Wenger doesn't want the England job, but my word this 'interest' has come along at the perfect time to spook our board into some nice early-season contract negotiations. :lol: Wenger quids in, the board have a legitimate reason to push for a new deal and the wheel keeps turning. Wenger until summer ...

At least Wilshere didn't get injured, right?

Our central midfield dynamo fit and raring to go for August

Nice assist for the second French goal, GIroud having a good tournament so far . You are saying that in jest right ?? :? He was piss poor (that assist aside) against the worst Irish centre back partnership in living memory - the two centre halves in question are eager and committed, but there is a ...

Nice assist for the second French goal, GIroud having a good tournament so far.

Cech, Bellerin, Gabriel, Koscielny, Monreal. Xhaka/Ramsey, Elneny Iwobi, Ozil, Sanchez Giroud/someone else Typical bench: Ospina, Gibbs, Mertesacker, Cazorla, Xhaka/Ramsey, Coquelin, Walcott Left: Rosicky, Flamini, Arteta Sold: Oxlade-Chamberlain, Gnabry Loaned: Chambers, Jenkinson + the same Yoof a...

I think people are going a bit overboard with all this. He chose to stay at a club - the league champions - where he's already familiar with the surroundings and will get almost the same money. Kante will leave, probably Mahrez too, and the chances of Leicester winning the league again are minimal, ...

I'm a Giroud fan, but you can't compare him with Morata anyway, one turns 30 early next season and has already reached the top level his talent will allow, the other turns only 24 next season and already has 100+ appearances for Real Madrid and Juventus under his belt.

Vardy not looking likely now, which only cranks up the fan expectation to sign an equivalent. I suppose you can't blame Arsenal for meeting the clause and testing the water, but in a way the Club has really shot itself in the foot now if we miss out on this one and lose Mikhtaryan to Manchester Unit...

We'll need to get the 4PT in the bag earlier this season, fixtures haven't been so forgiving with the likes of Manchester United and Stoke away late on.

Herd and his mates circa 1978 would have done those Russian poofs all ends up, let's not kid ourselves.

I thought Xhaka looked good although he'll definitely get sent off within his first dozen games.

Xhaka and Elneny, dunno where this leaves Coquelin in particular.

What number was Ramsey getting when he went to 16?

Can anyone confirm the presence of Herd in England tonight? Or is he getting on a bit these days for his nawtee antics. I reckon he's in Marseille aiming a knuckleduster at a Russian.

Hopefully this has all been a massive smokescreen anyway and we're going to pick up Mikhtaryan out of nowhere (which seems more likely in the last few days).

Ok you can argue we need a striker like Vardy more than another creative forward like Mikhtaryan, but come on he is shit hot.

If Giroud gets moved on but we keep Walcott it will be laughable. Wenger's loyal to both of them anyway, I predict they both stay and Oxlade-Chamberlain leaves. Walcott's in a loveless marriage with Arsenal that will go on forever and Giroud's far more useful anyway, could team him up with Vardy and...