Tiresias

Santon looks good and playing well, won't care too much over the result if we keep playing like this Oh wait Ba and Tiote are off to ACN

I'm more annoyed at the long ball we're playing than HBA being benched, and this is a team that screams longball

clear plan is hoof it up to the big man. May work, but I'd rather Ryan Taylor on wing to hoof it to someones head and Ben Arfa to attack on the other. Don't think shola will do much tbh (hopefully proved wrong)

Cabaye and Tiote are just there to watch the ball flying over their heads aren't they?

I would not blame him for being pissed, in fact I'd be more annoyed at him if he was perfectly happy sitting on the bench, players should want to play. Pardew needs to start playing him, though realise that's a pipe dream

Think we'll struggle, the goals will dry up, hopefully the defence will tighten up. I think we'll have an embarassing loss to Sunderland tbh. We need a run of good results to build confidence back, but we'll get more injuries. Reckon we'll probably take 9th in the end if we don't regain our early form. If we click and we start playing good footy again can see 7th easily.

Lol liverpool, they had a good spell but didn't do anything with it, they're the new Arsenal

so the 'i'm right but i'm not going to argue with you anymore' defence

So after all that the club accepts he did it? Wonder what Klu Klux Kenny will say now?

Obertan is trolling us

Wenger has made mistakes, something Nasri said rung kinda true oddly, that Wenger was too kind on young players not making the grade, still giving them game time etc. See why since that's most his schtick, but he has seemed to rely on players who just aren't good enough. However inevitably the lack of wages to pay has meant that they can't hold players long enough, and finding another Fabergas will be one in a million, now they have to try and convince Gotze to come to London for much worse wages than he'd get elsewhere and struggle to make the champions league. They'll lose Van Persie in the summer, can see them becoming a mid table club. I do expect the big money to dry up eventually in Premier League but doubt in Wenger's reign.

not that we'll ever find out how much tracking back he'd do on wing

Aye. Still really really should have won it last season, their collapse was rather absurd, if they'd kept level heads over the last stretch they should have won but instead finished 12 points off as you say (forgot it was that much)... but not really worthy title winners, nor were Man U or Chelsea though, such an oddly short on quality year.

the premier league wouldn't be the same without Wenger complaining about completely obviously justifiable yellow cards

Perfect metaphor for Walcott's performance

Wenger's on the way out, Pardew's clearly auditioning to replace him, what with all the french players!

Aye, worrying.

Arsenal need another goal as Fulham threaten but not too badly, that said Van Persie is surely going to score, it is pretty much obligatory

There's not beating first man and just passing it straight to the first man

Walcott is embarrassing, how can you pass that badly under Wenger? Surely that's drilled over and over...

Is Chamberlain good, or just Walcott again? Wasn't sure from what I've seen. Wilshere is needed back and fully fit for Euros. Anyone know when he's due back?

Arteta has looked great at Arsenal, Everton mate thought he'd dropped off a bit last season. Looks like Arsenal won't be getting Podolski this January, and like us they really need a striker or two as backup. As ever he'll buy 3 up and comings that are years away from coming good, and then won't...

Walcott could still get better, his finishing etc, could all come together, that's what's frustrating, seem him be good enough and then isn't. Feels an impact sub not a started atm.