Football : Season 2012/2013

Originally Posted by denphone

Arsenal draw up Szczesny replacement wish list.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/footba...medium=twitter

What Arsenal could do with is another David Seaman as Szczesny has never really lived up to this promise.

He is only 22.

[thenry]

we need a decent back up keeper. Valdes could be that.

[Shadow Demon UK]

Originally Posted by Damien

He is only 22.

Its the same with De Gea. Some people will never understand that keepers at that age will make mistakes, but in a few years they will become a lot more consistent and you will have them for 10-15 years instead of buying a new one every 4 or 5 years. I think both Szczesny and De Gea will be excellent keepers in the future and both sides would be foolish to let them go.

[Cobbydaler]

Rooney not in the line up tonight. Fergie's confirmed it's because he's always struggled when it comes to Reading...

[denphone]

Paolo Di Canio quits as manager of Swindon.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21499926

[Cobbydaler]

Reading fans chanting 'We want some Fergie time'

[Shadow Demon UK]

Originally Posted by denphone

Man City: I'm the best manager in England - Roberto Mancini.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21492663

Oh deary deary me Roberto l think its time to bring in the men with their white coats to take you away.

This made my day. 12 points behind in the league and can't win a game in Europe with unlimited funds...you're not even the best manager in Manchester mate.

[thenry]

Originally Posted by Cobbydaler

Reading fans chanting 'We want some Fergie time'

they would. comeback kings or something arent they having a record of scoring late on in games ? i only watched part of the first half then tuned out.

[denphone]

SINGLE Arsenal matchday ticket = £94.50 Bayern Munich SEASON ticket = £96.75.

http://inagist.com/all/303606893593632768/

What a rip off.

Originally Posted by denphone

SINGLE Arsenal matchday ticket = £94.50 Bayern Munich SEASON ticket = £96.75.

http://inagist.com/all/303606893593632768/

What a rip off.

First of all it it an utter rip-off. The price difference between British football and Germany is absurd and Arsenal are one of the worst for it.

However this is another case of utterly misleading figures. Yes you can get a single ticket for £94.50 for tonight but that's one of the more expensive tickets. Additionally that season ticket for Munich? That's for standing space or the physically disabled for which there are special rates at Munich. The cheapest 'normal' season ticket for Munich, which will be a seat not as good as that which the £94 single ticket at Arsenal will get you, is £256. Still dramatically cheaper but not as dramatic as that statistic shows. Additionally it's not clear if those tickets include Champions League games.

[thenry]

last night Gunners chairman Peter Hill-Wood turned on Wenger’s critics and insisted there was no way the club would axe him...

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/football/...op-at-critics/

no its you PHW that needs to be axed. Stan too. Ivan can do one as well.

[denphone]

Arsenal target summer move for Bayern Munich midfielder Luiz Gustavo.

http://www.goal.com/en/news/596/excl...medium=twitter

Now he would be a reasonable signing.

[thenry]

Kazim-Richards is a Gooner to rub salt in the wound
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...#ixzz2LIIrAdIq

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wage spend 2011-12: Arsenal £143m. Bayern £140m.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21491399

[denphone]

Goal-line technology gets 2014 World Cup go-ahead.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21505488

About time too.

[thenry]

oh yeah. those extra officials behind the goal line are useless even during normal play. ive only noticed a few times that they have actually come to good use. most of the time they do sod all.