No doubt Kolo will be a massive lost to us. Tho his form has been pretty erratic, one game he could be massive, another game he would make mistake that makes us lose games. He's a good tackler and tracks back very well. Lost count the number of times he's made one of those crunching last ditch tackle that saved us. His timing and his runs are second to none among Arsenal defenders.

Hi there... hope you guys like the poll. Thanks for the idea

Glad to know that many here can accept the fact that Toure is leaving (be it a speculation or truth).

Conclusion:
1. Financially, 15M for a defender of his last year contract is a good deal.

2. Football-wise, losing a 29 years old defender with 7-8(?) years experience at the same club, it's a bad deal.

3. From Arsenal POV, losing a regular in this already weak defence is a big NO-NO.

4. Losing Toure to a potential Top-4 "contender" is even a bigger NO-NO.
Just wait and see if the deal goes through first.

it's not so much of getting Viera to be our 1st choice... but rather a good, solid backup player with vast experiences in many finals and head-to-head encounters. I'd take that!

i got 2 words for u.. Gilberto Silva. He was declining in terms of performance but his presence and experience on the field help us, and help make Flamini looks godlike. It was losing him that cost our DM/CM position to haywire last season. Not flamini. I think Denilson or Song would've been better had Gilberto stayed another season and rotate with them.

Didn't see the replays, who assisted the goals? Both goals also nice, especially the second

14. Merida - Played the Ramsey role in the second half and did a better job than the Welshman. His fame may not be as prominent as Ramsey and Wilshere, but he deserves a spot in the first team, although not necessarily the starting 11 yet. MERIDA 13?

Fans on other footballing forums have already begun to "turn against" Theo by claiming that Jack is so much better than Theo who "only has pace".

I don't buy any of that. People are often too quick to jump to conclusions about a player. The last time Theo did something magnificent (eg hattrick for England, the assist vs Liverpool) he was hailed as the next best thing, a few quiet games and absence due to injuries later and suddenly he's a one trick pony who only knows how to run. Geesh.

Don't buy too much into the Wilshere hype. He's brilliant, in fact phenomenal; but people are quick to forget that Burnley (OH YES BURNLEY) made him look ordinary, and he also had several mediocre performances in the youth team. Let him grow at his own pace, maturing both physically and mentally. Same goes with Theo.

The best scenario would be seeing both Theo and Jack following the footsteps of their predecessors, where one becomes Thierry and the other Dennis.
Maybe that's the reason why Arsene is clearing out the old guard. The so-called "band of brothers" definitely exist between the younger players since they have been brought up in the same youth/reserve team. The dismantling of the unbeaten team might have left Kolo and the veterans lonely so it's probably not such a bad thing to see him leave after all.

Anyway,

Eboue looks happy with a cute girl on his right the Emirates Cup in his hands.

Actually, Celtic is a good team also, for me, they are definitely better than Everton, plus they do have some really capable players in their squad. So this will be a dangerous but interesting match.

Nakamura have left?   I dont know tht, tht one of the player i most like in Celtic