Football The 2011/2012 Season Thread
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Ch3tan
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It's nothing new though, let's get some perspective in here.
Fergie does not have a championship winning team here right now, it's very much a rebuilding phase, we were lucky last year when we were less shit than most. People are acting as if our strongest 11 just lost, please take a look at injury lists (this means you Keitanz). We haven't got our best defender, smalling has been rushed back to play today, the midfield which created all our goals at the start of the season is injured, Ando came back, but he's just getting his fitness back, we need Clevely back too. Scholes has not played competitive football for 6 months, of course he is going to look rusty.
It's not in Fergies nature to panic buy massively, and I'd be upset if we did, if players are available at a good price then we should buy if they fit Fergies plans.
Ch3tan
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Ch3tan
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Hehe, does sound very much like a domestic, she hit him too. It won't go anywhere if she's hit him first.
Keitanz
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The race for top 4 is insanely wide open right now, depending on the next set of matches we could be 4th if Chelsea lose about 5-0 and we win about 5-0 too 
Though I think the top 8 as it is now will be the exact same at the end of the season... big questions will be asked of Wenger if they don't get in to the top 4
Though I think the top 8 as it is now will be the exact same at the end of the season... big questions will be asked of Wenger if they don't get in to the top 4
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As much as I would love see Arsene questioned (spurs fan, arsenal hate etc etc) he wont be. Football clubs are run like big businesses now and Wenger is probably the best businessman/ager in the league. The difference between Arsenal and the likes of Chelsea is Abramovich see's the ultimate goal of trophies and while Arsenal obviously want to win things the main objective veers more to profitability.
With a strong financial package that allows for non champions league qualification and Arsene's approach I doubt you will really see him under any pressure any time soon.
With a strong financial package that allows for non champions league qualification and Arsene's approach I doubt you will really see him under any pressure any time soon.
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I do not agree with that really, the aim of or club is to make 20ish mil a year profit that means we qualified for the champions league. True test of that will be this year, we have paid all we can off the stadium lean and paid of the Highbury loan so all the profit should come to the football side of the business. This will allow Wenger to sign more players as he can assign the wages out of the lump sum rather than go over our budget. I really do not think we set out to make money i think we aim to do as well as we can while not losing money.
Keitanz
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We'll see. Do you think Van Persie will want to stick around with a team which isn't in the champions league? I dunno, no doubt there will be quite a few clubs sniffing about if they don't get in to the CL...
Then of course, if he leaves, Wenger will get the blame for the club not being in the top 4... they spent quite a few bob in the summer as well, then again that was panic buying so the prices were inflated
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We made profit in the summer so... er.
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Our "panic buys" cost 26 mil we sold Nasri and Cesc for 60 mil so we did not spend a penny. AOC and Gervinho cost another 17 mil so that still 17 profit. Compared to your "Panic Buys" they are fine are you worried about Kenny being fired?We'll see. Do you think Van Persie will want to stick around with a team which isn't in the champions league? I dunno, no doubt there will be quite a few clubs sniffing about if they don't get in to the CL...
Then of course, if he leaves, Wenger will get the blame for the club not being in the top 4... they spent quite a few bob in the summer as well, then again that was panic buying so the prices were inflated
Yes RVP leaving is a real worry but Champions League is not the real factor there it will come down to if he wants a different club before he hangs his boots up as this will be his last big contract. If he does go no sensible fan will blame Wenger.
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"It has been a difficult few weeks for the Anfield club, who have seen striker Luis Suarez banned for eight matches for racially abusing Manchester United's Patrice Evra"
how many tiems have i read this line in BBC articles over the last week? haha. Lollerpool.
how many tiems have i read this line in BBC articles over the last week? haha. Lollerpool.
Well whaddya know, they can apologise.
Oh, the above quote seems to have come from that story. You wouldn't know though, with the amount of times they have copy-pasted it between stories.
Oh, the above quote seems to have come from that story. You wouldn't know though, with the amount of times they have copy-pasted it between stories.
Keitanz
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None of our buys were really panic buys, they were just stupid fees for English talent... and being in the Champions League or not is the deciding factor for quite a few players, look at Torres etc.
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Don't know. Van Persie's not even in the country so he won't feature at all. Park and Chamakh also need games and Chamakh's just about to leave for ACN. Wouldn't be surprised to see Henry start but I think it's more likely he'll be subbed on.
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1632 FOOTBALL: Chelsea have been handed a major boost afterMichael Essien played 75 minutes of their reserve game against West Brom. The midfielder has been out of action since rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament at the start of pre-season training.
Just in time for him to head off to the ACON and bust his knee again.
Just in time for him to head off to the ACON and bust his knee again.
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1632 FOOTBALL: Chelsea have been handed a major boost afterMichael Essien played 75 minutes of their reserve game against West Brom. The midfielder has been out of action since rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament at the start of pre-season training.
Just in time for him to head off to the ACON and bust his knee again.
That would be quite a boost. Second best DM in the league after all
