Just kidding! It’s a familiar retort we at Le Grove face when we call for some English grit in the team, that’s why I think it’s fantastic that Robert Pires has come out and backed the theory.
‘Now he also needs more English players in his team. You need that mix. You need English players because they have the experience of the league.’
I think British and Irish players give a different flavour to a squad. I personally think the make up of our team is off balance. We’re heading in the right direction with players like Rambo, Theo, Jack and Gibbs but it would be nice to add a bit of mature English steel into the side. I’m not sure where we’re getting that from though…
Speaking of Irish people, my new chum at work is Irish… Irish and a Villa fan. Sunday being our last home game of the year, I’m kind of hoping for a massive performance from the boys. I can’t be dealing with a ribbing in work on Monday. There are about 6 Villa fans in the whole of London, if the worst happened, usually I could avoid any stick… My worry is there is very little to play for, we’ve been pretty dire when there’s stuff to play for, so god knows what will happen on Sunday.
According to the Villa rumour mill, Gary Mac has been the cause of most of the dressing room unrest at Villa this year. He’s a bit of a nasty character in the dressing room and the players haven’t responded well to his man management skills. Richard Dunne came to blows with him, so I’m not so sure Villa are going to be at the races. They’ve really been poor this year, the value of Martin O’Neil has been there for all to see. I’m a bit concerned Ashley Young will be playing for a move. He’s definitely off this summer, apparently Liverpool are the expected destination though I heard he is a Gooner. Might be worth a punt eh Arsene? Surely he’s a better bet outwide than Nik Bendtner?
Tommy V could make his long-awaited return tomorrow which is fantastic news. He confirmed what we’ve told you most of the season, he’s had lots of little break downs and he’s felt on many occasions he’s only been three weeks away from a return. At least this puts an end to the ‘his career his over’ rumours that were doing the rounds.
Arsene Wenger has come out and poured cold yellow water all over the Paul Merson claims. I love Paul, he was an idol of mine when I was a kid but there is no defending a ridiculous claim like that. It was childish and irresponsible.
Wenger has been talking about the referees. He believes they should be balloted 48 hours before a game so no one knows who is controlling the game. This would avoid the problem of managers influencing the game. It sounds like a good idea to me. Alex Ferguson is a master when it comes to talking about refs before games, though it has to be said, Arsene Wenger is pretty adept at planting seeds in the press before tough games.
In transfer news, Buffon has denied he is on his way to Arsenal. Even if he was free, I doubt we’d sign him. Though it would be nice to have a keeper of his calibre at the club for next season, I’m not sure Wenger would dare block the career of Chezzer. Probably a fair shout. We’ve gone through some of the pain, hopefully he’ll come back a better keeper next year and kick on from there!
Have a great day Grover’s!
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Dutchman says:
May 14, 2011 at 15:45
march of the black scarves. More about the ticket prices etc. but will show fans are pissed.
http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/football/862320-wojciech-szczesny-arsenal-were-nothing-before-arsene-wenger
players are brainwashed??? What a stupid comment from our best GK!!!
why i am i in moderation?
Hope this doesn’t go to penalties.… snoozefest.
‘He built this team from nothing and he’s the best manager in the world, so I don’t understand why anyone would want him to leave.
Read more: http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/football/862320-wojciech-szczesny-arsenal-were-nothing-before-arsene-wenger#ixzz1ML62gCBv
He didn’t say we were nothing before wenger, it’s the stupid paper that metro is that uses title to get more hits on the story. Read the article
robert pires is a racist,he said we need more english player’s,HOW FUCKING DARE HE SAY THAT.
Here’s the reality folks
We’v got Walcott playing RW when he’s a striker and to add to that he’s pretty brainless. Yes he’s got a few goals but for me he can be a striker coming off the bench scoring with the through-balls
Bendtner is not a winger – Don’t know what made Wenger say that. He really needs to be checked up
Arshavin is not a winger either – that much is obvious by now. He’s an AM or plays in the hole with a proper striker infront of him. Not RvP because he’s a no.10
Nasri is tooooo slow to be a winger. Its torture watching this team of misfits playing lateral balls instead of running through.
My choice would be to get 2 proper wingers in:
LW – Elia
RW – Hazard
Arshavin/Nasri/Ramsey compete for the AM spot.
http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/football/862320-wojciech-szczesny-arsenal-were-nothing-before-arsene-wenger
what do u expect. kids sticking up to their beloved daddy probably they will celebrate fathers day together. c*nts
Dev, that article perfectly sums why Arsene loves to be the king maker…
Pedro – Did you read the article ?
Nigel De Jong… please, do us all a favour and leave the shooting boots in the dressing room!
I did Keyser.
I read that he said Arsene Wenger created this team from nothing…
He followed that by saying he’s the best manager in the world.
If he is saying Wenger is the best manager in the world because of this team… he is wrong.
If he’s talking about building Arsenal from nothing he is wrong…
If he thinks preaching to the fans about patience is right… he is wrong.
Whichever way you spin his quotes, they’re not good.
Anyone watching the rugby ? Chris Ashton’s made of some sort of Titanium alloy.
Pedro
Along with the fact the media loves to gas his ar$e up for bringing in unknown players
Come on your a master of spin, not me.
Couldn’t he just be talking about this specific side ?!
Keyser… I’m the master.
-bater
If I had my way I would install Klopp as Arsenal manager. He plays attacking football the way the invincibles used to. 1 touch and reach the opposition goal within seconds. Since the team of Flamini & Hleb broke up we’v been crab football which is annoying as fuck and REALLLLLY boring to watch
I’ve gave up watching the cup final. Waxing my dogs ears now. Much more interesting.
Bored of football at mo.
Hard to believe that just over 2 months ago we had it all to play for.
Firkin disgrace.
Still haunted by the players’ lack of intelligence, skill and fight.
Wenger is no longer a man to take seriously. I wish following the Fulham game he would resign or was sacked. Sadly it will not happen.
Money buys success.
Someone talking about the king of spin? What do you want?
Keyser, just had it confirmed by Matt Law that he was talking about Arsenal pre Wenger.
Geoff… it’s only Keyser, not a new business opportunity.
Who’d have thought buying quality players would bring success eh?
Fair enough Pedro, thank god Wenger didn’t sign YaYa eh! We might have won something.
Theres only one king of spin…..and he says:
You wankers take 4th place for granted!!!
LOL.
Would I be termed a racist if I call it ‘English’ Premier league?
So when he said team he actually mean’t club, and that Wenger built the club, tradition, history and all front scratch ?!
Who the fucks Matt Law ?
God forbid Arsenal win something. I have forgotten what that feels like.
Keyser -
When he said team he actually meant Earth and on the seventh day he sat down and came up with a Ref lotto scheme 48hrs before kick off times, cause he doesnt have better things to think about.
English players overrated and overpriced.
Oh yeah.Adam Johnson for £6m and Koscielny for £10m!
WTL – You on the march tomorrow ?
Pedro says:
May 14, 2011 at 16:19
these are all arrogant buggers who doesnt care what the fans want. Just money grabbing idiots. Sorry but thats the truth. No spine nor pride in this side anymore!!!
Geoff says:
May 14, 2011 at 16:41
he would have killed Denilshit and Song. Oh wait Denilshit killed himself already, lmao. Same shit in summer again I am afraid.
Keyser -
You keep asking me this fucktard!
LOL
You smoking some heavy shit these days or something? Whats with you and this march?
Vieira coming on, last time he played in a Cup Final he lifted the trophy with us.
I mean in the Cup Final.
KM says:
May 14, 2011 at 16:30
great post. exactly my choice aswell. sums it really well up what we are missing. Fukk the tippy tappy shit.
WTL – Nah, don’t smoke, you just make me laugh that’s all.
So you not going then ?!
CONGRATULATIONS MAN CITY.
ARE YOU WATCHING WENGER,GAZIDIS, HILL-WOOD AND KROENKE?
SPEND SOME SERIOUS MONEY YOU RETARDS.
shitty even won FA
i wonder what their average age was eh?
Jesus.
Once again.
The last game of the season for me was United, I am not going Villa.
Even if I was going Villa I wouldnt go on the march. The march is a protest about 6.5% and not an Arsene out march.
Come Monday youll be asking me how the march went, right?
Did Micah just say fucking live?
WTL – There’s another one ? Does it suit your needs though ?!
Yeah, Gay Pride. Lovin it.
MICAH RICHARDS AND BALOTELLI SWORE WHEN BEING INTERVIEWED.
HAHA SHAWCROSS CRYING!
i would to the arsenal staff personal coachers to each player….
i would go for kewon, adams, parlour, paddy, etc…. that surely a better help than our manager low-psychology shit
those will teach them will what does it mean to be an arsenal, what does mean to win & how to do it, & no one of those will tolerate mediocrity & complacency….
Quick ring Shawcross’ mum to drive him home, poor lad is in tears
Does this mean Stoke in Europe?
Shitty smells good atm
SHAWCROSS CRYING = PRICELESS
yes i think so deisegooner
shacross crying?
why?
maybe for failing to cut an opposition & put him on a stretcher?
fuck you arsene
i cant feel lower than this
fuck you arsene
i cant feel humiliated more than this
fuck you arsene
i can’t take it anymore, my team became a losers colony!!!!
well, errrrr, I belieeeeeeeevvve
Wankers eh?
Schawcross is crying, someone should give him the cup
Redknapp calling spurs fans idiots?
he’s not TOTALLY wrong
‘Arry’s a Gooner
Bernard… I don’t like the e-mail function, but the apps are pretty flash!
pedro you traitor,
haven’t we suffered enough for a one season
Bernard… I know.
The apps were key to me moving over, you can’t manage multiple twitter accounts on a blackberry and I don’t need e-mail really.
I’m getting used to it… but I still harbour feelings for the backberry!
sick of facebook, so many united glory hunters who know nothing about football or manure itself.
off to buy myself a pint
Blackberry’s really are homo, get over it boys, they even do ads penetrating Apple’s, you cant get more homo than that.
A male blackberry up a male apple, yuck!
Anyone else bored with football in general. Can’t wait for the end of season. At least I have Porto to watch to see if they can go the season unbeaten.
In the summer, its the Copa America in Argentina (who haven’t won a title since 1993) can they do it against Brazil in the final on home soil?
Then the Under 20 WC with the new Messi Juan Manuel Iturbe and elegant left sided mid Erik Lameka.
Sick of the Arsenal.
Geoff
LMAO.
well said Zeus!!
Oops, Geoff`s has named his kitten “jack(wilshere)”..guess why
What’s the difference between Ashley Cole and a blackcurrant??…………………………………………..rra
Stoke in the Europa league truly a sight to behold.
Sabeel
I see the Left has lost in West Bengal truly the end of an era.
FA CUP FINAL
What a pile of dross. Citeh will power on now, so will the scousers. The Arse ?? !!!
yep steve
u predicted the same correctly earlier
If this is your best squad ever, why have you not won anything with them?
Btw it is a minimum requirement that we qualify for CL, if we qualified for Euro cup it would be an underachievement with your best squad ever.
What sane person would make Almunia their no.1? considering he never really played at the highest level in Spain. But Wenger played this clown and made Lehman sit on the bench. Remember, we started this season with Almunia as our no.1.
27th trophy for fergie since at Man Utd, Man City in CL and won FA Cup, Chelsea, Liverpool will all strengthen while we show loyalty to his best squad ever who have never won anything.
Our football is not as good as it used to be. We used to kill teams with quick counter attacks or with killer eye of the needle passes. Now all we get is boring slow predictable sideway passing.
Szczesny should shut the fuck up, Peter Hill Wood should go and David Dein should come back, SOS! we need you back to sort this club out.
I’m so tired of our pussy players that have so much to say in the media but can never back their talk. Too much pussies not enough winners in this team. We need gunners with machine guns not pussies with water pistols.
If you are seriously saying that we don’t need a winger because we have nasri, arshavin, theo and bendtner you should be sacked for that statement. Theo is so fucking frustrating, he lacks footballing intelligence.
Oh yeah, we are not 2nd anymore, is it still a successful season Arsene?
http://www.mediagol.it/articolo.asp?idNotizia=197410
I wonder who it could be?
paris vs lille just started, cup final.
have a look at hazazrd and sakho !
Dont want to come across as being disrespectful to Wenger but it is extremely frustrating to see him deteriorate in this manner. This is the guy that gave us so much happy days, the invincibles, henry, edu, petit, Vieira, pires, toure, gilberto. How can someone who has done so well be this blind to what is required. How can this crop of players be better than the invincibles? This squad is a joke, Come on Arsene sort it out.
kwik fit
Lamela they are saying. Only 19 year old tough but a freaking good talent. Replacement for Fabregas? Wouldnt be surprised
Please let be but not a replacement for our beloved cesc.
I still believe our lads have mental strength. Wenger is the best coach in the world. He will sign players, and we shall change for good. What a man! He has ambition. He is glorious. Even if a gun was pointed on my head to say those, I wouldnt.
. This mans recent comments give me less hope. Hope his tenure comes to an ignominous end. All over the world people shrug on hearing the club Arsenal. Why? I am just tired of hoping and hoping to end up being disappointed. I think I will need a break. Wenger makes me sick. Well I just hope we are lining up someone to replace this overrated manager. Restore our pride! We are the original pride of London.:(
Guys patrick kielty is singing for finland! Come on paddy!
my moneys on Denmark
santos this will be a dissapointing summer for you again. cant see a change at all!!! Wenger is our downfall!!
I predict
Geoff; U have a new ‘puddy cat’? So nice to see a real ‘man’ liking cats. Women like men who likes cats – boys please take note, if you’re looking for a ‘babe’, get yourself a cat, show you love it, and she’ll love you even more …. trust me, I’m a girl….
my money is NOT on UK and ‘Blue’, I reckon, don’t shout, Jedward singing for Ireland.
Fucking furballs……
I think France will be hard to beat skandibird
kwik fit; yes, France very good, so far I have liked so many songs that in my book 14 would win…. strangely liked Romania’s and Austria’s songs, and I’ll probably love the Spainish version as well, BUT, what do I know??? According to some I am a racist for wanting ‘english’ players bought for next season… so Pedro, many thanks for putting the record straight re that in your post to-day.
ps. RVP likes cats, check out his twitter account to-day, he’s posted a pic of his cat. He has now risen so high in my estimation that I shall streak naked accross the pitch on Sunday with my ‘pussy’….. hoping I’ll inspire him to scoar at least a hat trick, or, at least shock him into scoaring loads of goals…..
I’m assuming Suga3 is busy in Poland getting pissed and working on his bike? Hope you good and happy with lots of sunshine Suga.
Just watched Lille beat PSG in French cup final (1-0). Hazard was simply outstanding from start to finish… once again.
Been saying it all season and I am still right.
MEPPA
Estonia is a cute little ditty.
Andy Murray you bottler, Novak the warrior.
Pat Rice stays for one more season…Groundhog season beckons..
Hazard is a no go I feel. WE have areas of the pitch with much needed reinforcements.
Does anyone else find themselves getting wound up when they visit Arsenal.com?
Danny says:
May 14, 2011 at 22:46
Pat Rice stays for one more season…Groundhog season beckons..
bollocks,why’s he staying on for,just go,take that cunt wenger with you.
it is true Rice will stay but someone new should come in too. Hazard will surely stay cause his boyhood club plays next season in champions league.
Ahh fuck me. Why one more. He knee means he cant walk and I’m sure I heard alan daviess making a joke that he was 1/2 blind on the Tuesday club pod. (sot sure if it was only a joke)
And the ‘Yes Arsene, Your right’ crap continues. Hmmm.
…………’But while Wenger will contemplate the sale of Cesc Fabregas or Samir Nasri to raise transfer funds, losing his right-hand man at this critical time was unthinkable.’
That line was funny. Journos sure know what buttons to press to wind people up.
Wenger is making a mockery of the club and treats the fan’s as no-mark’s! fuck off and resign you doddering old git!!
Great the fucking No. 1 Yes man or No. 2 as we know him is going to sign for 1 more year.
Even that wont change this fucking summer.
Fucking bollocks.
Hazard wont come now
.
RIGHT GUY’S! BAD NEWS:
“I think Pat Rice will continue for one more year – he has told me,” said Wenger. “The day he stops will be a massive loss for the club.
“It is important for me because he knows how I work. We have a good understanding. I am happy that he goes on for one more year.Pat Rice wants to stay on as Arsenal number two”.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13402460.stm
“I know it is not the healthiest job that I am doing,” said the Arsenal manager.
“I don’t know what kind of price I pay with my health but I like it so much that I am ready to do it.
“You can say to me that it is easy to say that because you have no problem, and maybe the day I have an alert I will think ‘let’s change the way I see things’. Of course, everybody thinks about that.”
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I know this cunt isnt making me any healthier.
Manchester Utd win 19th Title; will play off in Wembely CL Final & have 30% increase in revenue this season.
Arsenal have increase in revenue planned for next season with ticket price increases for the fans.
I reckon it would be about now that the “real” Arsenal fans would be looking back & remeniscing about The Invincibles, again!
Yep! You showed’em Arsene! You showed’em Mr Hill-Wood
Its Groundhog Day…………………again
According to the Daily Mail, we only have £30m to cover new transfers and their wages this summer. If thats the truth we really cant blame Wenger, seems like the board and Kroenke are not too interested in winning trophys.
Wenger should demand more from the board, 30mill is not enough
Dave -
The daily mail doesnt have a clue about what is being made available to Arsene.
As for demanding more he probably, sorry scratch that, he 100% will not spend that net this summer.
http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/notw/nol_sport/1297515/Arsenals-Samir-Nasri-is-30m-Bayern-Munich-target.html
How the fuck have we only got 30 million readys to spend? wtf is going on there!!
Big dave. Bullshit. Last year we had 45 m to spend and he didnt spend it. So Whats the matter in having much money but a manager who doesnt spend it..
And surely we have more then 30m, wenger said that he can buy big, so dont believe that Bullshit. Wenger said that he can buy big players.
http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/notw/nol_sport/1297518/Arsenals-Arsene-Wenger-wants-Evertons-Leighton-Baines.html
I wonder what these contracts work out to, what Nasri’s on now, what he wants and what he can get elsewhere.
These rules can’t come quick enough, hopefully they’ll actually do something.
We will have a couple of departures this year for sure. Out of:
Bendy
Denilson
Vela
Rosicky
Arsh
2 will leave, more than likely bendy plus one. This will mean we raise £15 as an approx min without the £5m from the uber fringe players of which two will be sold.
That £30m figure, if we assume its right (which is total pie in the sky IMHO), would be raised to £50m without Cesc or Samir leaving.
£50m would mean we could break our record transfer fee on 3 seperate players, you think that will happen.
My arsehole has more chance of producing gold bars tomorrow morning than Arsene spending £30m net this summer, wages and all.
Night.
If thats true regarding the transfer kitty the sooner usmanov takes over the fucking better! for a club of our calibre that put’s us on a par with club’s like stoke!! fuck me thats a disgrace 60’000 seater stadia and thats all we can afford…pfffft !!!
Stoke are doing pretty well, do they make it into Europe ?!
Good ole Stoke in europe as well them rocket launches all over the continent!!
It’d be great to see Delap ask for a towel and a space in the Advertising boards at the San Siro or some other grand stadium.
Scud missles in europe!! pulis is the new sadam!!
I did some charity sweepstake thing at my local ladbrokes I had 74 minutes for the first goal time in the Cup final.
I suppose I’ll have to give the money to charity or whatever, just realised, is this co-incidence or am I about to go onto the greatest winning streak of my life ?!
Put the money on arsenal to win the league next year show some faith!!
I don’t know if I’ve won yet, go in tomorrow, they’ll probably be a technicality where I lose because 74 minutes and 13 seconds is actually part of the 75th minute.
No-one will give us a chance next year all the media muppets will say we’re too short blah blah, but the bookies will still give out crap odds.
Some bookies are giving us odds from 7/1 to 12/1 so not that short are they?
Well worth a stripe of anyone’s dough!!
Think I’ll do us to win the treble.
You said you wanted to give it to charity try paddy power!!
Heh will see tommorrow. Hopefully we get a goalfest tomorrow.
Depends whether almunia plays or not!
“Personally I feel we played too many games in December, January and February,” he said. “At the end of the day, it took a little bit out of us.
“I went for the Carling Cup thinking that winning the Carling Cup would ease the pressure on the players and then we will play more relaxed. [But] it worked against us, completely against us. From then on it became more difficult.”
Despite that, Wenger has no plans to change his policy regarding cup competitions next season.
“No, because you can do the same next year and win the Carling Cup in the last minute. We have to accept that is the beauty of the game and the cruelty of the game.”
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Ooops. I guess its back to throwing the CC next year as well as the FA Cup. Can’t sayI blame him, this lot is too good for those mickey mouse competitions. Come to think of it, we are too good for the PL and the CL.
We should only care about competitions where we invite the opposition teams. Pity we don’t have a competition like that.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnB_4Jtfy6A
Just explaining my 2nd to last post for those that need it, I don’t think Wenger willgo for the carling or FA cup next season.
Surely the way you remedy playing too many games in November December and January is to not play in so many games which means throwing them or not playing the bet team available to win them.
£30m seems to be a random amount throw in by the Daily Fail, the club is healthy financially despite the debts and raising ticket prices. Plus with all the player sales that I think will happen we’re in a position to spend £40-45m in the summer more than ever.
I can’t believe our game is on later today especially with a big game between Wigan and West Ham.
Can you believe last season Hull and Burnley went down with 30 points! This season West Ham rooted at the bottom, has 33 points currently and Blackpool 3rd bottom have 39.
The league is not going to get any easier, but 2nd or 3rd Wenger will put a positive spin on things either way.
There has got to be things planned this summer to keep us competitive and at least with the season finished there’s less chance for all his talk.
Pires should be back at Arsenal. Van Nistelrooy is on a free