LET THE “ARSENAL REVOLUTION” BEGIN.

An Arsenal fan’s plea for Revolution against Kroenke

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Bob 

 

Revolution under way at Arsenal, be a part of it. By Captain Jack

To all fellow GOONERS who have been taken for a ride for the past 8 years and looks like its going to happen for the 9th year running, unless we start doing something about it. Let me explain…

After an exiting and action packed transfer window we are off to a flying start, a Seven Nil rout against lowly Aston Villa. This is what I was hoping would be in the Sunday Newspapers after the big announcement from Ivan back in July regarding Arsenal’s new found financial power. However in reality it has turned out into the same old story, starting a new season on the back foot. Not just the back foot, it looks like this time around the owner and his faithful team have buried Arsenal a thousand feet under the ground.

We are the 4th biggest football club in the world, according to some figures. Let me repeat, 4TH BIGGEST CLUB IN THE WORLD and we can’t field a proper starting eleven in the very first game of the season. If we had injuries at the end of a long season competing for trophies and going for the title we can understand but the first game of the season with the transfer window having been open for almost 3 months now, we can’t have enough players in the squad to play the season opener is total DISGRACE. Look at the other big clubs and they can field two quality teams right away and we are struggling to field one.

After what happened last season and the season before and before….the same thing that’s been happening for last 8 years its absolutely absurd that we haven’t learnt our lesson. I’m not saying this about the Arsenal Board or the Owner Silent Stan or Le Professor, but to all the faithful GOONERS. Year in year out we are getting our season tickets renewed, year on year we are having full attendance at the Emirates for all our home games and yet what have we fans got from AFC empty promises and a trophy cabinet full of dust.
When will we learn from our mistake? It’s high time we do it now. Arsenal is a Big franchise for the owner, a money making asset, that’s it. There is no emotional value attached with the club for him. He doesn’t care a damn about the fans and their feelings or the competitive nature of the club. All he is doing is holding 41583 shares of Arsenal and is hoping to cash out at some point in the future for a large profit.

So how can we make the owner finally realize that the bluff has to stop. Well according to various estimates match day income accounts to almost 40% of the total revenue at Arsenal. That’s a big chunk. Add to that the various commercial revenue from merchandising which accounts to another 15% and we have around 50% plus of total revenue being generated from us the Gooners.

It’s time that we stop this revenue till the owner buckles up or the owner leaves for good so that the club can start going in the right direction again. I know its not easy to stop all the revenue at a time but its the right time we start taking steps towards it.

So starting from the Fulham away game next Saturday followed by the big CL qualifier game against Fenerbahce on 27th August, I request all the GOONERS not to go to the match. I know there are many fans who have already renewed their season ticket or have already purchased the tickets for these games. I know its tough on all the fans who have already spent their hard earned money for these games, however if we want our beloved club to start going in the right direction again its time we take some hard decisions.

Also for the big CL game against Fenerbahce I request all the fans to go to Emirates however not inside but outside so that we can stage one of the biggest protests against the lack of ambition from the Owner and the Manager. We can have a few fans go inside with banners protesting the same so that GOONERS around the world will know what’s happening. But all the rest of the fans should start protesting outside the Emirates.
Things can change; during this one week we may sign couple of good players we may win both the away games, however we cannot let it stop. We need to start taking hard decisions right away, for the good of our beloved club and make it clear what Arsenal has been and what it will stand for in the future.

We are a club with great history and tradition, a club that has contributed immensely to the footballing world, a club with vision and a club which will remain a big force in the world of football. So please spread the below message to all the GOONERS around the world and especially in UK. Let’s use all the resources available, all the social networking sties, all the fans forums and the blogs

DO NOT GO TO THE FULHAM AWAY GAME WE NEED EMPTY AWAY STANDS AT CRAVEN COTTAGE.

LET US PROTEST OUTSIDE THE EMIRATES ON 27th AUG DURING THE FENERBACHE GAME. DO NOT GO INSIDE WE NEED TO HAVE THE EMIRATES EMPTY. ZERO HOME SUPPORT.

LET THE “ARSENAL REVOLUTION” BEGIN.

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URGENT CHANGE NEEDED AT ARSENAL.

WE EITHER CHANGE OR NOT COMPETE WITH THE BIG CLUBS LIKE WE USED TO 8 YEARS AGO.

Arsenal is a club which used to compete with the best clubs in the world some time back but with the current transfer policy we can not.

Most clubs in the world would like to promote junior players to the first team but not most of them would make it due to the increased demand for success which limits giving young lads a chance. You may point out Barcelona who won the Champions League with 7 La Masia graduates but they also managed to go for Neymar, Ibrahimovic, Villa at big money which has never happened at Arsenal showing that you cant do without strengthening from outside.

We have an academy Hale End where the likes of Ashley Cole, Gibbs and Jack Wilshere were produced but it is still not enough, Arsene has concentrated on the youth policy from 1996 upto now the likes of Sanogo are still coming in but of recent we released 10 youngsters from the club U-21 team because they were no longer useful to the club including Hale End graduates showing that we are not that successful there.

The main way to succeed in today's football is to buy quality players from outside who are proven and ready to deliver, believe it or not the market is now inflated, money we used to buy the good players we had before can not do that now, it is not a surprise to me that we don't have a Bergkamp, Henry, Pires, Fabregas or even Van Persie at the Emirates now.

We made £10m and £6m bids for Cabaye and Williams respectively according to reports, Newcastle manager Alan Perdew responded by blasting us that the bid is 'disrespectful and you would agree with him because in today's world there is no where you can get a player of Cabaye's quality, proven at 10m. I really do not know what those who made those bids were thinking, they made me also feel ashamed to be honest. Players who can help us like Paul Pogba of Juventus their starting price is £20m. We missed out on players like Higuain because of our outdated transfer formula and it seems the trend is still on because the men in charge do not look like changing soon.

The bottom line is that we either change or continue sinking and we shall not get what we want on a cheap may be another Koscielny but may also not be good in the first season or so.
If you look at what Spurs have done you have got to be worried. Liverpool are not also far away, they retained Suarez and added some new faces, we only have Sanogo who came on a free for Auxerre. A big club cannot be built like that however intelligent your manager is in this era. You can tell me one you know of.
We love the club that's why we need change not just sit and relax like Stan when things are going from bad to worse.

Till then Love you all Gooner Family
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SQUAD STILL THIN

ARSENAL 3-1 MAN CITY: WE STILL NEED 3 QUALITY ADDITIONS

Arsenal finished their pre season in perfect style with a 3-1 win over former Premier League champs Man City in Helsinki, Finland. Goals from Theo Walcott, Aaron Ramsey and Olivier Giroud were enough to ensure this morale boosting victory. City managed to pull back one in the 80th minute through new signing Alvaro Negredo but Arsenal had already done enough to take the win.

Walcott and Arteta with the trophy won in Helsinki (Arsenal.com)

 

Man City are one of the best teams in the League and beating them shows that our squad has potential but we need to add players in three areas to be on the safer said, that is: a defender, defensive midfielder and a striker, we have not spent a penny in the window despite selling some players and releasing others on a free.

Arsene named 20-year-old Colombian trialist Sebastian Perez who plays for his home country club Atletico Nacional in Saturday's friendly against City and gave him some 20 minutes a sign showing that he impressed in training and may sign a permanent deal, he slotted in well in defensive midfield after replacing Arteta and he was confident with possession though he got a yellow card for a late challenge.
Youngster Isaac Heyden defender/ defensive midfielder a Hale-End graduate also came on for the last 2 minutes in his first outing with the senior team and he would be happy the manager thought about him.

Reports that Luis Gustavo may join us are circulating and the metro reported that his agent said a £14m bid has been accepted only terms remaining to be discussed but many other genuine sources have said it not true and metro quotes are completely wrong.
The boss said in the Daily Mail that our squad is thin and we need a striker, a far as Gustavo is concerned nothing is close but he did not deny his interest.
The Mirror also reported that Arsenal believe an 14m pound deal will get them Gustavo but all still speculation.

I would prefer Gundogan but Gustavo is more likely to join than Gundogan so I would welcome him.

 

Gustavo helped Brazil win the confederations cup.

 As far as a striker is concerned, we cant rely on Giroud for the entire season in 3 or 4 competitions with more than 50 games we need another quality one, Suarez would be the best but so far Liverpool have kept their no sale stance whether they will change or no, Arsene is waiting in the wings and his determination to get Suarez shows you we need another striker. Lewandowski would be a good buy but trust me getting him isn't that easy.

In defense we need one more defender to cover up for Per or Kos, Vermaelen is out injured we don't know whether he will come back better than he left because he wasn't the Vermaelen we all know, an injury to Koscielny may affect us dearly so we need a hard center back to do the job, Sagna can cover up there but we all know his main duty and due to the fact that Jenkinson is still not at a level where you can rely upon him all season we need Sagna at right back and Jenkinson to assist him.
At left back, Gibbs and Monreal will do the job. 

In goal, i trust Szczesny as our long time number 1, all he need is games to improve his confidence and he will be good to go, Fabianski can stay to back up his compatriot as young Argentine Damien Martinez takes up the 3rd choice role.
If the boss manages to beef up the squad in such a way, the chances will be high we can win a trophy next season.

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SUAREZ CHANCES WANING, DO WE HAVE PLAN B?

John W. Henry: WE CAN'T SELL, AND ESPECIALLY TO ARSENAL.

Liverpool owner J. W. Henry confirmed that Liverpool are not selling Suarez irrespective of the bid made for the 26-year-old striker. He was quoted by Sky sports saying; "It's a football reason, it's not about finances. That's why, at this point, so late in the window, with everyone who's already moved or isn't moving, we can't replace him. So, for football reasons, we can't sell, and especially to Arsenal."

Mocked up picture of  Suarez in an Arsenal jersey, looks like it is not going to be happen.

By the look of things we aren't going to get Suarez, though the player has played his part in trying to force a move to Arsenal and still pleads for an amicable solution for him to leave Anfield but Liverpool have kept their stance from the owner to the fans. Henry even went on to speak to our CEO Ivan Garzidis and told them they aren't selling. 
Manager Brendan Rogers also went on to say he never gave him his word that if they don't qualify for the Champions League he will leave.
The clause he also mentioned about last time in the contract PFA both Gordon Taylor said it does not guarantee Liverpool to sell the player in case an offer above 40 million Pounds is made so arbitration wont also work and now it all due to Liverpool's decision.

Honestly, we have ran out of time and our squad is light we need additions in time to adapt and help us in the titile push. With the Premeier League commencing next weekend we are already caught up by time.
We have spent alot of time on one player who we have less chances of getting as of now but it was worthy because he wants to leave and hes already in the premeir league so no adaptation needed, you can compare him with Van Persie to United.

Now the biggest question is; Do we have plan B? We need a marquee signing(s) who would lift the team, such signings arent easy to get and their teams do not want to release them. You can talk of Robert Lewandowski as an option but you would not know how he will fare in the EPL. We need a Striker and Defensive midfielder basically of good quality not youngsters or free agents. My best options would be Lewandowski and Gundogan but they are not easy to get, an easier similar option for defensive midfield would be Luis Gustavo of Bayern Munich but the club seems not to be interesetd. 

As most of us know Arsene, any thing can happen because he always keep his cards close to his chest. 
Do you remember when he signed 5 player in less than 48 hours?
Lets hope he surprises with quality players to help us end our 8 barren years and win our first trophy at the Emirates.

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GUNDOGAN, THE KIND OF GEM WE NEED AT ARSENAL

Ilkay Gundogan linked again.

Borrussia Dortmund and Germany box to box 22-year-old midfielder Ilkay Gundogan has been linked with a £20M move to the Emirates stadium.

Gundogan moving past it out with Kaka in last season's CL semi final

It is less than 2 weeks to the kick-off of the Premier League and the activity in the transfer window is expected to intensify, as of Arsenal we take long negotiating and scouting, whatever you may call it to an extent that its only 20-year-old striker Yaya Sanogo to show whom we got on a free after playing out his contract at Auxerre.

You cant write about all transfer targets but some just make the hair on the back of your neck stand so they really deserve writing about. Ilkay Gundogan is the type of player we need in our midfield, a player who can do anything from defending to attacking. The 22 year old has enough experience, has played at the highest level any footballer can dream of as we all saw him scoring in the champions League final versus Bayern at the end of last season and probably his footballing knowledge is way way ahead his age, he has power, he is technical, has a very powerful shot and can be assigned any duty in the midfield and do it beyond expectation.

Him and Suarez will make us title contenders without any doubt but getting top players at Arsenal is not that easy due to our outdated transfer policy in the market which has been inflated by money-bags all over Europe.

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HOPE YOU ARE ENJOYING THE SUMMER GOONERS.

HEY GOONERS, HOPE YOU ARE ENJOYING THE SUMMER.

The summer transfer window was officially opened on 1st July and will close on the 31st of August, when you look at that period you may say that we still have time but that might not be the case.
We need quality players just like any other big ambitious club but the more we delay the more we lose out on them, to talk about a few, there is Jovetic who we were heavily linked with but now Man City has already done the deal and he will be rallying against us, Higuain is on the verge of a move to Napoli, after the sell of Cavanni to PSG they have a vacancy to fill and the money to help them so anything can happen. The point is the more we delay the more we lose out.

 

 Men running things, Arsene Wenger and Ivan Garzidis

To some gooners its hard to fathom why the delay but to some its not, reports have always claimed that we have £70m to spend on the strengthening of the squad which we haven't done up to now, the club CEO Ivan Garzidis also said we can compete with the big clubs now money-wise but it has all remained just mere talk. To those who know the frugality and haggling of the club its not a surprise that we only have; Yaya Sanogo, Daniel Crowley, Julio Pleguezuelo and Jamaal Raage who we all nearly got for free because we paid just small compensations. Of the four, only Sanogo will be in the first team without an immediate impact on the title charge others will go to the U-21s.
With the oligarch's invading the game it is becoming increasingly difficult for us to claim silverware like we did nearly a decade ago, Abramovich started it at Chelsea now it has spread to Man City, PSG and Monaco, it is all about money now that's why Man City and PSG are Champions, Chelsea won the UCL and Monaco may also do it soon.

Arsenal's no show in transfer business is frustrating most especially if you see our rivals like Chelsea and City strengthening despite finishing ahead of us last season. That frustration led to some gooners losing faith in Arsene and the Board then called on Usmanov to save the situation but up to now we are still in the same situation and only the board knows when it will end.

We have managed to reduce on the squad by selling some fringe players, like Mannone to Sunderland and some have gone for free like Santos to Flamingo and others loaned out like Coquelin and Djuorou to German clubs, that's a good gesture if they are to be replaced with quality players. A host of U-21s where also released by the club.
We need 'that' signing(s) to increase the title-winning morale in the team but whether it will be made its down to Arsene and the board.

In conclusion, we all hope the club shall sign atleast two quality players but do not hold your breath, its Arsene and Ivan running things and if you do not know them, they do things their own way you may wait and wait in vain but hope they will surprise us and do something special this time........
Hold you breath at you own risk!!!

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ARSENAL PRE-SEASON GAMES SO FAR.

ARSENAL PRE-SEASON GAMES SO FAR.

Dear gooners,

We have played 3 pre seaosn games so far scored 7:0, 7:1 and 3:1 against The Indonesia Dream Team, Vietnam and Nagoya Grampus of Japan's J League respectively. I believe our boys have got a nice work out in the humid warm climate of Tropical Asia but on a sad note we have got some injures to goalkeeper Wojeich Szczesny (back) and Laurent Koscielny (Ankle).

 

Despite the goals we have had some really nice moments to relish: We have managed to score 17 goals, regardless of the opposition a goal is a goal and that's why our players celebrate, its gives that good confidence to the players and start feeling 'yeah we can do it' and to strikers like Giroud who has manged to bag 6 in 3 games it so important to keep scoring.

The boss has been able to see where we are short and hope he will add some players there like in the central defense where Sagna has been called on to play due to injuries to Kos and Vermaelen meaning Per is the only formidable remaining, we also need a striker, Poldi has been barely played there and when Giroud goes off we put there Chuba Akpom, we cant rely on Chuba, Sanogo or Campbell in case Giroud is out.

The youngster have been given a chance to claim a first team places most notably being Gedion Zelalem who I don't want to dwell on due to the more than enough hype surrounding him despite being on 16, he has shown great potential, others being: Damien Martinez, Chuks Aneke, Thomas Eisfeld, Sergi Gnabry, Ryo Miyaichi, Kris Olsson and Chuba Akpom. They have all impressed whenever given a chance.

Aaron Ramsey has continued with his rise to becoming a fans' favorite by bossing the midfield linking up play well nearly claiming his best form and fully gaining back confidence after his leg break sometime back, Wilshere is also getting some minutes in his first pre season in around 2 seasons which will help us starting the season in full throttle of-course we all know how we need him.

Santi Carzola and Nacho Monreal are away due to an extended break after the Confederations cup cameo with Spain but they will be joining soon.
Youngster who has just signed a long term contract with the club Hector Bellerin is also away with the Spain U-19 team playing European Championships, Yaya Sanogo is also away after winning the U-20 World Cup with France so he is still on holiday. Hope they will join very soon to enhance the new season preparations.

Next is Urawa Red Diamonds of Japan on Friday 26 at 1130 GMT. Hope to continue firing.

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