Ok today I’m forgetting what our leader is saying about sticking to his guns and developing young talent, even though we don’t have that much and what we do have was on show last night at Eastlands, go figure, I can’t!
Today it’s all about doing Liverpool, the scousers come to the Grove on the back of a very dodgy win against the team we hammered 6-1, and it was only 6-1 because that day we had Almunia in goal.
Gerrard, the one who last week said he wouldn’t feel comfortable if Terry got sacked, and he was made captain, got his wish, he didn’t get made captain, ha, ha, did that backfire or what!
He is the tough guy that punched a DJ in the face for no other reason than he had his mates in the bar protecting him, well no one can protect you at the Grove dipstick, tonight we’ll give you some if you start, tonight the Arsenal are like a wounded gun, Ok wounded bear, dangerous, we’ll come out blazing, (like a wounded gun would) and if we play football like we did at the Bridge, you’ll get hammered, we’ll then put an 8 point gap in there and your quest for 4th place or better will be over. Screwed.
Arsene put Bendtner and Rosicky on at the start, Theo likes to torment his boyhood team so as daft as it sounds, I would give him another go.
Arsenal, on the back of 3 defeats and a draw, you owe us one, I’ll be there to make sure you deliver, tonight Arsene, is for Harry, for England and St. George, tonight it’s about finishing top, not third, but numero uno, tonight the real Arsenal have to turn up or that’s it, season’s over.
Get in there you reds, get in there and show all those worthless journalists, pundits and ex players that your boss was right to stand by you and we are right to keep cheering you.
Tonight Arsenal, tonight is for us, the fans, go and deliver.
Have a great day Grovers, and more positive and my head will explode!
P.S. Did you see the Paddy to Ade goal? He can score goals like that because he is the right age. Arsene, take note. Pedro still has a single for tonight, e-mail in for info!
Le Grove is now smart phone compatible!
Pedro
Geoff
Last chance saloon………
UP THE ARSENAL
Morning all!
Top of the pile…
Almost anyway!!!
We will win, we will win
Another day, another rant.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/arsenal/article7021141.ece
Another one…
top ten
Yea,
‘In Arsene we trusted’
in Top 10…
Geoff, what a post, you put a smile on my face, you give me hope, COME ON YOU GUNNERS!!!
Top 12?
92 Minute, Gallas challenges, Gerrard goes down from a non existant touch…you fill in the rest.
Fucking diving cunt…!!!
morning all, tonight really is make or break, not sure what way im leaning yet.
probably 1-1
DUKE:
Geoff’s really Arsene’s main man
We play like we played Chelsea, with speed and purpose, and bit of luck is with us, we win.
Come on Arsenal. Arshavin to grab a brace tonight playing as the second striker with Nikki B leading the line.!
We play like arsenal we win
Its break and brake our loosing streak.
Wounded Bear…
More like slightly miffed Guinea Pig
What a goal by Ade yesterday!! Fantastic
Dont laugh – have a hunch Eboue will start.
Geoff we can criticise our players all we want when they are not performing because at the end of the day it is our team. I hate when other blogs say that all we do is be negative and criticise…no, we analyse and give our honest opinions FFS.
But…when they are playing I will give them my all, because I love this team.
Double G, if Geoff was giving pre match talks instead of Wenger we would be 20 points clear now
Or a mildly perturbed gerbil, Gambon ?
Feel more positive about Arsenal today for some reason – i fucking hope we stuff them tonight. I can see 3-1 if Bendtner starts upfront….
Tommy V first goal..
Talking of funny though – did you read that cunt Redknapp in the paper this morning? hahahah!
What a prat. He recon’s spurs will finish 3rd and is basically saying thy should be above arsenal on points – they have dropped silly points.
So basically Harry your saying you should be competing with Man U and Chelsea if you were on more points than us??!
Deluded!
They will finish 6th – Guaranteed. Shitty will get 4th IMO.
Oh and i have gone back on what i said – i am going to the game tonight. Fuck it! My mood has lifted.
I will be in the Hen and Chickens opposite H&I Station – pop in for a beer if anyone else is going and is around.
Geoff, great post once again I believe!!
Talking of miffed guinea pigs…..
Morning all, thats a stirring, mighty fine post Geoff
Henry14:hope villa get 4th,shitty and spuds r all cunts
Arsenalised – i hope they do as well – i just think all things into consideration City have the best strikers – so i think that will swing it for them.
Cunt’s though other than paddy!
your all deluded…..
we’ll get beat tonight…
another 3 points gone..
we have a manager who has no loyalty to us the fans(the board) and therefore, no idea
Tonight Matthew, we’re gonna be……a professional football team!
Arsenes comments this morning are fucking ridiculous, as always.
He says we cant pay the high wages, yet our wage bill is only £10m less than Man Utd, who everyone knows pay very good wages, and we could easily afford that £10m more.
Maybe if people like Denilson, Almunia werent on the wage bill, and the likes of JET werent on £4m per year we could afford top players wages, not to mention paying £3.5m for 16 year old strikers (or should that be £9.1m).
The club is so badly run its ridiculous.
OH NO!!!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1249833/Cesc-Fabregas-agrees-deal-Barcelona-fears-heighten-Arsenal-stars-future.html?ITO=1490
hitman49 – we won’t get beat tonight. No chance.
I still think Wenger should go and hope he does end of season but there is nothing we can do about it now – so we may as well be positive and judge at the end of the season. Nothing else we can do.
Liverpool don’t have enough to beat us.
Kuyt will chase those endless lost cause balls – if you kicked it down the holloway road he would chase it – loves a lost cause.
3-1 Arsenal.
Hitman49:yea thats the spirit
henry14:yeah except paddy
Seems Chamakh has agreed a deal, don’t know how true…
Question: How good is he?
Will he make a difference?
Does he suite our style of play?
Is he strong enough to stay injury free?
I’m genuinely concerned and I have a feeling so are you guys.
Gambon – the hilarity of that comment is we have as high a wage bill as Man U???!!!
They have at least 4 players on 100K
Gambon:and its £66m compared to the chavs
Gambon sorry mate – you actually said that!
nikky b not fit enough to start!
what a sad fucking joke
How many Spanish radio stations and newspapers does Cesc manage to speak to in a week?
Gunner Win 1 – IMO he isn’t all that – however he is 6ft 2 and he looks like he’s got pace.
He can’t be worse than Theo so may as well sign the boy
I was given the Arsenal annual 2009/2010 at work by someone as a joke.
In it there is a section of interesting facts about Arshavin.
One of them was that he has a recurring dream where he’s a horse in a field and he’s surrounded by guinea pigs.
I will always be a Wenger fan however this season:
1. he has raised fans’ and player’s expectations
2. thrown the FA Cup, which could have been won
3. he seems to confuse fans with transfer targets to address known weaknesses.
4. been too helpful to journalists who subsequently ridicule him.
Honesty is the best policy
Rob – Barca have denied that story this morning and said the paper is wrong – its been confirmed its rubbish…
Little JAck played well last night but really does need to bulk up physically, Citeh got a star in Adam Johnson, said it that I hope we would sign him but he looked top rate last night, almost remind you of a young RVP.
Jack used his guile and eye for a pass to get himelf out of trouble. Looked the part though and another few games under his belt will do him good.
Fair play to Coyle he is trying to get them to play a bit with Lee and Wilshere they have two very effective wingers with pace.
Quickly Jack does bare a big resemblance to Hleb in his style of play
chozzer
Just googled it.
http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/sport/168081/ANDREY-ARSHAVINS-WACKY-WORLD.html
Is there any truth that Mido is getting paid just a 1000 pounds per game? just to get him back into the epl
The thing that was the biggest load of bolloxs with what Arsene was saying this morning was that he actually had £40M from sales….
So he could have got a £20 – £30 Mill player and still paid him £10M over 3 years…with just that.
What he actually did was give long contracts to the shit that we already have and used the 40 million for that.
This IMO is why he needs to go. I really hope he goes at the end of the season – it’s the best thing that could happen to our club
chozzer, I havent seen that before – some wacky dreams that man has…
We need an injest of cash, but quick.
Man city are coming up fast and in 2 yr they could win the league, Liverfool will have new owners in a year.
Simple, compete with them or face coming 4th or even 5th season after season.
We have to attract the top players
Anything less than 3 points tonight – and we will struggle for Top 4
Gunner UNIT:£1000?? Hahaha
rico, I don’t think a dream interpreter would have much trouble working out what the field of guinea pigs dream is all about!
Morning all!
I won’t predict anything today, cos the last two times I did, we were well beaten.
I just know that I’ll put on the jersey and start screaming, cursing and cheering The Arsenal!
Me neither chozzer, i wonder if any of the guinea pigs were taller than him
Have we lost already……I might as well not go then.
SFS.
I’m serious arsenalised. go check it out if you can find a link
We dont need an inject of cash, we have the cash.
We need to change the way we use the cash we have, and actually spend whats in the bank.
morning all…
tonight, we play for pride and to restore some momentum needed to finish in the Top three…
top post, Geoff!
Top post again, Geoff. Once again you instill in us fans the spirit of Agincourt and Waterloo. Problem is, Wenger does the same, but I have realised it’s the French version.
Geoff, I do hope your rousing and positive blog spreads throughout the stadium tonight.
We will need to be up for a fight tonight as Pool have resorted to biff n bash em type football of late. If we can match them physically then I fully expect us to win.
GUNNER… yeah mate £1000 a week!
nous les combattrons sur les plages
nous ne capitulerons jamais
chozzer
Gambon.
Maybe we have fuck all in the bank until we sell those bloody flats.
The truth is being kept from us
Bendtner not fit to start.
tonights formation
4-6-0
Morning all.
Nice post Geoff, we need to get at them!
Also, I just cant believe the comments I have read from Wenger about us having no money!!!! Some of his comments are just bizarre! Like we cant spend big because that means big wages. Does he not know JET bought a £100k McLaren Mercedes at the age of 19??Does he forget that he earns more than most managers?
(To spending money) “We cannot do it. We’ve gone for a policy and need to be strong”
So you can do it but you just don’t want to break your policy!
“I know everybody else is impatient. My job is to be patient.”
Is he having a pop at the fans that pay his £6m salary? Cunt.
Dreading tonight… make or break for our season methinks…
Come on you Fucking Reds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So Bendy is not fit to start? Remember Wenger said that he would modulate his transfer strategy on January depending on how fit Bendy is? So here we are, mid February and the supposed saviour of our front line, the guy who is “like a new signing” is still not fit to start. That decision to not buy another centre forward, to replace RVP or replace Adebarndoor is looking REALLY good thinking now.
Its the same, tired excuses. We haven’t heard the money one for quite a while so I guess we should have seen it coming. The fact remains that he didn’t need to spend any more than what he sold Adebayor for.
Morning grovers
Pedro I think LJW is Luke Jack Wilshere and not Little Jack Wilshere
“P.S. Did you see the Paddy to Ade goal? He can score goals like that because he is the right age. Arsene, take note. Pedro still has a single for tonight, e-mail in for info!”
Pedro has a single out?
Didnt know Pedro could sing!
Nice on Geoff, loved the war cry at the end. Been feeling depressed with Arsenal thes past few weeks and I really hope tonight, we do the Scousers cos Man City is catching up fast and so are the Scousers!!
Morning grovers, top positive post Geoff
chary – Its simple management that is lacking. The most basic of tasks has sailed completely over Wenger’s head. Yet another example of a senile old man who is too stubborn to admit when he has failed. This is all down to project youth 110%. He still hanging on to the thinnest of hopes that his side can win the EPL or CL and he will get what he wants most in life. A trophy? No, no. The chance to say I told you so. There isn’t a more petulant manager out there.
where are my comments, i’m i banned or what
http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/wenger-the-true-cost-of-a-new-signing?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+arsenal-news+%28News+Feed%29
Unbelievable!! I can’t take much more!!
ffs
TAiG – I often say that Wenger has a feminine side when he gets petulant like that, a stubborn flounciness to stick to his guns till he can say “I told you so” or he’ll sulk till he gets an apology(you know the situation : He says “Are you alright, what’s wrong?” she says “Yes I’m ok.” He says “are you sure?” She says “well if you don’t know I’m not telling you”…repeat till grovelling apology finally accepted.)
french paper l equipe front page says: chamakh choses arsenal.
Since 2004:
Spent on Transfers – £111.3m
Made on Transfers – £124.4m
Yet they want us to believe we have no money. How fucking stupid do you think we are? Our manager is one of the highest paid, we want to give Fabregas a mega deal, we have extended 15 contracts since May 2009 for no apparent reason, our kids are driving around in high end sports cars and we invest in as much property as we can! Maybe if we stopped looking to build houses the money used on that could be were its needed at a football club…on the fucking pitch!!
No businessman in the world would let Arsenal move to a new stadium if the only way it could be done was buy selling players. That is not a guaranteed money maker and after Cesc has gone that will be the end of our days cashing in on players who can make us money.
If you want us to believe that you have no money then how about you show some fucking transparency you bunch of fucking idiots!
“Did you see the Paddy to Ade goal? He can score goals like that because he is the right age. Arsene, take note.”
He actually scored an almost identical goal for us in the 07/08 season against Newcastle.
rob green, his is right that no big names transferred, and i can believe that the deals in the winter are not great.
Geoff/Pedro – Can we please get Wenger up on Le Chump!!!! Lord knows he deserves it! Fuck knows who should get Le Champ.
Did no big deals take place because no one has money or because most clubs sorted themselves out at the start of the year!! Wenger of all people should know that just because other clubs haven’t bought players it doesn’t mean we cant. Isn’t this the whole point of building this wonderful, amazing, incredible business model? That we can spend the money when all around us cant?
http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2557/news/2010/02/10/1784327/peter-hill-wood-hints-at-one-year-deal-for-arsenal-defender
Only Wenger can find a way to anger his fans even more after losing to their 2 biggest rivals!!
Wenger is such an idiot in the things he says.
Just wait until May when he starts saying
“i have money & will spend”
“super super class players”
“im taking my chequebook to the worldcup”
I bet he wont be talking about how we cant sign stars when it comes to season ticket renewal time, will he?!
I’ve heard that Torres will be on the bech for the Bindippers tonight….
I got a chill down my spine reading this, might be because the kids turned the heating off last night and it’s really cold today but i prefer to believe that it was the post. You have brightened my morning. thank you!
Up the gunners!
Wenger for Le Chump gets my vote!
TAIG,
They and He really dont get it do they half the problem is the conflicting reports coming out from them dont they read what they published previously they just contradict themselves in every interview its complete bollocks, They take smoke and mirrors to a whole new level and are treating the fanbase with complete contempt.
Come on you Reds !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
how fit do you have to be to stand up front and head the odd ball..and he did more in 5 minutes against chelsea than the rest of the team did all match, they couldn’t handle him, i’d prefer a 50% fit bendtner to most of our players
Wenger for LeCunt
MoW – I don’t think arsenal fans want a big signing i think they just one signing!! One minute wenger says he has money the next he says he doesn’t!!
Rob Green – 1 Quality Signing…..
Dzeko, Villa, Buffon etc..etc..
Just 1 big name signing to get bum’s back on seats and give us something to look forward too…
If i am honest i don’t want to see a chamakha on a free transfer – doesn’t excite me in the slightest!
I think a World Class Keeper and a 20 – 30 goal striker with RVP playing as a link man again or on the right/left would get us an additional 10 points…
I think Dzeko is EXACTLY what we need, however i think Villa would fit into the system better as he could play on the right or left with Robin Staying in the middle.
The defenders aren’t shit – but they need a leader – Buffon would give them confidence and organisation.
They must all look at Al and think – why is this guy trying to tell us how to defend he’s dog shit!!!
Gambon, Wenger has done a magnificent PR job for season ticket sales next time around. “Winning the domestic cups is not important. Coming third is my benchmark for a successful season. Do not expext bigname signings”. And when we have all coughed up our hard earned, we will get the “it came as a big shock to me that Cesc had a desire to join Barca”. You can see the board slavering at the jowels at the prospect of pocketing £44m.
Chippy _ but if no one questions them then that’s what they can do. If he decides not to do another Q&A which is hugely possible then it just leaves the terraces to get our points across and everyone, or at least the majority, are too scared to voice their opinions!!
3-1 to the Arsenal.
TAIG – he won’t do another Q&A – Not a chance!!!
He knows he will get destroyed.
When that happened end of Last season – all the rumours about Madrid came out straight after – it was his petulent way of saying if your going to question me i can leave.
Everyone started panicing.
This season as far as i am concerned i would LOVE it if he did because it would force CHANGE.
1-1
Great post Chippy – that is one of the saddest and most annoying things for me regarding the whole current situation – the amount of contradictory statements that the board and manager put out into the publice domain. To either not realise this or to do nothing about it and create a consistent party line – well thatreallyis treating the fanbase with complete and utter contempt.
But I love the club and the badge (but Wenger and Board – don’t take that for fucking granted)- so for tonight – come on u reds !
Henry – agreed!!
Is wenger a fucking cnut or what? Just fucking start bendtner for fucks sake. I dont give a fuck if he isn’t 100% match fit, he needs to get in there amongst the liverpool defenders. fucking wenger is taking the fans for mugs.
4-6-0 tonight will mean certain defeat, cesc and arshavin cant even be bothered with it anymore.
1-1 if he plays Arsh as CF
3-1 if he does the right thing and play’s bendtner
Everybody hates Arsenal. My office are laughing and joking about Arsenal and I’m the only gooner in here.
We have 4 loudmouth man utd fans, non of which have ever been within a 50mile radius of Manchester.
Fucking NBG’s.
Every single fucking thing that comes out of Wengers mouth these days, I am left thinking, what a cunt. This is a man that could no wrong 5 years ago, and I trusted to get most things right. Why has he fallen this far?
Geoff great posotive rallying call of a post, I think we should win but it wont be as clear as some people say dare i say it it could even be a draw, but if we win there will ba a long run of wins, the Cesc barca talk is just spanish spinners cuz we lost two he aint done no deal with them, dont see that as legal.
2-1 tonight will suite nicely
He get’s a lot of shit and rightly so – i think sometimes he talks bolloxs
However he is spot on IMO and to be honest he has been saying it for the last 3 years!
http://www.arsenalnewsreview.co.uk/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=1516&cntnt01origid=30&cntnt01returnid=42
now we are getting the I am confident Cesc will stay stories from Le Cunt. sounds very familiar to when Flamini was on his way out.
But too many Arsenal fans are still lodged up his arse, why cant they start seeing him for what he is?
we need a proper manager.
Biggest match of the year tonight.
A loss tonight and we stand a great chance of ending up outside the top 4 and in the shite for next year.
A win tonight, and we can go on and cement 3rd place, and if MANU or Chelsea get the wobbles or some serious injuries – who knows.
Tonight it has to happen. The intensity and commitment need to be 100%.
Taig, No chance of him appearing at the QA this year, And HillWood will blame the fans due to last year !
Ryan, Mate exactly if they could for once find it in themselves to tell the fucking Truth people would be less pissed off !
Sorry in advance if this has already been posted as its quite long but its worth getting behind i dont agree with it all but i do most
Okay, be patient and have a read. If you want to add your thoughts you can contact Highbury Harold on facebook.
We don’t accept the way in which Arsenal Football Club is being run, right from the Boardroom down to the matchday experience. And because of this, we want to see things change! At the moment there are plenty of issues:
1. The Board, their lies, and their blinkered views
2. The lack of transfer budget
3. The sterile Emirates experience
4. The manager losing sight of what’s important
Let’s see how many people agree. If you don’t like the way things are going at our club, join this group and see if we can force a change. But this is only the start – if people agree with your views on Arsenal, get them to join this group. And let’s make our voices heard, not just on here but in the press, and in person – so the Board of Arsenal Football Club – OUR football club, sit up and take notice.
Where has OUR Arsenal gone??
Attaching article…..
Where has OUR Arsenal gone?
The need to move stadium
Back in the year 2000, Arsenal fans were fed the line by the club’s Board that we needed to leave our beloved Highbury and move to a new stadium. Apparently as a club we’d outgrown our spiritual home and needed somewhere which could house more fans, bring us increased revenue and which would allow us to compete with any club in the transfer market – with the aim of becoming a European “Super Club”. With the foundations laid by Arsene Wenger in building a strong, competitive squad, these extra funds would see us forge ahead and become even stronger.
Despite reservations from many supporters, we were assured that the move would NOT affect the playing side of the club. The Board promised us that any costs associated with the stadium move would be “ring-fenced” (their exact words) and that we’d continue to compete for major trophies as we had been doing since Arsene Wenger’s arrival.
However, these promises to date have been broken and since moving to Emirates Stadium we have seen a steady decline in many areas of Arsenal Football Club.
The failings of the Arsenal Board
The Board state that they’re traditionalists and care about maintaining the history of the club, yet we saw them mercilessly dump our crest without notice (cross-section of fans consulted, yeah b*llocks!) purely as a money making move – including the motto ‘Victoria Concordia Crescit’.
We now see an Arsenal team playing at home without white sleeves on their red shirts (a white stripe on a red sleeve ISN’T a white sleeve). Even worse than this, we’ve been subjected to away kits more suited to our bitter rivals – white kits and blue kits ARE NOT Arsenal kits. Okay we did wear white for a tiny part of the 1960s but our away colours are yellow and blue – end of story.
On the financial side of things, the Board thought they’d turn property developer as part of our stadium move, to try and make a few more million. Instead of selling the Highbury land for over £100 million and let someone else build there, they decided that Arsenal FOOTBALL CLUB (yes, Arsenal FOOTBALL Club – not PROPERTY) would do the work – and as a result got caught in the property market crash. Still struggling to sell the remaining apartments, it remains to be seen if any profit whatsoever will be made. Whatever way you look at it, the way this project was handled can only be described as a major, major mistake by the Board.
In the Boardroom we’ve seen so many childish squabbles – the most damaging ending with the one Board member who really cared about matters on the pitch, David Dein, being pushed out because he had the cheek to seek foreign investment from a certain Mr Stan Kroenke. Even though Peter Hill-Wood stated that “we don’t want his sort” the Arsenal Board have now completely changed their tune and have taken Stan on, choosing to hide behind him as they look to block a takeover bid by Alisher Usmanov – a man who has promised to pump a slice of his own wealth into the club and bring us back to a position where we can challenge on the pitch.
On the commercial side of things we lack any real nous, and are comprehensively beaten by most top clubs in merchandising revenue. Our sponsorship dealings have been laughable for many years and while other clubs negotiate £20 million a year shirt sponsorships, we’re stuck in a contract with Emirates which sees us with a deal worth around £3 million a year.
Money, money, money – that’s all the current Board seem interested in. Doesn’t matter that we don’t win trophies any more… as long as Magician Wenger can work on a shoestring budget and deliver Champions League football every year, it’s job done. The Arsenal Boardroom is Party Central every time Arsenal are confirmed in a top four spot for another season. Sod silverware.
The Board will shout from the rooftops that we made a record profit last year and how the new stadium is bringing in all this extra cash. But so what if it’s just going to sit in the bank or be used to pay another bit off the new stadium? If you buy a house do you live like a pauper for 25 years until the mortgage is paid, or do you live to the best standard you can, while making sure you pay the bills? Seems at Arsenal it’s the former.
The Emirates ‘Experience’
Let’s start off with the transition from Highbury to Emirates. We were told that elements of our old home would be taken across to our new stadium so that we’d still retain links to our glorious history. Only now, after four years of bare concrete, an overall generic feel which resulted in many complaints, the Board are taking note by way of their ‘Arsenalisation’ of the stadium. BUT – where is the famous clock? At the moment it’s stuck on the back of a scoreboard whereas it should have been INSIDE the new stadium right from the start. We’ve been told it will be brought inside, so let’s wait and see.
The club have sought to turn the new stadium into something more akin to an afternoon at the theatre. The audience (let’s face it, it’s not a football crowd) can sit there nicely and clap, sometimes sing a happy tune, but they’re not allowed to swear – take part in any form of banter with the opposition or their supporters, or god forbid stand up. We now even have a ‘grass them up’ facility whereby you can send a text during the match to complain about someone whose actions you don’t agree with. Thinking back to how an afternoon at the football used to be, this sanitised experience just isn’t right.
Ticket Prices
The biggest issue with hardcore Arsenal supporters is the price we have to pay for tickets. Overall, Arsenal charge the highest price for club football tickets in the world – yes, the WORLD. You’d be hard pushed to find another club which charged almost £100 for ONE general admission ticket (can anyone find another club that does?).
Added to this, Arsenal also introduced the ‘Club Level’ tier in the new stadium with season tickets ranging from £2,500 to £4,750 a season. What do you get for that? A decent enough view from your seat, and a huge bundle for a free drink or two at half time. Oh, and the chance to have a pre-match meal in one of four restaurants – for a price, of course!
Given the fact Arsenal fans were promised that the stadium move would see us elevated to “European Super Club” status and be able to compete with anyone in the transfer market, most would feel that the high prices were just about acceptable if that promise was delivered. However almost five years down the line with no hint of silverware and genuine world class stars being replaced with average quality kids, are these sky high prices justified?
If we were paying a lot less to watch the current team it would be more acceptable, rather than be conned into paying a hefty price to watch a bunch of no-hopers. In the mid-80s we weren’t challenging for trophies which most of us at the time accepted, because although we were average on the pitch, we weren’t paying a small fortune for false promises. And it was much more fun compared to the sterile atmosphere we’re now expected to accept.
The playing side of things
On the field, a trophy winning side – a side which in 2004 won the title without losing a single game – has been systematically dismantled and sold off, with the majority of the profits staying within the club. In fact in the last five years, Arsenal have made a net transfer profit of £25 million.
Looking at our present squad, it’s a sorry state of affairs compared to the playing staff we had a few years ago. We’ve resorted to shopping in football’s bargain basement and now have a mix of youngsters who are Championship quality at best, and old has-beens who quite simply should have been put out to pasture already. It’s generally agreed that we only have three or four top quality players at the club, and if things continue they way they have been going, it won’t be long before they’re sold (and any profits banked – again).
The Board continue to feed us the line that we can buy whoever we want and that there is money to spend, so why are we in this situation on the pitch? Is the Board holding back money or is the manager simply not choosing to spend it?
The Madness of King Arsene
Looking at our manager, we have a man who has done wonders for Arsenal football club, however he has obviously been put in a tough position since moving to the new stadium and hardly has any money available to strengthen his squad (not that the Board would tell you that).
Mr Wenger therefore embarked upon a personal project where he’d try to build a young, talented squad for peanuts – one which would win trophies so we could stick our fingers up to the Chelseas of this world and say “see – you can win things without throwing a blank chequebook at it”.
Only problem is, this project has failed miserably – not that Wenger would take any notice. His stubbornness continues to this day and you get the feeling that now, even if someone gave him £100 million to spend, he’d do his best to keep it tucked safely away.
We have everyone screaming out that this Arsenal squad needs an injection of established, top quality players but still we’re not doing anything about it. Arsenal legends are in the press almost every week saying exactly what the majority of fans are saying – but still we continue with sub-standard youngsters and a policy of buying up teenagers who may become good 8 or 9 years down the line. What about today?!
Okay we play nice football but is that enough when you’re charging your fans top dollar week in week out? Wenger is obviously trying to mirror Barcelona in playing style but is this Spain? Can it succeed in a physical league such as the Premier League? You have to doubt the approach and even then, Barcelona has succeeded because they have players like Messi, Ibrahimovic, Henry, Xavi, Iniesta, Puyol, Alves etc. The bulk of their first 11 is world class and complemented with other top quality players, and there’s a few kids and fringe players thrown in too. We have two or three top quality players (one or two maybe close to world class) and the rest are either sub-standard kids or creaking has-beens. Not quite the same, is it Arsene? Arsenal – the Tesco’s Value version of Barcelona.
And what about Wenger’s decisions to now treat the FA Cup with such distain? The world’s greatest domestic cup competition and you get thousands of Gooners travelling up and down the country only to see the manager willing to chuck it away because we might have an important game in the next week. Sorry – not acceptable, and the Board should tell him that.
In the last couple of years we’ve seen Wenger try to take over Alastair Campbell’s title as the King Of Spin. Week after week he’ll babble on to the media about how great his squad is and how when other teams beat us it’s because they don’t play the game properly. Everyone else is wrong but we’re doing it the right way, Arsene tells us. He also tells us that we “nearly” signed players on the last day of the transfer window – a tactic which Tottenham used to use and one we all used to laugh at. Does he seriously think that ‘nearly’ signing a player is good enough and that the fans buy that kind of bullshit?
Where do we go from here?
It’s a tough call but has Wenger had his day? Has he lost sight of what his job really is, or is what he’s doing at the moment exactly what the Board have asked him to do? Either way, things have to change. If Wenger goes, who do we bring in? Especially when it seems any manager won’t be given money to spend if the current Board are still in place.
If I had it my way I would see a complete overhaul in the Boardroom. Get in a Board who REALLY care about Arsenal Football Club. Give the manager a decent transfer budget and tell him he HAS to deliver on the pitch. A big shiny new stadium and monster profits, coupled with real ambition, means Arsenal has to be challenging for the major prizes every year.
As a company director if one of my staff was missing targets I set, I’d be questioning their performance. If I gave them budget to make sure they hit their targets I’d be even more pissed off if they failed to spend money and messed up – to me that’s negligence and a disciplinary matter.
But just what targets have the Arsenal Board set their Manager? At a guess it would be “Spend as little as you can in the transfer market and make sure we finish 4th or above. Anything above that is a bonus”. And that alone would prove that the people running the club have lost sight of what’s important.
Let’s face it – a club not winning things will attract fewer punters at the turnstiles, especially when ticket prices are already through the roof. And less punters means less income, which means a smaller transfer budget, which means it becomes harder to attract top talent. A severe lack of quality players means nobody worth their salt will want to play for your club, and you’ll get sponsors turning their back. Corporate punters will be long gone, because they only want to watch the very best, and their wallet is what the Arsenal Board are mostly interested in.
So how do you pay for a shiny new stadium when you’ve got no way of paying for it?
CHIPPY, you wrote all of that?
Now let’s see. Who can we blame today? Oh yes, it’s Arsene Wenger. He lied to me.
Hands up all those who are relieved we didn’t spend any of the millions sat doing fuck all in the bank on a needless striker????
Hands up all those who are looking forward to the clueless ‘tactics’ tonight of lumping high balls up to AA23 while watching him vainly lose the will to live against Carragher and Skrtel……
Chippy, a man of few words…….
DDM, at least if a new manager starts he’ll have more money to spend! Wenger would only waste it on some mediocre french midget.
wenger needs to shut up about transfers, its just a constant reminder how he and gazidis fucked up yet again
i will start tonight gooners
The Cesc story is a lie, he hasn’t spoken to anyone at Barca let alone agree anything.
TAKEOVER PLANS QUITE WELL ON FOR ARSENAL …..
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/2846868/Rivals-will-come-out-all-Guns-blazing.html?OTC-RSS&ATTR=Football
feeling quite positive ahead of tonight,i think we may just win..
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1249729/We-finish-misfiring-Gunners-Harry-Redknapp-reckons-Tottenham-leapfrog-arch-rivals-Arsenal.html
If it needs a takeover for someone to deal with wenger properly then bring it on.
Sacking wenger is not necessarily what I want, but he needs someone telling him his current policy is totally wrong and wont bring Arsenal any trophies.
if wenger wotn be told what to dom then he can F off.
so man utd’s 40m net spend gets them the Champions League, three Premier League titles, the World Club Championship, an FA Cup and Carling Cup.
we’ve made 13m and won the FA cup!
BBK…..WE WILL WIN ….WE MAY WIN SOUNDS CYNICAL
Wenger also reacted strongly to Michael Ballack’s criticisms of what the Chelsea midfield player said was Arsenal’s predictable style of play in the wake of the leaders’ 2-0 victory over Wenger’s team at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
“I’m too long in football to listen to stupidities like that,” Wenger said. “Every team is predictable, of course. You know that Chelsea will play for Didier Drogba. Could they predict at the start of the game that the volley of Arshavin would hit the foot of Cech, that Bendtner would be pulled down? Could they predict all that?
“What is predictable is that we try to pass the ball. Now if somebody can prove to me that the purpose in football is not to try to pass the ball, then OK, I will believe it. I believe we can win it [the title] this year, but at the moment it’s certainly not realistic, so let’s try to win our next game.”
What planet is this man living on?
“What is predictable is that we try to pass the ball. Now if somebody can prove to me that the purpose in football is not to try to pass the ball, then OK, I will believe it.”
The purpose in football is to score more goals than the other team therefore ‘winning’ games and competitions. Passing is part of that process.
f**king deluded.
From our own site!! Wenger just says what ever suits him!! He wonders why the fans are getting annoyed!!
http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/wenger-i-did-try-to-sign-new-players
http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/wenger-i-won-t-name-player-we-tried-to-sign
http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/-we-were-very-very-close-to-new-signing-
http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/wenger-why-i-have-not-bought-until-now
http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/wenger-we-re-sorry-to-have-missed-smalling
http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/wenger-the-true-cost-of-a-new-signing
our first signing after a takeover should be dien as chairman no question
A takeover wont change anything.
Arse&Nose – i disagree – i think a take over would change everything.
Usmanov has already tried to get them to invest 100M into the squad which they refused to do.
If he get’s in – this will happen.
Kroenke in the states apprentley invest’s in his teams.
At the end of the day these guys want to make money on there investment – the only way to do that via success, more revenue, bigger fan base, higher sponsorhip…..etc..etc…
They have no loyalty to Wenger – it’s a gentlemens club with him and hill wood and that wanker fizman who does fuck all IMO…they don’t want to sack him – they can’t in fact.
The American and Russian don’t have this loyalty and they are if nothing else billionaires because they are very, very good businessmen.
I hope Usmanov get’s in. He’s shady? so fucking what.
Abramovich isn’t exactly an Angel. It’s all dodgy in Russia.
Frankly it makes no difference to me what they have done, what they do etc..
I think he will invest more and we get Dein back – which i think would be big for us.
Also i think we would see more investment from him than Kronke although i do think the American would invest.
Geoff I liked the post, i think at times we put too much emphasis on the manager and what he says. the players are good enough to beat Liverpool. They need to show it. Arsene’s job is to get the belief into them, he often uses the press to do this. His comments about mental strength, belief in the squad etc, how well they played are straight out of the sports psychology handbook. They are not meant for the fans but the players via the media. its the concept of hearing a comment about you indirectly is often more effective than hearing it directly.
The we cant afford the wages is I believe both true and false. True in that he and the club do not believe in an uncapped wage structure. So when he(if he did) offered x million for Villa which may have been accepted by the club but then got to hear the wage demands he may have had to stop negotiations at that point as his wage demands would break the structure. The problem is once the structure is broken it creates an inflationary wage spiral in all negotiations both inside and outside the club. This is something I believe the club do not think they can afford to engage in. So they keep wages lower at the top end and pay slightly more at the middle level in the hope that some of those potential players turn into gems. This means that we cannot enter a market for the very top players at a point where prices and wages are inflated as they are in January. I tend to think he may well have tried to buy players, but was limited by the wage structure that the club operate by. If this makes him as some say a C*nt then he is I guess. I tend to see the glass half full and think we have an improving team, a great stadium, a sound financial position which I believe we will benefit from and kick on from in the next few years. Whether wenger is still cutting it or has become stale I am not sure. I would rather he/the board would change the supporting cast and have someone who is more vocal/challenging of Wenger alongside him.
wenger just needs a toe up his arse, i dont care where it comes from
From a foot A Tom ?
wenger has too much power and is too safe, and he is very clever because he has done all the right things to put himself in that position, but not one of those things involved winning a trophy and it never will.
it is not healthy, for the club or the fans. the fans are the only ones who can destabilise this position of safety. But too many of us are still up wengers arse. as I say, he is very clever.
I like the post that Chippy has pasted in for us to read – I can actually live with what goes on on the pitch – IF my expectations are truthfully set and dealt with fairly.
Is it fair that we pay the highest price but are then going to effectively chuck competitions ? Is it fair that we are sold the promise of being able to compete at the very highest level by moving stadiums and me paying the highest season ticket prices, then to be told further down the line that this isn’t actually true ? Is it fair that we are teased with prospective signings when my money is due, only to then be given a multitude of excuses further down the line ?
Results on the pitch I can live with if I still go and enjoy my match experience, but the bullshit is unforgivable. If we are skint – then tell me that my expectations of the team I should see on the pitch are too high and adjust the cost of my ticket accordingly. Alternatively, stop the bullshit and fucking deliver on your initial promise and give me a team equal to the value of my season ticket – if you as a club want to treat me like a fucking consumer then expect me to behave like one !!
Rant over – come on u reds – give us something positive to talk about tomorrow !!
Simon, Arse&Nose,
Wasnt my work thats for sure (I couldnt put a coherent piece together like that) i just saw and pasted it as i agreed with the sentiments and so if you feel the same way join the group as thats the only way things will change its alright moaning endlessley but until they realise people have had enough of bing treated like shit they will keep on milking !!
chary… more than likely id suspect! hopefully a big one though, with lots of money attached to it!
The difference in the sun article re: Chelsea, is how much money are they going to recoup, they have an ageing squad with a sell on value zilch! so the 300 million spent to one a few pots is money down the drain in my eyes.
I would love us to win a trophy, but at the end of the day, in August the new season starts and it just goes round in circles.
But it is quite clear that Cesc matured into the player he was cos he had an experienced powerful team around him, I dont know what got into Wengers head to all of a sudden throw all his young’uns in to the side so quickly. It was bizarre!
let me back
Ryan, Nice post and i think thats what they are getting at in a more long winded way
It all started with the changing of our badge into that fucking Disney creation and the bollocks they spouted about asking a cross section of the fanbase bollocks did they, They saw the extra pound signs with the trademark and just went ahead with it,
The fans didnt kick up anywhere near enough fuss over it and ever since then they have done as they pleased with no comeback, Well its got to change and soon if you want you Arsenal back.
Has anyone else noticed on Arsenal .com that you can only click the little ‘Thumb up’ if you ‘Like this’ article….where’s the thumbs down then??
Ban on free speech or what!
A win tonight I reckon…
Great Essay Chippy…spot on!
Martin,
Isnt my work mate just pasted it !! Thought it deserved a larger audience
Chippy, they changed our badge because they had no copyright on the previous one and therefore could not charge a fee for its use. Having said that the actual end product could have been a lot better – the motto should have stayed and the Cannon should have pointed the same way – to the heart(perhaps they foresaw a team with no heart?) and not the armpit – but our present home kit is all wrong.
We are the Arsenal, we are all about white sleeves and not, as has been said, red sleeves with a stripe of white only.
When we lost to Chelsea, my GF had bought me a little book of Arsenal quotes….to cheer me up :-/
If anything it made me feel worse…first couple of quotes I came across were.
“If I’ve got a good goalkeeper and a good stopper centre half, all I need is the two best wingers,a best centre forward there is. It doesnt matter what the rest are like” – Herbert Chapman
AND
“Second in the league might be good somewhere else, but not at Arsenal” – Martin Keown
LASTLY
“I would never play in England in another shirt other than Arsenals” – Patrick Vieira
You can still have a gold star for sharing it!
“Second in the league might be good somewhere else, but not at Arsenal” – Martin Keown
lol those were the days!! that quote actually made me laugh its so far away from what we’re about these days!!
fuck it get him in as manager!
compare that from keown to “3rd place is harder than winning a cup” from wenger!
pathetic
Keown, What a legend
another one
“I play on the right, Tony on the left and we’ll deal with whoever comes along, Big or Small” – Martin Keown
Thanks ill wear it with pride
Chary, I Know why they changed it but dosent mean i have to agree with it at the end of the day they sold us down the river for one thing Cash which is fair enough but dont pretend it was for any other reason and besides if they were so Big on the History and Tradition and lets be honest that is such a big part of being Arsenal why didnt they refuse the 30 pieces of silver !!
genuine world class stars being replaced with average quality kids—is it possible to have,average quality kids???????
We SHOULD win today, because pool has been shit this season, and I think our team is better than theirs. Today we will see if our players are just their for the ride (and money) or whether they actually give a shit about the club and the fans.
Frichie, Sad isnt it !
Arsenal Tom,
But Keown was and is an Arsenal man some of these cunts weve brought in from the corporate world wouldnt know Arsenals traditions and history if they came up and bit em on the arse !!
I hate it too Chippy (as well as being sponsored by an Arab airline) – I was just explaining the need for the change o f the badge, sadly the way the change was brought about was all wrong.
chippy, yeah its painful. hearing those keown quotes and remembering him clattering people for fun and being scared of know one warms me up inside lol.
id love to see keown in his prime vs drogba.
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/football/article-23804066-arsenal-must-find-their-backbone-again-insists-nigel-winterburn.do?
Excellent stuff by winterburn
Just arrived in town for the game. I’ve seen four snow flakes. Game still on?
Charydbis: how you going. Agree, the badge is horrible. To hell with the tradition.
Nothing like sitting in a car park, trying to conduct serious business from a bloomin laptop.
Keown’s face during the RvN scrap. If I was twelve, I would have the poster on my wall. Sums up everything we lack.
keown had the brain as well as the aggression and ability, i reckon he’d be a top manager
http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2009/4/16/1239905951707/Arsenal-v-Man-United-Mart-001.jpg
my hero
Chary,
and yes we wont even begin on the arab sponsorship lol
Soz mate wasnt having a pop at you at all its just thats one subject that really gets my back up
Tom,
Drogba would have been put in the stands within the first 5 mins and wouldnt have got near him for the rest of the game ! Same goes for Bould and Adams tho they wouldnt have stood and admired the ponce !!
Not bad Micky – slightly hopeful of a win tonight and it’ll all look better. If you’re going tonight make sure the ref doesn’t fall for Stevie Me’s diving, let’s have an atmosphere of hostility back at the Grove.
That’s ok Chippy, I didn’t think you were. I’m probably only going to wear my O2 top to games now as I can’t stand the “alternative”, I might as well be a rag head if I did.
CHIP… should have got keown back on a 6 month deal instead of sol just for that game!
Afternoon All…
Brilliant pic Tom.
Micky, I’m 42, its going on my wall !!!
Andrew M wrote:
…. Football has lost it’s soul to cash and instant success. Pity.
February 10, 2010 11:29 AM GMT on community.timesonline.co.uk Recommend? (2)
From the comments on the Times article Odub posted earlier!
I think he’s got a point….although I’m not too sure it will be warmly welcomed here.
Charry – whats wrong with the Arab airline?
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Inside – I don’t want to get political here as it’s not the right place IMO and I’ll upset certain parts of our readership if I do.
Anyone see that stuff on sky re portsmouth. If they get wound up later today then Arsenal will drop to 4th in the league behind Liverpool. We’ll be 3 points ahead of the spuds with a game in hand.
YES!! ramsey!! Teach Arshavin how say the right things to the press!!
‘I was going to make the decision that I wanted to make. I was going to take people’s advice but it’s up to me what I do and no one else was going to make that decision for me and I choose Arsenal,’ he told the Daily Telegraph.
‘I listened to what the two managers had to say to me and I was just more impressed by how much they knew about me, what they wanted me to do to improve and the path they had for me. I just felt more wanted here than Manchester United.’
The 19-year-old is a great admirer of the former captains of both clubs – Gunners legend Patrick Vieira – now at Manchester City – and Roy Keane.
The pair had epic battles on the pitch and Ramsey added: ‘I loved watching those matches.
‘This is where I want to be, I want to become the best footballer I possibly can be and I moved here because I think there is an opportunity to improve. You have to make sacrifices.’
So its to do more with politics than camels?
GMR… thats a disgrace.
Sebeel where are you??? If we loose tonight then it is all your fault.
we should lend them the money they need!
AT – It would benefit Liverpool because they lost to Portsmouth, but we’d lose 6 points. Man Utd would drop 5 points behind chelski instead of the 2 they currently are.
good man, Aaron
but i don’t mind AA being the beacon of truth either…
AT – It looks like it could happen. We should find out later today, I think the case was adjourned until 2pm.
Could not agee more with Dave T @11.08 please refer to his blog…
I think a lot of fans hear Wenger but are not exactly listening.
GMR
Why would we drop down the league? I dont understand?
GMR, its ridiculous, the league should step in somehow and they should be allowed to finish the season.
they’ll probably be ok, but im starting to get the feeling that someone really doesn’t want us to succeed!?
A Tom,
it was clear in the 07/08 season…
gambon, because if portsmouth are wound up, the points we got against them will be taken away (its the same for every club), the problem is some teams haven’t played them twice, teams like Liverpool lost to them so it would benefit them etc.
Are you sure thats the case GMR.
That seems ridiculous, but i suppose theres no other way to do it, cos some teams are still to play them, and they cant award 3 points can they.
Moot point, as they wont be wound up.
suga… sorry mate you lost me… what was clear?
Dave T @11.08 – Wenger can get his point across in the dressing room and on the training pitch not via the press!!
Clutching at straws and making excuses now!!
A Tom,
clear that someone did not want us to succeed…
fuck injuries – we would have won the league by one point if it wasn’t for referees…
5 points lost: 2 ‘drawn, should have won’ and 1 ‘lost, should have drawn’
hope that clarifies it
suga! all clarified mate!
and the CL as well! remember the kuyt on hleb challenge where he pulled him down in the box and the ref (who turned out to be from the same town as kuyt) conveniently missed it!
Usmanov talks shit and talk is easy
Kroenke has a proven track record and never talks.
Dont fall for usmanov lies.
Hello Grovers. Im back!
I know it’s not Friday, but I just couldn’t save it for another few days…
What’s the difference between masturbation and sex?
Warcraft.
Pompey get 7 day stay of execution.
Lets keep fingers x they survive otherwise we could be in real trouble losing 6 points.
Rob Green, yes he can get his point across in the dressing room and on the training pitch and I am sure he does. But he uses the media to reinforce it. Its not a one or the other but a both and issue. he has always done this both at times of strength and when we are weak. Its part of his management style. You can argue about if it works or not but my point was that thats what he is doing not whether it works. So we should all pay less attention to these statements and get less hung up on them. They are in my view not really for us.
Making excuses for what and who? I was just giving an opinion. one you can disagree with. Thats the wonder of debate. Two or more people constructing a conversation where differences of opinion are put forth and looked at.
Clutching at straws? Why would I need to do that? Strange comment, can you expand on it?
hi grovers,
i watched yesterday’s game bolton vs city , jack looked good , also it may sound silly but if we had…
1. adebayor (world class cf)
2. kolo toure (experienced)better than silvestre
3. sivinho (experienced)better than silvestre
4. vieira (experienced)better than silvestre
5. muamba (very good dm player)
6. wilshere ( one of the best talantes)
now , it would have been different story…
portsmouth 7 more days.
where will the money come from??
Even if it happened re pompey it wouldn’t make much difference, apart from Liverpool, who I’m not fussed about anyways. Only Liverpool have dropped points out of the big teams agains pompey.
muamba georgian?! lol, he can’t kick a ball to save his life, Song is about ten times the player muamba is!
wtf Duke?
Incesc:
Supposedly 2 new ‘serious’ owners….blah blah .
Turns out pompey own HM Customs £11m & not £7m as first reported.
Liverpool & Chavs come out the winners with it.
Please guys going to the game . sing your hearts out and give our team the full support you can. I’ll be chearing way down here in SA… Thanks
I hope Villa and Everton can pull one on the chavs and Manure. Then it will be six points and they still have to play each other.
Pompey must not be allowed to disappear overnight. that would be a disgrace within our so called developed society. what are 30,000 portsmouth fans going to do if their club disappears? It doesn’t matter about the debt or tax owed or whatever, the inland revenue definitly wont get their money if Pompey dont exist anymore.
Pompey should be required to pay the money over the course of many years, even if that means they drop divisions like Leeds.
this is precisely why tighter rules on club spending need to be brought in. clubs should only spend what they earn every season. UEFA are spot on to try and bring that rule in.
what about the goals scored against them?
will these be wiped off our record too?
there’s basically no chance of it happening SUGA so i wouldn’t worry
Pedro still has a single for tonight, e-mail in for info!
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who is she
Gazzap
Agree with you that clubs should only spend what they earn but it won’t stop the big clubs spending, clubs owners could still pump millions in vis other means. Whats to stop Man city owners setting up a dummy advertising co. then bidding millions for a small advert in the programme?
G UNIT, what the what?
A – Why is there no chance of it happening?? Seems a silly thing to go to court for if the tax office stands no chance.
zak – thats so true, the bloke running man city said he’d pay 100 million a year for his seat & would have family members do the same. How can the premier league or Fifa stop him!!
There’ll be some sort of deal to save the club, and with guaranteed income coming in from the remaining home games, they wouldn’t be likely to be wound up until the end of the season. Administration isn’t out of the question, liquidation is unbelievably unlikely.
Is Sabeel in London? Bloke from Bangalore in London for the match tonight.first time he left India
I agree Administration is more likely, however Portsmouth tried to come to an arrangement with them even last night. They offered 1.8 million upfront with the remaining money in installments, they wouldn’t accept because they want them wound up. Makes no sense to me but there must be a reason for it.
Afternoon all!
Georgian, I’ve been banging on about Muamba since we sold him to Birmingham, if he was a real African, like Song we’d have kept him. Or given him as many games.
But no, he was English so he got one, in the Carling away to Sunderland, scored a 30 yarder and was sent packing.
As far as Pompey are concerned, bent Harry fucked them with his crazey spending, then he had the cheek to buy them for the spuds at less than half price, thieving cunt.
However, I can’t see how you can not know you owe the revenue £11 million, as far as cutting them slack, the revenue cut me no slack, why the fuck should Pompey get some?
They should go after the finance director personally, that is woeful mis-management.
Dantes, you know you did, you thought you were on and wrote a silly diatribe, I knew you would, there is something wrong with you.
Or if he was actually any good, and had ANY chance of EVER playing for a top team Geoff!
I agree, it is absolutely ridiculous the way football clubs are let off things, where your typial businesses would get taken to the cleaners. Could well be the trigger that starts off the movement to change that though.
Wengers word last Q&A
If he later comes out to say that he doesnt rate the domestic cups then what he meant there was I would win the league or champs league or both.
Lets see May aint far anymore
Every couple of season wenger sells the experience and we are back to square one!!
I think Pompey will likely go under.
They are fucked & have no assets to raise cash.
FA cup final 2005 team sheet
Arsenal: Lehmann, Lauren, Toure, Senderos, Cole, Fabregas (Van Persie 86), Vieira, Silva, Pires (Edu 105),Bergkamp (Ljungberg 65), Reyes.
Subs Not Used: Almunia, Campbell.
Sent Off: Reyes (120).
Booked: Cole, Lauren, Reyes, Vieira.
Man Utd: Carroll, Brown, Ferdinand, Silvestre, O’Shea (Fortune 77), Fletcher (Giggs 91), Keane, Scholes, Ronaldo, van Nistelrooy, Rooney.
Subs Not Used: Howard, Gary Neville, Smith.
United still have 8 of the players that featured in that game we only have 3 of which 1 is a crock and another a clown
haha, Edmond, you made yourself look silly there.
I hope that comment took ages to write.
Fran, but we have Silvestre, and he played in that game
hahah Pedro, if I understand what is going on, Edmond made another silly comment but this time it was very long and it got binned…? I Like!
Duke, a 350 word message he thought would get through! haha! What a muppet!
Did you say some one wrote a 1000 word email, where is he BTW?
Sabeel did!
Pedro, hahahaha what a mug.
Pedro, if that Sabeel email is about posting 1st please oh please post it…
Pedders, how about some extracts from these pearls of wisdom?
I could do with a little laugh
Duke also Campbell is back
haha fran, true, true.
come on arsenal – do them proper tonight
Ive never seen it so quiet on here on the day of a ‘big’ game
Everyone still deflated probably
Pedro u should offer bloggers daily or monthly swear words allowance
For example
30 cunts/month
10 bellends/month
60 shit/month
you can add words like deluded, hyprocrite, midgets etc as time goes by. They arent exactly swear words
Fran, maybe I could get Sabeel to build me some software to monitor it!
Suga, if it was funny I’d share… but it wasn’t. It was just a bit of a crappy attempt at humour… fake laugh city type stuff!
http://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/10/02/10/SOCCER_Bordeaux_Chamakh.html&TEAMHD=soccer
Jaguar would use up his share of “Hypocrite” after 3 days!
GTS – I am pretty sure the quotes in that article are old, I read them a few days ago.
Pedro
You’re right there Fran – we’re all a bit deflated with our team at the moment. It’s the cumulative effect of the last 3 transfer windows and the last two defeats(the first a shameful capitulation/betrayal) that’s killing our will.
Franchise we actually still have 4 from that team – Almunia, Campbell, Cesc and RvP.
And it’s 5 if you count Silvestre
we know chamakh hasn’t signed yet, hopefully he will soon though
Good idea Franchise, so Ethan can’t say anything for the other 29 days out of the month then?
GTS… everything looks like he’s a done deal to us, liverpool have signed jovanovic and they were our biggest rivals apparently
How can wenger say that we have no money???
He has said that we have much money and that if he want could sign a 30 million striker and now…..???
Wenger i don’t know what you are saying with your wages but we have 70 players under contract. YOUR FACKING TALENTS EARN MORE MONEY THAN THE WHOLE BOLTON SQUAD!!!! YOU CUNT!! I hate him with more with the day! What is he doing. Pff, he won’t spend because of his policy(that’s what he said) how an you so stubborn?? How?? How can you not seeing that we need to sign 3 good players?? OK, chamakh good signing, he is free. Than a world class CB and worldclass DM with an good keeper, just as sorensen! We can afford them,cunt!
Yeah Arsenal Tom, Rafa said yesterday he didn’t think he’d be going to them
Dutchman that is a quality rant but i think you need to calm down a little!
Have a shhhmoke and a pancake
gambon i was just going to say something similar
we can then open a trade off of allowances at the end of every week where grovers can trade for words in the open market like a transfer window
I can see Jaguar and Geoff trading shit for hypocrite
Gambon Urself and Taig would be in the market weekly for Cunt allowances. Even Sharkey would have to be careful cos c*nt would still count as cunt and context is not taken into consideration. So if you say ‘why are you guys calling wenger a c*nt’ that is one allowance gone
Pedro requiremnts for this software are evolving rapidly
It’s a travesty what has happend to Pompy. Surely who ever been running the club and the financial side of things needs to take a lot of the blame.
Sentiment aside they are clearly no longer a viable business and should be put in admin’
Franchise,
I never use that word, you cunt.
TAIG does though!
I am off boys and girls, good luck to us all.
Bearing in mind our under performing youngsters are on long term improved contracts, added to this Wengers inability/refusal to invest in the squad. What, exactly is the point of CL qualification for the extra bucks..? More improved contracts for Denilson etc..? I have had enough, this club has been my life, now it’s lost sight of what it stands for.
improved contracts doesn’t mean massive contracts dannyboy!
JET is on £5.5m pa A.
yeah it looks like wenger wil not learn, dannyboy.
But i can’t understand it. Because we have the money.
lol gambon, apologies then
when you have some 40 players on your payroll.. you bound to have massive wages payable..
cut out the deadwood!
Francophonic.
And nobody knows what’s happened with the money. Man U,City,chelsea,liverpool,villa even tottenham are spending big. But we have more money what’s coming in but don’t spend big. I can’t uunderstand it. Where is the money??? Nobody comes out with it, so we have the money!!
Dutchman noone spent big in the January window….
30 disagree allowances/month
unlimited ATD (Agree to disagree)
A how are you going to cope with only 30 disagree allowances
Well you would have several cunts, bellend allowances to trade with but the disagree allowances are worth more than anything else
40 players Choy?!!
And the rest.
As you say cut out the deadwood.
fire the scouts they are a waste of time
lol franchise, i’d have to be much less diplomatic in the debates. “i disagree” becomes “you’re wrong”!
so we have 40 first team players?! since when do people complain that we’ve got too big a squad?!
Did somebody order a cunt??
And the cub scouts too Fran – the wasters !
A
I have said hundreds of times that our squad is too big.
More quality (& robustness), less quantity.
Wenger is still the man for the job. He is obviously working under some seriously debilitating circumstances financially, yet the last few seasons he has done relatively well considering we have the likes of Almunia, Song, Eboue and Denilson all in the team,it’s a joke. This summer he will simply have to spend,and more importantly, be given a big budget with complete freedom to spend it, as these players positions must be replaced with world class talent. Keep the rest of the squad and bring out the best in them, and you have a team which can seriously compete for the very best in domestic and world football. Oh, and add a world class centre back to that list, as well as a world class striker, and we’re all good
3 nil gunners tonight!!!
gambon how can you possibly know how much JET gets paid per year?
post a link and i’ll believe!
40 players.. but when one striker is facked.. he plays a midget Attacking Mid.
That is why we need qualitee not quantity!
really gambon? This is the first season we’ve had an adequate sized squad imo, and even then we’ve not had enough depth at DM or physical players going forward
I assumed that he was joking Chipo, I’m sure he was!
choy we don’t actually have a 40 man first team squad, obviously….
chipo – http://www.JETgets5.5mbigunsayeardespitenotplaying.co.uk, think the server’s down or something
obviously not 40 first team players
Chipo
I saw it in the boot of his car. Its £5.5m, not a penny less.
Our current squad imo is for the first time big enough when it comes to creative players, and big enough when it comes to left backs. Everywhere else we don’t have enough depth!
Think its 29 first team squad. (inc Phil & LJW)
*sorry Sol took Phils place.
A – Its the quality of the squad that is the problem.
A
For me any team/squad only needs 25 players.
2 full XI’s, plus a 3rd keeper, and a couple of utility players.
But, you have to have full trust in all 25 players. Wenger doesnt have that, Wilshere for example is in the first team squad but Wenger does whatever he can not to play him. If thats the case he shouldnt be there in the first place.
TAIG… yeah mate… medium rare please
what about geoff’s theo theory? shd he play tonight despite recent shitness? Carra wont fancy a run.
well zee.. we all live in the hope.. that he has to play well someday right, just hope that its today!
and how long can our shit run continue!
When i say quality not quantity, what i mean is;
- I would happily swap Eduardo & Vela for Dzeko
- & Denislon & Ramsey for Yaya
- & Silvestre & Djourou for Zapata
& Mannone, Almunia & Fabianski for a Meatball Marinara
dont play gambon at scrabble…
Almunia
Fabianski
Mannone
Sagna
Eboue
Clichy
Traore
Gallas
Vermaelen
Sol
Silvestre
Song
Denilson
Cesc
Ramsey
Nasri
Rosicky
Merida
Theo
Arshavin
Vela
Eduardo
VP
Bendtner
I’d say that’s the core 24 man squad, then
JD/Gibbs – injured for the season
Eastmond, JET young players who have been involved because of injurey.
Wilshere would be in the squad too, but on loan.
Wouldn’t say we’ve got too big a squad at all! Too small in some areas! Or have I missed players out?
I think fabianski is going to start tonight.
Give him till the end of the season!
But then what happens when Dzeko, Yaya, Zapata get injured gambon?! no player, and no back up!
I dunno choy, I’d be happy to see that, though Almunia didn’t cost us anything against Chelsea so I doubt it
PHW says we have money to buy the best players
AW says there are only around 10 players in the world we cannot afford.
Now AW says we can buy top players but cannot pay their salaries.
So, CAN WE BUY QUALITY PLAYERS, YES OR NO???
Its convenient for PHW to say we have money to buy (and avoid mentioning we cant pay them) to avoid fans turning the heat on the Board.
Let the heat be on the Manager
liverpools full backs are useless, theo has to start for me, bendy to even he can only do an hour, theo could cause havoc running onto nik’s flick ons
A – sadly i think you’re right – he just doesnt swap keepers unless there’s been a high profile costly individual error, a la mannone at upton park
You have to include Djourou as hes still in the first squad. The injury changes nothing.
You missed Diaby.
Did you see the second goal?
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xc5678_hfth094jjfche20_lifestyle
A, Thats an “if”.
What happens if we have a 200 man squad and they all get injured? What happens if the squad get kidknapped?
The best investment we could make is assessing why we have injury problems that no other team have.
This is why i said robust players. Look at Fat Frank, 50 games every season, compare that to the fat ponce or Diaby who is always injured.
Arsenal Tom if Bendy isn’t fit I wouldn’t start him.
Oh yeah, missed Diaby.
Not sure you can include JD in there gambon, Sol wouldn’t have been signed if JD wasn’t out for the season, so is only a temporary addition numerically.
Good read about Arsh
http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/2638/english-angle/2010/02/10/1784481/arsenal-comment-why-a-weary-and-wounded-andrey-arshavin
Yeah gambon, but do you not think recent experience tells us that we need to err on the side of caution numbers wise?!
Is, sssshhh D e n i l s o n, playing tonight?
All this cesc shit – if he does go, what a summer it could be. Goalkeeper issue needs addressing (again) sounds like gallas could well be off, senderos off, massive cesc hole in midfield and STILL no adebayor replacement up top.
fit enough for 2 sub appearances is good enough for me, give him an hour, even just the first half and see how he is,
arshavin at CF is becoming a joke
A
Yes. But thats why we need to resolve these injury issues.
not for me Arsenal Tom, he’s only made two sub appearances because he’s been rushed back, and looked far from fit when he has played. We shouldn’t need him to start against Liverpool. I wouldn’t start him tonight. Give him another week to get fit before Porto away.
I agree gambon, but it isn’t just a case of resolving injury issues, we need the squad to cope with the injuries too, if they do happen.
BENDTNER IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH FIT OR NOT
A
Also we should be fairly ruthless is clearing out the youngsters that wont make it this summer, Randall for example has outstayed his welcome by 2 years.
Get rid of; Hoyte, Gilbert, Nordveit, Ayling, Traore, Pedro, Randall, Barazite, Simpson, Sunu.
Loan out; Wilshere, Murphy, Lansbury, Watt, Eastmond, Bartley & maybe Szczesny.
you missed out “in my opinion” franchise
11.5 km per game… not bad for mr lazy
I actually think Benik Afobe would do a better job upfront than Arshavin.
We should try him.
You want to get rid of pedro?
exactly gambon, why can’t a youth striker play?
choy
Yeah I prefer Geoffs posts!
A, liverpool have 6 clean sheets out of their last 7 i think! that tells me breaking them down wont be easy!
arshavin has been struggling for a while against good defences, and even wes brown and evans had it pretty easy! time to put him back out wide
may have a point gambon but he’s just never gonna take that gamble though is he in such a big game?
I absolutely agree about Randall, Gilbert, Hoyte and Simpson.
Traore absolutely not, rather flog Clichy, Pedro never seen him play so can’t say, Nordveit absolutely not, Ayling is still an u18 player so that’s just ridiculous, Sunu I wouldn’t get rid of yet, he was u18 last year, Barazite I wouldn’t get rid of either, got potential, but serious injury this season really set him back.
I agree about the loans, I’d like to see alot of players go on loan next season.
Wilshere not sure about, if he really develops at Bolton he could be a very good player for the first team next year. The rest though I agree with totally, apart from maybe Lansbury, who could potentially also join the first team squad, though maybe a loan to a prem team would be better
so much for youth eh zee?
zee
Would he put Arshavin in goal if the three clowns were injured?
Or would he put Nasri at CB?
Exactamondo!
haha yeh!
Amen Franchise. Amen.
3 home wins tonight pls inc villa and everton – not impossible
Wouldn’t agree with that at all Arsenal Tom – Arshavin has found alot of space in the last two games, and had alot of chances! More so than against letter teams previously imo, and especially early on against Utd! He’s just been missing or making bad decisions. I’d agree though, won’t be a walk in the park, but I still wouldn’t start Bendtner unless absolutely 100%, Porto away is where we could need him to start.
lol choy, Afobe isn’t even a reserve team striker, he’s u18.
Last season was painfuls after 25 games played 25 got 44 poins
This year played 25 got 49 points
So this ‘great’ season is only 4 point better than last year so far
Franchise…
well mr wenger says there is no better striker in the world in his position though! if he could have found someone better then he’d have brought him in jan!
A
Nordveit has been atrocious on loan, thats why i said that.
As for Sunu, he wants to go back to France apparantley and he will have a hard time of it with Vela, Watt & Useless, sorry I mean Walcott infront of him.
As for Wilshere, i can see him playing 3 games next season, which wouldnt do him any good. Much rather he went back on loan & played 40 games. Ditto for Lansbury.
Traore we’ll have to disagree on, i would sell Clichy & Traore & bring a great LB in ahead of Gibbs.
lol Last season was so painful it was painfuls
Just saying that when a striker is missing, someone from the reserves should be stepping up!
Does anyone know if Traore injured? Has to start in place of Clichy the liability. Also i sell clichy end of season make traore no.1 bigger stronger, got more about him and is mor switched on. Come on u gunners! Midget power 1-0
How did Bendtnher succeed in tackling himself against Chelsea?
Who is wilshere going to replace?
the kid has got some talent. Might make a great tough tackling DM
wenger Jan 30:
“It is not only about wanting to buy, it is to find better players than what you have available and we haven’t until now. It is as simple as that,” he said.
“You always want to add a [Cristiano] Ronaldo if you can, but is he available and where is he?
“Marouane Chamakh is not available because he is playing with Bordeaux and Bordeaux don’t want to release him. David Villa as well, Valencia don’t want to let him go.”
arsene – valencia dont want to sell their captain at £39.99
Afobe is already way ahead of Watt & certainly a better striker than Theo.
Great record at U18 level & England U17 level.
He certainly wouldnt do a worse job than Arshavin, and at least we could get the best out of Arshavin on the left,.
NO other man on earth has contradicted himself so much in 12 months. Wenger is a legend
so much for our great youth team. None can be relied on per se at the moment probably only merida but we have 1,00,000 other similar players in the first team
Bendtner tackled himself against liverpool in the FA cup as well during the first half….I think he meant to shoot.
Franchise last season that was the case with all the big teams still left to play. Wait and see the differences between the points totals at the end of teh season….
Oh ok gambon, really? I thought Nordveit was very impressive early on on loan? Was hopeful for him, that’s disappointing!
I rate Sunu higher than Watt, and the going back to France talk was last year, I wouldn’t flog him yet.
Wilshere I dunno, we’ll have to see what happens at Bolton, if he comes on nicely I could see him being a regular impact sub and starting a good 10-15 games next season.
Lansbury yeah, probably a loan would be best for him, though I wouldn’t mind him in the squad, depending on how he looks in pre season, as back up for diaby. He can put his foot in, but also has that drive in midfield.
Yeah agree to disagree with the left backs, I reckon Traore and Gibbs will be two of the best left backs in Europe, and as good as anyone we’d get currently
I remember that one David how about his Cesc Champs league clearance
Sorry that was the Carling cup wasnt it?
A this team of chokers would not surprise me when they start dropping guaranteed points in the coming months
That was the Carling Cup now wasnt it? My mistake…
I dont mind bendy as an option on the bench but not as our go to guy…and that was inevitable this season when LeProff didnt replace Ade.
gambon – remember this from wilshere – about 1;20 in
and dont forget Niks goal line block against fabregas in the CL against pool 2 years ago… maybe he should go in goal?
He tried to get outta the way
Not sure I’d agree with that at all gambon! I’d say Afobe is a fair way beind Watt, and wouldn’t do 1/10 of the job Arshavin does centrally! He’d miles behind JET there too!
I like him, he’s very talented, but he’s got a long long way to go, especially to be the linkman at the top leve! Currently imo Freeman is at a higher level!
The only young player I’d say could play there is JET, but Arshavin playing there is far superior to JET playing there, even if JET has the physicality
I think Watt is arguably our best finisher since the decline of Eduardo.
Guys Idris Elba the guy from the Wire is a gunner
http://www.arsenal.com/usa/sh/usa/news/features/idris-elba
This news has to be better than winning the carling cup
Arsenal Tom
Eboue had a goal that he blocked on the goal line this season on Fab4′s shot. Bendtner didnt get half the stick Eboue got.
Obviously didnt try to get out of the way he tried to control it…i think he thought it was a pass?
what is the big fuss about watt? i think he’s shit
why do we need a usa.arsenal.com dedicated website for fuck sake
I’d guess for the American based fans Franchise….
Usa.arsenal.com is fercking annoying.
They only have like 3 links on there and every time i go to Arsenal.com they keep asking me would i like to go to Usa.arsenal.com? Im like fuck no! Its bad enough im on propaganda.com reading someone lie to me.
I dont rate Watt.
Not a bad player, but doubt he’ll be anywhere near Arsenal class.
chamakh does sound very close.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5i0qXF6JvqZWcxSU3QUXlLnMRq7yA
afternoon…
well tonite is the final chance to get our season somewhat back on track..i hope the players are hungry and up for it tonite…or else we may be on a slippery slope…so go on you gunners…smash pool to bits and pieces…
its stupid A why not get one for russia whilst they are at it. What stopped the Americans from going to Arsenal.com????
Its still in Englisg FFS if it were in cantonese for the the China fans I would understand
The Amerification of Arsenal is in full gear. Soon cheer leaders. I wouldnt object that
Yeah I’m not a huge fan gambon, but he has something about him. Not an amazing footballer, but very quick and a real scrapper, never know he could become a useful player. Not sure he’ll be Arsenal class though in terms of his all round game, ability to play our way, his passing is pretty woeful at times
the shot came in fast, obviously not easy to get out of the way with his size
That is good news, Stringer Bell was Gangstah, hopefully we can get Gazidis to take some tips off him on how to run a successful enterprize.
David…no worry you’ll be eating burgers and drinking bud light in a flash…
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5i0qXF6JvqZWcxSU3QUXlLnMRq7yA
Franchise…
cheerleading huh….
Watt glides when he runs across the field, for that simple reason I think he’s class.
Aresenal Tom
Dont agree about that…Watt is lightening quick. He has good movement…and he takes his chances…but he’s a kid…and he doesnt have the physicality to stand up to the big boys.
He might look like a marshian…but at least he can score a goal. Remember his work rate when he came on for a second or so in preseason against athletico was it? And tormented the keeper to a mistake?
Bout time we had forwards with work rate.
I dunno Franchise, for stories like that I guess, try and build our American fan base, things the American fans can relate to, blokey from the wire, alexi lalas story, imagine there’ll be a US based online store, american fan club etc etc
Also so they can use their silly terminology as british football terminology would confuse them, “schedule” and such like rather than fixtures
wenger rates Watt highly and Watt sees Wenger as a father figure
http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/2171/premier-league/2010/02/09/1783191/arsene-wenger-rescued-me-from-a-life-of-rugs-and-crime
don’t know if he’ll make it with us, very similar to Vela
david, i havent seen to much of him to be honest but against west brom he was awful till vela came on and made him look good. i do like work rate though, that can count for a lot.
he might come good and i hope he does but i cant see it personally.
Well said David, hopefully with Bendtner back we’ll have some hard workers up there! VP worked hard, but Arshavin really doesn’t! Though obviously anyone works harder than Ade did!
A its bollocks
Nigeria has the highest no. of Arsenal fans in any country in the world. Why not make a naija.arsenal.com website
Its all bull shit cos we now have an American CEO
alex,
wenger rates them all highly and they all see him as a father figure!!
excluding, gallas, verm, almunia & arsh that is cos they are grown ups
I’d disagree massively there alex! Vela is a very intelligent, very technical player, good dribbler, very good passer etc. Watt is just a quick, hardworking grafter
He’s one of those project youth players that unless they play tippy tappy side to side….pass and pass football like they did in the FA youth cup..they wouldnt know what to do imo….
West Brom parked the bus abit if i can remember..and these players are not taught a plan B.
At least Vela has international experience
them americans must be over the moon getting to read articles like “why i didnt buy” and “3rd palce is better than a cup trophy”
that must really get em going
Pretty sure there was an Arsenal USA website well before gazidis came in Franchise. They released it the same time as they did the chinese one a few years back.
Not sure you can say that about Nigeria either compared to other countries with nothing to back it up!
I agree to an extent, I don’t like the marketting, and brand side of a football club, I wish it didn’t exist
Watt has a lot of power!
Im awesome.
For a country that appreciates Sport, Americans wouldnt give a fuck if Wire star is a gunner
A – He’s show touches of being more than that, they could both take tips off of each other.
Watts finished well when he’s had the chance and being someone from the Academy he’s got a good touch and knows how to play the link man and use his pace to advantage.
well Franchise..
a Nigerian CEO..now that sound better ;
Maybe we can get “Stringer”, “Omar”, “Chris” and “Snoop” to run up into Arsenal boardrooms during a meeting one day.
A u wrong it was launched last September
http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/gunners-launch-american-website
In fact looking at the top, there’s now ArsenalUSA, ArsenalThailand, ArsenalChina, ArsenalKorea, and ArsenalJapan
Oh ok, apologies then Franchise, I thought it was launched a while ago
JayZ is a Gooner. So is spike Lee. And was amazed spike Lee with was there at the Emirates with his famous NY hat…
A,
You have to market your club…I mean the reason why you are a fan in the first place is because of marketing.
“Over eight per cent of traffic to Arsenal.com already comes from the US with nearly one million visitors from the US to the UK site in August alone. but the new website will provide a great introduction to the Gunners and UK football for even more fans Stateside.”
I’d guess that’s why they made it
sensational gambon, not as good as coyle tho
I meant similar as in quick, left-footed, good finisher, not very strong. I wouldn’t say Vela is a great passer and Watt is intelligent aswell with his runs.
“The Jargon Buster also allows any visitors to the site to get up to speed with all the terminology of the game”
lol
zee,
im so good at these puns its sick!
maybe JayZ can lend us a few quid for new players then?
I wouldn’t say that David, I’m an Arsenal fan because I was born and lived with Arsenal being my closest club, not because of marketing
A it is still unnneccessary if u ask me
Americans speak English, that is the language arsenal.com is written in
I’m just not interested by it Franchise, if the American Gooners want it then fair dos to them, doesn’t affect any of us!
A – so 8 per cent arse.com traffic are americans – is there an entire breakdown somewhere?
nah that was all it said zee. Would be interesting to see the overall breakdown
A,
nothing in this world works any good without money – need any examples?
Official breakdown
8% American
2% Japan
1% China
1% Rest Of World
22% England
66% France
Look what I found
gambon – tres drole
Suga, Englands shitty weather works pretty well without money!
too true
Interesting that wenger wants coquelin playing right back, I still think he could be absolutely awesome there, take over from Sagna in a year’s time and provide us with some ability going forward, as well as the defensive side!
A – you know what you were saying about pompey – why are you so confident theyll survive? 11.5 tax unpaid? why wont they make an example of em? or dya just think they’ll find another sheikh bin no cash to sign a few hooky cheques?
I cant see him taking over in a year, but yes, he could be a hell of a FB in the long run.
Jose ready for Chelsea tactics
Inter Milan boss admits former players will also be fully prepared
Jose Mourinho believes his familiarity with Chelsea will allow him to put together a perfect gameplan when he faces off against his old club in the Champions League.
However, the Inter Milan boss also concedes that the Blues squad will use their knowledge of his tactics in the same way ahead of the clash.
The Portuguese manager departed Stamford Bridge in 2007 but returned to the stadium for the first time to attend the West London derby against Fulham in December.
Mourinho says that he saw the hosts play in a very familiar fashion on that occasion.
“The last time I was there I was watching all the details with attention,” he told Uefa.com.
“Even the warm-up is the warm-up they did in our time. The way they defend set-pieces is exactly the same. The position they have on set-pieces is exactly the same.
Systems
“Sometimes they play a 4-4-2 diamond, sometimes they play 4-3-3, which are exactly the systems we worked when there.”
But the former Chelsea coach, who won two Premier League titles during his time in England, was reluctant to say that his insider knowledge would give Inter an advantage.
Mourinho says that Carlo Ancelotti’s side, who travel to the San Siro for the first leg on February 24, will be just as well prepared due to his time spent there.
He added: “When I look at that team only Ivanovic and Anelka are not players from my time.
“All the other boys: Petr Cech, Carvalho, Terry, Ashley Cole, Essien, Mikel, Drogba, Malouda, Joe Cole, Kalou; all of them are boys from my time.
“So it’s a team without secrets for me. But at the same time I think I’m a coach without secrets for them. It will be easy for me, but I think also easy for them.
Emotion
“I know them, but they know me. I know the way they play, the way they think, but at the same time they know the way I coach, the way I prepare my teams.”
Having enjoyed great success during his spell at Chelsea, the former Stamford Bridge favourite knew that his return to the ground would be an emotional experience.
Mourinho revealed that he decided to watch the Fulham game so he could get himself in the right frame of mind for the crucial European tie.
“Emotion, yes, when I went there, of course – I was going to my home, it was my home for three-and-a-half years,” he said.
“But, you know, I went there on purpose to watch a game, to see people for the first time (since leaving), to be in that stadium for the first time, because when I go there in March I want to go without emotions.
“So instead of it being the first time I go there, I was there a couple of weeks before. I want to be cool and ready for the game.”
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11945_5934933,00.html
Mourinho is a character
chamakh sounds v close.
Wednesday February 10 2010
Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh insists he has not agreed a deal to move to Arsenal but admits he is unlikely to remain at the Stade Chaban Delmas once his contract expires at the end of the season.
Gunners manager Arsene Wenger maintained on Tuesday that no deal has yet been done and Chamakh has reiterated that stance.
“I haven’t yet signed at Arsenal,” he told French reporters. “But as the days pass I feel less and less a Bordeaux player.
“I’ve said though that you will be the first ones to know when I sign.”
Chamakh has long been linked with a move away from the Ligue 1 giants and has always professed his desire to move to the Barclays Premier League.
Reports this week suggested the Morocco international had signed a pre-contract agreement with Arsenal, who were one of the clubs which had a bid for the forward turned down last summer.
Chamakh was Bordeaux’s leading goalscorer last season as he fired them to the league title.
The 26-year-old has scored nine goals so far this season.
I just think some sort of deal will be struck to defer payments until the summer zee, when they can flog players. Or yeah they’ll get new funding.
Harry fuckface Redknapp should be forced to give them every penny he took as payment when he was their manager
Yeah gambon, I was thinking if he goes on loan to a championship team for the rest of this season, or even just all next season, after that he could be ready to step into the first team fold.
yeah probably right A – I reckon arry will get whats comin to him
bolton trying to play footie!
Ha! Can you hear that????
That’s the sound of the whole of the Premier League trembling at the arrival of Chamakh!
choy- OMG – wankers
Just a question of when .. rather than if
choy my money is on this summer
Why would thd yanks be interested in our bunch of fucking nobodies? Especially when they could read up on Barca or Real Madrid, real big clubs, not just a bunch of money grabbing cunts playing at being a big club!
lol stories like that are funny. It’s a nike iphone app, not a barca one
A
Coquelin could make it next year. But you couldnt integrate Wilshere, Gibbs, Szczesny, Coquelin, Lansbury, Ramsey all at the same time.
Or you wouldnt want to.
Not sure I’d include Ramsey in that list gambon! Yeah I agree though. Lansbury is another one that I thought could’ve spent time at right back before moving to centre mid, wonder what’ll happen with him.
So, who’s gonna renew when AW pulls his next fast one of flogging Fab4, keeping the money and telling us all how Denilson is good enough to step into Fab’s shoes….
How much though franchise? 40 mill?
Lansbury will be a lampard type, all round hard working midfielder.
I can see him being a bit of a MF hardman when hes older.
spot on, Gambon – gotta keep this squad together, get shot of a few players/demote them to reserves
then with a few more players (DM, CF, CB), I would take a chance and promote Szczesny to no.1
and if Billy won’t get 2 years, I will officially become a WAC Club CEO
Denilson has to be on the pitch tonight….
with a shovel to clear the fucking snow…
choy fabregas probably decided to stay cos of the same failed promises and the captaincy given to him (a smart move by wenger to tie him down)
I can bet you he would consider moving like never before if Barca make an offer
you dont get much from unhappy players. remember Henry and Vieira in the last year they were both at the club after almost moving the year before?
I’d say more like oldschool Gerrard than Lampard, he’s got more drive than Lampard. Next season though, I guess maybe another season long loan, possibly at a prem team. Maybe Watford will scrape a playoff place, get promoted then he can just stay there!
Prem loans for Lansbury, Bartley & Eastmond I think next year.
Maybe Szczesny as well, he may benefit from a season loan more than playing number 2 at Arsenal.
If Pompey survive they will need a keeper.
I think Henry was particularly unhappy because he knew we werent going to win shyte for years…
Yeah I agree with all that gambon. How did Bartley do at Sheffield Utd on Saturday? I know they lost 2-1, no idea how he played.
Definitely a prem loan for lansbury, not sure about Bartley and Eastmond, see if they’re at a level to play regularly for a prem team, otherwise Championship would be fine for them.
If Eduardo stays and gets his shooting boots back, Chamakh comes in, then I’d consider shipping Vela off on loan as well possibly, maybe just until January. Wilshere season long loan depending on how he’s looking, whether Merida stays, and the general numbers in the squad!
Randall, Gilbert, and Simpson must be gone in the summer
Henry was just fucked and his back was buggered! Vieira’s legs had gone in his final season for us too! They were just physically past their best, and we demanded as much of them as they gave when at their peak
Adebayore was offside about 397 times in that match then he scores a goal like that.
fucking wanker, but it was a lovely goal.
Alan Sugar was taking about Portsmouth on the news a min ago but as he finished mentioned Arsenal’s extreme prudence. Basically he suggested that we were very sensible but perhaps it was possibly our outstanding debts on the new stadium that does not allow spending.
For the last few years I have thought either (a) Wenger has gone mad or (b) there is limited money available and Arsenal are sepnding the bare mimium to keep them in a CL spot.
team news
almunia
clichy silvestre gallas sagna
denilson
nasri cesc
eboue walcott
arshavin
Vieiera’s leg’s were gone. haha
The guy’s heart was still at the club but his head elsewhere. Same as henry and if we are not careful Fabregas
Which top football player wants to be at a club that has openly admitted that qualifying for the Champs League is all and all. Cesc is good enough to go to a club that would win titles and cups and still play in Europe and probably win it at sometime
If Porto knock us out that would be hard for players like Cesc to take
Yeah – Vieira looked exhausted towards the end of games because his head was elsewhere.
yeah but what have henry and vieira won since the left Arsenal?
oh
Fran,
I have said that a few times: keeping the club in the CL just for the sake of it and money is a job for a fungling pensioner
not particularly exciting if you’re such shit hot talent like Cesc, eh?
Good evening Grovers, my psychic powers predict a win, let’s hope they’re right but there could be some controversy tonight; Howard Webb is the referee for tonight’s game.
Lets hope Arsene and Pat’s words of wisdom regarding defending will be carefully contemplated and that we won’t see a shambolic Kevin Keegan style defence tonight or ever again.
Blaming our loss on being true to our style is just an excuse not to rise to the occasion, football is a game where tactics are equally important to technical skill and athletic ability, to ignore one of the variables and refusal to adapt to a given game is not dynamic football, style is not a static concept.
so what legs is sol meant to be running on
players adapt when they start to lose their mojo
the total break up of the invisibles is the biggest flaw to date of wenger
all he needed to was inject more life into the team than totally break it and replace it with ‘might bes’
Vieira’s body language in his last year said a lot about the state of his mind
Totally agree with your post. finest cuts, hope your powers are in tune tonight. I am thinking a draw…
Vieira said in his autobio that he almost moved after the invincibles but chose to say after he was talked to by wenger.
a year later he said he had set his heart to say then wenger tells him about an offer from juventus and asked him what his thoughts were
Henry was very close to moving after 05-06 season our worst under wenger as at that time. Arsenal paid him 10m as signing fee I believe to get him to captain us into emirates. Apart from his back injury that year u could tell he didn’t want to stick around for this bullshit. Esp after Dean left
spot on Fran…
Henry was injured most of the time in his last season and when he actually played he looked a bit disinterested IMO…
Suga re ur 18:14. U think arshavin gives a fuck about sustainability when he is negotiating contracts or when he is guaging club ambitions
All this recent talk from wenger is to appease the fans. The players would move when they are fed up unlike us who have to endure
Fran,
of course he doesn’t – about ‘ambitions’: he came from a side that shat on everyone in the UEFA Cup, then won the Super Cup against Mancs, no?
he came here to win bigger things, simple as – if AW is happy to show no ambition, fine, but he must be prepared for the best players leaving and the attendances dropping: 38,419 is the magic number…
Suga the truth is there is no excuse for the lack of quality in the squad. Wengers response when questioned about this in the summer was the usual bigging up of his great youngsters who have failed to step up when needed. how would the fabregas’ feel?
the bigger question is will we replace fab? or will ramsey have to step up?
Looks like Ramsey to me choy!!
choy,
you have just answered your question with the second one
hello grovers
any team news?
Nikki b starts!
so does fabianski and rosicky
Bendtner starts! rosicky on bench
Almunia
Eboue, Gallas, Verm, Clichy
Cesc, Song, Diaby
Nasri, Bendtner, Arsh
almunia, eboue, gallas, vermaelen, clichy, fab, song, diaby, nasri , bendtner, arshavin
eh ?!
I was right about fabianksi!!!
Almunia
Eboue Gallas Vermaelen Clichy
Diaby Song Cesc
Nasri Bendtner Arshavin
Substitutes
* 21 Fabianski,
* 03 Sagna,
* 30 Traore,
* 31 Campbell,
* 07 Rosicky,
* 14 Walcott,
* 15 Denilson
Excellent team
great news choy, cheers!
Choy-Is fabianski starting?
what do you mean right about fab nisanth?
Why is wenger playing almunia for fucks sake!!
good line-up!!!
sorry gooby.. rosicky and fabianski don’t start!
The man is as stubbon as a mule when it comes to almunia!!
Rosicky should have started FFS, much better than Nasri. And he was rested against Chelsea.
at last!
I would rather play Rosicky in stead of Nasri, but you just can’t have it all, can you?
Almunia Starts again…..Jesus.
Maybe Gunnersaurus Rex is off sick and we need a clown to entertain the kids
I was saying yesterday that almunia will get dropped for sure.I guess i was wrong!!..Doesn’t look like fabiasnki has a future here.Otherwise almunia would have been dropped by now
What the fuck as fabianski got to do to get a start?
rosicky always plays well vs. poo
Reggie, stop fucking up when he gets a chance…
I can’t remember the last time wenger put out a lineup that made all of us happy!!!
I like the team…!
What just like almunia never ever fucks up pedro?
seriously need to win this
lose and we get sucked into the battle for a CL slot
Pedro-I am happy with the team too.But would have been better had rosicky played and fabaisnki instead of that clown almunia
nisanth there isn’t a line up possible that could do that!
Almunia didn’t do much wrong against chelsea so was unlikely be dropped here.
Ha Ha.
Wenger didn’t have the heart to leave poor wee Denilson out of the squad. So Ramsay makes way.
struggling to see how this line up is going to work……eboue for width for crosses to Bentner….? interesting…song and diaby just need to sit tonight. if i see that F8***kin offside trap and the whole team up for corners I will be writing a strongly worded letter for Mustard Hall!
I hope Nasri does something today…
at least we might see a cross…Eboue as mental as his is can put in a few decent balls.
ya Rohan…like show some commitment..
Why are they talking about us having limited or even no funds on SS2!!!!!!!!
move his lard arse a bit quicker!!
I thought Eboue was pretty good when he came on against the Chavs
Cos Arsene said so pttg in the currant bun!
villa starting delph?! ffs
almunia is a hopeless clown.
as silvestre is a hopeless chicken
Yep Eboue starts, Wenger reading my comments then…good on you!
Clown & Chicken?
Really A?
nice team. Finally sagna gets dropped. If only almunia
Reggie
He also tried to mug us off with stories that he was bidding for David Villa. You dont do that if you have no funds!!!!
COYRRNATG!!!
Shows how weak we are having 3 defenders on the bench.
Dont mind the first XI though. Apart from that spastic in goal.
yep suga3
I would safely say nobody is really up for this game. can’t get into it myself till we get one and lay a few demons to rest of last two weeks.
Nasri needs to have a game i can remember him for ffs.
Pretty good line up today. If he didn’t want to use Fabianski or Mannone, would have been better to have nobody in goal! Maybe the back 4 would feel more comfortable? lol.
Hope friedel has a stormer of a game.
pttg I dont believe anything the man says now to be honest…….
gambon i was thinking the opposite! ramsey can’t make the bench, and no idea how eduardo, vela, merida will make the squad when full fit!
C’mon you gunners!!!!!!!
I prefer Vela out wide than Nasri.
fellaini and piennar out for everton. I like our line up. I’d swap goalies though.
Rosicky should start ffs, unless Nasri has been excellent in training? :-S
Big win for us tonight, time to put a run together and make sure we atleast give it a good go. Come on you Gunners!!!
gm- of course, lucky chavs, fuck them. everton got their best players out…
I expect liverpool to be really negative
3 nil to the Gunners 2nite people. You heard it here first
Andy Gray really is clueless. “Bendtner has played on the left of the three most times he’s played.”
He’s played there about twice! Played right not left….
I still fancy the chavs and junkies to drop points. See you later everyone. I hope we’re all happy tonight. COME ON YOU REDS
sop://broker.sopcast.com:3912/81774
desent stream
4 from arshavin tonight????
sopcast link anyone?????????
more question marks???????
sop://broker.sopcast.com:3912/81774
decent stream.
the wondeeeerrrr of yooouuuuu
stadium looks kinda empty…
thanks gooby you reead my mind.
We can win this COME ON ARSENAL
welcome.
C’mon gunners, make us happy tonight!!!
Andy Gray talks a good game when he was offered the Villa job a few years back he bottled it big time…
WANKER*********
Evening lads
The line up looks positive – 3 pts coming our way!
COME ON YOU GOONERS!
in cesc
http://myp2p.eu/broadcast.php?matchid=63904&part=sports
you should find what your looking for
bendy in the CF role; let’s see if he can deliver. i wanted almost this line-up
Come on boys!!
COME ON YOOOOOUUUUUUUU GOOOOOONERS!!
in cesc
http://myp2p.eu/broadcast.php?matchid=63904&part=sports
you should find what your looking for…
Why Eboue over Sagna? Its good, but why? Injured or just dropped?
in cesc
myp2p.eu/broadcast.php?matchid=63904&part=sports
you should find what your looking for…
ANyone got a quality link that isnt veetle?
Plenty of empty seats? sign of the times perhaps!!
sop://broker.sopcast.com:3912/81774
reggie – Shit, that is a lot of empty seats!!
Shocking……
TV got a balck eye.
Never seen it as bad as that TAIG
Oh Billy…..
reggie – I bet it still gets announced as being over 60k……
open header billy!!!!
Twice Song gave the ball away in a dangerous spot.
Gotta wake up when they attack, minds look somewhere else.
our passing and ball control has been awefull
I don’t see anything to fear from Liverpool. The only way they will get something is by a magical moment of individual skill by Gerrard or someone or by us gifting them a goal!
The empty seats will be blamed on the recession and weather…
Bendtner has done the link up play well so far!
Nice bit of playing, put this one away Cesc!
Waste.
Taig, we only concede when one of those happen. Its usually our own fault that we concede..
liverpool are bad we should beat them
Stu – Unfortunately so…..
The empty seats will be blamed on Eboue…..
Never reggie…most people only go to see him..
nasri injuired?
Its nothing to do with being humilated in our last two games though!!
Nasri’s a goner!
Villa are 1 up!
1-0 Villa get in!
Great goal by Cueller.
CMon You gooners.
Villa 1
Carlos Cuellar, you beauty!!
jeez, Nasri is FAT!
manure losing.
Ebouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuueeeeeeeeee
who said eboue can cross?
Suga – he doesn’t seem to be getting any thinner does he!!
Another fucking own goal…how lucky are these bastards???? WTF!
some naivety creeping in
1 1
David – It never rains……
we are shit, this is a shocking performance, jesus, does anyone realise we need to win this game?
the comentator is calling for walcott to save us. has he ever watched an arsenal game before?
Its all a bit lethargic right now….
Bendtner tackling himself again
Its gonna take more than a shit manager with no brain to make me think Walcott is poor!!
Cor blimey Liverfool are crappier than us!
Sadly at this moment we look like a team going thru the motions!!
Are we losing ?!
Wolves are beating the yids!!
i miss henry’s first touch. it was so class
Bendy tackles himself again…and that is why he is shyte
reggie – That’s probably a fair assessment right now. They are there for the taking!
fuck
Yep, nikki b, answer to our problems upfront.
bendtner should have finished that off
Andy Gray. What a fucking idiot.
Ha Ha ha Bentner…….our saviour!
Horrendous Nani tackle
well played nasri
getting stuck in
Anyone else think Gallas bottled that header against Reina?
Our new strike pair! TV and Gallas!
nasri unlucky, should be 1 up
Ha ha, fuck off Nani!!!!
haha, michael jackson sent off for manure. spurs losing too.
gr8 ball frm fabregas…we should’v finished that off
Nani off. manU level
is that Rodriguez?
pool are rocking now, need a goal
Utd down to 10 men…better win this Arsenal
c’mon we are getting closer
THIS TEAM IS CRYING OUT FOR A TOP QUALITY STRIKER ARSENE WENGER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YOU KNOB
we cant lose this tho, maxi rodriguez is awful
UP THE ARSENAL
give bendtner a chance, he scored against liverpool before this season after missing a few
only come back from injury
great news david
This comical defending is just getting on my tits…wtf…
gr8 clearance from alumnia
song rubbish tackle jesus we seem incapable of learning anything about defending
Handball by Vermin!
rodriguez looks like a greek chef.
sort it out boys
He’s like a new signing!!
the comentator: benayoun young? this man knows nothing,he is 29
Nasri you fat fucking ponce get stuck in you fucking ladyboy….
What goes through Almunia’s mind| Great punch followed by being rooted on his goal line when he had no one in front of him to stop him coming and making an easy claim!!
fuck 1 nil chavs
Chav for the league
Great work there Nasri!
You’ve got to hand it to Chelsea! They are immense!
arse for the league!
rodriguez looks like starsky fron starsky&hutch!!
rosicky on
Rosicky will make the difference in this game. In a positive way I mean.
better, well played nasri to win the ball
Nasri just does nothing really.
thank god Torres isn’t playing…he would’v killed us off.
fukk Nasri going off…hmmmmmmm
i hope A.Villa turn the screws on ManU.
Chelsea 1 up
fuck diaby is playing?
Nasri off!!!!
just what we needed, an injury
Gerrard has been invisible so far
Aaaah the little fat fuck must be hungry…
Fab 4 is having a quiet day by his own standards….
another arsenal pussy with an injury. Nasri is made of fucking glass like all arsenal players
Have they started booing bendy already?
If only Nasri had a bit more pace…he’d be able to skin the last man on the wing.
what’s happening to fab4?
DDM – ha ha ha ha……he just wants to be the first in line to pay £7 for a piece of chewy steak and a stale yorkie pud!!!
good job shava
well played Arshavin!
L’pool copying Chelski & ManU – giving Fabergas no room whatsoever
Great defending by AA23
Diaby back to his mediocre best!
We got no one capable of going past an opponent….
i like Diaby. he means business with his style of play. brings a bit of steel to our midfield
if theo got knocked down like arshavin then he would be out for 3 months
Another Fab4 off day
too many missplaced passes
We are winning this….
Jesus Clichy!! WTF!!
DDM
very true….Arshavin does it sometimes but we need more players like that. imo we need a pacy winger in the summer. Walcott is fast but has no brain. Chamakh also looks like a roadrunner
What a dive by stevie me!!
Diving cunt! there he goes again
so why not book the cunt that brought down fabregas on the edge of the box?
diver
commentator says gerrard stumbles when he dives quel supris
And that ladies and gentlemen is a yellow card if you happen to be an Arsenal player and the ref is a Manc/Scouse loving cunt!
David
i hope so too.
also hope that Villa beat ManU. and Chelsea draw at least….cant see Chelsea losing. I even think that ManU will beat A.Villa if they dig in
Yes he got him, no it wasn’t that bad but who the fuck is Andy Gray to say Rafa’s got a right to complain! The man is moron. Fact.
Nice to see the hunger filled Arshavin
facking diving twunt!!!
why didn’t Clichy appeal?
Gerrrad didn’t dive that time, Clichy trod on his heel. Clumsy cunt.
nil nil anyone?
good move boys
Arshavin has such fast feet its unbelievable
Was that our first shot on target!!
Fuck is wrong with Almunia ffs?
what the fuck was that?
i’d love Arshavin scores a scorcher against his favourite opponents
we’r all over them but can’t find the killer pass and shot
i can’t believe Fab4 just squandered that chance
do we ever score in the first half???
where are our strikers arsene/board?
1 1 Everton
1-1 cahill
GS
You cant blame him…Fab has no support…
Our midfield is really shit if Arshavin and Bendy have to help out on defending so much.
Yet another failed attack down the middle, thru the eye of a needle, this game is crying out for a proper wing, and no i don’t mean Walcott….
although Bendtner is shite infront of goal…he’s a gr8 asset. he’s like Heskey to England…..knocks the ball down….pushes every1 around…creates problems with his height…..but he lacks intelligence and the finish atm…hope he acquires that over this season because i cant stand seeing avg. players at Arsenal.
great now we have to take advantage. not replicate chavs and mancs result
1 all chelsea
we got to win this one…mancs and chavs both dropping points
it was saha i think
yep saha
I agree Dave, but that pass is just well below Fab4 standards
Saha scored.
You can tell the team has no confidence what so ever, them beatings have taken their toll on the boys tonight!!
Gerrard’s soo fucking good at cheating now he can induce a dive by running in front of players.
He took an almighty backswing to get Clichy to run onto his foot.
Also fucking shoulder high straight leg studs first challenges and somehow Rafa had a cause to be angry ?!
Fucking pathetic.
Bendtner’s link up play has been excellent.Finishing hasn’t improved one bit.The players don’t look really interested
Km
I wouldnt like Heskey at Arsenal.
With the way our luck goes it always falls to players who cant quite finish…but im confident we will win this…we were 1-0 down last time!
Diaby our best player so far, was in the Chelsea game too, good to have him back. We need to pass better, passings been off.
Yeah reggie57 agree there, it is confidence, aswell as Liverpool being happy to grab a late goal on the counter or something.
We need to get a run together, I’ll take a scrappy win if it comes, right now as long as it doesn’t get any worse and we lose, it’s a step forward.
Song was OK i think
We need to wake the fuck up
Don’t think Bendtner will last 90 minutes.Which means walcott will com on for bendtner and arshavin will play upfront.
I dunno, I thought Nasri was one of our better players today…Fabregas tends to underperform in the biggest of games imo. bendtner and Diaby have been more than decent…I’d like to see Arshavin and Fabregas step up and I think we;ll win 2-0
Ill settle for that keyser a scrappy 1-0 win will do!!
Cuellar scored for Villa , and Collins scored an own goal for the lucky cunts..
The good news is.. Nani is sent off for a bad tackle
GS
Fab cant be world class all the time. I think he’s use to playing with Arshavin and VP upfront who know how to make intelligent runs…Bendtner….not so much.
C’mooon we have to win this one , it’ll be very difficult for united and everton could well get a point !!
Keyser Says:
February 10, 2010 at 20:39
Gerrard’s soo fucking good at cheating now he can induce a dive by running in front of players.
He took an almighty backswing to get Clichy to run onto his foot.
Really? I mean really?
one Le Hairdryer please
Gerrard wearing them speedo’s was a bit of a give away TAIG
With Al, Song and Eboue in the team, this crap 1st half hasn’t suprised me. Is Den on the bench? He needs to be got rid of too.
Saha just missed a glorious sitter
Penalty Everton
The players are shooting instead of passing and passing instead of shooting its really…weird…un-Arsenal-like.
Everton are never winning this it all spell doom for them
shit saha
tonyadamsisgod – Why not ? I wouldn’t put it past him, don’t really blame Clichy, did you see how far his back swing went ? It was like he’d got a club for a foot and he was teeing off.
Bendtner has made some great runs! Thats one of his greatest strenghts…He just doesnt have van persie’s cutting edge.
Fuck off Saha you prick!!
Saha you knob
We are doing OK IMO. keeping it tight and just probing away. a few better passes and we would be in. the finishing needs to improve but otherwise this is fine. I think you can see confidence is a bit low, they will have to work through that but a 1000% improvement on both the last two games. Bendtner makes a huge difference to us, even if his finishing is not perfect.
Did they miss the penalty?
saha you twat
Fuck he missed it !!
Playing well so far…let’s score some goals this second half
Il thought it was more like a sand wedge myself!!
Keyser – I’m sorry but that is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard!! We all know he’s a diving twat but what you are suggesting is a step too far (excuse the pun)! I suppose he’s got eyes in the back of his head to time it perfectly? And why would he do it when he has nothing to gain from it? Its not like he was gonna score from the resulting free kick. And why did Clichy apologise?
is it sabeel?
That annoys me more than anything else. Free kicks and corners from us dont beat the 1st defender far too often!!!!!
tonyadamsisgod – I was joking dude, though.. hmmm it is Gerraaard.
It wasn’t a yellow either way, just an accident.
Poor by Clichy. Again.
fuck clichy
little twit clichy
Wake up Arsenal!!!
Keyser – Thank fuck for that! Ha ha. But right, never a yellow!
I wanted to say good job by Clichy, soon as I thought that, ‘Pool nearly score.
Another Clichy error almost costing us
fabregas is awful tonight
ROSICKY WTF!
Kind of pass was that Rosicky??
fucking woeful TR
fuck off ref.
Where is the confidence FFS!
fuck we can’t make two correct passes ..
Its alright though, like Arsene says, we dont need to spend money.
Webb you are a cunt.. I dont remember you giving us fouls like that ffs!
Billy Fucking G!!
What a tackle by Gallas!!!
Oufff Great tackle !!
players look tiered from the last 2 games
OH. MY. GOD.
OMG R U FUCKING JOKING
that was fucking brilliant gallas. rosicky, that was awful.
wtf rosicky :S
JESUS CHRIST ROSICKY!!! FUCK OFF THE FIELD WITH THAT BULLSHIT!!
Gallas you are awesome, my hero
gallas! great
Jesus fucking christ Tomas, you’re supposed to be a professional footballer, that was criminal…..
can’t believe rosicky can miss that control
Fuck fuck fuck, that was so bad it could’ve been Denilson, fucking hell…..
rosicky shud have sqaured to Bendtner!
what a tackle that was!!!
as well as:
Tomas, what the fuck was that?
Carragher off!
AAAAAAAAARRRRGHHHHH
go on you gunners!!
shoulda blasted that
C’MON GUNNERS!!!!
CCCCCCOOOMMMMMEEEE OOOOONNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
bendy is a warrior no doubts
he pulled bendtner back then. At least it’s more stretched.
almost … fuuuuuck
That ref is a right cunt!!
To add insult to injury Webb is a cunt.
come on i need this arsenal, we all desperately need this.
must every f**king thing go through Fab4
Still reeling from that misscontrol by Tomas, real under-11 stuff……
we want it more
Schoolboy error DDM!!
Diaby is working really hard tonight
nice one reggie
i m scared, we can’t lose this ffs
and why isn’t that a yellow card you cunt ref?
for fucks sake cesc.
that’s better you fucking slaphead!
That was a pen. Fact.
Fuck off Pink Boots.
FUCK OFF WEBB!
the eduardo penalty embargo is still in place then.
Fucking hell…….one them days!!
He is the dane king
He has the poorest first touch
He is Nicklaus…….
what a fucking dive…
WEBB FOR A ROZZER YOU ARE A TWAT!!
Jesus, how much more biased can this cunt be, every fucking time this prick refs our games…..
FFS!!!!!!
man wtf …. shoot the fuckin ball
Song you clumsy, lumbering fucking bullock!
We should definitely have bought Carlton Cole!
theo coming on
Fucking English kid warming up
that wasn’t off.
fack arshavin off
who the fuck is injured now
fuck our best player out injured :@
Mugged off by the offcials yet again!
fuck theo on why????????????
NOT OUT!
Waste of money on the pitch!
What a blind Manager we have Arshavin was a real threat down the flanks why bring him off that was the last thing i was expecting
Is arshavin injured??
wenger you dont make a sub at a corner. retard
We have been fitted up by the old bill good and proper!!
i prefer theo on the left
but i like him more on the bench
hamstring
£60,000 worth of headless chicken to the rescue…..
ref is a cunt
heading for a draw
Cuntley injured
i prefer theo on the treatment table
come on theo sscore the winner show these losers
abouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
1-Nil to the Arsenal.
Huggy bear scores…………….
Gettinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
YESSSSSSS wonderful !!!! Get INNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
DIAABBYYY!!!
1-0!!!!!
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAL!
Good goal! I think Bendtner has played well all night. Good cross Rosicky.
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
GET THE FUCK IN!!!!
Fucking YES!!!!!!
I love Diabyyyy
money is motivation. walcott got too much of it
Abooooooooooooouuuuuuuuuuuu
YESSSSSSSS!!!
yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
get in there diaby i love you
Take that you mutha fucking scouse cunts!!!!
THERE U GO BENDTER INITIAL PASS!
Becoming a hell of a player.
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSS
DIAAAAAAAABYYYYYYYYYYY
HE FUCKING DESERVED IT
DIABY I LOVE YOU!!!!! he is awesome player. wonder of a cross sicky
AND FROM A FUCKING CROSS TOO!!!!!!
Fack me a Goal from a cross haven’t seen that in a while
Walcott is fucking ridiculous……
Theo is just awful.
come on we are better than this lot
I’ll say it again. abouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
Gotta see this out now.
theo the next jeffers? i still have slight believe in him coming good
Walcott is is shittest thing that ever happen to football
one more please
Goal, finally
oh, what…
headless chicken.
theo fuck off
Its the fro… fooo sho
here we go again, injury
Why does everyone expect Walcott to play like Zidane when he’s played a total of about 4 games all season!!
WTF wasnt gerrard booked for diving then?
GERRARD U CUNT
gerrard will always go down anyway
noone expects walcott to to play like zidane. Controlling the ball and being aware of where his team mates are would be nice tho.
rosicky killing it, we need this so bad i cant watch
well like it or not … goal was scored AFTER walcott went in …
no card for Stevie Me then?
whewwwww … Diaby almost
taig
Zidane hasnt played for 3 years and he could play better in a straightjacket.
fucking hell how many chances does that fucking headless waste of a good skin on £60k get,
so fuckin shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
walcott, an easy way to loose balls
Oh Fuck
can’t believe he wasn’t booked for that, it was so obvious !
clichy is getting quite a bit of confidence back … maybe this is the jump start he needs
fucking hell almunia.
These freekicks are killing us.
FUCK OFF HOWARD SHITE WEBB YOU CUNT!
and gerrard your a piece of cheating fuckin scouse shit, i wish the dj had some bouncer mates fuck you over ,you cheating bastard .
Howard WEBB is a Nightmare
COME ON ARSENAL
REF YOU CUNT
cunt ref
WWWWAAAAAAT DA FUCK REF FUCK OFF
Wenger going defensive, sagna on
webb i hope you get relegated to the championship you are a disgrace .
Oh dear the mad professor’s at it again, handing the initiative to the opposition…….
gotta hold on here. This is a test for them.
Ha ha, go on eBay!!
well done walcott.
Song is so shit. Well played Abouuuu!
WOW!
i think Diaby is playing quite well tonight
Wtf
I can hardly breathe…
Song smashes it away in a tight corner. does he play for arsenal???
like it
Wenger’s decided to lock up at 1-0, no problem at all.
fucking hell.
fine save
Was that a save??
i thought that was in.
babel shts all over maxi rodriguez, gotta love benitez
waiter saves us
As the clock stopped or what!!
christ almighty. Can’t take this.
Gotta say great save by Almunia.
almunia all is forgiven for now
We shouldn’t conceed now i’ll cry
Long balls to Walcott. I wonder what genius thought of that idea!!
All good, we neg them out for a few more minutes and we’ve got 3 points.
STOP LETTING THEM PLAY ARSENAL
Jesus Christ why does Wenger always have to do this? We’re shit defensively, so what does he do he tries to close up shop!
About time we started doing that at 1-0 taig.
I’d swap walcott for babel. I reckon wenger could make him into a fine player. I reckon rafa would swap as well.
Come on you Gunners get another one!
Sahhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
SAHAAAAAAAAAAA U LEGENDDDD
its coming isnt it
come on arse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Vermaelen get back!!! Fuck you doing??
Theo why cant you cross ffs.
why is vermalenen doing that?
Look at Vermin FFS we’re supposed to be holding on to our lead wtf!!!!
4 min to hang on
That’s why we keep on getting caught on the fucking break, insane play like that….
so nervous
Why the fuck is vermaelen racing forward in the 90th minute.
Fucking unbelievable.
everton scored
4 fucking minutes!
saha, we should have got him
SAHAAAAA
Run walctt run lazy prat
Everton 2-1
SAHA AGAIN
C’mon Villa you useless fuckwits!
let’s hit em on the fuckin break
walcott is completely clueless.
cunt of a ref
Walcott is retarded isn’t he?
Walcott = D’oh!!
Clueless idiot
Why do we do this to ourselves??
there’s still 1 minute to go and walcott doesn’t even try to get a corner !! how fucking ididot is that kid he just gives the ball to reina
here we go. stevie g.
Doesn’t Walcott know how to play the corner game…..geez…
Howard Webb is trying his hardest.
FFS FFS FFS FFS
This is fucking insane, fucking diving fucking northern fucking cunting cunt.
fuck off Webb…
You know this goes in!
didnt realise everton were winning!
GET IN!!!! HWWWOOOOOHHWHWHWOOWOWOWOWHWOHWOWHOWHO
YESSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!
fucking scouse cunts. Fuck off.
GERRRARD FUCK OFFF!! SCOUSE CHEAT
Fuck off Gerrard you cunting cheat
YES!!! 3 points
Yes!!!! 1-0 to the Arsenal1!!!! Woop woop!!
EVERTON!!!!!!!
Fabregas you lucky little fuck pig!!
fuckin handball poetic justice against them scouse cunts haha!!
YES, FUCKING YES!!!
(sorry about the Caps)
Why is Gerrald complaining…Fuck. Off.
FUCKING GET GO ARSENAL! AND FUCK OFF GERRARD!
WHAT a thug. i love that man
Ha Ha Ha Gerrard you fucking inbred pikie cunt
hahahahahhahahahahhahahhahahahhahaha cunt
Villa 1-1 Man Utd FT
get in there, it’s like we never lost to chavs now, thanks to everton
YYEEEESSSS LOVE IT!!!
HAHAHA blatant hand ball
yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees
back in title race at least if result remain the same fr the next 10 min
Gooby,
Not exactly.
gerrard fuck off you thug and the rest of your bindippers scouse cunts!!!
you cheat and get away with it because your english.
Fantastic win!
Am I dreaming?
cheers, important result, now get the fucking 36 points!
the cheek…
tonyadamsisgod – I take it back, Gerrard did mean to dive against Clichy.
He is the most disgusting vile cheat the English game with ever see.
Thats poetic justice there and then, Gerrard dives right in front of the ref and Webb waits for Kuyt to dive again and give them that free kick that led to that.
Will Sky debate whether it should have been a free-kick or not ?! Fuck no, they’re going to go on and on about Fabregas.
The Premiership is fucking corrupt.
I’m watching Everton – Chelsea now…..
wasn’t a penalty in the first place.
Dirty harry “arsenal are stumbling, we could get 3rd”.
Ha, fuck you deputy droopy.
Everton Leads ffs!
HOW MANY TIMES DID HE DIVE??
we can do this, sorry for my depression last week, stoke away, spuds and man city home, win those and we can do it.
come on arsenal
Thank you Cesc that was going straight in
Erm….madness tonight……..so r we back in the race??
gambon. we are back in time before the chavs game. it is just maths
Keyser, Gray just said it was justice becuase it wasn’t a freekick!
The EPL is as corrupt as Seria A
eh! blinky sort out your own house full of shit first, champions league your having a laugh,
Fucking hell… this season is mental.
what ddm?
corrupt? why??
Cmon everton hold on !! We’re back
Pedro – Seriously ? Faith resored, heh, had to come up to use the computer so didn’t hear that bit.
I take it back, everythings ok, I love the Premiership, don’t shoot me.
Thank God! Lucky Fabregas, he would have been sent out
The continual vindication of anything an English player does, like the constant diving by Gerrard going unpunished……
Cesc…you Legend.
I mean ffs….Webb was giving them every fucking foul in this world…if we so much as breathe on someone its a fucking foul!
We’re in for another week of the cheating Cesc hufff!!!!
Gooby,
Seriously, no we aint.
Weve got a shot though!
abou has been great since the hair growth on his head and face. Coincidence? I think not.
dennisdamenace – Honestly, I swear to God, how the fuck could Webb miss that, Bendtner got a booking and Agger might have stepped on his foot, he still cut across, Diaby was a yard or two away.
It’s disgusting.
*IN
Its all Chav at Goodison Park!
c’mon everton. the scousers are making us happy tngt
Yea DDM
I didnt see a yellow on Gerrald now and the fucker fell over asking for it!
Who scored everton goals?
ah yes, sorry ddm
like when the commentator said gerrard stumbled or when the press describe gerrard and terry as good honest players.
Im genuinely excited.
all our hard games are gone, its february and we are 6 points off. ets fucking do this.
winning is great. Unfortunately they’ll just concentrate on the handball.
Chamone..we’re soo back in the title race!!! With the run in we have, if we can consistently get results, I don’t see why we can’t win it.
On a side note , I thought Bendtner was absolutely top top class today. If he can improve his finishing he’lll easily become one of the best players in the world..was really impressed with his decision-making, passing and runs…
Hope AA23 and Nasri is ok because at the moment Theo is a no no
See, they’re more interested in Cesc’s handball than the incessant cheating beforehand to get the freekick in the first place…..
Uh oh. Big Phil is coming on for Everton! Er, no he’s not, they’ve sat him back down!!
That match was great, after all we’ve been through over the past couple of weeks, that wasn’t the greatest game, but edge of your seat till the end, heh.
Hope to God, Match of the Day don’t just show the Kuyt foul and show Gerrard’s dive.
kunle4fabregas
Sahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
cesc was protecting his face thats all, all players do it FFS!
5 Minutes extra time at Everton ffs!
9 behind Chelsea and 7 behind UNited…
We would need fuck loads of luck…
Looks unlikly…..
and Spuds lost to Wolves – ahahahahahahaha
Uh oh. Big Phil is coming on for Everton! Er, no he’s not, they’ve sat him back down!!
hahahaha its not friday
man its good to get some positivity back in my football world
How the fuck do Everton lose V Liverpool….
Chelsea thrash us.
We beat Liverpool?
Everton beat CHELSEA!
thank you for that news Suga3 nice to know. what was the score?
samir 6 behind chelsea
5 behind man ure
And Big Phil is on!! Its shit ya pants time people!!
from that interview i reckon cesc wants to go.
oh no not Senderos against Drgba Again please no
Senderos is coming on?
why paul???
Haha no mention that Gerrard dived on skysports
I wonder if BBC and Hansen will have anything to say on MOTD
FT 2-1!!
All over at Goodison Park. 2-1.
fuck match of the day, and the rest of them who keep telling us about good honest english lads, like
pikey gerrard,
and the scum chav terry,
fucking great chavs have lost!!!!!
Weldone Everton.
Weldone.
Are we back in this?
ha,ha. yes. Moyes is a great manager.
They won.. Gwaan what a night, can finally sit back and wathc Match of the Day again, without crying.
What interview Paul88? What did he say?
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS thins is gonna ba one happy week
yeah baby!!!!
Villa should have had a penalty on the 86th mn . A clear foul by evans on Carew !! I can’t believe they got away with that !!
fuck match of the day, and the rest of them who keep telling us about good honest english lads,
fucking great chavs have lost!!!!!
Ohh nice incesc.
I told you they’d both drop points. They both have some tough games to come too
2-1 to Everton? I thought it was 1-1? Hahahaha!!!! aaaahhhhhh
we can win the next 6 with diaby and bendtner and fabs on form
I’m so happy
Now come on Everton…and Batter those Manc Cunts!
Gerrard is a disgrace, that was a ridculous dive, ANYONE who’s moaning about any penalty incident is ridiculous becuase it wasn’t even a freekick, it was another disgusting dive…. he’s a cheat and worse than that he makes out like he’s some kind of role model.
Guys guys come on now. Lets not underestimate our fixture list. We have stoke and birmingham away. But in the meantime, fuck yeah were’re in this.
lol stu, its was 2 fucking 1 everton!
lets all get absolutely smashed until our brains wipe out all memories of the man u, chelsea games and believe again.
Diaby was the best player, good goal, excellent game, so much for ALL the Diaby is shit comments.
Stu
He said all the right things but i was expecting him to say that he was happy arsenal like he has in the past, he didn’t tho. I think if there’s an opportunity for him to go in the summer he’ll be off.
are we all schizo’s on le-grove??
from one week to the next??
We play immensely, the mancs drop points and the chavs lose!
Happy day indeed!
And I though wearing my newly bought jersey was bringing bad luck to the team
Chavs lose, Utd Draw, And Spuds lose…
Damn…
Gerrard is a cheating scouse cunt
Great day at last. got to go and catch some sleep. see (blog) with u guys tomorrow.Pedro, i expect a genuine and realistic match repot tomorow.
Why does Wenger always, always, always have to use the ‘mental strength’ phrase????? Its fucking killing me!!
did the ref give the chavs 6min of injury time?
Diaby Diaby…if he stays fit we got a chance, like I said sometime back if we had 2 Diabys we’ll win the lge easily
haha wenger said gerrard went looking for it
and Bendy looked like a pen
fuckin Villa … almost won it all against the Mancs … would have been amazing
This is good too … with the run in we have we need to go for blood in EVERY SINGLE game … nothing less.
if we do then we’ll win it … i said “we’ll win it” yesterday and only Franchise approved it
here’s the deal today, Diaby MOTM, Bentdner will only improve as we go on. Arsha, I just hope he recovers quick, Almunia saved our ass on that Babel shot though …
Walcott, hmmm … I am very confident of him for some reason, I really hope the senses don’t lie, and I really think a salary decrease would do him a world of good, how bout 30k per week instead ?
Denilson 10 … for not playing
Heh, David , a United loss and that was the Trifecta landed.
i believe
stu,
having said that, it was in the interview straight after the game. Maybe he was thinking as he should. He did say a classic quote about the handball. “…well the ref got alot wrong in the game.”
Samir your 21:54 its called fussball, its complicated
i love you Arsene. Any more room for me in your ass
Everton – United in 10 days .
*wasn’t
Wolves 1:0 Spuds
Serves that pusseh hole right! At least the commentary I had said that it was never a free kick and didn’t focus about the handball.
Franchise – Are you moving furniture in, how much room do you need ?!
i think we can all agree that ol crook harrys comments are right then and they deserve to be above us in the table
we have a much better run in now. Oh, dear. I’m getting excited again. Surely not?
Bendtner and Cesc will get slaughtered while Stevie Cheats “stumbles” will go unoticed
Paul88, I hope you are wrong mate. I love Fabregas and it would be a great loss for the team is he leaves.
Keyser…
If MON (Martin O’Neil) hadnt played defensively like a coward and gone for it i bet we’d get that Trifecta.
I think if i go to sleep…I might wake up from this dream
keyser u should advice on that, if its already furnished i would come only with my sofa
god I wish we’d have beaten them two we would be 3 points clear
it’s great how the season has changed again….
Hah yea wenger comes out with the traditional mental strength phrase !
Fab4 said nothing that there were NO dealings with Barca and that it was disrespectful to himself and Arsenal. How that means he’s going I dont know FFS
Franchise – I should and I would If I could.
Great facking result!
how can dirty harry have the audacity to suggest they should be above us? What a complete prick he really is.
Zak, the captain is staying till the end of this contract at least, he’s not for sale.
I’ve never been so depressed by a win, it justs papers over the cracks, if we’d have lost, Wenger and his whole way of running the team would have really been under pressure, now the pressure is completely off again.
Champions league football again, but no trophies again.
”next year I believe we will be stronger etc etc…”
sick of it tbh
zak.
why not say “i’m very happy at arsenal” like he has in the past? I’m sure we don’t want to sell, having said that we always cave in. If he pushes for it I think they’ll sell.
I guess only time will tell.
Harry, just jump off a bridge and get it over with..
did arry want to get third place? lol
Anyone else think Arsene looks ill?
Because he went that step further Paul88 and said everyone deserves more respect. He’s obviously getting pissed off with the constant ridiculous rumours!
Pedro
I’ve thought that for ages.
A
Lets hope so.
harry.. whats wrong fella?
We won!
it’s in our hands now, we have the easiest run in by a mile and we are better than every team we have yet to play..i just hope we can be consistent and give our all in every game
Hope so what Paul?! It’s very obvious how pissed off he is, and how ridiculous the reports are! Just typical sillyness from Spain!
Anyone know what Arshavin’s knock was?
hope it’s nonsense and he stays
Look at the replay of that free kick. It was bending right in the post, Aluminium was nowhere near it.
Fabregas you fucking beauty!!!!!
…kinda worried about Theo
bloody hell. They’re still focusing on the bloody handball. There’s always a bitter after taste for these pundits when we win.
Yeah Lew, we’ve REALLY gotta get and keep consistency now, Porto and Sunderland games are massive, obviously today was too, but still gotta build up some momentum and confidence.
Chelsea’s last three away games Utd, Spuds, Liverpool, far from easy.
Our massive games are Spuds away and City home, along with Sunderland home in 10 days, just because our confidence isn’t going to be magically totally restored
They said it was a hamstring.
Diaby has ben great the last two games. And the best part is that u can se that he gives a shit and plays with he´s hart…
Not sure about that TonyS, wasn’t hit particularly hard, I think Almunia would’ve gotten across relatively easily, but it would’ve been one of those bouncing just in front of him, so touch and go whether he’d push it out and away, or fuck it up as Mannone did against West Ham, for them to just tap in!
Gr8 result though it wasn’t pretty.
If Walcott fuck up at the end passing ata ghost cost us 2 points I would be so pissed off.
And harry you could not be more right. We were 4th last year so its ‘sucess’ that we will come 3rd hi time round I suppose.
Ah ok David, cheers. Hope he’s ok for Porto
Lew its not in our hands at all. Its in UTDs hands.
Harry, i understand what you mean, but its ludicrous to want us to lose just to heap pressure on AW.
Just when we thought we were out..they pull us back in!!!!!!I am not complaining
Pedro – Do you mean mentally ill???
I like how everyone put in a defensive shift…
We can now see the importance of having tall players in the midfield.
This midget thing isnt working.
Nasri had a concussion. Should be ok.
Utd will need alot of luck to win the league. Rooney to stay on fire, and play every minute of every game. Without him they’re nothing, and even with him they’ve struggled alot this season.
I see the league as being between us and chelsea, still don’t rate Utd
Have you noticed that Al always positions himself like 2 cm from the post at free kicks. Understand that he is standing prety close to the pole, but not why he is so damn close.
Great cross by rosicky.Bendtner apart from his finishing looked solid.Clichy looked shaky as usual but there was a slight improvement.Gallas was just brilliant.
My friend who is a liverpool fan thinks cesc’s handball was ridiculous and that he is a big cheat.Don’t they watch their hero gerrard play?
shitty are taking 4th spot imo, sad.
A-Forget Rooney..How do you stop own goals?
I agree with you A. dem mancs are shit.
lol A.. you don’t say that when they are 5 points ahead of you!
Fucking hell. Chelsea lost. Why oh why is hope so cruel. Now we all feel we have a shot again. DAMN
here you go harry.
lol oh yeah nisanth, I forgot about old OG! Their third top scorer now isn’t he? Or is he 2nd top scorer?
2nd top scorer.10 just in the PL.I remember them scoring a couple in the CL as well
off topic. but i think national teams should be mannaged by a manager of the same nationality.
Ahhh, I missed the game cause there is a pilgrimage thing going on here.
A good result at last. Plus a nice run to come.
So these midgets will redeem themselves until they meet a Manure or Chelsea team again.
Really worried about theo’s form.He looked just so clueless out there.And WTF did he do in the 92nd minute?Hope vela comes back soon.
Isn’t it strange that whenever walcott comes back from injury he gets back into the main team straightaway despite doing nothing yet vela has to keep waiting for a chance
Very off topic Gooby! Interesting argument though, I assume you don’t think the likes of Almunia or N’Zogbia should be allowed once they were eligible?
I think the opposite, though I also think that national football is dying and losing importance year by year. All it is for me now is an irritant that interrupts Arsenal games, and gets our players injured! Though the world cup is a good laugh.
David moyes is one smart manager.Donovan has done really well for them
A Says:
February 10, 2010 at 22:25
Utd will need alot of luck to win the league. Rooney to stay on fire, and play every minute of every game. Without him they’re nothing, and even with him they’ve struggled alot this season.
I see the league as being between us and chelsea, still don’t rate Utd
——————————————————-
LOL. No they don’t A. This is a team that has benefitted from 10 own goals this season. The heavens want them to win.
What a strange season huh!
It’s been done to death, but imagine where we’d be if RVP could stay fit (or Wenger had pulled his finger out to sign a replacement)!
Bit like Freddie did back in the double season we now need someone to have a run of goals to win tight games but who……???
Yeah zeus, but if Rooney was out or off form, it would put a hell of a lot of pressure on OG’s shoulders….
Eboue something different going forward, his craft was quite useful in our attacking phase…
Bendtner didn’t look like he was going to score what he offered was a good work rate and some presence Arshavin could play off…Arshavin’s played well
…this 4411 isn’t bad, le grove still yoyo-ing with their emotions…well, same old same…
buenos noches
I’m going for Diaby TJ! Theo/Bendtner/Rosicky/Nasri/Eduardo too
hhmmmm, I agree Gooby. its a national thing as Wenger said some time back.
Its crazy to make an Italian sing God save the queen. Imaging that happening with England vs Italy.
I am not against taking foreigners as a kind of advisor or something if locals are crap.
Theo is finished as a footballer.
Diaby however is becoming world class. Could be the black Gerrard.
That’s a massive overstatement imo gambon, I really don’t get the Theo stick, in my eyes there’s something special there, that will come out at some point, sooner rather than later. He just needs to get some match sharpness and confidence, this system is made for him to score goals.
Agree about Diaby, he’s really becoming absolutely quality, HAS to stay fit!
Donovan did well…Saha was even better.
He is good with both feet, good in the air, he is french, he is not expensive, will not have a high salary.
Wonder why we did not buy? a poor injury record?
Gambon, he needs to work on the diving but he’s got the dopey look down to a tea!!
Agree Gambon
Theo managed to do two shoking things in the last 5 minutes.
- Failed to deliver a cros to Diaby and TV who was alone in the penaltyarea.
- Gave the ball to reina..
Diaby is a monster. Song is regaining hi composure.
Our work rate has to improve and stay high.
Lucky Arsenal beat Liverpool
Premier League – Ten-man United claim point at Villa
Shit Headlines like this make me wanna break something why not resilient arsenal beak Liverpool and Lucky United drops point
ritesh I still think he was the man we were very close to signing.
We had it arranged to sign Saha, Everton had deal arranged with Milan for Huntelaar, but all hinged on Milan getting Keirrison. He rejected Milan, who pulled the deal for Huntelaar with Everton, who therefore wouldn’t let Saha go.
Window closed and as it wasn’t possible Saha put pen to paper on a new contract with Everton
Well done team, fuck off cheating Scousers!
WhaT is important now is to go on to have the kind of 2nd half of season United had, when they steamroled everyone else outside the top four.
Draws certainly won’t do it nor will weakened teams because we have CL opposition coming up.
A- yes, sort of. but if a player got the nationality you can’t deny him playing for the country. they should make a rule for players to choose at the age of 18 IMO.
As for managers and staff. what the point of being the national team if you get forigners. it should represent the country in all aspect of the game.
i love diaby btw
Theo will come good.
Wenger will allow him all the time he needs….
I really started to believe we’d get 3 pts when we got through the mandatory “Clichy Mistake” without them scoring!!
we’ve got pretty nice fixtures with regards to champs league zeus, pretty convenient!
Break before Porto away,
Burnley home before Porto home
if we get through
Brum away before first leg – that isn’t great
Wolves home before second leg.
I dont think its a question of Theo “coming good”
“coming good” is what you do when you are talented and need to iron out flaws in your game.
Theo has little talent, hes just a sprinter. He is worse now than he was 4 years ago. Very worrying.
Swed Says:
February 10, 2010 at 22:43
Agree Gambon
Theo managed to do two shoking things in the last 5 minutes.
- Failed to deliver a cros to Diaby and TV who was alone in the penaltyarea.
- Gave the ball to reina..
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Very true. TV5 broke from defence and he is pointing to the back post while making his run, Walcott makes a low pass to the central area.
Passing to Reina was stupid, maybe he saw what Clichy saw when he left the back post vs Chelsea.
Speaking of which its so funny to see us close down DEGEN when he gets the ball, but when Drogba/ Rooney has it no one dears to step forward and challenge, everyone just backs off.
Shocking challenge by nani
Well, I hadn’t looked that the others fixtures… Chelsea will do well to win all their games, as will United.
There isnt a team in the league good enough to win 6 in a row, let alone 12.
I think we can afford to drop 3 points max, maybe not even that.
if we get 36 points we will be on 88 at the end of the season. enough to win the league??
Donovan looks top class!!!..We could have done with someone like him.
Bendtner played really well for someone who is not totally fit.Great work rate
Certainly do not want to be negative after a win. But Walcott did nothing during the few minutes he played, besides the two idiotic things I mentioned earlier,
Gooby, I’ve thought about that before, but I’d go a step further, managers, all staff, physios, all the kit has to be manufactured by domestic manufacturers, in that country.
Can’t travel to games in foreign made vehicles either, would add a nice wacky racers type element to games, world cups especially.
I don’t agree with the deciding at 18 though. If someone moves at 20, lives in that country for 5 years, adapts to the culture, pays taxes etc, they contribute as much to that country as anyone who was born there, and feels a loyalty to that country, then at 25 I don’t have a problem with them becoming of that country and playing for the national team.
More so than the opposite, people who don’t live in that country, don’t contribute anything to the culture or economy, but who’s grandparents conceived one of their parents whilst joining the mile high club with the plane midair over that country, somehow being eligible
88 will win it id imagine.
Actually id say 82 COULD win it, but would far from guarantee it.
gambon I don’t agree there, theo does have class, his movement is on par with ljungbergs. He just needs some confidence with his final balls, and he’ll be a real asset.
Why didnt we sign Saha
terrible defending from terry for saha’s winner
because Keirrison rejected Milan gambon!
the key is not to expect too much from walcott, let him have some games and if he can’t make it then he won’t and he will be off to the championship or something.
make it or break it.
last season we said diaby is a make it or break it and he made it.
let’s talk about something else walcott is just a detail
Gooby
The problem is Arsene will never admit defeat with Theo.
After splashing £9.1m on a 16 year old he wont wanna be proved wrong. Also the english press would crucify him.
@ A
Are you Engish?
Gambon, Arsene knew what he’d do tonight
A
so you agree almunia palaying for england(i reckon he doesn’t have the quality tho)
Youre right Pedro
Arsene Knows Best.
Yes indeed zeus, why?
I would if he was good enough Gooby!
gambon
pennant was expensive too but wenger sold him. maybe wenger just belives in theo like he belives in song, diaby, ramsey…
Though imo nationality itself is becoming a silly concept though, with freedom of travel, globalisation etc.
pretty poor from cech for saha’s second goal too
Gooby
Pennant was a £2m alcoholic.
Walcott is an ass kissing waste of £9.1m.
Theo doesn’t have the terrible attitude of Pennant Gooby, which would certainly work in his favour. Also the fact that he’s shown glimpses of what he’s capable of, but injuries have really fucked with his development.
I was upset that Pennant didn’t make it though
The midgets put in a nice run and we can be champions even if we cant beat the big teams.
I shouldn’t be picky on such a great night but …..
I cannot understand why when we are one up AW decides to go defensive. Why bring on Sagna? Why not leave Nik on and make them play with a 3 man defence.
Leaving only Theo upfront shortened the play and made our midfield back onto the defence. We had no outlet and the Dippers nearly took advantage.
AW almost always does this. It is such a negative tactic and has cost us many points over the years.
Anyone know how Pennant’s done in Spain?
yeah gambon i thought we paid more for him.
Gambon is to Theo as David is to Bendtner
Apparantley pretty well A.
Raddy Bendtner looked absolutely knackered to me the whole second half. We need him at Porto, would’ve risked him injuring him keeping him on.
I agree though, was far from ideal, but don’t see how there was any alternative. Was thinking Diaby up there, but we needed him in the midfield.
Gooby it’s because it was a record fee for a player of his age at the time. Was it a world record fee, or just British record?
Theo cost 7m sterling. We got him cheaper because Southampton were strapped for cash.
Walcott needs to become more like a street footballer if his decision making is to improve. He cannot expect to have everything on a plate. He needs more practice.
A guy like Zidane use to play, yes on the streets of Marseille even when he was a professional footballer at Bordeaux.
Raddy
Tis a shame cos he’s a really nice guy, but i dont see anything there, zero improvement in 4 years.
Raddy,
Was £9.1m – originally supposed to rise to £12 but we settled.
Really gambon?? I see a huge improvement, though he’s nowhere near where he was expected to be by now
Yesssssssssss
http://www.sport.co.uk/news/Football/33994/Barcas_Fabregas_iPhone_app_set_to_cause_controversy.aspx
wtf
A. Did we have no forwards on the bench.? They didn’t put up that info on Danish TV…. who BTW were apoplectic about the Nik yellow card and showed over and over that Agger (another Dane) fouled him. But then NB is a big hero over here….
@ A
Could that be the reason you are such a strong Walcott supporter?
Nah Raddy, subs were Fabianski, Sagna, Sol, Traore, Denilson, Rosicky, Theo
Gambon. Must be the Alzheimers……
But I think you will have to swallow one on TW. He will come good, but that of course is only my opinion.
Bet you a Peroni that Theo scores 6 or more next season.
Not in the slightest zeus, you don’t get much less patriotic than me! I generally think much less of British players, shocking attitudes, technically retarded, thuggish etc etc
i thinks pennant was a world record for his age. not sure tho
NEXT season Raddy?? I reckon he’ll get 4 the rest of this season if he stays fit
6 Raddy?
Pat Rice could score 6 in this Arsenal team!!!
Make it 10 and youre on!
zidane is the most gifted players i’ve seen. when he touched the ball it was nothing short of magic. his skills, passes, moving with ball…everything. a joy to watch and i don’t think there will ever be someone like him again.
if nasri was the next zidane i would be in heaven
Fuck sake Neville…
Nasri is the new Brazilian Ronaldo.
Good footballer but a bit of a fatty.
We must be the only team that didnt take advantage of Chelsea being shit at set pieces.
Gambon. 10 it is.
It’s great to see Diaby becoming the player we all hoped he would, he loves having a go at goal.
It’s nice to see that Chelsea got too arrogant after beating us and didn’t give Everton enough respect, and United are beginning to look like a team influenced mainly by Wayne Rooney’s goals. How many can they win without Rooney’s goals?
Thats a bit mean on Ronaldo Gambon. He was one of the best strkers ever..only got fat towards the end. Nasri is just tubby..
I tell you what. Terry was fucking shit today. He won nothing in the air….we should be ashamed of losing to chelsea tbh.
finest I wouldn’t say that’s what happened with Chelsea at all.
Chelsea just played as the team they are – someone who’s only won one away game since they beat us at the Emirates in November!
I agree, if Rooney just goes off form, or gets injured, Utd are totally buggered. They really can’t rely on OG to score all their goals for them….
imagine rooney gets a 2 months injury. how do you think untd will do without him?
they would draw too many games imo and drop to 3rd
I dunno Stu, they’re still pretty exceptional at home. Losing the game at the Emirates though really was embarrassing! Terry and Cech were poor today, as they have been most of the season!
“It is a fantastic night for the club,” Wenger said.
“It is a massive result for us after being massively disappointed in the last two games.
“The players showed great mental strength against a very disciplined team.
“Nobody can imagine how hard it is to play Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool on the trot without having time to recover.
“To now be only six points behind is great.”
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I think i’ll start a blog called Mental Strength
LOL Hansen cunt
A, they have an exceptional record at home but we dominated them and lost 2-0. Thats embarrassing imo….
We didnt dominate.
Abou was fantastic tonight and so was Arshavin
Gosh I hope we get back our December form. With the run of games that we have coming and the pressure being off these chokers then we could be in a strong position in the next month.
Well everyone keeps saying we didn Gambon.
Wenger finally learned and dropped Denilshit to the bench
1 down 1 to go
We kinda did, they were just so much better defensively than us. We dominated possession, and played more football than them, but they beat us which is all that mattered.
Defensively we were hopeless against them, just hope something changes in the champs league with regards to that!
nite guys i m off.
good game and nice chat, waiting for tomorow match report pedro!
Gunnersmith Denilson wasn’t “dropped”, he’s a squad member and has been all season, he’s only played when Diaby or Song have been unavailable.
nite Gooby
Hansen is a proper cunt isn’t he?!
If that was Liverpool, Man U or Chelsea 6 points behind with the same games for all to play, he’d be talking it up big time.
Now I don’t think we’ll do it, but while we have an outside chance I’m fully behind the team.
I hope we fucking do it if only to see what he’s got to say.
Oh, and by the way. Hansen predicted we’d beat Man U!!!!!
United are seriously the luckiest barstards alive..
I think we need both personnel changes & a defensive coach, and a lot of hours on the changing ground A.
I read a really good article once about Arrigo Saachi and how he trained his teams. They used to do defensive drills over and over til they were perfect, i think George Graham did the same thing.
I think you can safely say we dont do that!
Indeed, the ball didn’t cry at Zidane’s feet. You couldn’t pick it off him either it was glued to him like it is to messi.
What made him gr8 was he had zero pace, and yet was better than every1 on the pitch moving 40 mph faster than him.
Still finishing 3rd Harry?
Whats that Harry? You had most of the ball?
Its not just about posession harry old boy!
Pressure talk on Arsednal rather back fired didn’t Harry?!
Zidane had pace, just didnt need it.
Next 3 games are Sunderland (H), Burnely (h), and away to the long ball guys of Hull.
Thats a game where Diaby, Song, Bendtner And Campbell should be playing IMHO.
Confident about the first two though.
Zidane didnt need pace because he was huge and had the ability to think he was out of trouble. Bergkamp was the same. They both knew what they were going to do before the ball got to them.
Straight away they are sucking uniteds balls. “not easy with 10men but ye made it look easy” Bullshit” They should have lost!
Q: does Fergie actually talk to anyone? He doesnt give interviews for BBC or Sky..who else is there? BBC?
Yeah and zizou’s touch was sublime
Hattrick!!
Also, does anyone know whats wrong with Hansens neck? Did he forget the safety word or something?
How the fuck is that a fair challenge? 2 footed lunge! Definate straight red.
Zidane didn’t have much pace, he had enough of a burst to get a yard ahead and his skill did the rest, his stamina was also good and above all he was just that strong.
He could spin on the ball, that double drag back thing and still not get knocked off it. Class.
zeus you missed out stoke.
Sunderland (h)
Stoke (a)
Burnley (h)
Hull (a)
imo Song should be careful against Sunderland at home, then intentionally get his 10th booking at Stoke. We should be able to cope home against Burnley and away at Hull without him….
Hansen’s got stick on eyebrows aswell.
yeah zidane’s balance was just something else
at least he’s got eyebrows, unlike mcleish….
Alan Hansen is captain Scarlett
http://www.rijhwani.org/~raj/images/CS-Captain_Scarlet_Standing.jpg
Or maybe…
http://www.wramrobinson.demon.nl/scar/SCARLSM.JPG
Oh shit, spoeaking of defence, Gallas’s tackle is the reason why he’s the best defender Chelsea have probably ever head, also in defence of Almunia I hope people remember that save.
Again in defence of Almunia, obviously with the disclaimer that it’s because no-one else will, not because I think he’s great, he was criticised for not reacting quick enough to Drogba’s shot, today Saha must have done the same but from another 10 yards further out.
It’s harder than it looks.
WHat a fucking tackle by Gallas btw….
Stu – Yeah, Hansen was somehow trying to explain how you slide and tackle, Nani didn’t slide in for that, he jumped into it, and he got the ball and then went over it right into the dudes shin.
Keyser I don’t blame Almunia one bit for the Drogba goal, but imo Cech was poor for Saha’s, he had time to react, just judged it poorly
A. – Honestly, I’d take anyone on in a one-on-one with a bouncing ball and one swing of my boot from that distance, the only way they’d stop the shot is either by pure luck or if I managed to miss the goal and hit them in the head.
Whereupon they’d spend quite a while unconscious. It’s just silly.
Wouldnt it have been just fucking typical if that Babel shot had gone in. It always happens against us that players get 1st goals or goals after returning from injury etc against us.
Babel doesnt play all season and then has a shot like that? Cunt!
Remember when ROnaldo smacked Lehmann in the face from point black a few seasons ago. Should have knocked him out easily but Lehmann is a hard bastard and shruged it off….kinda.
Delighted for the boss on a personal level. I dont agree with some of his decsions regarding the team but you could see his relief tonight.
I didn’t realise it was Piennar who left Denilson lying in a heap before he went down the other end and scored!
*smacked him with the ball i should have said.
Stu – It must have hit a hard part of his face, he was always hard-headed anyway.
Thought Almunia had a good game today.
He also pulled out another punch that almost went to the half-way line.
Fuckin’ dirtball Bentley…have a wash you grease-pit!
Injury Update guys
Arshavin has a hamstring problem and Nasri had a knock on his head. He felt unwell and I didn’t want to take a chance because it was his head. That’s why I took him off. He wanted to stay on but he felt sick so I didn’t want to take a chance. We have to make a scan on Arshavin tomorrow.
-Wenger
A
There was absolutely nothing Check couldve done to save that…that was a low ball couldve gone anywhere.
If it was Almunia or Fabianski you’d be saying the same.
big al keeps a clean sheet and we are always in with a chance , its his 3rd clean sheet this season ! from memory
whoooooo !
wasnt really convincing ,
but 3 points in the bag .
and a step closer to remaining in the top 4 .
wengers prayers where answered .
and also could of spelled liverpool’s end in the top 4 ..
good victory i suppose , i would be happy if we beat them a bit more convincingly .
good result however ,but nik B almost cost us ! on several occasions . he did a few good things but them quickly tarnished them back up …
not ready and AA23 is a HUGE blow !
diaby ever since villa has looked more the player we need in the middle with cesc ..
but cesc is quiet ! and no matter what wenger says , you know in the past cesc has jumped on these rumors and crushed them every time …
his silence is worrying to me !
David even the pundits on MOTD, who still treat Cech generally as if he’s God’s gift to keeping, said that it was a keeper error…. Would say the same if it was Fabianski or Almunia….
ethan Cesc isn’t quiet – post match interview he said rumours are totally untrue, been pointed as untrue by Barca, Arsenal, and himself, and the media need to show some respect for him, Arsenal, and the fans, by not reporting such bollocks. (bollocks bit not direct quote)
Chelsea are a really weird team this term, crazy how much of a contrast between their home and away form. Home they’ve drawn one game against Everton, and won EVERY single other home game. Away they’ve only won one game since they beat us in November! With their last three away games being Utd, Spuds, and Liverpool could end up with a very strange end to the season, everyone dropping points, the team who fucks up the least wins
A dont be too fast to discount it !
please dont be hasty this time …
because just think that cesc at this time can say little else ..
obviously something must have transpired in order for arsenal to write this supposed letter to barca .
there is official and unofficial tapping .
not even sure it would be unofficial .
it could be another hleb-gate ice cream …
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all im going to say on the matter A is ,
don’t be surprised if he moves on in the summer .
ethan the supposed letter to Barca was about their talking about him in the press, nothing to do with tapping up, or any meeting with barca.
I’d be surprised if Cesc went this summer, but not totally ruled it out, reckon it’s a year or two early for him just yet.
The point is the talk of any agreement, verbal or otherwise, is totally untrue, and simply ridiculous!
http://www.footballfancast.com/football-blogs/pfa-young-player-year-award?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ffc_arsenal_blogs+%28FFC_Arsenal_Blogs%29
I like that, would be well deserved if Song won it imo
how eduardo was so villified for diving when players like rooney and gerrard continually get away with it is is baffling and disgraceful.
It’s laughable isn’t it freduardo. Gerrard today was just an embarrassment. The way that Bendtner got slated and booked, and Gerrard got away with two that were simply awful I really don’t know. It’s just ridiculous.
I wouldn’t say it’s baffling, but it’s certainly disgraceful
i watched the game with a couple of liverpool fans and when cesc handballed it, i was chuffed. justice. how pundits and journalists can see it any other way is amazing. all the focus will be on that handball though, you can be sure nani’s challenge wont get the attention Gallas’ did either. frustrating.
Haha let ‘em do it i say.. I enjoy watching their bitter expressions when we win.. Gray though, most surprisingly, has been mostly objective about us this season in my opinion.
i really enjoyed gallas’ tackle on Ngog tonight. what a defender he is at times. brilliant
Billy G has been solid this season. It’s been great to see
Afternoon gents
“tonight the real Arsenal have to turn up or that’s it, season’s over.”
Nice win that. 1-0 to The Arsenal. It had a bit of Choochie Graham; Bertie Mee; Terry Neil; & ofcourse the good old Arsene Wenger.
Tactically I don’t think Le Gaffer can be faulted in this one. Changes were good, & we got the result.
I mean people talk about how they want to see The Arsenal play the most flowing, easy on the eye footy, but I prefer a result. Winning is everything!!!
And with regard to Almunia. For all the stuff ups etc, his save of Babel’s shot reclaimed 2 points IMO. Oh well, lets hope he can find another 7 points from match winning saves.
Yeah Almunia was decent today. hope to see more of the same
great save in fairness, credit where it is due.
i am starting to seriously worry about Theo though. the way he wastes possesion is just frightening.
He’s been out for a long time. once he gets his confidence back, i believe he’ll start to progress
The Pass Master @ right back was good too. A couple of fluffs, but he has a bit of mungrel in him, & will give as much as he gets.
Yep that’s my thinking on the matter HB. If Arshavin isn’t fit against Porto, I’d start him, along with Bendtner, and Nasri or Rosicky, probably Rosicky. Reckon there’d be less pressure away from home, and they’ll try and come at us, nice to have that pace on the break.
needs to come a long way to earn 60 grand a week, hope your right though HB
Theo should be used as shock treatment, coming off the bench & going up the sharp end. Running @ tired backs into the box may just be the match fitness he needs to get back to his best. Just a thought
Does anyone reckon we are still a chance for The Title. 2 x 2 horrid losses to the top 2 teams would suggest no, but someone said the other day, those other 2 have a tougher run home. Oh, shit I’m starting to believe again. I need to calm down.
our run in is not so bad, teams will take points off each other. i would worry about the depth of our squad, but if we can put a couple of wins together and keep key players fit we could be in with a shout.
at this point though, hard to see it.
With players back we’ve actually got real depth on the bench. Gonna be international players not even making the bench in upcoming weeks (as long as people stay fit!)
Assuming first team is today’s midfield and attack, with Sagna back at right back. got Fabianski, Sol, Eboue, Denilson as guaranteed people on the bench. Maybe Traore too if there are any doubts about Clichy’s fitness.
So there are 3 or maybe even 2 spaces, for Ramsey, Rosicky, Theo, Eduardo, and Vela. Merida is back fit now but won’t get a look in. If/when Eduardo is back fully fit, and the others are fully fit, I’d send Merida and Vela off on loan, get some first team football under their belts, along with Eastmond, Barazite and JET perhaps, though that would leave the reserves pretty short of players!
delighted that spurs lost tonight too. chuffed.
A
Not forgetting RVP
gnarley we’ve certainly got a chance, just gotta get and keep some consistency beating the little teams!
It’s weird, I was saying all season that if we were within 6-7 points of the top on Feb 11th I was confident we’d do it, but feeling much less confidence now it’s happened! Think it’s just a worry how much those losses will have hit our confidence and taken our momentum away.
Beating Liverpool is certainly a good start, but it was hardly a convincing return to our good form! We need a good performance at Porto, then a good win home against Sunderland, and we’re back on.
Utd and Chelsea will almost certainly drop more than enough points for us to do it, it’s just a case of us getting that momentum and form back we had in 2009!
Man Utd next two games are Everton away and West ham @ home.
Chelsea is away to Wolves (hope that poor away record continue) and home to Man City (could very much drop points in that as well.
Cruel cruel hope, why do you do this to us?
yes indeed gnarley. he could even be back in time for our two tough games out of the remaining 12, Spuds away and City home. Could be the big boost we need to really drive on at the end! Champs League too, if we’re still in it, which I doubt we will be!
A, what worries me about our squad is just that, we have nearly everyone back but if we were to lose a couple of players, especially in attack, we begin to look very light. Bendtner could be really important for us, which in itself is a bit strange.
zeus it’s chelsea’s last 7 games that I like the look of. With their poor away record, and even with their good home record there are four games I’d really expect them to drop a good few points in.
Villa home
Utd away
Spuds away
Liverpool away
Utd have been touch and go form wise all season, could certainly see them dropping points at
Everton away
Liverpool home
Chelsea home
Blackburn away
City away
Spuds home
Sunderland away
I was thinking of putting some cash down for them not to finish in the top 3
I dunno about that Freduardo, we’d have to lose a few. As long as we’ve got one of Arshavin, Bendtner, Eduardo fit to play centrally we should be ok against most of the little teams. any two of Rosicky, Nasri, Theo, Vela, Arshavin, Eduardo fit to play wide.
@ A
I’m trying to wipe this smile from my face cuz I think we may just do it.
I’ll wait till after the next 3 games though. We have to remain in the kind of form we had in December. The quicker we reach the top the better.
Not Quite getting my hopes up just yet.
Yeah I’m the same zeus, I’m waiting until after Sunderland to see how much this little period of losing to the big boys has taken out of us belief wise. We need to beat Porto, and give Sunderland a bit of a spanking, return to when we were beating anyone outside of the top 4 by at least 2-3 goals at the Emirates, then I’ll start to REALLY believe!
yeah I know what you mean A, but I think Arsh centrally doesnt suit him, back to goal etc. It seems to make him unhappy and i rather him playing off someone.
Eduardo has been having a fairly poor season and has not filled me with confidence as a central striker in this formation (i mean often quite a distance away from his fellow attackers). which leaves Nik.
the wide positions i am not so worried about.
plus, we always seem to be just one injury or suspension away from Denilson in the side…
I’m fine with that against the little teams freduardo, he’s been fine doing it too, team functioned well enough! I reckon he’s just a bit of a whiner!
Yeah Denilson will come in when Song’s out. Shouldn’t be a massive deal depending on the opposition, as long as Diaby is fit.
Hopefully he can be careful against Sunderland, then intentionally get the booking at Stoke, so he serves the two game ban in the home game against Burnley, and away at Hull, that would be absolutely fine!
I say Nik( who I’m no fan of) should play CF til RVP is trusted to come back. He will get his 5 or so goals over the next 13 games. Best play Arsha where he is dangerous and happy.
Watching Nik 2day was a bit difficult. He was hardly on the same wavelentgh of Fab4 and Arsha. And that dive was awful. You shouldn’t dive, but if you do, don’t flap your hands all over the place and spread eagle flat on your belly; especially when your as big a guy as Nik
Anyways I’m off now to rewatch the Liverpool game in bed. What a great day today was!
Hell of a footballing week planned for me, off to Italy on Friday to catch Sampdoria Fiorentina on the Saturday, weekend in Genoa before back in time to see Peterborough Ipswich on Tuesday evening, off to Porto on the Weds and then finished off hopefully the Emirates on Saturday. Hope all the results go according to plan!
Nite freduardo and anyone else around, been fun as always
you’re probably right A, right i’m off, greatly reassured by the grovers. good luck folks.
A
We need Song at Hull. They bullied Chelsea and got a victory. As I’ve said, we need Sol, Song and Diaby with Bendtner leading the line for that one.
Altidore is a bit of a worry for me.
Don’t agree with that at all zeus! Bendtner is ALWAYS on the same wavelength as Cesc and Arshavin, it’s the execution that he struggles with, incredibly intelligent footballer. I was very impressed with him, especially being half fit. When he’s got some sharpness he’ll be very good to have back. The dive really was terrible though! He did seem to really lack confidence in front of goal, but it’ll come with games.
Anyways, im off now
toodles
I don’t think Hull will be a problem zeus, and certainly no need to start Sol, they won’t be able to contend with our football if we just play our usual game. Stoke is a tougher proposition, but I think we’ll be fine there too.
we won today because of B.B.Ks prediction.
Get in there the B
I thought Bendtner was good today.
I think he’s a deeply underated player and the rest of them play better when he’s on. Bit more fitness from him and get the rest of them used to him being back and we’ll start to play better as a team. Nic, Diaby and Rosicky made that goal.
And as shit as he is Almunia saved us 2 points tonight.
Weird season
I thought Bendtner was our best player..his linkup play passing and vision reminded me of a certain Dennis Bergkamp…
I was really really impressed with his work rate and pressure on defenders… Chamone!!you gunners. If you had told me in the beginning of the season that we’d be 6 points behind the leaders in Feb with an easy run-in I’d have taken it in the blink of an eye.
A very goog morning to you all
Scathing
After seven games unbeaten they should have been expected to play with confidence and energy. But they offered little and moans about a possible late penalty for handball by Cesc Fabregas camouflaged their failings.
Skipper Steven Gerrard spent more time rolling around claiming free-kicks than he did using his undoubted quality on the ball.
In injury time, Gerrard and Dirk Kuyt both fell to the floor prompting referee Howard Webb to award a free-kick.
Gerrard took it and the ball was clearly blocked by the arm of Fabregas.
With the Spaniard having been booked seconds earlier he could have gone off. But Webb did not see it and, even if he had, Fabregas was outside the penalty area so the best Liverpool would have got was another free-kick.
The Reds were still arguing with the official after the final whistle but the real questions they should be asking are about themselves.
Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/2848296/Arsenal-1-Liverpool-0.html#ixzz0fCMIfNpo
Most of the time he is shit, one day he is Bergkamp
Weird season
Sun is writing more credible news than main stream media. lOl.
Actually, it was a amazing win. I was even worried about 3rd place. Now, it is guaranteed. The worst thing in EPL is to fight for 4th place.
Bendy is great. At least there is a target man. He is as usual strong in the air. The game plan is always cram the mid field push us towards corners. Where we don’t even have players to cross the ball and striker in the middle. At least with Bendy and Diaby, we can have that focal point.
Ho, that spurs are slowly falling into mid table and they are still deluding about 4th place.
And you guys should not get your hopes up about title. It is just matter of time out boss will start bragging in the media. He will start giving opinions about everything to all sundry papers starting from tomorrow and forget about basic defending.
maurya,
Bendy is like Song, water carrier for the team.
As to season hope, we said the four games against top teams in a row will determine the season. We got four out of possible 12. It would have been a disaster if the two above us had not dropped points yesterday. Now we have hope at least.
And yes – we must be relieved to see that Diaby can head a goal, well at the other end
just watched goal great great goal good three point. no matter how
It really was a great goal start to finish.
Hansen said he can’t see us in the title race. He might have a fair point, you win nothing with kids after all.
Rafa said he was targeting third, he said battle for the fourth place will be tough. Well what changed in 24 hours.
Fuck Hansen Bindipping cunt
And its true that I love you,
And it’s true your the only one and I do,
I adore you,
And its true gunners
You make me feel alive, ive, ive, ive
You make me feel alive, ive, ive, ive
You make me feel alive, ive, ive, ive
You make me feel alive, ive, ive, ive
ARSENAL FTW!
has wenger started the
WE ARE BACK IN IT CAMPAIGN YET ?
you know its coming
METAL STRENGH
morning
ethan
the word “tactics” is back. That was a nice no frills win. The Poo tried the counter crap early but this time Le Gaffer was having none of it. Unfortunately, he may be 2 weeks to late in implementing a scheme that suited the occasion. Moyes obviously boned up on the chavs when he was @ Swingers Bridge last Sunday. So Arsene needs to plot a bit more for big games(well they are all big really), instead of taking the arrogant attitude that he does. If The Arsenal had played with the attitude they did against the Poo, we may have got a point & would only be 4 points behind.
You know it
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/8509665.stm
Morning all, I have to say that was bloody stressful game to watch. So glad we won after the awful time we’ve had recently. And its so nice to keep a clean sheet.
iceman Says:
February 11, 2010 at 07:41
You know it
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/8509665.stm
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HAHAHAHAHA – the propaganda gravy train is open for business !
Sunderland home
Stoke away
Burnley Home
Hull away
Westham Home
Birmingham away
Wolves home
Would any one call them The Ides of March?
iceman
fab4 wasn’t even in the box so how could it have been a penalty. 96 minutes of play were won by The Arsenal, but in the last minute the Poo cry they were robbed. Now that is sour grapes of the highest degree.
bnsb
If all those fixtures were on March 15th, then yes.
Sunderland home – West ham home
could be under estimated by wenger ..
if he’s IDLE in those games he might be in for an ass beating ..
plus we still have the spuds and the manc’s ..
If anyone robbed them its Gallas and surprise surprise Almunia
What made the night even better was the Spuds loosing. They really are a joke club.
plus we still have the spuds and the manc’s ..
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Speaking of Spuds very detailed Excel analysis clearly showed Harry Rednapp is correct.
But for their dropped points they would be ahead of us
bnsb – it was about time Almunia did some goal keeping. Still shit myself every time there is a corner or free kick near the area.
As in the Anfield meeting between the teams in December, Benitez’s side deserved better, and should have at least been given the chance to earn a draw when Gerrard’s free-kick struck Cesc Fabregas on the hand just inside the area, only for referee Howard Webb to wave away strong appeals for a penalty.
http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-fc/liverpool-fc-news/2010/02/11/arsenal-0-liverpool-fc-1-from-derby-delight-to-diaby-despair-92534-25810756/?
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Blinkered eyes?
if we get all the point until wolves game we can count on RvP boost as he may be near a return(if we are lucky) djourou and gibbs would regain fitness too.
we really have to stay in the CL!!!
if the northern chav’s pick up there next 2 games they would easily be 4th spot …
i think it could get messy with man shitty & pool
IF WENGER takes his normal stance on the
‘Starting line ups’
putting in eastmond and all them V’s lesser competition . etc …
i hope he treats each game like a final !
eg,
Arent these games fairly spread out?
gnarley…
It’s karma baby…Babel went down faster than JT’s tighty whities in the CL game…
Gooby
Sorry, I Dont think those three will be back for this season.
insidealbania Says:
February 11, 2010 at 08:01
bnsb – it was about time Almunia did some goal keeping. Still shit myself every time there is a corner or free kick near the area.
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IA .
yes me too !
any second you felt almunia would pull one of his scrap book moments out in front of goal and ruin it all.. lik ein extra time of something !
thankfully it didnt manifest
to his credit he did seem more composed !
that should be enough to hold his place the rest of the season based on that last performance
John Terry let Saha slip in round the back, enter the box and fire one in.
Now he knows how Wayne Bridge feels.
that should be enough to hold his place the rest of the season based on that last performance
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Lets all pray he has many more performance like that to write home about
Check our record at Stoke….. doesn’t make pretty reading.
One swallow does not a summer make
Sunderland, Birmingham, Hull … each of them is a banana peel.
ethan…
Agree mate…
If there ever was a time for Wenger to rile the boys (the crappy ones too) this is it…
It’s a second chance…they don’t come around too often…
Each game is MUST F**KIN WIN!!!
No toying around with Barbie/ Eduardo on the wings.
I really hope Diaby can stay fit longer than 2 games in succession…
The maximum points we will mathematically have is 88. last year the league was won at 90 points. Realistically will this year league be win at 83 to 85 points?
When did we sign winger Barbie?
NB52′s nick name
i think to be honest BNSB,
wenger has taken enough risks this season by not purchasing , he should just replace Big al with fab2 or the other young lad , vito even !
the rest of the season, what has he got to lose ?
if he is 1st choice next season (aL) we are in deep shit .
again …
ethan – I dont know, I have no confidence in him (almunia) at all. I mean have you seen the look on his face when the players come out of the tunnel, or when they line up on the pitch, the guy seriously looks like a rabbit caught in the headlights. Anyway, we have nothing but to hope he pulls it together till the end of the season.
BR – Stoke have become our new Bolton.
Yet worse of all was the fact Howard Webb refused to point to the spot in the dying seconds when a Steven Gerrard free-kick was handled by Cesc Fabregas; that the Arsenal skipper later admitted he had committed a crime rubbed salt in open wounds.
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-fc/liverpool-fc-news/2010/02/11/arsenal-1-liverpool-fc-0-dominic-king-on-arsene-wenger-s-liverpool-hoodoo-100252-25810696/?
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Any one got a link where Cesc pleaded guilty?
gallas-eboue -diabyy were great
We won’t win the title barring a miracle, but ain’t it nice to have a bit of hope again?
It’s gotta be a sign…
Get thumped by manure and chavski in succession and still be only 6 points off.
morning all!
better. much better.
Talking of hope I wish Gallas would stay even if the contract is for one year
Cesc was outside the area.
bnsb,
no way he is going to stay if offered one year – real shame, we need more of ‘his sort’…
It’s gotta be a sign…
Get thumped by manure and chavski in succession and still be only 6 points off.
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The scrap for the fourth place between teams placed 4 to 8 now on the table, IMHO, will determine who wins the title.
chozzer,
he sure was outside – but that must have been the most blatant handball we will see for some time!
nice one, Cesc…
Bsnb-We absolutely must offer him a 2 year contract!!He is getting better and better.He had a real go at gerrard when he dived in the last minute
Suga3
He is fairly well paid here, has got his respect back, why would be go? He could play and retire here and be a legend.
gotta say eboue is looking like getting his old job back .
sagna just is all piss and wind for me , no end product , is good enough in most areas , crossing is frustrating to watch .. prefer eboue’s passing and cutting game ..
if barca or inter or someone wanted him like the rumors suggested a few months ago for that money id take it ..
PROVIDING WENGER RE-SPENT IT IN THE WINDOW .
bnsb,
well, he may consider the hefty signing bonus he will receive somewhere else…
I reckon he should get 2 years – if Silvestre could get one, why wouldn’t Billy?
don’t fix what is not broken
great win last night, couldnt have come at a better time.
title chances are still premature to talk about. Even if we are level on points, we are more likely to drop points than say chelsea.
But if we win the title it wont be more then 3-4 points, and we have to thank saha and someone else for that brilliant show against chavs.
I agree completely, if we win against spu*s, city, sunderland and stoke, we can think we are more than just outsiders for the title.
great show, motm Diaby, superb performance.
Sadylt…if he isn’t offered the 2 year deal…He’d welcome a new challenge….France/ Italy…
You know Wenger won’t budge.
iceman
France/Italy is a step backwards. He can go a year later too.
1) It should have been an Arsenal free-kick because Gerrard dived. How can Webb justify his treatment of Bendtner if he allows Gerrard to dive?
2) Fabregas’ hand was outside the penalty area line. It makes no difference whatsoever where his feet were. If a defender was laying across the penalty area line with half his body outside the box could he reach in and handle the ball because it would only be a free-kick because his feet were outside the box?
3) Liverpool are hard working but turgid. We deserved to win.
4) Even half-fit the shape of our team is much better with Bendtner playing.
He won’t take a 1 year deal and then go…
He’ll lose out on wages/ his value will drop…
It’s Pires all over again…
Unless Wenger sees his importance and the fact that he’s a CB and not an attacking player should help change his mind
Bendtner is a legend. Easily one of our best players along with Diaby yesterday..
Handball outside the area in the 95th minute, with no time to take a second free-kick was perfect, I agree.
Besides Almunia had it covered.
I thought taking Bendtner off for Sagna was like taking Bergy off for Cygan when we were beating the mancs, and ended up losing, he doesn’t learn does he?
Credit to Clichy, I thought he had a blinder.
I wanted to scream when Wenger said his team showed great mental strength, where was that on Sunday then?
Anyway, a good win and a little gap, perfect, I’m just looking at what’s behind, the title is just a silly dream.
Howard Webb was a cunt all night.
Geoff, I screamed about that substitution just as we were defending a free-kick and then Sagna was the one that headed the ball away.
Chozzer he’s a cunt all day as well, it’s because he’s a cunt.
Anyway, a good win and a little gap, perfect, I’m just looking at what’s behind, the title is just a silly dream.
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Hard to please as usual