shop.

    Eboue is a good player. Just yet to settle into a position.

  78. rico01 says:

    Morning choy – i have your address, Pedro sent it ages ago, but numpty me didnt look in my spam – i will be posting it this week, ok to email you when its sent, and hopefully you can let me know when it has arrived safely?

  79. Geoff says:

    We’re sending Gnarley a scarf in exchange for the England programme he kindly sent us from the world cup final in 2003 Evo.

    The one that we beat Australia in when Johnny boy scored the dropkick and your PM sulked at the prizegiving.

    Have I said to much already?

  80. rico01 says:

    J1 – you are having us on, yes ?? ;)

  81. Seb says:

    Gunnar – that was a good read, but I’m left feeling cold again. Our manager is held up – by both the media and a section of gooners – as some shaman, a prescient mystic who has defied convention and forged his own path of blazing justice. The ‘plan’ is certainly worthy, but can it survive in the current climate of transfer madness and mad takeovers? We can debate the merits of the approach all season long, but in the final analysis we just sit and wait and worry whether the kids have the toughness to succeed. Like we have for some time.

    One more signing would go a long way to getting more of the fans off Wenger’s back, and back on his side instead.

  82. GunnerShabz says:

    so any money on who is going to be injured after the internationals…. i hate internationals now…..

    execpt world cup or euros

  83. Geoff says:

    Skandibird thanks for your continued support, for the Footlocker mate that works with you I hope we get 5!

  84. choyy says:

    morning rico….. :)

    sure that would be great… and once again… thank you so much ;)

  85. Dan the Man says:

    Hello

  86. Evo in Oz says:

    yeah way too much old son! i cried into my beer that night. cunts!

    hhaha..only joking!

  87. Seb says:

    Further on the subject of the ‘plan’ – from today’s preview on arse.com:

    “At the moment, we have to swim a bit against the stream as we get only negative vibes. But it’s a good test, we have to be strong enough to keep our belief even if everyone around our environment does not believe in us.”

    So basically what AW is saying is that all of us who doubt the team, are providing them with a good test! Keep it up guys, we will reap the rewards come May!

  88. Fizzy The Can says:

    Guys

  89. patthegooner says:

    I think the booing will continue for Ade. I say booing, I think it is more groans of dissapointment.

    He gambled in the summer and lost out. And I dont think Wenger is helping his case, he should just shut up about it and let whatever will be will be. We are not stupid, we saw the press conference and saw his and his agents quotes that he failed to put right and distance himself from.

    There is some precedence for his actions, if you remember Ian Wright, Vieira and even Henry were looking at leaving the club only to change their minds, yet their U-turns were applauded and cheered. They also did much of their business in private.

    The other difference is those players were consistently good and to a man and women every Arsenal fan knew they had a world class player on their hands.

    The problem with TT is that he thinks he is also a world class player, and whilst he has the potential to be one, the Arsenal fan base were split on their rating of him.

    So now unless he can maintain top form and start scoring, I can only see the groans getting deeper. It appears from Wengers comments that maybe TT has said the fans are affecting his confidence and performance. He certainly believes that himself. Well TT you are the only one who can do something about that.

    As for today, I think it will be quite tricky, Newcastle made some good signings over the summer although they are weakened with Milner going. I had a dream last night it was a draw :(

    Finally how sad is it that we are already facing a must win game this early in the season

  90. Evo in Oz says:

    there is no way newcastle can win this game with the following – But Geremi, Obafemi Martins, Mark Viduka, Damien Duff, Claudio Cacapa and Andy Carroll are all sidelined.

  91. choyy says:

    I think song will start alongside cesc fabregasssssssssss

    And I hope that dj retains his place!

  92. patthegooner says:

    I would go with this today

    Almunia

    Sagna, Djourou, Gallas, Clichy

    Theo, Cesc, Ramsey/Song, Nasri

    RVP, TT

    I just fear that despite being out of sorts, Toure and Denilson will play.

    Still no transfers. He wont do it but I really wish he would spend the whole 30m on a few players.

    I was thinking if Wenger had kept his promise and kept the team together and we still had Flamini and Hleb, and still brought in Nasri and Silvestre, I would actually be reassured now.

  93. Jules1 says:

    patthegooner,

    we need a few players, preferably english – we should keep the players that we’ve got and rplace with an english spine -I think we should have signed woodgate, nolan, barry and milner… these guys would be more in tune with the fans and give us more bite on the pitch

  94. choyy says:

    why the hell is berbatov’s face on arse.com?

    and this after fizman says we can spend 30m on a “striker”

    I’m going paranoid ain’t I?

  95. gnarleygeorge9 says:

    Evo

    Don’t ask mate :(

    Pedro

    :D

  96. patthegooner says:

    its just another tease Choyy

  97. gnarleygeorge9 says:

    So the V-Bomber is sidelined ;)

  98. Evo in Oz says:

    gnarley – u watching the hawks vs blues game?

  99. gnarleygeorge9 says:

    Choy how come you’ve got 2 “y’s” now. & re Berbatov. If he plays @ The Gove, well, Spuds are a World Joke LOLx 50

  100. gnarleygeorge9 says:

    Evo

    No I forgot about it, with the Georgies & all, but thanks for reminding me. Has Buddy got his ton yet; what about Fev?

  101. Evo in Oz says:

    yeah buddy just kicked the 100. fev has had 3 shots on goal for 2 points and 1 out on the full

  102. gnarleygeorge9 says:

    What a night its going to be. 10.30 pm from Yarpieville Wallys v Boks, then Georgies @ the Grove 2.30 am. Sport is King down under :lol:

  103. gnarleygeorge9 says:

    * Geordies

    I can’t get George Graham out of my head ;)

  104. choyy says:

    gg9.. some bugger had taken choy as the username in WP…
    too fecking lazy to change the nick name to choy :lol:

    where in aus are you mate?

  105. MorrowsBrokenArm says:

    gotta wait till11.00am for the boks game here, then Arse kick off at 4.25am. Got Dragons vs eels, then Cowboys vs raiders first up though…….sport cetainly is king down under…but it makes for a fucking long night!

  106. Evo in Oz says:

    good old kiwi hey, man that sucks for 4.30am

  107. MorrowsBrokenArm says:

    Used to it now, at least its a Saturday game….plus this wife has now sanctioned the purchase of My Sky due to my constant moaning at having to get up in the middle of the night for games….sweet as!

  108. RAhul says:

    1 Nasri, 1 Rvp, 1 Ade with Theo having a gr8 run and an assist…
    WAT SAY U GOONERS!!!!!!!!!!!

  109. rico01 says:

    choy – its no probs honest

    Off for a while, ironing to do and housework…… keep the old man sweet and i get the footie later in peace – fair deal :)

  110. choyy says:

    great rico…

    rahul.. thats nice.. but i need ade and nasri to do well.. they are on my fantasy team!!!!

    TT is captain.. fucker better score after blanks in the last two matches!!!!

  111. rico01 says:

    oh – my hope for todays line up

    Almunia

    Bac Kolo/Willy JD Clichy

    Theo/Nasri Cesc Song Theo/Nasri

    Ade RvP

    Subs Ramsey, Denilson, Simpson, Nikers, Willy/Kolo Jack Fabianski

  112. gnarleygeorge9 says:

    Choyy

    Tassie

  113. choyy says:

    Tasmanian devil!! :mrgeen:

  114. Evo in Oz says:

    whats my sky?

  115. MorrowsBrokenArm says:

    Its like TVO…or whatever the aussie version might be called.

  116. MorrowsBrokenArm says:

    records shit, but better then a video recorder though, does all sorts of neat things…bloody great machine. Means i can get up at a reasonable hour to watch the game. Still a month away though.

  117. ethangunner says:

    sorry to say ades goals haven’t dried up ..
    i cant remember him scoring many since February …
    did he have a pay rise since then ?

    He should score tonight !!!.. theo on the right hand side run past 4 defenders to slot it
    into the box still allowing ade to eat his marshmallows by the camp fire …

    NOTE TO ADE :- please just stand left or right respectively of the goalie !
    don’t stand in front of him again ! PLEASE
    we all know what happens if you stand directly in front of the goalie .. yes you have an overwhelming feeling of trying to hit him in the chest with the ball ! Arsene did tell you to aim at the big hole behind the goalie ! ? didn’t he ? the one with a net ?

    Also get inside that 6 yard box , you know how inaccurate you are once you kick the ball further than 6 yards ! so please stay inside the box at all costs …

  118. Evo in Oz says:

    oh yeah like hard drive recorder. TIVO was just released here in OZ. 10 years after the yanks first launched it!

  119. raif says:

    long as we win thats all that matters to me.

  120. choyy says:

    yup raif.. 3 points is all that i want most..
    don’t give a rat’s ass even if the ref scores!

  121. raif says:

    haha Choyy. totally agree. i also want to see us win as im going to todays match, i hate going to matches were we either lose or draw, it makes the journey home miserable

  122. choyy says:

    feck thats great…. cheer the lads on raif…!!!

    no booing please!! heheheh

  123. raif says:

    the worse journey home after a lose was the FA cup final against the scouse wankers.

  124. raif says:

    i was thinking of booing Ade but im not one to Boo our own. i will moan like a bitch tho if he misses loads of chances

  125. Evo in Oz says:

    ideally we win 4-0, but ill take 1-0 as well

  126. raif says:

    yeah ill take a 1 – 0 aswell. tho i would say i would feel a little annoyed not wraping it up with a second. but idealy i hope the arsenal players in my dream team score.

  127. Odub says:

    Morning all!!

    2-1 for me!

    Any team news?

  128. Evo in Oz says:

    same squad as last game odub. no starters yet thou

  129. finestcuts says:

    Birmingham have been fined for charging unfair prices to away fans last season. They should pay every away fan double the difference of what their fair price should have been. For 30k they got off lightly, they earned more than that out of it.

    http://www.premierleague.com/page/Headlines/0,,12306~1379272,00.html

  130. Phobia says:

    I don’t trust Arsene Wenger like the way i don’t trust Tottenham but i trust Arsenal.
    Arsenal & Newcastle
    Almunia
    Sagna-Djourou-Gallas-Clichy
    Walcott-Eboue-Fabregas-Nasri
    Adebayor-Persie
    Arsenal 2 – Newcastle 0

  131. Goonerman says:

    Any good bets today lads. How about Arsenal, Boro and Chelsea treble @ 5/2.

  132. Odub says:

    Cheers Evo.

    Just getting sorted to go down to the grove!

    Have fun all, and will see those going down to S&B later!!

    COME ON YOU REDS!!!!!!! :twisted:

  133. Goonerman says:

    parking now crap around the stadium

  134. raif says:

    im taking bus to the grove. i just hope i get a Seat lol

  135. Evo in Oz says:

    ill watch out for guys on the tv, unless you have a spare ticket?

  136. patthegooner says:

    Thing is Finest

    Those fans dont get that money back, it just goes to pay more FA expenses.

  137. kelsey says:

    I can’t see us keeping a clean sheet,how often do we go behind at home,I have lost count,and the away keeper has his game of his life,but I remain positive RVP and Bedtner(as sub) to score 2-1

    Just as a side line years ago there used to be a BBC programme called The Grove Family a prehistoric version of The Royale Family for the odd person who may be interested.

  138. kelsey says:

    Question? I used to go to Highbury,given that it was a smaller stadium the crowd atmosphere was pretty good,is the emirates quieter or does it seem quieter as it is so much bigger.Our fans don’t appear to be the most vocal.

  139. patthegooner says:

    Arsenal Vs Sheff Utd

    League Cup

  140. Evo in Oz says:

    we’ve played them quite a few times

  141. choyy says:

    dudu scored a brace last year!!

  142. Pedro says:

    Afternoon Grovers!

    The weather is amazing… some say the perfect conditions for drinking copious amounts of Peroni…

    Predictions?

  143. Phobia says:

    BREAKING NEWS
    …………………..
    Miguel Veloso to sign for Arsenal

  144. Geoff says:

    Where did you read that???

  145. Pedro says:

    I think Phobia is telling us what he’d like the breaking news to be!

  146. MorrowsBrokenArm says:

    Where did you see that story? The Guardian are running with Veloso to the spuds….and if the sell Berba I can well believe they are capable of splashing some cash to appease the fans…..we know Ramos isn’t afraid to open the wallet.

  147. Evo in Oz says:

    prediction – pedro and geoff to drink 15 peronis

  148. Evo in Oz says:

    each

  149. kelsey says:

    Test

  150. Geoff says:

    Why is Pedro not drinking?

  151. Pedro says:

    I just sent you and e-mail kelsey

  152. Pedro says:

    Geoff, Evo is talking big bottles I reckon…

  153. Joe Todd says:

    That Pavlyuchenko can’t speak a word of english.. He’ll take about 6 months to settle, and he’s not a worker according to Charlie Nicholas. He was quoted saying he’d love to play in the premier league “Only at Chelsea or Arsenal”. Hahaha

  154. treze13 says:

    great post geoff, as you can see i’m up early today ;) 4-0 would be great and arsenal have never lost when i’ve been :) (should have went to the fulham game)

  155. Geoff says:

    Fair enough Pedro!

  156. kelsey says:

    Thanks again Pedro,
    so unusual to find a site where the editors are helpful and also interact with the bloggers.

  157. Evo in Oz says:

    im on the melbourne bitter at the moment, but 15 peronis would go down a treat

  158. kelsey says:

    oh fuck lost cesc now

  159. Joe Todd says:

    What do you mean kelsey?

  160. kelsey says:

    Calm down,I am talking about my picture of cesc has vanished.

  161. Seb says:

    Melbourne bitter? Is that a beer or a state of mind? (eg after 2003 world cup, olympics, etc)

  162. Evo in Oz says:

    hahahah….what olympics?

  163. Evo in Oz says:

    kelsey – we cant see it

  164. BOY BETTER KNOW says:

    if this veloso geezah comes to arsenal; im giving back my season ticket what an absolute joke of a signing if this is true…..in wenger we dont trust anymore……

  165. Joe Todd says:

    I can see it

  166. kelsey says:

    Evo I know neither can I

  167. rico01 says:

    bbk ;) right?

  168. kelsey says:

    sorry you can see it i can’t oh well must be the gremlins

  169. kelsey says:

    fucking magic bring on david copperfield

  170. Evo in Oz says:

    kelsey – We ‘CAN’ see your cesc pic, it looks like him after scoring the goal against milan right?

  171. rico01 says:

    Listening to the SSN’s panel, interesting listening to Tommo – he reckons the ‘pool is run by unfit and proper people and they are borrow, borrow, borrow and getting the club in an absolute mess…. Good times ahead for them then…

    Sad isnt it ;)

  172. BOY BETTER KNOW says:

    i really hope its not veloso the guy is so overrated

  173. rico01 says:

    I thought that many wanted him at THOF BBK??

  174. BOY BETTER KNOW says:

    thof rico????

  175. treze13 says:

    why would veloso be a bad thing?

    and THOF = the home of football/emirates

  176. Seb says:

    christ BBK is nothing good enough for you?

    who would you permit AW to sign on your behalf then?

  177. rico01 says:

    i believed for a split second that breaking news, and had a big smile…..

  178. BOY BETTER KNOW says:

    what arsenal lack is a presence in midfield not another dwarf wenger seems to keep wanting in the midfield i would go for obi mikel if the chance was there.i know it wont happen but someone like him yaya would be another one but that aint going to happen

  179. BOY BETTER KNOW says:

    we are also lacking some magic upfront berbatov would be the one to make that happen

  180. BOY BETTER KNOW says:

    i also feel we missed out on the signing of collochini he would of been a good signing not fucking silvest the cunts never out of the treatment room story of wenger and his signings so far

  181. rico01 says:

    charlie nicholas – reckons that a midfielder will be in by the close of the transfer window – AND he thinks a striker……

    Yep Henrik Larrrrrrrrsssssssonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn – maybe

  182. rico01 says:

    Anyway – im off, catch up after the game –

    Veloso rumour – well I hope its true ;)

  183. david says:

    5ft 11 inch dwarf?

  184. Joe Todd says:

    Well BBK is 6 foot 7 so.. :P

  185. BOY BETTER KNOW says:

    we need 6 ft plus in the middle not a 5ft 11 inch dwarf………:o

  186. BOY BETTER KNOW says:

    veloso is not the player arsenal require hes not good enough.its probably not true so end of the matter…

  187. choyy says:

    berbatov and veloso… hahaha

  188. treze13 says:

    BBK you really want berba,a spud reject, when you criticised wenger for gettin a manc reject?

  189. Evo in Oz says:

    yep get berba in

  190. choyy says:

    treze berba would be great…

    an interesting read this one..
    http://soccerlens.com/arsene-wenger-legacy-at-the-crossroads/10906/

  191. Stu says:

    We should beat spuds to Corluka. Hes only 22, prem proven and relatively cheap.

  192. BOY BETTER KNOW says:

    at least hes not always injured plus hes better then the greedy one

  193. BOY BETTER KNOW says:

    dont make me laugh corluka are you feeling alright lolllllllllllll

  194. treze13 says:

    yeah berba would be great but i’m just a little shocked that people want a spud

  195. treze13 says:

    would still prefer david villa myself though :P

  196. Joe Todd says:

    Corluka is good BBK. Isn’t tonight the night for us transfer wise it is isn’t it. I wouldn’t be surprised if we got someone that’s had his name being said a few times, and another unkown, don’t know where he would play though.

  197. BOY BETTER KNOW says:

    well im stumped on that one CORLUKA are you sure joe……

  198. Joe Todd says:

    What makes you think Corluka is bad?

  199. treze13 says:

    would be nice if we get joao mutinho and veloso then just give denilson and diaby away

  200. finestcuts says:

    We’ve drawn Sheffield United in the Carling cup at home, good draw for us,
    here’s the fixture list.

    http://www.thestar.co.uk/blades/Sheffield-United-get-Arsenal-in.4443190.jp

  201. BOY BETTER KNOW says:

    for a start diaby is better then both of them put together fuck denilson and moutinho lollllllll

  202. BOY BETTER KNOW says:

    corluka so i suppose your going to tell me hes better then sagna next

  203. finestcuts says:

    Treze, I dunno why you want just Portugese players, what if the English supporters had the same attitude towards players, I say bring in whoever is best. Veloso would be good, not because he’s Portugese.

  204. treze13 says:

    veloso i think is better than diaby and actually concentrates for a whole 90 mins, mutinho or denilson is a no brainer really

  205. finestcuts says:

    Treze, can you speak Portugese?

  206. Joe Todd says:

    I suppose i’m not..

  207. lol BBK, you don’t really like much players do you? haha

    I don’t really think Veloso is the answer to be honest, I don’t really know who we could sign that would fit the blueprint. Cana is ok, but as much as he is aggressive, he is also not blessed with the best passing lol.

  208. treze13 says:

    lol finest i dont just want portuguese players i’m joking half the time (not this time though) but one would be nice rui fonte might come through hopefully and bischoff doesn’t count

  209. treze13 says:

    finest – not very well no

  210. patthegooner says:

    Isnt Corluka a RB

    He is a good player but I can only see us getting one player if at all, so i would rather we concentrate on getting that CM sorted

  211. finestcuts says:

    In that case Treze, go to Portugal and ask them how Portugese they’d consider you, you will be called English, I guarantee it.

  212. Joe Todd says:

    I agree pat, but what has the scouting network been doing over the summer.. They must have got a few targets for Wenger to go for.. I reckon a CM that’s name has been mentioned and an unkown which the scouts have found on a remote island off the shores of Australia.

  213. treze13 says:

    lol calm down finest if someone asks me where im from i always say england. How would i ask them anyway i can’t speak it, in portugal hardly anyone there knows arsenal, signing a portuguese player would boost our profile there wouldn’t it?

  214. finestcuts says:

    I’m chilled bruv, you’re English mate, you have Portugese heritage, big difference….
    It wouldn’t really because the Portugese Superliga is very well supported, Portugese people support Portugese teams in general, they might choose Arsenal as a second team.
    I’m in Warsaw, do you think lots of Poles support Arsenal because Fabianski is on the team. They may well do now he’s Poland’s number 1, but I can tell you for a fact that 95% of Warsaw is Legia Warsaw, you see the black L graffiti’d all over the city…..and it will never change.

  215. Stu says:

    Corluka is brilliant. He can play all across the back and in midfield and he is a very good footballer.

  216. leegooner says:

    Another excellent post Geoff. Totaly agree with the Ade booing comment, I think our point has been made and it’s time to move on.

    I would also retain Johan, who has been our best centre half this year. Wenger does have a habit of bringing back his favourites, but this kid looks good and is powerfull! Not forgettig his distribution is also very good.

    Lets hope we get a good performance coupled with a few goals to raise the confidence. This together with a good late centre midfield signing could turn our season around as easily as we thought it had fallen apart after last weekend.

    It’s not too late!

  217. treze13 says:

    i don’t mean a player like fabianski, in portugal ManUre and chavski are well supported at least as second teams for the BIG portuguese players they have or had. Mutinho is a fan favourite and if we were to get him alot of his fans would take notice of arsenal

  218. finestcuts says:

    You need to win lots of Champions League titles to get freign support in Europe, Africa, Asia and North America are better places to try and gain new fans since their football leagues are still developing and they don’t often have a chance to see star quality football there.
    When Arsenal were playing against Milan, Manyoo were playing Lyon on the same evening.
    The bar was packed with Manyoos, there was only me and 1 other gooner supporting Arsenal, and a few murmuring Italians supporting Milan……it’s nigh on impossible to break Manyoos monopoly…..until Arsenal become a force in Europe they will not really gain many new European fans, European fans tend to stick to their local teams or a big team in their league……just the way it is. Arsenal were never going to attract huge support from Germany because Lehmann was playing, neither will there ever be massive Spanish support because Fabregas plays for Arsenal, nor was there when Pires did, Manyoo are the only club that can gain support by signing players such as Park Ji Sung to gain support, we are just not in that position. Arsenal has enough support already, anyone who is looking for good football and a good team to support will naturally come along, if they were born to be a gooner, they’ll find their way at some point.

  219. Paulinho says:

    I don’t know about anyone else but I’m hoping we resurrect a move for Mark Milligan. One to whet the appetite…or not.

  220. treze13 says:

    completely agree mate it doesn’t matter though really we won’t be getting a star player from any country probably i rate mutinho personally but i also like cana,villa,aguero,matias fernandez and many others none of those are portuguese mutinho was just the first name to come to mind and veloso being the closest thing to realistic we can get, i wouldn’t mind if we never buy a portuguese player to be honest but it would be nice to have players recognised from places other than france

  221. finestcuts says:

    I don’t care if he’s from Timbuktu, Hong Kong, San Marino or wherever as long as he is a top quality player.

  222. Goonerman says:

    Arsenal 10/1 to win Premiership with ladbrokes. Get on before we do Newcastle.

    We’re gonna win the league, we’re gonna win the league.

  223. treze13 says:

    lol nice debating with you finest i have to go and get ready for the match now see you all later

  224. finestcuts says:

    Oh no, not Ladbrokes :(
    They’ve beaten the market price, 9/1 on Betfair…..

  225. finestcuts says:

    Chandler are 10/1 as well…..

    Yup the market and the bookies are not in agreement,….markets just reacted…odds on Arsenal have lengthened.

  226. Goonerman says:

    ladbrokes always seem to give attractive odds on Arsenal. Hmm, maybe they don’t rate us.

  227. finestcuts says:

    It’s not bad actually, Chelsea at evens to hedge would be the best proposition at 10/1.

  228. finestcuts says:

    I don’t really fancy it Goonerman, good luck, I prefer singles, take the home win for Newcastle today to recover your title bet.

  229. goonermichael says:

    Finest
    There are still a lot of japanese fans from when we had Inamoto. My brother in law is a japanese gooner. They show all the Celtic games because of Nakamura.

  230. finestcuts says:

    1.66 for us to win our group, 1.14 to qualify, the qualifying bet is a banker.

  231. finestcuts says:

    CL that is.

    Yup but Asia is a different kettle of fish to Europe goonermichael…….the EPL is massive out there, trying to get fans in European footballing nations is much more difficult.
    And good to know there’s support for Arsenal in Japan.

  232. finestcuts says:

    Are you going to Arsenal v Tottenham goonermichael? 29 oct Wednesday evening?

  233. goonermichael says:

    I haven’t got a ticket because I’m a red member. But it’s on a Wednesday so I’ll try. Have you got a season ticket? Treze did you get your ticket yet?

  234. Goonerman says:

    Interesting bet CL.

    Porto 33s with ladbrokes but 169/1 with betfair. Worth laying off after they qualify knockout stages.

  235. goonermichael says:

    I’m going to Japan in November and I have to take as much Arsenal merchandise as possible.

  236. goonermichael says:

    When I went to Japan during the world cup I bought 3 inamoto Japan shirts and we sold him the next day.

  237. goonermichael says:

    Wenger is still well known over there from his nagoya days. He was on tv during the world cup in 2002 all the time and his book was 2nd best seller to the beckam book

  238. finestcuts says:

    Goonermichael, they’re available to red members, I’m going to try and buy one on Monday, if so I’ll be needing a haircut before the game, so i wanted to make a reservation early.

  239. goonermichael says:

    The tickets are going on sale on 29th of September and they’ll go really quick . Wednesday is my day off btw (if we both get tickets I’ll meet you first and cut your hair though!)

  240. Goonerman says:

    Off to the game in the sunshine. Bye all.

  241. goonermichael says:

    Enjoy our 4 nil win goonerman

  242. finestcuts says:

    Nice one….oh only 29th September, well i’m gonna gamble, book a flight for the Tottenham game (I checked and there is a great deal available which I’ll miss if I don’t book now)and i’ll get on the website as soon as tickets are released, i thought they were already on sale.

  243. Goonerman says:

    yippee. Ain’t it exciting.

  244. GrahamGeorge says:

    buy someone from china or india…

    :)

    play them in tiny tos cup

    assured following of…mmm..say 2 billion people ..lol

  245. kelsey says:

    Hi Finest,you may well know that Malaga are in the Liga again this season,they yo yo about a bit and ramos was there manager for a couple of years.Thay are our local team yet 90% of spanish here support Real Madrid which is about 5/6 hours away by car.When I say support I mean have an allegiance to them,while 12000 ex pats get a season ticket to follow Malaga,most support Liverpool and the mancs with a few supporting us and chelsea.A seaon ticket costs about 300 euros,yet a game against real or barca can cost 500 euros.

  246. goonermichael says:

    I just bought a junior gunner ticket for the spuds game. Do you think I’ll get away with it. I’m only 50!

  247. Evo in Oz says:

    well i dunno about milligan, he needs 2 more socceroo matches to get a uk work permit, so dunno if we can get him, but more importantly i dunno if he is even good or not?

  248. Stu says:

    If Milligan was that good then why would he be still in the Aussie league. Don’t know the leagues strength but the prem is a massive step-up, even for the best of players

  249. ethangunner says:

    Tough test tonight .
    a semi – in form Newcastle with an experienced line up ..
    All the bookies and pundits are on our side ..
    makes me feel confident .. but i thought fulham was a walk in the park too !
    I hope Le boss is a bit more clued up on his game plan tonight ..
    use your sub’s well and dont wait too long with what ever striker arrangement
    your using IF its not working .. Switch it up get a partnership working !

    2-1 would be a fair result .. but 3 points in the bag is what is needed ..
    predictable wenger will go for ade and RVP .. failing that Ade and nikB

    retarded and stupid .. but to be anticipated ..
    Is vela fit ?
    he would be good for a start imo ! RVP +vela imo !

    and a jack sub for cesc once the game is safe !
    I hate to see good players on the bench like jack at the cost of eboue or even denilson ! If you believe in your youth wenger bring on the best players …

  250. ethangunner says:

    wenger needs to experiment .. and he now has to do it during the EPL season .
    cesc was out for 99% of the pre-season and lack of personnel and some big gaps to fill give him heaps of work to do ASAP , he is forced to do it imo !
    ( so don’t be afraid to make changes)

    So stop riding the RVP ade partnership it clearly isnt working like the toure gallas partnership isnt !

    yes they might both be your best players on paper , but if they play like shite together
    it will avail you nothing !

    Im sure we will see eboue or toure in the center of the park .. wenger is obsessed by eboue , and trying to make him fit in there ! !
    at all costs !

  251. kelsey says:

    hoyte o.g. middlesborough1 stoke 1

  252. Joe Todd says:

    Justin Hoyte just scored an own goal to make it 1-1 at Boro vs Stoke

  253. patthegooner says:

    Apparently it wasnt his fault though, he got pushed into the goal

  254. kelsey says:

    walcott out eboue in otherwise as wednesday rvp/ade

  255. choyy says:

    lineups anyone?

  256. patthegooner says:

    Almunia

    Sagna, Favorite Toure, Gallas, Clichy

    Fav Eboue, Cesc, Denilson, Nasri

    TT, RVP

    All I can say is poor old Djourou and the fact that both Denilson and Eboue start means we still need two players before the deadline

  257. ethangunner says:

    Almunia

    Sagna, johan Toure, Clichy

    Eboue, Cesc, Denilson, Nasri

    CUNT , RVP

  258. ethangunner says:

    that was wengers pick ..

    my pick

    FAB2

    Sagna, johan ,Toure, Clichy
    Denilson

    Cesc, jack, Nasri

    Nik B , RVP

  259. patthegooner says:

    Newcastle

    Given,

    Beye, Enrqiue, Taylor, Coloccini,

    Guthrie, Butt, Gutierrez, N’Zogbia,

    Owen, Ameobi

  260. patthegooner says:

    Djourou is on the Bench Ethan,

  261. ethangunner says:

    kelsey

    i thought gallas was out with a knee injury ??????

  262. patthegooner says:

    So did I, but just saw the teams on Setanta

  263. ethangunner says:

    The gradual return of Arsenal’s injured players will help them pass the examination. Cesc Fabregas played his first competitive game of the season in midweek and came through with no ill-effects. They same cannot be said of William Gallas (knee), Theo Walcott (knee) and Samir Nasri (sickness).

  264. ethangunner says:

    is vela still out . ?

    i think he needs to play if he can stand up !
    we really need some differing options up front !
    its going to kill us again tonight !

    especially with eboue/denilson in our midfield !

    the creativity will not feed the strikers again ..
    and our strikers haven’t got the class to create by themselves !

  265. patthegooner says:

    vela is on the bench

  266. kelsey says:

    fucking eboue in and walcott just when he’s getting a bit of confidence gets dropped.Who wants a bet eboue gets booked

  267. gnarleygeorge9 says:

    Arsenal 2-0 Newcastle

  268. ethangunner says:

    id like to see vela RVP start !

    we need to inject some new blood upfront ..
    use ade as the Plan B !
    he seems to be a bit more constructive if introduced
    after the 1st half !

    we need fluid movement from the start of the game ..
    and most important of all we need to take them chances early !
    and get a lead !!!

  269. Geoff says:

    Walcott is on the bench with Djourou, so the message is play shit Kolo, Denilson and Eboue, you’re in – play well, Theo and Djourou, you’re benched.

    And the moral of the story is…Arsene knows. Oh shit.

  270. ethangunner says:

    i think eboue will simulate before the 90 minutes is up !
    he rolled around like a cat splat last week !
    i thought good he’s really injured …fucked off !

    within 30 seconds hes on his feet and back in the game !
    woeful display of cheating , he needs a golden globe nomination !!

  271. Any good quality links for the game, my cousin doesn’t have setanta anymore (smh)

  272. Evo in Oz says:

    still awake, go gooners!

  273. patthegooner says:

    Well said Geoff

    You gotta feel for Djourou.

  274. Geoff says:

    , Senderos said: ‘From the first moment it was clear to me Milan are really a top-class club, more than Arsenal. I hope to do well and to stay here for a long time’

    I hope you stay forever you ungrateful, disrespectful cunt.

  275. Big Raddy says:

    What a disappointing team. I can only think that AW fears Owens pace, and thinks Kolo is quicker than JD.

    And Eboue? Again? The man is not a DM, never will be (at least not in my opinion)

    I assume Theo has a knock.

    Watch out for the Toons new boys, esp Gutierez (?). He looks a player.

  276. ethangunner says:

    to all the wankers who come on here and sledge theo !
    just see what you get for playing a good solid game last time out !

    this is how wenger repays theo ?
    good game cunt … we cant have you upstaging eboue !
    and scoring a goal ! your benched !

    PLAY YOUR BEST 11 wenger !!!!!!!!!!

    its not rocket science ! this IMO is the biggest test to date !
    i could be wrong but newcastle are not the same team as last season !

  277. Big Raddy says:

    Geoff, Aren’t you at the game?

  278. ethangunner says:

    wot you mean BR denilson is DM !
    eboue is RW !

  279. Big Raddy says:

    I have PMT (Pre Match Tension).

    Think this could be a rocky ride.

    Come on you rip-roaring Gunners

  280. ethangunner says:

    spider man !

  281. dennisdamenace says:

    What the fuck is going on?? So, AW doesn’t want players who will hold back the progression of the younger players, so what does he do, he drops Theo & JD for Eboue & Kolo………………….fucking amazing, the younger players play well and get droped for he next game…………..seriously getting fucked off with almost every thing AW does and just as importantly doesn’t do in strengthening the first team, the blokes living in cloud cuckoo land………

  282. Big Raddy says:

    Haven’t seen the team Ethan. Just that EE, Kolo and Ade are back.

    Completely forgot about Denilson … which in a way says much about the boy.

  283. Big Raddy says:

    Spider man ?????

  284. goonermichael says:

    Spuds are bottom

  285. goonermichael says:

    Geoff
    I totally agree about senderos. Did he really say that the fucker

  286. Evo in Oz says:

    sion – i think my links got stuck in moderator, but try livefooty doctor and myp2p

  287. kelsey says:

    2-1 to us just.What is wenger doing.Anyway here we go,good luck everyone

  288. Geoff says:

    Not today Raddy I’m flying tomorrow so today is my last night in, thought it made sense not to come home hammered, so I’ll get pissed watching in on TV instead!

  289. goonermichael says:

    Has anyone got a working stream?
    Mines not going

  290. Big Raddy says:

    Nice Geoff. I am on a lovely Italian Dolcetto red. Cheers

  291. Big Raddy says:

    Justintv GM?

  292. Geoff says:

    Go back a few comments Evo left something and I just pulled out of moderation.

  293. Joe Todd says:

    COME ON YOU GUNNERS

  294. Patrick7 says:

    http://www.justin.tv/strecoptetor stream works but picture not great!

  295. goonermichael says:

    I’ve got it on but it’s stuck big raddy

  296. goonermichael says:

    I’ve got a slomo stream

  297. Joe Todd says:

    Van persie out for the rest of his life

  298. Geoff says:

    Are they blind? that was a solid penalty

  299. dennisdamenace says:

    I see we’re getting more corrupt officials again………

  300. Big Raddy says:

    Typical. Another shit ref. That was a stonewall penalty

  301. Evo in Oz says:

    very fucking typical

  302. Joe Todd says:

    FLIPPIN HELL hoe did he not score?!

  303. dennisdamenace says:

    Fucking nailed on penalty, and surprise surprise ignored by the ref………..

  304. Geoff says:

    We don’t pay him enough that’s why, the poor sod.

  305. dennisdamenace says:

    Ha ha ha offside again, you fucking mug!

  306. goonermichael says:

    I can just about tell the teams apart. Don’t know where the ball is though

  307. Big Raddy says:

    Come on WG. My Gran could have scored that and she has been dead for twenty years !

  308. Joe Todd says:

    Christ Kolo!!

  309. Evo in Oz says:

    backwards header on goal?

  310. Big Raddy says:

    Come on Ade, that was an easy chance

  311. dennisdamenace says:

    80k per week for a useless cunt………

  312. Geoff says:

    I don’t think Eboue and Denilson earn that much!

  313. Joe Todd says:

    I think that pass Denilson just did shows that we need a new CM

  314. dennisdamenace says:

    Ha ha ha lol Geoff, i would pay Eboue 80 pence……..

  315. Geoff says:

    You obviously have more money than me then Dennis!

  316. dennisdamenace says:

    You should stop wasting your money on Peroni Geoff…..

  317. Joe Todd says:

    fabregas crocked

  318. Joe Todd says:

    YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

  319. dennisdamenace says:

    Penalty!

  320. Geoff says:

    Well done Ade there!

  321. Joe Todd says:

    1-0 to the arsenal

  322. gnarleygeorge9 says:

    Thats a relief :D

  323. dennisdamenace says:

    Cor, great pen, felt a bit wobbly with RvP stepping up!! Strange TT didn’t step up eh guys!!!!

  324. gnarleygeorge9 says:

    RVP as easy as ABC

  325. Geoff says:

    I know Robin scored but Ade started the move when he brought it out of defence I think.

  326. finestcuts says:

    Robin Van Persie!!!!!

    We should have had a penalty earlier…should be 2-0 up.

  327. dennisdamenace says:

    Now that just about sums up Eboue, fucking talentless…….

  328. Geoff says:

    Dennis, the one who earns it never takes it, that goes way back to the Henry days.

  329. Pierre says:

    one doesnt like to blow ones own trumpet but i did post on here yeaterday that RVP would score today, Mystic Pierre is never wrong!

  330. Geoff says:

    I did hear you could blow Pierre!

  331. Geoff says:

    Sorry mate, you set that up!

  332. goonermichael says:

    I tawt I saw a puddy tat

  333. t-buzz says:

    you did you did taw a puddy cat…with his puddy too!! ;)
    Evening all

  334. dennisdamenace says:

    goonerm – lol

  335. Joe Todd says:

    That was a good move, how did RvP do that pass

  336. Joe Todd says:

    Who said we should get Collocini earlier..

  337. t-buzz says:

    Coloccini seems like a diiirty player, no?

  338. Joe Todd says:

    That was never a free-kick haha

  339. t-buzz says:

    I didnt know Styles was an arsenal supporter….lol

  340. t-buzz says:

    Ooooh, what a save!!

  341. Joe Todd says:

    Jesus Robin hit that didn’t he.

  342. goonermichael says:

    Get your sorted out kolo. Stevie wonder had an excuse

  343. goonermichael says:

    Your hair kolo

  344. Joe Todd says:

    I’m starting to like Rob Styles

  345. goonermichael says:

    the referee’s a gooner
    the referee’s a gooner

  346. ADE HOW DID YOU MISSS?!?!?!?!?!?!

  347. t-buzz says:

    How the Hell did he miss that?????

  348. dennisdamenace says:

    80k a week 80k a week 80k a week………..

  349. Joe Todd says:

    Nicky Butt’s a prick

  350. dennisdamenace says:

    manc cunt……

  351. dennisdamenace says:

    Ade missed that chance coz he’s a half season wonder………

  352. Joe Todd says:

    YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES… EBOUE AIN’T PLAYING BAD IS HE?

  353. Geoff says:

    Eboue, fucking hell

  354. dennisdamenace says:

    2…………..0……………

  355. Seb says:

    omg was it Eboue???? my stream has pearshaped for the last 10 minutes…

  356. finestcuts says:

    Robin Van Persie!!!!!!!!!

  357. dennisdamenace says:

    Fuck me an Eboue assist………………!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  358. i hope eboue plays like this more often!!!

    good squad player, but not a first teamer IMO. But that was good.

  359. Joe Todd says:

    Seb.. you get the picture^^

  360. finestcuts says:

    http://www.iraqgoals.com/?page_id=18

    get on here Seb, crystal quality

  361. Geoff says:

    Smug geordie cunts, one OK game against a shit Manc side and suddenly they’re a good team, ha, ha, ha!

  362. Seb says:

    just downloaded TVU got a beauty of a stream just now, but thanks finest

  363. Joe Todd says:

    Geoff.. I think 4- 0 now sounds like a good prediction.

  364. Seb says:

    i knew RvP would come alive after he found the net once

    on a hattrick :)

  365. choyy says:

    the boys are on steroids!!!! eboue backheel… omg :lol:

    !!!!

  366. t-buzz says:

    looking good….! :lol:

  367. Joe Todd says:

    I just realised.. I have Van Persie in my dream team, woohoo

  368. Seb says:

    fuck off owen, well played manuel

  369. finestcuts says:

    Nice one Eboue…..keep it up!

  370. choyy says:

    I have TT.. cunt better score 5 in the next half!!!

  371. Geoff says:

    4 nil Joe it could be more! At least this team looks to kill teams off, with Rosickky back in midfield with a world class alternative, we may have enough.

    Denilson is not it and Eboue is the one swallow etc, but still good cover at right back.

  372. finestcuts says:

    I put Djourou as a starter and my sub defender got a clean sheet, better not put him on at the end for 2 mins….

  373. gnarleygeorge9 says:

    What about Eboue. Is the back heel his signature move nowadays? Chamone :lol:

  374. choyy says:

    we are on fireeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee :mrgreen:

  375. kelsey says:

    I said this morning RVP would come good,good alround performance,got out of the traps well only downside for me is denilson,passing woeful and can’t tackle

  376. choyy says:

    i think we are practising a lot of backheels these days!!!!!

    awesome stuff cmon boys.. lets bury this game!!!!!

  377. finestcuts says:

    Yeah, wizzing about Arsenal style….this is Arsenal football….we can win the title playing like that….beat Chelsea….4 real..

  378. Evo in Oz says:

    thank fuck we got that 2nd one. i only mentioned the other day that eboue is loving the trick plays this year!

  379. Evo in Oz says:

    should be 4-0 so far

  380. finestcuts says:

    I told ye doubters RVP is quality, this is the beginning of the beginning!

  381. Joe Todd says:

    This is us at our best.. Get a decent DM and we’ll be flying..

  382. Seb says:

    oh god just seen everton’s result…. thankyou lescott -.-

  383. choyy says:

    TT needs to take his chances…

  384. favre says:

    good work eboue! he just needs to stop actin like a kid the other times…
    ie falling over, gettin pyscho

  385. patthegooner says:

    Its better

    Finally RVP, only problem now is that he is a banker to get an injury in the next 7 days now he is scoring again

    TT been working hard but I really do get pissed off with him when he offside from an Almunia punt up field.

    Great assist by Eboue. whenever someone else gets in that position I scream shoot, when it is eboue I shout pass.

    Still think we should be creating more though, we should be putting 6 or 7 past a Newcastle team playing this poorly

  386. Evo in Oz says:

    hoyte scored an own goal for stoke. gold

  387. kelsey says:

    oh and kolo looks leaner and fitter and guess whose bottom of the league

  388. gnarleygeorge9 says:

    Finest

    I’ve got RVP in my Fantasy Grove, Hat trick anyone ;)

  389. dennisdamenace says:

    Holy shit on a stick, can you imagine how awesome we could be if we had a proper powerful DM next to Fab4 instead of Denilson…….

  390. gnarleygeorge9 says:

    Kolo looks like ernie off sesame street with that hairstyle :lol:

  391. choyy says:

    looks like djorou is really pressuring toure for the spot….

    more of the same… nasri and TT to score… need to get fantasy grove points too!!!!

  392. kelsey says:

    Alonso is coming(not literally)

  393. ethangunner says:

    kelsey

    RVP has always been a class player .. just far better movement down the left wing with nasri and clichy … if we had Vela on with RVP we might see RVP get more! and theo on the right …

    Lets hope we dont go to sleep in the 2nd half ! id like to see AFC bury them now ! finally put a game beyond doubt so we can sub in jack or ramsey ..

    give a few others a run !

    and if your going to sub off a striker it must be ade !
    (but you know it will be RVP ! )

    wenger !
    grrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

  394. MorrowsBrokenArm says:

    Worth getting up for….3 more please.

  395. kelsey says:

    cheer up pat,we are improving just get that cheque book out boss and buy alonso and one other.

  396. Evo in Oz says:

    we just need bergkamp to come off the bench now and score another wonder goal!

  397. MorrowsBrokenArm says:

    What happened to the Wallabies lads? Hate watching the boks win.

  398. choyy says:

    Tottenham in the 20th position!!!

  399. Rob From Aus says:

    How good is it having Cesc back, people gets outa line and he sorts that shite out. 2 beauty goals from RvP!. the flowing football is absolutly sublime, what a game to watch, we are back baby! haha and toure does look like Ernie, does that mean gallas is Bert?

  400. patthegooner says:

    Hey I am happy kelsey

    it is a 200% improvement on Fulham

    Lets start on that goal difference though

  401. kelsey says:

    ethangunner agreed rvp is a class player this will do him a world of confidence,i think theo might come on not vela,anyway another couple of goals and maybe bedtner will get twenty minutes for rvp

  402. Rob From Aus says:

    were plus 2 at the moment

  403. Joe Todd says:

    FORGODSAKE

  404. RVP, already?!?!?!

    fucking hell

  405. Joe Todd says:

    Nicky butt is such a fucking twat!

  406. GunnerShabz says:

    rvp is injured…

    nicky butt the mo fucker…. he a dirty bastqard

  407. patthegooner says:

    How the fuck is Butt still on the pitch

    Dirty twat

  408. ahhhhh good :D , hes ok

  409. t-buzz says:

    RVP out for another 3months I take it…. :(

  410. Seb says:

    rvp down… here we fucking go

  411. Geoff says:

    Le Grove have never doubted Robin, never, nor the ability of Ade, but with Eboue and Denilson in the midfield we’ll never beat the stronger sides, we need two midfielders, a fit Rosicky is one, maybe Alonso, Cana, Velosa, Barry, De La Red, Toulalon could be the other.

    RVP will be fine, dirty cunt that Butt. How is that fat bastard Ashley allowed to drink at the Emirates in view of the pitch, another set of rules for them eh?

  412. Joe Todd says:

    no don’t worry

  413. GunnerShabz says:

    jonas gutierez is a good player….

    good buy for newcastle

    but i hate niky butt

  414. haha Shay Given, you naughty lil bastard!

  415. Joe Todd says:

    Given, you nose ache.

  416. Seb says:

    it’s all getting a bit 1980, people sliding in all over the place

  417. dennisdamenace says:

    Oh cock! I’ve got Lescott in my Fantasy Footie team too!!!

  418. GunnerShabz says:

    eboue not playing bad actually, needs to improve decision making… he has good potential…very direct and good energy…. but decision making is crap

  419. goonermichael says:

    We’re playing really nice stuff

  420. Joe Todd says:

    Seb, I’ve always wondered.. Who is that in your avatar?

  421. Joe Todd says:

    DDM, so have I, what’s the problem??

  422. MorrowsBrokenArm says:

    cock it…Lescotts in mine too!

  423. Joe Todd says:

    So what????

  424. Pierre says:

    gnarley, me too, plus that zaki from wigan!

  425. Seb says:

    it’s sebastian svard, who was a trainee for us some years back. I would update it but i cant remember my wordpress account pword ^^

  426. dennisdamenace says:

    Where is our leader at the back, fucking awol again…

  427. dennisdamenace says:

    JT – Everton lost 3-0 at home today!

  428. Joe Todd says:

    YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES

  429. MorrowsBrokenArm says:

    ave it!

  430. Big Raddy says:

    Magnificent

  431. gnarleygeorge9 says:

    Sublime

  432. Denilson scores, that will be good for his confidence!!!1

  433. Seb says:

    what a move!!!!

  434. dennisdamenace says:

    Holy cock!

  435. Joe Todd says:

    DDM, lol!

  436. finestcuts says:

    Denilson is having a stonker of a game…and great to finish it off with a goal….and what a shot from RVP…..
    Arsenal!!

  437. Joe Todd says:

    Yes, Vela!!

  438. ahh no

    fuckin hell robin

  439. dennisdamenace says:

    Fucking hell!!!

  440. goonermichael says:

    My fucking stream is off. Was it a good goal?

  441. Joe Todd says:

    Why is the bloke so injury prone?

  442. patthegooner says:

    AAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH

    See RVP starts scoring and then gets injured. Poor bloke

  443. Big Raddy says:

    Ade is playing a brilliant game. Just needs a goal to wrap it up.

    Good luck Vela

  444. dennisdamenace says:

    Here we go……………another 3 months off……..

  445. How predictable of Robin to get injured.

    Any way, hope Vela does well now, come one Carlos!!

  446. Seb says:

    vela gets some minutes, great news

  447. dennisdamenace says:

    So, it’ll be another ‘precautionary’ substitution, only for him not to play for the next 15-30 games!

  448. Joe Todd says:

    I bet he’s severely pissed off now.. It’s not his fault and it can’t really be helped; he’s injury prone.

  449. finestcuts says:

    Yes Song not Djourou:)

  450. kelsey says:

    RVP shot with his left foot but its his right foot watching on tv but lee dixon said on the radio it could be nasty injury

  451. Jules1 says:

    I’d like to draw attention to Pedro’s comments that Denilson is a substandard player.

  452. Seb says:

    brilliant by toure, that is his one strength, he can get back to stop anyone

  453. Big Raddy says:

    Denilson’s best game so far

  454. GunnerShabz says:

    so any bets how long rvp is going to be out for??

    3 months

  455. finestcuts says:

    Oh for Denilson….all good, but not Djourou for 2 mins….please!

  456. Big Raddy says:

    Get in there Clichy.

    We are taking the piss…..

  457. Joe Todd says:

    Clichy doesn’t have a bad shot you know, considering he’s never scored for us before.

  458. Seb says:

    Jules, one goal does not maketh the man.

    By all accounts he had a poor first half; if a goal helps him to pick up his performances, then brilliant.

  459. dennisdamenace says:

    I feel a Le Grove sweepstake coming on…………..

  460. kelsey says:

    agreed seb

  461. Big Raddy says:

    It’s gone to EE’s head Take him off while he is ahead !

  462. Joe Todd says:

    Theo Theo Theo

  463. Jules1 says:

    Seb,

    10 full team appearances or thereabouts don’t maketh the man either.

  464. GunnerShabz says:

    come on any sweep stakes

    for RVP

    its a shame…. he injured again….

    arsene should really considr another forward now

  465. finestcuts says:

    Yeah put Theo on!

  466. Big Raddy says:

    Thanks AW

  467. t-buzz says:

    Eboue… a resounding applause….or is it?

  468. finestcuts says:

    We’re back to playing like Arsenal!

  469. dennisdamenace says:

    C’mon u guuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuunersssssssssssssssssssssss!!

  470. Big Raddy says:

    It’s incredible what a difference Cesc makes to this team. Just being on the pitch lifts the other players

  471. GunnerShabz says:

    i really want carlos vela to score and theo

  472. Seb says:

    bastard what a save

  473. Joe Todd says:

    Silvestre and Patrick in the crowd!!

  474. GunnerShabz says:

    patrick vieira is back!!!!!!

    do u think he is going to sign

  475. Geoff says:

    I agree this is the Arsenal we love, both 2 players and we’ll win the lot, don’t at our peril.

  476. dennisdamenace says:

    Paddy!!!

  477. t-buzz says:

    Viera Oooooooooooo!!
    He’s sitted next to potato head(Silvestre)

  478. Seb says:

    Song is ten times the DM that Denilson is – you can see he understands defending, Denilson doesn’t. I’m just saying Denilson is a Cescalike, not a DM.

    PV4 at the game!! we could do with you paddy

  479. Big Raddy says:

    Surely not… Paddy?

  480. Jules1 says:

    “That goal was just scary! Even without Hleb, Flamini and Gilberto gone, they continue to play like absolute machines. Is Wenger an alien? Surely he must be. Season after season, Arsenal thrill us. Even as a Liverpool fan I just want to say thank you to Wenger for showing us the beauty of the modern game.”

    redwarrior88 on 606

  481. GunnerShabz says:

    wenger does love suprises

    vieira at £3m

  482. Jules1 says:

    @Seb,

    They joy of cesc

  483. GunnerShabz says:

    please samir take this freekick and score

  484. GunnerShabz says:

    oh man…. samir please score

  485. Seb says:

    oh kolo why do you even bother

  486. GunnerShabz says:

    i think carlos vela is good enough… speed and direct

  487. Geoff says:

    This should be 10! and another player that can take free kicks, deep joy!

  488. GoonerChris says:

    Last time we see RVP this year! Our squad is getting smaller and smaller Arsene!

    When will you Listen!!!!!

  489. finestcuts says:

    Brilliant free kick from Nasri…..we have 3 excellent set piece takers.

  490. Seb says:

    i tell you what, ade deserves his song today, he has worked his nuts off to score

  491. t-buzz says:

    Wow, Nazri does know how to take em..!

  492. Seb says:

    i tell you what, ade deserves his song today, he has worked his nuts off to score

  493. Joe Todd says:

    Has anyone noticed Cesc is having the freedom that he wouldn’t usually have with Song behind him. We’re playing 4-1-2-1-2.

  494. Seb says:

    oops doubler

  495. Seb says:

    yes Joe I agree, Cesc was having to put tackles in when Denilson was playing, now he can do what Cesc does best

  496. Joe Todd says:

    Theo you bellend

  497. Geoff says:

    Seb I amended your first one, I knew what you meant

  498. dennisdamenace says:

    Jesus!

  499. Joe Todd says:

    Hang on.. isn’t it 3-0 three times on the trot at home against Newcastle..

  500. t-buzz says:

    He missed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  501. dennisdamenace says:

    Walcott never looked like scoring there, hardly surprising really when he’s been fucking dropped……….

  502. Joe Todd says:

    Joey Barton!! Who saw Mike Ashley’s face!!

  503. Big Raddy says:

    This has been a truly awesome performance.

  504. Seb says:

    we should get some good headlines tomorrow

    let’s hope we can maintain this form though, we don’t want to yoyo from good to bad to good etc

  505. dennisdamenace says:

    This shames football………..

  506. Geoff says:

    I saw the fat bastard drinking a pint, where I sit we can’t even get them near the window. He’s as big a law breaker as that wanker Barton.

  507. t-buzz says:

    Too many passes spoil the chance…Walcott should have shot

    Oh oh…the jailbird is on!

  508. Joe Todd says:

    Nasri just tripped him up big time, hahahahaha!

  509. Seb says:

    who will barton take out in the next two minutes….

  510. chris says:

    fucking cunt barton

  511. Joe Todd says:

    Clichy nuts!! hahahahahahahaha this just get’s better and better

  512. dennisdamenace says:

    English footballers at their fucking best…….

  513. Big Raddy says:

    Fuck me Barton is a total dickhead. He should not be allowed on a football field.

    I would be ashamed to be a Newcie fan with him on the pitch

  514. finestcuts says:

    Fucking cunt Barton!!!!!!!!!!!1

  515. Seb says:

    Nice Samir!! but i fear a keane/haaland moment…

  516. Geoff says:

    Job done, catch you all later Grovers.

  517. t-buzz says:

    Barton looks like a twisted sob

  518. HAHA nice one Nasri!!

  519. chris says:

    nasri, u da man

  520. GunnersUnitedFC says:

    Barton is a cunt!

  521. Big Raddy says:

    well done boys.

    Bloody fantastic

  522. dennisdamenace says:

    Fucking insane, cunting ref lets Barton’s lunge go unpunished and now books Nasri for a harmless trip, cunt Styles.

  523. ahh shame he didnt get away with it lol

  524. finestcuts says:

    I hope Wenger gives Barton a rollocking in the tunnel!

  525. GoonerChris says:

    what happened
    ?

  526. t-buzz says:

    3-0 to the arsenal!! Clean sheet!! Happy Days.

    Adios people!!! :P

  527. Rob From Aus says:

    joey barton is a fucking thug!

  528. GoonerChris says:

    rvp has done knee in and could be out all season!!!!!!!

  529. Seb says:

    Can’t wait for Keegan’s post-match interview, knowing him he will be ejaculating all over the microphone as he describes our football today – he is nothing if not honest :)

  530. Rob From Aus says:

    the kev keegan has the ordasity to have a go at nasri 4 getting him back? what a wanker!

  531. patthegooner says:

    Is Vieira Injured?

    Inter are playing tonight, maybe he is coming back

    Tell you what he might not be as good as he was but he is still better than the other options

    Go on Wenger get him back

  532. finestcuts says:

    He should be kicked out of football, Wenger looked pissed at what happened, bring it up in the press conference…..Keegan bringing his dirty nasty piece of dirt to rough up Arsenal, can’t take it that his muppets can’t play football…..Keegan out, Barton out!

  533. Rob From Aus says:

    cant see inter releassng him tho

  534. gnarleygeorge9 says:

    Vieira the new signing. Its got to be :lol:

  535. patthegooner says:

    if RVP is out for a while, it is time for Villa and Vieira on a loan

  536. Rob From Aus says:

    see he saw the clean cut white boy in nasi an figured he was in jail again that homo!

  537. Paulinho says:

    Please be joking about RVP.

  538. kelsey says:

    Bit of hollywood footie today.King kev on ashby’s back cunt,barton bigger cunt,why bring him on for 90 seconds.

    Biggest thing for me was our all round fitness and sharpness was up by 100%.Still overplayed a bit.Given would have been a good buy for 3 million.

    Like cesc waving to the crowd before he took a corner

    Vela looks okay but completely left footed

    No real man of the match for me there were too many contenders

  539. GunnersUnitedFC says:

    that better not be true about van persie

  540. gnarleygeorge9 says:

    Barton looked like an ass as he stumbled to the ground. Go and have a Brown Ale you pathetic little wimp. Gutless turd.

  541. choyy says:

    vela is good… better than theo?

    probably so….

    great game.. TT did not score.. there goes my fantasy team!!

  542. Paulinho says:

    It won’t be Vieira. Wenger’s not that stupid.

    Vieira is physically shot.

  543. Rob From Aus says:

    the funny thing is that he got nutmegged by clichy from about 12 yards away

  544. Paulinho says:

    Keegan had a go at Nasri after the match. Prick. Barton could have broken his leg.

  545. GrahamGeorge says:

    nasri nasri

    man with balls

  546. Rob From Aus says:

    Gallas was defending nasri tho, u dont mess with that cunt

  547. gnarleygeorge9 says:

    RVP was precautionary. The game was won.

  548. Joe Todd says:

    Van Persie is having treatent now.. So that kid up there doesn’t know anything. Also how would it be his knee when he started taking his boot off when he was hobbling with Colin Lewin.

  549. favre says:

    what did keegan say to nasri and gallas?

  550. finestcuts says:

    Keegan is a disgrace for keeping Barton….what a shit manager, deserved to be beaten 3-0, should have been 6-0 , penalty not given, Theo and Adebayor’s misses………..
    “I’ve got such a good team…………proper bo selecta” says Keegan.

  551. Joe Todd says:

    I think Keegan was a bit pissed off over everything and wanted to let some steam off over a little trip on teh twat thatis Barton.

  552. Rob From Aus says:

    about him getting barton back fro that horrible tackle, nasri clipped barton on the way past

  553. Paulinho says:

    Joe Todd. I know but this is RVP we’re talking about :)

  554. choyy says:

    hleb would have never done something like that…nasri is king!!!!

  555. gnarleygeorge9 says:

    Vieira won the Serie A last year, & he could win the PL this year. God i hope he is there to sign.

  556. Rob From Aus says:

    hleb would of rolled around screaming whilst complaining about the noise in london

  557. finestcuts says:

    How did Barton pass his CRB check……………..why are there no CRB checks for Premier League teams for GBH…..how did he only have a holiday stretch for GBH??

  558. Joe Todd says:

    I’ve just seen the shot where he got the injury from again.. It looks liek his knee so I’m not sure… We’ll have to wait for the post match interview/press conference.

  559. GrahamGeorge says:

    RvP…knee?

    pray it’s not true

    if it is, let’s sell him…

  560. favre says:

    lol… yeh i saw the trip, it was class… :)

  561. Seb says:

    Nasri will get fucked over by Barton in the return game. I felt like if I’d been there I would have pitch invaded to chin that scouse fucker.

  562. Rob From Aus says:

    its not his knee its his foot the commentator was saying

  563. choyy says:

    fuck me rvp wtf?

  564. Paulinho says:

    RVP is such a clumsy big thing. Everytime he takes a shot he gets his legs tangled into between someone else’s. The golf swing technique of his doesn’t help.

  565. finestcuts says:

    I’ll ask Barton to his face how hard he thinks he is…no problem…..

  566. Rob From Aus says:

    doesnt help when u have nicky butt stomping your ankle paulinho

  567. Rob From Aus says:

    finest cuts, be careful he mite try to have prison sex with you

  568. finestcuts says:

    Ferguson taught him that, just like he taught Paul Scholes how to tackle…

  569. favre says:

    he’ll probably beat u up finest… then get arrested

  570. favre says:

    ooh prison sex

  571. patthegooner says:

    Vieira is injured,

    He has a groin injury.

    forgot to mention, I thought Nasri was awesome today, great tracking back and attacking ability.

    Come on Arsene get those two players in and we could be going places.

    And fair play Eboue was ok today (Did I just say that?)

  572. finestcuts says:

    That wouldn’t be a wise move Rob, I’d stop him in his tracks.

  573. Rob From Aus says:

    u kno how that is, not pretty from what ive heard

  574. Cesc says:

    did anybody get to see the post match interview yet.

  575. Rob From Aus says:

    nah id back u all the way! but it is barton so u have to be carfeul when u walk away finest

  576. Big Raddy says:

    No way GG(9 Paddy was the King. and I cannot see him in the team supporting Fab, and being told what to do by WG.

    Plus, Paddy’s legs have gone. I have seen him a number of times last season for Inter, and he is just not the player he was.

    Having said that, he is still better than what we have, and if AW is looking for stop gaps, then PV4 would be a positive. But I hope not, I want to remeber PV in his pomp.

  577. choyy says:

    agree pat.. nasri is like a manlier hleb….the fucker is everywhere.. defending… attacking.. free kicking… barton tripping… i love that guy..!!!

  578. Rob From Aus says:

    lol, choyy

  579. finestcuts says:

    Well we won 3-0, thats the main thing, Joey “brown love” Barton isn’t gonna ruin it…..did you see how good we were today……we can win the Premier League!

  580. Rob From Aus says:

    so funny seeing spuds 20th

  581. finestcuts says:

    They’re staying there Rob, Chelsea home win tomorrow with a clean sheet.

  582. Joe Todd says:

    Nope.. It’s guna happen soonish and I’ll take notes for you lot..

  583. Rob From Aus says:

    yeah and ramos should only last about ohh 2more games then goooone

  584. choyy says:

    finest.. the thing is that we can do it.. .but we need everybody to stay fit… great great game.. made my weekend!!!! :mrgreen:

  585. Rob From Aus says:

    david pleat back as spurs manager, then he signs gary doherty and maybe barton as the shower boy

  586. Joe Todd says:

    I don’t think there is guna be one.. They had Keegan but not Wenger.

  587. Seb says:

    Does Nasri have a song yet?

  588. MM says:

    KK is a fucking disgrace. What are the odds of him getting sacked by the end of Sept. Bet dennis Wise is rubbing his hands. I would love to have 5 mins with Barton dirty wheelsteeling prick.

  589. Joe Todd says:

    There was one at the Twente game.. There’s only one Samir Nasri, only one Samir Nasri, He’s walking alo.. you get the idea

  590. Gooner07 says:

    any idea what wenger or keegan siad after the match…

  591. choyy says:

    hey Rob From Aus

    where in aus are you from… we had someone on from tasmania a while ago

  592. Rob From Aus says:

    im from brisbane mate, its 4.55am

  593. choyy says:

    i loved the reaction on nasri after that barton’s tackle.. it was like “you piece of dirty shit”

    then after a while he snaps his heels.. and best buddy clichy nutmegs him from 10 yards out hahaha!!!!!

  594. GrahamGeorge says:

    to the tune of YMCA

    Nasri…samir nasriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii…

    Gimme a S .. S
    Gimme an A. A
    Gimme a M.. M
    Gimme an I… I
    Gimme a R ….. RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

    SAMIR

    SAMIR NASRI

    young man…
    he comes from Marseilles..
    SAMIRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
    He scores like Pires… SAMIR
    RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

  595. choyy says:

    fuck thats morning… the things we have to do to support this team!!!!

    ARSENAL ARSENAL!!!!

  596. kelsey says:

    no post interview with wenger.any news on robin.i have this deja vu when he scored the winner against the mancs and broke his metercascel(spelling)It was his right foot not knee.anyone no who was man of the match i think it was robin,and any news on his injury.

  597. MM says:

    KK said that to win they needed to be as lucky as us! He said it wasn’t a pen! and tryed to hint Nasri is a cheat! Fuck of back up North thats 11-0 in the last 3 trips to the grove. and we are lucky. what a wanker, get some class!

  598. Joe Todd says:

    Caaaaam on post match interview.

  599. Rob From Aus says:

    I hear ya! however i am going to bed, im tired as fuck! Go ARSENAL!!! Yeeehaww!!!

  600. MM says:

    Robin was Man of the match Ade done the interview for him as he was having treatment.

  601. finestcuts says:

    If it’s to the sound of YMCA you won’t get many gooners joining in Graham George.

  602. patthegooner says:

    What a cock KK was on the post match

    Not a penalty my arse, and we should have had one before that. if anything they are lucky to leave London with only -3 on the goal difference.

    They were a bunch of thugs at the end of the day so fucking hope the bus breaks down on the way back North.

  603. choyy says:

    are you allowed to drink in the stadium? saw ashley drinkin some beer!!!

  604. finestcuts says:

    He probably eats pies just as quickly, I wonder how many he scoffed at half time.

  605. choyy says:

    haha … wooot.. TT got me 16 points!!! 2 assists ..

  606. Joe Todd says:

    Van Persie’s broken his ankle apparantley

  607. Gooner07 says:

    Todd, are you doing the x-ray?

  608. kelsey says:

    Joe Todd are you sure where did you read that fuck

  609. Joe Todd says:

    The medics say they think he’s broken it.. It was on SkySportsNews

  610. kelsey says:

    it says an ankle knock but going for an x ray now to see the damage.Our luck we know the result already

  611. patthegooner says:

    We need to buy a striker

  612. Joe Todd says:

    For fuck sake

  613. Gooner07 says:

    fuck you van persie…made of glass!

  614. Joe Todd says:

    Wenger interview on arse.com

  615. Joe Todd says:

    On potential signings…

    “We are trying to buy but the problem is availabliltly, as well as the fact we have to find players better or as good as the ones we have.”

  616. finestcuts says:

    Wenger said the first signs look positive but they are a little worried on the BBC interview……he would have been in excruciating pain if his ankle was broken, Sky Sports could be hyping it up….there’s a 2 week break anyway and he won’t be off playing for Holland.

  617. rico01 says:

    Evening Grovers – I was determined to watch tonights game in peace, and I did just that, and I also decided not to type whilst viewing -

    I enjoyed the match – very very much…. However

    As they say in the Eurovision contest – here are my votes………….

    Almunia – 8

    Bac – 8 and very easy game
    Willy – 7.5 – should have scored ;)
    Kolo – 8 – Could have scored a wonderful goal
    Clichy – 8 – Solid, so so solid

    Eboue – 7 – much better after 15 mins of typical Eboue, but he is loved by our players!
    Denilson – 6.5 – better 2nd half, and good goal
    Cesc – Cesc Cesc Cesc – 9
    Nasri – 9

    Ade – 5 -
    RvP – 8.5 – great pen and second – off for safety I think

    Vela – 10 for having the balls to come on and run at the buggers
    Theo, Song, they di pretty good

    Come on then Grovers, rip my views apart ;)

  618. Joe Todd says:

    Yep exactly finest.. I hate SSN they hype the shit outta some stuff.. Ronaldo interview in August and they said they had a exclusive interview with him, so everyone tuned in and he said 3 words

  619. rico01 says:

    RvP – Wenger is keeping him out of the Dutch team, and I think no more than that!!

    He is a canny old bugger :)

  620. Jules1 says:

    ffs Wenger… there are many players who are as good as the ones we have … off the top of my head I can think of at least 5 who are available if we wern’t penny pinching – Arshavin, Barry, Alonso, Veloso and Unbekannte

  621. david says:

    That hit on the head in with a baseball bat in the gay lay by, had more affect on his brain than I thought..

    “Joey came on, got a good tackle in on Nasri. Then the guy sliced him down. That’s what happened and that’s what I saw, which is what I was upset about,” the Newcastle manager said.

  622. stevie says:

    Great performance, unreconisable from last week. Everyone looked liked the wanted it. Loads of positives to take away : )

  623. patthegooner says:

    Sliced him down?

    If that is being sliced down then Butt was guilty of Manslaughter.

  624. rico01 says:

    Jules – out of those, I would only like us to sign Veloso and Alonso

    Barry is fat, over rated and old
    Arseshavin is a money grabbing F’R
    Unbekannete – I know nothing, so I cannot comment

    But what about

    Richards & Lescott

    I reckon Paddy is coming back, and Larsssssson the Henrik

  625. rico01 says:

    Nasri on Barton – pause your Sky +, look real hard ………………

    No Bloody contact What so ever!!! :mrgreen:

  626. rico01 says:

    :mrangry:

  627. rico01 says:

    ah – didnt work that then!

  628. Gooner07 says:

    Wenger admits that we are short in CM area. Fair play to the guy.

    See BBC interview.

    The stupid interviewer asked a stupid question on lines of ‘is it wise to spend with such quality shown by younger players’. Stupid really. Though it has to be said Wenger seems confident of signing someone.

    Rico, you might be right about wenger. He’s probably protecting RVP. Nasty nicky butt mofo pulled a bad one on him. Bastard!

  629. david says:

    I didn’t think Nasri touched Barton as much as I would have liked him to have Rico..

  630. patthegooner says:

    I didn’t think there was contact either and if there was it looked accidental.

    thugs challenge on Nasri was a lot worse, 6 inches away from a lengthy spell out. If Nasri had made a meal out of that Barton could have been off.

    Also how come it took 3 mins to book him. I thought the 4th official was not allowed to do that

    The Ref had a stinker anyway.

  631. rico01 says:

    G07 – I am just hoping and praying – he looked back to his best almost today, and he did walk off ok, i live in hope :)

  632. Gooner07 says:

    Nasri just tripped barton if at all a contact was made, slightest at the least. Stupid of keegan to whine about. OTher than that, he sounds sane in BBC. He’s also a bit short on watching relpays from what he speaks aboutg. that penalty with such lazy jump by n’zogbia with his arm so up, and also reg Nasri’s ‘slice’ – supposedly!

  633. Joe Todd says:

    Gooner07, do you have a link to the BBC interview.

  634. rico01 says:

    Fact – No contact, not a little, not accidental

    No contact at all – END OF ! Hope AW appeals it, Butt is an Arse!! ;)

  635. Gooner07 says:

    perhaps we should appeal reg. the yellow card for Nasri, and also a ban on nicky butt is mandatory! WE shouldn’t let that cunt go scotfree! Apparently an appeal is required for the initiation of the action. Someone should mail or call the FA.

    Red card challenges escaped so far against us:
    Pantsil (fulham)
    Nicky butt (newcastle)

    I promise to update this list.

  636. david says:

    That prick of a pundit on setanta took about six fucking replays to say we might have had a shout at a penalty when the Newcastle defender went straight through the back of RVP..
    I thought tackling from behind was banned!!

  637. Gooner07 says:

    Rico,

    Thanks for confirming. In fact, I like keegan. I think he’s overprotective of Barton.

    todd,

    Wenger also said: Vela is a young eduardo – good on the ball, short backlift, and a good link up player.

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/match_of_the_day/7590252.stm

    the interviewer asys ‘you’d be crazy to spend’..hahha

    Wenger is right in saying we’re a bit short in CM area.

    And he’s little bit worried on RVP. We’re a lot more worried, Arsene…

  638. Gooner07 says:

    david,

    on a lucky day, it could have been a penalty plus sending off.

    on a nonrmal day, it’s a penalty

    on any other day like today with that pig faced rob stiles as ref, it’s nothing given. Bastard!

  639. patthegooner says:

    This is what I said in my post at 6:26 during half time

    Finally RVP, only problem now is that he is a banker to get an injury in the next 7 days now he is scoring again

    It is a nightmare for him. he is either trying to regain form for 40% of the time, injured for 50% of the time or bang on form for only 10%

    With Eduardo out at the moment as well, we cant have a repeat of that spell back in the spring. If the Xray is bad news we have to buy in a striker and if Bayern get Berbatov maybe Klose or Podolski are the answer.

  640. Gooner07 says:

    any1 watched motd with those cunts hansen n lawrenson…condescending old gits.

  641. Seb says:

    rico – 5 for Ade? that seems harsh, i thought he worked much harder than he has so far this term, was well involved in the third goal, and generally seemed up for the fight and keen to score. You disagree?

  642. Wrighty7 says:

    Evening All!,

    Although I’m very happy with the result and the way we got it, I can’t help but feel that the gloss of the performance has been taken away slightly.

    The sight of Robin Van Persie hobbling off around the pitch with his boot in his hand dampened my mood.

    He was immense today and you could really see the difference in his game. He was sharp and up for it. It’s a shame his evening ended so soon as I was really enjoying watching him play.

    We have seen RVP limp off the pitch so many times and for me it has got to the point where I worry for him when he makes a challenge. Today he even got injured taking a shot!

    He is having an X-ray on his ankle as the extent of the injury isn’t known. I’m seriously bracing myself for the worst.

    Without doubt Van Persie is a very important player to this Arsenal side. When he is fit he makes a big difference to us.

    It makes me feel for him when I see that he is beginning to show his true form and then out of nowhere he gets another injury.

    Is Van Persie made of glass? I hope for his sake he can get over these injury problems or I say regrettably, he is becoming a liability for Arsenal.

    Sorry for sounding pessimistic on a night when Arsenal performed superb.

  643. david says:

    Why dosen’t Arsenal say something TODAY about the shit refereeing decisions?

    We win, we are happy and we keep our gob shut. Like last week that tackle on Eboue wasn’t a lot better than the one that broke Eduardo’s leg, but we say nothing..

    Then when things go against us and we drop points, everyone says it’s sour grapes (Birmingham game)..
    But we have had some bad decisions against us already and Wenger smiles and says fuck all!!

  644. kelsey says:

    I really feel sorry for RVP,have to agree with Pat,as good as he is he really is porcelain and we need another striker.

    Rico 01 a tad unfair giving ade 5. for robin’s goal.He ran his heart out and I am sure you noticed how much the players love eboue when they ran over to him after the back heel flick.That doesn’t make him a good player but it surprised me how elated they were.

  645. kelsey says:

    sorry that was rubbish,leave out for robin’s goal

  646. Gooner07 says:

    anyone left with their mouth open with eboue’s ball control in the half way line in lead up to his backflick assist-goal, and also few mins before that he does a laudrup juggle between his legs. Seriously left me amazed. Also theo’s linkup is improving..good sign already.

  647. treze13 says:

    BEST GAME I’VE BEEN TO!!!! just got back. Everyone singing there’s only one kevin keegan with the northeners leaving was fantastic!!!!

  648. rico01 says:

    seb – Ade is a striker, he needs to do what he is supposed to – SCORE!!!

    remember that old song from primaty school – it goes something like…………

    Im busy doing nothing
    working yhe whole day through
    Trying to find
    Lots of things not to do……………………

    Thats Ade, Headless Chicken… He needs a goal, and needs to chill, he is trying too hard and mucking everything up – hence my mark!!

  649. Gooner07 says:

    wrighty…a friend supports ajax…he doesn’t like rvp one bit…he calls him a rapist…and today he was applauding rvp’s injury during the game…i want to maul him..i want rvp to silence all these fuckers…he’s on his way to his deserved greatness…he struggled a lot over the years, and the kid has gone through a lot of bad things..i hope he shows more form for us than dutch team..

  650. patthegooner says:

    I thought Ade was pretty good today, he won the penalty and played a part in the RVP’s goal and fed the pass for Denilson.

    He should have scored but I think he is working on his team play to appease the fans a bit.

    Happy with his performance today though. Nasri was MOTM for me. Finally we have a replacement for Pires.

  651. Gooner07 says:

    rico,

    ade had two assists today…includes that cross for penalty.. i agree though that he’s yet to score, which is important for the main striker in our team..

  652. Joe Todd says:

    Adebayor was one of the best player’s on the park rico.

  653. rico01 says:

    david – you are so Spot On, Eboue’s tackle went by, because of his stupid antics before, but last week that was a leg breaking challenge – the player should have been red carded!

  654. Gooner07 says:

    Nasri tracked back twice to get back possession…twice from the box!!! Now that’s crazy shit…Go Nas Go..

  655. rico01 says:

    Joe …… Sorry but :) :) :) :) :)

  656. Pierre says:

    lucas podolski would be an excellent buy I’d take him like a shit, we still need a DM though.

  657. Seb says:

    He will rico, he will – Robin got one today and quickly got another (but possibly no more… :/ )

    Ade will be the same, he just needs one. Teams are much more wary of him after last season, he will be marked tighter, so teammates will benefit from the extra space they have. He is at least a team player. Although his total inability to comprehend the offside rule is getting a bit much.

  658. Pierre says:

    that should have been “take him like a shot” but then again, i often take a shit, so maybe i was right first time!

  659. Gooner07 says:

    my ratings:

    almunia – 6
    gallas – 6
    toure – 7
    Sagna – 6
    Clichy – 7
    Denilson – 7
    Cesc – 7
    Eboue – 7.5
    Nasri – 9 (perfect, unlucky with that freekick, and did the right thing by helping out Clichy and cancelling jonas gutierrez)
    RVP – 8 (showed good confidence, and skill as time went by)
    Ade – 7.5

    Subs
    ———-

    song – 6
    Theo – 6
    Vela – 7

  660. rico01 says:

    Guts – i have to go, i am getting the look!!! :(

    Be safe you all, big signing real soon – oh and Henrik of course

    Sleep tight

    :)

  661. rico01 says:

    OR VILLA :) :) :)

  662. raif says:

    i just got back from the match. good win we plaid well and glad Vela got a Run out.

    but the best part was after the game, i tried to jump over a Railing and my foot hit the side and ended up triping in front of about 100 arsenal Fans.

    all of witch cheered and sung “ARE YOU TOTTENHAM IN DISGUISE”

    I DIDNT KNOW WERE TO PUT MY FACE

  663. rico01 says:

    woops – i meant GUYS!

  664. rico01 says:

    G07 – thats harsh

  665. treze13 says:

    lol raif widh i had seen that

  666. Gooner07 says:

    rico,

    harsh on gallas? On retrospect, I’d give gallas a 9. He did good protecting Samir when he did nothing wrong. Good one Willy!

  667. treze13 says:

    wish*

  668. Gooner07 says:

    May I also suggest Arsenal.com to put up a 24 hour sick list with continuous updation. Would help us be up to date with likes of RVP, Rosick, and Diaby around.

  669. raif says:

    treze13

    im suprised u didnt. it felt like everyone at the emirates saw it LOL.

    it was rather funny tho.

    who knows maybe there is somone on Le-Grove who saw it

  670. treze13 says:

    i think i may have seen geoff today, if he really is a kurt angle look-a-like

  671. david says:

    Gooner07 If Arse . com done a sick list..
    It would show Malcom McDonald needs a cartlage operation with the speed they work at..

  672. Wolski says:

    Been to the game and here are my thoughts. What a great performance. Today showed what Wenger has said he has seen in training, a lot of talent and total attacking football. HOWEVER….we need that stand up and be counted DM…Denilson played well…but we have ManU, Chelsea, Liverpool to come and they will be different games totally and sides like Spurs raise there game no matter how shit they are playing. At home of course we will be unbeatable, but the away battles at Spurs, Wigan, Bolton, Blackburn etc are key and we need that added something. Can’t believe RVP injured again…but Vela, Nik, Theo can all offer options up there with Ade.

    Nasri can play through the middle if something happens to Cesc with emergency back up from Ramsey.

    I think I finally see what AW sees in Eboue. When Kolo plays he likes to launch forward, and that strike in the first half shows why he does. Eboue can drop in and cover, saw it happen today a number of times. This is not something that Theo would be the right player to do.. I am not an Eboue fan…but he did well today…still managed to give me some funny laughs along the way!

    I think we are good for the season, after seeing this performance and will compete up there….but I am still not convinced we have the complete squad to go the distance yet, when it comes to the business end of CL qtrs, key PL games either side etc

    Come on AW..get that cheque book out and get a couple of players….at least 1 DM. PLEASE.!!!

  673. Joe Todd says:

    Does the transfer window shut tonight?

  674. Wolski says:

    Monday Joe

  675. Joe Todd says:

    oh okay thanks Wolski

  676. treze13 says:

    :O down to 195th in fantasy grove :(

  677. treze13 says:

    forgot to put fabregod on :(

  678. Wolski says:

    Just hope AW is down the bank first thing Monday morning!

  679. Joe Todd says:

    Almunia 7; Sagna 7, Touré 8, Gallas 7, Clichy 9; Eboué 8 (Walcott 7), Fabregas 8, Denilson 7 (Song 7), Nasri 8; Van Persie 9 (Vela 8), Adebayor 8
    My player ratings for today.

  680. Seb says:

    who buys Shearer’s shirts? they should be shot!

  681. Wolski says:

    gonna sit doiwn with a nice cuppa and a packet of cream custards and watch the boys on MOTD….come on!!!

  682. raif says:

    treze13

    im down to 151. so im hoping the players who are in my team who play tomorrow and monday get me some points.

  683. treze13 says:

    wolski i think i’ll do the same, except with a milkshake and cookies :)

  684. treze13 says:

    same raif i have deco torrres and alonso to play still

  685. raif says:

    i have Deco, Cech, Agbonlahor, Laursen, & Young A

  686. rico01 says:

    Night Guys

  687. treze13 says:

    nite rico

  688. patthegooner says:

    My fantasy team is doing ok, I am down to 25th but have Cech, Alonso, Ireland, Bentley (His last game for me), Barry, Agbonlahor and Anelka playing tomorrow

    Gambled on Adebayor as captain and got 16 points with his assists and Clichy and Sagna got 6 each for the clean sheet,

  689. raif says:

    i had Vela in my team from the start of the season. and i have sufferd as i have had no points from him. today was the last day but he gor a run out witch was good i was hoping we would have scored aswell. but ill have to make sure im in the know when his off with mexico.

    but im hoping my players get me alot of points tomorrow.

  690. treze13 says:

    omg that was definitely a pen!!!! and gallas should have buried it, could have been 5

  691. patthegooner says:

    Right that is me for the day

    Lets see how long RVP is out for when I wake up in the morning.

    I wonder if this changes everything on Wengers transfer plans

    Got to say I am amazed at how quickly Nasri has adjusted, that boy is going to be an Arsenal Legend.

    Finally well done Eboue, you were not great but you were not shit either. That was your best game in an Arsenal shirt at RM.

  692. treze13 says:

    YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO
    YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO
    YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO BE IN NICK!!!!!!!

    joey barton is a cnut

  693. raif says:

    treze13 -

    YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO
    YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO
    YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO BE IN JAIL!!!!!

  694. treze13 says:

    lol not how we did it in my section :)

  695. raif says:

    LOL. We was saying Jail.

    it kinda rhymes better aswell lol :)

  696. treze13 says:

    we started off saying jail i think then we spiced it up a bit

  697. Joe Todd says:

    My brother said they was singing raif’s at the east stand upper.

  698. treze13 says:

    green qudrant upper was my version

  699. raif says:

    after we was singing the JAIL Song to joey barton.

    did we see the 2 footed takle he tried catching Nasri with?

    what a fucking shit bag cunt. and u can see on MOTH he was laughing like a Prick Head. i hope the FA throw the Book at him, then Throw it again

  700. treze13 says:

    lol yeah nasri got the fker back though :) and i think book should be replaced with brick

  701. raif says:

    LMAO haha Brick lol i like ur thinking

  702. david says:

    Treze.. have another look the w***ker dived!!

  703. treze13 says:

    oh….. then he should be hung

  704. terryrob1961 says:

    How can Almunia get a good score when he had only one shot to save. The other shots either went wide or hit the bar. Just watched MOTD and I thought Ron Green and Jussi looked awesome.

    Almunia 5
    Sagna 7
    Clichy 7
    Toure 7
    Gallas 7
    Fab 8
    Nasri 8.5
    Eboue 8
    Dennilson 7

    Ade 8
    RVP 8

    Vela 8
    Walcott 6
    Song 7

  705. raif says:

    haha i saw on Sky Sports news and a few weblinks on Liverpools new stadium has hit a few snags,

    good!!

    i wount be suprised to see Everton and The Pool sharing a stadium.

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/liverpool/2647975/Liverpools-American-dream-fades-amid-debt-and-lost-revenue—Football.html

  706. raif says:

    arsenal gets mentions alot in that artical aswell about our stadium.

  707. david says:

    I was just about to defend Almunia when I realised who you was El Tel then I realised NO POINT!!

  708. raif says:

    Almunia to be Englands No:1 Woop Woop!!

  709. realgoon says:

    Hi. Some more ratings for anyone interested:

    Almunia – 6 – Did fine. Almost got chipped, but otherwise it’s difficult to judge.
    Sagna – 7 – Reliable, as usual.
    Toure – 8 – He had some fire back. Nice shot.
    Gallas – 7 – Good. (Cesc is the real leader).
    Clichy – 8 – Future Captain?
    Eboue – 7 – He does add something (like a miniature Ade – awkward and difficult for fans, his teammates and the opposition).
    Fabregas – 8 – Getting back to his best. Changes everything when he’s around.
    Denilson – 7 – Nice goal, lovely short passing. Gives the ball away too much for an ‘anchor’ player.
    Nasri – 9 – Top individual and team player. What’s a ‘Hleb’?
    Adebayor – 8 – Worked really really hard.
    Van Persie – 9 – He has been playing recently like he’s holding back a bit – it’s the final 1 percent that breaks him (like the goal against Manutd, stretching too far) – then he stretched too far (kicked the bottom of someone’s boot) looking for something extraordinary (and unnecessary) for his hat-trick…

    Vela – 8 – Great attitude, vision and skill.
    Walcott – 6 – Did fine, just not on for long.
    Song – 6 – Same.

    Wenger – 9 – The players looked properly motivated. He also said in his interview that ‘of course’ he takes notice of criticism. Here’s hoping he reads your blog.

    A DM is still needed for tougher opponents.

  710. gnarleygeorge9 says:

    How good is Nasri? Certainly better than Hleb.
    Gotta say that that barton turd has something really bad coming to him, & when it happens, I’ll applaud.

  711. gnarleygeorge9 says:

    So if Inter has just played Aug 30, & were held to a draw. Why would PV4 be at the Emirates watching the Goonsie Woonsies? Is the answer obvious, & I am just getting too excited :lol: & missing the bleeding obvious, or is he going to sign as that “DM with PL experience”. Scroogey, I mean Arsene, I know you sneak into your den & read Le Grove, is the “old” fella really “coming home”. Chamone!

  712. MorrowsBrokenArm says:

    In the three games i’ve watched Nari i don’t think he is yet to give the ball away. It just sticks to him, and his passes all go to an Arsenal shirt…think he’s gonna be a something special for us…..please stay fit, please stay fit, please st…..any news on RVP, how bad was his injury?

  713. gnarleygeorge9 says:

    MBA

    Haven’t heard more on RVP. But I’d say it was more precautionary that he came off ;) He sort of nodded to the bench or someone associated with that section of the Club that it wasn’t that bad, but I guess we will have to wait & see. He seems to lure the tackles doesn’t he, whereas Ade loaps about jumping over tackles.

    What do you reckon about Vieira being in the stands? We should find out soon whether it is just wishfull thinking. But a big “oak’ like him would be just nice for intimidating purposes @ the very least.

  714. MorrowsBrokenArm says:

    Bring it on, I’d have no problems with Paddy coming back, he’d fill the gap for a year while some of the others come on a bit. Don’t see it though, someone said earlier he’s injured at the mo which is why he was over….but I’d not put it past AW, nothing would surprise me.

    Don’y know if he’d play second fiddle to Cesc, and not being captain anymore…who knows though….I’d love to see him in the shirt again, just hope its not a return that would ruin the memory of a great gooner.

    Tomorrow should be a very interesting day indeed….I can’t tell if AW is content to stick with current squad or secretly has something special lined up…

    Could be PV4, but he’ll have to wear a new shirt.

  715. gnarleygeorge9 says:

    If someone was to pay me £50,000 + a week, not only would I change my shirt, I’d be willing to change my name to Gnarley Too Hotty :D

  716. MorrowsBrokenArm says:

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/aug/31/arsenal

    this was a good read on AW.

    by the way GG; where the fuck were the wallabies last night??? If there’s one thing I hate more than watching your lot win is watching the Yarppies win…now i’ve gotta put up with those smug SA’s on Monday morning at work.

  717. gnarleygeorge9 says:

    …….& what about the Ruga. What a pasting the Boks gave us. I turned it off into the 2nd half it was too much to bear :(

  718. MorrowsBrokenArm says:

    good call. And Paddy might be a point in his carear were he sees this as a new challenge…a chance to be the old wise Jedi master to our group of Padawan learners. One last horah before hanging up his boots.

    Found this to be a good read…http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/aug/31/arsenal

    By the way, what the fuck were the Wallabies doing last night? If there is one thing I hate more than seeing your lot win its watching the yarpees win…now i gotta deal with all those smug South Africans on Monday morning at work

  719. MorrowsBrokenArm says:

    The wife has been away since thursday, netball tour down south…..its been the best 3 days ever….shes due home anytime now……so sad. 3 days of glorious laziness, drinking and eating take aways! I ended up staying up all night for the rugger and footie….probs wouldn’t have done that had she been here…

    …you didn’t miss anything in that second half mate, turning over was the right idea.

  720. Evo in Oz says:

    gday lads, whats the chat, everyone happy with the result?

  721. Evo in Oz says:

    On potential signings…

    “We are trying to buy but the problem is availabliltly, as well as the fact we have to find players better or as good as the ones we have.”

  722. Evo in Oz says:

    most ideal results tonight will be a villa win and spuds win!

  723. Just Stick It In ! says:

    what a show!

    too bad cesc, theo, nasri, toure, gallas, clichy, vela and ade didn’t get on the scoresheet. (i think they all had a pop at goal… so many potential scorers, more of the same in future matches please).

    going forward is not a problem yesterday.

    denilson didn’t look comfortable, strayed a lot of passes but all’s forgiven with the goal.

    almunia did well on occasions to keep the clean sheet.

    the cb pairing looks ok to keep owen & ameobi quiet (tho’ i do rate collocini-spelling?).

  724. Evo in Oz says:

    did you guys see mike ashley sculling down that beer on the tv coverage, it was almost a whole beer he put down in 1 go!

    the tv commentators were pissing themselves!

  725. choyy says:

    morning evo…

    yeah the cunt sure can do a bottoms up…

    I’m so happy we won…

    I hope Rvp is just a precaution to keep him out of the stupid friendlies…..

  726. Evo in Oz says:

    gday choy

    yeah im rapt we won too

    he could easily be made of glass RVP. i thought he was injured from the studs of Butt going down the back of his calf, but it seems its his other leg the ankle/foot?

  727. choyy says:

    was just watching the highlights.. i think the defender stamped his foot or something or he fell awkwardly.. geez… rvp.. please don’t get injured!!!!

  728. Evo in Oz says:

    yeah he had 2 knocks on it, 1 at the start of the game when he was brought down in the box and the penalty wasnt awarded and the 2nd time when he cracked that shot onto the crossbar!

  729. choyy says:

    that was a cracking shot.. thought vela looked good too when he came on!!1

  730. Evo in Oz says:

    yeah vela has even better skill than some of the others in our team. he is an out and out box player, much like eduardo!

    looking forward to the season, its whet my appetite now!

  731. gnarleygeorge9 says:

    G’Day fellas

    Yes, a fit RVP could make such a difference. His value @ set shots is value plus. I think if he was bad we would have heard ;) i.e Gerrard. The malaria seems to have done Kolo the world of good. Maybe those mozzies that bit him were medicinal ones :D

    Still, after all this feel good stuff, Arsenal must be able to win away. Oh well, I’m off to watch the Tigers v Dees. Back for the new post. Bye chaps.

  732. choyy says:

    morn gg9….

  733. ethangunner says:

    it makes me wonder why everyone is talking about RVP ?
    the lad has always had the class .
    just never given that many chances per game normally to prove his worth …
    its no secret that ade’s ego in the past demanded more possession than any other forward ..

    RVp knows he’s better than ade once more and willing to take matters into his own hands ,
    good to see and may it long continue …

    so any thoughts on our 90 k a week togo ACE striker !
    another wicked performance … worth every penny !

    more offsides than hookers on sukmuvit road Bangkok .

  734. ethangunner says:

    i still think the best current combination is RVP – vela ..
    and arsene is stupid for not giving it 2 full games !

    been saying it for weeks and until we buy david villa ( :) )
    i will continue to say it :)

  735. Evo in Oz says:

    this would easily be the funniest piece of news today…

    HOTLINE – WENGER LOOK AT CHRIST
    Arsene Wenger has made enquiries about taking Real Madrid’s Christoph Metzelder to the Emirates on loan.

    The Germany defender has fallen down the pecking order at the Bernabeu and Wenger needs to bolster his defence af ter selling Philippe Senderos to AC Milan and seeing new signing Mikael Silvestre pick up an injury the moment he walked into the club from Manchester United.

    Metzelder, 27, only joined Real last summer, but knows he will struggle to get past established stars such as Fabio Cannavaro and Sergio Ramos.

    Arsenal centre-half William Gallas was even booed against FD Twente by his own supporters on Wednesday and Metzelder would see the move as an opportunity to re-start his career.

    Free Agent Ian Harte is being looked at by Reading as a possible replacement for Nicky Shorey. Harte was released by Sunderland at the end of last season.

  736. Evo in Oz says:

    what about this news as well….

    Senderos won’t be able to take part in tomorrow’s match against Bologna, as he is struggling with a back problem, but the Rossoneri medical staff found more concerns.

    “He underwent tests at the MilanLab and was found to be in poor physical shape,” explained medic Massimo Manara.

    “He will not go on international duty with Switzerland, instead staying here to continue his work with the fitness coaches.”

  737. Big Raddy says:

    That Senderos thing is interesting. How can he be unfit after doing pre-season?

    Either AC are doing their usual anti-Arse stuff. Or our fitness guys are rubbish.

  738. kelsey says:

    I think it’s all in his head,a mental state through lack of confidence

  739. gunnerfever says:

    grover hungry need post.

  740. gnarleygeorge9 says:

    Ethan

    Whats going on up there, re demonstrations against government?

  741. rico01 says:

    Morning Happy Campers

    Senderos – I was surprised he passed a medical, he has been unfit to play for us, another shrew old move by Ebenezer Wenger I say…

    Still on a high, sure as heck am I, still wish Ade had gone and been replaced with Villa, he looked like a headless chicken IMHO ;)

  742. Geoff says:

    I may do a holding post before Pedro’s match report.

  743. Big Raddy says:

    Rico,

    I REALLY hate to disagree with you, but…..

    I felt Ade was one of our best players yesterday. True he fluffed a relatively easy chance, but he got that chance through his own intelligence and pace. Some of his link-up play was outstanding.

    Are you Ethan in disguise?

  744. kingsley says:

    any transfer links this morning guys? apart from the metzelder one.

  745. gnarleygeorge9 says:

    BR

    I thought Ade’s presence was quite intimidating. Like a big taranchula scurrying about the park.

  746. gunnerfever says:

    a holding post would do just fine with a sprinkle of transfer guesses :)

  747. rico01 says:

    Raddy – ok, lets disagree, thats healthy, but ( yes women aleays have a but, no pun)

    He runs a lot, his first touch he as dainty as a Russian Female shot putter (no offence to any Female Russian shot putters!) and he cant score at the moment. I want him to get goals, and I want him to get better, and I wouldnt ever boo him. He just frustrates me so much – well, he is a man i suppose!!

    Now Eboue – he was class…………………. ;)

  748. Geoff says:

    Holding post about to go up!

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