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Yeah I'd start this officially from the Man City game and then just list the excuses he comes out with after each game

30 years old I think? I assume that would be why we aren't looking anyway.

What's up with Ben Arfa for those who were there? Did he look in any condition to start the season? Did Sissoko play wide right with Ben Arfa inside?

What are you talking about man. Jonas is "back to his best" according to Mr.Manager

Suarez would be quality in an Arsene Wenger team but he's still a massive prick and would rather he fucked off to a different league.

any post match bollocks from the pardster? EDIT* just seen dave's post in the match thread. Cheers Dave

We all know how good we are at dealing with muscle strains

I'm dreading the Man City game. Every time we play them under this idiot we just role over rather than just giving it a go.

I completely forgot about the cup competitions. We're going to go out of both at the first hurdle aren't we

"hundreds of millions watching." really?

Has Caulkin given any reaction to the pre-season games? Because he was one of the main ones championing the work he saw on the training ground etc.

Won't probably be fit and ready to go till September I bet. Fuck sake, I was all happy again yesterday but now back to being pessimistic as fuck

well £2m on top of £8m just for agents would definitely fall into "excessive demands" territory

I'd genuinely prefer Obertan to play wide right instead of Sissoko. Criminal waste of Moussa's talent. Worst thing about all this is it's all because he's trying to push Ben Arfa into a No.10 role where he's never looked comfortable. Ben Arfa on form is one of the best right wingers in the league FFS!

Easy to take your eye off the ball chasing new signings and I'll admit after getting Remy I dared to believe we may even be ok this season if we get in 1-2 more signings. Then I remember Pardew and after getting battered first game we will go bottom and stay there for awhile unless Pardew pulls some sort of tactical ability out of his arse.

Worryingly quiet in here. Are we really going to lose this game?

Seriously though, even though it's still pre-season this is not a good sign. We should be close to top form now with one game and the rest of this one to go till Man City.

why is Ben Arfa still so unfit? or are we still "protecting" him?

he's talking about lyon ffs

Jeez Colo why is he clattering everyone this pre-season

Sounds like we haven't sorted out our finishing then. I know it's pre-season but will be canny embarrassing if we can't beat these with only one pre-season left after this.

Sissoko is our new right winger I long for the day Pardew puts out a team with everyone in their correct positions.....................and no Jonas.

I've only just seen Ryder suggested we're not in for him and he's been offered around lots of clubs and has ridiculous wages. Suppose Ryder knows bout as much as the rest of us though so no idea.

Too much probably. To be fair he may just be about that, I mean he has already sat on the bench at a money-bags club before in Chelsea and made the decision to move to another one in Man City so either he's all about the money or both times he's backed himself to break into the team. World cup year as well so if he wants to go he needs to be playing regularly because he's no where near the England squad at the moment.

Really surprised there hasn't been more noises about Sinclair. Not just from us but I mean from anyone? He's completely wasting his career at City but was quality when at Swansea so it would be stupid on his part to remain there for another season.