Arsenal Banter

20 Oct 2025 07:39:36
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19 Oct 2025 20:02:05
Never really perused the Liverpool pages till funding mentioned it here a few weeks ago.

They have a couple of posters that seem to really really dislike the Arsenal, and that's ok. But they say the most ridiculous things and I can't help take a little (maybe more than a little) pleasure in the fact that they're struggling.

#hadtogetthatoffmychest #COYG.

20 Oct 2025 03:34:45
Things have changed a tiny bit in that some acknowledge we have good players now. Last time I checked a month or two ago, I saw claims not a single Arsenal player would make it into the Liverpool team.

20 Oct 2025 08:35:56
I saw a couple say that just yesterday. That not a single Arsenal player would get into the Liverpool team. I find that extremely hard to believe and digest. It reeks of sour grapes.

20 Oct 2025 19:55:19
Would have said Allison but on balance Raya due to injury situations, then only Isak and Ekitike. Even then I’m liking Viktamin C Gyorkeres . Win lose or draw we go with who we have and I’m very happy with that
#alemonhowverydareyou COYG.

21 Oct 2025 06:20:07
Ekitike looks like an excellent player. Can't fathom why they dropped him to squeeze an off the pace Isak in. I'd have Ekitike, Gakpo and Gravenberch probably.
Excited to see what Gyökeres will bring to the table though like you Sussex, we haven't had a wrecking ball like him up top in decades.

19 Oct 2025 19:40:08
So Liverpools Man City 24/ 25 tribute act continues to look more and more like the real thing.

Wasteful upfront and woeful at the back. Obviously there's still time for them to snap out it but all opponents will fancy their chances against them right now.

20 Oct 2025 00:53:40
From 5 points behind to 4 ahead in only 3 games, a lovely early plot twist.

20 Oct 2025 17:19:58
Absolutely SW mate 👍 long way to go of course but things are looking extremely good for us as things stand 🤞🤞🤞.

19 Oct 2025 07:39:33
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18 Oct 2025 19:59:09
Well deserved 3 points away from home. really looking forward to when we really start to click going forward I feel it's not too far away. on the penalty decision I can see why it wasn't given but think var and ref both overlooked the fact that the first bit of contact by Kevin which was definitely inside the area was his knee on saka's thigh which caused saka to loose his balance whilst trying to cut inside. they concentrated to much on if Kevin touched the ball or not and totally missed knee on thigh contact. but hey we won away whilst not being at our best. take the win,3 points and go again. still plenty of room for improvement on our behalf. COYG/ VTH. 🔴⚪️❤️.

18 Oct 2025 20:57:50
Defenders ( and football itself) union never a penalty Gabi. Eze was lazy today, we were average but always likely winners. If Gyorkeres is a lemon ( I like him and his industry, goals will come) then Beto and even DCL who you punted a little while ago to do a job for us Ed25 then they are fecking lemon tree orchard!
Forget Leeds who were in Championship then we got 7 points from our fixtures last season whilst this season we have 16. Gyorkeres may not be Haaland but he has played nearly all those games. Maybe we did need a striker and viktor may not score 20plus but with him we are nine points better off COYG.

{Ed025's Note - in the end its just my opinion SUSSEX, you are right about Beto and Barry is even worse, my shout about DCL being an option for you was because he was on a free and you needed a target man mate, mark my words on Gyokeres though mate...if its yellow..looks like a lemon and tastes like a lemon...then its usually a lemon, as i say you have a very good squad but i never thought i would say "come back Kai all is forgiven", i really hope you win the league but i feel scoring goals will still be a major problem..

18 Oct 2025 21:39:13
As they say Ed025 styles make fights! Haaland has scored two thirds of City’s goals and they’ve scored more than us. He is a goal machine. Yet we are top mainly because our defence is top notch! It could be argued if Haaland gets injured C£ty won’t score anywhere near as many goals but take two of our defenders out such is the squad depth Hincapie, Mosquera, White etc would still be a very strong defence. When C£ty beat us to title unfortunately for us Foden scored a bucket load . Going to be a rollercoaster as always and Pool may turn it around quickly! Rarely does one player make such a difference, put Haaland in ours, Pool or Chelski and that team wins the league! Shows how poor C£ty were last season. Was going to say Spuds but that’s positively ridiculous COYG Do strikers win titles or does defence? Guess we’ll find out.

{Ed025's Note - your defence is excellent SUSSEX and even your back-ups are top notch and thats a big advantage over the others, Pool and city are stronger up top and will score more goals for sure and there is not much between the midfields imo, them 2 have better keepers i would say and its going to be fine margins as to who actually takes the title mate, but im saying City will be a poor 3rd..

18 Oct 2025 23:35:28
Top of the table and we all agree we are not yet at our best, exciting thought for us but must be a very scary thought for our competition and their fans.

19 Oct 2025 07:59:30
Very true 62 - but we need to find that gear and Viktor his boots very soon. Great to be top but Liverpool will come out of this patch soon. City are there also. We don’t have 3 months nor does Viktor - as I said. Top of the League - well done as I’ve said before.

19 Oct 2025 09:42:37
Hi SY mate, no offence but i genuinely think your looking too far ahead and finding things for yourself to worry about mate.

As things stand we have the best squad we've had in a very long time. We are top of the table and most people Arsenal fans, neutral fans and pundits agree we are still currently playing within our capabilites rather punching above our true weight which surely has to be good news rather than something to worry about

Obviously the things you say about Liverpool, City and us have the potential to become a reality but equally they have the very same potential to join life's very long list of things that people worried about and predicted throughout history that never actually happened.

As Winston Churchill once said " in life's steeple chase, we can only ever truly jump each fence as we come it " and surely you wouldn't argue with Winnie, would you 😊😊😊😊.

19 Oct 2025 10:48:29
Ordinary performance but a great result!

19 Oct 2025 04:39:20
I think our midfield is better at defending ed but agree that we're going to get outscored by most other good teams. I think we had to go for a striker from somewhere and after the criticisms about faffing about near the box, I get why Arteta went for someone as direct as Gyokeres. I think he'll come good eventually, needs to work on his touch mind you.

{Ed025's Note - i hope he does Wire, he was very good in the Championship and also in Portugal but this is the Premiership mate and there are no easy rides..

19 Oct 2025 15:52:08
Hi Sussex hope alls well. if you watch the not given penalty call from yesterday’s game as saka cuts inside. Kevin catches saka’s thigh with his knee which takes saka off balance had that not have happened saka would have been able to be in one off his favourite positions on the pitch. inside edge of box ready to unleash trade mark left footed curler goalwards. saka is travelling at pace slight knee to thigh is more than enough to send you off balance. I can see why people may think the fact Kevin does get a foot to the ball and don’t believe it was a penalty. because he did get a foot to the ball. but only a split second after the leg that said foot is connected to clearly caught saka’s thigh. there was no other reason for saka to go down when he clearly knew he was about to get a shot away on goal. (this is only my humble opinion buddy) . and admittedly would have thought it was harsh if it had happened the other way round and Fulham had got a penalty but would have accepted it because there was enough contact to warrant it. but like I said yesterday. alls well that ends well. we take the 3 points and move on. knowing that even when we aren’t playing too great we are still clocking up the wins… wait till really click up front. COYG/ VTH 🔴⚪️❤️.

19 Oct 2025 18:40:08
I disagree with you Ed025 - said it a few weeks ago but I think its between us and City, Liverpool are a mess.
Your assessment on gyok may unfortunately prove more reliable, but there's plenty time for the lad and having not spent 120m on him we do have room for future additions.

{Ed025's Note - mine is just an opinion SirW, and i think Liverpool finish above City myself mate, things can change very quickly in this game..

19 Oct 2025 23:19:53
No offence taken at all 62 and I love hearing your view. We both know we need to kick on, that we are not clicking yet however top of league albeit after a small number of games. I’m not worried just stating we need to find 4th and 5th gear pretty soon.

Hope you are good 👍.

20 Oct 2025 00:26:48
I would like us to play kai and jesus. We should play to our strength two seasons ago was our best season for a while. N we had no striker use gykroes as sub when things are not going right gykroes will offer something different. Come January hope to strengthen upfront. Until enjoy the season. Top of the table baby.

18 Oct 2025 19:49:48
Well done boys - tough game to watch

We really need a striker option off the bench. # 1 priority in Jan. Kai and Jesus aren't the goal threat we need off the bench. Need a hungry quick striker.

At least Viktor had a few efforts on goal. Need to see him in the middle more and making better and more runs - then moan you ain't getting the ball. You need to step it up son. We wanted a 20 plus goal a season striker not over your contract.

Another clean sheet and squad depth showing its importance.

Was Eze even on the pitch today?

Anyway - well done. Didn't play great, away from home, clean sheet and 3 points. Now we need to start playing great.

{Ed025's Note - you never played very we well SY but a win is a win mate, Fulham are no push over and will take points off some good sides, you do have probably the best squad depth in the league and that will be crucial in the latter part of the season i feel, but let me enlighten you...Gyokeres is a lemon im afraid..

18 Oct 2025 20:10:28
First game back after the international break and 3pts from a difficult away fixture. Not pretty but very effective.

Another clean sheet and Noni Ode Kai and Jesus all all to come back at some point during the long season ahead. After a very cautious start to the season everything is looking positive ✨️.

18 Oct 2025 21:08:52
Its still early days for VG, we are still adjusting to accommodate him and he is still trying to adjust to fit in with us. He has until Kai is fit to just keep working hard and giving it all he has. Obviously if he isn't firing on all cylinders by the time Kai is fit he should and will have to drop to the bench for a while until his chance comes again. Let's wait and see how it plays out for him with us.

18 Oct 2025 21:19:48
Thanks Ed - I’m not convinced by Viktor but many on here seem to love him. Hopefully he gets a few goals and see if he kicks on. Kai isn’t the answer nor is Jesus. Shame we didn’t go all out and buy a proper fast deadly striker. Hope we sort that in Jan but we will probably address in 3 years 😂.

{Ed025's Note - i was hoping that Gyokeres would be the answer SY but in my eyes hes just not, the Portugese league seems very weak which is confirmed by the fact Amorim was a managerial god there, i do believe you have a very good chance of the league though mate because of your strength in depth..

18 Oct 2025 21:27:08
A lemon is a bit harsh. Not suited to our style of play? Maybe. But I can't agree with your assessment of him being a lemon. We've seen much better players come to the EPL and not settle. That didn't make them bad players.

{Ed025's Note - i have nothing against the guy Sharpey but i just dont think hes the right fit mate...just an opinion of course, nothing would give me more pleasure than to see him banging in goals every week...but i do know my onions..

18 Oct 2025 21:33:51
Chill out everyone. There’s a long way to go and Gyokeres will come good.
Last season we would’ve lost a few of these starting games if it wasn’t for the excellent recruitment from the club.

18 Oct 2025 21:46:40
I’m interested Sy as to who this fast deadly striker is? COYG Also we are top of the league and NINE points better off than same fixtures last season! Bit of optimism wouldn’t go a miss I feel.

18 Oct 2025 23:09:14
VG hasn't hit the ground running there is no real question about that but hopefully he will come good once whe fully adjusts to us and us to him.

On the question of buying another striker in January, what if he doesn't hit the ground running either? Buy a 3rd striker in summer 26 and a 4th striker January 27 if number 3 doesn't immediately set the world on fire? 😊😊😊😊.

19 Oct 2025 20:10:45
Sometimes you need to take that gamble to win.

If you don’t buy a lottery ticket….

Better to try and fail than not try at all in my opinion. We tried not doing it 3 or 4 years ago and we know how that turned out.

19 Oct 2025 20:29:41
I’ve shown plenty optimism - give me a break there please.

If you don’t buy a ticket out of fear of not winning 62. Guess what - you don’t ever win. Intent, desire and ambition would mean fear doesn’t stop you attacking and being brave in the window. We didn’t do it 3 or 4 years ago. So be brave and who cares if he doesn’t hit the ground running. At least we had intent. That killer winning attitude is what Arteta lacks. Stop buying strikers that work hard and buy ones that do nothing else other than score.

18 Oct 2025 10:58:43
Hoping we pick up where we left off 3 points Victor on score card would be ideal.

15 Oct 2025 10:23:30
I only trust one thing in the newspaper these days:

Fish and Chips.

And even that I take with a big pinch of salt.

15 Oct 2025 12:13:22
You had me in a pickled onion there mate.

15 Oct 2025 07:39:33
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14 Oct 2025 19:27:01
People are letting fireworks off already would you believe 🤨

Our dog was so startled it almost knocked the Christmas tree over.

14 Oct 2025 07:39:39
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