Arsenal Banter Archive April 18 2016

18 Apr 2016 22:55:03
Oh so many nibbles tonight and I'm not even in the UK.

#moretofollow

Toodles.

18 Apr 2016 23:19:10
Its looking good for you right now mate even if we win on totsday night we still need you to drop 5 points from the 12 available to you plus win all our remaining 4 games, I'm sure bookie's are paying out as we type :-)

19 Apr 2016 08:30:34
Chelsea have a massive say in the outcome of the trophy Gunner. have Leicester hit a blip? How long ban will Vardy get?

#wecanstilldream.

18 Apr 2016 22:26:00
Vroom vroom, did you lot enjoy watching the mighty spurs tonight. The spurs are on ravers level, on a different planet to everyone else lol beep beep beep beep beep.

{Ed025's Note - i still feel you might just come up a bit short you know raver, last 2 leicester games are against everton who are crap and chelsea who wont give a toss, just my opinion mate..

18 Apr 2016 22:35:16
Agree Ed,
I think they will beat Swansea and your boys and wrap it up by the penultimate game.

{Ed025's Note - very possibly dags..

18 Apr 2016 22:43:51
Raver i'm at work so no I didn't see your boys get the gap back to the same as it was three weeks ago, the games are running out fast, but at least you lot are giving it a good go, the same can't be said for us.
#anothernailininwengerscoffin.

18 Apr 2016 22:49:17
Who cares.

time for a change!


#ENJOYTHERIDE.


CAPITAL CHANGE

OI OIIIII

Or Aye Aye up North.

18 Apr 2016 21:39:09
Spuds now 4 up. I have a nasty feeling these chaps will catch The Foxes, they look very very good.

18 Apr 2016 21:45:22
Banners.

#enjoytheride.

18 Apr 2016 21:47:31
That I wont.

18 Apr 2016 21:49:19
Oh come on.

#enjoytheeuropa?

18 Apr 2016 21:53:37
Leicester need 2 more wins out of 4 games and I'm not sure Chelsea won't be well on the beach beer in one hand the day they meet Leicester.
Spurs in my opinion will run out of games this season but be stronger next time round.

{Ed025's Note - your just hoping G62.. :)

18 Apr 2016 21:59:00
I agree Ed. Gunner be a man.

18 Apr 2016 22:11:37
NE, Ed Poch has done a fantastic job and Spurs are an excellent side but Leicester have the points in the bag and 5 pionts is a lot to make up in just 4 games, and yes I definitely want Leicester win it, sorry NE but I'm sure you understand and would feel the same way mate :-) .
But if Leicester do slip up and you catch them I will definitely man up and congratulate you mate no problem with that at all.

18 Apr 2016 21:47:36
Either way it should be a wake up call for us. They're playing great football.

18 Apr 2016 22:31:48
I think you'll find our players were tapped up Derby mate, I'm not sure by who or why though :-)

18 Apr 2016 22:33:40
I understand your pain Gunner and I'm sure you man up come what May! After all the NLD trophy is all your playing for.

OUCH.

Good that Dags and Banners are man enough to visit our site tonight, as I do yours come what May. Top nlokes and respect to you both. 👍🏻

ps and you all know what's coming. #enjoytheride


BOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMM.

18 Apr 2016 21:27:56
Where's Dags? He's no mystic meg. Aye aye.

#enjoytheyids.

18 Apr 2016 21:35:51
I'll tell you what NE, forget the league table mate, currently we are miles behind you Spuds . Your quicker, brighter, have more ideas .

WENGER you better switch on Sky Sports and see where we have to get to old pal.

18 Apr 2016 21:41:19
Baners we just believe and our player do to pal. Your place is so quite lately, too much expectation. Get behind your boys.

18 Apr 2016 21:49:14
There isn't much to get behind. I am afraid some of us have predicted this slide for sometime.

Even with Chelsea, Man U, Liverpool and a poor M City out the way we still can't challenge.

18 Apr 2016 21:59:44
Gotta go Banners, this depression is killing me. Lol.

18 Apr 2016 21:30:06
If he was right giroud would be on 30 goals and leading us to a treble
You are playing some great football and it's amazing as Kane alderwiereld would be sitting on our Bench apparently lol.

18 Apr 2016 22:20:26
To be fair boys, I personally (not that that is my job) wanted Alderwiereld before he moved to Athletico.

18 Apr 2016 22:46:13
Hes not better than merts some say lol.

18 Apr 2016 18:30:38
We play West Bromwich Thursday night.

Are The FA trying to tell us something?

Is Arseday the new Spursday?

18 Apr 2016 18:46:22
Yeah their thinking of renaming Eurhopeless night league for us :-)

{Ed025's Note - no one will be able to sleep in london with the noise of ravers horn tooting if that happens G62.. :)

18 Apr 2016 19:08:42
I'm sure Raver won't mind keeping us FULLY informed DAILY as to how things are in the champions league next season if the worst comes to the worst Ed :- ( :-)

{Ed025's Note - if liverpool win the europa it could well come down to that G62..

18 Apr 2016 19:20:13
"Ravers horn".

Keep it clean Ed, this is a family site mate :-)

{Ed025's Note - it has the me effect as rhino horn dags.. :)

18 Apr 2016 19:52:00
Hey ho Ed if it does it does mate, there's positives and negatives either way in my opinion mate.

{Ed025's Note - not many positives for me there G62..

18 Apr 2016 19:59:18
Prefer a cream horn myself Ed :-)

18 Apr 2016 20:09:40
The way I see is mate the champions league is obviously the most prestigious and financially beneficial competition to be in but we've desperately struggled to make any sort of impact once past the group stages and while the Europa league is far from easy to win its deffinately one we might do better in if it comes to that.

{Ed025's Note - but spursday night football comes with its own problems mate..like lots of sunday and monday matches..

18 Apr 2016 20:45:33
Plus,
Will we be able to keep hold of Sanchez and Ozil?

{Ed025's Note - thats a point dags..

18 Apr 2016 20:53:47
If arsenal end up on a Thursday night I will bring London to a standstill every Thursday night. I will also have the Arsenal logo switched on every Thursday night on Piccadilly circus . Also the eds live to honk the ravers horn.

18 Apr 2016 21:26:24
I'm so disappointed raver getting all the credit. Arrrgggghhhhh.

18 Apr 2016 21:37:15
Good point Dags bit I'm not sure a handful of CL games will be enough to make up their minds either way, I will be extremely delighted if both stay but I think come August we might well be short of one or both of them regardless of CL or EL.
They are both top players and at 27 at their peak and I'm not sure 4th or even 3rd place and CL last 16 is where they think their level is, time will tell I guess but they will both have some very good offers this summer that's for sure.

18 Apr 2016 18:59:15
Must win game in my eyes drop points nervy times ahead.

18 Apr 2016 22:40:17
Derby?

18 Apr 2016 15:36:37
Arteta £85000 a week rosicky 85000 flamini 65000 gibbs 65000 ox 65000 walcott 110000 wilshire 90000 giroud 85000 metadonkey 75000 debuachery 70000. can't do the maths but how much a week are we paying to players either not seen for months and months, not classed as 1st team starters or constantly don't produce the goods for whatever reason. Absolutely obscene, shocking and showing how much money is wasted on poor foresight. About 800000 a week or 2.4 mil a month or 27 mil a year on players not giving the team hardly anything. Who decides all this? Ok flamini mert and giroud have played a part, whatever your opinion but what a big black hole. And wenger is supposed to be a mathematical genius. Obviously got nothing to do with him, giving all these players improved contracts in previous two seasons. Oh and wenger on more money than the managers above him, so not getting good value there either.

18 Apr 2016 16:38:21
Sack them all. Your probably a few quid short on those wages too.

18 Apr 2016 17:50:27
Agreed Steve.

18 Apr 2016 19:16:16
Steve I think your forgetting how good they all are in the dressing room mate, if only the premier league was played in the Arsenal dressing room :- (

18 Apr 2016 20:54:26
Gunner or the treatment room.

18 Apr 2016 21:27:50
Oh yes mate some our boys are the most experienced in the game when it comes to treatment room table football :-)

18 Apr 2016 16:56:06
Theo earns 140k and people moan about zlatans wages . At least he produces and wins titles.

18 apr 2016 10:02:00
right i've been thinking guys! and good old nes and raver have it just about right!
why on earth are we so down?
what the two fine gentlemen have made me realise and i would like to project that thought to my fellow gooners is that if we all close our eyes and try and think like a spurs fan then i have to say to arsene and the the players well bloody done give yourselves a pat on the back for that awesome top four finish!

18 Apr 2016 11:52:42
Love it Sanogo.
Bloody good season than? 😉.

18 Apr 2016 17:35:11
I'm fed up with being driven nuts by Arsenes decisions and his teams performances so I've decided to stop it affecting me like that so the rest of this season and next I'm joining the Arssnal laughing fan squad ( thtas, squad not Stock Raver and NE :-) , if we finish up in the spursday league I plan to laugh and next season I'm planning to laugh if we fish top (I'll be laughing in a totally delusional state if that happens :-) or if we end up inventing the all new 7th place trophy for ourselves to win.
No more mister :- ( for me in regards tp anything that happens with Arsenal for the next year possibly even longer if your all lucky :-)

18 Apr 2016 07:51:55
Can everybody please check in here this morning, I was getting very worried after yesterday's results and all the comments posted!

It was like the world was going to end. Chin up chaps.

Europa league for you boys would bring a smile to so many.

'In Wenger we trust'

#enjoytheride.

18 Apr 2016 08:50:32
NES,
Don't crow before the Stoke game mate.

Got a feeling they are going to turn you over.

18 Apr 2016 09:10:00
que sera sera Dags. We're all enjoying your turmoil matey. Dark cloud hanging over the goons.

#enjoytheride

Soon to be

#enjoytheeuropa

or

#enjoyyourthursdays.

18 Apr 2016 09:35:22
I know NES it's unbelievable that us goons are so down! There is still a good chance of us finishing in the top 4 and getting CL football and that is what every Spurs fan dreams of. So we should be greatfull and also we should extend congratulations to Tottenham Hotspur on finally achieving their dream of champs league football

👏👏👏👏.

18 Apr 2016 09:37:40
Or,
#enjoyStokewinning :-)

18 Apr 2016 09:45:25
Can't see a Stoke win myself.

18 Apr 2016 13:00:43
Love it Dags, your back.

Cheer up old chap. It is but a game. Aye aye. 😉

Sano, you need a night out with me old mucker Ravster. Will sort you boys right out on the love trail for your team. 😜.

18 Apr 2016 13:50:19
They will enjoythenight with the raver north, a bit of marching powder will lift their spirits and a cruise in the suburu will do them the world of good. Who needs a doctor for depression when all you need is the raver.

18 Apr 2016 14:00:06
You Spud boys crack me up.

Always good banter.

Welcome addition to the site.

18 Apr 2016 14:29:53
One weekend with us Dags, I'm sure we could convert you to the bright side of life. 😜.

18 Apr 2016 14:31:50
Ravster, I know fella. I think your too much of a free spirt for the goons to mix with, you would upset the balance in the force given some time to work your mystical powers on them.

18 Apr 2016 07:11:40
I was at the game yesterday apart from it was virtually a sit where you want game with empty seats dotted all around the stadium and you can understand why.
The season is coming to an end, we have nothing to play for and are lethargic to say the least. Best player on the pitch in my opinion is Elneny. Very safe and solid player. Probably will turn out to be a gem.
sat with an old friend that that has probably never missed a home game for 40 years and he said " it tell you what. This is probably the first time that I could say that Arsenal has to clear out about 75 percent of its squad ". I have to agree .
A rumoured budget of 75 million in today's climate just isn't going to break us into where we need to be whatsoever.
I believe Walcott has had his chances and unfortunately has now failed miserably to be any sort of threat from any position. Giroud is too slow and not up to the standard of a club like Arsenal, Ramsey, I wish I could say ' Super Sub ' but! He does absolutely nothing for me and so on. That's without mentioning the rest of them that are sitting in the treatment room with constant injuries and still getting paid year after year. Now! If we were talking about a budget of £200 m
Now! we may have something to cook with.
(Please don't mention United with their big budget and dud absolutely nothing on the pitch it's not the same scenario. )
75 million is going to buy what?
A half sensible striker and a couple of mediocre midfield players! Then what?
They get injured and we are down to the bare bones again.
What we need is back up in the squad but at the moment we haven't got any quality back up at all.

18 Apr 2016 06:45:04
So now we are having our usual battle for 4th place, with Man U and Liverpool catching us fast. We must win our remaining home matches and avoid defeat in our away matches.
What concerns me is that we have huge amounts of possession and many shots on goals, without success, whilst we concede soft goals. Perhaps we should abandon our current formation and go back to the fluid 4-4-2 or 4-4-1-1 formations that Wenger had so much success with. In addition, the days of smaller tippy tappy players appears to be over and many teams are having success with big, strong athletic players, much as we did in Wenger's more successfully seasons.
Against WBA;
Cech
Bellerin Mertesacker Koscielny Gibbs
Walcott Elneny Coquelin Sanchez
Ozil (no 10 role) Giroud.