Saint Garrett

he has literally JUST come back from injury....

17th...

We've hardly looked particularly sturdy though at the back!

Since Bristol City away (last 15 games) we have conceded 19 goals and only scored 16. In the first 21 games we conceded 22 and scored 49 goals. I guess something can be said about both our goal scoring and conceding.

If Butterfield was fit surely he would have played last night ? Just a thought? Wasn't there also rumours that he'd fallen out with Adkins ?

We don't use it because Rickie isn't someone to lead the line, he likes to drift wide and drop deeper.

To be fair to Prutton he had just played a season in the prem for us, and I always thought he was good enough. Jermaine Wright on the other hand...

Yer, I don't see why he hasnt been played as a striker, the only problem is that Arsenal play a 4-2-3-1 and RVP is always going to be the 1. Walcott isnt strong enough to play up front on his own,

He had a very hairy back...

I'm surprised they haven't got Theo working constantly on his final ball, and if they have, then im surprised that it hasnt really improved. Some games he'll be immense, tear defences to pieces and assist 2/3 goals like Saturday, but other times he is so wasteful it's unbelievable.

Only if we buy him first

Hammond for Morgan for me.

Agreed, have to keep Wallace and Bartley quiet, they bossed us up at their place and we were lucky to get a draw there. Will be a tough ask to keep both Austin (who always scores against us) and Rodriguez (who has scored a few recently) quiet. Wouldn't be surprised if they scored a few with our current leaky defence. Lets just hope we score more.

Sounds like what we've needed for a long time...I remember him on FM a few years back but never saw him play, what happened to him? When/Why did he leave ? Why was he never given a chance ?

Just think if we had a team with GK RB, CB, Mills, Bridge, Dyer, Ox, Surman, Bale, Walcott, Best We really do have an academy to be proud of and lets hope there are a few more on there way through...Chambers/JWP, Reeves, Shaw, Stephens....

Is there ever ?

CB. Not convinced Collins is the right man, but in NA we trust if it is him. Think we are a CB short though at the moment, despite Jaidi/Seaborne coming back. Jos & Fonte - both coming back from injury but first choice. Martin - Done alright since he's come in but we haven't been getting results + been conceding a lot. Jaidi - Wouldn't want to rely on him, think he'd get roasted in this division. Seaborne - Can't really put a timescale on his injury.

Davis Richardson, Fonte, Hooiveld, Fox Puncheon, Cork, Hammond, Lallana Lambert, Sharp Subs: Bart, Martin, Guly, De Ridder, Lee

Yer I have noticed it is very quiet, I just listened on 5Live last night as wanted a more balanced view.

Do they play with 12 players in Holland or no keeper?

To lighten the mood a bit after tonights result, here is a nice Theo article talking about Saints. http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/walcott-saints-gave-us-all-a-great-start Walcott – ‘Saints’ gave us all a great start North London has a lot to thank the Southampton academy for, according to Theo Walcott. The striker himself rose through the ranks with the south-coast outfit before being signed as a 16-year-old by Arsenal in 2006. Walcott believes Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s emergence, together with the impressive form of Tottenham’s Gareth Bale, is clear proof of their success in developing players. Of course, Arsenal has played a massive role in bringing their duo up to Premier League standard but the England international believes he received a great grounding with the ‘Saints’. “Imagine if the whole team had stayed together, it would be fantastic,” said the 22-year-old. “It's just a sign that they do things right - they are such a great family club. “They look after their players and it shows, especially with how Gareth [bale] is playing at this moment in time. “Southampton was a great start for me and the other boys but not just for us - there is also Nathan Dyer and Andrew Surman [at Swansea and Norwich]. I could keep on going with that list. It's just nice to see.” Oxlade-Chamberlain impressed in Saturday’s 7-1 win over Blackburn as the youngster scored his first two Premier League goals against Steve Kean’s side. The 18-year-old has produced fine form for both club and country since his summer move from Southampton and Walcott is confident the youngster will keep his first-team place if he continues to shine. “He's very direct and he likes to get at players, which is what any Arsenal fan likes to see,” he said. “He has plenty of confidence and is young - he's a player who nobody in the Premier League has faced before so he's totally new to the game. “He's learning every day in training and you can see now that he is getting games, which is very important. I think with the way he is playing at the moment he will keep that position. “It was nice to see [us both playing well] and hopefully we can just continue to do it for Arsenal now. You never know what might happen with England. “We have plenty of pace in this England team now. It's not just Alex and me, it’s the likes of Stewart Downing and Ashley Young too - there's so many I don't want to leave anybody out. “There are plenty of options for the manager [Fabio Capello] so he's going to have a good headache I'm sure.”

Yer, Man Utd. What about against a team in the same league as us?

The last time we ended up losing once we were in a winning position?!

Normally very fair from him.Hardly comes across asthough we've played well from atmosphere etc, I think he's just saying it how it is?