Phil Neville reckons we are genuine title contenders after the match on Sunday. He suggests we have finally found a gritty side to our game and have learned how to win when the chips are down.
Everton skipper Neville said: “They seem a little more resilient now. They’re always going to play fantastic football, that’s never going to change.
“But at the end they were getting men behind the ball. You always fancy yourself to rough them up, but we couldn’t do it and that’s where they have improved.
Not that I really care what he thinks but it’s always good to read positive stuff.
Mark Hughes wants to keep Schwarzer and he’s confident the player will stay. Well as far as I’m concerned, that’s good news as we don’t need him, unless it’s to be a ‘coach signing’ and ‘use him if desperate’ situation. Yes he’s a good keeper by he’s getting on and we have to look ahead, not back!
AC Milan are supposedly keeping tabs on Nikki, the Italian side believe that he’s unsettled and should Nikki choose to give up the fight for his place in the side then they would be interested in signing him. Wenger though says there is no problem with Nikki and expects him to stay, at least until his contract expires and that’s not for a few years yet, so best knuckle down Nikki and be a man, fight for your place. Who knows, it might turn him in to a better player.
Talking of players who want to leave their club, Adam Johnson is definitely getting restless at Manchester City, he’s fed up with being a bit part player and would consider a move to get regular football. Go on Arsene, this is one player who would excite all Arsenal fans if you prized him away, I’m sure of that.
I found something out the other week which shows just how global Arsenal Football Club is. We know our club is supported by many from around the world who live in the ‘ordinary world’ but this fella is big in Qatar!
When I say big, I don’t quite mean as in the Alisher Usmanov way but big as in the Sheikh way – he’s the owner of Harrods and many other significant pieces of real estate and he’s a Gooner…
The man I’m talking about is Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani. (Hamad)
A few weeks ago, Hamad and his consort travelled to England and met up with the Queen of England no, not Julian Clarey, England’s very own Queen Elizabeth. They were here on a three-day visit.
During the visit to England, and I think this is the real reason he popped over, he was presented with a gift, a very important gift that he couldn’t get at Harrods for himself.
The Lord Major of London had the honor of presenting this gift and it was indeed an Arsenal shirt. Not any old Arsenal shirt though, it was signed by the first team and had ‘HHT Emir’ stamped on the back….
He was a happy man….. Just wish he was rich enough to buy us outright, if of course we are to be bought!
That’s it for today, have a good one all….
Afternoon –
Sorry its a late one, just a bit of a morning….
morning rico…i see nothing is going on – papers are full of the usual “two-plus-two equals five” regurgitated speculation…
hi oliver, its that week again, all away on duty for their country while we all pray they don’t come back innjured…
thought the sheikh being a gooner…
got to go walk the dogs for a bit, won’t be long….
Nice post Rico
I see JW is injured and out of the England side
Neville’s words were a pleasant surprise. Hope word gets around that we’re no longer pushovers.
How does that hateful club get to sign Affelay? Grrrr.
Good afternoon all,
Glad to see the clubs that see us pushovers are seeing a different side to our game these days.
Rico!! “Queen of England no, not Julian Clarey, England’s very own Queen Elizabeth.” That just made my day!! lol
Bobby Pires is on the move by the way….
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/nov/16/robert-pires-to-join-aston-villa
O dear….
Wilshere injured?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/england/8137016/England-v-France-Andy-Carroll-Kieran-Gibbs-and-Jordan-Henderson-to-start-but-Jack-Wilshere-misses-out.html
Hello, T-Buzz. Howdy? I just read that about Little Jack too. How is he injured again??
I think it was during training at Wembley today!
🙁
Pffft. And with games still to be played, one wonders what else could happen to the fifteen other Gunners. 🙁 🙁
so it looks like bob pires will join aston villa now.
And oliver, it is said, Villa will make a bid for Benzema… Interesting.
and benzema is a player that is in the wrong situation at real – if villa land him, he can definitely do a job for them…
considering sneijder and robben’s respective domestic and cl successes last season, and tax-dodger’s deadline signing of vdv, i am surprised more clubs don’t try and snap up these world-class bernabeau bench players…
Hi guys and gals, what a day…..
Welcome to This is England, sorry for the delay but you were in moderation, sorry
No problem Rico
Good to see you here, how come you just found us This is England, thats a lot to type, can i shorten it please? 😉
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/world-of-sport/article/24271/
Sign him up
😆 what a miss, he should go to Citeh 😉
I have been following you for a while Rico,used to like your posts on LG.Change my name to TIE if thats easier.
LG is where i started by i only was a blogger there TIE, started this one up in August so it’s still early days…
All quiet so i’m off, see you all tomorrow folks, thankfully a less busy day for me…
night night…
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