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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There’s also a burgeoning IT industry in Edinburgh. In London, there are jobs for IT professionals everywhere too.
Not sure any of this is helping. I love both cities, you’ll be happy in either. The weather in Edinburgh (and Scotland in general) is fairly shit though, so get used to the cold.
“Both cities are anomalies in their countries. An hour outside either and it’s a different world price-wise.” Best to avoid both then, I dislike expensive cities hence my aversion to Lagos. Always sought positions outside Lagos. “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.” Robert Gordon is one of my top picks, my only worry is the job market. “Will your daughter be school age when you… Read more »
“Not sure any of this is helping. ”
Oh it is, thanks Jamie
RH
I totally understand your disdain with Lagos, I’m currently in Lagos due to a job offer I couldn’t really reject but I dislike the city. Currently stuck in traffic right now
From The Athletic
“The report adds that the acquisitions of Tavares and Lokonga were down to Edu and his scouts, while Arteta personally pushed to get deals for Ramsdale and White over the line.”
If the above is true, and it’s from the Athletic, then Edu may not be as shit as some of us thought.
Arteta on the other hand – shit is an understatement.
Le Sauce.
Heard Lagos is the third most dangerous city on earth or something along that line.
And it’s understandable, Tinubu is the father of the agberos after all, and he has the city under a grip they may not escape for another decade at the very least.
Thorough,
That was my take as well.
I expect Pedro to spin that differently.
Did your blood boiled when you read that Kia was representing Real Madrid in the deal to bring Ødegaard to Arsenal? So even when we don’t buy one of his players, he has to be involved. The so called favour with Willian must have already been repaid with that deal.
Through
The Tinubu chatter seems true on based on current experiences. The agberos are both strongly rooted on the island and the mainland collecting “dues” from dusk to Dawn. Security is a bit of a challenge almost everywhere in the country so I don’t think it’s peculiar to Lagos alone
Valentin.
Think Pedro will question the report and cite his insider that says otherwise.
But it is what it is. I hope it means the fans have someone inside hoping to take Arteta down.
Le Sauce.
Security challenges in other parts of the country is seasonal. This madness will end so fast once we don’t have a terrorist sympathizer ruling. Agberos on the other hands have become a part of the fabric of Lagos. It’s never gonna end. They have the place on perpetual lockdown.
Joke Friday A wife asks her husband, “Honey, if I died, would you remarry?” He replies, “After a considerable period of grieving, I guess I would. We all need companionship.” “If I died and you remarried,” the wife asks, “would she live in this house?” “We’ve spent a lot of money getting this house just the way we want it. I’m not going to get rid of my house. I guess she would.” “If I died and you remarried, and she lived in this house,” the wife asks, “would she sleep in our bed?” “Well, the bed is brand new,… Read more »
“I totally understand your disdain with Lagos, I’m currently in Lagos due to a job offer I couldn’t really reject but I dislike the city. Currently stuck in traffic right now”
Le sauce the traffic is just one part of the story, what about the rent? The landlords believe you work for them. Horrible city to live in but nice for a visit. But if you work in IT Lagos is where it really happens though, if I got an offer there now I will consider it.
I worked in Lagos in the late 80s. I’m sure it changes for the better and worse (like any other city) but I had a terrific time there. I know there are good and bad areas and I lived on Victoria Island which, sadly was cut off from the livelier bits to some extent. Nevertheless, I never had a night in and some of the venues throughout the city were great. I even saw Fela Kuti play at the Shrine (in Ikeja?) which was a wonderful night. Played loads of football against various teams from African communities and drank far… Read more »
Zacharse
Yeah I was kind of confused after listening to the ornstein interview on arseblog too
Ornstein was as vague as he could be with the power structuring
He did indicate though that Edu set the tone for the Arsenal vision akin to borussia with an emphasis on youth and that bears with this TW with Tavares et al youth signings
Personally I like that strategy
The ornstein discussion contradicts a lot of Pedro’s Edu postulations
I’m sure Pedro will nose dive into it on his next write up
Joke Friday
The police arrested two kids in my town last night.
Apparently one had been drinking battery acid and the other one had been eating fireworks.
After an hour or so, they charged one and let the other one off.
I make no apologies for posting this again…it is joke Friday.
https://youtu.be/irBmlk6HWQw
Sid,
My comment was said with love. You’re one of my favourite posters. I just thought that if you visited Tony in Thailand, he might end up thinking he was starring in the sequel to ‘The Beach’
RH
Exactly why I’m there. I work in a process plant located on the island so imagine my struggle in getting a house at a reasonable price. Cost of living is ridiculously high, there is massive inflation and the city planning is absolutely terrible as you experience lots of flooding especially at this time of the year
Pierre
Very funny.
These Serge Aurier rumors will probably come to fruition
The more crazy the rumors, the more higher the certainty of coming to pass
Weagle – “Spending £20m on alleged RB Tomiyasu only to pick up Serge Aurier on a free mere days later would be very A&E.”
Aurier cut from the same retarded cloth as Eboue. I’d be pissed if we gave Aurier a deal.
RH, LS:
Ha! We’ve got more “Lagosians” here than I imagined! Returned to VI at Christmas 2019, after nearly 30yrs away and was stunned. To my dismay, the bar beach of the 70s was gone. My family were impressed with Danfo Bistro though 🙂
#jokefriday
Suleiman walks up to his family doctor one day and ask to be castrated, the doctor refuses of course. He goes to another and another but none would do it for him. He arrives Lagos, the land of possibilities…one sharp doctor agrees to do it for him at a great cost.he wakes up in morning after the operation seeing peckles swarted in wool…the doctor says”I must confess this is a first…I have had odd requests from some to be circumcised, but castration…”he shakes his head.
Alarmed Suleiman shouts “yes circumsision that’s what I want to do!is their any difference!!
Have to concur regarding Pink Floyd… probably the greatest live band ever… in my opinion. Saw them in around 1986.. Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour.. . in Chicago at the Old Rosemount Horizon.. Incredible concert.. of course Roger Waters wasn’t there… but they played all his songs of course and David Gillmour was on point… One of the greatest and weirdest nights of my life.. there are a few blank spots I don’t remember fully.
Roger Waters I saw later on his solo tour… Also… good but It wasn’t the production Pink Floyd was… Flying pigs and all.
I mean they built an actual Wall across the front of the stage and flew a plane into it… dropped from the roof of the arena… I don’t even think you can do stuff like that anymore.. too many safety laws. Combine the production with the amazing music and it was unmatched.
Pierre that was a good one!
That’s funny Tony
Didn’t guy Pratt get into the industry looking for fellow creatives in noting hill if I remember right?
Unless I’m mistaken he wrote an autobiography and my brother had it and I read the opening couple of chapters
Midwest nothing can compete with the ‘one of these days’ pigs
I’m so jealous that so many people on here really got to see them live in their prime.
Aussie Pink Floyd make a point of buying all the original Pink Floyd gear so it’s a really authentic show in terms of the props
Seeing Fela in Nigeria! JEALOUS!
Scanning through the press this morning two click bait things are somewhat disturbing. Firstly, Wenger has had his biannual WC idea derided and secondly he thinks Arsenal are in a good position now and he would be open to discuss coming back to manage Arsenal because he misses the competition. No doubt the rank and file of the AKBs will be donning their AW shirts for the weekend and digging out those special monogrammed socks. Wonder what Pedro thinks of Wenger usurping his current champion, Arteta. Would we go back to Top 4 is a trophy? What would happen to… Read more »
Final thought on Arsene. Can anyone tell me what Arsene done since leaving Arsenal that is of value to the PL or any football? I doubt that Arsene truly understand the competition in the PL from fighting against 3 clubs back in his day to now having 6 to 8 clubs in the mix for top 4 let alone top 4. The reality is that the game has changed, the clubs have got stronger and the flat track bully Arsene enjoyed being is now us being in our worst decline I can remember in my 5o+ years of supporting the… Read more »
If we had to bring a manager back alive today I’d bring back George Graham.
Bacary
Duly noted. 🙂
Only way I’d take Arsene back if it’s a straight replacement for Arteta. Even then it’s a cringe scenario
I would do it. Over Arteta any day.
If that is the only choice. yes.
Study in Canada or Australia, thank me later.
This is how bad and unfair my anti-Arteta slant has become.
Was watching this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIeAgY1EcVo
It shows every Premier League goal of the season since the 1992-1993 season. It was good to see Arsenal winning goal of the season more than any other team. There were 2 Bergkamps, 1 Henry, 1 Adebayor and 2 Wilsheres. Also nice to see no team getting a goal of the season against us……until last season and Lamela’s rabona.goal.
My immediate thought was ‘this is all Arteta’s fault’.
Bac,
That is gold! 😂
Tony “Scanning through the press this morning two click bait things are somewhat disturbing.Firstly, Wenger has had his biannual WC idea derided and secondly he thinks Arsenal are in a good position now and he would be open to discuss coming back to manage Arsenal because he misses the competition” The only thing somewhat disturbing Tony is that you came to this conclusion after reading/hearing Wenger’s comments…. Wenger ““I’m 71. I’ve given this club the best years of my life,” Wenger told BILD Live. “Today the club is in good shape. They had two tough games, the team has potential… Read more »
Lots of Lagos guys here, apparently. Kroenkephobia, Receding hairline, etal, it’s nice to have you here.
I almost gave up watching the Arsenal after the dire Chelsea game, but somehow I kept following the club.
Let’s hope things take a positive turn from now henceforth.
Meanwhile, muna show your niggur some love abeg coz e red. 5,000 pounds no go bad sha. 🤣
Thanks Goobergooner. Sadly true, though!
Tony
“Can anyone tell me what Arsene done since leaving Arsenal that is of value to the PL or any football?”
His title ” chief of global football development ” is self explanatory.
“Study in Canada or Australia, thank me later”
Canada has been considered but they don’t have the range of MSC courses the UK does, down under no thank you Sid.
Nice to see you taking the bait twice, Pierre, especially on your hottest crush.
You’re a bit ring rusty old chap.
The fact that Newcastle are ony paying in instalments makes the sale of joe willock even more baffling, as the defence for selling Willock was that the 25 milliin received would be for the signing of Odegaard.
RH what’s wrong with Aus? 😂 Gold coast is the best place to study here
“RH what’s wrong with Aus? 😂 Gold coast is the best place to study here”
Too far from home Goober.
Pierre I’m with you on Willock. He was only sold because he was the only player to be able to be sold for above edu/tets valuations.
From all the things I’ve read, we were meant to sell a whole lot more players, yet we overpay for English premium yet can’t take a 5m loss on xhaka which would have forced us to buy a proper upgrade.
The club has no balls whatsoever.
And the funny thing is, we probably sold Willock for cheap!
And on top of that, he was young, a lot of promise, fits the transfer/squad building strategy, AND he can score goals. Of which our whole squad hasn’t been able to get one in 3 pl games.
I don’t understand this club at all
RH
Have you considered Dublin?
College/Masters over here tend to be much cheaper than the UK (€10-12k a lot of them), English speaking, rent expensive but not London/Edinburgh bad and a very sizable Nigerian expat community.
RH,
Of course! Should have put 2 and 2 together from your comment about being unsure as to whether the whole fam moves or you just go to study. But good luck with those decisions mate
RH
My daughters doing her masters in Aerospace Engineering at RMIT Melbourne. I think where Goober is at the moment.
For AE their program and post studies placement assistance is impressive. I met a few of their directors and professors in Bangkok and my wife and I were duly impressed.
She considered Germany but chose Australia. Both are good learning countries.
Singapore is good and Finland is worth exploring. New Zealand, too.
Like even guen for 9 mil is a farce. That is 150% on Arteta, regardless of if guen is a douchebag or not.
And the Saliba debacle is just too much to deal with. What a way to fuck with a very promising player. He will he twice the player any of our cbs will be
Talk of inter wanting Leno on a bosman
He only has one year left on his deal?
It currently looks realistic auba laca bellerin Leno Eddie will all be gone on a free
It’s like we have set ourselves a mission to not get actual money when any player leaves us. It’s incredible
Yeah Tony I finished my science degree at RMIT after studying most of my degree at Griffith uni at gold coast.
It’s a brilliant place to study.
Your daughter must have a brilliant mind that is for sure!
Nah China. We will extend them to protect their value
Arsenal is like that corner store that jacks the prices up of everything, then wonders why people buy at the grocery store across the road
I didn’t see your distance remark above, RH, my offerings are too far for you.
If you were to transport your family with you Australia is hugely cosmopolitan. I’m sure your family would enjoy Melbourne, especially if you took a nanny or niece with you.
Maybe your wife could do her PhD wile you do your Masters?
Just think aloud RH.
Mustafi
Kola
Ozil
Willian
Luiz
Ramsey
Monreal? I forget
Santi?
Realistically to be added
Eddie
Laca
Auba
Leno?
Runarsson
Bellerin
Torreira
El neny?
When xhaka eventually leaves it will be for nothing but might take a bit more time
Koscielny was sold but for just a couple of mil
We could pretty much field an entire team covering all positions with free transfers and have a bench by the end of next summer.
The business this club does is absolutely bonkers. It’s literally insane
And that’s because we had to over pay players to buy into our shit projects. Starting from the last few years of Wenger
I have actually considered Dublin Eagle, the tuition fees are lower just like you said. But then I read a few places about the rising cost of living and lack of jobs, in fact a fellow wrote an article saying don’t study in Ireland if you are planning to work too.
That really put me off. You have to understand that to offset the tuition fees one has to be able to earn, not to mention the cost of living. I am not being sponsored by anyone.
It is something to think about Tony, haven’t really looked into schools in Australia, will do a little digging around. Thanks
Free college education for all!
Darn that Bernie did not win….
“The business this club does is absolutely bonkers. It’s literally insane”
Don’t call it business China, there has to be a different name for the way Arsenal operate in relation to transfers, only Barcelona are worse.
RH
Yeah sadly true about the rent situation as even the burbs and less desirable spots like Finglas and Ballymun are €1.700+ a month for rent nowadays compared to €1,200 ish even as recently as 2015. Still can find places for that price but they are way out from the city centre and involved a rough commute.
Job market depends on the sector really but yeah post-covid it is still a bit all over the place. What kind of work would you be after while you study?
By the way big fan of the night crew on here.
Tony, China, Goober, Guns SF and others, keep up the good work. Always makes for an entertaining morning read over coffee.
Let us know when your lad makes his Le Grove debut Tony. A few colourful swear words directed towards Xhaka and Tets is all he will need initially to endear himself to the tribe.
“What kind of work would you be after while you study?”
Well I have been working in IT since I graduated, mostly end user support. Have a few Microsoft certifications, have also ventured into cloud computing with Azure certs,will like to stick to that
RH
I wouldn’t rule out Dublin in that case, think IT/tech people tend to do quite well over here. Lot of international MNCs based over here due to the lax tax laws on foreign businesses.
OK then Eagle, thanks, schools in Ireland are back on consideration.
RH
Best of luck with the move wherever you head. All sound like good choices in my book.
Guns I’d say she’s part savant where she has a problem with emotions and knowing how to communicate. Studying, she’s in her world. She’s got a full ride for RMIT from her AE undergrad achieving a 3.78 GPA. I mean of course she 80% my genes 🙂 I’m a, Aussi masterchef fan which is filmed in Melbourne and my daughter is a serious foody but never gets fat. Probably an ectomorph. Never missed a year. I enjoy the competition, but more so I enjoy the the contestants’ characters and their stories. The President of our MC club is absolutely ripped… Read more »
It’s good our chats are enjoyed by the later shifts Weagle. I’ve earnt a lot from you over the years as I catch up before I go to sleep or like you with my morning coffee.
By the way that track above needs volume.
I think my son will get up the courage soon. Getting him off the golf course long enough need to be done first.
Better version from the studio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_puVTac834g|
Very early days of guitar synths
learnt* Weagle
Tony as a genesis fan are you familiar with Kevin Gilbert? He was supposed to join as their lead singer at one point but sadly died. He was a phenomenal singer songwriter and producer from the 80s/early 90s LA and helped launch the career of Sheryl Crowe (ex boyfriend of hers before she got famous). He could play every instrument under the sun, sing, write lyrics and produce. Prodigious talent and he was only young If you’re not you need to check out his entire back catalogue including Toy Matinee (album Thud) Giraffe (a couple of albums) NRG (I think… Read more »
Funnily enough the nearest thing Kevin Gilbert got to mainstream fame (which always eluded him despite being hugely regarded in the music industry) was when he entered a competition to create the best possible cover of Kashmir. He heard of the competition and chucked his cover together playing all the instruments himself, singing and producing it in an hour or two and submitted it. I think he didn’t win but his entry got heard on a major radio station and the host loved it so much he was getting daily plays on there Despite the fact it was one of… Read more »
R.L. Burnside!!
Thanks for that China I don’t recall knowing the name, but I will check him out. Hopefully he’s on Tidal and having checked, his main body of work is there. Means it’s easier to play in the ‘Room’ as I’ll refer to it in the future. That was the only real connection I had to Genisis although after working with Murryhead of ‘Say it aint so and One night in Bangkok fame although there latter seems strange seeing as this was in 78 I think. On returning to the UK I had to take the back line (band personal instruments)… Read more »
Hopefully this link works if it hasn’t I apologise
It did make me smile
https://www.reddit.com/r/Gunners/comments/pghxsy/xhaka_situation_since_the_euros/?utm_content=title&utm_medium=post_embed&utm_name=d1069a2dcc1543e9bd22fefc7b9e7343&utm_source=embedly&utm_term=pghxsy
Steely Dan is unreal!! Van Morrison?!?
Tony
I saw genesis with and without Peter Gabriel at the Hammersmith odeon I think it was, and as good as Phil Collins was , he wasn’t a match for Gabriel .
If I could make a football comparison it’s like Odegaard replacing Ozil as our creative force….
Gabriel(as was ozil) was unique and his solo concerts were outstanding.
Ripples from trick of the tail was a beautiful track but the surprising thing for me when Gabriel left is that it took months for genesis to find a replacement when Collins was the obvious choice all along .
Yep terraloon. That is exactly what the internet is for 😂😂😂
Van Van the miserable man. Great songwriter et al but I knew the guitarists roadie who said Van was a depressive of some sort. Yet to get something of his live better than YT.
I’ll bump into it one day when I want it enough. You know how that goes Goober?
Funny thing is Van’s music always makes everyone happy.
I mean how can you not smile when you hear this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZ-VUnIehi8
Haha I feel you Tony!
Brown eyed girl is a belter. But Gloria is my favourite. That song gets stuck in my head (like it is right now haha and will be all night).
The one song I can’t get enough of lately is dirty work by steely dan. Man I love that
But mate, you have lived quite an extraordinary life, I love to hear (or more so read) it.
Wouldn’t have thought Van Morrison was depressed. But it seems a lot of the real creative types have their mental problems at some point or another.
https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11670/12398180/edu-exclusive-interview-arsenal-transfer-policy-his-technical-director-role-and-mikel-arteta-discussed
Edu responding to concerns about the club’s transfer policy and the window we have had.
K’phobe I forgot to bestow many platitudes for your We Are The World song. Brilliant as always. Hiya Tony. Haha. It can’t have been that good because the song it was based on was the other one, do they know its Christmas?! Did you mean plaudits by the way instead of platitudes? But those were all cringe fests weren’t they (although the songs got in your head because they were so heavily exposed) . I didn’t go to live aid but, coincidentally I was working in Ethiopia at the time and saw a plethora of egos from the A list… Read more »
As we all knew Pedro’s hope of seeing a Lokonga and Partey midfield on a consistent basis are dashed.
Edu just confirmed it again on that interview posted.
So we continue with a sub standard midfield.
As for Van The Man best songs for me from him are Into The Mystic, Moondance and the whole of his classic album Astral Weeks. That album has such a great vibe.
Tony
I absolutely adore Steely Dan. Cool, sophisticated beautifully written clever songs. I almost put a song on here called ‘Mikel don’t lose that number’ but it didn’t reach my usual stratospherically high standards!!
Peg, showbusiness kids, kid charlemagne, reeling in the years. Becker and Fagan – fucking brilliant body of work.
Good link tr7. The thing for me is this: We are only now coming out with this transfers for the future BS after top 4 being the actual goal only 2 seasons ago. We have been in no man’s land since before Wenger left. Arteta said we’d be competitive in 2 years and cl in 3 (and people actually bought that 😂). But why wasn’t it dealt with even last season? Why are we changing tact somewhat?? It’s because they understand that their prior decisions were shit and now have to backtrack and try to rectify it. It’s like they… Read more »
You’re right Pierre, Gabriel was masterful, but he was on a different musical journey: Salisbury Plain being the notable hit at the time. I had the album I think same name with Gabriel in a car and rain on the front blue cover. I’ve got a DVD from maybe 8 years ago with a tree on stage and revolving turntable on stage. I’m not sure Gabriel needs to be prancing around in a type of pantyhose or waist high leggings not leaving much the the imagination really enhanced the music: maybe for the female and all the other persuasions I… Read more »
Also what good is it to have 3 good CMS (in Arteta and edus eyes fucking xhaka is no1 on the team sheet, they will rue that decision just as their predecessors have) when you could have only 2 and a backup that needs to adjust and also gain experience???
Man that whole logic is so fucking flawed.
Look at Chelsea’s midfield options. I don’t even think our best cm in partey would get into their midfield.
This whole transition from Wenger was meant to be exciting.
It’s been an absolute drag and a half. It’s disheartening
I think I spoke to Tony before about Steely Dan. Both of their albums Aja and The Royal Scam are very good but I had a preference for Steely Dan’s hardest album if you could call it that The Royal Scam probably because they have my two favourite songs on it Haitian Divorce and The Fez. Steely Dan were a group where you could listen to their whole discography and only come across a few out of so many where you skip the track. So many listenable songs they produced. Donald Fagen’s The Nightfly from 1982 is also a cool… Read more »
EDU: “I don’t want to go for top four or top six or top eight or top 10. I’m just really looking forward to seeing this squad play together. I’m really looking forward to seeing everyone fit.”
For someone whose just spent 160m in one window and over 200m in the last 12 months, the lack of confidence in setting any sort of targets is quite remarkable
Tony yeah Aja is an all time great album
Goober they are fools.
A good central midfield sets you up for having a good all round side.
And they continue and continue to not come to terms with this and just go on and on with Xhaka involved as first team choice.
K’phobe my SD stand out was this one one of the earliest great featuring a Vice Box:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWYchJI0Cv8
Close tout not as sauve as SD is this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9Yq5m9eLIQ
Joe walsh Rocky Mountain Way was another.
You ave a fav Voice box guitar K’phobe? Anyone?