Arsenal Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2013/14

tayto lover

Fuzzy_Dunlop wrote: »

Jesus Christ, they're not saying that it's a sure thing that will lose after every champions league game but surely it has to have some sort of toll either mentally or physically, especially when our injuries limit any rotation.

United have had as many injuries as we had over the last few years so have other teams.
Saying that players are too tired to compete is a lame excuse in my opinion.
I just don't buy that at all. We always seem to play badly against United even when we haven't had European games and that's why I think it's a mentality thing or else they are being bullied out of it. I have noticed that some of our players don;'t seem to want to compete against United at times BUT maybe i'm imagining that too.;)

Kess73

extra gravy wrote: »

:eek:

When betting forum access is simply not enough.

FearDark

FearDark wrote: »

I'm just throwing this out there... How would ye feel about having Gunnersauras on the bench instead of Bendtner. I feel overall he would offer more than Nicklas and he's one for the future.

This suggestion deserves a poll at the very least.

gnfnrhead

Deleted User wrote: »

This suggestion deserves a poll at the very least.

He's a little too slow for my liking.

Green Hornet

Gotta love Mert, you just gotta:

http://www.offthepost.info/blog/2013/11/arsenals-per-mertesacker-launches-big-f-german-charity-t-shirts/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+offthepost%2FTLAa+%28Off+The+Post%29

Kirby

batistuta9 wrote: »

ozil hasn't been left out of the german squad at all - i think they're accessing him though

Accessing him?

Confirmed! Ozil is a robot! I knew it all along.....

gosplan

I like this interlull.

The last few years they seem to have come at ****e times for us but I think a break now might be good for the team.

Green Hornet

Green Hornet wrote: »

Gotta love Mert, you just gotta:

http://www.offthepost.info/blog/2013/11/arsenals-per-mertesacker-launches-big-f-german-charity-t-shirts/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+offthepost%2FTLAa+%28Off+The+Post%29

Ha ha i can nearly imagine Angela Merkel bringing Mert over to Ireland with her to knock on doors and collect debts someday

"Time to pay up little pixie heads":D

jonneymendoza

Deleted User wrote: »

Ha ha i can nearly imagine Angela Merkel bringing Mert over to Ireland with her to knock on doors and collect debts someday

"Time to pay up little pixie heads":D

haha innit.

greendom

Rumour on Twitter is that both Walcott AND Podolski will be back for Southampton. Probably rubbish but be brilliant to have both back. Wasn't expecting to see Lukas until December.

Jaafa

greendom wrote: »

Rumour on Twitter is that both Walcott AND Podolski will be back for Southampton. Probably rubbish but be brilliant to have both back. Wasn't expecting to see Lukas until December.

Don't see why it'd be rubbish Wenger said they'd both be back by around that time.

TheCoolWay

Walcott will probably get the usual 71 minutes v Southampton to send Luke Shaw home in tears

DenMan

Jenkinson played for the England U21's tonight against Finland; a country he also represented at U-21 level as-well!

Alfred Borden

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/arsenal-ponder-edin-dzeko-transfer-2792509

wanted us to sign him since last January, would be brilliant for us.

Marty McFly

Raf32 wrote: »

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/arsenal-ponder-edin-dzeko-transfer-2792509

wanted us to sign him since last January, would be brilliant for us.

Would certainly take him but again can't see City selling him to us at all, if were still up there challenging which I think we will be come the January transfer window there is no way they are going to sell him to a direct rival.

gandalf

I also don't see city selling him but he would be exactly what we need. Dzeko and Giroud would make a formidable front two if they were played together as well! It would give us a lot more options if plan A wasn't working in a match.

bad2dabone

i'd be delighted with Dzeko, its unlikey though that City would shift him on to us, and he's also on 160k a week so he might have to take a pay cut.
But he's a very very good striker, he just hasn't really gotten a decent run in that city side.

Awesomeness

It gets really quiet during the old interlulls so Just wanted to remind everyone











We are top of the league

Mickeroo

Awesomeness wrote: »

It gets really quiet during the old interlulls so Just wanted to remind everyone











We are top of the league

I've forgotten what a football looks like

bad2dabone

its so quiet in here

Spanish Johnny

Any news whether Ozil starts tonight or not? Hoping he gets a rest.

If brutally honest I have been disappointed with him the last 3/4 games.

internelligent

Spanish Johnny wrote: »

Any news whether Ozil starts tonight or not? Hoping he gets a break.

If brutally honest I have been disappointed with him the last 3/4 games.

I read that a completely different way to the way you implied. Only realized what you meant after reading the second line.

Spanish Johnny

internelligent wrote: »

I read that a completely different way to the way you implied. Only realized what you meant after reading the second line.

Yup, read that back and not good. Changed it now!

AdamD

Wilshere starts for England in a friendly against Chile. They could have at least given him until the 2nd friendly...

Hes not getting enough protection imo, from them or Arsenal. All far to keen to see him back at his best and not looking at the long term.

FearDark

AdamD wrote: »

Wilshere starts for England in a friendly against Chile. They could have at least given him until the 2nd friendly...

Hes not getting enough protection imo, from them or Arsenal. All far to keen to see him back at his best and not looking at the long term.

Wilshere will never be right if he's continually rushed back. FFS.

Alfred Borden

AdamD wrote: »

Wilshere starts for England in a friendly against Chile. They could have at least given him until the 2nd friendly...

Hes not getting enough protection imo, from them or Arsenal. All far to keen to see him back at his best and not looking at the long term.

rather he plays tonight and gets the week off

greendom

Spanish Johnny wrote: »

Any news whether Ozil starts tonight or not? Hoping he gets a rest.

If brutally honest I have been disappointed with him the last 3/4 games.

He's definitely not been at his best recently and I think he's still adjusting to the different tempo of the Premier League. Quite telling was his tweet about the Liverpool game bring like an F1 race. On the bright side apart from the Man U game (where he was carrying a virus) he always seems to make a telling contribution.

AdamD

Raf32 wrote: »

rather he plays tonight and gets the week off

Knowing England he'll play both

CatInABox

Theo really doesn't hold back on Van Persie in his new book, another little extract is doing the rounds on twitter.

Gringo180

CatInABox wrote: »

Theo really doesn't hold back on Van Persie in his new book, another little extract is doing the rounds on twitter.

Safe to say he wasn't playing with the full deck :pac:

FearDark

That's brilliant :D:D

Awesomeness

I always did like Theo

greendom

Well Kos will be nicely rested for the Southampton game after getting sent of for France. Gave away a pen too which I thought was unlucky but I need to see it again.

FearDark

greendom wrote: »

Well Kos will be nicely rested for the Southampton game after getting sent of for France. Gave away a pen too which I thought was unlucky but I need to see it again.

Not like Kos to make a bad tackle and get sent off...

greendom

FearDark wrote: »

Not like Kos to make a bad tackle and get sent off...

No the sending off was 10 minutes later. He pushed a Ukraine player high on the chest, who, of course, went down like a sack of potatoes. Kos had to go for the push but the player really milked it. He too, got sent off a couple of minutes later.

tayto lover

Hope no Arsenal players were injured tonight. Any word?

KINGVictor

tayto lover wrote: »

Hope no Arsenal players were injured tonight. Any word?

I really don't know but I got to give to you, you are one passionate Arsenal Fan- kudos to you and I genuinely mean that.

wonga77

CatInABox wrote: »

Theo really doesn't hold back on Van Persie in his new book, another little extract is doing the rounds on twitter.

Thats really cringey to read, I never heard stories like that before about rvp

Alfred Borden

Why does Theo have two books out in fairness so young? less books and more concentration on his own game please, can tell the stories at the end of his career.

wandatowell

So RVP is sleazy,


Rapists can also share that trait I'm told. Its a good thing he never raped anyone. Ever. Ever. Ever.








*I really don't think he raped anybody. Ever.

wandatowell

tayto lover wrote: »

Hope no Arsenal players were injured tonight. Any word?

That's the only reason to keep an eye on International Football IMO.

AdamD

Would be surprised if Koscienly plays for France again anytime soon. This makes me happy

Alfred Borden

AdamD wrote: »

Would be surprised if Koscienly plays for France again anytime soon. This makes me happy

Hopefully they think they need to try something different in the 2nd leg and play benz instead of giroud

dvemail

Good news.

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/szczesny-signs-new-long-term-contract

ironkiwi

dvemail wrote: »

Good news.

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/szczesny-signs-new-long-term-contract

Great news, now lets get Bacary a contract extension please!

batistuta9

ironkiwi wrote: »

Great news, now lets get Bacary a contract extension please!

Mertesacker is next lined up apparently

on sagna, there's stories of milan going after david santon because abate is going to arsenal

wandatowell

Really could do with an Italian or two at the club.



Dunno why.

ironkiwi

batistuta9 wrote: »

Mertesacker is next lined up apparently

on sagna, there's stories of milan going after david santon because abate is going to arsenal

Abate would be a great signing, really liked him throughout the years, still Sagna is back to his usual top form and one of our better performers this season, really want him to stay on even though Abate is few years younger and arguably better than Sagna, personally I think they are equally good

Galvasean

Koscielny had an eventful evening for France yesterday...

Gringo180

Abate would be a smashing signing for us, he is like a clone of Zambrotta. Real top class full back who bombs up and down the wing all game.