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http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww226/osgood9/almunia.jpg
Some other kids gone too. We're officially Hoyte-free.
There's probably about another 15 players we're looking to get rid of if buyers can be found.
http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-release-seven-players
A (http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-release-seven-players)lmunia had a good season in 08/09 but this was probably his finest hour:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fh0i8AdQd2I
Bye.
Unai Tea
22-05-2012, 06:08 PM
Bye.
Thank god. The clearout has begun. 'Bout friggin time.
Maestro
22-05-2012, 06:09 PM
just had to log on and say ...
FUCKIN YESSSSSS!!!!!!!!!! FINALLY .....WHAT A SHIT PLAYER
now for Squid, Chamkah, Gay Lion, Bender, Denilson, Park, Gervinho, Diaby, Flappy, Vela ...wasting our wages on utter crap, how much is that lot on per week total?
http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww226/osgood9/almunia.jpg
Some other kids gone too. We're officially Hoyte-free.
There's probably about another 15 players we're looking to get rid of if buyers can be found.
http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-release-seven-players
A (http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-release-seven-players)lmunia had a good season in 08/09 but this was probably his finest hour:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fh0i8AdQd2I
Bye.
He was a good 'keeper, he just couldn't iron out those little mistakes. He had a good run though.
McNamara That Ghost...
22-05-2012, 06:22 PM
Gavin Hoyte? :rose:
Wonder if he'll post his thoughts on this version of GW.
Also, RVP's wages. :bow:
Olivier's xmas twist
22-05-2012, 06:41 PM
:wave:
About time too though.
GK needed.
Niall_Quinn
22-05-2012, 06:45 PM
Bye :coffee:
Master Splinter
22-05-2012, 06:52 PM
England's number one :bow:.
Good professional. Not his fault WUMger made him first choice. For the first few years, apart from a mistake against United in the Carling Cup, he was solid. Then seemed go on a self-destruction binge. I like to thing this was done for the good of the club and to make sure Woy Check Sir Chez Knee supplanted him.
:wave:
fakeyank
22-05-2012, 07:11 PM
Bout time..
Letters
22-05-2012, 07:12 PM
He was a good 'keeper, he just couldn't iron out those little mistakes. He had a good run though.In the season where we were clear with 10 games to go and then Arsenal'd it up I thought he did OK. It certainly wasn't his fault that we cocked it up.
After that though the errors crept in more and more.
Shame, I had high hopes for him.
:rose:
07-08 or09-10? Because 09-10 was pretty much all his fault. If we had aSzczesny we'd have walked the league. The GK denied us at least 10 points that season let alone gaining a few points like sir chez is now.
He can gtfo. Hope he's signed by some Russian pub team.
Next up is flogging that waste of space Chamakh.
Letters
22-05-2012, 07:38 PM
07-08 or09-10? Because 09-10 was pretty much all his fault. If we had aSzczesny we'd have walked the league. The GK denied us at least 10 points that season let alone gaining a few points like sir chez is now.
The first one. We were 5 points clear before the Birmingham game. The goals that day weren't his fault IIRC and I don't remember him being to blame much in the subsequent run of draws which cost us the title.
Bout time really, never rated him always seemed to have an error in him and he made enough let's be honest, from the CL final to his last game. How long has it taken to get rid of the mediocre players, we seem to hold on to them longer than anyone else does.
Joker
22-05-2012, 07:44 PM
He's a nice guy and a good professional but I'm glad he's gone tbh, I never thought he was anything more than a mediocre goalkeeper. He's a classic example of Wenger going for the cheap option rather than the right option, and that has cost us over the last 6 years.
Grebbo
22-05-2012, 07:49 PM
07-08 or09-10? Because 09-10 was pretty much all his fault. If we had aSzczesny we'd have walked the league. The GK denied us at least 10 points that season let alone gaining a few points like sir chez is now.
Almunia is shite but Chesney has had a poor season. Can't think of many points he won us this season??
He almost cost us third with throwing the Wigan and Norwich home games.
Ollie the Optimist
22-05-2012, 07:55 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smSde-dqBXg&feature=related
my fave alumina moment.
on a serious note, i hope he does well wherever he goes. he never once moaned about us, always worked hard, gave his best and thats all i ever ask for. if the players who play for us give 100% then thats fine by me. he did that. not the best keeper nor the worst.
Ollie the Optimist
22-05-2012, 07:55 PM
Almunia is shite but Chesney has had a poor season. Can't think of many points he won us this season??
He almost cost us third with throwing the Wigan and Norwich home games.
that is one of the stupidest posts on this forum. remember liverpool away? without chesney we lose that game 5-0. wolves away produced a blinder of a save and several others. top keeper who gained us points
Xhaka Can’t
22-05-2012, 07:58 PM
http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww226/osgood9/almunia.jpg
[QUOTE]Almunia had a good season in 08/09 but this was probably his finest hour:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fh0i8AdQd2I
Bye.
I had the pleasure of bring behind the goal he made all those wonderful saves in the first half and where we got our two. A wonderful night.
Marc Overmars
22-05-2012, 08:04 PM
Almunia was average at best. I'm not sure what other top club would have had him as number 1 for the length of time we did. Laughable that we stuck with him when he was making an error pretty much every other week, that wasn't his fault though of course.
Anyway,
Bye.
Asthmatic Kitty
22-05-2012, 08:13 PM
i hope to god that photo's been photoshopped
Dennis Bendtner
22-05-2012, 08:14 PM
Hoyte has gone? :faint:
Almunia was a decent bloke. Just very lucky to get a few extended runs as keeper at a top club. Only member of the 'deadwood' it was easy to get rid off because of contract expiry. Chances are most of the rest will still be here on September 1st.
Olivier's xmas twist
22-05-2012, 08:24 PM
[QUOTE=Syn;143832]http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww226/osgood9/almunia.jpg
I had the pleasure of bring behind the goal he made all those wonderful saves in the first half and where we got our two. A wonderful night.
I had the pleasure of bring behind the goal he made all those wonderful saves in the first half and where we got our two. A wonderful night.
Bring behind the goal :bow:
Cripps_orig
22-05-2012, 08:52 PM
Decent back up keeper and did well for a couple of seasons as first choice
Alas no one is safe from Wengeritis
jelgoon
22-05-2012, 09:59 PM
You obviously dont watch Arsenal matches. Or you are just wumming to get attention - otherwise people would ignore you.
Almunia is shite but Chesney has had a poor season. Can't think of many points he won us this season??
He almost cost us third with throwing the Wigan and Norwich home games.
jelgoon
22-05-2012, 10:04 PM
Well lets see if he gets rid of Denlison and Diaby. Both were the future of Arsenal despite everyone but Wenger knowing they werent up to it. He still refers to Diaby when talking about our midfield options so I cant see him being ditched.
Hoyte has gone? :faint:
Almunia was a decent bloke. Just very lucky to get a few extended runs as keeper at a top club. Only member of the 'deadwood' it was easy to get rid off because of contract expiry. Chances are most of the rest will still be here on September 1st.
Cripps_orig
22-05-2012, 10:14 PM
Good luck to Almunia at whatever club hes at next
Im not in the business of critisising players who tried their best
Cripps_orig
22-05-2012, 10:16 PM
Almunia is shite but Chesney has had a poor season. Can't think of many points he won us this season??
He almost cost us third with throwing the Wigan and Norwich home games.Wouldnt say he was poor but hes clearly not the best in the league as GW seems to think.
He has potential to improve and as ive said all season long, he needs quality competition for the number one spot to keep him on his game cos his arrogance and complaceny will cost us.
Very sad to see the Hoyte dynasty end, we can think ourselves lucky we got to witness such greatness on the pitch, they were both truly majestic at the back.
I like to think we've been blessed in the fact that we got to witness the likes of Denilson, Hoyte and Almunia in the same team all at once, how many other clubs would be lucky enough players of that elk all playing at the same time, I can only really think of the the great Real and Milan sides perhaps.
Olivier's xmas twist
22-05-2012, 10:43 PM
Wouldnt say he was poor but hes clearly not the best in the league as GW seems to think.
He has potential to improve and as ive said all season long, he needs quality competition for the number one spot to keep him on his game cos his arrogance and complaceny will cost us.
No he does not Ches is our no 1 simples and will be for along time. We need a good 2nd choice.
Cripps_orig
22-05-2012, 11:01 PM
No he does not Ches is our no 1 simples and will be for along time. We need a good 2nd choice.So you disagree and then agree with me in the same post
Impressive
Olivier's xmas twist
22-05-2012, 11:07 PM
So you disagree and then agree with me in the same post
Impressive
Not at all you said he needs competion for the no 1 spot, well its never going to happen is my point. No Keeper as good as Ches will sit on the Bench its that simple.
We'd need a number 2 who be willing to do that but we need the best of his type.
Mr. Lahey
22-05-2012, 11:09 PM
Quote Originally Posted by Grebbo View Post
Almunia is shite but Chesney has had a poor season. Can't think of many points he won us this season??
He almost cost us third with throwing the Wigan and Norwich home games.
Wouldnt say he was poor but hes clearly not the best in the league as GW seems to think.
"He has potential to improve and as ive said all season long, he needs quality competition for the number one spot to keep him on his game cos his arrogance and complaceny will cost us. "
i agree, hes overrated by fans. he has potential but i find him immature and he loses focus far too easily which has led to a few shockers from him this season.
Olivier's xmas twist
22-05-2012, 11:22 PM
Quote Originally Posted by Grebbo View Post
Almunia is shite but Chesney has had a poor season. Can't think of many points he won us this season??
He almost cost us third with throwing the Wigan and Norwich home games.
Wouldnt say he was poor but hes clearly not the best in the league as GW seems to think.
"He has potential to improve and as ive said all season long, he needs quality competition for the number one spot to keep him on his game cos his arrogance and complaceny will cost us. "
i agree, hes overrated by fans. he has potential but i find him immature and he loses focus far too easily which has led to a few shockers from him this season.
Not really look who our las 2 keepers have been its not hard to be better then them.
Olivier's xmas twist
22-05-2012, 11:32 PM
He almost cost us third
No that was a team effort. Silly to say it was down to him.
Olivier's xmas twist
22-05-2012, 11:35 PM
He's a nice guy and a good professional but I'm glad he's gone tbh, I never thought he was anything more than a mediocre goalkeeper. He's a classic example of Wenger going for the cheap option rather than the right option, and that has cost us over the last 6 years.
Well no he was Bought as a no 2 not a number 1. Wengers mistake was given him the chance to be a no 1.
Niall_Quinn
22-05-2012, 11:58 PM
He's gone, wages saved, makes sense, move on.
Japan Shaking All Over
23-05-2012, 03:14 AM
Almunia was average at best. I'm not sure what other top club would have had him as number 1 for the length of time we did. Laughable that we stuck with him when he was making an error pretty much every other week, that wasn't his fault though of course.
Anyway,
Bye.
This guy was capable of some great stuff but there were times when he would make me go ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Goalkeepers are always going to maje mistakes and we are often quick to judge them harshly, it is often the case of some fuck up in front of them has forced them into action! But Almunia did not help himself, too many basic mistakes, too little confidence caused him to become a liability in a defence that need no help in the liabilitu department.
Thanks and good luck
Good luck to you, Almunia. You don't deserve some of the hate. He wasn;t good enough for us, but I find the polarity with which we excuse 'favourites' and condemn certain other players tiresome.
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Flavs
23-05-2012, 11:41 AM
[QUOTE=Syn;143832]http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww226/osgood9/almunia.jpg
I had the pleasure of bring behind the goal he made all those wonderful saves in the first half and where we got our two. A wonderful night.
Yeah i was at that as well and he was outstanding that night, fuck knows what the rest of them were doing tbf
She Wore A Yellow Ribbon
23-05-2012, 09:03 PM
got a feeling we might go for brad guzan as a second keeper now mani's gone. he's just been released by villa and isn't actually that bad an option
Elche
24-05-2012, 12:06 AM
Adios Manuel
milla
24-05-2012, 05:08 PM
Feck off Manuel
:gp:
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