Definitely. we have completed 13.15% of the season and have 3 more points than last season, if that continues, 22.8 more points than last season!

Obviously I'm being slightly facetious, but there is no need to underplay the importance of 4/5 wins to start the season.

dont get too excited, team coming second won both previous leagues

:lol:

:lol: that's pretty interesting

Imno is just bitter about Liverpools first 5 games last season :lol:

That's not the point. The idea is to show the continued improvement in our start to the season over the last few years after the rock bottom of the 8-2

I don't know what's worse about that pic. That somebody bothered to look it up. That the point fails across the past two seasons...or that someone was bitter enough to edit "scum" instead of Spurs each time :lol:.

Eh? :-s I'm just a Falcao fanboy :lol:


It's hard to give you guys a dose of realism.

I thought you used to be a Porto fan and then followed whoever AVB or Falcao were at after they left or something?

As for this whole squad depth debate bollocks, the only positions that you could say are looking thin at the moment are CB and ST and even then, the situation isn't half as bad as people like to make out.

So is Vaughn a bale fanboi now too :lol:

Özil and Flamini make a serious difference. Without them we wouldnt have been able to have Cazorla and Wilshere playing / covering in the forward line. Compared to a couple of years ago the squad is a good mix of youth and experience which is also a plus.

Also it makes a fair difference that the british boys are a year older and more experience and guys like Per, Arteta, Cazorla and Giroud are a year more integrated into the squad.

It'd be nice to have another striker but hopefully Giroud can play most of the season. I suspect if the injury list improves and wingers are available Wenger would probably go for Podolski or Theo before Sanogo or B52. Maybe a signing or loaner in Jan aswell?

One of the commentators last night was saying Arsenal have the most league points in 2013 which is a promising sign.

Nah, that's just Jlm trolling me.


... it works every time :twisted:

Just watched the second half after avoiding spoilers all day. Imagine beating stoke 3-1 purely on set pieces. Loving Mesut more and more every game.

I think Jack is suffering from being played on the left, but having said that he had a number of beautiful stand out touches during this game.

Gnabry actually impressed me by not looking at all out of place. Wouldn't mind seeing more of him while we have so many injured wingers. Gives us something different in the wide spots.


I think he's definitely improved alot since he left last time.
Amazing options and depth in central midfield at the moment.


Although it seems Arsene may be transitioning Sagna into a back up centerback role.
Apparently tried to sign Juanfran so we're obviously on the market for one.

I think jack is suffering from trying to much ,just like Rambo did last year , serve

Flamini warned by the FA for apparently telling Marc Wilson that if he fouled Jack one more time "I'll blind you"

What.A.Fucking.Legend.

I think some of that also has to do with Sagna being able to leave on a free at the end of the season. Same thing with us apparently being linked with Montoya.

Apart from the insane events I witnessed at KFC yesterday (check the WFMB thread), this is the greatest thing I have seen this week, this month, this year

:lol: my love for him will be at dangerous levels soon.

+1

he makes good runs that always get fouled tho. and if we keep up this set piece domination they could be very handy


Edited by beersandwich: 24/9/2013 11:58:23 AM

Let me put it this way..

Since Vieira left Arsenal, I've considered myself a relative neutral int erms of teams to support in the EPL, but kept up to date with everything immensely. I think I was just down about the club letting him go, and just didn't feel the connection for ages.

Now, every second word is Arsenal. I'm back on the train. And it is 100% all due to Flamini. His tackle in the Hotsperms game, his general demand to win games, remembering the Invincibles era and times around that, you name it. This dude has singlehandedly brought me back to the club.

Most teammates will mouth off and stand up for their mates and say stuff like that when a player is fouling. Don't see the big deal really.

Edited by busbybabe: 24/9/2013 03:27:06 PM

+1...

Do the FA throw out warnings to everyone, every week?

What does that have to do how cool you think he is for saying it?

I know for me it's more the fact that for years I've been wanting a player who would murder someone for a teammate. We've got players like Wilshere, Koscielny and Vermaelen who will get stuck in. but Flamini is the type of player who will go next level.

Actually shocked at how much we seemed to miss him. Who would've thought, the perfect replacement for Flamini would vbe Flamini :lol:

Only took you five years to find it ;)

I think he's cool because he's actually said it

It happens in every single match though, you would have to think everyone is cool because they all mouth off at each other.

Spent a few years kidding ourlseves that Alex Song could replace him.

I remember you and a lot of Arsenal fans saying Song would be a bigger loss than RVP. I want to go back and find it but would take a while.

I know I definitely said that, and will admit I was stupid for thinking so, even though neither player was the loss everyone, including Arsenal fans, thought they'd be.

It's only know, in the last year or so, I can look back and see just how far from what we needed Song was. We're much much better off in the end with him gone.

Edited by sydneycroatia58: 24/9/2013 06:46:37 PM

No, I think Flamini is cool because finally someone at Arsenal is sticking up for his teammate