comment by GunnerGuy (U9900)
posted about a minute ago
What's Arteta's fate if we fail to win trophy?
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Trying next season

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comment by Tu Meke (U3732)
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comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted less than a minute ago
We haven't even spent anything on Sterling. Arteta was not even going to sign him and its only really a swap for Nelson!
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Big wages
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No Chelsea are paying most of his wages. Its literally a swap.
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A f*cking embarrassing one. Why are you trying to defend it?
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You said it was big money. It's not.
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Over £100,000 /week + other fees so we're looking at £5m or so, still a waste of money.
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No fees. Chelsea wanted him out.
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Incorrect, his wages are £325,000/ week of which we are reported to be paying at least £100,000 of. I'd suspect it's more though and like usual Arsenal fans are being lied to so they don't get even more annoyed with us signing another Chelsea reject who is already flopping
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Arsenal didn't release the info on signing day. His agent did. It was literally no loan fee.
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No loan fee is no loan fee. We are still paying between £100,000-£160,000 of his weekly wages, exact amount not public information. There are other fees involved with making deals happen too, yes even loans.
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Yes, they're called loan fees. Which we're paying 0 of.

Also, where did 160k come from?

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comment by Tu Meke (U3732)
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comment by You Can't Buy Class ¯\_/^v^\_/¯ (U12019)
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comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted less than a minute ago
We haven't even spent anything on Sterling. Arteta was not even going to sign him and its only really a swap for Nelson!
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Big wages
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No Chelsea are paying most of his wages. Its literally a swap.
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A f*cking embarrassing one. Why are you trying to defend it?
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You said it was big money. It's not.
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Over £100,000 /week + other fees so we're looking at £5m or so, still a waste of money.
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No fees. Chelsea wanted him out.
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Incorrect, his wages are £325,000/ week of which we are reported to be paying at least £100,000 of. I'd suspect it's more though and like usual Arsenal fans are being lied to so they don't get even more annoyed with us signing another Chelsea reject who is already flopping
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Arsenal didn't release the info on signing day. His agent did. It was literally no loan fee.
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No loan fee is no loan fee. We are still paying between £100,000-£160,000 of his weekly wages, exact amount not public information. There are other fees involved with making deals happen too, yes even loans.
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It was a balance to what Nelson was getting paid. Which is why his loan was simultaneous. I suspect Arsenal are after some big signings Jan/next season and needed to make psr space/ffp space.

comment by Gunnerthru (U6675)
posted 3 minutes ago
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comment by Gunnerthru (U6675)
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comment by StuFeez - "Gervinho saved us from dizzy prices".. (U7133)
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This loss is on Arteta.
He made all his subs and they have zero effect.
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So the player need to answer a lot of question as well
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If all your changes have no effect then either you have bought rubbish players or your tactics were rubbish
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Or the players didnt play on the required level
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but the players are consistently not playing at the required level - that points to something fundamentally wrong with the skills of some of those players

comment by Gunnerthru (U6675)
posted 27 seconds ago
comment by GunnerGuy (U9900)
posted about a minute ago
What's Arteta's fate if we fail to win trophy?
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Trying next season
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Would be last for sure if we fail again, especially knowing Pep would be leaving.

comment by Not So Bored As Fudge (U21998)
posted 53 seconds ago
comment by T-BAD (U11806)
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comment by Not So Bored As Fudge (U21998)
posted 2 minutes ago
I think you guys have missed the opportunity now. This team reached it's peak and now is on its way down.

At this rate, I'm not sure top 4 is a gimme, not with others picking up.

If that happens, I'd imagine it would be the end for your manager, who really has had a fair crack of the whip.

You guys got me nervous 3/4 of last season, but I don't have any of that anxiety now.
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Nah I think we're just in a really tough moment and it's a new test for a young squad and manager. I think we'll bounce back stronger but this year is pretty much gone.
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That was one of my points, if this year is gone, do the powers that be stick or twist?
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What would you do?

You can keep trying to defend it as much as you like but ultimately the truth is that it was embarrassing, we were supposed to be assembling the last pieces of the squad to take us from challengers to champions and we decided again to dip in to the bins of a struggling Chelsea side

PATHETIC.

Zinny
Jesus
Tomi

Are absolutely dead wood and should be sold now. Just filling their pockets and pension pot

comment by You Can't Buy Class ¯\_/^v^\_/¯ (U12019)
posted less than a minute ago
You can keep trying to defend it as much as you like but ultimately the truth is that it was embarrassing, we were supposed to be assembling the last pieces of the squad to take us from challengers to champions and we decided again to dip in to the bins of a struggling Chelsea side

PATHETIC.
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Who else was available on the final day?

comment by You Can't Buy Class ¯\_/^v^\_/¯ (U12019)
posted 1 minute ago
You can keep trying to defend it as much as you like but ultimately the truth is that it was embarrassing, we were supposed to be assembling the last pieces of the squad to take us from challengers to champions and we decided again to dip in to the bins of a struggling Chelsea side

PATHETIC.
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I'm not defending it, I'm just saying it wasn't a big money signing

Jeez, calm down man

comment by You Can't Buy Class ¯\_/^v^\_/¯ (U12019)
posted 1 second ago
You can keep trying to defend it as much as you like but ultimately the truth is that it was embarrassing, we were supposed to be assembling the last pieces of the squad to take us from challengers to champions and we decided again to dip in to the bins of a struggling Chelsea side

PATHETIC.
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Yes - to complete the squad - we needed an Ode stand-in - and a quality striker - we just bought mediocrity and a chelsea cast-off

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comment by You Can't Buy Class ¯\_/^v^\_/¯ (U12019)
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You can keep trying to defend it as much as you like but ultimately the truth is that it was embarrassing, we were supposed to be assembling the last pieces of the squad to take us from challengers to champions and we decided again to dip in to the bins of a struggling Chelsea side

PATHETIC.
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Who else was available on the final day?
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Had all season and months of summer to plan and get things done. Why is it acceptable to make that excuse?

comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
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comment by You Can't Buy Class ¯\_/^v^\_/¯ (U12019)
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You can keep trying to defend it as much as you like but ultimately the truth is that it was embarrassing, we were supposed to be assembling the last pieces of the squad to take us from challengers to champions and we decided again to dip in to the bins of a struggling Chelsea side

PATHETIC.
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Who else was available on the final day?
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To be fair we shouldn't have left it to last day. I know Euro means it was tricky but our recruitment team are not any small size high street TA company.....

comment by goonerGunnDog (U7206)
posted less than a minute ago
comment by You Can't Buy Class ¯\_/^v^\_/¯ (U12019)
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You can keep trying to defend it as much as you like but ultimately the truth is that it was embarrassing, we were supposed to be assembling the last pieces of the squad to take us from challengers to champions and we decided again to dip in to the bins of a struggling Chelsea side

PATHETIC.
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Yes - to complete the squad - we needed an Ode stand-in - and a quality striker - we just bought mediocrity and a chelsea cast-off
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Exactly.

Let ESR go who could have actually been useful to us the last few months for sure.

comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by You Can't Buy Class ¯\_/^v^\_/¯ (U12019)
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You can keep trying to defend it as much as you like but ultimately the truth is that it was embarrassing, we were supposed to be assembling the last pieces of the squad to take us from challengers to champions and we decided again to dip in to the bins of a struggling Chelsea side

PATHETIC.
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Who else was available on the final day?
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When the money is right - any player becomes available - we payed an obscene amount of money for havertz - who is an average player - put some more money in the pot - and a quality striker would have ben signed

I don't blame do letting ESR go, blame is for not replacing. No one knew Ode would be miss for lengthy period but he always wanted a quality cover ! Where we failed.

Its not an excuse. I said above they should have bought attackers instead of Merino and another left back. They spent so could have done that with attackers.

Arteta did not. I am thankful they at least got in Sterling. But Arteta won't play him in the league. He needs to be starting ahead of Marti now.

Arteta also needed to stick to his guns with 4-1-4-1. The club hinted that the backup to Ode was Ethan so sent Vieira on loan and sold ESR. Why then not pay him?

Obviously because Arteta 4-4-2 worked against City and Spurs away so stuck by his Moyes. It failed against Bournemouth but Arteta blamed that on Saliba and not the fact were chit before the sending off.

Remember when certain posters were reminding us that Nwaneri was Odegaard replacement

comment by Castor Troy (U8700)
posted 19 seconds ago
Remember when certain posters were reminding us that Nwaneri was Odegaard replacement
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If only we had a manager who would trust nwaneri with a start or 2 in the PL

Don't know why Sterling didn't come on today.

I hope we don't see 4-4-2 again but I bet Arteta plays that against Inter.

comment by Castor Troy (U8700)
posted 3 minutes ago
Remember when certain posters were reminding us that Nwaneri was Odegaard replacement
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He's barely been give an opportunity. Only time he gets a chance is when we are struggling or behind give him a few starts and see what he does.

Arteta must manage Ethan sensibly and give him starting position against Inter, it's damaging for his confidence tbh, despite being ready, not getting opportunities would be bad in my opinion

comment by GunnerGuy (U9900)
posted 3 minutes ago
Arteta must manage Ethan sensibly and give him starting position against Inter, it's damaging for his confidence tbh, despite being ready, not getting opportunities would be bad in my opinion
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He's 17. Damaging who's confidence?

The crap people come out with, honestly

What formation do you think Arteta will start with against Inter, Tu?