Arsenal Banter Archive April 28 2016

28 Apr 2016 23:40:06
Players and managers come and go and I for one love and respect wenger! But what I love more is Arsenal and Arsenal first and formost. So for that reason it's time to want what's best for my club and that is change! We pay money and are as loyal as most and we are no longer getting a good return for our money. We need to start paying for dead certs and stop this speculative approach to success.

Sorry old friend you either need to give us a last season to remember and bloody pay the money or you gracefully pack up your shit and get out.

29 Apr 2016 08:14:34
See what you're saying but it's clearly got to a point where no matter what he does it won't be good enough for most of our fans. Not including me however. But say he spends big and we miss out on the league by a point next season. We'll Moan that he did it a season to late.

29 Apr 2016 08:24:30
Like you say that's how it's got.

29 Apr 2016 09:09:01
D if we're actually involved in the title race next season and end up missing out by a point I would be a happy man, the disappointment of not crossing the line in first place would be horrible for a couple of weeks but it wouldn't wipe out the excitement of actually being competitive in the premier league title race again after such a long time of being 4th place chasers.
Few are actually demanding we win the league every year only that we are in the race mmost years.

29 Apr 2016 10:41:39
To be fair was we not in the race this year. Debatable I guess. I dunno it just seems Any kind of slip up from now a lot of fans would be straight up complaining and getting on Arsene and the teams back.

29 Apr 2016 12:29:51
Sanogolovesbentner ther are no dead certs, look at torres, Veron, Jeffers.
a lot of fans have lost it with Arsene and as you say that is the way it is, I just wonder if we get a new manager, start spending big, and start finishing 7th 8th, those same fans that do not see us as a successful club will start wishing that the best individual represent this club out of it.

29 Apr 2016 12:47:46
Of course not but there are choices that no one could condemn.

29 Apr 2016 12:50:36
What a good Debate
Who is better than what we have out their at the moment
He has guided us threw our biggest change as a club. kept us in the top 4 making money every year, paying off the debt
I think and hope we give him one more year and respect him for what he has done.
Bigger clubs than ours would snap him up.
I'm sure we don't know the truth about what has happened behind the scenes, We are working men and the odd comedian,
So let's united and stand together for one more year and Enjoy It.

29 Apr 2016 15:37:16
D was we in the race really mate? I know nothing about motor racing but I'm pretty sure there's no place reserved on the podium for the bloke who was leading half way through the race but finished 10 laps behind the man who was fastest over the whole race, I can't think of a single sport where someone fades out of contention at the half way stage and is considered to be a genuine contender for 1st place.

29 Apr 2016 16:10:49
Yea ok granted we wasn't leading that race but we was still in for a outside chance a few weeks ago so we was in the title race I'd say. Regardless we've still not done good enough.

29 Apr 2016 17:55:37
I have stated the only two ways things can be resolved and have a harmonious year.

1. Wenger spends and spends good
2. Wenger departs.

29 Apr 2016 18:36:16
I agree with you D16. There's something satiating about being in the fight even if you lose out.

The FA cup has always been my favourite competition but I know it's laregly now a token prize as it pales in importance to Champions League participation. I don't think any PL manager would argue against that.

I have a United colleague who took the micky out me celebrating our FA cup wins (just as wind up he loves the cup to) United making the final last week was the first time he's been enthisiastic about United in a couple seasons since the malaise of Fergies departure. He went bloody mental when Martial scored the winner. The point being for fans its the cup is like a blood a sport when you get down to business end of proceedings. It carries the excitment of the fight.

Plodding along lethargically simply filling places on the table is hard to spend money on after enough years of it in succesion. To fight and lose still gives you excitment.

28 Apr 2016 18:30:16
The daily star are reporting that Pep wants Theo :-) I know he's keen on his teams regaining possession within 7 seconds once they lost it but £15 million for a ball boy is a lot of money no matter how quickly Theo can catch the ball and get it back to the city players :-)
That's about the only thing I can think of to give this story a hint of credibility :-)

28 Apr 2016 23:16:46
Love it G62,

Theo the ballboy :-) :-)

29 Apr 2016 08:00:12
Lol G62, I think Walcott has chosen a wrong career, instead of football he should gave tried his hand in athletics might have given Usain Bolt a good challenge.

29 Apr 2016 18:37:57
With he's touch i'm not sure he's cut out to be a ball boy. Would take him 10mins to get the ball back i to play.

29 Apr 2016 19:11:21
Well he could hurdle the boards like he did against Sunderland
Shame on you Theo
You let us down you let the club down and more importantly you let yourself down.

28 Apr 2016 12:55:18
One to watch tonight:
Cedric Bakambu.

Good physical player, who could fit the Prem.

28 Apr 2016 13:53:07
Hi Billybob,
I shall watch him with interest since you mention him but his goals to game ratio isn't too hot? 43 in 151?

If we are going to shop in Waitrose or Sainsburys rather than Selfridges Food Hall as we also seem to do these days, I've got a few suggestions for new forwards:

* Ousmane Dembele from Rennes
* Breel Embolo from Basle and my personal preference
* Islam Slimani from Sporting Lisbon.

All the above assumes we won't be getting Aubameyang anytime soon.

I'd also recommend Gaston Pereiro from PSV in midfield, again assuming we don't go for broke with Calhanoglu and/ or Granit Xhaka.

28 Apr 2016 14:54:01
Oops: I mean't that my preference is Slimani, not Embolo as it reads, although I would think we should consider all three strikers and definitely midfielders too.

28 Apr 2016 16:16:06
Nice posts Max.

Agreed that we are probably shopping at Sainsbury and may swing by Aldi to see what's on the clearance counter. :)

Embolo has the 'raw materials' big physical presence, but not sure how he is technically.

I have read a lot about Ousmane Dembele now but ever seen. Is it hype or is he actually THAT good?

28 Apr 2016 16:54:27
I think he's a real prospect. Perhaps he could write to M. Wenger if and when he "becomes available". Would want our beloved Manager to miss out on him all for the want of not knowing he is for sale!
Pereiro also could do Arsene a favour by sending him an e-mail with his credentials. I think he is a genius-in-waiting.
With him in our squad I'd feel less concerned about letting The Ox (really sorry) , Theo (sorry) , Jack Wheelchair (not sorry) , Arteta (thanks) , Rosicky (loved him, on the odd occasion he was fit) and Flamini (nowhere near as bad as the flack he gets given on this site, but way past it) go.
Not saying he'd replace them all on his own of course, but with Zalelem and Gnabry back (and fit) with Iwobi, Ramsay, Elneny, Le Coq, Alexis and (ideally) Xhaka as a midfield group of nine players, plus Campbell, Welbeck, Dembele or Slimani (or possibly Embolo) with Giroud as an option too + Chuba Akprom I'd like that.

That doesn't address the need for two centre backs, one left back and a partridge in a pear tree, but we got to start somewhere!

28 Apr 2016 17:16:23
IT's a tricky one though, because with the changes you mention, the midfield would look great, but I do worry that worry we need a consistent top-performer upfront (which we can afford. )

But once again it looks like we need 3 players. I don't see Wenger selling Theo or the Ox, so my guess for departures:

Campbell (unfair. )
Arteta (give him the coaching job)
Flamini
Rosicky
Jenko (? )
Ospina (Think he's unhappy)
Gibbs?

Wenger doesn't really sign more than 3-4 players so my guess would be:
GK - Viviano / etc.
CM/ DM - Xhaka / Kante
CB/ RB/ LB - Someone who can play across the back
CF: I think wenger has tried and failed in this department (Suarez/ Higuain/ Benzema? ) , but will try again.

Perhaps if Aubameyang moves to Real Madrid, it will spark a bit of a transfer merri-go-round.

28 Apr 2016 17:40:19
Billy I agree totally about Campbell mate what he's done wrong to be behind both Theo and Ox I don't know but it's best for him to move on despite doing well this season imo.
As for Arteta moving into a coaching role with us I'd be up for that if we change managers but if Arsene stseys I think we need someone from the outside with new/ different ideas desperately not someone else who's another yes man for Arsene.
No disrespect but we have more than enough of those at the club again IMO.