I'll put my cards on the table - I'm a fan and for me that means supporting the team through thick and thin. Constructive criticism is one thing, but I see very little of it to be honest - just a lot of whinging and slagging off our players and manager. There was a quote on one thread from an opposing fan that said : An apt assessment of our board at times. Then of course there are some wums masquarading as Arsenal fans to try and stir up more negativity.......
On the subject of WUMS.If any of our fans are suspicious that anyone is masquerading as an Arsenal fans just to WUM,you can PM PISKIE Theo or myself so that we can deal with it.It is pointless getting into an argument as this is what they want
Spot on. Toughest Summer I can ever remember in the history of the club but too many are quick to criticise. I got the impression a few weeks ago that it didn't matter who AW bought, some fans were just interested in the sums of money spent regardless of whether they would improve our squad or not. £80m on rubbish would have been better than £20m on a couple of good players ? ? ?
If we PM you Cym we need to know when your siesta times are so as not to wake you or sumfink please log in to view this image On the subject of our new players, I've said often that they need time to gel. In fact if you consider that both Manchester clubs only drew last night and one of them was at home, then we gave a good account of ourselves on Tuesday. Sure Dortmund came at us but any criticism of Micky should take into account that he gave us a lot of cover too and Benny's pass to RvP nearly came good. Later gators
'On the subject of our new players, I've said often that they need time to gel' Anyone remember Dennis Bergkamps first month in English football ? He looked completely lost, them bagged two stunning goals at home to SOuthampton and the rest is history. I know that Arteta and Benayoun at 29 and 31 are unlikely to be central to the clubs plans beyond 3/4 years but The God was 26 when he joined us and went on to be the talented player I've ever seen wear the shirt. Chins up.....
Spot on Piskie, I think all things considered we've got a lot to be optimistic about. Some of the positives we saw the other night are EXACTLY what the moaners thought we were lacking last season. The ability to fight and show some spirit when things aren't going our way. As soon as we get used to playing together (something displayed in the exchange between RVP and Theo that led to the goal) and get our attacking play up to scratch I think we will improve and start getting results on a consistent basis.
Spot on Piskie. I 100% agree. Unfortunately we have too many supporters nowadays who only remember the 'glory days' of the very late 90's and early 00's.
@ jayram 1995 is a big dip into the memory but I don't remember Dennis playing that well - I remember his debut in a 1-1 draw at home to Boro and he was virtually anonymous. The point being that he took time to adjust and so will evry new signing, I'd bite your arm off for any of our newbies to be half as good as Dennis was...
Sir Dennis was pretty average nothing more until he bagged his first goal. Pires was the same his Arsenal career never really took off until he scored against Lazio in Rome.
It's like our Ole' Cym..... the lion that roared only when we began to stir him from his sleep or sumfink
XXXtended Playtime please log in to view this image Ditto the smiley Supa - did you visit the ole man?
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