RunTheTrap
Kai Havertz Offense League
Arteta will be a very successful coach...it just won't be with us.
People on Twitter are better scouts than people who work for clubs, especially at Arsenal in recent years.
Our players playing without a crowd has been a blessing. Our home atmosphere is toxic with fans there and it affects the players performance.
The capacity couldn`t e higher than 60 000 because of public transport capacity. The Holloway Road station would have to go through major upgrading if that was to be possible.I think it was probably the right idea at the time to move away to a larger capacity ground. Then things happened - TV deals, rich owners, ... - that made it less of an advantage than it otherwise would have been. Too bad, but it is what it is. At least we didn't have to move far.
What still really bums me out, however, is that we built one of the most boring, corporate looking stadiums in the league, ...in Europe. From the outside it looks like a ****ty shopping mall in a rich suburb, and the inside is soulless even after nearly 15 years of fan habitation. It is feature-less, inoffensive, slick, trite. Even a nice touch like the clock end clock is stuck on so awkwardly that it almost seems to emphasise how generic the rest of the stadium is. It's a place we play our home games, it has 60.000 seats - but it could have been so much more. (Although I'm sure there could've plenty of planning parameters that limited the architects in the design - triangle site near railways, minimal budget, etc.)
A worldwide recession in 2007 didn't help either as the Highbury development sales were less than we hoped. Selling now would net us 50 percent more than we got then. Our timing was so unlucky.Had chelsea and city takeovers not happened, changing the financial landscape of English football in the process, we'd be in a position to be one of the best. No one could have seen that coming when they began planning.
Our players playing without a crowd has been a blessing. Our home atmosphere is toxic with fans there and it affects the players performance.
:frustrated:We’re making a mistake giving Auba a new & improved contract (hope Im wrong)
As I said, hope I’m wrong.:frustrated:
As I said, hope I’m wrong.
We never seem to get it right when it comes to handing out big contracts. Bet you thought it was great when Özil signed on.
I don’t like how people put Sokratis in the clown group with Mustafi, Holding and Luiz. He’s actually a decent defender. It’s just that he can’t pass.
Big contract, little resell value. Will his attitude/work ethic drop etc.Why would it be mistake?
Big contract, little resell value. Will his attitude/work ethic drop etc.
Yeah I hope so but generally player’s performances drop going into their 30’s. Clearly he has a fantastic attitude but it still worries me as we don't have a good track record when it comes to contracts.So only worries really are his performance levels, personally I cant see it being an issue. Aubameyang has scored goals during his whole time here, at Dortmund and St Etienne, I dont think his attitude or work ethic is even a question where as Özil's was.
The two dont really compare as Özil had question marks prior to signing, its a bit unfair on Auba to put him in that catergory.