Morning all.
Football is a funny old game. Bastian Schweinsteiger, who has endured a tough season in the Premier League popped up with Germany’s second goal last night having come on from the bench. Mesut Ozil, who according to reports, didn’t have the best of games, was yet again the provider for the goal. Before then, Shkodran Mustafi opened the scoring by heading home a Kroos free-kick, yet he probably wouldn’t even been on the pitch had Mats Hummels been 100% fit. Manuel Neuer was perhaps the main man though having made a string of saves to prevent Ukraine from scoring.
So the favourites got off to a good start, as did Poland and Croatia. Over in the COPA America, Brazil were dumped out of the competition by Peru who won 1-0 thanks to a goal which was clearly scored by foul means…
Today’s fixtures sees Spain take on the Czech Republic, Ireland face Sweden and the final match of the day is between Belgium and Italy. Chile face Panama in the COPA America but I’m not staying up until 01:30 to watch that one, not even Alexis Sanchez will keep me up that late.
The papers are yet again full of pictures showing the ugly side of the Euros as fans continue to fight until the early hours of the morning and yesterday fans of other nations had a bit of a brawl too. It’s ugly and it’s not nice. UEFA have threatened to expel both England and Russia if the fighting continues.
Anyway, Arsenal news is hard to find, other than a headline which suggests Liverpool want to sign Theo Walcott for around the £25 million mark.
If you were Arsene Wenger, would you do this deal?
[yop_poll id=”8″]Finally, my thoughts and prayers are with the people of Orlando. Those who were brutally murdered and their loved ones left behind. Horrific stuff and all because the people having fun inside a nightclub, were gay!
Good Morning to The Lady of the House and all fellow Gooners in residence.
Rico – “…I’m not staying up until 01:30 to watch that one, not even Alexis Sanchez will keep me up that late…” Shame? Just kidding though. Now you know what I have to do with the early kickoffs in the BPL.
Good Morning Lovelies and Hunkies.
Rico….if the dippers were to bid for Theo I would accept 25mill and try to make them get Sanogo as well.
In a heartbeat.
Going to read the post now ☺
Woo Hoo! First again.
Devil – If the Dippers would give us 25 million pounds for Theo, I’d throw in Sanogo for free.
It’s a shame on what is happening with Russia fans… 2018 will be an ugly world cup.
Buy Theo get Sanogo, hottest deal of the summer.
Morning Rico
Morning Mr Adam
Morning All
I would not sell to Liverpool, and I don’t believe the fee would be as high as £25m anyway.
And knowing how manipulative Walcotts advisors are I suspect that Arsenal would need to pay off Theo anyway, and he’s earned quite enough already for the minimum of return…
As far as the Suarez transfer is concerned Mr Adam, Arsenal and Wenger need to accept a large portion of the blame for the failure of that deal…
A bit more class from us and we might have got a deal through…
Russia in 2018 looks a definate one to avoid…
It has Germany 1936 written all over it complete with fascists running the country.
Morning Cg and all again..
Yes, I do feel the fans who have to watch at stupid times of the day. Must be tough…
CG, more than England are going to be!
TW14 to The dippers, never. He might make a bit of a difference down at Brisbane Road, for a while, at least!
I wouldn’t sell the dippers the sh*t off my shoe! Not even for £25m and £1.
Morning all. Wet here…….again……miserable.
Rico – On a more sombre note, the Orlando incident is truly a tragedy. However, the Americans, as a whole, insist on their ‘Constitutional right’? to bear arms. You could see President Obama was yet again frustrated that he has not been able to tighten the very loose gun control laws in the U.S.A. Until that happens they will continue to have horrific incidents like these.
They happen elsewhere in the developed world, but with nowhere near the regularity of the U.S.A.
Great to hear Marshall……I would as well
imo I do not care giving Theo to anyone if we get a better player who works his arse off for the team.
I would give them Theo for 25mill provided we get Mkhitaryan or Mahrez. Personally I would prefer Mkhitaryan as he would not skedaddle off in January for the ACN since MKhitaryan is Armenian. And seeing that Armenia never qualify for any major tournament than its better since he would have a proper rest during the summer.
I will say it again…….Theo would play well till December at most and than revert to type. And he would not be arsed to make an effort
Morning Kev..
Devil, as on the last post, I wouldn’t sell Walcott or anyone to the Dippers.
Morning all and thanks Rico .
Absolutely !………….always liked Theo, the sort of clean cut guy who I`d love to have as a son-in-law, he`s had his time to develop, but has stagnated, all he has is pace and one of my favourite things in a player is workrate and I`m sorry to say my subuteo players work harder than he does and have better dribbling skillls………….fair enough, you lot would dribble if you had my finger flicking you up the arse !…………………. he has to go !
I look at the lot less pretty Kyle Walker of Knuckledragham, he is nearly as fast, can dribble without the aid of my finger and puts a shift in and he`s a fcuking defender !…………sell Theo, purcahse Kyle and with the cash left over employ a face surgeon to rectify Kyles face !.
Anyone who saw the Polish game…..did you see 19 year old Kapustka??? at 19 he has a bright future ahead of him.
Cg, seems this was an ISIS attack rather than just some loony with a gun. They need ridding of and quickly.
Devil, under a stronger manager, I actually think Walcott would be made to work a lot harder, and he probably would.
Kev – “…Russia in 2018 looks a definate one to avoid…
It has Germany 1936 written all over it complete with fascists running the country.”
Sadly that appears to be all too true. However, after all the revelations coming out of the raids and arrests at FIFA they should be stripped of those games for bribery. That wont happen unless the public pressures the big non-Russian commercial sponsors. A number of them have already expressed some reservations.
Meanwhile the disgrace at FIFA rumbles on with the old and the ‘new’ regimes. The new doesn’t seem to be any better than the old.
Sure HRD – as long as we get an upgrade then bye bye Feo.
Lol Rico I feel this dippers sentiments are personal hate those scums too but when it’s business, sell him to them. We might get back at them actually by selling them a washed up player with a stinking attitude.
Once I was in California; try watching an early kickoff from that side of the world. I feel you CG.
Rico – “Cg, seems this was an ISIS attack rather than just some loony with a gun. They need ridding of and quickly.” ISIS is taking credit for the attack, but there is no definitive link, as yet. He may just be self radicalized or has a pathological hate for gays.
Apparently he was enraged by two gays embracing &/or kissing within sight of his family. We”l just have to wait and see what the investigators find. Either way it is still a sick and tragic incident.
Rico you can’t polish a turd….
Marshall – I’m in the same time zone as California, but just a few hundred miles to the Great White North.
You sure about that Lee ?
We’ll have to agree to differ Marshall… 😉
Ok Cg, thanks – as you say, regardless, it’s a tragedy…
Trust you Lee… 🙂
Very good LCM, thought someone was going to say “but you can roll it in glitter!”
Lee – No, but you can coat them with nail polish or something similar. They do that here with dried moose droppings and string them into necklaces for the tourists with full disclosure of their point(s) of origin.
Alcohol in fan zones has been banned by the French Government..
I’d go home then….. 😉
Regardless of the wee hours of the morning here for kickoff of the first game of the day at the Euros, the real downside is having former Leicester and Tottenscum player Gary ‘Jug Ears’ Lineker as moderator of the pre, half-time and post game analysis on the BBC feed.
I would sell him to anybody who’s willing to take him off our hands
Rico – No cava – No clappa?
🙂 Cg, we have to suffer him too so I know how you feel…
I couldn’t drink Cava in that heat Cg… lol
New Gunner Kelechi Nwakali?
The official announcement has not yet arrived, despite claims we would have it last week, but everyone seems agreed – Kelechi Nwakali is an Arsenal player. Nigeria won the game against Burundi, 2-1, thanks to this strike from Kelechi and they will now play Sudan in the final round of qualifying for CAF U-20 Cup of Nations that will take place next year.
http://dailycannon.com/2016/06/kelechi-scores-lovely-free-kick-for-nigeria-u20s/
Rico – Suffer is definitely the correct term to use with Lineker.
What does your ladyship drink during the hot weather? If not a beer, I prefer a tall cold G&T.
Morning all,
I’d say sell him. Decent money plus 140 p/w to offer a player that will suit our game.
If the bin dippers manage to play a style that will suit Theo, then good luck to both. But not wanting to play on the wing and not skilled or strong enough up front will be a problem for them too.
Sparkling water Cg, that is if there are no beers in the fridge… I don’t like spirits though….
I can’t see why it has to be an either/or situation with Theo. I wouldn’t sell him to the scousers but that’s because of the way they tried to humiliate us over Suarez. The man with the ironed face is a shithead as far as I am concerned.
Interesting to see the comments of Danny Mills and former Leicester player Robbie Savage about Jamie Vardy’s dithering about signing for The Arsenal. Quite a contrast to that other former Leicester player Gary ‘Jug Ears’ Lineker’s opinions, but he just can’t put aside of his Tottenscum affiliation.
Adam – You make a good point, but do Arsenal have to sink to their level of ethics?
I hope not. Surely Arsenal are better than that.
“The legend can still deliver” – you gotta love Zlatan.
I like a cool beer in the heat here in Cornwall !……………..it takes me back to when I first met my wife !……… a hot day at a BBQ in Bethnal Green, I took a look at her with a pint in hand and staggered………. I was half cut………….. and thought ….”what a good looking girl !”, but as the saying goes…….Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder !.
🙂 Lc…
CG. Perhaps not but I tend to hold a grudge. 🙂
Personally, I wouldn’t have that prick Bilic as a commentator either after what he did to Blanc, despite the fact that he is quite honest about what he is seeing. But that’s just me. 🙂
What did Bilic do to Blanc, Adam? Can you remind me?
Wavy. It was the WC semi a few years back. Bilic fell to the floor clutching his face after a penalty box scuffle with Laurent Blanc. He pretended that he had been struck in the face when he hadn’t, thereby ensuring that Blanc was sent off and missed the WC final. The footballing authorities were equally culpable as they saw that Bilic’s simulation had cost Blanc a chance to play in such a prestigious match, yet they did nothing. Shameful all round.
LC – I hope your wife doesn’t visit the House and read your last comment.
I drink wine…..summer or winter. And tbh we get 40 degree temperatures here in the Med during summer. heat or no heat will not see me without tasting the beautifully smooth flavour of the heavenly vino. Red or white makes no difference to me
Bradster has summed it perfectly……Theo’s dilemma of not wanting to play on the wing but not strong enough to play up front will be someone else’ problem.
Adam, I just looked that incident up and as much as Bilic made a big deal of it, Blanc definitely hit him in the face… 😉
Thanks Adam. I remember the incident now. It was, as you say shameful. Typical inert response by the authorities to a cheat and the loss of an innocent player to a game of climactic proportions, for Blanc at least. Rightly or wrongly it didn’t alter the result of the final. The French won. And what happened to the cheating Croat? Zilch.
UEAF,s rule is obviously, don’t let the truth get in the way of an obvious lie. Vis, England supporters guilty of affray despite high tailing it for safety when pursued by a ‘bear’!
Rico. I believe that he might have brushed against his chin and the rest was simulation. I think the press at the time had it right.
Youtube shows different Adam… 🙂
It might have been mentioned earlier but that Modric’s stunner was all sorts of fine! Nobody moved. Those are the one discouraged at the Em’s huh. There’s a stat of how a bunch of them don’t go in blah blah..
Hahaha CG !…………..My wife used to read all the crap I write and knows I will write any rubbish to try and have a laugh, for example it was her 60th yesterday and I wrote on her facebook page………………” Happy Birthday to my Darling wife, a hundred and twenty years between us, more than the hundred years war !….and that lasted only a century !………I said I would love you forever and it certainly feels like it !” 😀
Yes Marshall….there is a stat which shows how a bunch of them don’t go in. But there is 100 % true stat in shooting from a distance as well………..if you don’t shoot you can rest assured it will not go in either.
100% true
Rico. Of course.
How about my STAT/FACT !………….there seems to be this idea that teams are either counter attacking or possession orientated !……….do we really think that for example Stoke deliberately give us the ball and say….”Here you go, have the ball and we will try and get it back in our half and counter attack you !”…………every team keeps the ball as long as they can, it`s just a fact that some can retain the ball longer !……..Yes, I`m stating the obvious, but from the way some talk you wouldn`t think it !……….. it`s always been a very simple game !…….that`s why the average man/woman in the street knows quite a lot about football compared to the average Kyle Walker knowing as much a Hawking in his area of work !………..Kyle Walker has 0.001 % of the knowlwedge of Hawking, whereas say, Goonster has 99.9% of the football knowledge of Wenger !………….it`s just 0.1% from being Arsenal`s manager to being a hyperactive frenzied person who has eaten all the E numbers at Cadbury`s chocolate factory !. 😆
LC – She’s very tolerant of your behaviour and/or has a good sense of humour. Either way you are a very lucky man.
CGF………………….After knowing my wife for 50 years ( I married the girl next door ) I think she`s just past caring !. hahaha
Ooops ………I dont know where the F came from ! hahaha
Poor Goonie! Has he recovered from Vardy leaving for the Euros without confirming his transfer to Arsenal? Though I’m sure he wouldn’t eat any chocolate but the the best Holland has to offer.
I think Goonie was hit with the double whammy of worrying about not just Darth Vardy but Mkhitaryan as well !.
Off to Gym, have a good ady all.
I’m off to watch the Spain vs. Czech Republic match. Not sure which team to cheer for. Should I cheer for Hector and Santi or Cech the Czech and Little Mozart?
Have a great day everyone.
Cech, Mozart all the way CG.
Come on you Czechs….
possession wise the Spanish are all over them…..65%.
Wow…..Cech.
I like Morata’s hair… 🙂
Spain are like Arsenal. Just one more pass in the box……..
This is gross.. Apologises ahead of viewing…
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vYso-ZUwEZ0
Hahaha Rico !…………….I`m fine with that !, but if he worked behind the meat deli counter at Tesco`s I`d be livid !……..well, unless he was serving Spud fan in front of me !
He’s revolting LC, I’ve seen him before picking his nose and then lunching on it…. I once thought he’d be a good replacement for Arsene, however…….
I dont know Rico !……………….maybe we would be missing out on a great marketing opportunity !………..Joachim Low`s Arse&Ball Drops !
And it`s Arse&Ball………Arse&Ball Drops for tea…..they`re by far the greatest Arse&Ball drops the world has ever seen ! hahaha
Maybe he was looking for that polished Turd we were talking about.
Anyway !…………..Apart from his haircut, how`s our rumored target Morata playing ?……………..is he worth a £50M punt ?
That’s bad LC…. Lol
He’s quite lively and has had chances…however it’s still 0-0
Yeah potter !………………but being a German turd, I bet it was over engineered and reliable !…………vorsprung turd technik !.
And now he’s subbed….
Dennis !………I`m really coming out with some crap now !
Sign that Czech winger who just made a great tackle Arsene 🙂
Darn it, Spain 1-0…
Lucky buggers. I hate Spain. especially seeing that its made up of Barca players.
Is Morata really worth 50mill??? Imo not more than 25 million at best. He is not better than Ollie.
Certainly not on that showing Devil… But that’s the only time I’ve really watched him…
The Czechs, led by veterans Cech and Rosicky gave a very good account of themselves. A solid TEAM, a compact TEAM, a TEAM of good quality with tactical intelligence were all the players all knew what they had to do, how to close down spaces and limit the technical superiority of the Spanish players.
I hope they manage to reach the knockout phase. The only pity is that they lost the game during the only moment during which they switched off momentarily.
Was Morata starved of service?? No. he got plenty of the ball…..but did not seem to know what to do with it. He is just another good player.
I see him every week Rico. When it was rumoured that AFC were interested at 20 million according to the blogs I said ok. but when it was mentioned 50mill I said no way.
Just a shame they missed that golden chance at the end to make it 1-1..
But prices are overinflated these days Devil, if AW want him, he’ll have to pay whatever Madrid want I guess…
I would just tell them to bugger off imo. They can keep him. I feel better if we give Akpom a chance than waste 25 million as he is not worth more than that.
just have to wait and see what Real do next I guess…
Jasper Stam set to be the new Reading manager….
Rico – “I like Morata’s hair…” What hair? We already have Le Quiff for great hair.
As for the game – I had to cheer for the Czechs as they had Petr and Tomas playing, Spain didn’t play Hector or Santi playing and they started with Little Boy Cesc. I couldn’t cheer for Cesc.
One bonus though, no Jug Ears Lineker on the ITV feed.
Devil – I’m with you, 45 to 50 million being bandied about for Morata is a big risk for a ‘promising’ player. We’d be better spending a lot less on the young Dutchman from AZ.
El Quiff…
That’s why I like it Cg. Santi isn’t with the Spanish squad thank goodness…
Hello All:
Rico, on Loew if that brings championships then by all mean AW go ahead, do it and get results. On Morata, I have said over and over again he’s not that good. I said exactly what Devil just said, @4:09, a few weeks ago he’s not better than Giroud, especially when you consider the service he gets at Juve.
Let’s see……
Bellerin is with the Spanish squad but is not playing.
Monreal is not playing
Mertesacker is not playing
Paulista is not playing.
Coquelin is not playing
Cazorla is not playing
Chambers is not playing
that is practically the whole defence and midfield not playing this summer…..earning well earned rest.
that leaves Koscielny, Ozil, Sanchez, Ollie, JAck, Rambo, Xhaka who are playing.
Good.
I did not include Cech simply because GK are different. they recover earlier.
Obi, I don’t think I could stand watching that kind of thing each weekend….
Afternoon Rico and the house
Come on Ireland
Yes, but the more ‘important’ players are playing and they’ll be tired if their countries go a long way in the completion…
The only good thing Morata did was when he tackled the lino. And even that was over the top imo.
The ref should have given him a yellow for mistimed tackle
Afternoon Mg, I’d love them to beat Sweden, I really would.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGj-KAJ1aP0
Irreland can beat Sweden.
But they have to beat Zlatan first.
And that may prove to be a tall order.
Kick him off the pitch… 😉
Lady….that is so un-Lady like.
Not at all Devil, Ireland have to stop him any which way they can…
They need to bruise his two overrated egos! They are to be found just below his ‘brain’!
All in all I’d rather watch televised cricket. Less hype, bullcrap and the commentators are at a different level.
Theo is rested from Euro`s aswell !………mind you, he is retsed when he`s playing as he doesn`t do much running or tackle !…….fcuk !……..over a hundred grand per week and he doesn`t even sweat !……not one perspiration droplet !.
Come on Sweden !
Agree there Adam…
Come on the boys in GREEN!!!!!!!!!
Evening all pity not to have a goal yet have had a few opportunities!
Good post Rico I reckon give em Theo hell I’ll get the ferry over n drop him up there myself! He’s a clown pulling huge bucks n doin sweet f a! Not good for team harmony to have a fraud as 3rd/4th highest paid at the club!
Silky, sell him to Southampton, give the Dippers nothing I say…
Good half boys
The long streak of piss is non existent
You little fucking beauty
Either way Rico I will drive him ????
Was there other incidents of violence last nite?
Hendrick shooting from all angles needs that coached out of him ???
Ooooooooooo wat a goal
Under pressure now
Hold it together boys
Kev will challenge you for that ride Silky… Lol
Different game now ?
Brady’s a little cracker
Time for another Brady to represent the Arsenal?
Get McCarthy off
He’s a liability
Haha Rico carpool the shit out of it
Ur rite MG he always looks like he’s gonna give away a free
I’ll pay for the fuel Silky… 😉
We’ll done Johnny boi
Haha sounds like a plan! Everyone wants to be part of getting rid of him
Adam 5.36, don’t forget the bouncers as well although you don’t see that many streakers anymore for some reason.
Ireland hanging on for their lives, gonna be a long 25 Malaga.
Afternoon all.
Walcott should be embarrassed taking his 140k a week and so should wenger for giving it to him
Fingers crossed they can hold on Micko ….
Hey micko
You put the jinx on it
Go away lol
Fucksake
And that is that unlucky could have gone either way! Will take the point and move on! Well done boys
Oh well, we did ok
It’s mickos fault
I’ve got broad shoulders.
Haha ya Micko wat were ya thinking
You have to be chuffed with a point against Sweden?
More chuffed with the performance Rico
We live to fight another day
Who is up next Mg?
Belgium on Saturday
That’ll be another toughie…
Italy v Belgium next
I fancy italy
Night guys, catch up tomorrow….
I fancy Italy as well. Don’t know why but I fancy il bel paese del vino.
I know the game is over, but I still fancy them fit blonde Swedish girls !………………………if none are available, then Ramsey will have to do !……the Welsh wear kilts as well dont they ?
The worst team in Italian History 1
The best team in Belgian history 0
See…..il vino fa miracoli
I have a feeling conte will go out with a bang
Are Italy the dark horses?
MG…..even Italy play badly….expect a SF showing at least. Italy need to garner 5pts + from the group to qualify. From then on anything can happen with the italians
The winner will come from one of those four…..Germany, France, Italy and Spain.
Yeah, it’s all Mickos fault…
conte doing what he does best…
he is still playing 3 at the back…
another tournament without montolivo…
Teamwork at its best………tactically perfect……exploit the limits.
Italy are the land of the vino.
They are also a true team in all senses
Italy is very strong.
Conte will get the chavs performing better next season…..
Worrying eh Lee…
Morning to you and all….
Especially if Wenger puts all his striking eggs in the Vardy basket and he blows us out…….
Surely he won’t, not this time. He clearly wants a striker so must have a plan…. Then again….
Morning Rico, Brudder and all.
I do wish Wilshere would shut up.
Lukaku didn’t look anything like a £60m striker last night and Morata a £50m striker????
I know Brudder….. do your talking on the pitch, not after 55 seconds of football.
You seen the Joachim Low “incident?”
Lukaku looked 2 bob last night.
Shit tournament so far and it’s gonna kick off again when England or Russia get involved again. Depressing stuff.
Morning Adam.
Me too, he just doesn’t think before he opens his mouth does he….
No, what happened? Did he assault someone with a bottle of Grecian 2000?
Rico. To me he looks like a bloke consumed with his own sense of self-importance. He is sporting showbiz and celebrity all rolled into one. 🙂
Just looked it up Brudder. Very tasteful.
The link to the Low thing is on here, I posted it yesterday afternoon. It’ disgusting…
Morning all,
What if Giroud is golden boot for Euros? Does the excuse that we already have the best striker in Europe work if Wenger uses it not to buy one?
I wonder what Wilshere will have to say on the matter. 🙂
Guess he has to be doing something whilst he’s not playing Adam… 😉
I’ve got you and Kev’s tickets for the world cup in Russia in 2 years time…..if all this violence continues we’ll have to bring Mrs A!!!
Cheers Lee. 🙂
Rico. Humility is his middle name.
Brad, I somehow doubt that’ll happen… 😉
He’s on form since the Villa game and many of the teams look quite average. I think I’ll put some money on it.
🙂 Adam..
New post up now…