Arsenal Banter Archive January 01 2015

01 Jan 2015 20:58:37
After watching today's dross I'd say we should be now looking to either Ben Foster or Fraser Forster for keeper, how many more times can Shez have a mare! Also imo Gibbs is not top quality, good player but not world class. Need a new CB, lb, cdm, keeper and throw in Cavani (wishful thinking I know!). Ship out a few who ain't up to it or even getting a look in. Mr Wenger it's about time you start to buck up and earn your very lucrative salary. ATID

Szczesney had very bad day at the office and replacing him would be far from a bad idea but Merts and Gibbs need to become back up squad players every bit as much.
Only Kos and Debuchy cut it for me as first chioce in a title challenging team as regular starters

Ben foster god no. He's nervous at big teams can't handle the pressure. Begavic for me

01 Jan 2015 22:35:27
Neither Forster or foster would be an upgrade

G62 fair shout Merts & Gibbs are no longer considered top drawer and yes Kos & Debuchy are our best defenders to build on. DerbyGooner, begovic is also a good shout, we need a keeper with prem league experience. Fingers crossed Wenger sorts this out and stops his facination in "believeing" in his players. He has some duff mid-table players and I'm sorry US Arsenal fans pay top wonga to follow and watch OUR team. Other top sides have a squad built with quality in all depts. It's about time we had this luxury and create an empire. Rant over let's see come what May.

01 Jan 2015 23:40:40
Fraser is a gem. Another we should listed from celtic. In a big team he'd be known worldwide and to an extent had that exposure at celtic. Put him in - I don't want to say to 4 club - but one of the stallworths and he'd be hailed the same as Courtois

Why not give ospina a shout before we buy someone else?

01 Jan 2015 19:50:54
My New Years revolution is to improve my spelling.

That'myne two

01 Jan 2015 21:59:15
Went to a sweet shop earlier. Said to the teller
"i'll have a Twirl and a Boost please"
So he spun me round and said I was gorgeous

01 Jan 2015 22:42:00
Lol @you 2

Original AG, best joke I read on the page. Take a bow son

01 Jan 2015 19:19:39
It's plain to see we need fire power too aswell as defence Iam all for cavani or any other world class player we can get up top

01 Jan 2015 18:47:01
Just seen first goal.

WTF? Really Sczezny?
You wouldn't expect to see a GK do that in training, never mind a PL game.

Joke.

01 Jan 2015 18:34:34
I think today proves one thing and it a thought a few have had on here.

Wenger is spent as a PL manager, managers are out thinking him.

If he serves his contract out he will be remembered for the wrong reasons IMO

01 Jan 2015 18:01:37
Surely Wenger saw what wanyama can do today. Pay he money and get him in asap. He would be an amazing signing

Should have bought him when he was at celtic

Please get over waynama every other post of yours has this, I saw v easily him almost break our players leg and not get carded

Spyder seems a more realistic target in January mate as I think they're prepared to do business at the right money for him

01 Jan 2015 18:49:14
We had him on a plate when he was at Celtic.

Can't see Wenger splashing the cash on him now mate.

Shame, damn fine player.

01 Jan 2015 19:48:00
I said 2 years ago when he went to SH that he'd be a £30m player by now. Sickened they snapped him for 10

Seems iv hit a nerve with the hood LOL. He's a good player and I want him Herr. Not my fault.

Well your obession for waynama and bony are a little too much to be honest, and this site does work in a funny way all the players other than arsenal players are great and we shld buy them all, begovic bony wanyama alderwield cavani schinderlin carvalho etc. People should get it that the club can just do what it can. I know it was an awful display yest but still I stand that we will finish 3rd yes above utd again, let's be honest only city won on new years day the rest drew.

Eds are we allowed to .............

{Ed002's Note - No.}

OK eds fair play

01 Jan 2015 17:25:51
If Ospinas fit he's got to be given a run of games.

Would light a fire under shez's arse at the very least

Neither should be our number one. Begavic would be the signing

Whats wrong with Martinez?

There is nothinf wrong with martinez and u want a 4th?

Hood

Not sure what you comment means or who it is aimed at?

01 Jan 2015 23:44:52
He'd still have the same clueless defence in front of him though

Banbury couldn't agree more Martinez should not have been dropped when szez came back how many clean sheets did he keep? Surely that's what happens a player is out the player that replaces him impresses and takes his chance. The hood what you on about?

01 Jan 2015 17:03:55
Just a q

would we have been happy with a win against QPR and draws away at West Ham United and Southampton. giving us 5 points.

As it was we collected .

Or should we have had 9 points??

personally I thought 7 points was a given :(

Whoops

I am sure your Maths are good enough to work out we collected 6 points

lol

01 Jan 2015 17:34:33
I expected no more, in fact the win away to West Ham United was not expected (by me).

Thought we may he got a draw today but that was more in hope than expectancy.

I think the way things are panning out, its between us, Utd and Southampton for 3rd and 4th.

This was the hardest out of the three and a draw, for the fourth place trophy would have been acceptable, but yet again we're coming up short. I must praise keoman and Southampton, proper job. They are showing whata shrewd manager and good sound strategic signings can do. We are miles from that. Our players are told to go out and play, that's not good enough, they need a structured knowledge of shape and awareness and they aren't getting it. Southampton aren't going to lie down.

01 Jan 2015 16:59:17
New year same old arsenal. It was never going to be easy at Southampton, but boy what sort of defending is that. We just don't look like a team, probably because we aren't . Wenger out thought by a younger manager again, with a dynamic team, That works it's butt off. Please people don't say things like we look more solid after two games, we will never be solid with this set up, never. There is no consistency in any shape or form. We need a big shake up, including the manager, signing players in not the answer, you need good base and we ain't got that. He makes changes and it doesn't work, clueless.

Agreed Steve

By throwing Chambers in I guess he thought he was being smart, it didn't work did it.

I still can't see why we have purchased Chambers, where will he play?

01 Jan 2015 17:20:46
Wenger thought chambers wouldsuffice as cover for three positions. Thus far he's proven inadequate in all.

I like the kid, there's definately talent there but he is nowhere near good enough at this time.

Jenkinson is a far better rightback.

I agree AG Calum should be allowed to become a master of one trade before being asked to be a jack of all trades, DM? Why would he be good there, he's only a kid trying to find his way as a defender still

He's 19 and the lad is being asked to learn play and succeed in every position under the sun. Wenger is ruining the lad not chambers ability, ludicrous.

Agreed, at that age one position is where he should learn is trade.

He looks dreadful. . . . . Wenger to blame

01 Jan 2015 16:32:04
Time to get cech or begavic asap. We need a world class number 1

A top class keeper would be lovely Derby but so far this season it's not been our biggest problem over the 20 games by far, sadly we have more pressing gaps to fill first and we can't change priority because of today.
Szczesney has been like most this season up and down but there have been a few much worse

Let's build from the back . Why not sign a few players

That would be nice mate but where do we draw the line, for me Gibbs ain't ever going to be first choice lb in a title winning team but we have bigger problems to sort first imo.
Kos and Sanchez are the only two who wouldn't look out of place 100% guaranteed at city chavs Bayern, some of our other players might be OK and win a place in those sides I like to think

Won't happen till we get a new manager and owner I guess so until then we shell have to wait

01 Jan 2015 16:17:03
Game over!!

Arsenal have lost this game. against southampton 2-0

how can we 6 defensive minded players yet conceive stupidily.


AW lacks tactics, clearly

And Szczeney can be an utter ballbag sometimes

01 Jan 2015 15:51:00
Shezza at fault for the goal, we are looking light weight upfront.

A draw would be an excellent result

Get bony I before city do. He's carrying his goal scoring on from last year

01 Jan 2015 14:05:11
Giroud suspended.

Welbeck, Sanogo and Podolski injured.

Happy New Year everybody.

Apparently Poldolski not a happy bunny in training and went home

I might have gone for a win if Podolski was playing, relying far too much on Sanchez

A draw


Just

01 Jan 2015 15:23:04
Happy New Year gentlemen, nice to see we're all off on a positive theme. Lol. ;-)

01 Jan 2015 14:01:46
Happy New Year to you all.
Let us hope it turns into a very good one.

01 Jan 2015 11:15:23
Was watching TV last night night and my wife complained that the room was too cold. I told her to go sit in the corner of the room as it's 90 degrees there.

Happy new year everyone.

01 Jan 2015 11:21:56
Terrible, lol.

Happy new Year to you and your 'hot' wife :-)