As we're unlikely to see terraces again at football, this is the virtual equivalent where you can chat to your hearts content about all football matters and, obviously, Arsenal in particular. This forum encourages all Gooners to visit and contribute so please keep it respectful, clean and topical.
Yes people are entitled to their opinion and ultimately that is what a message board is all about BUT when then team put in the performances (results) they have then it will (possibly) comeback and bite you in the arse.
I genuinely find it tottaly amazing the stick some posters give out on this board.
To be fair i give them plenty of credit flying over from Ireland to games (big commitment) but some still give some players dog abuse, i cant get me round it.
In my opinion this squard is giving us a lot to be pround of.
Holly Cow ! One win against a possible top four team and every Muppet breathing thinks we are world beaters -
I come all the way from Cambridge not Ireland. But I have a lot of respect for those who make that effort.
We've - still - won nothing for four and a half years and Wenger - he's our Manager by the way - has made an aweful lot of errors along the way. Some - indeed many of us - are not that chuffed with his ineptitude and aren't afraid to point it out.
That's what this Board is all about. If you want to spend your time with your snout stuck up Hill -Wood's backside, you need something more visceral than a messageboard.
Rob i try and be polite and you come and post and call me muppet.........and that is what totally winds me up about a large number of posters on this board.
There are a lot of good of posters and i may not agree with everything they post but i don't geneuinely start with those comments.
I've been all over England and Europe following Arsenal since 13 and unfortunately taking many a hiding but never called an Arsenal fan a muppet.
In my book you ain't been going long enough to score and if you were somewhere getting a hiding then tough.
Oh, we're into the i'm a bigger fan than you nonsense! We're all fucking fans! This comes down to person mentality! Some people are naturally positive, some people are naturally negative.....I'm somewhere in the middle!
I'll tell you why some of us struggle with this current lot at times shall I? Before I do though, have a look at the Villa thread where you'll see I was fairly positive.
Okay, look at each of our squad members individually. Every single one of them, Eboue included, are capable of putting in some quality performances. Diaby today is an example of that. The problem for a lot of us is that one game in five isn't enough. It needs to be more consistent.
Almunia can be a great shot stopper (fenerbache away), he can command the air well, he can distribute aiding attacks etc. etc. The problem is that he can't seem to do them all in one game! (lately he's struggled to do any of them)
I'm reminded of Nigel Winterburn. Never stood out, never had a mare. You knew what you were going to get week in week out. That is a status that simple cannot be applied to any of this squad with the possible exception of Vermaelen. We all know how good they can be, how they be as good as the second half at Anfield. Too often though they are as shite as the first half at Anfield.
consistency is what we want and the frustration of not getting it is enfuriating. They can all do it, so why fucking don't they??????
I've been following this club for over thirty years. I've always supported them. Part of being a supporter is criticising the weaknesses as well as praising the strengths. Those that are unable to do so are only kidding themselves. In fact, they're depriving themselves of the whole experience of being a football supporter.
As a team I would agree, as individuals I wouldn't. Every game there is one or two that are not at the races. We always seem to be carrying a couple. Today, Arshavin was out of sorts until the substitutions changed his input. Gallas was unusually shaky.
Today was collectively very good. Lt's see what Wednesday brings before we hail the all conquering heroes though!
I think it is promising too. I just think we're still a bit short at the moment.
I hope they prove me wrong come May. honestly, nothing would make me happier.
Yeah i would go along with that. Still something missing for me. Even though mathmatically we're right in the mix, i still don't see a title winning team/squad.
brazilianGOONER wrote:you see, even if i do not like augie's negativity, i do respect his posts, and he is actually right about most things. the problem is that he always chooses to talk about the negative points.
i don't remember him praising vermaelen or saying song is very good and safe at the back. he doesn't appreciate our business model and what that might mean to the future. a post about dennis bergkamp from augie would probably have "he was not the quickest of players, nor the strongest. his heading was below average and he would simply disappear in certain games, even if to score a wondergoal in the following minutes. he was a little injury prone and came to this club a little too late". would he be wrong? no!!!
so, even if it must be said that he is a negative bastard i respect augie almost as much as i respect hadareud and i think you should do the same, sir. he is a respect forum member and above all, a true gooner.
and a negative bastard.
BT wrote:Er surely this is some sort of alter-ego wind up?
SWLGooner wrote:Hope so, what has been posted is fucking moronic...
No, it's definately Brazilian Gooner. And although he is the king of rose-tinters, that's a bit harsh on him SWL.
The biggest error the kid makes in his original post is the fact that no-one on here is Anti-Arsenal, no-one at all (maybe the Sunderland and Liverpool guys at times) All the criticism is usually aimed at Wenger or HIS players. There's a difference, our club will go on forever, Wenger and the likes of Denilson and Eboue won't.
Fantastic result against Villa, to do that with the poor striking options we have at the moment is superb. Cesc was awesome, Diaby amazing and Song very good. The fact is, we are better placed than we have been for a while because other teams are looking dodgy and WE still have the chance to strengthen further, we MUST take advantage of our current position!!
i respect augie almost as much as i respect hadareud and i think you should do the same, sir. he is a respect forum member and above all, a true gooner.
