Arsenal Banter Archive September 02 2015

 

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02 Sep 2015 21:56:16
Red lots of people's posts about our transfer dealings, many of us annoyed about the lack of signings, we all knew the positions that needed strengthening but unfortunately we didn't sign any of them. The only thing we can rely on is faith that our team will start firing on all cylinders and prove everyone wrong, if we don't I honestly don't think Wenger could stay on, the shackles are off now and have been for a couple of seasons now, this is his last chance I think, there has to be a point where even he thinks that it's damaging HIS own reputation as a fantastic manager. It will be a sad farewell when he does go but if he loves Arsenal Football Club as much as we do then he should not let it get demoted as one of the greatest teams in the world if he can no longer steer it to the top prizes in Europe. Arsene in the heart of every gunner there is a love for you but even the greatest lovers of your work are at their wits end so please get it right this season and if not then please just walk away with your head held high, you've built a magnificent team but perhaps you're not the mean to steer it to victory so when the time comes give the reins to someone else please.

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02 Sep 2015 23:01:53
Good post Essex.

I still think we have enough in our locker to win the league, but it might need a few slip ups by City and Chelsea.

Like I posted yesterday, player for player, pound for pound, we are as good as anybody (bar Aguero).

I think we have more goals in us than any other team.

Chelsea have Costa, Hazard, Remy, Oscar and Fabregas who can score goals.

City have Aguero, Sterling, De Bruyne, Toure, Silva and Nasri who can score goals.

We have Giroud, Welbeck, Wilshere, Walcott, Sanchez, Cazorla and Ox who can score goals.

We have as much chance as anybody.

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03 Sep 2015 01:48:05
Would be nice if you could have added Ozil to the list of goal scorers. A nbr 10 who seems scared to shoot is a concern for me. And Cazorla can't seem to put his shots on target unless from the spot.

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03 Sep 2015 08:15:09
Ahh, thanks Melbourne.

Ozil added.

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03 Sep 2015 08:21:27
and dags when you add bony and navas in to that attack it doesn't scare you/.

also there centre back situation is sorted i feel. and they have two dm's

i am worried mate :(

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03 Sep 2015 09:23:40
Derby how much ever keep adding to the city squad eod u can field only 11 players simple. You can't play 4 strikers and 2 dms and silva and 6 cb. Eod they are going to put out a similar squad to the one we beat twice and drew. With the exception of sterling.

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03 Sep 2015 09:11:30
Derby,

They have bought well mate.

The team to beat.

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03 Sep 2015 10:43:47
We are going to hope that other teams slip up so that we play catch up. Why can't we be the ones that others are hoping to slip up and drop points? :(

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03 Sep 2015 11:26:17
Mystifier sterling starts your right, kdb will 100 percent start. nasri off the bench is better than what we have,

otemendi will soon partner company.

id take bony upfront over our strikers let alone off the bench,

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03 Sep 2015 13:06:53
De Bruyne may make City's first 11, but he wouldn't make ours, he ain't getting in front of Ozil or Sanchez. While Derby is busy jerking off over City's team sheet, at least some "supporters" are actually getting behind their team.

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03 Sep 2015 13:46:31
Where would KBD play which position? And Nasri seriously we have a better player in Wilshire on the bench come on seriously... And we also have wallcott on the bench mostly. Otemendi is going to become another like your Mangala case to me or he won't play too much.

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03 Sep 2015 13:59:23
ubi id take him over ozil all day.

kdb hasn't even peaked yet where as ozil has i feel. not signing a fast forward has killed ozil off for this season at least

if its kdb on the right or ramsey give me kdb.

dont say i didn't warn you when city win the league in may as we are not even second

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03 Sep 2015 14:34:23
Where did I say City wouldn't win the league. It's hardly a brilliantly bold prediction with the way they've started and the players they have. All bow down to the Oracle!

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03 Sep 2015 15:25:46
because we should be challenging them ubi but we wont?

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03 Sep 2015 16:11:40
sorry dags you can't count wilshere as a goal threat, the most he's scored in a season is 3, you missed ramsey off though

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02 Sep 2015 21:32:47
I see ctr back on here when he said he wldnt and a quite useless post on the players who would get into our team so we would replace monreal and bellerin with darmian and shaw, we would replace arteta with carrick and a disheartened de gea over cech. Pl pass on what your smokin mate and come back to the sane world.

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02 Sep 2015 22:31:17
the most worrying thing about this post is u think your living in the sane world.

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02 Sep 2015 23:01:55
I did think CTR's strop was highly amusing but I actually like the guys banter it's what it's all about

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03 Sep 2015 01:27:23
There's a pretty fine line between banter and constant trolling, browgun.
Shaw = lazy, poor positionally and defensively - looks decent going forward
Darmian = looks solid but nowhere near bellerin in attack and tbh looks like a cheating scumbag already (grabbing people by the throat at a corner isn't the sort of player i want at arsenal..)
Schneiderlin could warm the bench, but ain't a DM and i rate cazorla and ramsey a lot more than him. there's a reason we didn't bid..
smalling is ok, but i rate kos, mert and gabriel more than him.
de gea is a fantastic shot stopper obviously but i still rate cech higher, and let's face it de gea doesn't want to be in england anymore than we want ctr here.
so of the 5 players he thinks would get in our starting team i'd take smalling and schneiderlin for the bench lol.

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03 Sep 2015 08:09:56
Brow u need to know the diff between proper banter and being annoying or just comin on here to take a punt whenever there is a chance, already ed002 has ripped into you so that should be enough, don't let the same fan base do the same. Ctr comes here only with one motive is to troll have a good laugh and then gets slaughtered on here frm likes of stoner, me and even malaga, then cribs abt the site and he only meant this and that, and then says he wouldn't ever come back on here, but the next loss we have against a lesser club he will be back. that's his philosphy, do u even call it banter those names he mentioned could get into this arsenal team? Atleast if he mentioned rooney it wld have been worth any banter. He would come on here and boast when utd beat totts pool and city and claim they will come 2nd even though it isn't arsenal even playing those games, but when they loose the next 4 without scoring a goal he disaapears. And ctr please don't ask me to check my sanity, It is very much intact

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03 Sep 2015 08:29:36
One happy CTR :-) youve gone to all the trouble of writing a post about him, job done for him I think there.
Only Malaga worries CTR and when Malaga says evening for some strange reason CTR scrapers :-)
Chill for CTR it really is only banter ( well Malaga aside it is )

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03 Sep 2015 08:35:35
Well I take it as good clean fun guys. He never gets my goat. But everyone has different pain thresholds I guess

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03 Sep 2015 09:19:30
Oh I forgot to mention "about the fan base ripping into me"

1. Most of us on here welcome CTR because we're adults

2. On been an adult even if been ripped into was the case you ain't ever going to see me swinging from a tree I'm not an emotional wreck I will cope mystifier

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03 Sep 2015 11:16:51
Get chill pill, its all good banter. If you can't cope just don't reply and get involved. Its banter. Crikey they lost at the weekend we didn't and he came on. He likes to go out and see new friends and old.

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03 Sep 2015 13:53:30
Lol he just came on here, because we were neither convinving in our win either. if we won by 3 or 4 he wouldn't be here. No point in taking up for him since he is a utd fans who sometimes only sometimes talk some sense.

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02 Sep 2015 19:57:16
Everybody is either hating Wenger or defending him and his transfer policies right now. If at the end of the season Arsenal are 4th in the league, got kicked out at round of 16 in champions league and won the fa cup would you be hating or defending Wenger.

Personally I would be calling for his head. What is the point of hordeing all the cash and never getting better results. Is it not worth taking a risk or 2 in the transfer market and if it fails we are no worse off, if it works we might actually win something. Or have all Arsenal fans become so complacent that we will rather just accepted average results year after year and never risk it for the rewards.

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02 Sep 2015 21:26:31
If we finish a distant 3rd the Arsene out people will call it another failure and the Arsene in people will call it consolidation of progress from the days of 4th.

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02 Sep 2015 23:05:27
They can't no more. I'm a wenger boy but can't justify that if it happens G62 it's different this year mate because the shackles are off and the past two years players have been bought that are a move forward we have gone back three years if we don't mount a serious challenge then that's the proof. This is the year mate shit or bust in my eyes

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02 Sep 2015 19:54:11
Some say he wakes 5 times a night just to make sure he hasn't lost any sleep
They also say he only breathes in
he once found £1000 in a wage packet and complianed about the stoppages

All we know is he's called Arsene Wenger :-)

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02 Sep 2015 23:08:32
He will never be as hard as our very own Ed002.

Heard he got pulled over by the police last night.

He let them off with a caution.

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02 Sep 2015 20:52:04
{Ed's Note - We have posted a new article entitled, Swansea City Transfer Window Round Up

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03 Sep 2015 00:16:16
Good article eds

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02 Sep 2015 18:59:52
Summer 2015 set a new all time spending record of £870 million, I hope no one forgets our part in that achievement :-)

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02 Sep 2015 19:24:37
Lol g62, I like that mate.

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02 Sep 2015 17:46:55
Afternoon all!

Ed02 gave me a great reply on the rumour page and it made me a little frustrated with Arsenal but also a bit better. It does tie into what Wenger was saying which in itself can limited our options but we do have a strong squad and needs something special to improve it while having somewhat limited funds that we can't sign a player for 30m then loan him out.....

Ed stated we had specific targets and they fell through due to injuries or the club not being able to find a replacement. For me, if we wait till Winter Window but get THE right additions that fit into Wenger's plans then I am happy. We should be strong enough to get there in a strong league position.

I was annoyed last night for sure but looking at it from a different angel, I am happy the club knows where it needs to add, happy we have the desire to add, the funds to add - now we need a little more luck in the window. Wenger eluded to the issue when he told everyone that players aren't purchased like a can of beans and that there's more money than talent around.

I am sure we will be fine and will compete. EVERYONE knows we need to add to WIN the league. This window needs to be a learning lesson for future windows.

Let's get behind Wenger and the Team as they need their 12th man! Remember - Victoria Concordia Crescit

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02 Sep 2015 18:02:42
If we come back from the break firing and get a good result at Chelsea the window will soon be forgotten but if we continue to struggle for goals and get beaten easily against Chelsea things will flare up.
That's the way of thing's

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02 Sep 2015 16:39:48
I know we all wanted a couple of signings, but who was available at sensible prices?
The two positions touted were defensive midfield and a foward.
Carvalho is injured. Schneiderlin went to United for a mad fee and has hardly been a huge success so far. Vidal went to Bayern, again for a huge fee for a 28 year old with a history of knee problems.
Benzema, Lewnadowski & Cavani are almost unpurchaseable for various reasons.
We have quality cover for virtually every position.
We still have Welbeck and Wishere to return from injury. Only Man City of the big teams have started well.
Other than the West Ham result we can't complain about the results, with 2 tricky away wins and a home draw against Liverpool.
Hopefully, we will rediscover our form after the international break and go on a winning run.

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02 Sep 2015 18:05:38
lol, that is all.

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02 Sep 2015 18:46:51
Evening, CTR.

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02 Sep 2015 19:12:23
Good evening lemon, feeling a bit sour?

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02 Sep 2015 20:49:12
Schneiderlin wasn't a mad fee in my opinion, and i also feel he would have been a fantastic addition to our squad ina position we really needed.

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02 Sep 2015 22:43:47
It could be worse, we could of spent ridiculous money without actually addressing our problems, struggled to a draw at Newcastle and got slayed by Swansea.

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02 Sep 2015 23:08:14
Spyders fee was correct and so was swine flu's. But martial and even depay on the other hand well in some ways you have to speculate to accumulate . But far to much

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02 Sep 2015 14:53:52
So eds, now that the window has closed, who are we definitely signing in January?

I'll just punch myself in the face.

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02 Sep 2015 13:57:52
Next years transfer window will be intresting with Flamini, arteta, rosicky all certain to leave and maybe a few others maybe debuchy and mertesacker because the rise of bellerin and Gabriel I think we missed a trick not signing anybody even if we signed 2 players they could of integrated and become part of the team now next season I kno it's a really long way I think there will be a few leaving

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02 Sep 2015 16:40:36
Some of them you mentioned, we thought could be leaving this year and they didnt.

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02 Sep 2015 20:08:01
Yh but they definitely will leave next year 3 midfielders should of signed some1

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02 Sep 2015 13:17:32
I'm as irritated as the next person that we didn't sign anyone other than a few "one's for the future" and Petr Cech. I've looked in on here twice a day, every day, had my own opinions and enjoyed reading those of all the regulars, even Mr D Gunner and his obsession with Charles Austin and I accept that we all wanted to improve our squad - and our first team options.

However, £50m for a 28 year old with no amortised value at the end of his three or four year contract on £x (probably something in the order of £150,000 per week or £7.5m per year) such as Cavani, doesn't make a lot of sense. It is such a gamble: see £36m+ for Caught Martial at the shambles that is Man Ure. Gambles in business can pay off, but they can also spectacularly fail: see Leeds United.

I am as passionate as anyone else that I wish we'd signed a Centre Half, a Defensive Midfielder and a high-class Striker: for me it would have been Varane, Krychowiak and - yes - Benzema. I wish, I wish, I wish we had and frankly if Wenger has had his day, then so be it, but let's not ignore the economics of business, 'cos sure as eggs is eggs, football is business now, not a Corinthian sport. Sadly.

Now we have to try and be positive and ignore the fact that the definition of madness is to do the same thing over and over again and expect different results: Arsene may well "believe" (T.Henry) but I no longer do.
I hope, but that is all.

MF

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02 Sep 2015 14:04:46
We have to just get on with it now. I guess wenger didn't feel cavani was as good as benzema (which of course is open to debate) that's why he wouldn't pay the 50 million for him. What I don't understand is the angle people are taking that he is 28 and therefore not worth that amount of money. There is only 10 months between the two players

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02 Sep 2015 18:07:39
im sure u will be fine max, u will get 4th place sewn up and get that pot of last 16 money i'm sure :)

or maybe u wont, a bit like leeds didnt.. :)

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02 Sep 2015 18:54:21
if we come 4th who's going to be the third team above us CTR? Surely not your team, they look awful. Don't think you've got a single player that would make our starting 11 now we have cech in goal. Was starting to rate shaw as a LB but the fatty was too busy munching pies to bother getting back into position for either of swanseas goals.

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02 Sep 2015 19:09:34
Funny CTR I thought you supported United and most of their fans are too embarrassed to even speak at the moment. Utd or Liverpool will be 4th 100 %

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02 Sep 2015 19:18:35
Hahahaha, ok lemon.

One season above 4th and now everything is different I see.
Strange I remember words to that effect a lot in the last 6 months.

How's that going by the way mate?

Are u an ostrich? :)

Love u really.

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{Ed025's Note - hes right though chris, £250m to create a piss poor side is not great mate, and as lemon says i cant think of any player of yours that would get in the arsenal side..unless you would like to enlighten us?..

02 Sep 2015 19:49:00
i would ed but what is the point really?
regardless of the truths i would say none of u gooners will accept them until u can't run away from them anymore :)

piss poor side or piss poor tatics? because there is a difference mate. still come may i'm sure we will again see who is right.

but for the reason of discussion ill give u a few names, De Gea, Darmian, Shaw, Smalling, Spyder, Carrick.

u may disagree mate but that will not make u correct :)

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02 Sep 2015 20:00:32
Smalling!

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02 Sep 2015 21:28:23
What a post so i see someone is back after saying he wouldn't come back here. So a disgrunted de gea over cech no thanks, and seriously monreal and bellerin over darmian and shaw and u knew darmian before utd. And carrick no thanks we have arteta to do the old man running. Go back home mate and better not trod on here. Piss poor utd side, players and tactics

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02 Sep 2015 21:35:04
Ctr since fergies gone you lot have been brain washed into thinking average players are good enough to play for you. Or you lot have lowered your sights. I honestly would only have degea and possibly sniderling tops. We need a striker but you haven't got one good enough for me to want.

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02 Sep 2015 21:58:46
he's started the season a hell of a lot better than either of your CB's wouldn't u say ubi?

People seem to think me mentioning players I THINK that would improve your team from utd is in someway me saying yours are not good players!

I can actually remove my blinkers and say there are many players i would take from arsenal and put in our squad & 1st team, u have some very good players and the best player in the league imo in Sanchez, but some on here can't and say comments such as
''I was starting to rate Shaw as a LB but the fatty was too busy munching pies to bother getting back into position for either of swanseas goals''.
To try and disprove my point.

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02 Sep 2015 22:52:00
Righto Chris, "one season above 4th"? Where did your lot finish last season? One season above 7th and you think you're relevant like the good ol' Fergie days. That's so cute, bless your heart.

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02 Sep 2015 22:59:15
fair enough that's your opinion. I happen to think different but there you go.

I guess come may we will see won't we, i did say the same in the spring.

Also worth noting i didn't turn this into a UTD vs Arsenal comparison thread. I made a little cheeky comment turning Max's around. :)

Steve,
you know what mate, your prob right with that comment buddy, with fergie at the helm we didn't always need the best players to win a league and in a way i'm sure yes we did accept 7/10 players a lot of the time.

I just really don't agree that only De Gea, a player which is now one some WOULDN'T take, because he wanted to move home (slight move of the goal posts about the point but hey hoo)as the only player that will improve your 1st team.

I don't think Shaw couldn't offer anything less than either of your left backs, in fact i think he would be better there for u.

Darmian, from what I've seen of him he's brilliant, Defensively sound, Experienced and good going forward.
I think he would be better at this time than Bellerin on the right for u (who i really think could be great).

Smalling, he's come on leaps in the last 6 months. Granted we need to see it over a few seasons but the signs are there that its coming, on form i really think you could make a case for him to be next to one of Kos or Mert.

Spyder would walk into your team no doubt, he is exactly the player u need imo.

Carrick i grant you might of been a remembrance of the fit Carrick of 12 or so months ago, so yes on current form and i prob couldn't see who he would replace, (although if fit he's brilliant).

There are many id take from arsenal too. Me thinking a few of our players improve u is not me saying yours are bad players.

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02 Sep 2015 23:57:21
That's right CTR you would take many of our players. But I also have no blinkers on and would take some of yours but only a couple.

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03 Sep 2015 00:14:01
I'm right though CTR, shaw was out of position resulting in both swansea goals, and in both instances he was half heartedly jogging back despite the danger being very apparent. Swansea gave him more space to bomb forward and then sneaked into the space, was pretty obvious. Looked like gibbs circa 2013. I mention shaw specifically as I feel monreal (despite improving hugely) is one of the few players we could improve on, aside from mert and giroud but i don't rate your strikers or your cbs at all.
Also did you just say smalling is better than kos? comedy gold mate.

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03 Sep 2015 00:24:50
Only good players at. Man u are de gea and Rooney also mate that is it not saying we have brilliant our main players are ozil Sanchez cech kos and santi

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03 Sep 2015 07:01:45
I didn't say that smalling was better.
I said on current form u could make a case he could go next to him or mert.

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02 Sep 2015 11:29:31
One umbrella we all find ourselves under is for Arsenal to be the best club in the world, We seem not to be on the same wavelength as to how we want to achieve that. We all agree we should not spend for the sake of spending, we all also agree that whatever decision taken now to make us superior in the future should make us survive now

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02 Sep 2015 10:00:25
Hi everyone....I want to know if someone can explain our transfer policy to me.
It's clear that Wenger will not pay for over priced players....but what would he have done if Cech was not handed to him on a silver platter and even then he was stalling over the price that Chelsea wanted.
Now to my main point...
Next year when the TV money comes in all the teams will have 100 million + to spend on players. This will push every players price up by at least 25 to 30%. So what will Wenger do.
And what ha happen to our scouting network that gave us some of our great players in the past.some of the lesser premiership teams seem to be scouting all the good world wide talent and we are being left behind.

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{Ed002's Note - The leap in TV money will come in 2017.}

02 Sep 2015 09:35:12
Lads we all have to remember as p****d off as the majority of us are wenger has played his Hand and we all have to be united. There is a full season ahead of us any discord and uproar will disrupt any chance we have. The end of the season will then give us the opportunity to voice when we know exactly wether wenger is wrong or right at this moment in time he's done nothing wrong.

There's nothing anyone can do now but be 100% behind the greatest club in the land COYG

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02 Sep 2015 13:22:50
Browgun,
I enjoy your posts and even though my opinion is worth little here, no amount of "discord and uproar" on his will "disrupt any chance we have". I don't think we our views will impact on Welbecks perceived inadequacies, or Theo's shooting boots. Forum's like this are for fans to vent on, and whilst we should neither over or under value the opportunity for us all to express our opinions, I'm not too sure that Messrs Wenger, Gazidis, Kroenke and Ozil will be too p*ssed off at the fact that the clubs transfer policy, however sane in business terms, has disappointed most fans intently.

MF

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02 Sep 2015 14:09:00
100% max I can't disagre. Sorry I never made myself clear I was on about the idiots wanting to go stage a protest and the boo boys on the terraces and the banner wavers across the stadium. Of course freedom of speech on this site is a must. When it's match day everyone should pull together and yes it won't paper the cracks in individuals performances but a ground that is 100% behind the team is worth a good few points

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02 Sep 2015 09:23:19
We assume that we will compete more this season because of:

1. Squad cohesion
2. Lack of injuries hopefully

We have had so many injuries in previous seasons, so we do not have any reason to think that it will be any different this season.

Cohesion - this is not a thing that is unique to Arsenal

I love Arsenal, and it is this love that makes me question some of Wenger's decsisions. I know he is here for quite a while still. I would love it if he could win a title in the process

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02 Sep 2015 08:51:41
Ed02 All of our arsenal fans respect and appreciate your views. But believe wenger should be responsible for lack of tanager activity and should be held responsible if arsenal could not get results and he shall resign from his post if arsenal can't get the results? Thanx

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{Ed002's Note - You need to start a hate campaign; Facebook, Twitter, perhaps some small fires around the ground, daubing abuse on the stadium - make sure he knows you want him out. I am sure then he will take the hint and pack his bags - cheering you up no end. Sky writing and signs towed by light aircraft is becoming more popular.

Actually one way we support the site is through our online store where you can effigies of the Arsenal owners, management, players and prospective players. You can then make the pilgrimage to the Emirates where there will be ritual burnings at half time. We are selling some very high-end voodoo dolls with a set of silver-plated pins thrown in for good measure. If you buy the doll with the glasses and grey hair, you know you have an Arsene Wenger doll.}

02 Sep 2015 09:14:46
I am still with Wenger, you can't just throw money around for the sake of it.
Biggest problem is this ridiculous circus that is 'transfer deadline day'. Honestly, the media wind us all up to thinking we need to buy buy buy.

Let's focus on our squad, and bring through some outstanding young talent such as Adelaide, Zelelem, Beleik and Iwobi.

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02 Sep 2015 09:54:25
Ed02 I can't understand your answer I will be very thankful if u make clear what u want? Thanx

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{Ed002's Note - My answer is perfectly clear - you want Wenger out, I have explained what you need to do.}

02 Sep 2015 12:07:24
A bit of light hearted banter there wajidirshad. It could have been worse you could have been accused of been stupid, ignorant or an out and out window licker. Looks like the passing of the transfer window has done wonders for your mood ed

Keep up the good work

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02 Sep 2015 17:52:02
OMG Wajidirshad,

Ed002 has just come up with a classic.

C'mon mate.

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02 Sep 2015 02:14:19
Clearly there are those that want Wenger out and the sooner the better for a number of them, that's exactly what the forum is for, a mix of opinions and thoughts on our club as a whole, players, manager, medical team and trainers.

Simply because I support Wenger does not equate to my acceptance of finishing fourth or accepting 2nd best in anything. I want this team to win titles and lots of them.

Someone posted recently on another page that there is a saying, that I think originated from Germany, somewhat irrelevant, but it was that football is the most important, unimportant thing in the world and it couldn't be more apt. Trouble is we genuinely do love it and get mixed up in the emotions of everything that goes with it and the transfer windows multiply that 10 fold.

You can look across every page and find posters on each that have had enough of the current manager including Chelsea, United, Liverpool, Everton or whoever. That is football.

Me, I'm one who more often than not leans toward the positives, that doesn't mean I'm blind to problems, believe Wenger is blameless and thus just follow him like some kind of clueless lapdog.

He turned a corner to the good for me in January with the introduction of Coquelin, however that occurred, in fact the team turned a corner as a whole, decided they didn't want to get their arses kicked in every big game and put a stop it.

We became the best team in the 2nd half of the season for that very reason, we have shown we can cut it with the best.

We now have a world class keeper, we have a RB who has just been called into the Spain squad and a LB who for me just gets better. We have a centre back in Gabriel who looks like he will make a great partner for Koscielny when the time comes.

Cazorla and Coquelin look excellent together and as good a pair as any in those roles. In front of them we have some great options in Ozil, Ramsey, Wilshere, Chamberlain, Welbeck, Sanchez, Giroud, Campbell and Walcott.

D_ said a few days ago, we could have a bench of Ospina, Debuchy, Gabriel, Wilshere, Chamberlain, Walcott and Welbeck. That is quality.

Have we made a great start, no, have we made a terrible start, no, are Chelsea going to be involved in a relegation battle, no, but points now would suggest yes. So it's ridiculous to think City will win the league 4 games in.

Do they have a better squad that us, would have to say yes, or more specifically in Aguero and Toure. Have they just spent £150 million yes. Does that make them a million miles ahead of us, for me that's a no but it looks good for dramatic effect.

Do I believe this team as a group can win the league under Wenger, that's a yes, will it be easy, no.

Ask me if I'm happy with the window then yes I am, being greedy would I have liked a Worldie at centre forward along with William Carvalho, then yes. Do I realise an injury to Coquelin could cost us, then I have to accept yes it may. Am I going to worry about that or apportion blame. No I'm not.

We have a great squad, we are not yet on top form, we have 3 world class players and we haven't been able to say that for a few years.

I support my team, I don't fawn over other teams, other players or other managers incessantly because none of them are mine.

I know nothing of the inner workings of the transfer window but thankfully we've had ed01 and ed02 giving us insights and information, that some chose to ignore that and talk from sheer ignorance is down to them, but that's life.

So each to their own, I'm excited about the season ahead that is only 4 games in with over 100 points to play for.

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02 Sep 2015 07:15:35
Nice post stoner but you can't give the guy any credit for coquelin who I believe will show this season he needs to be replaced by a better player. He was a last resort recall because we didn't replace arteta last year and he got injured. He will end up back on the bench in the end.

This squad is not winning the title mate its obvious to see. Otamendi is an excellent signing also for city and kdb will only add to there fire power

Missed opportunity mate but its Wenger if he fails now itl be because he hasn't brought in the players. Gives him an excuse for when city lift the title. Real Shame

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02 Sep 2015 07:37:34
Stoner have you abilities to read minds? I have been thinking same latelly as well :) great post imo. We have very good team. I don't know if we will win title, but I am sure that I will support my team no matter what... But here is banter page so everyone is free to say they thoughts and feelings.. Imo we should always stick behinde the team no matter what

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02 Sep 2015 08:26:51
Good post Stoner mate as you say were all different which is pretty handy as constantly reading posts that are identical to your own would soon become very boring.
For some like Arsene successe is the 4th trophy as is making up the numbers in the CL but for others only winning the title can be classed as success.
For me its about being competive in all games for an entire season going to Chelsea and City with them fearing you as much you do them not just being accepted as dangerous on our day I want to be in the race for 38 games where games are watched on the edge of my seat because dropped points really matter each week and if that results in a really big trothy fantastic but if not atleast the ride was exiting and put you through every emotion possible more weeks than not.
Theres taking part and there's making up the numbers and sadly for too long we've been making up the numbers in the CL and PL for far too long now IMO.

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02 Sep 2015 09:19:39
Great post stoner!
I agree with most of what you say, I do however feel that more effort and perhaps a little gambling should have taken place, we do have positions that could be strengthened i.e. cover for le coq and a proficient goalscorer.
If we suffer injuries (which we tend to do) we could be left with the likes of Arteta and flamini and in my opinion, they are not good enough anymore, to me it's a gamble keeping them in the squad.

Teams cannot stand still, every single team has spent and improved including outfield players, we seem to have saved money, players on loan and players gone for example Podolski, Diarby & Gnarby. in my opinion, we should not be looking to save money, but looking to improve year on year, god knows the fans are paying a premium and I cannot think of any reason why we should not expect a serious challenge on all fronts

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02 Sep 2015 16:31:42
Well said stoner I same as you but did want another striker in who could score but you never know wellbeck could come back firing on all cylinders

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02 Sep 2015 18:59:00
Derby you don't like wenger, we get it. To say he can't take any credit for coquelin is nonsense. Where do you think coquelin came from? Who do you think decided to keep him? Who do you think made the decision for him to be a DM and not a box to box midfielder like le coq originally wanted? Honestly I respect your right to have an opinion and dislike wenger but this whole blame him for all our failures and give him no credit for successes thing is utterly absurd.

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03 Sep 2015 00:28:11
Was le coq a LM and Wenger put him as cdm

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03 Sep 2015 12:37:52
You quoted something I posted, therefore I automatically agree with everything you say.

Joking aside, good post mate, and I do agree, now we haven't signed anyone, we just have to move on with it.

We'd all of liked a top striker and defensive mid, but hey ho, we still have a squad with good depth and some top class players.

Now to just survive the 3 months till Jan and see where we stand!

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02 Sep 2015 01:04:55
Massive thanks to the eds for a. giving us all the information they can. and b. putting up with some of the ridiculous posts and not leaving us. You guys are what makes this page great, cheers!

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{Ed001's Note - it's ok, but poor Ed025 is still sat in the corner with a blanket wrapped round his shoulders crying....
Thanks mate, but it is the posters that make it great.}

02 Sep 2015 00:42:21
although cech was a great signing its still been a depressing transfer window, i would have settled for someone like austin and wanyama.
city done most their business early and have got off to a flying start like chelsea last season and i feel they will win the league and with us it'll be the same scenario of being one or 2 players away.
but it is what it is and now we have to get behind the team with the players we have (because nothing will happen in jan) and hope we have a great season.

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02 Sep 2015 00:29:28
Lets get things into perspective, we have won the FA Cup two seasons running. We are only 3 or 4 players away from having a top notch squad. We can make signings in January. The only top team that have improved this summer are Man C. Whilst Chelsea and Man U are in a terrible state. Liverpool look no stronger and remember it could be worse, we could be Tottenham supporters!
Lets put the window behind us and cheer Wenger and the team on.

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02 Sep 2015 00:25:47
Thanks for all your work eds during this window shame didn't all get a striker but Jan is only few months away lol

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{Ed001's Note - I am already dreading what this site will be like if Arsenal aren't firing on all cylinders in the next few weeks. I don't even want to think about what will happen if January is like this window too!}

02 Sep 2015 16:32:22
Lol you be having nightmares Ed

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02 Sep 2015 16:32:54
Oh how is Ed002 he seemed stressed yesterday

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{Ed002's Note - He is ok now as his wives have gone away for a few days.}

03 Sep 2015 00:30:01
Lol glad to here it Ed02 and I didn't mean to sound naïve just frustration thought we would of added along with cech but still think the team is going to be up there again

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02 Sep 2015 00:22:10
I hope Welbeck comes good, well, I am prepared to go with that that thought.
Actually, I am only worried about CDM cover, apart from that, I am cool with the squad. Also, as stated yesterday, I back Wenger all the way this window.
You just can't throw money at a tomato when you are trying to buy passiion fruit

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02 Sep 2015 07:28:56
I sgree but it is only ever Arsenal that seems to have a poor transfer window. I just we start scoring goals. 1 in 4 games is very worrying, for me I do feel it's time for change as I feel Arsene Wenger has no ambition for the club but only to make money. How players wages are now off the books but still brought no one in. Very bad management, the next 2 or 3 games are vital. I really do believe this is the season we finish out of the top 4. Arsene will not buy in January unless we are bottom of the table.

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02 Sep 2015 00:10:42
Ed's

Thanks for all your hard work and input during window.

And, of course, putting up with the same questions, day after day.

Keep it up Ed's.

Truly appreciated.

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{Ed001's Note - thanks mate, it's not so bad so long as you don't get stuck editing any of that dags fella's posts. That can make the day really drag if you do..... ;o)

02 Sep 2015 07:40:02
You love it Ed, lol

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02 Sep 2015 00:04:56
Eds I know the window is shut but can you still sign free agents

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{Ed001's Note - so long as they were out of contract before the transfer window shut.}

03 Sep 2015 00:31:23
Was going say Knowing Wenger a cheeky berba signing lol

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01 Sep 2015 23:54:59
Happy with the window, not sure about the blinds

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