Arsenal Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2013

Soups123

emergingstar wrote: »

Where's the two posters who were in here after the beat us at the lane


Could someone get them for a chat

PM sent

Paully D

Well done lads, delighted you lot got it.

wandatowell

Up ye're holes Spurs


Delighted here

emergingstar

And I think only wenger would have gotten that average team into 4th

Pepe LeFrits

Marty McFly wrote: »

For a team thats been bad all season hard to imagine were the form team in the league wit a brillaint point haul in the second half of the season , we havent been that bad.

Defensively we've been very good in the second half of the season. Our midfield and attack has been pretty shocking though.

Anywho, let's hope we finally see some substantial investment in the team in the summer.

jonny666

jonny666 wrote: »

Koscielny should be given the captains armband next year. He was a leader when we needed one

Spot on!! He was terrific.

Now the one drawback to today is that im sick of celebrating finishing fourth. Those on the board need to pull the finger out and give Wenger the funds and drive this baby on!!!

Drexel

Gary Neville jut said it but next year is the year that we have to start competing for players properly in the transfer market. Its the perfect opportunity with all the changes.

Wenger giving nothing away about transfers in his press conference

SuprSi

Congrats lads, from a Spurs fan. All credit to your team, they certainly know when to go on a good run. We finished on 72 points, our best ever total in the PL and we still couldn't finish ahead of ya!! Heartbreaking stuff again for us but we'll just have to look forward to next season.

jonny666

jonny666 wrote: »

Koscielny should be given the captains armband next year. He was a leader when we needed one

Given what usual happens with our captains I would keep it well away from him!

SuprSi

SuprSi wrote: »

Congrats lads, from a Spurs fan. All credit to your team, they certainly know when to go on a good run. We finished on 72 points, our best ever total in the PL and we still couldn't finish ahead of ya!! Heartbreaking stuff again for us but we'll just have to look forward to next season.

Your team certainly pushed us all the way this season, and it could have gone either way TBH.
I expect a similar challenge from your side next season too, if not better.
Maybe some new faces for both sides.

I was hoping at one stage that St Totteringham's day might double up as St Chelsingham's day/St Totteringhams day for a while but ill take St Totteringham's day any day of the week. TBH, id even take no St Totteringhams day for the sake of that 4th spot but there is no need to worry about that now is there

Chucky the tree

emergingstar wrote: »

And I think only wenger would have gotten that average team into 4th

Considering Wenger has assembled that average team it doesn't really say much for him.

WoollyRedHat

jonny666 wrote: »

Koscielny should be given the captains armband next year. He was a leader when we needed one

I don't know, the armband has proven to be a cursed thing of recent times, much like the post of Defence against the Dark Arts in Hogwarts, after Voldemort cursed it. WHo cursed it for Arsenal I do not know, but I do know that each captain in the last few years has not lasted at the club once becoming captain, Vermalen this year has been effected also, although he still remains, but no longer is in the starting 11. Let's not get rid of Kos too.

Chucky the tree

Chucky the tree wrote: »

Considering Wenger has assembled that average team it doesn't really say much for him.

Well it does, it says he believes they are better than they are.
Wenger installs belief in players that way, doesn't seem to be working as well with the current crop.

wandatowell

Deleted User wrote: »

I was hoping at one stage that St Totteringham's day might double up as St Chelsingham's day/St Totteringhams day for a while but ill take St Totteringham's day any day of the week. TBH, id even take no St Totteringhams day for the sake of that 4th spot but there is no need to worry about that now is there

I think a lot of Chelsea fans had a real eye-opener this season and tbh were just glad to get Champions League football.



Right so, who are we buying then with all our Champions League money?

AdamD

I wonder will here_precious continue to post in here as frequently


negative spiral boys

Mickeroo

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

I don't know, the armband has proven to be a cursed thing of recent times, much like the post of Defence against the Dark Arts in Hogwarts, after Voldemort cursed it.

I can't thank that post enough.

emergingstar

Arsenal finished the 2012/13 season with 73 points and +35 goal difference. That's 3 points and 10 goal difference better than last season.

Max Power1

wandatowell wrote: »

I think a lot of Chelsea fans had a real eye-opener this season and tbh were just glad to get Champions League football.



Right so, who are we buying then with all our Champions League money?

Anyone but Rooney!

Of the names mentioned in the past 6 months, I'd love to see Villa, Casillas, and Higuain at the emirates.

Soups123

AdamD wrote: »

I wonder will here_precious continue to post in here as frequently


negative spiral boys

He's reading. Hi Precious

abff

Hate to say it, but congratulations for finishing ahead of us for the 17th year in a row. Stop beating yourselves up. Think how much worse it could be. You could be Spurs fans.

Marty McFly

Chucky the tree wrote: »

Considering Wenger has assembled that average team it doesn't really say much for him.

It really does considering the constraints he has had to work under, you have to wonder could the likes of Mourinnho, Ferguson have done it, Ferguson spotted a problem last year and was able to go out and splash the cash in a way that Wenger never has at Arsenal, hopefully that will change this summer.

Also nice to see Kos getting some recognition for his recent form.

HazDanz

Spurs didn't choke either, we went on a run over the last three months that would have us I presume at the top of the table nearly. We were just excellent at getting the results we needed.

Soups123

HazDanz wrote: »

Spurs didn't choke either, we went on a run over the last three months that would have us I presume at the top of the table nearly. We were just excellent at getting the results we needed.

True Spurs finished very strong and got some big results, others years they choked but not this we just did that little bit better

Marty McFly

HazDanz wrote: »

Spurs didn't choke either, we went on a run over the last three months that would have us I presume at the top of the table nearly. We were just excellent at getting the results we needed.

http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/matchday/form-guide.html .

Sugarlumps

Tottenham supporter congrats to Arsenal...until next season.

bad2dabone

Sugarlumps wrote: »

Tottenham supporter congrats to Arsenal...until next season.

There's no fun in spurs fans being gracious!

Fuzzy_Dunlop

What a hero.

lertsnim

If it was biologically possible I would have Koscielny's babies

2nd Row Donkey

Well done Arsenal. Gutted spurs fan here. That was some run ye went on since the NLD. Glad to see (most of) you have enough class not to rub it in too much.

abff

So, how about finishing 1 place behind us next year? Just for a change?

brianregan09

Delighted about today but it will all mean **** all if we don't push on from here we can't be having this every year

brianregan09

Thought ye'd enjoy this one lads

Skylinehead

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/981177_10151674667919903_1623521547_o.jpg
Olly :cool:

extra gravy

tayto lover

Did anyone hear that bitter little pill Ronnie Whelan on RTE Radio today before the match? I was driving home from a game of golf rushing to make the match and he was on giving us loads of grief. He said Wenger won't spend money because he wanted to make sure there was enough for his own pay-off after he got sacked. He really wanted Spurs to finish ahead of us.

Whelan is a bitter little sh1t who just can't put 1989 behind him.

Nuri Sahin

AdamD wrote: »

I wonder will here_precious continue to post in here as frequently


negative spiral boys

I imagine poor ol Berba, oops.. Here Precious is like this right now

Soups123

He asked me to pass on his regards. He would like to congratulate but he can no longer post.

His actual words where ' Arsenal where the better team, we are a one player club and are no in a downward spiral'

brianregan09

I hope to **** Kenny Cunningham is on Premier Soccer Sunday tonight never gave us a chance in the last 3-4 months constantly putting us down , much like the poster on about ronnie whelan above, I think the Irish pundits really don't like arsenal at all being honest

KCAccidental

brianregan09 wrote: »

I hope to **** Kenny Cunningham is on Premier Soccer Sunday tonight never gave us a chance in the last 3-4 months constantly putting us down , much like the poster on about ronnie whelan above, I think the Irish pundits really don't like arsenal at all being honest

have to remember that Ronnie is still bitter at Anfield '89

lertsnim

Skylinehead wrote: »

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/981177_10151674667919903_1623521547_o.jpg
Olly :cool:

Thats my new desktop wallpaper

jordainius

Nice to have finished so strongly but overall this was a forgettable season which I for one am glad to see the back of. I enjoyed today as we were subjected to a lot of garbage from a section of Tottenham fans who were far from graceful in victory after the 2-1 defeat at WHL. (Thankfully there are plenty of sound/decent THFC posters who pop in every now and then)

Like last season, we showed that we are very well able to mind the gap, and he who laughs last laughs longest.

But again, what a disappointing season. Battling for 4th is not good enough, all along I have believed that we do not need a change in manager, but certain policies are in desperate need of change. Keep going as we are and we will eventually get caught and miss out on Champions League, I don't want to find out what the ramifications (however big or small) of that would be. We have heard plenty about this money which is supposed to be available, time to put up or shut up.

Lastly, fair play to them for claiming 4th, it looked a lost cause there for a while. This Tottenham team are a bloody good team, we're not that much better than them, in fact for the last two seasons we have only outscored them by one point. There is very little between us and them, nothing that a 70 million transfer kitty wouldn't sort out though.

Soups123

lertsnim wrote: »

Thats my new desktop wallpaper

Newcastle need to invest in bigger dressing rooms that's just tiny!

keano_afc

Wenger has shown some positive signs of change though, dropping the club captain and first choice keeper were turning points in the season and it was a very risky move. I'm not celebrating too much as 4th place is not first, but there's no excuses now for a busy summer of transfer activity.

emergingstar

Have we signed anyone yet???

blingrhino

I was never worried today - :eek:

wandatowell

wandatowell wrote: »

ANIMAL

jonny666 wrote: »

Koscielny should be given the captains armband next year. He was a leader when we needed one

I notice Koscielny has bulked up quite a bit since his arrival in 2010. A Colossus of a player now.

bad2dabone

Kos reads the game so well also. He's class.

jordainius

Just listing our potential opponents in the qualifying round:D

Third Qualifying Round; 10 teams, 5 go through.

• Zenit Saint Petersburg
• PSV Eindhoven
• Metalist Kharkiv
• Fenerbahçe
• Nordsjælland
• Zulte-Waregem
• Third-placed team of France; (Probably Lyon. Possibly one of St.Etienne and Lille)
• Winners of Greek Superleague Play-Offs; (One of PAS Giannina, P.A.O.K., Atromitos and Asteras Tripoli)
• Runners-up of Swiss League; (Probably Grasshopper. Possibly Basel or St. Gallen)
• Runners-up of Austrian League; (Almost definitly Red Bull Salzburg, otherwise Austria Wien)

Play-Off Round; Here's where we enter, 10 teams, 5 qualify for Group stages.

• Arsenal
• Schalke 04
• Paços de Ferreira
• Fourth-placed team of La Liga; (Probably Real Sociedad, possibly Valencia)
• AC Milan

enfant terrible

Is the premiership always not shown on rte player?