Arsenal Banter Archive May 19 2013

19 May 2013 22:44:05
Sell Gervino, Vito manone, Lukasz Fabianski, Sebatien Squillaci, Nicklas Bendtner, Andre Santos, Johan Djorou, Arshavin and injury prone Abou Diaby.

Keep Podolski, Sign Jovetic, Sanogo, Benteke, Not sure if Higuan is value for money at £33 M, but a great player, Rooney, a defnite NO, could be disruptive with his attitude and wage demands could upset Arsenal's wage structure. Two good defensive midfeiders in the mould of a Patrick Viera to replace Abou Diaby and a permanent replacement for Alex Song. One Good Goakeeper that can compete for the No1 spot with Szczesny, a good defender. Not very sure about Ashley Williams fitting the bill

19 May 2013 21:55:42
Great day! Well done gunners!
Lets take a well deserved break, add few good players and let's start the next season from where we are leaving this season. INVINCIBLES 13/14!


SM

19 May 2013 21:37:06
Kos the Boss last year, Kos the boss this year. He's made for crutial CL goals. Player of the season IMO.

DrchoGooner

19 May 2013 21:16:38
What happens if Fiorentina qualifies for the champions league, do you think Jovetic will still be a target?

Lwi {Ed027's Note - They haven't so it's fine

19 May 2013 21:02:16
YES YES YES YES YES!!
we got the 3 points we got champions league football
now next season mr wenger invest in quality no 15 year old from parts unknown - proper experienced quality, even if it costs an extra million DO IT MAN!
put us back on the pedestal where we belong. at the top battling for honours.
dont get sentimental and keep the perrenial 'not good enough's' - ship them off and strengthen the squad (keeper right back maybe centre half definitely defensive mid and striker) mr wenger you will not get a better opportunity than this to strengthen - we know you have funds available SO USE IT MAN!
im buzzing now - spurs faces at full time - what a picture - so near but so far - try doing it without bale next season you pr**ks

GS

19 May 2013 20:48:14
well that was a rough season but we got 4th in the end and with some major investment now in the summer we can start to climb back to where we belong after 8 hard years of watching the pennies to pay for our new home, fairplay to all the fans who stuck by the team and manager through the hard times, now we cann enjoy the glory that shall come, shame on all the plastic fans and sunshine supporters who did nothing but whinge and knock this great club!
big dickey

Major investment? I almost died laughing.

Well said!

Jensen Hatrick

19 May 2013 20:39:35
Okay lads and ladies, season review time!

Best player?
Worst Player?
Best match?
Worst match?
Best goal?
Best signing?

For me, it would have to be:

Santi Cazorla
Andre Santos
Any of; 7-3 (Newcastle), 5-2 (Spurs), 7-5 (Reading)
2-1 (Spurs)
Can't decide (Probably Chamakh 2nd vs Reading)
Santi Cazorla

Now roll on the Transfer Window!

Best goal has to be Podolski's against West Ham

Theo's solo effort for the 7th goal against Newcastle was just awesome.

Koscielny
Gervinho
Arsenal vs spurs 5-2
Arsenal vs spurs 1-2
Koscielny today
Cazorla
Ali

Best Player: Santi Cazorla
Worst Player: Andre Santos
Best Match: Reading 5-7 Arsenal
Worst Match: Blackburn 1-0 Arsenal
Best Goal: Cazorla vs West Ham
Best Signing: Santi Cazorla

HP

Best player: santi
Worst player: santos
Best game:bayern arsenal 0-2
Worst game: arsenal chelsea 1-2
Best goal: podolski vs west ham
Best signing: santi
I would also like to add:
Most improved player:ramsey

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Cazorla
Squillaci
Newcastle home
Swansea home
Mertesacker against spurs (first goal)
Cazorla
{Ed027's Note - 2nd bit is another fella's who posted it elsewehre

19 May 2013 23:40:04
Best Player: Cazorla or Arteta
Worst Player: Andre Santos
Best Game: 2-0 Bayern or 7-3 Newcastle
Worst Game: Loss to Bradford
Best Goal: Podolski Vs Montpellier
Best Signing: Steve Bould

Also i'd add Ramsey as by far most improved player.
Farewell to Sagna and Arshavin who were fantastic players.

Detroit Gooners

Cazorla
Santos
7-5 reading
0-2 swansea
Podolski volley
cazorla

Best player: koscielny
worst player: santos
best game: 5-7
worst game: blackburn
best goal: podolski vs montpellie
best signing: santi cazorla
most improved player: jenkinson
and I would add
unsung hero: ramsey

watford gooner

19 May 2013 20:35:17
Second best defence in the League! Anybody see that coming!

Sheeny

19 May 2013 20:27:20
Arsene get on the blower tomorrow and do the best move you would could ever do, £55M for Gareth Bale. I believe he used to support Arsenal. What a financal boost that would be as well. Bale left Walcott right bang bang.

19 May 2013 20:17:31
congrats arsenal for getting the champions league spot. We've had bad lasagne, chelsea champions league win and now the highest points total for a team not in the top four so join us again next year to see what intricate way we find for missing out on a champions league spot.

Robspur

Selling Bale and generally not being good enough?

Paul

19 May 2013 19:48:45
Konsciely --- What a star, that is two seasons in a row that our central defender has secured us champions league football!

Jensen Hatrick

You are deadd right but unfortunately you are also an impossibility.

19 May 2013 19:29:44
Fantastic result today, a second goal would have been nice (for my heart rate especially)

Mertesacker and Bosscielny were great today, a perfect ending for their season in-particular.

Now this site is going to turn explicitly into a summer transfer window pandoras box. where will these players end up?

Suarez
Fellaini
Baines
Bale
Benteke
Begovic

Any to Arsenal?!

#COYG!

In order -

Bayern
Man United
non mover
Bayern
Liverpool
Arsenal

I think you got 5 out of 6 right. bet we don't get begovic either.

19 May 2013 19:10:29
I don't think my family are ever going to forget the sight of me kissing the badge of my framed invincibles shirt on the wall, as the Kos hit the back of the net.
Absolutely F*****g brilliant, now go and spend some of this money Wenger.

19 May 2013 18:50:31
Sorry to put a dampner on things but remember we have only just finished fourth, not won a trophy. We're going to play in the champions league next season but, we're not going to win it or even compete in it so what is the point? Just for the £30 million that were not going to spend anyway. Arsene Wenger said Chelsea's Europa league success was a reward for failure, what is finishing fourth then? In my opinion success in the league is winning the league not finishing fourth which in my opinion is an even bigger reward for failure. I should be feeling happy right now like the rest of you but I just can't feel happieness in my heart when I see Robin Van Persie lifting the Barclays premier league trophy. However I do not blame Wenger and to finish in the top four of the league in each of the last 16 years in truly remarkable.
89'gooner

Give it a rest mate. we have just beaten the spurs to a champions league place. we have had our worst season in years, and they have had their best. I for one are going to celebrate like it is 1999.

Steamin` Willie Beamin

I understand your argument from past experiences, but being in the champions league is the only way to attract the top players that will make a difference and make us into contenders.

Yes we are long way off from winning the league and champions league as it stands but I really think if we can keep all our current key players and add quality in certain areas we can make a big challenge next season. We have suffered the last few seasons with the lose of the key players of RVP and Fabregas (I don't include Nasri in that), But this close that will not happen and will give us a better foundation with which to add.

Wenger must know he needs to spend in key areas, but its difficult to get those targets up against the riches of Chelsea Man City and Man Utd. This transfer window is key to our future.

Come on mate, it could be worse. We could be Spurs.

There is always one who has to be negative on a day like this. 26 points from our last 10 games is incredible, and to qualify for the CL without the depth in the squad that others have is an achievement in itself. If Arsenal do not strengthen this summer then we will all be complaining like you, but for now give it a rest.


Peter the gooner

Steamin Willie Beamin, I agree with your post 1000%. The guy who posted the original post, jog on pal.

Errrrr. is someone forgetting the 4th place trophy? :-)

19 May 2013 18:44:07
Well done lads you did what you needed to do.
Goddle

19 May 2013 18:38:13
yes yes yes but I still think we need 3 world class players to win the league which is what we should be aming for

Limerick Gunner {Ed027's Note - Certainly, we have to spend now, or we never will

19 May 2013 18:31:11
well done to the arsenal, terrible season again but just made it. Now go buy some big big big names to drive arsenal forward and do it before anyone else.

Falco for me would be the way forward.
Kronke spend some money

19 May 2013 18:21:57
Literally cannot describe how close I was to a heart attack in the last few minutes after I'd heard monkey man had scored (yet again!) Thank God the boys had the strength to hold out until the end!
Today I think Kos and Mert fully cemented themselves as the best CB pairing in the whole league! I must admit I feel sorry for TV5 but he's been so inconsistent and just cannot compete with them!
Now we've grabbed CL again Wenger needs to put his hand in his pocket and splash out on a couple of players, our squad is so close to challenging for the title but we just need a few more world class players.
And let's just hope that Bale decides he wants CL football and leaves the spurs over summer, that way we'll have no competition from them next season!

19 May 2013 18:19:06
Is it my eyes deceiving me or is Ed027 in a loop? {Ed027's Note - Haha

19 May 2013 18:18:54
Congratulations to the boys! It's been a hell of a ride haha! So happy we clinched it and Tottenham didn't:)

Now. Transfer Talk.
Ed,
1) what right backs are we interested in if Sagna leaves?
2) How many players do you foresee coming?
3) If Sanogo, do you see us getting another striker? Higuain would be perfect.
Thanks {Ed027's Note - 1. Corochia is of interest, Rangel was last year, not sure about others 2. I think around 45 first team players, so not including Sanogo 3. Yes certainly probably Jovetic

I would like Srna from Shaktar but can't see it personally. I think will be 3 names and few youth, Wenger always said doesn't like adding too many players.
I pray this season shows the board they need to change. Onwards and upwards

19 May 2013 18:13:38
Yeeeees f***ing yes time to get smashed COYG!!


SM1996 {Ed027's Note - YES!

19 May 2013 18:09:52
If we want to build on this season, let's tell pep to f*** off if he bids for koscielny.

Also, happy st. Totteringhams day

Anhowa

19 May 2013 18:06:01
Happy St Totteringhams day everyone.
Heres to many more.

WG {Ed027's Note - YES!

19 May 2013 18:05:04
North London is ours.

Now spend the money to make us Champions please Wenger. Prove yourself once again. {Ed027's Note - YES!

19 May 2013 17:59:35
beep beep, mind the gap!:)
well done lads:) been a fantastic run you've put together.
hmmm spudettes - flat bouncy castles, anorexic seagull and squashed beach ball springs to mind! hah:)
oh, and Bale less next year?:):)
COYG, andi:) {Ed027's Note - YES!

19 May 2013 17:57:22
HAHAH
SUN 19TH MAY.
HAPPY ST TOTTERINGHAMS DAY
F##KIN GET IN
UP THE GOONERS
Flybo {Ed027's Note - YES!

19 May 2013 17:02:56
Not been outscored in the 2nd half of a game this season. now would be a horrific team to do so.

Detroit Gooner

Right, that was the worst 45 minutes of my life in 2013. My take on the game. Forget David Beckham being kers think they are better thasn en playnighted, Kos the Boss needs to be knighted. He kept us in the game, he was solid dfender, attacking midflielder, on the wings, striker, the only position he didn't have was goalkeeper. He needs to be signed up for another 10 years!. Walcott - I really like Walcott so it pains me to say it but, I hate when players think thert are better than the team, when a pass goes stray he puts his arms out and rollicks the person who gave him a stray pass, some might say it shows ambition but to me it shows that he is better than he really is. Especially when he could have saved my glasses (i chucked them when he missed that sitter). Missus didn't understand why I screamed the house down at the final whistle and shouting at the screen "We won cause we wanted it more".

I hate Gareth Bale on another note and I hope he goes to Real Madrid.

So proud being a gooner!

19 May 2013 16:02:39
Happy with team and bench

Come on boys!

SY4

19 May 2013 14:35:46
stephan lichtsteiner? versatile

19 May 2013 12:03:04
watching stevan jovetic videos and he reminds me of suarez. hopefully we sign him. but that can wait, let's go third first!

19 May 2013 15:41:28
Arsenal Arsenal Arsenal!!

19 May 2013 11:50:44
Personally, I think we should keep Sagna.

But people keep saying that he should go, and as a replacement get someone else.

That comment is fine, but then when people suggest replacements, they suggest someone young, with a great future.

This is where I don't agree.

Buying someone young and talented would be great, but it would kill the progression of Jenkinson and even Bellerin.
That's why I think we should keep Sagna, and by the time he's done, Jenks will be ready to go.

Jenkinson is a true gooner of true quality, and bellerin will be brilliant one day, do we really want to waste that?

Nick.

19 May 2013 13:35:10
Totally agree but if Sagna leaves it creates a problem. I certainly believe Jenkinson is ready but were he to get injured we would be screwed. If Sagna leaves I think we should go for a versatile CB who can play RB aswell. No idea who though possibly Richards if he's available. I really rate Jenkinson he'll be future England RB. Walker is just hyped up because of his pace and attacking runs.

Detroit Gonner

Last years young player of the year hyped up? Next you'll be saying Bale is hyped up because he's got a bit of skill. A little biased I think!

19 May 2013 07:39:21
is it true we have signed Yaya Sanogo?

Nothing official yet but serious sources said so.

Stan

19 May 2013 09:56:52
We've scored early in our matches recently, so we should try and do that today. I hope that we are 2 or 3 up by half time.

Also, Santi should probably play through the middle, and Rosicky should replace Arteta. BFG and Kos should play at the back. Still undecided as to whether Giroud should play.

19 May 2013 05:24:13
I find myself up at sparrows fart this morning. Can't sleep any longer knowing the day has arrived. It's weird thinking that by the end of the day I'll either be grinning like a Cheshire cat, or. god I don't even want to think about it.

See you on the otherside peeps. I'm cr#pping it.
COME ON YOU GOONERS.
Flybo

Keep calm flybo ( but I know what you mean buddy). The waiting for it to start is the worst bit! COYG

19 May 2013 01:13:25
Absolutely crapping my pants about tomorrow but I think we will get 4th and if we do this the realistic summer is like to see:

An experienced GK even if they are 2nd choice just to mentor Shezza. I'd want Julio cesar would give good competition and would give shez a year or two to develop.

I'd do what ed027 said and let sagna run down his contract be back up to jenks next season loan out bellerin so he's ready to challenge jenks for 14/15 season. If sagna goes we should get an experienced right I'd love pizceck or gamez.


At CB if the Verminator stays we should get a young CB I'd like either zouma or dragovic. If he leaves I'd replace him with ogbonna or rami.


It looks like its out of two for CDM after the capoue rumours have disappeared and he looks more likely to join psg. So it's Wanyama or gonalons can't say I've seen a lot of gonalons but when I have he's looked calm and disciplined and Wanyama undoubtably has talent but my one concern is he drives forward quite a bit but he is young so could become more disciplined.

Finally a striker for me the fact that higuain is available we should be in straight in for him but wenger seems set on jovetic I'm not completely sold on him. Don't get me wrong he is a good player with great technical ability but isn't exactly prolific but he does have potential and if anyone could turn him into a great striker it's wenger.


That is a very realistic summer which could make us contenders not champions and should bag a trophy. Oh and if cesc wants to come back I really wouldn't mind. Cheers if you bothered to read this and ed027 deserves a mention the guys got good banter makes this page much better.


SM1996 {Ed027's Note - Thanks mate