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Re: The all new Arsenal thread

Postby KeithPratt » 29 Apr 2016, 13:51

Still Wenger out ?

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Re: The all new Arsenal thread

Postby Limpin' Jez McKenzie » 29 Apr 2016, 16:05

Of course not.
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Re: The all new Arsenal thread

Postby Lord Rother » 30 Apr 2016, 21:30

Huge protest this afternoon at the Emirates.

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Re: The all new Arsenal thread

Postby KeithPratt » 30 Apr 2016, 21:35

Still seems farcical to me. The guy has made Arsenal what it is - at least give him the chance to bow out on his own terms.

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Re: The all new Arsenal thread

Postby Dr Markus » 30 Apr 2016, 21:38

I can't really blame them, I would however love to ask some who they want instead.
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Postby Penk! » 14 May 2016, 23:26

Ray Parlour in his autobiography wrote:Arsène was so clever at identifying great players to come in. But there were one or two gambles that didn’t quite come off. In the summer of 2000 a player turned up on trial at our pre-season tour. He was a tall centre-half. Now, Martin Keown was always worried about people coming in to steal his position. If we had a centre-half on trial, Martin would say he was useless. This big guy from Latvia, Igors Stepanovs, turned up. He was a unit, but seriously, he was not up to standard.

A few of us were on the bench watching as he played in this trial game. Stepanovs is out there and every single pass he made, the boys started applauding, just because we knew Martin would be getting a bit steamed up by it. Dennis Bergkamp was sitting behind Arsène and kept doling out these compliments about this defender. “Great header! Unbelievable tackle!” Igors kicked this one ball 20 yards away from where it was meant to go but it still went to one of our players so we all stood up clapping. Martin’s muttering: “He’s not that good.” He started to point out where he missed a tackle or a header.

That night we went for dinner and laughed about it as we were only trying to wind Martin up. We all knew Igors was nowhere near the standards set by Tony Adams, Martin and Bouldy. But Martin is such an easy target because he bites. Once someone bites it’s too tempting. Dennis seldom missed a trick because Martin would kick him every day in training. He always came out with a blinder to explain it to Dennis: “I’m just getting you ready for what you are going to face in the match.” Martin was a great player, a great character, a great winner. I think we all cared so deeply.

When we got back to the training ground at London Colney a week later we had a surprise though. Igors was sitting there. I said: “What are you doing here?” “They signed me. Four-year contract.”

Incredible. Arsène didn’t know we were just trying to tease Martin. He just kept listening to us heaping praise on this player. And if Dennis Bergkamp stands up and says: “What a player,” Arsène would be entitled to take a bit of notice. I suppose it looked like a bargain at around £1m. No disrespect to anyone from the lower leagues but Igors was a yard behind us on the pitch, it was like taking my brother to training.

The next thing we know we’ve got the biggest injury crisis we’ve ever had at centre-half. And the only fit centre-half we’ve got is Igors and who are we playing at the weekend? Man United at Old Trafford. Going into the game our back four looked a bit dicey really. Oleg Luzhny, Gilles Grimandi, Igors and Ashley Cole, who had to go off at half-time.

Dwight Yorke ran us ragged. Seriously, it was humiliating. They scored the first goal and we managed to equalise. We thought: “OK, we’ll take that.” And then all of a sudden the goals started pouring in and we were 5-1 down by half-time. There is a massive walk to the tunnel at Old Trafford and you could see Arsène was fuming. He hardly every swore or shouted but he did that day. I remember doing the long walk to the tunnel alongside Dwight Yorke and he asked: “Where the hell did you get that centre-half from?” “Look, it’s a long story …”

We sat down in the dressing room and it could’ve been 9-1 as David Seaman actually had a blinder in goal. Arsène started letting off and he’s not a swearer, it just doesn’t suit him, and I’m really desperate to laugh. I’m making no eye contact and I could see Pat Rice in my peripheral vision sending me a look that said: “Don’t laugh. Whatever you do. Do. Not. Laugh.” Arsène was going mad. And that was the only time, in the eight years I played under him, he went crazy at half-time. He was always focused on being calm, recovering and keeping concentrated on what we needed to do. We lost 6-1 and poor Igors barely played again.


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Re: The all new Arsenal thread

Postby trans-chigley express » 14 May 2016, 23:33

:lol: what a great story.

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Re: The all new Arsenal thread

Postby Diamond Dog » 15 May 2016, 15:00

Yep that's very funny.
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Re: The all new Arsenal thread

Postby KeithPratt » 10 Aug 2016, 15:33

Is this the first season Arsenal drop out of the top 4?

Arsenal fans - your thoughts please.

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Re: The all new Arsenal thread

Postby Limpin' Jez McKenzie » 10 Aug 2016, 15:55

We will continue our upward spiral and win the league.
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Re: The all new Arsenal thread

Postby Goat Boy » 10 Aug 2016, 16:04

Are you for real?
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Re: The all new Arsenal thread

Postby KeithPratt » 10 Aug 2016, 16:12

Well I guess one could argue that the other trad top 4 clubs have all got new managers and are bedding in....

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Re: The all new Arsenal thread

Postby Goat Boy » 10 Aug 2016, 16:17

And Arsenal have Wenger
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Re: The all new Arsenal thread

Postby Limpin' Jez McKenzie » 10 Aug 2016, 16:29

Goat Boy wrote:Are you for real?


Sure why not?
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Re: The all new Arsenal thread

Postby Dr Markus » 10 Aug 2016, 16:40

I always find it a bit funny that the higher ups want to keep Wenger around because he’s good at “making money” rather than his football talents. By making money I mean, making the top 4 every/most seasons and selling on some players. That's can't be said for a lot of managers.
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Re: The all new Arsenal thread

Postby Goat Boy » 10 Aug 2016, 16:41

Conrad Knight Socks wrote:
Goat Boy wrote:Are you for real?


Sure why not?


You say the same shit every year and every year you're wrong!
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Re: The all new Arsenal thread

Postby Limpin' Jez McKenzie » 10 Aug 2016, 17:00

Goat Boy wrote:
Conrad Knight Socks wrote:
Goat Boy wrote:Are you for real?


Sure why not?


You say the same shit every year and every year you're wrong!


Ah well I cannot argue with that.
I kept thinking "swim as far as you can, swim as far as you can".

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Re: The all new Arsenal thread

Postby Limpin' Jez McKenzie » 10 Aug 2016, 17:02

Dr Markus wrote:I always find it a bit funny that the higher ups want to keep Wenger around because he’s good at “making money” rather than his football talents. By making money I mean, making the top 4 every/most seasons and selling on some players. That's can't be said for a lot of managers.

He is one of the 7 or 8 most successful managers of the last 20 years. Probably even if the last 3 years.
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Re: The all new Arsenal thread

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Conrad Knight Socks wrote:
Dr Markus wrote:I always find it a bit funny that the higher ups want to keep Wenger around because he’s good at “making money” rather than his football talents. By making money I mean, making the top 4 every/most seasons and selling on some players. That's can't be said for a lot of managers.

He is one of the 7 or 8 most successful managers of the last 20 years. Probably even if the last 3 years.


Define successful.
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Re: The all new Arsenal thread

Postby Limpin' Jez McKenzie » 10 Aug 2016, 17:05

Dr Markus wrote:
Conrad Knight Socks wrote:
Dr Markus wrote:I always find it a bit funny that the higher ups want to keep Wenger around because he’s good at “making money” rather than his football talents. By making money I mean, making the top 4 every/most seasons and selling on some players. That's can't be said for a lot of managers.

He is one of the 7 or 8 most successful managers of the last 20 years. Probably even if the last 3 years.


Define successful.


Mainly winning matches, but with trophies and playing in Europe thrown in.
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