Topic: Arsenal

[The North Bank]

Battering them. Almost as one sided as next weeks men’s derby will be.  53767 attendance.

[PaulF]

Battering them. Almost as one sided as next weeks men’s derby will be.  53767 attendance.

Nah. I think Kane will have an off day 😁

[The North Bank]

Nah. I think Kane will have an off day 😁

It’s a big game so no doubt he ll disappear.

Game yesterday made the club 500k. Arsenal spend 3.5m a year on the women’s team. So could make some serious profit if they keep holding games at the Emirates. £8 a ticket and people want to come.

[RedForeverTT]

It’s a big game so no doubt he ll disappear.

Game yesterday made the club 500k. Arsenal spend 3.5m a year on the women’s team. So could make some serious profit if they keep holding games at the Emirates. £8 a ticket and people want to come.

That’s the advantage of having a big stadium. £8 a ticket plus food and drinks. One could easily spend another £20 at a 90min game.

Arsene Wenger has done really well being thrifty and keeping them in top 4 for so many years while financing the stadium. Now they are reaping the benefits of having a stable cash flow.

[Gerry Attrick]

It’s a big game so no doubt he ll disappear.

Game yesterday made the club 500k. Arsenal spend 3.5m a year on the women’s team. So could make some serious profit if they keep holding games at the Emirates. £8 a ticket and people want to come.

Wouldn’t work like that though. No way the players would be happy getting paid so little if the income is way higher and nor should they.

[The North Bank]

Wouldn’t work like that though. No way the players would be happy getting paid so little if the income is way higher and nor should they.

If no one else will pay them more then there’s not much they can do. Eventually they’ll get more but then they’ll also bring advertising, commercial revenue, and bigger tv money.

[PaulF]

I suspect Chelsea and city (Ironically) and probably the toon will throw money at them.  (And turn a blind eye to them drinking , gambling , driving , being educated and voting)

[Dougle]

Scottish Goon, sent you a message mate !

[PaulF]

Dougle and goon sitting in a tree .

[Dougle]

Dougle and goon sitting in a tree .

It'll be worth it !!! 

[ScottishGoon]

It'll be worth it !!! 

Replied Dougle! 

[The North Bank]

errmmm

Sack Arteta

[The North Bank]

4 points clear, playing incredible football, in fairness we havent played anyone yet, lets see where we are after facing a top 4 team, Spurs, liverpool.

[Crosby Nick]

Only got a few cheap Partey shots to fire back at this point.

Ah well, someone else will get to experience the joy but ultimate frustration of trying to compete with those City pricks this season. Welcome to our world.

[ScottishGoon]

Only got a few cheap Partey shots to fire back at this point.

Ah well, someone else will get to experience the joy but ultimate frustration of trying to compete with those City pricks this season. Welcome to our world.

I'm still not even looking at City. I'm still more interested in keeping above Chelsea, Spurs & Utd. I'm not even throwing you guys into the mix yet because I still assume you'll come good.

[The North Bank]

Only got a few cheap Partey shots to fire back at this point.

Ah well, someone else will get to experience the joy but ultimate frustration of trying to compete with those City pricks this season. Welcome to our world.

It’s not all good is it, like having to cheer on man utd tomorrow. City go to Anfield soon as well, they never win there, if we can stay in contention till the World Cup it’ll be a nice moral victory.
Ultimately the aim was top 4, and I think we ll get that pretty comfortably.

[elsewhere]

Xhaka has been sensational for them this year, never thought I'd say such thing.

[Hazell]

4 points clear, playing incredible football, in fairness we havent played anyone yet, lets see where we are after facing a top 4 team, Spurs, liverpool.

I'm especially looking forward to more of this before next Sunday.

[Crosby Nick]

Xhaka has been sensational for them this year, never thought I'd say such thing.

Not did the 80% of the Emirates crowd who used to boo him.

[ScottishGoon]

It’s not all good is it, like having to cheer on man utd tomorrow. City go to Anfield soon as well, they never win there, if we can stay in contention till the World Cup it’ll be a nice moral victory.
Ultimately the aim was top 4, and I think we ll get that pretty comfortably.

You want Utd to beat City TNB?

[The G in Gerrard]

He's doing well. Fair play.

[Wghennessy]

It’s not all good is it, like having to cheer on man utd tomorrow. City go to Anfield soon as well, they never win there, if we can stay in contention till the World Cup it’ll be a nice moral victory.
Ultimately the aim was top 4, and I think we ll get that pretty comfortably.

That should have been the case last season and you shit the bed with 10 to go.

Artetas post match interview RE Partey is fucking shameful by the way.

[tonysleft]

It’s not all good is it, like having to cheer on man utd tomorrow. City go to Anfield soon as well, they never win there, if we can stay in contention till the World Cup it’ll be a nice moral victory.
Ultimately the aim was top 4, and I think we ll get that pretty comfortably.

You never lost it!

[The North Bank]

You want Utd to beat City TNB?

Yes 100%.

If we were 4th now I’d want city to beat everyone around us, but right now the competition is with city for first place so let’s have it.

We are playing great football by the way, it’s not like we are lucky to be top, like for example I have no idea how Spurs are 3rd. Hopeless team.

[tonysleft]

Yes 100%.

If we were 4th now I’d want city to beat everyone around us, but right now the competition is with city for first place so let’s have it.

We are playing great football by the way, it’s not like we are lucky to be top, like for example I have no idea how Spurs are 3rd. Hopeless team.

It is of course utterly unprecedented for a team to rack up a great winning streak with an easy fixture list while still losing their only hard game so far

[The North Bank]

That should have been the case last season and you shit the bed with 10 to go.

Artetas post match interview RE Partey is fucking shameful by the way.

You can’t compare this season’s team/squad to last season, Artetas signings have been exceptional and his young players have kicked on again, Saka is a demon winger now, physical strength creativity, Martinelli improved ten folds by linking up with Jesus etc etc.

[tonysleft]

Arteta's done really well though to be fair, they look very together as a team. It seems it was a terrible decision to loan out Saliba last season, probably could have contributed considering his form abroad and now. Very good consistent top 4 side in the making. Don't think they'll ever win the title as its just too big an ask for their recruitment to get it all right. But he has done very well.

[The North Bank]

Not did the 80% of the Emirates crowd who used to boo him.

Yeh, Xhaka has been exceptional, credit to him, and credit to Arteta. No one saw him as an attacking creative midfielder who can intercept the ball . He’s always been seen as a defensive midfielder who had a decent shot on him, and in that role he was slow and hopeless. Arteta has turned him into a number 8 later in his career and he is flying. He’s got so much right Arteta any other manager would get lauded for it, not that he cares, or Arsenal fans, the one that saw the plan and the process taking shape back when Aubameyang and Ozil were in their 30s making half a million a week jogging around the park, even then he “should’ve handled them better”.

[The North Bank]

Arteta's done really well though to be fair, they look very together as a team. It seems it was a terrible decision to loan out Saliba last season, probably could have contributed considering his form abroad and now. Very good consistent top 4 side in the making. Don't think they'll ever win the title as its just too big an ask for their recruitment to get it all right. But he has done very well.

No easy games, look at what Brighton are doing, what brentford did to you , Villa and Newcastle to city, United to us , all on paper piss easy games gone wrong, only thing that matter is the table , now stop being midtable and get something tomorrow. If you can’t get something at least smash that robot to pieces.

[The North Bank]

I'm still not even looking at City. I'm still more interested in keeping above Chelsea, Spurs & Utd. I'm not even throwing you guys into the mix yet because I still assume you'll come good.

Was a bit gutted jammy Chelsea won it at the end today, but you can’t have everything. We are already 8 points above 5th place, as our main target.
Not being in CL will also definitely help us, I expect a shadow team again for us in midweek whereas 3 of the others have their biggest games of the season coming up in midweek (I got a feeling Spurs and Chelsea will be joining us in EL).

Onto liverpool next weekend, obviously the toughest game this season, we always beat Spurs, one away win in their last 30 games against us, granted today the chasm in quality was a throwback to the heydays of wenger, but Liverpool are the ultimate test, and I can’t wait.,

[The North Bank]

He's doing well. Fair play.

Thanks, some people did doubt me, but I never stopped believing in myself.

Oh you meant xhaka, ....he’s ok too I suppose.

[tonysleft]

Was a bit gutted jammy Chelsea won it at the end today, but you can’t have everything. We are already 8 points above 5th place, as our main target.
Not being in CL will also definitely help us, I expect a shadow team again for us in midweek whereas 3 of the others have their biggest games of the season coming up in midweek (I got a feeling Spurs and Chelsea will be joining us in EL).

Onto liverpool next weekend, obviously the toughest game this season, we always beat Spurs, one away win in their last 30 games against us, granted today the chasm in quality was a throwback to the heydays of wenger, but Liverpool are the ultimate test, and I can’t wait.,

You've gotta pull the tongue out a bit mate its alright to say they're doing bad at the moment

[The North Bank]

You've gotta pull the tongue out a bit mate its alright to say they're doing bad at the moment

Its Liverpool , who else have we played that’s in their class. I know they’re having a nightmare by their standards right now, but look at their players and manager. It’s a game that could go wrong for us, we’ve won every home game and dominated every game we’ve played this season , so I’m very excited about it, but not confident we’d win , I don’t think a draw would be a bad result, but when city are chasing you a draw probably means they take top spot, relying on Ten hags bus parkers tomorrow is desperate, but it’s all I got.

[G Richards]

Arsenal look different this season to me. They have added some steel to their game. It will be a surprise if they don’t finish top four. I can’t see past Man City - the cheating bastards, for champions again.

On our end we will have to come good to finish top four. Still miles of time left, but with each passing game when we drop points, it gets harder.

[Bullet500]

Felt a bit for Jesus. The team spoiled his Henry vs Spurs celebration.

[Hazell]

Felt a bit for Jesus. The team spoiled his Henry vs Spurs celebration.

First world problems eh? Spare a thought for those of us going through real problems

[The North Bank]

Felt a bit for Jesus. The team spoiled his Henry vs Spurs celebration.

If he wants to celebrate like henry then he needs to run the length of the field and go past every spurs defender before scoring. Id take his 1 yard tap in but not worthy of an henry celebration.

Reminds me a lot of Alexis Sanchez does jesus, same style of play, same non stop energy and work rate, Alexis at his peak that is. Underrated player in Arsenals recent history. Only advantage Jesus has over Alexis is that he can play in Alexis position but Alexis couldn’t play in his.

[surfer. Fuck you generator.]

Becoming a bit more than a good start now eh.....

Ah well, it's nice enough to see Arsenal doing ok.

[The North Bank]

Becoming a bit more than a good start now eh.....

Ah well, it's nice enough to see Arsenal doing ok.

If before the start of the season you said that when Arsenal play Liverpool it would be 1st against 9th no one would’ve batted an eye lid.

[So… Howard Philips]

If before the start of the season you said that when Arsenal play Liverpool it would be 1st against 9th no one would’ve batted an eye lid.

It’s on oft quoted piss take on the Everton thread in here about the first ten games don’t count.

Well you are our eleventh game.