Bumpy Lanes
@bumpylanes.bsky.social
Mostly The Arsenal. Taking the scenic route through life.
Edge of Tomorrow - Live Die don’t Repeat
November 22, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Edge of Tomorrow - Live Die don’t Repeat
The result was frustrating but am I alone in being glad that the clean sheet run has ended? It felt like an unnecessary burden or pressure to continually carry when the objective of 3 points can be hard enough in its own right. @gunnerblog.bsky.social
#arsecastextra
#arsecastextra
November 10, 2025 at 7:56 AM
The result was frustrating but am I alone in being glad that the clean sheet run has ended? It felt like an unnecessary burden or pressure to continually carry when the objective of 3 points can be hard enough in its own right. @gunnerblog.bsky.social
#arsecastextra
#arsecastextra
If LFC is the big game template you have to win the duels to earn the right to play your game so Merino.
September 20, 2025 at 6:06 PM
If LFC is the big game template you have to win the duels to earn the right to play your game so Merino.
Saliba injured himself in the warm up. Am I right to be more annoyed at the staff for not being more proactive in protecting one of our most valuable players than I am at the result of a very close game, early in the season, decided by a worldie. #arsecastextra
August 31, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Saliba injured himself in the warm up. Am I right to be more annoyed at the staff for not being more proactive in protecting one of our most valuable players than I am at the result of a very close game, early in the season, decided by a worldie. #arsecastextra
Nah, jumped backwards over a leg
August 31, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Nah, jumped backwards over a leg
I appreciate that everyone has the prettiest wife at home but is this the most likeable Arsenal team ever and is Eze a signing that can (re?) energise an expectant fan base and team in a way similar to the all season celebration of 22/3? #arsecastextra
August 25, 2025 at 9:01 AM
I appreciate that everyone has the prettiest wife at home but is this the most likeable Arsenal team ever and is Eze a signing that can (re?) energise an expectant fan base and team in a way similar to the all season celebration of 22/3? #arsecastextra
Seem to have gone from controlling to chaos FC.
August 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Seem to have gone from controlling to chaos FC.
For All Mankind, Foundation & Silo
August 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
For All Mankind, Foundation & Silo
Comforting to know that even Murdoch has some moral boundary at least.
July 19, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Comforting to know that even Murdoch has some moral boundary at least.
Not sure. I feel like investing our beans in squad depth is probably more beneficial atm than in one guy (with some injury history attached, in Isak at least). An inability to rotate last szn really hurt us. The team is great we just needed a squad last year to keep it greater for longer.
July 15, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Not sure. I feel like investing our beans in squad depth is probably more beneficial atm than in one guy (with some injury history attached, in Isak at least). An inability to rotate last szn really hurt us. The team is great we just needed a squad last year to keep it greater for longer.
With the headloss ameliorating on the transfer front is it now time to turn our attention to the potential for further headloss around the performances and results on the pre season tour? #arsecastextra
July 14, 2025 at 8:37 AM
With the headloss ameliorating on the transfer front is it now time to turn our attention to the potential for further headloss around the performances and results on the pre season tour? #arsecastextra
Yes exactly this. An extra shiny forward probably makes a bigger difference than retaining JK if we have versatile depth.
July 7, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Yes exactly this. An extra shiny forward probably makes a bigger difference than retaining JK if we have versatile depth.
Will be interesting to see how Calafiori and MLS are deployed next season. Sort of view Cala as backup LCB and Mosquera as a development RCB who also plays LCB.
July 7, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Will be interesting to see how Calafiori and MLS are deployed next season. Sort of view Cala as backup LCB and Mosquera as a development RCB who also plays LCB.
Without doubt. Bottom line is our headroom is decent and some offsetting sales could enable us to address almost all of last year’s gaps. Everyone will have their view on the quality of the additions as always. I’ll wait until balls are kicked
July 7, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Without doubt. Bottom line is our headroom is decent and some offsetting sales could enable us to address almost all of last year’s gaps. Everyone will have their view on the quality of the additions as always. I’ll wait until balls are kicked
Kiwior and Trossard may also end up in the departure lounge. Viera too if we’re lucky.
July 7, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Kiwior and Trossard may also end up in the departure lounge. Viera too if we’re lucky.
Everyone will (does!) have a view on the merits individual signings. I hope they all work out of course. In any event, it does appear like we have a plan and there’s some “good process” going on. Is this a Berta effect, the club learning or a bit from columns A and B? #arsecastextra
July 7, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Everyone will (does!) have a view on the merits individual signings. I hope they all work out of course. In any event, it does appear like we have a plan and there’s some “good process” going on. Is this a Berta effect, the club learning or a bit from columns A and B? #arsecastextra
Arteta has form with keepers tbf. If he does the distribution stuff like Raya but saves like Donnarumma his no.2 status may be short lived.
May 9, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Arteta has form with keepers tbf. If he does the distribution stuff like Raya but saves like Donnarumma his no.2 status may be short lived.
And this is it. Belief in elite sports has a decaying time value.
Win now or the elite talent will maximise their chance of winning elsewhere.
Careers are short.
Win now or the elite talent will maximise their chance of winning elsewhere.
Careers are short.
May 9, 2025 at 10:05 AM
And this is it. Belief in elite sports has a decaying time value.
Win now or the elite talent will maximise their chance of winning elsewhere.
Careers are short.
Win now or the elite talent will maximise their chance of winning elsewhere.
Careers are short.
Performance aside, Arteta commented in the week that “The rules at the beginning of the season..& after 15 games were very different”. A VAR goal is then awarded against us due to “a lack of factual evidence”. Is he painting a target on our back & should he avoid doing so? #arsecastextra
May 5, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Performance aside, Arteta commented in the week that “The rules at the beginning of the season..& after 15 games were very different”. A VAR goal is then awarded against us due to “a lack of factual evidence”. Is he painting a target on our back & should he avoid doing so? #arsecastextra
I’d understand if they needed a push to get a winning result over the line when energy levels flag but from losing positions it seems counterproductive. An admission that we’ve run out of ideas on the pitch. Not sure some more shouting solves that.
May 3, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I’d understand if they needed a push to get a winning result over the line when energy levels flag but from losing positions it seems counterproductive. An admission that we’ve run out of ideas on the pitch. Not sure some more shouting solves that.
Spuriouser and Spuriouser
May 3, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Spuriouser and Spuriouser
Seconded for Vermaelen, proposing Bendtner for left 8.
April 22, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Seconded for Vermaelen, proposing Bendtner for left 8.