LAUREN's Arsenal Thread 2011/2012 - 125 Years of Greatness *sponsored by being BRILLIANT*

[ajw10]

It's the right move, but it's sad. I'm going to miss Andrey.

[jamez91]

Pretty confident that Wenger said in the "Press Conference Digest" piece on the Arsenal website that Arshavin wasn't going anywhere. Just like Fabregas and Nasri weren't going anywhere in the summer.

[EdL]

Pretty confident that Wenger said in the "Press Conference Digest" piece on the Arsenal website that Arshavin wasn't going anywhere. Just like Fabregas and Nasri weren't going anywhere in the summer.

He did, they've removed it now though! Made me think of Myles Palmers line "our favourite french dictator"

[Razzler]

A squad who already lacked depth are now even thinner. :|

Yet don't you have the likes of Denilson out on loan? Granted I am not a huge fan but what's the point of that? Even Lansbury, he couldn't get 10 games or so in this 2nd half of the season?

[djvandyke]

Delighted that useless lazy clown has been given the boot. Shame we couldn’t get a fee but I guess nobody in football is stupid enough to pay money for him.

[Jisntdaman]

Why get rid of him now though? What if we get injuries to our attacking players? I just don't get it.

[djvandyke]

He offers nothing and no doubt the Russians pay his wages for the next 6 months.

[Klimowicz]

It's the right move, but it's sad. I'm going to miss Andrey.

Same, although I've missed him for the last season and a half. I watched the 4-4 at Liverpool again recently. That game epitomised his Arsenal career at that point. So abysmal before the opening goal, clinical thereafter.

[Maestroik]

Delighted that useless lazy clown has been given the boot. Shame we couldn’t get a fee but I guess nobody in football is stupid enough to pay money for him.

We did get 1 million in loan fee and possibly a future fee at the end of the season if Zenit wants to sign him permanently.

[Chr1s Lawson]

Who cares for money in a club that doesn't spend it, all the fuss in getting all that money for nasri, I personally didn't see the point, we might as well have let him go for free at the end of this season.

[dagoonerfan]

What an idiotic choice by wenger

Also I bet the ox gets dropped tommorow

[ArsenalFan7]

I don't see the point in simply loaning him out for a tiny fee that's no use to us, can't even recall him now.

You can guarantee this will backfire on us through injuries or something.

[jamez91]

Arshavin could have really flourished if he had been played in the role behind the striker.

[Chr1s Lawson]

Arshavin could have really flourished if he had been played in the role behind the striker.

Makes you question his signing in the first place. I mean he's our record signing but has never played in his natural position #puzzled

[paperclips]

So annoying when players do not play well and they are being played out of position.

[ArsenalFan7]

Wenger's too stubborn.

[dagoonerfan]

I can understand when we had Cesc and Nasri why Andrey wouldn't play there. When Wilshere was fit I could understand, even when Ramsey was on form I could understand why Andrey wasn't played behind the striker, but when no-one is in form there, why didnt Wenger give Arshavin a chance?

[Chr1s Lawson]

Anyway a 3-0 win will put us back into fourth tomorrow, should be simple enough!

[paperclips]

Wenger's too stubborn.

Thinks he is bigger than the club?

[ArsenalFan7]

I meant tactically, he's so scared of change at times it's annoying.

[paperclips]

makes sense.

[Candre168]

Really don't understand why we let Arshavin out on loan now...I know he's useless, but we've basically just lost a player. I guess it's convenient for the club he's gone now opposed to a transfer window, since now they don't have to bring in a replacement.

Anyway, I really want to avoid the following scenarios tomorrow:

1) Us losing after being clearly ahead.

2) Us being thrashed.

Anything else will be fine. I don't expect much.

[Kawee]

I was just sent a report by Myles Palmer from my friend, regarding the 76 players we have on our wage bill. I don't know how true it is, but if it's close to the truth, it is a shocking truth.

http://www.arsenalnewsreview.co.uk/index.php/news/2355/30/Wages-of-76-players-on-Arsenal-payroll

[PaulHartman71]

had to admit I did laugh at irony of NB52 supposedly earning 52Kp/w

[Maestroik]

Based on that list, Squillaci, Almunia, Rosicky, Vela, Bendtner, Diaby, Chamakh, Denilson hopefully offloaded this summer. Not going to happen but one can hope.

[jamez91]

**** me.

I didn't realise that some of our worst players were on 50k a week and above. Arteta 70k a week! Ludicrous.

I so hope that list isn't even close to what is actually real.

[djvandyke]

An obscene wages structure as suggested is the only plausible reason why the club with the highest match day revenues on earth is skint despite making net profits on transfer fees.

[Chr1s Lawson]

How could they be paying jenkinson 20k, he hardly played a game before joining. I dont know what the divided opinion is but he can't be worth more than 5k a week surely. As for almunia & squid and pretty much everyone else

[Motherlover]

Obviously you have to question whether the document is legit, but to be honest it isn't far off my original assumptions about Arsenal's wage bill.

[EdL]

Palmer nicked that from another blog that made it up, I'd say some of them are fairly accurate and some of them not.

What isn't talking into account at all is bonuses, which is something no one really has a clue on

[EdL]

or gilbertosilver ‏ @gunnerblog

Funny to see Myles Palmer treat a blog which literally makes up AFC wages as if he's discovered the football equivalent of wikileaks.

[Razzler]

Isn't that the Arsenal style, pay youngsters decent money thinking they will stay and grow in the long term and not be poached? Sort of doesn't work, the very best still leave so you end up paying loads for the also rans

[dagoonerfan]

Chesney, Sagna, Kos, TV, Gibbs, Song, Rosicky, Art, Walcott, Benayoon, RVP

Strange decison that with no Ox or Gervinho against assou ekotto, but Spurs have gone 4-4-2 though

[Chr1s Lawson]

Call me a pessimist but that team really doesn't inspire me, is that really the best we have. Time for them to prove me wrong.... come on the arsenal

[dagoonerfan]

My thoughts, the midfield is two slow. However it could be a 4-4-1-1? Benayoon behind RVP?

[Eugster]

Big call by Mr. Wenger, lets see how it goes. We won't win though, not a chance.

[dagoonerfan]

At least we have half decent subs for once

[Chr1s Lawson]

Just not much goal threat in the team. Mark my words we'll see the same busy rosicky passing instead of shooting and arteta sitting back and not influencing the attacking side of the game like he should.

Just to confirm, our most exciting player isn't playing

[Dale Gribble]

The biggest surprise for me was that our kit man is on £260k a year, how do I find a job like that?

[Chr1s Lawson]

****ing useless *****

[Suggy33]

Don't like how Arteta grabs the ball when he goes down.

[dagoonerfan]

Theo!! Back in 4th tonight!

[dagoonerfan]

Spurs will collapse in the long term though, and this should give us momentum!

[Lovejoy!]

momentum to do what? not win more trophies?

[ScottGooner]

What a difference 30 minutes make, from despair to bliss!! I can see a DVD release:lol:

[aggressive minor]

Well played, you've destroyed us to be honest....I think we were pretty poor even at 2-0.

[Jisntdaman]

That's why I watch football. Woooooo

[Suggy33]

Broke the Mike Dean curse \o/

Rosicky scores first EPL goal in 2 years.

Walcott scores first Emirates goal in over a year.

[SJ234]

The front six was excellent and it showed what a difference attacking fullbacks can make..

[bergkamp]

Dam it Arsenal!!! At least you can say its rarely boring with this club.