09 Aug 2017 07:21:44
We have a tough start to the season
Leicester turned things around after sacking Ranieri and will be looking to have a much better premier league campaign that last season and will be very keen to start well.
Stoke away certainly won't be in the beach and their fans will demand a lot lot more from their team than they gave against that day, Arsene and Arsenal are not Stoke fans second team :-)
Liverpool away is always tough and they are now 100% Klopps team and will certainly be thinking 3pts is the required standard against us and see a draw as 2 points dropped apossed to 1 gained.
3 excellent games for us to get a real feeling for what this premier league campaign might hold in store for us, 9 points from them and I would certainly have to re-evaluate my opinion of what's achievable 7 points would be no mean feat either.


1.) 09 Aug 2017
09 Aug 2017 07:54:25
I worry we might struggle this early and be off the pace again like we've seen a few seasons lately if that does happen I hope we don't panic in the transfer market. By all means panic and throw money at Monaco for lemar or Southampton for van dijk. Just not at players who stent good enough like we've done before.


2.) 09 Aug 2017
09 Aug 2017 11:29:32
Agree d16 previously leaving it this late has meant bringing in some very dodgy buys in recent seasons Andre santos, squillaci, Kim kallstrom, park chu Young, Lucas Perez (some think he's not been given enough chance, but let's be honest he isn't going to be a title winning striker is he? ) even the likes of arteta and mertesacker, although were good servants to the club were not what we wanted or needed at the time.

Personally hope we get van dijk and lemar, would be very happy with business even if we sell Sanchez then. Ozil and ox to sign new deals and I'l be very happy.!


3.) 09 Aug 2017
09 Aug 2017 13:03:41
Off the pace really depends on what the real ambition and minimum aims of club and manager are? I think we are still very much top 4 ambitious and the title is a wish more than a real target by anyone at the club if they were completely honest about it.
Of course Arsene and the board all talk title talk that's there Job to do that but I think all would very happily snatch your hand off for 4th right this minute if they could.
I think the club is still a very long way off title desperate like some of the fans want them to be.