Arsenal Banter Archive February 04 2015

04 Feb 2015 15:56:23
Bit harsh on bristol that west ham only got a fine, if sakho had done nothing I would say fair enough, but considering he scored the winner they should at least get a replay

04 Feb 2015 20:59:27
Totally agree.

Flagrant abuse of FIFA law, obviously guilty, hence the measly fine.

Just feel sorry for Bristol City.

I hear sepp does not mind someone slipping him a 50 when he is shredding evidence.

04 Feb 2015 09:03:13
So it looks like sagna will be left out of man city's champions league squad
Got me thinking who has left our great club and gone on to bigger and better things and a first team regular. I can think of plenty that haven't
Adebayor
Nasri
Kolo toure
Rvp (1 good season)
Hleb
Fabregas
Song
Clichy
Overmars
Petit

Ashley cole is the only one I can think of that really kicked on and I regret going

If I were coquelin I would get that contract signed. Grass usually isn't greener on the other side - just the pay cheques are fatter

{Ed025's Note - i would take cesc out of that list suffolk, but the others i agree on mate..

04 Feb 2015 09:18:46
Not sure on cesc ed. He ended up bombed out of barca but has been v good for Chelsea to be fair. If he'd stayed in the first place he would be our captain and I'm still not convinced he looks happy where he is

{Ed025's Note - to play regular for barca and then star for chelsea can only be seen as a success suffolk, but i see only him from that list mate..

04 Feb 2015 09:33:47
I would remove Cesc from that list and replace him with Henry (although he did ok).

Cesc is off the list, and Viera can go on it.

How many league winners medal's does that list contain?
The proof they made a mistake leaving would be us winning the title and until that happens that will always be their answer and its a difficult one to beat if you talk fact not feelings

To be fair, Clichy will argue that he is regularly in the starting 11 for the current champions. Adebayor will point to his time at Real Madrid but no, he definitely belongs on that list.

Now to see if Bendtner and Pod can break that curse.

Agreed RR, viera needs to go on the list

04 Feb 2015 11:16:34
G62 has hit the nail on the head here.

Yep well done G69

Thanks Rosie and 73, I wish it wasn't true but it is, many on that list (not all) have gone on to have much more successful careers else where and their medal cabinet are healthier because of it.
That's for us and this generation of players to put right and make sure that any players who leave now look back in years to come and think BIG MISTAKE, HUGE!

ADEBAYOR biggest waste in football. guys a clown

cesc i'd leave off. henry left when he was over the hill.

clichy he's not done amazing or rubbish. he was what 7mill solid signing for them.

håvard nordtveit I always liked this player.

04 Feb 2015 12:54:43
Agree with G62 - medals count.
RVP - yes, only one good season, but that season wasnt he golden boot, and won the PL - exactly the reason he stated as wanted to leave us, as felt he wouldn't achieve it with us.
Im sure he'll look at the move as a success unfortunately.

04 Feb 2015 13:39:52
Add Anelka also

Anelka has had a solid career. glad he went we got henry.

I don't think many in the list have that many regrets. i'm sure they sllep wellmat night and their trophy cabinets and bank balances speak volumes.

That's a great shout SY4, Anelka fits the bill for me.

In a way, Vela? Also, Wiltord had a great time at Lyon. Clutching at straws here now I know.

And yes, ultimately you are obviously right Steve killjoy r. Except David Bentley who left Arsenal, went to Spurs, became depressed and took an early retirement.

04 Feb 2015 08:46:30
LVG in post match interview (Cambridge game).

"I don't think we played well. But it's very difficult against a team who played so defensively. 2 rows of 4 and even their 2nd striker was coming deep to defend".

I admire the man's CV, but he has no class.

Even Fergie and Mourinho would have praised their lower league opposition.

Sorry, but don't like the man at all.

I think he's a man feeling the pressure Dags, he should chill a bit because I doubt united will sack two false fergies in two seasons.
He's got until the start of 2016 at least even if he missed out on the top 4 this season, Moyes mistreatment is his saving grace at the moment

{Ed025's Note - he reminds me of sloth from the goonies...i just cant take to the guy myself mate..

You wouldn't want to be stuck in lift with the bloke for any other reason than some one to take your frustration out on that's for sure Ed.
Will he do for utd what they hope he will? Let's hope not and they get the Thursday night league football they so richly deserve

Like I said in my post yesterday (which was strangely removed) UTD and CITY are probably going to struggle now that FFP has kicked in, they have a lot of older players with little resale value which need replacing soon,

e.g Anderson they paid something like £26m for and left on a free yesterday.

RVP, what will they do with him? Carrick?

I think they need to invest in top class replacements but some of there huge money signings look average in my opinion, how much was Di maria? Falcao should be flourishing too, and they are desperate for two top CB's, Smalling and jones were both a lot of money for young players and don't seem to be doing the job for them.

What Chelsea have done is working well and I think we are in a better position to build with the signings we've made and our youngsters starting to look like the real deal.

{Ed002's Note - Manchester City are already suffering sanctions. Manchester United have the same FFP issue as Arsenal - and it is no big deal. The cost to buy and sell Anderson is of no relevance to their finances. You might just to better to avoid any financial discussion.}

04 Feb 2015 11:18:30
LVG is a bit of a weird guy. I don't think he means to disrespectful there though, he is just very very literal.

Thanks ed02, but my comment was more aimed at the fact that both those clubs will not be able to sell the players which need replacing for the type of money they need to spend to replace them. The FFP bit is a lot more complicated, I understand that.

I just feel that Chelsea have got it 100% right by letting players go early enough when they are not happy and getting top money for them, and very happy that we seem to have some very capable youngsters coming through now, that's all.

Not going down that route again ed don't worry

{Ed002's Note - The difference that MU has is that they are very profitable and that eases it. MC are not as profitable and much of their income is from sponsorship - some of which cannot be considered for FFP - so the situation is very different for each club.}

Thanks ed once again, these little bits of information help us to understand that things are not always as they seem in football, which is why it is so frustrating when some of our fans think we can just go and spend 10's of millions on players because they've heard we have money kicking it's heels in the bank!

I will leave you to get on with your busy schedule now, always a pleasure (you're my second favourite ed after 025 but don't tel 001 or 007)