What a perfect day that was! The Dutch say that Robin will be back in early April for the run in, Arsenal say May, but Robin is in Holland and they see him at first hand, the important thing is Robin says he’s ready, that is great news indeed, the whore got sent off as the northern chavs lost to Stoke, taking them to extra time which means they’ll be cream crackered on Saturday and Milan beat the chav-chavs in the San Siro, so deep joy all round.
The bad news is Arsene has told the press we should be grateful whatever happens this season as we only play for 2 main trophies and we are still in both of them, and furthermore this team is young, oh well, no change in that thinking then.
Other news is the EPL debt, is greater than all the other leagues combined, hmmm, why is that then? If all the others pay big wages as well? Maybe it’s because teams like Milan and Madrid have their slates wiped clean each year? I don’t know, but with Stoke next up, we’ll see how good this young team really is and if it can win the league on a smaller budget.
I fancy us, but then I would, I’m a diehard Arsenal fan and will continue to believe until fat Franks sings, I did see the Arsenal players in syrups though sporting 70′s retro kits, so hopefully that’s a teaser for what’s to come. If we do wear red socks, I hope we have white tops on them, or at least a 70′s style white band, then at least something exciting will come from this season. Me I’d prefer white, or hoops.
I did watch that big Italian guy last night, Balotelli, he looks good, but if Maureen says he only has 1 brain cell, he may be another Ade, so perhaps we should look elsewhere.
I called Arsenal about the supposed waiting list for club level, they told me if I wanted to buy more tickets in my name, I would get them, if it’s a new name, I would have to apply, I think there is no waiting list, and yesterday I offered mine on here, and out of 20,000 plus hits, not one taker, so not as many people would die for a seat as we are led to believe, I think the long list is a bit of yet another Arsenal fib.
Ivan, you can always email and tell me different, but I’m not holding my breath. For those of you that want season tickets next season, I would apply, I think you’d get them.
For the Stoke game I think we need some height in there, so I would play Diaby and Bendtner from the off (not both up front though) I also think we needd some speed, so I would play Arshavin and Walcott alongside Nikki, I would play Rosicky, Diaby and Cesc in the middle and a back four of Eboue, Gallas, Campbell and Vermaelen, give Song and Clichy a rest and see what happens.
Stoke by-pass the midfield so we don’t really need a defensive midfielder.
We’ve tried everything else and we have the Porto game coming soon after, so we need options if we want to continue on the final two fronts.
Have a great day Grovers, Saturday sees the business end looming, and we need to win them all now, Cech and Cole out for the chavs could be pivotal, so it’s not over yet!
Towels should be banned from the game!!!
I’m not saying that at all Pedro!
Why would they want to say anything different, nothing to do with their intelligence, footballers don’t do interviews because they have something to say, they do it as a duty or a favour and never actually say anything in them!
Do you think you can win the league? “Yes but we have to concentrate”
Do you think you can win at Stoke? “Yes but it’ll be a tough match”
ask any player from any team the same questions and they’ll come out with the same answers, it isn’t like they’re the ones wanting to publicise their deep philosophical world views which is why they do interviews!
Do you think you can play alonside JT? No, he’s a cunt.
Eriksen looks confident against Juve. Dribbled a bit too much there. Got past Sissoko and someone else like they weren’t there and released the ball too far in front of himself
What a comment
The players dont have to give interviews though do they. All of their answers will probably be the same anyway so asking different players the same questions is pointless imo.
Is Gallas injury against Stoke a good thing? Tuncay has been playing well lately, but Campbell is surely better for Stoke and they way they play.
…actually no…cause readers are sometimes contaminated by bouts of stupidity higher than players.
That what we call human nature
I agree, but it’s part of their duties Stu. All players give interviews, and I agree that they’re largely totally pointless, which is why they’re spun and manipulated so much by the media to make out that they’ve actually said something of interest!
The Arse.com or ATVO ones are there all the time, and I’d imagine they do have to give interviews to them, it’s part of the contract with them that players will give them interviews, same as the club being contracted to give press conferences before and after every game aren’t they?
Ur right Pat, Campbell should be better for Stoke and their long throws.
100kgs!!!! Dont get in his way
Agree A…Thats marketing…keeping a product in the limelight
Tuncay’s speed and the way he hangs around the line worry me though, although he is usually offside. Risky with Campbell. Fullbacks need to stay back more, especially Sagna since he can’t even attack
great point A. People think the players get up Monday morning and go to the papers and say, we can win the league if we win all our matches. Only Arshavin does that. Plus sometimes you see multiple headlines from one player ala Walcott last week, its one interview being drawn out.
Tuncay is the product of Franny Jeffers affair with the man from the kebab shop… hideous…
I dunno Pat, I’d rather Gallas in there, even though he isn’t better on the ball. Defensively he’s better, he’d probably win the ball back more and we’d give away less throw ins as a result.
Same reason I’d like to see Eboue start rather than Sagna. Sagna is better defensively, but we’ve got to just accept that we’re not gonna be as big and strong as them at throw ins, and maximise our attacking potential
sorry I meant re Gallas, even though he isn’t better in the air!
I don’t think interviews are all the same. Cesc came out and said some interesting things after the game, Arsh gives great interviews, Adebayor always had something ridiculous to say, Van Persie is interesting.
sixx pac Arshavin doesn’t even do that, he just does an interview with his own website after every match, and at other times as well, then the papers take those interviews and put in “Arshavin told The Mail on Sunday…” then a quote from his website! It’s ridiculous
I reckon we should have towels everytime we get fouled to take a freekick.
Thats probably because they are/were senior players thought Pedro. The younger ones who give interviews probably just want to say their bit and get it over with.
And we all know how opinionated Arshavin is.He isnt afraid to say anything…fucking legend!
Yeah Pedro, I’m not saying that literally, but stories like “x says Arsenal can still win the league” etc….
Bendtner and VP say interesting things, and Arshavin is incredibly honest in interviews
I was wondering there A. Campbell better on the ball?!?!?! haha
I’d like Eboue or Theo at RW. Both are direct, but I prefer Eboue.
Stoke were very lucky to get past City to be honest. SWP, Bellamy troubled them the most cause they send up their big boys for the Delap specials.
We need to counter very well and we are guaranteed goals against this lot. Once we get 1 or 2 the game will open up and suit us more.
Stu Says:
February 25, 2010 at 21:48
The players dont have to give interviews though do they.
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i dont even want to get into this debate again , but its pretty obvious to me wenger uses players to convey messages , take the nasri to play DM pre-season , im sure narsi didnt say that shit off his own back , because if he did im sure wenger would drag his french chubby ass over the coals backwards for speaking out of turn ..
its obvious to me , wenger uses them as martyrs occasionally.. or to gain favor with the fans (eg. denilsons war cry
) or just cry 
not sure what we are all trying to prove on here but wenger definitely uses his players and the media to convey messages , like cesc NOT leaving …every 3 months ..
id say AA23 speaks out of turn occasionally however .. and that is good for a certain type of fan like me !
i applaud honesty and his frankness
We should completely take the piss against stoke. Ask for a towel for every throw in regardless of where it is, get ALmunia to ask for a new ball for every kick out and just waste as much time as possible…..after we take the lead of course.
I applaud female nudity
Would much rather Sagna in there.
He is very suited to the stoke style. Rugged and tough.
HERE HERE
DDM
http://www.fattiesonfilm.com/t1/pps=kirr/
are you sure
Ade is and was a Wenger Martyr,
Togo man took the stick for a failed season.
Wonder who would take the stick this time around.
Pat I don’t want us to counter, I just want us to piss all over them! The kids pulled them all over the place in the fa cup game even if we lost in the end, there were certainly promising elements to that match. With fitter/first team players playing we should be able to do the same, but exploit the space created much more, especially with stoke being pretty unprepared and on tired legs
lol i forgot about your conspiracy theories ethan
Thanks ethan, i’ve just eaten!
gambon I’d rather eboue, we shouldn’t be trying to match up against them, we should be trying to play our game, and make them try and adapt to us
AA24 is a Legend because of his mouth.
Oh and the Antics at Anfield help as well.
“How can Arsenal win a trophy with Arshavin as CF”
I ask the same question everyday dude.
Ethan, a little alarmed at how quick you put that link up!
Is there an international break around the corner?
A
Its that mentality that has gotten us nowhere for 5 years. One dimensional, pile everyone forward football.
Against stoke, more than almost any other team, you need to earn the right to play football.
No break choy but there are internationals midweek
Pedro im a fast typer ..
i google searched… fat ugly bitches
i did also use the 2nd one … i came across and not the one with the donkey in it
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dennisdamenace Says:
February 25, 2010 at 22:08
Thanks ethan, i’ve just eaten!
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yes thats what she said
gambon I’d say that it was that mentality that resulted in our going unbeaten. It’s since then that we’ve changed systems depending on who we were playing, and that’s made us weaker.
It’s just what we did against Stoke last year as well….
With Stoke being tired and unprepared we need to get a team out there with alot of movement, to pull them around all over the place and create space to exploit, not let them rest, make them work hard to keep us out
lol.. ethan on a role!
fucking internationals…
When we’re winning we should get a towel as well for each throw-in.
Lets start that at the Emirates. Almunia should ask for new gloves every time as well!
thats supposed to be roll
I do think its strange that the players juss echo Wengerism.
Its not hard to believe since everything comes from Arsenal.com
Having said that I do wish Theo would shut the fuck up and play.
Gotta say it’ll be a piss take if gallas, diaby, arshavin play for france and russia after being injured, wouldn’t put it past france and russia though
lol David I don’t get what you mean by shut the fuck up though. When asked questions should he just signal that his mouth is zipped shut and say nothing?!
A
In 03/04 we had reigned it in a lot from 02/03. We were much more solid, and much more boring to watch.
I like the idea of us “doing a Barca” but we’re nowhere near good enogh.
If France want to get anywhere in the world cup I think Saha and Diaby need to be in their starting XI. Saha on current form pisses all over Anelka.
Diaby, a holding CDM, and Gourcuff in CM
i applaud female nudity too
Yeah gambon, but we still didn’t apapt our game depending on who we were playing against.
Last year we stuck diaby and song in the midfield, and dropped vp so that we had bendy and ade for height, couldn’t play our natural game as a result, and still couldn’t stop stoke going forwards.
I really hope Wenger doesn’t do the same again, especially with their being tired imo we should really go for them
A
given our run of injuries im sure you can expect some , its also the world cup the pinnacle of world football for most , so expect some crunching tackles and bones broken …
and as most of our players are made of glass
i would say its a matter of WHO not IF ..
Anelka looked good against Inter last night
A
I think Theo shouldnt be doing any interviews.
I think gallas, diaby and arsh won’t be playing the friendlies..
why the fook have friendlies now!!!
spain as well?
If we had Anelka over Saha we wouldve won the league along time ago.
Saha would be on our bench anyways.
Diaby, Toulalan and Gourcuff. That would be a great trio. But Lass Diarra would probably start.
Why not David, if there are interviews to be done seeing as he’s our one English player I’m very happy with him being sent to do them rather than any players for whom english isn’t their first language, where they’re more likely to have their words twisted! Though this week it seems like ATVO have done interviews with half our squad
I think Moussa Sissoko is ahead of Diaby.
Yeah ethan, what’s the betting Diaby will play and injure Cesc?!
Disagree there David, Anelka wouldn’t have been in defence and stopped any of the ridiculous mistakes, nor in goal, so he would’ve made precious little difference imo!
SHouldn’t be. He’s vastly overrated.
I thought Anelka was Chelsea’s worst player. I saw nothing from him against Inter. Kalou and Drogba outperformed him
I rate Anelka, but he was pretty useless against Inter imo.
ia m real big fan of sole he is very experienced very powerful and does the simple thing realy well he wont go forward but thats a good thing for me,i read there chance clichy will leave and to real honnest i dont think that to much of big deal he has not been good for long long while nad not jsut talking about recent games is very error prone and has been for quite a few years now,i think a new experienced lb is needed as i dont think gibbs or troae have enough experience i realy hope wenger takes heed and sells clichy delinson almunia and silvest but i would offer sole contract extention
Theres really only 1 spot left in attack. Dont know much about the france set up but im assuming Henry and Ribery will be on either wing and the CF position is between Benzema, Gignac and Anelka.
I do however know that most french people want Diaby as a starter, playing next to a DM and starting attacks from deep.
A
unless there’s some tension between them im sure most club players (of the same clubs) will not repeat the ronaldo – rooney incident .. A
highly unlikely that , that will occur .
id be more concerned about thugs like JT etc …
Anelka did nothing against Inter, he was so deep for most of the match it was as if he was playing in midfield.
more like i could see some prick like Cashley or JT doing some damage to our youngsters ..
Stu – Have you been off conducting surveys again ?!
I was assuming theyd play 2 DMs behind Gourcuff?
I’d go for another scrappy win against Stoke, we’re not going to get much of a chance to build momentum from it because of the International break, hopefully it gives the injured players some extra time.
yeah ethan, i’m not saying deliberately! But Diaby didn’t mean to injure Nasri in training, or any number of people he’s injured accidentally being clumsy! If he lines up opposite Cesc I hope he just steers well clear of him, makes sure they aren’t within 5 metres of each other all match.
Cole is out injured, and we don’t have any egyptians so should be ok there ethan!
Arshavin going out to hungary would piss me off, and I hope france spain doesn’t get into a competitive game. Good that it isn’t a little side trying to get one over a big side though
Domenech would probably play 3 dm’s just to annoy people, he couldn’t care less.
Why shouldnt Arshavin go to Hungary?
There isn’t really a break Keyser, though Burnley in a week and a bit at home should be a gimme. I’d start Vela absolutely, Ramsey, maybe even throw in Merida, Traore, and give Silvestre a run!
Because he’s injured gambon….
So, what are the predictions after Gallas, ARshavin, and Diaby come back?
IN terms of injuries, of course. We always lose players when we get some back. I’m going for Theo and Eduardo out.
Vela’s off to Mexico I think.
He doesn’t come back in time!
Theo will be fine, I’m expecting him to come out with massive shoulder pads on against Stoke.
Mexico played last night and Vela didn’t play, have they got another game then? That would be really annoying
I think Theo can have a stormer against Stoke. Their fullbacks are a joke but we often fail to test them vs. speed.
If Theo has the technique of RVP… Too bad that can’t be taught.
Oh yeah, they’re playing at 4am Thursday morning in New Zealand, what a joke.
Hopefully Vela’s groin strain will rule him out, but be fine for the weekend! Though in reality it won’t be the case. He really should just pack in international football after the world cup, until he’s an established first team player
I really hope Theo doesnt play against stoke. Id rather see Eboue there.
I want Eboue right back and Theo right forward gambon, Theo could be important against Stoke
No Keyser, i dont do surveys. I get it though..good one.
Same Gambon, but if not Eboue then Theo.
I’m surprised Eboue stayed with us after what happened last season. Its tough on him, cause Sagna came in and was absolutely great, attacking and defending.(he used to know how to cross for us).
In front of Sagna though, right ?!
I don’t know about Stoke being tired either, it’s sometimes better to keep the games running, Pulis has had a fully fit squad for the most part and he’s been able to change at will, Beattie isn’t getting a look in and they’ve been playing pretty well, they looked pretty confident going into extra-time against Citeh.
Who plays left back for Stoke? Higginbotham isnt exactly the fastest is he. But then again Stoke dont play a high line so if Theo played RW there wouldnt be much space for him to fail to exploit. I would rather Eboue there, at least he wont get injured if he gets tackled.
Stu, Stoke played a high line against City, which is suicide with Bellamy and SWP there.
Maybe that was on the break though…
Either way, I hope we’re working on our counterattacks.
Sagna RB
Lionel Eboue RW
Eboue and NikkiB to win it for us at Stoke!
I will be pissed if Theo starts ahead of Eboue.
loving it that Babel did well tonite. would love for liverpool to beat both United and Chelsea … and hopefully lose to some relegation team
stu thoe is that much light weight but i rather eboue is stronger and is rund would cause them no end of promlems
He scored but not sure about “did well Kreshik?!”
We really do need liverpool to do us a favour in the big games left, really annoying Ade is out for City too against Chelsea at the weekend
Prick living down the road from me who supports liverpool said he would gladly lose against chelsea to stop us or united winning the league. Cunt!!
Babels goal was quality though. Great touch to set himself up.
yeah it was nice Stu, and he got the shot away quickly too
Torres will be up and running for the chavs as well as the mancs..
And his love affair with Vidic is similar to Drogba against our cb’s!
Stu
He wouldnt say that if he realised they will fall apart if they dont get 4th.
A … didn’t see the full game actually, but was watching it here and there and I thought he’s growing in confidence. That’s the feeling I got from comments on goal.com as well. Wouldn’t mind if he scores some crucial goals vs the chavs and the mancs at all
Ye Ade’s injury doesn’t help at all but Hilario on goal gives me a warm feeling
and I really wish they exploit him as much as possible. A win for City on the weekend and a win for us would mean that if they sleep once more then it’s really in our own hands.
Given the fact that we got no balls (since we got so many kids) I reckon the easiest way to win the league is to sneak quietly from behind
a i have no dought that chelsea and manu will drop points but the proplem is i feel we will drop more too
True Gambon, he only hates us because of Cescs hand ball.
Has the injury to Cech been diagnosed? How long is he out for?
Stu … seems like 1 month
Just 3-4 weeks Stu, so probably just 2 league games, home to City and home to West Ham
Damn! Thats nothing.
Arsenals finances to be released tomorrow, gonna be excellent… Open top bus parade anyone..?
Just saw Pompey ahave announced they are going into administration.
Danny
Lets all go down the 12 pins to cheer when they announce them!
Whats this about Berlusconi and bribes? He’s a bit of a cunt aint he. Im yet to hear something good about him.
I think Mancini will be coaching for his job against Chelsea..
So i fully expect them to take some points off of them.
Yea Choy
I dont understand why we have the international break…its not as if these players need match fitness.
Pompey going into administration?
So thats it then
Chavs have won it.
Well..there’s still second place.
David
It makes no difference to the table.
David going into administration means nothing apart from a points deduction for them
Im pretty sure the blokes at sky were saying something about the results against Pompey wouldnt count?
David
Only if they get liquidated. Which certainly wouldnt happen til the end of the season, unless they are utterly fucked.
David, what effect would pompey going into admin have on us or chavski?
Pompey will be down to 7 points with their points deduction, needing another 5 to prevent their having the lowest points total.
Hopefully they’ll play as Swindon did when they were relegated and get some wins, rather than just roll over and let teams smash them
David that was if they were wound up/liquidated, administration is different.
Well surely the chavs did the double over Pompey so that would be a 6 point off each of us? Still wouldnt make a difference to the gap between us. Right?
Oh okay…
Its not so doom and gloom then!
A,
I think its the Captains duty to take interviews…and im pretty Sure Cesc speaks good enough English. He’s been here since he was 12!
Anelka wouldve put the finishing product to the chances we create.
Means less pressure to throw bodies forward.
Means less fuckups from midfield.
We defended decently when we were winning games…
We dont have a keeper.
And we are still weak on Set pieces.
Nothing has changed from last year except the formation.
Naa
The Chavs havent played Pompey the second time.
Gambon,
I was thinking more of a ticker tape welcome at the last game of the season… Wenger, Gazidis and Hill-Wood could do a lap of honour..? Profit margins the new cups..???
Thats not fair Danny
We’d need to have the Gatorade and the oxygen for Hillwood by the half way line
i know we run the board for being a bunch of tight fisisted cunts but when look at the state portsmouth are in i just dont know but thre has be some middle ground because this is left behind and title drout is getting longer
Everyone does interviews David, they don’t just send one person to do them! The manager has the responsibility of doing the post match press conference generally, and the captain will do more than most, but all the players share the responsibility of interviews, as they do most public engagements, it wouldn’t be fair at all if the captain had to do them all, hell of a lot of work!
The chances we create wouldn’t magically fall to just one forward if Anelka was in the team, and we only create the chances because we have a fluid system with alot of people going forwards….
We’ve defended decently, and scored goals decently, and beaten all the small teams this season.
We’ve not been good enough defensively against the big teams this season, regardless of who was up front.
This season is totally different from last season!
Last season we were out of the league because we couldn’t break down and score goals against the little teams, but did well against the big teams, we only lost one game against the other big teams!!
This season we’re in with a chance in the league still because we’ve been able to break down and score goals in all the easy games, but still a bit behind because we got a massive 0 points in the 4 games against Chelsea and Utd, leaving us 12 points worse off!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYyAar3fZNs&feature=player_embedded#
I bet it’ll just be a massive anti-climax on Saturday, but how I’d love Bridge to seriously injure Terry, then come out after the game and say that he’d reconsidered his decision about the world cup, and with Terry out of the picture he could feature.
We also have a problem of conceding from almost every shot.
Whether thats an amazing lack of concentration, inability to defend, bad goalkeeping or that we just happen to make the oppo very clinical…
Ha! Idiots cordoba and Pazzini. Stupid second yellows.
There were some tasty tackles in there. Savage was hillarious. Mass brawl and he just stands there looking on.
Bridge quit the Team then?
Honestly…Cant say i blame him.
They should just put Lescott in there and be done with.
At left back? Surely it has to be Warnock.
Or Shorey if they are desperate.
It would have been Gibbs if he didnt get fucking injured.
david love the video we need nasties like that midfield i dont if the criple a player they know they going get thats what talking about
england to be knocked out at grop stages. Jamaica 2014
it’s up to that cunt terry to make things right and start acting like a man instead of a fucking teenager
Why cannot a player stand in front of Delap when he takes a throw?
Even if it is a few metres back, but in the line of sight, it might just throw him off a little and cause a higher trajectory.
According to the FIFA Laws: All opponents must stand no less than 2 m (2 yds) from the point at which the throw-in is taken.
Surely this is enough to disrupt the flight of the ball.
Why do we allow Delap to spend one minute getting a cloth and then feverishly drying the ball before a throw? Surely this is time-wasting and not in the spirit of the game.
I would be showing the ref the watch everytime he took a throw.
Then again…if Arsenal concede from a throw-in maybe they deserve to get beaten.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDpMqKSrr7Y
Bad news that diaby won’t be available for the stoke game.I just hope wenger doesn’t pick denilson.Ramsey or even eastmond should be ahead of him.Eastmond did okay against stoke in the FA cup
Eastmond?! Not a chance, even with Denilson playing shit Eastmond is miles behind him, and the rest of them.
If Denilson is fully fit I expect him to play, but if his back is still troubling him I’d stick in Nasri probably before Ramsey. Is massive though that Diaby isn’t fit, huge loss and would’ve been very important.
wellington silva is a beast. Could turn out to be best wenger signing. Robinho pace and David Villa finishing mixed together with Rooney passion.
Wellington Silva is a beast. Could turn out to be best Wenger signing. Robinho pace and David Villa finishing mixed with Rooney passion
true , he could also turn out like RobinHO .
so whilst he is definitely already wenger’s best signing in some years , i think we might need to wait another couple of seasons if he is as good as say Th14 .. id even settle for a bert at the moment
whats a bert. Robinho is still good just wasted at citeh. He nds a lot o time on the ball to be effective instead o short passes. Nds to lay off the partying as well. Hope Wellington aint like that
sixx pac Says:
February 26, 2010 at 03:32
whats a bert.
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BERT gil-BERT-o
our last Brazilian legend ..
Looks like Wenger have a opinion about Bridge withdraw as well. He has a opinion for everything.
is that not a good thing? I like opionated people
Well talking about 10dulkar…
Have u ever heard a MS Dhoni’s Story on how he became a cricketer..??
Well it goes like this.. MSD was actually the Goalkeeper of his school team. Once there Cricket team had a setback due to an injury to their Wicket keeper. so the Cricket coach asked his football counterpart to release MSD for a cricket match. From there on he carried it forward. Since he has really good reflexes and cool head i think he will be a good replacement for our Goalie situation!!!
Good Morning all,
BTW where is everyone?
A-Eastmond did well against a team like bolton at the reebok stadium.No point in discussing because denilson will play for sure
denilson will play for sure
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500 posts here calling him *********** next day for sure too
… and thats if we win
Morning all, Denilson would not only not be in my team, he wouldn’t make the bus if I was manager.
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