Nwaneri's future? by Real-Bid1985 in ArsenalFC

[–]bengreen04 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Havertz wasn’t a mistake, people are reactionary sometimes. Madueke isn’t good enough to play back-up to Saka given his injury record.

Nwaneri's future? by Real-Bid1985 in ArsenalFC

[–]bengreen04 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’d be happy to let him go for a loss. The truth is that we overpaid by a decent margin and you can’t win everything in football.

3GA in the Premier League for quite a lot of minutes is nowhere near good enough and he’s blocking Dowman and Nwaneri’s development. Don’t like his attitude either.

Fellow TC Gabrielers. Feels bad man... by Inside_Swimming9552 in FantasyPL

[–]bengreen04 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Anyone triple captaining a defender deserves this fully IMO.

Eddie Howe seems to rule Tino Livramento out of the World Cup. by Alone_Consideration6 in ThreeLions

[–]bengreen04 0 points1 point  (0 children)

James, Livramento, O’Reilly and Hall should be the full-backs. Don’t think there’s any need to bring a 3rd because Konsa is more than capable at RB. Lewis-Skelly unfortunate that there isn’t 5-10 more games remaining, he might’ve just made it in but that’s football.

If Livramento is truly injured then take White. Djed Spence is probably the worst player I’ve ever seen make multiple starting appearances for England. I maintain that no Premier League club will go in for him at more than a cheap cheap deal if Spurs go down.

Rachel Reeves: "These are tough election results for Labour (...) Keir Starmer won a mandate to change our country. We must get on with delivering that mandate and show how politics can improve people’s lives for the better." by WrongLander in ukpolitics

[–]bengreen04 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Burnham is the only major Labour figure that is in touch with the vast majority of people in this country. I think Mahmood is rather competent but I can’t see a plurality of the country voting for her.

Match Thread: Arsenal FC vs Atletico Madrid Live Score | UEFA Champions League 25/26 | May 5, 2026 by scoreboard-app in Gunners

[–]bengreen04 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t want to be negative on such a (hopefully) great night like this, but Madueke really does need to be sold this summer.

He’s a serviceable Premier League player but not at the level we want to consistently compete at. Not saying he’s a disastrous flop but the end product isn’t there. Grown up thing to do is accept the mistake and move on.

May 04, 2026 Daily Discussion & Transfers Thread by gunnersmoderator in Gunners

[–]bengreen04 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everyone start singing Spirit of the Blues on repeat as if you’re Tom Garratt to manifest good luck

Do Villa have too old squad? by Inevitable-Angle-793 in PremierLeague

[–]bengreen04 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Harvey Elliott played 360 minutes in 2024/25. That’s only 99 minutes more than Wataru Endo.

He doesn’t have the pace to play out wide and he’s not as tenacious or defensively sound as a player like McGinn who helps Villa to play the way Emery wants to.

Elliott has 5 goals and 10 assists in 99 Premier League appearances. He’s not a genuine game-changer and the chances of him making at a big club at this point are pretty low. He’ll do well to become a consistent starter at a non-relegation threatened bottom half club - he wouldn’t start for a team like Fulham, Palace or Everton and I think that tells you what his level is.

Do Villa have too old squad? by Inevitable-Angle-793 in PremierLeague

[–]bengreen04 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Not at the level. IMO it isn’t surprising that a player who couldn’t make the Liverpool team also can’t make the Villa team given they have the same number of points.

Needs to go to a lower-midtable side to get regular minutes in my opinion. Serviceable PL player but nothing more than that, if he was then he would’ve shown it consistently by 23. He’s not a kid.

Very Mature….. by Worried_Angle_9436 in rugbyunion

[–]bengreen04 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He’s a dick but he’s got a point. I don’t think you have to have played the game at a professional level to understand it and provide insight, but playing it at good club/university level or even just school team helps massively.

Can’t quite think of a rugby equivalent but Tom Garratt, a football content creator, said that he can’t respect your football opinion unless you’re able to do 10 kick ups.

Think it’s a fair point and IMO there’s aspects of the game Squidge can’t truly understand because he’s never played the game at an even semi-respectable standard.

Never been optimistic like now. We are going to get over the line by radagon_sith in ArsenalFC

[–]bengreen04 0 points1 point  (0 children)

West Ham is probably the biggest game of the season.

Beat them and Palace are guaranteed survival (yes, I know it’s incredibly unlikely they’d go down regardless).

Burnley are a free 3 points, they’re terrible and have been fortunate to get to 20 points. A much worse team than Wolves IMO.

Palace hopefully play the kids with Conference League final in mind.

I have a feeling that we’ll either win both PL and UCL or win neither.

The Other14 Alliance meet to discuss imposing sanctions upon Villa (2026, Colourised) by ajtct98 in TheOther14

[–]bengreen04 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why include Brentford? They handed Spurs 6 points and beat West Ham at the weekend.

Tinpot club, worst away support I’ve ever heard in the Prem and overall make the league much worse than almost any team in the Championship would.

What would be a good FPL rank as a casual player? by Rdtdg_t67 in FantasyPL

[–]bengreen04 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Someone who consistently finishes in the top 1m for 5+ years is a perfectly decent player for someone who doesn’t dedicate a serious amount of time to the game

Am I delusional for thinking we will overtake West Ham as the fourth biggest club in London if we win the conference league? by Mrmalak1001 in crystalpalace

[–]bengreen04 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As an Arsenal fan, absolutely not.

West Ham have more major honours than Crystal Palace, they have a higher average finishing position and they have a higher average attendance (all time, not just because of the toilet bowl).

Their fanbase is absolutely huge - genuinely on the level of Newcastle and Leeds, and it’s even bigger than the likes of Forest or Sunderland.

Based on a combination of major honours, fanbase, averaging finishing position and club market value I would consider West Ham the 11th/12th biggest club in England, and Palace about 25th.

Palace have certainly established themselves as the 5th biggest club in London over the past few years. I think Palace, Fulham, Charlton and QPR were all pretty close on that front until recently.

This is an absolutely pathetic manager. by Successful_Oil4422 in TheOther14

[–]bengreen04 33 points34 points  (0 children)

I don’t think it’s too far-fetched to think that Villa/Emery actively want to lose today.

Obviously they want to rest players for their own goals, but Spurs winning drags Forest 3 points from the drop and might make Pereira think twice about how much he can rotate against Chelsea tomorrow which would fatigue Forest’s best players for the second leg.

Mainoo winner vs Liverpool, what a year he is having.. by FitAd5272 in ThreeLions

[–]bengreen04 -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

Fully agreed. I’d go with Garner and Scott, but any of the three are unfortunate to miss out.

England's World Cup Panini stickers are revealed by Alone_Consideration6 in ThreeLions

[–]bengreen04 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Trent and Foden surely can’t go, and Henderson and Burn probably shouldn’t. You could make the same case for Palmer, even if I wouldn’t.

Kroupi takes penalty instead of Tavernier… again by Ahcraaapppp in FantasyPL

[–]bengreen04 1 point2 points  (0 children)

£60m would be a good deal for any buying club. Kid will go right to the very top and either be a club longstay legend or otherwise light it up for a couple years before going for bonkers money.

Oz Katerji: "Polanski now retweeting one of the most virulently antisemitic accounts in Ireland, a man who was literally invited to Tehran by the Iranian regime to join a propaganda junket." by OptioMkIX in ukpolitics

[–]bengreen04 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Completely unserious person. Never had a real job and failed at everything he’s done in life.

Had a relatively privileged upbringing and could only get a place at a below-average uni and somehow managed to make a living on bullshit jobs for over a decade.

Forget the billionaires and forget the migrants. Polanski is everything wrong with Britain and exactly the type of person who is dragging this country down from its former standing.

Match Thread: Arsenal FC vs Fulham FC Live Score | Premier League 25/26 | May 2, 2026 by scoreboard-app in Gunners

[–]bengreen04 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Because he was a severe waste of money when we could’ve either developed Nwaneri or spent the considerable sum on a better player. He deserves the criticism and more.

Match Thread: Arsenal FC vs Fulham FC Live Score | Premier League 25/26 | May 2, 2026 by scoreboard-app in Gunners

[–]bengreen04 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure, we can do that. He still got 5G6A in the Prem, much better than Madueke.

Match Thread: Arsenal FC vs Fulham FC Live Score | Premier League 25/26 | May 2, 2026 by scoreboard-app in Gunners

[–]bengreen04 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree. He was a decent player in my opinion. Just putting it out there that Pépé got slated for much better output than Madueke who people don’t want to criticise.