Official Gooners Thread - A New Hope

[ONeill]

[Puckoon]

One thing I like about the Arteta signing is that he isnt afraid to have a pop. Hopefully that isnt beaten out of him in search of the wonderful passing goal.

[spiritof91and94]

no frimpong?

[muppet]

Twitter: To put it in perspective, tha'ts Gervinho, Park, Santos, Mertesacker, Arteta, & Yossi for about the price of Andy Carroll

[gerry]

Jack Wilshere out for three months

[Dinny Breen]

Arsenal have finally earned their first win of the season, but it's not an on-pitch victory: the club has won a court case in Spain forcing the owner of a hat shop to change the name of her premises.

The Gunners have won their case against Seville resident Alicia Simon, who has now been told by the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office to change the name of her hat shop 'Arsenale'.

Simon registered the name of her shop before she even opened it in 2007 despite protestations from the club, but Arsenal's lawyers have been petitioning the Spanish authorities ever since, trying to convince them that she has infringed their trademark.

The stunned shopkeeper, who admits to having no knowledge of football, pointed out that her shop does not even share the same spelling or pronunciation as the English football club, and that it is a word which carries "more connotations of culture than sport".

But despite the apparent ridiculousness of their case, Arsenal have now successfully persuaded the Spanish authorities that there was a "risk of confusion" between the monolithic English football club and the tiny hat shop.

Simon named her shop after the Italian word 'arsenale', which was the name given to the shipbuilders' yards in medieval Pisa and Venice. Her premises are in Seville's Arenal de Sevilla district, where Seville's ancient shipyards were located - hence her choice of the name.

Her shop concentrates on selling her self-designed hats, but she also sells shoes - bringing her under the umbrella of "clothes, hats and shoes" as seen by the patent and trademark office, and thus causing the infringement.

Simon has no intention of backing down, however: despite admitting that she feels in a 'David v Goliath' situation, she will not change the name of her shop and has already appealed the decision - thanks to a pair of friends who are lawyers - to a Madrid tribunal which will have the final say.

"I will fight this to the end," she insists.

[The Worker]

Will benayoun start this weekend?

[Dinny Breen]

Will benayoun start this weekend?

If fit I'd expect so, will know tomorrow..

Arsenal just need a win..

Still excited by this guy....

Wonder Save

[ONeill]

Szczesny,
Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Gibbs,
Frimpong, Arteta, Ramsey,
Walcott, Arshavin, Van Persie

[STREET FIGHTER]

Any decent links to the game?

[Dinny Breen]

Any decent links to the game?

http://asialivestream.com/freefootball.php?channel=england6012

[Dinny Breen]

Jaysus some mistake from the Swansea keeper, maybe the Gooners luck is changing...1-0..

[Dinny Breen]

A win is a win is a win....and a clean sheet

3 new signings blooded, the Spaniard and the German did well..

Just need to go on an unbeaten run to build confidence and see where they are in November..

[gerry]

feck me, an one nil against Swansea is not good enough. could be a long season. 

Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday night could be fun

[Forever Green]

Dortmund away or home? Either way, I can see Mario Gotze ripping Arsenal a new arsehole