Arsenal Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2013

Marty McFly

TheCoolWay wrote: »

Why do you think we were in for David Villa if we score enough goals?

Last few games (Bayern excluded)

Shots: Arsenal 24 - 5 Aston Villa

Goals: Arsenal 2 - 1 Aston Villa


Shots: Arsenal 26 - 6 Blackburn

Goals: Arsenal 0 - 1 Blackburn


Shots: Sunderland 12 - 18 Arsenal

Goals: Sunderland 0 - 1 Arsenal


Shots: Stoke 5 - 15 Arsenal

Goals: Stoke 0 - 1 Arsenal


We score 0.013% of our shots

Opponents score 0.71% of their shots against us.

These figures are nowhere close and show despite our defensive issues, lack of firepower is killing us.

Yet we still have 5 more goals than Spurs in the league the team you think we need a prayer to beat .

smileyj1987

Ed Winchester wrote: »

Bale is not the best player in the league. He's on a hot streak of form. RVP, Aguero, Yaya Toure, David Silva, Jack Wilshere, Santi Cazorla, Luis Suarez, Wayne Rooney, Tevez, .....are ALL better IMO.

He's being hyped beyond belief. By Sky. He's good, but not unstoppable.

Post of the year !

extra gravy

Ed Winchester wrote: »

You sure those stats are correct?

I know Theo is streets ahead in terms of assists. But I didn't think he had 21 goals.

Apologies, you're right. According to the official website, he has 18 goals.

Ed Winchester

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Ed Winchester wrote: »

I kind of agree. But I'd take it over us finishing 5th and them 6th.

I would honestly settle for 17th if it meant they got relegated.

TheCoolWay

Marty McFly wrote: »

Im sorry did you just say Bale was the best player in the league? :eek::eek::eek::eek:. People need to stop believing the media hype machine, next youll be agreeing with Jeff Stelling and his statements that Bale is better than Ronaldo.

I do not think Bale is he best player in the league, but he is certainly one of the best players in form at the moment. If he gets any decent injury at all I think Spurs will capitulate mentally; they rely on him so much lately... If anyone is owed any prayers by God you know what to do to make this game easier!

Marty McFly

Raf32 wrote: »

I said at the moment? RVP is the best player in the league.

Not really he just the most best player in a team were he shines, put him a Barcelona team or even that United team he would no longer be the star man. Call it the Charlie Adams syndrome.

He is not the best player at the moment.

TheCoolWay

Marty McFly wrote: »

Yet we still have 5 more goals than Spurs in the league the team you think we need a prayer to beat .

I know but i'm only on about recent form

Ed Winchester

Deleted User wrote: »

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I would honestly settle for 17th if it meant they got relegated.

Well that's a horse of a different colour!

I'd take that all day :-)

Alfred Borden

But he isnt in a barca or United shirt, he has scored 15 league goals for a winger and is carrying his team into the top 4. The comparasion to Charlie Adam is ridiculous.

Marty McFly

TheCoolWay wrote: »

I know but i'm only on about recent form

Even on recent form we still don't need a prayer to beat Spurs, they are not world beaters.

Quazzie

Raf32 wrote: »

But he isnt in a barca or United shirt, he has scored 15 league goals for a winger and is carrying his team to fourth. The comparasion to Charlie Adam is ridiculous.

Nearly as ridiculous as calling him a winger.

extra gravy

Meanwhile, it's all over Twitter that there's a statue of Bergkamp going up outside the Emirates

KingdomYid

Raf32 wrote: »

But he isnt in a barca or United shirt, he has scored 15 league goals for a winger and is carrying his team into the top 4. The comparasion to Charlie Adam is ridiculous.

The Charlie Adam comparison is the most ridiculous thing i have ever read. All I will say is I would not swap Bale for anyone on the Arsenal team.

TheCoolWay

Marty McFly wrote: »

Even on recent form we still don't need a prayer to beat Spurs, they are not world beaters.

We're not even Championship or League Two beaters!!

Alfred Borden

extra gravy wrote: »

Meanwhile, it's all over Twitter that there's a statue of Bergkamp going up outside the Emirates

About time.

Alfred Borden

I think we will beat Tottenham though!

Marty McFly

Raf32 wrote: »

But he isnt in a barca or United shirt, he has scored 15 league goals for a winger and is carrying his team into the top 4. The comparasion to Charlie Adam is ridiculous.

I didn't compare him to Charlie Adams I said call it the Charlie Adams syndrome . Hes getting all the media hype because hes doing well in a smaller club were he shines much like Charlie Adams did at Blackpool or Modric did at Spurs.

We don't need one player to carry us this season we have a nice even spread of goals .

Alfred Borden

Marty McFly wrote: »

I didn't compare him to Charlie Adams I said call it the Charlie Adams syndrome . Hes getting all the media hype because hes doing well in a smaller club t were he shines much like Charlie Adams did at Blackpool.

We don't need one player to carry us this season we have a nice even spread of goals .

Totally agree, would not swap it for last season.

Alfred Borden

KingdomYid wrote: »

The Charlie Adam comparison is the most ridiculous thing i have ever read. All I will say is I would not swap Bale for anyone on the Arsenal team.

Jack Wilshere without a doubt.

Marty McFly

TheCoolWay wrote: »

We're not even Championship or League Two beaters!!

Yet we still beat Spurs 5-2 the last two times we met .

Im not saying this Arsenal is perfect far from it regular posters will know Im one of the biggest critics of this team and the way things are going at the minute. But hell will freeze over before I feel we need a prayer to beat Spurs, or that Bale is the almighty superstar.

cson

Deleted User wrote: »

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I would honestly settle for 17th if it meant they got relegated.

Not a dig at you personally, but this post saddens me a little bit. Not that long ago we didn't give a **** about where they were in the league because we were too busy winning stuff. I'd like those days back please; where Spurs were largely an irrelevance rather than the minor irritant they are now.

Ed Winchester

extra gravy wrote: »

Meanwhile, it's all over Twitter that there's a statue of Bergkamp going up outside the Emirates

I'd like that a lot.

emergingstar

Can't beat the NLD to get this thread humming again

Win loose or draw, whatever bale or wilshere does one thing remains

I fcuking hate spurs

Fuzzy_Dunlop

extra gravy wrote: »

Meanwhile, it's all over Twitter that there's a statue of Bergkamp going up outside the Emirates

Nice

cson

cson wrote: »

Not a dig at you personally, but this post saddens me a little bit. Not that long ago we didn't give a **** about where they were in the league because we were too busy winning stuff. I'd like those days back please; where Spurs were largely an irrelevance rather than the minor irritant they are now.

No dig taken at all.

What saddens me is the people that would take 4th if Sp*rs were above us.

I'm an Arsenal fan. I hate really dislike Sp*rs.

I celebrate St Totteringhams Day, and have done since the late 90's. I love taking my €50 from my Sp*rs mates who time and time again, foolishly thought this year was theirs.

It's about a history between the two clubs.

This is about football and results as far as I'm concerned. While I do care about getting into CL, it's much, MUCH more important (to me) that we finish ahead of them.

They are our "enemy". Not United, Chelsea or City (or nowadays Everton or Liverpool ) They always have, and always will be. It's one of those things you accept being a gooner, imo.

Screw your media. This is North London

And North London is RED

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWvzY0eVU0o

L'prof

Fuzzy_Dunlop wrote: »

Nice

Looks more like seething you'd expect from Henry to me. Nice to see him getting a statue though.

danlen

L'prof wrote: »

Looks more like seething you'd expect from Henry to me. Nice to see him getting a statue though.

Do you not remember this goal??

Oranage2

extra gravy wrote: »

Bale: 19 goals and 1 assist
Walcott: 21 goals and 14 assists

Maybe it's them that should be sh1tting themselves.

According to this http://espnfc.com/player/_/id/67507/theo-walcott?cc=4716


Walcott has 19 goals and 13 assists if you count his England games. or 18 goals and 11 assists for Arsenal.


Bale has 22 goals and 7 assists if you count his Wales games or 19 goals and 6 assists excluding wales.

Different sites say different things though.

Walcott does play further up though, overall I think Walcott gets a bit of a hard time while Bale is slightly over hyped.

tony1kenobi

KingdomYid wrote: »

The Charlie Adam comparison is the most ridiculous thing i have ever read. All I will say is I would not swap Bale for anyone on the Arsenal team.

Of course.You'd have to give cash too.

Don't forget you're only Spurs.

blag

With a Bergkamp statue on its way and Tottenham at the weekend I had to dig out one of my favourite videos. Still makes me smile

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXIOymdsQ4c

Gringo180

extra gravy wrote: »

Bale: 19 goals and 1 assist
Walcott: 21 goals and 14 assists

Maybe it's them that should be sh1tting themselves.

That is some stat :eek:

extra gravy

Gringo180 wrote: »

That is some stat :eek:

It's actually wrong! There's different figures on different sites, annoying!

extra gravy

Our match against Everton has been rearranged for Tuesday 16th April 7.45pm.

Alfred Borden

I see Mignolet might be leaving Sunderland in the summer, would be a great signing for us.

Mickeroo

Deleted User wrote: »

No dig taken at all.

What saddens me is the people that would take 4th if Sp*rs were above us.

I'm an Arsenal fan. I hate really dislike Sp*rs.

I celebrate St Totteringhams Day, and have done since the late 90's. I love taking my €50 from my Sp*rs mates who time and time again, foolishly thought this year was theirs.

It's about a history between the two clubs.

This is about football and results as far as I'm concerned. While I do care about getting into CL, it's much, MUCH more important (to me) that we finish ahead of them.

They are our "enemy". Not United, Chelsea or City (or nowadays Everton or Liverpool ) They always have, and always will be. It's one of those things you accept being a gooner, imo.

Screw your media. This is North London

And North London is RED

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWvzY0eVU0o

Yeah I get that, but I guess the rivalry has never been much of a big deal to me. TBH I never really had an active dislike for Spurs until I started posting in this thread (posters like your good self have rubbed off on me though ), they were just like any other perrenial mid table team to me. I've only ever really paid attention to Arsenal, and I ain't from London so all that stuff used to fly over my head really. Maybe that's why I think staying a champions league team and not falling further away from the teams who deserve to be called our rivals is more important to me than finishing above Spuds.

Pierce_1991

It's time Stan got a statue

L'prof

danlen wrote: »

Do you not remember this goal??

I do of course, but the flexibility isn't quite there!

Soups123

Pierce_1991 wrote: »

It's time Stan got a statue

He's too tight he'd probably prefer to get himself and step and just stand there instead

extra gravy

This is unbelievable when you see it all written down.

Alfred Borden

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/8527316/Reported-Arsenal-and-Tottenham-target-Sebastien-Corchia-eyes-big-move
Could be Sagnas replacement?

greendom

extra gravy wrote: »

This is unbelievable when you see it all written down.

The poor bastard - we all know where he'd be if he was a horse - no not on my plate!

batistuta9

Mickeroo wrote: »

Yeah I get that, but I guess the rivalry has never been much of a big deal to me. TBH I never really had an active dislike for Spurs until I started posting in this thread (posters like your good self have rubbed off on me though ), they were just like any other perrenial mid table team to me. I've only ever really paid attention to Arsenal, and I ain't from London so all that stuff used to fly over my head really. Maybe that's why I think staying a champions league team and not falling further away from the teams who deserve to be called our rivals is more important to me than finishing above Spuds.

GET OUT

:pac:

batistuta9

danlen wrote: »

Do you not remember this goal??

It'd be in memory of this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEZQzGGFQl0

Manzoor14

Modeled on this piece of control?

Fuzzy_Dunlop

Manzoor14 wrote: »

Modeled on this piece of control?

THAT's the one! I thought it was the ipswich one as well but he doesn't jump like that there.

wandatowell

Manzoor14 wrote: »

Modeled on this piece of control?

Nice!


Would have loved if they modelled it on Dennis when he wacked Steve Lomas with an elbow

Marty McFly

Arsenal and Dennis talking about the statue , a true Arsenal legend and all time great.

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-to-unveil-dennis-bergkamp-statue

Fuzzy_Dunlop

Just in case anyone wants a head start on silly season :pac:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/arsenal/9898851/Arsenal-ready-to-break-wage-barrier-this-summer-to-attract-talents-of-Stevan-Jovetic-and-Mario-Gotze.html

Arsenal ready to break wage barrier this summer to attract talents of Stevan Jovetic and Mario Götze

Arsenal are ready to relax their wage structure this summer to help attract the genuinely world-class talent that Arsène Wenger wants to boost his squad.....

Mickeroo

Fuzzy_Dunlop wrote: »

Just in case anyone wants a head start on silly season :pac:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/arsenal/9898851/Arsenal-ready-to-break-wage-barrier-this-summer-to-attract-talents-of-Stevan-Jovetic-and-Mario-Gotze.html

Been hearing that one a lot since January.......no smoke without fire maybe? One can hope.

beer enigma

Fuzzy_Dunlop wrote: »

Just in case anyone wants a head start on silly season :pac:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/arsenal/9898851/Arsenal-ready-to-break-wage-barrier-this-summer-to-attract-talents-of-Stevan-Jovetic-and-Mario-Gotze.html

Not tempting fate but if we don't make CL would they still be interested