Arsenal Banter Archive January 01 2013

01 Jan 2013 23:45:24
Last on match of the day, says it all really...BORING!

Not for the first time this season either....
AG

01 Jan 2013 23:23:39
oh and guys cmon, we are being really really bad here, when we win were "4th is ours couple of signings and we have a great side" we draw at soton and the world is gunna end, seriously atleast we didnt lose? took a point away when we didnt play well? beat city and we will all be rejoicing, cmon CHILL...


Yorkshire Gooner Joe :D

Sorry i don't agree with you but i just can't see the light, com on they arn't even trying they are the worst arsenal team i can remember. i have lost all faith in wenger because well just look at his signings gerviniho, oliver, podolski, we paid nearly 40 mil for these three? if we put them all together we wouldn't get one good one, two don't even try and the other runs like he has a dildo up his arse and has a touch like an elephant if you agree with me then you know witch players im talking about. sorry to say Wenger has lost total control of his team he can't seem to motivate them at all. this is the result in cashing in on our best players and now it's back firing, it will cost us double to try and get us anywhere near the old arsenal and maybe years. oh and Ramsey a 5 year contract for his shambolic effort for a year, yes we are going places is he our future REALLY.

01 Jan 2013 23:08:17
I seriously can't believe some people on here. Expecting us to win every game, obviously we are going to draw/lose some games we are expected to win on our journey. You can't win every game, its not a 38 game season for nothing.

On a better not we are being heavily linked with adrian, ssn says we have made a £10m bid.

01 Jan 2013 22:27:17
I'm actually pleased we played poorly and created very little, if we won 5-0 Arsene would say we don't need any new signings. Hopefully this reinforces the idea that we certainly do!
N1Fox

He will just buy more 10 mill over priced donkeys. waste of money

01 Jan 2013 23:08:17
I seriously can't believe some people on here. Expecting us to win every game, obviously we are going to draw/lose some games we are expected to win on our journey. You can't win every game, its not a 38 game season for nothing.

On a better not we are being heavily linked with adrian, tv says we have made a £10m bid.

Classic head burried in the sand post

01 Jan 2013 22:27:17
I'm actually pleased we played poorly and created very little, if we won 5-0 Arsene would say we don't need any new signings. Hopefully this reinforces the idea that we certainly do!
N1Fox

01 Jan 2013 22:00:13
One major positive from today's game, mr Arsene Wenger didn't give any bs excuses saying the team was tired and put his hands up saying if we won that game then it would have been a major injustice to Southampton, also he says he will be active in January thats a positive sign, he gave his honest opinion today and didn't try to back which was today a shambolic team which saves himself from being embarrassed by the media. Nice one Wenger

Johnny

He will be in the market for a striker for sure. No return of Henry, Gerviniho on African Cup duty and Chamackh not up to it.....we didnt loose today and come on seriously we cannot expect to win every game. no panic people!

01 Jan 2013 21:20:23
A top striker is classed not only in way of goals but also the amount of pressure they put on the defenders, the runs, the link up play, all round game... At the moment Theo wont chase the defenders down, his link up play is ok, all round game... depends what mood he's in.. for me, for him to be a regular starter he needs to start watching over the old dvds of Mr Bergkamp, Mr Henry, see how they moved, they linked up, and got involved in the game at every opportunity.. if he can take note of how these LEGENDS played then he will be a force to be reckoned with, if not, then hes just another member of the money brigade... we need players to play for the shirt, not the pay packet!!

N. Wales Gunner

01 Jan 2013 20:37:17
Rvp the judas will be laughing his t+ts off...different team same rubbish...thats down to wenger he picks the team and makes changes...why doesnt he get off his ar*e and marshall his team on the touchline like every other manager...or let bouldy grab the cowards by the throat and make men out of them
As you can see im still upset

GS

01 Jan 2013 20:05:33
Just on the record... No matter where we end up I will always be an Arsenal supporter.... Even the thought of supporting Spurs makes me want to throw up...

DG

01 Jan 2013 20:26:06
Back to reality boys and girls. I am not a football coach, but after about 20 mins i could see the team was not playing well. If it was Fergy, he would have made changes at half time ( i mean the right changes not Gervinho and Ramsey). It was in midfield where we lost the battle. I would have put Rosicky or Coquelin in place of Santi and push Jack/Arteta up. Perhaps Arsene needs to look at our winning ratio with and without Ramsey and Gervinho in the side. The Ox, Theo and Podolski must be allowed to change positions during the game. Why not play Djorou or Koscielny as a defensive midfielders in one or two games to give Arteta some rest or buy a left back and play Gibbs as a winger? After 20 mins it was evident that we would not create enough chances to score. How can we play through the wings, when our striker is not the tallest or good in the air? It is not all doom and gloom, but we certainly need to improve otherwise the gap to the top will continue to widen.

P gunner

01 Jan 2013 20:14:58
couple of things about tonights game.

15 minutes to go and chasing a win on come Ramsey and the vulcan.....not good enough.

Walcott, I've said in previous posts, you aint a centre forward. Far too inconsistent and I would not feel gutted to see him go unlike the cesc rvp departures.

Defence, all over the place, the 7 3 against the toon papered over the cracks.

We need a proper sort out fast. 4th place, no effin chance.

Bones

So you would be happy for are top goal score and are top assist maker to leave makes perfect sence since he has played up front he has sored 4 and made 4 in 4 games

watford gooner

01 Jan 2013 20:10:06
Please please please do not let gervihno play for our shirt ever again he's so bad it's embarrassing.

01 Jan 2013 20:01:10
Recent results have papered over the cracks. If we are all honest we have not played well for a long time, just profited from good luck, poor defending and injuries to the teams we have played.

Regarding tonights game Sagna had his worst match in an Arsenal shirt and was truly awful. Gervinho, Sunday league standard best sums him up. Ramsay instead of Rosicky - why? Rosicky offers so much more.

We are off the pace and need to step up a level or two. When we had the ball in the final third the number of players being static was shocking, no movement. Unfortunately, I dont think we have the players with a winning mentality apart from Wilshire and Arteta. Also, the players also do not seem to be on the same wave length.

Solutions - give Sagna a contract he will sign or play Jenkinson? Add another top play maker - Sneijer, when Cazorla is not able to make the difference bring on someone who can? Bring in a striker who can score a goal out of nothing. Finally, change the formation - 4-4-2.

01 Jan 2013 20:32:24
I would take el shaarawy instead of sneijder, as el shaarawy is more versatile

We need a cdm to push Arteta higher up. Hes a winner, and knows how to finish.

There are plenty of viable options:

Wanyama, Capoue, M'vila, Sissoko, Fellaini (would be a strecth)

Spot On ! Little effort , poor passing ,
Jack excepted , sixes and sevens comes to mind with our defence. Little or no service for Theo. Sagna should have been replaced at half time. The Ox was inhibited being back at St. Mary's. Ramsey adds nowt and words (nearly) fail me regarding Geronimo. I've seen better players in the Conference South. Pathetic. Arsenal supporters have been fed on a diet of second or third rate players since 2005. Things must change. But I don't think the Board care less .They must be laughing all the way to their Old Etonian reunions. Don't expect major purchases. Wenger will make do ! Again !

Arsene Wenger should be ashamed of himself. To let the situation arise where RVP goes to Man Utd is a complete joke. Hang your head in shame sir.

01 Jan 2013 19:55:21
Greetings and salutations my fellow Gooners!

Wow even as the most optimistic of Arsenal supporters I found it difficult to stomach that performance!

First of all good on Southhampton, if there is one club I respect it is theirs! Well played.

As for the match, a few quick observations:

1. Now that we've seen the highs and lows of Theo over the last fews days do we still feel his signing is of utmost importance? For myself I believe it is still important to retain our young players, however if he chooses to go I dont believe this will be our undoing.

2. Sagna was horrible. I believe his time at the club is coming to an end. I hope he is able to correct his performance and I look forward to seeing Jenkinson play the part going forward.

3. Rotation of squad. Im concerned that in a game where we lacked any opportunity that perhaps two of our most creativel midfielders (Rosicky/Arshavin) were not utilized. Instead we chose to bring on Gervinho (who's feet and judgement were very poor today) and Ramsey.

4. Defense, how many times we played for the offside flag was unbelievable. We have at least on paper good defenders but my oh my does our back four make me nervous!

I believe today was a blessing in disguise. I for one enjoyed the match against Newcastle but despite the 7 goal effort believed there was much to improve on. A match like today I hope will show the boss that there is a great need for squad improvement and as such he will be active during the transfer window.

Gunners4Life, In AW we trust!

01 Jan 2013 19:37:47
Not an over reaction this:

Absolutely terrible performance. We were outclassed in every single way. We are extremely lucky to have drawn.
Eman. {Ed027's Note - very true but nothing new to this squad, the kick up the arse has still not been given, or not properly

Champions league/ 4th is looking less likely all the time:(
poor poor reasult today
andi

01 Jan 2013 19:29:25
I am going to stick my neck out and say this, though fully aware that it will get a lot of disagrees.... AFC will finish outside the top 4...

DG

100% agree with you. And you will get stick for that mate {Ed027's Note - i don't agree, because i've grown to belive Wenger will pull something off, but any other team were like ours, i'd say the same

If Spurs finish above us, and make champions league. I will give serious thought to supporting them instead. Well frustrated with Arsenal today

How can you give ANY thought to supporting the tiny totts! You cant change your team. But gooners are born, we dont think 1 day, I know I'll support Arsenal. Its inside us we wear Red & White we live the cause. You obviously dont, so you cant be a gooner. Sorry mate but off you go.
Sagalout

Does anyone know how much a Spurs season ticket is worth? And how long is there waiting list. Thank you

On the bright side, VP an ex Arsenal player takes his goal tally to 19, could possibly be the sole reason why Untd clinch the title yet again.... but well after all it was business well done...

DG

^^^^^^
Go support em then can't believe a gooner would say that

David 6

Support spurs/are you serious , do it now mate your not a true gooner

01 Jan 2013 19:29:12
What a pathetic performance. Theo's fans who claim he's world class have all of a sudden gone quiet. Gervinho is a disgrace, the midfield look lack lustre and the defence is a liability. Sagna doesn't want to be on the pitch, whilst a new lb is desperately needed. Serious money needs to be spent. Rant over. CheetahChaz97

No one is saying walcott is world class they saying he can be he and santi has been are best players this season even the likes of messi and ronaldo had off days

watford gooner

01 Jan 2013 19:29:05
Didn't even really deserve a point. Well played Saints, especially Cork and Shaw. No plan B and didn't do enough. Ineffective substitutes and no drive from any player. Very disappointed with Walcott, Cazorla and AOC. Giroud had no service. Ramsey and Gervinho were god awful.
Battle for fourth now, third is no-longer up for grabs.
Windsor Red

When was 3rd on the cards

01 Jan 2013 19:28:15
Well played Southampton!! pressed us all the match. Just goes to show we have players who simply arnt up to it... Sagna, been quality for years, but recently seems to have gone off the boil, id sell him to PSG and bring in Debuchy. Gibbs on the left, tactically inept and the awareness of a one eyed sloth... id bring in Luke Shaw, great composure from a 17 year old. we do NEED a midfield enforcer.. for me this is a must, this way we can move arteta up the pitch and let him do his business there. Walcott brilliant last match, was no where to be seen tonight, if he wants to played up front he needs to sort himself out..

N. Wales Gunner

He also needs service, tonight our midfield and that's the whole midfield were woefull, TV5 and Kos did ok, Sagna and Gibbs terrible, think Jenks should be given a go again, Tommy Rosicky has gotta get a go now surely

Well, you can now see why Shaw is staying at Saints!
Thanks for your praise. We should have wrapped it up but a point gets us out of the bottom three and we now have Lallana and Clyne to come back into the squad plus any additions in the window.
But the big question. You call off Boxing Day game (which Saints still played at Fulham with the same tube strike going on). You score well against Newcastle when they run out of steam, and then today your players looked as if they couldn't run for a ball. Is this attitude, or have your players got a fitness problem? You can't blame the pitch, St. Marys surface is as good as your own.
I will not mention what I think of some Arsenal supporters who were posting predictions of 5-0 before the game. And £5m for Shaw? Even if he was available you would have to pay a lot more.
You may have picked uop some good youngsters from Saints but the current batch is better still-and they are staying put!

Saint Martin

I agree he needs service but he also needs to try and hurry the defenders, he didnt chase any defender once, so they had the time to pick the pass and put us under pressure instead of pressing high up the pitch and pressuring them

N. Wales Gunner

Only for now, saint martin. Not saying any will come to us, but eventually they will leave you. Why? Unfortunatly, because your Southampton. Sorry for reality check. Just returning the favour. Flybo

One swallow doesn't make a summer- so shaw had a good game against a poor arsenal today and bearing in mind southhampton set up to defend mostly he always had lots of cover...... the arse need to learn a plan b against that sort of tactic...possibly play giroud and walnut up front or giroud and pod with only one wide player (walnut)

I have been told by someone Arsenal made an agreement when they built the Emirates that X% of their fans would travel to the game by public transport. With the tubes strike this wasn't possible, that is why it was postponed, They may just be talking rubbish but maybe not. I think not playing the game was a bad choice, showed in the first half against Newcastle they couldn't be bothered closing down same today. This is what happens to teams after too long of a break like start of the season, and why they finish strong at the end. Professional footballers shouldn't need long periods of rest their bodies are tuned - not an excuse.

One swallow doesn't make a summer- so shaw had a good game against a poor arsenal today and bearing in mind southhampton set up to defend mostly he always had lots of cover...... the arse need to learn a plan b against that sort of tactic...possibly play giroud and walnut up front or giroud and pod with only one wide player (walnut)

I have been told by someone Arsenal made an agreement when they built the Emirates that X% of their fans would travel to the game by public transport. With the tubes strike this wasn't possible, that is why it was postponed, They may just be talking rubbish but maybe not. I think not playing the game was a bad choice, showed in the first half against Newcastle they couldn't be bothered closing down same today. This is what happens to teams after too long of a break like start of the season, and why they finish strong at the end. Professional footballers shouldn't need long periods of rest their bodies are tuned - not an excuse.

Shaw has been playing like that all season, very consistent

01 Jan 2013 19:24:05
Arsenal wish you a crappy new year.
This is why the odd 7-3 result doesnt make some of us think that things are good enough at the club.
Poor poor performance and please dont say its a hard place to go.
Ike.

They defended well. ;-)
Ezdee

01 Jan 2013 19:23:27
Spend all the summer money in this window and try to buy Goetze, Wanyama, Cavani and Mbiwa, sell all the deadwood and Sagna

01 Jan 2013 19:22:19
okay, imma go finish out what's left of yesterday's booze. if i ever ask for anything other than a 1-0, i give full permission to any of the users here to give me a swift kick in the nuts. goodnight.

psychocyst.

01 Jan 2013 19:15:04
Whether its teams in relegation, or from league 1 or 2 they all fancy their chances when they play us....
The teams are not afraid of us anymore... whereas against the manchester teams and Chelsea they all seem to be content with a point....

01 Jan 2013 19:09:43
We're like fcking Jekyll an Hyde it's so annoying knew tonight was a possible banana skin we really need a plan b kudos to Nigel Atkins he out performed aw tactically I really hope wenger doesn't use the we were jaded line I swear I'll scream

And where was passion at end of game. people walking to get ball, no body interested in going past players. players are over paid over rated and pampered

30 Dec 2012 02:24:40
Hi eds, can you confirm that Diaby's contract finishes this summer?

And are there any clubs that have shown interest in picking him up on a free?

I think he would snatch a new contract out of wengers hand right now in a flash, but a big gamble and big salary from a big european team would turn his head.

As i understand it domestic clubs still can't get a precontract signed (or 'officially' approach the player) until the current contract has expired, but foreign clubs can. it is the same situation with Theo. Have any european powerhouses been sniffing around Diaby?

I have mixed opinions on Diaby, not sure if he is totally wrecked by his injuries now, or going to come good ala rvp.

Apparantly he is on his way back and training, it is a big six months ahead for him to earn a new deal at arsenal, or elsewhere - this is why i don't think the much needed CDM will be brought in in January.

gun44 {Ed027's Note - i am quite sure it dose'nt

Diaby isnt out of contract in the summer, is more likely you read he will spend all time on treatment table until the summer

01 Jan 2013 19:28:08
He got that last injury simply from taking a shot just outside the box against Chelsea. His confidence in his own body standing up to anything must be well and truly shot let alone anyone else having confidence in him.

Such a fricking shame.

Stoner

01 Jan 2013 18:12:22
Am I alone in thinking we need rid of Sagna he's becoming a liability recently blame him for 2 of the goals against Newcastle and tonight's against Southampton

Debuchy would make sense a much better attacker

01 Jan 2013 18:54:46
I thought New Years Eve was the time for fancy dress but Sagna has pulled off that Santos outfit a treat, you'd never believe it was him he's done it so well.

Stoner

Two poor games? I think we should decapitate him and let Bouldy feast on his carcass.

Stezza.

Its only two bad games i think sanga is one of our genuine winners in the team and thats a rarity in the arsenal team of today

01 Jan 2013 18:08:45
What is Sagna doing, he must have got a saints shirt for Xmas! Just given the ball to them 3 times in a row

01 Jan 2013 17:52:20
Is it me or does Shaw seem more developed (physically) than Gibbs? There is at least 4 years between them and you would think Gibbs is the teenager.

Lwi

There is 6 years between them

I wouldnt be surprised if Gibbs still wore his pants in the shower

1404

01 Jan 2013 14:48:23
Just read on that la liga future is in doubt and many clubs can't afford their players wages. Anyone in particular we might pounce on after seeing us get cazorla from a club with financial problems?

Big guns like Soldado, Navas, Banega, Isco or Turan, and in all honesty not small players like Adrian Lopez. Anyone of you ever seen him play? Not impressive.

01 Jan 2013 14:16:39
happy new year to all my fellow gunners. lets see what this year holds, we had the highs and lows of last season (more lows than highs but lets stay positive)......we start the year with the 'theo saga' -should i stay or should i go - i rather we kept theo than sign another 60 70 grand forward, every gunner will agree without theo in the team we look flat be it he plays upfront or on the wing. he is starting to mature - he will have his bad days but his knack of scoring and terrorising defenders with his pace is an added bonus that most teams dont have. all the big players will put there fingers in the pie and try and prise our prized asset away, but from his latest interviews it seems to me that his heart is at the club, his team mates want him to stay, arsene wants him to stay but do the board and agents - do they see dollar signs and cash in on theo - it will all unfold in the next few weeks - i got everything crossed hoping he stays!
theo along with wilshere ox eisfeld gnabry gibbs coquelin and co are all good quality youngsters who can be the backbone of this great club for years to come but we also need to invest in players like poldi arteta santi verm and merti to help them learn and add quality and experience to their game
so ideally in january i think we should invest in 2 quality experienced defensive players one in midfield and one that can cover various positions at the back. upfront we have giroud theo and podolski if push comes to shove we need a quality striker to complement the 3. we only need to fine tune our team and keep our stars we have. luke shaw and zaha will be an added bonus but not a neccessity.

upwards and onwards

GS

Its a good job Shaw is not a neccessity, as Nigel Adkins has stated a conversation needs to be had with Saints chairman, Mr.Cortese "and good luck with that"!
You might not grasp what that means, but your management soon will. We don't play childish games, when we have already said not for sale you should get the message. If you can't, then perhaps more direct language is what your people deserve.

^^really? I guess Theo and Ox were 'not for sale' as well? In the famous words of SAF, you are a 'wee' little club, and if we really want any of your players we can have them.

01 Jan 2013 12:41:30
A few thoughts on January, It's probably going to be our most defining window in our constantly spoken about financial situation and our footballing future.

It's an absolute must that the club makes a proper mark of intent with a minimum of 2 quality signings to set us up for the remainder of the season and our chances in the Champions League where Chelski proved anything can happen, although I'd take a win like that, with some flair would be nicer. We cannot let Theo go; it makes no logical sense and would send a hideous signal of defeat right through the club but more so to us the fans and supporters.

The Champions League, I'm not saying we will win it but it's a cup competition, yes for Europe's elite but you gotta be in it to win it.

The league on the other hand, we have 33pts, it was won last season with 89pts, the max we can get with games remaining....90pts. So I'm not holding my breath.

Let's just keep the high going and see where it takes us, if only the board had the passion of our away support!!

Stoner

Important windows, yes. but definitely not where we flex major financial muscle. Jan windows truly hold little value, just like Le Prof and even Sir Purple Nose say.

right now, it's about fixing and tweaking, not building. i still expect one big move coming in though.
longest month of the year...

psychocyst.

Yeh but how big is big?
Size matters but it has to be a good fit.............

Chris

01 Jan 2013 15:57:37
Yes sorry not talking massive but we can now afford quality such as Cazorla and Podolski, there are the players out there we're linked too. Get them and don't f**k about.

Just think it will, along with signing Theo show that we are no longer going backwards and we all want a realistic shout at something and the League already would require some serious melt down elsewhere.

Stoner

Forgive my ignorance if I'm wrong, but don't you have to register your squad for Champions league by August, September by the latest, would this not block anybody new from being added to that list of squad names? ED? {Ed002's Note - It can be revised after the January window.}

You can make changes to the squad list, but basically you'd only be adding players that aren't cup-tied to begin with.
like, say if we got Gotze, we wouldn't add his name to the list since he's played for Dortmund and they're still in CL too, but if we got Falcao, we would be allowed to play him.

psychocyst. (and yes i used those names because i'm mean like that)

01 Jan 2013 12:15:10
my perfect incoming in this transfer window.

shaw>santos
zaha>arshavin
m'biwa>djourou
henry loan>chamakh.

01 Jan 2013 11:18:36
Do you remember when there was a clamour for arsene wenger to sign joe cole - do you think winger made a mistake now?

And the directions for joe cole are , just park in the Westfield centre and wander to the ground.....you can even get bars of gold from the vending machine in there so plenty to p*ss your wages away on.

01 Jan 2013 10:57:16
I want to talk about the cl this season and what peoples thoughts on how far we can go in it...

we have yet again reached the knockout stage and are only 4 games from a semi final...
if we were to add 2-3 quality players to the squad in january i think we could have a real run at reaching the final??
if we were to add dm, lb and a striker who have the ability to walk straight into the 1st team i think we could give any 1 a run for their money...

thoughts please

malaga gooner

There arent any Dm's or Strikers that are not cup tied, who would walk staight into the first team.

Beating munich over 2 legs would surpass the 2-1 barcelona at the emirates, but I personally believe we will get destroyed in munich.

De Rossi for our DM is my choice (not cup tied, but he will never leave roma..)

Baines at lb (not cup tied, but can you really see him in an arsenal shirt? no chance...just no chance)

Villa or cavani upfront (again..just wishful thinking..not because we arent good enough, but because we dont buy such good (proven/expensive) players..)

Il take a punt at who we do buy (if anyone at all) though

Luke shaw
Wilfried Zaha

Young, unproven, expensive british potential. Its our new policy...maybe we will win over the next 7 years, maybe not.

Daniel

(HAPPY NEW YEAR)

Hi Malaga

My thoughts are that the clubs priority is to qualify for the CL and not winning it.
The signings over the years have been generally mediocre, whilst selling our best players, this is not the remit to win the most prestigious club trophy.
Wenger has long talked about qualifying 15 years running, which is a great achievement, but almost seems resigned to losing to the likes of barca, real etc .
We may beat the odd team in a one off game but can not imagine this squad going all the way without some serious quality additions.
Ike.

Ike, i see the point that most make here about not being good enough yet but it's ******* annoying to hear that anyone at the club (the footballing aspects) is "happy to settle for 4th place".

i agree we haven't looked like a team that would stroll into a final just by showing up, but we've had to sell off one team to get some money, invest well while paying off for a new stadium, have to face the reality that the core of this new players either didn't perform or performed well for a while and then wanted out to earn more money (or trophies, as they claim) only for us to have to settle for a new beginning from square one.

every game we play, the players, management and fans go in for a win. it's all about those crucial 3 points or the win that pushes us into the next round of draws. no one plays for second place, or third of fourth. that's something you have to settle for when you're not fit enough to be at the top of the pile. that's where our club has failed- in being strong enough. and understandably so, we were changing so much at the start, and then dealing with so much transfer bull$hit no too long ago that we've barely been able to steady the ship (that's another legitimate reason so complain about if you need one).

don't, for the love of all that is sacred, say that the team was happy to play and not bothered to win. you can't exactly manage a CL place without trying to go win games in the first place, right?

psychocyst.

Not sure what your response relates too but its not relevant to my comment.
Ike.

"My thoughts are that the clubs priority is to qualify for the CL and not winning it."

we wouldn't bother playing first team players if we were only there to make appearances. just because we can't challenge well, doesn't mean we don't challenge.

it's like being Gervinho (sad times when i have to use him in an analogy like this). he tries to make runs, place passes, shoot goals, but he can't do either one right when he's running on rubber stilts.

we suffer from lack of skill and drive, not lack of ambition.

psychocyst.

01 Jan 2013 09:14:22
despite all the uncertainty about Theo's future and all the tweaking and gelling of the midfield and the shaky, sleepiness of the defense and the never-ending transfer talk that will soon ensue, let hope the team really hits their stride and we start the year with three huge points.

Theo and Giroud to score, a brace for Cazorla and an important clean sheet to boot!
COYG!

psychocyst.

31 Dec 2012 23:24:42
David villa (loan)
walcott goes to one of big three (bigger wages)
Zaha (£9m)
Arda Turan (£18.5m)

01 Jan 2013 09:35:29
Happy New Year fellow Gooners
Walcott to sign is my New Years wish...
I hope the rumour about Nani was just a nightmare
I cant see myself cheering him on even if he is wearing an Arsenal shirt, , , , , , , , ,

Chris

31 Dec 2012 21:47:24
Just on to wish all fellow gooners and their families a very happy and prosperous new year.
Big thank you to the eds as well for all their hard work as the site would not exist without them. the same wishes go to you and your families.
Lets continue 2013 as we finished 2012
WE ARE ARSENAL
Paul Belfast

31 Dec 2012 19:03:39
With Wenger banging on about a British core, thoughts on the following

Lb - L Shaw - in - Santos - out
Rb- M. Richards - in - Sagna - Out
Cb - R. Shawcross - in - Johan & Squill - out

OnlyOneGilbertO

How can anyone seriously consider signing ryan shawcross doh

RE:- Shawcross

He's better than Djourou and Squillaci. It's that simple. Who cares if he broke Ramsey's leg, it was an accident. I doubt he'd stand there crying after doing it if he meant it.

That said he's still a tough brute and being honest we could do with more in our team.

I'd LOVE Micah Richards though. Always wanted to see him in an Arsenal shirt. Arsenal fan too.

StEvE

Shawcross is a very good defender, and i'd happily have him. you only have to look at Stoke's defensive displays this year with him and without him.
We wont be signing him though.
AG

Shawcross is better then any of our current central defenders! This guy is not a dirty defender he's a winner, has the ability to be up there with Tony Adams IMO, yes he did break Rambos leg get over it he's apologised many times over.

OnlyOneGilbertO

31 Dec 2012 23:56:59
over the last few days twitter is going nuts about arda turan and adrian lopez, but im 85-90% sure we wont bring anybody in for the simple reason that we aren't desperate, we are going forward well, winning games. gervniho will be gone for acn and its more likely that the gaffer will promote gnabry to cover the gap in the squad for the month. diaby is going to be back in 3 weeks (should be training this week but i'm being pessimistic). the most likely option i predict is that wenger will make a move for luke shaw and shift santos in the summer but it could happen this month. zaha is a big possibility and would fit into the core of english players that are developing at arsenal.