SCUMBAG LEAKER SHINES LIGHT ON PERILS OF SOCIAL MEDIA

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Well, I was going to write a blog yesterday, but the news cycle was so grim I had to pass.

There was an incident. I don’t want to go to deep on it. But we need to talk about it.

Kids do stupid things. I could barely dress myself at 16. Thank the lord there was no Twitter during those formative years when I was trying to discover who the fuck I was. Even as a blogger in my twenties, some of my old work was unbelievably crass and embarrassing. We cannot hold kids to ridiculous standards, they are learning life in public, they will make mistakes. Sometimes HUGE mistakes. The more famous they are, the harder those mistakes land because we thread them through the needle of how we behave as grown adults. That’s not fair.

The most grim part about the whole thing is someone close to him leaked that video, not because it was in the public interest (it wasn’t), but to destroy the human in question. Once things like that leak, that’s it, it’s there forever… on every level, that sort of behaviour is grotesque. It’s cockroach behaviour. Pure scum. The intent is destruction, it should be treated like a subcategory of revenge porn. It’s digital assault, designed to inflict pain. I hate it.

What made the whole thing worse for me was reading all the homophobic commentary that followed it. Like, honestly, do we really need that nonsense in 2021? Are we not at the stage in society where it should be really fucking shameful to have a scummy opinion about LGBTQ? It’s so dated now, the comments ‘nearly’ make me feel sorry for the perpetrators. Like when everyone laughs at their weird uncle who says he doesn’t like foreign food and found that Sainsbury’s Christmas ad problematic. How can people be so pathetic? How can their lives be so fucking empty that they need to be mean like that?

The player in question does need to take some responsibility. The video wasn’t standard dressing room ‘banter’ and it certainly was not a case of ‘that’s just kids these days.’ It was VERY strange. The dressing room, however you cut it, is the workplace (lol, so HR here). BUT, let’s be honest, it was no weirder than the stuff that goes on at rugby parties at University… come on… you’ve seen weirder… Tarquin and Johannes showing off in the kitchen with an old sock and a pint of Tetley’s. Jokes aside, it was dumb to have his phone out in a dressing room. It was dumb to record the scene. It was dumb to post it to Snapchat when you’re on the verge of fame. But it happened, we need to move on.

The player needs to go into PR Airplane Mode.

The video was bad, but all that showed was poor judgement and shit friends. The bigger concern is that he’s whining in the French media for the 3rd time in a month about being given marching orders after 2.5 games. He seems to think the coaching staff missed all his training sessions and the loan games Arteta will have studied (because he’s a massive football nerd). We get it, it’s embarrassing to be sent home, everyone wants to play… but the truth is the best way to get back at the coaching staff is to keep your head down and let the fancy footwork, well-timed defensive actions, and line-breaking passes do the talking.

We all want him to thrive. Every single one of us wants him in the starting 11. He’s built for the league and exciting football. If he wants to achieve that, he’s going to have to prove himself like everyone else at Arsenal bar Willian.

Young players land minutes. ESR, Saka, MO, and Martinelli all speak to that. His career at Arsenal will be about what he does on and off the pitch, time to switch off the phone, reject the calls from the French media, and focus on becoming an Arsenal great.

Talking of great… Thomas Partey is going to be available at the weekend. That is HUGE news for the run-in. If we channel the first-half performance from Wolves, with the second from Villa, I can assure you, things will pick up. There will be a blow-out. We will start finding some of the sauce we need. Things will get better.

I am FASCINATED to see what the deal is for the Leeds game.

There are two big priorities for me.

How do we re-engage Auba?

He’s our superstar. Our captain. The biggest smile on the pitch. He’s having a very rough time at the moment, he’s had a poor season by his own standards, but we need to get him firing. Our biggest issue now is we can’t finish even though we’re creating chances. We need to have our best striker burying them. Does he play on the left where arguably we have more aggressive players? Or do we play him through the middle, where Lacazette has really owned that false nine position? BIG DECISIONS.

How do we have Odegaard on the pitch?

He’s quality, we can see that. He has that final ball that we’re missing. Where does he play? On the right in place of Pepe who has improved? In that #10 role after a quiet game from ESR? Or next to Partey where he can pull strings and offer mobility Xhaka doesn’t have? BIG DECISIONS.

What do we do about Tierney?

I think we need to bite the bullet and accept that Saka needs to deputise. There was a spell where his overlapping runs were really causing problems at the weekend. He can drop back and give us double the firepower. That’d be one scary team on the break. Remember, left-back is like, the new #10 position for coolness.

Arteta needs to end this year with an Arsenal on fire in a positive sense. If the fans are drooling over an exciting brand of football delivered by a youthful side of hungry terriers… he’ll be in good shape. If the football is shite, he’s in trouble. The next 4 weeks will determine how the fans will treat him next season. Fingers crossed he shows his very best, the fans certainly need it!

Ok, I am tired now… so you should just have it out in the comments. SEE YOU THERE. x

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G

A Highbury game that wasn’t important but remains in my memory was when Aston Villa’ came when they won the league..57,000, Pele did a lap of honour with the north bank singing‘ sign him up’
Villa had the whole of the clock end and went mad hearing Ipswich were losing and at that point we scored
Basically whole of Highbury celebrating..was just 16 at the time….memories

Chris

Valentin

Ah I see, didn’t realise that, fair enough. I recall Heynckes being aggrieved about leaving, obviously didn’t read all the detail.

Unlucky for Pep in a way, having to follow that up.

Incidentally I think Guardiola has truly proved his worth again this season with how he has adapted City’s game this season, particularly after the home defeat to Leicester, they have as good a shout at winning the Champions League as they ever had, this season.

Valentin

The stadium loans had a covenant in Arsenal contract that meant that if Wenger had left before 2014 like may wishes he has done, the club would have been in a right mess financially. Key man covenant are common in loans and private equity investment. That refer to the clause allowing a loan or private equity investment to be recalled if the key man leave the company. Arsenal had such clause that if Wenger left before 2014, the loan could be recalled with 90 days of his departure. You don’t rearrange finance of £500 millions multi tranches syndicated loans in… Read more »

Dissenter

“The stadium loans had a covenant in Arsenal contract that meant that if Wenger had left before 2014 like may wishes he has done, the club would have been in a right mess financially.” These covenants are impossible to enforce What is Wenger had [God forbid} perished? There’s no way a club will recall a loan on a massive club that has never been relegated in over 100 years playing in the most profitable league in the world. No bank will piss off a client who’s good for their loans. That’s not the way it works. If we signed Wenger… Read more »

Dissenter

*What if Wenger had [God forbid] perished?

Graham62

Valentin

It seems that some fans became possessed.

Your perceptions are laughable.

This is fake news.

Valentin

Dissenter,

Key man covenants are enforceable and quite regularly enforced.
In many case when they are enforced, the borrower collapse or in such a dire situation that the project is cancelled.
No bank is lending money to a project, they don’t believe in.

Graham62

Kris How many teams are capable of attaining top 4 in 2021? Think about it. How many teams, back in 2014, were genuinely capable of attaining top 4.? How many teams back in 2010? How many in 2006? etc etc What’s staggering Kris is that folk like you seem to have little or no understanding of the changing dynamics of the game. Do you think that Wenger was tactically astute? Do you honestly believe that Wenger maximised the potential of the team between 2006=2018? Did you not think that by accepting 2nd/3rd or 4th best, it set the ball of… Read more »

Dissenter

Valentin Arsenal is one of the biggest clubs in England, the largest club in one of the major financial centers of the world. You want anyone to believe that one to believe that any bank will come after a credit worthy Arsenal, who haven’t missed a loan payment because the “key man” left the club? If you have a shaky customer operating an a volatile market, then maybe having a key man calms the creditors. Loaning Arsenal money to build a stadium carries almost no risk. We are a conservative safe club that’s never gone under playing in a a… Read more »

Valentin

Dissenter,

Anybody who had to renegotiate a commercial loan between 2008 and 2012 will tell you, the rate would be higher and the covenants more stringent.
In many case deals that were deemed viable and safe before 2008 suddenly became to be viewed as risky and not safe.
Irrespective of the credit history of the lender.
Why do you think that suddenly private equity lender were involved in football? Banks were suddenly refusing to lend to football clubs. Private funds were able to charge extortionate rates.

Jim Lahey

How has no one else noticed that that Floom guy posted again under the moniker of “pele”… man there has been some sad shit posted on this blog over the years but this takes first place!! 😂😂😂

Pierre

Just admit Graham …You called it wrong..

Sid

A man full of testosterone is likely to be dangerous if anal intercourse is attempted on him

Jamie

Jim –

Pele is friends with Dari@no.

salparadisenyc

Man this place needs a win.

Jim Lahey

@Jamie –

Must be! To be honest, this is worse than anything Bamford said on here!

Graham62

Pierre

Called what wrong oh wise one?

Jim Lahey

“So Floom posted an album of thousands of photos of him with different beautiful women, all kissing him, close to him. You could tell the guy was a player.”

“showed, quite clearly, he had more women than anyone I’ve ever even heard of.”

Christ almighty!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Winthorpe

SidFebruary 11, 2021 21:28:03
A man full of testosterone is likely to be dangerous if anal intercourse is attempted on him

Sounds like sid is full of someone else’s testosterone

Batistuta

Jeez what is this blog and what have you done with it’s original occupants

Jamie

Mention Dari@no and Bam shows up. Perfect.

China1

I read some stat way back when showing that homosexuality and bisexuality is actually found in virtually all species of mammals It’s not the ‘standard’ but it’s a naturally occurring phenomenon in the animal kingdom and honestly who gives a shit because it’s not even relevant to anything unless it applies to you personally I remember back in my college days I got hit on by a gay guy from Hong Kong. I just politely turned him down and told him that’s not my thing. I actually felt bad for him after as I’ve been turned down by girls before… Read more »

Nelson

China1
Are you enjoying your days off thanks to the Chinese new yea?. Maybe time to buy some stocks in the year of Ox.

Tony

Don/Winthorpe/most binned multiple personas “Come again? Lack of arsenal history? I’ve been watching arsenal since the 1990. When I was a child. 😂” Shame you never grew up. 1990? So you witnessed GG wining 1990/91 First Division when you first started watching, but have no ideas other from Google and older fans about watching Arsenal previously. Did you witness us beating Liverpool 2:0 live at Anfield in 89 to take the title. Having watched and supported The Arsenal since the mid 60s, for me, that was the greatest game of our history I watched live, such was the record breaking… Read more »

Zacharse

Wow reading now schalke certain to be relegated mooting a quoted 7m fee for kola
Pure arsenal

Zacharse

Wenger should go teach at harvard or whatever the fuck fergie did. He aint managing again unless he goes to the mls anyway

Tony

The gay talk here is somewhat ironic. How many guys would happily dive in between 2 bi girls having girly sex if invited? Top man’s fantasy having a 3-some with 2 girls. Top sex fantasy for women is sex with another woman. Then there is the chromosome imbalance of X & Y no matter what these chromosomes cannot be changed. Froom should they bring back the Borga Popes Pear? As long as people don’t try to force their actions/beliefs on another, then live and let live. Remember reading about a Chinese billionaire who offered millions for a man to cure… Read more »

Sid

So China1 didnt want Hongkong though Hongkong wanted China1?

Sid

Winthorpe was an alterboy, he has Guiness heritage….., now lets get back to football

BlackStock

Tony

Live and let live, does that include bestiality

Sid

‘Top man’s fantasy having a 3-some with 2 girls.’

Oranges and apples, the above is testosterone + estrogen,

Testosterone + testosterone = violence

Im telling you for free!

Sid

How about consenting siblings like the Lannisters?

BlackStock

Let’s win the game against Leeds.

Freddie Ljungberg

Black is the new red

I’m telling you for free

Tom

“How many guys would happily dive in between 2 bi girls having girly sex if invited?“

————-
That depends. Are we taking bi as in bisexual…….or bipolar.

Tony

Tom
‘That depends. Are we taking bi as in bisexual…….or bipolar.’

A bi sexual bipolar woman?

Could be an interesting mix if you’re into wild sex without limits.

Wouldn’t be my choice having been married to a bisexual woman in he U.K. for 8 years before a mutual separation and me moving to S E Asia.

I couldn’t imagine adding bipolar to the mix.

Kenyangunner

Thomas Partey is not injury prone. It is just age catching up with him.Dude must be in his 30s.
Nothing strange here. Cameroonian player Christian Bassogog claims that he is 25 years yet he reportedly has a son aged 15 years!

HerbsArmy

Tony

You mention a divided fan-base and refer to me as remembering different?
I can’t ever recall saying anything different.
The mood amongst the fan-base was so toxic you had Arsenal fans turning on each other and fighting at home games. There are schism’s and deep divisions that still exists today and may never be healed.
You only have to read the withering disrespectful way fellow Arsenal fans address each other on this forum to see this.

HerbsArmy

If you contrast the euphoria around North London after the incredible night at Anfield in ’89, and the mood now, you wouldn’t believe it was the same club.

Tony

HerbsArmy
Sorry I was just referring to you if you remembered more than I was saying.

The first time I saw the fans’ division was during Wenger’s decline.

We just seemed to roll with the punches before Wenger when results were bad or indifferent.

Much of my business life was outside the U.K. so my main concern those years was to find a place to watch the game and often bribe people to change the channel to The Arsenal games or keep a bar open until early hours.

Pierre

Herbs “If you contrast the euphoria around North London after the incredible night at Anfield in ’89, and the mood now, you wouldn’t believe it was the same club.” Will just point out that our average home gate that season was only 31,800 , so i wouldn’t imagine there was this great euphoria during the season, despite Arsenal being top for a long period. The capacity around that time was 60,000 or thereabouts. I attended nearly every home game that season and it was rarely close to being full capacity and even the last 2 home games v Derby and… Read more »

HerbsArmy

Pierre Arsenal were very ordinary during most of the ’80’s, even with a forward line of Paul Mariner, Tony Woodcock and Charlie Nicholas. Terry Neill and Don Howe were not exciting inspirational managers, and Arsenal were allowed to drift along for years without making any significant challenge. The decade of Terry Neill and Don Howe is when Liverpool ran away from us. So yes, I agree, Arsenal had a stadium with a 55,000+ capacity, and were barely filling it because there was little to be excited about. I was at the Wimbledon game, it was horrible, and there was a… Read more »

Pierre

Was a great night, and of course Herbs , it was 18 years from the previous title..

Maybe 18 is the magic number as we won the title in 1953 , 1971,and 1989…..missed out in 2007

Our last title was 2004 which obviously means there will be a miracle and the title will arriving at the Emirates in 2022..

HerbsArmy

Here’s hoping, Pierre.

Emiratesstroller

I have been attending Arsenal games since the mid 50s and my impression was and is that Arsenal’s support has been amongst the most “civilised/docile” of any major club in London. That included what went on both inside and outside the stadium. Other clubs like Chelsea, Spuds and West Ham had a far more aggressive group of supporters. There has been of course growing division amongst supporters in the second half of Wenger’s term of office when the club ceased to be competing for EPL titles, but the level of visible aggression during matches was minimal. Most of the aggression… Read more »

Danny+S

Emirates

Maybe if there was a bit of ‘aggression’ in the stadiums rather than people just not turning up our fortunes may be a little different.

The opinion of the supporters must have been the same, it’s just most of the ticket holders chose to be passive aggressive rather than get in there and let their feelings known.

Great support that.

Danny+S

Kroenke doesn’t give a crap if the stadiums half empty as long as those season tickets get paid.

Might have taken notice of 60k Fans letting their frustration out in unison.

Swkmoon
Winthorpe

PierreFebruary 12, 2021 09:12:16
Was a great night, and of course Herbs , it was 18 years from the previous title..Maybe 18 is the magic number as we won the title in 1953 , 1971,and 1989…..missed out in 2007Our last title was 2004 which obviously means there will be a miracle and the title will arriving at the Emirates in 2022..

Pierre

You get cesc and rvp replicas in this team and we are instantly title challengers

HerbsArmy

Thanks Swkmoon.
A time when Arsenal truly ruled English football.

andy1886

Pierre being a miserable git about the pre-Wenger era, what a shock! I was a ST holder during the whole of the George Graham era and I can tell you Pierre that I and every single one of my buddies were absolutely delighted with our title run in 88/89. As Herb says nerves were fraying over the last couple of games prior to Anfield (although my main memory of the home game against Wimbledon was Winterburn’s rocket, a rare sight indeed). But we still believed! You also seem to forget this was an era when football fans were still widely… Read more »

HerbsArmy

Very articulate and well said, Andy.

Graham62

ES

You are 100% correct.

Arsenal’s supporters are, and always have been, docile in comparison to most other clubs

I’ve always said one of the main reasons we regressed steadily under Wenger was because our fans were too tolerant and trusting.

The consequences of this are there for all to see.

I stopped going to the Emirates long ago because of the feeling of acceptance at the stadium. Many fans were just tourists and had little or no connection with the club. The place was utterly soulless.

It was soul destroying to see it.

SpanishDave

Pedro’s gone asleep, getting stale

Winthorpe

SwkmoonFebruary 12, 2021 10:23:18
https://twitter.com/Football__Tweet/status/1360124226808672257?s=09Great picture from the 30’s

Wasnt the average match going fan well turned out in the 30s? Shirts ties and flat caps
Far sight from the Burberry baseball cap, tattoo sporting types we became familiar with in recent generations.

Winthorpe

I’ve always said one of the main reasons we regressed steadily under Wenger was because our fans were too tolerant and trusting.

Graham
You’re right. Too tolerant and trusting of the Kroenkes. We still are.

Soham

KT now suffering a knee issue along with a muscle probelm and Partey is said to be devastated with his hammy injury.

Why is that prior to joining Arsenal players are less prone to injuries but after joining the club are more injury prone ? Is it because of the training methods ?

Winthorpe

Soham

I’ve heard a few ex players and staff claim the Conley pitches aggregate joints and tendons over time. Which is why our young players were always on the treatment table. Name me one young arsenal player down the years (apart from Saka) who’s not had injury issues

⁸Pierre

Andy
“Pierre being a miserable git about the pre-Wenger era, what a shock!”

Just saying it as it was ..
I was talking about off the pitch not on it

For Arsenal, in a title winning season , 31,000 average is very poor.

My favourite time for supporting the Arsenal was in the late 60’s early 70’s , which unless I’m mistaken was pre Wenger.

Though I’m not sure why you would want to bring wenger into the conversation , then again i suppose that’s what the “obsessives ” do..

Emiratesstroller

Graham 62 As I have posted my family were season tickets since the second world war and I have been watching Arsenal since mid 1950s. When I started going to matches we walked along the roads from the station at Finsbury Park and the crowds were well behaved. There were odd occasions when there was trouble primarily when we played Spurs and Chelsea. The evidence was that policing in the streets and in the stadium was more visible. I am personally a critic and certainly not docile when debating football. There are plenty of people who watch Arsenal who react… Read more »

⁸Pierre

Winthoroe
Even in the 60’s when i was a kid ,the adults would wear suits to the game ..

It changed in the mid to late 60’s though.

BlackStock

Emiratesstroller

The ground is full.of tourists and day trippers.

⁸Pierre

Ruth
“The ground is full.of tourists and day trippers.”

People going to football matches with a smile on their face and enjoying themselves.

What a terrible state of affairs.

Nelson

” Is it because of the training methods ?”

It could be UK is colder than Spain and the training pitch is hard and frozen. Partey will need to get used to UK.

⁸Pierre

Can alwayys tell the Andy’s , Graham and blackstock of this world at the Arsenal.

Miserable as sin , whinging about anyone who has a smile on ther face, pointing out the “tourist”.

I don’t suppose they quite get that these Supporters have paid hundreds or even thousands of pounds to watch the team they support, coming .from all over the world

NORG

Andy 1886 – those were the days. I loved the GG era. Real passion amongst the players and that Winterburn goal was out of this world. When he let rip there was a momentary silence followed by a terrific roar.
GG was often in a small Italian restaurant in Winchmore Hill when my wife and I were there. We were there when Kenny Sampson disgraced himself and George got David O’Leary to remove him. George came round to every table after and apologised – Luigi was following with a liqueur for everyone in the restaurant.

Nelson

“Many fans were just tourists ”

How many tickets are sold to season ticket holders? How many are reserved for fans from the visiting team?

andy1886

“pot, kettle, black.”

Yawn…

Goobergooner

Per and Kos conceded 36 goals in an epl season. Not fucking bad if you ask me. Was just the st and wingers that didn’t live up to expectation. Or the dm.

Goobergooner

Also Andy, love that comment above.

andy1886

NORG – Quite a tale to have to tell, poor old Kenny like many old pro’s has had a difficult life. Hope he gets the care he needs now he has dementia.

Like I said I doubt that the players and fans will ever have the same connection that we did back then. Another highlight was serenading the FA after winning the ’91 title with a fine rendition of “you can stick your f*cking two points up your arse!!”

Happy days (even for Pierre although he may not admit it).

⁸Pierre

Nelson
“How many tickets are sold to season ticket holders? How many are reserved for fans from the visiting team”

Exactly

There are probably 10/15, 000 tickets go on general sale and they are normally snapped up by the Arsenal members( or whatever they’re called) , so you’ll probably find there are a few hundred ” tourists”.

..

andy1886

Thanks Goober. I think the season you mention above was one of those where Arsene was claiming that sticking the ball in the back of the net was ‘just the final pass’, that is in denial of how important a top striker is. Typical latter day Wenger, always one or two pieces of the puzzle short.

BlackStock

Let’s win against Leeds

Goobergooner

Also on another note, floom really knew how to take advantage of rohypnol

S Asoa

On Metro football “ Mikel Arteta is confident Folrain Balogun will commit his future to Arsenal and sign a new long-term contract, despite the teenage striker’s recent lack of first team opportunities. The 19-year-old has again been prolific at Under-23 level this season and was recently nominated for the PL2 Player of the Month Award. Balgoun was promoted to the first team squad earlier this season and gave a glimpse of his talent by scoring in the Europa League stage fixtures against Molde and Dundalk. Read more: https://metro.co.uk/2021/02/12/mikel-arteta-provides-folarin-balogun-contract-update-14070000/?ito=cbshare Twitter: https://twitter.com/MetroUK | Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MetroUK/ “ Maybe Arteta from close sees what… Read more »

Goobergooner

Andy, don’t get me wrong I loved watching arsenal pass the ball into the net after bamboozling the whole opposition 11. But yeah like you say, we just needed that cherry on top that is still evading us to this day haha

shaun

Anyone got any thoughts on the Leeds game , I don’t think we are looking that great without Party in the middle to break the press and beat a man to give us some space and leeds are a very hard working team , hopefully Arteta will leave Luiz out for this game

Goobergooner

S asoa

Lol.

Hope that’s true though haha

andy1886

Shaun, Leeds are high energy so yeah the middle of the park is a problem, Xhaka will struggle against pace and I’m not convinced by any of our other options if Partey is out. Maybe we should try to outscore them?

Winthorpe

Goober and Andy Come on now!! We’ve had wright Bergkamp pires Henry anelka freddie RvP Adebayor Eduardo Alexis Theo and to a lesser extent, Giroud, Lacazette and Aubameyang Wenger teams always knew where the goal was and how to find it. I agree we could have used an elite goal scorer above Giroud when RvP went but let’s face it, it was always the other end that caught wenger out. GK and Dm were his biggest blind spots I’ll always maintain that if Wenger had a Dein replacement or Dein himself we’d have maintained a winning formula He was always… Read more »

S Asoa

“ Asked why the 19-year-old is not starting more games ahead of Sunday’s clash with Leeds United, Arteta told a press conference: ‘He came back and did really well, but then he picked up another injury. It took him a while to come and now it’s about getting in his rhythm and getting his place in the team like anybody else. Read more: https://metro.co.uk/2021/02/12/mikel-arteta-explains-why-martinelli-is-not-starting-games-for-arsenal-14070382/?ito=cbshare Twitter: https://twitter.com/MetroUK | Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MetroUK/ “ Eloquent bullshit about why Martineli does not play oftener. Fact Check 1 – Martineli is here for over 2 years and late in the day to speak about adjusting Such… Read more »

Winthorpe

shaunFebruary 12, 2021 12:47:33 Anyone got any thoughts on the Leeds game , I don’t think we are looking that great without Party in the middle to break the press and beat a man to give us some space and leeds are a very hard working team , hopefully Arteta will leave Luiz out for this game Shaun Anything could happen. I just hope Willian doesn’t make it onto the field. To be honest. It’s a nothing fixture now and the league should be used to blood players and work on strategies for next season. I’d like to see flo… Read more »

Winthorpe

Andrey

Emery was playing his big hitters in EL group stage games, needlessly, after high energy performances in the premier league. While he’s not to blame for every injury it was still poor squad management

andy1886

Winthorpe, RvP was quality when fit, Ade had a good spell, but Giroud was very hot and cold. Never topped 16 league goals a season and unfortunately that isn’t good enough at the top level. Suarez (or even Higuain) was a bad miss that probably cost us a title. As for the DM and goalkeeper issues the less said the better.

Chris

“ Keeping Keown on as defensive coach after our champions league run would have done wonders too”

It was a massive shame Keown didn’t stay on, for whatever reasons. It was a makeshift back four for the majority of the latter stages of that competition also.

I always like to see former players involved in the running of the club, we obviously have Arteta, Edu, Mertesacker but I’d like this at board level also, people with genuine passion for the club. Last time I checked.Bayern’s upper management is full of club legends who won’t allow any nonsense to go on.

andy1886

Chris, completely agree, a lack of people who genuinely understand football in the boardroom has cost us over the years. Gazidis (lawyer, bureaucrat) and Raul (Spiv/Marketing) were never the right choices. Not sure why Vinai is qualified either.

Jamie

Bamdrey and Donthorpe having a little natter like they don’t have at least 20 le-grove bans between them.

Funny.

S Asoa

Chris Arsenal has an absentee owner whose only concern is asset appreciation, although he has been missing the door about what appreciates a Football Club. So the show is left to the Manager with overriding powers . From Wenger’s time and now with Arteta it has bred contemptuous , although per se contemptible Tinpot Dictators. The resources are used for PR and like in case of family abuse cases Omertà is strictly enforced. So facts stay hidden. When Arteta came in ,Bergkemp and likely Santiago Cazorla and others were keen to be part of the process to make Arsenal great… Read more »

into the red

Tierney is a fabulous player, the equal of Liverpool’s Robertson, and would be a contender for player of the year if he played regularly. But he has had a history of injuries, whether it is bad luck or he’s prone to it, time will tell. It probably doesn’t help that PL teams have been playing every few days this season, and players are picking up more injuries. Arteta might need to be more careful with him, because he is such an asset to the side.

shaun

Yep agreed , it’s a nothing game ,pretty sad state of affairs really and would also love to see Flo , MO and Martinelli get some game time but knowing Arteta we will probably see Willian and Eketiah .Surely MO will have more involvement in this game as he looks a real player , I would start MO for this game and give ESR a rest and bring him on second half as he is a full throttle player which I really like
mind you ESR has had a bit of a rest

azed

Pedro is taking this Arteta fetish too far.

Pedro just because Arteta is obsessed with playing players over 30 years doesn’t mean you should flog a post to death… Where’s the new post?

What happened to getting young players. fresh posts?

Winthorpe

Shaun

Likewise
Let the boy take centre stage. I’d give Martinelli a start on the left too with flo up top. It will never happen though. I think Arteta is too wedded to his seniors. He’s also quite risk averse so I can’t see him fielding a weakened side in the league.

Mb

Season is over, MO, Azeez, Balogun, ESR – must all be given game time.

Sid

Supreme leader is a generational blogger, he is brewing a post!

Valentin

Anybody else is enjoying the report that Spurs is now in financial meltdown.
The stadium is coating them more than anticipated and COVID is making all their revenue projection redundant. Also they did not put any exceptional clause in their loan covenant, and may soon be in breach of their covenant, which have penalty clause of that.
For example Spurs took a loan from the government to keep afloat, but that loan is a priority loan meaning that the primary lenders are now secondary lenders in the case of financial renegotiation.

Moray

@Valentin, that’s the best news I’ve heard for ages.

I thought we timed the stadium upgrade badly, but if you think about those cunts: imagine launching your new high capacity stadium in the jaws of a pandemic.

Low interest rates might shelter them for a while but they can’t be too far off having to shed their better players. And Mourinho never leaves without a tasty payoff for him and his bum boys.

Nelson

Now I trust what Arteta said that his treatment of Saliba is to protect him. Looks like he forgot to protect Partey.

Graham62

It’s one of the joys of modern life, knowing that Spuds are in financial meltdown.

Just had this image come to mind of tumbleweed blowing across White Hart Lane.

Happy days!

Chris

Spurs should have been quicker to secure sponsorship for the name of their new stadium, seems like they dithered. That would have helped out a bit.

More good news, it may force their hand on delaying the dismissal of Mourinho, to avoid having to pay him and his staff off. It does seem the patterns of his previous sackings are showing themselves again. The longer they have to put up with him, the more amusing it is for us all!