Arsenal Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2013

BrianJD

Pleaseeeeee

http://sulia.com/channel/arsenal-fc/f/4a1f71b7-a174-45e0-a8b6-76c474da903c/?source=twitter

Fuzzy_Dunlop

Uh oh. Wilshere to gave 'Very small' surgery in the next few days

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/wilshere-set-for-very-minor-surgery-

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BrianJD wrote: »

Pleaseeeeee

http://sulia.com/channel/arsenal-fc/f/4a1f71b7-a174-45e0-a8b6-76c474da903c/?source=twitter

Unfortunately, sport.es are a Barcelona publication and not a reliable one either. Would love it to be true though.

bad2dabone

the report says the higuain move is depending on us getting CL.
I'm nervous about tomorrow night

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City sack Mancini a year to the day on which they won the league. We can say alot of things about our club and the recent lack of success but at least we have class.

tayto lover

bad2dabone wrote: »

the report says the higuain move is depending on us getting CL.
I'm nervous about tomorrow night

I have no worries about tomorrow at all.
I expect us to win fairly easily in fact.

bad2dabone

City sack Mancini a year to the day on which they won the league. We can say alot of things about our club and the recent lack of success but at least we have class.

it's less down to us having "class" than our owner not giving a sh1t about winning stuff and caring about profits. Wenger is the ideal manager for a guy like kronke, consistently achieves CL football without spending a lot, and because he's got such a lot of goodwill in the fans bank we won't be calling for his head.
Not that i'd ever want wenger to leave, if we had an owner who invested in the club I'd be certain he'd deliver trophies again.

gnfnrhead

tayto lover wrote: »

I have no worries about tomorrow at all.
I expect us to win fairly easily in fact.

I'm confidant of a win, but I wouldnt say it'll be easy. We need to be awake and make sure we dont concede an early goal. They will come in on a high so a goal for them will only increase their confidance. They have to win so will be going for it. Let them wear themselves out early before we start picking them off.

gosplan

Are people going nuts in here??

How would you not want Rooney? Class player, coming into his prime, does well in big games and very influential for a forward.

TheGunns

gosplan wrote: »

Are people going nuts in here??

How would you not want Rooney? Class player, coming into his prime, does well in big games and very influential for a forward.

Im not sure if I really want him, but they got Van Persie so I think I would take quite a bit of pleasure from Rooney arriving here

keano_afc

Woke up this morning at 5:30 ater having a very vivid dream tha we drew 0-0 tonight. Suffice to say I'm a bit worried.

jester77

keano_afc wrote: »

Woke up this morning at 5:30 ater having a very vivid dream tha we drew 0-0 tonight. Suffice to say I'm a bit worried.

Not only should we be winning tonight but we should be aiming for a +4 goal difference in the next 2 games to overtake Chelsea should they fail to win against Everton. A 2-0 or 3-0 tonight would set us up nicely for the last game and give us a real chance at 3rd. Last game for Moyes so it may not be easy for Chelsea.

bad2dabone

We're more than capable of crushing both wigan and Newcastle. We're also more than capable of being rubbish. I'm freaking out today.

keano_afc

bad2dabone wrote: »

We're more than capable of crushing both wigan and Newcastle. We're also more than capable of being rubbish. I'm freaking out today.

This. I suppose what worries me most is how poor we can be when the pressure is on. The fact that this game is win or bust brings back some bad memories of shocking performances when the heat has been on.

gosplan

A draw would be horrific. At least if we lose, Wigan would give themselves a chance of staying up. A draw would just be great for Spurs, Villa and Sunderland.

TheGunns

bad2dabone wrote: »

We're more than capable of crushing both wigan and Newcastle. We're also more than capable of being rubbish. I'm freaking out today.

safe to say Ive already got brown trousers :P

Haven't felt like this in awhile, massive game and extremely nervous. I'd take any win, don't care whether we crush them or not.

emergingstar

Handy win tonight
No drama
Walcott to get a couple

tayto lover

We are at home against a team in the bottom three. They are not there for nothing. We have a great record against bottom teams.
To make matters worse for them they have to come and attack which plays to our strengths.
No need to be nervous. 3 -- 0 to the Arsenal i'm predicting.

keano_afc

Its a double edged sword that they have to come and play. They're pretty good at it unfortunately, as they showed in this game last year.

Quazzie

A lot of over confident people in here it seems. Tonight's game is going to be a tough one. Our biggest advantage is that it's so close after the FA cup final, so hopefully they'll be still in celebration mode.

premierstone

I don't think I have beeN this nervous since the European Cup Final tbh, this game is massive, with the unrest and upheaval at the other top 4 teams leading into next year and the added bonus of keeping down a much improving Spurs we absolutely must finish top 4 which will enable us to attrtact our main transfer targets and launch a major title challenge next season.

IN ARSENE WE TRUST!

jester77

100 years ago this month, Arsenal moved to Highbury

Large photo coming up

TheGunns

Anyone been watching SSN? Suggesting that Mancini could take a year out and manage Arsenal next summer. Pure speculation but it does get you thinking

2ndcoming

Hmmm... replace the man who spends pennies and overachieves with the man who spends gazillions and underachieves. Can't see it happening tbh.

His negative football is cack as well.

Mickeroo

Ridiculously nervous about this match. Really need to get 4th so we can strengthen properly in the summer. If we do it the fact that we'd be the only top 4 team not changing our manager this summer shod give us a big opportunity.

Really wish Giroud was available.

dvemail

jester77 wrote: »

100 years ago this month, Arsenal moved to Highbury

Large photo coming up

Who are those mysterious shadows that used to play for The Arsenal way back when.
Sure have had plenty of them recently. :P

Drexel

TheGunns wrote: »

Anyone been watching SSN? Suggesting that Mancini could take a year out and manage Arsenal next summer. Pure speculation but it does get you thinking

Christ. That would be awful! Dont like Manchini at all!

AnCapaillMor

He inherited 2 great teams and did well with them but his europe record is horrendous. don't want.

cson

One of the greatest games I've ever seen of Arsenal came at home against Wigan.



Fingers crossed for something similar tonight, would be more than welcome.

Esse85

As a Villa fan I'm hoping Arsenal demolish this Wigan team, I'd also settle for a 1-0 victory too

Come on the gunners.

meriwether

Properly bricking it about tonight.

There should be no excuses, and we betetr want it as much as they do, if not more.

If we can get about them early, give them no time on the ball and look urgent, they might crumble.

I want Rambo, Arteta and Rosicky (or whomever lines up) to be ball hunting psychopaths tonight.

lertsnim

Nightmares of this fixture last season haunt me. If this Arsenal team cannot get a win then a clearout is needed. This game couldn't be more huge and if the players aren't able to motivate themselves for the Champions League next season then I don't know.

Newcastle on Sunday should be straight forward as they are safe and probably couldn't care less what the result will be.

wandatowell

Win tonight no bother

brianregan09

I'm going to the Limerick-Drogs game tonight but will more than likely be glued to the phone for the latest score , If we start like we did against United we should blow Wigan away early , Thats what we should be aiming for United were able for it , Wigan wouldn't be im fairly sure

There's no excuses tonight. If we get three good goals disallowed and don't win then it's our own fault for not scoring 4. Dreading tonight.

Marty McFly

In work tonight, so will be watching this on the phone while working alongside two United fans this is going to be torture.

We can and we better beat this Wigan team.

tayto lover

lertsnim wrote: »

Nightmares of this fixture last season haunt me. If this Arsenal team cannot get a win then a clearout is needed. This game couldn't be more huge and if the players aren't able to motivate themselves for the Champions League next season then I don't know.

Newcastle on Sunday should be straight forward as they are safe and probably couldn't care less what the result will be.

No way will Newcastle lie down and it is foolish to think they will.
Far more worried about Newcastle than I am about Wigan.

Chucky the tree

tayto lover wrote: »

No way will Newcastle lie down and it is foolish to think they will.
Far more worried about Newcastle than I am about Wigan.

Pardew said he didn't care if they lose 4-0 to Arsenal after the weekend. Newcastle will be a push-over next weekend.

.jacksparrow.

Chucky the tree wrote: »

Pardew said he didn't care if they lose 4-0 to Arsenal after the weekend. Newcastle will be a push-over next weekend.

But he has had to back track on his comments,and now the eyes will be firmly on him and his players for a performance, won't do us any favours, idiot should have kept his big mouth shut.

Pepe LeFrits

extra gravy wrote: »

City sack Mancini a year to the day on which they won the league. We can say alot of things about our club and the recent lack of success but at least we have class.

... we also have a better manager than City (had).

I'm off to see Star Trek tonight. I don't think I could handle 90 minutes of the nail-biting, rage inducing ****e we usually produce anyway.

2ndcoming

If we do get through this one tonight as we should then I for one won't be taking anything for granted about the Newcastle game.

Nothing is achieved until both these games are won.

Nerves will be shot this evening, please let us go at them like we mean it. I'll take being 2 up at half time but not much less.

bad2dabone

Nothing against Newcastle but they have been weak all season and the players don't seem to want to fight for pardew. I'd not be taking the game for granted but I'd be more worried about wigan. I still think Sunderland might spring a surprise on those guys next Sunday

Pepe LeFrits

Bizarre situation tonight, where a loss is a better result for us than a draw.

Mr.Micro

To be philosophical about it, if we do not make it to CL then it is only a culmination of what is wrong with the club, and so be it. We are in the PL and can go for cups next season no matter what.

Gringo180

Pretty nervous about tonight's game lads, Wigan have been a bit of a bogey team for us so hopefully we can put in a good performance and most importantly a win.

COME ON YOU GUNNNERS!!!!!!!!!!!

.jacksparrow.

This sounds strange but its a win or loose match, if we draw Sunderland are safe but if we loose they need something against spurs, if we win were still on course for 4th.

Anyway just get the win.

tayto lover

Pepe LeFrits wrote: »

Bizarre situation tonight, where a loss is a better result for us than a draw.

How do you make that out?

We will win. No doubts.

But if we only drew with Wigan and Spurs only drew with Sunderland then a win against Newcastle would be good enough. We will win though.

bad2dabone

I just need 2 early goals from theo to calm my nerves.

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Fcuking Mike Dean better not screw us over tonight. Getting nervous now, will probably be hiding behind the couch not able to watch by the end of it.

gosplan

Pepe LeFrits wrote: »

... we also have a better manager than City (had).

I'm off to see Star Trek tonight. I don't think I could handle 90 minutes of the nail-biting, rage inducing ****e we usually produce anyway.

Good idea. I rearranged 5 a side so I'll miss the latter 2/3 of the game. Much happier checking the result after.

As regards Newcastle being more difficult. They've been pants lately, Wigan at least know how to put in a great performance.