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.
The problem for United will come if teams stop being terrified when they play them (especially away). Their reputation is worth a number of points each season, most teams (including us last few years!) roll over to have their bellies scratched at Old Trafford.
Didn't they take 55 points out of a possible 57 at home one season with only WBA getting a point there? Absolutely ridiculous record and even though they had a very strong team that year it was only facilitated by teams being beaten before they stepped on the pitch. If teams start genuinely believing they can get something up there and stop being afraid to have a go they'll start dropping a hell of a lot more points at home.
spendsum4uckingmoney wrote:I have a bad feeling not signing Higgy or more in the summer will be something we will regret, like not investing in January during the 07 season.
Watching the Madrid derby and Diego Costa was going for something like £12million before they sold Soldado for £26million and he may be a bit of a nutter but would have been a steal at that price. He is big unit of a man and combination of bullying CF as well as being a goal poacher. Would have been worth a punt.
Dan is right, this league is sh*te and has been since Ancelotti's double winning side. Shitty win the league in the 94thmin of added time in the final game of a 38 gam season against a sh*t QPR,Judas wins the league for Manure with one of the worst defensive records of a championship winning team by 11pts. This league is there for the taking if we had strengthened properly.
Per and Kos get injured and we are up poop creek.
Bloody great game it was too Diego costa is the type of c*** that would wind you up something shocking if he was playing against your team but if he was playing for your team then you would idolise him
Madrid fans chanting Jose Mourinho (the man they vocally lamented for most of his tenure there) - the most spoiled and possibly worst fans on the planet
northbank123 wrote:Madrid fans chanting Jose Mourinho (the man they vocally lamented for most of his tenure there) - the most spoiled and possibly worst fans on the planet
what about chelsea fans? arguably hounded out benitez after he had a pretty solid season for chelsea, what is mourinho likely to accomplish with mata on the bench and no strikers?
northbank123 wrote:Madrid fans chanting Jose Mourinho (the man they vocally lamented for most of his tenure there) - the most spoiled and possibly worst fans on the planet
what about chelsea fans? arguably hounded out benitez after he had a pretty solid season for chelsea, what is mourinho likely to accomplish with mata on the bench and no strikers?
I agree that was pretty disgraceful and they showed themselves up for the twats they are last season. But saying that they had bad history with Benitez and I can understand why they think Mourinho walks on water.
But Madrid fans never ever took to Mourinho, constantly berated his negative style and lack of success throughout his reign (despite toppling the best side in European football for decades in 2011/12) and hardly shed a tear when he left, so for them to call for him back after a few games takes the piss completely.
northbank123 wrote:Madrid fans chanting Jose Mourinho (the man they vocally lamented for most of his tenure there) - the most spoiled and possibly worst fans on the planet
what about chelsea fans? arguably hounded out benitez after he had a pretty solid season for chelsea, what is mourinho likely to accomplish with mata on the bench and no strikers?
I agree that was pretty disgraceful and they showed themselves up for the twats they are last season. But saying that they had bad history with Benitez and I can understand why they think Mourinho walks on water.
But Madrid fans never ever took to Mourinho, constantly berated his negative style and lack of success throughout his reign (despite toppling the best side in European football for decades in 2011/12) and hardly shed a tear when he left, so for them to call for him back after a few games takes the piss completely.
They would have gone bankrupt if they hadn't managed to flog their training ground for £450m quid. Very dodgy carve up that they got away with but 'little' Valencia get no such providence.
There is the persistent story of Franco's influence too about which I'm not an expert but I've never had any time for Real Madrid - fucking 'Galacticos' indeed
just hope Ferdinand plays against us, he is fucking woeful. old rubber lips want's to stay off twitter and he's one man crusade to kick racism out of football and start playing football again, no wonder fergie played him 1 in every 5 games, he has played 6 consecutive games and has been shit
poor old moyes has inherit a team of has beens, nobodies and players with attidude problems. great days ahead
SteveO 35 wrote:Suarez shows why investing the rest of the "warchest" on one quality striker would be the difference between glory and glorious failure
True, but the minute he punches a bulldog, pisses on a picture of the Queen or wipes his arse on the Union Flag the FA will have him hung in Parliament Square, and the Government will announce a task force to be deployed to Uraguay.
Basically I would have paid up for Higuain but I agree with the general thrust of your point.
Diego costa is the type of c*** that would wind you up something shocking if he was playing against your team but if he was playing for your team then you would idolise him 
