VINAI TEMPERS ‘NOW’ EXPECTATIONS, BUT SPEAKS TO STRATEGY

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I’m am SO thrilled to be out the backend of this transfer window.

Now the only pain you’ll be feeling is when Tierney picks up a knock on international duty.

This will be a short post today because I am FLYING WOO YES.

According to those in the know, Palace and Eddie did NOT happen because the player asked for too much money. Eddie can smell a free transfer. I don’t know how I feel about this. He did absolutely nothing last season, one would assume that Folarin Balogun is ahead of him this season, so he’s passed for a year of doing nothing.

Where is his agent on this? Shouldn’t you be telling your client to get some game time? What is his free transfer going to be worth after another year of bumming around on the bench?

One player I was excited to see take a loan was Reiss Nelson. He needs confidence and he needs to deliver a BIG season. I cannot wait to get obsessed with Feyenoord this year.

Keeping on the topic of young players, it was interesting to hear Balogun talk about how he bought into whatever Arteta has been saying. He spoke well of what it means to be an Arsenal players and he stated that he was very close to Emile and Bukayo. Balogun just looks good, he’s going to the top, I really like him.

Vinai dropped some words after our extremely messy summer, asking us to come together and be nice. Here’s what he said about the summer.

“Our approach for this window was framed by fully recognising that we are not where we want to be on the pitch — finishing eighth last season, with no European football for the first time in many years,”

“Whilst we would love to jump from where we are to where we want to be in an instant, we need to be realistic that the gap is too large to do that. As such, our activity this window has been focused on youth.

“Our strategy is to fill our squad with some of Europe’s most exciting young talent, with players from both our academy and further afield, that can grow and develop together under Mikel to take us where we want to get to.

“Whilst this will not be overnight, we can make positive progress, and it gives us the best route to future success in a sustainable way.”

Listen, say what you want about all the other bullshit, now the window is closed, we delivered on a new vision. Are the players good enough? Jury is out. But we did what was needed.

  • We binned a lot of players, about £700k a week
  • We lowered the age profile of the squad, average age of our signings is about 22
  • Each player mapped to a very specific profile and most looked well scouted
  • We filled the voids

The ‘move the needle’ merchants really need to give it a rest. If you look at the players we’ve signed and can’t see an improvement, I cannot help you. The problem with a lot of fans is they have a very specific view of what a good signing is, that’s usually a popular Youtube sensation, someone with good football manager numbers, someone with a fancy name. A Grover asked me yesterday if I was worried that I don’t know much about the players… not really, if Arsenal did things properly, the team working those deals should know what’s going on better than you or I.

We’re also not in the market for ‘move the needle’ players. Grealish, Sancho, Locatelli, and Varane are not moving to us. The way we’ve worked the market is best suited to our needs. We’ve signed young players who might take a year to bed in, but when they settle, they’ll be ready to compete at the highest level.

Well, that’s the hope.

There are still justified doubts. We haven’t been good at recruiting, fans don’t trust the process, and we still have no idea what Arteta is trying to do with his squad.

There’s also a lot of grim PR around the club. Unhappy squad players. Factions within the club. Power grabs. Those issues won’t go away with a 10 game run of wins I’m afraid.

Arteta’s career fate might have already been decided, but he can prolong it if he gets his shit together. As I suspected yesterday, Arsenal played a friendly against Brentford and absolutely spanked them 4-0.

People don’t want to hear it, but Arsenal are not a bad team. We have a lot of good players and you’ll see that after the break. If you don’t, Arteta will lose his job and someone else will bring them up to their level which is higher than you think.

Ramsdale

Tomi White Gabriel Tierney

Lokonga Partey

Odegaard

Saka Auba ESR

Cut and paste the names around, but don’t tell me that’s not a sexy team that could do some damage after the break.

On that note, take in my stint on the Latte Firm OR the Arsenal Opinion OR both.

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Graham62

I see that Arsenal have got a lot of negative press for promoting their behind closed doors win over Brentford. I totally agree. Who are these folk working in the clubs PR Dept? How can you gloat about a training session? Who in their right mind would use a game against a bunch of Brentford youngsters as a way of highlighting the club is getting things together. Were there 60,000 in the stadium vying for blood? Was there the added pressure of knowing that one mistake and fans would be on your back? Were all the cameras focused on every… Read more »

Tony

Goobergooner
Let me know if you come to Thailand after Covid.

Kroenkephobe

International break really is a snoozefest Weagle Normally I’d agree wholeheartedly. It’s disruptive and dull. But given where we are at the moment, the break might have a restorative effect on the squad. A big ‘might’ given how poor our manager and coaches are. I don’t trust Arteta to prepare the team any longer but I’d like to see the players take it upon themselves to get a win against Norwich (at almost any cost) and transmit the idea that they achieved it despite, not because, of the numpties on the sidelines. In fact, it would be ideal to see… Read more »

Goobergooner

CG,

“Lokanga seems a player with some promise , but has already been omitted from the last 2 matches.
( so expect his early sheen to fade, when he does not get the game time)”
That is exactly my fear.
One of the biggest ballers to have graced a midfield as well as thierry with massive praise for the lad, and he will be teta’d in no time.

Only in the inspirational, provoking, outstanding leader in Xhaka have we seen any ‘progress’.

Goobergooner

Tony, definitely will do my man!

HerbsArmy

Graham 62

If you rate Southgate you are easily pleased.
England weren’t great throughout the Euro’s, and Kane is nowhere near elite.
If England do fluke a major tournament win, it will be more because other countries are in cyclical transition.
The Dutch play a much better brand of football.
England’s mindset reminds me too much of Arsenal, bland and unappealing.

Goobergooner

“White will never win an aerial ball against a CF with a head.”

Mee, that is a proper laugh!

Goobergooner

Kroenke
“In fact, it would be ideal to see a senior player on the pitch ask Tets mid-game to sit down when he gets all shouty and gesture-ry. Ain’t gonna happen but I can dream.”

Hahaha I don’t know if I’d be able to deal with that. Would actually blow my mind 😂😂 would literally be too funny I don’t think I’d recover

Goobergooner

All I want to do is have reason to get behind Arteta other than he’s the manager of the team I support

Mb

Is it just me who is kinda surprised by the ticket price this year?

Vs Norwich, top corner seat – £94

I used to get these in £40 before covid.

CG

goober “Lokanga seems a player with some promise , but has already been omitted from the last 2 matches. ( so expect his early sheen to fade, when he does not get the game time)” That is exactly my fear. I thought he was left out of the WBA jamboree so he would be playing against champions Man City. Add some thrust and power against them. Alas Arteta cocked it up- which only he can do William as a false no.9 there last season Send K and Chambers as center defenders there, this season. No club in the world, has… Read more »

Graham62

HerbsArmy

I think Southgate fluffed his lines in the Euros, which we could have won but overall I’m pleased that he has created an environment that clearly shows the players love playing for their country.

Who cares that Saka is our only representative. To be honest, it’s better for him to be in the England set up at present rather than be in our negative set up.

ahk13

While we’re still on the topic of Pink Floyd/Welcome to the Machine: ———- What Vinai Said: “Our approach for this window was framed by fully recognising that we are not where we want to be on the pitch — finishing eighth last season, with no European football for the first time in many years,” “Whilst we would love to jump from where we are to where we want to be in an instant, we need to be realistic that the gap is too large to do that. As such, our activity this window has been focused on youth. “Our strategy… Read more »

Sid

@Tony, i will also let you know when i com to Thailand, im interested in
“””””””the last room all wood on 100s of small rubber blocks, so it’s floating and no sound can escape.””””””””

Mee

Vinai and co think the EPL is like the NBA where a team can afford to tank a few seasons as they develop a young core and attract top draft pick slots. Smh. They will get us relegated.

HerbsArmy

Graham 62

Yeah, you’re right to point out the feel-good factor within the England group, but Southgate, is similar to Arteta, he won’t open up and take the shackles off by playing expansive football because he’s scared of exposing them to a hammering.
Football in general seems to have become much more cautious, in part because most managers take the self-preservation mode rather then implementing the talent at their disposal.
Too many static tactics.

Graham62

Mb

Maybe they’re £94 because you’re going to be closer to god!🙏✨🙏

KAY Boss

Without wasting much time in accordance to my work and understanding the issues raised by Pedro and relieving the moment of good, bad and ugly nature of life based on the advice given to me by my parents and well wishers to take the bull by the horn and crying foul when things are awry and smiling when things are tepid by discovering the element of football and enjoying as a neutral watching a scoring draw game by natures heavy weights not getting a look in by conservatives and application by labour and voting by democrats haaaaa…… sorry guys I… Read more »

Goobergooner

Sid you cheeky Kent. Please elaborate 😂

Graham62

Herbs

Agree.

Sometimes when your watching those classic games on Sky you realise how much more dynamic games were.
I was even watching The Big Match revisited the other day. Everything was different. Football has become too perfect. Oh for a muddy pitch, then we’d see how good these players really are.

Problem is Health and Safety would step in and ruin it.

Goobergooner

Hahaha Kay,

That is one way to do say a whole bunch of nothing

Goobergooner

To say*

Graham62

you’re watching

Graham62

Just as in life, I find when your communicating to anyone under the age of 40, they just don’t get it.

TR7

https://twitter.com/nonewthing/status/1433517573241516032?s=19

Came across this thread on so called Arteta’s process. Not passing any judgement on it but interesting thread nevertheless.

Bob N16

Graham 62, putting nostalgia one side, watching those Big Match 70s game it’s apparent how less dynamic the football was, partly due to the awful winter pitches and partly due to the poorer athleticism of the players. You can be certain that the players in those days would have much preferred to play on today’s pitches.

NORG

Bob N16 – The 70’s and 80’s was a time when there was a drinking culture at most clubs. A lot of players were accessible to fans especially in pubs they frequented.

Sly

Watch out for dem lady boys Sid🤣

Goobergooner

Tr7,

And what’s the difference between pep and Arteta?? Quality of squad first and foremost!! Tets needed to reel it in a bit and play to squad strengths then build to his own. It’s been a mish mash of players who can’t play his system who were our better players, and players who can play his system who are shite

KAY Boss

I worry for Partey. He needs to learn from Essien and adapt his game to the EPL. I feel he ain’t learning as much as most will like. He often holds the ball for too long before releasing it thereby inviting tackles and his first touch/control is quite heavy. A successful season depends on first who we have as a coach and he Partey staying fit.

A good coach/manager is made by assistants. Arterta has a shambolic coaching staff, that I think contributes to his catastrophic work he’s done in the last 18months.

HerbsArmy

Bob N16

You know what else is an anomaly from the ’70’s? The outcome of the title wasn’t determined by money, a club genuinely needed a good manager.
Derby and Forest won three titles between them, Arsenal, Everton and Leeds too, if you add Liverpool, that’s six different clubs celebrating being champions.
When are Arsenal going to compete for the PL title again, let alone win it?

Sly

That’s interesting into the red
I think Edu while not elite is doing his job. He also has some experience from a similar role rebuilding the Brazilian national team. Arteta is the problem as has been well chronicled on LG
I think there maybe some little man syndrome playing in into tets megalomaniac tendencies also
If we move arteta on and get an actual coach we should see significant improvements in team play

Nelson

I believe that Arteta is over blown because of the promotion. He thought he is good but in fact he is inexperience and has only average coaching capability. He also has problem managing players. The promotion gives him the power to be rackless. He is not stupid though. The last friendly match hints at a return of back three formation for now. I guess he’ll go back to basic and settle the team first with all the new additions.

Sly

Arsenal vision tomiyasu analysis after reviewing his career reel suggests he’s a very good atypical RB
He was literally recruited to cover for white aerially and as CB when Ben goes wandering off into the midfield with ball playing responsibilities
Sounds like TT is a good defender, plays with both feet and is a decent passer. Not you’re run of the mill wingback though in line with tets specifications
He doesn’t want two tierney’s

Dissenter

It turned out that it was Edu that championed the new policy of pursuing young players to build for the future.
It’s Arteta who was driving the transfer of the oldies, contrary to all the superagent rumors Pedro was writing about.

Edu is the visionary, Tets is the one with his head stuck in the sand.

Dissenter

The project of young signings is Edu’s if you believe Ornstein.

curse

is aurier better than Cedric?

Bob N16

NORG, Arsenal’s drinking culture didn’

Bob N16

didn’t stop until Wenger took over!

Dissenter

curse
Aurier is a beast, albeit a reckless beast.
Is better than Cedric, definitely yes
He’s not fitting in anywhere because he’s a trouble maker behind the scene, if you recall why PSG kicked him out.

NORG

Dissenter

When Tets first arrived as manager he was working closely with Raul. Raul was pushing his super agent friends and Tets was sucking up to him

At the same time Edu was reporting directly to Josh. The plan then was to build the team based on young players. Gabriel was signed by Edu to be one of the up and coming players but was fast tracked into the first team.

Dissenter

NORG
It’s becoming apparent that Edu has been slandered by our man Pedro. He’s been depicted as this empty headed lackey of super agents who’s sticking the club with oldies out of naïveté or even worse, brown envelopes.

HerbsArmy

In an alternative universe, Arteta is a dragon slayer, and still never a hair out of place.

raptora

TR7, If you think Pedro is an Arteta fan, you’ve seen nothing. This guy has a massive boner for Arteta. Some of his tweets are shocking: “Arsenal are actually in their brightest spot in 6 years but the media narrative driven by momentary issues makes fans feel like this.” “Patterns will become instinct and soon, teams from Arsenal will become some of the most dominant in Europe, both at academy and senior level.” “Looking at Arteta’s record against the Top 6 since he came in, it is clear that the system provides demonstrable winning competence and even dominance against top… Read more »

Dissenter

The need a manager with a track record of working with young players to make this new approach work.
It’s doubtful whether Arteta has any personality or empathy to help these young players.

Sid

Diet Pep will always be the counterfeit

raptora

So Arteta spends £150m this Summer, and this joker says that we have defensive issues because Gabriel is out and because Partey is out. He doesn’t even speak about 0 goals scored. How do you spent £150m and you are 2 players away from losing every game? Let’s not forget that Gabriel was benched by Arteta for a very long time last season – he started 22 out of 38 games which is what? 58% of the games?! Let’s not forget that Partey started 18 out of 38 EPL games – 47% of our games. Yet Arteta decided to bring… Read more »

Sid

From @TR7 s link those Barca and BM teams have great defensive numbers.
The reason mainly is having great offensive players messi iniesta xavi, Ribery, robben
Opposition teams will not dare commit players out of their half, simple.
Arsenal on the other is focuse on defensive players.

Thats a counterfeit tactic.

raptora

Ofc the notion that this process needs so much time is bullshit.

Liverpool under Klopp:
2015/16 – 8th (didn’t start the season)
2016/17 – 4th, EL final (In his first full season when they had just 1 top 4 finish in the last seven years)
2017/18 – 4th, UCL final
2018/19 – 2nd, 97 pts, UCL trophy
2019/20 – 1st, 99 pts, first title in 31 years.

Sly

Rap
Klopp also inherited a team/squad similar or slightly worse than arsenal’s

curse

cheers diss, I remember wanting him before the spuds got him but thought he flopped over there.

didn’t know he was a trouble maker, maybe he’s matured? I vote yes, move Cedric in Jan or right now if possible.

China1

Ah we have a few Floyd fans! People with taste! Yeah Roger waters appears to be a massive bellend. He’s also pro fox hunting for some reason. You have to put his personality out of your mind when listening tho because his talent is up there amongst the greatest ever imo. Not in terms of technique or anything but as a visionary song writer, he is absolutely world class. I’m also a big fan of guy Pratt. He’s like the ultimate session bassist. Did you know he played bass for Michael Jackson on either earth song or was it heal… Read more »

Tom

Wenger says he’s not planning a return in any capacity and the club is in “good shape”.

He also mentioned he gave the club the best years of his live, which feels like something someone would say if they still feel hurt for being let go.

WengerEagle

Spending £20m on alleged RB Tomiyasu only to pick up Serge Aurier on a free mere days later would be very A&E.

Tets was having right back withdrawals after loaning out Bellerin and not having 3-4 to choose from.

WengerEagle

Surprised that AW hasn’t gone back into management yet 3 seasons and counting.

He probably never will go back, think he is 72 now.

raptora

Sly, Yes, and he did within a budget. Pool finished 4th and most minutes in the team had – 1.Clyne 2.Milner 3.Firmino, 4.Wijnaldum, 5.Lovren, 6.Mignolet, 7.Matip, 8.Can, 9.Lallana. How? Yet we are pleading player poverty with the likes of Leno, Xhaka, Lacazette, Soares etc. I mean I don’t rate them either, especially Xhaka and Laca. But it doesn’t mean that they are complete trash. They are not the reason we finished 8th and 8th. If Klopp can finish in 4th with such average players while we finish behind Leicester, West Ham, Wolves etc, it’s not the players. It’s the manager.… Read more »

Tom

WE , used to be you could tell an Arsenal clickbait transfer rumor from a mile away, now even the most ridiculous ones seem plausible.

raptora

https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/26/Archive/England-Liverpool?stageId=13796

This is the link to Pool’s 2016/17 season. Just have to click on minutes to have it ordered by most minutes played.

That’s punching above your weight.

While we have substantially underperformed under Arteta. Not by little. By many points.

Sly

Rap
Yup
Our #1 problem is poor manager choice post wenger
Becoming abundantly clear to all and sundry including AKBs
5 more games (I would prefer no more games) should wrap up lil emperors tenure

TR7

Goober/Raptora/Sid

Yeah, I don’t buy in to theoretical construct of the thread. We are in to 20 months of Arteta rein and if anything our positional play has worsened. Sound theory but poor application so far.

TR7

WE

Arsene used to say he couldn’t live a day without football, training and coaching footballers etc. May be he wasn’t so much in love with football but rather with Arsenal. He rejected all the offers he received in the last 2 years. He is still miffed with AFC though, has not attended a single Arsenal game. He had proclaimed once he retired he would attend every Arsenal game as a fan.

WengerEagle

Tom

The more ridiculous the rumour the more I believe these days.

I laughed when it was first put out there that we would pay £40m+ for White and by the time we came back after rejected bids with a £50m one, I knew that nothing was off limits for these bozos.

Ramsdale for £30m a similar story, just casually watching them set on fire our summer budget.

raptora

The stupid shit is that instead of finding our Klopp (I didn’t rate him when he was in BvB, but his job in Liverpool has been spectacular) – successful head coach with trophies won and many admirers, we went for the hipster way, the Arsenal way. We hired a complete rookie to learn the ropes in one of the biggest clubs in the world. What might have gone wrong, right?

WengerEagle

TR7 Think even his strongest critics would be hard put to deny that he loved the club. The problem was that he was also a megalomaniac that insisted on controlling every aspect of football operations and the game passed him by in his latter years. He lost the eye for a player as well as regressing on the pitch each of his last couple of seasons. He also had a massive ego as all of the great and former great managers do which I believe is why he has yet to return to the club in any capacity as he… Read more »

raptora

WE,
Several posters were laughing that we were commenting the Ramsdale rumours, that we cannot be that dumb to believe everything we read, even when the media was reporting how Sheffield had rebuffed a 3rd offer for Ramsdale.

If it’s reported by a known person/media it’s probably true. If it will actually happen in the end is another story, but it doesn’t mean it was a lie.

WengerEagle

Really Rap? He bettered Jupp Heynckes’ Bayern Munich side for two seasons before they ran out treble winners. Back to back Bundesliga titles, Champions League Runners Up, incredible football.

Sure his last season was a bit of a mess but they actually recovered really strongly, were bottom or 2nd last at the halfway stage and finished in 7th IIRC.

TR7

I think Kroenke has hired Athletic to be the club’s mouthpiece.

WengerEagle

“If it’s reported by a known person/media it’s probably true. If it will actually happen in the end is another story, but it doesn’t mean it was a lie”

True. We are in the ITK era now where there is near total transparency with transfer deals and very little smoke without fire.

Long gone are the days I used to desperately hammer F5 late in the window on gutter trash like CaughtOffside and Metro for links to players we hadn’t a hope of signing!

NORG

Moving forward to the season 2024 – 2025. Amazon are back at the Emirates for the start of the new season. Arsenal and Huddersfield are drawn for the opening game of the season – both narrowly avoiding the drop to League 1 by a whisker. Amazon are there to record the Arsenal story of decline following the season long series when they recorded one of the lowest points total in premiership history. The program will show how once Arsenal reigned supreme under the leadership of the great Herbert Chapman who also managed Huddersfield Town. The manager and club captain still… Read more »

WengerEagle

Every site back in those days had Salomon Kalou penned in for a medical with us 🤣

Kroenkephobe

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=V6NpfllZrdg

KAYboss
Nice one. We’re you once a devotee of this geezer?

CG

TR7

“”I think Kroenke has hired Athletic to be the club’s mouthpiece.””””

Off course that lot are on the KSE payroll.

Talk about puff piece after puff piece.
I think Rich , must write for them, the amount of waffle they produce.

You want hard opinions and facts.
Le Grove.

China1

Tony that room sounds amazing

Back when my eldest brother was still alive, one of our absolute favourite things to do was to sit in his bedroom in pitch black at 2 in the morning listening to whatever amazing band we’d just stumbled on.

Just the orange glow of the tiny light on the front of his stereo as we’d listen

WengerEagle

Lorik Cana
Felipe Melo
Yann M’Vila
Luiz Gustavo
Matuidi
Mavuba

I’m sure there were far more CDM’s we were linked to that I just can’t remember.

China1

Kalou passed at least 12 medical for us

At least.

raptora

Not like we don’t have a history bringing Chelsea rejects… You could fill a whole football team.

Valentin

TR7, I think that AW just realised that there is more in life than managing a football club. The guy was addicted to football management for years. Arsenal was his drugs and he could not let it go. Now he has been weaned of. I had one of my former boss who was like that. Was working nearly 7 days a week. Took his work mobile on holiday. Remember him calling me from a beach in the Maldives to discuss about a model for a non-linear payoff option. I was WTF, it’s not an emergency, why are you calling me… Read more »

Nelson

I have the feeling that Ramsdale will be a better all round GK than Leno. Arteta should give more game time to him. Lokonga should also replace Xhaka and AMN replace Elneny. I am afraid Arteta prefers to play senior players. That’s one of the reason we couldn’t sell our young players except Willock who got his chance playing for Newcastle.

TR7

Valentin

Yes, I guess Wenger might be thinking he could let go of Arsenal a bit earlier than he eventually did. Not only would he have gone on a real high (FA Cup 2014) but also Arsenal could then have hired someone like Klopp. Easier said than done though. I can’t even get rid of my addiction with Le Grove 🙂

bacaryisgod

Tony

I’ve never been more sure of anything in my life than that you shouldn’t let Sid visit you in Thailand 🙂

Bob N16

Bacary..I was thinking exactly the same thing!

TR7

Speaking of Wenger he has come up with a ridiculous idea to organize FIFA world cup every 2 years from 2028.

Graham62

raptora Re: 13:23 post There is no doubt in my mind that Pedro has an unhealthy fixation with Arteta. It is quite staggering that a man of his intelligence and background could even think that MA is up to the task. However and an incredibly big HOWEVER here, we are talking about the same Pedro who staggeringly thought that Ivan Gazidis was the bees knees. Stringing eloquent and well presented scripture together is all well and good but it doesn’t hide the fact that sometimes people can be very silly and not particularly good at judging others. I await my… Read more »

Graham62

TR7

What’s his idea?

Sid

Bacaryisgod and SpongeBob, polite remsinder this is the blog of love!

Sid

*remainder

I prefered Jupp Heynkes BMunich, than Guardiolas.

Receding Hairline

Let me digress a bit from our concerns with the Arsenal

I know posters here are experienced and well traveled so this is me seeking an informed opinion

I am considering pursuing a masters degree in Project Management in the UK, finances concurring that is, now what are my concerns, Work. What’s the job market like for IT Support professionals outside the London area (this includes Edinburgh and Aberdeen) , I am considering schools outside London, reading around I understand cost of living there is on the high side.

Is this something some of you here would advise.

Kroenkephobe

Sid
I think your version of love would involve more pain than pleasure. I’m sure you’ll take that as a compliment by the way.

zacharse

listening to this arseblog pod somebody suggested, the one w ornstein on, and i have to say it leaves me even more confused. Its starting to seem to me like arteta and edu are both more concerned w optics than anything else. making sure they have job prospects when this is over by adding plenty of smoke and mirrors to whats actually happened. the lack, on and off the pitch, of an adult who actually cares about the people and atmosphere around them AND winning seems to be missing. hoping the combo of new singing s brings more of this.… Read more »

Almuniasaynomore

Joke Friday
Don’t know what it’s like in your neck of the woods lads but every second WhatsApp I’m getting is taking the piss out of Arsenal. Here’s one of the better ones:

SCAM EMAIL WARNING:
If you receive an email saying you have won tickets to watch Arsenal, DON’T OPEN IT, it contains tickets to watch Arsenal.

Kroenkephobe

RH
Cardiff is not a bad place to study either. Far smaller than London and a lot less costly. It nevertheless has a lively cultural life because it’s the capital of Wales (and therefore receives more than its fair share of public funding) . Hour and a half to 2 hours by train to London and close to Bristol another thriving city. Not sure about the IT jobs market but relative to other parts of Wales there are good jobs to be had. A number of Universities around and Cardiff Uni itself scores quite highly for S and T courses.

Valentin

TR7,

Yes I agree that two years is a terrible idea. That devalues the concept of World Cup.
Plus unless you combine World Cup and Euro, international will only be qualifiers. I also want to see local meaningful friendlies.
France v Belgium.
England be v Scotland

Valentin

Zacharse Metro is just regurgitating info taken from other sources quite often The Athletic. For example in their article on the new Arsenal GK, they use them as source. https://metro.co.uk/2021/09/03/arsenal-news-edu-tried-to-convince-mikel-arteta-to-sign-different-goalkeeper-15200582/ https://theathletic.com/2804764/2021/09/03/arsenal-transfers-arteta-edu-and-garlick-who-did-what?source=user-shared-article From that article the most damning is the fact that Arteta is clearly identified as the one pushing for both White and Ramsdale the Relegator. Neto from Barcelona at a third of Ramsdale would have been a coup. The bit that shocked but not surprised me was the bit on Ødegaard and Kia. “When Odegaard saw the writing on the wall, he was more than happy to rejoin Arsenal.… Read more »

Receding Hairline

Kroenkephobe, thanks for your comment. But the tuition fees for the course that interests me at the Cardiff University is 22,500 pounds!!! I can get two Masters degrees for that at say Robert Gordon University Aberdeen or 80% of UK Uni’s for that matter.

The City might be less expensive to live in but those tuition fees are mad

Tony

China Guy Pratt was dating Richard

Sid

“”””””””Broadcasters must “resolutely put an end to sissy men and other abnormal aesthetics,” the TV regulator said, using an insulting slang term for effeminate men — “niang pao,” or literally, “girlie guns.””””””””””

Since i do Not want to be sent to the bin, i will Not make silly comments that upset the blog owner.

Tony

Guy Pratt was dating Richard Wright’s daughter w in the early days of jamming with the band and went on to marry her

Does stand up comedy I believe.

Jamie

RH – There isn’t a huge difference on the cost of living between Edinburgh and London (I live in both cities). London is more expensive, but not by much. Both cities are anomalies in their countries. An hour outside either and it’s a different world price-wise. Edinburgh is far more intimate. Half a million residents vs 9.5 million. A couple friends have completed masters programs at Robert Gordon, all say they had a blast in Aberdeen. Plus now that the oil industry is on its arse, accommodation is significantly cheaper there than it was a decade or two ago. Will… Read more »

Jamie

For nursery, my sister went to Stepping Stones (London). Lovely little school.