The English Football Thread

04-06-2014, 02:43 PM

You're talking about actual world class strikers, there are only a very small handful of them anyway but surely Arsene could have got someone half decent in.

Man. City got Negredo for £16m. Tevez left Man. City.

**Goofle** · 04-06-2014, 02:50 PM

You named Negredo but he went to City, so he wouldn't be an option anyway. Tevez not an option because of his profile. We tried damn hard to sign Suarez and only didn't because Liverpool stuck to their guns and did superbly to keep hold of him.

But like I said, I am not on Wenger's side on this issue. The lack of a striker being signed in the summer or in January has potentially cost us Top 4 (I think the injuries themselves would have ruled out the title, even with somebody like Negredo) and he should be held accountable.

If we win the FA Cup and then go and sign a proper World Class striker in the summer, next season could potentially be everything we perhaps misguidedly hoped for this season. And I think Wenger has earned the chance to manage the club when funds are actually available to him.

04-06-2014, 03:04 PM

Wilfried Bony is a good one. One of the hottest properties in Europe, touted as the replacement for Benteke if he would have left.

Swansea nabbed him for £12m from Vitesse.

David Villa - Atletico, about £2m

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**Goofle** · 04-06-2014, 03:21 PM

Neither would have been good enough really.

Trollheart · 04-06-2014, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Christian Benteke

Margaret Aspinall lost her son at Hillsborough and is now a Hillsborough campaigner, probably most known for being the most vocal critic of safe standing.

Those pictures are taking the piss out of the grieving that starts during the first weekend of April every year.
Yes the Hillsborough references are tight but it's funny too.

This year for Hillsborough, all kick offs are being postponed by 6 minutes as it was 3:06pm when the match stopped.

Man. United are playing their 2nd leg vs Bayern Munich in 2019 (in five years) as a mark of respect to the Heysel victims.

Tell me I read that wrong. I did, didn't I? You're definitely not laughing at the tragedy of Hillsboro? No, you couldn't be. There's no humour in that, ironic or not.

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Originally Posted by Goofle11

We absolutely did need to sign Ozil. Look how poor we are without him. We needed a striker more, but we still needed that creative midfield player.

And even if we did sign a striker in January (and there's absolutely no way we would be able to bring in a Costa/Balotelli in January, so it would have been a Klose/Ba) then we would still be without Ozil, Ramsey, Walcott and Koscielny. Hard to deal with that.

What the heck happened to Ramsey? His renaissance seems to have just fallen totally flat. Thought he was the man who was going to save Arsenal's season??

Thoughts on the Liverpool game? One allowed goal that should not have been for West Ham, one penalty that looked dodgy for Liverpool. Scales balanced? Is Gerrard one of the best penalty takers in England?

04-06-2014, 05:42 PM

I don't think Hillsborough is funny but I do think those pics are funny. S'nuffin.

**Goofle** · 04-06-2014, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

What the heck happened to Ramsey? His renaissance seems to have just fallen totally flat. Thought he was the man who was going to save Arsenal's season??

Well, err... he has been injured for a few months.

04-07-2014, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Thoughts on the Liverpool game? One allowed goal that should not have been for West Ham, one penalty that looked dodgy for Liverpool. Scales balanced?

Yes in this case.

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Is Gerrard one of the best penalty takers in England?

One of? Definitely. The ones he's been scoring this season have been textbook pens while under pressure.

Ricky Lambert is up there, Lampard has a good technique. Leighton Baines always seems to score them.

I would say van Persie is probably still the best to be honest.

**Goofle** · 04-07-2014, 01:52 PM

Lambert is on 39/39 (definite 100% record, not sure on the number) in terms of penalties.

04-07-2014, 02:19 PM

At Southampton yeah, I looked it up earlier. He's missed pens before that.

It's hard to argue with that record tbh but I just like van Persie's technique and execution, it's perfect (I know he missed one being cute and one in the 8-2 but fuck it).

Spurs just gone 2-1 up so looks like that's it for Sunderland. Sherwood has one of those faces you just want to smack.

04-06-2014, 02:43 PM	#5291 (permalink)
Cuthbert Guest Posts: n/a	You're talking about actual world class strikers, there are only a very small handful of them anyway but surely Arsene could have got someone half decent in. Man. City got Negredo for £16m. Tevez left Man. City.

04-06-2014, 03:04 PM	#5293 (permalink)
Cuthbert Guest Posts: n/a	Wilfried Bony is a good one. One of the hottest properties in Europe, touted as the replacement for Benteke if he would have left. Swansea nabbed him for £12m from Vitesse. David Villa - Atletico, about £2m .

04-06-2014, 05:42 PM	#5296 (permalink)
Cuthbert Guest Posts: n/a	I don't think Hillsborough is funny but I do think those pics are funny. S'nuffin.

04-07-2014, 02:19 PM	#5300 (permalink)
Cuthbert Guest Posts: n/a	At Southampton yeah, I looked it up earlier. He's missed pens before that. It's hard to argue with that record tbh but I just like van Persie's technique and execution, it's perfect (I know he missed one being cute and one in the 8-2 but fuck it). Spurs just gone 2-1 up so looks like that's it for Sunderland. Sherwood has one of those faces you just want to smack.