27 Aug 2026 12:50:40
Afternoon all. Hope you all have a cracking summer and ready for another rollercoaster of season.

I am looking forward to this season and hoping for more success this season than previous season.

We all have mixed feelings about this Alvarez deal. I personally am not a fan of him coming over after he himself has publicly stated that he wants Barcelona over us. Although I'm not the one in the know.



I will be gutted if we got rid of Martenelli but we have to balance the books and if Arteta thinks that he has achieved what he is capable of then my trust is with him.

Selling MLS and Nanweri is a big mistake at this early stage. I think both have huge potential and we should not sell or loan them out to get the playing time up, but don't sell them; they are our future.

It's good to be back. Come on Arsenal.

1.) 27 Aug 2026
27 Aug 2026 14:51:12
Hi mate, hope all is well. Can you explain why you're gonna be gutted if we sell Martinelli? Personally, I think most Arsenal fans are too sentimental when it comes to players. We have to move on or get caught again and wait another 22 years for a title. If players aren't good enough to push us forward, they have to leave.

2.) 27 Aug 2026
27 Aug 2026 18:38:29
Hi G4, mate, I'd like to see Martinelli stay too, if possible.

Obviously, if the club can bring in a superior upgrade, then that's the right thing to do, but as things stand, Tzolis is the upgrade on Trossard, and, despite his fantastic start with us, he can't replace 2 players and us retain our strength in depth.

3.) 27 Aug 2026
27 Aug 2026 19:22:03
All good, DG. It's my personal opinion. I felt that he has more potential and will give a lot more in the coming years. I'm not a football genius, and I don't have inside workings of the club and the football market.

I do think we are in a better position than we were 22 years ago, and I don't think the decline over the 22 years was down to sentimental fans who wanted to stick with players past their prime. Cheer up, pal, they are all opinions.

4.) 27 Aug 2026
27 Aug 2026 19:31:39
But, to get better you need better players. He hasn't got better, and probably won't get better than he is now. He's coming up to his prime years and scored one league goal last year! Yes, I know it's your opinion, and I was just asking a question. Don't get me wrong, if we don't have a replacement I'd keep him, but I wouldn't be "gutted" if we sold him and got someone better.

Poor buys and bad recruitment was the reason, and poor management. I'm always happy, I don't need cheering up, I support the champions lol. Just wanted to know the reason you are gutted, that's all.

5.) 28 Aug 2026
28 Aug 2026 00:15:03
I would have kept Trossard over Martinelli as he's a more intelligent player & good off the bench.

We need to roll with the hard line that we need to act like a big, ambitious but also genuine club when it comes to players. We don't sell well, and we pay too high wages which makes players very sticky & hard to move on.

Who would buy Kai so we make a profit, & they can pay him at least 280k PW.

No one. So we can't recoup. Just like Jesus, Zinchenko, etc etc.

Hi, 4ever! If we get sentimental, we regress. If we act like a bad club, no one signs. Let's be honest - who wouldn't want to sign for PSG, Real or Barca before us? I'm sure many players play for clubs that weren't first choice.

6.) 28 Aug 2026
28 Aug 2026 08:58:05
Granted, historically we haven't sold well. You mention Jesus and Zinchenko, and I can't disagree, but I would argue they were part of the successful process which has made us champions. We haven't sold well in recent years because we have bought well, and in a previous post I said that a vast number of our first team are worth twice as much at least as what we paid for them. This means we have bought extremely well, and the squad worth is excellent. Edu, MA and Mr Berta deserve massive credit for this. Say we bought Saliba at £26 mill, he stays with us until he's 32 and we sell him for £15 mill; is that a terrible sale considering he's helped us to multiple Prems? Let's use our considerable assets.

The point being we don't need to sell them or buy excessively because we bought well! In today's market I would wager Kai is worth £60 mill or close to it if he was put up for sale, although wages could be the issue in a sale, I agree. He's now fit and scoring regularly, but thank you for the daily Kai kicking, I didn't realise how much I'd missed it. ;) COYG
PS. Not so much gutted Martinelli is going but would be gutted if we sold him and didn't upgrade him, but as I say we are currently buying well so hopefully someone is incoming.

7.) 29 Aug 2026
29 Aug 2026 11:03:20
Hi Sussex, even in the past few years, it's poor. Noni is a squad player & lacks end product, guess we bought Bruno to upgrade Zube. Viera, the Brentford lad, was poor, and Vic was average.

Did Arteta buy Saliba? Saka? I could spit Rice, let's be honest. The club have stepped up and progressively purchased better, but not great - no real start attackers. We buy players who play CB or fullback combined.

It's a journey, and we need to get better, acting faster, more decisively & in the bigger pond so it improves the starting 11, not just the squad.

The players I referenced are still decent but not top top whereas Rice, Saka, Gabs, Saliba are.

Funny, as they were signings from ages ago, but I think he has a good defensive eye. Not great attacking philosophy or delivery - perhaps why Ozil went, Aube went, Eze has flopped, etc.

We kissed a lot of frogs, but we have a great squad and some amazing players. I'm being hyper-critical, as we want to win the Champ league. That's another level.