The thing with Ozil is, he's lovely to watch, isn't he?

It's all elegance; he truly does float like a butterfly and sting like a bee. The trouble is, he's no Bergkamp or Fabregas. (Few are, of course.) He's not going to win you games just because he's decided what the outcome of the game is going to be. He's never going to control a football match. :-(

The only players in this squad who really excite me are Ozil, Wilshere and Ramsey, and none of them is of the highest quality.

It's time to admit it. We have achieved mediocrity. Come on in, the water's lovely and tepid. :-(

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It's all elegance; he truly does float like a butterfly and sting like a bee. The trouble is, he's no Bergkamp or Fabregas. (Few are, of course.) He's not going to win you games just because he's decided what the outcome of the game is going to be. He's never going to control a football match. :-(

The only players in this squad who really excite me are Ozil, Wilshere and Ramsey, and none of them is of the highest quality.

It's time to admit it. We have achieved mediocrity. Come on in, the water's lovely and tepid. :-(

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Says the man with a flask of tea and a Penguin biscuit.

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It's all elegance; he truly does float like a butterfly and sting like a bee. The trouble is, he's no Bergkamp or Fabregas. (Few are, of course.) He's not going to win you games just because he's decided what the outcome of the game is going to be. He's never going to control a football match. :-(

The only players in this squad who really excite me are Ozil, Wilshere and Ramsey, and none of them is of the highest quality.

It's time to admit it. We have achieved mediocrity. Come on in, the water's lovely and tepid. :-(

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Appears to be a lot of :fishing: there

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It's all elegance; he truly does float like a butterfly and sting like a bee. The trouble is, he's no Fabregas.

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True. He chose to sign another contract for Arsenal rather than chase the glory at a bigger club.

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Says the man with a flask of tea and a Penguin biscuit.

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To be honest I think that this year we might move to a Club biscuit. V suggested Viscount, but the minty shock would be a little powerful, I think. Let's keep things bland, that's my motto.

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True. He chose to sign another contract for Arsenal rather than chase the glory at a bigger club.

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Bowling, a

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True. He chose to sign another contract for Arsenal rather than chase the glory at a bigger club.

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Hmm. You seem to have edited out the reference to Bergkamp who, in a similar display of lacking moral fibre, chose to plough the easier furrow of the big fish in a small pond rather than to push himself to achieve greater things at a bigger club. If you'll excuse the mixed metaphor.

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To be honest I think that this year we might move to a Club biscuit. V suggested Viscount, but the minty shock would be a little powerful, I think. Let's keep things bland, that's my motto.

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I can recommend the currant ones. Orange might be a tad racy for you.

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Hmm. You seem to have edited out the reference to Bergkamp who, in a similar display of lacking moral fibre, chose to plough the easier furrow of the big fish in a small pond rather than to push himself to achieve greater things at a bigger club. If you'll excuse the mixed metaphor.

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I’m rather enjoying the image of a big fish pushing a plough in a small pond. Perhaps he’s growing rice?

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I’m rather enjoying the image of a big fish pushing a plough in a small pond. Perhaps he’s growing rice?

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This is what happens to the imagination when you spend a couple of weeks in Viet Nam, I expect.

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This is what happens to the imagination when you spend a couple of weeks in Viet Nam, I expect.

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It's the Agent Orange.

You see some truly remarkable deformities, it must be said.

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It's the Agent Orange.

You see some truly remarkable deformities, it must be said.

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Oddly enough, I’ve discovered since the event that g’s dad got fùcked up by the agent orange. Nerve damage.

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Oddly enough, I’ve discovered since the event that g’s dad got fùcked up by the agent orange. Nerve damage.

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Not enough to affect his medical, apparently? Has eny more detail come to light?

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It's all elegance; he truly does float like a butterfly and sting like a bee. The trouble is, he's no Bergkamp or Fabregas.(

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Cesc has never been the key player in a major club success. He's either failed with Arsenal or been totally overshadowed by Costa, Hazard, Matic, Messi, Iniesta etc etc.

I'm thankful he's no Fabregas.