Arsenal Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2016/2017

mansize

niallo27 wrote: »

Listen that stadium talk stopped being an excuse years ago. Again your using liverpool lack of success as an excuse for Arsenal not performing over the last ten years. I like arsenal I'm not going to run them down, I think wenger is a great manager but it's obvious a change is needed. Do you really think Arsenal challenged for the title last year.

You said last 10 years. In those 10 years the stadium was clearly a factor, less so now.

Why is a change obvious? Has change in and of itself brought success, or were there other factors (OIL $$$) at play???

niallo27

mansize wrote: »

You said last 10 years. In those 10 years the stadium was clearly a factor, less so now.

Why is a change obvious? Has change in and of itself brought success, or were there other factors (OIL $$$) at play???

Well liverpool challenged twice with equal or less money than arsenal had. How long would you give it before you think a change would be needed.

mansize

niallo27 wrote: »

Well liverpool challenged twice with equal or less money than arsenal had. How long would you give it before you think a change would be needed.

How much money have liverpool spent in that time... quite a bit.


Net spend (allowing for the sale of suarez) masks spending so I don't accept Net Spend

niallo27

mansize wrote: »

How much money have liverpool spent in that time... quite a bit.


Net spend (allowing for the sale of suarez) masks spending so I don't accept Net Spend

The money has been there for Arsenal to spend so we are told so why not spend it. Arsenal are a massive club they should be splashing the cash. You could argue they have with the money that was spent on ozil and Sanchez.

Quazzie

mansize wrote: »

How much money have liverpool spent in that time... quite a bit.


Net spend (allowing for the sale of suarez) masks spending so I don't accept Net Spend

Of course you don't accept Net spend because that doesn't support you argument, Rubbish as always.

Anyways. I want to know who spent most on Tuesdays. That's the real proof that's needed. Net spend. Sheesh! Whoever heard of such a rubbish argument.

mansize

Spend last 5 Years Purchased Gross
Manchester City £565,650,000
Manchester United £528,800,000
Chelsea £507,459,000
Liverpool £365,600,000
Tottenham £315,450,000
Arsenal £298,340,000
Southampton £221,100,000

mansize

Quazzie wrote: »

Of course you don't accept Net spend because that doesn't support you argument, Rubbish as always.

Anyways. I want to know who spent most on Tuesdays. That's the real proof that's needed. Net spend. Sheesh! Whoever heard of such a rubbish argument.

Well do net if you want, buying players and selling them off isn't about football

Nett over 10 years arsenal are still below liverpool btw

mansize

Quazzie wrote: »

Of course you don't accept Net spend because that doesn't support you argument, Rubbish as always.

Anyways. I want to know who spent most on Tuesdays. That's the real proof that's needed. Net spend. Sheesh! Whoever heard of such a rubbish argument.

The argument made to me was about spend, I didnt introduce it tbf

mansize

niallo27 wrote: »

The money has been there for Arsenal to spend so we are told so why not spend it. Arsenal are a massive club they should be splashing the cash. You could argue they have with the money that was spent on ozil and Sanchez.

Why should clubs "splash the cash"???

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON-7v4qnHP8

wonga77

Skylinehead

Thread is ruined yet again, quelle surprise.

mansize

Anyone fancy us turning over Bayern?

5star02707

mansize wrote: »

Anyone fancy us turning over Bayern?

Just don't lose on our Away game, i'm quite confident we can beat them as we play home 2nd leg

Arne_Saknussem

mansize wrote: »

Anyone fancy us turning over Bayern?

Be tough away with a midfield of Ramsey - Coquelin, but you'd never know if they can keep it tight and play Welbeck, Sanchez, Walcott up front they could rip them up on the break.

emmetlego

Arne_Saknussem wrote: »

Be tough away with a midfield of Ramsey - Coquelin, but you'd never know if they can keep it tight and play Welbeck, Sanchez, Walcott up front they could rip them up on the break.

We'll have Xhaka for the Euro games.

Arne_Saknussem

emmetlego wrote: »

We'll have Xhaka for the Euro games.

Of course, yeah, makes things slightly better. They'd have a real chance with Cazorla in there, Bayern very beatable imo.

emmetlego

Arne_Saknussem wrote: »

Of course, yeah, makes things slightly better. They'd have a real chance with Cazorla in there, Bayern very beatable imo.

Santi is out for the rest of the year reading between the lines... Maybe even more!
http://www.physioroom.com/news/english_premier_league/epl_injury_table.php#c9

Also, it would seem that our new fitness/medical team are heading the right way. Without wanting to jinx us, we really have had very few soft tissue injuries this year. Everyone bar Santi are due back by months end!

mansize

I'm quietly confident, (after seeing my credit card bill for Dec I'd want to be!)

mansize

emmetlego wrote: »

Santi is out for the rest of the year reading between the lines... Maybe even more!
http://www.physioroom.com/news/english_premier_league/epl_injury_table.php#c9

Also, it would seem that our new fitness/medical team are heading the right way. Without wanting to jinx us, we really have had very few soft tissue injuries this year. Everyone bar Santi are due back by months end!

And he ain't no spring chicken tbf

Wilshere injured again I hear

Ol' Donie

Not to relive last night's nonsense again, but I've just realised it was indeed Southampton who knocked us out if the Carling Cup this year. Just like The Pool (and hopefully United).

mansize

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Not to relive last night's nonsense again, but I've just realised it was indeed Southampton who knocked us out if the Carling Cup this year. Just like The Pool (and hopefully United).

And likely to send us out of the FA Cup, they are an in form side

greendom

mansize wrote: »

And likely to send us out of the FA Cup, they are an in form side

I saw a stat that every time we have faced Southampton in the FA Cup we've gone on to win the competition

Arghus

greendom wrote: »

I saw a stat that every time we have faced Southampton in the FA Cup we've gone on to win the competition

Another stat is the last time Arsenal played them in a cup competition, Southampton won!

Quazzie

LOL. When he loses and he is angry, and quiet obviously not calm, he turns to attack Wenger.

https://twitter.com/piesportsbooze/status/824737524094484480

Quazzie

Quazzie wrote: »

LOL. When he loses and he is angry, and quiet obviously not calm, he turns to attack Wenger.

Aha he's fooking pathetic in all fairness.

Arghus

Oh Jose is such a diva.

gitzy16v

Quazzie wrote: »

LOL. When he loses and he is angry, and quiet obviously not calm, he turns to attack Wenger.

https://twitter.com/piesportsbooze/status/824737524094484480

What an absolute pr1ck?
Did Arsene bang his missus or what?

gitzy16v

gitzy16v wrote: »

What an absolute pr1ck?
Did Arsene bang his missus or what?

indeed Arsene snuck into Mourinho's house one day and banged Jose's missus while he was apparently out but unbeknownst to him, Jose was down stairs compiling a 90 page dossier about the incident.

gitzy16v

Deleted User wrote: »

indeed Arsene snuck into Mourinho's house one day and banged Jose's missus while he was apparently out but unbeknownst to him, Jose was down stairs compiling a 90 page dossier about the incident.

Sounds plausible:pac: Aul jose seems to never stop getting digs in on him

greendom

gitzy16v wrote: »

Sounds plausible:pac: Aul jose seems to never stop getting digs in on him

The man is obsessed. It's pathetic !

mansize

He's the king of deflecting, Wenger must be doing something right if he's under his skin this much lol

greendom

Arghus wrote: »

Another stat is the last time Arsenal played them in a cup competition, Southampton won!

Well that was the League Cup. Anyway all that really matters is the game tomorrow.

Ol' Donie

So how are we for injuries at the moment. Cazorla, Theo...who else?

Did Koscielny get a knock in the last game, or was that a nightmare I had?

greendom

Ol' Donie wrote: »

So how are we for injuries at the moment. Cazorla, Theo...who else?

Did Koscielny get a knock in the last game, or was that a nightmare I had?

Koscielny & Mustafi both seemed to pick up knocks at the end of the Burnley game, but no word since so I think they're both ok. One may get rested tomorrow though.

Theo could be on the bench tomorrow

batistuta9

Yeah Walcott's back apparently. Mertesacker + debuchy are training again from today.
Cazorla had a few surgeries I think, definitely one. Nowhere near being fit

Wenger saying it'll be the first team tomorrow with 1 or 2 younger players.

The biggest problem atm is midfielders, coq & Ramsey are a terrible duo. Can't see Wenger changing formation either. Maybe ox might play there in one of the games this week.
Eleney has a qf on Sunday night but I'm sure I read they've to get 5 days off after anyway.

If they go out tomorrow, they'll have 16 days between games in Feb/mar (bayern 15 feb - liverpool 4 mar) because of Southampton reaching the EPL cup final

L'prof

Game postponed. Weather?

Ol' Donie

L'prof wrote: »

Game postponed. Weather?

Eh?

Skylinehead

It's the league game in February, not tomorrows game - rescheduled because Southampton are in League Cup final.

Mickeroo

It's the PL match that's postponed.

L'prof

Ahhh! Wires crossed!

emmetlego

No word yet on Wenger's suspension for the sideline shenanigans?

domrush

emmetlego wrote: »

No word yet on Wenger's suspension for the sideline shenanigans?

He's asked for a hearing I believe

greendom

4 match ban for Arsene. thought it might be worse tbh. Him and Xhaka to serve the same ban.

greendom

greendom wrote: »

4 match ban for Arsene. thought it might be worse tbh. Him and Xhaka to serve the same ban.

Would say the £25k fine hurts him more than the touchline ban :pac:

greendom

Basil3 wrote: »

Would say the £25k fine hurts him more than the touchline ban :pac:

You think ? I imagine he'd be happy to pay 4 times the fine to forego the touchline ban.

emmetlego

greendom wrote: »

Basil3 wrote: »

Would say the £25k fine hurts him more than the touchline ban :pac:

You think ? I imagine he'd be happy to pay 4 times the fine to forego the touchline ban.

I think you missed the sarcasm boat, it left about an hour ago! :-)

emmetlego

Double post... Deleted!!!

mansize

4 matches, twice as much as Pardew

greendom

mansize wrote: »

4 matches, twice as much as Pardew

The FA did say they were going to crack down on this sort of behaviour. I was expecting 6

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

Jaysus 4 matches... And all the crack that mourinho lad gets up to.