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Our Countryman’s Reflections From Row 9 North Bank

Sep 25th, 2019 by 'holic

 
Many thanks to our good friend Countryman for allowing me to use his earlier drink, which I quickly hid from view, as our Forest match review. It is particularly helpful as he saw twice as many halves as I!

I know it was only Forest reserves. At home. But boy oh boy that was an evening brimming with positives.

As always for the league cup it was a very different atmosphere at the Grove last night. Season tickets don’t apply, there were none of my the usual regulars around me.

Tickets are very cheap, so there was a decent crowd (haven’t seen any numbers but I’ll guess at 45k to 50k). There was a lot of kids with their parents so in the North Bank we had the highly unusual experience of sitting down, so as to not block the view of the small ones behind us. Parents ferried a constant stream of crisps, pizza and coke (of the cola variety) to their kids. They didn’t know any songs except the ones about Tottenham. The language was notably cleaner than usual. But oh how those young faces shone as we stuck five past Forest in front of them.

Forest brought 8000 fans and they comprehensively outsung us all game. Well played.

So where to begin? I’ve been saying for some time that those doubting Emery have to wait until the first choice defence is available. Well last night we saw Holding, a point of calm serenity at the centre of defence, chipping in with a set piece goal. Emery’s strategy (or so we are told) depends on top full backs overlapping. Well, in sequence rather than parallel we saw Tierney and then Hector. I liked what we saw. Tierney bombs on, tracks back, has a real engine and, unlike Kola, has a set of golf clubs on his left foot. How Willock missed the pinpoint cross from him with the goal gaping at the back post nobody , least of all Willock, knows.

Hector, greeted like a God on his return, took only a couple of minutes to lay on a goal for Willock to atone. Everything Hector does is so much faster than our alternatives at right back. Holding, Hector and Tierney in the starting line up at Old Trafford? I do hope so but after the inter lull all three will be first choice and we will be a much better team for it. Big shout out for a good performance from Calum as well with two assists and playing both left and right full back but I still think he is too slow to play full back in the PL. However a good choice at centre back, or maybe DM.

Moving forward, the Xhaka less midfield, anchored by Torreira, seemed considerably quicker than at the weekend. To be fair there was a complete lack of pressing from Forest. But Willock continued his Ramsey impression and looks first team ready. Ozil was disappointing again. Some good passes, some rubbish ones, but he slows down the play so much. Second half he got to the edge of the area, had a clear shooting chance, but hesitated and got robbed. I think we’ve seen the best of him. Certainly we looked better when Ceballos replaced him.

Moving to the forwards, Reiss did well without pulling up any trees. As did Smith Rowe before he went off concussed after a brave header. But Martinelli did really well leading the line. I’m not sure if he’s a 9 or a wide man, but his first goal was a real striker’s effort. Reacting really quickly from Calum’s volleyed cross he forced his way between two centre backs to bullet home a header. In injury time he picked up the ball in midfield, ran at the defence and curled in a lovely shot in the top corner. A very good performance. Saka, when he replaced Smith Rowe just carried on his recent form. A threat every time he gets the ball at his twinkling feet.

Towards the end (bearing in mind we kicked off late) a sudden excited buzz all around me brought the news that Spurs had succumbed to Colchester. Perry Groves would be so proud.

A very good night. Well worth the £20 I paid for two tickets and the true shape of things to come for this team.

Posted in Guest Tales, match review | 83 Drinks

83 Responses to “Our Countryman’s Reflections From Row 9 North Bank”

  1. on 25 Sep 2019 at 12:55 pm1North Bank Ned

    Excellent report, C100. Sounds as if a good evening was had by all.

  2. on 25 Sep 2019 at 12:56 pm2North Bank Ned

    Except for Forest fans, of course.

    And good to hear that Tierney lived up to his billing.

  3. on 25 Sep 2019 at 1:15 pm3bt8

    Forest tried to invade the Grove.but couldn’t alder expectations or even get a beech head as yew might have thought.

  4. on 25 Sep 2019 at 1:22 pm4bt8

    Great report, C100. The kids appear to be more than alright. Also, a club is a healthy club when it takes the League Cup dead seriously.

  5. on 25 Sep 2019 at 1:39 pm5iBtM

    That’s great Professor Countryman. Enjoyed your report and we saw exactly the same game.

    I was puzzled by the late kick-off (no commentary on my excellent stream at that stage) and I was treated to 15 minutes of only one Arsenal player on the field for the first 15 minutes and he was three up on his own in that time. Marvellous. He was green so I thought it might be Tierney but it turned out it was only GSD 🙂

    I’d give Ozil more plaudits than you did based on last night, but to your point, he is nowhere close to his peak (he has always been reticent to shoot, preferring to look for the perfect assist much to Wenger’s chagrin). I didn’t understand why he was withdrawn.

    I like Ceballos but he has a tendency to be cavalier. When his daring-do efforts don’t come off he can leave us exposed. I think that’s part of his game he’ll need to work on. I don’t think he’s good enough for Real Madrid. I think Willock will be – so we’ll need to work hard to keep and build the team around him.

    As for Tierney, bloody brilliant. It’s no wonder that most Scots want him not Robertson at LB in the national team. He played LB, CB and LW for Celtic as well as RB for Scotland. I’m delighted he’s here.

    And finally, not ONE pissy pass at the back from keeper to someone three yards away last night and what a difference that alone made. An Emery tactic I have no time for.

  6. on 25 Sep 2019 at 1:47 pm6Countryman100

    Thanks iBtM.

    Your mention of GSD reminds me that I neglected to report on the half time penalty shoot out battle between the mascots, our very own Gunnersaurus and Forest’s Robin Hood Fox.

    After going down after the first round, GS triumphed 2-1, much to the delight of the primary school contingent around me.

    A wonderful victory. GS has great feet for a big guy!

  7. on 25 Sep 2019 at 1:47 pm7Barack O'Barman

    Nice report, but i have to disagree re Ozil. I thought he played really well considering his lack of proper game time, and hauling him off after 70 mins served no real purpose except filling Unai’s already inflated ego.

  8. on 25 Sep 2019 at 2:06 pm8Countryman100

    Barack

    I respect your opinion. To me the main fault with Ozil is that he slows down play – something that wasn’t true in his first two years with us. Replacing him with Dani meant that we passed the ball quicker and stretched the defence more.

    When he went off we were 1-0 up. 20 minutes later it was 5-0.

    But it would be a dull old world if we all agreed.

  9. on 25 Sep 2019 at 2:38 pm9OsakaMatt

    Thanks C100, an enjoyable
    report.
    I’ve only seen the goals so
    won’t disagree with anything
    you’ve written but UE did
    say afterwards that Hector
    won’t play at Old Toilet based
    on medical advice.
    Looking forward to seeing
    Tierney though and hope
    he plays.

  10. on 25 Sep 2019 at 2:44 pm10can't be arsed

    top drawer as per

  11. on 25 Sep 2019 at 2:51 pm11can't be arsed

    ? thunder T
    ? dorset M

  12. on 25 Sep 2019 at 2:57 pm12Trev

    Good stuff as ever, Countryman.

    All the best to you, Holic.

  13. on 25 Sep 2019 at 4:08 pm13can't be arsed

    howdy trev
    worst name here
    fella i’d really like to talk to
    ain’t gonna happen
    on you girlfriend!

  14. on 25 Sep 2019 at 4:20 pm14can't be arsed

    and
    i know c100 is uncomfortable with my
    woop woops
    but i spent my life trying to tell people the real story
    about whatever
    “Eh?”
    none o yer business
    ya nosey cunt

    .
    c100 and ‘holic and so many others here
    should write a book
    a PROPER football book

    clinical and messy
    in whatever proportion
    smiles dictate

    (and if you find the cunts beat the fuck outta me carrying my shopping home in Plaistow – send me their names)

  15. on 25 Sep 2019 at 4:34 pm15can't be arsed

    get back on yer good foot ‘holic
    ?
    and
    a
    moooooooooooooooooooooo

  16. on 25 Sep 2019 at 5:04 pm16HenryNorrisDialSquare

    Ozil actually slows down our play in the middle of the park, because he just needs more time on the ball, then what he used to. And this was a game, if he did still have the ability to impose himself on a game, that he should have truly shone. Because Forrest were not pressing or harassing our midfield at all. He had all the time in the world and still managed to lose the ball on a couple of occasions. I think project Ozil is over. Come the summer he’ll be looking for a new club. Now just to get rid of Xhaka and we might start getting somewhere. I don’t think Sideshow Bob is our biggest problem. I think paired with Holding they’d make a good partnership. It’s Sokratis who is the liability. Overrated in my opinion and bang average. If we go back four, I’d like to see Bellerin, Holding, Sideshow Bob and Tierney. If we go back three then, Chambers, Holding, Sideshow Bob. I think Chamber’s merits a run in the team at DM or box to box. He certainly should be starting ahead of Xhaka.

  17. on 25 Sep 2019 at 5:08 pm17can't be arsed

    you paid by the word ?

  18. on 25 Sep 2019 at 5:12 pm18can't be arsed

    numbers was down the list
    Dave said crazy flamboyant would renew my contract

    it appears volume is more important
    *tuts*

    agus

    *flounces*

  19. on 25 Sep 2019 at 5:25 pm19can't be arsed

    it’s getting to the stage

    i really don’t know
    why
    i
    bother
    .
    .
    .
    the dry abandonment of some responses
    deserve kicking right square in the unecessaries

    I’m sitting here
    I’ve had my hair and nails done

    .
    how many English people do i have to boot in the throat

  20. on 25 Sep 2019 at 5:29 pm20Cynic

    Only one, cba. Mad haired blonde bloke, sounds like the Queen would if she had bollocks. You know who I mean.

  21. on 25 Sep 2019 at 5:30 pm21can't be arsed

    clearly
    ALL O YE

    .
    (though clearly is an exaggeration. I’m 60 next year and blurry is my niddle mame)

  22. on 25 Sep 2019 at 5:38 pm22can't be arsed

    hello cynic
    it was interesting living here
    it was interesting living over there
    indeed my experience living over there
    was dictated by my having lived over here

    i’m sure
    one day in the future
    Irish people will be allowed to be

    .

  23. on 25 Sep 2019 at 5:44 pm23can't be arsed

    #teamboris
    #hashtag
    #team boris

    yay

  24. on 25 Sep 2019 at 5:48 pm24can't be arsed

    the monumental spanner

  25. on 25 Sep 2019 at 5:56 pm25Cynic

    I apologise for a previous drink, where I said a certain person sounded like the Queen would if she had bollocks.

    I meant to say he sounds like Jacob Rees-Mogg would if he had some.

    Back to your usual programming…

  26. on 25 Sep 2019 at 6:05 pm26can't be arsed

    and
    cynic
    no

    i have no intention of watching those ghoulish shows

    .
    as far as i can see
    the only good thing
    they serve i suppose

    enlightening people whose government did that stuff
    caused that stuff
    should be accountable for that stuff
    .
    .
    .
    and
    are potentially gonna
    start that stuff up again

  27. on 25 Sep 2019 at 6:09 pm27can't be arsed

    ooooooooooooooh
    charlie george

  28. on 25 Sep 2019 at 6:47 pm28can't be arsed

    wrightbus has collapsed

    the notoriously sectarian
    London routemaster borisbus manufacturer

    who’d a thunk it

    a company who sidewayed millions of pounds
    to an evangelical christian church

    the son of the founder
    was the billy big bollocks who had
    an intention
    to build a new complete village
    with shops Etc
    for evangelical protestant people

    next door to the bus manufacturing business

  29. on 25 Sep 2019 at 6:51 pm29can't be arsed

    look at the DUP
    with more caution people

    yes
    they are cunts

    but
    they are
    sneaky cunts

  30. on 25 Sep 2019 at 6:54 pm30can't be arsed

    crazy cunts

  31. on 25 Sep 2019 at 7:07 pm31bathgooner

    Fine report, CM100. Much as I saw it. A much more enjoyable watch than we’ve had in many a long month. Fast fluid movement of men and ball in midfield. Pacy, incisive forwards. Solid defence (albeit rather untested) but comfortable on the ball and NO pissing about at the back. I hope to see some of these players and this style of football from the first team at the Old Toilet. Perhaps not a surprise that our midfield had a more fluid appearance in the absence of a certain favouite of the manager. No names.

  32. on 25 Sep 2019 at 7:11 pm32Countryman100

    According to the Man from East Lower, the official attendance was 53,100. As Richie Benaud used to say “good effort that”.

  33. on 25 Sep 2019 at 7:40 pm33TTG

    C100
    A really top report. Thanks
    I was absent last night at a black tie dinner. Lots of plunging necklines …..and the girls were almost as bad ?
    I did see the goals and was interested to read an interesting article from Jonathan Liew in the Independent
    Here it is- worth a read
    https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/arsenal-news-nottingham-forest-result-goals-final-score-jonathan-liew-a9119721.html
    Just to clarify my position.I think we have a very promising squad and rate the backroom team highly. I just don’t think Emery is a top-class coach. But Countryman makes a good point . Let’s try to get behind the team and see if our full-strength side can take us up to the Champions League . We may perform a lot better with better quality at the back.

  34. on 25 Sep 2019 at 10:15 pm34bt8

    If Boris really wants to prorogue something, why not Trump?

  35. on 25 Sep 2019 at 10:23 pm35arsenicDaemon

    Good ebening.
    Thanks C100, nice rpt. This is the most balanced Arsenal team I’ve seen this season. Nobody mentioned that even Mustafi improved his game yesterday. That was how good the team was. The boys weren’t afraid to put in tackles, challenge headers, take on opponents and try out whatever farts issued by their brains. Fantastic, am obviously not crediting the manager, this was absolutely the handiwork of hungry players trying to prove their mettle and they succeeded. On to the next one. OT, here we come for the blood, full pint.

  36. on 26 Sep 2019 at 12:02 am36scruzgooner

    c100, beauty. thanks, and for all your efforts. a pitcher on the bar for you, filled with mönchshof schwarzbier…

    and now it’s liverpool in the next round. definitely going to put paid to the storyline evolving here, one way or another.

  37. on 26 Sep 2019 at 12:03 am37Gunnersaurus Stunt Double

    @35. Obviously.

    Obviously do not credit the manager for a 5-0 victory inspired by young players and those returning from injury. It is not like he has anything to do with supporting them to play with freedom or creating an atmosphere where they are ready to take their chances. And make sure you ignore the multitude of interviews the young players give that credit him for this. Wait till we start winning Premier League games by at least ten clear goals at away grounds before you give that oaf any credit.
    Just make sure you keep giving him pelters when you don’t like how he sets us up at Anfield.

    Dear God. There is a lot Emery does that I disagree with. But it’s really hard to give any credence to the views of people who go out of their way to make it clear that they won’t countenance giving him credit for anything he does at all.

    Can’t we recognise that he does some good things and some bad? We have a variety of opinions about how heavily he falls, and on which side, but his good stuff does not cancel out his bad stuff, nor vice versa. It is fine to recognise both. Why does everything and everyone have to be brilliant or crap?

    The gaffer had a good day. Well done sir. We want another one at OT. That would mean a lot more.

  38. on 26 Sep 2019 at 12:23 am38TTG

    Liverpool away in the League Cup- where is Julio Baptista when you need him ?

  39. on 26 Sep 2019 at 12:36 am39can't be arsed

    in the big dusty musty library of words
    ‘febrile’ must be currently combing up it’s quiff
    smoking a gauloises

    getting all the lady words

    all the lady words
    repeat
    all the ladies
    just
    NOW

  40. on 26 Sep 2019 at 12:38 am40can't be arsed

    .
    he’s the best word
    he should
    he knows all the best words

  41. on 26 Sep 2019 at 12:43 am41OsakaMatt

    Down by the schoolyard?

    A game to look forward to
    – hope we play with the same
    attitude as last night.

  42. on 26 Sep 2019 at 12:52 am42can't be arsed

    though
    cos nobody will buy me a beer
    i’m toking like fuck

    dunno whether i need a shit or a haircut
    recently
    but
    it softens things
    .
    .
    .
    there’s a lot going on in my head just now
    and i’m not entirely sure there’s enough room

  43. on 26 Sep 2019 at 1:02 am43can't be arsed

    anyway
    50p in the relevance meter

    John Radford

  44. on 26 Sep 2019 at 1:18 am44can't be arsed

    .
    .
    .
    dear sweet mother of god

    robert peston interviewing boris johnson
    must surely be stretching some time space continuum
    with
    the gargantuan display of
    unconsidered MASSIVELY considered
    communication affectations
    .
    .
    .
    and i have a Jalfrezi and you don’t
    (me , not them . That pair o cunts can get to buggery)

  45. on 26 Sep 2019 at 3:28 am45North Bank Ned

    The Scousers away in the next round. Time to make a statement.

  46. on 26 Sep 2019 at 3:30 am46North Bank Ned

    cba: good health to you. You, too, Guv’nor.

  47. on 26 Sep 2019 at 5:24 am47OsakaMatt

    @45 Ned

    I hope it’s a different statement
    from the one last month 🙂

    I looked at the Liverpoo team
    last night and they are playing
    the kids too bar an experienced
    midfield of Keita, Lallana, Ox.

  48. on 26 Sep 2019 at 2:17 pm48Vinay Prabhakar

    Give me a win at OT Monday and i will take a hard-fought loss against pool in the mickey mouse cup any day. This may be our realistic chance of winning a trophy this season but a top-four is a lifeline for more reasons than one.

    Chits being raised to pick who will be our next captain? please Unai, name whoever you want to, the club is too great to have such petty things to come out in open, you decide, they follow, end off

  49. on 26 Sep 2019 at 4:46 pm49OsakaMatt

    I think there are other managers/
    clubs that give players input on
    the captain to be fair.
    It’s taken far too long though as we’ve
    already had 8 first team games, just
    proves there’s no outstanding choice.
    Or we could look at it optimistically
    and say there are so many good
    leaders it’s difficult to choose

  50. on 26 Sep 2019 at 7:16 pm50TTG

    It strikes me that British football believes captaincy is a much more significant element in achieving success than most Continentals do.
    I think a great skipper – in our case Mclintock, Vieira and Adams -is hugely important in that they bring out the best in their teammates , often by cajoling even bullying and they make teams more resilient and effective. Ask any member of the 71 Double side if they think they would have won it if Frank hadn’t been such a great captain . The answer would be unanimous yet at times by his own admission he was a bit of a bastard to some of the team…for their own good.
    Wenger got the captaincy issue wrong after Adams and Vieira left. Making Gallas captain affected morale enormously. Emery with his stupid five captains idea makes a farce of the role as does giving it to Xhaka who apparently is red hot on fining people late for training or using phones inappropriately. Pity he isn’t as vigilant on the field.
    The captain is the heartbeat of the side . Not sure Xhaka has a heart.

  51. on 26 Sep 2019 at 8:15 pm51Cynic

    Holding did speak about how good Xhaka is as a captain off the pitch, but it’s on the pitch where we need it!

  52. on 27 Sep 2019 at 1:58 am52OsakaMatt

    Well, Xhaka as club captain
    then. Hopefully, someone
    can explain that club captain
    means you don’t actually play
    that often.

    And then the players can
    choose the captain in the
    finest traditions of British
    democracy.

  53. on 27 Sep 2019 at 2:32 am53OsakaMatt

    Chavs and Spuds have quite
    straightforward home games
    this weekend (on paper). If they
    win and we lose it’ll be a mediocre
    11 points all round and rumblings
    of discontent.
    Win of course and it’ll be a whole
    new world, burblings of content
    echoing through the windy halls
    of blogdom etc etc

    We threw away the 3 points at
    home to Spuds and bottled the
    3 points at Watford, it’d be a big
    boost to win at Old Toilet. And
    an away monkey off our back
    for a while. Agree with Vinay I’d
    take the 3 points in exchange for
    going out the League Cup anytime.

  54. on 27 Sep 2019 at 12:04 pm54ATG

    TTG,

    Couldn’t agree more on Xhaka being a captain, doesn’t Unai realises the guy is not good enough on the pitch?

    Most of all a captain should be a guy others look up to and Xhaka is not that person. He’s clueless at times and very error prone. It’s a clueless decision by the manager if true.

  55. on 27 Sep 2019 at 12:27 pm55North Bank Ned

    Xhaka is one of the first names on the team sheet for Emery as he was for AW, and his teammates have elected him their captain. They must all see something in him that we are missing, though I’m at a loss to know what it is.

    I like OM’s suggestion that Xhaka should be a non-playing captain.

  56. on 27 Sep 2019 at 12:43 pm56Cynic

    I’ve a good mind to buy a season ticket, just so I can tear it up in outrage.

  57. on 27 Sep 2019 at 12:45 pm57OsakaMatt

    Only Laca and ESR unavailable.

    I guess UE’s side will be
    Leno
    Calum Papa Luiz Kola
    Xhaka Guendouzi
    Pepe Ceballos Willock
    Auba

    Personally I wouldn’t pick
    Papa, Kola, Xhaka or
    Ceballos but I guess UE will.

    I hope he surprises me

  58. on 27 Sep 2019 at 1:40 pm58TTG

    OM
    I think Tierney may start if they feel he came through ok on Tuesday and I suspect Willock may play the 10 role. It wouldn’t surprise me to see either Saka or Kola in the wide left role

  59. on 27 Sep 2019 at 2:34 pm59OsakaMatt

    Hope you’re right TTG.

    Manure don’t really have a
    CF just now and I think they’ll
    attack from wide.
    Kola’s defending and Calum’s
    pace are both concerns.
    Pepe and Saka in the wide
    roles won’t provide a lot of
    support and although I haven’t
    seen much of him I can’t
    imagine Tierney is a worse
    defender than Kola.

  60. on 27 Sep 2019 at 4:57 pm60OsakaMatt

    Auba, Laca, Hector & Ozil
    are the other captains.
    Apparently performance will
    decide who plays and not
    being captain.
    I’m guessing my assumption
    that Xhaka won’t play this
    weekend in that case isn’t
    what UE meant by that
    though.

  61. on 27 Sep 2019 at 5:39 pm61TTG

    It was clearly Emery’s decision to appoint Xhaka because it’s not a decision I think Sanllehi or Edu would make because they are far too focused and streetwise. If there is a player in the Premier League that I’d hate to rely on its Xhaka. Remember in the past four home games he has given away two absolutely stupid penalties and his error rate is one of the highest in the Premier League. And he is now the club captain of Arsenal .
    Crowds do pick on players unfairly eg Jon Sammels and in my opinion Eboue . I’ve never booed an Arsenal player in my life and never will but present day crowds work differently and our crowd have little respect for him.
    I hope he works out , I’m sure we all do but it’s a very flawed decision and reduces our chances of real success this year.

  62. on 27 Sep 2019 at 8:37 pm62iBtM

    OM, Tierney is a much better defender than Kolasinac. The latter isn’t a defender. He has no positioning sense, is regularly way out of position thinking he’s really a left winger, and shows no real interest in getting back when he’s left a vacancy in the LB hole.

    I think and hope Tierney will start next Monday. There is no question of superior talent, there may be around match fitness but all reports suggest he’s tearing it up in training and he had a great run out against Forest.

    He’s a dangerous attacker as well, can beat an opponent with more than speed alone and his range of crosses and their accuracy surpass the tank’s.

    TTG, I’m not greatly fussed that Xhaka is captain. I am concerned that a regular brain fade merchant, who can’t tackle, slows the midfield and can’t track back competently is likely to feature at Old Trafford next Monday.

  63. on 27 Sep 2019 at 8:48 pm63North Bank Ned

    Guardian says Xhaka was the players’ choice in a vote:

    https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/sep/27/granit-xhaka-player-vote-arsenal-captain

    Auba came second followed by Hector, Laca and Ozil in that order, which is interesting in itself.

  64. on 27 Sep 2019 at 10:30 pm64Countryman100

    Forest beat Stoke 3-2 tonight. So glad we agreed to giving them an extra day to prepare. Puts them top of the Championship. Should take the sting out of the 5-0.

  65. on 28 Sep 2019 at 3:52 am65OsakaMatt

    If Huddersfield beat Millwall
    today Stoke will be bottom.
    I don’t want to be vindictive
    (lie) but hahahahaha.
    Hope they go down followed
    by financial irregularities and
    bankruptcy. And I hope Luton
    go down with them.

  66. on 28 Sep 2019 at 4:35 am66ecg

    OM – I’m with you on that. My only disappointment is Tony Pubis isn’t captain of that sinking ship. I hope they get relegated and we get to play them in the league cup next year, so we can use the chant, “Aaron Ramsey may walk with a limp, but at least he’s not playing in League One!”

  67. on 28 Sep 2019 at 9:26 am67Cynic

    It would be absolutely beautiful if Liverpool were kicked out of the Carabao Cup.

  68. on 28 Sep 2019 at 2:24 pm68Countryman100

    Saka promoted to first team squad and will wear number 7. Deserved reward for terrific recent performances.

  69. on 28 Sep 2019 at 2:25 pm69Countryman100

    Sorry guys, should have checked. Don’t think this is legit.

  70. on 28 Sep 2019 at 2:44 pm70TTG

    Bellerin and Mavropanos played for the U23s today but Tierney and Hokding didn’t. That doesn’t put them into the team at OT but they will certainly be in the squad

  71. on 28 Sep 2019 at 6:38 pm71TTG

    Theo Walcott finally broke into the Everton team today. He replaced Iwobi. He departed the game after five minutes on a stretcher having been hit by the ball. It somehow sums up poor old Theo in so many ways. Unlucky and fragile . His luck hasn’t turned at Everton

  72. on 28 Sep 2019 at 7:08 pm72Cynic

    Must have been concussed as he’s gone à l’hôpital.

    His replacement, Iwobi, has now been subbed. Which is unfortunate for him.

  73. on 28 Sep 2019 at 7:11 pm73TTG

    Iwobi on as sub and subbed off for Kean. One feels we’ve taken £50 m from them on false pretences for Theo and him.Great stuff?

  74. on 28 Sep 2019 at 8:02 pm74Silly Second Yella

    Well

    if Theo is in France now it must be a serious injury

    IMO

    and BOL

    TU too

  75. on 28 Sep 2019 at 8:09 pm75Silly Second Yella

    and in the distance i can hear Xhaka shouting

    I’M a MADE GUY!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXi_wjyY3k0

  76. on 29 Sep 2019 at 12:35 am76bt8

    So all our rivals won. Not a great weekend but hopefully tomorrow ebening our situation won’t be worse.

  77. on 29 Sep 2019 at 12:36 am77bt8

    Monday ebening either.

  78. on 29 Sep 2019 at 5:04 am78OsakaMatt

    Yeah, I had some hope for
    Soton after the idiot Aurier
    was sent off but they were
    too woeful.

  79. on 29 Sep 2019 at 5:09 am79OsakaMatt

    @73
    North of 50m TTG
    Nicking money off scousers
    ??

  80. on 29 Sep 2019 at 5:50 am80OsakaMatt

    No time to be resting on our
    laurels though. Who can we
    sell them in January for
    another 30m?

  81. on 29 Sep 2019 at 5:08 pm81iBtM

    Interesting article on Serge Gnabry currently rated at £80M.

    https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/sport/serge-gnabry-tony-pulis-felt-i-wasnt-premier-league-level-wj6vdt9q2

  82. on 29 Sep 2019 at 8:17 pm82TTG

    iBtM
    Very interesting article. So Tony Pubis is a prick. Who knew?
    Just think if we’d realised 25% of his now value, and not pratted around with Ramsey and Sanchez. We might be £130 m better off! Just with proper financial oversight. Don’t think Josh Kroenke can be very impressed

  83. on 29 Sep 2019 at 9:47 pm83Goonerholic

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