If arshavin and chamakh stay then i think i am reasonably happy

[Peter]

With the squad.

Would have been great to see us strengthen a couple of areas but there you go.

Lets hope we start scoring soon http://www.awimb.com/images/smiley_icons/smile.gif

[Curly]

Fools seldom etc etc

[wagoaw (out only, no in)]

Mark my words, off the bench or for another club.

[Pat Vegas]

and tried to take the shirts I bought with their names on back to the armoury.

[goonergaz]

[Pat Vegas]

[East Upper for Supper]

[Peter]

That is enough.

Whether they are good enough, we shall see.

[Curly]

Arsenal,Giroud and Poldolski will break their ducks against them

[nola]

park-the-bus defences are the worst way to settle in with new offensive players still building an understanding. Goals will come, especially against teams willing to open up and play.

[Monty91]

So that's

Giroud
Podolski
Gervinho
Walcott
Chamakh
Chamberlain
Arshavin

[redgunamo]

Or, failing that, at least score a goal.

[Pat Vegas]

[Peter]

THat is what I mean. We have three for the one role, that is enough.

[Billy Goat Sverige]

[Peter]

I cant see us scoring up there, so and so is bound to have a blinder against us, typical, you just know it etc etc

[Monty91]

[redgunamo]

Several leaders, but only one captain.

[Curly]

[Peter]

but he must earn a fortune at Chelsea which we wouldnt want to pay.

THe BBC suggested that talks had taken place but that Arsene didnt want him and hadnt been tracking him.

If Arsene didnt want him, why were talks taking place?

For the record, utter c**t but certainly was a brilliant player. Didnt know he had fallen out of favour there, I thought he was just injured.

[Peter]

Economies of scale.

Hence three goalkeepers but only four centre backs.

Also, Podolski doubles up as winger and Gervinho is going on his annual leave for six weeks again in January, so Podolski will be playing there, probably. No third striker means no cover at all and nothing on the bench.

Not cool http://www.awimb.com/images/smiley_icons/banghead.gif

[Monty91]

[Pat Vegas]

[Peter]

But they are clearly not there yet as a unit. Goals dont look like comnig in floods at the moment.

Not sure aobut Giroud just yet. Need to see more of him.

[Peter]

Maybe utter was going too far. I take it back.

Anyway, he isnt coming.

[Monty91]

[Classic Jorge]

Picking up their poo, crushing it in his hand and tasting a bit.

"Still fresh" he turns to Pat Rice and says

[Curly]

[Peter]

We had more cover for Gervinho and we still had to draft in Henry for a month.

In other seasons three hasnt been enough. It isnt.

[Peter]

How could I possibly know that? I cant remember anything but I can remember what my memory used to be like?

Doesnt make sense

[Peter]

[Classic Jorge]

[redgunamo]

[Monty91]

[redgunamo]

[Monty91]

but he is fighting against the tide in such a huge way that it cannot be underestimated.

The problem now is how does he retain the values he's instilled over several years whilst filling the team with new players in a matter of weeks? That's actually the reason I think he won't replace Song. It would simply be impossible to maintain any kind of continuity with half a new team. That's the main thinking behind "internal solutions", even if better players ARE available...

Is it the right policy? I have absolutely no idea.

[redgunamo]

[goonergaz]

we sold too many potential 'supersubs' (Park/Vela/Bendtner) and have loaned out our best potential youngsters...just seem a little light up front

[goonergaz]

[redgunamo]

I'm not sure though; He replaces long-serving players with outsiders all the time. It's His/our long term plan, after all.
He knows the values of which He speaks are not finite and not restricted to players He approves of and signs.

I suspect He is genuinely baffled about our trophy drought. Perhaps it's just a statistical quirk of football history, like going undefeated for 49 games.

This tide of yours has never been used as an excuse for a Big Club not winning anything ever before in the history of football. As a reason for winning, yes; for not winning, no.

[Monty91]

Nothing could interest me less than the fact that we haven't won a anything for seven years. There are infinitely more pertinent things to discuss and to reduce this conversation to trophies is most unbecoming of you.

[redgunamo]

And the traditional measure of "winning" is trophies.

Naturally, there are other ways of winning. Just as families that don't have enough money tell their children that they are, in fact, wealthy "in other ways".

We are, of course, massively wealthy in other ways, but it's bizarre to ignore major trophies when talking about the Arsenal Football Club, as though we were Didcot Town or someone. And then to belittle the efforts of others who are winning that which we apparently cannot.

What are we doing it for then.

[Monty91]

They can often be a mere statistical quirk. Look at last season. Ten Premier League seconds later and it's a different name in the history books.

For a club of our relative size, I'd say winning trophies is more of a statistical quirk than not winning them.

[Peter]

Contributes to the decision of those who want to leave the following year?

Good to see you finally admit that we cant win the league. We have no argument this season. We shall get on splendidly.

[Monty91]

I maintain that we were contenders until, perhaps, last season.

[redgunamo]

as an excuse for not winning them now won't fly, I'm afraid. Brady trebled his money when he joined Juventus so what's the difference with now?

We've never been the biggest or richest, but very often the best. There's no real reason why we shouldn't be ten seconds from the title.

Unless, of course, there is http://www.awimb.com/images/smiley_icons/homer.gif

[Peter]

The new game is whether you are willing to rule us out for next season, right now.

No brainer for me http://www.awimb.com/images/smiley_icons/smile.gif (open goal)

[Peter]

After all, losing the title by ten seconds is one thing.

Finishing 20 points behind implies a bigger problem than statistics

[redgunamo]

[Peter]

But still small enough for winning something to be considered a quirk?

I never was great at maths but i make that ten tonnes of ****.

[redgunamo]