Arsenal Banter Archive March 05 2015

05 Mar 2015 23:07:50
Sexism is being brought to the forefront of footballs collective consciousness. Which I personally think is fantastic, the fact that there have been 25 sexist incidents without a single charge is disgraceful. We should treat gender and homophobic abuse as harshly as we treat racial abuse. Education has to be key to solving this issue, I myself came out as bisexual last spring and was treated excellently by my team mates, so I know we in football have it in us to really treat everyone equally

{Ed025's Note - great stuff saint i applaud that mate, if only a couple of the premier league players came out things would improve immensely, like it or not these guys are role models, and it would help no end people who may be confused about their sexuality. as you say education is the key, and i can only imagine how hard it is for people in circumstances like yourself, so good luck fella..

05 Mar 2015 23:54:35
Well like I said, all my mates were fine about it, it's because firstly i'm a massive gooner, who loves a pint and that's my point, whether your gay, straight, lesbian, bloke, girl, muslim, athiest, anyone can be a football fan or be involved in football in whatever way they want. It's my business or your business what church you go to or what you do in you're bedroom all that matters is that you love football

{Ed025's Note - your right mate..

05 Mar 2015 23:57:57
Top post Saint.

06 Mar 2015 00:32:09
Has their been any other high profile people coming out other than sol? He got pretty harsh abuse so that would probs put a lot of people off. Did u guys hear about the two Russian lesbian gymnasts who made out publicly in protest of Russia outrageous equality issues. Hope nothing bad happend to them once the attention went away. I worry that for the few who stand up can get such bad stuff it puts others off

06 Mar 2015 02:20:35
Eden are you on about sol Campbell. He isn't gay as far as I'm aware lol

{Ed025's Note - thats the problem D16, trying to put a label on people..

06 Mar 2015 08:34:20
Thomas hitzelburger came out after he retired I think, also arsenal played a big part with in the rainbow laces campaign which is was good to see

{Ed001's Note - Robbie Rodgers was the first to come out while still playing. I don't know why it is still seen as a big deal. I really couldn't care less what sexuality they are, it is how well they kick the ball that bothers me.}

06 Mar 2015 13:07:58
The rainbow laces were Defo a bright idea

06 Mar 2015 13:44:15
When we say someone coming out isn't a big deal. And it isn't. But the chants would be there. It would die down I guess and he'd do we'll with sponsors. Would open up a new avenue tho. If he's let go would he use the gay card.

I'm sure we are not too far away from it happening.

05 Mar 2015 21:15:38
Ed025,

Be warned lol.

Serious question about your boys.

Last season/This season.
W21 L8 S61 C39 P72.
W6. L12 S33 C41 P28.

Even if you win remaining 10 games, you would still have won 5 less than last season.

Even if you win remaining 10 games, you would have 14 points less than last season.

You have already conceded 2 goals more than whole of last season.

Sorry for grim post. Bit bored lol.

But seriously, you have pretty much same team as last season, probably better.

What's happening?

{Ed025's Note - thanks for the info dags..NOT...we are in trouble dags, and its that fraud of a managers fault mate..

05 Mar 2015 23:11:21
Sorry Ed,

I did warn you :-)

I can't work Bill Kenwright out though.

I know he's not a 'hire and fire' type of Chairman but, as far as I know, he hasn't said much this season.

I'm all in favour of 'silent chairman/owners, but silence is not always a good thing.

{Ed025's Note - i only want 3 words fom him dags...MARTINEZ YOUR OUT..

05 Mar 2015 23:13:13
Didn't a number of people want him to replace Wenger??

Hopefully those people don't live near wishing wells

{Ed025's Note - love it SY..

06 Mar 2015 11:19:56
martinez reminds me of benitez. loves his cups but in the league he will make you worse. but his cv will look good

05 Mar 2015 21:01:08
Lol quoting Adrian Durham earlier today

"Arsenal fans live in an online world where no one can ever criticise their players"

Shows he's never been made aware of the banter on this site lol

05 Mar 2015 21:51:09
Speaking as an outsider I'd love to get his opinion on the human race!

05 Mar 2015 17:06:26
Flamini highest pass success rate In the league

05 Mar 2015 17:31:58
And don't tell me you wanna sign him up! ;-)

You're almost as legendary as a guy called Fresh on the United page.

Look him up. Lol. ;-)

05 Mar 2015 18:34:21
Your telling me there's another fan who wants his team to challange? Crazy. Ten years will become 15 before you know it. 15. Becomes 20. Emirates becomes anfield

05 Mar 2015 19:03:26
No Derby I'm telling you there actually is a guy that wants to buy more players than you, I know it's hard to believe but there truly is.

Don't take offence mate I'm only pulling ya leg.

The better stats are those that show Coquelin is head and shoulders the best DM in the premier league at the moment, Matic isn't even close. ;-)

05 Mar 2015 19:34:30
Its all about opinions lads, mine is Derby is forming an Army under the guise of a football team and is planning to invade Nottingham and make himself sheriff

05 Mar 2015 19:53:36
I think Derby is confusing FFP rules.

He thinks it stands for Fifty Five Players, because that's how many players he has bought this month alone.

Only joshing matey :-)

05 Mar 2015 22:01:32
That's a classic dags. Iv had a browse red dog. Has he mentioned Hummel's etc? Think iv spotted the guy you mean. Tbh he's not wrong they need some world class defenders asap.

05 Mar 2015 11:58:31
We all know about the possible out's this summer, with Poldi, Campbell, Diaby, Flamini, and maybe some surprises with Caz possibly leaving us.

on the topic of players leaving, what is the current situation with Walcott and Wilshere?

I know jack's injured but he seems to be way down the pecking order, and i just don't see how or why we would keep him. if a decent offer comes our way i'm sure wenger will offload the player.

Walcott, has me stumped, does he not play as he can't defend? is he injured?

With Alexis and Ozil and Caz and even rosicky, welbeck and ox ofcourse being preferred to Walcott are his days numbered? or is this a ploy to raise his game?

We all know Schneiderlin is a target and i'm sure he is our no1 target, with a wide/forward player the only other possible outcome from the transfer window, if we do go ahead and buy one, what does that do for walcott?

05 Mar 2015 13:13:45
And akpom and sanogo and welbz and Campbell?

05 Mar 2015 14:36:03
I really don't see Welbeck being sold, he has recently joined us, and adds depth and cover.

Walcott has a year to go on his contract. don't see us dragging this saga for another year, he does not sign and he is sold.

campbell possibly used as a makeweight in a deal for Vietto?

Not sure what will happen to Sanogo.

but with Flamini, Diaby coming off the books, will likely be replaced by Schneiderlin.

I would say Vietto or Dybala are the players we should target. but getting a player like Benzema/pedro is not a bad option, just don't see us having that much money..possibly 50mill including wages.

05 Mar 2015 17:29:09
We are in a very strange position - we actually have decent cover for a variety of positions.

I would imagine that Wenger would be looking at the defensive midfield area (with possible departures of Diaby and Flam) so there is Schneiderlin or Kondogbia from Monaco? Both, I think, would suit our team. Give Le Coq some company on the bigger games and allow the creative players to shoot forward.

I wouldn't mind Pedro coming in as he seems to be getting very little game time at Barca. He can play Right/Left Wing so would a very good acquisition considering we have lacked out and out wingers. Would also mean that we can stop putting players out there. Look what happened to Cazorla when we moved him back centrally!

05 Mar 2015 10:58:57
Guess what? We are back top of the physioroom injury league!

05 Mar 2015 09:58:26
Let's just save a thought for ed025 today, poor bloke. We know what it's like to lose to those rugby playing grunts

{Ed001's Note - please don't, Everton have turned into a far better comedy act than Dags can even dream of. Sadly. Best to just not mention it, poor Ed025 needs lots of jokes to cheer him up rather than thoughts today. I never thought I would say this, but I actually feel sorry for him having kids that are Liverpool fans, they must be making his life unbearable!}

05 Mar 2015 10:42:43
you know ed, i have this feeling that everton will get their 34 points to stay in the league and then go on to win the europa league and get into the champions league. its not over till its over

{Ed001's Note - oh I hope so, that would guarantee they hold onto Bobby M. If they can do that and LVG does enough to hold onto his job at United, that would be ideal. Both are a long term disaster in waiting.}

05 Mar 2015 15:21:31
well i don't really know how bad they actually are, they have been around for ages. if you get the right player you can always win.

if Manchester United buy hummels and pogba and whoever else they have money to throw at, it won't be long before the players just keep winning, i would say if you put Martinez in charge of barcelona or madrid, i'm quite sure he would be in the top 2.

05 Mar 2015 18:21:17
yeh that's why i hope they finish outside the top 4 laker so no matter how much money they have to throw at it top players will want to wait before joining. i did hear they have to be careful with their wages due to ffp, is that correct?

05 Mar 2015 07:17:09
Quite honsestly to me gibbs has regressees rather than progressed. He seems as the most ineffective full back when it comes to attack. Upgrade in the summer and keep monreal?

05 Mar 2015 08:01:36
Noooo. Keep Gibbs & replace Monreal with a more rapid option. However, I do feel sorry for Gibbs, as I recall watching him in the Emirates Cup, as a 17 year old and he played in midfield. He looked awesome and I must admit he has never looked a true defender.

05 Mar 2015 10:18:38
Yea he was actually a LM originally

05 Mar 2015 12:37:24
I wouldn't sell Nacho. No way we will bring in a new LB just to replace him on the bench... unless he's young and inexperienced. It is Gibbs who I feel is the weaker, more so in defence than in attack

05 Mar 2015 18:28:21
i think its a shame we haven't played him on the wing in big games for the added cover it would add could work really well, got to be better than ozil on the left!

05 Mar 2015 06:30:02
Man U's Evans clearly spits and should be banned from Monday's match. Let's see if the FA have the guts to do the right thing,
Mind you, perhaps it's better of he plays!

{Ed025's Note - you want him playing robbie..hes hopeless mate..

05 Mar 2015 07:12:46
Eds good point lol

05 Mar 2015 07:13:28
I hope he plays infact us

05 Mar 2015 10:56:57
Looks like falcao will never play again for Man utd.

Man utd will come out all physica at us, as they know our players are well small.

ozil can't be on the wing.

we need to go with Ramsey and Le Coq at the back.

with sanchez and OX on the wings with ozil in the middle.

05 Mar 2015 11:02:13
Apparently the FA are investigating the incident and if Evans is guilty he will get a 6 match ban & Cisse 7 matches. Both players would then miss playing against us. In Evans case, I doubt it will make United weaker, but the absence of Cisse against us, would weaken them.

05 Mar 2015 18:31:30
why would cisse get a game more?

05 Mar 2015 18:48:30
just seen that evans has denied doing anything, where as cisse has come out with quite an appropriate apology, suerly cisse should get less of a ban?

05 Mar 2015 18:55:32
kids should see that its wrong and both get banned, but that doing the right thing and appologizing results in less of a ban and lieing results in a harsher punishment, otherwise they will think its best to not own up

05 Mar 2015 22:13:23
Cisse gets a 7 game ban because he was already suspended earlier in the season for his elbowing incident on Seamus Coleman

{Ed025's Note - its a pity he never put coleman out for the season peter...sligo had us off paying £40,000 for him..

06 Mar 2015 07:39:44
Ed I'd be over the moon if arsenal came in with a £40,000 +£1 bid for Coleman;-)

{Ed025's Note - you can have him peter...hes pants..

05 Mar 2015 00:52:15
Coq looks mean in that mask! And loved the goal from Sanchez! Özil was fantastic as well! COYG

05 Mar 2015 10:29:06
Coquelin played like a demon in the mask. I am so impressed with him in the defensive midfield role. Once he gains more confidence he will be awesome and save the club a fortune as we will only need one more defensive midfield player, opposed to two. We should break the bank and sign Schneiderlin.

04 Mar 2015 23:53:35
Good performance and result.

Well chuffed.

And Giroud scores again.

04 Mar 2015 23:48:19
Loved Ozil tonight he was class. When people accept we can accommodate a flair player they will accept Ozil rocks and has a place in the team. Glad Sanchez scored too. Onwards and upwards