MADDERS GETTING THE HEAVY LINKS

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A few things on the agenda today.

Thomas Partey’s rep came out with a eulogy to his injury yesterday, then quickly backtracked and told Arsenal fans not to panic. Let’s hope there’s some good news. It sounds like he’s going to miss the Brentford game regardless, which is annoying, but it’s not a death strike on our season.

There’s news doing the rounds that Arsenal are about to give Xhaka a forever contract to stay at Arsenal. There’s no way of cutting it, the news is disappointing. The player wanted to leave a month ago, now we can’t get a buyer for him we want to offer him more money and a deal until he’s is 34 years old? He’s deal has two years left to go, shouldn’t we just be extending a year? He just had the tournament of his life and the best bid we could land was £10m. I struggle to see how a transfer bounce next season sees a bid higher? Generally, there’s been logic behind most of things we’ve done this year, hopefully that’s just bad information in the system, because that is an awfully long contract for someone of that age that wanted out last week.

Still, it does appear that the reason we said no was a simple one: We couldn’t afford a replacement with £10m and that would eat into the rest of our summer plans.

Which brings us on nicely to the news that Arsenal are in fact heading in for James Maddison. If you told me we’d keep Xhaka if it meant we could sign Maddison, I am going to take that deal. The rumour has been hanging in the air like a rich attuned cologne for months, now it seems like we’re pushing in with offerings of some of our Hale-Enders. The whole thing still feels a little nuts to me, especially when the offer is Ainsley the other way. But we’ll see. If the player wants out and we have cash, these things can happen fast.

There’s also some more yin to yang. Mo Elneny might be hanging around the squad like the guy who overstays their welcome at your party… but some of the journos are saying that Azeez is going to be kept around this summer. You know what I like about this? Everything. The player looked transformed the other day, he’s moved from a waif-like child to a powerhouse in a few months. That’s putting in the hard-work and being rewarded.

What does hack me off is that a whole section of people have to immediately made it about Saliba. Can’t we just take it as ‘well, it’s clearly not a kids thing that is going on here’ and be happy for another Hale-Ender?

It is interesting though, because a lot of the kids are looking like men right now. Eddie has looked our best striker in preseason. He looks fit, focused and he’s making a difference every time he arrives on the pitch. The shame is we’ll end up keeping Lacazette around over one of the young players. There might be some regret in the system at some point with Eddie, because with games, he’ll bang them in. Trouble is, the club seems to have put their chips on Balogun and he shares an agent with Eddie. Can’t tell both players they’ll get minutes this season. One will have to go.

It’ll also be interesting to see what happens with Joe Willock. He caused chaos the other day, had a great stint with Newcastle, but if we’re going for Maddison, where does he fit? Seems the Geordies might have found some money for him, and be willing to go to £23m.

I also wanted to revisit the Chelsea game one more time, because some of the coverage of that game was embarrassing. It’s preseaon. Nothing matters bar fitness and tactical coaching. No one has any idea how much hard-work went on in the week prior to that game. No one knows what the purpose of the run-out was. Some fans seem more intent on being the first to call the season over than to actually let things play out and see where we land. The game was messy, but I’ve seen 4 comps of 4 different players doing the rounds… so clearly, there’s some good stuff going on. Thomas Partey is going to be on fire this season, Sambi Lokonga looked comfortable against good opposition, ESR is going to be more on the front foot this season… and it’s clear we’re not going to be deep-blocking against West Ham this season. The football is going to kick up a gear with a higher line with players that can handle it.

Imagine how much better things will be when we have all our transfer business done and we welcome back the two Gabriel’s and Bukayo Saka.

Finally, did anyone notice Spurs going for one of those European bargain right-sided ball-playing centre backs for £50m? Anyone following Chelsea tracking Kounde from broke Spain with a £60m bid? A lot of people slagging Arsenal for paying the English tax on Ben White… I’d maybe suggest it’s a tax on ball-playing centre backs that are 23 or younger, because those two are certainly not coming here on the bargain prices everyone critiqued Arsenal for not leaning in on.

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Pierre

Valentin
You are correct , the squad building is a mess…there are so many head shaking decisions that one finds difficult to comprehend…

Just when I feel there is light at the end if the tunnel we are hit with the new contract for Xhaka , we are hit with Ramsdale , we are hit with the inevitable sale of willock and Nketiah( I’m hoping they stand there ground and wait for the inevitable sacking of Arteta).

Sid

Diet Pep will Not be playing a high pressing line and if he does with Xhakalson, Elneny, Partey in midfield,
Auba, Pepe, Willian as fowards, he is a fool.

Actually which style of football suits this squad?

China1

Lots of strong links to CMs today, not only Maddison

I’ve been very clear that I consider CM and RB top priorities but if we sign a quality CM and AM I’ll call the window a success and settle for a just passable RB option (cal or Cedric, please not bellerin) in the mean time

We’ll see

Sid

“”””””””There is an easy solution…Put in any 4 of Balogun, Martinelli, Nketiah , Willock, Smith Rowe and Saka “”””””””

When Mertesacker takes over he will do this, Not Diet Pep

Sid

Yo, Thomas Partey ain’t a party ’till it’s ran all through

Foxy

Sid we cannot counter attack as we cannot progress the ball fast enough from the back and we cannot play against the so called low block due to lack of creativity.

Foxy

Plus we cannot hoof the ball into the box as we have no CF who can win the ball in the air!

Chrispy

If another CM/CAM comes in , then i’m fine with Xhaka staying. Letting him go for £10-£12m is worse than extending his contract and potentially selling in 12months time.

But the CM/CAM signing is absolutely critical with a another keeper not far behind.

Tom

Chrispy, I’m no finance major but who’s gonna buy Xhaka next season when he’s one year older and on even higher wages, which I’m assuming Arsenal will put him on to compensate for declining his wishes to move?

Leftside

Whatever happens doesnt appear to be imminent so its more or less the same squad as last season but this management expect different results

China1

Xhaka can stay only if he will become 4th choice CM and we flog the neny.

Valentin

Pierre, I hope the same thing that Willock, Nkethia and Nelson have the fortitude to wait until Arteta’s sacking. His attempt at pressing from the back will surely backfire and White will be the scapegoat. Already it needed a big slice of luck and persistence by White to avoid a goal. Brighton could use him in that role as part of a back 3, because he has the extra security of 2 CBs behind him to cover. Having a CB to push forward like that in a back 4 is just asking for trouble. Every team will instruct their striker… Read more »

Habesha Gooner

China
That actually would be great. It would be a massive improvement if we flog Elneny and we sign a good CM. Xhaka as 4th choice would actually make us a decent side.

Rich

In the last 2 seasons we’ve pulled Saka + Smith Rowe out of our academy into the first team Would be great if another youngster steps up this season, maybe Martinelli I’d rather we put Willock on a 5yr deal rather than sell him for £22million, with no European football, Willock needs consistent playing time, if he’s not going to get it at Arsenal, then loan him out Willock kept Newcastle in the PL last season, staying in the PL is worth north of £100million, a £8-£10 million loan fee, and getting them to pay his wages, is still a… Read more »

Sid

White had Bissouma in midfield at Brighton,
Partey had Koke and Saul at Athletico

Whatever you choose to do with that info is up to you

China1

Habesha I’d be totally fine with xhaka as 4th choice As much as I bag on him I’m more than happy to have him make up numbers, be a good influence in the dressing room, and as far as 4th choice CMs go he’d be very much an acceptable level I just cannot under any circumstances see us play xhakaneny in PL matches and likewise he should absolutely not be the default option to get regular starts. As 4th choice, totally fine with him. 4th choice isn’t expected to be world class. We’re not city. He’s fine. Tho I’d hope… Read more »

andy1886

A fourth choice CM on £100,000+ per week? No wonder our finances are in a mess.

Tom

Rich, and who’s Saliba replacing in Arsenal back line next season?

At last seasons end I predicted Guen going back to France, Odegaard staying at RM, and Saliba going out on another loan most likely back to France. All three have apparently come to past, which makes my other prediction of Saliba to never play for Arteta a good shout as well.
I’m sticking with it.

China1

Andy I don’t approve of it either financially. I would’ve sold him for 10m lol

But my point is if he’s signing a new cL tract I can live with it only if he’s 4th for the 2 dm/cm spots.

Tom

Xhaka is not riding pines under Arteta no matter who else is coming in or not.
He’s Arteta’s favorite and a nailed on starter

KAY Boss

Some bigging up nelson like he’s produced a saka level performance. Be real guys, he’s been atrocious anytime I’ve watched him play. We’re crying for improvement and upgrade on the squad, yet people think nelson and his like must not be booted out.
I need a mention of a match he performed above average.

Valentin

Most big companies have a wage policy. Usually it is a fancy way of saying that they have an excel sheet where you have the hierarchical level, seniority level, criticality to the business and a salary band associated with those inputs. That grid is constantly reviewed against the market for companies of similar standing and characteristics (geography, …). Anybody drawing a salary above their band is then pushed out or has to accept a lower or no bonus to compensate for “Too expensive – Above Market Value” tag. At Arsenal we seem to offer better terms!?! Xhaka was already on… Read more »

Kris

To those saying Torreira’s size is a huge obstacle: What was his size when he first joined and was very good in the EPL? (not that I want him to stay, but that argument lacks any sort of intelligence) Also, Xhaka’s contract extension will not increase his value because he will be one year older, and since his salary is way too high any single year of extension actually reduces his value. So even if the market bounces back in 12 months, his real value will even with an extension not exceed 15 – 17 M. When we’re ready to… Read more »

Tom

Assuming White becomes a success and solves Arsenal’s needs at his position, it will have taken Arsenal only north of £100m to accomplish this feat.
£30m spent on Saliba, another £20m plus on Luiz, and now £50m plus on White.
We may rescue some of it back when Saliba gets sold on a cheap a year from now , then again maybe not, if he decides to give Arsenal the one finger salute and run down his contract.

Chris

A new Xhaka deal just doesn’t make sense on so many levels. It’s a risk to hope for an improved market next year. If the extension is due to a release clause then it surely would not be much higher than what has been reportedly offered this summer. Why not sell this summer and avoid the higher wages/signing on fee? Most importantly, we do not progress the quality and efficiency of our midfield with the error prone Xhaka. If the club were being aggressive and ruthless in the market, Xhaka wouldn’t be here still. He is a visible symptom of… Read more »

Pierre

In the history of the premier league , has there EVER been a loan spell as good as Willock’s 6 month loan at Newcastle….8 goals in 11 starts FROM MIDFIELD I’ve had pedro and charlie telling me it was easier for Willock at Newcastle as they are a counter attacking side…..yeah right. Over the years there has been Klinsmann, Lukaku, campo, George Weah, Henril Larsson, Dugarry , Sturridge and many more who have had loan spells , and none had the impact or the numbers of Willock and he is a kid compared to these players and a MIDFIELDER .… Read more »

Rich

Tom I wouldn’t write Saliba off as an investment just yet, he’s 20, and only 40% into his original investment cycle I’d have preferred it if we’d extended his contract before sending him out again, but if he plays consistently this season, he could easily replace Mari or Holding in the squad next season You don’t always get an instant return on investment, sometimes you have to wait for that investment to mature There’s also a 50/50 chance Arteta will get the boot before next summer, a new manager may well fancy Saliba If we don’t add at least a… Read more »

Chris

Totally with you on Willock, Pierre. I want him to stay.

A knack for being in the right place at the right time, or simply, just getting his name on the scoresheet. Not to be sniffed at and he is one of our own.

Distanced hairline

How do y’all want xhaka out so badly when we got a liability in aubameyang, hes having a good time enjoying a world class salary for free, xhaka played his role better and will be in the top 5 best players for us last season,

Distanced hairline

Pierre, i am tired of arteta mismanaging our players, If he sells willock it will only comfirm what his mission is at the Emirates

Mee

No way Xhaka agreed to stay without the assurance of starting PL games (which he already kind of has with MA in charge.) He would have kicked up a fuss and left the club otherwise. Next year he will be worth something like 1 million pounds considering his bigger salary. What I can’t get with under MA is the double standards. When Martinez indicated he wanted to leave, the two clowns were quick to take the cash. When its Xhaka’s turn, he gets what he wants. The same player who was assaulting Burnley players on the pitch and cost us… Read more »

CG

Chris ””’A knack for being in the right place at the right time, or simply, just getting his name on the scoresheet. Not to be sniffed at and he is one of our own.””” The great Brian Clough used to state ‘ the hardest thing to do in the game , is to score a goal’. This Willock can’t pass for toffee , can’t head the ball, he can barely trap it- but anyone who scores 9/9 has a unique talent. Willock maybe difficult to accommodate in your team – well that makes he even more dangerous to the opposition.… Read more »

Tom

“I wouldn’t write Saliba off as an investment just yet, he’s 20, and only 40% into his original investment cycle“

Unless he can be recalled mid season and by Arsenal’s new manager ( taking a huge chance here if Pedro’s a foot) he’s staying in France till May 2022 and that’s 60% into his original investment cycle.

andy1886

KAY Boss: “I need a mention of a match he performed above average.”

Easy. Arsenal 2 Liverpool 1 on 15/7/20.

Nelson hussled VVD into the mistake from which Laca scored our first and then he scored the winner after that.

You must have a poor memory!

Raulishuss

i see the clamour for selling willock and eddie and tbh im baffled. Im definately keep them both. Eddie especially is going to suprise many i’ll happily kick one of auba and laca out to give eddie as much playing time as possible

China1

Yeah Pierre I’d like willock and Eddie to stay right now

salparadisenyc

This window is all about bettering the starting XI, if that requires selling 2 of Nketiah, Willock and AMN then get her done.

With Martinelli and Balogun waiting in the wings for me that puts Eddie in surplus zone, other obvious makeweight is AMN who if we’re honest should of been sold last summer considering how much Arteta utilized him.

China1

I don’t think Nelson has proved he’s elite but I also don’t get the criticism He had a very good loan at hidden he in a couple of years back and was one of their best players. He came back and played just a handful of games, most of those cameos. In those he’s looked rough cut but also has had some good moments as well. But I’m not sure how much you can expect out of any player who never gets anywhere near the field. For every ESR or Martinelli who comes in out of nowhere and is great… Read more »

Gentlebris

‘Sorry but Onuachu isn’t good enough for Arsenal. I’ve talked to some Nigerians who live and die for the game, and derision is the kindest thing they have to say about him .He isn’t even a Bonafide starter for them as he is behind Iheanacho and Osimhen.’ The Nigerians you spoke to don’t understand Nigeria football than I do. In the last rounds of Nigeria national team engagement, Onuachu scored two goals, Osinhmen scored 1 goal, Iheanecho scored none. Then the national team of Nigeria doesn’t have fluid football which could benefit a deadly striker like Onuachu. Haaland would struggle… Read more »

DigitalBob

Selling Willock for £22-£23M is a mistake. Unfortunately, such is the talent of the kid its not even mistake over the long term which is obvious but it’s a mistake over the short term as he will outperform both Elneny and Xhaka this season.

Be prepared for a season of comparing Willock’s goal scoring heroics with Xhaka/Elneny’s pass completion and amount of interceptions they have per game. But I guess as they fit “the system” and, in Xhaka’s case, are no longer error prone some will say they are better fits for an Arsenal midfield.

CG

Rich ”””’There’s also a 50/50 chance Arteta will get the boot before next summer, a new manager may well fancy Saliba”””” Any manager ( except this one) would want a 6 ft 4 strapping athletic center back, aged 20. One that played against the likes of Mpbabbe and Neymar and performed adequately. The sole reason , Arteta has spent most of the transfer funds on White and persists with the plodders Holding and Mary is because of his personal dislike to the player. Holding or Saliba? Mary or Saliba? Chambers or Saliba? Only Arteta would choose the former in each… Read more »

Sid

Renewing Xhakalson and selling Willock is clinical insanity

Im telling you for free!

David.D

This is why Arteta really fucks me off. You send out your young players to see if they can cut it.. Willock goes on loan and smashes it. Any fucking manager worth his salt would be chomping at the bit to get the kid back and see if he can integrate and replicate that form with the mentality he is one of ours and could save us a fortune. Not Mikel fucking Arteta no! He would rather sell one of our promising youngsters who is young and vibrant and will come back to haunt us one day. Move Elneny on… Read more »

Rich

When I repeatedly suggested giving Willock a run of games early on last season, I was consistently told he’d never be good enough…. Tom The premium on athletic, ball playing centre backs, is around £50 million Ben White = £50 million Maguire = £80million Varane = £40million Romero = £50million Kounde = £60 million If Marseille have a good season and Saliba gets voted their player of the season, he makes the Ligue 1 team of the season, and is in the mix for Ligue 1 young player of the season Then he’s a £60 million centre half He ideally… Read more »

Sid

Saliba is superior to White

You can take this to the bank!

Sid

So Saliba comes back to Arsenal and we have 50m White on the bench

Dissenter

Rich
You moan so much about Arsenal’s penchant for making horrible mistakes but you have this knack of backing all of them mistakes.
Then your magical thinking come in to rescue the day; Saliba will become that £60 million player after all and we all lived happily ever after.

andy1886

Local newspaper in Sheffield claiming Arsenal want Berge as well as Ramsdale in a £75m double deal. Probably complete garbage, I certainly hope so anyway.

Champagne Charlie

Rich You’re awful with finances. There was nothing smart about the initial signing of Saliba. We were desperate for quality that summer having come within 2 points of CL football. Spending almost a third of our budget on a player that wouldn’t play for us for 12 months minimum was utterly ridiculous. Perfectly reasonable if the fee was less than 10 mil like other speculative transfers (Martinelli, Tavares), but how you have the audacity to call our 10th biggest transfer, and most expensive teenager ever, a “punt” I’ll never know. If we spent that money again this window on some… Read more »

Rich

CC

Our issue wasn’t that we budgeted a fraction of our revenue on a medium term punt, before the pandemic that was completely within our resources

The issue was that when we invested for the immediate, we invested very badly

Well run clubs with our budget “should” be able to do both

It’s not that we couldn’t afford to invest that money, Arsenal have spent loads of money, it’s that the people running the club are hopelessly incompetent

Champagne Charlie

“Our issue wasn’t that we budgeted a fraction of our revenue on a medium term punt, before the pandemic that was completely within our resources“

Yes it was.

The transfer budget is already a budgeted portion of our revenue. So to use almost a third of that on a teenager we wouldn’t see for at least 12 months and ignore the current squad composition was negligent.

Stop trying to justify it by basically saying we could afford it. Obviously we could afford it, we don’t do things we can’t literally afford. But it doesn’t make them smart or sensible.

Gentlebris

I don’t have a problem with Willock being sold, but I don’t think selling Nketia is a hot idea. That kid is a true 9 and he’s improving all the time.

Gentlebris

The Saliba affair is horrible to say the least. £27m and he doesn’t kick a senior ball for us in 3 seasons.

Who here would want his football club run like that?

Rich

CC Whether you invest £10 million on a young player, loan him out for 3 years, and flip him for £20 million in 3 years time Or if you invest £25million in a young player, loan him out for 3 years, and flip him for £50 million in 3 years time The profit is 100% on both transfers, but the margin on the higher level punt is much bigger Van Dijk cost Liverpool £80 million, even if Arsenal had £80 million, we couldn’t sign a defender that good We haven’t had a truly world class centre back on our books… Read more »

Almuniasaynomore

A dimly lit restaurant, the camera slowly zooms in on a darkly dressed couple eating in an isolated corner. The two men constantly scan the room as they speak, uttering each word softly as though being overheard could cost them their lives. Edu:So many years, so much planning, it is difficult for my mind to accept that the moment is almost upon us. MA: You do yourself an injustice my friend. Struggling to understand things is your forte. Edu:Ehhhmm…thanks. MA: Hold firm now my old friend and we will see this through. 9 more days until the footballing world will… Read more »

Gonsterous

Xhaka extending and then going for 20m next season is exactly the type of thinking akbs do.
We will get the same offer for xhaka next season. A year older and on more wages. Do the maths.

Gonsterous

Almunia

Fk off that was hilarious lol 😂😂

Tom

Almuniasaynomore 😂

Rich

Almunia

Always love your work, but that’s the best to date, had me in stitches 👏

Positive pete

Almunia,you nailed it.lol! A masterpiece.I can see it now.Unless a miracle occurs it’s happening.Leicester pulling a Brighton.Any moron could have seen it coming but not our transfer team.No one wants our deadwood.Repeat.No one wants our deadwood.Cash is king.Except when it comes to us.Where clubs will offer us every peice of shit they’ve got to reduce the price.The world & its dog see us as fools in the market.No respect.

China1

Almunia that was class haha

Marko

Nothing wrong with the Saliba signing whatsoever he’s highly rated he could have made an impact but we’re being managed by a complete bum who doesn’t know what to do him now two seasons in a row. Remember last season he kept him here only to give game time to Mustafi and make Holding a starter after he himself nearly went to Newcastle on loan. Sailba did nothing for 6 months then was loaned to nice which was successful and then this summer comes along and dumbfuck can’t even give him a preseason. Under Arteta Saliba has gotten absolutely zero… Read more »

Mr Serge

as soon as i see Saliba in any chat i scroll past its fuckin boring

S Asoa

Aluminasaynomore
Been reading your creative pieces recently. Lifelike like Jason Bourne series. Fantastico !

and thanks buddy for raising a chuckle speaking of the unspeakable .

Sid

“”””””MA: Accept it? Accept it?? They will be ecstatic. The world will not have seen such an explosion of joy since Sid discovered playboy tv.””””””””

Why you gotta do me like that?

The Bard

Some of the stuff on here about the transfers is clueless. Arsenal currently are like a man in the desert dying of thirst. He is going have to have to pay top dollar for water. All the clubs know where we are and where we expect to be, our bargaining position is weak. Getting into a stand off is pointless because we cant afford another season stuck in mid table.

Valentin

Maybe we should start a pool to determine when Arteta is getting the sack.
I am think that will be around 6 Dec 2021.
Defeat to Liverpool, miraculous draw against Newcastle, unlucky defeat against ManUtd due to a Bruno Fernandes dive earning them an undeserved penalty, then defeat to Everton could be the last straw that break the camel’s back.

Almuniasaynomore

Sid,
Apologies, I tried to contact your agent to clarify the referencing of your name but she was busy in LA with her other clients on some casting couch or something.

Val,
We may have written Nicholas Cage off too early, saw ‘ Pig’ last night, unusual film but I really enjoyed it. Cage was fabulous.

Thanks for the compliments on the sketches lads, I’m doing them because it helps me vent. As long as you guys enjoy them I don’t mind doing them and thanks to Pedro for allowing them, proof you have a good sense of humour.

China1

Nicholas cage? Never been a fan myself

Almuniasaynomore

China,
It was more a reflection of how he was now so bad that if he was in a film you knew not to watch it. Same with Bruce Willis. But like I said, he proved he can still pick a good one now and again.

Valentin

Almunia, I was told the same thing that Cage performance in Pig was great as it was subdued compared to ‘Turn up to 11’ late style of acting. But like I wrote, once in a blue he has a great performance and hope is restored before being dashed by the next movie release. Maybe he needs the money and he has fun turning the crazy volume up to 11 when shooting those bad movies. Maybe it is his way of dulling the pain of having to make those crappy movies for the money. But there is definitely a great actor… Read more »

Tom

peas for the broken PEA shooter still has to be my favorite

gunnernet

Hahaha that was awesome Almunia. Arteta – Edu combo in the middle of the park doesn’t sound that bad now does it?

Useroz

Almuniasaynomore
You for to look deeper… Spuds has a sleeper here somewhere and the tea ladies believe it’s Vinai

salparadisenyc
Almuniasaynomore

Useroz,
I’m working on that story!

Val,
Yeah, you’re spot on. Someone on IMDb reviewed it and called it one of Cage’s bi annual decent performances. Still like you said, there is an actor in there somewhere…..

Valentin

Bruce Willis has been on the decline for years and I don’t remember a good performance from him for years. The last good one I remember is Red 2.

His career is turning to the Steven Segal type. To mega star to direct to video, to past caring guy more interested in the pay check and food/ girls around the set than the movie.

At least Nic Cage has the intelligence or good sense to once in a while throw a bone to his supporter with a good performance in a watchable movie.

Sid

By the time we play Brighton things will be toxic, Diet Peps future is in Graham Potters hands

Almuniasaynomore

Sal,
Will check that out,thanks.

Val,
Another I fear for is Mel Gibson. Some horrible stuff recently. ( though some will say no change there!) I’ve always liked his films.

Tom

Bruce Willis is who studios get for b movies’ cameos to sucker the naive into buying their crap these days.
His dramatic range is about that of a broom stick.

Nic Cage has done some shit work but never in the same league.

Tom

$50 says Arteta see out the season.
Any takers?

DivineSherlock

Nicolas Cage in Matchstick Men . That was something !

DivineSherlock

Almuniasaynomore

Do you watch lot of comedies or you write while you’re high ? You come up with some brilliant stuff xD .

Gonsterous

Did someone say niC cage?
https://youtu.be/F1XCUo_Uu8M

For all the community (the show) lovers out there

Champagne Charlie

Rich I’m not reading through all that, you do your best to convolute a very simple argument. When you need something now, you don’t put a third of your budget into something for later and miss out now. If Arsenal were to secure a 30 mil deal for Max Aaron’s to join next summer but fall short of a securing a CAM this window there would be chaos. Why? Because it would be utterly ridiculous to concern ourselves with next season and beyond before preparing the best we could for this one. We are not at that level. Saying ‘but… Read more »

Rich

I’m away grafting for a few weeks, hopefully we get off to a flyer, and do plenty of common sense things over the next few weeks, I won’t be holding my breath…..

COYG

Stay safe guys, try not to kill each other 😂

Valentin

Mel Gibson is different, in a sense that even in his recent mediocre movies he seems to be professional and able to produce a decent performance.

I have only been able to see half of Fatman, but he was good in it. Also despite a lot of criticism, this movie is a master piece compared to the excrement Bruce Willis is performing in.

Words on a blog

I hereby nominate Almuniasaynomore to the LG Nobel Prize for Literature

Rich

CC

I’ll have to get the last word in against my old sparring partner 😂

You might want to take time to read my post, you might then have a much better understanding of what you’re talking about, rather than the usual dribble you spew out

Have fun pal xxx

Champagne Charlie

Rich

I’ll save my myself the hassle thanks, about as coherent as your economics chatter. You don’t deal well with finances, duly noted.

bacaryisgod

What odds for Per Mertesacker being named Caretaker Manager in the next 12 months?

bacaryisgod

Valentin

Bruce Willis is just raking in the dollars at this point by pumping out 2nd or 3rd rate action movies. The producers pre-sell the International rights to ensure a profit. Neither he nor the producers care if the film is any good as they’ve already landed on a winning formula.

Dissenter

Most of the Hollywood productions have been B or C grade movies sponsored by Asian benefactors. The likes of Stallone, Bruce Willis and Nicholas Cage are just squezzing out trashy movies

The better producers/directors spend more time making shows for streaming services like Netflix.
The better productions tend to be international, typically European. The material from Spain has been amazingly good.

Dissenter

*squeezing out

Sid

When Mertesacker is named manager all le grovers must bow at the altar of the great Sid

NORG

Will KFL be in Mertesacker’s management team?

MD-Gunner

Villa, here is a club that is ruthless, with ambition and have their shit together in the TW unlike Arsenal atm.

“Villa have had a busier transfer window than most and on Wednesday announced the arrivals of Danny Ings and Leon Bailey.”

And they are not finished yet in this TW, Villa is another contender for top 6, why? Their manager has a plan that does not reek with puking sauce.