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yupp and his defensive contribution is massive and unless we have Coq back we can't afford Walcott-Alexis at the same time...we are just going to be too open

Well could play walcott central and rest Giroud. Hard to make a case for sitting Giroud right now though to do that

01-14-2016 , 11:29 AM

#25377

cashy

we have welbeck

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Originally Posted by MindFckr

shaqiri is injured iirc

injury table doesn't have him listed so it probably was just a real short-term thing?

01-14-2016 , 11:36 AM

#25378

PNHH

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Originally Posted by Sugar Nut

A well known blog discussing the kinds of things we're not supposed to discuss here (but do anyways, I guess. Still probably best not linking it). Copy a paragraph of the article KW pösted into Google, and thou shalt find.

Grathias

01-14-2016 , 11:56 AM

#25379

Tall Paul

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Originally Posted by cashy

injury table doesn't have him listed so it probably was just a real short-term thing?

Hughes said in his press conference today that he's likely to miss this weekend as well.

01-14-2016 , 12:44 PM

#25380

joejoe1337

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Originally Posted by Cinarocket

I just read that Real and Athletico are banned from any transfer activities for the next 2 windows (summer 2016 and winter 2017). Now is the time to sell Mahrez for €125M. And Zidane is half-algerian too!

BBC running with it

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35313998

01-14-2016 , 02:04 PM

#25381

72off

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Aaron Ramsey Can't Stop Killing Famous People

Yesterday, Arsenal’s Aaron Ramsey scored in a 3-3 draw with Liverpool. This morning, the world learned that Alan Rickman—one of the greatest working actors, world-famous for roles like Hans Gruber, Severus Snape, and the Sheriff of Nottingham—was dead at 69. His cause of death: Aaron Ramsey, maybe.

The death certificate will list cancer, but that doesn’t mean Ramsey didn’t play a role, perhaps. There’s this theory Out There that Ramsey, an all-action midfielder with a curiously sharp nose for goal, is cursed. The main evidence for this is that Ramsey, a Welshman, is very good at soccer, and it is indeed possible to count every very good Welsh soccer player in the history of the sport up to and including Ramsey on Jason Pierre-Paul’s right hand. Being a very good soccer player of course isn’t easy. It demands sacrifice. For a Welshman, it demands grave sacrifice indeed: Ramsey goals coincide with the death of one of mankind’s rich and famous.

This may sound like so much poppycock to the motherless nonbelievers among us, but examine the evidence. Ramsey scored yesterday; Alan Rickman died today. Ramsey scored last Saturday; David Bowie died Sunday. Look for yourself:

Aaron Ramsey curse is back. pic.twitter.com/y1RX9CD8qn
— Troll Football (@TrollFootball) January 14, 2016

Another scholar has an even more exhaustive accounting of this curse, noting occurrences where Ramsey goals precede the deaths of greats like Robin Williams, Paul Walker, Ken Norton, H.R. Giger, and more.

Ramsey has scored other goals, yes, and other famous people like, say, Michael Jackson, have died in the summer, when Arsenal aren’t playing. These are valid-seeming points, but there are people Out There who would posit that this is what makes the Curse of Aaron Ramsey so fraught. There’s no telling when or where the curse will strike. If Ramsey knew that every goal he scored would lead to death, it’d be a simple matter to play all the time and never score, like Jesús Navas.

http://screamer.deadspin.com/aaron-r...ple-1752949031

01-14-2016 , 02:29 PM

#25382

Adolph Hipster

grinder

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It will certainly be interesting to see what wenger does when alexis returns, would be incredibly harsh to drop Cambell now.

01-14-2016 , 02:43 PM

#25383

Consty

resident wizard

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Panathinaikos v PAS Giannina looks fishy. Over 2.5 opened at 2.0 this morning and at HT were 1.89 with the game 0-0 and only 1 shot on target.

Interesting to see if goals are scored 2nd half.

01-14-2016 , 02:49 PM

#25384

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Campbell stepping up is a dream for Arsenal. He'll keep his place and once he regresses, Alexis will come back in and will try even harder because he now knows that there is genuine competition for his place.

01-14-2016 , 03:09 PM

#25385

kevin21

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Off topic but Seb Coe is one dodgy looking character. I'd love to see him be exposed as the Sepp Blatter of athletics.

01-14-2016 , 03:14 PM

#25386

mic_check12

Pooh-Bah

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Originally Posted by Human Halo

Are you seriously suggesting that he is going to keep alexis out of the team? Hahahahahaha

01-14-2016 , 03:39 PM

#25387

ZAIDS

it’s coming home again

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Originally Posted by kevin21

Off topic but Seb Coe is one dodgy looking character. I'd love to see him be exposed as the Sepp Blatter of athletics.

Tory. Hate to generalise but exceptions on this group.

Last edited by ZAIDS; 01-14-2016 at 03:41 PM. Reason: obvious fyp here

01-14-2016 , 03:40 PM

#25388

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Originally Posted by mic_check12

Are you seriously suggesting that he is going to keep alexis out of the team? Hahahahahaha

I don't think that Wenger will insta drop Campbell due to player morale and at the same time not rush Sanchez back. Campbell will inevitably regress and Sanchez should be 100% ready when he does.

01-14-2016 , 03:52 PM

#25389

jalfrezi

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I don't think that Wenger will insta drop Campbell due to player morale and at the same time not rush Sanchez back. Campbell will inevitably regress and Sanchez should be 100% ready when he does.

MF players can and will be rested at last, while the future of Chamberlain looks pretty dodgy given his performances this season, and if a genuine goal scorer eventually arrives it might prove Walcott's undoing (whose finishing was again woeful last night).

01-14-2016 , 04:30 PM

#25390

NicReynolds

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Time to stick Danny Ward in for the rest of the season and give him a chance. Zero reason to bring him back otherwise as he was progressing really well at Aberdeen. If mig is our keeper for the next 5 years then it's gg hopes and dreams

01-14-2016 , 04:38 PM

#25391

MindFckr

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Didnt Mignolet just sign a new 5year deal? That's not indicating Klopp is displeased with him

01-14-2016 , 04:40 PM

#25392

Adolph Hipster

grinder

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Originally Posted by jalfrezi

Theo didn't have any clear chances yesterday and in fairness to him his finishing(quite underrated imo)along with his pace are his main qualities. On current form though its Theo that should take his place on the bench.

01-14-2016 , 05:07 PM

#25393

NicReynolds

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Didnt Mignolet just sign a new 5year deal? That's not indicating Klopp is displeased with him

Not signed yet.

01-14-2016 , 05:11 PM

#25394

aoFrantic

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The future of Chamberlain is fine if he's happy being the third option in basically every position in the front 5. We always have a ton of injuries, we need someone like that. If he doesn't get better it sucks, but it's not like we couldn't use a good english squad player. I feel the same way about Chambers.

Also, remember how long it took for theo to get it from a mental perspective.

01-14-2016 , 05:44 PM

#25395

Elrazor

losing momentum

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It would be SO PLOP to shelve a £12.5m contract they had lined up based on a couple of mistakes.

Last edited by Elrazor; 01-14-2016 at 05:44 PM. Reason: right decision tho

01-14-2016 , 06:05 PM

#25396

MindFckr

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Originally Posted by aoFrantic

I feel the same way about Chambers.

Also, remember how long it took for theo to get it from a mental perspective.

Chambers is still finding his position and Ox already on his most natural one where he can use his pace (which is arguably his only attribute)...also after the 1st Plop goal yesterday I'm still not sure if Walcott is indeed quite getting it...

01-14-2016 , 06:06 PM

#25397

Falconhoof

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Does anyone have a list of celebs killed by Ramsey? Must be double figures now

01-14-2016 , 06:13 PM

#25398

DuckSauce

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Originally Posted by Falconhoof

Does anyone have a list of celebs killed by Ramsey? Must be double figures now

Robin Williams, Paul Walker, Michael Jackson, bin laden, Whitney houston, Steve jobs off the top of my head.

01-14-2016 , 06:20 PM

#25399

Cinarocket

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Robin Williams, Paul Walker, Michael Jackson, bin laden, Whitney houston, Steve jobs off the top of my head.

I remember being at my prom ball the night M.Jackson passed away and that was the last day of june and I highly doubt Ramsey scored a goal for Wales in the quarter finals of a Euro/World cup which is the only reason he could be playing in late june