The Prem, is it a Top4 or Top3,

[Hot Carl]

We're through the looking-glass here.

wot does that mean

[Red Chilli]

Anyway, regarding top3/top4

[desertscouser]

Not yet

That's what we need RC, another forward who strikes fear into the hearts of the opposition. If we bring one in and our other top players stay fit then we have a chance. Otherwise, I can't see it.

[Neil Young]

wot does that mean

It's a quote from Oliver Stone's film, 'JFK', which is in turn a reference to Lewis Carroll's story where the normal rules do not apply but are in fact reversed.

So Jeff Stelling being wrong is like being transported to a parallel universe where normality is inverted.

It was only a passing comment and I really wish I hadn't bothered.

[Neil Young]

Anyway, regarding top3/top4

[Red Chilli]

It's a quote from Oliver Stone's film, 'JFK', which is in turn a reference to Lewis Carroll's story where the normal rules do not apply but are in fact reversed.

So Jeff Stelling being wrong is like being transported to a parallel universe where normality is inverted.

It was only a passing comment and I really wish I hadn't bothered.

I'm glad you did Neil, i appreciated it

[Red Chilli]

That's what we need RC, another forward who strikes fear into the hearts of the opposition. If we bring one in and our other top players stay fit then we have a chance. Otherwise, I can't see it.

I reckon we're going to sign someone of real significance, and I'm not talking Michael Owen/Dean Ashton/Agbonlahore.
I think we're going to sign another player in the same class as Torres.

[The Erectile Banana]

I reckon we're going to sign someone of real significance, and I'm not talking Michael Owen/Dean Ashton/Agbonlahore.
I think we're going to sign another player in the same class as Torres.

David Villa perhaps?

Or maybe we could clone Torres?

[desertscouser]

I reckon we're going to sign someone of real significance, and I'm not talking Michael Owen/Dean Ashton/Agbonlahore.
I think we're going to sign another player in the same class as Torres.

How funny would that be if that did happen?

[Red Chilli]

How funny would that be if that did happen?

Well the Americans have got their backs up now, Rafa said not long ago he wants to sign a new contract and the fans have voiced concerns about our spending power.
Parry said money is available, the Yanks have said money is available for the right players.
It's not so far fetched IMO. What's another 30 million when you're looking at spending 10 times and more on a stadium?

[carheex]

UEFA has Euro2008 so why doesn't CAF have Afro2008?

very good.

[Morten_nogamst_Pedersen]

Bookmakers odds or polls do not reflect true reality.

Just because we are considered third or fourth favourite to win the league does not mean we actually have a realistic chance of triumph.

The fact that we are consistently amongst the favourites without winning the league for 17 years goes to show how few teams are capable of winning the league due to the superior resources of a select few. What it really highlights is the paucity of any real competition in the Premier League.

If it was any other sport and a team had not won the league for 17 years they would not still be amongst the favourites every season.

Sure, when youre reasonably close year in, year out, you will be amongst the favourites, and, odds on, sooner or later we are gonna bring it home!

[Roboklopp]

Tricky question- we've finished 3rd consecutively over the last 2 years & on one of those occasions the Gooners only just crept into the top 4. I really expected us to push on to finish a decent 3rd & mebbe even 2nd this season & a lot closer to the 1st place points-wise. Who knows, we may still do that but I thought this season would see us leaving the Gooners in our wake & that just hasnt happened. I do think they'll drop off this year tho.

I disagree when people say we have the squad to be up there- we just dont have as many game-changing players as the others. It isnt surprising cos those sort of players cost serious money & we havent been operating in that market for more than one transfer window where as scum & chavscum have spent ridiculous amounts of cash over the years & the Gonners are benefitting from Wenger's genious in youth developement which Rafa has not been afforded the time to try to emulate.

If Stevie & NAndo are kept quiet then the others are not at the same level as winning games single-handedly. Our big 2 attacking players cannot be expected to win us every match & that is why we need more top top quality up top as the others have. IMO we are a CF/playmaker, a Winger & a LB short of this. We also need quality cover for CB. This will take a lot of money, but there are certainly players we could sell & raise a profit from that would go some way to financing the transfers.

I imagine rafa is of a similar opinion as I on this one still. Whether or not the septics are realistic to see this I dont know & I worry not.

[Roboklopp]

Tricky question- we've finished 3rd consecutively over the last 2 years & on one of those occasions the Gooners only just crept into the top 4. I really expected us to push on to finish a decent 3rd & mebbe even 2nd this season & a lot closer to the 1st place points-wise. Who knows, we may still do that but I thought this season would see us leaving the Gooners in our wake & that just hasnt happened. I do think they'll drop off this year tho.

I disagree when people say we have the squad to be up there- we just dont have as many game-changing players as the others. It isnt surprising cos those sort of players cost serious money & we havent been operating in that market for more than one transfer window where as scum & chavscum have spent ridiculous amounts of cash over the years & the Gonners are benefitting from Wenger's genious in youth developement which Rafa has not been afforded the time to try to emulate.

If Stevie & NAndo are kept quiet then the others are not at the same level as winning games single-handedly. Our big 2 attacking players cannot be expected to win us every match & that is why we need more top top quality up top as the others have. IMO we are a CF/playmaker, a Winger & a LB short of this. We also need quality cover for CB. This will take a lot of money, but there are certainly players we could sell & raise a profit from that would go some way to financing the transfers.

I imagine rafa is of a similar opinion as I on this one still. Whether or not the septics are realistic to see this I dont know & I worry not.

I should caveat that by saying that I meant that if we keep Monsters.

[bigfooty]

It's a Big 3, we gate-crash it when the other teams involved happen to go through transitional seassons.

Until we adopt a different football philosophy we'll never be a serious contender in the league. Our so called crushing machine is basically the same as it was under Houllier only instead of Stevie and Owen we have Stevie and Torres. If that's what 125M has bought us then we really should ask for a refund.