Arsenal v Swansea Saturday 10th September 15:00

[KSE Comedy Club]

When is Jack back? Don't tell me this another one of those 2 week injuries?

Anyone see the Money Pit with Tom Hanks?

"Two weeks, two weeks, two weeks..."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14636507.stm

Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere says his ankle injury will keep him out of action for up to three months.

The England player sustained the injury in the Gunners' pre-season friendly against New York Red Bulls on 31 July.

It was only expected to rule him out for a few days, but has proved far more troublesome for the 19-year-old.

"I will be out for around 2-3 months! I am working hard in the gym to stay fit and I am gutted but I will be back stronger," Wilshere wrote on Twitter.

Wilshere's absence is a significant blow to Arsenal considering the summer departure of key midfielders Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri.

Like Fabregas and Nasri, Wilshere was a first-team regular for the Gunners last season and Arsenal have already lost two of their three Premier League games this term.

However, the deadline-day arrivals of Chelsea's Yossi Benayoun and Everton's Mikel Arteta should ensure Arsenal are suitably covered in that area until Wilshere's return.

Wilshere is wearing a protective boot to guard the affected right ankle, which Wenger claims was first damaged before the US pre-season trip, when the youngster was on England duty against Switzerland.

Wenger won his running battle with England Under-21 counterpart Stuart Pearce over Wilshere's selection for the summer's European Championships in Denmark, but the rest he was able to enjoy in the close season was not sufficient to cure the problem.

He will now miss crucial matches for club and country, including England's final Euro 2012 qualifying group game in Montenegro next month, and Champions League and Premier League fixtures for Arsenal.

Speaking just prior to Arsenal confirming Wilshere would need an extended break, his club colleague Theo Walcott expressed hope that Wilshere would be back soon.

Walcott said at an England press conference: "Jack's a very important player for us. It's a shame he's had this ankle problem.

"But he's a bright lad - he'll be back as soon as he can.

"We're going to miss him but he's professional enough to get on with it."

FFS.

[Niall_Quinn]

However, the deadline-day arrivals of Chelsea's Yossi Benayoun and Everton's Mikel Arteta should ensure Arsenal are suitably covered in that area until Wilshere's return.

Drug addiction in the media, it's a terrible fucking thing. How do Arteta and Yossi Fuckin' Benayoun cover for Cesc, Na$ri and Jack - exactly?

[Master Splinter]

Frimpong to step up and do the job of three men .

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Drug addiction in the media, it's a terrible fucking thing. How do Arteta and Yossi Fuckin' Benayoun cover for Cesc, Na$ri and Jack - exactly?

By not being Diaby and Bendtner, presumably.

[Niall_Quinn]

By not being Diaby and Bendtner, presumably.

Good point.

Drug rehab in the media

[Syn]

Drug addiction in the media, it's a terrible fucking thing. How do Arteta and Yossi Fuckin' Benayoun cover for Cesc, Na$ri and Jack - exactly?

The Cesc was saw last season was utter garbage. It won't be hard to top that. Nasri was fantastic for 3 months and shite (along with the rest of the team bar RVP) for the rest.

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I think (hope) Swansea won't provide a decent test for it but - while things don't change overnight, I'm looking particularly looking forward to a change of style and a better defence.

[Dog Toffee]

Yes - we might manage a slender win and our first points of the season.

So that draw against Newcastle didnt give us a point then?


Cretin.

[IBK]

So that draw against Newcastle didnt give us a point then?


Cretin.

You know, I realised my mistake early doors, but then thought surely some pedantic cretin isn't going to have to try to be a hero over a point. How wrong I was...

[milla]

----------------Sze3cney---------------

Bac---Per Giraffe---Verminator--Gibbs

-------------PingPongFrim------------

---------Arteta---------Rozza--------

---Walnut-------RVP10------Fatty---


Sub: Flappy, Kos, Jenkinson, LeCoq, Oxo Cube, Ultraman Ryo, Chakma, Ramsey

The subs are still poor imo.

[fakeyank]

----------------Sze3cney---------------

Bac---Per Giraffe---Verminator--Gibbs

-------------PingPongFrim------------

---------Arteta---------Rozza--------

---Walnut-------RVP10------Fatty---


Sub: Flappy, Kos, Jenkinson, LeCoq, Oxo Cube, Ultraman Ryo, Chakma, Ramsey

The subs are still poor imo.

I'd play the jew in place of fatty and santos instead of gibbs. Gibbs needs to be shot and killed.