Cesc Fabregas has been a great servant to Arsenal but at 21 years old, I fear we have seen the best of him and Arsene Wenger should wake up to that fact and get what he can for him before he gets to 24 and like Flamini goes for nothing.
I am of course joking!!! But with this group of young ‘uns coming through it does make you wonder how on earth we’ll keep them all happy, the average age of the team against Wigan was 19! I was at the match and have since watched it twice, and each time I see it, I see more than I did previously.
I look at some of them like Wilshere, Ramsey and Vela and already think they are better than Denilson, Song and Bendtner, I’m not suggesting that we get rid of any of them, but we really are getting a little spoilt for choice.
I have been crying out for an experienced signing, a centre back and a hard tackling midfielder, I still think that would be the right move for domination but I can understand Wenger’s reticence if what we saw against Wigan is what he sees day in day out, but on Arsenal TV last night Frank Warren was on and he said we need to win some silverware and getting close every season is not what the fans want.
I thought we could lose against Wigan, but the kids tore them apart, it could have been 10 if it wasn’t for the brilliance of Kirkland, the kids shoot when they see the posts and that’s what our first team could do with doing.
If he’s not going to buy, then he should start to take a chance with some of these boys, instead of the sort of team he sent out against Stoke which was shocking and deserved to lose.
Some muppet came on here yesterday and said ‘my how the mood changes when we win’ really? what does he expect then? That’s all we ever wanted, we never questioned the kids, we only questioned the tactics, we were awesome against Wigan, if we’re not awesome against Villa and Chelsea then he should try fielding some of these kids.
I had my doubts about Simpson, he’s similar to Defoe but with strength and pace, Djourou should feature more than he does and maybe Vela should start up front with Bendtner, we have all the ingredients, we just need to make the right selection, after Wednesday, I think we’ll see him mix it up more.
I hope we avoid the big boys and draw the Spuds, they won’t be that lucky again.
I hope the Manchester result will kick us on and I hope the first team will now start to look over their shoulders, and if Capello had a hair on his arse, he would put all 8 of those kids in the under 21′s!
A final word for Ray Wilkins, you disrespected the competition you shiny headed muppet, way to go Burnley!
Have a great day Grovers, we’re going on one of those runs that will see us topping the table by Christmas.
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He was obviously a bit nervous, the thing is our teams always think that there will be more chances and they are right more often than not. The problems occur when we give away a silly goal and then have to attack with a ‘bus parked in front of our goal’
be a gooner be a giver,im off too folks,have a great evening an hopefully it will be high 5′s all round on here at le grove after the villa game! god bless all gooners
don’t you mean their goal peaches?
Nite nite Maciek, Pedro, bergie and gooners far and wide……….
peaches,relax,after saturday we will be talking about super nick finishing like the legendary christopher wreh! good night!
bergkamp – IMO you have to decide when you read an article whether you rate the source, whether you think its a complete fabrication or may have a morsel of truth.
Where are you in the world? Just being nosey, all the talk of pineapples!!!
Rasputin – I’m a girl, our goal – their goal??? Their goal of course its their goal.
Nite nite, you didn’t include me
Sorry peaches – mmmwwwaaahhhh……………….
Nite Peaches I got left out too…
Bloody Dane Enders
What a nice way to end the day, chatting on le grove.
Sleep tight all xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Nite avenell
This is getting like the Waltons. . . . almost as bad as ‘holics morning drinks
avenell – they’re all married to their cousins and play banjo in Dane End……..please….. I look down from them on high
Night night to you and all expat hertfordians
Ras… I played football there .. They reckon Yeovil had a sloping pitch..:)
Nighty night mate!!
peaches i live in N5 highbury(the home of fottball)new park,it was a bad column i read,by them spurs supporters over at the daily mirror!
see what I mean – you have to guage the reliability of the source
you know arsenal fans should set up a club like the liverpool fans did,did they call their team anfield reds? and they show the games on liverpool tv
nah but peaches when you talking about a yound team your not really adding the ones you pay 30 mill for you see,your talkin about the young youth/reserve team players not £75 millions pounds youve spent,manure dont have what we have,but according to the mirror their team is better!,crap paper,crap writers,scared to upset fergie cos he wont talk to them for a year if they do
do you mean have a fans football team?
what position would you play?
lol no they registered a team properly peaches,kinda like mk dons and the breakaway team the wimbledon fans set up,if i played football id probably play a free role,i could teach glen helder a trick or two i could peaches
Nite nite bergkamp, I really have to go to bed now, nice chatting with you
Catch up tmoro xx
cool peaches,laters ladies an gents!
PEDROC??? 11.04
me too BR
Big Raddy Says:
November 13, 2008 at 5:30 pm
That is my fear as well Ethan. The ‘big’ players become complacent when playing lesser teams.
Arsenal is a bit like a Christmas present … you never know what you get until you look inside ..
As much as i love my team i would prefer a bit more stability like the chev’s , at the end of the day thats why getting rolled in the C.C was a shock … As much as its funny to laugh at them when the unexpected happens , with arsenal its getting no supprise that we can get beaten by stoke – hull – fulham .. etc .. I hope the team has now turned a corner , even its just for a while .
If we can get a good run going maybe we can secure ourselves in the top 4 .. top 2 would be nicer .
Heres a great trivial pursuit question.
Q: Name the only defender in Europe who hasn’t had a goal scored against him yet,
Speaking of the Big Yo Man, doesn’t he look cool calm & collected @ the back. Poise personified.
Hand ball??? you may ask. No it wasn’t I say
That performance by those kids was absolutely sensational. But then again with “Big Gibraltar” @ the back, Accrington Stanley would have kept a clean sheet.
Is it true that Martin K is back? He would be champing @ the bit to be able to start shaping the big Swiss rough diamond. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!
Geoff/Pedro/Big Raddy
This is the last time I will ask
If you go to Rome for the CL Final, i.e with The Arsenal, can you get me a programme. It goes without saying I will pay you plus postage.
Djorou
No Kelsey it’s Djourou! Gnarley no and of course we will!
Geoff did u guys get my email i sent last night?
I didn’t because they go to Pedro, it’s too complicated for me, but I saw the article you got for Pedro, very nice so thanks!
what’s all this children in need business then? Are we having a whip-round for poor little £75-a-week Jack Wilshere?
No but we are doing something for a Grover who’s son was in Great Ormond Street, it’s an Arsenal shirt!
Cheers Geoff
I’ve got a good feeling about the CL.
If they keep playing like they have this week, there’s no reason we can’t win the lot, that’s what Wenger needs to sort out, the shit games.
fair play
NEW POST!
Thank god you’re joking. I’ve always been to this blog, it’s a grand olde blog with it’s hundreds of posts but fucks sake I always turn up at the end when it’s over. Story of my life. Good job.