May 21May 21 same people who slobbed cole palmer like he was buck tooth messi and then went silent when mikel merino became an emergency striker and was a far superior attacker from that point forward. yeah, those people. they think arteta sucks. choose your side wisely.
May 21May 21 @Firemans4Horn friendly wager- liverpool finishes ahead of arsenal next season i buy you a jersey of your choice (~$120 max); arsenal finishes higher than liverpool and you buy me a jersey if my choice. deal?
May 21May 21 43 minutes ago, Firemans4Horn said: @Derka lol ok. he says right after admitting that he not only read my 2026 arsenal thread OP but also got all up in his feelings about it. 😂 so that’s a “no” on the wager? or… Edited May 21May 21 by Derka
May 21May 21 “hey i read your OP for your own team’s thread and then i came over here to this thread to talk shit about you, but also i never think about you.” when trying to look cool makes you look like the insecure jackass that you are. well done dude. still waiting on anything substantive from you.
May 21May 21 I didn’t feel like thread shitting your brand new season thread was the appropriate place to call you a conspiracy theorist. “AFTV makes texags look intellectual, rational, and well-reasoned” Your initial post in your own 25-26 Arsenal thread fits in well with AFTV.
May 21May 21 12 hours ago, Firemans4Horn said: “AFTV makes texags look intellectual, rational, and well-reasoned” Your initial post in your own 25-26 Arsenal thread fits in well with AFTV. again, i invite you to cite literally anything to back this up. i’m particularly interested in watching you try and do this considering that my views are diametrically opposed to those of AFTV. stop repeating yourself, and cite something specific. Edited May 21May 21 by Derka
May 21May 21 1 hour ago, Captain Ron said: Dude, we made it the whole season, can you NOT make him go full derka? this idiot @Firemans4Horn has been ON ONE lately. just in here talking shit for no reason, and then not even backing it up. just yapping and stating shit for nothing. what a loser. from the moment he told me that liverpool had actually suffered more/worse injuries this season than arsenal (just straight up wrong, and by a mile at that), and that there was nothing impressive about arteta guiding us to the CL semifinals and second place despite literally not having a striker (plus the aforementioned, unparalleled injury crisis), i said, “ok, this guy’s got his head so far up liverpool’s ass he’s become the least objective poster here.” just stirring shit up and adding nothing of value. yeah he’s the man. Edited May 21May 21 by Derka
May 21May 21 26 minutes ago, Jive Turkey said: technically, not an EPL match. but ManU is playing Tottenham for silverware in Bilbao. Good thing- they might find a way for BOTH of them to lose if it were.
May 21May 21 Beautiful night for both teams to miss repeated scoring opportunities against each other
May 21May 21 14 minutes ago, beer said: Beautiful night for both teams to miss repeated scoring opportunities against each other And score one of the UGLIEST goals you will ever see.
May 21May 21 10 minutes ago, Captain Ron said: And score one of the UGLIEST goals you will ever see. Yeah, who scored that?
May 21May 21 They credited it to Brendan Johnson, but I have a feeling after breaking tape that's going to be called an OG. 11 minutes ago, Captain Ron said: And score one of the UGLIEST goals you will ever see. And let's not forget that celebration. U-G-L-Y, it ain't got no alibi.
May 21May 21 5 hours ago, Derka said: this idiot @Firemans4Horn has been ON ONE lately. just in here talking shit for no reason, and then not even backing it up. just yapping and stating shit for nothing. what a loser. from the moment he told me that liverpool had actually suffered more/worse injuries this season than arsenal (just straight up wrong, and by a mile at that), and that there was nothing impressive about arteta guiding us to the CL semifinals and second place despite literally not having a striker (plus the aforementioned, unparalleled injury crisis), i said, “ok, this guy’s got his head so far up liverpool’s ass he’s become the least objective poster here.” just stirring shit up and adding nothing of value. yeah he’s the man. There’s been nothing impressive about what Arteta has done. And I believe Fireman’s was referring the the season Klopp had all the injuries and finished on 69 points.
May 21May 21 6 hours ago, Derka said: this idiot @Firemans4Horn has been ON ONE lately. just in here talking shit for no reason, and then not even backing it up. just yapping and stating shit for nothing. what a loser. from the moment he told me that liverpool had actually suffered more/worse injuries this season than arsenal (just straight up wrong, and by a mile at that), and that there was nothing impressive about arteta guiding us to the CL semifinals and second place despite literally not having a striker (plus the aforementioned, unparalleled injury crisis), i said, “ok, this guy’s got his head so far up liverpool’s ass he’s become the least objective poster here.” just stirring shit up and adding nothing of value. yeah he’s the man. Every team has injuries you don’t see most of us bitching about it. If you want sympathy. Edited May 21May 21 by Captain Ron
May 21May 21 23 minutes ago, hobbes2702 said: There’s been nothing impressive about what Arteta has done. when arteta took over this club we were in a place where playing against the likes of liverpool, city, chelsea, and united meant losing 8-2, 6-1, or 4-0 on a regular basis. now, none of those teams have beaten us in the premier league in years. and that’s despite not having any goal scorers and while dealing with more injuries than any other team in the league: saying that there’s nothing impressive about reaching the CL semifinals while thrashing real madrid and finishing 2nd in the epl despite all of that adversity is just plain stupid.
May 21May 21 2 minutes ago, Captain Ron said: Every team has injuries you don’t see most of them bitching about it. If you want sympathy. who here is seeking sympathy? arsenal had more injuries + more severe injuries than any other team in the league, plus a myriad of other factors working against mikel arteta, and yet he still has his side in second place, with a deeper champions league run than any other team. we’re talking about whether or not that qualifies as impressive. “not impressed” says fans of shittier teams facing way less adversity. lol ok. Edited May 21May 21 by Derka
May 21May 21 11 minutes ago, Derka said: when arteta took over this club we were in a place where playing against the likes of liverpool, city, chelsea, and united meant losing 8-2, 6-1, or 4-0 on a regular basis. now, none of those teams have beaten us in the premier league in years. and that’s despite not having any goal scorers and while dealing with more injuries than any other team in the league: saying that there’s nothing impressive about reaching the CL semifinals while thrashing real madrid and finishing 2nd in the epl despite all of that adversity is just plain stupid. Theres nothing impressive about not winning anything of significance in 4 years at one of the biggest clubs in the country that’s been the 4th biggest spender in that time frame. Im also not sure why you act like this is some unheard of level of injuries. Arsenal has had a lot of injuries this season, likely will be 1st in the injury table, but it’s not like teams haven’t had injuries before. Someone leads the injury table every season. Welcome to sports. Also I love that you dropped in the “lowest point total for champions since Leceister” as if the league hasn’t been done and dusted since Christmas. And I’ll care about the point total when it doesn’t include “champions” Edited May 21May 21 by hobbes2702
May 21May 21 1 minute ago, hobbes2702 said: Im also not sure why you act like this is some unheard of level of injuries. quote me literally any example of another epl team having an injury record like arsenal did this season. we literally have been playing without a striker for months.
May 21May 21 I guess they can engrave "lowest point total for champions since Leicester" on the trophy this weekend at Anfield.
May 21May 21 2 minutes ago, Derka said: quote me literally any example of another epl team having an injury record like arsenal did this season. we literally have been playing without a striker for months. Look at the injury tables. This season isn’t an outlier
May 21May 21 also, defining success, or a coach’s job being “impressive” based solely on winning trophies is the dumbest possible way to support a football club. just be a madrid, bayern, and psg fan and call it a day if that’s how you feel. this isn’t binary; this isn’t “win a trophy and that’s impressive (see: this terrible tottenham team/season), or don’t win a trophy and you suck”. that’s such a fanatical, childish way to look at it. the transformation that those of us who’ve actually been paying attention to arsenal have seen has been amazing. the stability and competitiveness of the club is night and day from what it was when arteta arrived- night and day. he got rid of all the deadwood and terrible contracts, he’s recruited and signed a ton of young talent who are still entering their primes, and he has the club set up to be competitive for major trophies for years to come. we’ve gone from old and terrible david luiz and sokratis at the back to young and burgeoning saliba and gabriel, for example. and he’s had arsenal playing better and advancing farther than 95% of the league without having any support from the board to buy the strikers he’s wanted (which is about to change now that we’ve dropped edu for andrea berta). that’s impressive. if you’re only impressed by trophies then ghats certainly your prerogative, but it’s dumb. it means you’re more impressed by ange and tottenham than arsenal and arteta. just a painfully stupid way to assess “impressive”. TIL that UT Football has had exactly 4 impressive teams. damn. Edited May 21May 21 by Derka
May 21May 21 3 minutes ago, hobbes2702 said: Look at the injury tables. This season isn’t an outlier you made the accusation, it’s your job to back it up and prove it. you rolled your eyes at the idea that arsenal has had a particularly bad injury run this year. back that up with something substantive. show me another team that’s dealt with this: Edited May 21May 21 by Derka
May 21May 21 8 minutes ago, Derka said: you made the accusation, it’s your job to back it up and prove it. you rolled your eyes at the idea that arsenal has had a particularly bad injury run this year. back that up with something substantive. show me another team that’s dealt with this: Yea sorry I’m not in the business of celebrating not winning. Mot my cup of tea but to each their own. You’re not a fan of a small club. This is the business you’ve chosen. Tell me again how hard things have been for Arteta
May 21May 21 1 hour ago, Derka said: Since they haven't hoisted the trophy But cool 4th place ... I guess we can call it 2 years against the top 6 trophy. Edited May 21May 21 by Captain Ron
May 22May 22 2 hours ago, Derka said: Every team in that graphic have won a trophy more recently than Arsenal.
May 22May 22 30 minutes ago, Firemans4Horn said: Every team in that graphic have won a trophy more recently than Arsenal.
May 24May 24 It doesn’t deserve its own thread and since there are EPL teams in it guess it goes here… Am I the only one who didn’t realize the Club World Cup was in the US? Maybe it’s because there are no matches in Texas. It also doesn’t help that it’s being broadcast by something called DAZN, which until 30 minutes ago I’ve never heard of. Soccer selling their rights to 2nd or 8th rate companies is such an own goal. AppleTV for MLS and USMNT with Fox and TNT have driven both into the shadows. There is ZERO buzz for the real World Cup which is a year away. It sucks, but the only way to get eyes and people talking about a sport is ESPN. If they aren’t hosting they do the bare minimum to promote or talk about it.
May 25May 25 8 hours ago, Ted Lange said: It doesn’t deserve its own thread and since there are EPL teams in it guess it goes here… Am I the only one who didn’t realize the Club World Cup was in the US? Maybe it’s because there are no matches in Texas. It also doesn’t help that it’s being broadcast by something called DAZN, which until 30 minutes ago I’ve never heard of. Soccer selling their rights to 2nd or 8th rate companies is such an own goal. AppleTV for MLS and USMNT with Fox and TNT have driven both into the shadows. There is ZERO buzz for the real World Cup which is a year away. It sucks, but the only way to get eyes and people talking about a sport is ESPN. If they aren’t hosting they do the bare minimum to promote or talk about it. You’re not the only one. That’s crazy that DAZN has the rights in the states. They’re popular enough in Europe, but I’ll have to Google what providers even carry them here.
May 25May 25 22 hours ago, Ted Lange said: It doesn’t deserve its own thread and since there are EPL teams in it guess it goes here… Am I the only one who didn’t realize the Club World Cup was in the US? Maybe it’s because there are no matches in Texas. It also doesn’t help that it’s being broadcast by something called DAZN, which until 30 minutes ago I’ve never heard of. Soccer selling their rights to 2nd or 8th rate companies is such an own goal. AppleTV for MLS and USMNT with Fox and TNT have driven both into the shadows. There is ZERO buzz for the real World Cup which is a year away. It sucks, but the only way to get eyes and people talking about a sport is ESPN. If they aren’t hosting they do the bare minimum to promote or talk about it. the people making the decisions live in a black and white universe - apparently none of the accessible platforms felt compelled to pay for the rights - and i wouldn't either - this is a stupid fifa attempt to squeeze more money out of assets they don't own
May 25May 25 Next year's away kits (being sported today) are sharp and all... But Villa plays away in white. Period. I don't like the change
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