After defeating Blackburn 2-1 at Ewood Park, in a nail-biting encounter, Arsenal are sitting pretty three games into the season, after two difficult away games.
Will this be enough to shut up the anti-Wenger fans? Of course not! They’ll find something else to moan about.
The game was played exactly as expected. Blackburn banging long balls into the Arsenal box, and causing problems on corners and long throw-ins. But you know what, we dealt with it better than I’ve seen us deal with this sort of play in a long time. Ironically, the goal they scored was a typical Arsenal-like goal, and Blackburn proved that if they attempted to play football, they probably wouldn’t be a bad team.
It’s always nice getting one over a team managed by Big Sam Allardyce. He’s up there amongst the top wankers as my most hated person in football. If anyone wants a laugh, check out this ‘Big Sam’ twitter thing. It’s hilarious.
Onto the players.
Manuel Almunia has a good game. Regardless of what some fans think of him, he made a couple of decent saves today, and overall looked strong.
The defence was tight. Koscielny and Clichy were at fault for the goal, but aside from that both players were solid.
I like Koscielny a lot. He’s very young, and he’s going to get better and better. One thing I like about him, but at the same time don’t like, is his calmness. He is very assured on the ball, and looks like very cool, and doesn’t look like he has a worry in the world.
Alex Song, sporting a lovely new syrup, along with Cesc Fabregas, looked off the pace in the first half. Both improved a lot in the second half though. Both players were giving away a lot of sloppy balls, which was very out of character. Let’s blame match fitness on that one.
Diaby is an absolute enigma. I’m not his biggest fan, but I thought he looked decent yesterday. If he finds consistency, then he will be a legend. But we’ve been looking for consistency for almost five years or now. I hope it comes, I really do.
Theo Walcott is beginning to shut up a lot of people. We’re only three games into the season, but already he’s shown more consistency then we’ve ever seen from the lad. The World Cup exclusion was definitely a blessing in disguise for Walcott, and more importantly Arsenal. He actually looks like a footballer now. He was quality yesterday.
Arshavin is one of the most frustrating players we’ve ever had at Arsenal. Not frustrating in the same way as Diaby, whereas he doesn’t release the ball when we want him to, but more due to the fact that we all know he’s a top, top footballer, and we’re waiting for him to prove it. He had moments of class yesterday, and was instrumental in both goals. Had a good game.
Glass Ankles Van Persie went off injured again. He looked good in the opening half-hour, and his assist for our opening goal was magical.
Chamakh replaced Van Persie, and I thought he looked quality. Was suited to playing against a team like Blackburn. Picked up Christopher Samba on corners and long throw-ins and did extremely well keeping preventing him from winning headers.
Tomas Rosicky replaced Fabregas during the second-half, and the Czech playmaker once again looked quality. He’s looking good so far this season.
Jack Wilhsere came on late in the game, and looked ok, but he didn’t really have time to shine.
Did anyone else notice the embarrassing diving from the Blackburn players late in the game? Every time a ball was hoofed into our box, they were throwing themselves all over the place. It was sickeningly embarrassing. How dare Big Sam ever accuse Arsenal of not liking the rough stuff again.
Andy Gray annoyed me yesterday. When Chamakh was all over Samba during a long throw by Blackburn, he made a comment along the lines of that sort of play not being allowed and being a clear penalty. I don’t know if anyone remembers last season’s game at Ewood Park. But every time Blackburn had a corner, Jason Roberts was all over Fabianski, blocking him and holding him back. At the time, Andy Gray seemed to think this was a tactical masterstroke by Big Sam and Blackburn.
What is with Scottish football pundits being so anti-Arsenal? What have we ever done to upset the Scots?
Anyway, overall a great result from Arsenal and a quality performance. We mixed the rough stuff with the pretty stuff, something which we’ve struggled to do in the past. Let’s hope Wenger has finally found that balance we need.
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Though one game is not enough to make judgement, atleast wenger brought in quality and offloaded the rejects. I will support wenger. He has tried and changed.
wenger must allow vela to prove himself in the starting line up for about 5 matches
I will say what the Arsenal fans needlessly said to our Blackburn blogger (who is called Mikey and is actually quite funny anyway) – another f*cking dumb ass blogger.
For years Arsenal have complained about Blackburn’s tactics and yesterday they tried to give a bit back and expect this to be ok??
Make your minds up you hypocrites.
For years we’ve taken it and now we have finally given them a taste of their own medicine. I wouldn’t say I’m a hypocrite because if that. I’d say arsenal got the tactics spot on. We won’t do this against other teams, only the ones that cheat us.
I can’t speak for every Arsenal fan, only me! It’s only my opinion Steve
Here we go again, a wenger lover crowing after 3 games. This manager has got it wrong for 5 years and as it stands, still hasn’t replaced the worst keeper in the premier league. Koscielny looked like a pub player for their goal and his passing was awful, mostly just a rushed boot upfield to the opposition. The jury is definitely out in him still. I suppose though that if you buy in footballs bargain basement as the fool who manages Arsenal does, we are bound to get muppets a lot of the time. Let’s judge Wenger further after 15 games. We started the season ok so far.
TC, too much hate mate. Get behind your team.
Koscielny did have a nightmare for the goal, yes. But he was solid bar that, and he’s hardly going to have a rougher time in the Premiership.
Why all the hate? Did you love Wenger when we won doubles and went a whole season unbeaten? Of course you did.
We’ve had a debt for the past few years, since we last won a trophy funnily enough.
I always compare Arsenal and Wenger to a girlfriend. If you don’t love them, don’t slag them off as that ain’t going to fix anything. Leave them!
One injury to a central defender (which will definitely happen), and we’re fucked. Squillaci may or may not be good enough to handle top PL teams. It’s a gamble. Almunia is unstable, and will cost us more than a few vital points, and RvP will be injured on and off with rubbish Bendtner and this Chamakh (who already looks like another Adebayor with strength and pace but no idea how to score a goal unless he tries about 100 times).
This happened last season. A good start and the Wenger-lickers were all “HA! Look at us now!”, and after 10 games Arsenal got an injury or two and couldn’t get a string of games together before Christmas. 3 games isn’t enough. The league is won with stability and a push from March onwards. For that you need a big and stable squad like Chelsea and United.
The few established and well known players (who weren’t well over the hill and on the cheap like Silvestre and Suker) Wenger has bought over the years have all greatly improved the team (Campbell, Gallas, Sagna, Arshavin, Vermaelen). We wouldn’t have made the CL without Arshavin and Vermaelen last season. Song in defence? Give me a fucking break!
All the money people spend on going to the Emirates and buying over priced merchandise every season should be returned in buying players that excite the fan base and show ambition. The last 5 seasons haven’t showed either after the latest round of prodigies didn’t know how to defend and don’t have a winning mentality (they get regularly thumped by big sides like United, Chelsea and Barca).
Wenger will need to go after this season. 6 seasons without silverware after all the investment into the club and all the money the fans have to pour into the club each week after being told the move to the Emirates would “strengthen” the club and bring more silverware. What a lie! We should have been told that only crumbs would be available for ten years after the move.
Already slagging off Chamakh? I’m amazed to be honest.
It’s an on-going argument between pro-wenger fans and a small minority of anti-wenger fans. We won’t be able to convince you otherwise
If Wenger won the Premiership this season, you’ll find something to moan about. It’s nothing to do with Wenger, it’s in your nature to moan.
Have you boys ever heard the saying “you’re only as good as your last game”?
I’m sure you anti-wenger fans were the same lot who were convinced we’d lose at Anfield and Ewood Park before kick off.
Scott mate,don’t argue with TC,you waste your breath ,just like he wastes space.We must respect someones opinion if it differs from ours ,but when they display ignorance,stupidity and ignore the facts ,then simply, their likes are not ever going to see sense.Yesterday was the type of game we have to win,anyway you can,we did ,and that will do for me.And Scott you are right mate ,I think if the opposition bend the rules then we a entitled to join in,as long as we don’t start it I think we still have the moral high ground.
I can guarantee that nothing will come out of the complete anti Arsenal/ anti Wenger blog, “Arsenal Action”, but they’ll start moaning when something goes wrong
It’s sad to read comments like what TC has written, 4 sure this is not a fan but an idiot out to show his ignorance, how can u call Wenger a fool ? TC u must have written your comments while in a dingy pub, ur comments are disgusting and TC Stands for TOTALLY CONFUSED. We love Arsenal and Arsene will deliver a trophy soon.
Chamakh,pffft,I was there yesterday when he came on,let me tell you people (and Sam)he is fucking awesome!The real deal,the Dogs, and any other superlative you can think of.We have 4 top defenders and some is class wherever he plays.In fact,Sam ,just fuck right off you moaning twat
“Wenger will need to go after this season. 6 seasons without silverware after all the investment into the club and all the money the fans have to pour into the club each week after being told the move to the Emirates would “strengthen” the club and bring more silverware. What a lie! We should have been told that only crumbs would be available for ten years after the move.”
Satire!! brilliant. I love it. Some people have no understanding of the financial state of football do they Sam? they can’t see how we are currently the model that most clubs are trying to emulate? they can’t appreciate the beautiful and peerless football they are delighted with week after week? that we have probably the best manager in the world with a vision for the long term stability and success of the club? I pity the fools. Don’t you Sam?
Hang on a minute….that was satire wasn’t it Sam? please tell me it was…
Sam = Spurs fan. Really. I know him personally. A friend of mine. He’s a season ticket holder. Sammy boy, leave the Arsenal fans alone please. Stop pretending to be a gooner. Is pathetic. Thanks.
Re. Maxwell. Are you sure TC stands for totally confused, Total Cunt more like.
wenger has has so long for the team to mature that yes ‘eventually’ it will work.
why didnt he buy the 2 CBs and a decent keeper required 3 seasons ago ?
thats why the trophy cabenet is empty !
harry,Sam is ,as we speak,looking up what “satire”is.
The following will never happen or said by Big Sam
The Independent on Sunday: 29 August 2010:
Ian Holloway: BLACKPOOL MANAGER article in the Sunday press
Wenger has a wine, mine’s a beer
It was great to sit down with Arsene Wenger and talk football for a few minutes after our game at Arsenal. He had a glass of wine, I had a beer and he was lovely to speak to.
As well as being someone whom I hugely admire, he is simply a very nice man, a total gentleman. He is quietly spoken, very thoughtful and he was very complimentary about us, despite the scoreline. He thought that we did well and pointed out that in an hour with an extra man, his team only managed to score four. I think my lads were a bit shocked at the speed with which Arsenal played and particularly the pace of certain individuals, and as a group we have to improve on that. But the whole day at the Emirates was wonderful and an experience that I will always remember.
bob
August 29, 2010 at 12:10 pm
Hiya Mate
Arsenal have been paying off its debts over the past five years. We had no money. Its called good housekeeping. I hope you understand what I mean. Now enjoy the journey, its gonna be a bumpy ride.
Holloway, graceful in defeat. He even stuck up for Walcott yesterday on MotD after Hansen’s comments last week. Legend.
Arsenal have a good ally in Holloway.
Totally agree Maddo. We’ve had no money at all, but Wenger and the board could not tell the fans that.
I knew the Wenger lickers would be riled by my comments.
Wenger used to spend the whole season mulling what to do with ten big offers in each hand until the end of the season before he would put pen to paper on a new deal. This time he signed within a week. Don’t you think that shows how times have changed?
I hope i’m wrong about Chamakh, and I hope we win something, but I said Adebayor was rubbish after a few games seeing he couldn’t hit a barn door if he tried (after all, a striker should mainly score goals, not just run around knocking people over) and I was right, he was rubbish and left, and I said we wouldn’t win anything again when we let Denilson, Diarra, Vieira, Gilberto and Edu go within two seasons of eachother and only left Song in their place. The team lacks the strength and bottle.
Can you fanboys explain the drubbing we got by Chelsea, United and Barca last season, after 5 seasons of development? That’s a serious question.
Denilson is still at Arsenal Sam!
Also, as much as people hate Adebayor, you can’t deny he was a decent player. I can’t stand him, but I rated him.
Denilson is rubbish. He can’t hold up midfield at all. He can only pass sideways or backwards, have you noticed?
I can’t believe Denilson is a big saviour then
Song is a good player, don’t get me wrong, and after being at the club 7 years he certainly has finally come through as no other club in the world would have given him 7 seasons to show something. But how do you compare Song to the likes of Essien and Mikel?
*5 seasons, sorry, don’t know where 7 came from haha
Point still stands though.
I’m not saying Denilson is good. But you said he wasn’t at Arsenal!
Arsenal don’t have 100% quality players, but no team does. Every successful team has a Phil Neville, Kalou, etc..
In order to finish above Arsenal in each of the last 6 years(despite us building a new stadium )the teams that did ,have outspent us by over£100 million per year.So we don’t have to catch up to them ,they have to spend to keep up with us.
Song is better than Mikel. Essien is possibly the best midfielder in the world in his position. Based on last season, because Essien was injured, Song was better
I’ll let Denilson do the talking for himself on the pitch. That’s how much faith I have in him. And note to everyone else…. certain people’s posts should REALLY BE IGNORED. THEY ARE NOT ARSENAL FANS. A FIVE YEAR OLD WOULD NOTICE IT.
So Sam ,By your way thinking a player when he signs at age 17 should be given what ? Two years to become top class. Why am I arguing with a halfwit?Just fuck off(that’s me coming down to your intellectual level)
In fact blog managers should try to identify them and ERASE… block… BAN them.
WE NEED GOOD SUPPORT OF OUR TEAM. WE NEED TO OUT-VOICE THE DOOM SAYERS AND DISGUISED TOTTENHAM FANS (and other haters.)
BLOCK THE BOZOS!
GOOD VIBE FOR ARSENAL. WAKE UP FANS!
The point about Arashavin seems to me to be that his involvement {too infrequent for many people}is influential.He adds exactly what he was bought for,that little bit of extra skill.Sure he does not work his socks off but any old donkey can work hard but few have the skill to influence a game in the final third.He is nearly always involved in the build up to our goals and without him we would not be nearly as effective.
Brian Gooner, I hear you buddy.
maddo
thats a matter of funding direction ie choice.
AFC could have allocated (and actually did!) tranfer warchest of between £25/50m pa.
AW chose not to spend and write down debts. simple case of making the The Board happy and keeping your job doing so.
never has there been a manager with so little pressure.
im an AFC fan but also a realist.
Zgooner
denison isnt good enough for AFC IF you aspire to win the EPL, that much is already quite obvious.
as a Brazilian we know where he stands in the national team pecking order…. not a hope in hell quite frankly.
gilberto really shouldnt have been sold. you simply cant compare the two. maybe in 3-4 years you will but normal football managers dont have that luxuary.
I bet none of you wenger lovers on here actually pay any money to go to games, when you travel home and away you can give a genuine view of things, you little boys in your armchairs with a keyboard on your lap are just as plastic as most chavski ‘fans’. Wenger has done the same thing at every club he’s managed – had success then steadily gone downhill till he got sacked. He has been great for us but has lost it big time. If he signs another keeper we’ll finish 4th, no keeper and we’re in real danger of not qualifying for the CL. It’s Arsenal FC not Arsene FC. Maybe if you were True fans before 1998 you’d know that!!!
TC, you’re mental mate. We will finish 4th if we sign a keeper, and outside the top 4 if we don’t. Now I know you’re just talking to get a bite
Big sam, and blackburn are a bunch of cunts.
I’ve never seen a match with so many hard follow through tackles. It was disgusting to watch. I’m not saying its wrong to go in for a hard tackle, but when you are following through with an elbow\arm\kick and causing pain to your opponant, you are being out of order.
I cant understand how the ref allowed such dirty tactics to go on. It seems with arsenal, that only once a player gets his leg broken, do the refs give a shit about harsh confrontations.
If I had my way, i’d run over big sam, and his team, and then the FA.
TC, if you’re a fan pre 1998 then you’ll know that we have no right to consistently win trophies. We never have.
Wenger is the greatest manager in our history. The facts don’t lie.
Sam is absolutely correct. The pro Wenger’s are happy for Arsenal to remain as also run which Sam is not. The criticism of Wenger cannot be considered against Arsenal interest, Arsenal is bigger than Wenger. Do you sincerely believe, this team can compete Chealsea, MANU, Mancity or take on Realmadrid, Barcelona on European stage you may be helping the cause of decline of Arsenal. The whole defence is poor. If you want to compete you do from strength not from weakness. No team could intimidate invincible why they are doing to this team, same is not happening to MANU or Chealsea, who is responsible for that. Clichy, Sagna, Song, Almunia are best substitute player and not 1st team player, if you carry them you get what they can give you best. Why no English fighter like Keown or Parlour in this team who could give Showcross what he deserve, is it just costly English player I am sorry to diagree.
For people who are happy that MANU is in financial mess, they are not for fotball expenses that for football business by owners same can happen to Arsenal if one of them gets the control of the club. Our football expenditure is very close to MANU, I would like to know how is that. Last few years we are making profit, we have money from last years player sell. If you are charging highest ticket price why can’t you give same kind performance by winning. Wenger hellbent on experiment, he should go somewhere else and comple his research.
Bob,
You are wrong, simple as that. You are not a realist, as a realist would have to have a grasp of facts, and you do not. You are making up reality as you go along, to conform with your own prejudices.
We have not written down any debt, as you say. Club debt has only decreased because the flats at Highbury Square are being sold. The club have not allocated a penny of the footballing operations to pay down debt. Where are you getting your information? We could not have allocated between 25-50million per year to spend on players, as you say. Let’s look at the accounts for any year between 2003-09 and see if that could have been the case. Pick the year Bob, and we will examine the accounts and see if what you are proposing could ever have been true. It wasnt possible. The club had to sell players like Henry and Vieira just to raise money and had a very strict control on wages throughout that period. Have you ever actually studied the yearly accounts, Bob?
You really have no idea.
You gotta laugh at Total Cunt talking about true fans. I`ve been going to The Arsenal 27 years, long before you were born shitbag. Its funny, well over 90% of the fans who go to the games are fully behind Wenger. Its spoilt little kids like you who are the moaners, sitting typing shit and trying to pass yourself off as a true fan. Go look up some spuds stories you stinking little yid.
paul c – 2 things:-
1 u have contradicted yourself in your own post. read my post again.
2 we have one of the biggest wage rolls in the epl
keep calm, its only a discussion.
Johnny,
I belive this club was established by army people who never had defeatist mentality like you dirty mouth.
Arsenal is so close whats stopping it for final push.
Even Spud has ambition they are trying by spending money where as Arsenal is retaining the dead woods in the team. When did you realise that Almunia is not fit to be in any top club or yet to realise that? The most supporters realised that long before but Almunia is wearing captains armband. Wenger could not find a English player better than Kosliny at 8 mil.
“I knew the Wenger lickers would be riled by my comments.”
“I belive (sic)this club was established by army people who never had defeatist mentality like you dirty mouth.”
Far from being riled…..I think you people are hilarious. The second quote alone is truly priceless.
Thanks!
Paul,
The club debt is scheduled for long term. The mortgage payment is around 25 million. The increased capacity must have compansated that quite well. Arsenal income revenue is within top three not very far from MANU. You got to understand that winning more, competeing more brings you more revenue in big way, beside that global appeal of the club to be kept in mind too. I think that hiding behind the excuse of Emirates expenditure is a ploy by management to cover their failings.
Jatanta,are you really that stupid or are you having a laugh?In the history if the world no monkey has ever mastered the intricacies of Macro Economics ,so I suppose you are not on your own
quite frankly, anyone that believes the club is starved of cash is either a big buyer of AW’s talking down the club policy to buy up cheap talent or a very bad accountant.
arsenal is doing very well indeed financially, just look at the the vultures that keep a keen interest
George,
If I am not making sense, please give me the data you have so that I can update my knowledge because what I have mentioned is obtained from Arsenal blogs only. We are all arguing to see Arsenal to be in glory and not for sycophancy for any individual.
He probably is really that stupid I’m afraid. There’s no pointing arguing with ‘em…may as well have a laugh at their blinkered ignorance and move on. Rest safely in the knowledge that the vast majority of real Arsenal fans with even half a brain cell can see the bigger picture.
If 5yrs of trophylessness won’t shut up an akb like u, why should 2matches against mediocre(@best) oppo shut the anti akbs, I congratulate &wish our team the best this season, but the truth is even if wenger addressed the weak areas the anti akbs say (&they are damn right) that’d just be the beginning of our journey towards challenging the chelseas, manu utds, barcas.(i.e we’d just be having a competitive team, compared to those guys who’ve had that for years)
Akbs can now tell me to go support the spuds but then they always do in august &hold their tongues in may
Arsene definitely knew best when he was winning doubles and going a season unbeaten.
The anti-AKB mob are so very fickle it’s amazing.
Are you anti-wenger until he wins a trophy, or as long as he’s at Arsenal.
I just wish you lot would look at the bigger picture. To be fair, you are a very small minority.
Please tell me who it was that has made Arsenal a club that fans can even contemplate competing with the aforementioned teams?For those of you unable to work it out ,it was,wait for it,…………………………. Mr, Arsene Wenger
At Ewood yesterday I could not find even one anti Wenger fan,not even anyone who knew one.So ,Scott,minority is not the half of it!
@Uk. Liverpool and Blackburn away are mediocre? I think that comment sums you lot up. If we beat Chelsea or Man U away you’ll be saying “it’s only one game” or “they’re hardly Barcelona”. Fact is, Wenger is not going to win you over no matter what he does. He’s an ugly girlfriend to you.
Nobody I know in person is anti-Wenger. Seems to be a select few Arsenal fans who just love a rant.
All the anti wenger fans are a wind-up. idiots mate.
This was a must win game, these where the games that let us down in previous seasons. Now we can say we are moving forward.
Now to these anti-Wengers…………sort your little peanut sized brains out, what flipping planet are you all on. I understand you all have an opinion but flip me Jesus, you sound like a bunch of wasps chewing fairy munchers.
Get behind your team idiots.
TC, what kind of statement is that about ‘armchair gooners’ just because some people don’t get to games can’t have there say, your deluded. Some of these so called pretend fans spent a fortune of shirts, memorabilia ect…..so please think!!
I agree on the points Scott, excellent piece again Scott
The financial Issue continues: The facts will always prevail.
The reason why we did not purchase high prices players and why we remain trophy less for five years was because of this:
Narrative 2009(£) 2008(£) 2007 (£)
Operating profit 70.5m 59.6m 51.2m
Profit after Tax 45.57m 36.7m 5.6m
Debt Liability 297.7m 318.1m 260m
The Arsenal debt was further reduced during 2009/10 as receipts were received re the sale Highbury Square development…..
If you support the team, support it fully and read the corporate Financial Statements on the Webpage. Nevertheless not everyone is financial savvy, so the above should explain a little.
The sale of Highbury Square, even at a 20% price loss, helped the Group in its financial predicament. We were in trouble, Arsene did the right thing. Forget about corporate pressure, or negative SoundBits, I would have done the same.
Hope I don’t come across as to contrary, but some of the submission is so miss informed.
Call whatever you wish that won’t change the statistic. Last January everybody was crying for a striker, Arsene did nothing. If we had a decent striker and a proper GK who knows what could have happen despite all the comic display by defence. We hardly score from free kick, half of the corner kick is rubbish. Our defending of set-piece seems incurable.
Jayanta
August 29, 2010 at 3:10 pm
I would be very concerned if Arsenal purchased the players that ‘Arry does. All of Arsenal players, including the keeper you evidently don’t like, would get into the Spurs team. Now give me the names of more than four players who would get into Arsenal 2010/11 team.
Jayanta you come across as an intelligent person so therefore you must be aware that debt is the death of any business. Yes our defender cost £8m, but one or more Man C has defender costing £20m+ and they are inferior to our player. I bet you polarised Terry Henry and other similiar players when they first arrived. Or maybe you are so young and need more years of understanding.
Maddo,
That’s the point, club is making profit even after making debt payment. Where as Realmadrid, Barcelona, Manu are going into loss or barely making profit. That’s shows the focus of the club. You don’t have to pay silly money for player purchase but you don’t have to make profit too. The priority seems lost here.
It is a very simplistic view that profit should be use to fund improvements to the playing staff.The long term goals and aspirations also need to be financed.Unfortunately we fans are more concerned with the result of the next match , rather than the long term future of the club.Lets be thankful that you need vision and intelligence to get a job that will shape the future of our club .
How you doing Goonerpower?
Jayanta, we didn’t buy a striker last season because the Chamakh deal was as good as done. Wenger is not going to spend millions on a player in January knowing we’ll get a free signing in the summer. People talk like £10m – £15m is monopoly money. It’s not!
If we’d have signed Chamakh in January for £10m and not won the Premiership, then I worry how pissed off you would have been.
Btw, just because we’ve sidetracked from the original article, has anyone checked out the Big Sam twitter thing? It is hilarious. Or maybe it’s just my ridiculous sense of humour
Jayanta
August 29, 2010 at 6:23 pm
Clubs the world over look at the Arsenal Model and envy us. We cannot re-live the past, it has been other clubs years. We could not have competed with Chelsea, three or four years ago. they had to much money. However if in two year Arsenal have a trophyless cabinet you will have reason to complain.
Proft does not mean cash, and also the Group financial covenant could not be bridged.
I rather be in Arsenal position that Man U and Barca re there financial holding.
Oops sorry Scotty.
What was the twitter, as I am not privy to it.
Doing great Scott, thanks for asking. Was even more happier when the spuds lost…….:-)
and to wigan haha, then the icing on the cake when man shitty lose as well haaaah life is great, I know it’s early days but I’m savoring this moment. We are truly in a stronger position this year, even with van the man out for a few weeks I’m not as scared as when it happened last year.
On the twitter thingy I ashamedly have to sign up to twitter, will do that later, it’s long over due.
George
In respect of revenue generation Arsenal is within top 5 or 6 football team in the Europe, your debt situation is within control. Your club asset is within top 10 ( as football club asset it’s 3rd richest ) in the world. You are making profit. Spuds earining is little over half of Arsenal. What’s holding back Arsenal to fulfill the aspiration. In 2007/2008 series we are 4 point behind winner Manu. When are we going to make Arsenal move toe to toe with Realmadrid, Barcelona, Manu etc.
For Maddo I am watching Arsenal since 1998.
maddo what are you going to do when AW retires? top yourself?
wake up! everyone is replicable, me, you AND AW and yes, its quite possible in this world of Xbillion there is a better alternative .. hes been outclassed tactically on so many occasions its not up for debate really.
the fact of the matter is, i don’t think anyone is arguing on here he has done a bad job, what I’M arguing is; he has and has had (which is a fact) the resources to do better….. he could have addressed the blindinly obvious issues 3 seasons ago which he seems to be addressing now with, yes, u guessed it, money!
if a guy is too young hes too young, small, technically inept or whatever the ‘reality is’ it doesn’t matter how you skin it!
mind you as i’m not on ‘The Board’ and my stock hasn’t appreciated as theirs has as a result .. as a fan i measure results by trophies, not stock value.
also lets not forget the defence AW inherited please …
i for 1 am an arsenal fan, and am looking forward to the future of a less restrictive and arrogant management philosophy. there’s nothing wrong in saying that at all, after all this is a democracy.
Maddo and Goonerpower, the link is in the article. Check it out. You don’t need to sign up to twitter to look at it. It’s well funny. Well I thought it was anyway
Bob: Hiya mate. I could continue with this diatribe, but Scotty is getting fedup. It is his blog. However before I sign off let me say this. I support my team fully. I was there when Tony Adams went and came out of prison. I was there when Graham left and went to the other side. I was there when Man U thrashed us 6-1 and we came back the following year and won the league. I was there long before Wenger.
I was there to see us beat Real Madrid 1-0 and 0-0 at Highbury. I was there to see Ian and Terry (Glory days) However what have always remained is the knowing and understanding that your team and club will not always win thropies, because it maybe someone else time to shine. I remember the Liverpool years when they won the league and European Cup as standard and look at them now.
Football supporting is not easy, its about heart rate rise and fall, its about shouting at the miss pass, its the ecstasy of seeing a goal go into the net.
I love the game and I love the Arsenal.
maddo good for you son
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and long may that continue
Jayanta.again I ask you who put us in this strong position?
@Scott well wenger won us when he was winning,he can win us again when he starts winning, I’m sorry we ain’t cheap
Ps we’ve not won 4 6yrs(not 5) cos we ought to hand over that Fa cup of 2005 to man utd, it was one of the most one sided games of football ever
Oh &last season blackburn overachieved, i can’t remember the last time(b4 last yr) man utd didn’t beat them home &away
I don’t feel like an anti akb but it does strike me as funny to always write them off with the boring ‘go support the spuds’ or ‘wenge’s our most successful coach’ bla bla. Or isn’t rafa liverpool’s most successful coach in 20yrs? Or maybe mourinho &saf are gods then? I believe a football coach shld be judged on football results, if there are cogent reasons why we can’t expect the standard from him we understand, &strive for better.but what we don’t do is act like all is as good as can be(@least @home, when we see man utd, chelsea fans it’s ok to pretend all is well)
Chelsea won the premiership last season and they drew with Blackburn at Ewood Park.
Uk
August 29, 2010 at 8:25 pm
Please nominate the coach or Manager that will take Arsenal forward, always remembering the culture and ethos of the club. I wait for your educated response
say wat u like. We won yestday nd dat count. Up gunners 4m nigeria.
Why won’t any of you answer my question? Is it because it is far too poignant?
I’ll repeat it: Why are we still getting thumped 4-0 and 4-1 by United and Chelsea home and away, and getting thumped by top European sides like Barca (who we are supposed to compete with) after 5 years of development?
Let me rephrase the question. How many years without silverware have to pass and seasons seeing we are not improving on problem areas have to pass before you can accept that Wenger has failed?
Never mind the accounts that clearly show there is money (anyone remember Edelman clearly saying at the start of the Emirates project that Arsenal would be seperating budgets for Emirates and transfers? – like any sane club would do – but everyone buys in to the penny pinching mentality Wenger had even BEFORE Emirates), how about spending the surplus transfer money after selling Toure and Adebayor on real quality?
How can anyone with a straight face say the likes of Squallaci, Koscielny and Chamakh are the top drawer signings we need to compete at the top?
4th isn’t the top, by the way. Just in case you lost sight of that fact during the last 5 years
And why is every Arsenal fan with a different view than the “majority” automatically viewed as a “spud” or worse?
There is nothing more ignorant or childish than having an attitude like that.
scott I did say they overachieved last season didn’t I? Oh I shld mention man utd used to beat them 4-0s, 4-1s
Maddo dnt u think that question’s quite cheap? 1.mourinho 2.hiddink 3.guardiola 4.anybody who’s won a trophy in the past 5yrs?
Fact is our manager has it too rosy. I hate mourinho but I’v got to give it to him, he doesn’t compromise standards, he doesn’t tolerate failure. failure to win trophies ain’t the problem, it’s the comfort in it(&the myriad of readymade,ever present excuses) that pisses me off
Sam, you say that Squillaci, Koscielny or Chamakh aren’t world class. Give them a couple of season before making that assumption.
Arsenal were cryin out for a big name signing like Robinho a couple of years ago. He is absolutely useless.
Arshavin was world class at the time of signing, so too was Gallas and Rosicky. To criticise A Wenger signing so early is ridiculous.
Also, I’ll answer your question about Man U, Barcelona and Chelsea. You’re talking about three of the best clubs in world football. Didn’t we beat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge the season before last, and beat them at home the season before that?
You also talk about getting beat by Barca like that’s an embarrassment! They battered teams for fun last year.
Arsenal have never, in their history, been a dominating force. We never moaned before.
Problem is, Wenger has got everyones expectations too high.
Mourinho is the best manager in the world for a few years, until he shafts the club and only looks short term.
Someone earlier said that Arsenal don’t even deserve the last FA Cup as Man U were all over us. Pathetic! It sums up this debate. Even when Wenger wins a trophy you look for something to moan about.
As I said earlier, it’s nothing to do with Wenger, it’s some peoples nature to moan and live unhappy. It we won the treble this season, you’d complain that we didn’t win the Charity Shield. It’s a sad situation.
I remeber when Arsenal won the double, there was a letter in the Spectator ( yes that journal) stating Arsenal was not as good as Man U. The letter writer was a Arsenal fan and quite famous. People moan because they have little in thier lives to excite them.
Jose is granted a good manager and a success, but he is also what we call an “asset stripper”. He does not build things that endures. I remember that FA cup, Arsenal was very defensive, a tactic which I thought was very clever, because Man U was better than us. Someone said earlier that Arsene has no tactics, but he out shone ” Red face” that day.
Uk
August 29, 2010 at 9:18 pm
When I pay my £68 per game equivalent. I want to be entertained. Jose teams play rubbish football. Remember Jose Chelsea, yes they won things, but the players were already there apart from Drogba. They also spent £500m on that team. He went to Milan, and the same dull boring football, so many of the Italian press complained. Jose in charge of Arsenal would be the death of all the young boys who have great plans for the future in the game. Not one young player came through the Chelsea ranks when Jose was in charge. Even the wealthy owner got fed-up with him. Hiddink: What has he won these past five year that has merit. Gad is Spanish and he manages the best team in the world (all world up players) Arsene is well respected all over the world. When he goes and someone like ‘arry is in control, the cyberspace will be full of swear words, and I would start the revolution.
@Maddo, well Wen I pay mine I want to win something, shout something, tell a manc ‘see, we’re the best’.
I want to go to class (as we used to do in med skl) &write on the board ‘unbeaten’
Scotty Mate: I enjoyed my time on your blog today. Hope I made a difference. Match of the Day Two is on soon, so I say Good Night until………….
I’m off to watch it too Maddo. Speak to you soon mate. Take it easy.
I want to go to class.Lol.I think that answers a lot of questions about Wengers detractors
For “med skl” read remedial school.
Hahaha just had chance to read the twitter on big sam, crazy bunch of mo fo’s lol. Made me chuckle anyway
Ouch u guys beat me to it
Good nyt guys(esp scott &Maddo) i’v got 2work in d mornin. I do hope this season is ours but I hope more than that, that something happens to heal this rift among us gooners
Uk, very true. Take it easy buddy.
Oh &gudnyt george (the guy with down’s syndrome) too. I hope your folks finally decided to seek medical help for you, I’d hate for all the persuation I did to go to waste
Oh &gudnyt george (the guy with down’s syndrome) too. I hope your folks finally decided to seek medical help for you, I’d hate for all the persuation I did to go to waste.
Ps: tell them it’s free
Wenger threw the FA Cup away with the team he put out at Old Trafford. That alone is worth criticism.
The last 2 seasons in a row we’ve been battered by United and Chelsea in all comps, and Barca despite their great quality, are supposed to be a team we should match now after 5 years of development, which the point in that defeat proves what I was saying.
Rosicky is not world class. He is good, but not world class. Gallas was a good signing, but lost stability after his first season. He is a total cunt, so getting rid of him was good for team morale. Arshavin was a god signing, who is struggling with different types of players around him than he has been used to, but he will adjust.
The problem is you look at our squad, and anyone who isn’t a blind Wenger licker can see that we are weak in defence behind Vermaelen, we need a world class keeper, we need a strong and imposing midfielder after losing every strong holding midfielder we had. Denilson and Song don’t fit the bill. Especially not Denilson. Could you see either of them playing anything else than reserve football at United or Chelsea? Seriously?
And give someone an eternity and they’ll eventually produce somethin. How many years shall we give Wenger to get us winning a trophy again? 10 years? 15 years?
Is there no ambition other than to get a CL spot and get to a quarter or semi final or two?
Wenger and his masterfeul spin patrol around him have got you all brainwashed into thinking 4th place is like winning the league, and not caring about the FA Cup is what modern football causes.
Have you never thought twice about how on the last day of every transfer window Arsenal.com release the customary “Djourou back from injury is a new signing” and “Almunia is a world class keeper” when they can’t (won’t) sign anyone? It’s to make people believe the bullshit. I personally look at the performances, as they tell the truth.
It’s people like you lot here who actually think the likes of Denilson, Song, Squillaci (who is over 30 by the way, no time for developing much there), Chamakh and Almunia are the world class players Arsenal need to win something. Yet each season we get battered by United and Chelsea and lose in the quarter finals or semi finals of cups.
Maybe we should start being like Liverpool supporters and start counting the Charity Shield as a trophy?
I was absolutely over the moon with winning the double seasons and FA Cups in between, and I am trully glad and in awe of what Wenger has done to change Arsenal and bring it into the next century, but there is always a point where the desired effect no longer bears any merit or desired result.
It’s hard to admit, like being young and realising that your parents aren’t super heroes when you get that bit older, and seeing their faults as fellow human beings.
It’s my opinion and belief that Wenger’s reign should be finished, and it’s time to let him take on the role in the director’s office and let someone younger and hungry for success to come in and spend some money where it is crying out to be spent.
Wenger said himself last season that if we didn’t win a trophy his latest project would have failed and he would have to rethink. Well, that has happened, but where has talking about that point disappeared to?
Wenger is reaching (or may have already reached it) the point of becoming bigger than the club itself, and I sincerely hope even everyone reading this blog knows that is not good for any club.
Wow Sam, chill dude, your base for facts seem to be last years results, but when you look at the players we had to choose from, we had most of our main players injured. I understand your frustrations but we really are improving. Denilson is a good player he has scored some important goals (let’s not forget before he got injured last season his partnership with fabs was awesome) and I fear when we all realise this he will up sticks to Spain/Italy. And that goes for a few of our players. I really hope some of these don’t have an iPhone and the ‘Kick App’ some of the criticism they receive it down right out of order. It’s not that bad on this blogg but Jesus some bloggs cough (le bollocks) are a disgrace, sorry now I’m moaning, but you know what I mean lol
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Rip van persie injured for another 100 years.
Time to fuck him off. He’s been a good player… In the 29 combined minutes he’s played for us in the last 6 seasons.
Sorry Robin but you aren’t worth a wank to us I’m hospital.
Goodbye