Well, how are we all doing today? Good… exceptional you say?
Superb, let’s get cracking.
There’s another teaser for the Amazon doco that has caused a mild stir.
Firstly, let’s explore the fear that this will be bad for Arsenal.
IT WON’T.
Why?
Amazon is a serious company with outrageous financial muscle. One area they are powering in on is content. Live sport is basically all that has kept SKY afloat over the last 30 years. Premier League football is why households up and down the country pay £100 a month for their box. You think Amazon is looking at Premier League rights as a way to sell more toilet rolls?
All or Nothing is an elite franchise. They work with clubs all around the world. They get mountains of data on who watches it, what their consumption habits are, and whether they buy Spurs bog roll after watching Jose Mourinho.
When you make content with people you don’t own, you tend to want to make more.
Real Housewives was a client of mine. BRAVO owned the talent. They could cycle people in and out of shows because the SHOWS were the product. I sat with reality stars that were like ‘I AM NOT THE PERSON THEY SAY I AM’ but the truth was, you are whatever that network makes you out to be because there are always going to be another 50 people who would step in.
All Or Nothing doesn’t have talent. The talent is the clubs that agree to allow documentarians behind the scenes. What do clubs care about? Not looking like dickheads. Image is everything to managers, execs and footballers. Careers are short, jobs are hard to come by, you need to look good. So knowing that, when Amazon comes knocking, what do you think execs do? They go and watch the City, Spurs, and Chivas series to see how they were portrayed.
Also worth noting that All or Nothing also doesn’t need to be salacious to sell. Football fans would tune in to see Ramsdale lipread. The producers don’t need to kill careers to get eyeballs on the show AND the objective isn’t all on ratings, it’s data, and getting the next series commissioned.
Has any club been embarrassed? No. Fuck me, even I fell in love a little with Jose Mourinho, you think that was an accident? No. The editors went out of their way to make him look pleasant because he’s not a pleasant guy.
Now onto the scene people are critiquing.
The gist is very basic.
Arteta put speakers out on the pitch and pumped high decibels YNWA onto the training pitch to get the youngest squad in the Premier League used to playing away at the home of the best team in the world.
By any standards, that’s a pretty innovative idea based on the tools he had at his disposal for that game.
The base premise is simple: anything you can do in preparation to make your players feel a little more at ease is worth trying.
Before Presidential debates, candidates will hire in journalists and pundits to roast them.
Before pitches when I was in New York, we’re bring in senior arseholes to rip our decks apart with challenging questions to see if we fell apart.
In a new HBO documentary, a social scientist called Nathan Fielder rebuilds replica sets of people’s lives to help them practice navigating tough issues in their life… like admitting to a lie.
This is a marginal gains move, it cost nothing, it was worth a go. Did we win? No. But honestly, why does that matter? If you are the type of person that thinks trying new things is only worth it if you succeed, you probably aren’t succeeding that much in your life.
Give me a coach trying new shit to gain a little, at the very least, it shows the squad that the manager is extremely focused on winning, at the very best, you’ll win more games because your players will feel like they’re getting some of that edge.
Looking under stones and doing mad shit is how you succeed in all walks of life. Hedge fund data nerds studied flight paths of CEOs. If they were booking flights the day before earnings, statistically, they worked out that it meant that a good quarter was incoming. If there was no private jet, it was bad times. Some were using Starbucks car park data to predict consumer sentiment, if the car parks were filled, people were feeling luxurious, if they were passing on coffee, belts were tightening. There are companies that have apps that force people to rate their colleague’s effectiveness in meetings to drive productivity… imagine that? I’d be fucked. ‘He was tweeting again.’
You can call these ideas ‘cringe’ but what you are really calling cringe is having a crack at something new and that would make you a bore.
Onto transfers.
Lucas Torreira looks set to exit to Turkey. Galatasaray has apparently found £7.5m and the word is that we’ll now make moves on Youri T.
Good times.
Bernd Leno is going to Fulham. The package breakdown is… sad.
🚨 Bernd Leno medical at Fulham almost complete. Permanent move from Arsenal worth £3m + £1m based on PL apps + £2m if stay in PL once + £2m if twice. Totals £8m after add-ons. Contract 3yrs + #FFC have option of 4th. With @peterrutzler @TheAthleticUK #AFC https://t.co/XqDfZntu78
— David Ornstein (@David_Ornstein) August 2, 2022
What yah gonna do? If there’s no market for him, there’s no market for him. We will regret his exit if Aaron Ramsdale doesn’t find his early season form, but all indicators so far are we won’t be doing much defending, and his game is BACK.
There is talk that Hector hates life at Arsenal so much, he’s asking for a termination. DON’T DO IT. We should let him leave for free and put a 70% sell-on clause into his deal so we don’t get mugged by Betis.
Pablo Mari is going to… AC Monza. He’s a handsome man. But that was as far as it went for his career. He wasn’t fast enough or very good positionally. I’m glad we exited him.
Smith Rowe is OUT of the Palace game this Friday, but he’ll be back in full training next week. To be expected. I really hope he can be kept fit this season. But again, it does flag why we’re looking to add another winger to the mix, he is unreliable fitness wise and I think we’ll be lucky to get 30 games out of him this season. PROVE ME WRONG.
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Also looks like City will be replacing Zinchenko with that Sergio Gomez that we were linked to
Hahahaa Marko
Marko
Neco Williams is in the same category as Willock…and we got got money for Willock
Liverpool bought Minamino very cheap, one of the byproducts of their recent successes, I.e. success breeds success. It was easy to double their money on him.
We overpaid for Leno to begin with. Let’s not pretend he was ever a top keepers. It only took a few months of Martinez to make us realize what Leno was.
Marko city backup left back starts for most clubs in the prem
Diss
I called Leno in his first month in the team
The day he dropped that low cross vs Liverpool whe we outplayed them and cost us the win was the day I knew
I think city may be regretting selling Zinchenko since they had to go down the pecking order to sign a replacement.
We’ve had the best pre season in memory yet marko is still here with his one man depression crusade….. smh
I don’t know if City will be regretting selling Zinchenko if they’re still actively trying to address what has been a problem position for them for a few years.
“Guess who allowed the Arsenal photographer to address the squad before w a key game?
The other Basque manager.”
Diss, you couldn’t make this up. 😂😂 Waiting for how Pedro will spin this one 😂
Something along the lines of “you don’t know people that work at the club…”
Ishola well done for calling out Emirates Stroller on his revisionist views re Torreira. Ultimately didn’t work out for us but not because of a lack of talent.
Ishola criticising Arteta for the attempt to try something new in training… Wow
Shocking.
I expected him to say good effort Mikel.
This is not predictable at all.
Pierre,
Oops.
I’m a little concerned that although the squad and team undoutedly looks better in quality regards the players this coming season we may still fall a little short of the lofty expectations we have due to still not being mentally strong enough.
This YNWA escapade and hearing all the time that Xhaka is leader is giving me these doubts about the team.
We will see.
Hey look all I’ll say is the world’s full of hypocrites you know
Tuffers Champagne Charlie?
“Ishola criticising Arteta for the attempt to try something new in training… Wow”
Well a fair amount have agreed that it was a bit wet of Arteta to do that.
One said he doesn’t mind while others said it was not right.
Of course you vehemently take the other stance.
Ishola is bang on about Torreira
Had real quality and was able to stand up t the heat teams in te league under emery until he was pushed forward as a defensive 10
Never recovered after that
Real shame
Always liked his bite and tenacity
Yea, I think blaring YNWA during training was laughable, in retrospect because you just can’t replicate Anfield with speakers. It’s like piping in fan noise during the Covid empty stadiums.
It’s even more funny that Mikel went to poke the bear by getting face to face with Klopp at Anfield.
There wasn’t any strategy to it.
The prime series will have equal measure of awe and of course, chuckles.
Marky, Nice comment on sales. I’d only add that we all watched these players come in, and often be not good enough, like Kolasinac, and even Leno technically too.. many others as well. Then there are guys who can’t cut it in Artetas system in terms of work rate and pressing. I just thank goodness the owners are willing to bite the bullet as we get to a really good squad now. I love reading the lot of you amateur technical directors complaining we should’ve got more in fees. Given all Edu’s resources, you wouldn’t get a pound more. If… Read more »
Oh and someone should have a word with “leader” Xhaka. He had a shot at the captaincy and blew it. He shouldn’t really be doing talks when the players huddle. It’s the job of the captain m little posturing for the cameras still have fans decieved as to his “worth” to the team.
Odegard is the captain now not Xhaka.
Nigel: As I said earlier, there was a strong possibility we could have got more for Leno had we been a bit savvy and that goes for others too.
We’ve bought very poorly in the past and whilst Edu/Arteta are very good at buying, selling is embarrassingly poor…
This YNWA episode also ties in with Xhaka screaming at the players on the pitch “We are frightened” when we played them at Anfield.
Stop signifying to them this fear.
Tony 2-No relation to “ smug Tony”?.Anyways ,with regards to Doris.I think she’ll inspire the team on Friday with promises of custard creams & choc digestives at half time if we’re 2-0 up!She really ought to be first name on the coach.
Nigel – I agree , basically do you hang on to half a team who are probably moaning or get rid and quick.
Josh and Stan will have priced this in. I don’t get why people get sooooo stressed over it. If it stopped us buying players I’d get the point but in reality we appear to have had the best or at least most active transfer window in the last 10 years
Got the feeling 10 Bob might blow up at UTD. Playing the tough guy in the media might work to a degree but when he’s publicly saying things aren’t good enough in the media after each setback he’s then tied to that if it doesn’t improve. Rollicking internally , supporting externally usually tends to work better with players.
I’m not sure why we’re so bothered about the revenue we’re generating for either below average players, basket cases or short contracts remaining. Its not our money.
If the owners aren’t happy, Edu will be out and its not stopped some pretty strong squad investment in the last few years.
Its not our money! its not OUR money! its NOT our MONEY!!!
well at least we haven’t sent romelu lukaku on loan! we haven’t given away pogba on a free and our highest earner can actually score goals so i think we’re going to be alright
Pierre is worried that if Saliba makes a mistake, some people will say that LAST YEARS loan was a good idea. Who cares?
Some people think that already, and some people think he should’ve been kept here. I lean towards the loan being good, but it’s not a big deal either way honestly.
I like how it’s ended up. With us having a great, versatile group of CBs right now.
That’s all that matters.
Ignore people who want to re-hash old rubbish like last year’s loans. The team is moving forward.
Saliba will of course make mistakes but I don’t see him making too many!
Marky,
Arteta basically was handing the starting job to Martinez, Emi says he didn’t trust that… but that’s BS.. he didn’t have the self confidence to play with a solid, well known keeper on the bench trying to win his job back.
He took the safe choice by leaving. He’s a great keeper, and he had won the job.
Arteta was making the big call to replace Leno in his favour.
I’m happier with Ramsdale. I like where we are now.
Blimey, back on the site and the first thing I see is Nigel ‘hating’ on ESR. Thought that disqualified you as an Arsenal fan?
Next shock is that Nigel can’t see the hypocrisy between Emery being slated for letting the bus driver give a team talk and Arteta being called innovative for letting the photographer do the same.
Dear oh dear.
Champagne Charlie used to be a bit down on Smith Rowe as well lol
I’ve only just seen the YNWA video/clip thingy.
I don’t mind myself but can see why it would invite ridicule as banter is rife in footy fandom, but I had to chuckle at the mock up doing the rounds on social media, playing the scene from the Office where David Brent was playing Tina Turner at the motivational seminar. You gotta be able to laugh at yourself!
Andy1886
“Next shock is that Nigel can’t see the hypocrisy between Emery being slated for letting the bus driver give a team talk and Arteta being called innovative for letting the photographer do the same.”
Glad someone else remembered this! Emery was roundly crucified for that on here, another stick to beat him with when he was failing on his own accord anyway.
Seems the line between insanity and genius is measured only by success!
Marko:
“I’m making a prediction we’ll be looking to sign up a new number one inside two seasons.”
I’m making a prediction. Marko will be wrong, and he’ll be denying he said it inside two seasons.
There is obviously a football managers handbook going round concerning such things that has been passed between themselves.
Arteta flicked through the same handbook that Emery had his grubby hands on previously.
I think it’s something to do with inclusivity.
i don’t understand what the issue is w ESR. Are his champions feeling as though he couldn’t beat out competition for minutes because of Arteta? or is it preemptive like pierre thinks with the ‘writing on the wall’ or whatever. I personally think he won’t be getting more than 2000 minutes including europa, i think he should have plenty of time to show his value and its not like arteta hassn’t seen him play well when he’s in the groove. But he really was shocking at the end of last season, more than many players he went totally missing for… Read more »
Marko may not be a hundred miles away in his concerns regarding the keepers.
I don’t totally disagree with him on this one that it has no chance at all of happening.
But I did disagree with him before when he was very defensive about Leno previously.
Ishola,
In case you’re not understanding.. you are the one who is predictable. I wasn’t referring to any poster but you.
I’m sorry it bothers you that Xhaka is a leader in the team. You already don’t enjoy Artetas success, so I’m glad you won’t enjoy something else as we’re all going to be loving this season. Enjoy your misery complaining about a TV show now every week, as well as our club.
I think the pressure got to him at the end of last season. Think he needs to make himself undroppbale come novemeber/december when we need another goalscorer to step up into the xi. i could see marti hitting a wall after a few months anyway, same w saka – then there’s WC ffs
“Blimey, back on the site and the first thing I see is Nigel ‘hating’ on ESR. Thought that disqualified you as an Arsenal fan?”
Andy, no, you’re only disqualified if you’re ‘hating’ on Arteta signings, or even players rumored as of interest.
“Hating” on Wenger and Emery era signings is still cool.
Charlie
Don’t spoil yourself now.
I criticise and show positivity on here as well. Both aspects.
Where did I say I won’t like this documentary? The bit where Arteta decides to signify to Liverpool that we are fearful of them no I won’t like that part but I’m sure there will be plenty of bits that will be enjoyable and interesting.
And yes Xhaka is a cock. Very wary of this leadership tag he has.
Hopefully the players individual qualities will be enough to see that Xhaka’s “leadership” is not too heavily leaned on.
interested to know the reason why riqui puig is going to lafc and not a eurpoean club…seems like a story there
Yeah Marky, We’ve been a little bit spoiled by the owners lately.. eating losses, backing the project with enough cash. Writing off these losses seems much smarter than continuing to pay salary …. look at Chelsea..Bakoyoko, Barkley, Kepa and more on Chelsea books, for example. Is Kepa still there ? Just read he’s under contract till 2025 estimates from 8-10 mil in salary on top of 70 mil fee. 7 year contract hahaha. He hit the lottery. Set for life. Nobody on legrove looks at our club in relation to our rivals. Just the cynical microscope treatment given to our… Read more »
Photographer giving team talk, hahahahaa
What you say greedy pedro???
Smith Rowe will do well as our 3rd winger. Lots of subs for those 2 spots and competitions for him too.
If he can’t stay fit, or give 90 minutes of pressing, the manager will just have to try to get production out of him when he can, like last season.
I’m just saying don’t blame the manager because Martinelli wins the job consistently.
Ishola who are you calling charlie?
Zacharse ‘I don’t understand the issue with ESR’ – he was carrying an injury. Not too difficult to understand, surely?
Ishola
Nigel is not Charlie
There’s no similarity between them.
Tuffers posts are becoming slightly familiar to me from a previous poster.
Not blantantly so but a little in tone. We wouldn’t want to let the mask slip too much would we.
But if it is Charlie I commend him for his more reserved demeanor from previously.
And if it isn’t him Tuffers is slightly like him.
Samesong thought it was Charlie as well.
Stop being a little bit like Charlie Tuffers lol
Dissenter, once I saw that video I remembered Pedro’s jibe at Emery for allowing someone else give the pep talk. Let us see how he spins it. 2 more days to the season start, so much excitement. With the amount of lengths Arteta has gone for Xhaka I am going to be shocked if we sign Tielamens to replace him. I have made my peace with the fact that our starting midfield is Xhaka&partety. We did our business early, players had Preseason, all changes to 1st 11 are premier league proven (Jesus abd Zinchenko). So, expecting a bang and 12… Read more »
Ishola
No way is tuffers Charlie. Not on your Nellie
I like tuffers but he isn’t in the same league as Charlie.
Tom – ‘Andy, no, you’re only disqualified if you’re ‘hating’ on Arteta signings, or even players rumored as of interest.’ –
that’s because despite the constant cynicism which much easier to channel than optimism. Most on here and certainly most Arsenal supporters, support the current manager and why shouldn’t they ?
Yeah no shot for me for one thing he doesn’t come across as intelligent as charlie and that’s saying a lot
Marko
Come off it, rate yourself a bit eh?
Charlie had you for breakfast. Tied you up in knots. Had you looking like a spaghetti bolognese by the time he was done with you.
On the decking with a nice glass of gin and a Cuban cigar. Still raining in Ireland?
Sure you are don sure you are… more like a bag of chips and looking out from your council estate
Imagine all of us in a pub before a game I garantee you fights would brake out lol
Think I might ask the photographer at my wedding to give the best man speech. What could go wrong…..
Think I might ask the photographer at my wedding to give the best man speech. What could go wrong…
He might snap at you 😂😂😂
Don
Bet you’re wearing a pair of crocs. 😂😂😂 Listening to JLS in Essex.
bob i meant the issue that he was possibly getting fazed out. which he absolutely isn’t
I think I’d rather watch a blow by blow account of the Wagatha Christie trial than All or Nothing. These reality TV fake shows where conversations are rehearsed are excruciating. Still it brings in more money than Edu can through player sales!
A proper pre match team talk …and it worked.
https://fb.watch/eGtn7PO2Ky/
Sorry Zacharse, misunderstood.
Anyone think Max Cornet would be a good signing as back up to Saka. 9 goals in 26 games is a good return in a poor team.
I don’t really think we are signing anybody else and we really don’t need to. I mean I want an upgrade on Xhaka OBVIOUSLY but unless we sell him, and we won’t, then that ain’t happening. Getting a back up for Saka when Pepe is here makes no sense. Even with the meagre numbers he got as back up he still delivered. If he’s used correctly, he’s an asset, Pepe.. He also did an interview where he talked about wanting to stay and fight for his shirt. So if they planned on shipping him out, damn sure it’s going to… Read more »
A bit sad we have loaned out Patino
I know he needs the game time but with Euro matches and 5 subs hoping to see more of him
Let’s hope Blackpool hand back a polished act
Give Reiss a shout to Xmas..
There’s a game or two in the lad.
I just worry we are a bit too excited..
We are better than last year , but are we really..
Funny old game .
so posters are really using the photographer team talk to defend Emery letting the bus driver? Stuart Macfarlane has been at the club over 30 years and works day in day out with the players. Do we really not see the difference here? I will never for the life of me understand the Emery cucks on here or the militant anti-Arteta brigade.
YNWA – Thats what we need….. more Village People.
Would be a shame if United picked up Sesko. That lad is going straight to the top
Hilarious to me how quickly Nigel got shit on for being mistaken for Charlie through no fault of his own 😂
I mean I get it though.
And another day with no news on a CM
Tom
I can imagine Auba scoring a hat trick and doing the full somersaults and wakanda mask routine …and then goes on another 10 game barren run.
I’m not even sure the Emirates will boo Auba, man gave us some good times carrying the team on his back with his goals when we were absolute shit.