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Supporting this club under its current ownership is a constant stream of kicks to the pods, we'll just end up like that martial arts guy from Kick Ass Moves or whatever programme he was on who can take it without flinching.

Just unforgivable to be going into this game without a leftback, it's hardly like Jose leaving has come out of the blue.

Their whole glass tinderbox squad is doubtful, but they'll put out a respectable eleven no matter what Team news: Van Persie, Vermaelen, Gibbs fit http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/team-news-van-persie-vermaelen-gibbs-fit

Didn't spot this yesterday YOSSI BENAYOUN has the choice of a move to Tottenham or Newcastle. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/3745255/Newcastle-or-Tottenham-for-Yossi-Benayoun.html

If we have to play Perch at leftback I'll be sick as a parrot.

Let's not lose sight of what's important, is he likely to play for them early enough to be worth putting in my initial fantasy line-up?

We went into the window where we sold Carroll all in agreement that we needed a striker, which is why I find it difficult to think of Ba as "Carroll's replacement" rather than the striker we were desperately in need of before we sold him.

Remember going to Anfield away when we beat them in the 90s and there was a strangely friendly crack on in the ground with the supporters. Us lot were singing You'll Never Walk Alone and the scousers were singing Blaydon Races and on the way out there were a group of reds outside waiting to shake our hands. Not sure if it was just a mutual hating of Man U at the time or what. Better not tell the mackems anyway, they've spent a lot of money on that banner.

I've come to the conclusion that his occasional ability to cause problems for defences comes from being absolutely impossible to read. If Shola doesn't know what he's about to do from one second to the next, how can the opposition?

How did Shearer "take us down" when he took over when we were in a relegation spot? Just another page in the fictional life of Sunderland fans, where they're regarded as a classy team, liked by all, and the black and white sock on their hand which they talk to at work tells them everything they want to believe. the things the Magedia doesn't dare print...

Don't they think they've got some kind of love-in going on with Norwich as well?

Official fantasy league now lists Wilshere as definitely out.

Who? Think he means barca In which case they immediately spent about half of that vast sum buying a striker, even though they already had RVP, Bendtner and Adabayor. How irresponsible of them.

Read that as Pardew asking him to keep being on the back page of the Chronicle.

Wlshere's tweeted that he'll be fine for Saturday.

I've gone for 0-3 on the work prediction league, although I still thought RVP had a good chance of starting at the time.

The "Arsenal Model" of reliance on internal youth development requires a higher level of competence to implement than the 'normal' way of running a football club and we've got even less of that at this club than we've got money. I don't really consider it to be a tactic that plays to our strengths.

It also relies on not selling your young talent as soon as they have a decent 3 months in the premier league. How come Arsenal still have Fabregas when for the past two years, at any time, they could have sold him for a fortune to Barca and replaced him with one of their promising youngsters? Can they not even follow their own model?

First choice left-back for Holland at 23, couldn't sniff at that really.

Just checked, we've finished in the top ten twice in 9 years. Pardew says 'lets not think of Europe' and people say we are going backwards. People need to get real man. Its pretty obvious that a certain few are just looking to jump on him at every chance. He's not saying "let's not think of Europe" as in "Let's not consider that yet" he's saying we can never match the expectations of the fans. I'm guessing that means Europe, as he mentioned our memories of Europe just before saying it. Unless he thinks we expect to qualify for the Champions League or win the title? That's a pretty big word, never. Not, "Not at the moment" not "Maybe one day if we build towards it slowly". Never. I'm certainly not using it as an opportunity to jump on him, I completely agree with him that we'll never get to 7th under Ashley no matter how long he stays. In fact, I don't think I've ever really jumped on Pardew, I don't think he has enough responsibility for what happens at the club to have any blame placed on him. Christ i'm glad i don't visit other places, not sure what these places are mind. Outside. Can't say I've been to any pub, shop or bus stop where I've seen anywhere near as much positivity as there is on here.

That's exactly what he said, word for word. Pretty much, isn't it? Fans want to get into Europe, we never will and we're getting further away from it each year.

Basically an admission the club is going backwards, as if we didn't know.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SGlb3teC-2Y/TeJyFsYpk1I/AAAAAAAAAEQ/HUzmxy3z4Cw/s1600/oh-for-fucks-sake-500x324.jpg

Amuzing to see him seemingly so exasperated. Hughton was brought in basically as a yes-man, a humble guy who wouldn't cause waves. But even that wasn't good enough, he ended up creating a team where players were too closely knit for Ashley's liking, so then we bring in one of Ashley's mates from the casino. And now even he's sounding sick of the two of them.

Wonder what smilie this quote will be bumped with...