Arsenal

[Drew.]

because like Nathan i want a thread to use to post any Arsenal news or anything to do with Arsenal in general and just so i can get away with posting things to myself.
(and of course others if they wish to do so)

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Football/Pix/pictures/2012/11/23/1353701850460/Emirates-Stadium-Arsenal-001.jpg

Arsenal Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Holloway, London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups. Arsenal holds the record for the longest uninterrupted period in the English top flight and would be placed first in an aggregated league of the entire 20th century.[2] It is the second side to complete an English top flight season unbeaten (in the 2003–04 season), and the only one to do so across 38 matches.
Arsenal was founded in 1886 in Woolwich and in 1893 became the first club from the south of England to join the Football League. In 1913, it moved north across the city to Arsenal Stadium in Highbury. In the 1930s the club won five League Championship titles and two FA Cups. After a lean period in the post-war years it won the League and FA Cup Double, in the 1970–71 season, and in the 1990s and first decade of the 21st century won two more Doubles and reached the 2006 UEFA Champions League Final. Arsenal has a long-standing rivalry with North London neighbours Tottenham Hotspur, with whom it contests the North London derby. Arsenal is the fourth most valuable association football club in the world as of 2012, valued at $1.3 billion.[3]

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[King Gizzard]

http://i.imgur.com/Noco46O.jpg

[King Gizzard]

These mock ups are quite nice

http://i.imgur.com/Cr3jQ4j.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/548BYY9.png

[Ramsay]

http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh608/breatheonme85/oprah_smh.gif

[Drew.]

Spurs fans are not welcome on this turf

im keeping an eye on you Karl

[Ramsay]

I'm telling Josy on you :idc:

[Drew.]

I'm telling Josy on you :idc:

http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2004/08/23/thierry_henry_narrowweb__200x271.jpg

[Ramsay]

http://guycodeblog.mtv.com/wp-content/uploads/clutch/2012/04/cena_whistling_gif.gif

[Shaun]

how about this one :idc: http://www.thisisbigbrother.com/forums/showthread.php?t=93082

http://i.imgur.com/KNxab6L.png

[Drew.]

old and not used.. things need to be freshened up around here Shauny

[Shaun]

no respect for your elders

i'll remember this drew

[King Gizzard]

'fan club' is so big brother/2009

[Drew.]

everyone who steps foot in this thread automatically becomes a fan.

[AnnieK]

everyone who steps foot in this thread automatically becomes a fan.

Urgh....pretend I was never here.

[Drew.]

Urgh....pretend I was never here.

i will be sending you an Arsenal leaflet through the post monthly, welcome Annie

[Marc]

Nah

[Drew.]

glad to have you on board Marc

[Ryan57]

Coming here to ask to buy Jack Wilshere. Willing to offer £5 mil plus Anderson and Bebe. kthxbai.

[Drew.]

'Jack Wilshere will undergo minor surgery in the forthcoming days'

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/wilshere-set-for-very-minor-surgery-

[Drew.]

Coming here to ask to buy Jack Wilshere. Willing to offer £5 mil plus Anderson and Bebe. kthxbai.

feck off

[King Gizzard]

I will lock this thread if you lose tomorrow

[Shaun]

:laugh2:

[Drew.]

i will leave this forum if we lose tomorrow.

[King Gizzard]

no seriously I will cry. We will go down for sure

[Drew.]

every time iv worn my shirt whilst watching a game we've won, time to get it out tomorrow.

[King Gizzard]

time to give Eisfeld his PL debut http://instagram.com/p/ZQ0YdCDx3d/#

[Brother Leon]

http://i2.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article818003.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/Dennis+Bergkamp:+Newcastle+United+v+Arsenal,+2001% E2%80%9302

[Brother Leon]

http://news.images.itv.com/image/file/183437/article_6afd272d9404a6ff_1364558081_9j-4aaqsk.jpeg

[Shaun]

remember when football boots were black

[Brother Leon]

http://www.assetstorage.co.uk/AssetStorageService.svc/GetImageFriendly/721222927/700/700/0/0/1/80/ResizeBestFit/0/PressAssociation/8083BD5C2550590BECAF5FD2B5335FA7/arsenal-kanu-wenger.jpg

[Shaun]

good ol' nwankwo

[Drew.]

time to give Eisfeld his PL debut http://instagram.com/p/ZQ0YdCDx3d/#

had lessons from the man himself

http://i4.imageban.ru/out/2010/11/12/558fadd7f20fc4f443b18e301c1f5c3d.jpg

[King Gizzard]

remember when football boots were black
the great Totti keeping up with tradition, totally black nikes

http://i.imgur.com/8ooD0le.jpg

[Drew.]

Bridcutt loves his black boots too

http://www.seagulls.co.uk/cms_images/news/bridcutt-l229-817980_478x359.jpg

[King Gizzard]

They're coming back in fashion

[Ryan57]

http://www.assetstorage.co.uk/AssetStorageService.svc/GetImageFriendly/721222927/700/700/0/0/1/80/ResizeBestFit/0/PressAssociation/8083BD5C2550590BECAF5FD2B5335FA7/arsenal-kanu-wenger.jpg

Wonder how old Kanu actually was back then. Some thought he played into his 50's. :joker:

[Ryan57]

every time iv worn my shirt whilst watching a game we've won, time to get it out tomorrow.

3-0 loss this time. Kone to bag a brace with McManaman to leave Per on his ass for the third.

[Drew.]

1 game away from a 4th place finish and CL football for another year

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BKQNflSCMAEXkA2.jpg:large

[Ryan57]

Well done, Drew. :suspect:

[bbfan1991]

1 game away from a 4th place finish and CL football for another year

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BKQNflSCMAEXkA2.jpg:large

Your board will be relieved that the same objective is met again, they need to set their ambitions a bit higher.

It is hard to predict how Sundays match will turn out now.

[Drew.]

could be the last time we see him at the Emirates

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BKQX8GdCYAEUNDa.jpg:large

[Shaun]

so boys

let's discuss our favourite Moritz Volz memories

[Shaun]

was he better than nelson vivas? the classic selection dilemma

[Drew.]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/12/10/article-0-02C417C5000005DC-436_306x423.jpg

[King Gizzard]

Cazorla not being in TOTY quite the joke and Koscienly is amazing

[Brother Leon]

Cazorla not being in TOTY quite the joke and Koscienly is amazing

Who would he be in for?

[King Gizzard]

Hazard

[Drew.]

4 assists for the magician again tonight, and you can see why Kos and Per have been playing together

[Brother Leon]

Hazard

Hmm. Perhaps. Not certain though. Hazard has had a very good season too.

[Drew.]

"Arsenal close to signing striker Yaya Sanogo from Auxerre"

Great

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/may/17/arsenal-yaya-sanogo-transfer-arsene-wenger

[GiRTh]

How is it great? Wenger has signed a few players like him recently (Chamack, podolski etc) I doubt he's gonna be better.

One of three thingds will happen here either

a) He's a big success and stays at the club till he retires - Not very likely in my book.
b) He's completely useless but we cant sell him - much more likely than a)
c) He has a couple of decent seasons catches the eye of europes top clubs and is off to one of them after a couple of years - The most likely outcome IMO.

I don't like the fact we're signing him on free either. Chamack came on a free and look what happened there.

[Drew.]

SARCASM

fgs

[Drew.]

or D) is a useless signing and goes out on loan for a few seasons then moves on like Vela.

[GiRTh]

I cant get excited about Wengers signings anymore. He's signed so many duds recently I cant be bothered with him.

[GiRTh]

or D) is a useless signing and goes out on loan for a few seasons then moves on like Vela.I'd forgot about that one. Count Henri Lansbury in that category too.

[King Gizzard]

FM legend..but I follow these French twitter people and they say he's quite **** in reality lol, his goals this season have came from 2 games, scored 4 in one game, 3 in the other

[Drew.]

I cant get excited about Wengers signings anymore. He's signed so many duds recently I cant be bothered with him.

chances are he'll be sent out on loan. If anything this season has been a warning to Wenger and he'll have finally realized he needs to spend big, especially now every club around us will be this summer.. wait until the transfer window is actually open until you get too frustrated

[Drew.]

FM legend..but I follow these French twitter people and they say he's quite **** in reality lol, his goals this season have came from 2 games, scored 4 in one game, 3 in the other


this does have a classic Wenger signing written all over it, a big flop.. But we'll see

[GiRTh]

FM legend..but I follow these French twitter people and they say he's quite **** in reality lol, his goals this season have came from 2 games, scored 4 in one game, 3 in the otherMaybe Wengers scrapped our transfer policy and is only buying top rated players from FM.:spin:

[Drew.]

http://sphotos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/486702_346205665482701_1158493125_n.jpg

[Shaun]

:(

i had a thought about pascal cygan earlier no not like that

lol

[Brother Leon]

Could be a good signing. Lemme take a photo of you guys hating on him for future use.

http://images.teamtalk.com/13/05/402x210/robin-van-persie-manchester-united-victory-parade_2944103.jpg

[GiRTh]

Could be a good signing. Lemme take a photo of you guys hating on him for future use.

http://images.teamtalk.com/13/05/402x210/robin-van-persie-manchester-united-victory-parade_2944103.jpg
If he's a good signing then after three years he'll be off to one of the European elite . Just like all the others.

[Drew.]

Wenger on the transfer market this summer: "We will be out there in a very proactive way."

[Drew.]

Andrey Arshavin ‏@AndrArshavin23 5m
Thanks a lot to all Arsenal' fans, to all my team partners, who played with me all these years, to all the stuff and coaches!!! Many thanks!

wouldnt be a bad player for club to pick up on a free.

[Shaun]

another decent player just left out to rot by Wenger :/

[Drew.]

yeah its a shame, will always remember his winner against Barca and 4 against Liverpool

[Ryan57]

What happened to Arshavin though? Went from a great talent to someone who didn't give a toss.

[Drew.]

What happened to Arshavin though? Went from a great talent to someone who didn't give a toss.

pretty much answered your own question there

[Ryan57]

pretty much answered your own question there

xD.

But I wonder why though. Was so good when he played well. Those four goals at Anfield. http://i.imgur.com/edr02ov.gif

[GiRTh]

No one noticed him till he was in his late twenties. Maybe we can tell why.

[Locke.]

I will never forgive him for those 4 goals

[King Gizzard]

Russians being **** outside of Russia is what happened

[Ryan57]

Do you think this will be the summer you spend, Drew?

[Drew.]

it has to be, getting 4th spot on the final day the past 2 seasons and with other clubs around us strengthening this summer we have no choice.. but it wouldnt surprise me if we didnt, im really hoping so though

[Brother Leon]

Was actually happy for Arsenal, but some of the **** on Twitter I am seeing :joker:. Cringe doesn't explain it.

[Ryan57]

Was actually happy for Arsenal, but some of the **** on Twitter I am seeing :joker:. Cringe doesn't explain it.

Could probably say that for every set of fans on Twitter, tbh.

[Drew.]

yeah, some of the hate towards Spurs is going a bit over the top

[GiRTh]

it has to be, getting 4th spot on the final day the past 2 seasons and with other clubs around us strengthening this summer we have no choice.. but it wouldnt surprise me if we didnt, im really hoping so thoughI hope so too but I dont think Wenger will sign any truly big names. He'll hide behind the excuse that arsenal cant pay the same money as the Euro elite even though two years ago arsenals wage bill was the 4th highest in the premiership and we are comfortably the most expensive club to watch in the Premiership.

http://www.talksport.co.uk/magazine/features/130417/premier-leagues-seven-highest-wage-bills-revealed-arsenal-liverpool-vill-195732?p=6

http://www.talksport.co.uk/magazine/features/130312/premier-leagues-most-expensive-season-tickets-see-where-your-club-rank-193513?p=19

I'm so disillusioned with Wenger that I cant even believe half the bullsh*t he spouts.

He claims he's happy to be in the ECL even though we stand absolutely no chance of winning it but he rubbishes Chelseas win in the Europa league as being a meaningless competition. Does he want to win things or does he want to balance the books each year. Which is more important to him?

[Drew.]

brilliant goal tonight

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BLyOUJYCAAEm2R-.png

[Shaun]

genius comedy title i see

[Marc]

http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/thumblarge_310/1220957130ZgNoGS.jpg

FANKS

[GiRTh]

Wenger admits Arsenal did not sign Gareth Bale because they already had.. Gael Clichy!

Who knew, when he was just a leggy young left-back at Southampton, that Gareth Bale was to become one of the world's hottest properties?

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger didn't, and turned down the chance to sign Bale for buttons alongside his then fellow Saints wonderteen Theo Walcott - a decision Wenger has now admitted was "a huge mistake".

Speaking to the Sun newspaper, the rueful Frenchman confessed: “We didn’t take him [Gareth Bale] as we had Ashley Cole and Gael Clichy and didn’t want another left-back.

“I must confess it was a huge mistake as he can play in midfield. He struggled at the start at Tottenham, then they moved him to midfield and he has done exceptionally well.

“The career of a player sometimes depends on playing in the right position.”

The player Wenger opted to sign - Walcott - has famously had to lobby hard for the Gunners gaffer to re-imagine HIM as operating in a more central role.

That positional switch became part of Walcott's most recent extended contract wrangling and has since been implemented to varying degrees - which at least suggests that Arsene isn't too old to live and learn (though having a gun to his head helps...)

Looking back at the 2006 Bale-Walcott 'wonderteen choice' in pure money terms there still seems to be only likely winner: Tottenham.

Arsenal got Walcott for an initial £5million in 2006, and ended up paying Saints something just over £9m after cutting a deal over previous terms.

Tottenham got Bale for an initial £5million in 2007, later cut a deal on terms as well, meaning they paid Saints around £7m.


LINK (http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/arsenal-transfer-news-gareth-bale-1930533)

People say Wenger is a premiership legend and Arsenal should never sack him. Was a Premiership legend but not anymore. This article sums up Wengers transfer policy for the last 6 or 7 years.

Note the bit about Walcotts contract extension. So is it in Walcotts contract that he has to play upfront? I don't even want to contemplate the thought that Theo bleedin Walcott gets to pick and choose where he plays.

[Drew.]

Hurrayyy

Arsenal trio Andrey Arshavin, Denilson and Sebastien Squillaci to leave the Club this summer.

[GiRTh]

Hurrayyy

Arsenal trio Andrey Arshavin, Denilson and Sebastien Squillaci to leave the Club this summer.
:hugesmile:

[Drew.]

https://twitter.com/Podolski10/status/350574919098171392

[CallumJoshuaSturt]

HEY GUYS! i've just found a the colour of North London http://www.cartersmounts.co.uk/csWhite.gif

[Drew.]

http://www.premierleague.com/content/dam/premierleague/site-content/News/2012-13/news/March/m2-Mertesacker-Reading-Stars-8-130307.jpg/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.thumbnail.490.338.margin.png

[Drew.]

https://o.twimg.com/1/proxy.jpg?t=FQQVBBg-aHR0cDovL2Zhcm04LnN0YXRpY2ZsaWNrci5jb20vNzM1My85Mj A1OTU0NDk5XzI2ZDIzYzI1OWRfei5qcGcUBBYAEgA&s=9gMMMml5V2r7KAUe5gVbLOFsF-nj9spgsv24vONCAN0

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BOVCnyACMAE2e18.png

[Drew.]

http://www.arsenal.com/assets/_files/scaled/1000x776/jul_13/zp_172825891_SM_1223_E_9C4FF69_6187.jpg

http://www.arsenal.com/assets/_files/scaled/1000x680/jul_13/zp_172825891_SM_7770_D_9C4FF6C_265.jpg

http://www.arsenal.com/assets/_files/scaled/1000x793/jul_13/zp_172825891_SM_7805_9_9C4FF58_7631.jpg

http://www.arsenal.com/assets/_files/scaled/708x1000/jul_13/zp_172825891_SM_9220_9_9C4FF94_9875.jpg

http://www.arsenal.com/assets/_files/scaled/843x1000/jul_13/zp_172825891_SM_9258_8_9C4FF8C_660.jpg

http://www.arsenal.com/assets/_files/scaled/1000x597/jul_13/zp_172825891_SM_9414_8_9C4FF60_591.jpg

http://www.arsenal.com/assets/_files/scaled/875x1000/jul_13/zp_172825891_SM_9545_1_9C4FF37_3673.jpg

[Brother Leon]

Back In training already?


Poor guys lol

[Drew.]

every club should be back for pre season around this time

[King Gizzard]

good ol miyaichi

[Shaun]

chamakh in the background as if he'll be here at the start of the season <3

[King Gizzard]

it's staggered for us, most of the team were back 1st July, and then internationals come back tomorrow

[Drew.]

iv no idea when our internationals get back, id assume its next week

[Drew.]

uhh

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BOfV0EMCYAAeoma.jpg:large

[King Gizzard]

quite nice, only noticed the other day the puma deal isn't until next season

imagine if arsenal miraculously won the PL/CL Nike wouldn't want to lose them

[Drew.]

it reminds me too much of the old Saints away kit

http://www.footballkitnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Yellow-Southampton-Kit-11-12.jpg

would have preferred a yellow/black combo..

[Shaun]

I liked the purple :( but I guess yellow is more classic Arsenal.

[Drew.]

yeah i loved the purple kit too

[King Gizzard]

it should be some sort of law that clubs need to keep at least one of their strips the same for 2 seasons

[Drew.]

wouldn't mind that but it will never happen due to the money they make from it

[Shaun]

idk why fans buy them tbh, doesn't mean you're a truer fan or anything, just means you have too much money

[Drew.]

just seen this, fingers crossed this is the real 1

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BOhHvI_CEAAdbPX.png

[Drew.]

http://www.arsenal.com/assets/_files/scaled/696x392/jul_13/gun__1373383794_awaykitlaunch1.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BOvXRWnCUAEQBJR.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BOvXhVACAAAhR1H.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BOvXR0OCAAINf4D.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BOvYHGGCcAAu6qe.jpg

[Drew.]

great photo

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BOvdFIDCMAE51as.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BOvlAi2CEAEanJJ.jpg

[Drew.]

this is great

7xK_5CpPLhw

[Drew.]

Flamengo have confirmed that they have signed Brazil left-back Andre Santos

he will forever be remembered for this great moment

@Andre_Santos27 Verry good win gays!!! #GoArsenal

[Raph]

Looks a bit like the Sweden kit but pretty cool nonetheless. Excited for Arsenal's game against Cardiff. It'll be interesting for Ramsey considering he made his debut in Cardiff and everything.

[Ryan57]

Flamengo have confirmed that they have signed Brazil left-back Andre Santos

he will forever be remembered for this great moment

@Andre_Santos27 Verry good win gays!!! #GoArsenal

And this: 9aZlEhD3Ohg

[Drew.]

Looks a bit like the Sweden kit but pretty cool nonetheless. Excited for Arsenal's game against Cardiff. It'll be interesting for Ramsey considering he made his debut in Cardiff and everything.

if Cardiff keep this up and dont end up signing anyone then i'll be very excited for the game :laugh:

and that was one of Andres worst moments Ryan.. he was an utter tit doing that

[Ryan57]

if Cardiff keep this up and dont end up signing anyone then i'll be very excited for the game :laugh:

and that was one of Andres worst moments Ryan.. he was an utter tit doing that

I think there are many bad Andre moments. Torrid defender.

[Drew.]

name to look out for.. Zelalem - 16 years old and dominating the midfield in all 3 pre season games so far.. the guy has unbelievable vision and composure and has produced two amazing assists so far, even Podolski and Walcott couldnt believe the assist hes just pulled off.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BHYrUSvCUAILxT3.jpg

SLAVhL43Tlo

[Chuck]

Our new away kit was inspired by the uniforms worn for a friendly match representing Brazil against Arsenal FC in 1965.

http://infograficos.estadao.com.br/uploads/galerias/7093/72252.jpg

[Raph]

if Cardiff keep this up and dont end up signing anyone then i'll be very excited for the game :laugh:

and that was one of Andres worst moments Ryan.. he was an utter tit doing that

Yeah word, i'll be sure to discuss that game when the time comes, on the football forum with you!

[Drew.]

really like that kit Chuck.. the Corinthians badge is huge though

[Drew.]

Yeah word, i'll be sure to discuss that game when the time comes, on the football forum with you!

hopefully more people get involved with the football threads next season :)

[King Gizzard]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2013/jul/24/arsenal-luis-suarez-liverpool

[Drew.]

'I've done all I can on the commercial side. The financial platform is in place. Over to you. Please spend some money.'

thats like music to my ears, Reading all that doesnt change much for me, although we have had a £40M offer rejected for a player which is crazy for Arsenal i will only be happy once an offer is finally accepted, its about time..

[Shaun]

I thought that was a made-up quote, it's a blog :p

[Drew.]

P5sWfPCqvqg

[GiRTh]

Have we actually signed anyone yet or have all the deals fallen thru?

[Drew.]

one of the funniest videos iv ever seen

L584gYF0Ick&feature=youtu.be

[Drew.]

Have we actually signed anyone yet or have all the deals fallen thru?

we're linked with too many players its hard to tell if we're actually in for them or not.. But a Suarez bid was rejected

[King Gizzard]

Akpom has looked alright from what I've seen but hes one of these that will probably end up at someone like Southend like Afobe

[Drew.]

he is a good player but yeah they all go in the same direction and end up at league 1/2 sides.. fingers crossed Gnabry and Zelalem dont

[King Gizzard]

Well the good thing with the youngsters from abroad they don't seem to think they're gangsters and don't take it for granted like Eastmond etc

[Drew.]

Frimpong is the worst, cant stand the guy

[GiRTh]

Arsenal fans question Arsene Wenger's future as manager
Arsene Wenger should not be offered a new contract as Arsenal boss, according to the Arsenal Supporters' Trust (AST).

The Gunners have not spent any money in the transfer window and lost 3-1 at home to Aston Villa on the opening day.

"Chief executive Ivan Gazidis has spoken of the intent to offer Wenger a new contract. We believe this is inappropriate," read an AST statement.

"The entire focus must be on using the remaining days of the transfer window to strengthen the team significantly."


"Arsenal supporters pay some of the highest ticket prices in world football, providing the club with considerable financial resources, but the ambition and ability to use them appear to be missing.

"The fact that there is money available for squad-strengthening is not disputed. The AST's independent analysis suggests that the amount is somewhere between £70m-£100m."

It also wants American owner Stan Kroenke to take decisive action.

"Stan Kroenke does not attend many Arsenal matches nor seem to have the time to devote to the affairs of Arsenal," the statement continued.

"But it is clear to all that the football personnel he is ultimately responsible for are failing. The AST calls on him to appoint an independent expert to conduct a review of all football functions at Arsenal.

"Clearly the interaction between our scouting, negotiating and player purchasing processes are failing and need urgent improvement.

"A decision on whether to offer an extension to the manager's contract, which ends in May 2014, should only be taken following the closing of the transfer window and assessment of the team's performances.

"Considerable improvement must be shown for us to be convinced this should happen."

The AST is the club's official supporters trust and has about 1100 members, including many small shareholders.

Wenger was appointed Arsenal manager in October 1996 and his contract ends in May 2014.

Play media
Everything went against us - Wenger

Arsenal have told BBC Sport that they will not be commenting on the AST statement.

The club qualified for the Champions League in each of the past 16 campaigns but their most recent trophy was the 2005 FA Cup.

After securing fourth place in the Premier League on the final day of last season, Gazidis revealed the board was ready to spend big after an "escalation in our financial firepower" created by new television and sponsorship deals.

But Arsenal's only summer signing to date is the 20-year-old French striker Yaya Sanogo on a free transfer from Ligue 1 side Auxerre, with numerous players leaving the Emirates Stadium.

The AST has called on the club to invest some of their available money - they have a reported cash balance of £154m, which is almost as much as the rest of the other 19 clubs in the Premier League combined.

"Ambitious football clubs invest the money they receive from their fans, and sometimes their owners, to make themselves stronger," said the AST.


LINK (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23750387)

WOW. Finally these people are saying what I was saying 3 years ago. Cant believe they were gonna offer Wenger a contract extension when she's signed no one this off season.

Also, it looks like the rumours are true and Arsenal do actually have about 100 million to spend. WTF is Wenger waiting for. Quite literally, I'd like to know what he is waiting for?

We offered 10 million for Cabaye on Sunday. 10 million for an established international, Premier league player and Newcastle Vice captain. No wonder no one takes us seriously in the transfer market and no wonder Luis Guistavo picked Wolfberg - a team that finished 11th in the Bundesliga last season - over us. We are a joke. Its now official.

[Drew.]

people say be careful what you wish for but i honestly think its time we got someone else in.. i dont know who though. We've always had money to spend, now more than ever and its just sitting there, its a joke and we've been an embarrassment this transfer window.. Higuain for instance was more than happy to come over here and quite keen on the idea but we refused to match Napoli's bid. The Cabaye bid was a complete joke, i felt on par yesterday with how i felt when we signed Arteta.. wasnt really excited by it at all. Good player but hes not going to help us improve that much.

[GiRTh]

people say be careful what you wish for but i honestly think its time we got someone else in.. i dont know who though. We've always had money to spend, now more than ever and its just sitting there, its a joke and we've been an embarrassment this transfer window.. Higuain for instance was more than happy to come over here and quite keen on the idea but we refused to match Napoli's bid. The Cabaye bid was a complete joke, i felt on par yesterday with how i felt when we signed Arteta.. wasnt really excited by it at all. Good player but hes not going to help us improve that much.I'm surprised its the Official Arsenal Supporters Club who are advising against offering Wenger a new contract. I thought those yes men would be telling us all to calm down and give the board time. Seems they've run out of patience too.

I don't really know how I want us to do this year. If we do well Wenger will use it as an excuse to paper over the cracks and say the squad is fine like he's done for the past few seasons.

[Drew.]

I'm surprised its the Official Arsenal Supporters Club who are advising against offering Wenger a new contract. I thought those yes men would be telling us all to calm down and give the board time. Seems they've run out of patience too.

I don't really know how I want us to do this year. If we do well Wenger will use it as an excuse to paper over the cracks and say the squad is fine like he's done for the past few seasons.

most Wenger out polls iv seen have either been 50/50 about him leaving or in favour of him going.. dont think iv seen one yet that has the option "no" winning..

Same, i'm not even sure if i want us to qualify for the CL at the moment.. with the squad we've got we wont be able to handle it and that just means we'll slip up in the league more and i cant see us signing players on the same level as what Spurs are doing at the moment.. its going to be a long long season.

[GiRTh]

most Wenger out polls iv seen have either been 50/50 about him leaving or in favour of him going.. dont think iv seen one yet that has the option "no" winning..

Same, i'm not even sure if i want us to qualify for the CL at the moment.. with the squad we've got we wont be able to handle it and that just means we'll slip up in the league more and i cant see us signing players on the same level as what Spurs are doing at the moment.. its going to be a long long season.Dunno about the CL. If we fail to qualify we go into the Europa which I think we could reach the semi or even the final. Depending on the draw of course. We need to avoid all of the European elite teams but if we do then we might do OK. Not sure if I want that cuz I think Wenger will become even more stubborn if we actually do well in a competition.

Its actually quite scary at the number of players we have let go and yet only signed one player on a free. OK most of the players who have left were not good enough but they wer better than nothing.

Heard about Bendtner?. Apparently he's not prepared to take a pay cut to play for another team. Apparently he's on about 80k a week. Cant imagine if he were a Man Utd player that he'd be on that kind of money. Anyway, at the age of 25 he'd rather sit on the bench and draw his money every week instead of playing for anyone else. Its the signing of this kind of attitude that has killed our club.

[GiRTh]

This article is written by a journo who loves Wenger and even he's losing patience.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/arsenal-transfer-news-olivier-giroud-2188755

[Drew.]

http://i.imgur.com/2b5zKIN.jpg

[Shaun]

*has to giggle*

[Ryan57]

Dunno about the CL. If we fail to qualify we go into the Europa which I think we could reach the semi or even the final. Depending on the draw of course. We need to avoid all of the European elite teams but if we do then we might do OK. Not sure if I want that cuz I think Wenger will become even more stubborn if we actually do well in a competition.

Its actually quite scary at the number of players we have let go and yet only signed one player on a free. OK most of the players who have left were not good enough but they wer better than nothing.

Heard about Bendtner?. Apparently he's not prepared to take a pay cut to play for another team. Apparently he's on about 80k a week. Cant imagine if he were a Man Utd player that he'd be on that kind of money. Anyway, at the age of 25 he'd rather sit on the bench and draw his money every week instead of playing for anyone else. Its the signing of this kind of attitude that has killed our club.

Ashley Young - £120k a week...

[Drew.]

Ozil is a gunner

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BTPGfPlIMAAyOGo.jpg:large

[Drew.]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BTPP9CIIQAAQvLu.jpg

[Drew.]

Arsenal have made over £1,000,000 in Ozil shirt sales already

[bbfan1991]

Cool. Cristiano Ronaldo is already missing Ozil and is not happy about Real Madrid's decision to sell his friend and it is due to the fact that he feels Ozil is the person who really understood him on the pitch at RM.

Class signing for Arsenal though, statement of intent;).

[Shaun]

Fabregas reckons he was Madrid's 2nd best player (after Ronaldo obvs) :/

[Drew.]

watched a video of Ozil's assist the other night and they are all to Ronaldo.. will be interesting to see if he still scores as many without Ozil in the squad

[bbfan1991]

Fabregas reckons he was Madrid's 2nd best player (after Ronaldo obvs) :/

Whilst Cesc is warming the bench at Barcelona:D.

[Ryan57]

Whilst Cesc is warming the bench at Barcelona:D.

Fabregas plays. He's started all three La Liga games so far. Only made a substitute appearance in the Super Cup.

Fabregas reckons he was Madrid's 2nd best player (after Ronaldo obvs) :/

Probably about right.

[Shaun]

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:love:

[Drew.]

That's just beautiful

[Ryan57]

LOL on first glance I thought the #OzilIsAGunner bit said #OleGunnarSolskjaer. :joker:

[Drew.]

http://www.arsenal.com/assets/_files/scaled/745x1000/sep_13/zp_179654231_SM_8927_6_9CD02F1_963.jpg

http://www.arsenal.com/assets/_files/scaled/766x1000/sep_13/zp_179654231_SM_9008a_9CD02C3_7838.jpg

http://www.arsenal.com/assets/_files/scaled/812x1000/sep_13/zp_179654231_SM_9035_E_9CD028A_1740.jpg

http://www.arsenal.com/assets/_files/scaled/600x1000/sep_13/zp_179654231_SM_9025_F_9CD0347_3031.jpg

[Shaun]

oh wow, those are some...special...boots

[Ryan57]

His stamina will be interesting to see. Never seemed to finish games for Real under Jose. Then it continued in the short time he played under Ancelotti, yet for Germany he finishes games...

[King Gizzard]

Surprised they let him do that shot with adidas boots..not that he could have done them with nike ones because of his sponsorship

[Brother Leon]

watched a video of Ozil's assist the other night and they are all to Ronaldo.. will be interesting to see if he still scores as many without Ozil in the squad

Ancelotti has made it clear he wants the scoring spread between CR and now Isco and Bale..it's why he effectively chose them over Ozil.

[King Gizzard]

I know it's only 3 games in but he's only scored 1

he's pissed off with the club/florentino as it is I don't know why they're continuing to piss him off when they want him to sign a new contract (which he's not going to sign lets be honest)

Getting him to sign a new contract was more important than buying Bale, or any of the other players they bought

Unless they finally cba with Ronaldo anymore and are planning without him, they can be just as good without him I suppose

[Drew.]

i watched a video to remind myself of all the goals Bale scored last season and with the defences in La Liga not exactly the sharpest defences in the world i can see him destroying so many teams over there.. his pace and strength is frightening and his finishing from outside the box and from set pieces was immense.. even with 1 on 1's he tucked it away nicely, wouldnt be surprised to see him scoring more goals than Ronaldo.

and i think Isco can score as many as Ozil has but he wont get nowhere near the same amount of assists

[Shaun]

excuse me what has this got to do with arsenal :nono:

[Drew.]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/1175392_10151700198007713_736736949_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/1239391_10151700197997713_1601169771_n.jpg

[Ryan57]

We'll take Ronaldo next summer, bumped down price. Kthxbai.

[Drew.]

Ozil interview

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/mesut-ozil-his-first-arsenal-interview

[Shaun]

10 consecutive away wins :dance: a club record

[Shaun]

ok obviously i'm delighted about it and everything, but I'm a bit confused by how OTT the Ozil-worship by plaudits and football journos is at the moment... he's scored once, and had I think 2/3 assists... and yet he's being named as the catalyst in our recent turnaround. He's probably the reason there's more belief now, but in terms of how players have contributed, he's probably surpassed by 4 or 5 players at the moment (Giroud, Ramsey, Flamini, Sagna...)

[King Gizzard]

It's the effect, think he's just automatically raised everyone's game

all psychological more than anything

[Novo]

i watched a video to remind myself of all the goals Bale scored last season and with the defences in La Liga not exactly the sharpest defences in the world i can see him destroying so many teams over there.. his pace and strength is frightening and his finishing from outside the box and from set pieces was immense.. even with 1 on 1's he tucked it away nicely, wouldnt be surprised to see him scoring more goals than Ronaldo.

and i think Isco can score as many as Ozil has but he wont get nowhere near the same amount of assists

dear god

[Shaun]

*remembers how I started the season saying we should get rid of Ramsey and Sagna*

must have given them the kick they needed

[King Gizzard]

one thing is for sure there's no way its going to stay this perfect is it, something will happen, I'm guessing flamini or giroud injury

[Locke.]

Ozil out for the season

[Brother Leon]

Ozil to leave in January to join RVP.

[King Gizzard]

Ozil desperately waiting for United to come in in the last minute, wonder if he's actually relieved now, in the short term anyway

[Benjamin]

Glenn pass the potato to Donovan next.

[Benjamin]

Oh, how the hell did I end up in here? :conf2:

[Brother Leon]

Ozil desperately waiting for United to come in in the last minute, wonder if he's actually relieved now, in the short term anyway

He probably is tbf. Although if he did join United we wouldn't be struggling to creete chances and may well be dominating the league again, so who knows :laugh:

[Kate!]

Glenn pass the potato to Donovan next.

:laugh2: wth Ben.

[Drew.]

ok obviously i'm delighted about it and everything, but I'm a bit confused by how OTT the Ozil-worship by plaudits and football journos is at the moment... he's scored once, and had I think 2/3 assists... and yet he's being named as the catalyst in our recent turnaround. He's probably the reason there's more belief now, but in terms of how players have contributed, he's probably surpassed by 4 or 5 players at the moment (Giroud, Ramsey, Flamini, Sagna...)

He's on another level, he does things with the ball nobody else in our team can do. Ramseys form right now is pretty special and a lot of it has come from his partnership with Ozil but on a consistent and match to match basis Ozil is one of the most consistent players in the world. Since hes joined he's probably contributed the most offensively, assisting all 3 goals in 1 match and creating most of Ramseys opportunities and then Flamini has been our main guy defensively.. but yeah, i wont stop praising Ozil anytime soon. He deserved all the plaudits he gets

dear god

quiet you

[Novo]

the worst football prediction to ever grace tibb

[Drew.]

we will come back to this prediction in a couple of seasons

[Mystic Mock]

one thing is for sure there's no way its going to stay this perfect is it, something will happen, I'm guessing flamini or giroud injury

I just honestly think this is Arsenal's year, as much as I want Tottenham to stop them as Spurs are my second favourite team, it would be good to see Wenger win something with Arsenal again.

[Novo]

Mock what do you think about Drew's prediction of Bale outscoring Ronaldo? share your wisdom

[Drew.]

Ronaldo will be crying to leave

[Mystic Mock]

Mock what do you think about Drew's prediction of Bale outscoring Ronaldo? share your wisdom

While I think Bale is a very good player and I think he has slightly more about him than Ronaldo, I just don't see anyone apart from Messi competing with Ronaldo's goal scoring ability.

I think that you could have Ronaldo playing as a one man team and he would score at least one goal.

I know it was more long winded than expected but this has been playing on my mind for awhile lol.

[Drew.]

very good answer Mock

[Novo]

yes Mock, that puts Drew in his place.

[Drew.]

Mock agrees that Bale has more about him, the argument has been settled

[Novo]

Mock says he can not see Bale outscoring Ronaldo which is what you claimed would happen, he has ruined your dreams.

[Drew.]

now Ozil has left Ronaldo is doomed

[Drew.]

Possible kit for next season

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BWDJNnUIgAACuQH.jpg:large

[Shaun]

the FASTER t-shirt? could work

[Drew.]

another legend has joined

https://twitter.com/DBergkamp1969

[Shaun]

:worship: probably my all-time favourite

[Drew.]

Van Der Sar confirmed its him but it seems so fake :laugh:

[Drew.]

The suits return

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02740/Arsenal_2740951b.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BZnFGWiCYAAwrts.png:large

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BZly18XCEAAZKAg.jpg:large

[King Gizzard]

never noticed Koscielnys massive ears before

[Drew.]

"Pat Rice Arsenal and Northern Ireland legend admitted to hospital with cancer"

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/pat-rice-cancer-arsenal-legend-2858577

Terrible news, really hope he gets well soon :(

[Shaun]

:(

when did he resign as assistant manager btw? (not sure if he has actually, I just remember him being the bloke to speak to me on Football Manager whenever Sylvain Wiltord was missing training or w/e)

[Jake.]

"Pat Rice Arsenal and Northern Ireland legend admitted to hospital with cancer"

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/pat-rice-cancer-arsenal-legend-2858577

Terrible news, really hope he gets well soon :(

:( wish him all the best

[King Gizzard]

Get well soon Pat, not that you're reading

[Drew.]

:(

when did he resign as assistant manager btw? (not sure if he has actually, I just remember him being the bloke to speak to me on Football Manager whenever Sylvain Wiltord was missing training or w/e)

Just over a year ago, the same summer RVP left

[Drew.]

http://i3.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article831274.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/West%20Bromwich%20v%20Arsenal:%20Pat%20Rice-831274

[Drew.]

Dan Crowley is going to be unbelievable in a couple of years.. 4 assists and 2 goals for the u18s the other night.

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[Drew.]

Women's Super League: Arsenal sign Anouk Hoogendijk from Ajax

my god shes hot

http://footballburp.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Arsenal-Ladies-sign-Anouk-Hoogendijk.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BeOsFyDCQAEPtfK.jpg:large

[Drew.]

I think Giroud has just admitted to having an affair with his wife over twitter

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[King Gizzard]

Over twitter :facepalm:

[Drew.]

Just seen that there's a photo been going around of him semi naked in a hotel room taken from a random girl and he's pretty much confirmed he did cheat on his wife.

[Jesus.]

I've always found it odd that footballers get married before their mid 30's. They travel around with millions of pounds and girls throwing themselves at them. Why not enjoy your career then settle down when it's finished?

[King Gizzard]

Getting ratted out by the girl straight after it happens, hope she didn't get paid for it

[King Gizzard]

http://i.imgur.com/ueeFLul.png

:facepalm:

[Drew.]

How classy

[King Gizzard]

Thought it was a parody ITV account at first glance but then noticed the tick

[King Gizzard]

435068567059722240

Bit better lol

[Loukas]

he's such a fool! A gorgeous fool but still a fool!

[Brother Leon]

Let's be real. I would wager a huge number of footballers do this even if it is wrong. Very silly getting caught like this though.

[Jesus.]

Let's be real. I would wager a huge number of footballers do this even if it is wrong. Very silly getting caught like this though.

Spot on. I bet all our favourite players have all done this.

[BBfanUSA]

At least he has admitted it and not tried to ignore itn

[Drew.]

:love:

5gVRbZI1scw

http://ladyarse.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/bergkamp-statue-2.jpg

[King Gizzard]

he does look like he's being shafted by a giant dildo tho

[Drew.]

Yeah, would have been better if he had a leg down on the ground to support him instead of a pole up his rear.

[Brother Leon]

More statues than trophies nearly. /troll


Bergs though :worship:

[King Gizzard]

or a plinth

[Shaun]

apparently we've enquired about Montolivo

a 29yo midfielder

fantastic

[bbfan1991]

Selfie alert...

http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BiNE8h4CMAAmbEe.png

[Novo]

I'll always remember Montolivio scoring in the penalty shoot out against us in the 2008 uefa cup semi final and brushing his shirt as if to say easy, then Nacho shattered his dreams

[Brother Leon]

http://giant.gfycat.com/GrippingBewitchedFirefly.gif

[Drew.]

Pat back at the Emirates during half time on the weekend :love:

https://24.media.tumblr.com/620a375e269c419f45d773a193742ef3/tumblr_n24u0xWG2o1s9s4yeo1_500.png

[Drew.]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BiToTJgCQAAq5CR.jpg:large

[Shaun]

http://giant.gfycat.com/GrippingBewitchedFirefly.gif

idgi

[Drew.]

Think its to do with having no wedding rings on

[Shaun]

oh :(

[King Gizzard]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BiToTJgCQAAq5CR.jpg:large

he is such a melt lol

[Shaun]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2579966/Arsenal-investigate-claims-misfit-Bendtner-threatened-cab-driver-team-mates-losing-Bayern.html

Arsenal investigate claims Bendtner 'unbuttoned his trousers and rubbed himself against taxi' as driver insists he was 'worst drunk he's seen in 25 years'

:umm2:

[Drew.]

:joker: just trying to imagine him in the picture above your post doing that

[Drew.]

Ozil out for a month, played almost the whole of the first half against Bayern with his hamstring gone smh.

[Drew.]

Get in, excellent news

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[Drew.]

http://i.imgur.com/ntjSySI.png

[Drew.]

He is back :flutter:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BkfJ275IYAAzueX.jpg:large

[Shaun]

he'll probably go back to his 2008-2011 standard now

[Alf]

We're gonna stuff you like the turkey's you are.

The 4th place will be our's, Europa cup for your group of bottlers.

[Shaun]

*confiscates those apostrophes*

[Alf]

I did think it looked wrong when i posted it, but couldn't be assed to edit it.

[King Gizzard]

He is back :flutter:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BkfJ275IYAAzueX.jpg:large

All black boots >>>>

Totti would be proud

[GiRTh]

Question - Do you think Arsenal will finish 4th and if they don't finish 4th should Wenger resign and more importantly WILL Wenger resign?

[Drew.]

Yeah i think we'll come 4th.. Moyes will want to get one over on his old club when they meet and City will be fighting for the title so i can see Everton slipping up, it'll be close though. Even if we do get 4th i think Arsenes time is up, Get the FA cup and leave on a high.

[GiRTh]

Yeah i think we'll come 4th.. Moyes will want to get one over on his old club when they meet and City will be fighting for the title so i can see Everton slipping up, it'll be close though. Even if we do get 4th i think Arsenes time is up, Get the FA cup and leave on a high.I agree. One thing though, you're theory is based on us winning while Everton lose. Judging by yesterday I would not assume that we can beat anyone. Especially not in the top half of the table. We can only beat teams in the bottom half who have nothing to play for. To be brutally honest, I think Wenger should apologise to all Arsenal away supporter for the fact that we cant stop any of the top clubs scoring at least three goals against us away from home. The away from this year has been a joke.

Even if he doesn't win the FA cup Wenger got to think about the future. Wenger is 64 now, birthday in October. I don't want to see 66 years old Wenger still at arsenal; I barely want to see 65 years old Wenger at Arsenal. I'd like to know why he thinks he deserves a new contract that will make him the highest paid manager in the premier league when its clear other manager are overtaking him if not already past him. eg Rodger, martinez etc. I doubt either of them would be demanding the best part of 8 million a years when they settle for 4th, going out of every competition at the 1/4 final phase and cant be arse to buy any players.

[Drew.]

Luckily all of our remaining fixtures bar Norwich on the final day are against teams either out of form or that have nothing to play for though. Everton face 2 sides trying to avoid relegation, a side fighting for the league and their ex manager so we've got the upper hand.. By the time we have our next PL fixture Ramsey should be nearer to full fitness, Koscienly should be back and possibly Ozil so i'm pretty confident but it wouldn't shock me considering how well Everton are playing right now if we did finish 5th.

I'm all for a new manager now but i can't think of any realistic names that could take over that i'd be happy with.. Klopp is the only one and that's not really likely.

[Brother Leon]

We're not beating Everton :joker:

Once we lose to Bayern we are officially done for the season and planning the summer hold/World cup.

[Drew.]

Everton aren't suddenly world beaters :laugh: Moyes will want to do anything not to lose against them, especially twice this season.

[GiRTh]

Everton look a lot better than us or United. They are a club going places. Strange thing is Wenger has earmarked martinez to take over at arsenal but why would he leave everton if he finishes above Arsenal?


Wenger just aint hungry enough anymore and he needs to accept the club needs to look to the future.

[Drew.]

They have massively improved and will probably continue to get better under Martinez, But they haven't exactly destroyed teams this season. They've conceded pretty much every game and have quite a few wins by 1 goal margins, Still think they are more likely to slip up from now until the end of the season.. Saying that, if we lose next Saturday then the players won't be focused at all and we'll pretty much hand 4th to Everton.

We've had no tactics going into any of the games this season. He just seems to sit their on the bench without doing anything even though we're getting completely outdone and its obvious a change is needed, he's lost the plot this year. I can't think of any occasions where hes out smarted another manager tactically this season.

[King Gizzard]

Can see them slumping next season, or staying the same. They have a glass ceiling which is pushing for the champions league but I don't think they can go beyond that..and they'll inevitably have to sell Barkley in 2-3 years. Also wonder if they can the a decent Lukaku replacement

[Drew.]

Wouldn't shock me if someone snapped Coleman up too (although i can't think of any teams that need him) but he's had an amazing season. And then Distin will be retiring soon but they've got Stones coming through who will be great.

[Drew.]

I take that back, we need Coleman.