Morning all.
Just one silly transfer story this morning.
Arsenal ready to splash £40 million on Benfica forward Goncalo Guedes (O Jogo)
He’s 18 years old! Arsene doesn’t sign kids for £40 million!
No jetting around the world for the players this summers pre-season. Arsene clearly wants to look after the players and give them chance to prepare well for the next campaign. Arsenal will now play just two Barclays Asia Trophy games in Singapore in July outside of Europe – having also considered visiting India and Malaysia – before returning for the Emirates Cup.
If we are not in the Community Shield, the boys will play a friendly in Europe on the weekend before the start of the season.
Arsene Wenger said:
No, we won’t do it. A post-season tour is a nightmare.
In pre-season you have the players under pressure with the focus of starting the season well.
A post-season tour? I always feel people come along to watch, but the players are half on their holidays. From a purely football point of view, there is not much meaning – let’s be honest.
Good.
Burnley today, a side who are doing well at home of late. They have lost just one of their last four home games, including a victory over Manchester City and a draw with the Toots. I’m sure they held Chelsea to a draw at Stamford Bridge not long ago too. It’ll be a tough one, a physical one and the manager knows it.
You have to be at their level of physical performance, because they will be there.
Burnley is a tough test for everybody. You shouldn’t look at the table because they started slowly but recently they have played very well against all the big teams in the league.
We started slowly too and like Burnley, it cost us dear but we are in a good place right now and as long as the boys roll up their sleeves and put a shift in, we should be ok..
This will shock you:
There is more to Arsenal’s good run than just momentum and confidence – the likes of Hector Bellerin, Nacho Monreal and Francis Coquelin have emerged to play a key role, the whole team has improved and they have injured players coming back all the time too.
That’s from Mark Lawrenson – who’d have thought eh….
But he’s said nothing that Arsenal fans haven’t been saying – well most and today, not only the three above mentioned players need to continue their good form, they all do.
Barring Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, we have a full squad. Even Abou Diaby is back fit, healthy and ready to play. Just who Arsene Wenger will play remains to be seen but I doubt he’ll make too many changes..
Mike Dean is in charge of the whistle!
Burnley:
- They have only won once in 10 league games (W1, D3, L6) and scored one goal in the last five.
- However, the Clarets have earned four points from their last two home games and kept clean sheets in both of them.
- Half of Burnley’s 26 points have come against clubs currently in the top 10. Crystal Palace and West Brom are the only sides in the bottom half to have a better record.
That last point is one to be aware of, they clearly don’t stutter when playing top ten sides, they rise to the occasion so Arsenal can’t afford to be complacent. Burnley are fighting for PL survival and that often brings out the fighting spirit. A bit like us chasing the top four spot as the season comes to a close.
But this time, it’s slightly different, we aren’t chasing a pack above us, we are chasing just one club and if by chance they slip up, we have to be there, ready to pounce and take advantage and of course, we can’t let any of the teams below us, get a sniff of second spot.
We are on a good run, we are playing good, solid football and the confidence should be high.
Burnley will be a tough nut to crack but Arsene Wenger and the players need to make sure they do….
Three points needed today and I personally don’t care how they arrive…..
COYRRG’S!!
Reading are struggling in the league Potter, this match is their chance to get a break from all of that and just go for it…
I would play a very strong side if I was Arsene…
New post up now…
Question is how much , We could pick a team with 11 changes that should be able to see off Reading ,leaving yesterday’s team to go against Chelsea. By rights it should not upset continuity and would keep the fringe players involved.A gamble , but how serious are we taking the chase of Chelsea . Is the cup the proverbial ” Bird in hand “.
Sczcesney , Debuchy , Chambers , Gabriel , Gibbs.
Flamini , Wilshere, Diaby , Walcott , Rosicky Welbeck. The bench can be truly strong if needed but if not they can put their feet up for a week.
🙂 Kev, thanks to google…
Not too many I hope, Reading will be up for this game…
Diaby could play… 😉
I can still see a bit of rotation for the Semi-Final…
So he can basically stay in the team for the remaining matches as he need six more cautions to earn a suspension….
Hooray!
Nice work Rico.
Suspensions are automatically imposed for accumulating 5, 10, or 15 cautions in a season. There are cut-off dates for receiving a sanction as a result of accumulated cautions. They are:
CAUTIONS CUT OFF DATES (Inclusive)
5 31 December (Premier League only)
5 30 November (FL to Step 4 only)
10 2nd Sunday in April
15 End of Season
For example, a Premier League player earning their fifth caution of the season on or after 1st January would not earn any ban. However, if they received ten cautions by the second Sunday in April, a ban would apply. Players who receive 20 or more cautions in a season shall be required to attend a Regulatory Commission.
No ban if Coq picks up a 5th booking then?
Morning All
Morning Rico…
Yeah, we have Flamini, Arteta, Wilshere, Rosicky or Ramsey who can fill in for Le Coq….
And we want to have him available when we take on the Mancs as well…
So get his suspension out of the way…
Boring Boring Chelsea
Does 5 bookings equal a one match ban?
If so, he needs to be left out of the Reading game, we need him against the Chavs.
4 I think JM
How many yellow cards has Coquelin booked?
Morning Adam. Did you enjoy watching that game?
Morning Rico.
Morning Bt, Kev, Wavy and all…
COYRRQPR 🙂
Three hard fought points yesterday, job done, next, time for bed..lol
Great result,
pragmatic performance,
plenty of rotation for Reading,
hangover for Wavy… 😀
Night All
Good day, good result, good night…..pissed!!!
Time for me to say goodnight…
So goodnight Devil and all…
Me too Devil re Coquelin, but you must remember, our form has got nothing to do with him…… 😉
a good read for you Ginge…….
http://www.squawka.com/news/stats-news-coquelin-completes-the-most-interceptions-in-a-single-pl-game/352318
Coquelin MOTM.
That is his 13th consecutive start for him.
and I am happy that our goal began through him.
Mme, that won’t happen yet Devil, maybe when they start building the new stadium….
that is what I meant Lady. to see them in the Championship. lol
May this year will see us celebrate……….100 years since we last were in div 2.
Well that will never happen… Unless they get relegated 😉
I would love to live to see the day when we celebrate St Totteringham day in August.
Chelsea next……
Ha ha Potter, I guess that’s one of those things which comes around about this time of the season…..
Good result today at a very tough ground. I’m happy….
geeeeezzzzzz. if we win the next game and they loose theirs it means that our next league game could see us celebrate St Totts day!!!!!!!!!
yahooooooooooooooooooooooo
6 more points are enough Potter. Goal difference counts mate. And if we win our next game and they loose theirs……well it will be earlier.
7 points to St Totts.
Good to hear mate.
Safe flight and all…
Ps…… I’ve had an absolute ball 🙂
Still going lol.
I’m in some bar near Pattaya and am pretty much pissed but fly home tomorrow.
Actually, I’m looking forward to it!!
Onwards and upwards indeed.
How was the holiday?
Ginge, we did exactly what was needed, and our defence stood tall.
That was a fantastic result and should be enjoyed.
Onwards and upwards 🙂
Hey scott.
Very interesting game. Us playing 1 game a week shows.
Sc19 so amazing.
Pressure now on yanited to win.
Ospina made one legitimate save, I think.
1-0……an easy 1-0 though.
Like I said earlier I ll take a 1.0 scoreline. The lads showed up. Shitty chavs and the toots have all dropped points there. Good job guys good job. Bring on reading.
It’s a result.
3 points are pure gold at this point in time.
So is another whiskey, so on that note, talk to you all later 🙂
that was a fucking bloody torture. so now we can sing…………….
1-0 to the Arsenal.
Phew.
Played bad 3 points lets go home
Phew, that was tough as expected……
our corners are ineffective today. might as well take throw ins as at least we can keep possession.
One sub correct. Danny on. Hopefully he will run around a bit and get them chasing him.
Might be tempted to change Tr 7 for Ozil
Thomas instead of Danny Potter. His nimble footwork is superior to Danny in this situation. and his footballing brain is better suited to today than Danny’s brain.
We don’t seem to have an out ball, Giroud is double marked and Ramsey is not doing enough to support I would have him off for Welbeck.
that was simple yet super from Monreal.
Very lucky there…..
Danny for Ollie makes sense because it gives them something different to think about, and his speed is something we need. But Ollie can have a stinker and still find a goal.
Yep..
Fresh legs , new ideas ,
COYRRGS
Giroud is having a stinker imo
I woud sub Aaron for Thomas. He would complement Coquelin and link midfield and attack. we need a triangle passer/mover big time.
He would offer more than Aaron imo.
Theo for this game???? 100% a big NO.
Even if Alexis was to be subbed I would put in Gibbs on the left wing in front of Nacho.
Danny will come in only if there was an injury to Ollie.
Need fresh legs Devil.
Danger lurks everywhere Scott, especially at Turf Moor… 😉
The game is 50/50 now.
Only one goal seperates the sides.
we need to get another …..and how.
but you got to give credit to Burnley. they are giving it all and are not letting our team play.
Our players need to scrap hard and go and get another.
Thanks Rico.
Stan, I’m in Pattaya.
It’s an eye opener, to say the least!!!!!
Great place, but danger lurks at everywhere corner lol
Or Welbeck, at least then we know he’ll work.
Potter, perhaps a game for Theo to be introduced?
A second goal is needed big time….
It’s odd, but I am delighted by the score and the game is not bad – and yet I am still a bit disappointed that we are not making more chances.
COYG
Far and away the better team but over playing and letting them get close to us . Dean is taking the chance to get them a few free kicks on the edge of our area and they are not out of this yet. We need more pace to get behind them.
Hey scotty oz….Thailand ffs what are you doing in the land of mystery. Gosh I love phuket. Lucky bastard 😀
I was watching on the iPad so maybe I missed a few Dean things…. Lol
Hi Scott, safe journey home later……
Hello Devil.
I missed Sean’s first game of the season so am a little upset.
Two weeks away, home tomorrow and though I’ve had a ball, I miss my family.
Greetings Scott……from all of the Housers…..BOONIE included. 😛
Big worry here is Mike Dean. The crowd will force him into giving them something big. Typical northern cloggers
When will that bald headed little prick pull out his card????
Greetings from Thailand, fellow Housers!!!
12.20am.
15 or so whiskey’s down the hatch, and more to come.
Aaron has two more in him 😉
we must changing our way of playing.
It is the more adapted for Burnley….
Rico he was shite….
I thought Mike Dean was ok…. 😉
Alright mate I promise I ll give up drinking. Thanks. Nice to know someone cares.
even is she is not there mate. do not revert to drink. Socially I agree, but come on mate, you are intelligent enough to occupy yourself with something besides drinking. Try to do something which will please her when she comes home to you. maybe even creating something or drawing something. children do notice a lot of things and even if she is a toddler her eyes will take in many things.
I am not slacking you mate. I am concerned about you and her.
Thanks for caring though means a lot…you big old softy 😀
There’s a strong wind blowing into the face of their keeper and we have reverted to tippy tappy unnecessary passing. 1 may not be enough.
Gee dev she wasn’t even home….she’s with her grand parents. I haven’t had a drink in ages. Cut me some slack.
the fact that you are Boonie is GOOD.
its the fact that you have been drinking that is NOT GOOD.
For heaven’s sake mate…….DO NOT DRINK. you have a little child to take care of. And remember you are a fekking role model.
Ffs Mike dean is ruining the game.
Lol dev.
Goonie is going to kill me.
Here we go again….hey dev what’s good??
That was straight at him ts…lol.routine save. My mama ll save that blindfolded 😀
BOONIE!!!!!! 😆
Ho Ho Ho Ho
LMAO
Boonie!!!!!!!
What a save.
Mike dean is on form….typical.
Shite commentator indeed.
Le coq is bossing it.
Hahahahahah enough with the bonnie ts…sheesh
Don’t let dev hear you. We won’t hear the end of it.
Boonie.loads of sideways passing but no end product.Gundogan scored…
Vokes backing in and dropping like a stone.
Oh come on how’s that a free kick….
potter you and me both lol
That goal was all about le coq….what a player.
Get in Ramsey!!!
Just as I thought we were overplaying again , we took a few shots.
Yes…get in
Get in….hahahahahahah
Wow 3.1 what happened??
3:1.
No Kramer today but our old boy nordveit started in his place and scored a nice goal.
I see we have the stupid commentator syndrome again.
I disn’t watch the game. Was too busy. damn sorry I jinxed it my man
Lol
Grrrr what was the final score ts….
Goonie as you said yesterday. Bvb lost…
COYRRGS…..
COYFGS….Yeeeeeeaaaaaah
Boonie….lol
Boonie*
No changes. Not surprised really….
Hahahahahaha I love the away fans….they probably know the final score between the toots and villa. Oh lord I love those guys.
Ah well here we go off and running.
Nothing much boonie.
I agree with your view on Burnley.
Hi dev
Good girls I say Bt… Lol
Hey ts…what’s happening??
Leicester city won Sunderland lost hence burnley ll be fired up. God help us. all of a sudden I don’t feel that confident anymore.
Come on….
JM, hope it ends well..
This afternoon starts welll 🙂
Come on Arsenal!
Good Afternoon Lovelies and Hunkies
Team…….Ospina, Bellerin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal, Coquelin, Cazorla, Ramsey, Ozil, Alexis, Giroud
Subs: Szczesny, Gibbs, Chambers, Flamini, Rosicky, Walcott, Welbeck
No Gaby???? why???
Rico, i’m sitting with two ladies at the minute and they’ve nearly necked a litre bottle of Morgans Spice…lol
HHCC lunch for you soon Bt?
Thanks Ts…
Bt, glad to hear that. Thanks……
All horses seem fine, Rico..
Adam, that’s maybe more worrying…lol
No Gabriel….
Thanks Kev, haven’t checked my mail today…..
Lol the scummers lost.
Afternoon all
Good read Rico.
Bt I heard you have been around harton cross. 😉
Adam 😆
Kev. I remember you sitting inside a bass bin with dilated eyes, shaking your head like a Dervish as Zal thumped out a heavy riff. 🙂
Afternoon all…
Must say that at this moment in time, the only injury list I worry about is those poor horses. Hope all came through uninjured….
Rico you have mail…
I got a match to watch, Lata…
COYRRG
I saw the Alex Harvey Band at Wembley…
BT. I’ll be gentle. 🙂
Adam, i look forward to that, though it does worry me…..lol
http://www.arsenalstation.com/2015/04/11/teams-burnley-vs-arsenal-koscielny-starts/?
BT. When we eventually meet up I shall tell you of an evening after I had watched AH and Zal.
Has any one seen the team news?
Spot on Adam, the same AH though i think it was with The New Band…
Plenty weird about the Sensational Band…lol
If so, I remember Zal Cleminson? The guitar player in the weird clown’s green suit.
Would that be AH of the Sensational Alex Harvey band?
Adam, it’s an album by Alex Harvey, i had it years back but lost it, finding it hard to obtain a copy…
No BT, tell me more.
Adam, do you happen to have a copy of The Mafia Stole My Guitar?
Poor horses.
Their OFF
That’s alright…
Adamant
Goonster
Thank you 😀
Tottenham!
What do we think is shit?
Shit…!
*We*
What do you think of totenham? 😀
Bt you little creep. Lol. 😀
Goonie, sorry mate it was a horse running at Aintree called Mertesacker that was injured….lol
Genuine mistake no BS!!! lol….BFG is fit and ready…
Wtf he’s out?? Bt are you serious or just bullshitting?
It was a horse at Aintree not the two legged giraffe…lol
U18s lost away to Bolton this morning…
BFG is out apparently…
Have anyone seen the team news??
Hi m..
I’m off out with Fido – catch up later…
mike Dean refere? brrrrr…
Burnley it’s a difficult team. I’ve watched last match against Totts..
Afternoon Kev..
your just an eternal optimist eh, did Kos pass a fitness test for today, anyone know
Hiya kev tell me about it… hey 3 points us all that matters right now. I ll even take a half to nothing scoreline. In arsenal’s favor that is 😀
Afternoon Stan…
Most of the people I know are a bit groggy today….
Afternoon All
Afternoon Rico…
Doubt that it will be a match for the purist today, but as long as we win…
5.30 uk time Goonie..
Afternoon Dublin.. Rocky Creek – I like that one, just for the name.. 😉
Howdy Dublin been drinking since 5am it’s 7.45 now. Can’t wait. Have no life outside of arsenal. Have lost my “adonic persona” God help me.
Afternoon, 3 points, No injuries, Rocky Creek to win the National and a glass of whatever goonster,s drinking That,ll do me today ,Lol.
I can’t wait for the game rico….when does it start. The anticipation is killing me. Come on already. God help me. Arsenal ll be the death of me.
Hahahah am sorry maam….just excited.
Calm down Stan, I can’t keep up… 😉
No idea re the goals, maybe Alexis still but Ollie must be getting close…
Hey rico who’s leading the goal scoring charts now? ?
Rico we ll smash them…am feeling expansive this morning. 5.0 heheheh the liquor is working huh?? I ll take a 2.1 routine win rico. OG with both goals. I so want him to win that golden boot.
If sanchez learns to release the ball earlier and play a quick one two he ll score more goals. I just finished watching his clip on YouTube most times he tends to hold on to the ball too long. Where a simple one two ll have been a better option. Oh well trust arsene to coach that out of him 😀
I think we’ll scrape a win too. But it’ll be tough….
Rico you know me am a very contented fellow 😀
Potter you re a man after my heart…I have nothing but love for you mate. Matter of fact I love all gooners. Wish there’s a gooner heaven somewhere. Thanks for your support when I lost cassie and didn’t know how to handle it. I appreciate you brother. Thanks a lot.
You don’t ask for much Goonster…
Hi Goonie , How’s tricks. I’ve been propping up the coffee bar at the Norfolk and Norwich hospital lately having a bionic hip fitted. Glad to hear things are good with the babe but a week off is probably very welcome for you. Great people grand parents I know as I speak as one of them. My little bundle of joy is 19 months old now and getting quicker and quicker and a lot more mobile fortunately we get to give her back at 6pm every Friday , fed watered and ready for sleep.It’s a chore but we love it.
I am not good at pre match predictions but I am reasonably confident about today. Perhaps a difficult win will be good for our team as a kind of grounding excercise and a reminder to keep concentrating. No so good for us watching but that’s the life of a football supporter.
Shad has succeeded in keeping everyone fit since 1989 lol…only oxcham is in the sick bay now. He even got diaby kicking again. Yet you wonder why am excited. Come on you gunners…..Yeeeeeeaaaaaah
Maam I ll take kramer or shniedrlin(spelling ) and a goal keeper. keep theo and don’t touch sterling with a 70 inch pole. We don’t need him. Oxcham is a better player and more rounded. We ll be killing it this time next season. Plus we ve got the most important signing ever. Shad Forsythe. What a legend.
Come on you gunners……Come on. Yeeeeeeeaaaaah
🙂 Goonie..
Three more of a similar standard in the summer would be nice…
Am delirious maam. Can’t believe we have ozil sanchez in our team. That combination havent been explored yet. Wait till next season when alexis gets to know the league better. Remember most players tend to have a better second season. We have mesut ozil somebody pinch me. To think we were playing with gerwanko Santos Denilson and lord pink boots just a few seasons ago. God in heaven talk about transformation.
You excited or something Goonie? 😉
I sense a shock at qpr later tomorrow. So We Need To Win This Game. At all cost.
Ooh to ooh to be ooh to be a gooner
It’s just been glorious been an arsenal fan for months now.
Lol rico you tease. Guess am so excited that’s why I left out a few players.
Nope I ll start with mertsacker maam. Burnley play a lot of long balls. We need the BFG’s presence ro neutralize them. Plus kozzer needs a rest.
I’d go for Kos and Gabriel at the back…
Ramsey if fit… The rest the same as you probably. Although I would play eleven players… 😉
Yikes I forgot to add a left back….monreal has been a beast lately but for this I ll start with keiron.
Danny ings ll be a handful maam but our defense have handled some mean center forwards this season. Danny ings won’t get much against us today if we show up. 2.1 to the arsenal.
Ospina Bellerin Mertsacker Gabriel If Kozzer Is Not Fit Le coq ramsey ozil sanchez welbeck and giroud. Santi needs a rest. He looks knackered lately. What about yours maam?
I never like to guess the starting 11 – and don’t know enough about Burnley’s strengths. Only than Ings can be a tricky striker when on form but he’s been through a bad run..
One thing we can expect though is a tough battle, they’ll be up for it so we can’t afford passengers..
Howdy potter where have you been my man? ?? Are you ok?? Nice to have you back.
How will you fill your day Goonster? 😉 😉
Thanks Potter..
I hope so maam….what ll be your starting 11??
No idea re their pitch – lets hope its not as bad as your friend says Goonie..
Am doing fabulous. Brianna is away with her grand parents. I don’t have to work today so hey life is good. Bring on the Clarets.
Watched Spurs play Burnley last week , they are a very organised team and they completely made Totts look out of sorts . It was possibly the most boring match that I have seen in a long time. Their pitch is not good for passing football but where Spurs went wrong was in trying to pass through for Kane to run onto the ball and most of the time it never got to him. We however have different ways of getting past the line of attrition Sanchez can run at them and they will have difficulty with Welbeck/Walcott’s pace plus Giroud is a much more powerful animal than Kane . It will not be an easy match but I fancy us to win either by the odd goal or possibly if we go on a blitzkrieg by quite a few.
I’m good thanks Goonster, you?
49 49 undefeated 49 49 I say 49 49 undefeated playing football the arsenal way……Gosh somebody give me the away lads any day. I ll fit right in. God help me I must see an away game before my time is up. I love those beautiful bastards. Come arsenal.
Have you seen burnley play?? What is the state of their pitch?? I have no idea. A Friend just texted me saying it’s like a potato patch. Yikes it’s gonna be a loooooooong 90 minutes then.
Ahh there you are rico….yes maam 3 points by nook or crook like my ma ll say. How are you this morning maam??
Whete is everyone??
Morning Goonster and all..
3 points is a must 🙂
How bad is that burnley pitch though? A mate just told me it’s appalling. haven’t watched burnley this season. Didn’t have to until now.
Oh and first 😀
Morning HH…a brand new day. 3 points is all am asking for. Don’t care how we get it. COYFGS FOYS.