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31 Mar 2025 19:40:59
Saka is back and ready to go, maybe, just maybe cometh the man cometh the champions league semi final and beyond ?????.
11 Jul 2021 19:13:23
The local police have put out an appeal to the local community asking if everyone could please not commit a crime between 8pm and 11pm this evening.
Someone has replied saying
It's a deal and could you lot refraine nicking anyone from 6am to 6pm tomorrow.
Love it 🖒😊😆😆.
30 May 2021 18:57:52
Apparently there is a new bidder for taking over at Arsenal and she is able to offer The Kronkee's something money can't buy in oder to take control of the club.
The lady in question is probably the most famous Arsenal fan on earth and is prepared to offer Stan her extensive and prestigious London home in exchange for full control of Arsenal.
Not only is she a life long gooner also her grandson is too, and it's her grandson she wishes to run the club as he has suddenly found himself at a lose end and she feels running Arsenal will be a positive way of keeping him occupied plus she hopes it might encourage him and his family to return to the UK to live and unite the family which has been going through a bit of a difficult period lately.
No this rumour is not from the usual tabloid media and I didn't read it on twitter or Facebook, it was written in my tealeafs this morning and compared to most media outlets the teanleafs have a pretty good success rate.
Oh and if the deal goes ahead Stan is going to demolish Buck house and build a Walmart.
18 Dec 2019 21:55:50
Apparently City are surprised by the talk of us announcing Artetta as our manager when we haven't even spoken to them and agreed compensation.
Whatever has happened at Arsenal we used to be so prim and proper in how we conducted our business.
1.) 19 Dec 2019 11:17:19
This could be because the way they poached our players in the past. Pay back I guess.
2.) 19 Dec 2019 12:48:18
I doubt it but if so how old is josh 5?
City have well moved on from the Mark Hughes buy Arsenal days and have no interest in any of our players now days.
I'd incompetence was the more likely explanation than pay back.
10 Nov 2019 09:02:59
I'm not sure if Emery can't or won't change his ways but either way it's plainly obvious his ways his methods his tactics just aren't working at premier league level.
What would be the point in continuing with Emery few more games or weeks! What is going to suddenly start working that hasn't worked upto this point in time?
9 points over 26 games isn't impossible to make up but neither will it be a formality for a new manager either.
There are absolutely no guarantees that if we change managers things will suddenly come good but there is a genuine possibility they might under a different manager that simply doesn't exist under Emery.
We have a squad that has the quality in abundance we just need someone who can organise and motivate them into a cohesive team that functions to its full potential.
There is no logical reason to carry on with Emery, I've read people saying the club don't want to pay his compensation money and would rather let him see out his contact to save what a £3 millions pay off?
But that's just people being negative towards the board because I'm sure Josh and Co are more than capable of working out the financial loss of champions league football money v £3 million in compensation without the need to consult the world's greatest mathematic brains first.
1.) 10 Nov 2019 13:24:20
As usual, nothing to disagree with from G62. I have little faith in the board to act decisively. They have a history of dithering and fiddling while the team burns on the pitch. As you said elsewhere, the only language they understand is empty terracing. I would rather listen to us lose on the radio, than freeze my arse off sitting at the Emirates.
I would love to be wrong, but those hoping for a sacking on Monday. I wouldn't hold my breath.
2.) 10 Nov 2019 15:08:24
Hi Urban mate I think you've got it bang on, vote with you bum if your not happy and spend your time doing something that does make you happy until the club team and manager give you reason to feel they are your best way of spending your time and money again.
3.) 10 Nov 2019 19:24:06
I just don’t know how emery is making Managing Arsenal look like a difficult job? This season I honestly couldn’t tell you what system we’re playing. Yes Wenger was dated, but you knew what you was getting. A team trying to play possession football until an opening presented itself. Against Leicester, we couldn’t even string 5 passes together. No one knew where each other are, we got strikers playing like wingers, playing so deep against a team that plays with 1 striker. Emery isn’t connected to his players and he’s not connected to the fans. Sack this tactical fraud, leave Freddie in charge til we can get a manager with a clear vision.
4.) 10 Nov 2019 19:43:08
It's true ice mate we have no identity no structure no Arsenal way of playing that the players can get they're heads around and become comfortable with and most importantly good at.
Every game a different starting 11 a different game plan a different formation what chance do our players have? And of course they are only human so are naturally becoming deflated and losing interest and motivation to simply indulge yet more nonsense.
5.) 11 Nov 2019 09:58:15
Icy, you are so right. It was embarrassing watching us play what amounted to a back five against a side with a lone striker. And Gunner, spot on about identity, we don't have one at all. We even had one under Graham, albeit based on grinding opponents down and a very flat back four with their hands up every five minutes. I watched Liverpool yesterday afternoon, and even with some (one) lucky breaks, they looked every bit the finished article where we look pedestrian. The worst of it is, our front three/ four are the measure of anything Liverpool have got. But the rest is disorganised, poorly deployed, and yes, lacking any kind of identity.
The papers (I know) are this morning reporting the boards confidence in Emery. If true, I'm not surprised. Of course, we don't want a trigger happy board, but one season, and a third of this one, is enough to know. It could be a long frustrating season.
6.) 11 Nov 2019 10:25:20
In a game that’s about numbers and statistics, I’d be curious to know which one Emery is impressing in, that’s keeping him in that seat.
Ed any inside news on what’s happening? I just can’t accept the board are content with him because under him, Speaking statistically, we won’t challenge top 4 and we don’t want to bank winning Europe when we can’t hold a clean sheet.
{Ed002's Note - It was a mistake brining him in and as I said he was far from first choice. The club has gambled financially on getting in to the top four come the end of the season, and that remains the primary target. It is difficult to see anything happening before the summer when I suspect there might well be a change.}
7.) 11 Nov 2019 10:54:47
The papers are all quoting Ormstein Urban mate so it's a highly credible that is the boards position.
I'm pinning my hopes on the board using Ormstein as a deflection tactic and going to surprise us all as they did when they let the papers run with the "we only had 40 million to spend" story all last summer then bosh! broke our transfer record :-) I know it's not a theory you'd want to put your house on being correct is it :-) ?
Like you said yesterday mate vote with your bum and if your not happy with what's being offered simply don't accept it and find a more enjoyable way of spending your time and money, 20,000 empty seats is an extremely difficult fans message to ignore for long.
8.) 12 Nov 2019 06:49:18
I'm with you 62 fingers crossed 🤞.
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01 Nov 2026 18:29:46
First win at Anfield ib 14 years ???.
Up The Arsenal.
21 Oct 2026 22:27:51
9 times out of 10 this team finds a way to get a good result. People can and do knock them, and pick faults with and within them but the players and manager just keep going forward together despite the noise people make about them.
Another fantastic result tonight away from home against of Europe's very top teams ????.
1.) 21 Oct 2026 23:07:04
Hope you n the fam are well 62.
I thought we played brilliantly tonight, like you said against one of your dominant fives in Europe in there own back yard pretty sure I heard they hadn't been beaten there since 2019 so coming away with not losing.
I'll take that. We could have won also it' was end to end. Great game to watch.
Let's keep pushing!
Champions champions champions ❤️?.
2.) 22 Oct 2026 00:01:20
Super result away from home against a weakened Bayern - thought it was a tough penalty. Good around performance - may be a little more from Kai, Noni & Bruno would have been good. Nice goal from Captain Rice and lay off from Vik. Bruno needs to get up to speed quick. Well done Eze.
3.) 22 Oct 2026 08:19:49
Hi Jeg mate, all good my end thanks mate and hope its the same with you and yours ?
It was a cracking game between two of Europe's best teams and the players and manager once again got the job done. There were as there will always be imperfections from both teams but once again this Arsenal came away with a very good result ?.
Up The Arsenal ???????.
4.) 22 Oct 2026 08:40:49
Agree with most of above! Musiala Olise and Kimmich out but we had Saliba Tszolis and Saka for most of the game. Bayern weakened but arguably so were we. Hardly Bayern's second string! Almost as if if we won the excuse was there! BBC and TNT worst for this COYG.
5.) 22 Oct 2026 12:16:17
Hi Cheshire, because of our incredible squad strength we were able to cope really without 3 important players and achieve a result in Munich that Bayern were simply unable to achieve at the Emirates 12 months
Its been a very long time since we've had it this good, and the actual facts rather than opinions seem to support this claim.
13 Oct 2026 18:25:08
94% of football clubs are running at a loss and risk going out of existence if their owners walk away, according to the football regulator.
1.) 14 Oct 2026 14:28:31
The average Premier League club now earns more than eight times the average Championship side
No surprise who gets relegated most years .
Both Liverpool and us did circa 700m in revenue & despite our self sustainable model we lost 1m & LFC made 8m - wages & depreciation of players & agent fees are off the charts. Arteta 100m contract, Tice 350k PW! Hence paying for players up front is a big thing now as clubs worried someone in the chain goes pop!
Year before £34.4 million loss
Year before £52.1 million loss
Not helped by crap buying & selling from the team & excessive wages eg Kai 280k PW!
2.) 14 Oct 2026 17:53:59
Ah the daily Kai kicking! I've missed it! He's a baller and one of ours! Scored against PSG in CL final a criticism constantly thrown at our players by some that they don't perform in big games.
Kai scored winner v Cheaty for Cheaty FC also in CL Final. Prem League winner for us but disrespected continually mainly because of his wage and mainly on here. Still labouring the point ? COYG.
3.) 15 Oct 2026 12:33:33
Thought you'd enjoy that Sussex ?
He is expensive & not a striker but a hard worker & hustles very well - it would. Red to be a world class striker to replace him but that's what's needed.
4.) 15 Oct 2026 16:10:08
?? nothing if not consistent! I didn't see Alvarez v United the other day but if you can't score v their defence is he all that? Could be wrong but think Alvarez hasn't scored yet this season - hardly a ringing endorsement! Is it a case Viktor and Alvarez are good strikers not being serviced? Ooh er Miss's.
£40 000 Kai was paid today and no goals or assists! Shocking ? COYG.
5.) 15 Oct 2026 20:12:09
Kroupi and Yıldız for me - Alvarez didn't look like a deadly striker at the WC. Not sure Srteta even likes attackers or goal s orders Vs hard workers.
Outside of that Osimhen - yes the league he's in is poor but he knows where net is & is quick. His European goal record is strong.
A decent striker & a proper LW option.
6.) 17 Oct 2026 17:15:47
Kroupi. Absolutely.
15 Sep 2026 22:19:03
Fantastic result with a tiny sprinkling of first 11 players, a very healthy serving of second 11 players and a dash of third 11 players.
What a squad ????.
1.) 15 Sep 2026 22:28:08
Alright 62, hope you're good mate. Completely agree, we have an abundance of 1st team players for a squad. n the cubs are worthy of spots too, Max was outstanding yet again he's something special that kid and a big shout out for Salmon as well, some potential the both of them have.
Love the way everyone's on the same Arsenal cheatsheet no difference when someone else comes in it's like for like.
What a team, what a club! ❤️?.
2.) 15 Sep 2026 22:50:35
How did Vic play?
Great seeing Max score.
Just read "When Gyokeres struggled to settle in this side for large periods of last season, the generous argument in his favour was that Arsenal were not playing to his strengths.
On current evidence, it is hard to make a case for what those strengths would be. His touch is regularly incredibly poor and he cannot combine with team-mates in tight areas. Nor is he finding space in the box and providing those selfish striker qualities that would make up for other shortcomings.
When crosses came into the box, Gyokeres was either wrestling with a defender elsewhere or just not moving."
Was that harsh on him? Confidence must be rock bottom .
3.) 16 Sep 2026 00:30:29
I thought Gyokeres was very poor, and that write-up is bang on and not harsh at all. That last sentence was clearly evident when Madueke attacked the byline and delivered a lovely cross which should have resulted in an easy tap-in. After, Madueke just stood there in disbelief, shaking his head. The video should be pretty easy to find online.
If Vik keeps playing like this I'd wager Arsenal will have serious internal discussions if Merino should be 2nd choice CF.
4.) 16 Sep 2026 01:29:01
** To be fair, just saw a replay of that particular moment, and Vik did appear to hold his run as he would have clearly been offside. Credit to him there. Mea culpa.
5.) 16 Sep 2026 07:36:17
Let's hope it's a one off and he finds his mojo as we need him and we all want him to do well - but if a worry.
6.) 16 Sep 2026 08:54:30
I felt he was demotivated last night compared to last season. I imagine all the talk of Alvarez therefore becoming third choice hasn't helped. However he is paid handsomely and must shake any negativity and contribute. Not giving up on him yet COYG.
7.) 16 Sep 2026 09:05:29
Makes me even happier we became champions despite our £12m centre forwards! Brilliant! Oh and we led trends last season by scoring from corners and now moved on by taking short corners and scoring from open play. Who knew? COYG
#lovingartetasattentiontodetail.
{Ed025's Note - love it SUSSEX..
8.) 16 Sep 2026 12:12:11
Let's hope someone puts an arm around him & reminds him of his wage ?.
9.) 16 Sep 2026 12:13:34
Max look sharp - lovely finish & balance. Messi-like but without all the diving around & holding his face.
10.) 16 Sep 2026 12:39:02
i think I know what you are saying Sy but he has the shirt ( at least 2nd choice) and does need to contribute. They aren't robots and I don't for one moment believe money is the be all and end all, and that an arm round him and reminding him of his wages is the solution.
Somehow though the bare minimum is effort and MA has to extract that - not easy i guess once you have essentially said you're not up to it and we are looking to replace you. COYG.
11.) 16 Sep 2026 19:15:48
Hi Jeg mate, all good my end mate and i hope it's the same with you and yours mate ?
I'm not usually someone who gets over exited by youngsters before they've actually delivered at top level consistently over a sustained period but it really is difficult not to think Max is going to be one of those very rare 16 year olds who actually goes on to live up to the hype around them. I wouldn't be at all surprised if he's a regular starter in our Premier League and Champions league games by the time this season is over.
12 Sep 2026 22:51:41
What's the one thing you need when the best defence in the world doesn't get it 100% right 100% of the time. ????
The best keeper in the world of course. ????
Hard earned well deserved 3pts. I love this team and everything about them. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
1.) 13 Sep 2026 08:29:50.
I second your comments, John, mate.
Have a great Sunday.
2.) 13 Sep 2026 11:18:05
You too, Bill, mate. Up The Arsenal. ?
3.) 13 Sep 2026 15:39:28
Raya's distribution last night had me sighing with appreciation. Some of those driven passes, straight to the feet of Saka or Tzolis..impeccable. It's not just the saves, it's the composure and the decision-making. I think he might be better than Seaman.
01 Sep 2026 22:35:12
Hi Stephen, mate, at this moment in time, at least; to borrow from the song Red, "All of our problems are all in our heads." ?
Absolutely nothing bad has happened in the only place that actually counts, on the pitch. ???
01 Sep 2026 21:29:16
Obviously Arteta is less worried than a lot of fans are, Stephen, come May we will know who was right and who was wrong to worry so much, or so little. Let's hope it turns out Arteta knows what he's doing again this season as it did last season. He could, of course, go the way of Slot, but equally he could go the way of Ferguson, Mourinho and Guardiola, and become one of the elite group of managers who have successfully defended a title.
I wouldn't bet against him joining that elite group this season, mate. ?
01 Sep 2026 20:49:04
I agree that letting Martinelli and Trossard go, and only replacing one of them seems strange, but our manager has just won us our first title in 22 years, plus got us to only our second ever Champions League final last season, so I think he has earned the right for us to believe he knows what he is doing, at least until things actually start going wrong on the pitch, which they haven't yet.
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01 Sep 2026 20:07:58
Not unhappy with that at all, Bill mate.
I'd have taken Haaland or Mbapppe if they'd asked us nicely and said pretty please, but if they don't have the humility to beg, then I don't think we should be making it easy for them to join us.
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We've got enough strength in depth to have a real go at all 4 trophies this season in opinion, so im excited to see how the season actually plays out between now and May mate. ???
01 Sep 2026 17:22:16
Ya never really know until the fat lady has well and truly left the stage Highbury, mate. ?
02 Nov 2026 17:29:39
Absolutely Gloucestershire mate, Merteducker was definitely a combine harvester with flat tyres all round and the others definitely defended like they were several pints of scrumpy to the wind most of the time.
While todays defence give us every reason Love Love Them Do and Let It Be ????.
02 Nov 2026 17:18:37
I agree Essex, I admire the defensive side of the game as much as the attacking side. I love our defenders celebrating a goal saving tackle or block as much as a striker celebrating scoring a goal, why shouldn't or wouldn't a defender celebrate their vital contribution equally as much as a striker would.
Ive watch loads are fantastic 0 0 games over the years when only fantastic defending from both sides has kept the score sheet blank.
02 Nov 2026 13:37:03
Hi Sally, we under valued the defensive side of the game for many years and as a result we were reduced us to also rans in top level competitions during those years. Really good teams have really good defences and build from them.
George made us really difficult to beat and Arsenals very best years were built on George's foundations with Arsene adding the sexy free flowing football on top of those rock solid foundations. Few people would argue that we once again have the best defence in the league and while our midfield and attack today are way superior to George's they are not currently at the level of Arsenes midfield and attacking players were. Arteta is obviously trying to introduce the best of both George and Arsenes philosophies during his time as our manager and in my opinion he's doing it the right way around by putting the best of George first then adding the best of Arsene second.
02 Nov 2026 10:41:49
Ah the ever increasingly more gorgeous Calllum, Monmouthshire ❤️.
If we compare our defence back then to today's defence, its like comparing The Wurzells to The Beatles, ooh aah ooh aah. ooh aah ooh aah aye ?.
01 Nov 2026 21:33:01
This Trophy Is Ours. Highbury mate ?.