Chap in the Grauniad reckons we're keeping Alexis because of

[Monty92]

A former AWIMBer who is quite anti-Alexis claimed to me that Mesut actually covers more ground in a match, which I found hard to believe even though Mesut does run further than most people think.

I'll be pleased if Alexis plays for us for another year. Might even win us the league, and if we are playing better as a team he won't feel he has to do everything himself, which imo is the exact thing that polarises opinion about him.

"Might even win us the league"?

Blimey, what a difference a couple of months of no football makes.

[Ash]

"Might even win us the league"?

Blimey, what a difference a couple of months of no football makes.

How did you get Monty's login, SW?

We will need to build a functioning midfield, of course, if we are to challenge. And I did say "might". It is a word which covers quite a broad range of possibilities and outcomes.

EDIT: And in the last game of the season we outplayed the champions so ner.

[Monty92]

How did you get Monty's login, SW?

We will need to build a functioning midfield, of course, if we are to challenge. And I did say "might". It is a word which covers quite a broad range of possibilities and outcomes.

EDIT: And in the last game of the season we outplayed the champions so ner.

Didn't you join the "Wenger deserves cancer" brigade at some point last season? If so, how can you possibly now be countenancing us winning the league? That makes literally no sense...

I fúcking loved the cup final more than I can describe but I can't quite shrug off the feeling that Chelsea basically treated it like the Community Shield

[World's End Stella]

Didn't you join the "Wenger deserves cancer" brigade at some point last season? If so, how can you possibly now be countenancing us winning the league? That makes literally no sense...

I fúcking loved the cup final more than I can describe but I can't quite shrug off the feeling that Chelsea basically treated it like the Community Shield

He did qualify it with building a functioning midfield, which will be quite a feat (especially with that useless c*nt Ramsey in it).

And yes, I make you right about Chelsea. That's the only way I can explain why their central midfield completely dominated us in the league but seemed utterly absent that day. Kante in particular.

[redgunamo]

He did qualify it with building a functioning midfield, which will be quite a feat (especially with that useless c*nt Ramsey in it).

And yes, I make you right about Chelsea. That's the only way I can explain why their central midfield completely dominated us in the league but seemed utterly absent that day. Kante in particular.

If this Lacazette chap is actually any good, Ramsey could be player of the year next season.

[World's End Stella]

If this Lacazette chap is actually any good, Ramsey could be player of the year next season.

You think he'll push so far forward that he'll be there to tap in Laca's rebounds, red?

[Peter]

If this Lacazette chap is actually any good, Ramsey could be player of the year next season.

Or he could spend pretty much the entire season at the intersection of injured and useless. Like he does every season.

[Rich]

Or he could spend pretty much the entire season at the intersection of injured and useless. Like he does every season.

I think you'll find that Aaron Ramsey won us the FA Cup. Twice.

[Pokster]

He did qualify it with building a functioning midfield, which will be quite a feat (especially with that useless c*nt Ramsey in it).

And yes, I make you right about Chelsea. That's the only way I can explain why their central midfield completely dominated us in the league but seemed utterly absent that day. Kante in particular.

Not the fact we played a completely different formation in the cup final

[redgunamo]

Not the fact we played a completely different formation in the cup final

Football is about players, not formations #clough