They can’t even register Dani Olmo and one of their other players to play from Jan onwards due to breaking financial rules. In response they’ve sold off some of their VIP boxes for 82m but the league hasn’t accepted the evidence for it.
What a shit show. This was like when they were screwed a few years ago and so they sold off a big chunk of their future TV rights revenue or whatever. Then as soon as they had cash in hand they blew ALL of it on a few pretty unremarkable signings, like Raphinha.
Beggars belief.
And ever year they go further down this path of selling off more of their future income just so they can spend ever more on players.
Rather than talking about the shit show barca is, I will rather you give kudos to LA Liga management who actually can bite unlike the self acclaimed best league in the world that can only bark but can't bite. For your information, Barcelone's status and pedigree in world football is miles ahead of city. Just imagine what they would have done to city or Chelsea before them or how barca would have signed dani olmo easily if they were in the Premier league.
barcA and reaL stole millions from all the other clubs combined by getting favorable deals from the federation and the distribution of those said funds, all the while having no financial restraints in spending, yeah sort of like $h*tTy!
Mark Goldbridge on Newcastle's second goal against Man United
"It's literally the same thing again. Martinez up against Joelington which is pretty much like Tyson Fury jumping for a header with fuckin Bilbo Baggins."
At left back he would have probably been better for us than Zinchenko.
Arteta warned Liverpool ahead of Arsenal’s trip to Brentford as he warns that his players will be like a “hammer” - and get ready to smash Liverpool in the title race. Yep, massively delusional and swallowing his own created headlines, hook, line and sinker.
Arteta talks the talk, and continues to look up.
Slot walks the walk, and he leads the way at the top.
The irony, that as soon as Edu left the toxic environment around Arteta, Forest climbed in the table.
Will Trossard follow the path of Guendouzi as it seems Arteta can't handle Trossard's personality when labeling him a moaner?
The whole season so far plays out massively embarrassing for us as we were looked at as this season's title winner, but entertaining nevertheless.
Please help me to be positive with these facts as reported by the sports media. Going into 2025 with the changed circumstances requires not the ostrich approach of burying ones head in the sand.
1. Help me to be positive about Saka our best player after surgery out for months because Arteta overplayed him. If he will ever be the same player again after this surgery is not certain.
2. How can I be positive when Arteta called Trossard a moaner publicly.
3. Give me your idea how to be positive when Arteta is buying players that are world class in their position only to shoehorn them into a different position where they tank.
4. What is positive about Arteta stating that Saka will be replaced by the team, opening the avenue for blaming players for failure.
Edu had to go but for what happens in his football world he will take credit for it, just like Arteta will take credit for all the positives and throw players and everyone else under the bus when things go south. They both are cut from the same cloth. Arteta broke Saka by overplaying him and now for any bad results will blame the players when he came out with this cheesy line "Saka will be replaced by the team". That is the arrogant pretend manager we have.
I can tell from your dumb and brainless comment you haven't solved your problem yet of what to do about the void and vacuum in your head where normal people would have a brain.
Great article Peds but the whole trophy or no trophy progress debate that rages on here every single day is tedious as fuck. The only context people need to remember is that we have not won the Premier League in over 20 years now and we have won the Champion's league never.
So stamping your feet and demanding that we do so is like a petulant little child demanding an I-phone .. because I'm big now, I'm big now. These same people if we did happen to win a domestic Cup trophy like we did Teta's first season or many times under Wenger would dismiss that as irrelevant. So I think this circular debate is just about useless halfway thru the season when results are not even in. Where Pedro does himself no favors is the constant hyperbole in calling Teta a generational or top 5 talent.. to be a generational manager you have to win one of the two big trophies and that is the bottom line.
Stats and contextualizing mean nothing if there is zero trophy to show for it. Just win; a damn trophy is all fans deserve (there are multiple on offer; surely the team has reached a point to win one). Almost counts for nothing. Fuck that. At this point, I don't care how boring the football is as long as it gets us a trophy. Also, we get it; Arteta has done great. So what's next? Trophies. Where are those??? Another trophyless season does not strengthen any case to keep him into year 7 or 8 or 9 or 10. There's no one better nonsense needs to stop. Wenger shit all over again.
Saying or thinking that AFC are competing on all 4 fronts is a guarantee that AFC will miss out on all!
Mikel needs to prioritize, playing your best players in every competition is a sure fire recipe for an injury crisis.
Don't believe me, ask Klopp how that went.
Pick 2 that AFC have a chance in and play the youth in the others if AFC still want to compete in league.
Also, Slot came into a very good situation, players who have won things at all levels, including your keeper, cb, and superstar up top who is in blazing form. If Mikel had this squad would he be doing as well as Slot, for sure 100%, well, maybe 99%.
Really appreciated Aasim's points on recruitment.
Those signings were very short sighted and turned out to tie the very hands that are needed to get top talent to AFC.
We need today, support for both our cb's, only one we have is Kiwior, and he is probably out the door in the next two transfer windows.
Who are our squad players to our lb or rb, Tomi and Zinc are not it, White will not be back for a while, and no Timber is not a back up lb when he plays rb.
We need squad players for Ode and Partey, silence.
We need a back up for Saka, which is by committee, but if one of those guys goes down who is their back up?
The idea that Arteta is sporting director or whatever or whomever the person that is supposed to identify and analyze talent is not looking very visionary or long term, 5 - 10 years.
AFC has some holes, many of our key players will be burnt toast by the end if Arteta does not continue to rotate and get support for them.
Happy New Year Gunner's fans and MG42. 😁
Happy New Year Gooners!
Barca are such a mess
They can’t even register Dani Olmo and one of their other players to play from Jan onwards due to breaking financial rules. In response they’ve sold off some of their VIP boxes for 82m but the league hasn’t accepted the evidence for it.
What a shit show. This was like when they were screwed a few years ago and so they sold off a big chunk of their future TV rights revenue or whatever. Then as soon as they had cash in hand they blew ALL of it on a few pretty unremarkable signings, like Raphinha.
Beggars belief.
And ever year they go further down this path of selling off more of their future income just so they can spend ever more on players.
Absolute fools.
Rather than talking about the shit show barca is, I will rather you give kudos to LA Liga management who actually can bite unlike the self acclaimed best league in the world that can only bark but can't bite. For your information, Barcelone's status and pedigree in world football is miles ahead of city. Just imagine what they would have done to city or Chelsea before them or how barca would have signed dani olmo easily if they were in the Premier league.
Please,
barcA and reaL stole millions from all the other clubs combined by getting favorable deals from the federation and the distribution of those said funds, all the while having no financial restraints in spending, yeah sort of like $h*tTy!
Happy New Year to you true Gunners. This is hoping we catch up with the wannabes currently occupying the zenith of the league table 😎
Happy new year everyone. I pray arteta makes it a truly happy new year by winning today. Just win please. Biko. Abeg!
You forgot to add Ejoor! We take God beg am.
As if-- you and Steve Biko have some bond... ludicrous.
Happy new year to all the world wide Gooner community
Happy New Year 2025 to all Gooners of the world!!!
Happy New Year 2025 to all Gooners of the world!!!
Pedro - Happy New Year and congratulations on the arrival of your little boy! Thank you for all that you do in the Arsenal community!
Mark Goldbridge on Newcastle's second goal against Man United
"It's literally the same thing again. Martinez up against Joelington which is pretty much like Tyson Fury jumping for a header with fuckin Bilbo Baggins."
At left back he would have probably been better for us than Zinchenko.
Never worth 50m
Arteta warned Liverpool ahead of Arsenal’s trip to Brentford as he warns that his players will be like a “hammer” - and get ready to smash Liverpool in the title race. Yep, massively delusional and swallowing his own created headlines, hook, line and sinker.
Arteta talks the talk, and continues to look up.
Slot walks the walk, and he leads the way at the top.
The irony, that as soon as Edu left the toxic environment around Arteta, Forest climbed in the table.
Will Trossard follow the path of Guendouzi as it seems Arteta can't handle Trossard's personality when labeling him a moaner?
The whole season so far plays out massively embarrassing for us as we were looked at as this season's title winner, but entertaining nevertheless.
Why are you so sad?
And why are you so invested in afflicting all here with your ceaseless negativity?
Can't you just be positive for a day?
It's a new year and this is the best you can offer?
Go get a life man!
Please help me to be positive with these facts as reported by the sports media. Going into 2025 with the changed circumstances requires not the ostrich approach of burying ones head in the sand.
1. Help me to be positive about Saka our best player after surgery out for months because Arteta overplayed him. If he will ever be the same player again after this surgery is not certain.
2. How can I be positive when Arteta called Trossard a moaner publicly.
3. Give me your idea how to be positive when Arteta is buying players that are world class in their position only to shoehorn them into a different position where they tank.
4. What is positive about Arteta stating that Saka will be replaced by the team, opening the avenue for blaming players for failure.
I am open to your approach, please share.
Keep it up slaggard.
Need some more time off?
Yeah because Edu has really affected the forest window considering he joined them after the window closed. Foolish twat
Absolute Bollocks
Edu had to go but for what happens in his football world he will take credit for it, just like Arteta will take credit for all the positives and throw players and everyone else under the bus when things go south. They both are cut from the same cloth. Arteta broke Saka by overplaying him and now for any bad results will blame the players when he came out with this cheesy line "Saka will be replaced by the team". That is the arrogant pretend manager we have.
Shitbird. Keep typing.
I can tell from your dumb and brainless comment you haven't solved your problem yet of what to do about the void and vacuum in your head where normal people would have a brain.
Oh and Happy New Year.. Y'all!! .. Hoping Arsenal make 2025 a memorable year in a good way. And I hope y'all have a safe and Happy celebration.
Happy New Year everyone!
We don't need more propaganda, we need TROPHY!
2 more years without success and both of our WC players will be off.
Win now or back to elite purgatory.
Great article Peds but the whole trophy or no trophy progress debate that rages on here every single day is tedious as fuck. The only context people need to remember is that we have not won the Premier League in over 20 years now and we have won the Champion's league never.
So stamping your feet and demanding that we do so is like a petulant little child demanding an I-phone .. because I'm big now, I'm big now. These same people if we did happen to win a domestic Cup trophy like we did Teta's first season or many times under Wenger would dismiss that as irrelevant. So I think this circular debate is just about useless halfway thru the season when results are not even in. Where Pedro does himself no favors is the constant hyperbole in calling Teta a generational or top 5 talent.. to be a generational manager you have to win one of the two big trophies and that is the bottom line.
We are not keeping Saka and Saliba if we are not successful.
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Stats and contextualizing mean nothing if there is zero trophy to show for it. Just win; a damn trophy is all fans deserve (there are multiple on offer; surely the team has reached a point to win one). Almost counts for nothing. Fuck that. At this point, I don't care how boring the football is as long as it gets us a trophy. Also, we get it; Arteta has done great. So what's next? Trophies. Where are those??? Another trophyless season does not strengthen any case to keep him into year 7 or 8 or 9 or 10. There's no one better nonsense needs to stop. Wenger shit all over again.
Going to say this right now.
Saying or thinking that AFC are competing on all 4 fronts is a guarantee that AFC will miss out on all!
Mikel needs to prioritize, playing your best players in every competition is a sure fire recipe for an injury crisis.
Don't believe me, ask Klopp how that went.
Pick 2 that AFC have a chance in and play the youth in the others if AFC still want to compete in league.
Also, Slot came into a very good situation, players who have won things at all levels, including your keeper, cb, and superstar up top who is in blazing form. If Mikel had this squad would he be doing as well as Slot, for sure 100%, well, maybe 99%.
Really appreciated Aasim's points on recruitment.
Those signings were very short sighted and turned out to tie the very hands that are needed to get top talent to AFC.
We need today, support for both our cb's, only one we have is Kiwior, and he is probably out the door in the next two transfer windows.
Who are our squad players to our lb or rb, Tomi and Zinc are not it, White will not be back for a while, and no Timber is not a back up lb when he plays rb.
We need squad players for Ode and Partey, silence.
We need a back up for Saka, which is by committee, but if one of those guys goes down who is their back up?
The idea that Arteta is sporting director or whatever or whomever the person that is supposed to identify and analyze talent is not looking very visionary or long term, 5 - 10 years.
AFC has some holes, many of our key players will be burnt toast by the end if Arteta does not continue to rotate and get support for them.