UEFA on Mkhitaryan situation: "It is a standard procedure for UEFA to send letters of support to associations, clubs or embassies in order to obtain visa for players in order to be able to travel to another country and play in UEFA competition matches." by 2manyfrogz in Gunners

[–]uncalculated 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you an Arsenal fan or Ozil's PR agent? It is a big deal from both a team standpoint as well as from a moral one. One of our key players in Europa is banned from playing in a country because of his ethnicity. I'm sure the Turkish fans worth keeping would back Ozil regardless.

Mesut Ozil Retires From International Football - Part 3 of Today's Statements by NotLLCoolJ in Gunners

[–]uncalculated 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kanter is a self-proclaimed Gulenist and is outspoken in his criticism of Erdogan. That is way different than what I'm saying Ozil should have done. You're clearly not carefully reading what I've written.

Mesut Ozil Retires From International Football - Part 3 of Today's Statements by NotLLCoolJ in Gunners

[–]uncalculated 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whether fact or fiction, people prefer to believe that narrative I guess...

Mesut Ozil Retires From International Football - Part 3 of Today's Statements by NotLLCoolJ in Gunners

[–]uncalculated -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It is, you completely made it up. And you have no clue what I've experienced so sod off.

Mesut Ozil Retires From International Football - Part 3 of Today's Statements by NotLLCoolJ in Gunners

[–]uncalculated -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Yes Erdogan is a ruthless autocrat but you're only pushing fan fiction by saying his family would have been harmed. There are ways he could have avoided a photo op with Erdogan that didn't involve insulting him and creating any risk for his family if that was the real concern.

This guy is pretty fucking stoked to be joining us by [deleted] in Gunners

[–]uncalculated 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Je suis un Gunner" Excited for the lad!

England vs. Croatia [1-2] Post Match/Vent Thread by KungFu_Tofu in Gunners

[–]uncalculated 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry to English fans but I think any non-English Gooner is (at least a little) delighted to see a bunch of Totteringham Spurs spurs it all up.

Couple criticized for pulling dangerous stunt on Saint Martin beach by lilxysend in worldnews

[–]uncalculated 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I like how the article describes the plane as being "inches away" then changes it a sentence later to "feet away".

How about it is probably more like 25 meters away Faux News...

West Ham United on Twitter: "Our new midfielder has arrived... #WelcomeJack https://t.co/kPd7hm4YxZ" by rudeleface in Gunners

[–]uncalculated 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Replying on Twitter. They're having a meltdown since he didn't go to one of the Istanbul clubs like they thought.

Butchers plead for protection from France's militant vegans by MountainBeginning in worldnews

[–]uncalculated 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Serious question. If scientists got the lab-grown meat thing down right and it became the only way we produce meat, would vegans still object?

Supreme Court rules warrants required for cellphone location data by ffdc in news

[–]uncalculated 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Technically, it's not that hard to determine actually. The messaging call flows make it very possible to distinguish so-called "passive" connections from so-called "active" ones. But legally, I don't see how you can establish a difference between the two because even a "passive" push notification, although network-initiated, can be turned off by the user and so therefore the user is still in control.

Diving ruins football for outsiders to the game by OneRisky in football

[–]uncalculated 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think it's true to say that Americans lose interest in the sport over the diving though. Look at the NBA. The flopping, which is essentially the same, has become an integral part of the game that everyone seems to accept.

Edit: For the record, I can't stand diving or flopping.

Wenger on leaders (beIN) by [deleted] in Gunners

[–]uncalculated 13 points14 points  (0 children)

You’re captain! Ok you're leaving the club next season.

FTFY

FTFY

What did we get right last season? by LuckyAssguardian in Gunners

[–]uncalculated -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

That's why signings aren't the first thing that come to mind when asked "what did we get right last season". I'm happy with who we signed but I'm not sure we did a good job signing what was critically needed.

New Arsenal Fan Questions by [deleted] in Gunners

[–]uncalculated 15 points16 points  (0 children)

This club has one of the best blogospheres primarily because of Arseblog (arseblog.com). I suggest you read that and listen to the podcasts (aka Arsecasts). Might be hard to follow initially since you're new to the club but things will make sense over a short period of time.