Arsenal

[Rev]

Yeah, that's a bit rubbish. The functionally identical Smewling was the best I managed, after a brief flirt with Chat Smalling. Neither worked out for me.

[anders limpar]

Sky Sports news are now reporting we've also had a bid accepted. The united medical hasn't been passed so there could still be some life in this yet!

[BlinkyBear]

Sky Sports news are now reporting we've also had a bid accepted. The united medical hasn't been passed so there could still be some life in this yet!

Yay, someone who was playing non-league last year.

Is this what we've become?

[Jonathan_Kerr]

I think Arsene just likes to brag that he 'discovered someone first.'

[BlinkyBear]

I think Arsene just likes to brag that he 'discovered someone first.'

Bit late for that.

And if he wants bragging rights, he can discover me (and not in the sexual way that sounds). And I won't ask for a signing on fee.

[Jonathan_Kerr]

Even if it were sexual, you'd still let him discover you. You whore.

[BlinkyBear]

Even if it were sexual, you'd still let him discover you. You whore.

If Man Yoo fans have taught me anything, it's that apparently I'd be too old for Wenger.

That and money can buy you success.

[Daley]

If Man Yoo fans have taught me anything, it's that apparently I'd be too old for Wenger.

That and borrowed money can buy you success.

Fixed.

[Steve007]

Catrick Vieira

[Lucas]

I think Arsene just likes to brag that he 'discovered someone first.'

If his scouting network is so good, how come he didn't pick up Smalling the first time round? He can hardly have discovered a player signed to and playing regularly for another PL club.

[Rev]

Perhaps he wasn't in last years Football Manager?

[toythatkills]

If his scouting network is so good, how come he didn't pick up Smalling the first time round? He can hardly have discovered a player signed to and playing regularly for another PL club.

Which he wasn't.

[Dude Ranch]

Without jumping the gun, this looks like the start of the same old same old for us.

Crash out of a cup with a poor team, lose momentum, United and Chelsea on the up. Looking at the United/City match tonight. The managers, the teams and the fans, what it meant to them. Makes me sick. Probably no transfer business either. It's a fucking wing and prayer as usual.

We won't win anything this season, I'm down about it right now.

[Silent Runner]

Right, predictions. I’m going for 9 points out of 12, it’ll be tough but it’s definitely possible. 10/12 would be amazing.

Villa (A) - Win

Man Utd (H) - Win

Chelsea (A) – Lose (I hate picking Arsenal to lose but Chelsea are too good)

Liverpool (H) - Win

Not the start we needed. A point away at Villa would normally be a decent result but we really needed a win.

[MiniVixen]

Vermaelen injured too apparently?

[Mars]

Looked like just a knock, but solid was sol.

[Dude Ranch]

Vermaelen injured too apparently?

Good job we didn't play him against Stoke in the FA Cup, we mightnotpossiblyIwonderifwe'llneverknow gotten half an hour out of him tonight .

Our priorities. They're wrong.

[toythatkills]

And Eduardo was injured too.

United and Liverpool are both still winnable. Take Rooney out of the game and United are shit right now, Liverpool, well, if we don't beat them then we don't deserve the league.

Chelsea less winnable, but who knows.

[SeanR]

why does the BBC website say

Villa and Arsenal both had chances to claim victory at Upton Park

[Daley]

Eduardo is out of Sunday at least and if Vermaelen has broken his leg as is feared we won't see him again this season.

:) season.

[BlinkyBear]

Eduardo is out of Sunday at least and if Vermaelen has broken his leg as is feared we won't see him again this season.

:) season.

We've got Big Sol back, so it's all good: Sol and Gallas will be the purrfect partnership to batter down and stiffle Rooney on Sunday.

[hobo]

Luckily the squad is big enough to cope with injuries due to reinforcements being purchased in the January transfer window. Ah fuck.

[Daley]

We've got Big Sol back, so it's all good: Sol and Gallas will be the purrfect partnership to batter down and stiffle Rooney on Sunday.

"Sol has not played for six months and just in three days he had two big games, so I will have to see how he recovers."

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/w...injury-at-villa

[mop]

I CAN'T WAIT FOR SUNDAY!!!

BRING ON THOSE FILTHY MANXS!!! (I know sean already made that joke but I like it)

Really, Sunday should be fun. With the way they're playing at the moment, we can beat them but with the health of our centre backs in serious question and Rooney being literally on fire it could also be horrible.

[Lucas]

Which he wasn't.

I don't know how many appearances/starts he has made or how many minutes he had played, but signing Smalling would have been in no way a "discovery".

Very disappointing result tonight. As has already been said, too much momentum lost by pissing away the cup game.

[toythatkills]

Very disappointing result tonight. As has already been said, too much momentum lost by pissing away the cup game.

There was no fucking momentum anyway. Arsenal were largely shit in both games against Bolton and managed to scrape wins, and have been playing that way for weeks but getting results against inferior opposition.

[Dude Ranch]

season.

Yeah, looks like it. I don't think I'm even fussed about any signings now. I think Wenger's pulling our fucking leg at times.

[Art Vandelay]

The reality is we need to buy 3 decent players to have a hope and it's not going to happen. Vermaelen being out for an extended period has finished us right off. Fuck sake.

[anders limpar]

We're fucked, basically.

[Rev]

You have to laugh, really.

Wenger, at the weekend: "Let's dive out of the FA cup so we have Vermaelen for these 4 games"

Wenger, yesterday: "Bottoms"