Why Wenger Won’t be Buying a World-Class Defender in January

Posted on 5 November, 2014 by Blog Admin

By ‘#ABW Regular Columnist’ Simon Collings (@sr_collings)

Somewhere in the halls of the Emirates Stadium.

Agent of Player X: Thanks for taking the time to speak to my client and I in person Arsène, it means a lot. I am glad we finally managed to agree a fee between the two clubs, even though it was less than they were asking for. My client is happy with the salary you are offering, even though it means him taking a pay-cut, but we have just one more query.

Wenger: Yes sure, no problem. What is it?

Agent of Player X: What is his likelihood of featuring in the first-team on a regular basis? As that is what he really wants and other clubs have promised it.

Wenger: I cannot guarantee any player a spot in my team, but we have to compete on many fronts for titles so he will play. Plus, we often get injuries so I am sure he’ll feature at points.

Agent of Player X: Ah okay, well let my client and I leave and have a think about this. Continue reading →

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077 – BREAKING NEWS … There Is No News (30th October 2014)

Posted on 30 October, 2014 by A Bergkamp Wonderland

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Gimli (@GoonerGimli) has found an old pair of underpants under the bed and is as happy as Larry and is joined by :

Kris (@AFCfreddie8).
From : Barbican Pirates FC

Andrew (@PR_WhoRu).

Danny (@The_GFP).

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We had hoped that there would be no potty mouthed nonsense but Danny opens the pod with a rude joke and it was down hill all the way after than, sorry.

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076 – The Matt Lucas Special

Posted on 23 October, 2014 by A Bergkamp Wonderland

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Gimli (@GoonerGimli) is being a brave boy as he has had a terrible cold all week and is joined by :

Matt Lucas (@RealMattLucas).

Jason (@jasondavies71).

Dom (@ozgooner49).

Kate (@GoonerGirlKate).

Danny (@The_GFP).

Competition Winner – Tel (@telthegooner).

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As we had Matt Lucas on we tried to keep the swearing to a minimum and we did.

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The Greatest Love of All

Posted on 22 October, 2014 by Blog Admin

By ‘#ABW Chief Blogger’ The Other Geoff (@Hollefreund)

Rotterdam – June 20th, 2000: Sérgio Conceição’s hat trick against Germany in the final group game condemned the mighty Nationalmannschaft to an embarrassing exit from Euro 2000. It was the end of the road for a team that enjoyed so much success in the nineties. Even more troubling for the DFB – the German version of the FA – there were no apparent heirs to the throne coming through the youth set-ups at the Bundesliga clubs.

Where do you go from there? How do you improve the performances of the National team in both the short term and for generations to come? How do you prevent another Rotterdam incident?

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Football Blogging Awards

Posted on 15 October, 2014 by A Bergkamp Wonderland

We have made it to the final of the ‘2014 Football Blogging Awards’ (@TheFBAs).

If you like the work that we have done over the last yera and think we deserve your vote then you can vote in a number of ways (you can only vote once using each way).

Twitter

FaceBook

Their Web Site

Tickets are available from their web site Buy Tickets

Voting in the finalists round closes on 7th November and the winners will be announced at the Football Blogging awards ceremony on 13th November at the National Football Museum.

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075 – Arsenal Injury Crisis Special (13th October 2014)

Posted on 14 October, 2014 by A Bergkamp Wonderland

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Jason (@jasondavies71) has been given the power of Grey Skull and is hosting his own podcast and is joined by :

Dom (@ozgooner49).

Gimli (@GoonerGimli).

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Well shit the bed and call me Mary, Jason is hosting a podcast and there was almost no swearing!.

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It’s No Surprise That ‘Welbz Is Dat Guy’

Posted on 11 October, 2014 by A Bergkamp Wonderland

By Simon Collings (@sr_collings)

“It’s No Surprise That ‘Welbz Is Dat Guy'”

When the first murmurings began on transfer deadline day that Arsenal were in contention to sign Danny Welbeck, I was shocked at the reaction it received from fans. Twitter was awash with people fuming at Arsene Wenger for seemingly failing in the transfer market. Even the Bergkamp Wonderland panel were thoroughly unimpressed.

But I couldn’t understand why. At the time, and still now for a matter of fact, I thought Welbeck was a brilliant piece of business.

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074 – The AWOB v AKB Royal Rumble (9th October 2014)

Posted on 9 October, 2014 by A Bergkamp Wonderland

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Danny (@The_GFP) has sold Gimli to a dwarf circus for a single shiney penny and is joined by :

#AWOB’s

GC (@SheWore).
&
Mo (@Moises1972EN).

versus

#AKB’s

Geoff (@GeoffArsenal).
&
George (@Blackburngeorge).

Also …

Our friends #OpAa (@alsnotnutz) are having an ‘Kids Art’ (1-11 & 11-16) competition at Pierbury Corner (@PieburyCorner), if you have art that you would like to enter then read the leaflet below and join in, cheers.

kids-poster

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Im sure there will be the odd F word, the occasional B word and a light dusting of the BS word.

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Media Criticism Too Relentless Or Harsh In The Modern Game?

Posted on 6 October, 2014 by A Bergkamp Wonderland

By Jake (@JakeArsenal1)

“Media Criticism Too Relentless Or Harsh In The Modern Game?”

It seems in today’s world we are more and more inundated with images of war, the latest celebrity to turn to drugs, and more horrible things in modern news. As a teenager I queried, where is the happy news channel? This, can also not be escaped by those who’s jobs it is to analyse football for a living.

How often, or what’s the percentage of time spent between criticising a team, or an individual player, compared to singing their praises? It seems to me at least, the former wins this with an alarming regularity.

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073 – Arsenal’s Turkish Delight (2nd October 2014)

Posted on 2 October, 2014 by A Bergkamp Wonderland

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Gooner Gimli (@GoonerGimli) has given up looking for sacred rings in deep dark caves and is joined by :

Jason (@jasondavies71).

Raj (@rajpatel1809).

GC (@SheWore).

Danny (@The_GFP).
From : The Highbury Inn

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Jason & GC are here, its going to be a slobberknocker

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