Arsenal Thread 2013/14

[mancboy123]

That was laughable and quite pathetic really. These idiots have such a sense of entitlement its embarassing, get a grip support your club no matter what, when was the last time youve known relegation, bottom half finish and your crying because of the team you have truly pathetic.

 

[hilts]

The best manager in the league wouldn't sell his best players year on year with barely so much as a whimper in protest. Or stubbornly refuse to strengthen, despite having millions at his disposal. Or celebrate 4th place like it was some kind of trophy.
The best manager in the league would have a burning desire to win at all costs, and that certainly isn't Wenger.

He is a cruel parody of the great manager he once was.

did he choose to sell van persie, fabregas, nasri? look at what each club has spent net over the last decade and tell me how getting champions league every year is not a great achievement

out of all the teams to win the league over the last 15 years arsenal in my opinion had the best side, and he spent pretty much fuck all doing it

i could be wrong but i think newcastle and spurs as an example have spent more so i think he has done a very good job

Arsenal spending fuck all is just a myth that they like to promote. Their Board Member Danny Fiszman pumped in £50m in the late 1990s which allowed them to offer good wages to secure Viera, Henry and keep hold of people like Adams. This meant they could compete with Manure and secure a couple of trophies. The Arse seem to ignore this fact when they complain about the investment in football by wealthy individuals. There's a lot of information out there on this you just need to look for it!

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/fiszman-was-real-reason-arsenal-did-so-well-says-adams-2319483.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/foot ... 19483.html</a>

All i'm saying is they have spent 47 million net in the last decade but have managed to finish in the top four season after season so he has done a good job, 8 other teams have spent more than him including the likes of villa sunderland and stoke, so it isn't a myth

 

[Bilboblue]

Just to digress a little. Really annoyed with pundits on Sky this morning. Saying Anthony Taylor
go 2nd pen right but didn't give it for right reasons. How could he see this and that blah blah.
Maybe they should give him benefit of the doubt, seeing as he was nearer the play than the
camera angle and zoom everybody else were fucking looking through.

They should have been down to 10 men after the first penalty, Szecsanyszzeanyzy should have been red carded.

 

[Carver]

wenger is the best manager in the league fact, don't get the abuse to be fair

The best manager in the league wouldn't sell his best players year on year with barely so much as a whimper in protest. Or stubbornly refuse to strengthen, despite having millions at his disposal. Or celebrate 4th place like it was some kind of trophy.
The best manager in the league would have a burning desire to win at all costs, and that certainly isn't Wenger.

He is a cruel parody of the great manager he once was.

did he choose to sell van persie, fabregas, nasri? look at what each club has spent net over the last decade and tell me how getting champions league every year is not a great achievement

out of all the teams to win the league over the last 15 years arsenal in my opinion had the best side, and he spent pretty much fuck all doing it

i could be wrong but i think newcastle and spurs as an example have spent more so i think he has done a very good job

He probably didn't choose to sell these players. It's more likely that these players realised that they had outgrown a club that won't invest in the top players to bring them domestic and European trophies. When the club are purely concentrating on youth and not bringing in players at the pinnacle of their careers it's only natural that those 1st team players that have come through and been developed to play in Wenger's style of play and are good enough will want to move on to a club that has a chance of winning trophies.

We've got the opposite dilemma, by buying players approaching the pinnacle of their careers very few younger players are getting the chance to develop at an early age. So they are likely to view playing for City as an impossible dream and leave before they get a chance in the first team or not come here at all.

Wenger's a great coach in the modern sense, i.e. for the actual game on the park, but not a good manager in the old style of Shankly, Paisley, Busby, Graham, Bill Nicholson and bacon chops whereby their influence on the board on who they buy and retaining those players for a crack at trophies and making the players feel an important part of the set up and continued success was vital.

 

[St Helens Blue (Exiled)]

Just watched that video...bwahahahahahahaha

"you can't buy class eh".........

They have a lot of american fans don't they.

 

[hilts]

The best manager in the league wouldn't sell his best players year on year with barely so much as a whimper in protest. Or stubbornly refuse to strengthen, despite having millions at his disposal. Or celebrate 4th place like it was some kind of trophy.
The best manager in the league would have a burning desire to win at all costs, and that certainly isn't Wenger.

He is a cruel parody of the great manager he once was.

did he choose to sell van persie, fabregas, nasri? look at what each club has spent net over the last decade and tell me how getting champions league every year is not a great achievement

out of all the teams to win the league over the last 15 years arsenal in my opinion had the best side, and he spent pretty much fuck all doing it

i could be wrong but i think newcastle and spurs as an example have spent more so i think he has done a very good job

He probably didn't choose to sell these players. It's more likely that these players realised that they had outgrown a club that won't invest in the top players to bring them domestic and European trophies. When the club are purely concentrating on youth and not bringing in players at the pinnacle of their careers it's only natural that those 1st team players that have come through and been developed to play in Wenger's style of play and are good enough will want to move on to a club that has a chance of winning trophies.

We've got the opposite dilemma, by buying players approaching the pinnacle of their careers very few younger players are getting the chance to develop at an early age. So they are likely to view playing for City as an impossible dream and leave before they get a chance in the first team or not come here at all.

Wenger's a great coach in the modern sense, i.e. for the actual game on the park, but not a good manager in the old style of Shankly, Paisley, Busby, Graham, Bill Nicholson and bacon chops whereby their influence on the board on who they buy and retaining those players for a crack at trophies and making the players feel an important part of the set up and continued success was vital.

good post, i think the only thing arsenal have done wrong is being dishonest with their fans, if they wish to run a tight ship fair enough but to charge what they do for season tickets and claim they will be competing for top honours is laughable

 

[bleed.blue]

Arsenal have been getting more than fair value for most of the players that they have sold (well except Fabregas).
Its the replacements they have had a problem with. The desire to show profit in their books is what is holding them back.

 

[Skashion]

But, but, you can't buy class:

 

[Barcon]

A lot of American accents in that selection of interviews. Disproportionately so.
I guarantee that despite all the investment in our club, if ever interviews like that we're to take place in the vicinity of our ground I know what part of the world the accents would represent.
That representation and the booing at the final whistle yesterday smacks of a set of supporters who have landed at Heathrow and thought " Wow! I'm in London, I need digs, a bite to eat, and a 'soccer' club to latch onto.

Utter fucking wankers.

And they were all driving on the wrong side of the road as well.

 

[bluestreak]

A lot of American accents in that selection of interviews. Disproportionately so.
I guarantee that despite all the investment in our club, if ever interviews like that we're to take place in the vicinity of our ground I know what part of the world the accents would represent.
That representation and the booing at the final whistle yesterday smacks of a set of supporters who have landed at Heathrow and thought " Wow! I'm in London, I need digs, a bite to eat, and a 'soccer' club to latch onto.

Utter fucking wankers.

And they were all driving on the wrong side of the road as well.

They don't know their players names either,....who is Jack Ramsey??....oh yeah. sorry I forgot, he plays along side Aaron Wilshire.:)

 

[TheMightyQuinn]

Don't see what the big crisis is.

They can still finish 4th. The dream isn't over for them yet.

 

[Hamann Pineapple]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gSFEaI4HdA[/youtube]


I've had e-facking-naff

 

[Blue Hefner]

Even the Ipswich fans are discussing it:

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.twtd.co.uk/forum/277897/arsenal/#16" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.twtd.co.uk/forum/277897/arsenal/#16</a>

 

[jrb]

F*** me, these Cockneys/Arsenal fans can talk.

Talk about hypocrisy.

He wants Alisher Burkhanovich Usmanov, a Russian billionaire/Sugar Daddy to spend £200 million on players.

Wait a minute, you can't run a proper club like that?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=TAC1D4tCISs[/youtube] (not working)

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=TAC1D4tCISs" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... AC1D4tCISs</a>

 

[rick773]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gSFEaI4HdA[/youtube]


I've had e-facking-naff

I can't believe that piece of garbage has 300,000 views and almost as many terrible comments. I enjoyed when he pointed at the camera like he was cutting a wrestling promo ,but It seemed less passion and more being a fucking baby.

 

[manimanc]

woah woah woah there tarquins,you lot verbally kicked the shite out of us for spending money and now you lot want to spend some facking money now?

remember,mr wenger told us that isn`t the way to be successful,you play your way to winning things,you don`t spend money to win things he screamed pointing his French middle finger at us..

make your facking mind up!!

 

[superseiyan]

woah woah woah there tarquins,you lot verbally kicked the shite out of us for spending money and now you lot want to spend some facking money now?

remember,mr wenger told us that isn`t the way to be successful,you play your way to winning things,you don`t spend money to win things he screamed pointing his French middle finger at us..

make your facking mind up!!

They will say they "earned" it.

Man U, Arsenal and Spurs have "earned" their money. You lot and Chelsea "buy" success. At least that's the narrative.

 

[George Hannah]

Arsenal crisis!!!


"This situation has led the club's former second largest shareholder, and honourary vice president, Nina Bracewell-Smith to take to Twitter and state her regret at selling the club to American owner Stan Kroenke.

"What a shame the board recommended a Kroenke takeover and paid Rothchilds 3m fee. And how deeply I regret selling to Kroenke."

It's a damning verdict on the current set-up at the football club but not the first time Bracewell-Smith has voiced her unhappiness. On August 13th, she was a little more cryptic and tweeted an article explaining how American owners are making profits from English clubs, followed by the comment "Exploiting English football for $$$$ profits. #soccer""

 

[Allnightlong]

Any blues in Wanstead, London who can help a fellow blue out in future discussions about how we have ruined football? Gets right on my tits as all the cockney twats get involved bar the west ham boys...

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

Any blues in Wanstead, London who can help a fellow blue out in future discussions about how we have ruined football? Gets right on my tits as all the cockney twats get involved bar the west ham boys...

Who were the clubs that demanded home teams keep all the gate receipts, instead of sharing 25% with the visiting clubs? And if not, they'd form a super league. Well alongside the rags, Liverpool & Everton, there was Arsenal & Spurs.

Which two clubs sent representatives to tell the FA that they wanted a Premier League so they could get a bigger share of Sky's money? Liverpool & Arsenal.

Which English clubs were members of the G14, who demanded more money for playing in the CL or they'd form a European Super League? The rags, Arsenal & Liverpool.

Every bit of grubby, money-grabbing blackmail to get more dosh for a few big clubs at the expense of all the others has involved Arsenal. And all of a sudden, when they lost out to Abramovich & Sheikh Mansour, they wanted a level playing field.

Well all I can say is FUCK 'EM!!!!!!