Morning all.
There’s been a few odd results at the Euros so far. England only managing to earn a point from their match against Russia is up there with the biggest of surprises but Iceland achieving the same result against Portugal was a big shock. A country which consists of just 320 thousand people, managed to put an international team together and not only compete in the Euros for the first time, but match a Portuguese side which boasts a number of players who play for top clubs. Ronaldo being the biggest name on either team sheet but he was very very average to say the least, just as so many of the so called big players have been during the tournament so far.
His comments after the match were classless, what did expect from the Iceland players after they’d nicked a point from his side, a team expected to go far in the competition? They celebrated well, and rightly so. Get over yourself Mr Ego Man!,
Then last night, Slovakia only went and beat Russia which I personally loved. Two really good goals from the Slovaks, especially the second from Hakim, were enough to secure maximum points.
France left it late to secure maximum points in their match last night. Koscielny missed a glorious chance to head home his first goal of the tournament, Giroud too missed a few chances resulting in heavy criticism in the media this morning but France’s blushes were spared during the last few minutes of the game when both Antoine Griezmann Dimitri Payet made sure the hosts took maximum points from the match.
Granit Xhaka’s Swiss side could only manage a draw, a result which leaves their progression into the knockout stages hanging in the balance. I guess the good thing about them going out of the Euros if they do, is our new man will get a good rest before his first season in the Premier League.
Today is a big one for us British people as two old enemies go head to head. If Wales win, England are all but going home and if Wales lose, the group will be wide open with England sitting top. Kick-off is at 2pm.
Then just a few hours later, it’s the turn of Northern Ireland who take on Ukraine and the final match of the day should be a cracker as Germany take on Poland, which takes me nicely to the transfer gossip pages….
Today it’s all about how Arsenal are leading Liverpool in the race to sign Bayern Munich forward Mario Gotze. That’s according to The Sun.
Would Arsenal fans like to see him in an Arsenal shirt?
Finally, Sir Bobby has been talking about Jamie Vardy and according to The Mail, he’s said:
There is no reason why it couldn’t work out for Vardy. He scored a lot of goals in the Premier League last season and is now known around the world.
He has the ability, comes across as very hard-working which Arsenal like, and he’s a great finisher. There’s a lot more pressure with playing for a big club, so it will be a step up.
Apparently, Jose Mourinho has been sniffing around this potential deal but that’s no surprise is it……
Enjoy the footie today, Allez England…..
Good Morning Lovelies and Hhunkies.
Good summary of the games so far boss……and I agree with Xhaka returning earlier. Le’t hope they go out.
If the English players are expecting Wales to roll over then they are in for a shock. It will be tough and form will have no bearing. Its like AFC vs the spuddies…..its a derby. and they will all be fired up for it.
Expect end to end stuff played at 100mph with players tearing into each other.
with regards Gotze…..I prefer this order….Mkhitaryan, Mahrez, Gotze.
Yes I agree that Gotze could come as cheaper than the others, however the first two do not spend too much time on treatment table while Gotze is similar to Reus in that regard……so he is my third option.
Mkhitaryan is very much like Ozil and he can play in all advanced midfielder positions, right, left and centre. Mahrez is used to the EPL. Had Mahrez been European I would have gone for him first….being African he will go aWOL in January for ACON. plus Armenia rarely qualify to WC and EC so it will be a summer of rest for him.
I reckon you’re right Devil, end to end stuff and whichever defence is stronger will win the day but if England spurn the amount of chances as they did against Russia, they’ll lose.
I’d like to see Vardy start..
If Mkhitaryan’s agent is telling the truth, the player prefers a move to Utd who according to reports, have already made an offer for him but it’s been declined.
tbh Rico…..I prefer every team which has an AFC player in it to loose and not qualify…..that makes it France, Germany, Switzerland, Czech Rep, Wales, England,. I want them to rest as much as possible. I did not include Spain as Bellerin will not play unless injuries force VDB to play him.
Me too Devil, although I’d like England to go far…
Off to walk the hound before it rains. Catch up in a short while…
Forget Mikitharian and Götze and at last Girouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuud!
Go for Mahrez-Vardy- and complete with killer striker Slimani! Fire trio.
Agreed Devil. With Bellerin being on the bench he may well rest his bones but it would be interesting to see who is sitting to the left of him and who is sitting to his right! My money would be on him being flanked by two Barca players, dripping poison into his ears and surreptitiously checking out his DNA! Softly, softly catch ye full back. Every game he will have Barca vitriol dripped in to his juvenile ears and they’ll be playing with his head! The sooner Spain return home the better imo.
he said, they said, someone said, nobody said No one has said anything from 2 weeks ago
Good morning Rico, Dev and all,
I missed your excellently written and topical post yesterday Mr Kev…
I am glad you finally agree Morata is over rated. 😉
Akpom as Rick and I have talked about is not ready to be a striker. He will be an excellent rhs forward though.
Nothing was taken Wavy as they didn’t force the lock and thankfully they didn’t break it, but it’s not as if I’d leave anything of value in my boot anyway, but there you are, we aren’t dealing with rational people here.
I hope that they end up, on their Boris bikes, under the wheels of a dumper truck. It’s not as if humanity will be any the poorer for their demise…
Uncle Bob to replace Hogan-Howe is the way to go methinks…
Morning Adam
Morning Ginge.
I am still sceptic about Vardy to AFC.
Mahrez and Kante yes. I feel they will add to our squad.
But on Vardy I still feel it will not work.
Ginge, now would I ever, ever, disagree with you… ?
Morata is a good player and could develop into a very good player, but £51m is a joke, nobody is gonna pay that.
Actually a poor Euros could bring his price tumbling and then maybe a bid in the £30m region could snare him.
Akpom has pace, good control and could do a job on the flanks, but he is prolific enough to lead the attack.
Having said that, I hope he proves me wrong and turns into a fantastic striker…
Coach, I’d take Mahrez and Kante in a heartbeat, and Vardy when he makes up his mind…
Kev…..what have you been on lately????? pranking poor old David Seaman…..
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/523372/David-Seaman-Arsenal-prank
Afternoon guys….
You watching the match later Kev?
Kev- ”Ginge, now would I ever, ever, disagree with you… ? ”
Hold on there Kev, I am not quite Bob or Uday Hussein; even though I know one person who will disagree. 😛
I agree totally with your assessment of Morata. In my view if he was playing for Hoffeinham (spelling) he will be £20m tops. B-52 during his days at Birmingham looked more promising imo…
Still I will tempt WHU for Payet; £30m will do it…;
Shame Aw stopped shopping from Ligue Un after Gerwanko’s fortunes… Payet was there for the taking.
Ayew is still another player I rate who can play the false 9 superbly imho..
Dev- I heard someone has invented a ‘passionometer’. OG12 was tested and failed miserably… 😉
I’m working Rico, but I’ll listen to the game on the radio and if it’s a good game I could watch it on catch-up this evening…
Ramirez is free…
Good to see Sagna still going whilst Debuchy sulks away…
Should be a good one Kev. Mind you, if the rest of the matches are anything to go by, it might not…
same line up as against the Russians.
good.
that means Jack will stay on the bench unless deemed necessary.
the lesser he plays the better
Hope Kane does better than Ollie last night…
Hi All:
Ts even at 20m I will not pay for Morata I have watched nearly all his games with Juve he’s not worth it, atm and I really don’t see this “tremendous” potential people are talking about. Btw did anyone hear AW comments on Payet, something to the point of he has always tracked him and wanted to buy him but Payet has been so inconsistent in his career that he didnt buy him because at the position he plays at Arsenal his inconsistencies will leave him on the bench…. I guess Ramsey is the exception to the rule.
Haha re Ramsey Obi.
Maybe AW is trying to justify why he he didn’t sign Payet…
Come on England…..
Obi AW’s comments on Payet will echo some comments on her after we played OM acouple of years back so I guess he might have a point.
Snap and I always rated Valbuena, Nkoulo, Ayew, Payet.
Syg use to love Thauvin who I never quite rated either…
Come On You Three Lions…
Williams is shite at recycling play from the back…; excellent in the air though
Highest errors leading to goals in EPL
We have a couple of goals in this game… me think.
Sterling is rubbish again Kev, Kane too.. Good to see Ramsey hasn’t really lost the ability to tackle…
Not quite so excellent in the air Ts, nowhere near Cahill just then.
Ramsey going well.
He often does Adam. For Wales…
True Rico but then he seems to be in a different position. We know he can play, he just hasn’t done it at Arsenal for a while.
Exactly Adam. Maybe there’s something in him when it comes to playing for his country, although he got a bit of stick after the game the other day. Too many flicks and tricks I read….
Sound familiar..
All the down low Scots in the office have shown their true colours. lol
I agree Rico. It’s a good sign if he’s getting his game together in a more direct role.
Rooney gives away a stupid free kick and Hart goes down in instalments. Nothing changes.
True Cahill very good.
After Brexit we might have a chance of winning the euros… 😉
Interesting positioning from Hart. 🙂
TS. If we Brexit I see us being banned from all Euro competitions. 🙂
For sure Adam, if he gets his game back its only good for Arsenal.
Dreadful keeping by Hart and stupid from Rooney, especially knowing Bale is so good at free kicks.
Have to get Stering off, he’s worse than Walcott…
We’ll have the Nigel Farage Cup though.
Lol Adam; surely not euro vision. 🙂
maybe we can win the new 4 nations football competition before the welsh and Scots go independent…
Hmm, it’s looking like I might give the England game a miss on catch-up TV
At least we can get to enjoy Euro Thrash on Tv for one last time?
I think so TS. perhaps a Boris Johnson invitation eleven managed by confirmed Euro sceptic Steve McLaren.
Good moves Woy…
🙂 Adam. Perhaps Nigel and Bob can re-enact the flotilla clash…
How overrated are these Tottenham players?
If the FA had opted for Harry and his dog Monaco for the euros this summer… 😉
Williams’s error again…
Off his excellent head Ts… Lol
Poachers goal from Vardy… I wonder is AW has thought about signing him…. 😉
Sign him up Arsene!
I really hope he says yes Kev…
TS. Is that Bob Geldof or Mugabe?
Geldof was a twit yesterday… Imo of course..
He’s made a career out it Rico.
Great result England….
I know Adam. Not keen on him myself.
Whatare the odds on a last minute goal in the next England match.
England have won……but tbh….they were confused tactically and there is an alarming lack of creative ideas in attack. I feel that the Kane-Sinclair combo is over rated. Vardy and Sturridge gave the team a slightly better offensive weapons but overall they have not impressed me.
Hart is also too much over rated. I think that PG will have another keeper on his mind when he takes over at shitty. He can easily get a keeper from abroad.
But who is there next in line after Hart who can be better in the English team???
Wish Jo Cox well…
Sinclair Devil?
Dreadful stuff Ts. Hope she pulls through….
oooopppssss Sturridge.
Don’t agree with her politics but to get shot and stabbed is not the way to go about things. If anything her position might just spark off a sympathy vote.
Sinclair / Sturridge ?? Sterling is the weak link.
Sterling was dreadful.
Catch up tomorrow guys..
Night all.
Night Rico.
RIP Jo Cox…
There’s more out than in…
Well done Northern Ireland…
That’s cheered me up…
RIP Jo Cox.
Dreadful stuff going on this world…..
Morning all.
Chuffed for both England and Norther Ireland. Can’t believe with all the stars in both sides, Poland and Germany could only muster up a draw.
Wenger apparently nearly signed Payet last season……….why doesn’t he just shut the fuck up sometimes??
Morning.
Morning Lee.
Amen to that…
Morning Rico, Brudder and all.
Really shocking news about that poor girl yesterday.
More tedium at the football.
Morning Adam..
There’s little to no news out there today apart from England and Ireland winning so I really can’t be bothered to write anything today….
So I’m having a day off… 🙂 🙂
You put your feet up…. Brudder Adam will talk you through the process! 😉
🙂 Lee.
No worries Rico. I have turned relaxation into an art form. Brudder or Mr Allezkev will tell you. 🙂
I find that quite believable Adam… 😉
Rico. We could always debate our potential incoming transfers or whether we need another striker. 🙂
🙂 Adam, that debate wouldn’t last long then…
That would depend on who got involved Rico. 🙂
I might go to that restaurant that Brudder mentioned for lunch as its another slow Arsenal news day. 🙂
Morning Rico and the house
Did anyone see the BBC live blog at yesterday’s game?
It said arsenals Jamie vardy scored the equaliser.
Well there’s not many on here right now Adam and I think you and I would agree on most things.. 😉
Morning Mg, haven’t the Beeb denied that?
Indian Adam?
Yes Rico. Brudder is a fine judge of restaurants so I thought that Gunpowder might offer some titillation. Though it could be banged out with all these city-types. 🙂
Enjoy then Adam. Nothing like a good Indian restaurant for lunch… 🙂
Thanks Rico. I shall report back on their lentils. 🙂
Where is it in the city Adam?
Just by Spitalfields market Rico. In Whites Row.
In between Bishopsgate and Commercial St, 2 mins from my office! Not that I’ve been yet…..
Morning Rico
Morning All
Morning Mr Adam, it’s good to hear that you hard at it again today…
Brudder. Liverpool St or Aldgate East?
That means nothing to me Adam/Lee… 😉 😉
Morning Kev.
Morning Mr Allezkev. 🙂
Rico. Not far from the Dishoom we all had lunch at.
Ah, ok, thanks Adam.
Not wishing to curry favour or anything but how crap was korma Kane and stick rice Sterling last night, not to mention deli alley, he was pretty useless too! Still we won thanks to Aresenal’s Vardy (I don’t think so) and sulky Sturridge. I suppose you could say they were quite hot stuff.
Right I’m off to chilli out for a while.
We seem to have acquired a peacock, he has taken up residence on the fence and or in between whiles preening himself in front of the patio window, vainglorious creature! Anybody know how to cook one? I reckon peacock tikka Marsala sounds quite tasty.?
Anyway, morning all. As you can see, possibly, it’s dull and dreary here. British summertime! My a***!
There seems to be a flood of incessant chatter on the click-bait sites re: Henrikh Mkhitarayan, one minute he’s comimg to Arsenal, next minute he’s dreaming of Old Bog, and so it goes on and on and on, mostly via his agent, (or could he be a super agent) and the more it goes on the more desperate it begins to sound as his agent thrashes around for the best pay day for the player and more importantly for himself…
Frankly I’ve pretty much forgotten about Mkhitarayan as there’s just too much agent inspired gobbling-off for me to believe that Arsenal still have an interest…
You don’t get all this with Mario Gotze and that’s why it wouldn’t surprise me if the German attacking-midfielder was Wengers actual target.
Do you reckon Wenger has any targets Kev? 😉
Hello All:
Kev, having watched both players, Mkhitaryan will be better suited for Arsenal though, Gotze at about 5’7″, 160 lbs who consistently get injuries playing in EPL for Arsenal, huummmm. At 5’10”, 175 and a lot tougher Mkhitaryan actually adds skills and size that we need and he’s cheaper.
Hi All,
Best comment I read on HH was ts saying that Williams was a good headerer but he usually gets his team in trouble, just there after he sets up miles off Vardy with a header.
🙂 Brad
Does Wenger have any targets ?
Rico, I don’t have a clue what Arsene has planned, and I sometimes wonder if he has either ?
I’m quite looking forward to the series with Pakistan, Rico
Good Evening Lovelies and Hunkies.
The country of the vino has done it again. 1-0 against the swedes 6 points and already through to knockout stages.
no primadonnas. no super players. just a tight knit unit ready to work their asses for each other.
Me neither Kev, but I sure hope he does have a few things up his sleeve…
Starts Tuesday doesn’t it, the cricket that is. Should be good.
http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/34067825
Starts next month Rico
http://news.arseblog.com/2016/06/football-league-trophy-involvement-would-be-of-great-benefit-to-arsenals-youngsters/
There ya go Rick
I must be going mad Kev, I was sure Sky Sports said next week…. 😉
Couldn’t believe Kim Kalstrom was playing for Sweden today. He did well too…
Afternoon all !.
I was stuck in a traffic jam on the A30 near Bodmin and fell asleep !……………..then awoke to realise it was me causing the Jam !……………..that`s what happens when you listen to Italy Vs Sweden on Talksport !…………..a cure for insomniacs !……..I just need to be able to bottle it and I`ll be rich !……….If they can get a ship in a bottle then a radio in one should be a piece of piss !.
Trust me LC, it was worse watching…. Lol
The only things Wenger has up his sleeves is, white rabbits a few doves and a token bouquet of paper flowers!
Stop talking about an Indian !…………….Pie&Mash and a Ruby, my two fav`s………….it would be hard to choose between them !.
I remember once coming back to London early, so me and my nephew went to the Pie&Mash shop in Bethnal Green……….the one you Brudders went to !…………….at about 9:45am ( it used to open early), I had my usual 6 pies and quadraple mash ( 3 pies and double mash twice as they dont have a plate big enough for 6&4 ! ), then at Lunch time we had it again in Watney Street (just for somewhere different ) and again in the evening in Bethnal Green as it was open late on Fridays !……………then went to Brick Lane and bought a bag of 20 Bagels to bring back to Cornwall !…………………………Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm…………………………….the only thing I miss about London…………………..Arsenal………….Pie&Mash and the Bagel shop at the top of Brick Lane ! hahaha
Don’t forget the garlic Wavy…. 😉
LC, curry over a pie every day of the week for me…. Lol
Catch up tomorrow guys, I’ll try and get my quill back in action…. Lol
Night all..
Night Rico, you’d love the Indian doughnut…
Just watching the Czech Republic vs Croatia on catch-up TV..,
Croatia certainly have some really good players, very technical, very tough.
Manduzic looks good…
And some tasty fans too! Croatia that is.
Russia and Croatia in the street fighting final. The winners will be the side with one man, or woman, standing!
What a tournament! Napolean wouldn’t have stood for it. He would have put them all against a wall and shot them like dogs!
What aisle this world coming to? We are little better than animals, unrestrained, I’ll disciplined thugs and violent hordes! It seems the whole world is on a road to self destruction!
And with that happy thought I’ll say good night.
Morning all..
Kev, did it have jam in it?
Morning Rico. No, it was a venison doughnut. 🙂
With a very spicy dip. Odd but enormously tasty in a carnivorous way.
Morning Adam. Sounds revolting… 😳
New post up now..