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GrimRiffer
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I have to admit Arsenal might win the premier league. But it's a premature statement to be made eh. Man Utd does deserve to win. Look at Essien. He has no heart to play. Making a schoolboy clearance. Almost the whole Chelski team except for Cech was awful. Abramobitch was giving an over the top standing ovation for impactless Sheva. Any thoughts?
snuffleupagus
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Top of the table Arsenal have revealed turnover of more than £200million, making them Britain's richest football club.
The Gunners publicised the results in their financial report for the year ending 31st May 2007, which showed their group operating profits were up 274% to £51.2million.
The results prove that the club's move to Emirates stadium was financially deft - they averaged match-day revenues of £3.1million per game during their first season at the new ground.
Their turnover well exceeds that of Chelsea and Manchester United, whose results for the same time was £152.8million and £167.8million respectively.
The Gunners publicised the results in their financial report for the year ending 31st May 2007, which showed their group operating profits were up 274% to £51.2million.
The results prove that the club's move to Emirates stadium was financially deft - they averaged match-day revenues of £3.1million per game during their first season at the new ground.
Their turnover well exceeds that of Chelsea and Manchester United, whose results for the same time was £152.8million and £167.8million respectively.
snuffleupagus
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Figures unveiled this morning show the Gunners' move to the Emirates Stadium has driven a near 50% increase in turnover to more than £200million for the year ending May 31, 2007.
That sum means they are only edged into second place in the continent's money league by Real Madrid.
But with operating profit of £51.2million, up an amazing 274%, the Barclays Premier League club now have a level of profitability far in excess of Real.
Match-day revenues of £3.1million per game at their new 60,000 home are double those generated at Highbury, and have seen the Gunners leapfrog main domestic rivals Manchester United and Chelsea - whose respective turnover for the same period was £167.8m and £152.8m.
The revelation of Arsenal's wealth is an ample response to those critics who questioned the effect the cost of relocation to Ashburton Grove would have on the club, and in particular Wenger's transfer funds.
That sum means they are only edged into second place in the continent's money league by Real Madrid.
But with operating profit of £51.2million, up an amazing 274%, the Barclays Premier League club now have a level of profitability far in excess of Real.
Match-day revenues of £3.1million per game at their new 60,000 home are double those generated at Highbury, and have seen the Gunners leapfrog main domestic rivals Manchester United and Chelsea - whose respective turnover for the same period was £167.8m and £152.8m.
The revelation of Arsenal's wealth is an ample response to those critics who questioned the effect the cost of relocation to Ashburton Grove would have on the club, and in particular Wenger's transfer funds.
loldude333
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Haha...........and 2day's papers revealed that abramobitch was actually trying 2 tell essien how to play his football! Lol wat a joke! He's 1 stupid loser. And did u know Pini Zahavi, Frank Arnesen and another guy were actually plotting 2 get Mourinho sacked bcos they wanted certain players that Mourinho didn't? I hope all the stars leave Chelski and sink those losers on the board........totally retarded move, sacking Mourinho.
GrimRiffer
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Mourinho doesn't deserve it. Oh wells. THe other guy must be the traitor, Peter Kanyon :evil:
loldude333
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Haha.......chelsea's staff are alll frm other teams.....arnesen frm spurs, grant frm pompey, kenyon frm man u. Lol. Talk abt theft.
fgl
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The simple truth is that Roman tried to buy ARSENAL FC but was turned away by the board! Th ethen boought chelskii and made it his aim to them to overtake AFC at the top. They did that for 2 seasons but now he wants them to play attractive football AND be successful - just like AFC!
THANK GOD HE DIDNT GET ARSENE WENGER ....
Here's to a nice mid table finish for chelski this season...
THANK GOD HE DIDNT GET ARSENE WENGER ....
Here's to a nice mid table finish for chelski this season...
loldude333
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No no no its a relegation party(among the top 3 clubs), not a midtable finish. Feel sry 4 lampard and co but NOT for that loser abramobitch.
fgl
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Fabianski, Bendtner and Diarra all set for Carling Cup
Arsenal v Newcastle United
Carling Cup Round 3
Emirates Stadium
Tue, Sep 25, 2007, 7.45pm
By Richard Clarke
Arsène Wenger will ring the usual changes for the Carling Cup tie with Newcastle at Emirates Stadium on Tuesday.
The Arsenal manager will rest almost all of his first-team regulars to allow squad players and youngsters to hog the limelight. It is a policy he has used with some success in recent years. In three of the last four seasons his side have reached the Semi-Final and, of course, last season they were just pipped to the trophy by a full-strength Chelsea at the Millennium Stadium.
“You will see Bendtner, Diarra and Denilson,” Wenger told Arsenal TV Online when asked about the make-up of the squad. “Maybe Eboue (ankle) will be coming back as well.
“You’ll see Justin Hoyte and Alex Song maybe Eduardo and Diaby. Then there is Armand Traore and Lukasz Fabianski who we have not seen a lot of so far. We have sold out and we will put out a good team. We want to give the opportunity to our fans to see some unfamiliar faces.”
If they play this would be the first start for Diarra and Bendtner while Fabianski would be making his debut.
Arsenal.com will announce the full squad on Tuesday.
That morning, Arsenal TV Online subscribers will be able to see the full video interview. In it Arsène Wenger talks about: the financial results, spending money, the strategic importance of the Carling Cup, the case for playing Nicklas Bendtner, in defence of Alex Song, Lukasz Fabianski and Newcastle.
Arsenal v Newcastle United
Carling Cup Round 3
Emirates Stadium
Tue, Sep 25, 2007, 7.45pm
By Richard Clarke
Arsène Wenger will ring the usual changes for the Carling Cup tie with Newcastle at Emirates Stadium on Tuesday.
The Arsenal manager will rest almost all of his first-team regulars to allow squad players and youngsters to hog the limelight. It is a policy he has used with some success in recent years. In three of the last four seasons his side have reached the Semi-Final and, of course, last season they were just pipped to the trophy by a full-strength Chelsea at the Millennium Stadium.
“You will see Bendtner, Diarra and Denilson,” Wenger told Arsenal TV Online when asked about the make-up of the squad. “Maybe Eboue (ankle) will be coming back as well.
“You’ll see Justin Hoyte and Alex Song maybe Eduardo and Diaby. Then there is Armand Traore and Lukasz Fabianski who we have not seen a lot of so far. We have sold out and we will put out a good team. We want to give the opportunity to our fans to see some unfamiliar faces.”
If they play this would be the first start for Diarra and Bendtner while Fabianski would be making his debut.
Arsenal.com will announce the full squad on Tuesday.
That morning, Arsenal TV Online subscribers will be able to see the full video interview. In it Arsène Wenger talks about: the financial results, spending money, the strategic importance of the Carling Cup, the case for playing Nicklas Bendtner, in defence of Alex Song, Lukasz Fabianski and Newcastle.
fgl
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Arsenal
Lukasz Fabianski Armand Traore Justin Hoyte Philippe Senderos Emmanuel EboueAbou Diaby 64 Alexandre Song Denilson Lassana Diarra Theo Walcott Nicklas Bendtner EduardoFrancisco Merida Perez 90 Subs not used
Vito Mannone Gavin Hoyte Henri Lansbury Newcastle United
Shay Given Habib Beye David Rozehnal Steven Taylor Jose Enrique James MilnerNicky Butt 70 Abdoulaye Faye Charles N'Zogbia Alan Smith Obafemi Martins Shola AmeobiBelozoglu Emre 60 Subs not used
Fraser Forster David Edgar Geremi Referee
Howard Webb Match Report
Carling Cup Round 3
Emirates Stadium
Tuesday, September 25, 2007, 7.45pm
Arsenal2Bendtner 83, Denilson 89
Newcastle United0
By Richard Clarke
Last season, Arsène Wenger nearly wrote the perfect Carling Cup fairytale. Only the ending failed to fit his criteria for fantasy football.
On the strength of tonight’s scintillating victory over a near full-strength Newcastle, the manager looks in the mood for a re-write this term.
This was a wonderful performance in which the youngsters dominated their more experienced visitors throughout the second half and thoroughly deserved their two-goal win.
Eight minutes from time, Armand Traore sent over another quality cross from the left and Nicklas Bendtner sent a storming header past Shay Given.
In injury time Abou Diaby sent up Denilson for a cracking second in to the top corner of the net.
It was Arsenal’s eighth Premier League scalp in the past five seasons. This is very much Wenger’s second-string but they must be now among the favourites to win the competition.
In normal circumstances, nine changes would have indicated the poorest of performances in the previous game or an injury crisis. However it was standard for the Carling Cup. Only Theo Walcott and Philippe Senderos retained their place from the 5-0 win over Derby on Saturday. The starting XI was the usual mixture of aspirant young players and squad stars. There were full debuts for Lukasz Fabianski, Nicklas Bendtner and Lassana Diarra.
Only four of the five bench-warmers were truly unknown quantities - Fran Merida, Henri Lansbury, Vito Mannone and Gavin Hoyte
Newcastle had lost Michael Owen from their weekend game and Mark Viduka was omitted. Otherwise they seemed pretty much at full strength.
Carling Cup nights are becoming great nights at Emirates. The crowd and the team share the same characteristics — young, fresh and raring to go. It makes for a wonderful spectacle and an antidote to the persistent pressure of the Premier League.
Once again, there was an innocent eagerness straight from the first whistle. The only surprise was that it took 10 minutes for the first real chance to emerge.
Jose Enrique crossed from the left and Obafemi Martins drifted clear at the far post. His header was well-directed but Fabianski pulled off a fine save diving to his left. The perfect confidence-builder.
A couple of minutes later, Arsenal had a wonderful opportunity to reply. Traore whipped over a ball from the left and the leaping Bendtner turned his header across the face of goal.
It was a bristling, crackling game but, oddly, there were not that many chances. Newcastle continued to test Fabianksi with high balls. Arsenal had a shout for a penalty when Denilson’s cross bounced off a Newcastle arm then, in the 22nd minute, Eboue’s deflected cross floated across the area and the sliding Walcott turned it into the sidenetting.
On the half-hour the chances began to flow at either end. James Milner clipped a clever ball to Martins who had skipped the wrong side of Senderos. Fortunately for Arsenal he blazed over the top.
Then Justin Hoyte sent Eduardo clear but Shay Given rushed out to face him. The Irishman’s touch was sufficient to divert the ball wide and the Arsenal defence mopped up.
Eight minutes from the break, Given threw himself to his right to palm aside at long-range drive from Eboue. Walcott then whacked rising shot over the bar.
Arsenal were up-and-at-’em straight from the restart. All the early opportunities came down the right — Eboue had two good strikes then Walcott forced a wonderful save from Given.
In the 53rd minute Eboue danced around Enrique but saw his shot diverted wide. From the corner, Eduardo’s header was cleared off the line by Charles N’Zogbia.
It was a storming start in which Arsenal could have scored four times. The tempo dropped a little as the half went on but the home side still held the whip-hand.
Walcott’s swirling cross caused Given to hastily tip over on the hour. Diarra’s error led to substitute Emre hammering a shot wide. But, in truth, it was an isolated effort. The first half was broadly level but, since the break, the hosts had taken charge.
Bendtner and Denilson hoofed efforts wide and then the Dane had a decent effort blocked at close range.
With 12 minutes left the big striker combined nicely with Eduardo for the Croatian to hook a tumbling shot wide.
It was another chance spurned and you sensed that, having not spun opportunities into goals, Wenger’s side might yet be caught out.
Or perhaps not.
Eight minutes from time, Traore put a wonderful ball on the head of Bendtner were gleefully nodded in.
Martins might have levelled straight away. He rounded Fabianksi and the sliding Senderos cleared off the line.
Denilson put a true reflection on the balance of play in the final seconds when he powered home a shot into the top corner.
Lukasz Fabianski Armand Traore Justin Hoyte Philippe Senderos Emmanuel EboueAbou Diaby 64 Alexandre Song Denilson Lassana Diarra Theo Walcott Nicklas Bendtner EduardoFrancisco Merida Perez 90 Subs not used
Vito Mannone Gavin Hoyte Henri Lansbury Newcastle United
Shay Given Habib Beye David Rozehnal Steven Taylor Jose Enrique James MilnerNicky Butt 70 Abdoulaye Faye Charles N'Zogbia Alan Smith Obafemi Martins Shola AmeobiBelozoglu Emre 60 Subs not used
Fraser Forster David Edgar Geremi Referee
Howard Webb Match Report
Carling Cup Round 3
Emirates Stadium
Tuesday, September 25, 2007, 7.45pm
Arsenal2Bendtner 83, Denilson 89
Newcastle United0
By Richard Clarke
Last season, Arsène Wenger nearly wrote the perfect Carling Cup fairytale. Only the ending failed to fit his criteria for fantasy football.
On the strength of tonight’s scintillating victory over a near full-strength Newcastle, the manager looks in the mood for a re-write this term.
This was a wonderful performance in which the youngsters dominated their more experienced visitors throughout the second half and thoroughly deserved their two-goal win.
Eight minutes from time, Armand Traore sent over another quality cross from the left and Nicklas Bendtner sent a storming header past Shay Given.
In injury time Abou Diaby sent up Denilson for a cracking second in to the top corner of the net.
It was Arsenal’s eighth Premier League scalp in the past five seasons. This is very much Wenger’s second-string but they must be now among the favourites to win the competition.
In normal circumstances, nine changes would have indicated the poorest of performances in the previous game or an injury crisis. However it was standard for the Carling Cup. Only Theo Walcott and Philippe Senderos retained their place from the 5-0 win over Derby on Saturday. The starting XI was the usual mixture of aspirant young players and squad stars. There were full debuts for Lukasz Fabianski, Nicklas Bendtner and Lassana Diarra.
Only four of the five bench-warmers were truly unknown quantities - Fran Merida, Henri Lansbury, Vito Mannone and Gavin Hoyte
Newcastle had lost Michael Owen from their weekend game and Mark Viduka was omitted. Otherwise they seemed pretty much at full strength.
Carling Cup nights are becoming great nights at Emirates. The crowd and the team share the same characteristics — young, fresh and raring to go. It makes for a wonderful spectacle and an antidote to the persistent pressure of the Premier League.
Once again, there was an innocent eagerness straight from the first whistle. The only surprise was that it took 10 minutes for the first real chance to emerge.
Jose Enrique crossed from the left and Obafemi Martins drifted clear at the far post. His header was well-directed but Fabianski pulled off a fine save diving to his left. The perfect confidence-builder.
A couple of minutes later, Arsenal had a wonderful opportunity to reply. Traore whipped over a ball from the left and the leaping Bendtner turned his header across the face of goal.
It was a bristling, crackling game but, oddly, there were not that many chances. Newcastle continued to test Fabianksi with high balls. Arsenal had a shout for a penalty when Denilson’s cross bounced off a Newcastle arm then, in the 22nd minute, Eboue’s deflected cross floated across the area and the sliding Walcott turned it into the sidenetting.
On the half-hour the chances began to flow at either end. James Milner clipped a clever ball to Martins who had skipped the wrong side of Senderos. Fortunately for Arsenal he blazed over the top.
Then Justin Hoyte sent Eduardo clear but Shay Given rushed out to face him. The Irishman’s touch was sufficient to divert the ball wide and the Arsenal defence mopped up.
Eight minutes from the break, Given threw himself to his right to palm aside at long-range drive from Eboue. Walcott then whacked rising shot over the bar.
Arsenal were up-and-at-’em straight from the restart. All the early opportunities came down the right — Eboue had two good strikes then Walcott forced a wonderful save from Given.
In the 53rd minute Eboue danced around Enrique but saw his shot diverted wide. From the corner, Eduardo’s header was cleared off the line by Charles N’Zogbia.
It was a storming start in which Arsenal could have scored four times. The tempo dropped a little as the half went on but the home side still held the whip-hand.
Walcott’s swirling cross caused Given to hastily tip over on the hour. Diarra’s error led to substitute Emre hammering a shot wide. But, in truth, it was an isolated effort. The first half was broadly level but, since the break, the hosts had taken charge.
Bendtner and Denilson hoofed efforts wide and then the Dane had a decent effort blocked at close range.
With 12 minutes left the big striker combined nicely with Eduardo for the Croatian to hook a tumbling shot wide.
It was another chance spurned and you sensed that, having not spun opportunities into goals, Wenger’s side might yet be caught out.
Or perhaps not.
Eight minutes from time, Traore put a wonderful ball on the head of Bendtner were gleefully nodded in.
Martins might have levelled straight away. He rounded Fabianksi and the sliding Senderos cleared off the line.
Denilson put a true reflection on the balance of play in the final seconds when he powered home a shot into the top corner.
snuffleupagus
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