Arsenal banter 5

25 Jun 2026 16:15:13
You are truly a gooner now Piero 😊 Glad to see a permanent deal has been signed, sealed, delivered. 🎶 🎵.

26 Jun 2026 19:49:39
Absolute bargain in this day and age, and as well, Sally.

25 Jun 2026 16:00:58
Welcome Piero Hincapie to The Arse-nal! You barely put a foot wrong! Top top signing, poor jokes - I'll get me coat COYG.

25 Jun 2026 10:02:51
Never mind Alverez! Get Vini Jnr, Roger’s and the Moroccan kid and away we go.

25 Jun 2026 09:27:25
Hello Gooners, hope you are enjoying the ‘extreme’ summer!
World Cup is finally getting interesting. It was great to see our captain leading the Viking row after their win, absolutely amazing. Norway may well be the surprise package of this World Cup.

01 Jul 2026 10:05:32
I'm hoping Brazil do England a favour & beat them, as I fancy you boys beating Brazil, but Norway could do you over.

England are a bit boring to be fair, though - need to take a leaf out of Bournemouth's playbook and get the ball forward quicker.



Hopefully Saka is back to his best, & England start passing in front of players to stop Saka getting the ball back to goal, a bit like us.

24 Jun 2026 12:38:38
So Mikel and Mr. Henry both coming out and backing Viktor on the basis of loyalty and the fact we would have to adjust the attacking unit with a new CF. Would Alvarez score the number of goals Viktor would or would Alvarez outscore Viktor in Viktor's second season? Are we going to be more expansive a la the runners up seasons and would Viktor thrive under that system? Loyalty to a striker who helped deliver the Prem (a massive yes from me) or a player who wants Barcelona and might join us (Hmmm!) with the hump. Also I would keep Benny if he was happy to understudy Timber.

Spend big on pacy left winger - or two of them if Leo and Martinelli both go. I also like Leo and would keep if again happy to understudy new winger. Still buzzing and while I'm here how dare Chelski not report C£ty for tapping up Maresca even though they have the evidence apparently, and allowing an NDA to be signed provided big compensation is paid! We've had our transgressions, Norris (100 years ago) and George but we are in the Sussex County League compared to them two. Let's do it our way and be proud of that COYG Champions.

24 Jun 2026 20:01:39
Spend big on a winger.
Get a player that transitions defence to attack better than we have today.
Buy a proper striker who knows where the goal is, can trap a ball, & gets into the box quicker. Junior Kroupi or someone different. We can't have Vik as number 1, Kane showing him how to score with his nut on a Rice delivery.

Mbappe showing what pace does. Messi showing what skill does. Upgrade and move on.
We also need to figure out how to replace all those own goals & corner goals, as they don't repeat next year.

24 Jun 2026 21:32:13
Agree on the winger. I feel Eze and Odegaard are more than good enough! And yet we scored in 22/23 and 23/24, 88 and 91 goals, and we had Eddie, Jesus and Kai up front! A tweak in tactics perhaps. We are Champions and a penalty shootout from winning a tournament we've never won! As always, willing to be convinced about another striker, but it's also funny that when Henry talks and suits a confirmation bias it is gospel, but when he champions Viktor it is b*****.

Can't be both ways, surely. 😉 Let's not throw the baby out with the bath water is all I am for. COYG Let's keep the gooduns and buy best quality we can that improves us - simples.

25 Jun 2026 06:56:53
To be fair, Henry said keep both - I'd like that with Vik as reserve. If it's a choice - simple.
Remember, we are Gooners, and Vik wears the shirt. You can tell that Henry values him far higher than Vik, but that we would be giving something up & I'd agree. I'd like Thiago & Al, to be fair.

Hoping Vik has a better season, esp against decent teams, & makes a far more nuisance of himself at set pieces and in the box rather than out wide. A change in tactics, and him dropping some more weight, would be good. He also needs to stay on his feet more. He's definitely had some Stella games, for sure.

25 Jun 2026 22:20:27
Unbiased view from Terry

"Arsenal could be set for a Premier League dynasty - but only if they sign a new striker this summer.

That's the view of Chelsea legend John Terry, who believes the Gunners could win the title in each of the next three years."

26 Jun 2026 05:52:41
I don't give a rats about what that person Terry says, the less we have to hear from him about politics or football, the better.

I'm also a little surprised to see Henry backing Gyokeres, though. Remember when he said we'd never win the league with Giroud? IMO Giroud was twice the player for us that Vik was, and Giroud has a glittering trophy cabinet.

20 Jun 2026 07:39:16
{Ed's Note - EHL2020 has posted a new article entitled, Why Rangers Pre-Season Matters This Year

19 Jun 2026
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19 Jun 2026 07:39:16
{Ed's Note - OptimumShots has posted a new article entitled, Everton Need One Clear Squad Plan

18 Jun 2026 06:59:22
Forget Alvarez! I would test Bayern with a 60/70m bid for Kane. He’s the perfect striker for our system. He alone would win us the title for the next 2-3 years and the Champions League. He would fit in perfect.

18 Jun 2026 19:07:38
You got more chance of plaiting pee, mate.

19 Jun 2026 10:26:46
It would be worth it for the laughs alone if Kane joined Arsenal.

17 Jun 2026 11:16:55
Wow, how good was Mbappe and Olise last night! Those two would be my dream signings. Mbappe as our number 9, Olise as our 10. People say about his attitude, but his goals count in football not his attitude!

{Ed025's Note - that would be the dream Dublin mate..

17 Jun 2026 17:25:13
There have been some great games I reckon Dublin..

17 Jun 2026 21:44:25
Love to see Arteta tell them to treat the match like it's a first date. 😂 😂 That & you need to defend, guys, not run at the goal with the ball. 😂 😂

19 Jun 2026 10:27:41
Olise has improved so much that he's almost unrecognisable from the player at Palace. Playing with better teammates surely helps, but he's the creative engine of a very talented France side -- what a leap in progress he's made. Crazy to me that Eze and Olise were both Palace players at one point!