Arsenal Banter Archive June 01 2015

01 Jun 2015 21:07:08
When it's sunny I always think beer garden.

When it's raining I usually sit in the pub and moan about it.

And when it's snowing and cold there's nothing better I like to do than sit in front of tele all warm with a few beers.

You know what? I beginning to think I have a problem with the weather.

{Ed025's Note - love it chris..

01 Jun 2015 21:38:14
My wife was over the moon when I told her I wasn't going to drink anymore, but not quite as happy when I added I wasn't going to drink any less either but just carry on as usual.

01 Jun 2015 21:48:00
I know how you feel mate, beers not my problem, sometimes I drink whiskey, rum, tequila... Must be the weather

01 Jun 2015 21:57:17
Evening ctr

01 Jun 2015 22:11:10
Hi charlie how's it going mate?

Hope all is well with u pal.

Got over the hangover yet?

Weather nice there?

01 Jun 2015 22:16:04
I'm still on the session

01 Jun 2015 22:16:27
Somehow Malaga you managed to sound just like Ray Winston there :-)
Polite but menacing at the same time

01 Jun 2015 22:20:00
More like Jamie Winston if u ask me g62 lol.

01 Jun 2015 22:20:46
Yes Charlie I'm sure u are. I can only imagine it goes on a lot.

01 Jun 2015 22:23:01
I could be ray
I'm a man of mystery

{Ed025's Note - you certainly are that malaga..

01 Jun 2015 22:26:34
025 we're all a mystery

{Ed025's Note - does that make me scooby doo?..

01 Jun 2015 22:39:46
Na you've lost it now Malaga, you should have quit at the (Evening ctr) bit.

01 Jun 2015 23:15:31
I was lying in the garden today, enjoying the sun and having a beer.

Mrs Dags was cutting the grass with our clapped out 10 year old lawn mower.

The woman next door looked over the fence and shouted, "look at you, relaxing and drinking beer, while your poor wife is cutting the grass. You should be bloody well hung".

"I am", I said, "that's why she's cutting the grass".

{Ed025's Note - i like that dags..

02 Jun 2015 00:22:51
Bless him g62, he just wants to play with the big boys.

Humour him.

Well done Malaga, it's the taking part that counts mate. U keep trying, stoner would be proud.

I like that dags.

Saint my Mrs thinks I'm like Derek Acora these days after she asked who I was speaking too one tipsy night and I replied the sprits.
I still don't know how they managed drink themselves.

Mind u after my attempt at a gag it could of been her. :)

02 Jun 2015 01:00:37
I also have a problem with whether. Whether I should have guiness, brandy or brandy or guiness.

02 Jun 2015 13:13:42
I can't believe that I actually laughed at one of Dags' jokes . Need to start drinking again! And before Malaga mentions it , I've heard rumours that Ronaldo , Neymar and Messi are signing for us . Well , it is time for silly season.

{Ed025's Note - crack open a bottle of honey JD looney...sounds like you need it mate.. :)

02 Jun 2015 14:38:55
Ed025, I can just picture you with dozens of empty JD bottles around your feet , cursing that you have read another of Dags' jokes!

{Ed025's Note - hes a driving instructor loony...and he has certainly driven me to drink mate.. :)

01 Jun 2015 17:58:07
With Klopp stating that he will be taking an indefinte break from managing, is he opening himself up the possibility of taking over for Wenger in the future?

What is the most recent speculation as to Wenger's timeline remaining at the club and could we realistically see Klopp taking over as the next Arsenal manager?

01 Jun 2015 23:10:59
Arsene won't leave before his contract ends, and Klopp won't wait 2 years before looking for a new job. But to be honest, if Arsene brings us the premier league title I could see him signing a new contract and I hope he does.

{Ed025's Note - me too lemon..

01 Jun 2015 10:05:04
Question:

If we only signed a holding mid as our only first team player, say for example Schnierdelin for £25m, would that be enough for us to seriously challenge for the title?

Opsina and Szszency are two very good keepers and neither seem to be leaving, so no goalkeeper.We are also well stocked in defence with two players more than adequately covering each position and Jenks to also come back.

Midfield we have more than enough. With Schnierderlin we would have two quality players for every position.

Coquelain/Schnierderlin Ramsey/Wilshere Cazorla/Ozil Walcott/Ox and Sanchez/Campbell. i'm thinking Arteta, Diaby, Rosicky, Podolski and Flamini will all leave and Campbell will stay as he recently signed a new contract. Gnabry, Zelalem and maybe Maitland Niles will play sporadically.

Upfront we have Giroud and Welbeck, If Wenger is planning on using Walcott as a striker like he said he will, then I really can't see us signing a ST either.

From January onwards we have been the best team in the league, debatelable but it is evident we have been playing much better and looked way more solid. The majority of the squad is young and will only get better, and players like Sanchez, Ozil, Waloctt, Ramsey and Koscielny are in the prime years of their careers (I know Kos is 28/29 but that tends to be best age for CBs).


I think avoiding a huge injury crisis and one, maybe two major editions we will be proper title contenders.

01 Jun 2015 10:29:30
For me a very top keeper is a must because both our keepers are ok but they won't be the winning factor in a title race but could over a season be the deciding factor.
Cover not upgrade on Le Coq would do for me, he's already very good at what he does and may well become more than that next season.
Love Olly to bits but his finishing isn't good enough so would have to say sign the best striker we can get our hands on but not an if but maybe one like Austen or Benteke to replace Olly they've got to be 100% proven.
Midfield is already heavily congested so little sense in adding to it unless someone very very special wanted to join us.
But we can't just add we do need to let players who are over 30 and unlikely to play anything like regular go like Arteta what is the point for him or us Rosicky too brilliant in their day but their day is done.

01 Jun 2015 10:43:35
If it's going to be only two major additions it would have to be a striker and a holding mid.

If Theo is going to play a more central role next season, it could be the difference alone, but I still believe to give the side the best balance he needs to be on the right, with a top goal scorer in the middle, Martinez or Benzema would be ideal. Otherwise we may run into last season's problem and play with next to no width and just keep hitting walls trying to walk it through the middle.

I still reckon we need a keeper as well. Szczesny and Ospina both worry me. As well as Szczesny did on Saturday, he didn't have an awful lot to do, and he just has this cockiness and arrogance about him that does him no favours and can lead to errors. And Ospina's lack of height is always a worry in the PL, if he misjudges a ball coming into the box against the likes of Stoke and Chelsea, it could cost us dearly. Cech would be nice but ideally a young talent like Leno.

You're right though mate, avoiding an injury crisis is the main thing. Keep this current squad fit and I believe we can mount a decent title challenge.

01 Jun 2015 10:45:48
I don't think Schnierdilen will strengthen us by much. Is he really going to do a better job then Le Coq? Le Coq has been magnificent this season and the brilliant thing about him is he has gotten stronger as the season has gone on.

He has taken responsibility of the midfield and he is starting to express himself more. he's distribution is improving and he has started to ping cross field passes. He is no Xabi Alonso or Pirlo but he's improving a lot. Next season he will be a lot stronger, wiser and more experienced and he will only get better.

Yes Schnierdilen is a very good player but Le Coq deserves to start as number one next season. 25m seems a lot of money for a back up considering we need a top quality striker.

If i had to pick one position to strengthened it will have to be upfront. Giroud hasn't had any competition for the last two years and this position is vital if we are going to win the league.

If we can get a top striker and Schnierdilen then happy days but if we can only sign one then it has to be a striker. We already have Le Coq

01 Jun 2015 11:35:54
I think there's far too great a wave of optimism here, as if everyone has forgotten how many games there will be between mid-August and January. Giroud's finishing gets poor when he gets jaded. He'll start the season well but will need a rest come early December. Likewise, le Coq is first on the teamsheet in my opinion but largely because he's our only true CDM (a very good one at that, mind) but he'll run the risk of injury, same as everyone else. Depth is missing. Add a striker and a CDM (plus ideally a GK) then we can mount a serious title challenge while giving the cups a good run and aiming to reach the QFs in the CL once more

01 Jun 2015 00:52:33
just wanted to ask you all something, if you's were neutrals or supporters of other teams (not spurs)would you find it a big deal in jack leading the chant about spurs at the victory parade? i know there may have been kids there but saying the word s h i t isn't the end of the world.
just makes me think are the papers etc making a big deal of it because he said that or where he's been in the headlines a couple of times before about other things?
be interesting to hear your thoughts

01 Jun 2015 07:16:26
I don't see anything wrong with te swearing side, like you said its a fairly tame swear word. And parents with kids there would be very niave to think their children haven't already heard it or use it themselves

01 Jun 2015 08:12:15
As a neutral very few will care, spurs I doubt they will be that bothed but Arsene and the club will be wishing he hadn't done it which to me is where the real problem is.
He just doesn't have any self disapline or sense of responsibility but his mates will be pleased with him.

01 Jun 2015 08:21:42
I'm a Chelsea fan and whilst I believe he probably shouldn't have done it, it really is not a big deal. Yes there were children in the crowd but when there are thousands of football fans there it doesn't matter if Jack swears or not, either way the children will hear other people swearing. Although despite saying that I do believe Wilshere needs to start acting like more of a role model, instead of smoking and swearing- especially since he spends more time on the treatment table than on the pitch!

01 Jun 2015 09:09:17
I agree with all that Saim, Jack lives on how potentially good he could be not is, in truth 3 years ago he was our future but sine then Belerin Ox Walcott Ramsey have all left him behind but I'm not sure Jack can see that because his hangers on are keeping his ego well topped up, for now.

31 May 2015 22:48:53
hypothetically if it were to happen what are peoples thoughts on us signing milner?

01 Jun 2015 01:30:32
Really good squad player, don't see him joining though as it appears he wants to start every game..

01 Jun 2015 01:49:51
For where that is the question. He ain't a goalkeeper, center back, holding mid or striker, so other positions really strong. So no, good player, but no.

01 Jun 2015 02:18:52
Great attitude. Talented player. Wants to play in the middle but can cover several positions. Intelligent. English. Managed to crack the starting line up at City. He would make an excellent squad addition to sit instead of or alongside coquelin in rotation.

01 Jun 2015 06:33:03
Noooooooo....

01 Jun 2015 08:20:35
As has been said good player and much better than is often given credit for but where would he play in an already very competitive MF.