Now you may all laugh at that headline, Robin went over on his ankle so he’s a crock, the point is that Robin is always going over on something, Robin makes Darren Anderton look like a health fitness fanatic gay robot.
I love Robin and have always believed he could become the world’s best player, I know, I say the same about Theo, and I still believe it, but they are both crocks and should we keep faith with them both, we should however view them as our luxury players, injured more than they are fit, and that’s a fact.
So what do we do then? We just bought Chamakh, we’ve yet to see if he is good enough but I think he will be, then we have to look at the others, Arshavin is not really a striker, more a hole player, Eduardo I think has had it, Vela isn’t good enough and Bendtner has got right up my nose with his ‘my dream is’ comments, and I don’t think he’ll ever be world class, well about as world class as Santa Cruz or John Carew, and I wouldn’t want either of them.
So I think we need to sell Vela, Bendtner and Eduardo and use the money to buy Dzeko and Hazard.
We are today being linked with Taylor of Newcastle, I’d have him, the sort of dirty bastard we need, but what about Nedum Onouha of Man City? He’s big, skilful and English, despite his name!
Man City would sell him, he’s young and would fulfil the Wenger criteria, he also has EPL experience, so maybe a punt on him would be a good move.
Back to Robin, if this world cup doesn’t get him, something else will, I bet I could get 5000-1 at Paddy Power on him completing a season uninjured, we know it will happen, so it’s time we planned ahead, three strikers in our squad are not good enough to take over, we can get good money for them now and use it wisely.
Don’t make the same mistakes as you did last season Arsene!
Since Song cemented his place he now seems to be picking up injuries, there’s a surprise, still it proves we need a spare, I quite like Toulalon, anybody?
Cesc is beginning to pick up injuries on a regular basis so maybe Gourcuff would be a smart move as well.
I’m getting my wish list in early as Tuesday is just around the corner, so maybe by then we will compile the definitive list, that you, the readers would prefer.
Have a great day Grovers, no football today, but there is the cricket, we can make Bangladesh follow on and Lewis or Jensen could win the Grand Prix. So unless you are German, Australian or indeed Bangladeshi, you’ll be routing for them.
Bless you all and peace on earth, wherever you come from!
gambon if you look over the internet you can see comments by wenger and mourinho amongst others talking about not liking two left footers as it’s unbalanced. Wenger was saying that this season even, as was mourinho either this or last season, think it was this though.
yeah he got a brace in the semi stu, those were the only three he scored though
france are shite! i need to take their players out of my dream team…
If anyone has a team set up for the sky sports fantasy footy league you can join my league which is 20828.. Highest UK finish get’s a crate of Kronenberg..
cole would fit the system plus he is a dwarf
Well i wouldnt trust a word wenger says about defence as he hasnt a clue.
As for Mourinho well i suppose he has credibility.
Dont want him its only competiton for RVP to see who can stay on the treatment table longer and he’s a chav!!
any manager will tell you the same thing gambon
i’d rather have joe cole than any 1 of nasri, rosicky, walcott and yes, arhsavin…
yeah i said it…
Spuds have just tied modric down to a long term contract old twitchy said you cant get anywhere if you sell your best players!! AW take note..
gallas just scored a header on gourcuff free kick
Gambon, think about it this way. Wenger is soooo shit with defences but even he knows you cant play 2 lefties. Tells you something.
Gallas Goal! 1-1.
willy has scored
Hahah in off his shoulder.
diaby and clichy on
diaby coming on
Gourcuff has a great deadball delivery!
Gallas scores.
lol reggie, that just means that they’ll get more money for him when they sell him if utd ever come calling!
cesc is on a contract of a similar length remember….
i’d rather have denilson than cole
yeah i said it…
Or maybe thats part of his misunderstnding Stu.
So we have 4 french internationals and really should make it 5 in the summer if Wenger wants. (gallas out, Gourcuff and 1 of Toulalalalalalan or Ribery in
.)
Who utd that are in so much debt A ?
we really should be offering gallas a 2 yr deal on his current wages.. But his cunt nature upsets the kids in changing room…. Is Gallas really that much of a hate figure?
yep reggie, or any other big club for that matter….
Nah Gambon, every manager knows it..
robin didn’t we offer him more or less that, but he wanted a big wage hike, despite the fact he’s only likely to play half the season?!
Ah but manure is not modric’s former home town club A
remember…….
Well i hate Gallas but i hate most people.
Its not just his status amoung the team, he will miss a few months through injury if he stays. He hasnt had an injury free season yet, i dont expect that to change if he stays.
Anyone else think that Sagna plays better for France than he does for us?
A manager who went the whole season unbeaten knows nothing about defence? LOL!!
eduardo and 7m for toulalan apparently :whistle:
true reggie, but modric hasn’t come through the ranks at spuds, doesn’t love the club, and spurs are a small club who could never hang on to anyone half good if someone bigger came calling….
though i don’t see zagreb coming into money or the croatian league rivalling the prem or la liga anytime soon
Eduardo plus 10m maybe. I think Lyon would go for that.
Nah Stu, i was talking to Rinus Michels the other day and he said 2 lefties is ideal.
Then i texted Sacchi and he confirmed this.
stu, this is lyon we’re talking about.. Eduardo, 17m and a partridge in a pear tree still wouldn’t get toulalan..
Dont know who the furst guy is Gambon but Sacchi is wrong.
If you think about it Wengers record in the transfer market has gone to shit in recent years.
He decided against signing Ribery, Alonso, DiMaria, Ronaldo, Modric and went and bought Theo & Nasri.
Shrewd operating in the transfer market was all he had going for him.
come on now gambon, that isn’t what happened at all….
ronaldo, ribery, and alonso were nothing to do with deciding against signing them, the player/selling club is why they didn’t end up here….
Nasri > Modric every time for me
Nasri > Modric is a hotdog eating competition….but not at the football.
Modric > Nasri every time for me.
There is an age difference and Nasri MIGHT be better in time but right now and over the last few years wyou would be mad to chose Nasri.
gambon, what is it you have against nasri?
Don’t say “nothing apart from the fact he’s fat/a fat ponce”
Robin
He stole my lunch one day.
Stu what do you mean last few years? Both players have just been at their clubs for the last two seasons, and Nasri has at least been the equal of modric imo, even if Nasri didn’t kick on this season as much as expected after a very promising first season.
France without Zizou = Arsenal without Cesc
Clueless
Good day for the brits today, except if you like cricket..
u17 world champions
McClaren 1-2 in Turkey GP
England seniors win friendly
Scot murray went out of French open
A
are you considering hot dog or football? i am a bit confused by how this convesation is going
Has anyone got any idea why Gignac is in this french squad for the WC? 8 goals and 4 assists all season is pathetic.
In contrast Cisse has 23 league goals in 28 games (albeit in Greece)
Henry hasnt played all season either. They arent going into the WC with an on form attack at all.
I don’t get why Nasri’s belly is focussed upon when Arshavin has twice the tubbiness, but seems to be ignored?!
Stu
i can answer that one. because their coach is a first class twat and a clueless manager
Well just take the last 2 seasons then. I think Modric has been better than Nasri. Came from a weaker league than Samir and imo has been better in the prem.
i don’t think nasri is fat at all but it’s funny to call him the fat ponce!
Arshavin’s nickname is the staypuff marshmellow man
Well we will see who stays and who goes between Cesc and Modric im willing to have a little wager that Cesc goes first as a BIGGER club will come calling…..
Arshavin is MEERKAT
Becaus Arshavin still managed 11 goals and 6 assists. Nasri only got 5 goals and 4 assists in about the same amount of games.
Aparently twice as fat but still twice as good
france look disjointed, but these are only friendlies.. They are quite tight at the back in pressure situations and have an array of players who can be match winners..
Nasri does the truffle shuffle in the dressing room.
England 23
GK: Green, Hart, James
DF: Caragher, G. Johnson, Terry, Ferdinand, King, Upson, A.Cole, Warnock/Baines
MD: Walcott, Lennon, Barry, Milner, Gerrard, Lampard, J.Cole, A.Johnson
FW: Rooney, Defoe, Crouch, Heskey
http://www.whoateallthepies.tv/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/fat-frank-lampard.jpg
wh got kicked out? SWP, bent…
I suspect Gallas was the only experienced head we had who took responsibility whenever the kids got too big for their boots…..until Sol came back. That’s why I think a few take issue with him. Given what he’s won with us, I think harsh words sound a bit better coming from Sol but Diaby’s face has told me the score on a couple of occasions when he’s been geed up. I might have read the situation wrong but we need more players with a winning mentality. The only current standouts worth mentioning are Sagna, Gallas, Vermaelen, Clichy, Cesc and last but certainly not least, RVP. You’d have thought that with all the state of the art technology at the training ground, we’d have have some testosterone on tap for the likes of Theo.
Apparently, Chamakh’s not just a striker though.
He’s also a FIGHTER.
BIFF! BLAFF! KAPOWWWW!
hudlstone, carrick
Stu Modric managed 3 goals and 3 assists in the sameish number of games too….
Robin is that you’re squad or what you think it will be?
Only change I reckon there’ll be is huddlestone in there
Dawson.
dawson, parker and 1 of baines/warnock
A – huddlestone replacing who? A.Johnson?
huddlestone is joke of a player. poor midfielder imo
i would think that is what capello would take… Might be a bit too early for A. Johnson, but he’s been the best in training and had a good cameo…
I’d personally take:
Green, Hart, James
Carragher, G.Johnson, Ferdiand, Terry, King, Upson, A.Cole, Warnock
Walcott, Lennon, Parker, Barry, Lampard, J.Cole, Milner, A.Johnson
Rooney, Defoe, Crouch
+ dawson
So Joe Cole, Steven Taylor and Hugo Rodallega to sign eh?
http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/828464-hugo-rodallega-and-steven-taylor-close-to-arsenal-transfers
And Hangeland too according to this:
http://legendaire.wordpress.com/2010/05/29/hangeland-had-agreed-terms-to-join-arsenal/
What do you guys have to say to that?
England best XI
Green
Carragher Ferdinand Terry A.Cole
Barry/Parker
Lampard Gerrard
Walcott Rooney J.Cole
Its not just goals with Modric imo A. He controlls totnumbs tembo and dictates their play.
Nasri neither scored enough or is involved enough. That will probably change next season but for the last 2 seasons Modric has been the better overall player.
Lol, Walcott isnt in our best XI, nor Carragher at RB.
G.Johnson is absolutely useless when it comes to defend
Joe Cole, Steven Taylor and Hugo Rodallega coming in apparently.
And according to this Hangeland too:
http://legendaire.wordpress.com/2010/05/29/hangeland-had-agreed-terms-to-join-arsenal/
All of a sudden Joe cole’s in everyone’s first eleven!!
i’d rather carragher than glen johnson and although walcott is shite he’s certainly better than wright phillips and lennon… I have a funny feeling that ikkle TJ will have a good world cup, get a dream move to juve then return to his shite ways
je was always in mine…
only other candidate for the left is A.Johnson and that’s because walcott, wright phillips and lennon are too 1 footed… It says something when we try to play gerrard there.. If only giggs were 10 years younger and english
James
Johnson – Ferdy – Terry – Cole
Hargreaves
Gerrard – lampard
JCole
Rooney – Crouch
IMO thats what england should play..provided they are all fit and on form. Maybe drop one of Gerrard, Lampard or Cole and put Barry in there against the better attacking teams but overall i think a Diamond would best suit them ebcause England have no top wingers imo..Young never gets picked so no point suggesting him.
Nutty played RB for Arsenal when he first arrived and sol played right side this season even though he is a leftie.
Nasri is far better than Modric IMO. He broke his leg pre season so that may be the reason for his inconsistency.
Joe Cole is only im my team because he is one of the few england players that have the skill and vision to play in the attacking midfield/playmaker role. He would obviously need to be fit though.
Hi guys willie G scored for France!
El tel, Sol is right footed and Nasri was inconsisteny before his leg break.
—————–Hart————–
—carragher—ferdinand—–terry—–
-glen J—————————cole
———–parker—————–
—–gerrad———lumphard———
———-walcott/cole————–
——rooney————————
i’d rather play cole and johnson in a more attacking role but that’s only my opignon
i can’t see past spain and brazil tbh with holland being my dark horse pick..
Van Persie at 16/1 to be top scorer is well worth a punt!
Walcott playing the support striker role? HA! He would be better at fullback that playing SS.
Joe cole is one of those players who has got an abundance of talent but it just does not fit well in a standard team set up.
*than
Couldn’t give a fuck who Engerland pick as most of them are Chavmeisters.
Modric is the equivalent to Hleb for the Spuds, a good player but Nasri is and will be better.
no Stu i meant striker for wilcott or support role for cole
Stu
Sol started as a striker then LB for the Spuds, never seen him play RB.
el tel didnt you use to manage the spuds?
wilcott is one of the luckiest players out there isn’t he?
Oh right, still dont think he would do well in the middle though. Doesnt think quick enough imo.
it’s worth a try
Ok Stu
You prefer Modric then I rspect your opinion but I think Nasri is the better player who gets played in too many different positions.
Jay
Ouch that fucking hurt mate. No I just remember seeing The Arsenal play them when he was LB.
nasri the fat ponce!!!!
I dont prefer Modric as such El Tel, i just think he has played better than Nasri over the last 2 seasons, because of, as you say, Nasri doesnt have a set position.
But imo he should have settled by now. He played in the middle for the last 2 months of this season and bar the Porto game, he did little to suggest he deserved to play there every week.
Gallas played left back for the chavs despite being right footed. Playing on the left doesnt mean much imo. Sol is a rightfooter.
Are the Toulolan rumours tru
I am far from being a walcott fan but he played the first half with that useless fat cunt Johnson.
Lennon went right side with a proper defender supporting him and did no better in my opinion.
That cunt of cunts commentator never had one good word to say about Theo as I reckon he hates The Arsenal yet he was purring about Lennon. Silly Spud cunt Muggery on Sky cunting Theo off too.
Funny how they all rave about the fattest Chav of all Rooney, he was shit in both the friendlies, everyhting has to go through him and if it doesn’t the tosser throws a fit. I hope the fat prick gets injured, only then will we see a change of tactics even if it is to lump it up to Crouch after all thats still the only way Engerland can play and why skillfull players like J.Cole will be overlooked.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCuCCms6YYc
Damn it Gooby, look what you’ve done to Le Grove with that shit!
this is art Stu.
you should know that
Stu six pac are you ?
are we what jay
this is getting boring kids.
FUCK
im sure Geoff will be pleased
it looks like the FISHER & PRICE home page !
any way plonkers back to a thing called football .
yes DDM here pal …
Stu challenged me. I will not go down easy
Yeah this is boring. Anyone seen the angry gay athiest from Thailand.
wow that was fast
Well its clear that i won so moving on. Football eh? Whats that? Certainly not what england were doing today
England’s 30-man provisional squad for the World Cup finals:
Goalkeepers: Joe Hart (Manchester City), David James (Portsmouth), Robert Green (West Ham).
Defenders: Leighton Baines (Everton), Jamie Carragher (Liverpool), Ashley Cole (Chelsea), Michael Dawson (Tottenham), Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United), Glen Johnson (Liverpool), Ledley King (Tottenham), John Terry (Chelsea), Matthew Upson (West Ham), Stephen Warnock (Aston Villa).
Midfielders: Gareth Barry (Manchester City), Michael Carrick (Manchester United), Joe Cole (Chelsea), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Tom Huddlestone (Tottenham), Adam Johnson (Manchester City), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Aaron Lennon (Tottenham), James Milner (Aston Villa), Scott Parker (West Ham), Theo Walcott (Arsenal), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Manchester City).
Forwards: Darren Bent (Sunderland), Peter Crouch (Tottenham), Jermain Defoe (Tottenham), Emile Heskey (Aston Villa), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United).
good performances in the 2nd half’s in both games gives fans hope !
i think Engerland is soft for strike options past rooney ..
theo will be a striker
theo and rooney up front !
yes!!! mouth watering …
England’s midfield and defenders have got some skills ,
goalkeepers .. hmmmm so so ..
hart will be the star ..
wenger should of secured him whatever the cost .
i still expect Spain or the dutch to take honors but
we have a reasonably well balanced team .. with luck they will put on a good show ..
its all about the spectacle anyhoo !
WERE PLAYING FOR ENGLAND !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uFWGALVF0Y
yooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
WERE PLAYING FOR ENGLAND !ENG-er-LAND !!!!
still the best song by as country mile 2 decades on !
England will we get trough the group! I think we can if our only good player stays fit!
sure the pressure isnt really on us ..
we are a bit like Arsenal ..
hopeful but know the reality of it ..
Being an English fan and an Arsenal fan , Expectations are about the same …
you can only hope for a good run of form ,favorable fixtures and a few to come good and make the difference .
but if spain has a run of injuries to villa, cesc and 10 others on the 23 man squad
we could be in with a shot
i dont know why spain dont want almunia as 1st choice
lets face it england have no fuckin chance!
jay where do you come from / support ?
i think all you non- english gooners get some kick out of coming on and telling british fans we are shit !
its a typical fickled mentality this club thrives on
butr what do i know im some angry boy from thailand
as ever , that cunt spurts such lies ..
didnt see hangeland sign ! ?
everything that comes from sparrawhawk downs mouth is fucking garbage ! at least i dont openly support a french manager over a british football club ..
when id be a royal wanker
An Australian/Thai England fan.
what a berk
berk ?
WTF ?
better than being a welching Canadian / French / British cunt
who comes on to throw mud instead of talk football ..
hasnt Geoff banned you yet ?
Ethan
you break every rule on here every night, racism, name calling, homophobia, threats.
I dont care if I get banned, you’d top yourself, this site is your life.
I was always told to never discuss football with drunks or idiots so you’re two for two.
Ethan
And stop using Geoffs name all the time you sad little snide. If he wants to ban people he will, he doesn’t need your permission.
Australian/Thai England makes for a very good footie pedigree
The Australian girls polaxed the North Korean Commies in the Asian Cup Final
I have nothing against Australian’s Gnarley, some of the best barmen I’ve ever met have been Aussie’s…
some of the best garbo’s ive ever met where Canadian too !
racism
hahahaha ! i live in a white minority country and im a racist ! hahahaha ! CAN YOU IMAGINE ! ?
I UNLIKE YOU are not bound by western guilt !
i see unfair shit both sides of the fence to realize its far more than going beyond ethical boundaries !
however i wouldnt waste my breathe on you ….
and if your talking about your boyfriends brown ass , my wife has one too !
i have a white one …..whippy do !
if stating the obvious makes you a racist , then might as well talk about freedom of speech !
anyhow you are the bet fletching welching cunt !
any normal human being with an ounce of testosterone
wouldnt allow PRIDE to face up and openly go back on a bet ..
i got every right to be pissed off !
because i would have paid my dues !
im a regular on here and i wouldn’t welch out because i have too much respect for the fellow bloggers who Actually TALK FOOTBALL and not trash here ! …
AA23 says:
May 31, 2010 at 03:23
I have nothing against Australian’s Gnarley, some of the best barmen I’ve ever met have been Aussie’s…
————————
if you want to talk racism thats it right there ..
knocking the piss out of a RACE !
think of me as the CLINT EASTWOOD of Le Grove ..
you are the Disease .. and i am the cure
make my day
all the non – english Arsenal fans come here 20 times a day at tell us England are Shit …
i dont see too my Caucasian men crying and pining ?
do you ?
we are conditioned to ignore that sort of low mentality.
yet we must consider the minority races ..
dont get me started on the myth that is racism
black people take advantage of it just as much as women do feminism ! let you open doors and carry shit for them when it suits them .. and then crys equality in the work force !
yeah right !
sorry seen both arguments on all sides ..
and for the record AA23 , the thais who arent white are more honorable than you ..
oh dear
Ethan what a way to generalize. All black people dont behave the same. Nor do all whites or all Thais. Or all whites in Thailand. If that were the case i’d be accusing u of tying a rope to ur dick while hanging in a closet
Sixx
if the noose fits…
get out of the dark ages AA23 !
white people are not racist any longer .
well maybe in fucked up countries like canada who no one wants to live in , it still is !
but places like australia – uk – europe – usa , we have gotten over that red neck mentality ….
long ago …
shame you like to use it as a draw card to try and turn people on me !
bring it .. i love a rational race debate ..