Take a look at how long our waiting list for memberships are and then come back to me on that mate. Don't forget that we've been in the first division for 94 years now, a record, we have multi generation fans. We have history.
We'd have the largest fan base in London, followed very closely by Spurs, but I'd bet West Ham have more local fans than Chelsea do.
Yeah you have history, Enjoy it. I prefer my club to continue to make history. And the emirates has no atmosphere. 100% mostly tourists and corporates. You sold your soul when you moved to that stadium and watching you and westham do it makes me kinda glad Chelsea have stopped their plans for a new stadium
Sorry, I didn't realise that you've been to the Emirates and asked the attendees, during the game because it's so quiet of course, if they are fans of the club or just on a bus tour of London sites or trying to network or whatever? Lol.
You'd be better off leaving this one for SB to reply to, I think he'll give it more justice than you can right now Stanny.
Shit club, shit fans, shit stadium, had to bribe to get into 1st division, South London shitstains.
Now crowds make a big club?
https://talksport.com/football/58011...um-worst-best/
St James Park it is
I don't know how many times I have to say it, but David Luiz is the worst person (I can't in good conscience call him a footballer) to ever pull on an Arsenal Jersey... And we have Piers Morgan as a fan FFS.
What an absolute flog the bloke is. At least this means we hopefully won't resign him next season and this nightmare is almost over.
as weird as it sounds, I wanted Arsenal to win today
in that way, I personally got to glimpse the torture that is having David Luiz on your side
for this brief moment, I feel your pain
That's true but he seems to always be the scapegoat everytime everytime Arsenal lose with him playing. Sure he ****ed up today, but the bloke has won 3 European cups, 1 on one leg after not training for weeks so he can be a good player, Just needs good coaching and a good system
The bloke is 33 yrs of age, what is good coaching going to do for him?
He may have had 3 good seasons out of the 15 odd years he's had a professional, but overall he's an absolute flog. But it's ok, it's almost all over now.
Also you blokes are criminal these days, you managed to convince teams to pay you cash money for David Luiz, Diego Costa the 2nd time round and that fat bloke who's scored 1 goal all season in a team full of galacticos.
I felt bad when Liverpool paid us £40 odd million for Oxlade Chamberlain, but you guys are way too harsh charging fees for those 3 at all, let alone how big some of the fees were.
Look at Italy plenty of old blokes still going strong and the word is Business savy not criminal. You want something from us? Then prepare to pay over the odds. Were also about to get 50mil from Morata. Plenty of clubs wish they had people like Roman, Marina and Bruce Buck running their clubs
Look, watching the game, it is fair to say 9 others didn't turn up (because Leno actually did turn up), but it is hard not to put a massive amount of blame on Luiz.
City are a fantastic team but within reason were being held out by Arsenal (inc Luiz, to his credit). For a good 10 mins leading up to the first goal, it did honestly feel like it was only a matter of time before City scored. But they didn't. Until a minute before half time, Luiz performs what I find fair to describe as a lazy, non-caring, unphased and completely inexcusably lack of professional football ability move that lead directly to City's goal. Scoreline, and mentally, that crippled Arsenal.
Then the penalty - again it was inexcusable from Luiz to even let Mahrez get in behind him to begin with but then all the rest of it. You can't more directly blame him for 2 goals. Plus sending his team down a man.
Arsenal never really looked like winning, Ian Wright in commentary pointed out perfectly at half time that unless Arsenal showed intent to get Auba and/or Saka the ball there was no chance they'd threaten in any way (which included Luiz not getting them the ball, fyi). But for what was a hang in there, competitive fixture that had more substitutions than normal so Arsenal can't even fully blame their two early subs, it is hard not to put a big massive target on Luiz here - even moreso taking into context. Commentary again, Michael Owen also pointed out that whilst Luiz is obviously a good footballer he can't remember anyone making as many massive errors in a consistent manner as him - and even said this should be the last Arsenal see of him in a game.
OK
No he doesn't. Tierney hasn't played CB in like 6 years or something and looked better than Luiz. I would trust Ballard or Medley, 2 kids you don't even know exist, from our academy rather than trust Luiz ever again. Luiz has been in our team for a single season and since I started watching this club over 20 years ago we've never played worse and never finished as low in the table as we will this season. I'm quite happy to blame Luiz for our season more than Emery now.
Don't forget, he was dropped for Mari, a loan signing from Brazil, before Covid and was benched again today. Honestly, I'm happy that we lost that game purely on his shoulders cause now there is zero chance the club resigns him. Pep just saved us next season with that touch up.