In most big businesses, perception is an absolutely key pillar of operations. In some cases, it’s all that matters. We’re seeing how Facebook is suffering at the moment because they prioritised perception of their business over the actual massive problems they missed in 2016. We’ve seen massive ponzi schemes continue because even though everyone is aware of what is going on, too many big names are involved and the perception of something bad going on would be worse than the financial ruin.
I raise this point because the perception at Arsenal is there’s a real lack of control in the system. Process seems weak, there are few controls on how we move in the market, and there’s a real lack of leadership… which has been a consistent theme.
So, we’re into the most important summer of all time, we’ve signed one player, moved on very few… and where is Edu? On a boat, in Monaco, with our disgraced exFootball Operations guy and his super-agent Kia.
How does that happen? How does someone paid a small fortune to think about how he’s perceived post the evidence to his public Instagram account? Where is the leadership? Who is working for Arsenal saying, ‘Edu, mate, that’s not a good idea.’
It’s the same old same old with Arsenal. Just as you think they are turning a corner, they allow another hugely embarrassing thing to hit the feeds. Edu was caught out on tapes a few months ago in a deeply troubling scandal when he was at Brazil, he’s overseen some rough deals that clearly have ethical questions attached, and now he’s back out on a boat with two of the shadiest characters in football.
Where is Vinai on this? Where is Josh? How does a club as big as Arsenal allow this sort of ‘perception’ issue continue? It’s so infuriating… and to be honest… immature.
How simple is this:
‘If you really have to be on a yacht with someone like Raul, don’t put it on the internet’
The focus of the summer should be about a new Arsenal. It should be about an entire team pushing the club to the next level. Instead, we’re watching Arsenal lose to Hibs and our Technical Director execute more poor judgment and brag about it for likes on the internet.
In other news… it seems the rumour mill is revving up again. Granit Xhaka has apparently attracted a slightly higher bid from Roma. The Italian club has binned about 8 players from their preseason tour. Say what you will about Jose, he doesn’t f*ck around with players he wants out of the club. Doubt he’d have Kola and Willian in his starting 11.
Willian has an image doing the round where he looks like he’s packed on some serious weight. He’s basically showcasing why most 33-year-olds won’t be buying the new away shirt this season. A bit embarrassing that a professional athlete can do that to themselves in such a short space of time… until you remember, Arsenal is his retirement. Guy is so keen to pack things in he sought out a move to Florida. You couldn’t make it up. Fabrizio Romano is digging his heels in on this one, still stating that he’s going to move this summer if the right proposal lands… but like, honestly, who is going to offer the right proposal for him?
The Ben White deal is still rumbling. I honestly think my call the other day was right, we don’t want to deal for a player who is on holiday for 3 more weeks. It’s the reason Roma is slowing proceedings down for Xhaka. Who wants to pay dead wages?
Lokonga paperwork is nearly done, so we’ll at least have upgraded back-up left-back and back-up Ceballos.
There’s some talk about Tammy A being linked with Arsenal. Love the player, but not sure we have room for him with Lacazette and Auba at the club. Not to mention this truth… Balogun didn’t sign to be 4th choice. It’d be super weird for Arsenal to block his path with a young striker. But we’ll see… it was super weird to block Pepe with Willian last season, but that’s what our esteemed boat enthusiast did.
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@Guns Read here a comment that basically said “Would I be OK if Arsenal got relegated?” The answer was “Where do I sign up!” So whatever it takes to put the Kroenkes in a financial pressure cooker is fine with me. There interest in AFC is not on the same level as their beloved Rams and if they had to choose between one of them it will be the Rams. So full tilt boogie to fuck over the Kroenkes. Because of the pandemic there is a massive relaxing of the FFP and owners that love their clubs infuse money massively… Read more »
MD-Gunner
Sorry my son sent it to me all excited, as he’s following the TW but I elected to stay detached until pre season games. After that it’s difficult to be detached.
Thanks for the update I’ll tell my son to check dates in future. He’s 13 so still learning, bless him.
He can’t wait to post on Le-Grove as well.
TonyJuly 16, 2021 05:28:15
PhD2020
Thanks for the links.We’re still waiting to be vaccinated in Thailand.
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Will it be the SinoVac from China?
Or other vaccines-such as Moderna/Pfizer/Astra-Zenecca?
Did China and/or Japan ship a whole load of vaccines to Thailand?
All in all,hope you and your family are well and stay safe in between.
It’s a horrible predicament for everyone around the world to be facing.
China1,
i know several people who have been raised since childhood in a similar environment that have tested positive but have only mild symptoms.
There are places where levels of pathogen in populations is 35% without vaccination,
yet the deaths rates are 3 in 10000 cases
In short, if you have been raised on a diet of fish and chips, live in a council flat
Please get vaccinated
GET VACCINATED. MIGHT STILL BE INFECTED BUT A VERY SMALL CHANCE OF MORTALITY IN VACCINATED PEOPLE.
👆🏽 FOR THIS REASON GO OUT masked FOR YOUR SAFETY AND OF OTHERS.
Going about MASKLESS is a sign of immaturity, being less aware and A ARSEHOLE
PhD 2020
“Will it be the SinoVac from China?”
Morderna although the Thai govt is pushing SinoVac but no one wants it.
Originally, it was reported here that the govt wanted to make SinoVac here in Thailand.
So far Morderna and Pfizer have had licenses agreed for Thailand. I believe it’s down to when supplies are available.
You, too PhD and all Le-Grovers keep safe with your friends and loved ones.
I got Pfizer, my folks Moderna
Dissenter
” I can see Ben White scoring 5-19 goals and making at least 15 -20 assists over the course of the next seasonIn Arteta, we …”
we rot. ( we rust is passe after tail end of Wenger)
Sid
Relevance of council flat to Covid?
Fish and chips is good if cooked in an air fryer. But not so much if eaten daily.
Sid
Relevance of council flat to Covid?
Fish and chips are good if cooked in an air fryer. But not so much if eaten daily.
Just was checking a subreddit section on Rugby Union and a guy interested in learning the sport just posted this under the title:
Hello lads, just want to ask some questions to keep learning the sport (Rugby)
I’m interested in watching the Premiership Rugby for the first time. Just need to know which are the Tottenham’s of the league (bottlers), the most successful one, the exciting underdogs. I would just pick the one that represents my hometown, Reading. But London Irish doesn’t play there anymore?
Sp*ds do have a reputation 🙂
sorry for duplication
Tony
For your case, you can consider the Sinovac; I hear the side effects are less profound. Not great protection but it is still something.
My friends from Indonesia are hesitant to go get their jabs. Firstly it is Snovac which they think don’t work but more importantly the vaccine centers in Indonesia are likely super spreaders given the chaotic scenes.
Pedro on the topic of moving targets, dont you think Edu and Co should have had this already lined up a few months ago? What happened to all the new scouts we hired? I am sure there is a short list of names…. not the initial massive list…. How hard is it within a week or 2, to get some feelers out and offers made? I think the issue is that we low ball and when we get rejected, we move on down the list. Until we land someone… who we lowballed…. Its a very strange way to do things….… Read more »
Sid
Lets just say Dybala isn’t likely to have a diet of fish and chips but Covid still hit him real hard.
For example if we have a starting 11 like this
——————Leno
Qualidy-Holding-Gabriel-Tierney
————-Qualidee-Partey
Saka————-ESR————Pepe
——————-Auba
Bench options
Keeper?
Mari
Chambers
Tavares
Lokonga
Willock
Martinelli
Laca
Balogun
Ofc we all want there to be an attacking midfielder and it’s highly probably we get white, but I’d rather we focus on those points above first
Tim Stillman if you read this blog 😂 the only rhythm/tempo xhaka sets is snail pace crab football.
RichJuly 16, 2021 05:38:57 China1 In the first metaanalysis of its kind, published on 26 August in Obesity Reviews, an international team of researchers pooled data from scores of peer-reviewed papers capturing 399,000 patients. They found that people with obesity who contracted SARS-CoV-2 were 113% more likely than people of healthy weight to land in the hospital, 74% more likely to be admitted to an ICU, and 48% more likely to die. ———————– Rich-AKA BJ(Blowie J) The source you cited -Obesity Reviews from the 26th August would have been published around 2020,last year-right? Since we’ve yet to hit August 2021,and… Read more »
*The vaccines offered at the time-2021
Up until recently we have only had the Astra Zeneca vaccine available here locally. Our employer has been urging us to get the jab from a local clinic. I have been holding out for the Pfizer vaccine which has only just become available, with a huge waiting list. However a couple of days ago they announced that all the prisoners where I work will be getting the Pfizer vaccine! What does this tell you about the efficacy and safety of the Astra Zeneca vaccine (many prisoners have a lot of co-morbidities)?
MD-Gunner
Saracens who have just been promoted to Premiership are favourites to win title next season despite their punishment for financial irregularity.
They have a very strong and balanced squad full of internationals including 5 British Lions.
There are also a number of very talented young players coming through the system such as
Malins, Earl and Tompkins.
The definition of bottlers [aga Spurs] does not really apply in Rugby. The financial fair play
rules are more rigidly applied in rugby and the relegation and financial punishment was a
serious warning to any club that breaks the rules.
When is Arsenal’s next match with Rangers ?
Wow, Pedro has drunk the Arteta koolaid so much that he is championing ridiculous ideas. We have already spent about 75 mil considering white will be done. So pedro is hoping we are going to spend 75 mil more??? And with out sales either?? We do need to sell to buy. If money was no object, Last summer we wouldn’t have chosen either one or the other on Partey and Aouar. What I am guessing will happen is this. If we sell AMN, Nketiah and Bellerin with Xhaka and Guendouzi already being gone, then we can sign all of those… Read more »
Aussie+GoonerJuly 16, 2021 07:06:09 Up until recently we have only had the Astra Zeneca vaccine available here locally. Our employer has been urging us to get the jab from a local clinic. I have been holding out for the Pfizer vaccine which has only just become available, with a huge waiting list. However a couple of days ago they announced that all the prisoners where I work will be getting the Pfizer vaccine! What does this tell you about the efficacy and safety of the Astra Zeneca vaccine (many prisoners have a lot of co-morbidities)? —– I could not tell… Read more »
cheers Elmo, Marc already came up to cloud cuck’ barking his head off lol.
real shame if we can’t move on a half decent striker.
Aussie it doesn’t necessarily tell you anything about the safety and efficacy
Surely the safety and efficacy should be judged by the test results and real world data, not by what someone at your company decided???
Aussie+GoonerJuly 16, 2021 07:06:09
PS
Forgot to add my customary-stay safe.
You really think some senior decision maker at your company knows some secret info about the safety of one vaccine vs another? The decisions will have been based on all the same info available to everyone else and may have been based on any number of other factors such as convenience, price, availability etc If such secret info that isn’t widely available was being shared secretly I seriously doubt it would be getting told to prison officials. The ‘powers that be’ would surely have bigger plans than to try and cause one or two mild and rare side effects in… Read more »
Data so far has suggested Pfizer offers a slightly stronger immune response. There is an extremely remote possibility of side effects with either but more so from AstraZeneca. But if an astronomically small chance of being killed by the AstraZeneca one worries you, you should be more worried about the much larger probability of covid killing you
China1July 16, 2021 07:53:03 Aussie it doesn’t necessarily tell you anything about the safety and efficacySurely the safety and efficacy should be judged by the test results and real world data, not by what someone at your company decided??? —- I think his concern was-up until recently they only had the AZ jab,and possibly where he works,the staff and the inmates were stuffed with the AZ drug. Suddenly there’s been a sharp turn-around by the powers that be,and they are now proffering Pfizer.He’s thinking what’s behind the change of policy?Is there something untoward? That’s my take at least.I might be… Read more »
TonyJuly 16, 2021 06:05:02
Sid
Relevance of council flat to Covid?
Poor housing/shelter conditions
But PHD ‘stuffed with the AZ drug’ is highly loaded language AZ has shown itself to be a good and safe vaccine which is pretty effective with only *incredibly* small numbers of reported serious side effects. It’s not like AZ is some roulette which is killing or maiming 20% of everyone who takes it. It’s saving lives. The general data has consistently suggested that Pfizer is a little more effective. If you give me a choice right now I’d take Pfizer too. It appears to be the best option so far and I’d choose it for my family if asked.… Read more »
China1July 16, 2021 08:00:57 You’re entitled to your opinion and so be it.. By the way-how’s the Covid infection rate,hospitalisations and mortality rates in China currently at? Given three quarter’s of the world are experiencing a third wave and the majority of Asian countries surrounding mainland China are suffering the worst rates of Covid since it’s inception? I mean as an example- Japan and South Korea(significant developed countries) with it’s stringent border controls and state of emergencies implemented under the current climate,is still experiencing a torrid third wave. Just curious,how the country you are currently residing in,is managing to have… Read more »
The way I’d put it is this
We went from thousands a day being killed by covid to dozens after our massive UK vaccine rollout – from which AZ was an enormous contributor
Meanwhile how many people have died or reported really serious side effects like hospitalization and death after taking it?
What % of double vaccinated people with AZ have got covid again and what % of those have been hospitalized or killed by it?
Until someone can answer those questions with concerning data I’ll remain supportive of it as a good vaccine
China does not have it under control if the countries surrounding do not they just choose to lie or not share the data.
Unless they did invent it and as such have a far better antidote to it which I doubt.
“”””””””Dark HeiJuly 16, 2021 06:38:47
SidLets just say Dybala isn’t likely to have a diet of fish and chips but Covid still hit him real hard.”””””””””””
‘In Argentina 6% of the adult population meets the recommended serving of fruits and vegetables’
‘Consumption of added sugar has been on the rise in Argentina compared to other latin countries’
I had AZ as have a few friends none of us have ever had covid and we live in London. TBF apart from the school run I only go out once a month with friends and a couple of times with the Mrs.as I work from home now and have done since mar 2020
It is almost non-existent here and has been since about June last year. Besides having to scan QR code’s to show your health status in certain places and sometimes needing to wear a mask we’ve had virtually no restrictions since last summer The way it was brought under control was with an extremely heavy hand early on. We had one long lockdown from Jan-April or so last year to get the numbers down to 0 give or take. No foreigners were allowed into the country (Chinese only). Chinese who did come in had to do 14 days quarantine and take… Read more »
Mr Serge is actually is very much under control here because it’s managed much more stringently than almost anywhere else whether you choose to believe that is up to you
I had a fever last summer one time and had to go to the covid clinic. It was absolutely empty. Doctors standing around in ham at suits playing on their phones. No patients. I was there for an hour doing multiple tests and saw one other person in that time. And that was at the main hospital of a major district in a city more populous than London.
Hazmat*
If you had symptomatic covid here you’d have an incredibly hard time hiding it
Your temperature is taken every time you enter every building. Considering 99% of people live in apartment buildings, this means 99% of people can’t even go to the local supermarket for a loaf of bread without having your temp checked twice. And if it is high it’s going to be noted and watched like a hawk
Where the East and the West differ enormously in this scenario
Ornstein:
Mikel Arteta holds Martin Ødegaard in high regard. Although the ball is not in their court, Arsenal want to be ready if Ødegaard finds himself on the market again. Arsenal might wait until August to see if he gets game time at Madrid under Carlo Ancelotti.
….
China is the originator cum conspirator of Covid-19. No wonder the pandemic is ‘under control’ there.
@TheAthleticUK
on Arsenal’s pursuit of a playmaker: “It doesn’t look as if this position will be sorted imminently
There are those within Arsenal who believe Houssem Aouar represents an affordable option because Ligue 1 teams are under increased financial pressure, but there is no longer a consensus on him. So far, Arsenal have not gone back to Lyon with a bid.
@TheAthleticUK
Apart from Diet, housing and healthcare systems,
Countries that are genetically diverse also have an advantage.
Just catching up with some of the overnight “ Banter” I spent/wasted an hour or so just looking at what KSE are reported and in particular Kronke jnr has said about spending money on players this window. The words used suggest that there will be an investment and that there are big plans. Those that attended fans forum and staff meetings were given the impression that there would be investment and yes the assumption, not state fact, is that included investment in the squad was what he meant but even then numbers weren’t mentioned. So where are we? Well post… Read more »
FFS, so we’re going to hang on until the last minute and hope that Odegaard becomes available? Call that a plan? Dumb.
Also worth remembering that Odegaard doesn’t want to come back, he prefers to wait for his chance in Madrid. Why chase a player who doesn’t actually want to play for you? Dumb and dumber.
Lol tr7 Feel free to ask absolutely any westerner you know who lives here If you can find one single person who tells you anything different then I’ll eat my own face… A question to ask yourself is this, if entire districts will lockdown millions of people for days and require every single person (including children as young as toddlers) to take multiple tests because of one breakout case, how do you propose the virus would get any traction to spread uncontrolled here? There are no green or Amber list countries either. As far as China is concerned the whole… Read more »
China you yourself admitted that you couldn’t criticise the country you live in as even your online posts are possibly getting tracked. So pardon me for taking anything you say about China with a bucket load of salt. Besides, there’s a general consensus among scientists that Covid-19 is not a natural virus, it’s made in a lab. Everything was a bit hush hush earlier for obvious political reasons, skeletons are tumbling out of the cupboard now.
In the cases of Ben White, Aaron Ramsdale & indeed all their transfers, Arsenal hope to make use of add-ons to mitigate immediate cost. Some of these are contingent on achievements such as Champions League qualification.
@TheAthleticUK
China1July 16, 2021 08:26:16
It is almost non-existent here and has been since about June last year
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Sorry dude,absolute bollocks…
I know for a fact,PRC nationals are travelling en masse to neighbouring countries-albeit on business visas..And blatantly doing open bus sightseeing tours with no regard.Whilst the locals,are thinking what the f**ck,when they are in lockdown.
But still,having no regard for other countries border controls.In short,flouting or gaming the system.
That said,the massive high volume of importation of urns from a neighbouring country.That has far exceeded the norm in previous years.
We’ll leave it at that.
TR7July 16, 2021 08:51:00
China you yourself admitted that you couldn’t criticise the country you live in as even your online posts are possibly getting tracked. So pardon me for taking anything you say about China with a bucket load of salt. Besides, there’s a general consensus among scientists that Covid-19 is not a natural virus, it’s made in a lab. Everything was a bit hush hush earlier for obvious political reasons, skeletons are tumbling out of the cupboard now.
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Thank you.
Terra Tavares is cheap as chips so he’s a low risk signing at least!
According to Ornstein, our two main midfield targets are Locatelli who desires a move to Juventus and Odegaard, who has returned to Real Madrid. We’re playing a dangerous waiting game here, when there are attainable targets who would be more willing to play for Arsenal that we can get in imminently.
I’m sure I recalled Arteta bullishly stating that he shouldn’t have to convince players to join Arsenal or am I making that up? Just one reason in an evergrowing list of why I can’t take this man serious.
P.S Hope your enjoying your self on holiday Edu
You’re right on that TR7, I can’t criticize China But if you’ll go back and check I also said I can say positives I just will not say negatives. Nothing compels me to say anything at all, so the default assumption should be this: 1) if I say positives or describe things here, I mean them. I don’t need to say them, I am choosing to because they are true or I genuinely believe them 2) if I don’t say negatives it doesn’t imply one way or the other what I think because maybe I have no opinion or maybe… Read more »
Anyone who reads business newspapers and follows economics journals/articles knows that the export and industrial production numbers coming out from China aren’t possible under a stringent lockdown.
It’s a shame that China is so powerful that it’s crime against humanity will go unpunished. Even Pedro will delete all my posts on China because they don’t align with the narrative of woke lefties. Lies, lies and lies all around.
TR7July 16, 2021 09:00:29
Anyone who reads business newspapers and follows economics journals/articles knows that the export and industrial production numbers coming out from China aren’t possible under a stringent lockdown.
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Yes,yes,yes..Totally agree.Someone who get its.
China1July 16, 2021 09:00:12
TR7July 16, 2021 08:51:00
Tony
Dissenter
Rich(Blowie Joey) and any other bloggers who are interested.
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https://twitter.com/Dominic2306/status/1407623748870606849
https://twitter.com/jbloom_lab/status/1407445604029009923
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.06.18.449051v1
(full pdf article deleted recently-I wonder why?)
I am pleasantly surprised that you agree with my take PhD. I thought you would be vehemently contesting my stand given my narrative goes against the stand of leftists/centrists who usually defend China with a lot of fervour.
TR7 ‘no comment’ on the accuracy of the numbers but know that the hard long term lockdown ended last year around April or so. Now the only lockdowns tend to be based on local districts and are limited to 1 week or less with mass testing to isolate cases immediately
In other words life here is virtually completely normal and industry is entirely up and running.
But regarding the accuracy of specific figures. They’re certainly interesting…….
PHD why do I have a strong feeling I shouldn’t be clicking on that link lol
TR7, really, ‘lefties’ don’t defend China in the slightest, absolute hogwash. ‘Lefties’ have been protesting against Chinese human rights abuses for decades while your mates on the right of politics were working out how best they could profit from them.
Regards the origins of Covid I’m open minded. There isn’t a consensus amongst scientists as you claim and while it may be proven at some time in the future the evidence simply isn’t there right now to back up your claim.
PhD2020July 16, 2021 09:06:35
TR7July 16, 2021 09:00:29
Anyone who reads business newspapers and follows economics journals/articles knows that the export and industrial production numbers coming out from China aren’t possible under a stringent lockdown.
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I really don’t wish to say too much.
But two false economies running.
HK-Security laws implemented for a reason…The financials.FX to prop up an economy.
Taiwan-Largest manufacturer of semi-conductor chips.
Next target-Prop up the economy.
Financial reporting out of the mainland-for years massaged.
Data mining …
TR7July 16, 2021 09:12:55
I am pleasantly surprised that you agree with my take PhD. I thought you would be vehemently contesting my stand given my narrative goes against the stand of leftists/centrists who usually defend China with a lot of fervour.
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You’ve just misunderstood at times I think.
I’m reasonably balanced.. 🙂
China1July 16, 2021 09:16:33
PHD why do I have a strong feeling I shouldn’t be clicking on that link lol
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Because you’re in fear of being confronted with reality..
But I understand,the environment you are operating from.
My favourite saying:-“Suspension of Disbelief”
Yo I can’t and wont take part in such conversations
Have a nice morning/afternoon/evening
Will be back later for football talk
andy1886July 16, 2021 09:22:06
Refer to this links below and see if you might think differently?
Doesn’t have to alter your thinking entirely,but maybe gives you another view lens to look at the situation from a different perspective.
https://twitter.com/Dominic2306/status/1407623748870606849
https://twitter.com/jbloom_lab/status/1407445604029009923
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.06.18.449051v1
(full pdf article deleted recently-I wonder why?)
‘Regards the origins of Covid I’m open minded. There isn’t a consensus amongst scientists as you claim and while it may be proven at some time in the future the evidence simply isn’t there right now to back up your claim.’ Evidence ? Chances are we will never have proper ‘evidence’ to support the claim that China is the conspirator and originator of Covid-19 simply because we are talking about perhaps the most powerful country in the world along side the USA as a potential mischief maker. Sometimes you need to read between the lines, numbers, information and facts and… Read more »
TR7
There literally never was any evidence regarding Covid was man made . Stop spamming the blog man .
This behaviour can all be explained by maths.
Edu multiplied by Raul divided by big posh bateau to the power of class A drugs equals Bunga Bunga.
Divine
Are you the new moderator of the blog ?
China1 afraid of being sent to re education camp
Home kit launched, looks nice as fuck 🔥
Kroenke is speaking my language 😂😂
Crazy that you cannot even criticise the Chinese government in the safe haven of Le Grove online if you are living there, that’s a rough one.
I actually thought that they had an outright ban on the internet, not sure how China accesses LG exactly but glad he does nonetheless.
Talking about China – their record on the environment is appalling. The link below is only one of many all over the world.
https://www.mining-technology.com/news/serbia-orders-zijin-mining-to-cease-work-at-copper-mine/
PhD2020, I’ll have to take a look at those later, I’m on my work laptop so clicking on links is strictly ‘verboten’. I’m more inclined to take peer reviewed papers seriously than agenda driven output from either side of the argument. And I’m certainly not taking any government backed information at face value (Chris Whitty, I’m looking at you, when you accept a government appointment impartiality goes out the window). What I will add is that this pandemic wasn’t just predictable but highly likely. In recent memory we’ve had the original SARS, Swine Flu, Bird Flu and others I’ve probably… Read more »
TR7 I’m an avowed leftie and proud of it. Your suggestion that people like me support China is risible and evidently ignorant. Cultural revolution my arse – it was genocide by Mao of his own people! Are you another one whose world view is entirely composed of Daily Mail lies? Start reading proper research and think for yourself. For fucks sake, has it never occurred to you that state capitalist China is as corrupt, secretive and inequal as the west? What else are you going to accuse us of? Are you in the thrall of Trump, Bojo, Bolsonaro and Putin?… Read more »
Nobody writing on this blog knows anything about the origins of COVID 19. So people should stop stating as fact what they have no clue about. The only thing that’s certain is that Man has concocted stuff crazier and deadlier than this virus sitting in several labs in many countries. Only thing we can hope that it WAS`NT a leak. If it was. then God help us that the other stuff wont escape either.
Is Xhaka gone yet?.
It’s all just the nature’s way of saying, stop fu*king around and don’t reach 10 billion.
Survival of the fittest guys 😉
Weagle
Li Xinping is a mass murderer but is also a huge Gooner. I met him in the 90s at that 7-0 away win in Liege in the CWC. We were both pissed as farts – well I was. That’s why he allows Pedro to spin his magic.
If I disappear from this site, I’ll have been zapped by a drone or a nuke aimed by China at Wales.
China ranks better than most Western countries in happiness and social wellness
Sid
If you are not allowed to show your discomfort with anything, yes that will happen.
I’m not saying western countries are happier though.
Kroenke
Perhaps you could persuade your Chinese friend to approve the purchase of AFC in the next 5 year plan. No doubt they would insist that Willian runs off his pot belly.
Kroenkephobe
‘Start reading proper research and think for yourself.’
Is it mandatory to be supercilious and condescending to be a leftist ? I am very very well read. Thanks for your unsolicited piece of advice nonetheless.
A secret bunker deep beneath the bowels of the Emirates. Early last week. Mikel Arteta sitting alone at a desk when there’s a knock on the door. MA: Password? Edu: Generational. (Door opens) Boss,it’s good to see you. But why this word for password,I don’t understand. MA: What fool would ever associate us with that word? Edu:Ah, I see, clever! But what is this place boss? MA: It is my hideout. Wenger had it built after the 8-2 at Old Trafford. He used to spend all the transfer windows here. But enough history. Tell me,how is our strategy progressing? Did… Read more »
Almunia
Sums up the current transfer strategy 😂😂😂
TR
If that’s the case, where did the lazy, laughable trope about lefties supporting China come from then? Or was it just (poor) ‘bantz’?
With your unwoke, non virtue signalling, melted snowflake politics, you’re FAR more likely to be a fan boy for China than I am.
Let’s revert back to football rather than talk endlessly about Covid. Xhaka will be leaving the club this summer and that is an almost dead cert now. So as a first team regular in the DMF role he needs to be replaced. The three players who have been discussed as replacements are: LOCATELLI [AGED 23] NEVES [AGED 24] BISSOUMA [AGED 25 in August] Locatelli is clearly a very good player and athlete with world class potential. The impression is that he would prefer to move to Juventus and in any event I suspect that any move to Arsenal if we… Read more »
I agree with all of the above & sid as well .I don’t agree with by tammy Abraham at all .I don’t understand why people don’t get it .If you keep buying what’s deemed as not good enough for your rivals do you somehow think that is going to make you better than your rivals .That is some strange logic.we have had chech,Luiz and willian and now you want Abraham and not only that you want to spend 40 mill on him again a sackable offense in my book. Keep laca we know what’s gonna happen there as I said… Read more »
Emiratestroller
I would go for Sabitzer , relatively cheap and has played in a fast tempo and high intensity team . Good with pressing and physical presence too. Sabitzer and one more CM would be my pick.
And if we are going for a marquee signing I would go all out for Dani Olmo.
Almunia,
Wotcha mate. Tragicomedy at its finest. I’m picturing them both wearing brown overalls a la ‘open all hours’. That depressing northern sitcom with Ronnie Barker and David Jason.
I know the dogma on here requires us all to be insanely positive but it feels like we’re fucked up a rope this summer. Feels ripe for early regime change. Watching that Rangers game tomorrow? I’m not sure I will after Hibs.
Almuniasaynomore
Hilarious stuff mate . Mikel sounds like Gru from Despicable Me though xD
Divine Sherlock
Sabitzer is not a replacement for Xhaka. He would be more like a creative midfielder to compete with Odegaard, Aouar and Maddison.
ES, I am just so underwhelmed with white signing for us unless we do get a proper partner for partey. This process is meant to take a few seasons, so with that in mind, why are we not fixing the actual holes in the squad; especially considering we are losing xhaka, before spending a massive amount of dough on a centre back, which clearly is the least of our problems (well to me anyway). If we insist on playing from the back, get in the midfielders who make themselves available, who can break the lines with quick feet or a… Read more »
Yeah Dani Olmo was great to watch at the euros. About as much as ive seen of him though.