First game of the season.

[Sclox]

5 of our next 8 include Spurs, Liverpool, Red Manchester, Liverpool and Leicester.

4 of them are away.

We must win our next one against Norwich, also away.

Lets see what Brucie can do. Cant wait to see all this attacking football we've been missing out on.

To helll with shrewd tactical chess nonsense to win points and goal difference to survive, eh?

[Sclox]

Sorry, make one of them Liverpools Chelsea.

[usedtobeshearer]

Not the best start to a season for us but certainly not for Arsenal either.
A wet afternoon and a host of players getting to grips with the game and the pace of each other. I'd say it was one to mark down as watchable but not super impressive by any means from both sides.

Their goal was a immediate wake up call for Willems who waited for the pass when he should've went to the ball. You live and learn.
Aubameyang was lightening quick as we all know. It's no disgrace if he manages to nip in ahead of a defender. That's his game and we got done. You either get5 lucky with him or he puts one or two away. A mistake let him in and he scored a very good and well taken goal.

We had our chances and were unlucky. I think the result was pretty fair and we now move on.
I take a lot of positives from that game. There's a lot to work with, I think. It's how Bruce sets it out.

Nobody needs to be crucified because it was a good hardworking shift without the overall quality due to both teams not getting fully to grips.

Quite a few of our players were under par but it's to be expected. You either hit the ground running or you drag yourself along over a few games.


Decent enough for us were Ritchie, Manquillo, Lascelles, Schar, Hayden, Dummett, Shelvey, Joelinton.
I thought Longstaff struggled to get into the game and regularly looked below par in his passing. However, he will certainly improve.
Almiron promised a lot and delivered very little, other than pacey runs into nowhere. He certainly put plenty of effort in and will also get much better.

Maximin came on and was a box of tricks. This blokes going to be a crowd favourite very quickly if he can stay focused.

Willem didn't really do a lot and it has to be put down to him for the mistake that led to the goal, as I mentioned earlier.
He's got a good turn of pace though, so I'll just hope he can start to blend in and motor on sooner rather than later.

Dubravka didn't have that much to do but generally he was decent enough for what he did do.

All in all I'm not too disappointed and in fact I am genuinely excited to see this team gel.
It's too early to have big digs but it's never too early to evaluate what you think. And this is what I think.

Subdued crowd didn't really help create any buzz among the players but that'll soon crank up, I'm optimistic of that.

You know nothing about football.

[sherwoodmag]

Here we go again,a 1-0 defeat against a top six side and it's doom and gloom.

It would not have happened under Rafs some think.

Rafa didn't win a game until fecking November last season.

I liked Rafa but some have turned him into a saint.Well he's gone get over it instead of whinging like kids.

[AP69]

Here we go again,a 1-0 defeat against a top six side and it's doom and gloom.

It would not have happened under Rafs some think.

Rafa didn't win a game until fecking November last season.

I liked Rafa but some have turned him into a saint.Well he's gone get over it instead of whinging like kids.

Nothing doom or gloom just thoughts on how I think we are as a club
I genuinely hope I'm proved wrong and yesterday was a lot of new players getting used to each other or trying a little too hard at times

If Bruce gets them firing brilliant

If he doesnt the only feet I'll lay blame at is the owner

[Curian]

Here we go again,a 1-0 defeat against a top six side and it's doom and gloom.

It would not have happened under Rafs some think.

Rafa didn't win a game until fecking November last season.

I liked Rafa but some have turned him into a saint.Well he's gone get over it instead of whinging like kids.

Agree with your sentiments. I am getting close to stop coming and contributing, for what it's worth, on the forum re the amount of doom and gloom and negativity. There is less talk about football, in fact it has diminished alarmly, than there is about Ashley. And when we do talk about football it's how useless they have suddenly become!

[Geordie1974]

Okay then.Here goes.Nothing to moan about.We have a great owner,a better manager than Rafa and a team that is brilliant.Must make sure the passport is ready for next years Champions League adventure.

[Derek57]

I'll dust off my passport also in the spirit of positivity. What have we got to moan about everything is just rosy.

[ghostrider]

I'll dust off my passport also in the spirit of positivity. What have we got to moan about everything is just rosy.

it's certainly not the gloom it's painted to be that's for sure.

[Derek57]

Bollox