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Theresa May is called Horse cock?Quote:
Originally Posted by Letters
What I love about this place is that we can’t even be fucked to do a pre-match thread anymore.
Would you bother with foreplay if you were wedded to a cheap slag like Arsenal?Quote:
Originally Posted by selassie
We have a new manager
http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/41859461.
Let him manage both teams please.....unless he was scouted and recruited by Wenger, if so....more woe. Our women used to be the best in England (football wise). Now they are as duff as the men.
Wenger Out!
https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/infe...ew/news/291969
Arsenal medical staff....an absolute shambles. Santi shouldn't have had to go back to Spain to get a proper diagnosis.Quote:
Infection ate my Achilles tendon, reveals Arsenal’s Cazorla
Santi Cazorla was told his serious ankle injury might have left him unable to walk, but now insists he will return to action for Arsenal at the turn of the year.
The 32-year-old has not played for the Gunners since October 2016 and has undergone eight operations on the troublesome Achilles issue. Despite the drawn-out process, the Spain international remains determined to return to action – even after being told he would be lucky to walk properly following all of the procedures.
He also admitted to crying in pain as he tried to battle the injury – which first occurred in 2013 – while continuing to turn out for Arsenal.
“In the early stages it was feeling a little better, if I got warmed up I could play, but at the break when I cooled down a bit, I would cry,” he told Marca. “At that time I was still playing and they (doctors) told me it was okay. The problem was that it did not heal and the wounds would reopen and become infected.
“If you’re able to walk in the garden with your son again, you should be satisfied, they told me.”
After not being able to find a satisfactory resolution, Cazorla travelled back to Spain to see Dr Mikel Sanchez and had his Achilles tendon reconstructed.
“He saw that I had a tremendous infection,” added Cazorla. “It had damaged part of the calcaneus (heel) bone and had eaten eight centimetres of the Achilles tendon.”
Despite his travails, Cazorla is keen to return in 2018 and admitted being away from his family had proven to be the toughest part of his recovery.
“I won’t be registered until January, but I will be back by then,” he said.
“My family are still in London because my children have started school there, being alone without them is the hardest thing.”
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger said in September that he was also hopeful Cazorla would return in the new year.
‘The flexibility of his ankle and his mobility looks good,” the Frenchman said.
“It’s now about getting back to full fitness without having any setbacks. It’s very difficult not to set a time before Christmas, that’s why I didn’t involve him in the Europa League.
“But overall, after Christmas I hope he will be available. He has not played for over a year now, so you’re always cautious to set a time or date. But overall it looks positive.”
Contracts expiring this summer:
Sanchez
Wilshere
Ozil
Contracts expiring next summer:
Giroud
Ramsey
Walcott
Welbeck
Monreal
Cech
Ospina
Debuchy
Apkom
I know most of them are crap but are we gonna have a team to put out?:lol:
It’s ideal to use Wengers parlanceQuote:
Originally Posted by Vieira
Little bit humour from interwebs this morning:
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Mickey mouse has got a Arsene Wenger Watch
Giroud injured on France duty:doh:
Ruben loftus-zidane's dad has hit out at Jose saying he ruined his career :rolleyes:
Don't feel sorry for him one bit. Why would you sign for chelsea if you're a young player? :lol:
And he signed a 5 year deal last year:doh:
What is it with this Lionel Cheek kid?
We know about the next great English hope thing, been there, seen that, laughed. Etc, etc.
But this seems a little OTT even for the English media. Is this how it goes now? Kid doesn't fuck up in a meaningless game, agent spots the angle, Man Utd bid a billion because they just can't help themselves?
It's all about the money. Every last bit of it. There's no football in there any more and certainly no trace of sanity.
Arsenal most expensive club in the PL apparently our cheapest season ticket is £891, Chelsea is next on £750, absolute joke to be honest
Wengers' reaction (on BBC)
:lol: I see so it's nothing to do with the cost, it's to do with buying and playing computer games. The guy is truly a clown.Quote:
Nothing better than being inside a stadium - Wenger
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been asked for his reaction to BBC's Price of Football study, which shows the price of tickets is putting off some young fans from attending games.
"I think nothing is better than to share the experience of being inside a stadium," said Wenger.
"There are many ingredients in the modern game, people's lifestyles are a bit different, they play less and play more on computers. After that, can you afford to go when you are young?
"That is not always easy."
Overpriced, worst value for money in football no doubt, all the other top clubs charge less. Even with the cost to watch us score a goal we're 19th in the PL only above Southampton last season.
And yet they keep filling the stadium :shrug:
Supply and demand, innit. We are just a business trying to maximise income.
At some point the fans may collectively snap but there's not much sign of that right now.
Yes they do, I really don't get it, the football is poor, our results overall are mixed and the cost is astronomical.
Yes it's clear we're trying to maximise profit, but so are other (more successful) clubs who also spend a lot more on transfers and yet they charge less. Is that not ripping people off because you can rather than just being a business, a business also has to look after it's customers, they clearly don't think so.
When you spend the amount of money you need to spend to go to Arsenal (there's travel/food costs etc as well), surely an element of is it value for money has to come into it. It's not a drop in the ocean for most people.
The results at home at least are generally quite good.
The way they exploit the fans is pretty disgraceful but from a business point of view it makes sense.
Interestingly, the BBC article about this says that the prices are putting young fans off so this might be not the wisest long term strategy.
Most are waking up now and realising the club for what it is. I think a lot go because of habit and ritual, even if they don't like what they see. But even that will fade as our gradual decline continues and disullusionment grows, especially in tough economic times when people are looking to save money. The fun is being taken out of Arsenal and when there's no fun, what's the point:shrug:Quote:
Originally Posted by Özim
The problem is the tourists and as we are London you'd think there'll always be a steady stream of tourists to snap up tickets. The club seem to be happy to shun the core fan base for these people, but you'd like to think if our gradual decline continues and we continue to slide, even tourists will probably not want to come watch us. Who wants to watch a mediocre, unentertaining team :shrug: Then the club will be f*cked :shrug:
Six trophies in the last three years and the Emirates Cup wins too. :scarf:
They can charge whatever they want and they’ll still have a full house for the majority of games because of our profile. The prices are the reason the Emirates has no soul, nowhere else in world represents how the culture of going to a match has changed more than Arsenal. It’s like a theatre production now.
Were you there when the announcer called us "the audience"? :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Marc Overmars
:doh:
Can’t say I recall that but it wouldn’t surprise me.
I was having a browse at tickets the other day but had to stop myself. I love watching live football so being on my armchair now is shit, but I’m just not going give those cunts any more money until I see some change and the fans given the respect they deserve.
MK Dons is an option for you, no? If you want to watch live football.
But, from experience, it's bloody rubbish.
Won't be happening for a while pal :coffee:Quote:
Originally Posted by Marc Overmars
Fans sat back and bankrolled their wealth and power and now we're in a situation where we can't do much :coffee:
It's a waiting game :coffee:
Isn't it ironic, the man that was behind Wenger and vehemently against anyone saying a bad word about him now advocating watching lower league football because he's disillusioned with the state of the club:lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Letters
Been to a few games and it was fun for a bit but ultimately my enjoyment of football is intrinsically linked with the Arsenal.Quote:
Originally Posted by Letters
It is hard to be as bothered about anyone else.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marc Overmars
My in-laws have taken me a few times but it wasn't as much fun as I thought it would be.
Probably wouldn't bother going again.
Nice little stadium though, lot of potential there as it's a one club town with quite a big population.
It's the same with me. I live in Reading but I've no interest in going to see them play.Quote:
Originally Posted by Letters
Wenger says he has 'complete trust' in Lacazette, which is why he didn't start him away to Liverpool and Man city :lol:
Nutty professor Wenger :bow:
Results yes, performances no however, quite a few games where we've been poor and scraped a result, it's fine once in a while but we seem to underperform quite often.Quote:
Originally Posted by Letters
it's obviously less popular than it was, people still seem to buy into it somehwat, the discontent is still not what it would be at any other club, despite some pretty despicable behaviour from the club.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vieira
I can't think why any tourist would want to go to Arsenal to be honest, it's not like we're Barcelona and winning the big prizes regularly or have a history of being a big club in Europe winning the CL. Chelsea would surely be more appealing, it's cheaper and they are more successful, indeed won't be long before Spurs take over from us as well especially after beating Real and because they play much better football.
If people haven't caught on we're a bore to watch ny now, there's no hope for them, even foreign coverage is pretty negative about Arsenal citing all the issues we have and how we can't really mix it with the big boys. There's a lot more criticism of Arsenal by pundits all over the world than there ever was before.
It seems to me there's not hunger to do anything, the fan base really don't kick up much of a fuss, they seem to put up and shut up, there's a resignation that nothing can be done and that let's just turn up to support the team. All that's doing really is financing the people upstairs and letting them walk all over the fans, it's a double edged sword, if nothing is ever done, nothing will ever change.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vieira
Quite surprised you have retained an interest in any aspect of life. I've been to Reading.Quote:
Originally Posted by GP
Reading is lovely. I almost got to work without being mugged today.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
On the plus side, you made a couple of quid today.
Yep. Our fan base are a conservative, timid lot. Just sit on their arse and shrug their shoulders instead of doing anything. No wonder we've been raped by the board and owner, they've taken the fan base for what they are- mugs :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Özim
Now they go and watch MK Dons play because they're dissatisfied because of what's happening at Arsenal :haha:
Shouldn't they go and watch spurs? They kept telling us to do it over the years.
I think the fanbase should be a lot more proactive in their protests. Watch games at home. Post on messageboards all day and say how bad it is.
That is the only way to affect real change. If that doesn't work, add smileys.
Vive la revolution!
I find one way to really grab people's attention is to fake your own death.Quote:
Originally Posted by Letters
Dunno.Quote:
Originally Posted by GP
Pretending to be a French tennis player and his own girlfriend works quite well.
Or just having multiple accounts like me and Letters
:doh:Quote:
Originally Posted by Letters
Thought I was posting from my HCZ account.
:coffee:
Alex Scott on MOTD 2 extra.
She is f*cking insane.