Arsenal banter 5

18 Jul 2026 22:00:06
Maybe Arsenal pull out because Vini is available.

19 Jul 2026 12:46:16
Nope - sounds like Chelsea just acted faster & more determined. We wanted to negotiate & risk missing out on a key target. They just had more intent. That's all by the sounds of it.

19 Jul 2026 14:09:17
Would you really want Arsenal to spend £117m on Rogers? The price is just ridiculous. He's not even a left winger. I'd much rather us splash the cash on a Barcola-type winger. Think he'd be great in the prem. If Vini were available, I think we should move heaven and earth, bringing him in, but I would be more than happy with Barcola.

19 Jul 2026 17:14:55
Whoever we really want, we need to act with intent & get it done. Prices are stupid, but we will pay a fortune for any lw who is decent.

Barcola is a bit erratic in front of goal / end product.

I'd say put a proper bid in for the Juve lad & let's see.

Speaking to a Billa fan, Rogers is quality & will speed up our transition to attack, plus EPL tested with decent numbers. Decent age and British.

19 Jul 2026 20:58:33
£800,000 per week - provably not.

18 Jul 2026 21:14:32
Wtf I’m confused! Rice and Saka starting 👀👀. Good news, they are fit, so just Willy to maybe cover! Just hoping any injury doesn’t get worse. France taking it seriously COYG.

18 Jul 2026 22:02:03
Hi Sussex, hope you're good, mate,
It's absolutely mind boggling. Saka's too much of an injury risk to start your semi-final of a World Cup, but 3 days later you're happy to risk him for what is just a friendly.

Same with Delkers, he's carried an injury the whole tournament, take him off early n yet start him for yep just a friendly.
This clown needs sacking asap. Clever tho, win win for him. he gets paid either way. 🤷‍♂️

{Ed014's Note - does my nut in what an absolute clown Tuchel is.

Now Deckers has scored a beauty maybe he can take him off for Dan Burns! 🤦‍♂️😂

18 Jul 2026 23:03:38
😂 14, hope you n the loved ones are all good, my man.
It's bananas, innit. Never trust a geeza with the same barnet as Prince Andrew. 🙂‍↔️ Nope. 😂
Play the English players of the English Premier League champions, n look what happens. 🤷‍♂️ It's Arsenal vs France, by the looks of it.

{Ed014's Note - all good thanks JE, likewise for you and yours mate.

Defo never trust anyone with a dodgy barnet! 😂

Some great football by our boys! Let’s get them all a nice break and back raring to go against Coventry.

19 Jul 2026 07:50:17
Hi Jegooner, all good here! I was doom and gloom a few days ago regarding Saka and Declan, but Saka says he's fit, and Declan played like he can, so it was probably the bug that laid him up for three days. L'Equipe say Saliba's back is not as bad as first thought, at least not any worse.

We'll be bang ready for Cov! £117 mill for Rogers, 85-100 mill for Bruno, and £130 mill for a player who wants Barca? Step away, Arsenal, from all three. COYG.

19 Jul 2026 18:14:35
You ok, 14? How's the wife doing?

{Ed014's Note - all good thanks Mal and she’s doing great, how about you bud, you feeling better?

19 Jul 2026 23:41:24
A lot better, mate.

Looking forward to the new season.

And that champions badge going on the shirt.

18 Jul 2026 20:15:25
Rogers seems to be going to Chelsea. I wonder who we are after.

18 Jul 2026 21:06:21
Ornstein saying we didn't put any official bid in for Rogers because they knew Chelsea was going to give Villa almost what they wanted.
Plus Chelsea gave Rogers a 6 year contract with an option of a further year.

19 Jul 2026 08:18:24
Fair enough, that is a lot of money for him. I trust our club, so I'm not worried about not getting him.

18 Jul 2026 19:13:34
Rogers going to Chelsea.
£117 million.
Well we move on.

18 Jul 2026 20:14:00
I bet we were never in for him, Billy.

18 Jul 2026 20:19:04
Absolutely move on. £117m 😂 Yet again, they've been mugged off. £65m Gordon starts over him for England. You'd probably get Krav from PSG for that kinda money.

18 Jul 2026 16:44:51
Also keep an eye out for Cardiff City's young CAM Axel Donczew.

18 Jul 2026 16:25:30
Surely we should be looking at Vini Jnr! Talk is he’s available and Man Utd are in for him ifs he’s available he should be priority for me! Big player won Everything football has to offer! He’s a game change!

18 Jul 2026 15:38:02
So we are looking at just 15m for Jesus - guess paying him 265k per week wasn’t the smartest decision. Paying the likes of him and Kai 280k PW is very questionable.

Looks like we will clear our decks and refresh. Need to be careful as next season will be tough after a long season and no breaks for a number of players..

18 Jul 2026 16:05:35
Chill bruvva.

We're going to be just fine.

Bring on the season.

18 Jul 2026 16:42:23
Hi Mark, I can't wait for the new season either. Loads to look forward to, and absolutely nothing to worry about. Well, nothing that worrying will make any better than simply taking the season as it comes will.

18 Jul 2026 17:00:03
Hey John, mate, you ok?

Still buzzing.

I don't get it.

18 Jul 2026 17:58:09
Yeah, all good here, thanks Mark, and hope it's the same with mate.

I'm excited about the new season and what it might have in store for us, especially given the fact we've now got that really big trophy win behind us and that nearly men label well and truly off our backs.

Reason to feel excited and positive look plentiful to me, and I'd have to dig really deep to try and find something worthy of worrying about, mate, so why bother with all the effort of even trying to do something so negative to ourselves, mate. 👍

18 Jul 2026 18:29:14
Totally agree with you, John, mate.

All good here in the Emerald Isle.

Up, up, and away we go.

18 Jul 2026 11:48:00
Welcome to the club Upson.

17 Jul 2026 16:48:11
Just read that Tuchel has apparently said that it's in the English players DNA to bottle it.
I think Sally could be right about him losing the dressing room.

18 Jul 2026 09:52:53
Hi Bill, I think the England players themselves have developed the same fearful mentality that seemed to take hold within our own team after so many years without success.

England and Arsenal seem to have been on very similar journeys in recent years, after having spent so many years out of contention. Both teams suddenly found themselves back in the big time, competing at the highest level again, but also consistently coming up short at the business end of the season/tournament. I think the very same loss-aversion mentality that consumed our players, and caused them to automatically defend when they went ahead in games, has consumed the England team too.



I thought the England players themselves automatically sat back after they went ahead on Wednesday, just as they did in the Euro finals under Southgate, and both England managers, as with Arteta himself at times, simply made substitutions that suited the way the players themselves had collectively decided to play anyway.

Hopefully after finally getting over the line last season, our players will have overcome that loss-aversion mentality, and we will see them play without that heavy burden of fear next season. 👍 As for England, well, they still have to find a way of winning something first before they get the opportunity to move forward too.

{Ed025's Note - spot on that for me G62..

18 Jul 2026 15:35:29
Let's hope so, & let's hope we figure out corners can't save us also.

18 Jul 2026 10:43:32
Hello John mate, absolutely agree with Ed 25, you have got it spot on.
Take care John mate👍👍

16 Jul 2026 13:04:00
If Big Will out for few months. Wonder if Stones would be worth a punt. Free agent. Between him and Mosquera could fill the void.

16 Jul 2026 14:29:02
Would much rather Fury and Hincapie covering Ramsgate! How many cb do clubs need? I guess if Fury and Hincapie are covering left back alone, we'd need more. Could be a rough start to the season if Dekkers and Willy out.

Could speed up Bruno, I guess. Don't get me wrong, if in as cover, and it is deemed we need cover, then could do worse than Stones. He was used to sitting on the bench at C£ty. COYG.

16 Jul 2026 17:12:36
* And Saka COYG.

17 Jul 2026 17:32:02
Sussex, completely agree with Fury and Hincapie filling in. But, with those 2, and big Gabs all being left footed, not sure that's what Arteta would want ideally. So for me, Mosquera 1st option, but he'd need back up.

18 Jul 2026 16:21:55
Fair point, Ramsgate, and I do rate Mosquera! COYG.

16 Jul 2026 09:41:43
England play Argentina at rugby on Saturday.
Funny how sport throws up these things.