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24 Mar 2026 04:24:51
I have said earlier that I have doubts about Zubimendi but will give him the benefit of first season in the new league. However, though some of his tackles are great, his passing is mostly sideways or backwards. He has been guilty of Man U's first goal in the home defeat and for the final, he was ahead of Oreilly when Kepa dropped the ball, he shouldn't have allowed him to score but he was easily brushed aside for a free header.
Hopefully he improves in his physicality for the next season.
Over analysing now that I am pissed to lose the chance of first of the four trophies.
1.) 09 Apr 2026 16:36:33
So, Zubimendi was on the right side of the player until Kepa dropped a cross he didn't need to try and catch? Bad example to use, in my opinion.
16 Jun 2025 15:01:04
Hi Eds, Eze has been linked with Man U and Spurs, surely if he is moving then we should be going in for him or is he not a target for us?
{Ed014's Note - Rodrygo is the only winger I’ve seen us linked with so wouldn’t know about Eze.
It would seem strange for him to take a step down and join the Spuds or that Manc 5h1te. ?♂️
1.) 16 Jun 2025 17:07:18
Thanks Ed, same thoughts regarding him taking a step down by going to either. It will be good for us to get one of Rodrygo, Eze or Gordon. Can take a punt on Grealish with loan.
{Ed014's Note - a case of wait and see HB.
2.) 17 Jun 2025 20:01:15
Flirt with the prettiest girl at the disco and leave empty handed or with a tramp. Great.
We need to be more strategic and deliver - who cares about the fish we wanted to catch. 3 years later and we are still chasing the dream.
If we win trophies - it would be easier.
03 Jun 2025 09:40:48
Hi Eds, do you know if we have had any serious discussions with our primary targets and their clubs? It is very early days and transfers are complicated process but I am fearing the usual hesitancy in our approach. It will be disheartening if good players are snapped up and we keep faffing around.
{Ed001's Note - yes, I believe you are trying to sort out at least a couple of signings in this initial window. It is a different year for PSR purposes than the second window, so getting them done now will get them off the books earlier in the future.}
1.) 03 Jun 2025 10:32:31
Thanks Ed.
{Ed001's Note - very welcome mate.}
26 May 2025 12:56:31
Hi Eds, do you have any latest on which wingers we are looking at if any? I would have liked Eze or Gordan, but with Palace in Europa and Newcastle in the CL, they look unlikely. We missed out on Marmoush and will have to compete with many clubs for Nico Williams. We need someone who can hit the ground running and preferably with premier league experience.
{Ed001's Note - Rafael Leao and Gittens seem to be the main two targets.}
1.) 26 May 2025 13:36:53
Thanks Ed, Leao is a good player but hasn’t lived up to the hype, Gittens also is one for the future but any additional depth to the squad will be welcome.
2.) 29 May 2025 02:26:39
I would be chuffed with Gittens, 20 y/ o with 8 goals and 3 assists for BvB? Sign me up. Williams would be the premium target but doubt we'd pay the asking price.
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11 Apr 2026 14:39:18
Today is the day it all goes pear shaped!
I see a big loss to City coming next week and don’t want to think about the CL.
If you don’t score goals you don’t get points and don’t win anything!
1.) 11 Apr 2026 14:59:25
Really poor set up from Arteta (again) . Playing a high pressing team, he should have looked at creativity through the lines from the start. That means starting Kai in midfield was just a terrible decision. Eze should have started, but by the time he came on, Bournemouth were completely on top.
2.) 11 Apr 2026 15:20:10
Raya had the most touches today after Dekkers. Says it all.
3.) 11 Apr 2026 15:45:33
Starting Kai at all is a terrible decision, same as Madueke. Both Chelsea, both no end product.
11 Apr 2026 13:45:24
The ugly side of Raya!
10 Apr 2026 18:45:36
Was watching the Porto vs Forest Europa highlights for the own goal, but couldn’t help notice the football Porto played and the chances they created. They were fast, one touch and opened up Forest so many times, but then couldn’t find the end product.
Hope to see something similar (bar the end product bit) from the beloved Arsenal for the rest of the season. Somehow, we still are the best team in Europe so far. ?
1.) 10 Apr 2026 21:01:46
A treat to watch, great movement and use of space.
07 Apr 2026 18:05:14
Watching tonight’s match without any expectations because with the way we are playing recently, I don’t have any hopes even if we somehow get past the quarterfinals and Sporting are a better side than Southampton, no disrespect to the Saints, they absolutely battered us in the game!
As I said earlier, it will be a bigger embarrassment for us, than the Spurs getting relegated, if we end up with nothing.
In the PL also, the games that I counted as winnable 2 weeks ago look like a difficult task.
Still, I will support the team until the last game, but that hope and expectations are lost for me.
1.) 07 Apr 2026 18:34:27
To be honest, mate, we played with an injury-plagued side against the Saints, don't get me wrong, they played a game that they knew would give them a chance, and it worked. Get a few players back and we will be on it again.
2.) 07 Apr 2026 19:16:29
We also attacked like we didn't know where their goal was, & afraid the boss would shout at them if they played a forward pass. It was our tactics which have been poor even with a full squad.
Draw is a good result tonight based on current form & their home record.
3.) 07 Apr 2026 19:17:59
That had been our story the last few seasons: injuries to key players, and we faded towards the end. We have addressed the depth this season, and against Southampton we had a near full-strength team. With the position we are (or were) in, we are absolutely expected to beat a team like Southampton, and only when we get this ruthlessness will we be a great team.
Look what it has done to the confidence of most of us, and I can only think that the players are humans, and it will affect them as well. Any cracks now, and we will again be empty-handed, while City ends up with a treble.
05 Apr 2026 02:17:51.
I had this feeling before the game but didn’t want to say it and here we are. Big question is where do we go from here and what impact it will have for the rest of the season? There is no confidence we can dust ourselves and have a good end to the PL or the CL and who is the leader who’s going drag the team and put some sense into the players to take responsibility and accountability.
It will be a bigger embarrassment than Spurs getting relegated if we end up with nothing and to rub more salt on it City may end up with a treble.
I have lost hope!
01 Jul 2025 18:18:41
I think we will get Eze, Rodrygo and Sesko.
16 Jun 2025 17:07:18
Thanks Ed, same thoughts regarding him taking a step down by going to either. It will be good for us to get one of Rodrygo, Eze or Gordon. Can take a punt on Grealish with loan.
{Ed014's Note - a case of wait and see HB.
03 Jun 2025 10:32:31
Thanks Ed.
{Ed001's Note - very welcome mate.}
31 May 2025 18:33:42
There is a rumour around MLS being tracked by Real Madrid. Nwaneri will also be looking for assurances on more game time. However, we must extend their contracts and my be give them an option to review next year.
26 May 2025 13:36:53
Thanks Ed, Leao is a good player but hasn’t lived up to the hype, Gittens also is one for the future but any additional depth to the squad will be welcome.
11 Apr 2026 17:53:22
Definitely red, mate, I have been an Arteta supporter and one reason for the support was that I do think managers need 3-4/5 years to really assert their stamp on the team. If we don’t win anything, he will have to go. I would resign if I were him. If we win any of the two trophies, I will give him until Christmas to improve performances, else make a change.
Bill, mate, don’t think Fabregas will be any different to Arteta, he will also be cautious to prove himself. We need an established manager who can win trophies, along with putting fear in the opposition. Klopp won’t come to us, but we should go for Enrique if Arteta goes.
11 Apr 2026 16:11:18
Bill, mate, I will say the PL is out of our hands if we don’t beat City, which is very unlikely, and we would be very lucky to get that result. A draw is also not good.
We have been lucky to get some of the 1-0 wins, as we aren’t able to create or score goals. Not only that, we can’t keep the ball and thread a 3-4 pass sequence, and with this dent in the confidence, I don’t think we will be any different, if not worse.
Same in the CL, without scoring goals, we don’t have a chance. I can’t imagine our situation at the end of May, where we won’t have won a trophy. How will we build on for the next season.
08 Apr 2026 12:59:55
Lol G4E
It happens when we haven't won trophies in a long time and come ever so close every year only to miss out some way or the other. We were in for four this year, and when two are taken away in quick succession, panic kicks in (at least for me it does) .
On top of that, there is no case of "We played brilliantly but lost to a better team" which aggravates everything.
There's still hope, so COYG!
08 Apr 2026 09:43:51
The tactics and approach are seriously baffling. If Raya didn't have the best of the nights, we would be 3-1 down.
What chance will we have against Barcelona or Bayern, even if we progress on a 1-0?
We have the players to play fast, attacking football, but it looks like they have been coached to pass around for the sake of it, and even then we are not able to keep hold of the ball, losing possession easily.
Odegaard has lost his touch, and I still haven't seen Zubimendi make a forward pass. We blame Gyokeres, but what service does he get, and how are we going to score goals?!
07 Apr 2026 19:17:59
That had been our story the last few seasons: injuries to key players, and we faded towards the end. We have addressed the depth this season, and against Southampton we had a near full-strength team. With the position we are (or were) in, we are absolutely expected to beat a team like Southampton, and only when we get this ruthlessness will we be a great team.
Look what it has done to the confidence of most of us, and I can only think that the players are humans, and it will affect them as well. Any cracks now, and we will again be empty-handed, while City ends up with a treble.