Me climbing into yer ma’s DMs
COME ON THAT WAS MAGIC!
Spurs lose in the FA Cup at home to Norwich, then Eric Dier, determined to upstage Granit and Armand for North London THUG points, runs into the crowd to start a ‘confrontation’ WITH THE HOME FANS!
Boy is he in trouble, immediate season ticket ban. You hate to see it.
What is incredible about this is it would NEVER have happened under Poch. A modern progressive coach that knew how to manage a squad. It’s a bitch to blame Jose, but this is on his watch, so that’s exactly what I’ll do.
Spurs are close to a crisis. They made the CL final 9 months ago, now they’re running the risk of losing top 4 supremacy and a chunk of their squad to transfers. Harry Kane of all people is said to be mulling an exit, because let’s be honest, they have ZERO chance of winning things under Jose. ALSO, I love that the press are reporting that Mourinho is threatening the board that they can choose the league or the Champions League next week, they CANNOT have both. I actually find tweets like that arousing. Is that wrong? Of course it’s not, stop being a prude.
United, Leicester, and City all won games by low scores against inferior oppo. It was a bit of a worry because the draw looked TOUGH. We pulled Sheffield United, no easy game, but certainly a lot more winnable than some of the other sides left in the comp… especially at home. If we make the semi-final, we’re two games from Europa League football, which is a bit like saying you are one doctors appointment away from a latex glove where the sun doesn’t shine, but look, we are where we are so we’ll have to adapt tastes for a temporary moment. Or maybe not adapt. Be you my friend, be you.
Robbie from AFTV has a reality TV show airing on ITV about… his reality TV channel. Good for him. So meta. He gets a lot of shit from the fans, but you all watch it, so shut up and support him with good ratings.
David Luiz has refused a request from the coaching staff to stop bantering the other players.
🤳 Back at it again
🎁 This time with @Bernd_Leno😂 @DavidLuiz_4 https://t.co/IGzI90B9PN pic.twitter.com/QqAgQbMIgJ
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) March 4, 2020
I was worried this would happen when he joined, this is starting to look like a pattern, last week it was nose pinching, this week it’s fake photos… next week it’ll be Eboue tiger outfits. It has gone too far.
I tell you one person that is experiencing no friendly banter, the enigmatic Ivan G. He is having a nightmare in Milan, the Italian club is sitting in 7th in a puddle of their own doing whilst STRIFE ensues from an internal politics perspective. This is Vieiri.
“Boban has done well. Gazidis went to speak with [Rangnick] when he has nothing to do with it.
“But who is Gazidis? What does he do? Boban and Maldini are in that role. Should Boban have shutted up?
“In life, you have to be men and have balls, and Boban has them.
“Maldini called Boban to work together, they are very close friends. Boban hasn’t been sacked: what happened was that one was a coward and the other isn’t a puppet. He’s got a personality and says stuff to your face. Why doesn’t Gazidis return to Arsenal?”
Yes Christian, he should have shutted his mouth, no doubt. I think the inside line is that lots of people are staggered Ivan would have two legends of the club as directors in the first place, now he has to sack Maldini, and that is never a good look to fans who cheered him from the stands. That’s why I love Frank and OGS at their respective clubs, no one wants to put the family puppy down, even if it’s chewing your Church’s.
It’s such a shock to me that Milan is in a similar mess to Arsenal, I can’t quite put my finger on what the commonality thread is, maybe they could draw straws on Emery and try that approach? Also amusing that Ivan is looking to Rangnick to save his bacon, the sort of decision he should have made when thinking about a football director at Arsenal say… 10 years ago.
Anyway, that’s me done for today. Take a listen to our pod and I’ll see you tomorrow.
The West Ham game this weekend is I believe pivotal in our season. Hopefully
I think this game is a must win. In terms of keeping up the pressure.
Im from a different era then alot of guys here. Roundhouse used to be a place for Drum and bass raves for me in the 90s
Emirates / Samesong
Tomorrow is an absolutely must win game for us with Tottenham at Burnley and ManU v City on Sunday sees a good chance of those in front of us dropping points. We win and we’re level on points with the Spud’s and 2 behind ManU.
We then have City which is a really tough match but after that it’s Brighton away whilst the Spud’s play ManU on Sunday so a chance to keep the pressure up.
You have to wonder what is really going on behind the scenes at the Spud’s as well. Players being wheeled out to give interviews about how there aren’t any problem behind the scenes a few weeks ago, Dier having a mental breakdown, rumours Kane wants out and going out of the Cup all whilst Mourinho is at the helm.
Prem form guide last 6 games Liverpool 15 Burnley 14 Man City 13 Wolves 11 Sheff u 11 Arsenal 10 Can’t argue with that – Just need to keep it up and push for the CL CL wasn’t even in my thoughts as an arsenal fan after the way the season started – I can honestly say (irrationally or not ) I just wanted us to stay up no , we didn’t get the conventional new manager bounce – Slowly but surely we’re picking up steam in the league and the timing couldn’t be better from a European qualification stand… Read more »
Edu
You missed off the Spud’s who are on the same points as us over the last 6 but where we are on an upturn they are on a downward curve and ManU are on 8 points.
Wolves have a pretty decent run in although are still in the EL and we play them, they also have Chelsea last game of the season. Sheffield Utd have to play Wolves, Chelsea, the Spud’s and Leicester.
Marc
You just Maureen has upset the applecart already. He is to much of a control freak imo. As a poster said the other was a great success but the premier league has changed and that stint at United really affected him also. IMHO.
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Samesong
I think the period a manager is “relevant” in the PL is getting shorter and shorter unless they can modify their behaviour / style in quite a dramatic way.
Mourinho is stuck as exactly the same guy he was not far short of 20 years ago – I’m amazed he didn’t buy Matic in Jan!
He’s also at a club that won’t give him £200 million to spend. He was a terrible choice.
I think going forward , the Young managers will wise up To fact that to stay in the game , you have to keep evolving nowadays – I think the only guy who ever did that was Ferguson but he was an anomaly , being from the past but acting like some of these guys like jose should be acting now
At least Wenger looks like a nice person in real life.
Unlike the Portuguese clown.
At least Wenger looks like a nice person in real life.
Unlike the Portuguese clown.
I remember Don saying Mourinho was a nice guy in the flesh Rap.
It’s all ego when its comes to football.
raptoraMarch 6, 2020 11:36:34
At least Wenger looks like a nice person in real life.
Unlike the Portuguese clown.
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Cheating on his wife. Yeah real nice lol.
I mean, I wouldn’t take Don’s word for it.
Mou has fought with players and management everywhere he’s been. I know most people don’t like being honest and maybe it’s part of the reason why he’s not the most loved dude. But he looks like a meanie. Like the guys that would go through corpses to get what they want.
LOL
Balague has indicated that he does not believe that Barcelona are interested in buying Aubameyang, which sounds logic in view of his age. To buy him would be a very short term move and would be reflected in price they are willing to play plus his wages. So the only alternative is likely to be Inter Milan and somehow I don’t see that as a better option than Arsenal. My view is that no club is going to offer a significant transfer fee which will provide us with the budget to bring in a comparable alternative. I believe that Arsenal… Read more »
Hold on is Auba injured and Lacazette suspended????
Samesong,
No and no afaik.
Are you alright m8?
Emirates
Agree 100% on Auba.
Launtaro Martinez should be Barcelona’s choice given he’s 22 yo and Argentinian so probably a + for Messi. Big money transfer though. Probably in the area of 80m.
Martinez would make much more sense for Barcelona compared to a 31 yo Aubameyang. Unless they are idiots. And they kinda have been in the last 5+ years so who knows.
Don
I just heard Some hammer telling this.
Mistaken for Don…
I’ve reached the bottom of the bottom.
Martinez would make a lot more sense.
Or even Dybala.
Find it really odd they want Auba. Surely the other options are far more pragmatic choices for them
I am in the States anda report out yesterday says the Coronavirus is no different than the flu and in fact more people have died with the flue since this outbreak. The symptoms are identical.
The twitter world most people live in causes mass hysteria and this is what you see now.
The government need to put out a statement of fact but most off then live with phones in front of their faces.
Flu kills over half a million people per year mostly older people with existing medical conditions.
Get a grip
Dissenter, I never said that it was wrong to create a YouTube channel about Arsenal. Quite the contrary. But you seem to think that because something is successful, then it is OK, everything can do and anybody who don’t like it is just envious. I don’t. I just have different values and higher standard. Higher standard is exactly the same reason why Pedro removed the moron who wished an Arsenal player to die. Same thing about the moron who abused Eric Dier’s brother. It was out of order, but then some people will use the freedom of expression to justify… Read more »
Tony
Thanks for the memories! Can I add the Marquee, the 100 club (saw the Sex Pistols and the Jam there!), The Music Machine (Camden), the Rock Garden, Two Brewers, The Greyhound etc etc…those were the days! Played most of them myself!
AFTV If you don’t like it, don’t watch it! Simple! Robbie has started a whole new genre of fan channel that fills a void between the traditional media and the fan on the street, utilising the free to user, open access social media platforms. Many of the fans represented on AFTV are ardent Arsenal fans who have followed the club through thick and thin. They pay good money for tickets/travel and are entitled to have their say, even if it can be at times ‘off colour’. So what if Robbie makes a living from it? Most viewers of AFTV often… Read more »
Spanishdave.
The flu kills more people because more people get the flue. The death rate from the flu is approx. 0.1%
100.000 people have been reported having infected by the corona virus. 3300 have died so do your own math.
People need to stop listening to the republican propaganda and Trump’s bullshit.
Its real. Its here and its far more deadly than your regular flu.
Valentin
“I just have different values and higher standard.”
I have different values and higher standards to half of the newspapers out there – can we ban them as well?
Looks like next season at least in the European competition VAR is changing for the benefit of attacking side. https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/11950563/uefa-to-introduce-thicker-var-offside-lines-for-champions-league-and-europa-league-2020-21 I am not surprised that the move stems from controversies in the EPL. PGMOL have adapted the rules (VAR, …) to suit their own agenda. The premiership demanded that a different referee watches the incident and take the decision because they thought that no English referee would accept to admit that he was wrong. It was a fool and corruption proof plan. They did not anticipated Mike Riley cunning plan. PGMOL just hired even more incompetent and or corrupt referees… Read more »
Marc,
I never said to ban them!
Where did you get that idea? I said that I find them distasteful and I don’t subscribe to the view that AFTV is empowering Arsenal fans.
Valentin
Firstly banning half the newspapers is a great idea – As long as I get to chose which ones obviously!
You’ve just got to ignore AFTV – I’ve never seen it beyond the odd thing linked on here.
No point getting wound up by something that is irrelevant.
Damn, we got some mini-authoritarians out here today
SamesongHe is a nice bloke in real laugh.
Don’t listen to Raptora. He wouldn’t have a scooby
I can believe that for real!
And I can’t.
Re AFTV Robbie might make money from Arsenal’s misery, but that’s not his fault. He’s not responsible for Arsenal miseries. And I don’t see AFTV moaning when we win a game (or a trophy). AFTV meets a need that no other platform meets for Arsenal fans. The news media or Arsenal official accounts don’t meet these needs. For people who say AFTV’s views usually don’t align with Arsenal fans, I disagree. For instance, comments on Le Grove after a game is usually no different to what you’ll hear on AFTV. You can try it on Saturday. You’ll find that the… Read more »
West Ham on deck what we thinking for lineup?
Would say has to be caution to wind, best XI he believes we have with nothing to recover for until next weekend. Then the City fixture dropped in there.
Aussi Gooner
Great Venues as was The Venue.
What did you play?
From 77 onwards you’d find me behind a desk out front: that was my instrument.
Started doing European and US tours from 78 with various bands.
Never really settled in the UK after that.
As you say happy memories back then in a vibrant music scene that kick off in the 60s.
AFTV – is part of the massive social media traffic around Arsenal. Proof of the size of the club. The Spuds and Chavs couldn’t equal it and they’d descend into violence the if either attempted it. Both have Neanderthal supporters.
It’s a USP for Arsenal , only UTD really could pull it off and I’m pretty sure they’d sanitise it with Chevrolet adds.
Arsenal as a club need to be clever and harness it as part of the family
Pedro
Interesting that Gazidis is proving to be a waste of space at Milan.
I flagged him as a liability for arsenal about 8 years ago.
Remember those Gazidis press statements, followed by more statements that would contradict the original statement?
Had Redruth down as a Policeman,sure he works some sort of shift system.Prison Officer?.
Apparently the PL is considering a ban on over 70’s at matches – they’ve already dealt with how to establish whether someone is over 70 by asking them to complete a short sprint.
It’s not looking good for Xhaka.
Tenerife
He’s more likely an inmate!
A lot of cool stories about the past in London. I have a couple cool ones told by my father and grandfather who grew up in North London. When Charlie George was a youth player or reserves (foggy on the details) they were set to play an away match. It was on the same day as Arsenal (I think. He would have missed it anyway) were playing an important FA cup game. Charlie said he was sick or injured so he wouldn`t have to travel to the away game. The next day on the front page was a picture of… Read more »
Tony I played bass guitar with various proto-punk type groups in and around London from about 1976 – 1984. I was rough and ready but great fun! I learnt a lot and met some good people. I too then slipped behind the desk and ended up with my own 8 track recording mobile studio (a Tascam A38 and Seck desk – still got it! – talk about old tech!) Of course this was all just a hobby – I was never going to be good enough to make a living from music unfortunately! What type of bands were you involved… Read more »