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07 Apr 2016 20:37:45
Haven't written on this page in a while, but I do have some news, even if it isn't entirely specific. I have a friend who works for puma and has seen the Arsenal kits for next season. The "leaked" photos of next season kit aren't actually at all what they look like, the only blue on the kits is on the shirt emblems for the home and away kits. He also said that Arsenal fans will be excited by the new home and third kits. He did say, however, that fans may be split on the away kit; he referred to them as "old school". Not sure that that's such a bad thing as our current away kits are just plain awful. Unfortunately he couldn't give any more details than that.

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22 Oct 2014 22:21:31
Hey guys, haven't posted in a while but I regularly read the site. It seems people have been letting their emotions do the talking before final whistle even comes. We may have just dodged a bullet that, metaphorically speaking, many people would have liked wenger to jump on front it and taken responsibility for what was a performance that is way below what is required for this competition. Don't get me wrong I'm frustrated with Wenger as well, but we shouldn't wish that we go backwards in the hope that we may then move forward. While I do think we need a change I think we should all be honest with ourselves in knowing that wenger will not be sacked due to a run of poor games. He will be judged on his entire season, and will I'm not optimistic at this point, we should look the future as opportunities to get back on track, to show teams the they need be afraid of us. We are 2-3 players short of being title contenders, I honestly believe that. while there's no reason we shouldn't have addressed those issues in the summer, I'm confident that wenger understands what he must do in January. We're only six points away from city, and that is something to think about given how many games we've drawn. Wenger's time for sure is running out, but I would hate to see his long reign end in frustation and stagnation. I don't want to look to these past years as the team that could have done so much, and I know that we are closer than we think to changing our current reputation. If wenger doesn't make changes and our season doesn't progress well, then we need to be more vocal about in other places along with this site. I football team is a business, and we are its clients, By the end of the season, if need be, we need to remind them of that fact.

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{Ed025's Note - good post that hoover, but i can understand the frustration of some of the guys mate, the team seem to have gone backwards..


1.) I definitely agree with them in most respects, it definitely is harder for those who were there and witnessed when we were truly one of the best sides around. I'm only 22 years old and I grew up in Boston. That's not to say I'm any less passionate a fan, quite the contrary. But it does mean that I haven't suffered the same heatbreak of seeing what we are today versus the first 8 years of wengers reign. I don't blame those who are tired of it, I'm tired of it as well. But my position is that I still want to be optimistic, but this is the last year where if we end up no better than before I'll be more vocal than ever about the changes that so obviously need to be made.


2.) We are 2 or 3 players short of being title contenders. And a manager, it ain't going to happen with wenger. 4th at best, if we get a good tail wind.


 

 

22 Aug 2013 22:25:57
Hey eds, is there any truth that arsenal are interested in Toby alderweireld. At 6 million pounds that would a fantastic value for a solid centre back. Signing flamini was a good idea. Also do you reckon that if man united drop their reported interest And real sign bale, that arsenal would be in a good position to complete a transfer for di Maria? {Ed027's Note - I'd like Alderweild but I doubt it we want a rb, Di Maria is possible regardless

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20 Aug 2013 17:09:19
Hey eds, just a few questions, since kondogbia plays in Spain would I be correct in assuming he has a buy-out clause in his contract? If so, would other clubs have knowledge of the details of it or would that information need to be passed along through an agent?Lastly, what kind of fee do you think would be needed to encourage Sevilla to sell?

Thanks guys

{Ed022's Note - You would be correct, all players in Spain MUST have a buy-out clause. Kondogbia's is reportedly £17.2m...}

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1.) So, in that case, the Sevilla president is completely bluffing when he says they will only listen to a big money offer for kondogbia, as if say, arsenal were to activate that clause with a bid it would be out of their hands. Or is it just that in relative terms for Sevilla 17.2 mill would be a big money offer?


 

 

17 Aug 2013 20:41:27
I would have to say we were although we were extremely unlucky, some key players just did not show up today. Wilshere played one of the worst games I've ever seen him play, he always ran right into traffic and did not distribute the ball with pace whatsoever. He may have the drive to be our captain, but he must show the poise and intelligence to do so because he played and acted without maturity on the pitch today. He and Ramsey left our back line exposed so many times. Giroud and Rosicky were fantastic today, though Rosicky probably should have netted at least one.

While I'm unhappy with wenger, especially his post game reaction, it's just too easy to jump on the wenger out bandwagon, at least until the window closes. If we could just get bender Williams, maybe flamini and a striker, arsene would probably do some good for his job security.

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06 Aug 2013 18:17:30
Hey eds, good call on the registration requirement, just have a question, do you think the Paul mariner announcement has any weight to it? Espn seems a pretty reliable source {Ed027's Note - Ed002 has said for some time Suarez will be leaving

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1.) And what did Paul Mariner have to say


2.) He said yesterday that arsenal were granted permission by Liverpool to speak with suarez over a transfer. I'm assuming that a new bid was either placed or accepted. He also said that he is surprised given suarez's comments on the English media, but that it is certain he will be leaving Liverpool.


 

 

 

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07 Dec 2017 22:04:50
I would think he’d be more of a replacement for Ramsey. They’re both box-to-box midfielders, and goretzka would arguably be an upgrade. He’s better defensively, scores goals, is decent in the air due to his height and jumping ability, and is fairly quick.

Regardless, he’s the real deal and I would love to seem him at Arsenal.

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16 Nov 2017 13:41:32
Leonardo Jardim or Max Allegri.

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22 May 2017 13:20:12
As an American from the Northeast, 'yank' or yankee has always been kind of a funny word to me. It seems the people from other English-speaking nations will use to word to refer to Americans in a sense that can range from pejoratively to affectionately (. somewhat) . Within the United States, the word is, for the most part, used by Southerners in a pejorative sense to refer to those who live in the Northeast - having its origins in the American Civil War. The only thing I really see in common in all of these cases is that it doesn't really carry enough historical weight to cause a great deal of offense.

Changing subjects, I find it pretty funny how much people dislike Stan Kroenke. I feel like the introduction of certain Russian, Qatari and Emirati owners has warped peoples perception of what a majority stakeholders role is. Frankly, I view the relative success of clubs with these types of owners as as something that, over time, will come to be seen as more of an exception than a rule. When you give an owner with literally no experience managing football organizations that much influence in club policy you are asking for trouble.

It's interesting that people on this page tend to point to how unsuccessful Stan Kroenke's sports teams are in the US. I tend to think that most people in the US (except for the people of St. Louis) don't really have an opinion about him. A lot of his teams play in pretty small markets in terms of fan-base size, and are competing against other teams who have a variety of different advantages for a variety of different reasons. Generally speaking, unless you are a historically terrible sports franchise (Cleveland Browns, New York Jets) most pundits and fans alike aren't really going to be foaming at the mouth blaming the owner when management makes a significant majority of the decisions that affect a team's success.

As much as arsenal fans shouldn't be content with the way that the club is stagnating, it doesn't really make sense to blame everyone and anyone related to the club. I also don't really know that there's anything else Arsenal fans can do to voice their discontent other than not buying tickets (not going to happen) . I would be surprised if the club didn't notice how toxic the atmosphere at the Emirates has been, and would be equally surprised if we didn't see some changes this summer in some form. Another related point - I worry that some of our transfer targets this summer have noticed how toxic the atmosphere has been.

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16 Aug 2016 22:20:39
I thought i made it prett clear that I understand that he's a businessman first and foremost. I'm American, and have friends from St Louis and have had to listen to them whine about him moving their team to LA for months; a decision any owner in their right mind would do if they had the opportunity to do so. I've known about Kroenke for some time and the way he operates. Most club owners are businessmen, they have no requirement to care about the club on the personal level, its an investment. Investors are almost never directly responsible for the success of the company, the management is, therefore in my opinion gazidis and wenger are far more responsible than Stan is. We have the money and I honestly believe they have just chosen not to spend it.

My point was also that if the fans want to signal to the owner that a change in management be made then they need to stop supporting the club financially. I also don't buy the whole conspiracy that the club has been buying one player at the beginning of the transfer window to get people to renew their season tickets and then subsequently ending their activity in the market. Most people renew their tickets in April/ Early May before the season has even ended.

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16 Aug 2016 18:50:10
Long time reader here, I've only posted a few times, but I don't really understand all of the blaming of Kroenke. Certainly you can make the argument that none of his other teams are particularly successful, but I've always been of the opinion that those most responsible for the performance of a business/ club is the management. Kroenke hasn't paid himself any dividends, and he earned the name silent stan for both his reluctance to appear in the media in addition to his hands off approach to management, which can certainly be a virtue as investment foresight and the ability to manage a business are two completely different skills.

If you look at arsenal from an ownership perspective, you'd be pretty content as well. Even though the fans are clearly discontent, they're not really translating that discontent in a way that an owner will feel the need to intervene in some way. The revenue is still increasing each year and the waiting list for season tickets is still 10,000 or so.

The problem is management, and while I'm not going to pretend to understand how all of the upper level decision making occurs at Arsenal, I don't think that I'm making an unreasonable assumption. Maybe its fair as fans that we expect Kroenke to do something about this issue; but I can't see anything happening unless people stop renewing season tickets/ purchasing gameday tickets. Its like complaining about apple and then going out and buying the new iPhone every year. Maybe you can say that football club is different than any other business but I don't really see how fans can expect the owner to think that way.

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02 Apr 2018 15:32:28
While I think it was a charitable move from Aubameyang, I don’t see that as a negative. Confidence is important for strikers, and if they can manage to form some semblance of a partnership it will a significant positive for us. If you want to talk about a lack of ruthlessness in that game talk about the starting lineup.

Besides, Lacazette is one of the better penalty takers in the game right now, considering his conversion rate and the high number of penalties he has taken. He’s certainly better than Aubameyang at it, who didn’t look entirely confident when he stepped up to the spot yesterday.

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09 Feb 2018 18:53:09
I don't think kolasinac would make a good CDM RSharpe, I don't think he has the passing range, and I don't think he has the best first touch either. I think his best quality is his 1v1 defending, given his strength and tackling ability.

For the midfield if we want security I agree with the other suggestions here that a 3 of elneny, wilshere and ramsey would provide the most defensive security (relatively speaking) .

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07 Jul 2017 06:18:03
Mbappe terrorized juve's defense and probably would have had 2 goals in the semifinal second leg if it weren't for Buffon. He's the real deal, only really got game time during the second half of the season and he still put up ridiculous numbers - six goals in six champions league appearances. He's 18 year old and he has an incredible maturity about his game already.

That being said I don't think we will be seeing him in an arsenal shirt. Lemar would be a more realistic, and more necessary as of Wednesday. Doesn't look like that will happen either.

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{Ed001's Note - the difference is that Mbappe is a world class talent, Lemar is not.}


 

 

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01 Jun 2017 15:07:57
(ST) Lacazette, Morata; (LW/ RW) Onyekuru, Balde Keita Diao; (CAM - if Ozil leaves) Emil Forsberg, Isco; (CM) Tolisso, Naby Keita - can also play CAM; (CDM) Danilo Periera, Fabinho - can also play RB; (RB) Sidibe; (LB) Kolasinac; (GK) Bring Szczesny back from Roma

1 of each and I'd be pretty content - if Sanchez leaves ideally 2 wingers - Walcott is an impact sub for me.

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08 Mar 2017 15:35:01
he certainly has the right to feel that way, but if you're getting being paid over 100,000 a week I'd hope you'd have the perspective and professionalism not to show that frustration and just continue to do your job. That's probably asking too much of modern footballers though.

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