Random Arsenal Shit (When it's not worth starting a thread)

[Power n Glory]

Gives weight to the notion that he is giving every existing player a chance before shipping them out.

Unai.

Unai says the contract situation won't change a thing. He says Ramsey will still play a part on Saturday. What sense does that make?

[Penguin]

The way I see it is that half the squad needs replacing. If we were going to stop playing Ramsey because he doesn't have a future with us he wouldn't be the only one.

We still have to put 11 players out there and win matches. There's no reason to shoot ourselves in the foot by sticking Ramsey in the reserves. We're in four competitions so make use of him until he's gone.

[SMatthews]

The way I see it is that half the squad needs replacing. If we were going to stop playing Ramsey because he doesn't have a future with us he wouldn't be the only one.

We still have to put 11 players out there and win matches. There's no reason to shoot ourselves in the foot by sticking Ramsey in the reserves. We're in four competitions so make use of him until he's gone.

That’s exactly right. Plus, it’s not the 70s anymore. You don’t just drop players who might be leaving into the reserves. That’s a fan fantasy. Ramsey being banished would affect the squad far more than him remaining present. And as you say, our squad isn’t exactly the best so he’s a body that’ll be needed. You use the players available to you while you have them. Managers and fellow players are more than used to these sort of contract issues dragging on. When it becomes a saga then it’s a problem. But Ramsey won’t kick up any fuss and will keep his head down and work.

[Marc Overmars]

Unai says the contract situation won't change a thing. He says Ramsey will still play a part on Saturday. What sense does that make?

I guess completely alienating a player doesn't work well in practice, it's still in his best interests to perform if he wants to get a good move.

You'd hope he loses this god given right to be starting every game though.

[Power n Glory]

That’s exactly right. Plus, it’s not the 70s anymore. You don’t just drop players who might be leaving into the reserves. That’s a fan fantasy. Ramsey being banished would affect the squad far more than him remaining present. And as you say, our squad isn’t exactly the best so he’s a body that’ll be needed. You use the players available to you while you have them. Managers and fellow players are more than used to these sort of contract issues dragging on. When it becomes a saga then it’s a problem. But Ramsey won’t kick up any fuss and will keep his head down and work.

Mkhitaryan, Iwobi and even Welbeck are in better form than Ramsey. Ramsey hasn't been playing well for us. It makes no sense to keep these guys out of the starting line up when they're on form but to keep Ramsey starting games, play him into form and to establish a partnership with the front line players only for him to leave in January or the Summer. Senseless.

We're in a rebuilding period and trying to establish a style of play. Bench Ramsey. He should only he starting cup games.

[Power n Glory]

I guess completely alienating a player doesn't work well in practice, it's still in his best interests to perform if he wants to get a good move.

You'd hope he loses this god given right to be starting every game though.

What is Unai Emery doing? Why would you keep him in the squad when he doesn't contribute much on attack, distribution or defence? Playing Ramsey disrupts so many other players. Just bench him.

[WMUG]

I don't get out of bed for less than £15k a week
And I've long since stopped being a code monkey.

The short career argument worked when players were on 5 or 10k a week. Now it's 100 or 200k a week...
This is why it costs £60+ to get into the ground.

Code monkey, exam salesman, point stands.

[GP]

We should sign this guy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jizz_Hornkamp

[Letters]

A commentator's dream

"Jizz is all over the place"

[GP]

His mum named him after the thing she loves the most.