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Clown 1 has gone but clown 2 is still at the club.We are still an injury to Szczesny away from Flappy.Nothing to celebrate.
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Not to forget the head honcho of Clowns, Wenger either.donaldo wrote:Clown 1 has gone but clown 2 is still at the club.We are still an injury to Szczesny away from Flappy.Nothing to celebrate.
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I wonder if wenker has one of them cars where...when you press the horn all smoke comes out of the exhaust and the wheels fall off? 
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He certainly has the car where about 2 dozen clowns pour out of it... or the "youth academy" as it's also known.OneBardGooner wrote:I wonder if wenker has one of them cars where...when you press the horn all smoke comes out of the exhaust and the wheels fall off?
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http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/ ... ll-1218506
'I have big regrets': Manuel Almunia says he would still be Arsenal's No 1 if he hadn't played on injured
“It was so, so hard to cope with. One day you are number one and everybody wants you, and the next day you disappear" - former Arsenal keeper opens up about Arsenal torment
The end could barely have been longer or more painful for Manuel Almunia at Arsenal, but finally the Spaniard is starting to feel loved again.
Goalkeeper Almunia last week joined Watford on a free transfer after eight years on the other side of the London Colney training ground fence at Arsenal.
During his time with the Gunners, Almunia collected an FA Cup winners’ medal, played in a Champions League final and produced man-of-the-match performances against Barcelona and Manchester United.
But, as is the case with most goalkeepers, Almunia will be remembered by many for the blunders and the moments of madness.
A disastrous home defeat to West Brom almost two years ago effectively finished his Arsenal career.
He saw old enemy Jens Lehmann brought out of retirement from the commentary box to go in ahead of him, and spent last season as the club’s forgotten man.
“After Arsenal, I just wanted to go to a place where I feel wanted, respected and loved, and made to feel like a good goalkeeper again,” said Almunia. “That’s what I have found at Watford.
“On my first day at Watford, the captain, John Eustace, came to me and said, ‘We needed a good goalkeeper and we are lucky you are here’. That made me feel proud and good about myself.
“As a person, I always felt loved and respected at Arsenal, but as a player it is different. When you don’t play you don’t feel wanted or loved and your self-belief goes down.
“Once you stop being with the team every weekend and travelling with the team, people forget you.”
Almunia still regrets the decision he believes cost him his Arsenal career, when he played on with an elbow injury after saving a penalty against West Brom, but eventually let three soft goals in.
“I have big regrets about that game because maybe if I had stopped playing I would have played many more games for Arsenal,” said Almunia.
“It was such a difficult time. At half-time I had been so happy about saving a penalty, but everything then went wrong for me, and I couldn’t understand why.
“It was so, so hard to cope with. One day you are number one and everybody wants you, and the next day you disappear. I am quite a sensitive person and I am not good in the bad moments.
“I didn’t talk to anybody about how I felt because I don’t like to disturb people with my problems. Maybe that was a mistake as well, maybe I should have talked to somebody.”
Lehmann’s Arsenal return was humiliating for Almunia after the pair had publicly fallen out during their first spell together at the club.
But 35-year-old Almunia insists he has now settled his differences with the German and only wishes well to all his old colleagues, team-mates and even the Arsenal fans who mocked and jeered him.
“I have my opinion about what happened when Jens came back and I know the truth, but I don’t want any trouble now – I have moved on,” said Almunia.
“I guess the boss was angry with me, but I never asked him or spoke to him about it.
“But I haven’t got any problem with Jens. We have a great relationship now, which is strange.
“Jens was very competitive on the pitch and in training, sometimes too much. But off the pitch he is a lovely person and our relationship ended well.
“It wasn’t a good moment for me when the Arsenal fans jeered me, and the end was very tough.
“But now I have left, all I have in my heart is good memories and good thoughts for Arsenal, the manager, the players and the fans.
“I would love to go back there with Watford. That would be my dream.”
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.... and dropping and losing those uncompromising photos of Wenger didn't help either...
'I have big regrets': Manuel Almunia says he would still be Arsenal's No 1 if he hadn't played on injured
“It was so, so hard to cope with. One day you are number one and everybody wants you, and the next day you disappear" - former Arsenal keeper opens up about Arsenal torment
The end could barely have been longer or more painful for Manuel Almunia at Arsenal, but finally the Spaniard is starting to feel loved again.
Goalkeeper Almunia last week joined Watford on a free transfer after eight years on the other side of the London Colney training ground fence at Arsenal.
During his time with the Gunners, Almunia collected an FA Cup winners’ medal, played in a Champions League final and produced man-of-the-match performances against Barcelona and Manchester United.
But, as is the case with most goalkeepers, Almunia will be remembered by many for the blunders and the moments of madness.
A disastrous home defeat to West Brom almost two years ago effectively finished his Arsenal career.
He saw old enemy Jens Lehmann brought out of retirement from the commentary box to go in ahead of him, and spent last season as the club’s forgotten man.
“After Arsenal, I just wanted to go to a place where I feel wanted, respected and loved, and made to feel like a good goalkeeper again,” said Almunia. “That’s what I have found at Watford.
“On my first day at Watford, the captain, John Eustace, came to me and said, ‘We needed a good goalkeeper and we are lucky you are here’. That made me feel proud and good about myself.
“As a person, I always felt loved and respected at Arsenal, but as a player it is different. When you don’t play you don’t feel wanted or loved and your self-belief goes down.
“Once you stop being with the team every weekend and travelling with the team, people forget you.”
Almunia still regrets the decision he believes cost him his Arsenal career, when he played on with an elbow injury after saving a penalty against West Brom, but eventually let three soft goals in.
“I have big regrets about that game because maybe if I had stopped playing I would have played many more games for Arsenal,” said Almunia.
“It was such a difficult time. At half-time I had been so happy about saving a penalty, but everything then went wrong for me, and I couldn’t understand why.
“It was so, so hard to cope with. One day you are number one and everybody wants you, and the next day you disappear. I am quite a sensitive person and I am not good in the bad moments.
“I didn’t talk to anybody about how I felt because I don’t like to disturb people with my problems. Maybe that was a mistake as well, maybe I should have talked to somebody.”
Lehmann’s Arsenal return was humiliating for Almunia after the pair had publicly fallen out during their first spell together at the club.
But 35-year-old Almunia insists he has now settled his differences with the German and only wishes well to all his old colleagues, team-mates and even the Arsenal fans who mocked and jeered him.
“I have my opinion about what happened when Jens came back and I know the truth, but I don’t want any trouble now – I have moved on,” said Almunia.
“I guess the boss was angry with me, but I never asked him or spoke to him about it.
“But I haven’t got any problem with Jens. We have a great relationship now, which is strange.
“Jens was very competitive on the pitch and in training, sometimes too much. But off the pitch he is a lovely person and our relationship ended well.
“It wasn’t a good moment for me when the Arsenal fans jeered me, and the end was very tough.
“But now I have left, all I have in my heart is good memories and good thoughts for Arsenal, the manager, the players and the fans.
“I would love to go back there with Watford. That would be my dream.”
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.... and dropping and losing those uncompromising photos of Wenger didn't help either...
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franksav63 wrote:http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/ ... ll-1218506
'I have big regrets': Manuel Almunia says he would still be Arsenal's No 1 if he hadn't played on injured
“It was so, so hard to cope with. One day you are number one and everybody wants you, and the next day you disappear" - former Arsenal keeper opens up about Arsenal torment
The end could barely have been longer or more painful for Manuel Almunia at Arsenal, but finally the Spaniard is starting to feel loved again.
Goalkeeper Almunia last week joined Watford on a free transfer after eight years on the other side of the London Colney training ground fence at Arsenal.
During his time with the Gunners, Almunia collected an FA Cup winners’ medal, played in a Champions League final and produced man-of-the-match performances against Barcelona and Manchester United.
But, as is the case with most goalkeepers, Almunia will be remembered by many for the blunders and the moments of madness.
A disastrous home defeat to West Brom almost two years ago effectively finished his Arsenal career.
He saw old enemy Jens Lehmann brought out of retirement from the commentary box to go in ahead of him, and spent last season as the club’s forgotten man.
“After Arsenal, I just wanted to go to a place where I feel wanted, respected and loved, and made to feel like a good goalkeeper again,” said Almunia. “That’s what I have found at Watford.
“On my first day at Watford, the captain, John Eustace, came to me and said, ‘We needed a good goalkeeper and we are lucky you are here’. That made me feel proud and good about myself.
“As a person, I always felt loved and respected at Arsenal, but as a player it is different. When you don’t play you don’t feel wanted or loved and your self-belief goes down.
“Once you stop being with the team every weekend and travelling with the team, people forget you.”
Almunia still regrets the decision he believes cost him his Arsenal career, when he played on with an elbow injury after saving a penalty against West Brom, but eventually let three soft goals in.
“I have big regrets about that game because maybe if I had stopped playing I would have played many more games for Arsenal,” said Almunia.
“It was such a difficult time. At half-time I had been so happy about saving a penalty, but everything then went wrong for me, and I couldn’t understand why.
“It was so, so hard to cope with. One day you are number one and everybody wants you, and the next day you disappear. I am quite a sensitive person and I am not good in the bad moments.
“I didn’t talk to anybody about how I felt because I don’t like to disturb people with my problems. Maybe that was a mistake as well, maybe I should have talked to somebody.”
Lehmann’s Arsenal return was humiliating for Almunia after the pair had publicly fallen out during their first spell together at the club.
But 35-year-old Almunia insists he has now settled his differences with the German and only wishes well to all his old colleagues, team-mates and even the Arsenal fans who mocked and jeered him.
“I have my opinion about what happened when Jens came back and I know the truth, but I don’t want any trouble now – I have moved on,” said Almunia.
“I guess the boss was angry with me, but I never asked him or spoke to him about it.
“But I haven’t got any problem with Jens. We have a great relationship now, which is strange.
“Jens was very competitive on the pitch and in training, sometimes too much. But off the pitch he is a lovely person and our relationship ended well.
“It wasn’t a good moment for me when the Arsenal fans jeered me, and the end was very tough.
“But now I have left, all I have in my heart is good memories and good thoughts for Arsenal, the manager, the players and the fans.
“I would love to go back there with Watford. That would be my dream.”
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.... and dropping and losing those uncompromising photos of Wenger didn't help either...
Is this *word censored* serious his 'dream' - I can only imagine the dogs abuse he would get especially from the North Bank & Clock End...Jeeeezuss is he really THAT Stupid....
- should it happen maybe we draw then in the Carling Cup or the FA Cup....we'll all have to wear red noses, and just point and laugh at the *word censored* - that'll guarantee us at least his making 10 mistakes. 
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“On my first day at Watford, the captain, John Eustace, came to me and said, ‘We needed a good goalkeeper and we are lucky you are here’. That made me feel proud and good about myself."
Fuck me. How bad must Watford's goalies be if they deem this goon to be a "a good goalkeeper" whom they consider themselves "lucky" to have attained?
Fuck me.
How bad must Watford's goalies be if they deem this goon to be a "a good goalkeeper" whom they consider themselves "lucky" to have attained?
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if he ever came back to arsenal as oppositon goalkeeper i would bet my house on him keeping a clean sheet and playing a fucking blinder. it's just the way of things
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba ... ds-newsxml
It's Gunner get better for Arsenal, insists former Emirates No 1 Almunia
Former Arsenal goalkeeper Manuel Almunia is excited by his old club's squad-building this summer after years of selling off their top stars.
The Spaniard collected a 2005 FA Cup winner's medal with the Gunners, albeit as an unused substitute, but that remains the north London side's last major trophy.
The likes of Thierry Henry, Samir Nasri, Cesc Fabregas and Emmanuel Adebayor have since departed for significant fees and the club's apparent reluctance to invest in proven replacements has deepened the frustrations of fans who have seen their team trail the likes of Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea in the battle for silverware.
Almunia told the Sunday Mirror: 'As a player at Arsenal, it is hard to see the best players go to other clubs every year. They have missed a lot of great players in the last few years.
'The first year I came to England, I thought "Oh, I'm going to win a lot of things with Arsenal" but the change then started. The club has been changing every year.'
There remains a danger of Robin van Persie, named Professional Footballers' Association and Football Writers' Association player of the year after scoring 37 goals in all competitions last season, leaving the Emirates Stadium this summer.
But the arrivals of Lukas Podolski and Olivier Giroud have encouraged Almunia, now with Watford, to believe this could finally be Arsenal's year.
His compatriot, Malaga midfielder Santi Cazorla, is also expected to sign in the coming days while Arsene Wenger has been heavily linked with a move for Real Madrid's Nuri Sahin.
'One of these years, everything has to come together and be perfect, and now is the time for Arsenal,' Almunia continued.
'They've signed some good players this year, Santi Cazorla is fantastic.'
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Has alot to say for himself.... wish he would shut the fuck up though..
It's Gunner get better for Arsenal, insists former Emirates No 1 Almunia
Former Arsenal goalkeeper Manuel Almunia is excited by his old club's squad-building this summer after years of selling off their top stars.
The Spaniard collected a 2005 FA Cup winner's medal with the Gunners, albeit as an unused substitute, but that remains the north London side's last major trophy.
The likes of Thierry Henry, Samir Nasri, Cesc Fabregas and Emmanuel Adebayor have since departed for significant fees and the club's apparent reluctance to invest in proven replacements has deepened the frustrations of fans who have seen their team trail the likes of Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea in the battle for silverware.
Almunia told the Sunday Mirror: 'As a player at Arsenal, it is hard to see the best players go to other clubs every year. They have missed a lot of great players in the last few years.
'The first year I came to England, I thought "Oh, I'm going to win a lot of things with Arsenal" but the change then started. The club has been changing every year.'
There remains a danger of Robin van Persie, named Professional Footballers' Association and Football Writers' Association player of the year after scoring 37 goals in all competitions last season, leaving the Emirates Stadium this summer.
But the arrivals of Lukas Podolski and Olivier Giroud have encouraged Almunia, now with Watford, to believe this could finally be Arsenal's year.
His compatriot, Malaga midfielder Santi Cazorla, is also expected to sign in the coming days while Arsene Wenger has been heavily linked with a move for Real Madrid's Nuri Sahin.
'One of these years, everything has to come together and be perfect, and now is the time for Arsenal,' Almunia continued.
'They've signed some good players this year, Santi Cazorla is fantastic.'
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Has alot to say for himself.... wish he would shut the fuck up though..
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Fixed this for you.1989 wrote:“On my first day at Watford, the captain, John Eustace, came to me and said, ‘We needed a good goalkeeper and we are devastated you are here instead’. That made me feel proud and good about myself while I counted my millions from Arsenal."
Fuck me.
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I was at Old Trafford for the 1st Leg of the Champions League Semi Final in 2009, Alumunia played a Blinder. Stopped us getting done badly we could lost 5 or 6 nil 
Good Luck to Him at Watford, was never Arsenal Quality but put in some great displays. The Blame for his fuck ups rests with Wenger, too fucking tight get buy a decent keeper.
Good Luck to Him at Watford, was never Arsenal Quality but put in some great displays. The Blame for his fuck ups rests with Wenger, too fucking tight get buy a decent keeper.
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He wasn't a great keeper but would be a good back up option off the bench for many teams. I think he'll be a great buy for Watford.
I think he honestly just wants the best for his former club. Hard to fault a guy for that.
I think he honestly just wants the best for his former club. Hard to fault a guy for that.
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If only someone posted this link earlier... say 3 or 4 posts up...
