The Short Fuse: FanShots

Villarreal struggling, chance to snatch up Giuseppe Rossi?

2012-02-05T01:11:05Z

Villarreal struggling, chance to snatch up Giuseppe Rossi?

With the Yellow Submarine struggling (as they usually do year after year to begin with...), they may not make it out of relegation form. In the event that they do drop to the Spanish 2nd level, whatever it's called, they'll probably have to sell off the majority of their first team players, most notably Giuseppe Rossi, the Italian/American striker. Barca and Milan before have failed to pick him up, but I think the battle for him will come this summer regardless of potential relegation for Villarreal. Given that we may lose RVP this summer, do you think it's worth a shot at him? My guess is his asking price will be somewhere around where we bought Arshavin for (16 mil.)

Federal authorities shut down 16 sports streaming websites

2012-02-03T15:07:04Z

Federal authorities shut down 16 sports streaming websites

Bad news for us who don't subscribe to Arsenal Player, FSC, etc. Being a college kid, it's not like I have the money lying around to pay $100+ dollars for a subscription so this really hurts any chance I have of viewing Arsenal games unless they're on ESPN3 (like this weekend, luckily). While a lot of people are against piracy (including myself, I even purchase all of my music legally), there has to be an adequate solution to being able to view out of market games. My solution is to stream them team by team, and charge a few bucks a game so you get to pick and choose which ones you want, still offering the year long package for those diehard fans. What do you guys think?

Arsenal Fans Plan Rubbish Bin Liner Protest

2012-02-02T23:07:14Z

Arsenal Fans Plan Rubbish Bin Liner Protest

Yep. Arsenal fans want to put garbage bags on seats left unoccupied by falling attendances due to the teams recent struggles.
Look, we get it. The team hasn't been very good. But bin liners? Really? Can you guys get anymore pathetic? At best, you'll look silly. At worst, you'll have your ticket confiscated. And, really, this type of protest is utterly ineffectual.

God is still God

2012-02-02T21:29:01Z

God is still God

He still got it.

Arsenal No.7 most valuable sports team in the world in Forbes 2011

2012-02-01T19:06:22Z

Arsenal No.7 most valuable sports team in the world in Forbes 2011

...and 3rd most valuable football team in the world, behind ManU (1st) and Real Madrid (5th).

I've got news on Wilshere...

2012-02-01T15:07:52Z

I've got news on Wilshere...

and it's not good news. Turns out, he has a stress fracture in his foot. This is not a lingering injury from way back, but a complication from rehab. Arsenal still insist that he will be coming back before the end of the season. In other news, the BBC updated their football pages...

RvP caught up with Bergkamp

2012-01-31T23:13:03Z

RvP caught up with Bergkamp

Robin van Persie equaled the non-flying Dutchmen's goal record. The two now are joint holders of the number 10 spot. He also has done this in much fewer games, though Bergkamp was more of a creator then a scorer.

Arsenal confirm Eisfeld transfer

2012-01-31T19:06:59Z

Arsenal confirm Eisfeld transfer

Official confirmation is here, Thomas Eisfeld is a Gunner. Commence celebrations now. For a bit more on him, check out Ted's post from yesterday and this short post by BVB expert Stefan Buczko on Bundesliga Football.

I've posted a video in the comments as well.