Arsenal Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread

Sagna and Clichy picked up injuries?

Bad result, did we play well? by all accounts we had plenty of shots on goal just couldn't score, we really need to be winning these games especially with villa slipping up.

Cesc is still 4 to 6 weeks away.

Theo two weeks away as is Eduardo.

This season v previous seasons:

2008-2009: 26 12  9  5 38 25 13 45
2007-2008: 26 19  6  1 54 18 36 63 ( 3rd)
2006-2007: 26 14  7  5 48 22 26 49 ( 4th)
2005-2006: 26 12  5  9 39 21 18 41 ( 4th)
2004-2005: 26 16  6  4 58 30 28 54 ( 2nd)
2003-2004: 26 19  7  0 51 17 34 64 ( 1st)
2002-2003: 26 17  5  4 56 28 28 56 ( 2nd)
2001-2002: 26 14  9  3 51 30 21 51 ( 1st)
2000-2001: 26 13  8  5 42 23 19 47 ( 2nd)
1999-2000: 26 14  5  7 46 27 19 47 ( 2nd)
1998-1999: 26 13 10  3 34 12 22 49 ( 2nd)
1997-1998: 26 13  9  4 45 26 19 48 ( 1st)
1996-1997: 26 13  9  4 44 23 21 48 ( 3rd)
1995-1996: 26 11  8  7 34 25  9 41 ( 5th)
1994-1995: 26  8  9  9 29 28  1 33 (12th)
1993-1994: 26 12  9  5 30 13 17 45 ( 4th)
1992-1993: 26 10  5 11 25 25  0 35 (10th)

All-time Premier League record:

Reading               4   4   0   0  11   2   9  12 3.00
Watford               4   4   0   0   9   3   6  12 3.00
Barnsley              2   2   0   0   7   0   7   6 3.00
Wolves                2   2   0   0   6   1   5   6 3.00
Wigan                 7   6   1   0  13   5   8  19 2.71
Ipswich              10   8   2   0  23   4  19  26 2.60
Man City             23  18   3   2  44  14  30  57 2.48
Fulham               15  12   1   2  33   9  24  37 2.47
Charlton             16  12   2   2  36  12  24  38 2.38
Derby                14  10   3   1  27  11  16  33 2.36
West Brom             7   5   1   1  15   7   8  16 2.29
Leicester            16  10   5   1  38  13  25  35 2.19
Crystal Palace        8   5   2   1  16   5  11  17 2.13
Birmingham           10   6   3   1  19   5  14  21 2.10
Nottingham Forest    10   6   3   1  13   7   6  21 2.10
Everton              34  21   8   5  67  27  40  71 2.09
Southampton          26  15   7   4  50  24  26  52 2.00
Sunderland           16   9   5   2  30  11  19  32 2.00
Oldham                4   2   2   0   4   1   3   8 2.00
Swindon               2   1   1   0   5   1   4   4 2.00
Coventry             18  10   5   3  25  13  12  35 1.94
West Ham             28  16   6   6  40  17  23  54 1.93
Middlesbrough        27  15   7   5  60  26  34  52 1.93
Portsmouth           11   5   6   0  17   6  11  21 1.91
Bolton               20  11   5   4  32  22  10  38 1.90
Blackburn            29  15   7   7  47  26  21  52 1.79
Chelsea              33  16  11   6  49  35  14  59 1.79
Villa                34  16  12   6  53  30  23  60 1.76
Bradford              4   2   1   1   6   3   3   7 1.75
Newcastle            31  15   8   8  43  26  17  53 1.71
Leeds                24  12   4   8  43  25  18  40 1.67
Norwich               8   3   4   1  17   9   8  13 1.63
Spurs                34  13  16   5  51  36  15  55 1.62
MK Dons              16   7   4   5  30  16  14  25 1.56
Sheffield Wednesday  16   7   4   5  21  16   5  25 1.56
Sheffield United      6   2   3   1   9   4   5   9 1.50
Hull                  2   1   0   1   4   3   1   3 1.50
Man United           33  10  10  13  33  43 -10  40 1.21
Liverpool            33   9  10  14  32  44 -12  37 1.12
QPR                   8   1   5   2   7   8  -1   8 1.00
Stoke                 1   0   0   1   1   2  -1   0 0.00

2 points against Sunderland this season...great isn't it :rolleyes:

Might just watch our Champions League games from now on, we generally play better in them.

Baptista to score against us on Tuesday?

FearDark wrote: »

Im absolutely sick of Van Persie too, he gets more than his fair share of chances in every game but doesnt convert enough for my liking

I can understand you being frustrated we all are but please stop posting nonsense RVP has been head and shoulders above every other Arsenal player this season and he's form and attitude have been among the very few positives so far this season :mad:

Yes Denilson played very well yesterday I have to say.

Okay here it is.........if we do not qualify for the Champions League I believe it will be good for the club. It's the kick up the backside we need and being realistic the UEFA is a trophy we can definitely win. It's not all doom and gloom and I would much prefer us to be out of Europe's elite next season as it will give us the summer to get our affairs in order. At the end of the day Arsenal football club is about winning trophies and winning the UEFA cup will be great for us and Wenger. He has never won a European competition before. I hope we push on for a Champions League position but if we don't I will be travelling to some of our games in Europe next season. Come on the Gunners.

Green Hornet wrote: »

Y'know, Almunia is turning into quite a good goalkeeper. The dodgy, erratic goalie from earlier in the season (and last season) seems to have been replaced by a steady, no nonsense, reliable goalkeeper.

I agree. He could be England #1 if they werent so stubborn.

Frisbee wrote: »

Baptista to score against us on Tuesday?

Football can be sucha cruel mistress...

DenMan wrote: »

Okay here it is.........if we do not qualify for the Champions League I believe it will be good for the club. It's the kick up the backside we need and being realistic the UEFA is a trophy we can definitely win. It's not all doom and gloom and I would much prefer us to be out of Europe's elite next season as it will give us the summer to get our affairs in order. At the end of the day Arsenal football club is about winning trophies and winning the UEFA cup will be great for us and Wenger. He has never won a European competition before. I hope we push on for a Champions League position but if we don't I will be travelling to some of our games in Europe next season. Come on the Gunners.

Utter utter nonsense. If we don't qualify for the Champions League we can most likely say goodbye to Fazbregas, Rvp and Walcott. Not to mention we'd lose out on all the extra revenue generated by the Champions League, making us even less competitive financially with the likes of Chelsea and Man U.

Just back from London, what a crock of shít that was.

I've got to point the finger at Wenger, the tactics are awful. Pass it sideways 40 yards out for 10 minutes, then cross into the box with nobody there to get on the end of it. That was 2 players short of a first XI playing yesterday and after 30 minutes they rarely troubled Sunderland.

It's far too easy for teams to sit back against Arsenal, they really don't look like they have any answers. Most of the decent chances Arsenal had in the first half yesterday came from Sunderland errors.

It was pretty depressing sitting in the stadium after the game, I came to the realisation that they really aren't going to finish 4th this year. Even if Villa start dropping points, Arsenal still aren't going to catch them playing like that. They'll finish 5th at best (could well end up being 6th), and that's all they deserve. Good luck to Villa in the Champions League next year, they'll deserve it a lot more than Arsenal do.

Van Persie will leave, and for next to nothing with 12 months left on his contract. Could see Adebayor going too but if they can get any sort of decent price for him it might be for the best. I dunno about Cesc, I would have thought he'd stay but you never know. Walcott? Yeah his contract may be running down but he's never really done that much to suggest he should be at a bigger club than Arsenal, I don't really see anyone coming in for him (Man City aside, I suppose Chelsea could use a winger too).

I don't see not getting Champions League next year being the disaster some people would have you believe, just Van Persie leaving for a fraction of his real worth, and maybe one or two others, plus a loss of revenue meaning little money to bring in more players.

OPENROAD wrote: »

Season ticket prices frozen for nxt season, thought their might have been a reduction, though suppose st prices have remained the same in four out of five seasons. Will be interesting to see if their will be many non renewals, it has become very hard for sellers on ticket exchange this season, normally two pages of seats for sale for most matches.

Im not suprised with the kind of football we're playing this season.
Three 0-0 draws in a row against mid/lower table opposition?
Thats not the Arsenal we've known for the past number of years