The who's who of Arsenal's missed transfer targets:

Cristiano Ronaldo

Lionel Messi

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Kylian Mbappe

Angel Di Maria

Gareth Bale

Yaya Toure

Geoffroy Kondogbia

Gerard Pique

Vincent Kompany

Didier Drogba

Samuel Eto'o

Roberto Carlos

Harry Kane

Ruud van Nistelrooy

Michael Essien

Gosh. That’s simply awesome.

Thank you so much DHD.
Very helpful.
Much appreciated.

Patrick Kluivert - one who was heavily linked with us in Arsene's early years. At the time I was very disappointed he did not join.

One thing that is clear from the documentary is that Arteta is trying to send us out every game with a high line, high energy and high tempo. So when we look sluggish it’s probably more on the players

This doesn’t sound good

https://www.mailplus.co.uk/edition/spor ... nian-mafia

Last season I have to say despite being a fan and regular listener to the Tuesday club it wound me up listening to Alan Davies make fun of Artetas assistants and coaches calling them the pit crew. It’s quite clear they have employed some smart cookies like Cuesta but also a set piece coach and others. Also it’s a complete abandonment of wenger just employing Steve Bould and other complete yes men in a skeleton crew.

Also last season we had various people talking the usual nonsense after each defeat saying we had “no recognised style of play”. All I’ll say is if anyone is stupid enough to still think this watch 7 minutes in to episode 2 and the exercise they are getting the players to perform. 2 different formations one when in possession and one out with players occupying non standard parts of the pitch. I really hope we see less ridiculous accusations from our own fans this season and agree with what roast beef said the other day that this is the most interesting side we have had for years.

Have started watching All or Nothing, Arsenal. Enjoying it.
Good to know Arteta's positive psyche despite the huge pressures. Respect

It's here! A new season starts for us!
Go Arsenal!

I think tonight’s opening game starting 11 will only have 3 players the same as the starting 11 last year. White, Xhaka and Martinelli

All seems odd. I wouldn’t expect there to be long odds against Xhaka being booked in any game.

£62m for Cucurella seems a bit mad, especially when Chelsea already have Chilwell. He's good but £62m?

That seems Chelseas's MO this summer, though, throw crazy money at every sought after player out there and see what sticks.

Looking forward to tonight, albeit with a slight worry that it might all go a bit Pete Tong.

Let's not sell yourself short here Bernardo ..... JONAH LOMU .....? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1hJyjP ... WorldRugby

Who the hell is he? I might have heard the name but didn’t know he was a New Zealand rugby player, assuming he is as you mentioned him.

If Lomu is not in a list of serial killers, or starred in the Sweeney, then your pitch will fall on stony ground.

That deserves a smiley. Probably not a huge distance from the truth either.

Seriously do you actually follow Rugby League ; with a comment like that ...... probably not .
Where was the Tigers ""offender "" supposed to run ....?????
At no time did he look around to see where Feldt was ..... so he couldn't be accused of purposefully blocking him .

He was stationed on the touchline when the kick off was made ...Where do you expect him to run ........... into the stands ???

""If justice was done "" how come the NRL came out and admitted they got it wrong and stood down the VAR plonker who made the call

Okay that's sorted out the little flea bite from Townsville ........

Cue for a wander down memory lane .

1969 I was working as a barman on South Molle Island which is / was a North Queensland tourist resort

[ actually met Mrs Kiwi there a couple of years later ; she the wanton little Pommie strumpet that she was threw herself at me and the rest is history ]

Anyway in 1969 the Balmain Tigers won the Rugby league Premiership and as a reward they were shouted a weeks holiday on South Molle .
Brilliant set of blokes Keith Outten , Peter Provan Len Killeen was a South African full back he and I had numerous debates on Rugby Union .

These guys were ultra fit drink drink drink with little effect .

One night their front row prop a bloke called Barry McTaggart a big mother 6'2" 17 stone played for Australia .... said to me I can't get pissed .

Lateral thinker me I said "" I'll mix you a Kamikaze [ invented the name on the spot ] I went around the other side of the bar ; where he couldn't log what I was doing .
Got the biggest glass I could find ...... into it went a double bacardi , double vodka , double gin . double brandy , double tequila a little vermouth added some dry ginger a dash of lemonade .... To throw him off the scent , get him thinking it was a sheilas drink I added a cherry with a plastic elephant .

He tossed the elephant to one side "" what's this sheight "" took a sip "" Hmmm not bad " then chug a lugged the whole concoction .

""Sheet that was good give me another one "" ....... he did the same with the second . Five minutes later he keeled over flat on his back ... flakers .

For tackling maybe but bookings for wasting time. Very specific

My God who would have thought watching five thousand re runs of the ""Ipcress File"" and fantasizing over Michael Caine 24 / 7 could atrophy your braincells
.... well baby I've got news for you .

Carl Lewis , Joe Montana , Usain Bolt , Roger Federer , James Dean , Jane Mansfield , Cassius Clay , JFK . Nikita Kruschev ,Mother Teresa , Ho Chi Min
Buddy Holly ...... ring any bells ?

Carl Lewis - not sure but my guess would be athlete.
Joe Montana - no idea, never heard of him.
Usain Bolt - a fast runner.
Roger Federer - tennis player.
James Dean - not sure but my guess would be actor.
Jane Mansfield - not sure but my guess would be actress.
Cassius Clay - a boxer who changed his name to Mohammed Ali.
JFK - an assassinated US president.
Nikita Kruschev - a former Soviet leader.
Mother Theresa - a nun.
Ho Chi Min - a communist dictator of Vietnam.
Buddy Holly - not sure but my guess would be a jazz musician.

Are you saying the referee sounds dodgy? The article suggests the booking had to be in the last ten minutes and the referee had already ignored a few earlier incidents of time wasting by Xhaka?

Well I suppose that is one way of describing Uncle Ho! Father of his country, overthrower of French colonial and US imperial power, journalist, poet and writer. No jazz musician...

Jamie O'Hara is paid for his football opinions. What does Jamie O'Hara think of William Saliba? Over the last three years, there are so many things that a footballing brain like Jamie O'Hara might have mulled over, and concluded, about William Saliba. Could you be Jamie O'Hara? Imagine being Jamie O'Hara.

https://tbrfootball.com/jamie-ohara-say ... od-enough/

He is an idiot. I often switch the channel when I hear him on the radio otherwise it feels like my life is slipping away.

I'm worried too. Preseason has gone too well!

Absolute tool.
How does this idiot get paid and employed.
The sight or sound of him winds me up.
Prick.

Currently watching 'All or Nothing: Arsenal', pretty good so far.

Hmm...didn't know Emile Smith Rowe's dad is a spurs fan.

Just looked James Dean up. I was right he is, or was, an actor. Died in a car crash at just 24.

Well done B for being right and letting the rest of us know - it might have escaped people's notice otherwise.

Jane Mansfield, actress, was killed in a car crash in 1967.

It probably would. He may have been famous in his day, but who would know him now?

Carl Lewis is a US track and field athlete.

Ask your friends, Bernard. I think you'll find that Mr Dean is still quite well known.

As to Joe Montana. He is a retired US football quarterback for San Francisco 49ers team.

I would suspect most have heard of Buddy Holly.

Oh of course James Dean. Star of movie Rebel Without a Cause.