Glad to help Andy you do need cheering up.
Youâre right there Bob, and Herr Havertz did just the job!
I hope he can continue to help you get over all of these defeats Andy itâs tough especially when expectancy is so high.
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Weâll be back, Bob. We were never going to do as well as last season and it was always a tough start.
Iâve followed this shower for long enough to be realistic, but overall I remain full of hope and optimism for the future. 
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They are not the sharpest knives in the drawer, are they !!
Hmm, according the Beeb, the Ars have had a greater net spend on transfers over the last 10 years than Citeh !!
Our resident Gunner bemoans the high spending Citeh, but, who exactly has been trying to buy the league ?
Answers on a postcard.
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Interesting if only because I never knew of the âWirral Globeâ before now!
OK Iâll bite my problem with The Cheats has nothing to do with the amount they have spent as you well know unless youâre stupid and have head your head up your backside but how they have falsified their books regarding sponsorship deals to circumvent FFP rules.
So wether or not they have spent ÂŁ5 or ÂŁ5 million has nothing to do with it and also if you have read the figures correctly youâd know that Man United have spent the most though of course that would upset your fellow Arsenal haters wouldnât it?
Arsenal and Liverpool both have eye-popping net spends. But City and Chelsea hoover up tons of talent (including guys whoâll never get near the big team) to prevent anyone else signing them. They do so at hugely inflated prices, and game the system to make it look as if theyâre following the ârules.â
But the truth is, theyâre all about as bad as each other. Thereâs very little virtue, and no financial virgins, in the âEnglishâ Premier League.
Even though the Balon Dâor will and should go to Lionel Messi their is a small chance Haaland could get it but seeing as he will no doubt win it a few times over in the coming years I hope it will go to Messi for an 8th and final time for his World Cup win with Argentina.
Itâs nice to have a couple of Young Gunners in the short list and also congratulations two Bukayo Saka for winning the national teamsâ player of the year award for the second year running to go with his PFA Young Player award and the prestigious London Sky Award. Well done Bukayo.
List of net spenders since 2014 on BBC website. No idea how accurate. And doubt it includes the latest transfer window !
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The same can be said about other top flight leagues.
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Nice to see Man U top of the table
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Premier League clubs spent ÂŁ2.59 billion in the August transfer window this year.
The Bundesliga, La Liga, Ligue 1 and Serie A spent a combined total of ÂŁ2.22 billion.
The Saudis, which is not a top-flight league, spent ÂŁ770 million.
Those figures were reported by ITV a few hours before the window closed.
If the table was âsuccess in the periodâ divided by âspend in the periodâ, we would be battling relegation.
Itâs a disgrace quite frankly, and itâs not even as though our current âassetsâ look remotely like turning things around.
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Itâs not just about the money, English clubs have more revenue (e.g. TV).
I was referring to the various accounting practices across other leagues.
If youâre saying theyâre all dodgy, Iâd be inclined to agree.
But my antipathy toward the PL goes beyond accounting practices.
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If it wasnât so serious it would be funny. If it wasnât so funny it would be serious!
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From the BeebâŚ
Colourless England rely on Kane
Harry Kaneâs goalscoring importance for England is proved by his status as the countryâs record marksman, but his development into the complete player cannot be under-estimated.
Kane helped to rescue a point from a dreary team display with the brilliant demonstration of his vision and range of passing to set up Walker, who finished with composure.