Perhaps some day he can avenge the loss to Swansea...

If they get him early enough they can perfect his rolling-around-knee-clutching before he even hits college.

Anyone watching Forest getting smoked by Leicester?

Jermaine Beckford does not belong on this level

Robbie Findley sucks

Subby, how could you not have mentioned the child's name is Shaqueel?

Really, Robbie?

Rwa2play: Is this the thread where you biatch about how AW is not spending the money to keep the team in the European places?

/Seriously...
//Then again Man U's not doing much either
///And at least they're in the CL...unlike Man U

Yes it is, and yes, I will. Arsenal has exactly one fit striker and the entire back four sitting on the bench with injuries, and Arsenal is f*cking around signing Van Persie's son. That's cute, Arsenal...heartwarming story. Meanwhile Cahill went to Chelsea and Eden Hazard may end up there, too. I understand that Arsenal has a decent back line---when they're all fit. But it seems to me that Arsenal just isn't deep enough to weather the injuries. If that's the case, BRING IN THE PEOPLE YOU NEED.

I admire Arsene's trust and I think he's a great coach, but I've seen mules that are more responsive.

Rwa2play: TonnageVT: Perhaps some day he can avenge the loss to Swansea...

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You mad?

I'll take one step further as well. Here are the EPL clubs that have purchased players since the opening of the transfer window:

Chelsea (Cahill, possibly Hazard)
Wolverhampton (Jonsson)
Aston Villa (Stevens)
West Brom (Allan)
Swansea (Donnelly and Buyente)
Everton (Gibson)
Tottenham (Falqué)

If Arsenal had a back line and more dangerous strikers I wouldn't be worried at all. But they don't. And Sunday is Manchester United, who absolutely destroyed Arsenal back in August. I want to be optimistic about the rematch, but I'm just not. Should I expect that the current inexperienced back line will be better than the one from August? Because I seriously doubt that.

Langston: I'll take one step further as well. Here are the EPL clubs that have purchased players since the opening of the transfer window:

Chelsea (Cahill, possibly Hazard)
Wolverhampton (Jonsson)
Aston Villa (Stevens)
West Brom (Allan)
Swansea (Donnelly and Buyente)
Everton (Gibson)
Tottenham (Falqué)

If Arsenal had a back line and more dangerous strikers I wouldn't be worried at all. But they don't. And Sunday is Manchester United, who absolutely destroyed Arsenal back in August. I want to be optimistic about the rematch, but I'm just not. Should I expect that the current inexperienced back line will be better than the one from August? Because I seriously doubt that.

Fortunately, you guys aren't exactly catching United in their stride. Back in August they were tear-assing through the league until Man City faceraped them in a way they'd never been faceraped before.

Treygreen13: If they get him early enough they can perfect his rolling-around-knee-clutching before he even hits college.

If they start him on the steroids and HGH now, and teach him how to push other kids over, he might have the "talent" to play in the NFL.

I would rather have Robin's five year old or any other five year old preferred over Arshavin at this point.

AmazinTim: Fortunately, you guys aren't exactly catching United in their stride. Back in August they were tear-assing through the league until Man City faceraped them in a way they'd never been faceraped before.

They're hurting, but not as badly as Arsenal right now.

Rwa2play: Cahill is sh*t, need proof? Look at Bolton's position in the table. So, Arsenal didn't kill themselves by not signing him (and if anything, Kos proved we didn't need him). Hazard OTOH? Good lord that kid has oodles of talent and ability and AW's not gonna even give it a decent go to get him. Yes Wilshire should be back soonish but doesn't hurt to get some extra talent.

Agree, and Hazard is a better fit. Still, I was saying that we're halfway through January and everything that I'm seeing indicates that Arsenal is planning on making any moves at all. And that irritates me. I don't believe in a club overspending to get a lot of expensive pieces and seeing how they might fit together, but Arsenal is like a guy with a gunshot wound who's insisting that it'll heal up on its own eventually.

If Arsenal miss the CL's places, he's gone, possibly RvP and a couple of others. Essentially you have to start from scratch (again), unless you somehow get an Ancelotti to replace him (and right now he's at PSG). He's a great manager, but unless he's gonna pull something out of you-know-where to keep this team in the CL spots, he should leave.

As good as he is, sometimes I think Arsene overvalues his coaching, like an archer that's so supremely confident of his technique that he can get the same results from a cheap plastic bow from a supermarket as he can from a professional compound bow. I don't expect Arsenal to be in the top three at the end of this season. Without getting additional help in this window, I think their place in the top six is at risk. I love Thierry, but there's a lot more bleeding than his presence can help.

graggor: dang it. so stupid

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God damn Germans know how to party. Everybody in that stadium sounds happily hammered.