Morning all,
So the old boy wants another return to the club he holds dear in his heart, the club he supported when he played for us and has done ever since. He doesn’t even care in what capacity he returns. So long as he gets back involved,
All I know is that I will be involved in the game for sure and hopefully be involved with Arsenal because that is the heart talking there, that’s the team that I support. Forget about me as a player, that’s the team I support.
‘In any type or shape, if I can go back to the club I would love to do it, but it’s not up to me. That would be a desire, more a desire than something that can be officialised, I still have two years playing here and then I will see.
But I would definitely love to be back with Arsenal.
As the media, pundits and some of us fans think Arsene Wenger’s best days are long gone and we need fresh blood at the top but Henry feels a little hurt by all this talk:
When you don’t win people are always going to question your work, your legacy and what you did before. It is sad somehow but that is the way the game is. What are you going to do?
For me, it is difficult to hear, difficult to see, but for me the boss will always be Arsene – always great for me and I know what he has done for the club.
That’s all well and good isn’t it, in fact it’s easy for him to talk about Wenger in such a away, when he was with us Wenger signed really good players to play alongside him. He won things during his career with us, of course his time with our club under Wenger was good.
Back in his day, Wenger was good, very very good!
Another man who was involved heavily in those days of glory is Pat Rice and yesterday he finally received his MBE from fellow Gooner, HRH Queen Elizabeth II. What a proud moment for a man who has given so much too football, and so much to Arsenal.
A true Arsenal man and his award, utterly deserved.
Cheers Ma’am
Finally, Bacary Sagna has held his up and admitted he’s not been playing well and he’s unhappy with his own performances of late:
“I’ve not been at my best, I am going to be honest — I am not very happy with myself.
“But this is football. This is a part where I need to get better and work more on my form. It has been a long time I’ve been working — since last summer, I didn’t really have a pre-season.
“I need to breathe a bit but, at a high level, you don’t have time to breathe because you have a game every few days and you have to keep going. I am looking forward to coming back to my best.”
He’s even suggested his mind is elsewhere when he’s off form:
You don’t focus 100 per cent on the pitch — you miss something to push forward.
You need somebody else to defend even better. When you are not at your best at this level, you feel it straight away on the pitch.
You need a bit of everything to turn it around. When you don’t perform as you used to, when you have been injured for so long, you need your confidence back and I was a bit low recently.
I am just looking forward. I am a professional so I know it can happen but not for too long because everyone is waiting for me to perform well and I am looking forward to do it.
All Arsenal fans will are looking forward to Sagna’s form returning as when he’s at his best, Sagna is one of the best right back’s in the game.
Mind you, if Saturdays performance was anything to go by, he’s certainly on his way back…
That’s it for another day, have a good one….
Morning Rico and all. Peter Hill Wood says that he is on his way back and that fans won’t have long to wait for his next patronising, crass and insensitive statement.
Any chance we could have him treated by the Arsenal medical staff Adam? That way we can delay his return…
Morning All, Happy Valentines to ALL the ladies in the House…!
That’s a lot of ladies in your House Adam 😉
Also would of been The Bear’s 52nd Birthday today… RIP big man…! Never forgotten…!
Morning Adam, Wath, TT and all…
Got to dash., busy morning so catch up later….
Wrap up warm Rico, wellies, thermals, raincoat and umbrella…!
Morning all, that boy Varane I think looked o.k. to me , If Arsene really wanted him I wonder why he didn’t come ? Prevarication maybe , I see that City have now targetted two players that we have sent scouts to watch . By being indecisive we certainly allow others to get to them.
In this day and age Potter we can’t watch people to many times without it hitting the headlines so we need to watch a player make a decision and get the job done, we procrastinate and lose out more often than not.
TT. That is extremely cynical of you. 🙂
Wath. 🙂
Good Morning my Esteemed Fellow Gunners.
Happy Valentine’s day Rico and Agag.
Happy Valentine’s day W.A.T.H……….I love you. 😆
Good summary Rico.
Henry to return??? For me I would prefer someone who is totally stranger to the present set up. Someone who would come with his ideas. Like AW himself when he came. He changed the club from top to bottom (and for the better) but I feel that now we should get someone new who has never been at the club. He would give the club a new direction and mission.
With the youths and assistant coach then yes, we should not look outside. Players like Vieira, Bergkamp etc would be good. But we need a new leader at the helm when AW goes.
For you Adam……………… 😉
Ah, but are the scouts who are sent to a match to watch……..are they researching the targets attributed to them by the press? Or is it all just make believe.
I mean who thinks Wanyama has anything much to contribute to the Arsenal midfield? Etc. it could all be a double bluff! Send a scout get them to suggest they are looking at a particular player to act as a false steer for another hungry club, get them to waste their money on an inferior player.
Very MI5!
Devil. Many thanks. I am reaching for the tissues. No cracks please Wath!
Morning all…PHW what a waste of internal organs!
I can feel the love Dev… thanx mate…………..
Thought you’d appreciate that one Adam….. 😀
Wavy I think your right as well, double bluff make others think we’re interested in A,B,C and they pay over the odds and we try buy Z for a fiver…!
My lips are sealed Adam………… Promise………..
Obviously I will save the best one for Rico m’Lads. She deserves it.
Adam save the tissues. Use your sleeve.
PHW is there like a laughing stock now. He aint worth a penny. Usmanov is only 21 shares away from going over 30%
Now come on Adam and W.A.T.H………Seal it with a kiss. 🙂
I would Dev but am not sure where Adam has been…………… 😀
sealing the crack W.A.T.H, sealing the crack……..
Wath. I never knew The Bear but know someone who did.
Morning all.
Glad Sagna is continuing to recognise he has been below par, hopefully he can turn it on until the end of the season.
http://www.eplindex.com/26467/mata-v-silva-v-cazorla-creative-spaniards-stats-analysis.html
found this quite interesting, TS isnt the biggest fan but santi has put together some pretty impressive stats this season.
Back here later on Fine Folk. Off for now
Morning all, nice one Rico.
Valentines day phewie.
Sagnas not happy with his form, Pull your finger out mate. Henry wants a return, we don’t need anymore deadwood. And well done Pat Rice, first thing you won for ages.
Cheers Dev, I will get some silicon if you need to seal a crack Dev 😉
I think those that didn’t know him Adam certainly knew of him……!
Wath. That crowd were a bit wild for me. 🙂
I knew them to socialise with…! Always a great laugh.
Morning all, I did my Valentines Day the other weekend … £20 for two coffee’s …. Did a thousand euro’s in 3 days ….
https://twitter.com/natm_mag/status/302003749432471552
Hi SYG. Hope you had a great time. I thought about you the other week when I was watching The Great Escape. How did they manage to come up short of the woods with that tunnel?
Hiya Adam. It was nice.. Expensive .. but nice …. 27th anniversary…
Short on the tunnel lol…. Obviously their engineer needed sacking….
20 nicker for 2 coffee’s SYG, I hope they were bloody good and that you got nice biscuits with them…!
hiya WATH … you must be joking …..? standard coffee, shite service ..
…Did a curry over there just around the corner ….. The worst curry houses are definitely in Paris …..
Paris def ain’t cheap mate and i am not impressed with it never have been…! Like most big cities I suppose just one big rip off…!
Roses are red
Violets are glorious
Don’t try and wake Oscar Pistorius.
Room for a little un 😉
Afternoon people….
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Piss off Oscar
And he’ll shoot you
Afternoon Lady of the House….!
Forget saying afternoon to her Wath, what about me 😉
Happy Valentine’s day Lady
Thank you devil….
It’s Gone all Mill & Boon on ‘ere…
Just been reading the updates on the Pistorius story, police have been there many time before for domestic incidents….
He faces a murder charge….
Hasn’t got a leg to stand on if you ask me…..
🙂 Ak, all a waste of money if you ask me….
Ooooh Rico thats so cruel………………….!!
AK least you can relate to a bit of M&B…..
devil, that vid is something similar to what smudge would post on a friday night 😉
I heard that the police were completely stumped!
Me Wath, don’t know what you mean….
Ha ha Wavy, Lee beat you to that one early this morning on the old post 😉
His explanation of events was no more than a series of limp excuses.
Enough.
Actually I hope it was a terrible accident. It’s far more shocking when a crime is committed by someone you quite admire, if only for their determination to overcome their disabilities.
Surprised though he doesn’t have a knife handy rather than a gun. He’s good with blades…..
I hope so too Wavy, but…..
Re 2.20
Santos for example!
2 left feet and an inexhaustible appetite.
Very droll Rico.
The tax collector has no heart. Happy Valentine’s Day.
That’s bad Dg 😉
Afternoon to you…..
Afternoon Rico. Only 21 shares to go and Usmanov gets to launch a bid. Here’s hoping it happens before the end of this campaign.
I posted that before you DG mate. I hope it happens in summer though not during season since he may be accused of disrupting the team.
Afternoon everyone.
You and me both Dg, as soon as the season ends, I hope he makes SK an offer they can’t refuse…..
I noticed Coach, thought to reintroduce it to losen up some lip service, been quite here today.
I know disruption is a possible consequence of a early bid. But I want changes done before the off period begins. So personel change is implemented in time for some serious exodus and rebuilding the team from day one of the transfer window.
Dick Law / Gazidis / Tom Fox out. Would be a great first wave of change.
Hi devil. I don’t think he would do that, not mid season….
Happy Hearts Day, all. Such an artificial celebration, but there you go. 😀 😀
Rico / Devil
Consider the ownership audit before installment can be officiated. Don’t want it to last all summer only for Wenger to be left with 5 minutes before 12. Lots of loanees to be wheelbarrowed out of Colney. Tied hands would be a disaster if we are serious about the EPL title bid next year.
Only competition we are realistically involved is the FA cup. Fourth/third place trophy is still an open race, if we slip up then I would love Usmanov to be aggressive before the season ends.
Afternoon all.
I’d second that Dg… and PHW….
Afternoon Agag and Adam…
Last day of season would do Dg…
Staggering to think that Piers Morgan owns more shares than any board member other than SK, because not one of them has any shares….
No wonder they give off the impression that they are no invested in the club, rico… They aren’t! 😕
Hi, Dutch, Dev, Adam. 🙂
https://twitter.com/jimvanwijkPA/status/302084961484296192
They should all push off and get some new blood in agag…
Merts is right too Syg, we really need to beat B’burn, keep the confidence high. Batter Villa at home and then off to the neighbours for at least a point…..
Arsenal 5-1 Blackburn
Hiya Agag happy hearts day to you too. Any guitar serenade to be expected under your balcony?
Pistorius has been charged with murder…….
Depends who Wenger starts Syg… If he fields a second string ahead of the BM game, anything could happen…
I might sell my shares to Stan.
I don’t understand these abusers, why stay in a embroiled relationship if you steering towards such an epic tragedy. Tearing lifes apart, destroying reputations. At some point you indefinitely pass mea culpa and even mea maxima culpa.
You have a point Rico
Last time we played them was 28th February 2007
5th Round FA Cup – replay
Wenger pissed about with the starting 11 and chucked out a weakened team …. we brought Walcott on for Eboue and shifted Senderos to right back who got skinned by McCarthy for the goal 3 mins from time …..
Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Arsenal
Att: 18,882
McCarthy 87
Manuel Almunia
Emmanuel Eboue
William Gallas
Philippe Senderos
Armand Traore
Aleksandr Hleb
Gilberto Silva
Denilson
Freddie Ljungberg
Jeremie Aliadiere
Julio Baptista
Substitutions:
Theo Walcott for Emmanuel Eboue 61
Gael Clichy for Armand Traore 66
I’d be horrified if we fail to beat Blackburn. It’s not that they are awful, but if we are to have a chance at salvaging something from what has so far been a very very disappointing season, our players had darned well better play well!
Pistorius 😯
Dutch, it’s called “harana” where I’m from. 😉
Hiya, SYG. Adam, are you sure you want to sell to Mr. Wig?
DG. Mrs Adam has been abusing me for years but I still stay, as her slave really.
Agag. I saw a story that a huge crocodile dies in the Philippines and everybody is upset about it. Do you know the croc I mean?
Does Stan want to take over Riverford Adam? 😉
When I was a more socially conscious citizen, I worked with abused women and children. You hear about the most horrible things. Takes its toll. I could never do it again. 😕
Neither do I Dg, just open the door and be free….
He might take this fixture seriously as it’s the only real chance of a cup we have. But we have a few injured Syg…
I fear seeing Squlli start……
DutchGooner10 says:
February 14, 2013 at 4:46 pm
Good point DG….
Sometimes when you are in a toxic relationship – the LOGIC goes out of the window ….
Recently the guy from Florida who killed his kids and himself as his missus was divorcing him ….. or the guy from Leeds the other Christmas who killed his wife and two kids as she was in the process of leaving him …..
Look follow the manslaughter trial of the pair of social skanks from Derby that’s being updated on SkyNews now …. Total madness …
It happens all the time ….. A village near me …. A massive tragedy in the 1980’s but it had very little coverage …
Man + wife + kids in big house in nice country village of Pollington
Man has affair
Wife finds out
Wife goes to leave
Man gets out 12 gauge shotgun
Wife alerts neighbours
Man shoots wife
Neighbours helpless at door listening to screams as Man chases kids around house and shoots them
Man turns gun on himself
= Massive tragedy
The Riverford Rico?
Agag. Mrs Adam is a brutal taskmaster I can tell you.
Adam, my mom actually called me to talk about that croc. 🙁 It is sad, did you see the pen they put him in?? Classic case of government ineptitude.
Or should I say Taskmistress?
Not, Squilli, rico. Please!! Never again.
Makes you carry all those parcels, does she, Adam? I really do like Mrs Adam. 😀 😀
Agag 😉
Puno ang langit ng bituin
at kay lamig pa ng hangin
sa’yong tingin akoy nababaliw giliw
at sa awitin kong ito
sana’y maibigan mo
ibubuhos ko ang buong puso ko
sa isang munting harana para sayo
Hindi ba’t parang isang sine
isang pelikulang romantiko
hindi ba’t ikaw ang bidang artista at ako ay iyong leading-man
sa istoryang nagwawakas sa pagibig na wagas
Agag. All I saw was a pic of him either asleep or brown bread. He looked a fair old size. Big enough for several dozen handbags and lots of shoes. Poor old fella.
Hiya agag ..
Never try to let stuff like that get under your skin… if you dwell on stuff it can make you very bitter and upset ….. I could write a book on personal experiences alone ,.
…What doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger
Good on you agag, that must have been hard……
Iyong leading-man?
rico says:
February 14, 2013 at 4:57 pm
…… just open the door and be free….
Sometimes a woman doesn’t get that option, Rico……
Sometimes a man doesn’t too ….. You should cop my brother’s missus …… A right big, horrible, brutal, blackmailing bastard ….
Mmmm, she sounds attractive to me SYG. 🙂 especially the “big” part.
Hiya Adam … she’s horrible ….
She clung to him like a disease when she was 16 years old and has constantly gnawed away at him ever since… it’s pitiful to see … He can’t go for a shit without her permission …
Is she a little like Carol Vorderman but with a Yorkshire accent perhaps?
SYG
There have been plenty of those on the mainland. One has to wonder such news sparks a knock on effect. At least once a month there’s a family massacre.
DG. Surely not in Holland? Isn’t everyone stoned on hash cakes all th time? 🙂
Hahaha, Dutch. Good one! I haven’t heard that in aaaages. 🙂 🙂
SYG, someone was always crying. Some days, I was. 😕 😉
Adam, knowing what I know of this government, I just bet they’d try to turn Old Croc into handbags and shoes and wallets.
Socialists are they Agag?
Haha, Adam. Opportunists, more like. 😀
Off out for a bite with the ruthlessly brutal Mrs Adam. See you all later. Take care Agag. Lovely to chat as always. 🙂
Have fun, Adam and Mrs Adam. 🙂 🙂 Have some pink bubbly!
Just heard that Rico’s Internet has crashed. Sure she will be back soon though.
Adam
Short synopses: couple break up, ex-husband goes to visit her parents, butchers them and leaves her alive to cope with the horror discovery and mourning. Wait with shock delivery…………… Then kills himself the day he has to appear before a judge. So case is closed without an official suspect or sentence.
Have a fabulous evening Adam and Mrs Adam.
I am watching the dippers at the moment. I find it incomprehensible how we have managed to drop two points against such a sterile team. Pass, pass long hoof up, defend, pass, pass, long hoof up, defend.
Quick reboot seems to have done the trick. And no I don’t mean literally..
Have a lovely evening Adam… Be nice 😉
Popping off to get dinner, back in a bit….
Night, rico. Have a lovely meal. Nightnight, Dutch and Dev and SYG!
Ajax’ Eriksson refuses to sign contract extension. His agent had freshly installed technical director Marc Overmars informed his client wants to hear offers for pastures new. Eriksson is still at the tender age of 21 but comes with bags of experience at top level football.
Great addition to our squad depth, although I trust Eisfeld to push for that spot as well.
Night Agag. Ohhhh solo mio……
Devil
Not that I’m bothered but I believe Gerard has actually frozen up their inventive play. His king pin status makes distribution highly predictable. If he isn’t available midfield is being ignored.
Btw Suarez is a Bayern summer target, they’re looking to off load Luca Tony to make the striker position vacant.
Night agag, rest well…
DG, I hope we get Eriksson….
Evening people….
Rico
With Bergkamp and Overmars close enough for a whisper I believe we already build a strong case for his next destination. Best thing; he doesn’t have to vow love for new colours.
Fingers crossed Dg….
Hi all, I read Campbell wouldn’t mind a permanent move to Spain.
Good stuff Wenger, waste the special talent visa on a player he planned not to use this season anyway. Then to top it off if Myacchi isn’t injured he isn’t picked to play.
I guess Wenger thought Pod and Giroud would be enough.
I never wanted us to sign him Brad, not after he failed to show for his medical.
I see Ryo leaving real soon…..
Wanyama attracting Shitty interest? Or has our scouting once again tied a loud bell to this cat?
Finally, the Daily Mail claims that Manchester City will embark on a “£60 million-plus overhaul of their squad” in the summer with Napoli’s Edinson Cavani and Celtic’s Victor Wanyama top of the Sky Blues’ shopping list.
Manager Roberto Mancini and football director Txiki Begiristain have been in initial talks to freshen up the squad, and the Mail says Cavani is likely to replace Carlos Tevez, who is expected to return to Argentina at the end of the season. There have been rumours in recent days linking Wanyama to Arsenal but City are expected to outbid their Premier League rivals for the 21-year-old and bring him to the Etihad in a £10m deal.
They’ll struggle with FFP though Dg 😉
Ryo should’ve been loaned back to Feyenoord. He developed well there and grew confidence in abundance as crowd Benjamin. Introduced to premier league requirements too quick and too soon.
Financial Farce Play Rico?
Didn’t want Myacchi or Campbell Rico? I felt we needed a striker with RVP leaving but needed a top class one not a promising youngster.
Same old with PL/Championship managers. Take them but don’t play them. What’s the point….
Campbell Brad. He just failed to turn up for a medical as he heard other clubs were sniffing around. Not sure I’d have given him a second chance….
That’s me done for the day, have a good one all…
‘Til tomorrow…
Night all….
Night madam. Speak tomorrow. Don’t devour that box of chocolates in one go.
Morning…
New post up….