We are not a political blog, but we must all unite against the senseless killing of innocent people the world over and we have a lot of Grovers from India and Pakistan who I feel sure must feel sick and worried today, my friends our hands go across the water.
Football unites us here and the proof of that is on this blog, nothing and no cause is worth dying for.
Today I go to lunch with two chavs so I hope you all understand what I’ll be going through, I’m just sorry it’s not Monday, when I’ll be doing some serious bragging after taking those unsupported rich kids to the cleaners.
Last night I watched our reserves play Milan, a few ex/current Arsenal players were on show with Kanu, Traore, Flamini and Senderos, and it could have been Diarra, Lauren and Campbell too, so including Adams that’s almost a team and a manager. Kanu scored a great second, it was just like watching Arsenal.
How does it feel Flamini? Hey Phil, now you’re playing for a truly world class team, is it better? I bet you aren’t for much longer though, after watching your assist for the first, it made me realise how glad I was you went to Italy!
When I saw the players that Milan had I thought how on earth can they afford them, playing to massive crowds of 10,000 week in and week out, they are constantly linked with the worlds finest, having Goofy, Kaka, Sheva, Pato and Inzaghi in their ranks made me a little envious but when you saw them struggle against Pompey, it made me realise how lucky we are to have the EPL.
Tony Adams looked like the sort of manager we need next to Wenger, no offence Pat but he does shout a lot and I think that’s what we need.
So how can they afford those salaries and transfer fees and we can’t???
All the shit we get from Arsenal about sitting down, keeping quiet, watch the language, all I heard on their PA system was ‘please don’t invade the pitch’ – go figure, and we wonder why they make a noise and we don’t!
Onto us and the weekend, it looks like we’ll have all our regulars back in the shappe of Nasri, Sagna and Ade, I think the key will be the midfield battle and how best they protect the back four, please, please don’t start with Song, I think Cesc and Ramsey or Denilson should be the midfield with Nasri and Vela out wide.
I believe the key to beating them will be wide play and feeding Ade and Robin, Robin has to click soon and this could be the day, a RVP hatrick and Ade to get a brace, with Nasri and Cesc getting one a piece, you do the maths!
Robin came on as a sub at the Grove last time and could have had a hatrick, I really believe the boys will step up and lets face it, on Sunday, they have to, lose this one and it’s all over.
Chelsea against the unknown French side were shocking, even Milan could have beaten them on Wednesday.
Playing at the Bridge is not far from being a home game and we’ll have more supporters there than they will so it will be very vocal, I won’t be going this year so you’ll have to do it alone Grovers.
This really is for England for Harry and St. George boys, go get us three points.
I love you Arsenal I doooo!
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Morning all!
I’m looking forward to this w/e I have a good feeling.
Good read, what went on in India is just awful, and holds no place in our world. Random shooting and killing of so so many innocent people going about their life.
We will get a result against Chelsea, the team will be up for it, and we have important players back – 2/3 – 1 for me
And Good Morning to one and all
3-1 baby!!!!
Good post and well said about the Indian tragedy.
I voted for a draw because I dont want to jinx the team
Sheer cowardice what happened there……I hope they get justice.
If I was to be realistic, I think Chelsea will try & come @ Arsenal big time, so yes Geoff it will be won in the mid field. I don’t think song is technically capable of turning it Arsenals way, So I predict a draw.
But The manager doesn’t have to pick him as a starter does he
, but he fuck’n will 
good post!! morning gents…and rico
i reckon itll be a draw on sunday… and id take that at the moment to be honest!! if nasri isnt fit our midfield vs there’s is terrifying!!
Long live Bombay! these lame ppl can never put fear in us
hey Top post..Flamster hopefully knows by know that he could only play with the players we had..it was a case of “match made in heaven” which he let slip from his hands..about phil I agree his mistakes are shit but I think he didnt have as much hand in him going out on loan!
Morning all,
I was watching Flamini and Phil yesterday and thought Matty did ok and Phil not that well. I also thought that Phil should have cut out the cross Pompey’s second goal came from.
Re. the Islamist terrorism, it’s a measure of the world we live in when just about everyone now knows someone who has either been injured or killed by terrorists of this type. I first experienced this back in 1984, a waiter I knew at a restaurant I ate in got killed in police/terrorist crossfire. I didn’t know him that well but experiencing this at the age of 18 it’s a shock to the system.
Anyway, let’s hope the Chavs indifferent recent form lets us nip in with a smash and grab at the Bridge on Sunday.
great post, i am so sorry aboaut indians….
, is eboue or diaby ready for chelsea?! i love eboue’s games against chelski….
guys, i miss EBOUE
Btw who voted for a Chavski win?
I express my sincere condolences with my fellow Indians and foreigners who were killed. These attacks have been getting too frequent that the shock factor is pretty much non-existent in our minds.
How long will it still take for our politicians to understand that intelligence is all that matters and not weapons, nukes etc??
Anyway all the best wishes for Arsenal on Sunday.
The “New Labor” Australian government has turned into a lame duck on such issues.
Our leader Rudd crosses the international dateline so often (never @ home) bludging off the taxpayers kissing world leaders arses, we wonder whether he is a PM or AM
id like to see us play 4-5-1 and play them on the counter like teams always do to us… chelsea are really struggling to break down teams who put people behind the ball… we should try it especially if ade is fit he’ll be a real out let for us… stick vela on the wing with his pace to burn and nasri on the other with cesc, denilson and ramsey/diaby in the middle…. job done
I see your point AT!
http://youngguns.wordpress.com/2008/11/28/eduardo-in-action-as-simpson-sinks-notts-forest/
A tom
you had me until you said ade as the lone striker
BTW Diaby is injured I guess !
but as long as nasri and vela are on the pitch we are in with a shout ..
it will be a tough game but i think we wont win this one ..
no home ground advantage and injuries to theo – toure etc really waters down our chances .
who knows cesc could put on a show , but if you were a betting man , i wouldnt put my house on an arsenal win !
Morning one and all, I think Ade frightens them up top, but RVP does too, they’ll be playing 4-3-3 so if we play 4-4-2 we may well surprise them.
That’s it then, I’m putting Ethan’s house on an Arsenal win. Any takers?
xeeez, great news!!!!
ethan… i think it’d work… they are struggling to break teams down so we should play to that… ade on on his own but as soon as we have the ball vela and nasri fly forward with him, the way they play their full backs now there would be plenty of space for them
Yeah absolutely brilliant news about Edu. So happy for him.
plus JT hates playing against ade… if we play bentder terry will eat him up no problem
g-g I think he could have been useful though in such a match with his Zidanesque touches playing in the hole
GREAT POST
KINDA PUTS THE GALLAS THING IN PERSPECTIVE !!
AND GAEL TOO !
TIME NOW TO SHUT TO HELL UP AND GET ON WITH YOUR JOB !!!
Agree as well , not sure what Pat Rice does but would love to see Uncle Tone
waving us on next to Arsene . excactly what I was thinking last night too
I think Ade frightens them up top,
up top as in iceland ?
i think you mean ade humors them ! they might be gagging so hard at his immense skill levels
it will bring tears of laughter obscuring there vision .
Who won out of pompy & milan?
Neither Gnarley, 2-2 draw.
Ethan they only have to watch the man city v Arsenal dvd for a good laugh.
ended 2-2 GG..Milan came back with 2 late goals
Well considering how poor we’ve been in front of goal the last few games i will take Ade over NikiB and RvP in a flash at the moment.
we’ll never get adams now unless he fails at pompey… he wont go from manager to assistant manager if he’s successful
Cheers chary. I watched it till half time 0-0. Bloody hell milan are an old team.
GG
yes pink boots and all !
Looks like Ronaldinho was a good bit of business by Milan..Flamini and Senderos have been shit for them tho
xeez, no surprise there really. Senderos is a bit of a donkey to be honest and Flamini, well he had one good season based on his committed way of playing and the pace of the English game. With Milan’s and their opponent’s slower pace in Seria A i can imagine they are passing circles around him.
dobbi
yes your right there .. but ade is just as woeful !
he uses the jedi mind trick to make you forget from remembering how he can continually miss
his shots when inside the 6 yard box .. or his blissfully graceful offsides !
or in more recent times his failure to pull the trigger from 10 yards out , rather opting too pass off !
sorry i cant see much difference .. id still go with RVP , give him some service and at least he has 20 – 20 vision for goal usually !
Arsenal Tom, that is unless he is promised Wengers job when he eventually calls it a day.
RVP had some good free kicks that went close the other night ..
and we know he can shoot , we just need to work as a team feeding him the ball and the goals will come !
having ade back only complicates things ! he is wasteful and i dont know how many chances youll get V’s chevski and against cech . so we need clinical finishing ..
and ade definitely is in the same category as pink boots when it comes too finishing !
DH16… maybe… i guess we could bring him as a kind of ‘on the job training’… letting him learn wenger best points whilst being able to see his worst and ignoring them
Vela – RVP for me up from
but i know wenger will use vela on the wing .. if at all ..
from = front
Ethan, all three have all been poor to be honest. At least Edu is getting back to fitness and maybe him and Vela can provide some clinical finishing in front of goal. Hopefully!!!
ethan… atleast vela has to play… his pace will cause all sorts of problems… no defenders like pace!! id stick ade in front of pinkie cos he’s got more physical presence and will worry them allot more.
Morning Grovers!
Top post Geoff! Fucking terrorists… it’s pathetic…
So… am I the only one feeling the good vibes about Sunday! I think we’ll nick it by one… hopefully a 94th minute goal!
That would be special!
A tom …
yeah 4-5-1 is more defensive ..
and has more chance of working i suppose .
but id like them too go out 4-4-2 with vela and RVP and attack them from the word go ..
have another Man U performance or Ac milan ..
geoffs kindly putting his house on the game ..
so you want to hope for a starry night of magic ..
either that or get used to a park bench
I’m from Bombay myself, a regular reader of LeGrove. Touched to see you guys write a caring post for my fellow citizens. Needless to say, we will get through this.
As for the football, hope we hammer em. God knows we need a few results goin for us.
india will recover from this fucking attacks .will arsenal do the same
As an Arsenal fan from Mumbai (India), appreciate the thoughts towards India. I know Arsenal will give a good account this weekend.
all this stuff justs hits you doesnt it. i am indian and i was born in bombay and have spent most of my life here,
to think some of the places they attacked were places i used to go to everyweek to hang out with my friends. i know a friend who is still living in hope that his brother wallks out alive after beign trapped in the oberoi hotel.
terrorism is an inherent problem in our world today and frankly i dont see any way we can stop it.
people popping out of nowhere and killing people indiscriminately just puts things into perspective,
finally i would like to mention a word for the authorities and the countless army and military and police commandoes and officers who are doing a fantastic job and i offer my deepest condolences to those who have lost their lives.
on to happoer things heres hoping we rape chelsea and get back into the premier league race
looks like the mumbai contingent have come out today hasnt it. hope we et through all of this
ethan, ha! better get used to that bench mate!!!
id like us to attack but i think we’re just too weak in CM to do that… cesc & denislon or song or whoever will get murdered by deco, lamps, ballack… whoever they play… thanks god theres no essien or could be embaressing
Geoff, if you were a foot taller, a lot skinnier and a tad darker with a septic accent i’d swear you were Obama.
Hill Wood:
“There have been suggestions that we keep stopping him from buying – that is not the case. He certainly has got money if he wants to spend it ”
ARSENE …NO EXCUSES….SPEND IT
Or Arsenal FC, start giving every season ticket holder a rebate.
I think if we can get at them early and knick an early goal we have a real chance!
The way there full backs bomb forward will suit us down to the ground, especially if we have vela and Nasri on the wings. I say 2-0, early goal and a late one after playing on the counter
rohan… i love the deep thoughtful post followed by ‘heres hoping we rape chelsea’ good stuff mate!!!!
doublegooner… with the new CEO in we have no excuses now… wenger can say who he wants and gazidis can do the rest… time for wenger to stop worrying about player values and wages etc
Atom… I loved that as well!
No Pedro – You are not alone, I think we will win too
I am from Pakistan and really feel gutted and sad at the events in India. My thoughts are with them. Its events like these which make sports take a back seat , but its sports that could provide us with some much needed relief and hope.
Just a theory in my mind today , we have often this season heard from many corners the lack of experienced players at Arsenal with the loss of Hleb and Flamini. Now in Hleb goin to Barca and Nasri coming in we are more dynamic and direct like we used to be in the invincibles era so thats a good thing as far as i know. He never really had the ability to shoot or take on defenders and provide that cutting edge (altough his ball skills were brilliant , just not quite suited to the high tempo game) . But its Flamini and a DM that has really got the fans ,experts alike asking for his replacement. Now number one , AW should have signed a player to replace him Alonso , Inler whoever he should have , but imagine for a moment the scenario if flamini had stayed.
I say this with one eye on his milan performances and appearances this season , last year he was a player playin for a new contract and his football career , he had diarra , denilson , gilberto on his back and thus putting in passionate performaces. But if this season just like cesc , ade , clichy ,sagna (the players who were mainstays last season) had a dip in form he could easily be doing the same. I know most probably this would not have happened but still his shoulders could have also drooped after Aston villa and Man city debacles , it can happen to any player. We would then maybe be crying out for experience in that case as well.
So in summary its very rarely a single player who is the team’s focus ala Gerrard, Cesc, Raul , Kaka that leaves an impact , its about a natural evolution . One player leaves another comes , AW just didn’t buy the next player thats the fault. Flamini is Flamini becasue a Cana or an Alonso didn’t come , thats why Edu is just Edu because Flamini came in when he left.
Great news about Eduardo playing in a closed door friendly against Nott forrest, lets get the injured players Ade, Sagna, nasri back and get ready for The battle at the bridge.
Good stuff Rico! How are the pigs?
I fancy us to win.
Condolences to one and all who have been directly or indirectly affected in Mumbai.
A truly sad week in my life,
A gooner from India
i am also getting same vibes as pedro and as i had prior to manu match (i predicted 2-1 at holic blog….but tht was desperate time right evrey tom dick nad harry was calling manu winning) it should be 3-1 to arsenal (they will score a goal atleast)….m i too optimistic?????
arsenal must have some stat abt how much distance a player covered (u guys talking yesterday abt song tooooooooooooo lazy) or is it only for ppl watching at home!!!!!
A tom
we have as much chance of raping the chev’s as a computer geek in a night club
but here’s to hoping Horace whimp can get his fingers wet
They’re alright Pedro, the beat some dutch second division shit yesterday.
sorry cant say i got the same vibes ..
i had them V man U too …
but i simply am not feeling it for this game ….
haha! Nice one Steve!
So… are we all missing Big Phil after watching last night?
Ethan, they were poor against the french chaps and against Newcastle… they’re not playing well… we’re not playing well… could be a stormer!
Good call Geoff, their sorrow is our sorrow, unfortunately it is the state of the world today, the world is regressing and becoming more evil, people are becoming de-sensitized to what is right and wrong, people are controlled by fear and are divided by political and religious sensitivities and the wisdom of the great Mahatma Ghandi rings true today, he said:
“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.”
When the atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, even though Truman signed the executive order, he could not have done it himself, he couldn’t fly a plane, someone had to accept the order and carry it out. I’m illustrating that those in command would have no power if orders to kill would not be obeyed. People are scared for their own lives and that of their families, and are manipulated into committing atrocities which they would normally never consider.
As long as people co-operate with the minority giving out the orders this will continue, people must come to this conclusion themselves, as long as people are aware of their own power and what each person can do then the minority of clinical psychopaths who hold the reins of power around the world would not have anyone to control. I hope it won’t be too late, and that people will refuse to take orders to murder others or choose to do so themselves and won’t be misled into believing that murdering other people will make the world a better place.
Football is a sport where you’re judged by the quality of your game, and where people of all nationalities and religious convictions can support a team together and set their differences aside because they want their team to do well, and they all want to enjoy the spectacle together. So it is possible for us all
to be good neighbours, and not necessarily agree what we do in each others houses, why is why protecting each person’s individual freedoms and liberties rather than using force to try and change their opinions is the only way forward, regardless of whether we believe that they’re right or wrong, as long as people do not cross the line and decide that taking someones life or stealing their property is an appropraite way to resolve problems. It all starts at home, we all need to make the first step in not contributing to this, of our own free will not just because someone forced us to.
As the Chelsea game draws closer, I’m feeling more optimistic that we can get something out of it, I know we hardly ever play for draws (apart from the FA cup in 2005), but if we get a point at Stamford Bridge it will mean a lot, especially sinc e we’ve struggled recently. All three would of course be grand, but I can’t say I feel that’s going to happen, as Portsmouth proved last night, putting the workrate in and having a go can sometimes be enough. As long as our team put their all in, that’s all I’m asking for, if Chelsea play better football and we gave it our all, there’s not much more we can do than to say we were beaten fair and square, but knowing the talent that we have, and the attacking mentality of both teams, I hope our game will be enough to take all three points and that we won’t have an off day. Chelsea will be given a lot of respect, but not too much, they don’t always win, they’re on the verge of being knocked out opf the Champions League, ewcastle kept a clean sheet against them last week, Barnsley knocked them out of the Carling cup. I just hope we’re hungrier for a win than they are, because if we play our best game, we can beat them.
Pedro – one is poorly with a chest infection, she is on Anti-Biotics twice a day, what a performance that is, she hates them and I hate giving her them – thanks for asking after them – hope your sister’s are tucked up in this cold weather..
Eduardo played in a behing closed doors friendly last night apparently
ethan. LOL… i agree… a draw and ill be happy, a win and ill be happier than horace with his stinky fingers
Denilson is the worst partner for Cesc because he inhibits Cesc’s game. Cesc is only 50% of himself when next to Den but 100% of himself when next to the entirely defensive Song.
I dont rate Song, he is a poor mans gilberto, but point is he plays the Gilberto role and thats why cesc is better next to him and why Arsenal are far better as a team with Song in midfield. Both are shite and we badly need a proper DM as we have done since Flam left, but people who rate Den are totally missing the point. If you are wondering why Arsenal have been so poor in about 7 games this season, you will find the proeblem is Den. Song didn’t even play in most of our worst performances. Den played in every single one. then look at our best 2 defensive performances of the season, Kiev the other night and West Ham away. who partnered Cesc in the centre? Yep Song.
Also as bad as Song is, just count the number of times he intercepts the opposition or makes a tackle and its a lot more than Denilson will do. Thats what we need, not another sideways passer in the team.
Whose up for giving Randall a try in CM/DM, after the Chelsea game that is?
yeah tom im feelin ya ..
on a purely platonic basis only
DH16 i agree
pedro
i know they are not playing so well . but they have a 1/2 decent goal keeper , anelka who is topping the goal scorers board .. and you tell me he wont enjoy facing us in his form ? deco’s coming back and we have some key injuries in theo – toure and gallas who can go either way …
no , im hoping for a draw , and thats the best i can predict id say ..
Hi grovers. It’s a sad day for people of South Asia. These attacks were I think made to undermine the prospering friendship of Pakistan and India.
. But I feel optimistic about everything today and think that it will help both countries to move forward united against terrorism. I am from Pakistan and every Pakistani which I know is angry and sad at what is happening in Mumbai. Long Live Pakistan-India friendship. As I said I am feeling optimistic, I voted for an Arsenal win.
Help needed guys (& girls)
ive set up an account on wordpress, changed the pic etc..
how then do i link it so that it appears when i leave a comment?
(Excuse the dumbness, computers not my strong point)
Finest nice post. U using le grove as ur blog host huh!
Use more paragraphs next time its makes an easier read. 
DH16… it usually takes a bit of time to show up
Boomshanka!
With Song 3-1 to the Chavs.
Without Song 2-1 to The Arse.
Never mind, think ive mastered it, we’ll soon see …….
DH16
i think jack or ramsey would be pissed off .. if they let randall play before them ..
cant see it happening this season .. unless its the C.C .
Nah, it’s not my blog post, it’s a post on top of everyone elses, I’ll use more paragraphs next time, I just knocked it out in one go and didn’t have the energy to proof-read it. Sorry.
ethan, i can see where your coming from and i believe LJW n Rambo are by far better players i just think Randall is the sort of player we need right now and he is getting to that age where he needs to be playing at a high standard to develop further.
You never know though he may get a chance when the league is wrapped up with five games to go
Buy yourself a Falcon rico. Problem solved.
poor old Matty, struggling, maybe Birmingham would have been a better option for that fucker, anyway i try not to think about him but as you can see on newsnow his pain in the sun is the top read, ha ha.
Gazzap you have restored my faith in humanity.
Dh16
yes i think he could feature in the C.C . but if wenger has to use this EPL as a training ground im sure he will go with ramsey .. he paid 5 million for the lad .. and well jack !
im little jacks biggest fan !
he could be the key to turn this arsenal side into something great , but wenger has his favorites and its stunts his own youth policies !
so bring on song
im i in moderation pedro
gazz
the answer is neither song nor denilson .. its ramsey or jack ..
and the sooner wenger starts playing and experimenting with them the sooner the midfield will settle .
ramsey has to be infront of randall… ramsey’s started 2 CL games now… im not sure what randall’s all about to be honest
I think Arsene is well aware what jack can do, i dont think he is stunting his growth at all, he is blooding him slowly before unleashing him next year!
why Franchise what did you do
?
Morning everyone,
Did ye know that Robin Van Persie has never scored a senior hatrick. And he has even played in holland ffs.
i replied to gazzap about Song but the post didnt appear
jack will still be a bit part player next year… we’ve got rosicky coming back, nasri, traore at pompey… thats 3 left sided players, plus theo, nasri, and eboue (emergerncy) who can and probably would play on the right in front of him
Atom, sounds like a strong midfield when you put it like that, i am expecting Jack to come into his own the back end of next season.
DH16
your dead right thats exactly what he’s doing , but i dont think its right !
he has got options available in jack and ramsey but would rather persist with square pegs in round holes !
i think if you think for the teams sake , the best man should get the job , and wenger has said age isnt a worry if you have skill .. so give them a chance .. something might click ..
we have a month of down time prior to the window opening up !
And if jack and cesc combine into a solid partnership it will ease the defensive problems ..
because whilst you have possession your not defending !
DH16… its strong on paper but we forget rosicky, nasri are pretty brittle…. maybe he’ll sell traore but id like to see him for a year cos he looks like a proper winger staying out wide rather than cutting in
yes interesting point gazzap (10.14), although Cesc after the Euros was saying how he would have to embrace the defensive side of his game in order to break into the Spanish first eleven, rather than be on the bench. So initially I thought he was quite happy to take turns with Denilson at being the defensive midfielder.
But as we have seen so many times, you can’t put a square peg in a round hole. Denilson is just not defensively minded in any way, his recovery pace is non-existent, he loses possession and just stands there looking back at his defence. Plus he is an attacking player, but one suited to a very different game than the English one, he would look great on a beach but not so good on a muddy pitch in winter.
Song has definitely got a cynical side to him and has got muscle, really what he needs to learn is that he is never going to be a passer like Cesc, so he should just make a tackle or interception and then give the ball to the nearest Arsenal player immediately. If he stopped trying to be something he’s not, and also learned to run a bit faster, he might actually do a job for us.
Anyone who mentions the ‘S’ word goes into moderation Franchise. It’s because he is shit.
A tom
its hard to know what any of those 2 are about because wenger always plays song !
But Jack is predominately a right sided player. Although h is leftvfooted he plays on the right wing ang sometimes on the left. Why would Wenger just all of a sudden put him in the middle?
Daft question Stu, when does Wenger ever play anyone in there natural position?? Just look at Song, he has played in every position possible this season
Good to hear everyone from all the divides supporting the people from India, especially our Pakistani contingent, we could sort all this worldwide shit out here, on Le Grove.
I go with the big pat on the back for the people out there working to save people and I hope that if anyone has friends still there, they come out safe.
Steve, thanks mate, a foot taller and darker! I love it, ha, ha, ha!
Franchise… I can’t find the comment?
you could play(L) nasri cesc jack theo .. (R)
stu whats wrong with that ?
Almunia
Sagna Gallas Silvestre Clichy
Vella Fab4 Denilson Nasri
RvP Ade
NB! NO MORE SONG
geoff well sort out bangkok airport whilst your at it !
Song is the only player we have who vaguely resembles a DM; he will be playing on Sunday and he better play the game of his life.
good morning all..
thank you geoff and all you le grovers that is very very thoughtful of you guys!
well gazzap Song has also been absent from Midfield the games we have played really well namely Bolton, Blackburn, ManU, Fenerbache away
‘vaguely resembles’ LMAO
So true though! Very vaguely…
My condolences 2 the families and the country itself 4 those awful attacks those terrorist need a bullet with there names on it.
On 2 football did U see Cascarino mocking us on Sky Sports News…. chelscum bastard he was laughing at the fact that we’re relying on Vela and there relying on Anelka . He has cleary forgot 2 mention Arsenal live in the real world where there’s this thing called debt obviously Chelsea don’t even know how 2 spell debt let alone understand it….Please Roman get bored find yourself a new hobby and force Chelsea 2 pay all the money you’ve invested please…..I hope Chelsea lose and crash out of the Champions league not that it would hurt them financially oh course.
Stu
at jacks age he can mold into anything ..
i think he has a better eye for a pass than cesc . he’s quick – sharp and those little legs run all day .
i think he would compliment cesc and give him the respect too !
jack will be in our future no doubt , so lets just do it now ! and secure another 1st 11 spot !
anything to get song out !
I Wouldn’t risk playing Jack in the middle because CM has too much responsibility, especially at 16 in a team thats already to young. Plus he would be out of position and under alot more pressure.
Also, whats the story with JD? Is he injured?
Dobbi
I really like your team choice, in fact I think it might be the best that the club has. regardless of injuries. I certainly believe that it could beat any continental Euopean team but I would worry about it’s defensive weakness for Sunday.
Seb the guy (Song) has muscle but he gets muscled off the ball so easily how possible can that be? Do u know how many cheap turnovers Song had against Kiev? Song is a waste. Denilson is not the answer but he has put in several performances this season that shows he would be a top player in the future.
Thanks a lot , very thoughtful of you guys. Scene here is actually kinda tense, need support and whats better than your own grovers standing by you. keep up the good work.
Indian grover
London, when you szay regardless of injuries do you mean not including injuried players? Because if given a full squad to chose from I would definately be picking Eduardo and Rosicky, and maybe even JD ahead of Fish. Actually almost anyone ahead of Fish.
Ethan, I’m all over it! Choy you’re welcome.
London, I admire your loyalty but I hope he doesn’t play.
Franchise
I doubt you will find an Arsenal supporter who doesn’t believe that Denilson will be a huge seccess in the future; the concern is his ability to defend and play alongside Cesc on Sunday.
Geoff I do understand your concern. I would swap him for De Rossi in a heart beat but he is an Arsenal player and we need him to do his job on Sunday, failure to do so and any remainling loyalty I have towards him would have wel and truly disappeared.
Its wierd isnt it. Song is supposedly considered a man mountain in Cameroon. He is apparently really strong but im not buying it because anyone who gets pushed off the ball by……. (omg hes so shit I dont know his shit name)…….that twat who scored against us for Sunderland……….whats his name???? DAMN IT!
I really need my wheatabix!
Geoff
You are right, le Grove the mediator. Its time the English stopped referring to us as convicts. It upsets us so much down here
Thanks London,
I realise that it’s weak in defense, but unfortunately sticking Song in there in place of Vela for example would just mean we sacrifice our attacking threat for a completely unreliable and error prone DM. I’d rather see us play football and concede than try and contain Chelsea with Song and get totally outplayed. It seems like Newcastle want him on loan, so why can’t we loan him out, therefore not curbing his “potential”, and buy someone who can actually bring something positive to our team.
….anyway how is the weather over there you limey pommys
couldn’t help myself
Let me get back to you on that one Gnarley, saving the world is one thing, but……
Gnarley… If I was punished by my Government and Australia was the punishment… I’d be pretty fucking chuffed!
If that was still the case… crime would be even higher than it already is!
Gnarley… you’re soooo racist… haha!
I’m going to start referring to Song as aspro. “slow working dope”
song could be the biggest player in the league but he’s weak inside.. the way he gets pushed around its like he’s scared of everyone
Morning all..
Best wishes to our friends in India…
When we play Song and Denilson in midfield, It is 2 players doing the job that 1 did last year (Flamini).
This means we either play a 5 man midfield, or RVP has to drop into the midfield leaving us short up front..
I am not convinsed thet Hill Wood saying we have money is the sort of money that some think.
He still thinks we can buy a top class midfield player for £220,000 and sixpence.
But we need to get the best in that important role next to Cesc and if he spends all our budget to get it I would be happy..
morning all… thanks mate for the thoughts for us in India. I am in Bangalore and we all really need some comforting out here…the senselessness of it all – makes one really angry.
i think our best midfield would be Ramsey – Cesc . Ramsey ahs the defensive capabilities to fall back and cover while allowing Cesc to play up. Song is good at winning balls back but he is poor in passing ( for EPL levels) and slow to react to situations. Ramsey is a decent passer( still learning) and is fairly quick.
Wilshere is actually cover for Cesc, the same compactness and passing ability.
i’ve just seen a clip of Lorik Cana and the man is a destructive machine. we can have a fearsome midfield but there we can also start a yellow card museum at the Emirates. we should get him, if only to prove a point to the Sam Allardyces of the world.
Whats Wenger’s record like for buying in January. Have we ever splashed out on somebody in the Winter Window? Did Reyes come in January ??
GG9
i know what you mean but you didnt live life as a young English lad in Australia growing up either !
also the term pommy is short for Prisoner of her majesty ..
so in actual fact when using the term you are referring to your ancestors .. not ours
dh16
Reyes, Walcott, Ade, Diaby (i think) all came in the January transer window. So there is hope. It will be pathetic quite frankly if we didn’t get anyone.
I spose it would be good to here the old North Bank chant coming from the Chelsea fans tomorrow, along the lines of
“Arsenal, give us song, Arsenal, Arsenal give us song”
Evening/morning avenell
denilson did aswell i think
Pascal Cygan any player can look good on youtube…. Ive actually watched Cana twice this season against Pool in the CL. He was very effective in the first at the Veladromme in the second leg at Anfield he seemed very subdued in his play he had an very steady performance though as expected a player can not be on fire everyday. If Song could give us a steady performance no fireworks no howlers just steady I would deeply appreciate it. Thats all we want Song a steady performance in midfield. STEADY
If only we could give them Song Billong!
Ethan
I thought the poms out numbered Australians in WA
I also think we should blood in Coquelin.. how old is he ?
With the recent losses, has anyone actually asked Big Raddy whether he has been recording the games
Evening Gnarley..
I watched the last quarter of an hour of the game when Cana played against the Dippers and he looked okay, but he played CH..
Is he a bit more lively when he plays in midfield?
Coquelin is a might fine player, i have watched him since his arrival and he is a future partner for Cesc. But he is nowhere near the first team at the moment. He has a lot of developing to do both mentally and physically. Give him 3 years or so and he could well be there though
Pascal… 17 ish… he’s the future CM with cesc/ramsey
Geoff/Pedro
Whatever happened to Bud?
Dobbi
I think there is a part of all of us that would be very tempted to play our best attacking team in the hope that we score more goals than the opposition but I worry about the gap between the defence and the midfield; so, I would play Song in the hope that he can protect the defence but I would do so at the expense of Nasri and not Vela.
I have nothing against Nasri but he is still settling in and up until now has not put in a decent away performance. In theory if Song is playing we can afford to be more attack minded and Vela fits that bill more than Nasri.
Coquelin is 17 and better now than Song is, all over the park, honestly!
Bud is having to work for a living these days!
Franchise … agree. what we need is a Song for all seasons…:-).
Folks, it appears that Xavi is on his way out of Barca. Will he complement Cesc ? He does not look tall ( adding to the pygmy brigade) and does not have physical presence but is top, top class…
Guys we are Arsenal Arsenal the third most succesful club in English Football, Third richest club in the world. WORLD guys WORLD, GLOBE. Third richest and not first cos we dont do as much in Asia and the States like Mancs and Madrid do. Why cant we splash £15 – £20 million on a World Class CM that the likes of Denilson, Coquelin, Diaby, Cesc etc can learn from. Comon Arsene. U can address the CB issue in the summer but a CM and wide player (considering the injuries to Rosicky, Walcott and the inexperience of Wishere) in January please. There are players that are dying to move to this club. PLEASE
That is true, he’s better than Song. A lot of our young players emerge as relatively unknows, such as Jack but Coquelin has a big reputation back home. Coaches at Clairefontain (speeling, sorry) have earmarked him as a future France captain and he has been invited to attend training sessions with the French under 19′s before now
How can you tell when someone’s REALLY got an OCD?
When they have to pronounce it CDO because that’s the order of the letters in the alphabet.
I’ll get my quote… that was bad by my standards and that’s saying something.
Come on you gooners…. With the chavs defence looking a bit shakey this season and the way they like to attack i can see us turning them over if we play the way we know Arsenal can play… just need to keep song off the pitch and we’ll be fine… this guy makes Eboue look like Maradona
Oh so he is still about.
I would actually like to see this Bischoff played ahead of Song… he’s been banging them in for the reserves recently and Banfields always got something positive to say about him
London
I see what you mean it’s just that Song has been very poor and it would be inviting them to come at us. If we had a box to box midfielder then that would be the best. That’s why we must go shopping. I do think that Wenger will go with the formation that you suggest, but Nasri instead of Vela.
Surely Cesc will behaving a word in Arsene’s shell like that he doesn’t want aspro playing along side of him
gday all,
just home from the pub and noticed the pompey score. then i jumped on here to note the blog.
then i went back and re-read the article on the telegraph to note that flamini and phil hadnt been referenced in the whole article. how could that be? then i thought, oh yeah, those bastards have played fuck all game between them for the season, they probably didnt start….
hang on a sec….i scrolled to the bottom of the article to note they both played the whole match….not being subbed at all
GOLD
pascal… he’s far too expensive and far too highly paid/wanted to be coming to us… we’re probably 10 in the list!!!
If Nasri plays, I reckon he will have a blinder. He seems to be @ his best when the opo are top shelf.
Like Big Tone was when he was on the top shelf
I would rather see that crazy Greek Woman who always shouts “come one Arsenal, Come on you Gunners” to play ahead of Song.
In fact I would rather we bought we Robbie Savage to play ahead of Song.
I know we have had the odd really shit player in the past, but at least they had a personality and were likeable. Song is a lazy out of his depth mong.
GNARLEY – comedy at its best mate – gold
You call, I come !!!!!!!!!
I’m a bit like Superman Gnarley !!!!!!
thing is players like Bischoff, Randall, Wilshere, Coquelin, Merida. Barazite, Simpson, Lansbury et al all have to learn their trade in the reserves, why didn’t Song, why did Wenger allow him to by-pass the reserves, all the above are better, that’s the bit I would like Wenger to explain, PHW and the others follow like obedient blind bitches, why doesn’t someone ask the question, why Arsene? why?
Superman has arrived whooo!
well there you go. G’Day Mr Bud
It’s possible that the arrival of the new CEO might shake Wenger out of his comfort zone.
Jesus Bud,
Where have you been?
Pat
Working apparently
Arsene is already out of his comfort zone. or at least I think. If we didnt were fourth last season and knocked out earlier from the CL say 2nd round he wouldnt have had any excuses not to sign anyone this season. I think he even tried to sign a midfield player but his plans to wait until the askindg price drops backfired. I bet he would sign in Jan. Where we are in the league by then would decide if the player is CL cup tied or not. If we are several points behind the leaders in the Prem then he would nt be signing either of Alonso or Cana as they would be cup tied in the CL and he would want to improve the side to have a crack at the CL next May.
Nasri’s poppy shirt has been put on ebay..
It’s not been on a day yet, 17 bids and it’s up to £1550.. so far!
* didnt were
meant were
was gonna say if we didnt do so well in the league then I realised that we actually didnt so i chose to say if we were fourth
PROOF READ MO’FUNGLA
poppy shirt?
It was poppy day when we beat the mancs.
http://www.sport.co.uk/news/Football/10352/Bendtner_set_to_face_Wenger_wrath.aspx
Looks like Pinkys been partying on International Duty
This one is for all those wo have lived in Oz. An oldie but a goodie
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=Pyp0yNIjWmY&feature=related
The shirt is for sale by arsenal football club, and you can ask the seller a question.
We can ask ask, WTF do you play Song?
Strong hints from PHW that we’re going to add some quality players to the first team in January.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/7754080.stm
not sure if anyone agrees, but one of the best nights in football was the last game of the 05-06 season when we beat Wigan 4-2 and the spuds lost to the hammers 2-1.
i went to the pub at the usual after midnight kick off by myself to watch the game in hope that we would secure CL for the next season!
i was greeted to a pub with mostly gooner fans with a sprinkling of spuds and 2 screens side-by-side with both games on simultaneously!
going down 1-2 at half time had me severly worried, but the roller coaster ride after that was one of the best of all time.
i know we all love trophies. but i would nearly give a small toe to go back and experience that again….fucking brilliant and i wasnt even at the game, let alone in the same country!
finestcuts, its always the same! he has been giving these strong hints for some time but he always add, “If Arsene Wishes and finds anyone suitable”! Thats a big fucking IF u know
yea Evo that was a great Day..I remember SPUDS were wearing spanish hats that supporting Barca..they got what they deserved in the end!
Yes xeeez, although players were signed in summer (mainly because players left) however this statement is uncalled for, whenever Arsenal’s transfer spending situation had been discussed, it was due to media reports saying that Wenger was forced into not spending.
Wenger has always maintained that if there is a chance of getting the player he wants, that Arsenal will bid for the player.
Because Rosicky and Walcott are out, we have to bring in new players.
Also, we’re not completely sure whether Gallas will stay until the end of the season, so there’s no choice. What if squad players get injured, who do we have to replace them. We need a few players.
Yea we need players fer sure..but bringing in a replacement for Rosick/Walcot is what Wenger mite agree to.. But that mite not be enought and the key question remains whether he will agree to the fact that we need replacements for Song/Denilson i.e. a new/better partner for Cesc?
Arsenal unveil new carling cup kit… lol have u seen this?
http://gunnerblog.com/?p=1249
That is good Kenny
Have you seen some of the comments he got for it? Some People just dont have a sense of humour
That boy is in fact about a year away from his debut in the CC! LOL
patthegooner looks like an AKB attack there !
From finest’s BBC link
Flamini, who was part of the AC Milan team that drew 2-2 at Portsmouth in the Uefa Cup on Thursday, has backed Arsenal to bounce back from their early-season troubles, which included William Gallas being stripped of the captaincy after criticising his team-mates in public.
“Big clubs can have difficult periods but Arsenal have a lot of quality so I’m sure they will go forward,” said the Frenchman.
“They have amazing players and the important thing is to keep going, work well and I’m sure they will be ok.
“It’s never easy in the Premier League; it is hard, physical and every game is like a big battle. It is important to trust Arsene Wenger, he has done great things and we’ll see.
“I understand William, he wanted a reaction from his team-mates and I hope it will lead to a positive reaction from the team and I hope that will start against Chelsea.
“They are a big team but against big teams Arsenal always produces a big game.”
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‘It is important to trust Arsene Wenger’ – what, like you did?? jesus…
Seb, I think Flamini is saying the right things at the wrong time. What he says, as you point out, doesn’t stack up with his actions this summer, but hey at least he’s being supportive of us. Can you imagine Le Sulk or Cashley saying stuff like that ?
exactly..he is at least supporting us with comments…not that it matters either way I guess!
maybe he wants to come back.. they usually do!!!
So PHW says “He is only going to buy someone if he thinks they are going to improve, okay, a very a young squad, but a very talented one.”
So what, Alonso, Barry, Cana, Inler or Veloso wouldn’t have improved our squad then?
Does that make Wenger stupid or does that make the comment stupid?
True chary, but it just leaves a bad taste in the mouth
‘Arsenal are a big club’
‘they have amazing players’
‘Premier league games are hard physical and like a big battle’
Well mathieu why don’t you just pour the whole bag of salt into the wound you left behind eh. Don’t tell us what we already knew, and what we considered strong reasons why you should stay.
I know he was entitled to move, he had links with Italy, blah blah blah, but surely he must realise that part of our problems this season are down to his absence? And in those circumstances it might be better to say nothing for a year or so?
and before anyone says it, yes I know the problem has been not replacing him, not him leaving…. whatever!!!
“Hey Arsene do you want some money to buy players?”
“yes please Peter” ” how much have we got?”
“10mill”
“stick it up your arse”
now why do i get the feeling that young mathieu is feeling homesick.. not getting enough starts are we ?
Geoff… the comment is clever because it immediately takes all blame away from the board… he’s basically saying
‘this is wenger squad, if they are shit then its his fault not ours, if he wants money then he can have it… blame him’
No I think more like, I believe in this ‘buying young’ experiment and if it works I will go down in history as footballs most visionary manager.
Buying players will spoil that so I won’t. You can fuck off.
I will however take the bonus for having a surplus of money each year which goes straight into my sky rocket. Thanks.
Tom no board would say spend or you’re out, like I said before though the takeover vultures are hovering.
Every Tory government saves prudently and then labour get in. The first thing they do is spend everything and the people love them, then they bankrupt the country and the Tory’s get back in and start to build prudently all over again.
Get the picture?
THINK ALL SHOULD READ THIS ::
I may post my source to Le Grove in private but this info has just come to me 15 mins ago via an individual connected to the club for last 30 years.
This same person who for last 2 years was adamant that Wenger had no money. I went fully along with this until Fiszman said Wenger could spend £30m on one player.
However this is what I’ve just been told;
‘WENGER HAS NO MONEY UNLESS HE SELLS…FACT…DO NOT BELIEVE PHW. ALL FUNDS GOING TO HIGHBURY SQUARE UNTIL FINISHED. BUT THE MANAGER CANT COME OUT & CALL THE BOARD LIARS !
Doublegooner, I thought your source said we were getting 3 world class players in Jan?
+ why say anything on the money situation at all if there isn’t any?
Don’t believe it, they’re calling him a liar.
Why would the money go to Highbury square? they’re 90% paid for and we aren’t the developers, they foot the bill, we just get a cut.
Wenger in September before last could have gone anywhere in world football, why would he have stayed somewhere that said no money and contradict him all the time, sorry, makes no sense whatsoever.
+ Why would the new CEO takeover a business that had no money to do anything with?
yea exactly pedro..if there isn’t any just shut the fuck up and stop talkin bout it..
why give fans false hope and shatter them later?..
I thought it was Michael P with the 3 signings in January…
yea right points Pedro and Geoff!
Pedro:
That never came from me.
There is no benefit to Wenger in keeping his mouth shut.
If there was no money… it would suit him down to the ground. He could say he has to go with the kids… becuase he can’t afford anything else.
Pedro – I’m quite sure the “3 world class players to come in” info came from Michael P(ittordie).
Doublegooner there is a popular misconception over this fabled 30 mil. Fizman said that 30 mil would be made available not Wenger has 30 mil to spend. There is a huge difference.
Pedro:
Because we need a CEO & he’ll be in charge running the whole business on a exellent salary.
Once these ALL the flat s are supposedly sold/completed ie funds in the bank, will we then freed up from this now albatros, & at what cost.
Myles Palmer, in his postthis week made a point I mentioned a while back, was that the club should have sold the project off to a major developer in the beginning & should have not become a developer themselves.
Thats why I kept saying we’ve become a property company over being a football club.
I don’t think there has been money to buy good quality players..
But dropping out the top 4 is going to cost them more… So they are going to borrow some!!!
Pedro:
I also feel what is the benefit Wenger saying nothing to contest the ‘money available comment’ when the opposite maybe be true. All this does is make sure he takes the flak from all of us watching the team & club falling bigtime.
Why is he staying if that is the case ?
Hello Grovers.
yeah good post its messed up what’s going on in India.
the world is just fucked up. and getting worse. Kids Killing one and other. Groups killing to get there Political views across. Big corporations trying to screw everything for a extra Pound. people are starving in the third world countries while the Super Rich countries Rape them of there natural resources,
its a real shity deal indeed.
Doublegooner, I’m not besmirching your source. I just don’t think accounts lie.
The reason Arsene doesn’t plead poverty, is because he is not in poverty.
It doesn’t make a blind bit of difference if we are skint… there is a lock down agreement.
As far as the property thing goes… it’s mostly built and mostly sold. I don’t understand what this money is tied up in?
Myles Palmer reckons we should have sold it off to a developer… and what… sacrificed £30million quid in the process? That is madness. If you are capable of building a monster stadium on budget… why not redevelop the old one and cash in?
it’s all bollocks.3 experienced internationals coming in january.last year i heard the same thing and wenger was going to revolutionise football and chelsea and manu wouldn’t know what hit them
all glory seekers,easy to open your gob on the internet.
alli know the maths don’t add up more have left than have been replaced and our net summer spend was 4million.
no offence to you DG it’s just we hear these stories all the time
Raif, Obama’s new treasurer is a specialist at screwing over 3rd world countries. Change? haha! Of course!
i think we are saving more money then spending. if you look at the players on big wages we let go over the years and the lack of Signings. we must have saves shit loads of Cash. so we are by no means Poor or in poverty.
Tesco installed a medical machine that for £5 and a urine sample, would diagnose any condition. When Jim went with a sore elbow, the computer printout read “U hav tennis elbow. Soak it in warm water and avoid heavy work for 2 weeks” Impressed, Jim wondered if he could fool the machine. He mixed tapwater with dog poo, urine samples from his wife and daughter, and then pleasured himself into the mixture. When he tipped it into the machine the next day, the printout read: 1. Ur tapwater is too hard. Use softener. 2.Ur dog has ringworm. Giv it antibiotics. 3.Ur daughter is on cocaine. Get her to rehab. 4.Ur wife is Xpecting twins. Not urs. Get a lawyer. 5.If u keep playing with yourself, ur elbow wont get better! Thank u for shopping at Tesco.
kelsey
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA….
im in stitches
A guy goes to Kerry County Council to apply for a job.
The interviewer asks him, ‘Are you allergic to anything?’
He answers ‘Yes – caffeine’
‘Have you ever been in the armed services?’
‘Yes,’ he says. ‘I was in Iraq for two years.’
The interviewer says, ‘That will give you 5 extra points toward employment,’ and then asks, ‘Are you disabled in any way?
The guy says, ‘Yes …a bomb exploded near me and blew my testicles off.’
The interviewer tells the guy, ‘O.K. In that case, I can hire you right now.
Normal hours are from 8 AM to 2 PM.
You can start tomorrow at 10:00 – and plan on starting at 10 AM every day.’
The guy is puzzled and says, ‘If the hours are from 8 AM to 2 PM, whydon’t you want me to be here before 10 AM?’ ‘
‘This is a council job,’ the interviewer says.
‘For the first two hours we just stand around drinking coffee and scratching our bollocks, not really any point in you coming
in for that.’
A young man goes into the Job Center in Jacksonville , Florida , and sees a card advertising for a Gynecologist’s Assistant. Interested, he goes to learn more. ‘Can you give me some more details?’ he asks the clerk.
The clerk pulls up the file and says, ‘The job entails getting the ladies ready for the gynecologist. You have to help them out of their underwear, lay them down and carefully wash their private regions, then apply shaving foam and gently shave off the hair, then rub in soothing oils so that they’re ready for the gynecologist’s examination.
The clerk continues, there’s an annual salary of $45,000, but you’re going to have to go to Oxford , Mississippi . That’s about 620 miles from here.’
‘Oh, is that where the job is?’ ‘
No sir – that’s where the end of the line is right now
Go Kelsey!!!
Man with penis in peanut butter is f**king nuts.
Man who walk through airport door sideways is going to Bangkok.
Man who drop watch in toilet, bound to have shitty time.
Man who take lady on camping trip, have one intent.
Dear Friends
As we move closer to the end of another momentous year I want to thank you for all the e-mails you have forwarded to me over the past year. They have been amusing, informative and in some cases life saving.
I would also like to thank the Government-but I can’t think of anything appropriate-except to say I’m really looking forward to the recession and all that goes with it.
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Also, I now have to wipe the top of every beer can-and that numbers 1000’s-I open for the same reason.
I no longer have any savings because I gave it all away to sick people all over the world who were about to die in the hospital for the 1,387,258th time.
However my finances will regenerate when I receive the $15,000 that Bill Gates and Microsoft are sending me for participating in their special email programs. Or from the senior bank clerk in Nigeria who wants me to split seven million dollars with me for pretending to be a long lost relative of a customer who died intestate. In addition I am expecting at least 5 million euros from my anticipated win on the Latvian lottery
Good news though I need no longer worry about my soul because I have 363,214 angels looking out for me.
On the plus side I have learned that my prayers will only get answered if I forward emails to seven friends and make a wish within five minutes.
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I no longer buy petrol without taking a friend along to watch the car so a serial killer won’t crawl onto my back seat when I’m filling up.
I no longer go to shopping centres because someone will drug me with a food sample and rob me.
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By the way…. did you know that a South American scientist has, after a lengthy study, discovered that people with low IQs who don’t have enough sex, always read their emails while holding the mouse.
Don’t bother taking your hand off now, it’s too late.
A Blonde in Church
An Alabama preacher said to his congregation, “Someone in this congregation has spread a rumour that I belong to the Ku Klux Klan. This is a horrible lie and one which a Christian community cannot tolerate. I am embarrassed and do not intend to accept this. Now, I want the party who did this to stand and ask forgiveness from God and this Christian Family.”
No one moved. The preacher continued, “Do you have the nerve to face me and admit this is a falsehood? Remember, you will be forgiven and in your heart you will feel glory. Now stand and confess your transgression.”
Again all was quiet.
Then slowly, a drop-dead gorgeous blonde with a body that would stop traffic rose from the third pew. Her head was bowed and her voice quivered as she spoke, “Reverend there has been a terrible misunderstanding. I never said you were a member of the Ku Klux Klan. I simply told a couple of my friends that you were a wizard under the sheets.”
The preacher fell to his knees, his wife fainted, and the congregation roared.
It was Postman Pat’s last day on the job after 35 years of carrying
> the
> > mail through all kinds of weather to the same villages and towns.
> >
> > When he arrived at the first house on his route, he was greeted by the
> whole family there, who all hugged and congratulated him and sent him
> on his way with a cheque for £50.
> >
> > At the second house they presented him an 18-carat gold
> > watch.
> >
> > The folks at the third house handed him a bottle of 15-year
> > old Scotch whisky.
> >
> > At the fourth house he was met at the door by a young
> > pretty blonde in her lingerie.
> > She took him by the arm and led him up the stairs to the bedroom where
> she
> > blew his mind with the most passionate
> > love he had ever experienced.
> >
> > When they went downstairs, the young woman fixed him a
> > full English breakfast:
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> > squeezed orange juice.
> >
> > As she was pouring him a cup of steaming coffee,
> > he noticed a £5 note sticking out from under the cup.
> >
> > ‘All this was just too wonderful for words,’ he said,
> > ‘but what’s the five quid for?’
> >
> > ‘Well,’ said the young blonde, ‘Last night, I told my
> > husband that today would be your last day
> > and that we should
> > do something special for you.
> >
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> >
> > He said, ‘F**k him. Give him a fiver.’
> >
> > She smiled shyly and said, ‘The breakfast was my idea
Real story by a Man who was standing in a queue in Tesco’s………
I have 3 dogs & I was buying a large bag of Winalot in Tesco and was standing in the queue at the till.
A woman behind me asked if I had a dog.
On impulse, I told her that no, I was starting The Winalot Diet again, although I probably shouldn’t because I’d ended up in the hospital last time, but that I’d lost 50 pounds before I awakened in an intensive care ward with tubes coming out of most of my orifices and IVs in both arms.
I told her that it was essentially a perfect diet and the way that it works is to load your trouser pockets with Winalot nuggets and simply eat one or two every time you feel hungry & that the food is nutritionally complete so I was going to try it again.
I have to mention here that practically everyone in the queue was by now enthralled with my story, particularly a guy who was behind her.
Horrified, she asked if I’d ended up in the hospital in that condition because I had been poisoned.
I told her no, it was because I’d been sitting in the road licking my balls and a car hit me.
I thought one guy was going to have a heart attack he was laughing so hard as he staggered out the door.
ead their emails while holding the mouse.
hahaha thats the KILLER ONE RIGHT THERE,
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The Swede’s wife steps up to the tee and, as she bends over to place her ball, a gust of wind blows her skirt up and reveals her lack of underwear.
‘Good God, woman! Why aren’t you wearing any skivvies?’, Ole demanded.
She replies, “Well, you don’t give me enough housekeeping money to afford any.’
The Swede immediately reaches into his pocket and says, ‘For the sake of decency, here’s a 50. Go and buy yourself some underwear.’
Next, the Irishman’s wife bends over to set her ball on the tee. Her skirt also blows up to show that she, too, is wearing no undies. ‘Blessed Virgin Mary, woman! You’ve no knickers. Why not?’
She replies, ‘I can’t afford any on the money you give me.’ Patrick reaches into his pocket and says , ‘For the sake of decency, here’s a 20. Go and buy yourself some underwear!’
Lastly, the Scotsman’s wife bends over. The wind also takes her skirt over her head to reveal that she, too, is naked under it.
‘Sweet mudder of Jaysus, Aggie! Where ta friggin hell are yer drawers?’
She too explains, ‘You dinna give me enough money ta be able ta affarrd any.’
The Scotsman reaches into his pocket and says, ‘Well, fer the love ‘o decency, here’s a comb….. Tidy yerself up a bit.
soldier ran up to a nun. Out of breath he asked, ‘Please may I hide under your skirt. I’ll explain later.’
The nun agreed.
A moment later two Military Police ran up and asked, ‘Sister, have you seen a soldier?’
The nun replied, ‘He went that way.’
After the MPs ran off, the soldier crawled out from under her skirt and said, I can’t thank you enough Sister. You see, I don’t want to go to Iraq.’
The nun said, ‘I understand completely.’
The soldier added, ‘I hope I’m not rude, but you have a great pair of legs!’
The nun replied, ‘If you had looked a little higher, you would have seen a great Pair of nuts…I don’t want to go to Iraq either.’
this is not in any way meant to be racist
When Madonna first moved to England
she said she wanted to feel more…English.
She is now an unmarried, single mother with three kids from different fathers, one of them black.
Mission accomplished.
kelsey
hahahaha well spotted.
Right, what’s been happening over the last 3 months?????????
Afternoon all
Pedro – DG’s post at 1.05pm. I know we did that arguement to death on sunday night but its interesting that it won’t go away.
If the boards line is that there is money, Arsene is not going to go against the spin – hes too much of a gentleman for that.
There would be uproar from the fans if PHW said ‘There is no money to spend’ because we pay the most for tickets and we know the development is going to make money for the club.
Arsene may have been promised a job for life as long as he steers the club through the next 2 or 3 years.
GG9
I thought the poms out numbered Australians in WA
nar mate still plenty of of ozzy boys , greeks , italians and more italians in WA!
but most were already 2nd generation ..
your right thou , a fair few brits lived there , but being english yourself you tend to look out for them .
but you guys could be pretty evil yourselves ! but it makes for good friendly rivalry !
especially V’s the cricket .. but you know my stance on that subject .. im fairly standing in your corner on that one ..
Playing A grade cricket growing up for guildford its hard not too ! the husseys just lived around the corner in morley from me .. and bruce reid was a personal friend of mine so ..
I gotta say when it comes to cricket i couldnt barrack for anyone else !
Cmon aussies cmon cmon !
your lucky GG9 your heading into my favorite time of the year
1st gameof the years is at lilac hill my home ground ! thats guildford C.C !
kelsey – n london calling nw london-on-sea, my husband has booked his flight to florida to join the line for the gyne assistants job
Do you have blue sky and sunshine?
i think wenger should buy this Center back. he look solid and reads the game really well
Pedro
There is reason for Wenger to keep his mouth shut if money was not available; I am convinced that he would see it as toeing the party line.
It is akin to you not saying anything detrimental about Geoff or his business interests.
That said I firmly believe that Wenger has access to funds if and when he needs them.
So Nasri, Adebarndoor and Sagna are fit for the Chavs. Well we sure need all fit non-teenagers ready.
Kelsey, fucking brilliant, where do you get them!
Raif, that dog isnt bad but that german is nothing compared by my dog. He really is the dogs bollocks…. its a shame he doesnt have any tho. lol
London – I agree with you on both counts.
AW would not go public against the board.
If he wants money for transfers he would get it BUT he knows that the board doesn’t really want to him to spend money at the moment.
What do you think of the job for life scenario?
Geoff… on the wenger spending thing… my point was that hill-wood was just looking after himself… he also said something like ‘theres talk that we keep stopping him spending, thats never been the case’
that to me was just them distancing themselves from the problem we got on the pitch, saying ‘theres money if he wants it, we’ve done our part, the rest is up to him’
I agree about Song being the lesser of the two evils. There seems to be an effective simplicity to our central midfield play when Fabregas and Song play. Song, for all his faults, seems to know where to place himself on the pitch so that he doesn’t crowd out Cesc.
Denilson ends up getting in his way and ends up following Cesc around like some lost little brother. Always perilously parallel to each other and this means we are effectively a man short in terms of penetrating offensively.
By the way, if it’s good enough for Floyd Mayweather it’s good enough for Nicky Bendtner:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3056/2281848519_fa3abfc21a.jpg?v=0
Any truth in the Bendtner to Sparta Moscow for £5m rumours. I sure hope not.
did i see bud around here?
fuck kelsey .. cracking stuff mate!!!
paulinho… slight difference in their achievements tho!!!
anyone know how long eboue is out for? whats wrong with him?
“anyone know how long eboue is out for? whats wrong with him?”
Yeah, he’s shit!
lol
This guy is brilliant. Remi Gaillard. Hope the link works, first time doing one on here.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=81szj1vpEu8
got stuck in his tiger suit mate
haha AT.. hows it going?
London, but there is nothing to indicate there is no money to spend?
Where is the benefit in lying at all about the state of the finances?
It suited us at Highbury when we were skint… in fact… it would suit the board now to say they were skint if they were.
There is no need to lie, there is no evidence there is no money and all the people in power are backing the fact that there is money.
We know why Arsene isn’t spending… he is on a promise. Like you said yesterday in your assessment over the Flamini situation.
If Wenger went out and bought 4 26 year olds… who would send their kid to Arsenal?
peaches if Wenger drops alex song he is alright by me to have his job for life!
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=rPYC-VX7g2E
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=KXsY2r1_9CO
This guy must be the biggest idiot or must have some massive balls to be doing this. Especially the last part of the first one.
kelsey you have excelled yourself today, absolutely priceless
Afternoon All, i reckon there is money and I reckon he will finally spend some in January – AW honestly believed that Denilson, Song, Nik, RvP, Ade and anyone esle I have missed out, would step up this season and perform. But its clear to all of us (who poss knwe anyway) they haven’t, and having lost five games against average sides, he will finally see the same as us. Surely…..
MP says 3 players with experience are being lined up for Jan, and I wouldnt be surprised if that is somewhere near the truth, but AFC have to feer the right price, and not muck around with silly offers. I reckon we will see a CM who can make crunching legal tackles, and a defender of the same stature. Oh and the 3rd player – David Villa
feer = offer !!
Pedro, I agree the money or how much we’ve got isn’t the issue at stake. The issue is about acquiring players to plug the weaknesses in the team. Whether that will cost us 3mln or 30 mln no-one knows.
Firstly, Wenger needs to admit to those weaknesses (all publicised and fully discussed so wont go into details). Secondly. identify the players to solve these issues. Thirdly get Ivan on the case and get the deals done.
Providing Wenger fulfills points 1 and 2 and we have the money outright it’s a no-brainer. If cash is short, use what we have and unload the flotsam. There’s enough shit we could sell for reasonable cash to make up the shortfall. If not, prioritise and get the rest in the summer
no rico I think you were right first time, AFC do fear paying the right price -.-
Seb ……… ;(
Have a good evening all, stuff to be getting on with, some numpty went into the side of our car, so off to get a quote
Be safe
Pedro:
I’ll email you & Geoff separately.
I can only tell you what I’m told. Whatever the truth is, we as fans are treated like mugs. I appreciate the club cannot dilvulge certain information but they sure as hell know how to keep the prices high.
Another consideration I’ve had is if Im correct in thinking that the 3yr deal on the boxes is now up & I’ve heard suggestions ( not from the same source) that these are not going t be easy to resell, that also goes with annual Club Level renewals.
I’m sure the club are now having to re-factor this into figures.
Forget all the bollocks around the team, who’s shit and who we should get instead. What would be the biggest and most important change you would like to see at this club?
Testing….
Avenell…explain
Ask Pedro/raif
sorry it’s not clear!!
Going back to the midfield – if wenger insists on playing 2 creative midfielders then i think its clear Den and Cesc has not worked. So why not try Ramsey and Cesc instead? I still think we’d be a bit open through the middle, but its worth a try because Den aint working.
The reason I ask is that maybe we are looking at the problems from the wrong angle.
As a plc the board structure is dominated by the majority shareholders with limited space for non-shareholding executive officers i.e. CEO. There is not enough non-shareholding or non-executive shareholding representation for the fans. No fan voice at the top level.
The club has been banging on about core principles and being the ‘custodians’ of the club for the fans. Bollocks are they. Without fan representation at board level that principle is horse shit.
If the Arsenal Supporters Trust had half the bollocks they would move to create a motion to re-constitute the board to include fan representation.
That’s the change I would like to see.
my team against Chelsea:
Sagna, Gallas, Silvestre, Clichy
Song
Ramsay Fabregas
Nasri Vela
RVP(Ade sub after 60)
I love the way the formation goes tits up after you submit comment
I am back after a short siesta.
This money thing is driving me mad.
Are the club mad as well 5million for bedntner,6 million for gallas etc.
All that would buy you one decent past international without any legs.
Paulinho use ———
and that team would loose by at least three goals
peaches,yes blue sky and sunshine but a little cooler today about 66.
a lot of n.w.london by sea live out here in marbella,faces i haven’t seen since the kenco days 30/35 yers ago.(coded message)
NEW POST! Fantasy Grove stats etc…
ooh you cheeky little double-posting 1000-comments-sabotaging bloggers you!