Yes you heard right we are about to sign QPR wonderkid Raheem Sterling, he’s 14 years old but if you live that long it’s great news. I remember when Henri Lansbury was captain of the England under 17′s, they said he was the heartbeat of the team, now we are debating whether or not to renew his contract, I guess we would if he wasn’t English, oops!
The press say we have made enquiries about horse face from Madrid, hmmmm, not a bad move I have to say, as cover, though I would still prefer Numbchucks, and Dennis is after a coaching role in England, Arsene, I think Pat is after retiring, could be a great move, think about it and call me if you want a chat.
Drogba and Fat Frank are back for the game on Sunday but so will William Gallas be, so I have no fear, I really think we’ll beat them, why? Because I think we are by far the better team.
Now we need to clear up the Song issue, let me tell you all that I don’t have a problem with him, we spend far too long debating him and we ought to move on, he’s in the team, he’s first choice and I fully support him, so let’s forget about it and talk about the real issues.
Denilson made a lively start by scoring his second goal of the season, yes his second goal of the season, we had a number of people on yesterday correcting Pedro on him scoring a goal, Pedro said it was his first, but he forgot his pearler against Everton, you know what, it’s not an offence, sometimes we get it wrong, I apologise to all those that remembered the first goal, let’s hope it’s not his last. The goal I meant, not the mistake!
What was funny though was Wenger almost annoyed that he had a shot from distance, Standard Liege had two that hit the post, maybe we should do it a bit more, you never know we may score more if we do and we may even get the fans behind us and staying in their seats in anticipation.
We need to be at our best to beat the chavs, but we need to be at our best against anyone, including Sunderland, that’s what you have to do to win things, play each game like it counts, why? Because it does, every game between now and the end of the season needs to be played like a cup final, if there’s anything to be learned from the loss at the weekend, it’s that.
I read that the spuds are in for Micah Riichards, you know what? We should be in for him, he’s a gooner, he’s versatile and he’s what we need, yes he’s a party boy, but we can sort that out in a heartbeat, we need big strong players at the back and he could be perfect, don’t lets lose another good player to the spuds, who did we lose you ask, Niko Kranjcar, for me he would have been a good signing.
We need ready made players, signing another 14 year old is just bollocks, however good he is, I remember signing Pennant, look what happened there.
Sunday is a long way away, but I have to tell you, I’m feeling confident, I think they will come thinking they’re playing the team that lost to Sunderland, I’m thinking they’ll meet the team that beat Wolves.
The final word must go to Andre Arshavin, he got riid of Hiiddink says the press, well done son, now go to work on Ancelotti, but try and do it before Sunday.
Have a great day Grovers, not long now, if we win this one, we’ll be sending out a message. We’re going to win the league!
CHeers Wardo….
Hey Fran…
New job not going so well judging by your absences from here. Or you just keeping yer head till your feet are well under the table..??
Tommo;
Game is on Sunday mate!
he didn’t know when we were playing he must be a spud
Hope you are right HB.
BBK. It’s stopped being funny. I can take your misery as a Gooner, but this Spud stuff has to stop. As to the Jewish angle, it isn’t fuuny.
some people don’t think so HB they think we’re in for a thrashing
I agree with Goeff (or Pedro?) Micah Richards would be a brilliant buy.
He’s English and supports the Arse. In this case I would take him over both of Sakho or Subotic etc……
He can play both RB and CB.
Could our future Defence be; (After bedding him in)
Sagna–Richards–Vermy–Gibbs
2 English players in there. Nice to see.
lol Nick.
I like richards and would sign him up..his lost a bit recently but who wouldn’t under huges and his wallet style management..wenger could sort him out on and off the pitch imo
Well said Raddy….
I played my part in the Spud stuff, but then stopped when I figured it had gone too far.
The other stuff is a little bit dodgy…even if the Spudz themselves use and abuse it
He could be beast of a CB if he was with the right Team+Manager!
Richards would take a fair bit of ‘sorting out’ imho…
Anyways …nite all…home time
sharkey told ya, see buddy when you see things my way the world looks different
Cya Sharkey
SS its just been a week. The evil in me would soon be unleashed.
Nick im good how have you been. i wld try and cm on frequently i promise
i miss le grove like wo!
Good times fran work must come first mate hows your pins all sorted (legs)
Horseface ?. The man certainly knows how to score. His record is amazing … probably the best in World football. (512 games – 324 goals!) Whether he still has the legs is another matter.
Richards. I think coming to London would be a disaster for him. Same as happened to Charlie ” I love a line and a laugh” Nicholas. We have just got rid of one mega-ego, and I don’t want another. Richards has looked poor in an average England team, and I would rather Hangeland (if we are to buy a CB).
raddy dont fancy rvn playing for us at all cant stand him since utd good player in his day but thats gone and utd had it fish face is bad enough.
See what your saying with richards but think given a chance he could make it big time or we could sell him to brum or portsmouth for a profit then make more when they sell him to the bindippers or twatenham
Very true on both players Nick.
The Dippers will pay big for a Carragher replacement.
It wasn’t that boring a comment, was it?
What if we score the winner in the 93rd minute on sunday?
Both GoonerMichael and BBK will have heartattacks but for different reasons.
HB you wouldnt happen to be Mad Dog Bill Tannen now would u.
http://www.arsenalinsider.com/index.php/arsenal-news/1201-diabys-importance
Piece of crap.I thought it was a pretty decent blog.Bitches saying that the absence of Diabolical is the reason why we lost to Sunderland.Idiots.
Erm, it seems there is a big question mark over Gallas because of a swollen eye? So I guess the question is, how does it it take for an eye swelling to go down.
The Cl game was 2 days ago for crying out load and we are still 3 days away from the game.
I used to read arsenalinsider, but they have too many writers now and unfortunately not all are with talent for top quality blogging.
They might as well have started that article ‘Dear Jaguar’.
Cos its you they’re talking to.
You’re rabid dislike of an Arsenal player is pretty poor imho. I just couldn’t spend so much energy slating ANY Arsenal player.
You make it sound like he couldn’t get a game for your local Sunday Lge side…
He’s a decent player with faults, but he is improving.
Did you want Alex Song hung drawn and quartered last year..??
I personally think Diaby would have made a difference against Sunderland.
He was due a good game and they are the type of games he steps up in….
Never in a million years will AW sign Horseface, a man he labeled a cheat just tabloid gutter press!!
Horseface?
Old Horseface has got more chance of running at Aintree than playing at the Emirates IMO!!!
R.Van Nistleroy
OMG lol.
He truly is shit.
Past it.
+Man U reject so F-him….
Im saddened to report that Arshavin is shoked.. but he vill be alghight.
Gallas is not comforteable at the moment, something to do with his contacts
Thanks for the suggestion samir but im not into beastality.
Lol
Hi guys
Just a quick question
Does anybody here think that Vela is the great talent i think he is???
Does he deserve more first team chances????
Thanks
Mr B shoked please explain?
RVN and Richards? No to both. Richards isnt good enough as a rightback, let alone as a centreback. And Van Nistelrooy is past it. He is too slow and injury prone now to be a success in the prem again. He might to well for livershit tho because he will probably start most of their games.
Diaby is bollocks
I waited for 4 years to see the new Viera
And all i got was a guy who doesnt know when to pass, cant pass very well, is quite physical, injury prone, inconsistent and pops up with a useless goal when we are already way ahead….
Sorry guys, but that ship has sailed
Rob, Diaby was never going to be the new Vieira. You just wasted 4 years waiting for that to happen.
Arsenal have put youngster Kerrea Gilbert up for sale.
Defender Gilbert, 22, is in the final year of his contract at the Emirates and the Gunners will listen to offers.
He did well on loan at League One Leicester last season and has played twice this term in the Carling Cup for Arsenal.
Arsenal want cash for Gilbert in January, but Championship strugglers Peterborough are interested in taking him on loan now.
Good riddance he is crap.
Should have left a long time ago!
Yeh i figured
But he is not good enough for Arsenal
At least when things were against Nik, he worked and worked and came OK
I dont rate Diaby as anything
Now i rate Nik as a decent front man who may not have the quality to make it at Arsenal, but can play in the premier league
Diaby and Bendtner are both very much good enough for us. Neither are going to single handedly win a league, but both are good squad players in any team in the world!
Gilbert should have gone years ago. 22 and still a reserve. Has he no shame?
Bendtner is more than good enough for us. He would have been perfect to play during VPs injury. Shame he got injured himself.
Ok fair enough
I need to see more of an end product and more read of play from him, but Nik could be good, he has done enough to show us some potential
I never said either would single-handedly win the league!!!
Diaby is not good enough, what he ever done???
Compare him to song this season, not a scratch on him
What about Vela???
What is the general opinion of him on here?
my heart says we will be beat chelsea BUT we all know we will need AT LEAST two to win…..
Facts and figures ahead of our clash with Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium.
Chelsea’s win in May 2009 was Arsenal’s worst home defeat in Premier League history and the worst home league defeat since March 5, 1977 when they lost 4-1 at home to Ipswich Town.
Didier Drogba has scored eight goals in his last eight appearances in all competitions against Arsenal.
In the last 11 meetings between Chelsea and Arsenal, Drogba has played eight times and Chelsea have won seven and drawn one. In his absence in three games, Arsenal have won two and Chelsea none.
The Gunners have only been able to win two of their last 14 competitive matches against Chelsea.
Nicolas Anelka has scored seven goals in his last nine Premier League starts against Arsenal.
Chelsea were the last team to win at the Emirates while Arsenal were the last team to win at Stamford Bridge.
Arsenal have won just four of the last 19 league meetings with main rivals Aston Villa, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United or Tottenham.
Manuel Almunia has kept just one clean sheet in seven Premier League appearances this season.
Since Andrei Arshavin joined Arsenal, he has started 20 Premier League games winning 14 and losing only one – but the Gunners have lost three of the five games where he hasn’t started.
Chelsea are the only team in the Premier League who have not drawn a match this season.
Michael Essien has received more passes than any other player in the Premier League this season, 672.
Yeah Rob, Diaby hasn’t won any games single handedly, but has played a very important role in us being through in the champions league and up there in the league. Song has been one of our best players imo, Diaby has been a good player who’s given us balance, and contributed to team performances.
Vela is very talented, but his development has been massively stifled by his international duties and injuries, if he stays fit and available now he could be a very important player f or us.
When we play Chelsea , we win games through defense and not attack
Even in the FA cup last year, we had a bazillion chances (that should have been scored)
But we would have won if it wasnt for diabolical goalkeeping from Fab
2 goals needed, but the game will be won in defense, can we hold Drogba and Anelka…..
Not a very good record against the chav is it
goalkeeping fro Fabianski, and poor defending from eboue and silvestre all equally to blame imo Rob. The league game last year we tore them apart in the first half hour, looked like we could hammer them, then got battered!
Im going to have to agree to disagree over Diaby
Hope he comes good though
As for Vela, for me is a world class talent. He just needs games.
Wenger said it himself
I think he could be an impact sub on Sunday
Can Eduardo really lead the line?
Maybe play this
—-Manuel
-Sagna—–Willy G (is he fit?)–Tom V—-Silvestre
———————–Song
————–Fabregas———–Nasri
–Rosicky/Vela–Edu/Vela——Arshavin
them stats are bollocks
winning just 4 of the last 19 meetings with the main rivals that is very poor
id like to see the stats before 2004
Rob Denilson will definitely play, he’ll give us much more balance than anyone else would.
It’ll be
Almunia
Sagna Gallas Vermy Traore
Cesc Song Denilson
Nasri/Rosicky/Theo Eduard/Vela Arshavin
I reckon 9 of the players are cemented in, unless gallas doesn’t make it of course, and then it’s just the other two front men who play with arshavin
Well BBK those stats look like turning themselves around, i mean its not like we
Are missing our best striker, attacker and Mr arsenal
Will play Edu, a striker who appears to be rusty having missed at least one 1 on 1 in each of his last 3 games
Might me missing Gallas
And are missing Clichy
Did i mention the fact that they are full strength??
But hey, im not gonna be pessimistic
We could surprise them
betting on Drogba to score against us is unfortunately money for old rope…w
A, one thing im not sure on
Now Song is cemented and playing brilliantly as an anchor, what would Denilson’s role be???
Seeing as Nasri is twice the player he is out wide when played in the middle, as he doesnt give us any width
His role will be exactly as it was against Liege Rob, playing deeper than Song, reading the game and covering the spaces behind giving Song freedom to use his power to break the play further up the pitch.
B.B.K surely it poor but we’ll make it right on sunday
OK
I think he deserves a chance after a good performance the other day
I think that Vela is giving Eduardo a run for his money when it comes to that starting place on Sunday
Walcott needs to up his game, players like Vela and Bendtner will begin to leave him behind if hes not careful
Denilson will be like a sweeper in midfield.
yeah thats a good description stu
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/26112009/58/premier-league-traore-facing-tattoo-surgery.html
Traore being more religious might have something to do with his apparent improved discipline?! Certainly did wonders with Anelka!
denilson would’nt sweep the back yard.
Lawrenson and Hanson have both predicted a draw so at least we know there will be a winner on Sunday.
Is anyone else bothered that we have won just four of the last 19 league meetings with Aston Villa, Chelsea, Liverpool, City, United and Tottenham?
maksud
yes history is a bitch !
and quite possibly could repeat again ..
in fact its odds on based on those figures .
i think this clash will define the season 4 us, we win it we will get the confidence we need .I personally feel it will only highlight that we are missing 2 experienced strikers ..
you will only need to watch anelka or drogba to get what i mean !
and they will be the difference ..
as they so often are in these close games ..
and the type of signing we’ve been missing since the DB10 and th14 days ..
we need a top class striker who can beat a top class defense . that was the problem with ade , he was never clinical enough when against stiff competiton .
theo – vela – cesc – AA – rosicky ALL have potential to score so including all in the line-up would be an advantage .
maybe TV as striker
While doing a quick search for some statistics for the upcoming Arsenal V Chelsea game on Sunday I came across an article on the official Chelsea website that attacked Arsene Wenger’s professionalism.
This is part of what was written
In a media conference after that defeat the Arsene Wenger revealed a hitherto concealed grasp of Anglo-Saxon, using a word for which lesser mortals (Didier Drogba) have been banned.
His unprofessional reaction came in response to suggestions that his players will aim to be fit for next summer’s World Cup. No doubt there was even more effing and blinding after England hopeful Kieran Gibbs was crocked again against Standard, adding to a lengthy injury list. Robin van Persie, Gael Clichy, Johan Djourou, Abou Diaby and Nicklas Bendtner were already ailing.
Now you expect sly little digs like that from sites like this or blogs or the tabloids but not from the official website.
Once clubs start going down that road against opponents managers it will open up the flood gates and in fact the whole article was a terrible twist on facts and subtle digs at Arsenal and their season to date.
I also liked this line from the same article
A lot was made of last weekend, without the top-scoring Dutchman and Bendtner, being the first blank Arsenal have fired all season, but their problems lie at the other end. Arsenal have conceded 15, the same as Stoke and Fulham, only four fewer than Pompey, and almost twice Chelsea’s total.
All well and good until you look in to away stats which is required considering Chelsea are the away team, I mean they never did mention that 7 of the 8 Chelsea goals conceded came away from home, they never mentioned that is one less than Stoke and only four fewer than Pompey.
They also never mentioned that Chelsea have lost 33% of their away games in the league while Arsenal have won 100% of their league home games.
Point is, that article and I remind you again it was on their official website twisted facts and attacked Wengers professionalism, this from the team that brought Jose Mourinho to these shores.
Seems to us that Chelsea need to have a look at themselves and what is published on their official website before they attack anyone else of being unprofessional.
HOTTEST ARSENAL BABES….MAN SHE’S SOMETHING!!
http://www.arsenalinsider.com/index.php/fans-area/footie-babes/footie-babes-4
Hows it going all, been outa action for a bit.
Geoff, I just read your post. I’ve gotta say, I fear that Dogpoo &/or anelka have a goal in them, so we must score some. We have 2 keys to unlock the chavs, Theo & AA23, running @ them, etc. I’ve just got this feeling that eduardo on the end of some of runs out wide could be the thing that tilts this fixture The Arsenal’s way. Combine that with Mozart & Nascar, with Cesc covered by everyones favourite DCM Sing-a- we might just do it. We have to do it, its as simple as that. No points from a possible 6 or even one point(I’m including the Sunderland fizzer)will spell doom IMHO
I see anelka has come out & said winning The Title with the chavs would be sweeter than the 1998 Arsenal Title.
I think that’s because he only really played half the season GG9.
Apparently, he scored six goals in 26 League appearances (including ten as a sub) in the 97/98 season.
Oh, and because he’s a twat.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tkopQbOnE0&feature=related
Morning Grovers
Its Friday
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1231310/Psssst–want-buy-England-captain-John-Terry-puts-nations-armband-sale.html
Funny it doesn’t mention anything about his families activities. His mum can be used to sponsor shop security, and his dad can be made the face of an anti-drug campaign
good vid chozzer whan was this
lol Inside
Best piece of skill Diaby has ever shown was his kick to the face of the England Captain (Bobby Moore must be turning in his grave)
I like Diaby for no reason other than that …….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5hd-RJUHIg
Chozzer great video, that was me buying a pint at the bar, sweet!