Arsenal Banter Archive July 07 2016

07 Jul 2016 20:49:55
Giroud is like a rocket :-)

07 Jul 2016 23:38:51
In reverse.

08 Jul 2016 02:20:42
A spent one. ;-)

08 Jul 2016 07:28:31
A dummy one.

08 Jul 2016 08:28:39
Stephenson's rocket?

07 Jul 2016 17:26:24
Pep
Conte
Poch
Bilic
Koeman
Klopp
Mourinho. where do we fit in? Will we be able to finish the season above these managers?
How exciting this coming season is going to be.
Are we prepared enough as a club?

{Ed033's Note - You'd think Arsenal can finish in 4th or 5th place in the Premier League.

07 Jul 2016 17:57:22
I predicted 2nd last season, but behind City not Leicester, this season I'm going for 7th.

07 Jul 2016 17:59:08
We stand as good a chance as any of winning this year, it has the potential to be the closest title race ever.

All the teams still need signings but even with the squad we have now we should still make top 4.

07 Jul 2016 18:21:00
I should think we'd finish in top 3 again.

07 Jul 2016 18:40:42
You will be fighting for 4 th place along with spurs, Liverpool, west ham and maybe Everton. Man Utd, nan city and Chelsea will be on another level this year due to 3 world class managers and the endless spending power they have. Just look at Utd today they are paying 100 million for pogba.

07 Jul 2016 19:00:30
As everything stands right now for me it's
Chelsea
City
Utd
Arsenal
Obviously lots can and will change between now and kick off in August but I just can't see how we are going to be any more effective at taking chances or stopping the opposition than we were last season.
As said long way to go yet and we could pull off some stunning signings :-) or lose Mesut Sanchez or both :- (

07 Jul 2016 19:32:36
Currently id say we are battling 4th out with Spuds and possibly W Ham.

07 Jul 2016 19:49:38
Dont forget Liverpool too Banbury mate.

07 Jul 2016 20:09:31
Nobody has Leicester figures - I have us first with a EPL/ FA double and a deep run in the CL. let's get it started!

07 Jul 2016 20:53:47
Agree to some extent raver, I have my suspicions about pogba and man u. For the last three years they have "tried " to sign the unsignable ie ronaldo, bale, neymar and now pogba. He wants real not man u I just think its sabre rattling. Man u don't like that Barcelona real and bayern are seen as bigger clubs and it irks them.

07 Jul 2016 23:59:35
How nice would it be if we won it with all these managers here.2/ 3 signings, then we should be contenders no matter who the other teams sign. hope Wenger wins it, he's being insulted from everywhere. Would b like a slap on their faces. let's remain hopeful n see.

08 Jul 2016 01:02:35
Why don't we just enjoy Arsene Wengers final year at the helm of our club.
Forget about winning or losing because Whatever happens this coming season at the end we will be waving goodbye to one of the best managers our era has encountered.
Let's sing the mans name and embrace it. This is at the end of the day the man who dedicated his life to our club, Upped the ante and made the league as exciting as it is. let's show Arsene that we are grateful for all he has given us and who knows with that kind of atmosphere Maybe just maybe something so extraordinarily special can happen.

08 Jul 2016 01:12:04
Woah you guys are defeatist today! You surely should be looking to buy a top quality striker and CB (nothing has changed there) and who knows what will happen on front but I expect Arsene to accomplish top 4 as usual. Remember that many of those managers will be in their first season and some don't have epl experience so I could see a 2nd or 3rd place finish. Although I do struggle to see you guys as champions again under Wenger. I understand that won't get many excited but I don't see you struggling for 4th as some predicted.

08 Jul 2016 01:20:03
Oh and there's no doubt that Pogba wants Real. If we do manage to bring him in it will be because we've paid an incredible amount of money to Juve and Raiola, not something I'd be particularly proud of but if he came and played well I guess I'd get over it with time!

08 Jul 2016 02:29:06
I've supported Wenger for a long long time but to suddenly believe he is now in his final year going to do what he hasn't done before is grasping at straws.

Failure last season not only in the league but in the transfer window should have been enough to make him walk.

It really was shameful. Yes it's his final year and no I expect nothing because he will not do what is required to make the difference.

I think his last year could be his worst, I'll still be behind the team because it's Arsenal. But for the first time I have absolutely zero expectations.

08 Jul 2016 04:41:24
Strong words stoner but I agree entirely. The guy is way out of tune with the fans and the premier league and how to win it.

08 Jul 2016 07:13:08
Stoner surely actually grasping at straws is bêtter than endless pretending to chase rainbows that had absolutely no intention of putting in an appearance over the Emerirates.
I'm far more happy that we made Leicester an offer they accepted and we actually sat down with Vardy than reading about Benzema and Higuain having at medical at the Emerirates while somehow managing to simultaneously be photographed on a beach somewhere.
I'd much rather sit down to egg and chips the missus cooked than keep looking out the window waiting for Michel Rod Roux to turn up with a 5 star meal on a silver dinner set.

08 Jul 2016 07:39:00
You and your analogy's G62 :-)

08 Jul 2016 10:05:53
No doubt pep et al will have some tricks up their sleeves, but simply Getting a brilliant manager didn't propel LFC to the top last season.

We were close last season, so plenty of reason to be hopeful. AFC fans can't buy the players or set the tactics, but we can go into every game 100% behind the team. Clapping the effort and willing them on, not waiting to groan at the first missed pass and saying I told you so - for me that will make it a self-fulfilling prophecy.

We've got a 1 in 20 chance like the rest of the teams. Plus a squad that know they were close, have belief having beaten the champions and the other big clubs, and will be hungrier to win. All we can do is get behind them. COYG.

07 Jul 2016 16:48:55
Rumour: Arsenal linked with Djibril Sidibé.

This feels like an "Arsenal" Signing.

07 Jul 2016 18:45:30
Only 23, can play either left or right back comfortably, Monaco apparently already agreed a relatively low fee with Lille, which reportedly sprung us into action.

It does have a touch of Arsene about it.

07 Jul 2016 13:22:02
Hoping that we are a little quiet because our CD, Winger and CF are still playing in the Euros so don't want to be distracted.
Here's hoping
Williams - just exited from euros
Draxler
Lacazette

Ed - am I close?

07 Jul 2016 14:13:54
i can't see draxler happenung, but id be happy with a swap deal for Mata! More Feasible as lower cost, mata likely to be open to/ have to leave, and man u could get a homegrown player? Instant Impact more likely for us too? Guessing José wouldn't risk strengthening us again though.

07 Jul 2016 14:34:53
Sy4,
Yep, I would snap them 3 up in a heartbeat.

(Although prefer Van Dijk to William's, purely based on age) .

07 Jul 2016 16:30:09
Dreaming

Your bed time stories must be fantastic Dags :)

07 Jul 2016 12:22:46
Saw Thierry saying he feels Arsenal should play 2 up front so.

07 Jul 2016 13:11:54
Didn't mean to send that lol. Was going to say to get the best of giroud. I've often thought he'd be great with another forward as he has shown over the euros. But Is it worth changing our tactics?

07 Jul 2016 14:26:06
Yeah it is!

07 Jul 2016 14:37:04
Have I not been saying (last season) we should play 2 up top?

Thierry is just copying the magical Dags :-)

07 Jul 2016 15:11:51
I've been saying it for a while. Giroud is extremely good at holding the ball up and winning aerial battles. Would be great someone along side him with opposite qualities.

07 Jul 2016 10:16:47
VARANE
DRAXLER
LUKAKU

Title coming home.

07 Jul 2016 10:47:22
Lukaku is staying with us mate, not sure if that's a blessing for us or you guys but guess we will find out in 9 months or so.

07 Jul 2016 11:43:00
Title coming home where?

Arsenal?

Not as it stands currently.

07 Jul 2016 14:38:15
Lukaku pregnant?

07 Jul 2016 18:17:01
Banners I see your starting the season off with a big positive vibe.

07 Jul 2016 19:35:16
Welshy

As our squad stands you think we will win the league?

As you know I don't post to please others those who think we will win the league with our current crop

NOT a bloody chance.

07 Jul 2016 07:41:02
Although I share a little of the frustration that after getting Xhaka early we seem to have fallen away as others do their business, I do appreciate that it is early days. Mkhitaryan would have been a great signing and probably achievable. We have struggled on the right side for years due to the lack of progress of TW and the Ox. We were right to persevere as both had massive potential. The flip side is we have not had room to consider guys like Douglas Costa, Willian etc. over the years both of whom were a snip compared to current market price. Willian would be perfect in our set up.
I don't think the squad has been recycled well over recent years and has led to a high number of players probably not good enough or not likely to make the level we want. We lack freshness and only a couple of strong signings will change that. We know AW is loyal and to a point that's great. However, a little ruthlessness would have left us in a better position I think.

07 Jul 2016 11:04:55
Good point on recycling. I think it's good to keep the core of the squad together. But injury=prone or players on the sidelines need to go. Otherwise the squad lacks competition for spaces and instead everyone gets complacent.

07 Jul 2016 09:52:41
Deals are extremely difficult to complete. In any event, if we look at the current squad, it is quite full and we really only require a striker, as Welbeck will be out for most of next season. Of course this depends on departures and upgrades on current players.
G: Assuming we keep either Ospina or Szczesny, then we are sorted.
Defence: If Debuchy returns then we are sorted. Although, ideally I would like Subotic and allow Chambers out on loan for a season. I would also like Rodriguez at LB, with Monreal departing (age and takes a foreign place, so would retain Gibbs) .
DM: Since signing Elneny and Xhakka, we are sorted.
WM: Sorted.
AM: Sorted.
A: Need a quality striker; Lukaku would be my choice or Morata.

07 Jul 2016 07:27:59
I'm wondering what the season would have been like had Ramsay, Ozil and Giroud finished it in the form they have shown at the Euros.

07 Jul 2016 12:02:26
The same I'm afraid

We need players to be injury free, that doesn't happen at Arsenal.