I love the idea that Newcastle fans are delighted that they ‘have got their club back’.

Oh no they haven’t.

Great news. Very many congratulations.

Great news, Rich! I look forward to reading Isabelle's analysis of our midfield options in decades to come.

Congrats mate, it really is a wonderful time you will remember for the rest of your life so try and suck in every moment as much as possible.

Congrats and thanks for sharing that great news with us. All the best.

Congratulations Rich.

Lovely news Rich. Congratulations.

Left or right footed?

Congratulations, Rich. I look forward to you moaning about refs in the middle of the night now

Gosh. Quite amazing footage from the Andorra stadium where England are supposed to be playing tomorrow. Lucky that nobody has been injured.

Fantastic news Rich, many congratulations to you and your other half.

Maybe the title was not completely accurate, I don't know but the fouling in the replay was insane. Where the eff was the ref?

This game was interesting. There were more than a few close calls.

Thank you - you have answered Bernard's question for me - I believe the BBC had helicopters flying above Cliff Richard's home as the police arrived to question him. The subsequent BBC pay out to him suggests that it was not a case of brilliant investigative journalism, but more about an improper police/media link over the raid. Sad to say the BBC I grew up with is a poor shadow of its former self.

Wonderful news - many congratulations to you all.

Beautiful Rich. All the best. Isabelle sounds like a winner already.

Great news and congratulations to you and your partner.

Many, many congratulations Rich.

Congratulations Rich!

Hindsight is 20/20 and there was no way to know the future but had we stayed with Martinez, we would have saved ourselves time and money, no? Well, maybe not money since we presumably got a fee as well.

Funny how things work out. Can't see Leno staying.

Fury vs Wilder III. I have always been a boxing fan. Philly is known in America or at least in boxing circles as a 'boxing town' with some of the best boxers in history. In modern times, Bernard Hopkins, Joe Frazier, Meldrick Taylor, and many others. Sylvester Stallone wrote Rocky being from Philly for that very reason. All of us boxed as teens. Most of us, including myself giving up the sport fairly quickly haha...it was just what you did. But you learned a lot about yourself.

Anyway, Fury is a fairly heavy favorite and deserves to be so. The way I see it Fury should win. Comfortably, if I'm honest. Wilder has 2 things going for him. The undefinable hunger for redeeming himself. Frazier beat Ali the first time on hate. Yes, Ali was off for 3 years but Frazier was going to die in the ring before letting Ali win because of how Ali talked about him, calling him a gorilla in the wake of the '60s. Wilder may have some of that drive in him that may help him overcome deficiencies to redeem himself at all costs. He has a great punch. He only needs to connect squarely once as in the first fight. How Fury got up, I have no idea.

Anyway, in the comment section I notice that most Americans are cheering for Fury. It's puzzling. In a country that is very nationalistic to the point its a detriment, I find it odd. If both fighters were fighting in the Olympic final they would all be cheering for Wilder. Same thing when Mayweather fought McGregor, most American fans were cheering for McGregor. Again, a head scratcher.

I cheer for anyone I have a connection to. If they are from Philadelphia, American, an Arsenal fan, whatever, I cheer for them.

Congratulations Rich! That’s fantastic news.

On the Football London website, I see that Arteta is concerned about Tomiyasu facing a 24-hour flight back from Australia after Japan plays a World Cup qualifier here on Tuesday. I suspect that Mikel is aware - and perhaps someone should tell Football London - that the game is being played in Japan. That's some incisive journalism there.

https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/ ... u-21810571

Thanks everyone for the best wishes and congratulations on our new arrival. I’m planning to stick Andorra v Wngland on the rb tonight to help me catch up on some sleep

Ah those were good old days you’re making me remember. First one we had no idea what we’re doing. Zero *%^@*** sleep for weeks.

Iron mate get lots of Iron. Lots of liver and spinach and Stout ! Loads and loads of stout. Keep that energy up

Southgate loves Saka doesn’t he. Struggles to pick a side without him.

Congratulations Rich to you and your Partner on your new arrival.
Enjoy!

https://www.justarsenal.com/guendouzi-c ... how/292984

Poor guy can do no right

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Well done Partey, time to score for Arsenal too

https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/ ... e-21811591

Would be funny, not, should Saliba snub us and go elsewhere

https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/ ... e-21811591

Would be funny, not, should Saliba snub us and go elsewhere

Congratulations to Arteta for winning Manager of the Month. Hope you keep it up!

It’s strange that he’s been called up to the French squad for their World Cup qualifiers, if he’s really been so poor for Marseille. France are probably many people’s idea for the best national team in world football. Why has the French equivalent of Gareth Southgate (I don’t follow international football closely enough to know his name) done that?

EDIT: Just looked up who France’s head coach is. It’s Didier Deschamps, himself a former midfielder who can only be described as having a great playing career at club and international level. Odd if he’s useless at judging midfielders. Theoretically not impossible, but seems a bit unlikely. Especially considering the current job he has been given to do.

I think Guendouzi now has that reputation where a lot of people will end up coming out with a negative opinion of whatever he does. Plenty of much more high profile players have this as well, Pogba and Luiz are two examples I can think of.
There are things pundits are using as examples to criticise Guendouzi which would be loudly prized of it were a different player with a different reputation.
That said I think it was the right time for him to move on from Arsenal, there was clearly a clash with Arteta and he was not the direction he wanted to take.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football ... a-25176405

IMO, Martinelli is a star waiting to flourish. Why he hasn't done so is a big surprise.

I think you’ve summed things up nicely Rich. Some people appear to have an agenda with Guendouzi. If his personality is as flawed as some suggest, why has he been made captain of the French Under 23 team?

The report linked above criticises him for covering all four corners of the pitch. There have been some Arsenal performances with our midfield lacking energy and work rate when my own feeling is we could have done with somebody doing that. In short, I agree with you that he gets criticism for attributes other players would get praise for.

I also agree that it’s probably time for her m to move on. The only thing that could feasibly change my mind on that is if Arteta is sacked.

Congratulations Rich.

Always great to hear good news.

Fury vs. Wilder III was a great spectacle. Not boring at all. Fury, deserved winner. Congratulations to him.
However....truth is both did well in a weak boxing era. The heavyweight division is weak and has been for some time. Neither figher (and I'll include Joshua, Klitschko, and others) wouldn't have survived against the best heavyweights of the '90s.

None of the aforementioned would have gotten past a prime, Lewis, Tyson, Bowe, Moorer, Holeyfield and possibly against the old 90s versions of Foreman and Holmes and certainly no chance of either in their prime.

I consider the 70s the greatest heavyweight era, ever. There were guys in that decade who were never champion would have been even in the '90s possibly and certainly in the new century.

People could forgive his attitude if he was a great or even a good player. He can be...at times...but no where consistent enough to be called a great player.

Keane was a piece of work but at least he backed it up on the pitch.

Look at #10 of this graphic of richest club owners.