Comments on: Keep calm but panic a little

By: punkos

punkos — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 02:12:55 +0000

Great post Tottz82,

I too sometimes defend Walcott, Walcott is now a senior player in the team, I cannot remember his last good performance, the game against swansea was 11 against 8.5 (Ramsay being the half, and Arshavin being the other player gone missing).

If you was picking the team on footballing merit, Walcott and Arshavin wouldn’t even be driving the coach…

Looking at it from another point of view, if Walcott was up for sale, I very much doubt anyone in the top 5, 6, 7 or 8 would buy him

It’s a shame Frimpong has gone on loan, we could do with him at the moment, he seems determined and ok he may get stuck in, but I would rather have him starting than Walcott and Arshavin

I wasn’t bothered about losing to Man C in the cup, because of the great performance we gave, but recently i’m just not seeing it…

By: robin

robin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:44:45 +0000

I can see it now. End of season RVP will be sold off for about £25Mill and the BOD will be wringing their hands thinking it a great piece of business to have made a profit from their long term investment while at the same time being oblivious to our league position and hence the inability to even hope of attracting the next RVP. We need RVP and he needs support on the pitch. There is enough deadwood (albeit some out on loan) to trade in and get at least one decent strike partner.

By: azharie

azharie — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:40:19 +0000

there goes more injury woes…next person would be RVP…so please dont get upset…

By: stevethegunner

stevethegunner — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:09:59 +0000

Expect to get trounced on sunday.

By: Berth

Berth — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:06:52 +0000

The Ponzi has been on since the move to the stadium which on its own is part of the Ponzi

By: robin

robin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:01:25 +0000

If Arsenal/Wenger started a Ponzi scheme, I reckon there are enough hard-of-thinking amongst the cult of Wenger who would join it, as the majority have all bought into the glorious surge for fourth place as the equivalent of a trophy. The latest capitulations against Fulham and Swansea will, I’m sure, be blamed on refereeing decisions and bad luck……….ahem. How about calling OGL to account for his abysmal running of the team for the past five years and calling a spade a shovel? Just take last summer, for example, when Fabregas and Nasri were both leaving the club. I knew it, the media knew it, the fans knew it and two of our best players knew it as fact………..just remind me which person was in denial right up until the moment they left. The last-minute panic-buys to shore up a squad that wasn’t good enough with Fabregas and Nasri in it……….if his youth vanity project is over, can somebody explain to me what his new master plan is? Because, if it is aiming for fourth place every season whilst he does a strange jig in the technical area, and RvP leaving this summer……… I think it’s safe to say I’ve had enough and 2014 can’t come quick enough………unless Kroenke or Usmanov want to put a stop to groundhog season that is.

By: sistable

sistable — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:37:08 +0000

As we have seen in the arab world and other countries..the public made the difference to outthrow the regime.the public never gave up untill thier voices were heard.now if all gunners who support arsenal..lets not 4get its the fans who pay the wages its the fans who fill the stadium its the fans who need to be entertained and they are paing so much money to see thier beloved clubs, and for arsenal we its the most expensive ticket in the premiership and we have one of the best and one of the biggest stadium in premiership and yet we cant compete in the transfer market.. now this is just a suggestion if all he fans went on strike for 3 games at least and not go to watch any of the arsenal games wehter they play home or away, and this will hit the board hard, and we demand a world class player to be bought we dont have to ask for a certain players, but put our demands our best players to be kept and given top contracts and our flops to get rid off and most of all they must sign a couple of world class players other wise we dont go to watch the games and we dont go to he games..and we will carry on strike 3 games every month untill our demands are agreed. dont you think the board wil give in becouse think about it. if the fans dont turn up they are loosing money and it will cost them…and i for think all the gunners should do this..and only then we can see quality signing at emirate. and am sure all the fans will love to see a world class player in emirate…and if i am wrong or any 1 any suggestion better than this let me know

By: stevethegunner

stevethegunner — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:26:34 +0000

My concern is Arsenal have earned only 4 points from their last 4 EPL games and our rivals have won more….

Spuds has won 11 out of 15 points (includes game v Everton)

Chelsea won 7 out of 12 points

ManU won 6 out of 12 points

Liverpool won 5 out of 12 points

ManC won 7 out of 12 points

NewC won 9 out of 12 points

By: paul

paul — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:01:35 +0000

It only struck me earlier today, but I had to muster a chuckle when it did (is was either laugh or cry). But we have descended into madness. Why? Well, this is the first time in 15 years that we have all realised the title is 100% not going to happen. In the past few years we may have been bad, but there was always a glimmer of hope that a late title charge may come around, and whilst every man and his dog was writing us off the most hardened gooner (myself included) thought ‘we can still get this title if x and y result happens’. This time around, we have all accepted that our state of affairs has left us desperately scrambling to get into the Champions League. Basically, 4th is our ultimate prize. As i said, had to laugh..

By: gerry

gerry — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:56:56 +0000

Football is a fantastic business model if you’re a top football club! You have everything that any business would kill for – over-subscribed consumer base, obscene cash flow from equity, sponsors and consumables (merchandise and match-day tickets), and, above all, BRAND LOYALTY! That one factor tips the scales in the favour of the clubs over its fans. Thankfully, clubs have rarely sought to exploit it; rather, many overcompensate in a bid to please the fans even to their detriment. But I never imagined it would be my beloved club that would stoop so low as to take advantage of its fans. They ask us to pay increased ticket prices – but refuse to spend for our benefit. They ask us for blind trust and unrelenting faith – but keep us firmly in the dark. They ask us for time – and then steal even more time with broken promises. They ask and take, and take and ask, giving nothing back in return. Even the basic entertainment value of good football is gone! And for PHW to slap each and everyone of us in the face by effectively belittling and denouncing the one thing that, realistic or not, gives fans hope – ambition for success – is the final straw and… to be honest, I just don’t recognise this club anymore. I really don’t. I’ll always love and support AFC but I’ve flown my last flight, bought my last ticket and eaten my last overpriced hotdog to watch Arsenal until I am made to feel valued as a fan again!