(The not-so-temporary quite-official) Gooner Thread

a fairly reasoned response about how he makes the game look so easy (which is incredible considering the pace and intensity of the league). There is the sticking point that he doesn't dominate games enough to make the team a genuine league winning side, and then some usual arsenal supporting stuff about signing Schneiderlein, if there is another top quality striker around, and what would have happened if the bid for Suarez had been upped to £50-60m.

Arteta, Wilshere and Debuchy back in training.

All three plus the Ox apparently aiming for the Liverpool match.

Fingers crossed we survive the international break...

Track record is poor

NB52 scored a hat trick!

Nice work from welbeck to get MOM the other day. He was almost sanchez like in his running and chasing players

Friendly vs brentford behind closed doors last night. Arteta, Wilshere, Debuchy and Diaby all played. Wilshere 1 goal + 1 assist, Diaby 1 assist and apparently played really well in his 45 mins. 

Diaby can smell that contract extension!

I really like him as a player

Obviously he has been severely unlucky fitness wise.

Fixed.

Yup same here and i think most gunners do as well but he's been rosicky like in the last few years.

Big difference there though... is anyone actually aware of what happened to Rosicky? Talk about bad luck. The guy had this rare type of injury where a tendon is torn away completely, but just happens to come back down to rest in the exact same position it was in before it tore, meaning all scans etc show no problem whatsoever. So they kept running tests and telling him everything was fine, but he was still in pain and couldn't run. It basically took a year to work out what had happened, and then they were able to start fixing him. 

Diaby however... all his injuries have been successfully diagnosed... there's just so many and theyhappen so often!

So, do you guys want Sterling?

No. Hard to see where he would get game time. 

So for him to be signed means an offloading of a current player. Not sure there is anyone one the roster I would switch out to bring him in.

Walcott will inevitably end up at Liverpool and Sterling will go and sit on Chelsea's bench or something

He's got two years left on his contract I think (maybe 18 months come the new season). He wouldn't be cheap by any means but not over the top price either. I'd say you could get him for $30m - $40m which would be a bargain for a 20 year old with his ability. He's first in passes, assists, goals and successful dribbles for LFC at the moment.

I'd swap Stirling for Walcott in a heart beat

Edit: says the guy with Walcott in his avatar :P

Please no! We already have one English player made of glass...don't need two!

Sturridge seems to have miraculously overcome his injury which kept him out of both England matches though. As has Lallana. And Sterling is apparently back after his match off too.

Giroud and Wenger EPL player and manager of the month

Arsenal v Liverpool live on TV1 tonight at 12-30am

3 points please

Liverpool can go on a tear after this game to beat  the Chq Book Chumps to 4th.

drinking whiskey with a Liverpool fan

Today's Arsenal Mascot is Jonny from Auckland NZ

How cool is that

Moneys on a 4-1 win.
COYG!

Özil you beauty!!!

Fbnaarr fnnaarr

strong 15mins please

No sniff of a comeback please.

Shutting up shop now-Flamini on

Fudgeing great game. 4 quality goals. Good team performance. 4 points off top. And to top it all of $140 odd from the TAB

7 wins in a row. Form team since January. In the FA Cup semis. Good times. 

Hopefully we keep this going, finish 2nd and win the Cup, and then keep the momentum going heading into next season and avoid another slow start.