Final delivery lacking
It’s a new dawn
It’s a new day
It’s a new life for me, oozzzziiiiilllll
I won’t talk about theeeee!
Yes people, I have been finished by that story. That said, big shout out to the folk that kept me educated and smart on a very interesting issue. Nothing keeps you sharper in life than listening to intelligent folk who can guide your views and reframe your opinions. I will always borrow your wisdom and reframe it as my own.
I like that even though Emery has a poor grasp of English, he deflects questions like a pro.
on what the DFB should do now…
It is a personal decision from Mesut and I respect it.
on whether it is worrying what Mesut said in his statement…
He thinks what is best for him, he explained his decision and here we need to help him.
on whether Mesut is mentally prepared…
He has experience, he has quality and he has a great mentality and we are going to help him feel good and to show his quality with us. I am sure he is going to have a big season with us.
on Uli Hoeness’ comments…
I respect everybody and their opinions, but we are professionals and we need to understand everyone but work for us and to be together. We know the football [world] around us is about opinion and critique, we have a mentality and quality to work away from this opinion.
Some tasty going’s on today. Malcolm, a player we apparently targeted in January, was announced as a signing by Roma… only for that deal to get cancelled, with Barcelona weighing in for his signature. What a bitch, that’s exactly how I felt when we lost out on Cahill because we reneged on the price, only for Chelsea to nip in and make him theirs. Remember all the Arsenal hipsters (who thought Denilson was as good as Alonso) cheering the loss because Gary was shite? I do.
Anyway, do you think Sven would have signed Malcolm if he used to play for Dortmund?
Yeah, I went there…
Anyway, the upshot is we’re apparently sniffing around Dembele on loan. Kike Marin, Spanish goss hero, asked if that were the next move for Barca. It’d be weird, Dembele is way better than Malcolm, but whatever… just give me that silky Frenchman because we need him at The Arsenal.
Thierry Henry is Aston Villa manager.
Hold the faaacking phone..
He saw what Remy G did after a solid stint at Lyon, and thought the best next move was Villa. Is he fucking mad?
Good luck to him, fair play, but honestly fam… I find this one an odd decision.
Ivan G, slathered in factor 75, told a Singapore audience Ozil was a top bloke, Germany were shite, and he was catching the evening flight to Milan to meet the gang for a chat about January transfer targets. No news on Ivan, except the real narrative of his Churchillian leaked story is he purposefully leaked that he was available to talk about things, just not his future.
Not cool imo.
Something else that I found NOT cool was Arsenal releasing a press release about the CEO that read like the PR team had to muddle together some words after an 8 hour bender at a Carl Cox Space reunion party.
“We are aware of the speculation surrounding our chief executive Ivan Gazidis. We know he receives many offers from organisations inside and outside the game as he’s a hugely respected figure. He has never accepted any of these opportunities and has never spoken about them publicly. He has always been fully committed to taking Arsenal forward and is currently working hard in Singapore with our new head coach Unai Emery as we prepare for the new season.”
What a mess that report is. It reeks of Jaeger Bombs and Sunday morning regret.
‘Yeah, we don’t have a clue either’
Nice one, Sir Chips.
Usmanov is getting bored of owning a piece of Arsenal that has about as much power as that piece of chewing gum you stuck under that seat in block 11 circa 2009. Good news is African sugar king, Dangote, wants a piece of that shit.
“We will go after Arsenal from 2020 … even if somebody buys, we will still go after it,”
Good work mate, you have about as much chance of a takeover as I do using my two crates of bulk buy Pringles as leverage.
Today, we see Atletico play Arsenal. Could someone leave my Dad the channel the match is on below, he thinks there’s a conspiracy against English fans because he can’t find the channel.
Big JEFF the footballing kid we all loved because he had a cool name is apparently off to Angers. NEVER FALL IN LOVE WITH A KID is my new motto in life. It works on multiple levels to protect me if I’m honest.
Things to look out for today:
- Are our new signings slow?
- Has Emery got a system that allows both Auba and Laca to play?
- DOES RAMSEY LOOK HAPPY?
- How many formations will we test?
- WILL WE FALL IN LOVE WITH NEW ELITE KID EMILE SMITH ROWE?
- Is Emery emotional fiery guy from Sevilla, or the classy reserved guy PSG forced him to be on the sidelines?
IT BEGINS.
xxx
Yeah…Cech was pumped up yesterday .under wenger he was more like a zombie with a hangover.
Santino.. And what if we have a good /great season, will that mean the club are not in, as you say “the depths”.
“I believe in these players. Now I am vey happy with the players. On Monday other players come with us after the World Cup. If there is a possibility to sign a player, it isn’t very important now, but while the window is open, we can.”
– Emery, this AM
Sounds like he is more or less comfortable with the squad as it is. One more signing, maybe.
I personally think we need more than that, but I can sort of understand his desire to see what he can do with some of the players he already has.
Adelaide is off.
I wouldn’t play him wide in a 4-3-3…
Good answer. So we agree if Emery goes 4-3-3 Ozil must be dropped
Agree that Iwobi shouldn’t be getting a new deal — and definitely not one worth 70k a week. That’s what Wanyama, Eriksen & Alderweireld make.
Bamford
You shouldn’t use Spud players as a comparison – they pay crap money compared to the bigger clubs. Why do you think Alderweireld has refused to sign a new contract?
If Emery insists on playing Lacazette in the first XI, I really think he should consider going to 4-4-2. That way both L and A are playing through the center and in combination with one another.
Probably unlikely, though. Anyone know if Emery ran a 4-4-2 prior to PSG?
Bamford
Problem with a 4-4-2 is we don’t really have the players for that either.
Personally I’d look at 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 depending on home / away and the opposition and then rotate PEA and Laca.
Marc
It still means we are overpaying. Eriksen and Wanyama signed contracts for 70k a week in 2016. These are much better players than Iwobi.
Bamford
Wasn’t saying what Iwobi should get just making the point that the Spud’s are going to have to either start dramatically upping their pay or lose players. That’s even more the case since Levy salary was revealed.
Raptora’s comment a few hours ago about pre-season friendlies and youth player appearances in the starting 11 during the season is bang on the money.
Zelalem was the next Cecs based on his pre-season performances 4 years ago or whenever it was. Remember Fran Merida? Yeah, no one does. Both lit up pre-season friendlies though. Frimpong makes the list too. Friendlies don’t mean shit.
4-2-3-1 is the system for me
Torreira and one other in the base of midfield then take your pick from ozil, ramsey, Mykhitaryan, lacazette, aubamayang, Iwobi, nelson and welbeck for the attacking
4.
Cesc*
Jamie
So does that mean no other player can show their worth in a pre season friendly.
If fabregas and wilshere can come through I’m sure others can.
Can remember cliche, song, AMN, gibbs all being blooded in pre season.
Bamford
Emery teams often defend in a 4-4-2 but not so much in attack.
Wenger stupidly spent years accumulating no 10s.”
lol
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Did they let Kane name it or something?
Worth considering playing with two up top, certainly against the lesser sides of the league.
Laca and Auba seem to have a strong rapport.
Kane renewed on 200k a week. If Erikson renews it will be on comparable terms. Alli same thing. Or they leave.
That being said, giving Iwobi 70k pw is bonkers especially when there was talk we signed Torreira on 50k pw
Lol CA.
Pretty naff innit.
Pierre – All players are ‘bled in’ during pre-season friendlies as youths. How many become top class for Arsenal? Wilshere is a terrible example to offer up as evidence of making it to the top level. Gibbs? Come on.. The point is, we learn next to nothing during pre-season friendlies. They’re either for PR, or for building match fitness, or both. That’s not to say that Smith-Rowe or Guendouzi didn’t have a good game, but let’s see them do it on a cold wet Tuesday night in, well, thankfully not Stoke, but somewhere equally shit when it matters. I’m all… Read more »
If we don’t give Iwobi a big money deal in the range of 70k weekly, where else is he going to go. He’s had enough run-in in the team to know there’s nothing special about him. He’s just another squad filler, in the same mould as El neny.
I sincerely hope there’s not truth in these 70k weekly wage extension rumors.
If it’s true, then shame on us.
CA
Obviously a suitably rubbish name for the new Spuds turdhole, but ultimately it’s just a bland placeholder, intentionally used so as not to catch on amongst fans, ready for the eventual stadium naming rights deal. Same as Juventus using Juventus Stadium / J Stadium, prior to them getting the right offer and it becoming Allianz Stadium. The horrible world we live in!
Cesc
It could have been worse they could have named it after him – The MONG Stadium.
Really hoping there’s a German company out there called Kuntz who get the naming rights. It’d really work they could even have the slogan “proud to be Kuntz”
I believe there’s a standing rule now to offer players within 2 years of contract expiration new deals
Elmo
When they released the first images of what it would look like they actually had “Naming Rights” on the side of the stadium.
Preseason games don’t mean shit, moreso when it’s a new manager taking over from a dinosaur.
This time last season, many were talking up Cohen Bramall.
I’ll consider the preseason to be a success so long as we don’t lose key players to injuries.
Apparently we’ve launched a 3rd kit in Singapore.
Fuck me have we upset Puma!
Marc
Puma’s revenge on full display.
That said, that third kit may be popular with the ladies. I wouldn’t be caught dead wearing it.
Marc
Or some American company to come in with a ridiculous name.
I love that there is ‘Great American Ball Park’ in Cincinnati.
Surely something like that would be perfect for them Spuds.
Jamie
” Wilshere is a terrible example to offer up as evidence of making it to the top level. Gibbs? Come on..”
I know it’s the norm for some posters to act dim but come on …Wilshere 34 England caps despite half his career out injured …yeah terrible.
Would love another Wilshere to come through the system …without the injuries.
Plus Gibbs is an England international .
‘Plus Gibbs is an England international .’
Er no, he’s a Championship defender now.
PierreJuly 27, 2018 12:50:27
Santino.. And what if we have a good /great season, will that mean the club are not in, as you say “the depths.
I really hope we have good season now.I think the followers of the false prophet are waiting for revenge. We humiliated tortured and crucified their Messiah.so fully expect a retaliation at the slightest of provocation.
Lol Pierre don’t be a disingenuous twat. Both Gibbs and Wilshere failed.
Why do they keep extending contracts with shit players? First Elneny, then Xhaka and now Iwobi. Who’s next? Welbeck, Jenkinson, Perez and Campbell? Disappointing.
Because we dont have any money for new players ,cant sell the dross as nobody will take them(remember the struggle to sell denilson?)so renew the contract and train them to look like professionals till some sunday league club makes an offer is the new mantra it seems.
Jamie Agree with you 100%. Far too many read far too much from PSF.Other than gauging fitness levels for me nothing much is to be learnt. It’s very unlikely that either AM or indeed Arsenal did any tactical planning going into the game there wouldn’t have been any meaningful opposition analysis nor indeed would the subs be taken through their posional responsibility at set plays. I only played football at a semi pro level but no matter how I tried I couldn’t apply the same aggression or indeed intensity in any non compete event game as I did in league… Read more »
I know that my comments have been pretty dark lately that when I look at them from the side I look like a bitter person. And I hate to be the dark cloud shading the sunny Arsenal fans’ hearts. But I just don’t like the decisions that this new-formed force has taken in this last less-than-a-year. All of the following is put in perspective that we don’t have endless resources and we have to compete vs at least two other teams with more money invested in them. I would have liked that we only get Mikki if Ozil was leaving,… Read more »
Don Balon apparently saying that Barcelona want £88 Million for Dembele.
WE
“Plus Gibbs is an England international
’Er no, he’s a Championship defender now.”
Another dumbo.
Ten caps make him an England international whether he plays for Arsenal or bloody Margate ,he is still an England international.
Raptora
A lot of what you said is very sensible but you started to lose me when you said keep giroud and I presume keep Ramsey .
The 2 players that I believe have held the club back for the last 5 years as wengers faith in those 2 meant we never had a top class striker or midfield ….
Cesc
I’m sure a man of your means can help the club out! We’d all be very grateful.
Pierre
You ought to have said that “Plus Gibbs is an England international”
No one would have could you out had you sad that.
Dissenter
I did ..
Pierre
Lol he WAS an England international- back up… under Woy, i.e the worst England gaffer of the last generation.
And he was a back-up even under Woy, you’re making it sound as if he’s an ever-present fixture of the England team.
Offer Barca £10m loan fee with £80m buy option.
Cesc,
Shit on The Sun, put it in a can and throw it into the sea. When it reaches the Spanish shores, it is called the Don Balon.
Barca grossly overpaid for Dembele
He was worth £45-60 million at most, last summer.
They won’t get a buyer for £88 million, not when they have already signed his replacements. Everyone knows they have to move him out.
Barca have been on Leo Messi’s back for the past 5 years. Their transfers have sucked.
Pierre
“You ought to have said that “Plus Gibbs WAS an England internationaL”
I’m just trying to say one word can change the entire context.
I mean Tom Cleverley has won more international caps than Gibbs has, somehow I don’t think United would be reaching for old Tom as a primary example of a successful product of their academy though…
Dembele is a top class talent, he’ll explode into Europe’s elite within the next year or two.
I’d be very surprised if Barcelona were willing to give up on him that quickly, lad dealt with a debilitating injury for majority of the season and still did well in a cameo role for them.
Kike Marin did say the deal is not impossible, we have that going for us. But this Don Balon report is as unreliable as it can be when it comes to transfer rumours.
Gibbs was an overprotected and overly hyped Wenger product. He wasn’t good enough to start so what do we do?
We paid him more than the combined salary of the both fullbacks at Spuds.
Marc
I’ve got £2.74 in change so we’re getting there.
Anyone else?
Let’s do this.
Arrive at Barcelona and pay the £88 Million fee in coins.
He is an England international whether he plays now or played 50 years ago ….some of you really need a bit of education .
I know I call you the “know nothings only bullshitters”..(KNOBS )but please….
Wenger Eagle
If Dembele is moved out Barca, would that make him a flop?
I ask because people are calling Andres Gomes a flop, not worthy off Arsenal because things didn’t work for him at Barca.
Cesc
Hey big spender!
Pierre
Paul Gascoigne was an English international
or
Paul Gascoigne is an English international
Which is correct?
Dissenter
Bergkamp was deemed a flop at Inter. I’d take another flop like him any day – I’m guessing you would as well.
Don Balon apparently saying that Barcelona want £88 Million for Dembele.
Ramsey, Perez, Ospina, Elneny plus 20M and we are good.
Ok Pierre, you font of wisdom.
Gibbsy is an England international.
As is Bobby Zamora, Tom Cleverley, Rickie Lambert, Leon Osman, Zat Knight…
‘I know I call you the “know nothings only bullshitters”..(KNOBS )but please….’
That’s cute, didn’t know that had taken off on here?
Dissenter
Apples and Oranges.
Gomes has played two full seasons of football at Barcelona and has largely been awful and looked way out of his depth.
Dembele suffered an injury early on missing four months of the season and disrupting any possibility of building rapport with his team mates or adjusting to the league.
He’s played the equivalent of eleven matches of football for Barcelona and has scored four goals and put up six assists.
If Thomas Lemar and Riyadh Mahrez are worth £60m, i’d say Barca are within their rights to ask more for Dembele.
Apparently he isnt getting on with a lot of people at Barca, and they are on the hook for £30-40m in extras, which is why they may be open to selling.
I cant see a deal happening. As WE said, Barca massively overpaid for him, and will want someone to massively overpay in return.
Pierre is apparently a man in his late fifties.
Let that sink in.
Being a cuckold to daddy-in-law done lasting damage.
Didnt Pierre admit a few weeks ago that he fingered his own daughter?
Or was that one of the other super fans?
gambon
“If Thomas Lemar and Riyadh Mahrez are worth £60m, I’d say Barca are within their rights to ask more for Dembele”
I’d say Dembele is worth no more that the two players you’ve just mentioned.
Barca paid a 100% premium on him last year. They have to swallow their pride and do the right thing.
We all know the kid knows how to run away from training and go off on strike. They may push him to that soon enough.
Wenger Eagle
I’m not questioning Dembele’s potential.
It’s just that Barca seem too be making this work harder by the day. They are making it very hard for him to succeed.
I really think they’ve made it untenable for him to stay and succeed. They’ve even bought his replacements.
Pedro, you got me worked up with the Cahill matter. I still believe deeply, that was one of the watershed moments that blew the last several years. In my mind I believe it was a difference maker that would have brought at least two titles, not to mention which players would have stayed. I’m still totally pissed at Wenger for not putting up the 12m. Hard to believe but it still hurts!
Pierre, I said keep Giroud but switch Laca and Auba. I like Auba and Giroud as our two options in CF more than Auba and Laca. Gives more variety. Laca is just a downgraded Auba. Why even keep him?! When behind, put Giroud in the last 10 mins of the game and you give yourself a good chance. You even save ~£20m in the end. Re Ramsey, I’ve said that I don’t mind him getting sold if a better player comes our way. Absolutely no problem with it. I’m not jumping the gun re Ramsey because we still don’t know… Read more »
raptora
wtf was that in the other page ? too long. bro, keep your posts short so I don’t lose interest 🙂
Re Dembele – the wide forward/winger I want to see wear our shirt. Superstar in the making. Could become our best winger EVER! But feels like a pipedream. You don’t say stuff like Emery if you are about to break your clubs transfer record. I don’t even believe we will go for Baily who is supposedly valued at 40m, let alone 88m. I think this will be entirely on Emery if it happens. If our chief team don’t agree with our need for a winger, then I’d tell them to do one and change their opinion. It’s Emery’s name at… Read more »
When I said that it’s Emery’s name on the line I meant that if our team fails to achieve it’s goals – top 4 or Europa Cuo win, being the main requirements, his head will roll first. Not that of our directors.
Gons, lol. Had it coming for a while. Feels good that I shared my worries.
Any interest in Dembele from Arsenal if true would have to be fast.The mickey mouserswould be lall over him like a rash considering they blew The fekir deal(unless resurrected?)every big name player we’re linked with so are they…
Well for all that’s worth, Hazard to Real and Dembele to Chelsea would make sense. Would be fkin gutted!
Uwot,
“Any interest in Dembele from Arsenal if true would have to be fast.The mickey mouserswould be lall over him like a rash considering they blew The fekir deal(unless resurrected?)every big name player we’re linked with so are they…”
Nope, that train has left the station.
They’ve already bought Shaqiri.
Barca have to find someone as dumb as themselves willing to overpay for Dembele.
raptora
We have a different set up now. Do you think Sanllehi or Sven don’t know the weaknesses in our squad?
It could be a case of just not having the money required at the moment but taking a view that we can make top 4 this season that will free up the money next summer to do more.
Of course I’d love to see us do the signing.
If it did happen that Hazard joined Madrid and Dembele joined Chelsea then we have a free run at Bailey and should make it happen.
dembele to chelsea makes sense. they have the cash, and a new coach hoping to make an impact, they also always pay silly money, and without hazzard they have no player that can turn up when needed, and if he goes they are fighting for 4th place.
raptora
Barca might just be difficult with Chelsea to try and fuck with Madrid getting Hazzard.
Like him but Bailey has a nightmare of a adoptive father apparently, likely to bring a lot of baggage including his terrible biological son.
Bit of a Lavar Ball situation which our friends across the pond will understand.
I mean Arsene gave Amaury Bischoff a contract, how bad can the son really be?
Fair shout Marc but if the Chavs are the only ones putting up the amount that Barcelona want, they’d be cutting off their nose to spite their face doing that.
Hazard ends up at RM anyway realistically.
Like him but Bailey has a nightmare of a adoptive father apparently, likely to bring a lot of baggage including his terrible biological son.
isn’t this from a novel ??
gonsterous
Chelsea have the money?
Mate this is the summer of 2018 not 2008. Chelsea have been operating on a self sustaining basis for a few years now. With Abramovich all but excluded from the UK and having cancelled their new stadium I wouldn’t expect too much without sales.
or a Disney movie ??
Roma are apparently in the hunt fort Bailey as well.
Surely we should be able to out-bid Roma
gonsterous
Yep, straight out of your local Cineworld type of antics.
marc
Well lure me into your van and give me candy. I thought they were using that as cover to not be investigated for FFP…
Well dembele could go out on loan or a sold for a cut price cause I don’t know many clubs who have the resources to pay crazy money for dembele…
Premier Leagues net spend since 2014 – recent article
https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/premier-league/revealed-premier-league-net-spending-table-sparks-a-debate-over-managerial-achievements-36861511.html
Well lure me into the bat cave and let me swing down the pole… by golly…
Pedro, Some comments are funny, others rude. some outrageous, but Gambon’s post (16.05) is so bad that it deserves a ban. I was shocked to read such a thoroughly toxic post. If the appalling nature of the post is not enough, maybe you should think of the implications of libel, because it IS libellous and you are the publisher of the libel and therefore liable. The post deserves a ban plain and simple. I’ve screenshot the post and expect it to be taken down very soon and the culprit not to appear on here again. He is making an allegation… Read more »
V Angry
lets not report the pensioners. they have no hobby as it is. Why take away the one thing that makes them feel superior or wanted ??
V ANGRY
aka Pierre unpleasant yes, in fact pretty vile but what do you expect on the internet?
At least have the balls to post under your usual name.
I remember this post of Pierre. It was not his daugther but his wife having a disgusting father. I seriously wonder why Pierre would share this type of stuff. I’d have never done it. But after he did, it’s better that none of us would speak about it again. It’s bad taste. Gambon’s post is seriously out of place.
aka Pierre
lol…
raptora
I thought gambon was making shit up! Are you seriously telling me Pierre put a comment out about his wife being sexually abused by her father?
What fucking type of conversation brought that up – FFS
There’s a lot of shit said on here that is out of place. Some call it “banter” ala northern turnip.
I’d break my hand right now, if it would give us the winger to get us excited about. Right now none of this team excites me. Auba kind of. And that’s it. Seriously underwhelming as individuals.