Another False Dawn

[Flavs]

If i am sitting here next season with us in 3rd having cleared out all the crap in the squad, added Podolski and returned those out on loan who we could do with as filler and we are as solid and consistent as we are currently i will be a happy, happy bunny.

However if we are still paying the dross to sit around doing nothing or have players out on loan simply because we cant get rid of them, are still likely to self implode and still drowning in PR bullshit i will be an unhappy and somewhat grumpy bunny.

Bear in mind we need rid of Chamakh, Almunia, Mannone, Squillachi, Arshavin, Denilson, Park, Vela, Bendtner, and countless "young hopefuls" who clearly aren't ever going to make it,(Watt, Bartley, Hoyte, Murphy etc) its going to be a busy summer.

Decisions also need making around Campbell, Wellington, Pedro and Galindo

[Flavs]

Also, as Pat Rice is retiring at the end of the season I wonder if our next assistant manager will be Wengers eventual successor?

Is Bergie ready fro that in a couple of years? Also if he is to be a manager then what do we do about the flying issue? Bould apparently doesn't want it, Tony Adams is a **** and so is Vieira and no other former players seem to want to be involved so are we going to get a random?

Would a current manager step back to assistant for a couple of years?

[Flavs]

So i guess after opur recent run things are looking a little precarious again, we have a record of "switching off" when t comes to the teams lower down the league and i am genuinely faithful we are coasting in to the summer break. With Spurs and Chelsea both winning on the weekend and the chance that the 4th spot champs league place will get removed due to Chelsea winning the chaps league these are tense times.

Or are they?

[LDG]

We've certainly run out of steam a little, but I think that's a lot down to the run we were on...it can't last forever.

That said, the matches we've played recently have not been the kindest. Chelsea is always tough, regardless, and Stoke is a horrific bloodbath whenever we go there. They seem to up their game for Arsenal. It's their cup final.

We should really be dispatching Norwich and West Brom with ease though, so hopefully we can give it one last push and get stuff sorted over the summer.

If we manage third, it's be a great achievement considering where we've come from over the last year.

[Letters]

Yes, a bit tense although Spurs game in hand is this week, is Newcastle's too? If so then things will be a bit clearer after that.
If they win their games in hand then it's squeaky bum time. If they don't then a win vs Norwich and the St Totteringham's Day bunting will be flapping gaily in the breeze.

[Xhaka Can’t]

I think they are extremely tense - I'm not taking the results against Norwich and WBA for granted at all. Now that Theo and Arteta are injured with Van Persie's form dropping, we have pretty much no threat at all up front. These guys - along with perhaps Rosicky have provided the main threat of the players Wenger has been using. Without them, I don't think we'd even be discussing a potential place in the Europa League.

Any well marshalled defence in the EPL should be able to repel the threat we currently present up front. Any result is now up for grabs and I have a feeling we may draw both of these games.

[Syn]

I don't think Arsenal haven't won because the players have been complacent in the last 3 games. Particularly the Chelsea and Stoke games - they were tough games. Poor finishing was the difference in both games between 3 points and 1. Having the Van Persie of a month ago would've been enough. The Wigan game was rubbish, granted.

We're struggling to put the ball in the net atm so I'm not confident we'll do West Brom away. The Norwich game might be ok. Need Bolton and Villa to take points off the spuds. Also need Liverpool to keep Chelsea out at home in the league, but not sure they'll be up for that given the cup final is days earlier.

[LDG]

Will be interesting seeing the results during the week with Newcastle playing Chelsea on Wednesday.

Be nice if Bolton could do us a favour for once, but I have a feeling Spuds are gonna start picking up points now.

We have to finish the season with two wins really....though a spuds loss/draw and a draw for chavs/newcastle means we just have to beat Norwich.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Two wins of course would be great, although I feel four would be enough for third even though mathematically three wins by eithe Barcodes or Spuds could pip us.

Norwich are awful at the mo and WBA is going to be a test, defense could see us through there rather than attack. If we are to go into games with our tails up, I believe Oxo should be starting with Song and Rosicky. Benny did OK but Gerv is woeful at the momwnt (see I said it)

I dont believe Newcastle or Spurs will finish with three wins, two in form pub teamers (Torres and Suarez) should hopefully see to that

[Marc Overmars]

2 wins in 6, results have slipped at the wrong time as usual. It's still in our hands of course, but it is now a lot more closer than it needed to be. The only saving grace is that our rivals have some tricky games to play.

There's no excuse if we finish 4th after the head of steam we built up, it's done nothing to ally the fears that this team is a bit weak mentally.