https://www.derryjournal.com/sport/football/jordan-mceneff-hoping-to-capitalise-on-arsenal-s-coaching-shake-up-1-8604658

Could there be a world class Arsenal player in the near future? After all this time.

Quite interesting comment on the Čech distribution thing

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45402149

...As a shot stopper and blocker of the ball he has been outstanding this season and saved us several times...

didn't know we had anybody in the squad called Massive Wanker.

Yes, he has, and continues to prove John Terry's case that he will earn many points in a season. For the years after Jens left we had such moderate keepers it was almost like playing with ten and a half men. Arsene finally saw sense and brought in a class act in Čech. He was brilliant at Chelsea, and very good with us, without ever having to do what he is being asked to do now. If Dick was in charge of the England cricket team he'd have Jimmy Anderson bowling leg breaks.

I agree with you both. Čech has had too much criticism this season.

For all the clamour to bring Leno in nothing I have read about him convinces me he is a massive upgrade on Čech.

Because it's not how most people pronounce it?

didn't know we had anybody in the squad called Massive Wanker.

And this ...

"The English are feeling the pinch in relation to recent events in Syria and have therefore raised their security level from "Miffed" to "Peeved." Soon, though, security levels may be raised yet again to "Irritated" or even "A Bit Cross." The English have not been "A Bit Cross" since the war in 1940 when tea supplies nearly ran out. Terrorists have been re-categorized from "Tiresome" to "A Bloody Nuisance." The last time the British issued a "Bloody Nuisance" warning level was in 1588, when threatened by the Spanish Armada.

The Scots have raised their threat level from "Pissed Off" to "Let's get the Bastards." They don't have any other levels. This is the reason they have been used on the front line of the British army for the last 300 years.

The French government announced yesterday that it has raised its terror alert level from "Run" to "Hide." The only two higher levels in France are "Collaborate" and "Surrender." The rise was precipitated by a recent fire that destroyed France 's white flag factory, effectively paralyzing the country's military capability

Italy has increased the alert level from "Shout Loudly and Excitedly" to "Elaborate Military Posturing." Two more levels remain: "Ineffective Combat Operations" and "Change Sides."

The Germans have increased their alert state from "Disdainful Arrogance" to "Dress in Uniform and Sing Marching Songs." They also have two higher levels: "Invade a Neighbour" and "Lose."

Belgians, on the other hand, are all on holiday as usual; the only threat they are worried about is NATO pulling out of Brussels.

The Spanish are all excited to see their new submarines ready to deploy. These beautifully designed subs have glass bottoms so the new Spanish navy can get a really good look at the old Spanish navy.

Australia, meanwhile, has raised its security level from "No worries" to "She'll be alright mate." Two more escalation levels remain: "Crikey, I think we'll need to cancel the barbie this weekend" and "The barbie is cancelled." So far no situation has ever warranted use of the last final escalation level.

Never a big fan of his...but RIP
Burt Reynolds, heart attack at 82.

Did Ramsey score tonight?

Indeed he did!

Talking of arsewipes...

David Beckham's MLS team is called Club Internacional de Fútbol Miami

You soft-in-the-head arsewipe.

Ooh, south america, oooh, pink flamingoes, ay caramba, some old shite about global values and pricks and fannies.
You absolute nosher!

Every now and then I have to puke slightly when I think of America.

*%^@, there I go generalising again. Not everyone in America has the surname Massive Wanker.

But why go to Miami. Why not do a Salford like the others from the Golden Generation, but then Lim is from Singapore and has 50%, and of course Salford suits Scholes and Neville, and Miami suits Beckham, and if that's what the people want?
But is that what the people want?

According to Spanish media, Girona's home game with Barcelona on 27 January will be played in Miami.


Would you be happy, as a Season Ticket Holder, to get free flight and accommodation for one Home/Away game per Season?

On first seeing it I was fuming, but my new medication must be working, as then I imagined looking at it as a week-end break.
You could get up on the Saturday morning, eat breakfast at home, fly to Miami or somewhere equally exotic with the plane full of Season Ticket Holders, check-in at the Hotel, and then make your way leisurely to the game on Saturday evening, before enjoying a night down-town/up-town/whatever takes your fancy, before back to the Hotel to destroy the bed, then an all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet with freshly squeezed Florida oranges, and just for the hell of it, I would take a do-nut and dunk it into my mug of steaming coffee, before being picked up to fly back to Europe in time for evening meal at home Sunday night, and up fresh and bright on the Monday morning.
Brilliant idea, and spreads the message of the Beautiful Game far and wide. Yeah!


Reality!
From 5 to 10 hours time difference depending on where in USA and Europe, so getting there would be easy enough leaving on a Saturday morning and getting to the game for Saturday night, but you can't get back on Sunday morning unless you leave really early...8am Sunday...and then you'd get to London in the late evening Sunday night, totally jet-lagged, with the hope that you can sleep for 8 hours now and then go to work Monday morning.

Most flights from USA to Europe go in the afternoon and arrive in Europe the next morning.
This Getafe game is Sunday afternoon, so I'm guessing the return flight will be a 9PM --> 10AM or a 10PM --> 11AM flight, so the Monday is gone.
So when would the outward flight be?
Well, Saturday morning, so that you can enjoy the afternoon and evening in Miami/wherever, of course.
So you would get a flight Saturday morning, check in PM Saturday, and then have a night and the next morning in the Hotel, check-out at 12, take all your stuff to the Stadium, then from Stadium to Airport? No, that sounds like it would be grim as well. You have to have your stuff in the Hotel while the game is on, so you're checked-in to the Hotel during game time, Sunday afternoon.
Means you sleep in the Hotel Sunday night, and fly back Monday morning, on the cheap flight back, that gets you back Home Monday night, totally furked up. But that means that you have to fly Sunday morning, and not Saturday morning.

So the trip now looks like this...

Get up Sunday morning early, make your way independently to the Airport for a flight to Somewhereshite which leaves at 7 AM.
Charter plane with 250 grumpy season ticket holders and no free alcohol on the flight. Arrival at Somewhereshite "Intérnàtiönal" Airport, and a very quick transfer to a fleet of buses to be transported 500 metres to Somewhereshite Intérnàtiönal Hotel. Herded in, given a room, told to leave your bags in the room and be ready for transport in an hour. Nothing to be taken to the game. A great chance for the Hotel to rifle through your stuff. An hour later, after not having been able to have a shower because of no hot water/water/shower you are herded onto the same buses to Somewhereshite Stadium, where you're trotted out for display to thousands of gawking locals, who will in the best case probably throw you some food, in the worst cases will throw stones, bottles, flares, etc, then you get put in the "real fans" part of the Stadium, where you have to eat the local foreign fast-food specialities and drink alcohol-free beer ( not sure, maybe alcohol, maybe ), before being transported back after the game with the buses to the Hotel, evening meal consists of a buffet of all-you-can-eat local specialities that they found somewhere Saturday night and have warmed up for you, before having to go to bed, because your flight leaves at 7 AM Monday morning, and the buses are coming at 5 to pick you up.

You *%^@*** morons!

What is happening to modern football?

Because it's not how most people pronounce it?

I for one will miss Burt Reynolds. Every American man wanted to be him during that time, rakish good looks, charm, wit and massive sex appeal. 'Smokey and the Bandit' is a classic I loved watching when it was on TV.

As you know, modern medicinal drugs comes from these herbs, etc but of course they mucked it all up by genetically altering things.

Yep. Doesn't it. I'm sorry. Couldn't resist..

Absolute, complete and utter bollocks.

No, I won't leave it.

Really, no one forces anyone to go anywhere.

Is that your contribution? Really? Who is the sad case?
Talking of "sad cases", why are you starting your comment with "God".

A Getafe supporter going to Miami in January for free, with his Club on a charter, with other ST Holders = Great fun!
Playing Barca there, Yippee! For one time! A one-off, maybe.

But if this becomes the norm? What if Arsenal play their next home game against Spurs in Beijing?
No-ones forcing anyone!

Yes they fuccking do!
Have you got a Season Ticket? Do you go to every game? Do you go away? Have you done "All the games in a Season" ?
Are supporters that go to games better than supporters who don't? Are you the same level of supporter if you live in Bhutan and like Arsenal, or if you go to every game home and away? Are you better? Who knows? Obviously not you?

Would you go to watch Arsenal if they were playing Leicester City in the Ukraine in October?
In the League. In a real game. Well, you probably wouldn't.

Oh do piss off you sad attention seeker. Haven't you sonecgrotty island in Vietnam or somewhere to visit so you can bore us all with the details? You pathetic no mark.

been told off at work have you...

I've tried St. John's Wort for depression, but I didn't like the name.

I am self employed so no. No one tells me off..................................except the missus.

Liverpool vs Tottenham match obviously an early indicator of where the challengers in the league are with respect to each other. No matter the result, its still too early to make anything of the result.