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[phelan]

BBC Sport - Football - Johan Djourou calms knee injury fears for Arsenal


good to hear. wish arsenal would be healthy for once when barcelona roll up against us. our normal starting eleven would be fearsome.

szczesny

sagna - djourou - vermaelen - clichy

song - fabregas - wilshere

walcott - van persie - nasri

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triple hurrah

[Red370]

oh look, another article about Bendy wanting to leave, guy's been on fire lately but i'm getting tired of his bullshyt, if you dont love the shirt, then GTFO.

Nicklas Bendtner considering Arsenal exit - ESPN Soccernet

[phelan]

Originally Posted by Red370

oh look, another article about Bendy wanting to leave, guy's been on fire lately but i'm getting tired of his bullshyt, if you dont love the shirt, then GTFO.

Nicklas Bendtner considering Arsenal exit - ESPN Soccernet

Don't fall into the media hype, they're taking quotes out of context and paint the situation much worse than it actually is. They asked him SPECIFICALLY about his Arsenal future, what else is he going to say? That he's happy warming the bench for Arsenal for the rest of his life? I think he's got a valid point, he loves the club, but if he's not going to be able to perform for the shirt, it's time to move on.

But it's a sign of a good footballer that he WANTS to play, he WANTS to be out there contributing. Arsene just hasn't seen the opportunities to play him, not with our current front line firing on all cylinders. But God knows we really do need him, as Chamakh has lost all form since RvP's return. NB52's the best striker we have after RvP, hands down. Double digit goals off the bench? That's rare to find.

He's got a real quality about him (goal against Ipswich was ridiculously good). If he can ever channel THAT form consistently, he would be starting along side Robin van Persie, not waiting for those Dutch chocolate legs to fall off before getting his chance. I don't think he's itching to leave Arsenal, he's just really, really, wanting to play. I hope we don't lose him, regardless of his sometimes maddening whiffs through on goal.

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& so it begins:

Victor Valdes: I can't imagine Cesc Fabregas joining Real Madrid - ESPN Soccernet

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Fcuking Rooney

[phelan]

i don't like ManUre, but holy sh*t what a goal.

http://dai.ly/haPueE

[Red370]

I dunno whats gotten into RvP lately but the dudes been lights out since he rediscovered his form, once again, confirming the fact that when healthy, is one of the worlds best strikers. 10 goals in 7 games, nobody else in the premiership has been on such a tear.

[cow]

Yep.

“@Orbinho: Robin van Persie has scored more goals than any other player in the opening 2 months of a calendar year than any other player in PL history.”

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Fiancée bought a brick in Armoury Square for me for Valentine's Day!!

[phelan]

which one did you get??

hard to concentrate at work today. it's one day early and i'm already excited for the game against barca.

[cow]

She got the 50GBP one-- just bought a car so she's in cheap mode, lol.

I'm still pretty fcuking stoked.

& I'm with you on the being excited for tomorrow. I woke up this morning & told her, "I can't wait for tomorrow." I couldn't see her, but I'm assuming she rolled her eyes at me.

[phelan]

this chant i'm hearing about - hands off cesc fabregas - is VERY classless. why are some gooners stooping down to laporta-esque levels? TRANSFER WINDOW IS CLOSED. SUPPORT YOUR TEAM YOU ARSEHOLES.

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After watching the Milan/ Spurs tie, Milan (& especially Gattuso) were absolutely disgusting. I found myself wanting Spurs to win the tie. Flamini's tackle on Corluka should have been a red-- two-footed into the player's foot. After that, the Milan players were standing over Corluka trying to get him off the pitch-- the medics were scared to put the guy on the stretcher for fear of moving his leg.

Then Gattuso shoved Crouch for winning a header. It's like, "Dude, Crouch is 9'13". He's going to win a header over you." After that, Gattuso shoved a Spurs assistant coach, & then shoved & headbutted the coach AFTER the match when the teams were shaking hands. (I don't know what the coach said, but either way, Gattuso was the fcuking captain-- he needs to set a good example for his team.)

Appalling stuff from Milan. I know it's Spurs, but I'm glad Milan lost. Ugly, shameful stuff.

Gattuso's banned for the next match (yellow card accumulation)-- should Milan go through, I hope UEFA suspends him at least a further game.

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stfu Adebayor

Emmanuel Adebayor: Cesc Fabregas would be good fit at Real Madrid - ESPN Soccernet