Welcome to the Arsenal Granit

[TheCurly]

"Upon this rock I shall build my church"

[Burney]

"Upon this rock I shall build my church"

I'm going to call him 'Grant'

[Pat Vegas]

I will call him Granit Michell

[redgunamo]

"Upon this rock I shall build my church"

Let's hope he's got the minerals for it.

[Sir C]

"Upon this rock I shall build my church"

Good ness me, he's a rather attractive man, isn't he?

What is it that he does, exactly?

[Pat Vegas]

Good ness me, he's a rather attractive man, isn't he?

What is it that he does, exactly?

He keeps the fans happy for a few hours at least before they demand another signing.

[TheCurly]

Good ness me, he's a rather attractive man, isn't he?

What is it that he does, exactly?

I think he has quite a high percentage success rate of kicking a football from point A to point B :trophy:

[PSRB]

"Upon this rock I shall build my church"

One doesn't like to blow one's own trumpet but told you so :-)

First of a few, I reckon

[Burney]

Good ness me, he's a rather attractive man, isn't he?

What is it that he does, exactly?

He's a midfielder apparently. Whatever that means.

[Sir C]

He's a midfielder apparently. Whatever that means.

You laugh, but these days I hardly know. It appears that each player now has a specific task for which he is suited, and that is the only thing he can do. In my day we were just footballers.

[Bergkamp Was Best]

An ore-inspiring signing

[Burney]

You laugh, but these days I hardly know. It appears that each player now has a specific task for which he is suited, and that is the only thing he can do. In my day we were just footballers.

His Youtube showreel is almost mesmerically boring. :hehe:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVbsL0ZufGs

[Sir C]

His Youtube showreel is almost mesmerically boring. :hehe:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVbsL0ZufGs

He appears to be the Albanian StevieG :-(

Did you see that thing on BBC4 last night about the fall of Saigon? Excellent. Some great footage from the time.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b062mbng

[IUFG]

We should let him enjoy his moment.

Before we start moaning and booing at him :hide:

[Burney]

He appears to be the Albanian StevieG :-(

Did you see that thing on BBC4 last night about the fall of Saigon? Excellent. Some great footage from the time.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b062mbng

My thoughts exactly. If he's going to play like that, aren't we going to need some speedy chap up front running onto his 40 yarders?

I've seen it before, but yes it is excellent. The US Ambassador comes out of it well.

[The Jorge]

He appears to be the Albanian StevieG :-(

Did you see that thing on BBC4 last night about the fall of Saigon? Excellent. Some great footage from the time.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b062mbng

That was an excellent doc, wasnt it?

[Pat Vegas]

His Youtube showreel is almost mesmerically boring. :hehe:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVbsL0ZufGs

Chamakh's won was worrying. Most of the clips where where he nearly scored.
Except for one game where he clearly seemed to get the better of Kos 3 times

[Burney]

We should let him enjoy his moment.

Before we start moaning and booing at him :hide:

*Clears throat* "Stop hitting 40 yard passes, Grant, you Swissbanian cund!"

[Burney]

Chamakh's won was worrying. Most of the clips where where he nearly scored.
Except for one game where he clearly seemed to get the better of Kos 3 times

Quite a lot of that one is just him doing reasonably competent, but ultimately fruitless things. And other bits of it are him failing to score.

He'll fit right in. :-)

[Pat Vegas]

Quite a lot of that one is just him doing reasonably competent, but ultimately fruitless things. And other bits of it are him failing to score.

He'll fit right in. :-)

According to my calculations. At Basel Elneny who came on a trial basis then replaced Granit who left that summer.
Now we have both of em :sherlock:

they are going to ping pong the ball around the pitch for 90 mins :cloud9: which is fine as long have taken the lead.

[The Jorge]

"Upon this rock I shall build my church"

Proper midfielders :cloud9:

He'll be a really, really good replacement for both Arteta and Flamini imo. He's a very good passer of the ball, short and long, and will add the calming, controlling influence that we missed when legohair got injured. Also, he's very fond of a card so he'll replace Flamini nicely too.

Though I'm not sure Flamini will actually be off, rather he'll just be ushered into the role of being Mesut's fluffer.

[Burney]

Proper midfielders :cloud9:

He'll be a really, really good replacement for both Arteta and Flamini imo. He's a very good passer of the ball, short and long, and will add the calming, controlling influence that we missed when legohair got injured. Also, he's very fond of a card so he'll replace Flamini nicely too.

Though I'm not sure Flamini will actually be off, rather he'll just be ushered into the role of being Mesut's fluffer.

No. I've taken against him, I'm afraid.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

[SWv2]

He's a midfielder apparently. Whatever that means.

Hold on just a wee second, he is not “just” a midfielder.

He is a left footed midfielder, elegant and cultured and all the other footballing clichés which automatically flow in such scenarios.

Brady, Petit, Edu, Redondo.

Life rarely gets better than this.

[Burney]

Hold on just a wee second, he is not “just” a midfielder.

He is a left footed midfielder, elegant and cultured and all the other footballing clichés which automatically flow in such scenarios.

Brady, Petit, Edu, Redondo.

Life rarely gets better than this.

Pffffffffft. He's no Stefan Schwartz, is he?

[The Jorge]

No. I've taken against him, I'm afraid.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

Shows what you know about the game, he's the right sort of player and one we've needed for a while. We needed a couple of ents to offset our midfield hobbits

[redgunamo]

Hold on just a wee second, he is not “just” a midfielder.

He is a left footed midfielder, elegant and cultured and all the other footballing clichés which automatically flow in such scenarios.

Brady, Petit, Edu, Redondo.

Life rarely gets better than this.

Good post. I suppose.

[The Jorge]

Hold on just a wee second, he is not “just” a midfielder.

He is a left footed midfielder, elegant and cultured and all the other footballing clichés which automatically flow in such scenarios.

Brady, Petit, Edu, Redondo.

Life rarely gets better than this.

Redondo :love:

+1 from me on this whole business

[Burney]

Shows what you know about the game, he's the right sort of player and one we've needed for a while. We needed a couple of ents to offset our midfield hobbits

Meh. He's ****e until proven not ****e in my book.

I repeat: BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

[The Jorge]

Meh. He's ****e until proven not ****e in my book.

I repeat: BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

This is just anti swiss prejudice. I know your game.

[redgunamo]

This is just anti swiss prejudice. I know your game.

Understandable really. They eat dogs :-(

[Burney]

This is just anti swiss prejudice. I know your game.

Have you ever met one? Ghastly people. Like Germans but with all the fun, humour and human warmth removed.

[Ash]

His Youtube showreel is almost mesmerically boring. :hehe:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVbsL0ZufGs

I managed about 18 seconds.

:music: He's a long ball wizard
There has to be a catch
With our longball wizard we're gonna win the match:music:

[The Jorge]

Have you ever met one? Ghastly people. Like Germans but with all the fun, humour and human warmth removed.

I used to go out with an Italian one. After she met my familiy once I airily asked her when I would meet hers.

"They wouldnt like you so you wont" was the answer.

Fair enough really

[Pat Vegas]

I used to go out with an Italian one. After she met my familiy once I airily asked her when I would meet hers.

"They wouldnt like you so you wont" was the answer.

Fair enough really

I have been treated well with my new Italian family.
They treat me as part of it. Which I am now technically. Very hospitable, last time I was over they even put the Arsenal game on the tv when they had a big family dinner.

[Burney]

I managed about 18 seconds.

:music: He's a long ball wizard
There has to be a catch
With our longball wizard we're gonna win the match:music:

:hehe: Yup. That succession of long passes goes on for about three minutes. Then he starts doing other scintillating stuff like... collecting the ball from his back four. :yawn:

That said, I've often wondered what a Gilberto show reel would look like. Basically, just him not giving the ball away set to some inspirational music.

[Ash]

You laugh, but these days I hardly know. It appears that each player now has a specific task for which he is suited, and that is the only thing he can do. In my day we were just footballers.

Johann must be spinning in his grave. It's as if Henry Ford has redesigned football for maximum productivity.

[redgunamo]

:hehe: Yup. That succession of long passes goes on for about three minutes. Then he starts doing other scintillating stuff like... collecting the ball from his back four. :yawn:

That said, I've often wondered what a Gilberto show reel would look like. Basically, just him not giving the ball away set to some inspirational music.

On the other hand .. "Swiss national manager Ottmar Hitzfeld once dubbed him the "well-hung Schweinsteiger". Which should keep the dressing room happy.

[Luis Anaconda]

Have you ever met one? Ghastly people. Like Germans but with all the fun, humour and human warmth removed.

He did say it was just, b

[Burney]

On the other hand .. "Swiss national manager Ottmar Hitzfeld once dubbed him the "well-hung Schweinsteiger". Which should keep the dressing room happy.

:-( Now I've got an image of a miserably hung Schweinsteiger in my head.

[Sir C]

:-( Now I've got an image of a miserably hung Schweinsteiger in my head.

:obsessedwiththecock:

[Burney]

:obsessedwiththecock:

r started it, ffs! I'd rather we left *****es out of it completely.

[The Jorge]

I have been treated well with my new Italian family.
They treat me as part of it. Which I am now technically. Very hospitable, last time I was over they even put the Arsenal game on the tv when they had a big family dinner.

Oh no, proper italians are lovely, the swiss ones less so. Well in my limited experience anyway.

[Luis Anaconda]

r started it, ffs! I'd rather we left *****es out of it completely.

Any yet you say you don't believe in lesbians

[Alberto Balsam Rodriguez]

We needed steel in midfield..... we got Granit instead

[redgunamo]

Any yet you say you don't believe in lesbians

Yes, but none of this addresses the crucial, pertinent fact that Chaka Khan actually had enormous bangers. If I recall correctly.*



*Talking of lesbians and women and all that sort of thing.

[Alexism - Atheoist]

I think Steroid Jack will be a nice addition. I watched the Keown/Van Nistleroy game again lately and we were such fighters then. Hope he brings some of that back.