Arsenal v Aston Villa - Saturday 17 August - 15:00

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Do you reckon Gustavo had a tenner on the result before going elsewhere?

[Niall_Quinn]

Oh lord, who are we going to play in defence, did we sign that 5 year old who was suppose to be something special a while back?

Sanogo can get injured there.

[Marc Overmars]

Another long season ahead.

*sigh*

[Niall_Quinn]

Can't wait to hear Wenger's tired old excuses. 8 years of them and they never get old.

[Master Splinter]

It's a shame such poor officiating will still be the norm going forwards.

Sorting that out to ensure games are decided by the actual football is far more important than any Arsenal self-implosion.

But then we wouldn't have the invaluable 'banter' that is apparently the most important thing about the sport now.

[Niall_Quinn]

Another long season ahead.

*sigh*

Or a short season in terms of competitiveness.

1-3 opening day after the writing was sprayed 50 feet high on ever wall. Only Wenger could do this.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Sorry but i did say that this would happen, we can't play at the Emirates and expect anything other than defeat when we have Ramsey in the side....you can blame the defence all you like but the fact that the defence are exposed time and time again is because a total lack of midfield protection.

[PGFC]

Thanks ref, thanks AW, spoil our birthday weekend why don't ya, cunts.

[Nayan]

Sorry but i did say that this would happen, we can't play at the Emirates and expect anything other than defeat when we have Ramsey in the side....you can blame the defence all you like but the fact that the defence are exposed time and time again is because a total lack of midfield protection.

literally bullshit. ramsey has scored a winner at home vs manyoo before

[Niall_Quinn]

It's a shame such poor officiating will still be the norm going forwards.

Sorting that out to ensure games are decided by the actual football is far more important than any Arsenal self-implosion.

But then we wouldn't have the invaluable 'banter' that is apparently the most important thing about the sport now.

The ref was horrendous but even if he'd got close to playing by the rules we still have very little out there on that pitch to distinguish us from the also-rans in this league. We are very, very ordinary in almost every department.