What counts more in a football team? Is it the quality of the players? The manager? The playing system? Stable ownership?The fans? Which one? All of them?
Of course the answer is all of them how does each of the above measure in relation ?
If someone attempted to add up all the parameters, that’s after multiplying each parameter with a gravity coefficient factor, he/she’d most likely not conclude the equation, because simply the factors used would feel random, spontaneous and not very serious. What does “good ” player mean? What is a “good” manager and what is a “good” system? Does strong ownership also mean successful ownership? How does the fan help the team achieve VICTORY?
On to ours then, we need to let go of the dichotomy over ownership matters or managerial matters or players matters or formation matters. We need to stop comparing the era of riches (1998-2006) with the period of “saving” going on the past 7 years ( if more) and look straight at the truth.
Good players are those who offer a positive to the team and the cause.
A good manager is one who gives to players the opportunity to offer to the cause of the team.
A good system is the manager’s medium that will enable the players to produce deliver and excel.
For there to be an efficient system there needs to be planning. For this planning to exist you must have a director/owner hierarchy, a board, that supports the manager, and has the financial convenience to also support the manager’s choices,in a depth of time and not knee-jerk and short-term.
For all this to work though the team also needs the fans on their side. None of this can happen without the support faith and belief of the Arsenal crowd. It doesn’t matter what you have but how you combine what you have with HARMONY.
We get bombarded about tactics, about being weak as a system, that we don’t press or play high enough or deep enough or sideways enough or this and that.
We read about players constantly , expensive and cheap, about managers who can do better and not, and so on .
I have realised after many years that its all a bunch of crap really.
Ive seen players who have come from the unknowns and have become legends, players who were expensive purchases flopping miserably, coaches who didn’t exactly fill you with confidence going on and winning the lot, or leaving a mark behind imprinted in the memories of fans forever and other managers with high profile CV’s destroying whole teams in the space of weeks.
why all this?
Because the public wants “titles” that’s why.
Because the pressure from people to win trophies has become unbearable, they want instant results, hungry for titles.
Fair enough, but such mentality wont lead us anywhere.The fans of Arsenal need to stop looking at the past 7 years with scorn and hate for the lack of silverware and concentrate, as noted earlier, in becoming the factor that will push the team FORWARD for years to come
Positively Arsenal 
Will the youngsters be playing in Harrow next season, FG?
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Yes, Happy Birthday, Goonerkam!
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I’ve no idea, Frank – is that what you have heard? All I have read is that they would be losing the ground because Barnet’s lease is up.
And am I missing something? How do we know it’s Goonerkam’s birthday?
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…and in all seriousness it is probable that Luis Suarez has a personality disorder which is disguised, in this country, by his position as an exceptional footballer and by language
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Sorry, FG, thought you might have been keeping tabs on it. I just know that Underhill is being redeveloped after it closes at the end of the season and Barnet are going to Harrow. Barnet FC that is.
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From the tweets, sounds like the kids are under the cosh at the moment.
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Ah, thanks, Frank. My version was a bit garbled!
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Very nice write up RED H.
I honestly don’t know of another team in the EPL and only a handful in the world that have a healthy combination of all the factors you sited in the article. It is a source of great pride to me that the RED&WHITE ARSENAL is one the right path and a club looking far into the future.
COYG. Second place as a birthday gift to me…..LOL
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I doubt it, Frankie. Luis Suarez suffers from being a spoiled, little prick. If he weren’t as talented as he is, he would have been beaten within an inch of his life a long time ago.
I almost peed myself laughing over your Tourettes joke. Absolutely brilliant.
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Ah, I see Goonerkam’s comment now. It was sandwiched between two of mine and wasn’t there before I refreshed.
Happy birthday, Goonerkam!
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Thanks everyone. I’m expecting to feel the midlife crisis blues any second but as it is I feel as chirpy and happy as a chipmunk.
FRANK , I would go see that ” someone” but he wasn’t able to even cure me of my biting issue. I’ll hold on to my money. Anyways, those in biting are pretty happy with it SO no problem… lol.
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Half time: Arsenal U21 0-0 Tottenham U21
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Damn. 0-1.
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I see that Aston Villa are having a go.
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Forgot to mention yesterday with all the broghhaha, hard luck to the Ladies team against Wolfburg. Good going gals! You’ll be back next year.
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Poor villans tonight.
Sacrificial lambs at Satan’s alter. but there might be a few value for money pickings from their carcass in the summer.
If Suarez doesn’t get there first!!
I think the safest thing is to shoot Ivanovich in the brain now, in case the zombie thing spreads, you can never be too safe against zombies.
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Villa have been poor but all three of the goals seem to be offside, 2 for sure.
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Three goals to pink mancs. Everyone of them marginally offside. And since when do they water the pitch at halftime.?
Curious.
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Three goals to pink mancs. Everyone of them marginally offside. And since when do they water the pitch at halftime.?
Curious.
Freaking Robson is working for ESPN now. Instead of Macmannanann.m
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Gains 4:26pm
We’ve been shit all year.
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I slightly disagree, ( I know you were not being a doomer), I think we had patches of shitty runs (yikes) as the team is so nervous of trying to please some fickle fans out there and criticism really gets to them. They read these blogs, do twitter and stuff, a bit different to Charlie George going for a pint after the game with the supporters but they do get some of the negative vibe from some of the ungrateful fans who have attached themselves to the club.
In terms of overall performances this season I think it is the best on the last 4, I think the only let down has been the performances against the other ‘big dogs’ in the league. The back to back loss against €iteh and € haves was hard on the the morale.
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Kam only comes for his birthday wishes
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Not watching the Villa match, of course. But I hear that referee Taylor keeps giving offside goals against them.
Anybody know where he comes from?
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Suarez gate positives:
2 cliches you won’t hear from Brendan Rogers anytime soon:
“He had a huge appetite for the game tonight”
“The team really showed their hunger to win today”.
Thank you.
II am here all week.
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There’s always been a proliferation of ref’s from the North West. All above board of course. Oh yes.
I can’t watch it either. I’d set Suarez on ’em.
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Sorry I missed out on the fun at PA today, only to check in to see Villa under the cosh. Old Trashford is not somewhere I expected them to get any change and apparently the marginal calls went against them. What else is new?
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From what I’m hearing Shotta, they weren’t all that “marginal”. Sad thing is, no-one is even surprised any longer.
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Merlot,
Well spotted !!
Anthony Talor is from Manchester. Not even bothering to make it look neutral anymore!
In fact all the refs are from ‘oop north except probert who is from that hot bed of football = Wiltshire. ( the county! Folks).
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Select
Read and weep.
This depends if you trust what you find on the in’tinterweb.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Select_Group_Referees
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Next year we will take the title out of the refs hands. Keeping it positive.
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Correct Harry, two were simply offside, one was marginal.
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Lol. Come come George. You know KAM comes all the time..
Can’t believe this shower of shit have the title again.
I hope we rip them apart and then some next week and in the future.
Up to their nostrils in debt and celebrating like there is no tomorrow. Basterds.
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Shotta 9:59pm
Double that.
It’s aways going to be harder for us though,. and always was – 2 point deduction anyone?
not complaining, this is what we have to carry for supporting the gunners. the ungrateful have to remember this.
Next year I wish to join you in truly wishing to rip robins new bestest friends forevers a truly emotionally damaging new one.
2013-2014 = new joke managers at € ity, € haves, no ‘onest ‘arry. P45 for Rogers and Moyles should never get a high level job.
Good things will come.
And how long can red nose’s liver hold up for?
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happy birthday goonerkam ! long live!
on guard of honour..evil gave the most mature reply, merlot’s the fairest (even though we can never trust those cunts to return the favour with 3 easy points), frank is somewhere between vampires and ..orgies…and aman practically is telling Sir Alex Ferguson, the multi epl champion…… to fuck off ? is that right aman? Are you denying this great sports personality the respect his triumph deserves ? The Father of Football ?…will you be able to sleep at nights i wonder?….shame on you lad!! . we do things with tradition here, with class elegance and style..this time we throw the whole pizza together with the plates and forks knives keys mobile phones shoes
the picture of our players having to clap on evra and rio is sickening..havent even gone to robin yet…such indigestible characters them two….
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And how long can red nose’s liver hold up for?
ha! he is fine ,i think the last 20 years he has been investing heavily in horse breeding and ..related pharmaceuticals…how else do all these united players run till the 98th minute all the time..or ronaldo;s jaw turning into a square….remember rooney against bayern..twisted ankle..was wearing a protective BOOT ffs..3 days later he is on the pitch…lol…red devils alright..the worst..
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Tnx HUNTER13. I say we really give the mancs a traumatic experience to go with another bought trophy. A nice kick in the balls for old ferret face Ferguson would also be most welcomed..
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Hunter,
He’s not the only one.
I’m amazed that no one on the press has noticed the size difference in some of the formally pigeon chested spuds up the lane.
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youre welcome kam,
thats a great catch dc. now that you say it…yeah theyre all huge.pumped on steroids.no necks.
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Man Utd win another underserved title courtesy of the EPL referees.
How will the crowd react to the Arsenal players having to provide a ‘guard of honour’ for these cheats? How will the players react?
@ shottagunna April 22, 2013 at 9:53 pm
My sentiments exactly!
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“I used to just tell my kids to stop biting people. Didn’t happen very often after that. Occasionally of course but only when the bitee deserved it.”
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
I am starting to think the whole thing is being blown out of proportion too, as disgusting an action it was.
But it is a wretched world where the Mcmanamans of this league would go unpunished.
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“Victory through Harmony”
Thanks Red Henry.
It’s true, there are a small few supported by such as those who write for the Manchester Grunt (see Paul Doyle’s latest gibberish: on second thoughts, don’t!) who do not even want victory. These are probably the same sort who will blame the club for selling the skunk. Who will deny that the article published in the FT by the Skunks mentor was not a clear and blatant indication of his intentions (made a fair few months before the end of last season), let alone all the other stuff like the fake temporary website, the early contact with the cheatin’ (say it like it is!) Mancs, etc.:
Biting off one’s Arsenal in order to spite, something like that.
As someone once said: “He was false”
Might’ve been George, I dunno. ; )
Although I disagreed (horror!) & I think there were worse* in recent times, another even more boring story, fortunately over. *nope not the relatively honest Denilson, sorry AA23, when players leave football clubs it’s not why they leave but how they leave that matters.
Guard of Honour? Heh. Considering some of the comments I heard on the way to the ground for the first game of the season, some of the conversations we’ve had, I think the gaffer’s request for some, er, ‘respect’ may fall on deaf ears.
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