Arsenal Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 12/13 MOD POST #232

greendom · 29-12-2012 08:45PM

Nuri Sahin wrote: »

They should but they won't.

Heck, even when United weren't doing well in the league a little over half a dozen years ago, they were usually first on the box (MOTD, RTE or whatever). Gotta cater for their main audience which is United fans.

Fair play to MOTD - Arsenal Newcastle is first on tonight

batistuta9 · 29-12-2012 08:48PM

greendom wrote: »

Fair play to MOTD - Arsenal Newcastle is first on tonight

The Arsenal match only finished 15 minutes before the program starts - are you all being a little unfair on RTE, this time? editing and all the rest etc.

+ the never seem to show the 5:30 KO until late in the program, whenever i've watched it

tayto lover · 29-12-2012 08:53PM

batistuta9 wrote: »

The Arsenal match only finished 15 minutes before the program starts - are you all being a little unfair on RTE, this time? editing and all the rest etc.

+ the never seem to show the 5:30 KO until late in the program, whenever i've watched it

Never said it should be the Arsenal game. Just that it's always United.

bad2dabone · 29-12-2012 08:56PM

Just over on the united thread and one chap saying he's heard that Walcott to Utd is sewn up - now while I don't believe this i can state for the record if we lost another star player to utd in consecutive seasons I'd be totally gutted.

greendom · 29-12-2012 08:58PM

batistuta9 wrote: »

The Arsenal match only finished 15 minutes before the program starts - are you all being a little unfair on RTE, this time? editing and all the rest etc.

+ the never seem to show the 5:30 KO until late in the program, whenever i've watched it

Fair point - I hadn't thought of that - how much time did they devote to the game ?

tayto lover · 29-12-2012 08:58PM

bad2dabone wrote: »

Just over on the united thread and one chap saying he's heard that Walcott to Utd is sewn up - now while I don't believe this i can state for the record if we lost another star player to utd in consecutive seasons I'd be totally gutted.

He was a great pal of RIP's.

gnfnrhead · 29-12-2012 09:00PM

I hadnt been keeping up with the result and only checked it a little while ago. Should have known something was up when I didnt get any messages or calls from my Newcastle supporting girlfriend. I think she is ignoring me now :pac:

29-12-2012 09:02PM

gnfnrhead wrote: »

I hadnt been keeping up with the result and only checked it a little while ago. Should have known something was up when I didnt get any messages or calls from my Newcastle supporting girlfriend. I think she is ignoring me now :pac:

If we got Ba im afraid to say it would be all over :pac:

29-12-2012 09:02PM

bad2dabone wrote: »

Just over on the united thread and one chap saying he's heard that Walcott to Utd is sewn up - now while I don't believe this i can state for the record if we lost another star player to utd in consecutive seasons I'd be totally gutted.

It would be awful...

...On the flip side, you've got Ramsey, The Ox, Gibbs, Jenks and of course Jack dedicating themselves to The Gunners. The Arsenal v United games might be more of a fight than we've seen in recent years.

keano_afc · 29-12-2012 09:03PM

I think in the hysteria of another great win we need to stop and remember Jack Wilshere. Chap took a ball to the head and could be in intensive care as we speak. Jack this forum's thoughts are with you as you recover from this life threatening injury.

29-12-2012 09:06PM

Piers Morgan ‏@piersmorgan
Just spoke to young Mr Walcott (still clutching the matchball) - and I'd say he's staying. #Arsenal
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Can't blame Theo if he leaves now. Nobody should have to talk to Piers Morgan.

29-12-2012 09:10PM

keano_afc wrote: »

I think in the hysteria of another great win we need to stop and remember Jack Wilshere. Chap took a ball to the head and could be in intensive care as we speak. Jack this forum's thoughts are with you as you recover from this life threatening injury.

God knows how many headers went in out there. Giroud 'took a bullet' with his first goal and made an amazing miraculous recovery to get a second. I hope he is getting treatment after his trauma.

A battlefield out there

emergingstar · 29-12-2012 09:18PM

Still don't think we're loosing a star player in Walcott

Pierce_1991 · 29-12-2012 09:19PM

I posted here a couple of weeks ago saying the only televised games I'd missed recently was the 5-3 at the bridge and the 5-2 at Reading. Well, thanks to work, chuck in that game today. Maybe I should take a proverbial ball to the head for my fellow Arsenal fans and just stop watching our games.

29-12-2012 09:20PM

emergingstar wrote: »

Still don't think we're loosing a star player in Walcott

Lifted this from arsebloggers comment section. Makes sense to me.

First of all, let me start by saying i love the arsenal no matter who stays or leaves.
Ok right, now. Theo delivers! Say what you want but he has 13 goals halfway through the season. If that doesnt impress you, i dont know what will. Good players need high wages, its the way of the footballing world. If we dont, some other club will pay him what he wants and i wont blame him for leaving. I wont call him greedy. Dont look at it as him trying to strong arm the club into breaking the wage cap, look at it as the player who finally gets arsenal to review their wage system and hopefully stand a chance to attract big name players who are probably turned off by our 70k a week “starter kit”
finally, i would like to point out, as inconsistent as he has been, he is still on 13 goals. I shudder to think how many he will be banging in for another team when he really comes good. Coz we all know its going to happen, he cant get worse.

greendom · 29-12-2012 09:22PM

emergingstar wrote: »

Still don't think we're loosing a star player in Walcott

What does he need to do to make you change your mind ?

bad2dabone · 29-12-2012 09:25PM

Pod's on 100k a week. Don't get me wrong, I love Podolski. But if he's worth 100k a week so is Theo. We can afford 5m a year wages for him. To replace him would cost as much to keep him. I've said f*ck him in the very recent past, but can we afford to lose a guy for free who's playing like he's playing at the moment, and currently living up to his potential?

When (if) he signs his new deal with us it'll give us that nice boost too

29-12-2012 09:25PM

Oh, just checked there. 4 Goals 4 assists in 3 games he's played upfront. Not a bad return at all!

emergingstar · 29-12-2012 09:28PM

greendom wrote: »

What does he need to do to make you change your mind ?

Hard to argue when he is scoring goals but I don't like the look of him up top yet don't think him been up there own his own will work.

But scoring goals will keep me shut and so far as I said hard to argue

emergingstar · 29-12-2012 09:30PM

11 goals and 9 assists for Giroud in half a season. I love flops like him.

Ed Winchester · 29-12-2012 09:35PM

emergingstar wrote: »

11 goals and 9 assists for Giroud in half a season. I love flops like him.

And he's soooo goddam handsome!!

batistuta9 · 29-12-2012 09:35PM

greendom wrote: »

Fair point - I hadn't thought of that - how much time did they devote to the game ?

Dunno i didn't time it, i was eating dinner, sorry

the main game bit, two quick interviews with the managers, analysis/opinion with giles & whelan, walcott highlights

keano_afc · 29-12-2012 09:36PM

emergingstar wrote: »

11 goals and 9 assists for Giroud in half a season. I love flops like him.

I saw that on Twitter too...

batistuta9 · 29-12-2012 09:39PM

emergingstar wrote: »

11 goals and 9 assists for Giroud in half a season. I love flops like him.

where are you getting them numbers :pac::pac::pac:

he's got 9 goals in total

6 in the PL & going by fantasy premier league, who give assist for looking at the ball he's only got 1

going by wiki he's got 6 assists in total

batistuta9 · 29-12-2012 09:40PM

keano_afc wrote: »

I saw that on Twitter too...

ahh Twitter, the cornerstone of truth

bad2dabone · 29-12-2012 09:41PM

One of my mates still calls him Girpoo and maintains he's a flop.

In fairness he follows a side who spent 35m on Andy Carroll.

He knows something about flops.

29-12-2012 09:46PM

A moments silence please, this could've got ugly:

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Strongbow10 · 29-12-2012 09:46PM

Walcott really lapped up the reception at Emirates there tonight, was he saying farewell??? genuine question

Do you lads reckon he'll be off?

emergingstar · 29-12-2012 09:48PM

batistuta9 wrote: »

where are you getting them numbers :pac::pac::pac:

he's got 9 goals in total

6 in the PL & going by fantasy premier league, who give assist for looking at the ball he's only got 1

going by wiki he's got 6 assists in total

From twitter more joking than accurate, highlighting he is no flop

bad2dabone · 29-12-2012 09:49PM

Strongbow10 wrote: »

Walcott really lapped up the reception at Emirates there tonight, was he saying farewell??? genuine question

Do you lads reckon he'll be off?

nah just think he was enjoying the atmosphere. I think he'll stay.
I hope he stays. His best years are ahead of him.

Arsenal Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 12/13 MOD POST #232

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