Bendtner; The Leg-end

[Henry Norris 1913]

Involved in the last 2 goals, well played Bendy

its fair to say we've been a one man team this season

[Chippy]

Pretty sure he'll get his "moment of glory" against the Chavs. Hopefully not like the one in the Bernabeu.

[I Hate Hleb]

Involved in the last 2 goals, well played Bendy

And got mock applause in the style of Adi Akinbiyi - you must be proud !

That applause wasn't mock applause, it was a heartfelt appreciation from the supporters who appreciate the sacrifices that Nicklas has made not only for Arsenal but for humanity. He's been quite good in his brief cameos thus far, before long he'll take centre stage. Abou, like the rest of us mortals, shall watch from the sidelines and wish he was half the footballer that Nicklas Bendtner is.

Preach!!!

[DB10GOONER]

Someone (Herd maybe?) mentioned the Fat Drunk with regard to Giroud and the chances they've been given by Arsene. I would say that it was, and still is, very obvious that the Fat Drunk does not have near the first (or second) touch that Giroud has. He'd never in a million years have been able to interplay with Jack for that first goal on Saturday and he'd never in a billion years pick out as accurate a cross as Giroud did for Ozil's header.

The Fat Drunk will do well enough with Palace back in Div 1 next season and that is his level at best I'm afraid.

[officepest]

Seems as though Mr Pink Boots is only kept around so we can rest Giroud with 10 to go and the game sewn up. Unfortunately however, we are right up a very dark alley replete with shank wielding crack-fiends if Olivier gets crocked, as 'Bendts' isn't the answer.

That said, he played pretty well on the weekend, albeit with no pressure to impress.

[SteveO 35]

Another stunning 4 minutes from the bearded buffoon. How did he manage to get on ahead of Rooney, Higuain, and Suarez......oh yeah, sorry I forgot. We don't need any of them as proven by all the top class teams we've knocked over this season

[g88ner]

Another stunning 4 minutes from the bearded buffoon. How did he manage to get on ahead of Rooney, Higuain, and Suarez......oh yeah, sorry I forgot. We don't need any of them as proven by all the top class teams we've knocked over this season

???

Who said we don't need a Suarez? - I thought the general consensus was that he would improve us? and as Wenger tried to sign him, I'm a little unsure who that remark/dig is aimed at - the fans or Wenger?

(or are you simply stating that we don't need Suarez because you now rate Giroud as better than Chapman? )

[Chippy]

Another stunning 4 minutes from the bearded buffoon. How did he manage to get on ahead of Rooney, Higuain, and Suarez......oh yeah, sorry I forgot. We don't need any of them as proven by all the top class teams we've knocked over this season

???

Who said we don't need a Suarez? - I thought the general consensus was that he would improve us? and as Wenger tried to sign him, I'm a little unsure who that remark/dig is aimed at - the fans or Wenger?

(or are you simply stating that we don't need Suarez because you now rate Giroud as better than Chapman? )

g88ner I know you've taken on a more macho tone since the sewing machine incident but I think its fairly clear that SteveO meant we should have signed a decent forward in the transfer window. In fact you might agree with that judging from some of your other posts.

[SteveO 35]

Another stunning 4 minutes from the bearded buffoon. How did he manage to get on ahead of Rooney, Higuain, and Suarez......oh yeah, sorry I forgot. We don't need any of them as proven by all the top class teams we've knocked over this season

???

Who said we don't need a Suarez? - I thought the general consensus was that he would improve us? and as Wenger tried to sign him, I'm a little unsure who that remark/dig is aimed at - the fans or Wenger?

(or are you simply stating that we don't need Suarez because you now rate Giroud as better than Chapman? )

Calm down Mr Paranoid

Its aimed at our Lord and Master who clearly believes Suarez was worth £40m but not the £50m it would have taken to sign him, or Higuain (worth €23m but not €32m)

Well we will now see because as much as I will credit Giroud for being a massive improvement on the player he was a year ago, he is not the top class striker who will propel us to PL glory and even if he was he is one man in that position trying to do it for 50+ games. As I said when the window closed - if he gets crocked we are now down to the Clown Prince of Denmark, Postman Pat (who has caught the club's injury curse within weeks of joining) and the now also unfit Wally (who can not play the lone striker, back to goal role)

This almighty act of neglect by Wenger will mean this squad of talented midfielders will never win the trophies their individual talents deserve

[g88ner]

Another stunning 4 minutes from the bearded buffoon. How did he manage to get on ahead of Rooney, Higuain, and Suarez......oh yeah, sorry I forgot. We don't need any of them as proven by all the top class teams we've knocked over this season

???

Who said we don't need a Suarez? - I thought the general consensus was that he would improve us? and as Wenger tried to sign him, I'm a little unsure who that remark/dig is aimed at - the fans or Wenger?

(or are you simply stating that we don't need Suarez because you now rate Giroud as better than Chapman? )

g88ner I know you've taken on a more macho tone since the sewing machine incident but I think its fairly clear that SteveO meant we should have signed a decent forward in the transfer window. In fact you might agree with that judging from some of your other posts.

We did need a striker, and Wenger obviously wanted a striker, hence the negotiations for Higuain and Suarez, and failed move for Ba (and probably others). Those moves didn't break down because we didn't want them at all, and they certainly weren't passed up in favour of Bendtner!

I know we fucked up but nobody (fans nor Wenger) has ever given the impression we don't need another striker, so I don't see the point in continously having a dig at a fictitious stance by the manager when there's loads of real things to criticise him for, like not being pragmatic enough and simply getting in a half decent striker to give Giroud help.

[g88ner]

This almighty act of neglect by Wenger will mean this squad of talented midfielders will never win the trophies their individual talents deserve

Time will tell about the trophies bit (and I think we'll be looking for a striker in January) but agree with the neglect bit. We should have brought in a striker. That's clear to everyone, including Wenger I'd imagine, as I'm sure he didn't want to recall Bendtner.

[Chippy]

Another stunning 4 minutes from the bearded buffoon. How did he manage to get on ahead of Rooney, Higuain, and Suarez......oh yeah, sorry I forgot. We don't need any of them as proven by all the top class teams we've knocked over this season

???

Who said we don't need a Suarez? - I thought the general consensus was that he would improve us? and as Wenger tried to sign him, I'm a little unsure who that remark/dig is aimed at - the fans or Wenger?

(or are you simply stating that we don't need Suarez because you now rate Giroud as better than Chapman? )

g88ner I know you've taken on a more macho tone since the sewing machine incident but I think its fairly clear that SteveO meant we should have signed a decent forward in the transfer window. In fact you might agree with that judging from some of your other posts.

We did need a striker, and Wenger obviously wanted a striker, hence the negotiations for Higuain and Suarez, and failed move for Ba (and probably others). Those moves didn't break down because we didn't want them at all, and they certainly weren't passed up in favour of Bendtner!

I know we fucked up but nobody (fans nor Wenger) has ever given the impression we don't need another striker, so I don't see the point in continously having a dig at a fictitious stance by the manager when there's loads of real things to criticise him for, like not being pragmatic enough and simply getting in a half decent striker to give Giroud help.

If we wanted Higuain we would have got him. Wanker was playing God again.

[SteveO 35]

Another stunning 4 minutes from the bearded buffoon. How did he manage to get on ahead of Rooney, Higuain, and Suarez......oh yeah, sorry I forgot. We don't need any of them as proven by all the top class teams we've knocked over this season

???

Who said we don't need a Suarez? - I thought the general consensus was that he would improve us? and as Wenger tried to sign him, I'm a little unsure who that remark/dig is aimed at - the fans or Wenger?

(or are you simply stating that we don't need Suarez because you now rate Giroud as better than Chapman? )

g88ner I know you've taken on a more macho tone since the sewing machine incident but I think its fairly clear that SteveO meant we should have signed a decent forward in the transfer window. In fact you might agree with that judging from some of your other posts.

We did need a striker, and Wenger obviously wanted a striker, hence the negotiations for Higuain and Suarez, and failed move for Ba (and probably others). Those moves didn't break down because we didn't want them at all, and they certainly weren't passed up in favour of Bendtner!

I know we fucked up but nobody (fans nor Wenger) has ever given the impression we don't need another striker, so I don't see the point in continously having a dig at a fictitious stance by the manager when there's loads of real things to criticise him for, like not being pragmatic enough and simply getting in a half decent striker to give Giroud help.

He and the board had 3 months to secure the signing of either a half decent striker or more preferably a world class one - something that every supporter the world over recognised long before the window opened. There can be NO excuse for failing on either front. The effort to sign Ba was a last ditch act of desperation that could well have been avoided if we had sorted out this key priority early on.

Sorry, no excuses whatsoever......agent demands, player demands, negotiations on the fees......blah blah blah. 3 months to sort it and no return.

[g88ner]

If we wanted Higuain we would have got him. Wanker was playing God again.

To be honest, I don't know how good Higuain is so I can't say whether he'd have been a better buy than Ozil or not (as I doubt we'd have signed 2 £30-40m+ players in a month) so I can't cricitise Wenger too much for not completing the Higuain deal when we signed a truly world class player in Ozil.

My gripe is that we didn't sign a striker at all and had to recall Bendtner. I'm sure we all share that frustration (probably Wenger too, so hopefully he brings someone in in January)

[g88ner]

Sorry, no excuses whatsoever......agent demands, player demands, negotiations on the fees......blah blah blah. 3 months to sort it and no return.

I don't think it's about excuses, and I doubt many people will present any. We all know what happened and who the finger of blame points at (Wenger, if it wasn't obvious ) but the window is shut, we're top of the league and doing okay. Hopefully Giroud carries on performing, and lets hope the midfield provide goals too... then, lets hope we sign a striker in January.