Barca’s gone away, seems like the fans have too, or are Arsenal going to tell us more porkies?

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Peter Hill-Wood has said that Arsene didn’t mention Joe Cole in his conversation with him, so he guesses that he won’t be coming to the Arsenal, Barca have said they are looking elsewhere, so now they have unsettled Cesc they will turn their attention to David Silva, perhaps we should too.

It is funny though that Pep Guardiola has been quiet throughout all this, could it be that he fancies being the next Arsenal manager or could it be he didn’t want him in the first place?

What is strange though, is the man who just cleaned up in Spain, feels he needs to add to the squad, no team actually, perhaps we should take note, that no matter how good you think you are, you never stop improving, why? Because those around you will.

I just hope that if Cesc does stay he doesn’t stay because he’s been bribed with another bumper pay day that will stop us having the money to buy, and he’ll be unhappy and only hang around for another season. I only want players at Arsenal that want to stay and play, Cesc hanging around to see out Wenger’s contract out isn’t good enough for me, if of course that’s the deal. I could be wrong! I hope I am.

Maybe we have already agreed to buy Eden Hazard, is he good enough? I’ve only seen him on youtube, David Silva looks good, but Barca are after him and they are superior to us, so I doubt we will be sniffing around him.

I hope the Schwarzer rumours are untrue, but having said that, he is so much better than what we have I really don’t care who, as long as it’s someone.

I don’t know why we insist on leaving our new shirt debut so late, I’m sure we would do better business if everyone got in there before their holidays, it would also give us something to talk about before the transfer window deadline when we go shopping for whatever is left that’s cheap.

I know I said I wasn’t  interested in the world cup, but I am starting to have a peek, so maybe having something to watch at the weekend will stimulate something in me.

I do wonder what our staff do in these downtimes, they certainly don’t go out looking for players like old Mr Dein did, or at least they’ve done nothing over the years that leads me to believe they do.

A Grover told us yesterday that he went down from 46,000th on the waiting list to 16,000th, take note Ivan, the warning signs are there, Arsene may leave you with the legacy of no fans, add that to the thousands that are renting theirs out, you might start to see a pattern emerging. BEWARE!

I occasionally get people on that tell me that we don’t want to end up like Leeds, Portsmouth, Liverpool or ManU, well that got me thinking, in the world of football, and I mean the WHOLE WORLD OF FOOTBALL, who out there is actually solvent? Apart from US that is?

My request for a bit of tranquility on here yesterday certainly worked out, so a big thank you to all those that participated in the experiment, it did seem to go well. We also welcomed a lot of new grovers to our world, so it was a good day, lets extend it!

Have a great day Grovers because I’m sure tomorrow Pedro will be back, I’m taking a few days off.

824 Responses to “Barca’s gone away, seems like the fans have too, or are Arsenal going to tell us more porkies?”

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  1. Stu

    The only defence i have for Mannone is that he is Italian. In italian terms he is still a kid. They generally dont do anything until they are 30..thats when their career really takes off :mrgreen:

  2. David

    Stu

    That sounds like hatred…JD has bags of pace!!!

    Suga

    I am serious!

    I can only go by what i see and Mannone has done better than Flapianski?

    True or False?

  4. Stu

    Hate? Me? Never. I dont hate any arsenal player except Silvestre and Gallas at a push..maybe Diaby sometimes but not so much after this season.

  5. SUGA3

    ‘…great defender especially going forward…’

    I rest my case – last time I checked, defender was supposed to DEFEND, no fancy bollocks like:

    [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vittm9wLlzM&hl=en_GB&fs=1&]

    I mean, come on, that is why we are conceding goals left right and centre…

    AW built successful team on the foundations of gritty, no-nonsense defenders, not some showboating prats with striker complex…

  8. SUGA3

    Fabianski has some mental problem at the moment, but if we were to compare them with the same level of confidence, then it’s a no contest IMO…

  10. Stu

    I dont count him as an arsenal player though because he hasnt, as yet, infected the first team. When that day comes i will begin my hate campaign that will make Jaguar look like a tellytubby..

  13. SUGA3

    David,

    I am apoplectic every time I see these ‘great nutmegs’ around our own box – come on, I would give him a right bollocking for that if I was AW…

    he may pull it off 9 times out of 10, but then there is the 10th, which may make a difference between win and a draw or draw and a loss, no?

  15. David

    Mark Fucking Randall.

    The mohawk was always destined to fail.

    He’s got some talent though.

    Seriously there’s no reason why JD is shite.

    If anything he displaced Toure from the Starting XI

  16. David

    Im with you on that one Suga

    Fuck the fair play Award.

    And how many red Cards has Vieira got since his return?

    Something about when you wear the red and white and those C8nts for refs.

  17. SUGA3

    er, no he didn’t – he only played there for a bit as Kolo was injured or dropped due to his own atrocious form…

    with ‘great’ results:

    [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xr4SS2aPKUY&hl=en_GB&fs=1&]

  18. Stu

    JD is shite because he has no leadership qualities, no brain (footballistically anyway imo), panics far far too easily, is injured too often and there is probably more.

  20. SUGA3

    pace? see how this Spud lump of turd got away from him…

    and he should NEVER be allowed to make this run in the first place…

    but hey, let’s agree to disagree:

    ‘Arguing on the internet is like running in the Special Olympics. Even if you win youre still retarded.’

    :lol:

  21. David

    Im about to be really pissed off at this World Cup coverage. The upcoming segment about the gumboots dance has WHAT to do with giraffes and rhinos?? And ofcoarse…since its Africa…they wont stop talking about slaves. And for Jesus sake…Alisha Keys I lurr you boo..but how smart are you Singing..”let’s here it for New York” When youre in South Africa!!! (Rant Over)

  22. Stu

    Someone tried to tell me the other day that Keanes goal in that game was better than VPs goal. I was having none of it.

    Chesting a 60 yard PASS with your back to goal, marked fairly closely by a defender and scoring with your chocolate leg…compared to a half volley from a 70 yard hoof, letting it bounce twice with no defenders near you and the oppo keeper still on his line. No contest.

  23. David

    Suga

    I believe JD was coming off from injury in that game…

    and that is a mistake Vermaelen was guitly off time and time again!

  24. Stu

    Excuses excuses David. It was awful positioning to let Keane run through that easily and he showed NO pace to catch showedface.

  27. David

    Suga

    If anything that Video really shows how Almunia is shite.

    I dont think he’s ever saved a 1-1 situation before in his life.

  29. Stu

    I think Al was more at fault. It was a 70 yard hoof that Keane didnt hit until he was level with the penalty spot. Almunia should have come out to clear it.

  31. ethangunner

    david

    I dont think he’s ever saved a 1-1 situation before in his life.
    ————————————-
    of course big Al has , he was known as a SHOT STOPPER .
    back when he took over from jens , only problem was Jens kept him honest …

    once jens left so did the competition ..

    at a time when goal keepers are supposed to come into their own , i think big als peak was late 20′s .. now he’s 30 -31 … its good nite ..

  32. ethangunner

    to be honest when you evaluate Almunia he doesnt make sense , goal keepers get better into their 30s usually , not worse .

    well they get worse from 35 + …
    but big Al managed to skip the whole purple patch of form bit and simply go straight to retirement :)

  41. MickyDidIt89

    Morning all.
    Could be the beginning of the end for the French tonight. Against Uruguay 7:30. Can’t wait.
    Anyone know who takes pens for Germany, and is Klose playing up top on his own?

  43. angeausarsenal

    Morning All,

    DDM I have even greater respect for you now after seeing you post those Jam videos, cracking songs the lot of them.
    My fave is Absolute Beginners though.

  44. ethangunner

    A said he doesnt see how selling cesc or not has nothing to do with buying players ..

    well i would beg to differ .
    as we haven’t secured any signings for cash yet , and if schwazer is our money signing 3 mil hardly touches the surface of what we need to add quality wise .

    and i will bet your bottom dollar we dont make anything that even resembles a quality big signing until cesc is sold on .. .

    and if wenger did find someone it would be strung along like the nasri deal until Hleb was sold on .

  46. MickyDidIt89

    Angeaus: DDM claws back some respect with the Jam posts, but after last friday’s hot news damp squib that had me on the edge of my seat for three long days, he is still a Clash post short!

  47. ethangunner

    sign cole- chamakh and Schwarzenegger

    and you add about 1 mill to the wage budget a month .. cant see that if cesc isnt leaving .

    1 thing is for sure the CLUB KNOWS if there transfer kitty will be cesc this season .. or the 50 mil promised 70 mil what ever ..

    and by them not spending yet , id say odds on are its cesc’s money that will funds wengers dealings thru the summer ..

    there NEVER was a war chest ..

    unless you count liquid assets like cesc .

  48. ethangunner

    and if a 3 mil signing is a war chest signing i think people need to get a new set of glasses !

    because our war chest to me looks more like a half empty snuff box :)

  49. ethangunner

    Fuck .. the Arsenal war chest ,

    soon it will gather enough of a cult following to earn its right to sitting next to the holy grail – lockness monster, big foot , Aliens , even Religion itself ..

    .

  51. MickyDidIt89

    Summer transfer dealings:
    AA out
    Cole in
    K?? from Lorient in
    Old cheap GK in
    Cesc for one more year.

  53. gnarleygeorge9

    Evening all

    Well she’s on then, the WC. I’ll make the most of the 1st round coz I’m not too confident about our chances.

  56. gnarleygeorge9

    Me & my mate got home from the pub last night (Mrs GG & family are in Thailand) & Fox 1 was showing a 20/20 game from Derby. FLICK its looked cold :lol:

  57. gnarleygeorge9

    What MDI89 noshing down a croissant for brekky? Or the Frogs will be home before the post cards as well :)

  58. MickyDidIt89

    Gnarly: Is that mumbo jumbo cricket speak? If ever someone called Charlie George (or similar) mentions Derby, I think of a two fingered salute!

  62. gnarleygeorge9

    I’ve got one of your expats as a mate down here in Launceston on the Tamar MDI89, & he hails from Derby & is still a big County fan. He loves Charlie as well :)

  63. gnarleygeorge9

    DDM

    Are you a fan of The Jam? I’ve got all their picture sleeve singles & albums. I use to loove me mod music

  70. gnarleygeorge9

    Ha! Ha! we play you tomorrow in Perth, the biggest English city out side of Blighty. It will be like a home game for you lot :lol: Bloody Poms everywhere here ;)

  72. gnarleygeorge9

    I’m off too, everyone must be huddled next to their heaters on a typical English Summers day, so I’ll go & find someone else to talk to :lol:

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