May 24
Nope, not Risky, but good business!
Especially if it was at the ?6-8 million mark thats being thrown around. He seems to be an Arsenal type of player and for once, is an established international between 24 and 28. Thats what we’ve all been wanting surely?
Rosicky seems to be one of those players that people talk about being brilliant but haven’t actually seen him play that much! The Cassano, Torres, Emre (even though he’s a magpie!) type player that trades off reviews to a certain extent. So rather than say he’s going to be brilliant, I’m just looking...
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May 23
OK, no more games for AFC for another 10 weeks or so and the World Cup is less than three weeks away.
AFC have a host of players that will be in the World Cup and it will be a time to see them shine.
Some will be playing against each other, i.e. Van Persie will come up against Eboue and Toure which will be interesting.
Walcott is making his English debut before his new club debut which is a weird thing.
Henry of course will be hoping the French play as they did the last time the World Cup was in Europe.
Lehman will be representing the hosts who will probably...
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May 22
Arsenal announced today that Czech Republic international Tomas Rosicky has signed a “long-term contract”, for an “undisclosed fee.” The 25 year old midfielder, who has plied his trade at Sparta Prague and most recently Borussia Dortmund, was quoted as saying, “I?m really happy to be here at Arsenal, it is a great day for me. The team showed its strength recently in the Champions League and it has big potential with a lot of young players, I think we can be even better next season....
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May 22
OK, so, now that summer is officially here, it’s time to turn our attention to the greatest sporting event in the world, the FIFA World Cup. I’m sure we’ll be discussing the goings on in Germany quite a lot over the next six weeks or so, but to raise the stakes, I thought we could all take part in a “Pick ‘em” challenge. It’s hosted on ESPN’s Soccernet:
Get in the action now:
http://games.espn.go.com/worldcup/group?groupID=51027&password=arseam
Game Front: http://games.espn.go.com/worldcup/frontpage
Group: Arsenal...
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May 22
After the CL final is over and Arsenal will be in the CL next year, most of us including me are still crying the loss yesterday, but to move on we should start talking about who do we need to keep and who do we need to bring in.
Talking about the WC here is not fair cause many of us like different teams …
Even we have so many strikers; we tend to play only Henry in the big games away from home. With Theo being in the WC … do you think we will need different force ( in case Henry stays or leaves).
We need a big squad that can kick as* every where in the CL,...
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May 21
OK… let the off-season games begin!
Now, if we had held on and won the CUP… I’d have been able to laugh, smile and enjoy the parade, video, and all that goes along with it… for at least a week!
But we lost. It’s a bitter pill to swallow. I’m already thinking of who we need, what we need and what will happen with this team for next season.
Yes… 24 hours later, its already begun!
OK… first question.
Do you make moves BEFORE the World Cup? or AFTER? Good showings will raise the prices of players… but if you sign...
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May 20
In the last two months, there has been a dramatic improvement in the form and apparent ability of Gilberto.
At the start of the season, following Vieira’s departure, we were all looking for Gilberto to rise to the challenge and take over as our imposing central midfielder. For one reason or another, this just didn’t happen. He looked clumsy, slow and totally out of his depth in pretty much every game I saw him play, culminating in that truly awful performance aginst Bolton in the league at the Reebok. He couldn’t pass, tackle or even run.
However, it seems to...
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May 20
Just got back from paris. What a day. I’m a London expat who lives in Los Angeles & my mate Paul ( Colchester) lives in Maui. We left LA at noon tuesday & got back 2:30p thursday. Paul did Hawaii legs too. we have been gooner our whole lives and this was the greatest trip of them all. I know we lost. But just to see the mighty arsenal play in the biggest club match of them all was massive. The lads did a great job with just 10 men for most of the game and I say stand up and be proud of the boys. I know the ref was a **** but he screwed both teams. Ok us more than them but...
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May 20
Ultimately, as much as we tell ourselves and each other how Arsenal FC are ‘more than a club’ or more than a mere team, it boils down to an entertainment product. That being said, I think you be hard pressed to find a better value for your time/money than Arsenal, and this season was more than worth the price (monetary, psychological or otherwise).
In fact, let’s just say that we all spent 100 “Arsebucks” this season supporting the team. How much value did you get for your hundred?
In the history of the club - more than 100 years - you would have to...
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May 19
It’s official. Just moments ago, at a press conference in London, Arsenal announced that Thierry Henry has signed a new, four-year contract with the club. This will keep the captain here through the 2010 season.
I don’t think I need to say how great this news is.
Some Henry quotes from the press conference:
“At one point it crossed my mind to leave, but I think with my heart and my heart told me to stay.”
“I’m staying here at the club that...
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