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19 Dec 2012 19:53:37

Apparently he scored Zambia's winning peno in last year's ACN?

EDIT: So he did, didn't read the article.

By AFC | Permalink | On 19 December 2012 - 23:29 PM

Probably the best thing to happen this season, hopefully we follow this up with Walcott.

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20 Dec 2012 19:34:54

The second-largest shareholder of U.K. soccer team Arsenal has told CNBC that he is ready to do all he can to help the team and is ready to take control of the club and buy the remaining shares.

Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov currently owns 29.9 percent of the club, after buying former vice-chairman David Dein's stake in 2008 for 75 million pounds ($122 million). But Usmanov has been locked in a battle with Arsenal's major shareholder Stan Kroenke, who has refused any kind of dialogue with Usmanov and denied him a seat on the board, a decision Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is believed to have backed.

"I want to take this opportunity to just reaffirm that in order to help the team, we would be ready to buy more shares, to buy control, to buy all shares," he told CNBC Thursday in Moscow.

"We are ready to do all that we can in order to help the company, in order to consider any form of cooperation or ownership with the team."

Uzbek-born Usmanov said he doesn't want to be a member of the board as it currently stands but it "rankles" him that one of the major shareholders isn't part of the decision making process.

Arsenal, without a trophy since 2005, has faced heavy criticism this season after key players left the club without being replaced with high profile recruits. Results also haven't gone its way, although the team stands fifth in the Premier League and still remains in Europe's premier competition, the Champions League.

Selling star striker Robin Van Persie to league leaders Manchester United was a mistake, according Usmanov, but he confirmed that he wouldn't interfere with Arsene Wenger on transfer decisions if he had a greater say at the club. He also said Wenger "doesn't have enough support".

Reported by Forbes magazine to be Russia's richest man, Usmanov made his money in the timber and mining industry as well as investments in other sectors. He told CNBC it would be his dream to take control of the club and described Wenger as "one of the best coaches in the world".

"If I have big stake in Arsenal, of course I have my opinion about what our team must do," he said. "For example in commercial side, I think there are also many questions about [effectiveness] of the commercial management of Arsenal. But we will see, we will wait. Maybe when I wake up someday I'll have this Arsenal club."

"I want to talk with every Arsenal fan. I am with you. I'm one of you. I'm ready to help the club with anything what I can."

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20 Dec 2012 20:14:03

I WANTZ ME A SUGA DADDY

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21 Dec 2012 06:06:23

Wonder where he'd be without the injuries. Arsenal would have been better than fifth by now with him on the pitch.

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21 Dec 2012 08:32:54

As they mention in the video Diaby reminds you of Vieira.

Unfortunately the chap has absolutely no luck staying fit.

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21 Dec 2012 11:28:14

Sod all to do with luck, it's Arsenal's medical department. When Diaby had his own trainer he was fine.

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21 Dec 2012 12:11:48

What is the medical department doing wrong then??

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By duckeggmoon | Permalink | On 21 December 2012 - 11:28 AM

Sod all to do with luck, it's Arsenal's medical department. When Diaby had his own trainer he was fine.

Really? That's rubbish. We clearly have a top class medical department, given the size and stature of the club, Diaby's just stupidly injury prone.

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By Telegram Sam | Permalink | On 21 December 2012 - 23:20 PM

Really? That's rubbish. We clearly have a top class medical department, given the size and stature of the club, Diaby's just stupidly injury prone.

Tbf they could be shit at their jobs, I've been lucky to have two amazing surgeons and amazing physios with my injuries.

It's very unlikely it's their fault, could be but as I said very unlikely.

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By K3V0 | Permalink | On 21 December 2012 - 13:24 PM

Tbf they could be shit at their jobs, I've been lucky to have two amazing surgeons and amazing physios with my injuries.

It's very unlikely it's their fault, could be but as I said very unlikely.

It's just seems unlikely that a club of our size and our stature would have a poor medical team. Diaby's been dogged with injuries throughout his career and I think it's far more likely that he's just one of those players who's had terrible luck with injuries, as opposed to our club staff not being fit to purpose to treat him.

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21 Dec 2012 17:14:20

I like Giroud, he shares his whole life with me.

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21 Dec 2012 19:54:37

Why are you showing me Rylan's christmas tree?

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By Telegram Sam | Permalink | On 21 December 2012 - 13:27 PM

It's just seems unlikely that a club of our size and our stature would have a poor medical team. Diaby's been dogged with injuries throughout his career and I think it's far more likely that he's just one of those players who's had terrible luck with injuries, as opposed to our club staff not being fit to purpose to treat him.

Have you SEEN our injury record?

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By Telegram Sam | Permalink | On 21 December 2012 - 13:27 PM

It's just seems unlikely that a club of our size and our stature would have a poor medical team. Diaby's been dogged with injuries throughout his career and I think it's far more likely that he's just one of those players who's had terrible luck with injuries, as opposed to our club staff not being fit to purpose to treat him.

Looking at AC Milan, though, they're a club of an arguably bigger size and stature and they've had a torrid time with injuries the past few seasons too. You'd imagine both are just going through really bad spells of player injuries, but I'd suppose if it happens a lot, there may be something deeper.

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23 Dec 2012 09:52:30

Jack Wilshere got a yellow card for this yesterday, a few mins later Wigan's McCarthy goes up for a header with his knees almost head high, and then catches Jack with a sly smack to the side of the head which leaves him on the deck. Nothing given.

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A couple of Wigan's players were a little crafty yesterday, McCarthy the worst for it and that didn't help when such a shit ref was in charge. Anyway, i hope Wigan get relegated now

Eric Portapotty

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23 Dec 2012 09:54:23

tbf I think our soft peno more than made up for that.

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By Portaloo | Permalink | On 23 December 2012 - 09:54 AM

tbf I think our soft peno more than made up for that.

A penalty is a penalty, soft or not, that is not a yellow card whatever you look at it.

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By A Little Bit Of Merson Magic | Permalink | On 23 December 2012 - 09:52 AM

Jack Wilshere got a yellow card for this yesterday, a few mins later Wigan's McCarthy goes up for a header with his knees almost head high, and then catches Jack with a sly smack to the side of the head which leaves him on the deck. Nothing given.

Fuck off

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23 Dec 2012 14:19:22

What was this guys previous name?

He really doesn't have a clue.

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23 Dec 2012 14:27:08

By Slashman X | Permalink | On 23 December 2012 - 13:38 PM

Fuck off

Why?

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By Flash. | Permalink | On 23 December 2012 - 14:19 PM

What was this guys previous name?

He really doesn't have a clue.

You know exactly who i am you fucking moron.

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By A Little Bit Of Merson Magic | Permalink | On 23 December 2012 - 20:16 PM

A penalty is a penalty, soft or not, that is not a yellow card whatever you look at it.

It wasn't even a soft penalty it was the totally wrong decision.

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By K3V0 | Permalink | On 23 December 2012 - 15:06 PM

It wasn't even a soft penalty it was the totally wrong decision.

Really, well even the Wigan manager called it soft and said that Walcott was simply very clever.

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By A Little Bit Of Merson Magic | Permalink | On 23 December 2012 - 15:10 PM

Really, well even the Wigan manager called it soft and said that Walcott was simply very clever.

Cos the Wigan manager would get in trouble for saying it was a dive/wrong decision.

Tbf, it looked like a foul from the ref's point of view so I can see why it was given