As we approach the close-season with a mixture of frustration and anger, my over-riding feeling is one of sadness.
Sadness because with just a little bit more ambition from the management and leadership from the Board, the unsavoury ending to our home campaign both inside and outside the ground, could have been and should have been avoidable.
Transfer tittle-tattle is growing in intensity and in a few weeks, days even, it’ll be in full swing as the Summer Window charges off down the tracks but will Arsenal be on board?
I had previously been optimistic that Arsene Wenger, whilst not totally changing his team building policy, was all ready to change direction a tad.
Maybe finally he’d be ready to stop shopping in Netto and whilst not exactly gorge in Harrods, he’d maybe have a go in Debenham’s or maybe even John Lewis. That optimism has been replaced by a depressing realisation that our stubborn manager is set to continue on his current course and persevere with his team of underachivers.
No doubt he’ll probably delve into the cheap-end of the French market again or something very similar – leaving us all far from being assured about next season.
It seems he still has no sense of the frustration and negative feelings building up among normally placid Arsenal fans and even those who trust in Wenger regardless are beginning to doubt his ways.
I fear that this scenario could explode in his face over the next 12 months and end in rancour and recrimination.
The Board have to accept its own part in this ‘death by a thousand cuts’ as it was their short-sightedness that led to the sacking of David Dein, the only Director who could save Wenger from his megalomania, the only person who could make him listen. Nobody else at the club has the ‘balls’ or authority to exercise some control and leadership.
We as fans have to seriously question the calibre of men and women we’ve had and still have in the Boardroom when there is such a dearth of leadership at the top.
Arsenal seem like a rudderless ship right now, with Peter Hill-Wood as the captain of the Titanic, sailing us towards the iceberg of mediocrity. Meanwhile he insults the fans who provide him with one of the best and free Gentleman’s Clubs in London.
Any hopes I had of a marquis signing [to maybe replace a marquis departure] are disappearing faster than Abou Diaby into the Physio’s treatment room.
I have never subscribed to the ‘clear out’ many fans were hoping for as I can’t see Wenger doing such a thing and now I’m beginning to fear that the changes in personnel could be minimal and with it will bring another year of ‘you know who and his mate’. I don’t need to name them, we all know who they are and they all know, that we know.
Meanwhile our embarrassment of a Board expect us to stump up a 6.5% increase in ticket prices during a recession, just to watch another 9 months of the same under achievers. You all know them, the players who give us loads of big talk before games and then follow it up with abject performance. Then after the game we hear a shed-load of excuses from Arsene; the referee, the state of the pitch, the wrong kind of snow or that time of the month etc.
Of course there’s still plenty of time for Arsene to silence moaners like me and I’d be absolutely delighted if he did.
Maybe he is planning a headline grabbing signing to silence the dissenters?
Then again, probably not!
Written by allezkev
Morning all
Good read kev, thank you, i hope it’s the first of many..
I think Wenger is ready to surprise us with a few ‘better than what we have’ signings, I think a few could go too – the big name out is looking more and more likely to be Arshavin…
Marquis signing like the 6.5% increase you’re having a laff. We’ve already had it, and that is Pat Rice!!!!
The most important issue that Arsenal FC need to address is the embarassing capitulation from March onwards – which it seems to do year in year out.
No point banging on about the board, Hill-Wood is like Gaddiffi, a dead in the water meglomaniac who doesnt know when his time is up – there would be the first issue I would address, and get rid of Hill-Wood, then the board should give Wenger an ultimatum – if you live by the sword, then you will die by it
Hi Goonerboy
I think the beginning of our collapse starts when we are in all four competitions just after the new year, the fixtures pile up and we don’t have the depth in our squad to rotate with success – as shown this season when we had too many replays – we couldn’t cope….
Instead of Wenger bleeting on about all four competitions, he needs to prioritise and be prepared to sacrifce one, or, get a squad that is capable of competing for all four
Morning all.good read AK.the new signings include:pat rice,ramsey and Vermaelen.
Hi Kt…
We need 3 leaders. Experienced top class players who have been there and done it.
Hi Will, I think we will be saying that all summer until…..
Rico, you say Arsene needs to sacrifice one tournament but when he effectively did this by playing “kids” in the Carling Cup he was criticised for not “playing to win”. We cant have it all ways.
Surely with the wave of anger rolling through the Arsenal world, Wenger and Stan need to get top quality players in.
what i am saying john is we haven’t got the squad to truly compete in all four competitions, he played a stronger side in the CC this time and it nearly paid off…
i want us to take all four competitions seriously but we haven’t got the strenth in depth to do that…
AW can talk the talk about winning all four, we can’t win one right now….
You would think so Will….
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rico, fair comment, but, in truth, we all know just how close we got. I know its been said time and again as an excuse, but with a little lady luck we would all be talking very differently. Then again, maybe not, some people will never know how well off they are until its too late.
Morning all,
Blinding first post AK, looking forward to many more.
We all feel a bit down at the moment, with city moving ahead of us, just makes us happy were approaching the last game, things are about as bad as they could get for us this year. But just think if we had had another couple of games after our last cor blimey. You do paint a sad picture for our immediate future and rightfully so, but I just hope your wrong, and that the powers at be realise the oncoming dangers, after all we are a big club among a lot of clubs looking to overtake us, the future may not be exciting but it will definitely be interesting.
john – that’s why it makes me so frustrated, we have been so so close again this season, just think what would have happened if we had the right extra two or three players who would see us win something…
Morning Steve..
I’ll be glad when the final whistle blows on sunday… Then we can sit and face another anxious summer transfer window…..
Boo to you Qudzy….
Morning ricolicious,
Always the optimist. We still have huge debts so I don’t expect to many signings. other clubs have gone many years with out any success, and I have resigned myself to a few more seasons of the same.Wenger showed his and Arsenals intention’s in the January window, we all knew what was needed, but it wasn’t forthcoming so that told us everything we needed to know. The way things are going, it looks as if our debts will be paid earlier than expected,then I expect a sale of the club and a new Russian or Sheik with ambitions of the other billionaires, and then they can have a little bit of fun amongst themselves.Wenger can make the most of his huge wages, because when the debt is paid we can expect a succession of managers.
What worries me almost as much as the mediocrity we have in the squad (with some notable exceptions) is the problem with a viable number 2. Pat Rice is a thoroughly decent man, but he isn’t a ‘manager in waiting’. We need someone who is seriously being groomed to take over when Ms Wenger deems that he has had enough and moves up or on.
Our debt is only a mortgage isn’t it Steve? 😉
I feel I have to stand by what I have been saying and that’s to give AW and Stan this summer to show they want to get this club back to winning ways.
Like you though, i do believe that one day the russian will come in and take over but if wenger is still there and usamnov employs David Dein, wenger will stay on ….
Good morning!
Someone heard today the words of the “Eurosport’s expert” AW, about the Europe League final?
He says: Falcao and Hulk are fabulous players!
Hi Bridgers
We have been saying the same on here too, nice man but he’s not very effective and that’s probably down to Wenger. Most of us here would like Keown or Bould to be his assistant..
As far as i know rico our debt is about £110 mill and with frugal spending maybe paid off in four five years.
Wenger will be retired by then and David Dein an armchair fan.
Good Steve – the DD and Wenger bit anyway 😉
Usamnov bought a few more shares yesterday i read, guess he’s not going away anytime soon – we could easily sell players to generate the funds though Steve, Wenger could get 40-50M easy if he got rid of
Nik
Denilson
Eboue
Squilli
Rosicky
Diaby
Randall
Hoyte
Add that to what is available, and Bobs you uncle..
Also, AA looks to be on his way, that’s another 10-12 Million
WHEN Henri Lansbury signed a new long-term deal with Arsenal in 2009, Arsene Wenger tipped the young midfielder to become a ‘big player’ for the Gunners. Two years and three loan spells later, Lansbury is set to prove his manager right.
Lansbury has had to show plenty of patience at Arsenal. The 20-year-old’s latest loan, where his four goals in 23 appearances helped Norwich City earn promotion to the Premier League, was his third away from the Emirates following succesful stints at Watford and Scunthorpe United.
Lansbury’s sole start in the Arsenal first team produced a goal, against Tottenham in the Carling Cup in September, and with the praise of Norwich boss Paul Lambert ringing in his ears he has returned to the Emirates with one target only – to become a regular in the Arsenal midfield.
“I just want to try and force my way into the Arsenal side next season,” said Lansbury, who feels he is back to his best after a debilitating bout of glandular fever. “I have to come back raring to go, to be strong and try and take my place. I’m ready to prove myself here, and show the boss that I’m ready to be in the first-team.
“I feel that I’m back to my best now. Playing regularly helped me – obviously I got through being ill and now I feel that my power’s back, my running is there again. I didn’t feel as strong as before my illness for quite a while, but now I’m hoping to carry this into next season.”
I don’t like to sound like a bitter supporter, but Arsenal have had several years to be successful by investing in players to win things, and they have not. We are fortunate to have been gifted with players like Fabregas and Nasri Van Persie.We have had problems with goalkeepers and as luck has happened this seems to have cured itself, and in all honesty Wenger’s inclusion of Leyman for free, never inspired me at all. We invested in two centre backs which was done relatively cheaply which has caused us problems, Vermaelen’s fitness returning, will probably scupper any signings at the back. and the form of our team would not encourage any other manager to want to invest with any of our players. Now i would like to believe that we would challenge next year, but leopards do not change their spots. we have been fortunate this year, but it wont last.
news:
“150 million is as Manchester City are willing to offer to Real Madrid to secure the services of the Portuguese international.
Sheikh Mansour, owner of English club, has provided 227 million euros to strengthen the team this summer, while much of this amount would be reserved for trying to ‘pull’ of Cristiano Ronaldo Santiago Bernabeu.
But money can not buy everything, and analyzes how the newspaper AS, Portuguese is the body and soul at Real Madrid, “wholly given to the cause merengue and decided to help break the hegemony of Barcelona.”
Rico. Sent you an e-mail.
Let’s look at the players you have offered.
Nik – £8m
Denilson – £3m
Eboue – £3m
Squilli – £2m
Rosicky – £3m
Diaby – £5m
Randall – Free
Hoyte – free
total: £24m.
news:
“Coach Jose Mourinho set Kun Aguero, the Atletico Madrid forward, as the main target to strengthen the attack of Real Madrid next season.
The news that advanced Wednesday by Brand also revealed that Real Madrid is open to the proposal by Karim Benzeman, French striker who does not enter into the accounts of the Portuguese coach for 2011/2012.
Other news from Italy tell of a meeting between representatives of Aguero with leaders Juventus to finalize the details of the transfer Argentinian forward to Turin.”
We need to get Benzema.
Maybe enough for Cahill Will,
Worth a read: http://www.arsenal.com/news/reserves-news/loan-review-kyle-bartley-sheff-utd/rangers?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+arsenal-news+%28News+Feed%29
Exactly Steve.
Sell that lot, bring in a top defender, then use the transfer pot for a DM and Striker.
AW has to address more issues than new transfers,he may have lady luck with him,like he first took over Arsenal,inherited spine of steel and flair of the cool Dennis. A model which seemed to be not his idea of total football,only flair one-dimensionally should prevail,hence swift dismantling it in quick time and profit from it. And instead,pursues with his sitting duck strategy,beautiful to watch,most times,but crashes with 100% certainty when any opposition manager is willing to follow a sure fire routine,up your face,corners and lots of physicals. They know Arsenal players will be TOO NICE,like Sagna said,and they go at it 120% with ZERO response from Arsenal 99% of the time. AW has no intention to adapt,in his tunnel-vision,he will be vindicated,not able to understand to be successful with his model,his team has to perform with high intensity and focussed minds ALL THE TIME. There is no luxury of injury free and slow player,which a lot of the players are doing as he has no intention of not being LOVED or ADMIRED by all and sundry. He has a model in Wilshire for rugged spirit and flair,just imagine most of team play with such intensity doggedly. But he sets out to speak with affection and protection of under performed players to let them slip further into comedy of errors,to invest LOVE N LOYALTY in return. In truth,he needs to address his training routine,carrots and sticks discipline to make them grow into real men,not forever BABIES. And to take corners more seriously with creativity,and players should not just lob it in for the keeper. If it is too much for Pat Rice to handle,with six years of no result ,get help.
When you get two of the main shareholders scrambling to buy up the odd share, the last thing you want is success as that only puts the price of the shares up, Does that make sense.
Arsenal should sell Russian international Andrei Arshavin. According to the Guardian, the London club want to recoup the 15 million he spent with the player ex-Zenit St Petersburg.
News:
“Arsene Wenger is tired of the attitudes of Russian and does not rely on him for next season. Other obstacles to the continuation of the squad gunner Arshavin is the high salary, which may also hinder their departure.
This decision of the Arsenal may seem a surprise, since the player was the most frequently used during this season, but Arsenal fans and even teammates are tired of the lack of commitment that has characterized Arshavin in recent months, according to British newspaper.
Arshavin, known for his directness, had already been warned by the French coach said that after he had a dream to play for Barcelona.
The Arsenal fans are expectant about hiring for the new season, but Wenger should not look for big names, preferring to invest in the African market and French, and keep key players like Fabregas, Nasri and Clichy. >”
Steve – but it has to change at some stage and it has to be this summer….
I think you have it in one there JM
It will rico, but only when all of the share holders are of the same opinion, the wrangling for shares speaks for itself at the moment, shareholders are split and only when working together will success follow.
In Chelsea and City, they have owners that want success badly, and are prepared to pay what it takes to get it. we are bystanders and looking for bargains, you may find the odd one, but the cream have all been snapped up
Will – i think we could get more
yours:
Nik – £8m
Denilson – £3m
Eboue – £3m
Squilli – £2m
Rosicky – £3m
Diaby – £5m
Randall – Free
Hoyte – free
total: £24m.
Nik – 9M
Denilson – 5m
Eboue – 5m
Diaby – 8M
Rosicky – 3M
Squilli – 2M
Randall and Hoyte 1M for both together
32Million
🙂
In all honesty rico, if you were a professional footballer who would you want to play for.honestly now
JM the pace is gathering on the AA rumour…
Just hope we don’t sell his to the chavs….
I do see where you’re going with the timing of David Dein’s departure. Even Thierry Henry had lost faith in the club’s ambition. I agree that his departure has not at all helped the club.
Arsenal Steve, because as a fan, I couldn’t consider any of the others – but, that is exactly what we lack, players who want to play for us rather than just earn a wage….
Rico 8mill for a flanker that cant cross, ha ha
Hi Guest
Wenger needs to remove all the cotton wool around the players, start treating them like men and not boys….
And stop blaming everything else for their failures other than them….
Steve,
I think a club would pay that for him, then they would play him in his rightful position. As a centre forward and regular playing time, he’d be a whole lot better..
One of the PL sides will come in for him, or an overseas club, and i’m sure they’d pay that kind of money… Didn’t we pay that for Squilli 😉
Sagna is very confident Cesc is staying….
What we need is a shake up that will only come if we fail to qualify for the CL….I am hoping we draw Valencia or Bayern Munich an get knocked out….then when the board realise the money from the CL ain’t coming they will be forced to sit up and notice the fans for once!
They would either shove a dynamite up arsene’s arse or finally wake up and smell the coffee..
I know it sounds crazy…but hey check my name…sometimes You do need to take a few steps backwards to progress…
The truth is these idiots are happy to shop at primark rather than debenhams or John Lewis…cos that what it takes to win the league….no one is asking them to shop at Harrod’s for goodness sake!! as long as their shares keep going up…they don’t give a hoot about the fans!
rico be sensible, young men earning a living, looking for the best wages they can get, plus trophies, that is all youngsters want, and you would choose Arsenal.
I am sorry the days that footballers played with pride for the shirt has gone, all we have now is players wanting to be seen playing in the Premier League and Champions League because they know that’s where the money is.
crazy gunner, i think we will avoid the ‘bigger’ sides in the qualifiers as we’ll be seeded…
Ganesh, i think Henry’s departure was a lot to do with his martial split rather than him wanting to leave…
Has anyone seen the site of the Arsenal, the possible opponents of the play-off in the Champions League?
And notice the dates of the games?
The probability of being rejected is high, season also started three weeks before the other (and also less vacation time, apart from Wilshere start later …)
All I know is common sense until one of the major shareholders sells we wont be featuring in many finals this year was a mistake.
ha ha steve, but thats me i guess, pride would come before money…
Don’t get me wrong Wenger is a fantastic Manager, we can all knock him and blame him for many things, but if you have no money to play with its hard. Look at Managers that have had money to play with Sparky for one sacked Mourinho sacked, Grant sacked,and a few more, Wenger champions league for all these years and top four for years that in itself is Magnificent on bugger all money, just think what it could have been with City or Chelski money. believe. its not his fault.
I haven’t JM but we are seeded i think??
Don’t worry, we’ll have our new signings by then…
have to pop off for a bit, few things to do….
Bcak later
Steve, sense at last.
One night, Arsene Wenger had a dream.
He was walking across the Highbury pitch, and on the jumbotrons flashed scenes from his Arsenal career. In each game he noticed the noise and cheering from the stands. Sometimes there were both sets of fans, other times there was only one.
from REDaction Gooner
“This bothered Arsene, because he noticed that during the low periods, when the team was suffering in defeat, he could only hear the away fans. So he asked the Gooners in the stands “You promised you would be behind us all the way. Over land and sea, and Arsenal til you die. But during the most difficult times, when the team was suffering in defeat, there is only one set of fans singing. I just don’t understand why, when we need you most, you leave us?”.
The Gooners said to Arsene “Boss. We are The Arsenal. Those times when you could hear only the away fans, it was because we sung so fucking loud, that we lost our voice”.
VICTORY. THROUGH. HARMONY. “
Afternoon all. thanks for the kind words KT/Rico/StevieP. Qudzy? A very articulate addition to the discussion, thanks very much, now off you go back to Junior School with ya.
Just off to catch up on the chat…
Will, You can see the man suffering the same as us, we shout and moan and he carries on with dignity, You can feel that he wants to come out and explain, but he looks like a prisoner with his hands tied, I have been one of the worst supporters to slag him off in the past, but that’s because I want so badly to see The Arsenal on top of the tree. But I appreciate what he has achieved and hope the in house wrangling gets sorted so this man can achieve even more.What he has achieved inside the club as well is history making in itself, but the fans are impatient and that could be his undoing.
As I have said and keep saying, there is not a better manager in the world and those crying for Jose need their heads looking at.
Hi Steve. Despite how frustrated we all get, the bottom line is, we want Wenger to stay, or most of us do, because he’s already proved what a good manager he is, and he can be again, he just need to spend a little bit more and the Board have to back him…
England international defender Gary Cahill has intimated that he wants to join Arsenal in the summer window.
According to a report in the Mirror, Cahill has expressed a desire to leave Bolton for Arsenal and has told close friends that he’d like the transfer to happen.
Cahill has been heavily linked with a move away from the Reebok Stadium in recent months with Arsenal consistently being linked to the centre-half. A fee of a round £15m has been talked about in the past but it is believed the Gunners could still face competition for Cahill’s signature from the likes of Liverpool and Manchester City.
Cahill has three goals for Bolton this season and eight yellow cards to his name
morning all…good post, kev. rico, i notice there have been no responses yet which fiercely defend arsene and club policy – a month ago and this would be a battleground. sign of our times that nobody seems to want to take a significantly contrary position.
my son is participating in his school’s spelling bee this morning, so I cannot discuss further.
Hi AK, I must admit Cahill is good news lifted my spirits a little, I know its going to be tough next year but we don’t have a bad side, a good clear out and a few additions like Cahill and who know’s but i’m not holding my breath. Good effort today mate and there’s me thinking your only good at digging and Erections ha ha
got to go out for a while catch you guys later
Will, signing Cahill would send out a big message, not only to the fans, but to the players and the media. It would be like Arsenal saying ‘we’re back in business’…
Oliver, thanks buddy for kind words.
Maybe the silence is a good thing. Could be ‘they’ are finally listening, at last!
I realize that the majority of us are unhappy at the results of this season, and I try to remain optimistic, but with talks of Man City going to invest yet another boatload of money this summer, and if the Tots/Pool invest any more, we could be in even more hot water next season, especially if we do not invest in some new, decent, non-injury prone players. I get a foul, rancid taste in my mouth saying it, but it seems the teams that will be at the top will be the teams that spend the most….
StevieP, i’d be delighted if the club signed Cahill, and if he wants to join us then all the better. He knows at Arsenal that he’d be a regular, which in turn would assist in his England career…
As for the erections, well i got one up yesterday, today is excavations and tomorrow hope to get the permultimate post up.
Then i’ve got tons and tons of rubble to take up the council tip…
I think you could be right Kev, if we sign him but did you see the reports Bartley is getting?
No Will, what do they say mate, I rate Bartley, i hope he isn’t leaving us…?
Here you are Kev: http://www.arsenal.com/news/reserves-news/loan-review-kyle-bartley-sheff-utd/rangers?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+arsenal-news+%28News+Feed%29
Rico, your comment re: Lansbury is really good news. Henri has a lot to offer AFC, not just in terms of what he does on the field, but his attitude and fighting qualities.
When we suffer a poor result, we need more players with a bloody-minded detirmination to turn it around in the next game, as opposed to the many suspects we currantly have, who after one poor result, just fall to bits…
Will, that was great. Imagine Kyle in the def/mid role, he’d love it up against Stoke and the other teams that play 1980’s football.
The signing of Cahill doesn’t and shouldn’t mean that Kyle is on his way out. Squillaci should make way for Cahill, whilst Djourou needs to sort his head out or he could miss the boat.
I see TV or JD as a DM.
Will, we need to have players’ whose strength is in the different forms of footie AFC face every season. KT has mentioned this before.
Thus a squad that contains CL footballers i.e. Koscielny, and Bartley for the muck and bullets games in England. Or something like that, KT can put it better than me, but you know what i mean.
Will, yeah, why not, i’d totally agree with ya mate. A bit of defensive steel in front of the back-four. Petit, for example, was a full-back at Monaco. At Arsenal he became one of the best def/mid players you’ll ever see, and won a World Cup. Djourou has played there before, but not for the AFC 1st team i believe…
I would have TV and Cahill in defence with JD just in front of them.
Will, i’ve got a massive hole to dig [two if i’m up to it] so i’ll have to leave ya for a spell.
See ya later…
Sounds good to me Will, Djourou is very mobile, good in the air and quite like a tackle. Concentration is his Achilles heel. My shovel is calling me mate, lata ok.
Problem is, if you bring JD forward, who do you drop from midfield?
Afternoon people 🙂
6.5% total! (inclding the 2.5% VAT hike everyone seems to forget) so that is a 4% increase on tickets from Arsenal!!!!!!
Great news, Jens hopes to stay on 😮
Goal keeper coach maybe??
Jens would be a great coach.
If I recalled dimly, PHW or is it Wenger, who said that that Adebayor+Kolo = £40m sales proceeds were allocated to Wenger for future purchases.
How then that it was alleged that Wenger had only £30m for “Player Budget” this sumer – which is inclusive of new player contract extensions for Nasri, CLichy and Gibbs???
SOmebody is lying and somebody is running Arsenal FC as Arsenal Inc with mandatory quarterly profit reports.
From past trends, you can forget about £20m+ signings and Wenger will be up to hsi usual tricks of signing up £5m to £15m unknown French or African or Latin Americna players to develop them into super-satrs….then sell ’em off for tens of millions profit.
And oh yeah….he wil sign bargains like “Silvestre”-class from premiership, released “Sol”-class players on a free, snapped-up injury-prone “Bischoff”-class player hoping they will recover like Overmars…..and of course, experienced ex-French international “Squillaci”-class defenders which we never heard of….
Forget about Cahill, Sott Parker, Jageilka, et al…Wenger will never sign ’em and on September 1, he will claim he wanted desperately to sign ’em but they od wish to come to Arsenal……to defend once again his obsession in isgning unknown French players in the hope of developing ’em into another “Vieira”, another “Henry”, another “Fabregas”……
Hi rico, all.
Long time no see…blah blah blah!
AW will never have a clear out. And he’ll never buy more than 3or 4 first team players ( he doesn’t want to unbalance the team (far out, karma karma!!)
One experienced player in all 4 areas of the field us needed.
Given
Cahill
Parker
Drogba
Oooh titbit (not turbot, fecking iPhone) for you all. A few of my mates saw Shay Given with a suited friend at Finsbury Park station last week….
Agree Will, just hope he’s not planning on playing or worse still, Wenger playing him 😉
Hi Merlin, we have been asking the same question, either Wenger is fibbing about why he doesn’t spend, or the board are lying about hwo much money is available… I know who i think is fibbing….
Hey Rocastle, i’ve missed you, you been hiding?? 😉
Those four players would make us such a different side, then add a winger 😉
I do not want Given at Arsenal.
I don’t think we would sign him anyway Will, I don’t see us in for a keeper, unless fab’s injury doesn’t heal properly…
I think our keepers are better.
I think they could be even better with a better coach….
I agree. Get Big Dave back.
Will, he’ too busy with the girls…..
We need experienced winners who have been there not only to coach the players but to advise them.
evening all,
big dave could teach them to skate and dance, but he’s to busy golfing everytime i see him his hitting golf balls
Or fishing Steve 🙂
Evening….
News
“Cesc Fabregas, Arsenal captain is the top priority of Milan, aimed at strengthening the team for next season.
According to the site Talksports, Adriano Galliani, vice-president of Italian club, has informed the direction of Milan that the acquisition of Spanish midfielder is central to the aspirations of the team next season.
Also according to the site, the new champion Italy is willing to offer 40 million euros or 28 million plus a player who belongs to their staff to acquire the Spanish average.
Values, yet away from the 51 million that Arsenal seeks to negotiate the athlete”
e//40mill only buys Denilson
Evening rico.
Quiet on the western front
‘afternoon 😉
good read Kev, my sentiments exactly…
now, believe me or not, I am yet to see the Sunday game, haven’t even seen the goals!
BOOOO!!!
2 good uns suga3 1 scrappy guess what one we scored
I am guessing it was the latter, right?
I am not looking ahead to the summer and I think I am going to tune back in when something actually happens – and quite frankly, I saw that coming from a long way out: I used to be the person you would not shut up once I started talking about Arse and now?
shaking my head, I say these dreaded words:
‘We told you so’
‘Tis all quiet Steve, will be for a few months now i feel 😉
JM, i’m not sure any club will prize our captain away this summer ….
Hi SUGA – don’t bother watching, you’ll only want to hit the drinks cabinet 😉
hi rico 😉
hitting the drinks was exactly what I have done instead of watching the game, for all the right reasons tho!
I have only just recovered properly after my little trip to Poland 😆
😆 😆 SUGA….
I haven’t recovered since ‘our’ little trip to Wembley….
Talking of Wembley, I was all set to go to Wembley until i realised i was already committed to doing something else, then, it seems the FA are ripping off Reading and Swansea fans with stupid pricing for the Championship play offs…
robbing b*****ds…..
I have only been to Wembley once, it was the AC/DC concert tho…
worth every penny!
I went down the road to the Arena, Anastacia, cracking night except the transport home 🙁
well, I drove there, found a parking space pretty close to the stadium and the getting out bit was nowhere near as bad as at the Ems, tbh…
then we drove to my mate’s place in Willesden for a few hours to wait for the traffic to pass, good times 😉
My eyes are in Dublin now.
However, I think is important for our future finish in 4th of 3th. That’s means different goals for the season and diffrent perspectives.
Bloomin lucky you SUGA, i had to walk miles… It was worth it though 🙂
JM, i think finishing 4th could be what the club need, other than finishing 5th….
So then, the Hulk and Radamel Falcao are on show tonight….
We have been linked with both haven’t we…?
I am more interested in seeing how that Porto manager set them up…
The right way no doubt SUGA….
one beast and one slick mean goal scoring machine….. 🙂
All quiet here, so i’m heading off for the day…
be good all and enjoy the rest of the day…
nighty peoples….
Nite Rico 😉
Evening all, i’m a happy boy, got another up and just one of the blighters to go…
Cheers Suga, glad you enjoyed it.
Rico, a bit quiet on here tonight…
AK………….. well done fella not bad for an ole boy of 79 😉 The first of many a good post me thinks.
Well done mate.
If we have not got Cahill signed sealed and in an Arsenal shirt by the first week in June Wenger is a complete and utter mug…!
Oh, hi Rico, Goodnight Rico, Goodnight Fido…
Wath…cheers mate. There’s life in the old dog yet..hehe.
Wath if we get Cahill, i might treat myself to a new shirt [i’m still a kid at heart]
Looks like Benik Afobe is going to Wembley with Huddersfield Town….
Sorry AK watchin the Porto v Braga game, loads of south americans but I believe portugal suits them not sure they’d last to long in England through the winter…!
Cahill needs to be the first of a few AK not the only one…! That needs to be the catalyst….! I ain’t buying nothing off that lot mate, they ain’t getting my money until they show some ambition.
Glad you got another erection to do, your doing well the last week or so, those tabs must be working.
Wath, i won’t be spending anything in their shop anytime mate.
JM must be enjoying himself watching the same game. Funny how Arse have never signed a player from Portugal, err, a decent player.
The erection is nearly over mate, tomorrow i hope. Then i can go back up London and have a rest doing a weeks work…
Rolando and Falcao are supposed to be very good, what do you think Wath?
That’s me for the night, a hot bath and an early night, see ya Wath…
Falcao knows where the net is AK but his price just gone up 5mil I reckon lol….. Take it easy mate n chat soon, don’t work to hard 2moro.
I agree, Cahill needs to be in the bag now and paraded in the shirt on the first day of the transfer window.
We need wenger to grow some balls Will and show some fuckin intent….!
The article for this night:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1387154/Piers-Morgan-Have-learned-Arsene-Wenger.html
Morning all…
New Post up…