Also, I'd love to see Wigan pull off a miracle tonight. I have so much respect for Martinez, a fantastic manager but he also showed rare loyalty in turning down Villa. Would love to see them stay up, would be a major surprise though. :(

 

I think Martinez is great, I really want him to have a long and successful career, I'd love him to keep them up but I think I want Wigan to go down more...

Where was arteta for arsenal we missed him alot asgainst swansea

we should also sell arshavin nd buy podolski

I have to say, the Arsenal performance was one of the most abject and effortless I'd seen in a long time. Swansea were fantastic, and had wingers who were actually willing to play for the team. Theo / Arshavin have been woeful this season, bar one or two glimmers every 2 months. Ramsey was largely vilified but at least he TRIED. Still, a fantastic match for the neutrals, and being a big fan of the way Swansea go about their business, I honestly can't begrudge them the victory. We need investment in defence, why Wenger hasn't signed a fullback when we're crying out for one is a mystery. I know January isn't the easiest time to do busniess, but when needs must, he could have just GONE for Aly Cissokho to help ease the crisis and worry about having a fully fit Gibbs (ha) and Santos later. Never a peno either, some sort of referee regulatory system needs brought in, decisions recently have been atrocious across the board.

 

Also, I'd love to see Wigan pull off a miracle tonight. I have so much respect for Martinez, a fantastic manager but he also showed rare loyalty in turning down Villa. Would love to see them stay up, would be a major surprise though. :(

 

Swansea's success is all down to Martinez. He may how have got them promotion, but he laid down the blueprint for their footballing style. Rodgers just added better players. I think Wigan will go down this season. I really like Martinez, but absolutely hate Wigan. Catch 22 situation.

 

As for Arsenal, they're the exactly opposite of Liverpool. Very strong in attack, but hapless in defence. Personally (and this is probably controversial), Arsenal needs to ditch Wenger to move forward. His naivety is costing Arsenal massively. I know Arshavin is not having a great season, but why does he continually play him out of position? Why not play the 4-4-1-1 formation that worked so well for him? Beyond belief.

another player arsenal should sign is samba nd kalou i know its abit wierd with kalou but he is better than arshavin

Kalou is a funny player, most people say he's shit but he's always scores goals on a remarkably consistent basis. 36 in 148 PL games for Chelsea, and at least half of them have been sub.

another player arsenal should sign is samba nd kalou i know its abit wierd with kalou but he is better than arshavin

 

Think a lot of players are better than Arshavin. A lot of Arsenal fans have got on his back, and Wenger doesn't seem to rate him anymore. Looks like his confidence has entirely gone. He's void of doing any of the basics now. Still, he'll probably have his one good game of the season in a few weeks against Liverpool at Anfield - he usually does.

It looks like Darlington FC are going to fold. Kettering may not make it through the week either. Such a shame.

Indeed, Kettering nearly went bust in 1992 and back then they had £250,000 worth of debt, this time its well over a million which is shocking for a non-league club. Maybe Corby Town might take over Nene Park now :P

Indeed, Kettering nearly went bust in 1992 and back then they had £250,000 worth of debt, this time its well over a million which is shocking for a non-league club. Maybe Corby Town might take over Nene Park now :P

 

Nene Park is cursed. Think the chairman envisioned a lot of Rushden fans coming to support Kettering (naievty at its finest) and he increased the budget as he thought there would be larger crowds.

Swansea's success is all down to Martinez. He may how have got them promotion, but he laid down the blueprint for their footballing style. Rodgers just added better players. I think Wigan will go down this season. I really like Martinez, but absolutely hate Wigan. Catch 22 situation.

 

As for Arsenal, they're the exactly opposite of Liverpool. Very strong in attack, but hapless in defence. Personally (and this is probably controversial), Arsenal needs to ditch Wenger to move forward. His naivety is costing Arsenal massively. I know Arshavin is not having a great season, but why does he continually play him out of position? Why not play the 4-4-1-1 formation that worked so well for him? Beyond belief.

 

I agree entirely about Swansea, Martinez did a fantastic job there and with a bit more luck would have got them into the PL himself.

 

Also, I don't think getting rid of Wenger is the solution, but maybe we need someone to come in from above and force his hand a bit more (ie ditch the deadwood, review his youth policy).

 

Watching the Wigan match here, they're battling extremely hard against City, but they lack enough quality players for the job. Al-Habsi, Rodallega, McCarthy, Diame and Moses are all good, but outside that they are poor.

Where was arteta for arsenal we missed him alot asgainst swansea

 

He had a thigh strain but will be fit for Sunday. He is now so important to our midfield, but I still wonder what will happen once Wilshere is back. Surely Ramsey is the one who would get cut?

I agree entirely about Swansea, Martinez did a fantastic job there and with a bit more luck would have got them into the PL himself.

 

Also, I don't think getting rid of Wenger is the solution, but maybe we need someone to come in from above and force his hand a bit more (ie ditch the deadwood, review his youth policy).

 

Watching the Wigan match here, they're battling extremely hard against City, but they lack enough quality players for the job. Al-Habsi, Rodallega, McCarthy, Diame and Moses are all good, but outside that they are poor.

 

But I think there lies the problem with Arsenal and Wenger. Is anyone likely to change his mind and policies? I don't think they are. He's a fantastic manager, and if Arsenal sacked him just about every club in the world would be on red alert. But I think he's doing more harm to you than good. Anyone can see your defence is extremely vulnerable. You play Manchester United at the weekend - now their defence is not the best either, but the thought of Nani, Valencia and Roonye running at your full-backs must be a scary thought. I don't think you'll get 4th place unless you sort out the full-back issues, because the teams that actually play for to win a game and not just soak up pressure will have a field day.

Well, to be fair, having every fit full back at the club injured, including two players who could potentially cover for full-back all at the same time is a bit unprecedented and very unfortunate.

 

Newcastle have apparently made a bid for Freiburg striker Papiss Cisse. I'm surprised more clubs (ie Liverpool) aren't in for him, his goalscoring record is pretty fantastic.

Injury crises are always a funny thing, if you have two right backs and two left backs in the squad do you need to sign another just for the sake of it for cover? If you include Miquel Arsenal have 10 senior defenders, that should be enough, and of those there's only really Per who you wouldn't trust at all at full back (although I wouldn't trust Squilacci anywhere). It's just like Man Utd a couple of seasons ago when their defence was a back 3 of Carrick, Fletcher and Evra. There's not really that much of a point of signing more just because loads are injured.

Aye, but Aly Cissokho on loan was mooted as a possibility, and even on a short term (3 month) deal, until Santos was back it would be worth a punt. I do think Wenger needs to give up on the more injury prone players like Diaby, Gibbs etc. Although I can't complain, from what I remember, Forest haven't had a pair of proper full backs for years?

Ha! We have Chris Gunter who's an excellent right back but yes, Julian Bennett got injured on Boxing Day 2008 and since then we haven't had an actual left back at the club permanently. We've had Paul Konchesky (past it), Ryan Bertrand (good), Nicky Shorey (was too good for that league), Clint Hill (ok) and now Greg Cunningham (ok) all on loan, whilst James Perch (right back - horrendous), Chris Cohen (central midfielder), Joel Lynch (centre half) and Chris Gunter (right back) have all been used there. I really didn't think it was THAT difficult to sign a left back, but apparently so!

 

 

But yes, I don't think Wenger should worry about signing a full back permanently, but a loan would probably be good if he could get one.

arsenal are probalbly gonna losse to man u

Well unless Henry plays nd then it should be a tight game

Well, to be fair, having every fit full back at the club injured, including two players who could potentially cover for full-back all at the same time is a bit unprecedented and very unfortunate.

 

Newcastle have apparently made a bid for Freiburg striker Papiss Cisse. I'm surprised more clubs (ie Liverpool) aren't in for him, his goalscoring record is pretty fantastic.

 

Yeah I thought that. I dunno, Liverpool are apprently in for just about every striker anywhere. A lot of the names I've seen linked are really disappointing. Another striker would be nice, but I don't think that's where Liverpool's problems ultimately lie personally.

 

 

arsenal are probalbly gonna losse to man u

 

3/4-0 to Man Utd imo, especially if Arteta is out.

Liverpool's problems are that the players they have just aren't quite good enough for the club IMO. Downing, Adam, Carroll, and to an extent Kuyt should be squad members rather than starting XI. And as good as Suarez is, his goal to games ratio could be much improved, although I'd say that's more down to the service he receives. The times I've watched Liverpool this season they've been dreadful. Gerrard isn't getting any younger too, Kenny needs to spend and spend wisely. Defensively though, you are more than pretty solid and Lucas has developed wonderfully, he really is a big loss to your season.

 

I actually feel sorry for Forest, I thought they should have won the play-offs comfortably the year Blackpool went up. With a tiny tweak here and there to the squad that season, I thought you were favourites for the title last season. Sadly, it now seems you're much more likely to be relegated. Bad luck in the Cup too :(