Arsenal

[carmine]

Oh dear. Sanchez does his hamstring.....now it just leaves Ozil and you are really screwed.

[carmine]

Apparently Wenger said there was a worry about Sanchez's hamstring yet he still played him? Is it that your squad is that weak that he was forced into the ridiculous decision to risk his best player against Norwich?

[Chicog]

Whether it's got anything to do with his contract talks I don't know, but right now we have an injury list as long as my arm.

[smokie36]

What a pleasant surprise on my last working Monday of the year.

Thanks Arsenal!

[Chicog]

What a pleasant surprise on my last working Monday of the year.

Thanks Arsenal!

Happy to give you one of those rare moments of joy.

[Chicog]

Apparently Campbell is the only outfield player not to be injured in 2015.

I expect Wenger to tear his knee ligaments at Sunderland.

[SantiSuk]

Meanwhile on the loanee portfolio, Schezzer was dropped Saturday by Roma after having been caught smoking. 'Bout time he was given a free.

[wilai]

Apparently Campbell is the only outfield player not to be injured in 2015.

I expect Wenger to tear his knee ligaments at Sunderland.

More likely to tear the zipper on his coat I think

[jellydog]

Meanwhile on the loanee portfolio, Schezzer was dropped Saturday by Roma after having been caught smoking. 'Bout time he was given a free.

His comments about how beautiful it was to watch Barca play after they beat the stuffing out of his team likely didn't help.

[Chicog]

Apparently Campbell is the only outfield player not to be injured in 2015.

I expect Wenger to tear his knee ligaments at Sunderland.

More likely to tear the zipper on his coat I think

Not with the new super duper Puma coat

[smokie36]

Apparently Campbell is the only outfield player not to be injured in 2015.

I expect Wenger to tear his knee ligaments at Sunderland.

More likely to tear the zipper on his coat I think

Not with the new super duper Puma coat

He is getting to the age where velcro might be more advisable!

[wilai]

Apparently Campbell is the only outfield player not to be injured in 2015.

I expect Wenger to tear his knee ligaments at Sunderland.

More likely to tear the zipper on his coat I think

Not with the new super duper Puma coat

Eh??? Got a new one since the weekend has he?

http://www.101greatgoals.com/101ggvideos/lolz/sorcery-arsene-wenger-gets-outsmarted-by-coat-zipper-pre-match-v-norwich-video/

[Chicog]

Doh! There will be top level meetings at Puma HQ over that.

Of course he could always try not doing his jacket up while he's sat down.

That's another injury waiting to happen.

[wilai]

Doh! There will be top level meetings at Puma HQ over that.

Of course he could always try not doing his jacket up while he's sat down.

That's another injury waiting to happen.

Reckon Puma should take up Smokie's idea....seriously!!

Edited December 1, 2015 by wilai

[mrbojangles]

Doh! There will be top level meetings at Puma HQ over that.

Of course he could always try not doing his jacket up while he's sat down.

That's another injury waiting to happen.

Reckon Puma should take up Smokie's idea....seriously!!

Smokie told me he has velcro on his undies. Although the rest of the world call them pampers

[smokie36]

Doh! There will be top level meetings at Puma HQ over that.

Of course he could always try not doing his jacket up while he's sat down.

That's another injury waiting to happen.

Reckon Puma should take up Smokie's idea....seriously!!

Smokie told me he has velcro on his undies. Although the rest of the world call them pampers

This on the day a video of my home town was being passed around....and in it a clip of me and my dear old mum....by 1970's beanie hat was pretty cool.

Anyway I am drinking Sam Adams Boston beer mrboj....its sooo good!

[mrbojangles]

Doh! There will be top level meetings at Puma HQ over that.

Of course he could always try not doing his jacket up while he's sat down.

That's another injury waiting to happen.

Reckon Puma should take up Smokie's idea....seriously!!

Smokie told me he has velcro on his undies. Although the rest of the world call them pampers

This on the day a video of my home town was being passed around....and in it a clip of me and my dear old mum....by 1970's beanie hat was pretty cool.

Anyway I am drinking Sam Adams Boston beer mrboj....its sooo good!

9 days and I'll be on the plane too. Get em in will ya

[Chicog]

Xmas Eve. And I'm going to PP.

[smokie36]

Xmas Eve. And I'm going to PP.

I hope there's no sandstorms.

[Chicog]

Xmas Eve. And I'm going to PP.

I hope there's no sandstorms.

I hope that any time I'm going on holiday.

[mrbojangles]

Xmas Eve. And I'm going to PP.

I hope there's no sandstorms.

Where...in Pat Pong

[Chicog]

Pnomh Penh... change of scenery.

[mrbojangles]

Never been there. Always meant to have a look but not got round to it. Let us know what it's like will ya Chic

[jellydog]

Pnomh Penh... change of scenery.

Try the pizza with the herb seasoning.

[carmine]

You need to buy another midget in january, Cazorla's out for a minimum of three months!

[Chicog]

Time for the kids...

[SantiSuk]

Time for the old guy to hang his Puma jacket up and take up pigeon-fancying. Not blaming him, but his legacy's not gonna get any better for him at this rate.

Jeez - time for me to switch to watching American football. Wake me up if the injury nightmare ever gets better!

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[jellydog]

Time for the old guy to hang his Puma jacket up and take up pigeon-fancying. Not blaming him, but his legacy's not gonna get any better for him at this rate.

Jeez - time for me to switch to watching American football. Wake me up if the injury nightmare ever gets better!

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Oh, that way madness lies; let me shun that.

[smokie36]

Time for the old guy to hang his Puma jacket up and take up pigeon-fancying. Not blaming him, but his legacy's not gonna get any better for him at this rate.

Jeez - time for me to switch to watching American football. Wake me up if the injury nightmare ever gets better!

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Oh, that way madness lies; let me shun that.

Heresy on this forum!

[SantiSuk]

It was a joke!

With both Cazorla and Sanchez out for maybe 3 months I expect we will miss out on top 4 this year, that pairing being so fundamental to the engine of Arsenal. In corporate/business terms it is a significant crisis equivalent to a major product/system failure or large law suit/regulatory attack. I very much doubt that the ownership/management will address it as such - it'll be mostly in line with the Chicog prediction of 'over to the back-up then'. That's not an attack specifically on Arsenal's set-up (or Chicog), just a comment on the mentality of football as opposed to the business world it really operates in.

I don't think Stan/Arsene have the balls to spend as much as 100m in a typical thieves and vagabonds January window to address the scale of the crisis, even though that kind of money is clearly in the bank. It will colour Wenger's legacy.

Yeah - I know - calm down Santisuk. There is of course a small possibility that it is sufficiently large a crisis to knock those guys out of a 5 year plus complacency and give Wenger a chance to re-establish a real legacy. Perhaps the likes of Bielik, Reine-Adelaideand and Iwobi and maybe the odd returning loanee will prove to be instant stars (like Coquelin and to some extent Bellerin in the past 18 months). Getting through December with only one serviceable striker is going to be a real strain. God knows how we will cope with having to play the Europa as well.

Whatever happens it will be a fascinating unfolding story. It was a joke, I ain't going anywhere [but I will continue to enjoy American football as well!].

Edited December 4, 2015 by SantiSuk