No idea how this far into the season, Arsenal are only 9 points away from top 4 and with 22 games to go, it isn’t a lot. Titles have been won with similar deficit with much fewer games. Remember in 11-12, when Spurs were 13 points ahead of us for the top 4 race in February? That was one of the worst teams in Wenger’s era, save for RvP’s unbelievable performances.
Hell, utd are 2nd as of tonight and are technically challenging for the title.
This season will be very tight, and very inconsistent as was expected due to Covid. Arsenal are still a mile of really being a top 4 threat. However the fact we are not that *far* off, the club needs to do everything it can to salvage this season.
Spend in Jan
posted on 30/12/20
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51115604
We were 14 points behind Leicester City with 14 games to go and finished 4 points clear of them in the end after Fernandes signed. Sometimes just one good transfer could be the difference to the team for the season.
posted on 30/12/20
1 good signing and 20 penalties
posted on 30/12/20
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 12 hours, 23 minutes ago
The problem remains - loads of old crap on big money. Shifting that has to have some priority.
Would be cautious of spending chasing CL football this season, if the player we want isn't available then we cannot fall into the trap of "he will do".
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You mean like the vast majority of transfer windows before? It's not a "trap" we fall into by accident DJ, it's the long time active transfer spending policy of the owner. Dunno why anyone is talking about spending anyway, we already know we either won't spend any. Will hunt out some "bargain" in the owner's eyes or we'll spend the entire window in some offer short haggle to the death drama over one player. Whichever way it goes, yet another window of pitiful transfer conduct unbecoming of a top football club.
Besides that, look at Areta's squad/team choices so far FGS. When it comes to judging the ability of players, he's a complete moron who gets even absolute no brainers the whole of footy calls out, wrong. Anyone who thinks Leno was the best choice in the summer and that AMN is only worthy of the Arsenal bench (at any time let alone in this crap team), really isn't the person I want having a say over which players we buy going forward.
posted on 30/12/20
So WB2 doesn’t want Arteta to sign anyone in January, but will be p/ssed off if he doesn’t.
Balanced.
posted on 30/12/20
You read what WB2 posts? Gave up on him ages ago.
posted on 30/12/20
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 1 hour, 22 minutes ago
You read what WB2 posts? Gave up on him ages ago.
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Yeah, when the site started accommodating ads and you mysteriously became an defending advocate of ke and his transfer conduct. Two were that close, they could got married
Edited for DJ
Not accident, Kroneke spending POLICY, there'll be no decent spending and Arteta's too stupid about player ability and squad chemistry to buy the right ones even if there was.
posted on 30/12/20
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 3 hours, 46 minutes ago
You read what WB2 posts? Gave up on him ages ago.
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Admittedly his recent Arteta based material lacks the comedy value of his earlier Ozil and Kroenke period, but I dunno, every now and then when he really focuses his, seemingly external, rage he can still be mildly amusing.
Having said that I’ve no idea what ^^^^ is all about at all.
You?
posted on 30/12/20
I think he thinks I get paid for posting.
posted on 31/12/20
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 9 hours, 4 minutes ago
I think he thinks I get paid for posting.
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Question is, do you?
posted on 31/12/20
comment by 50... (U1147)
posted 1 hour, 31 minutes ago
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 9 hours, 4 minutes ago
I think he thinks I get paid for posting.
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Question is, do you?
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I just know that ads on the site coincided with DJ's sudden "Defence of all things ke," and him peddling his smoke and mirrors "Netspend" narrative. Before that, he complained that ke was a tightwad git same as everyone else.did.
I ain't saying he gets paid 50, just that that's the way it went down and it's hell of a coincidence