Morning all.
November 2015 seems like a long time ago now. Sunday 29th, Arsenal headed to Norwich for a 4.15pm kick off. A win and we’d have gone into second spot but it was one of those days when chances spurned cost us two points. Saying that, the home team spurned a few too and no doubt when the final whistle blew, Alex Neil’s side must have been kicking themselves for not taking all three points. How they’d love those two extra points right now as relegation is a real possibility.
At the other end of the table, how Arsenal could do with those two points too and not just those missed opportunities as the season has gone by but it is what it is right now and the scrap is on for 3rd place. Should we not secure maximum points today, Europa could still be on next seasons agenda….
Back to that day at Carrow Road. Arsenal started well as far as possession goes and Alexis was the first to drag a shot just wide of the post and soon after, Koscielny had to be replaced by Gabriel after suffering injury. Ozil saw an effort on goal cleared off the line before Giroud couldn’t quite find the right ‘flick’ – he loves those doesn’t he, but not enough go in…
Arsenal finally took the lead with a little help from the Norwich keeper. Ruddy fluffed a clearance, Alexis intercepted the ball and passed to Ozil. A little dink over the keeper and 1-0 it was, not that it stayed that way for long. 1-1 it was when Norwich hit back within minutes when Grabban fired home from close range. The home team really should have taken a 2-1 lead into half-time but Hoolahan fired a shot over the bar from close range.
Alexis was the next to suffer an injury and as he trudged off, Joel Campbell came on. Bellerin fired a shot into the side netting before Cech made a top top save to keep Bennett’s header out. Howson could have snatched all three points for the home team but again, dreadful finishing cost them dear, a bit like it has for Arsenal all season….
As said, Norwich will be fighting to avoid relegation and they’ll give their all of that we can be sure. Arsenal need to perform, they need three massive points which would go a long way to securing Champions League football.
Go and get the job done boys….
Morning Rico
Why 3 points? And why secure Champions League football? its not like we are going to win it and all it is going to accomplish is to put more cash in the owners pocket and make change less likely.
Been following Arsenal since 1971 and for the 1st season I cannot be arsed whether we win or not. In fact if loosing may speed up the departure of the fraud then that may be the best outcome. Sometimes you need some pain before the cure.
It’s been a long few months since my own personal noisy neighbours got another chance to keep taking pops at me in my local. Really need to stuff them out of sight and send them down and get me the bragging rights once and for all.
Morning TT, champions league attracts better players if Wenger should wake up and sign a few…
You really want them relegated?
Even if he signs the players Rico it will make no difference IMO. The guy could have the Barcelona team and he would still botch the job. Its not the personnel in the team that I consider to be the problem but the manager. I recon a decent manager would have won the title this year with the current team.
To be honest we could buy 3 or 4 world class players and in a year they would become average. Look at what has happened to Ozil and whats happening to Sanzhes.
Personally, I hope we win this afternoon. There is too much negativity around the club at the moment.
Wenger has the shidas touch…..
Brudder. 🙂
I know TT but the next manager might… Lol
Ditto Adam..
Wenger also defended the ambition of club owner Stan Kroenke. “We can work in complete freedom,” he said. “Every club should work with the resources it generates. He’s never stopped me in the market. He’s very ambitious. We are all very ambitious.”
Adamant
Morning guys
TT, I understand where you are coming from, but our absence would almost certainly mean Man United take our place. Would you really really want that?
Rico am with TT we need to lose. Not just lose but scandalously. I don’t want no champions League with this tosser in charge. We ll be out in the next round. What’s the use?? We need to lose to keep up the pressure.
A win will be good. I’d rather we play meaningless tue/wed nights than cold thursday nights. Plus it will caress Wenger’s ego- he will be the fella who always gave us champions league yey!
Harry Kane earns £50,000 a week.
Alli, £25,000 a week….
Interesting debate going on on soccer am…
Andrew one year in 20 is not bad if that ll rid of AW. It’s worth it.
You want Arsenal to lose Goonster? Not me, not ever…
I wouldn’t Andrew..
Lol Rico would you let me express myself for once maam??? Am not insulting any poster just venting. Why do you keep censoring me and deleting my posts? ?
If you want to call AW names and wish him harm, do it elsewhere Goonie…
Can you just let me be me?? God in heaven rico.
I didn’t write the C word did i?? That’s our agreement when we started HH. you agreed to it so why renegade on our agreement rico??
Goonster, you know as well as I do, Champs League or not, we are bloody stuck with what we have till HE decides otherwise. That’s the depressing thing.
We had an agreement rico. Please “respeck” it. Lol
Andrew what you don’t get is if we do qualify for the bloody champions league which we never tend to do well in. Bam that’s it a new contract for le senile but if we don’t maybe just maybe the board ll just let him see out his final year and let him go. We need change Andrew and we need it NOW!
Calm down Stan…
How’s Brianna mate?
Goonster
It’s gonna a beautiful day to go to footie, I’m quite looking forward to it..
Adamski
Kev rico is censoring me mate 😀 I don’t get it. I haven’t insulted anyone. Just venting. Lol
The board are a bunch of toothless tigers and yes men, I doubt they’ll do anything about Arsene Wenger…
Didn’t Ivan once say that when the day comes that the club loses the backing of its fans, that’s when change will come…
Lol adamski that’s a good one kev. Hahahahaha
Stan, chillax mate, Lee is getting a bit concerned, he hates confrontation… ?
The board are just there to maintain an internal structure Rico. Abramovich has a board and has employed lots of managers but, as I understand it, he still makes major playing decisions if he doesn’t like what he is seeing.
Oh please rico don’t buy that hogwash. The board is toothless as long as the fraud brings in money and champions League. Once that dries up they ll kick him to the curb and believe me next year we won’t make the top 6 with le senile in charge. With conte pep maureen poch and klopp you bet we ll finish 7th. Lol. The board is toothless she says.
I’ve gotta job ?
Adam are you going to the game?
I am Stan, along with Mrs Adam.
Afternoon Rico, Kev and all,
I read an article in the Evening Standard about the wage bill at Spurs being below what Chelsea, United and Arsenal and City pay. Trouble is, players are human and Harry Kane will want to earn more than £50k a week. If Spurs cannot find the extra money it will be difficult for them to hold onto players like Kane. When you see what Theo gets paid a week,
and what he does in an Arsenal shirt, none of it makes sense.
3 points today. I want to see Arsenal turn up and win convincingly.
>> We need change Andrew and we need it NOW!
No, we needed change a year ago!
A sensible individual would have gone out after last year’s cup final, and been respected, and the wasted years would have been largely forgotten. Now the majority of supporters (here anyway) will have a tainted angry opinion of him when he finally goes.
Now would be better than next year or god forbid further years, just cannot see it happening because we lose a few matches. Surely once kickoff starts, you wont cheer a Norwich goal?
Two wins at home sandwiched by a loss at Citeh next week will secure 4th !
Stan, try French surrender monkey, works for me every time.
Micko I don’t do French mate wenger has made me abhor everything French. I might nail a big blossomed French bird though 😀
I could never ever actively hope for an arsenal loss.
Unless, doing so stops totts, yoonited or chavski winning a league.
All other scenarios never.
Stan. I can’t see myself fulfilling that role for you I’m afraid. Not my style really. 🙂
Andrew mate you go too far. Sensible and wenger don’t go hand in hand. We owe him remember? He formed the club in 1996 and he has the right to be here till he’s had enough. He built this club andrew. What a nutjob.
I wish they were younger and more dynamic Adam…. Agree re Roman, he seems a bit more proactive than Stan and reactive.. Lol
Adam you wimp 😀 see that’s why me and Lee are like blood brothers. No one understands me like him. Hey brudder Lee give him hell for me slugger 😀
Afternoon Marinello. That’s just what the panel were saying at lunchtime and at a time when they’ll need to be careful with money, they could be forced to sell…
Rico. I imagine there are lots of things that go on behind the scenes at board level. A lot of schmoozing and the old school tie etc. I do believe that the stadium was built on the back of a lot of schoolboys being roasted before open fires.
Cheers Stan.
Adam 😀 lol
🙂 Adam, and a few of those odd handshakes….
Hi Marinello…
Rico. For sure.
What ll I give for Norwich to score around the 10th minute. Lol the 12th minute protest ll get really fruity. I ll literally love to see that old crone shit himself live on TV. Lol come on Norwich put le senile out of his misery.
Southampton might do us a favour today, City might rest a few with Real in the managers mind…
Giroud haven’t scored in 17 games!!! 17 games people. Christ in heaven.
Stan, you really are pushing hard for a spell in moderation…. If you can’t be behind the players and club, why bother?
Lol Rico we need shitty to beat Southampton and Norwich to do us in. Why do you keep clamoring for the champions League. I have it on record that you don’t even rate the competition. So many times you ve written it off for the PL title so why this time??? What ll we achieve by qualifying that we haven’t in the past 20???
Get behind a man that blames me and every gooner for the club’s crisis??? Are you kidding me? Did you not see his press conference yesterday? Get behind who??
You won’t let me curse. You won’t let me and ts talk about dortmund. Now you won’t let me express myself??? What’s the deal rico?
I don’t rate the champions league Goonie and I’m not fussed about it but the best players do, they all want to be in the competition which is the reason I hope we get 3rd.
Get behind the club and the players is what a true fan does on matchday….
I ve been here since the inception of this blog. Have I ever had any problem with you or any blogger? Why can’t you just let me express myself? Am not hurting anyone. Am i??
you are like Arsene Goonie, you can’t see where you are going wrong…. 😉
Chill out Stan, maybe wishing harm on Wenger was a step to far, as were other comments directed at Wenger. I want him to go too, but name calling him every day won’t do any good, nor will hoping Arsenal lose…
Rico 3rd 4th 5th or 15th what difference does it make?? Fucking leceister city are winning the league and we re 13 points off, behind leceister rico. Leceister!!! Don’t you get it?? Qualifying for the champions League ll only paper up the cracks. I ll rather take a mid table finish with a fresh approach than a top 3 with le loser in charge. He’s washed up rico. Look at the players are his disposal. Ozil Sanchez cech kozzer and see the players Ranieri is winning the league with. Yet you want him to stay on. Are freaking kidding me?
I want him to stay???
Not sure which part of ‘I want him gone too’ you clearly don’t understand…. Lol
My only consolation this season is the spuds blew up their title challenge mid week. Seriously how would we have survived if those inbred scums had won the league??? They ll invade every Arsenal blog just to rile us all up. Wenger needs to go maam. He’s been here for too long. We haven’t had a convincing win in a while. We always struggle to put 2 good performances together. I ll take Bournemouth manager howe over wenger anyday.
I can’t see that personal abuse is remotely productive myself although I can sort of see where it comes from. Quite the opposite inside the ground actually where it is a positive hinderence to the performance of the team.
Well you sound like you want him to stay maam 😀 you always blame kroenke whereas the problem lies solely on le fraud. I didn’t see Kroenke telling elneny not to shoot or playing Sanchez into the ground during the early part of the season. Joel Campbell has been one of the shining lights this season but what did wenger do once his babies are back from injury?? Sends the poor chap back to the reserves.
Adam these guys are men. They get paid millions annually. If they can’t take a few jibes in their direction because it’s hampers their performance then whoop di do. They are in the wrong profession then. Fucking lily livered wimps just like their prick faced manager.
Me neither Adam…
What can be more hostile than anfield may 16 1989. Seriously. You were there adam. Did you see our boys bat an eyelid. No!!! They went about it like true professionals. We needed to win by 2 clear goals and by George we got it. Those are men we ll bleed to support. We had an arsenal legend as manager. Those guys bleed for the shirt. FUCK wenger and his over pampered softies.
I have never solely blamed Kroenke Goonie, do you ever read comments or are you too busy typing your next insulting comment towards Wenger?
if you think insults are constructive Stan, then that’s up to you. It’s just not for me as I would prefer an intelligent debate. Abuse just clouds the issues.
Come on now. Wenger us a lot of things but this abuse is a bit out if order.
Do you honestly believe he’s deliberately sabotaging our club? if that’s the case then abuse would be warranted.
But he’s not. He’s just a past it old manager who can’t see where he’s going wrong and that he should leave. I believe he thinks he’s the right man for the job and believes he’s doing his best.
He’s just the old office worker who insists on using fax instead of email.
He deserves pity. Not abuse IMO.
Protest yes. Personal attacks no.
Lol Adam always the gentleman 😀 why you little…. Adam you remind me of Neville chamberlain but am sorry mate we need a Winston Churchill right now. Diplomacy haven’t worked in ages. Fuck that. It’s time for war. No more appeasement. We need to hit him while he’s down. Get it over with. Man Where’s Lee when you need him?? 😀
Rico yes I barely read your post 😀 am always typing my next wenger rant 😀
GD10 he deserves worse compadre. Am sorry I can’t type it here rico ll just moderate the hell out of it 😀 lol but he does deserve worse than abuses.
Gd, I don’t get it either…
I thought so Goonie.
He deserves pity??? Hahahahahahah for 8 million a year?? Jesus Christ in heaven. Am in the wrong business 😀
Rico 😀
Stan. Again you are confusing what I think with the way I express myself. If you ask Kev he will tell you that I have been advocating the end of Arsene’s reign since the day he and I met several years ago. Just because I don’t call him a c…t and a wanker every day and abuse him doesn’t mean that I support his continuing as manager.
Seems only you think so Goonie..
Come on Adam you know am just riling you up. Lol 😀 I know what you meant just too befuddled to think clearly to change my mind. You know I ll do anything for you mate. If you want me to go to wanker’s dressing room and lick his balls….for you I will :D.
Well that makes me unique then maam 😀
I doubt that will be necessary Stan. 🙂
Steady on Stan… ?
The mind boggles… ?
Not sure unique is the word I’d use Goonie 😉
You see how divided the gooner support is?? Just hop on Twitter and see the vile treats and counter threats folks fling at each other. He has divided the club guys and if he continues it ll only get worse. A war in the stands is eminent. I see a lot of injuries and possibly death. He needs to step down NOW.
Stan, you certainly liven up a slow day…
Well rico there you have it 😀 howdy kev 😀
You know how I roll AK 😀
Stan, I wouldn’t take a lot of notice of some of the more extremist types on Twitter…
You better kev I ve been following some of them for years and they are at boiling point now. Expect them to explode some time in the future. Be afraid kev be very afraid. Lol
Adam, do you like the music of Stevie Wonder?
Stan, do me a favour mate… ?
Kev. The great early albums but not the more recent ones.
Kev 😀
Adam, I’ve just rediscovered Songs Are the Key of Life…
Listening to it now mate… ?
Kev. Yes, there were a lot of good songs on those albums but I have never been a fan of his funky stuff myself.
Lol I see what’s going on here. Stevie wonder huh?? Alright then. I ll be waiting. You can’t keep it up till the game ends can ya.
Stan. You’ve lost me there.
Afternoon Rico and the House
Nice sunny day down south Rico and I just do not know how you keep your cool
Kev sorry I have not responded re Nketiah but I will do so .
He has finished the season in great style by scoring a hat-trick in the last game against the spuds The game finished 3-3 and we concided 2own goals
Eketiah finished with 24 and only a chelsea player can stop him from finishing Top scorer.
Enjoy the game Kev See you later.
Afternoon Rick, Akpom had a frustrating game today. Watched Hull lose to Bolton and he missed a few…
Adam you and kev are trying to swat the discussion to something else. Kev you crafty old goat. Lol I know nothing about Stevie wonder so I won’t venture a comment but when the game starts I ll be waiting for y’all 😀
I don’t think so Stan. Music is a constant thing to chat about for Kev and I and let’s face it, there was no discussion really was there? We all have our own views about the manager but, at this moment, it’s a wait and see what happens next situation.
Alright mate I ll take your word for it. Lol
I hear the crossbar was still shaking 10 mins after the game finished .Was his shot that hard ? and what do you think of Isaac’s performance?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36172291
So it’s the banks fault…. 😉
Lol Rico see what I mean?? He’s so full of shit. Hey news flash wanker you won’t last 6 months anywhere else. You old windbag. God in this guy arrogance knows no bounds.
He belted it good and hard.. Unlucky not to score..
I didn’t pay much attention to the game to be honest Rick, just background noise whilst on here…
Afternoon Rico and the house
the statements Wenger comes out with are getting desperate.
So the stadium would never have got built with out him
Afternoon Mg
hi rico, im going for a right old battering today
6-0
That would be good Mg but highly unlikely… Lol
Rico. I watched the interview and never felt that spin was on it myself.
Re the banking Adam? Same old selective reporting then…?
That’s it Rico. 🙂
And some of us gullible fans believe it Adam… 😉
Adam you beat me to it.
I have watched the interview twice and I cannot see those comments on it.
It’s too easy to wind people up Rico. Wenger’s point about agendas is right in many ways.
I know Rick. Hope you’re well mate. 🙂
I know Adam, behind every odd statement from Arsene is a wind up media man or woman….
Up and down at the moment Adam.
Good when the sun shines down when its Damp
but thats life.
Haha it’s matchday guys. I thought we’d be positive on matchdays.
Some of us are Marshall, it’s just Goonie with a bee in his bonnet… 😉
Just off to the game.
Speak later Rico, if you’re still online. 🙂
Hammers 2-0 up and overtake Utd if things stay the same…
Enjoy Adam. I think I’ll be back in bed as soon as the final whistle goes…. ????
Stan, as Adam said, we chat music all the time, and as if I’d try to divert you off of your flow… ?
Newcastle have just scored
Sunderland losing.
How will this effect Norwich?
Cheers Rick, fancy conceding two own goals – wallies…
Villa beating Watford away 1-2
Newcastle 1-0 v palace….
Sunderland back in the relegation places… Lol
Oops, I didn’t see yours Kev… Lol
Come on Rico, concentrate… ?
Same starting eleven… Lord help us…
Sorry Kev, I am poorly though so forgive me…. Lol
Chat lata Rico
COYRRG
Giroud can’t hit a barn door.
Iwobi starts yet another game so he’ll soon be injured!
Ramsey starts after being dreadful in his last game while Campbell is ignored yet again… As is Welbeck who is quicker than Ollie and much more lively…
Beggars belief…..
Word to the wise. Never take what the press report for gospel.
Always always read the full transcript or watch the full interview
The press smell blood and are twisting everything ATM.
Enjoy Kev…
Think I’ll swerve the Mirror in future Gd10… Lol
Coyrrgs….
Nothing like a quick out of the blocks start with some cute zippy forward passing eh….
🙂
8 minutes gone and from Arsenal all we have had is crab soccer! Norwich quick, direct and dangerous! Arsenal slow, ponderous and predictable.
Am I spending my time productively watching the same old boring garbage?
Come on Arsenal excite me?
Well that protest didn’t do much good. In fact all it did was wake up the ‘There’s only one Arsene Wenger’ fans…
It’ll get more exciting on 71 mins Wavy, once Welbeck comes on… 😉
The AW fans deserve what they get then. If they satisfied, god help us.
Has their goalie had a shot to save yet? Twenty seven minutes, ummm.
That’ll be a no re Ruddy.
Our midfielders remind me of three Denilsons! They are so unimanative and recently so inaccurate!
Elneny shoots, he’s outside the area, it’s deflected!
Be still my quaking heart!
What a bore fest.
Nauseatic. same old same old.
Good Afternoon Lovelies and hunkies.
Has Ramsey touched the ball more than once?
Go 442 Arsene….
Thank goodness for Petr Cech.
Dreadful
Please get Giroud off at halftime Arsene….
Dire Kev.
Cech has definately saved us 10points. Imagine where we’d be without him?
In the mire….
*Definitely for grammar nazis here.
Desicions like Ramsey and Giroud starting no matter how shit they are are what brings a ‘hostile environment’ in the Emirates.
always the same.
Is Ramsey in the pitch?
Why we not play with two central forwards?
all the players played in the middle when we were close the area only Giroud is there between 3.-4 defenders…
Ramsey, Giroud and Iwobi off imo for Coquelin, Jack/Santi and Welbeck….
I’m surprised I’m still awake!
He may well have built the stadium, single handed but he certainly hasn’t built a team, well not recently! What has become of the real Arsenal???
Its the fans fault we are rubbish! Its the fans fault that Giroud and Ramsey are selected after last week. Fans fault we havent tested goalie in 45 minutes. Arsene Knows … i cant say it
59 minutes, first shot on goal! Scored admittedly but….ffs!
I’m really not impressed. If the old geezer says at any point that he thought Giroud played well, I’ll line up a lynching party!
Are we good enough to secure 3 points? Well we’ll see!
Two in the box for a cross! You got 442 for a moment rico!
I did Andrew 🙂
Wavy,at least he made changes on 54 mins. A refreshing change…. Lol
That’s the real Gabriel. Really good challenge….
What a pass by Mesut, shame about the finish by Alexis….
Whoa! Did you see how Sanchez just completely blanked Wenger when he was subbed?
Alexis subbed, no manager handshake and the Chilean went straight down the tunnel…
That’s not good…
Coq for Ramsey? No Sanchez!
But who snubbed who?
Another odd change. Ramsey is either one of his favs or… He’s one of his favs…
No re protest at 78 mins then. Plus everyone’s gone home so no full time one.
Thst worked well then…
There was one on 78 Gd10
Was there?
Lol must have been so half baked I missed it
Job done. Not pretty, but job done….
It was very half baked….
Love sky. Rewinding now to see it!
Don’t blink… Lol
Sky Sports pundits giving Danny Welbeck a hard time. Yes, of course they have an agenda. Gits!
Well spoken Welbeck. ‘Got to respect fans, everyone has an opinion’
Howdy rico, desire or hunger call it want you want but it’s a great thing, well done Danny Boy, made all the difference !
Only 2 points behind the Scum.
I liked the way he deflected the question about not starting too. Real team player…
Hi Micko, I love him, and Elneny. £5m for such an intelligent footballer is a steal….
Well we got the 3 points alright. Playing shit as usual. Those two protests doesn’t make arsenal an appealing brand anymore, do they?
If arsenal display was appalling wait till you hear the manager’s interview.
Clever arsenal allowed Norwich to attack the whole 78th min… All that were visible on tv were the away fans until the ball went out and the camera panned to our fans for all of 5 secs. Lol
Half baked indeed.
Marshall, I thought the protest was pathetic and tbh, I’m glad. Do it after the game so the players don’t get effected but somehow, I think today they knew it was coming…
Appreciate the win but there was alot of big players acting like big #$%#$…. Ozil dissent, Sanchez straight down the tunnel…Giroud did nothing other than assist…. Ramsey and Sanchez lost the ball countless times…
we scraped it like i predicted
I think there’s going to be a lot of coming and going in the summer….
Hi George, 3 points mattered today, that’s all. The performance was just to typical of Arsenal. Poor. Didn’t like seeing Alexis strop off though but that’s him, he just wants to play… Sadly, I think he might leave…
Rico think him and ozil are off in the summer
As long as we finish above the yids
Sanchez has been poor though. He still looses possession easy.
Yes Rico, they are pathetic. But for once I wanted Wenger to know a huge chunk of the fans are fed up with how the club is being run.
George, I think a lot will depend on what Wenger does in the transfer window. I hope both stay of course but who knows…
Marshall, I think he’s already knows, regardless of what went on today. After all, he’s been questioned about it for the last few weeks…
I’m off guys, catch up another day…
Night all…
posted 6:28: “why we not play with two central forwards?” . Welbeck came in. Five minutes later: first shot at the goal :1-0. Giroud-Wellbeck. It was difficult to understand this?
It’s difficult to understand if the other team defend in the last 20 meters with everyboduy, if we only play in the middle, if we haven’t wingers, if we aren’t speed enought, we must play with two players in the area?
The fans are completely split!
More comments tomorrow
Jm, it’s all about grinding out results now, it ain’t pretty.
70% possession 1st half and not a shot on target.
Danny comes on with half an hour to spare to save our blushes, man of the match performance, have to ask why didn’t he start !
Giroud, his confidence is shot to pieces, hasn’t scored in over 14 hours for us now.
Leicester having to go to Old Trafford to win the league tomorrow, what’s the big deal, it’s not like it hasn’t been done before !!!
Kev, fine time to go all hoarse on us !
Nite Gooners.
Just back from a turgid day. Could have probably should have stayed at home. The protests and the reaction of Arsene’s supporters shows how badly it was explained. The first one was quite lighthearted but by the time the second came round things had turned and arguments were rife. Can’t see it getting any better the sides are too deeply entrenched. Changes are needed but doing it this way although gaining publicity probably will have a negative effect. Interesting to hear that the television perception was that it was a failure because from where I was the lower tier seemed to be split 75 / 25 which is not an inconsiderable amount.
Wenger out protest fell on its face today and maybe if the idiots who wanted Wenger out spent more time supporting the team than holding up stupid signs we would have had better results at home
Morning Rico and all. Lovely and bright in London this morning. Storm clouds over the Emirates though.
Morning Adam and all..
Had a frost overnight but lovely and sunny now. I suspect a big storm is brewing over there… lol
Morning all. Azure sky above, lovely. There deep black clouds massing in the south, however.
Today has started well but what will tomorrow bring?
It is Rico. Reading through the blogs and speaking to those at the game yesterday, it seems that the world outside Arsenal can only see the problem in the most basic (for or against) terms. It is a lot more nuanced than that and just because most people didn’t hold up posters yesterday it doesn’t mean to say that they are happy with the way things are and the future, as far as we can predict it. There is a debate to be had but the press are desperate to set the agenda. Calling those that chose to hold the banners ‘idiots’ isn’t going to help anyone. They feel impotent and would like to be heard.
As for yesterday’s game? Well, it was truly and utterly pathetic.
Morning Joe :- Idiot speaking , Did I hold a banner yesterday ? no , Do I want Wenger gone ? yes , Why did I not hold a banner ? because I was watching the game . Why do I want Wenger gone ? Because I was watching the game.which is the same answer. To all of you that can’t see the wood beyond the trees I have to ask whether you took any enjoyment from watching that turgid display of non interesting football. Did you take the time to read what Red Action and BSM had to say before the day or like most of the people for and against in my area did you take your lead from the social and traditional media and form your opinions from there.
The purpose was :- Time for change , and the changes were in relation to much more than just the Wenger out situation. In fact a seven point missive and I would ask all the people that I won’t call idiots but whose logic I question to actually read the points and consider whether they feel that there is some merit in some of the points.
To make things easy for you here are the points.
Our majority shareholder, Stan Kroenke, showing he’s purely motivated by cash when he went on record to say he doesn’t care if Arsenal are not challenging for honours.
A complacent Board with absolutely no football experience, focusing purely on Arsenal as a profit-generating entity, not a football club.
A Board happy with Kroenke milking millions of pounds out of the club every year, and refusing to give valid details of what the payments relate to.
Being sold the vision of moving stadium to compete with Europe’s elite, but (apart from revenue and profit) we’re now probably further away from the big clubs in Europe than we were before moving stadium.
A huge amount of cash sitting in the bank and comments from Ivan Gazidis that we can buy pretty much anybody, yet the money remains banked and our squad remains lacking in key areas, year after year.
A manager who seems to be past his best, refusing to adapt to the modern game and dragging us down through lack of signings, poor tactics, predicatable (and often very poor) performances, and not being able to get the best from his team.
Consistent failure to challenge for football’s big prizes and using 4th place finishes as a cause for celebration, when all Champions League football means is more income for the Board to celebrate.
Basically speaking, Arsenal Football Club has gone stale.
I would add from my personal view that so has the football that frustratingly we suffer to watch.
Rain Wavy….
Morning All.
Morning Rico
Morning Adam
From where I was sitting – well standing actually, the demo was a damp squib, about 1 in 15 held up posters…
Nobody was arguing and there was a guy in front of me with a poster and another couple dotted around, we kind of felt it was uncomfortable airing our grievances in public, even if most of us wanted change.
I went into the Rocket before the game and there was a guy at the door distributing the Time for Change poster, so I guess that plenty were given out. I was given one as was my son but we just chucked them. It all felt a bit odd…
As for the game, well Elneny, Ozil and Cech played well…
After about 30 minutes I had to ask if Ramsey was playing…
Tbh, the sooner this season comes to an end, the better. We all need time away from Arsenal and Euro 2016 could be just the distraction we need not least a summer where the Press are focusing on England and not shit transfer rumours which wind-us-up…
It won’t help at all Adam. In fact calling fellow fans idiots regardless of which side of the fence they sit, does little good either…
The club is in a mess imo and things need sorting out as soon as the season ends but with Wenger going off to the Euros, what will be done I wonder. Nothing I’d imagine…
Potter, that was a great post…
Good comment Potter and spot on imo…
Morning Kev, I’ll be looking forward to the cricket myself although I may take a peep at the Euros just to keep an eye on the players AW signs early in the transfer window… 😉
Ramsey was very poor again as was Giroud. We often say how playing Walcott is like playing with ten men but with those two on the pitch yesterday, it was like playing with nine….
Tbh Rico, if Wenger goes to the Euros or sits indoors all summer, it shouldn’t matter, the club has enough staff to facilitate transfers without Wenger being on hand 24/7. All he needs to do is answer his phone and say Oui or Non, hopefully it’ll be the former.
OK calling someone an idiot may be very harsh but I wrote that post last night after watching a video of 14 or so Arsenal fans holding up a large banner outside the stadium singing a chant which ended with the line they hoped Wenger died in may.
Rico. There comes a time when things become self-evident. We are deep in the mire for sure. Anybody watching the team’s displays this season can be in no doubt about that. How many times have we played well this season? It has been rubbish and a tale of under-achievement and disappointment. Is there really any debate to be had about that?
I agree with Potter. I would like to see Arsene leave because he isn’t doing a very good job and the club simply must strive to be better. The shambles on the field yesterday and for the vast majority of the season is ample testament to how bad it has got and to view where we are by citing the failure of the other ‘big’ clubs is dumb and totally counter productive.
The feeling in the ground yesterday when it was realised that Giroud and Ramsey were starting was shocking. If the board want to treat us as customers and ignore the deep feelings that some fans have for the club, then at least put on a decent show because, generally, this season has been bloody awful. Whose responsibility is that?
Kev, hopefully he’ll just give Ivan a list of players and back up players that he wants and stays out of things after that. But as far as all the other stuff going on, he’s got a few big decisions to make I’d think…
That kind of stuff really cheeses me off Joe. I want a change of manager but to wish him harm is disgraceful imo…
I agree Adam, I’m not sure how anyone can defend the kind of football we are playing, nor the team selection and substitutes.
It truly has been awful this season and worse than ever yet we don’t really have a bad squad. It lacks a few yes, but on paper, it’s not ‘that’ bad…..
Potter I read your piece very insightful and well reasoned and I agree with a lot of it but for the moment I feel Wenger should get my support and respect.
By the way the football is dreadful and we should have won the pl this season and for a change it wasn’t the results against the top four clubs.
It was the results against the bottom six and this is hard to take even if you are someone who believes Wenger time at the club has not run its course.
Rain? Somebody’s reign will be coming to an end sooner rather than later, I think! But it won’t be at the end of this season!
Rico. There will always be those people who lash out stupidly. As far as a great influx of players this summer goes? I think we had just about enough to win the PL this year as we have done in the past. For me, signing the world’s best will make little difference. The club is stale. It smells and feels out of touch. Players that we know are good look laboured and disinterested. There seems no motivation and little desire. Arsene’s time is up, whichever way you look at it. What has he done this season that suggests otherwise?
I fear we will have to wait another year too Wavy…
I know Adam but wishing AW dead just shows what kind of people some of the fans are, it’s disgraceful imo.
As for the rest, you know I agree, AW is past it and I think the players know it too…
Again Rico, I take that to be self evident. Is it the case that we have won only a single one of the eight London derbies this year? I know it doesn’t suit Arsene’s increasingly flaky narrative but it must be relevant. If he stays next season then he will surely sign another contract, judging from his past comments anyway.
Rico morning, as you may of noticed I haven’t been posting recently the reason for that is that I have lost any enthusiasm for this season.
Because of our results whether this is because we just haven’t played well enough or other reasons.
As for the idiot post that came because I was angry and a little drunk but it’s strange that all the condemnation I got was for using the word idiot no one condemned the chant.
Adam, he can only sign a new one if it’s offered. I live in hope that an offer of a new contract won’t be there for him, not this time…
The derby results have been awful….
Except you Rico ?
To be honest Joe, I wasn’t really aware that fans were saying such things and I’d never condone such stuff as you can see…
‘Idiot’ probably touches the nerves of fans who go to The Emirates because it kind of suggests every fans is part of the protest yet as Potter, Kev and Adam explained, they weren’t.
Tensions are high right now I guess, especially as it looks like nothing will change in the summer…
🙂 Joe, I doubt it’s just you and I. Most sensible fans/people wouldn’t condone such stuff…
New post up now…