Same situation as last season, new players have to become acclimatized.

[Gunner Since Time Began - born to moan]

[David Pleat AHADF (Royal Welsher and monkey lover)]

against Stoke. The right players should fit into any system.

[Mad Frankie Staplegun]

[Classic Jorge]

The one about players needing time to bed in is a generally held one which most would agree with though.

Just a couple of frinstances, Henry, Bergkamp and Pires all needed some time to bed in. Pires particularly

[David Pleat AHADF (Royal Welsher and monkey lover)]

mistake by Federici that gifted them the goal. Good stert though and the new lads brilliant. We can build on this.

[Redflag]

deja vu same old excuses ... Sunderland are an ordinary side who we should have beaten at home ... at least if you go by the OTT pre-match predictions on here that is. The new Spanish player with his name spelt wrong on his back in the first half looked promising .. how he will get on in away games against tougher opponents though is another matter.

[Gunner Since Time Began - born to moan]