Arsenal fans celebrations.....

[bluecarlos61]

We would've done exactly the same in their position. We are a scalp now and we need to man up and face it head on

Your spot on. Arsenal deserved to beat us and their fans have evey right to celebrate. Its just the saddo element of their support who seem to think that they are somehow more morally better than us that grates. One of the biggest reason for the inequality of finance in the premier league is this idea that the top 4 get so much more money than the others. Something which Arsenal whilst never winning it have taken full advantage of.

Sorry to correct you here, but we have won the Premier League 3 times.

You have a point about the inequality in finance, but that goes back a lot further than the Premier League. There used to be the self styled big 5 (Liverpool, Everton, United,Spurs and Arsenal). Those clubs were wealthier than the rest for a variety of reasons, but not to the extent that clubs like Forest,West Ham,Derby or Villa couldn't build competitive teams.

Even though I support one of the original big clubs I think the Premiership and Sky have done more bad than good for the English game as a whole.

What I can't understand is when City or Chelski fans use it as a moral justification for what they have done since their respective takeovers. Mansour and Abramovich have made it even more of an impossibility for the majority of clubs to enjoy any degree of success.

The emergence of City and Chelski hasn't really hurt United or Arsenal. United still win stuff and we are still up there. What the Arab and the Russian did kill is any remaining aspirations the rest of the clubs in the league had. They have also caused wage inflation which has been fed down into ticket prices at the expense of all football fans.

But it was OK for you to do it when you were one of the wealthy clubs I suppose?

Dickhead

 

[Carstairs]

Go on then. Feel free. Who is going 'step up' and replace RVP and 30+ goals?

Well?

Oh, you've bailed out.

We're signing Podolski in a few weeks; it's all but a done deal. Also, if RVP doesn't sign a new contract, we'll probably get Olivier Giroud from Montpellier. With Wilshere coming back and the rest of our signings having a proper preseason, hopefully the goals will spread out a bit.

To be fair, nobody -- and I mean nobody predicted that RVP would get anywhere near 30 goals. He was made of glass and never finished even half a season before, never played as a #9 and always wanted to be a trequartista/second striker.

This time last season, if I told you RVP would be converted to a CF, stay fit all season, and score a goal a game... I would have been laughed off this forum. Trust me, someone always steps up.

You're fookin close as it is pal.

 

[squirtyflower]

Go on then. Feel free. Who is going 'step up' and replace RVP and 30+ goals?

Well?

Oh, you've bailed out.

We're signing Podolski in a few weeks; it's all but a done deal. Also, if RVP doesn't sign a new contract, we'll probably get Olivier Giroud from Montpellier. With Wilshere coming back and the rest of our signings having a proper preseason, hopefully the goals will spread out a bit.

To be fair, nobody -- and I mean nobody predicted that RVP would get anywhere near 30 goals. He was made of glass and never finished even half a season before, never played as a #9 and always wanted to be a trequartista/second striker.

This time last season, if I told you RVP would be converted to a CF, stay fit all season, and score a goal a game... I would have been laughed off this forum. Trust me, someone always steps up.

Why would anyone trust the word of an Internet fan who does even get to games, how the fuck do you know what's going on at the Emirates from 4000 miles?
Trust me, you know the sum of fuck all.

 

[T_Bone]

Your spot on. Arsenal deserved to beat us and their fans have evey right to celebrate. Its just the saddo element of their support who seem to think that they are somehow more morally better than us that grates. One of the biggest reason for the inequality of finance in the premier league is this idea that the top 4 get so much more money than the others. Something which Arsenal whilst never winning it have taken full advantage of.

Sorry to correct you here, but we have won the Premier League 3 times.

You have a point about the inequality in finance, but that goes back a lot further than the Premier League. There used to be the self styled big 5 (Liverpool, Everton, United,Spurs and Arsenal). Those clubs were wealthier than the rest for a variety of reasons, but not to the extent that clubs like Forest,West Ham,Derby or Villa couldn't build competitive teams.

Even though I support one of the original big clubs I think the Premiership and Sky have done more bad than good for the English game as a whole.

What I can't understand is when City or Chelski fans use it as a moral justification for what they have done since their respective takeovers. Mansour and Abramovich have made it even more of an impossibility for the majority of clubs to enjoy any degree of success.

The emergence of City and Chelski hasn't really hurt United or Arsenal. United still win stuff and we are still up there. What the Arab and the Russian did kill is any remaining aspirations the rest of the clubs in the league had. They have also caused wage inflation which has been fed down into ticket prices at the expense of all football fans.

But it was OK for you to do it when you were one of the wealthy clubs I suppose?

Dickhead

I think you've got your answer, you're a bit of a twat. Proper Arsenal.

 

[Marvin]

Agree about RVP. I see this as a one off season, and he's too old to attract any bids from other clubs. I don't see anyone else stepping up at AFC to challenge / support him.

Wilshere is class, and I like Oxlade-Chamberlain too. I think Arsenal will be up there next season with Utd and maybe City if we can replace Mancini. But ultimately Wenger has to be able to build a back 4 himself, and he's never done that. That always seems to undermine Arsenal, no matter how good the forwards and midfield are.

 

[MeatnSpudsMCFC]

To be fair, Arsenal are class as providing the odd nuttish individuals... this one going in the history books.

 

[Arshavin23]

Go on then. Feel free. Who is going 'step up' and replace RVP and 30+ goals?

Well?

Oh, you've bailed out.

We're signing Podolski in a few weeks; it's all but a done deal. Also, if RVP doesn't sign a new contract, we'll probably get Olivier Giroud from Montpellier. With Wilshere coming back and the rest of our signings having a proper preseason, hopefully the goals will spread out a bit.

To be fair, nobody -- and I mean nobody predicted that RVP would get anywhere near 30 goals. He was made of glass and never finished even half a season before, never played as a #9 and always wanted to be a trequartista/second striker.

This time last season, if I told you RVP would be converted to a CF, stay fit all season, and score a goal a game... I would have been laughed off this forum. Trust me, someone always steps up.

Why would anyone trust the word of an Internet fan who does even get to games, how the fuck do you know what's going on at the Emirates from 4000 miles?
Trust me, you know the sum of fuck all.

You're right, I do know the sum of fuck all; but I believe in my club. I have faith that someone will step up, and history shows that it has happened time and time again.

 

[jimharri]

To be fair, Arsenal are class as providing the odd nuttish individuals... this one going in the history books.

Ginger, AND an Arsenal fan? Christ, that guy's been dealt a shit hand in life!

 

[squirtyflower]

We're signing Podolski in a few weeks; it's all but a done deal. Also, if RVP doesn't sign a new contract, we'll probably get Olivier Giroud from Montpellier. With Wilshere coming back and the rest of our signings having a proper preseason, hopefully the goals will spread out a bit.

To be fair, nobody -- and I mean nobody predicted that RVP would get anywhere near 30 goals. He was made of glass and never finished even half a season before, never played as a #9 and always wanted to be a trequartista/second striker.

This time last season, if I told you RVP would be converted to a CF, stay fit all season, and score a goal a game... I would have been laughed off this forum. Trust me, someone always steps up.

Why would anyone trust the word of an Internet fan who does even get to games, how the fuck do you know what's going on at the Emirates from 4000 miles?
Trust me, you know the sum of fuck all.

You're right, I do know the sum of fuck all; but I believe in my club. I have faith that someone will step up, and history shows that it has happened time and time again.

Oh in that case I take it all back
You have faith and history

You sure you're not an ex Liverpool fan?

 

[bluemanc]

We're signing Podolski in a few weeks; it's all but a done deal. Also, if RVP doesn't sign a new contract, we'll probably get Olivier Giroud from Montpellier. With Wilshere coming back and the rest of our signings having a proper preseason, hopefully the goals will spread out a bit.

To be fair, nobody -- and I mean nobody predicted that RVP would get anywhere near 30 goals. He was made of glass and never finished even half a season before, never played as a #9 and always wanted to be a trequartista/second striker.

This time last season, if I told you RVP would be converted to a CF, stay fit all season, and score a goal a game... I would have been laughed off this forum. Trust me, someone always steps up.

Why would anyone trust the word of an Internet fan who does even get to games, how the fuck do you know what's going on at the Emirates from 4000 miles?
Trust me, you know the sum of fuck all.

You're right, I do know the sum of fuck all; but I believe in my club. I have faith that someone will step up, and history shows that it has happened time and time again.

Like good old Heny Norris eh!Arsenal are known as the "Stain on the underpants of football" for good reasons.