Official Arsenal FC Supporters Thread

[dbecks]

We could have signed Van Der Vaart, but Wenger said £8 million was too much. So the Spuds bought him, and we all know how that turned out...

Thats the Economic Masters degree talking there

[Mach III]

We could have signed Van Der Vaart, but Wenger said £8 million was too much. So the Spuds bought him, and we all know how that turned out...

It makes me so angry... There were so many players that dreamed of playing for Arsenal. I remember Henry talking about how good our squad was 2 or 3 seasons back. He said that he would return to Arsenal one day, even if it's as a water boy, and that he didn't think he would make the first team! Jens Lehman told Arsene to sign Klose, Klose took the golden boot at the WC. RVP told Wenger to sign Van Der Vaart, and Wenger thought better... Wenger thought better than to sign Van Der Wiel as well, and now we don't have a LB. This is bloody ridiculous. If someone thinks of it first, then Wenger thinks that he has already thought of it, or something...

[The Voice]

Or what tends to happen is Wenger identifies an awesome player (Mata) and he goes elsewhere (Chelski) cause we take too ****ing long to make a move - he's officially become the best scout in Europe for OTHER teams.

And of course we have Wenger's team selections. We have Park who's actually bloody good! I feel sorry for him tbh - poor bastard never gets a game. Scores a hat-trick every other game for his country, but can't even get on as a sub. Yeah, bring on Arshavin (I made my name in THAT game against Liverpool) instead. Wenger's reason: "He haz not yet adapted sufficiently to ze English game..." because you've not played him you stupid twat!

/end rant

[The Voice]

Anyway. Who's looking forward to next season then?!

I, for one, will be supporting STOKE. At least everyone KNOWS they're meant to be average...

[nivek]

@ Randhir; Le-Grove is very realistic, and they know what they talk about. One of the articles, they invited him to have a tour of the Arsenal medical team (Happier days).

@ Hawker; Song has been very poor, and one of the worst players this season. He is terrible at his positioning (Wenger doesn't teach him properly or something.) We have 3 midfielders (that are dominated week-in week-out), a big portion of the problem comes in with positioning, where Song should be hanging back, he likes to push forward, (Wenger once said, "if you ask alex where he wants to play, to defend, or attack. He will say attack.") this ruins everything that the midfield is trying to achieve, what happens is Arteta ends up hanging back, and Ramsey doesn't know where to go. We have seen the whole season that these players have not developed an understanding with eachother in the midfield. Why does Wenger keep on trying? This year we have won 4, drawn 1, and lost 5. Are you telling me there is no problem in our midfield? Is it RVP's, Walcott, Gervinho's, OXO's fault that they are not getting proper delivery of the ball?
Rosicky on the other hand plays with passion, he doesn't stop running, and makes endless "how did he make that sliding tackle" tackles, Arsenal do not, and have not had a proper DM since Flamini, and Diarra (That's another point, Wenger's decision to sell Diarra and not renue Flamini's contract is scandalous. He should have been fired when that happened.) I think Rosicky is the best option that we have.

Johan Djourou is the worst defender in the premier league. He gave away two goals with poor clearances against AC Milan. Against Sunderland, I was shouting at the TV, he does it again and again. If his infant legs don't have the ability to boot the ball up field surely he should kick it out? Alex Song on the other hand can play CB, because he is good at tackling, and next to Vermaelen (Vermaelen will leave the Emirates if he is continuously played out of position at RB. Surely Wenger suffers from a mental illness for not seeing this?).

ummm no le-grove is one of the worst arsenal blogs out there
arsenal invited almost all the blogs tour the medical centre, nothing special about legrove

arseblog > *

[Randhir]

arseblog > *

Agreed.

Also Arsecast. Though I'm also partial to some Tuesday cub. Internet Joe ftw!

[nivek]

Agreed.

Also Arsecast. Though I'm also partial to some Tuesday cub. Internet Joe ftw!

whats tuesday cub?

Arseblogger speaks sense and is always rational
le grove just posts emotional bull**** with little thought, similiar to mach on the past 2 pages

[Randhir]

whats tuesday cub?

It's another Arsenal podcast, headed by Alan Davies. More of a comedic angle than Arsecast, but still quite passionate. You can find them on iTunes.

[RexxGrim]

whats tuesday cub?

Arseblogger speaks sense and is always rational
le grove just posts emotional bull**** with little thought, similiar to mach on the past 2 pages

Reading too much Le Grove is going to put you in a depression, so don't be to hard on Mach.

[MR.C]

I don't think Djourou is the worst defender. That honour goes to Squilaci.
I agree with the Rosicky comment, he plays with lots of passion and I really hope that he scores soon. Remember the World cup just before we signed him, he scored an awesome goal from out side the box. That will give him the believe and confidence that he needs.
I enjoy when he plays a ball with the outside of his foot, its like an art of his.

My wish is to get a top 4 position, that's our only aim (left).

[nivek]

so alot of people got their wish
arshavin is out

on a positive note it means we'll probably see more of yossi

[Randhir]

so alot of people got their wish
arshavin is out

on a positive note it means we'll probably see more of yossi

Source? Where is he off to? Zenit?

[nivek]

Source? Where is he off to? Zenit?

Twitter..

yeah zenit on loan

[fishfly]

Twitter..

yeah zenit on loan

Arsenal midfielder Andrei Arshavin has returned to former club Zenit St Petersburg on loan for the rest of the season, in a deal completed on Russian transfer deadline day.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/st...rsburg?cc=3888

[Alan]

Arsene Wenger has launched a staunch defence of Arsenal's transfer policy, insisting the idea they should spend money they do not have is the reason "the whole world is bankrupt".

Arsenal have come in for heavy criticism in the wake of the Champions League thrashing at AC Milan and FA Cup exit to Sunderland, with many feeling the club have failed to adequately replace the likes of Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri.

There have been reports that, with captain Robin van Persie approaching the final year of his contract, the Gunners are now prepared to spend in the summer to avert a decline.

However, Arsenal have always emphasised the importance of their self-sustaining business model, and Wenger feels taking the kind of financial risk advocated by the club's critics would be foolish.

"What is unbelievable is that we run the model that should be absolutely normal and we look crazy. That is crazy," Wenger said. "People will do anything stupid, but we are not crazy, we are all right.

"We spend £1 if we make £1 and [then people say] 'What are they doing?' That is what is absolutely mad in our world, but the whole world is bankrupt because of that."

Wenger feels Arsenal would be genuine challengers this season without having had to invest in world-class signings had Fabregas and Samir Nasri not departed and Jack Wilshere not missed the season through injury.

"Last year we were very close to the top and there was a rupture in the building of our team with losing Fabregas, Nasri and Wilshere," he said. "We could compete with anybody in Europe with our midfield."

Wenger acknowledges that Arsenal's refusal to match the wages on offer at other clubs is an issue, and he added: "When we play a young team you have to understand as well that we have chosen that policy.

"What is difficult to take once you get close is that the players move, and that is where we are in trouble. It is not the policy, it is not keeping our players once they arrive in a mature way."

Given Arsenal's recent poor form, Sunday's game at home to Tottenham could hardly have come at a worse time. Spurs go into the game ten points ahead of their arch-rivals, but Wenger says players have every chance of taking all three points.

"At the moment I believe that Tottenham are a good club, with a massive support, which they have had always, but I believe we are highly capable to compete with them and if you look at the consistency we have produced at the top level, there is no comparison," he said.

If clubs were running unsustainable debt paying random people off the street to sit on their arse and do nothing he'd have a point.