Dr Gloom

for all the money ashley is bringing into the club, it's interesting to note that sam hasn't yet made a big money signing or been linked with the kind of trophy player that managers under shepherd often brought to the club. a sign of things to come i wonder?

he didn't look up to much to me when he played for england. i'd sooner baines or bridge.

Apart from the fact that he's shite for England. Gascoigne for me, followed by Shearer and then Stuart Ripley. a classic graham taylor player. up there with "crazy legs" carlton palmer, andy sinton, geoff thomas, tony dorigo etc

26 is a good age for a centre half. sounds like he's highly rated too but has anyone actually seen him play? i know nothing about this lad

is that even a remote possibility?

We were shit in that sense all of last year so it's not really saying much is it? let me rephrase that: we played our least shit football last season with emre and butt in the centre of the park.

i know nothing at all about this player but he can't be as bad as bramble so it must be a decent bit of business.

2 I'm here to help why he needs to spell out that his sources told him anything is beyond me frankly.

They've struggled since Vieira left imo. champions league final last season was a decent effort to be fair. Season before you mean? They've gone significantly downhill and haven't replaced him and they lost that final anyway, so the run was ultimately fruitless. Do you reckon they're better without him like? well they've gone downhill a bit the last couple of seasons but i'm not sure it's directly linked to vieria's depature. he wasn't nearly as influential towards the end of his arsenal career and i think wenger might have got rid of him at the right time. fabregas looks like he could go on to have as big an influence as vieria did. arsenal's problem isn't wenger's judgement of when a player is past his sell by date but i do think their hands are tied slighty by the financing of the new stadium. the sale of the new luxury apartments on highbury should help in that respect.

we played our best football last season with emre and butt in the centre of the park. FACT

They've struggled since Vieira left imo. champions league final last season was a decent effort to be fair.

i wonder if wenger is letting him go at the right time. he usually gets it spot on.

how many "they tell me"s are there in that article? classic anal

i don't think he's much better than shola tbh. i'd rather we went for players that will challenge for a starting role rather than add depth to the squad. and is smudger going to be happy being rotated after his man u experience?

Not fat enough for you fancy boy????? eh?

not a fan of smith

good news

beautiful

i have two favourites gourmet: extra mature cheddar or swiss cheese mrs elwood hamisha pickled gerkins rocket/mixed leaves tomatoes jalepenos serve on cibatta or fresh unsliced bread. one side spread with mayo, the other dijon mustard hangover: three fried eggs three suasages brown sauce liberal amounts of salt and pepper serve on white floury bap/stotty and wash down with strong black coffee or can of coke depending on how bad hangover is

now that is fucking rank

...and not that nobody wants to sign for us

beckham's still a class act despite the limitations he's always had. he's still got the best right foot in the game plus he looks the fittest he's been since he left man u. i'd take him in a flash, as would the majority of us deep down.

Anelka and Diouf?

i don't think he'd be a bad signing. not that spectacular but about the level of player we can expect to sign these days with no european football on offer.

plenty of other centre backs out there tbh. what happened to all the sol campbell talk?