OldNick

How are the authorities going to stop this? It is a very dangerous situation where the trouble can pop up anywhere

dont worry all the Wolfie Smiths in the Uni will be planning their Freedom to the people speeches as they work out where the nearest Ipad can be knicked lol

notice the name Miss Gucci, I wonder what type of shops she will be looking to loot, it wont be Primark, but of course she will be from a deprived area so its all ok

I love it when the Wolfie Smiths get on their soapboxes, I can see it in the University common rooms, as for your last inane sentence, it depends what you call poor,does that mean somebody who had only one pair of shoes to go to school with, 1 school shirt, and left to roam the streets in the 60's during the holidays as your parents were both working? My idea of poor and deprived is the kids in Somalia, not kids who have mobile phones, food to eat, designer clothes trainers, and Sky tv when they get home.

Saintbletch, a wonderful post and I can see how people are mesmerised by so romantic beliefs. You may be right but please accept my cynicism not as a criticism of your decent principles, but to me I can't get past the belief that the last few days have been seized by opportunists. My daughter said last night that lots of peoples status on Facebook was 'Lets go looting' Only joking of course but? I'm one of the silent majority in our society who gets on with life and not looks to someone else to blame. Yes Im sure there are deprivations and there always will be as nice people do not always rule communities, and resources are spread thinly. The gangs rule in these areas and must be pretty frightening. How can the decent people come to the top of these areas when the Police cannot get law and order? The accusation of harassment everytime and is used IMO to avoid the law, hinders the Police and in turn the community. I dearly wish for society to be happy but too many hide away from personal responsibility and I read with interest the post regarding schools and teachers in those areas difficulties. If I heard on the radio correctly this morning, the Hackney riot started after the police did a stop and search regarding a gun.The Police trying to make the area safer are then impeded.

the cause for the first riot was down to a peaceful protest turning ugly, perhaps due to agitators/anarchists. Please do not tell me that the rest has anything less than taking advantage of the lack of police resources. Funny how Footlocker, Currys JJB sports, Vodafone shops and the like are the reason for all the wrongs in these peoples eyes, as they attacked their property. What about the furniture shop in Croydon, 150 years they have been established, i assume they are the reason for these people to riot. It hurts to say it but our society is riddled with people who want to get something for nothing.

i think it may well be closed for other reasons now

Wenger will be pleased

people always want to make excuses for the young who wish to take advantage of anarchy. The majority were not disadvantaged as they were wearing good trainers and decent brand clothes (before the looting)

it also seems to me that his father enjoys wallowing in the lads sun. Perhaps not being in the limelight for a long time has been missed. I am happy as our club has recieved a massive injection of funds and so thank-you Ox, I hope you have made the correct decision(his father) The Arsenal fans I have spoken to are not that enamored as they want experienced players not potential for this season, not for 5 years time

playing with their reserves will not give hime the grounding that playing every week in the Championship will.He seems a decent young lad but having more money than sense and the distractions at a young age may well damage him. Money will be the major consideration on the decision IMO.

there are 2 situations to consider, where will the best place to be to learn your trade and where will you make most money. If you really are serious about becoming a top player you should think long and hard where you can learn.At 17 playing in the Championship every week would get you ready for the next level. If money is your first priority then Arsenal is the place to go

i dont think they need an excuse, it is down to lets get a new pair of trainers....for free

please tell me how feeling apart has anything to do with looting. it makes me sick all these bleeding hearts, these people should know what they are doing is wrong and decency should prevail. The hard fact is that most in society are dishonest and look to get a chance to get something for nothing. By the softening of the Polices authority we now have scenes of anarchy. How do we put the genie back into the bottle? I believe that it should be announced that any person who is caught looting and not with a British passport will be immediately repatriated with his/her family. that would take a lot of people off the streets as the parents would all of a suddden take responsibility. I know this is extreme and many will throw their hands up, but we have got to situation where these gangs are threatening the society as we knew it last week.

player power strikes again, i hope his Maserati gets torched in the riots. He has ability there is no doubt about that , his pace is fantastic but he did not dominate L1 games. Wenger has not helped the development of Theo IMO and so lets hope he does better with OX

it may be best that the circus leaves town, we have had it happen so many times it is unsettling to the team. I believe we have a great TEAM ethic and that is all important

compared to what he should be, he has stalled IMO

I feel for Sharp. His decision not to come to us may haunt him forever. Good luck and a speedy recovery

lets drop the keeper as he can't kick a long ball Lol. He certainly did a good sidestep before putting the long ball forward for our second. Personally I think his save from Paynter was all important. had that gone in i think we would have got edgy as the spectre of Leeds 3-4 seasons ago

Whilst the Sun are using his name on the tv regarding their paper as pundits, I have only seen the adverts put out using Venables and Wright

she is a champagne socialist and a sycophant, i can't stand her , Chelsea are welcome to her

the ECB will come up with something to give us points for,shame it isn't points in the table.

In a heartbeat,

if he has been training with us, it might be that the clubs staff have been looking for a reason to offload him, as he may not fit in. Any player who takes months to sign rarely does well for us. On the other hand Ithought it was Ramadan and so he wouldnt be able to train???

I was watching Restoration House on TV the other night and a husband and wife who were retired town planners had bought a house for 2.2 m. How could that be? Unless I got it wrong and they were not public sector employees.