Maybe there is a good reason for that,as it is open for all to see and not always but sometimes it may be better for the manager to keep things close to his chest so that the opposition don’t get too much information in advance.

Squads are announced the day before and the actual team 45 minutes before kick off.

Diaby is presently a very good example.It was quoted he would be out for at least four weeks then a week later he was in the French squad.

Robin and Theo have been put out of action by these “second leg” tackles. They are against the rules, subject to cards, but yet in both cases no foul was given. Unless referees start punishing these actions, defenders will continue to make dangerous tackles.

One final point re the websites which focus on young players. These can be a double edged sword as they sometimes hype up and set unrealistic expectations on players who may never fulfill their full potential. Arsenal.com have the balance about right in my opinion as there are match reports and highlights of the youth and reserve fixtures, which are supplemented by occasional features in the Arsenal magazine and match programmes, which are also readily available if you are interested. These are usually well balanced pieces, free from the hyperbole sometimes found on the Arsenal youth blogs.

Arsenal, whether we like it or not, are in a revenue-driven business and they should be trying to find ways to maximize that revenue at all times. In the modern world a website should be central to that strategy.

I dont want “meaningless drivel” on the Arsenal website as you put it, far from it. I want interesting, stimulating, fact-driven football news and commentary that centers on Arsenal but acknowledges that there is an entire world of football out there. Go onto the Arsenal website RIGHT NOW (10.39pm on Sunday night). The primary headline is “Friday Night is Back” advertising the Friday webcast. Gee, that is up to date. There have been a plethora of Arsenal players playing all over Europe during the weekend and there is zippo on any of them. There is still not even a comment about RvP. There is nothing about Aaron Ramsey’s awesome peformance yesterday. There is nothing about Eduardo’s 2 goals for Croatia. Why not?

In order to get decent commentary about the Reserve, Arsenal U18 and U16 teams you have to go to “YoungGuns” or “Arsenal Youth” websites. And the fact we are on this site shows that the Message Boards you refer to on Arsenal.com are poorly put together, advertised and used.

If you wanted to know who Arsenal beat in their 5th game in 1974/75 then you should be able to find that out on the Arsenal.com website. If you wanted to know who played left-back in 1947/48 then you should be able to find that out on the Arsenal.com website. On the Premiere League Table section of the website there is a “Previous Season” option that only goes back 5 years.

A website can be an enormously powerful marketing and informational tool for a Football Club like Arsenal, with its global brand and reach. Right now the website is a poor example of web architecture and comes across as extremely amateur and as something that the club does not really care about too much. It looks tacky and jumbled. I have shown it a few website designers I know and the general reply has been “looks like it was designed for and by a bunch of 9 year olds”.

I actually think most Football Club websites are poor to be honest. There seems to be one template they all use.

According to the Dutch press agency ANP are the ligaments from Robin van Persie’s ankle only partially torn. This has shown an examination in the hospital Sunday evening. The KNVB said the player needs no operations. The diagnosis shortly after the game between Netherlands and Italy was correct. The Arsenal striker will be out for about 2 months.

Well I would sign for this. Hope it is correct.

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Arshavin, Vermaelen, Nasri

;D

The bad period of november continues for arsenal.. last season we lost many players through injuries during this fkin month and its happening again.. november haunting us..

i think we need to buy a defender in case gallas or vermaealen gets injured like this abruptly.. rvp injury is not a main worry bcoz we hav backup in the forward..but we lack depth in the defensive department..

Arsene wenger,its imminent tat u gotta buy a defender in the january transfer window..

FUNNY THING IS WE ALL KNOW EDDY IS A BETTER STRIKER,YOU NEED A STRIKER WHO GETS HATRICKS, BRACES, 5TRICKS, WOTEVA PER GAME , EDDY’S THE MAN…
UNFORTUNATELY FOR SUNDERLAND THEY’LL BE THE FIRST TEAM TO HAVE A FULL BITE OF THE CROZILLIAN.

CHELSEA NEXT, WOW THIS SEASON IS LOOKING LIKE MY FAVORITE GOONER SEASON OF ALL TIME

There are countless places where you can read meaningless drivel, personally I like the mature approach to producing non-sensational news, which AFC follows. And by the way there is a message board on the site for exactly the kind of rumour driven speculation you are asking for.

And I wondered how long it would be the players fault that they got injured in a competitive match following a robust challenge.

I know people are upset, but get a grip and stop looking for someone or something to blame. It’s just one of those things that could just as easily have happened in the next game he played for his club.

Is this purely because opponents treat us differently?

I heard once that Wenger went ballistic because Viera put milk in his tea. I wonder if the club diet exludes some essential nutrient and that this leads to a certain physical frailty. For instance two players this season have had fractured discs in the spine. That is almost a pattern.