This Weekend's Fixtures (01/02 Sept).

[Globalgunner]

All I kow ia that Arsenal are the only club among us ManU ManC, Chelsea, Pool, who would have sold their star player under similar circumstances, even Everton made sure they priced Baines out of a move. Levy would have held out for 30m at least.

[Syn]

I agree it was stupid to give then RVP and maybe we should have forced a deal even if he walked free next summer, but i think that would have hurt more especially if he went to the mancs or city anyways/

Not to me. At least the fans could be content that they didn't just take the money and tried to prevent him as much as they could. If after that he leaves on a free that's his choice. The club did actually have a choice at this stage.

And Maccy, that's the hope now. I don't think anyone expected 3 clean sheets in a row to start the season. If we can keep the goals conceded column to under, say, 35, then that's 14 goals less that we have to make up up-front (especially when you consider there weren't that many comfortable goal-difference boosting wins last season).

[Marc Overmars]

If we're good enough to keep the goals out then what happens up front should take care of itself. It's very early days but hopefully now we're starting to look #decent at the back we can become harder to beat. We've outscored the team from the glory days reguarly, but of course they rarely lost (9 league defeats from 01-04) and that's a far more important trait to have.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Why do people say they're not having a particular discussion, yet continue to have that particular discussion until the end of time?

It is little bit perverse.

Are you new here ?

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Not to me. At least the fans could be content that they didn't just take the money and tried to prevent him as much as they could. If after that he leaves on a free that's his choice. The club did actually have a choice at this stage.

Of course they did you always have a choice, problem was the club got themselves into a situation they should never have been in, should have tied up his contract ages ago, but then again easy to say in hindsight.

[Dennis Bendtner]

Just been helpfully alerted by Dion Dublin to the move that set up Gibbs' shot. Would've been a goal of the season contender if he'd scored, looking back.

[LDG]

Robin van ****face.

What a ****.

Hope we break him when we play those fucking annoying fuckwads.

****.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

What a hit from Barfa.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It was quite a strike.

[Cripps_orig]

Heard about RVCs penalty

Has Adrian Durham said anything about it?

RVC