Diving Arsenal Players - The Least Shocking Admission Ever

[TANGODANCER]

Fine bunch of fans that only support when you're winning. It's not exactly like Arsenal have never lost before. Might be in for a tough season. Welcome to Tonkville you Gooner fans.

[Gooner Girl]

Mate of mine actually doesn't like the free ticket idea.

He says it's like the club is trying to buy it's fans' affection and they should just put up with the odd leathering now and then. All part of being a fan.

he has a point - seriously... arsenal fans don't seem to realise that getting dicked every now and again is part and parcel of supporting a club. If you have to be compensated when you lose - then that's a different kind of "fan" altogether...

it's a bad idea - and only encourages them...

i think every proper football fan understands that getting thrashed occasionally is the way things are. I don't suppose they demanded to be compensated when we lost, its was the clubs idea, not the fans and lets face it - it was a pretty exceptional loss. A big defeat to bitter rivals, so perhaps thats what prompted the clubs move?

I think its a nice touch though i agree fans shouldn't expect that sort of thing. And away fans aren't usually prawn sandwich munchers are they?

[boltonboris]

Bitter "RIVALS"?? Haha... Not anymore

[Lofthouse Lower]

Mate of mine actually doesn't like the free ticket idea.

He says it's like the club is trying to buy it's fans' affection and they should just put up with the odd leathering now and then. All part of being a fan.

he has a point - seriously... arsenal fans don't seem to realise that getting dicked every now and again is part and parcel of supporting a club. If you have to be compensated when you lose - then that's a different kind of "fan" altogether...

it's a bad idea - and only encourages them...

i think every proper football fan understands that getting thrashed occasionally is the way things are. I don't suppose they demanded to be compensated when we lost, its was the clubs idea, not the fans and lets face it - it was a pretty exceptional loss. A big defeat to bitter rivals, so perhaps thats what prompted the clubs move?

I think its a nice touch though i agree fans shouldn't expect that sort of thing. And away fans aren't usually prawn sandwich munchers are they?

You wish

[Horza]

Mate of mine actually doesn't like the free ticket idea.

He says it's like the club is trying to buy it's fans' affection and they should just put up with the odd leathering now and then. All part of being a fan.

he has a point - seriously... arsenal fans don't seem to realise that getting dicked every now and again is part and parcel of supporting a club. If you have to be compensated when you lose - then that's a different kind of "fan" altogether...

it's a bad idea - and only encourages them...

i think every proper football fan understands that getting thrashed occasionally is the way things are. I don't suppose they demanded to be compensated when we lost, its was the clubs idea, not the fans and lets face it - it was a pretty exceptional loss. A big defeat to bitter rivals, so perhaps thats what prompted the clubs move?

The mid-00's called...


Hey, everyone else is doing it...

[Gooner Girl]

Finally Wengers pulled his finger out and bought some players, even if one of them is a Chelsea reserve... sigh...

[jaffka]

looks very much like 'B' list signings

[Gooner Girl]

looks very much like 'B' list signings

Wow,. You made a comment that wasn't about me getting my boobs out. Are you feeling ok Jaffka?!

And yes, it does. Arteta would be good though...

[jaffka]

looks very much like 'B' list signings

Wow,. You made a comment that wasn't about me getting my boobs out. Are you feeling ok Jaffka?!

And yes, it does. Arteta would be good though...

sometimes you do things for the band

and yes, Arteta will be a fantastic signing and looking like it is happening

[Prufrock]

Arteta and Benayoun are both good players, players I'd be delighted to have here, but they are each more than a single step down from Fabregas and Nasri. I was expecting a Pjanic/Hazard jobbie.

Mertesacker is good when surrounded by good defenders and all he has to do is head it away. Otherwise he is shit. Unfortunately, at Arsenal he is likely to be surrounded by Koscielny and Djorou. Park is an odd one, and no idea on the brazillian full back. Very odd one from Mr Wenger. Unconvinced.

[Gooner Girl]

I know little about Park and Santos i must confess. I think Mertesacker will be good alongside Vermaellen (Not Kos or Djourou) though if i'm honest, i would have preferred Cahill... Arteta would be really good and Benayoun adequate back up, but as you say, neither really a proper replacement for Fabregas or Nasri. Oh well, it could have been worse i guess.

[LiOC]

Bad news for Everton losing a quality player when they have brought so little in, and obviously will have to wait if they get to reinvest the cash on the squad. Arteta is a quality player-as good as Fabregas? Probably not but best Arsenal signing of the window imo

[Gooner Girl]

Woohoo! Bendtners gone to Sunderland on loan! Best news of the evening....

[Lord Kangana]

So Arsenal have actually signed Arteta then?

[LiOC]

So Arsenal have actually signed Arteta then?

Sky Sports News have confirmed it

[Prufrock]

According to the BBC live window thing, yes.


Fabregas>>Nasri>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Arteta>>>>>>Benayoun>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Rosicky.

[Gooner Girl]

So Arsenal have actually signed Arteta then?

Sky Sports News have confirmed it

Yup. Fee of around £10million. Worth staying up for...

[Lord Kangana]

Holdens better than them all.

Well maybe not Fabregas. Or Nasri.

[Gooner Girl]

According to the BBC live window thing, yes.


Fabregas>>Nasri>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Arteta>>>>>>Benayoun>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Rosicky.

I'd agree with that, but just who would we have got in that was as good as Nasri or Fabregas? Anything is better then Rosicky and Arshavin.

[Gooner Girl]

Holdens better than them all.

Well maybe not Fabregas. Or Nasri.

I'm quite surprised none of the bigger clubs showed any interest in him, tbh. Though he's still injured isn't he?