I thought €15m was ridiculously cheap. Is Werder Bremen in dire financial straights or something?

haha no iddea

so that means that we could wrest Per Mertesacker from them even cheaper, come on AW.

BREAKING NEWS: Arsenal midfielder Samir Nasri to undergo knee surgery and be out for a month - Goal.com

FML. Kill me.

He probably tore something while dribbling in a circle for the 96th time.

lol, arsenal offense in a nutshell. "hey guys let's keep passing and running in circles. maybe they'll get dizzy!"

You can only do so much when no one makes a run & the guy with the ball is afraid to pop off a shot from 20+ yards.

this season is going to pan out just like last season :facepalm:

We already have guys falling out :( I'm afraid you may be correct. And yes, you can definitely tell a difference in the Arsenal team when your main playmaker and cheeky pass maker isnt playing (Fab). Nasri, while oustanding in posession, isnt innovative during matches, and is very predictable.

oh man, this game is going to own.

red play me in fifa10 on xbl

dont have 10 on xb, only on ps3.

Apparently Arsenal put in bids for Sebastien Squillaci & Federico Marchetti, but both were turned down.

Bids for Federico Marchetti and Sebastien Squillaci turned down | Arsenal Blog & Arsenal News

At least we know they're trying.

Did you see the report of what Fulham FC want for Schwarzer? 4m pounds + Carlos Vela? No thanks, I prefer we try to get Shay Given, then Marchetti, then Schwarzer last if that's the game Fulham wants to play. The market is unbelievably inflated right now. Arsene must be going nuts lol, having us fans on one side, and insane demands from other clubs to the other.

Mancini will probably ask for Cesc too lol...

Crazy rumor but it'd be pretty damn cool to get Montolivo in Arsenal colors. Fiorentina will probably not let him or Gilardino go, but the man can play some pretty passes.

Montolivo plays great passes against crowded defenses-- that's exactly something Arsenal needs.

Bayern start the Bundesliga with a win :D

walcott playing surprisingly well today! then again, it is blackpool, down to 10 men...

Blackpool or not, the chances he's finished have been quite nice. Ive been pleasantly surprised.

chamakh needs a goal here haha. he's had some good chances already, one will go in

HAT TRICK! WALCOTT!

i'm telling you this is his breakout year!

Theo is fuckin lights out today, why doesnt he play with that much flair and effort all the time?

:vuvuzela:

alex song isa fking beast in the defensive line. wish we had him fit for liverpool, really could've used him.

in retrospect, chamakh has played poorly in this game.

edit: never mind, van persie just fed him a great corner for the 6-0 thrashing :tup:

while i'll be happy to have the points, in a way I feel bad for Blackpool, this is an incredibly demoralizing defeat, especially after that good win they had against wigan, two things I took from today: We've really missed that final ball from Fab, hes already played in a few cheeky passes that would surely had opened liverpool up had he been in the game and two, Sagna sends some absolutely amazing balls into the area, his crossing accuracy is ridiculous.

and congrats to Shmack on his first "official" goal in the premiership.

Chamakh looks like a Stargate character. Glad he got one.

Despite not yet scoring, Rosicky is having a great season.

Hope RvP didn't pick up a serious knock in this game. I got scared seeing him on the ground again :facepalm:

Hes been surprisingly good, his passes have been spot on. And yes, Schmack looks like an Moroccan rooster:icon17:

my heart skipped a beat when I seen that, I think it may have been a cramp because he was only off for a minute.

My hair's getting pretty long-- I think I'm going to get my Chamakh on.

so cow's new forum handle will be duck?

:(

:rofl2:

:icon18:

pherrun check the massacre today. Tell me Marques first goal isnt beautiful! Wait til u see behind the net it bends SO hard

omg beautiful strike

LOL handball.

lmao @ the tackle for the 2nd goal

Wow 62nd min how did he miss!!?!?

no idea but i was screaming at that miss haha