You're basically some kind of god. I just splashed out on sockeye cos I couldn't handle the idea of a chicken in the oven for however long.
And I like the heat...
Thanks.
I agree. Most times I’ve done this I’ve pulled the meat off too soon just to feed everyone.
Today of course the smoker temp is running hot and I’m trying to cool it off before I’m done hours early :)
You're basically some kind of god. I just splashed out on sockeye cos I couldn't handle the idea of a chicken in the oven for however long.
And I like the heat...
Also in a wider view of our sales. Always be thankful we're not selling Saka, Saliba etc to "bigger clubs". Gabriel has a big offer from Saudis and we kept him.
Compared to the Chelseas of this world, we buy players in broadly 2 brackets
- they work out and stay in our squad, with relative stability. Woth more but we don't sell.
- they don't work out but only after a fair chance. They don't command high fees.
Other clubs have more of a "twist" "twist again" uncoordinated collection. These players retain their original value as people can see they're worth mor than eg Chelsea are getting from them
So low sales is partly a function of us having a bit more stability and class
Selling Nwaneri would be an appalling act of self-harm and a dereliction of duty on the part of Arteta and the club. Sell to buy? Buy what, exactly? We're in danger of getting rid of a talented Hale E...
We could Not Sell nwaneri, and then Have Nwanewi.
I'd be pretty pleased with that bit of business
You've pulled the meat off?! Oh, matron! Are you sure you're not on the set of a "Carry On" film?
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I agree. Most times I’ve done this I’ve pulled the meat off too soon just to feed everyone.
Today of course the smoker temp is running hot and I’m trying to cool it off before I’m done hours early :)
You've pulled the meat off?! Oh, matron! Are you sure you're not on the set of a "Carry On" film?
If nobody else was offering any more then I'm not sure how the outcome would be different.
Sell him to Bayern. Vincent Kompany was raving about him at the time we bought him.
Arse! Morning Champions! (Not Moaning, please)
If we want to get big money for a sale, we'll have to tell everyone that the player is definitely not for sale. That seems to be how it works.
Tricky act to perform there.
Barbecue day here. That was postponed during the last heatwave. Perfect weather today (not going over 31°C this afternoon), until we face the next heatwave apparently comi...
I agree. Most times I’ve done this I’ve pulled the meat off too soon just to feed everyone.
Today of course the smoker temp is running hot and I’m trying to cool it off before I’m done hours early :)
WiB
Well why do we look like Wolves in that signing photo Blogs?
It's sunny again; this is amazing
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How’s the retirement. Guess it may not sink in until the start of the new academic year.
Exactly right, Bruce. Still feels like a normal summer holiday but that will change in September, I'm sure.
We won the league title, and we got to a champions league final, which wasd supposed to give us hundreds of millions in revenue. Arteta and Josh talked big about spending ambitions and now we're starting with the excuses of we have to sell before we can buy. I don't really want to hear it. I'm not panicking, nowhere near, but I don't want to hear these excuses trotted out on August 31st or even August 1st. If we want to stay on top we have to buy world class attackers and world class cover for Saliba. I don't want to hear anything else. Anything else is faff. Arsenal have the money, they need to focus on the targets and buy. Yes, we can sell Nwaneri and a couple of others (Madueke, anyone?), but we should be buying. I'm already seeing Tim Stillman trot out the same lame excuses online "you don't know how hard it is to buy players, sometimes you just don't get the players you want", so many Arsenal apologists like that. We're League Champions FFS, let's start acting like it, or we will have to wait another 20 years for a title. I'm sure, convinced, that Josh, Arteta and Berta know this. Trusting them for now!
Yes, number 4 is next week. Beach beach beach.
Haven’t actually checked if Paris Plage is open. But with the works starting this weekend (actually last night, nearly got stranded (ish) in town but luckily caught the last train home (that should have been two hours earlier than usual) as it was delayed by more than half an hour), it will take me about an hour to go into the centre of town instead of 20-25 minutes. Pain in the arse.
It could be argued that we didn't win the title until Madueke arrived.
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How’s the retirement. Guess it may not sink in until the start of the new academic year.
Tricky act to perform there.
Barbecue day here. That was postponed during the last heatwave. Perfect weather today (not going over 31°C this afternoon), until we face the next heatwave apparently comi...
Yes, number 4 is next week. Beach beach beach.
I know it's been said many times, but helping out Chelsea by giving them €56m for Madueke will never make any sense to me. It's a real head-scratcher. He's just not that good.
It could be argued that we didn't win the title until Madueke arrived.
Dinner time is set for 6 pm. I can’t hold em off much longer :)
Tricky act to perform there.
Barbecue day here. That was postponed during the last heatwave. Perfect weather today (not going over 31°C this afternoon), until we face the next heatwave apparently coming up midweek…😭
Although looking at the forecast, it doesn’t seem as bad as it was initially forecast so maybe it will be a mini heatwave.
Selling Nwaneri would be an appalling act of self-harm and a dereliction of duty on the part of Arteta and the club. Sell to buy? Buy what, exactly? We're in danger of getting rid of a talented Hale E...
I'm not sure anyone here has said we should sell Nwaneri.
Good grief
I know he didn’t make it here but only recouping 300k is genuinely criminal
If nobody else was offering any more then I'm not sure how the outcome would be different.
It's going to be so hard to turn ourselves into good sellers. Our card is marked.
Good grief
I know he didn’t make it here but only recouping 300k is genuinely criminal
Should have set dinner time a bit later and got a bit more kip!
Dinner time is set for 6 pm. I can’t hold em off much longer :)
It’s insane. These meats usually take 12 plus hours to smoke/cook. This is the earliest I’ve started one of these projects
Should have set dinner time a bit later and got a bit more kip!
It’s insane. These meats usually take 12 plus hours to smoke/cook. This is the earliest I’ve started one of these projects
Arse
We sold Lokonga for £300k? What the fuck!
How much did we pay for him?
€17.5m
Arse
We sold Lokonga for £300k? What the fuck!
How much did we pay for him?
I woke up at 2 after getting 3 1/2 hours sleep
That's very early!
Are you up very early, or have you stayed up very late?
I woke up at 2 after getting 3 1/2 hours sleep
Smoked brisket and pulled pork? Sounds like the makings of a Carry On film. Oh, matron!
Carry on.
I don't think it's helping Chelsea per se. I'd frame it more as an easy deal for Arsenal to do when we were offered the player. Could we have spent that money better? And we did need someone to back-u...
It did seem convenient purely because of the ease of getting the deal done. I think we could have definitely spent the money better on a backup for Saka.
Selling Nwaneri would be an appalling act of self-harm and a dereliction of duty on the part of Arteta and the club. Sell to buy? Buy what, exactly? We're in danger of getting rid of a talented Hale E...
What do you mean 'taken hold here'?
I'm not advocating for it, but as I said in the blog, I'd be surprised if it wasn't a point of discussion at board level for the reasons I laid out.
Selling Nwaneri would be an appalling act of self-harm and a dereliction of duty on the part of Arteta and the club. Sell to buy? Buy what, exactly? We're in danger of getting rid of a talented Hale Ender who produced two seasons ago when called upon but wasn't really given much of a chance last season, so hardly his fault. It's rare for academies to produce three highly talented first team players like ours has done. Let's find a way to integrate them into the team and save ourselves the prospect of paying a Brighton, Bournemouth, Brentford, Newcastle, or a fucking Villa £80m+ in a few years' time when he's showcasing his skills and abilities.
This drumbeat to sell Ethan so that we can be seen as "good sellers" is nonsensical. Really disappointed this has taken hold here.
I know it's been said many times, but helping out Chelsea by giving them €56m for Madueke will never make any sense to me. It's a real head-scratcher. He's just not that good.
I don't think it's helping Chelsea per se. I'd frame it more as an easy deal for Arsenal to do when we were offered the player. Could we have spent that money better? And we did need someone to back-up Bukayo
Well in brucebot, well pulled croton
I know it's been said many times, but helping out Chelsea by giving them €56m for Madueke will never make any sense to me. It's a real head-scratcher. He's just not that good.
Arse champions and WIB
I am preparing a smoked brisket and a pulled pork for a dinner in 12 hours
It’s current almost half four in NY
I can’t believe I’m close to first!
Smoked brisket and pulled pork? Sounds like the makings of a Carry On film. Oh, matron!
The city that never sleeps, apparently.
heh
Morning SG, and all to follow
Good morning sir. A bit cooler this morning....you wait and see; it will lash rain on Monday because I'm playing golf! (First time in a couple of months)
Are you up very early, or have you stayed up very late?
The city that never sleeps, apparently.
Arse champions and WIB
I am preparing a smoked brisket and a pulled pork for a dinner in 12 hours
It’s current almost half four in NY
I can’t believe I’m close to first!
Are you up very early, or have you stayed up very late?
Arse champions and WIB
I am preparing a smoked brisket and a pulled pork for a dinner in 12 hours
It’s current almost half four in NY
I can’t believe I’m close to first!
@blogs: I can’t that happening though.
Morning SG, and all to follow
Please, don’t sell Ethan.
Spent exactly £339 m and brought in exactly £339m. Convenient.