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Knew the merge was forthcoming

Yerp. Hartlepool the same.

Tbf, that's the first time I've done it. It was mainly correcting the errors Mick had made...

I know it's early doors but it's imperative we get something tomorrow.

Wilshere flattened by the ref

Becoming embarrasing for Blackpool. They're all over the place and they look like they're out on their feet already.

any criticism of walcott is probably warranted tbh Very much so, he's playing well today but this is the first good game I've seen him have in ages.

Don't think you can really compare Milner and Walcott. I think Milner will forge the rest of his career as a central midfielder while I can see Walcott eventually ending up as a striker.

Is Walcott upfront with Chamakh, or on the wing? Wing really, although Arsenal are very fluid. He's floating everywhere, destroying them tbh. Something like this: Arshavin Chamakh Walcott Wilshere Diaby Rosicky Clichy Vermaelen Song Sagna Almunia

Werder Bremen being ripped apart by Hoffenheim, 4-1 after 60 mins.

Arsenal game is superb like, great flowing stuff. Started becoming very much an onslaught after the sending off though unfortunately.

The Twente fans were expecting him to grow into their bedrock in midfield this season.

More of the latter from what I've seen, don't think he's a 'sitter' as such. Think he'll get about the park a bit and offer us something going forward aswell, in that way he'll be more suited to our 4-4-2.

Hope we don't fuck it up over a future fee like.

Despite me slagging off the idea in your thread, any upgrade on Smith has to be a massive positive. I agree on the upgrade, but it the lack of goals that sent us down really Bollocks was it. It was the fact we had a midfield who neither kept the ball nor offered any ounce of protection to the back four. Our defence was made out to be our weakness, when really they were the best players in the team.

Despite me slagging off the idea in your thread, any upgrade on Smith has to be a massive positive. It wasn't my thread I still think it's obvious we need this kind of player desperately though.

neesy man, do you not realise how s*** our midfielders are? Would you really advocate Smith playing 30+ games this season? This is our most important signing because it's finally addressing the thing that sent us down in the first place!

Stealing my question and answers, ey?

He'll be playing for Spain before then! no he wont.....fantastic defender but gives the ball away far too much when he has it. They don't really have many options at LB though.

Don't do this Skirge...

Amdy Faye was a fucking shitpile. Distinctly remember when he came on against Sporting Lisbon. Donkey.

Come on man, have you not noticed the total lack of mobility in midfield? This guy is here to give us energy and somebody who can actually run for 90 minutes, it's massive credit to Hughton for seeing what we lack. I have. But we have to remember that this is a £3.5m signing - which is probably our whole budget. It just means we're going to be left with no creativity in midfield if we don't sign anyone else (which is probably pretty likely) This is the kind of signing that should completely change our midfield. I'd have much more faith one of Guthrie/Barton knowing that there is somebody who can run and impose themself physically alongside them. We've been crying out for this type of player even longer than we have a 'creative' midfielder imo. Plus, our creativity will come from Ben Arfa

So does this Isaac bloke reckon we're getting Ben Arfa?