Arsenal

[SeanR]

so, uh... what's changed?

 

[wev]

Its only the first half, plenty of time to fuck things up yet

 

[Gotters]

I’m refusing to get excited or carried away - fully expecting a nailbiting last 10m as we collapse

[Silent Runner]

There’s the Laca goal I was waiting for.

[SeanR]

[Art Vandelay]

That was great last night. I think as soon as we move the ball quickly and have some unpredictability in our play we look like a different team. I hope it's Arteta feeling out what sort of coach he is, but that super deliberate mechanical football he's picked up from Pep just isn't us and doesn't do him any favours at all. It was interesting as we had arguably the slowest back four ever fielded in a game of professional football as a base, then plenty of running elsewhere. Dunno if that tells us anything or not. 

[Petrousgyre]

I think injuries have dictated that more than any philosophical objection on Artetas part. 

[Silent Runner]

Does any other league use VAR for these microscopic infringements? 

[Art Vandelay]

Just burn the whole thing, it’s absolutely ridiculous. The penalty is as onside as the goal and there was no contact anyway. It’s 100% a dive. We’ve got zero change again from a ref, and Atwell is an incompetent.

[Gotters]

18 minutes ago, Silent Runner said:

Does any other league use VAR for these microscopic infringements? 

 

Yes, according to Dale Johnson of ESPN who does a lot of twitter on this stuff, the big difference is its only in England we get so pissed off by the officials and make such a big deal out of it. 

 

 

Xhaka passing Ashley Cole for appearances today.

[Art Vandelay]

I think it’s made football worse in almost every respect. I honestly cannot understand how anyone who enjoys the sport outside of an academic sense can defend it at this stage.

[SeanR]

this fucking team...

[Art Vandelay]

That was dog shit. A recurring nightmare I have is us playing the Europa with Ceballos and Elneny as our starting midfield for all eternity. What are we expecting them to contribute at this stage? Just play some kids from the academy or a fan off the street or start with 9 or something. I’m absolutely certain it would make no difference.

[wev]

Kids from the academy, on evidence of this season, would be a vast improvement.

 

Coquelin offered more than Elneny and Ceballos

[SeanR]

2 hours ago, wev said:

Kids from the academy, on evidence of this season, would be a vast improvement.

 

Coquelin offered more than Elneny and Ceballos

 

a higher score in scrabble maybe...

[Silent Runner]

The Super League announcement on the day we scrounge a draw against Fulham. What an operation.

[SeanR]

#condemn but... it’d be nice to have European football in the future

 

[footle]

31 minutes ago, SeanR said:

#condemn but... it’d be nice to have European football in the future

 

Only way you’d get some, playing in the championship.

[The Grand Pursuivant]

 

Savage.

[Art Vandelay]

I've mellowed on this news today and now simply wish Stan Kroenke's wrinkled old walnut heart would explode and his large idiot son dies from the grief of watching it.

[Art Vandelay]

If anyone gets a second to sign this that would be good. All the details are in the link, but it's an attempt to try and save The Tollington. Iconic pub and the landlords are top people too. Petition here.

[Gabe]

19 hours ago, The Grand Pursuivant said:

 

Savage.

That's brilliant 

[Gotters]

This story had kind of passed me by, Saliba been filming unpleasant goings on according to the Upshot mailout

 

Another star caught up in a sex tape scandal is on-loan Arsenal defender William Saliba.
 

The clip shows Saliba in his France tracksuit, on a sofa next to a guy who is completely naked and masturbating while watching something (porn) on his phone. Two other team mates are sitting on the other side of him, both fully dressed in their national team tracksuits, and acting like nothing is happening.

The whole thing is openly filmed by Saliba on his phone's selfie camera but somehow ended up on Twitter, where someone has captioned it: "Saliba in the splash zone".

Now French football bosses have given the defender a one month suspended ban for recording the clip and uploading it to Snapchat before quickly deleting it. 

According to reports, the official charge is "immoral behaviour"

[SeanR]

Helicopter is really off-putting

[Mr Do 71]

37 minutes ago, SeanR said:

Helicopter is really off-putting

And can someone tell Ancelotti to chew his gum with his mouth shut.

[Art Vandelay]

Seriously, what is the point and who really gives a fuck anyway? Arteta mused aloud as he sent the team out of the dressing room.

[g wings]

Lots of rumours doing the rounds that Spotify owner Daniel Ek is interested in a takeover. Could just be a reaction to his tweet the other day but as a lifelong fan of Arsenal he would be an interesting owner.

[SeanR]

1 hour ago, g wings said:

Lots of rumours doing the rounds that Spotify owner Daniel Ek is interested in a takeover. Could just be a reaction to his tweet the other day but as a lifelong fan of Arsenal he would be an interesting owner.

this tweet

 

 

[davidcotton]

44 minutes ago, SeanR said:

this tweet

 

 

How much per kick would they pay the players though?

[humdrum]

i know he has his haters but...