dipo+:
So if a poor performing player doesn't have any other clubs interested in him, its more logical to renew his contract than to let the contract run till its end. That's stwpid. No one is saying he should have been sold, the bone of contention here is whether renewing his contract is justifiable.

I'm not in support of his contract renewal, I'm only trying to give a different perspective.

Djorou was never 'one of the best performing CBs in the league'. His purple patch last season was commendable only by Arsenal standards (TV5 was injured we had a very shaky looking defense).

This is silly, Djourou was one of the best performing CBs by any standard. If i recall correctly Arsenal were actually in the top two/three throughout that period so i don't know how bad "Arsenal standard" could've been.

Renewing his contract regardless of how much he earned or earns is a very indefensibly wrong decision as Djorou is worse than any other 4th/5th choice CBs in any of the top 4 teams.

I coulda sworn Djourou is in around the same bracket as Chalobah, Coates, Savic, etc and possibly edges them on experience, but as usual your default assumption is the grass is always greener over the hedge.

Its the SPURS!!!

Lets tear them a new one . . .

but make una no vex if ADEBAYOR score o . . .

the guy dey para and he actually told me that he was going to score ANYWAY ANYHOW!!!

My prayer is that those boys just outscore the freaking yids!

D Day has come. I hope we don't get humiliated today cos that'll really piss the fans present at the Emirates off. Spurs are meant to be beaten at the Emirates but we cannot say we have the team to earn that atm. Defence is strong in Gibbs/Kos/TV5/Sagna but with our poor midfield (Song looking out of form, Ramsey and Arteta not being so good) and attack being nearly a one-man thing.
Spurs look the likelier to carry the day with a stronger but its football and we are the Arsenal -
a team capable of anything imaginable.
COYG

How come VDV always beats the fitness test when it's time to play us? and he'll definitely be a handful today,

Thank God for modernity and civilisation. Assuming say na like those days when the person wey win battle dey carry the vanquished away as slaves ni, ol boy na so wenger for become elewon today o

As I haff been tell all haterz, dem no go carry us go after beating. Shioor.


But I was thinkin bout sumtin, after milan, I hear say wenger rake, so upon d raking na that performance at sunderland dem produce?!

He has bigger issues than he realises that squad

hannie theres no how bayor will not score

He lives for games like this aginst arsenal and his form has been coming up getting sharper

saw this article by Myples P,

If it is true, this is awful sad

theo on 70k and he wants a new contract!!

http://www.arsenalnewsreview.co.uk/index.php/news/2355/30/Wages-of-76-players-on-Arsenal-payroll

Wages of 76 players on Arsenal payroll
By Myles Palmer

A document came my way on Friday.

Showed it to six friends.

Not sure about its provenance. It could be accurate but a bit out of date.

Obviously, Armand Traore has since left the club. That's one thing I noticed. Saw Traore today, actually. We went to QPR and Traore came on late and played very well.

But Fulham won 1-0 against 10 men.

_____________________________

BOARD

Stan Kroenke £25,000 pw. £1,300,000 pa

Ivan Gazidis £18,000 £936,000

Peter Hill-Wood £1,500 £78,000

Ken Friar OBE £1,500 £78,000

Sir Chips Keswick £500 £26,000

Lord Harris of Peckham £500 £26,000



Arsenal payroll for 76 players. Plus staff

FIRST TEAM WAGEs (pw/k) WAGEs (p/yr)

Robin van Persie £90,000 £4,680,000

Andrey Arshavin £80,000 £4,160,000

Mikel Arteta £70,000 £3,640,000

Theo Walcott £70,000 £3,640,000

Thomas Vermaelen £70,000 £3,640,000

Yossi Benayoun £70,000 £3,640,000

Gervinho £70,000 £3,640,000

Manuel Almunia £60,000 £3,120,000

Per Mertesacker £60,000 £3,120,000

Sebastien Squillaci £60,000 £3,120,000

Tomas Rosicky £60,000 £3,120,000

Bacary Sagna £60,000 £3,120,000

Aaron Ramsey £55,000 £2,860,000

Alex Song £55,000 £2,860,000

Jack Wilshere £55,000 £2,860,000

Nicklas Bendtner £52,000 £2,704,000

Marouane Chamakh £50,000 £2,600,000

Abou Diaby £50,000 £2,600,000

Andre Santos £50,000 £2,600,000

Carlos Vela £50,000 £2,600,000

Denilson £50,000 £2,600,000

Johan Djourou £50,000 £2,600,000

Laurent Koscielny £50,000 £2,600,000

Lukasz Fabianski £40,000 £2,080,000

Wojciech Szczesny £40,000 £2,080,000

Armand Traore £40,000 £2,080,000

Ju Young Park £40,000 £2,080,000

Kieran Gibbs £40,000 £2,080,000

Vito Mannone £20,000 £1,040,000

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain £20,000 £1,040,000

Carl Jenkinson £20,000 £1,040,000

Emmanuel Frimpong £20,000 £1,040,000

Ryo £20,000 £1,040,000

Francis Coquelin £15,000 £780,000

Henri Lansbury £5,000 £260,000

Ignasi Miquel £5,000 £260,000

RESERVES

Zak Ansah £1,000 £52,000

Daniel Boateng £1,000 £52,000

George Brislen-Hall £1,000 £52,000

Craig Eastmond £1,000 £52,000

Benik Afobe £1,000 £52,000

Chuks Aneke £1,000 £52,000

Sead Hajrovic £1,000 £52,000

Conor Henderson £1,000 £52,000

Gavin Hoyte £1,000 £52,000

Sean McDermott £1,000 £52,000

Jernade Meade £1,000 £52,000

Rhys Murphy £1,000 £52,000

Nigel Neita £1,000 £52,000

Oguzhan Ozyakup £1,000 £52,000

Sanchez Watt £1,000 £52,000

Icholas Yennaris £1,000 £52,000

Martin Angha £1,000 £52,000

Kyle Ebecilio £1,000 £52,000

Damian Martinez £1,000 £52,000

Elton Monteiro £1,000 £52,000

Jordan Wynter £1,000 £52,000

Jeffrey Monakana £1,000 £52,000

James Campbell £1,000 £52,000

Samir Bihmoutine £1,000 £52,000

Philip Roberts £1,000 £52,000

Ben Glasgow £1,000 £52,000

Reice Charles-Cook £1,000 £52,000

Alban Bunjaku £1,000 £52,000

Isaac Hayden £1,000 £52,000

Zachari Fagan £1,000 £52,000

Jon Toral £1,000 £52,000

Anthony Jeffrey £1,000 £52,000

Serge Gnabry £1,000 £52,000

Hector Bellerin £1,000 £52,000

Kristoffer Olsso £1,000 £52,000

Kyle Bartley £1,000 £52,000

Wellington £1,000 £52,000

James Shea £1,000 £52,000

Pedro Botelho £1,000 £52,000

Samuel Galindo £1,000 £52,000

FIRST TEAM STAFF

Arsène Wenger £135,000 £7,020,000

Pat Rice £30,000 £1,560,000

Boro Primorac £30,000 £1,560,000

Gerry Peyton £10,000 £520,000

Neil Banfield £10,000 £520,000

Tony Colbert £10,000 £520,000

Colin Lewin £10,000 £520,000

Gary O'Driscoll £10,000 £520,000

David Wales £10,000 £520,000

Simon Harland £5,000 £260,000

Kieran Hunt £5,000 £260,000

Darren Page £5,000 £260,000

Vic Akers £5,000 £260,000

Paul Akers £5,000 £260,000

Paul Johnson £5,000 £260,000

Tony Roberts £5,000 £260,000

Marcus Svensson £5,000 £260,000

Danny Flitter £5,000 £260,000

James Collins £5,000 £260,000

Ben Knapper £5,000 £260,000

RESERVES STAFF

Steve Bould £20,000 £1,040,000

Liam Brady £20,000 £1,040,000

David Court £5,000 £260,000

Roy Massey £5,000 £260,000

Steve Gatting £5,000 £260,000

Lee Smelt £5,000 £260,000

Carl Laraman £5,000 £260,000

Steve Leonard £5,000 £260,000

Craig Gant £5,000 £260,000

Dennis Rockall £5,000 £260,000

Richard Goddard £5,000 £260,000

Alastair Thrush £5,000 £260,000

-----------------------------

Obviously, you could write a book about the above.

My verdict?

Only Wenger.

Only Wenger in the entire history of world football could do this.

His ideas are not appropriate to a club of Arsenal's size.

A workaholic and a polymath, Wenger did 30 years work in 16 years to build Arsenal up to the point where it got too big for him and he was doing far too many jobs and had far too much power.

Arsenal outgrew Arsene as he pursued his obsession with kids, which failed and failed and failed again. But still he kept adding to his gigantic squad of overpaid youngsters who will never make a career at this club.

What a fantastic and incredible farce ! He's done so much damage.

You could not make it up.

What's up gooners are you guys ready for another defeat. Van Der Vart always at his best when we play you guys and he'll most likely score. What do you guys reckon?

mobf:

How come VDV always beats the fitness test when it's time to play us? and he'll definitely be a handful today,

Wenger refused to buy him. I guess he always wants to showoff (to Wenger) whenever there's a derby.

Battle stations gooners. . . .tenhutt!!

I know we're battered and wounded, busted and disgusted, but this is the old enemy we're talking about.

Go out there and give it 100% and we'll support you regardless of the end result.

Come on you Red and White Army!!

debosky:

Battle stations gooners. . . .tenhutt!!

I know we're battered and wounded, busted and disgusted, but this is the old enemy we're talking about.

Go out there and give it 100% and we'll support you regardless of the end result.

Come on you Red and White Army!!

In timid voice: Gunners Awooo!!!

Gervinho and Ox on the bench? Anyhoo, Arsenal will beat Spurs blackish bluish!

ritchboy:

Gervinho and Ox on the bench? Anyhoo, Arsenal will beat Spurs blackish bluish!

I will be so pleased, even if that's we achieve this season

debosky:

Battle stations gooners. . . .tenhutt!!

I know we're battered and wounded, busted and disgusted, but this is the old enemy we're talking about.

Go out there and give it 100% and we'll support you regardless of the end result.

Come on you Red and White Army!!

haha   This man is still here supporting jagba jantis. By the tima baba Wenger finish with una na Alexander Hleb go dey come back from retirement to "help" Arsenal with a few appearances. Una battle station wey no get armor. shior!! Na catatpult Redknapp go take dismantle the whole sehrenren , , 

Krayola:

haha   This man is still here supporting jagba jantis. By the tima baba Wenger finish with una na Alexander Hleb go dey come back from retirement to "help" Arsenal with a few appearances. Una battle station wey no get armor. shior!! Na catatpult Redknapp go take dismantle the whole sehrenren , , 

I swearra God, NL is populated by wicked men

I dey laff o!!!! Hehhehehhhehehehe

e don happen! penperen!

I dont think Redkanpp got this lineup right

He needs to drop one striker for a midfielder. Its making Arsenal dominate the midfieldwith more men in there

I dey laff o!!!!! Hehhehehehehehehe

Amusing. Y do I like punishment like dis?
Why am I watching this?


When u watch this team, u begin to think there is truth in those claims that there is no defensive coaching or training in this team. That was the third time that situation that resulted in the pen happened.

Wenger is truly a miracle worker o.

4llerbuntu:

Amusing. Y do I like punishment like dis?
Why am I watching this?


When u watch this team, u begin to think there is truth in those claims that there is no defensive coaching or training in this team. That was the third time that situation that resulted in the pen happened.

Wenger is truly a miracle worker o.

Per's loss' had a bigger impact than i thought.Forget the noise about his lack of pace,he sees the problem before it happened.The gaping hole in that defense is ludicrous.Vermaleen plays like someone who's forgotten how to man the CB position and gets pulled out easily,Kos seem to have lost his composture since his 'twin' brother got injured.

This team needs Chelsea to lose his cojones totally to qualify for 4th position.

I think wenger has been very unfair to benayoun. He ought to have had more games.

EXPERIENCE COUNTS MAN. EXPERIENCE COUNTS

4llerbuntu:

I think wenger has been very unfair to benayoun. He ought to have had more games.

EXPERIENCE COUNTS MAN. EXPERIENCE COUNTS

Who needs Arshavin?

nothing more than a win and we are getting it.

Gervinho for benayoun will produce one more goal methinks

Totteham are 7points from 5th. They got manure, shiteh and shekpe to play! Hmmn, shame if their best season and squad end up at 5th !

My prayers no work so Kongrats gayners. Very Gud win!

Thank yu boiz. Back in 4th, North London supremacy reestablished and a free lunch this week courtesy of the office scummy who who was confident enof to bet with me that they would win.  

4llerbuntu:

Totteham are 7points from 5th. They got manure, shiteh and shekpe to play! Hmmn, shame if their best season and squad end up at 5th !

Oh! To see potatoes on roast . . . . . . . delish . . . . . . . delightful

Gervinho and Ox on the bench? Anyhoo, Arsenal will beat Spurs blackish bluish!

Hehehe, i expected Spurs to get rimmed cos they were starting to believe their own hype and "favourites" tag.

They are much more dangerous as underdogs.

Like I said, give 100% and we'll back you till the end. . . .not even phantom penalties by that bald Arrow called Mike Dean could stop the juggernaut today.

It's games like this that remind me why I support the Arsenal.

With any luck Spurs start a terrible decline to ensure we celebrate St Totteringham day this year. 

debosky:

[b]Like I said, give 100% and we'll back you till the en[/b]d. . . .not even phantom penalties by that bald Arrow called Mike Dean could stop the juggernaut today.

It's games like this that remind me why I support the Arsenal.

With any luck Spurs start a terrible decline to ensure we celebrate St Totteringham day this year.

You did, sir