Arsenal Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2013/14

FearDark

Marty McFly wrote: »

Awful is an understatement them lot make BT and there mini pitch look good.

I love the banter between Carra and Neville on Sky, decent punditry and lively. I'd rate RTE over MOTD to be honest.

Marty McFly

FearDark wrote: »

I love the banter between Carra and Neville on Sky, decent punditry and lively. I'd rate RTE over MOTD to be honest.

Yeh same here, like most I hated Neville as a player he was one them players you'd love to hate but as a pundit he is the best around hands down.

FearDark

I'm back from New Zealand a few months and I'm greatful for any pundits at all now! Over there you're treated to just the match, some music at half time and when the final whistle goes thats your lot!

keano_afc

keano_afc wrote: »

Jenkinson switched off.

Yep. to be fair also Mertsacker should have got tigher on Berbatov and Monreal was completely missing on that left back slot. Allowed a man cross under no pressure

FearDark

FearDark wrote: »

I'm back from New Zealand a few months and I'm greatful for any pundits at all now! Over there you're treated to just the match, some music at half time and when the final whistle goes thats your lot!

To be honest apart from a panel that contains the likes of Gary Neville or Richie Sadlier i dont care much for punditry. A useless waste of time. Your story almost makes me pine for New Zealand

FearDark

Deleted User wrote: »

To be honest apart from a panel that contains the likes of Gary Neville or Richie Sadlier i dont care much for punditry. A useless waste of time. Your story almost makes me pine for New Zealand

Trust me, getting up at 3am to watch the Arsenal is tough, the half time music is a hard thing to stay awake through. Oddly enough Neville and Sadlier are my two favourite pundits.

COYVB

FearDark wrote: »

I'm back from New Zealand a few months and I'm greatful for any pundits at all now! Over there you're treated to just the match, some music at half time and when the final whistle goes thats your lot!

Not sure why that's a bad thing?

gnfnrhead

FearDark wrote: »

I'm back from New Zealand a few months and I'm greatful for any pundits at all now! Over there you're treated to just the match, some music at half time and when the final whistle goes thats your lot!

Wanna trade? :pac:

speedboatchase

Marca's front cover this morning says we're going after Di Maria for €30m. Must be a positive sign as this is the first I've seen of our interest in him making their front page and €30m is a fair valuation.

emergingstar

Wengers biggest problem (apart from getting a couple of players in)

Is getting wilshere into the team just like last year we look a better team when he is not there

Also for now I don't like the wilshere/Ramsey axis, without arteta behind

Loads to work on but the foundations of a great side are there, just need to find the right balance and sign a few players

12gauge dave

Im a big fan of di maria when hes doing his thing he can be touch and go but he would be a great addition he is capable of anything a very gifted player.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6aycuewoVo

Marty McFly

12gauge dave wrote: »

Im a big fan of di maria when hes doing his thing he can be touch and go but he would be a great addition he is capable of anything a very gifted player.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6aycuewoVo

I refuse to watch any video compilations of any players these days, I've gotten excited at the prospect of us signing far to many players this season.

6 days and counting but I reckon it will be the day before and deadline day before we hear of any signings. Hopefully they will be worth the wait.

Alfred Borden

Lads is there any official irish supporters club?

L'prof

Raf32 wrote: »

Lads is there any official irish supporters club?

Loads. Depends where you're from where your nearest one will be.

.jacksparrow.

MaxPower89 wrote: »

Since he joined the Premier League, Podolski is the most clinical finisher in the division scoring with 37% of his shots.

Was someone saying theo is a better finisher in here during the week? We can ill afford to lose players of his caliber.

Ye I said that, and I still maintain it. Theo one on one is a better finisher that's what I said.

Alfred Borden

L'prof wrote: »

Loads. Depends where you're from where your nearest one will be.

cheers ill get on to it.

Alfred Borden

Goosebumps

wandatowell

FearDark wrote: »

I love the banter between Carra and Neville on Sky, decent punditry and lively. I'd rate RTE over MOTD to be honest.

I cant stand hearing Carragher speak. Ruins my enjoyment listen to that squawking scouser accent. While his opinions are worthwhile couldnt they just mute him and put on subtitles.

.jacksparrow.

Wayne gooney fella on Twitter again swearing blind we have signed cesc but it has to be kept a secret from our rivals until the window closes, why do follow Twitter.

Marty McFly

.jacksparrow. wrote: »

Wayne gooney fella on Twitter again swearing blind we have signed cesc but it has to be kept a secret from our rivals until the window closes, why do follow Twitter.

Twitter is ok, once you're selective about who you follow .

gosplan

What a disaster of a summer in the transfer market.

Why can't we just pick a part of the team and strengthen it?

I mean are we after Di Maria or are we after a left wing??

If it's the latter then pick Di Maria, Muniain and someone else. Chase all of them till we get one.

FearDark

gosplan wrote: »

What a disaster of a summer in the transfer market.

Why can't we just pick a part of the team and strengthen it?

I hope im not the only one still seriously pissed with Wenger. Despite the two 'good' results lately. A win at Fulham, we should be expected to win at Fulham. And a win at an extremely poor Fenerbache in a qualifier, if Wenger was any good at his job we woulnt need a qualifier.

Ardennes1944

Raf32 wrote: »

Goosebumps

Wont lie, I did have tears in my eyes watching that :pac:

gosplan

FearDark wrote: »

Wenger was any good at his job we woulnt need a qualifier.

Jesus fcuking Christ!!!!

So Wenger is no good at his job because City, Utd and Chelsea finished ahead of us.

Wow, talk about doing the guy a disservice.

FearDark

gosplan wrote: »

Jesus fcuking Christ!!!!

So Wenger is no good at his job because City, Utd and Chelsea finished ahead of us.

Wow, talk about doing the guy a disservice.

Hang on a minute. Since when is getting fourth good enough? It's all we seem to be doing for a long time now. Is part of Wengers job to buy quality players so we can compete? Well for me he is failing miserably on that front. Where are our world class players? He has seven days left to get some players in so we can compete this year. If he fails to do that there will be an almighty backlash. You may think he's doing a good job because we finished fourth, I think he did well to get fourth given the players we had and an fantastic run in BUT if he was doing his job properly in the first place we would have a better, deeper squad to WIN something.

I am not happy scraping 3rd and 4th every year.

AdamD

Yeah lets have this discussion again....

bad2dabone

FearDark wrote: »

I am not happy scraping 3rd and 4th every year.

Nobody here's happy with that.

In past seasons there have been extenuating circumstances. Agree that this summer's been a shambles.

Regardless Wenger is a top level manager. He's made a balls of this summer so far, but if he left there'd be a que for his signature.

Alfred Borden

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

Wont lie, I did have tears in my eyes watching that :pac:

You and me both :pac:

gosplan

FearDark wrote: »

Hang on a minute. Since when is getting fourth good enough? It's all we seem to be doing for a long time now. Is part of Wengers job to buy quality players so we can compete? Well for me he is failing miserably on that front. Where are our world class players? He has seven days left to get some players in so we can compete this year. If he fails to do that there will be an almighty backlash. You may think he's doing a good job because we finished fourth, I think he did well to get fourth given the players we had and an fantastic run in BUT if he was doing his job properly in the first place we would have a better, deeper squad to WIN something.

I am not happy scraping 3rd and 4th every year.

So he's 'no good' at his job???

That's the bit I disagree with. It's very different from 'having fcuked up' or 'needing to improve'.

I mean how the fcuk can you start a sentence with 'IF Wenger were any good st his job ...'?

batistuta9

wandatowell wrote: »

I cant stand hearing Carragher speak. Ruins my enjoyment listen to that squawking scouser accent. While his opinions are worthwhile couldnt they just mute him and put on subtitles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbNjl_Mqlv8

Looper007

I think with a few signings we will be fighting for the title. This team isn't too far from a team capable of winning the league. So I hope to be a happy man come next Monday .

speedboatchase

Have a feeling City will be in for a new keeper too after today!

Looper007

speedboatchase wrote: »

Have a feeling City will be in for a new keeper too after today!

Did you not hear he's the best keeper in the world :pac:

I bet you won't hear any crisis at Man City stories.

gandalf

speedboatchase wrote: »

Have a feeling City will be in for a new keeper too after today!

Quick get Bentner to put on some Gloves

EuropeanSon

Looper007 wrote: »

Did you not hear he's the best keeper in the world :pac:

I bet you won't hear any crisis at Man City stories.

To be fair, they don't have any 16 year olds on their bench, and haven't yet gone into a game with only one recognised CB available.

batistuta9

EuropeanSon wrote: »

To be fair, they don't have any 16 year olds on their bench, and haven't yet gone into a game with only one recognised CB available.

you mean like today where they played javi garcia there?

Looper007

EuropeanSon wrote: »

To be fair, they don't have any 16 year olds on their bench, and haven't yet gone into a game with only one recognised CB available.

Didn't they play with only one CB today??

EuropeanSon

batistuta9 wrote: »

you mean like today where they played javi garcia there?

Oh. Well that's me told, then.

batistuta9

Looper007 wrote: »

Didn't they play with only one CB today??

not sure just seen the teams

pellegrini doesn't play 3 at the back though by choice, does he?

Looper007

EuropeanSon wrote: »

Oh. Well that's me told, then.

Seen as they splash millions here and there it's amazing they haven't spent 90 million on a centre back.

batistuta9

Looper007 wrote: »

Seen as they splash millions here and there it's amazing they haven't spent 90 million on a centre back.

for all the money them & chelsea have they've only one good LB too

Looper007

batistuta9 wrote: »

not sure just seen the teams

pellegrini doesn't play 3 at the back though by choice, does he?

No, they were playing with 4 back but they seriously backed off Cardiff at the back.

batistuta9

Looper007 wrote: »

No, they were playing with 4 back but they seriously backed off Cardiff at the back.

how could they play 4 at the back with 1 CB then???

so they did play garcia there?

Looper007

batistuta9 wrote: »

how could they play 4 at the back with 1 CB then???

so they did play garcia there?

Well you can't play without another one :pac: Yep Garcia is a DM so they slotted him back there. He wasn't at fault for any of the goals.

EuropeanSon

They did have Nastasic on the bench, so technically they had two available.

batistuta9

Looper007 wrote: »

Well you can't play with one :pac: Yep Garcia is a DM so they slotted him back there. He wasn't at fault for any of the goals.

:pac::pac::pac: i know he is

we're getting mixed up, well it's actually me

i thought you were replying to me with the Didn't they play with only one CB today?? comment

but we're saying the same thing, my bad

Looper007

EuropeanSon wrote: »

They did have Nastasic on the bench, so technically they had two available.

Wasn't fit would have played if he was.

tayto lover

A week left.
Any word of when the trolley dash begins?

greendom

tayto lover wrote: »

A week left.
Any word of when the trolley dash begins?

Don't think there will be anything concrete until Wednesday.

tayto lover

greendom wrote: »

Don't think there will be anything concrete until Wednesday.

Why Wednesday?