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.
Being a rugby fan as well as a football one, I'd love to travel over there when I finish school, get a job and have some money of my own. Be good to see the Waratahs play S14. And then I'd do some diving in the lovely waters you have over there.
Okay...the lingo....
And these are what I think would be the most common ones:
tonysaunders wrote:You're probably right, UFG. At the moment (if we're not counting the transfer of Tevez), they're operating on a deficit of £184,288,000. So can Panto now please stop with the whole 'Rooney cost us nothing' game? Because he clearly isn't as well informed as he says he is.
Seems as if Panto's been at some of the bad shit, I'm afraid. Maybe you could take him under your wing, IHH?
Seeing as you are the font of knowledge on this any idea what Wengers balance is?
Wenger's in/out transfer balance in the 10yrs since he took over up until shortly after the beginning of this season ie after the summer 2007 window closed was thought to stand at around -30M and if you factor in that we have just made over 3M on Diarra then his total net outlay is certainly now under 30M, and considering that most of that was wasted in his early years in a futile attempt at recruiting some English talent, so a few more years could actually see him in the black
But, getting back to the original thread when I saw the title I had a sneaky suspicion that it was goin to concern Le Boss's preference for bargain basement shopping and Goonana's thoughts have crossed my mind once or twice, cos we all know AW loves a challenge, and it would certainly be nice if he spashed out now and again, which I don't think he's afraid to do if he sees something special in a player
The problem is I don't think we are quite at the stage financially were we can get into bidding wars with other superclubs foreign or domestic, if we are still losing out on the likes of Ribery in the summer or maybe even next summer then we can have cause for complaint
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my brother & his wife who stay in london wanna immegrate to sunny ausie - second rsa - and he doesent support sports so no rivalry ther LOL - i wouldent mind checking out ausies a bit
RAM - i am in Australia in June this year for three weeks. got some friends who live in Brisbane (they tell me thats the no. 1 city in OZ). we will be coming to sydney for 3 days at some point where do you recomend except the bridge and opera house.
gonna watch some NRL matches as i am a bit of an egg chaser at heart being a northerner and all.
Well apart from the bridge etc...catch a ferry across the harbour to a place called Watson's Bay, and then have a look at the Gap. Nice views off the edge of cliffs out to sea, and while you're there there's some nice seafood restaraunts right on the bay.
I can probably come up with more lol, but it'd take a bit. Let us know sometime before you go if ya want a bit more info.
NRL matches: The only team you need to watch are Parramatta. For yet another year, I'm gonna say that this will be our year.
RaM wrote:Well apart from the bridge etc...catch a ferry across the harbour to a place called Watson's Bay, and then have a look at the Gap. Nice views off the edge of cliffs out to sea, and while you're there there's some nice seafood restaraunts right on the bay.
I can probably come up with more lol, but it'd take a bit. Let us know sometime before you go if ya want a bit more info.
NRL matches: The only team you need to watch are Parramatta. For yet another year, I'm gonna say that this will be our year.
Parramatta??? Nah THanks i'm a fan of the tigers. does richie Fa'aoso play with the eels?
he played for my team a couple of seasons ago, castleford tigers.
going to 2nd SOO game and Gold Coast titans vs Queensland Cowboys
Tigers aren't bad, I respect them. Lucky you didn't say Bulldogs.
Yeah Parra signed Fa'aoso but from memory he only played once for us...maybe he'll get more of a run this year. Alongside Fui-Fui Moi-Moi he should be good. Wouldn't it be nice to have a big Tongan play for Arsenal against the likes of Bolton just to rough them up for a bit at the start of a match.
State of Origin should be great, I've only been to one match a few years ago, but up in QLD the atmosphere is supposed to be even better. I suppose you'll be wearing maroon...
RaM wrote:Tigers aren't bad, I respect them. Lucky you didn't say Bulldogs.
Yeah Parra signed Fa'aoso but from memory he only played once for us...maybe he'll get more of a run this year. Alongside Fui-Fui Moi-Moi he should be good. Wouldn't it be nice to have a big Tongan play for Arsenal against the likes of Bolton just to rough them up for a bit at the start of a match.
State of Origin should be great, I've only been to one match a few years ago, but up in QLD the atmosphere is supposed to be even better. I suppose you'll be wearing maroon...
depends on the weather but i may buy a GLD scarf.
i thought i heard richie had signed for penrith, not sur ei f true. i know every club in england wants fui fui moi moi.
richie is a very good player just needs to be in the right environment and coached properly as he can be very lazy and he loves the ale.
what is brent Sherwin like? we have signed him this season ans he is our biggest earner.
Sherwin WAS a brilliant player a few seasons back. But injury really stopped his development. 2007 he got himself into the bulldogs team though, and he was starting to find confidence again. Should be good over there.
He might have signed for Penrith, Parra signed Joe Galavao from Penrith for this season so there may have been some kind of swap.
Moi Moi is a great player. He plays like he doesn't feel a thing, just charges at player, gets hit and gets right back up again smiling.
RaM wrote:Sherwin WAS a brilliant player a few seasons back. But injury really stopped his development. 2007 he got himself into the bulldogs team though, and he was starting to find confidence again. Should be good over there.
He might have signed for Penrith, Parra signed Joe Galavao from Penrith for this season so there may have been some kind of swap.
Moi Moi is a great player. He plays like he doesn't feel a thing, just charges at player, gets hit and gets right back up again smiling.
really? he wasn't doing that when he met Sam Burgess' 18 yr old shoulder a couple of times in the recent test series haha.
Being a Parra fan, and him being a Parra player, I probably see things a bit differently. Then again, when he plays for us he sometimes doesn't get more than 30 mins a game so he plays hard in the time he's out there.
Be good to see the Waratahs play S14. And then I'd do some diving in the lovely waters you have over there. 
For yet another year, I'm gonna say that this will be our year. 
