Fozzy 
Many of you must be wondering what had happened to your “end of season survey” replies which thousands of you completed and sent in. For many years this has been a reflective ritual which helps to soften the blow when there is no Arsenal to watch. Mind you, this particular summer break we were treated to more than a few comedy moments with the meaningless European internationals.
I am indeed honoured to have been the chosen one to collate your results. I am even more pleased to know that this is the result of your work, which puts me less in the firing line when some of you have disagreed with my occasional contributions and I end up being called a bell end.
By the way, I still have a stupid smile on my face following the final game of the season against Villa and receiving news of that lot from up the road doing what we always knew they would, but leaving it a bit late this season.
So without any further ado, let’s get on with it……
Arsenal Player of the Season 2015/16 - First Place
1. Mesut Ozil - 72%
2. Hector Bellerin - 16%
3. Nacho Monreal - 7%
Well, we saw that coming a mile off with the bloke who set up so many of our goals this past season but can’t quite find the knack of putting the ball in the back of the net from ten yards. However, we had a fair number of “None of them played well enough to be awarded this accolade” type answers. My vote went to Eboue.
Arsenal Player of the Season 2015/16 Second Place
1. Hector Bellerin - 40%
2. Nacho Monreal - 24%
3. Mesut Ozil - 17%
Let’s shuffle the pack and pull out the same three names in a different order. Mind you, one percentage point behind Mesut came Petr Cech who might have nailed the bronze medal if he hadn’t had a howler on the opening day of last season.
Most Improved Arsenal Player in the last twelve months
1. Hector Bellerin - 41%
2. Alex Iwobi - 28%
3. Nacho Monreal - 17%
That Hector fellow seems to be getting more popular by the minute. Hello, is that Barcelona calling?
Most Disappointing Arsenal Player 2015/16
1. Theo Walcott - 57%
2. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain - 20%
3. Aaron Ramsey - 11%
This band of brothers were the only ones to reach double figure but Alex and Aaron were no match for the man who can hurtle down the right win at lightning speed, leaving defenders in his wake at will, and then boot the ball out for a goal kick.
Best Team Performance 2015/16
1. 3-0 Man United (H) - 62%
2. 2-0 Bayern Munich (H) - 17%
3. 5-2 Leicester (A) - 8%
It was a first half performance that made us think that it might be our year. To the annoyance of North Bankers, three incredible goals went in the net at the other end. I should know, for a rare change, I ended up behind that goal in company of two ManUre fans.
Worst Team Performance 2015/16
1. 0-4 Southampton (A) - 41%
2. 2-3 Man United (A) - 28%
3. 1-2 Swansea (H) - 11%
The top three of horrible performances, but the star on the top of the tree goes to the inept Boxing Day evening display which ruined many Christmases.
Best Arsenal Goal 2015/16
1. Sanchez’s 2nd v Man United (H) 4/10/15 - 29%
2. Flamini’s 2nd v Sp*rs, League Cup (A) 23/09/17 - 21%
3. Welbeck v Leicester (H) 14/02/16 - 14%
Can’t argue against any of these three pearlers, although many of you (12%) enjoyed Rambo’s cheeky effort away to The Totts in March.
Best Arsenal goal 2015/16 – Second Place
1. Sanchez’s 2nd v Man United (H) 4/10/15 - 21%
2. Flamini’s 2nd v Sp*rs, League Cup (A) 23/09/17 - 17%
3. Elneny v Barca (A) 16/03/16 - 16%
A new contender for third slot with the same Rambo goal coming just outside the medal positions with another 4th spot, this time with 14% of the votes.
Best Arsenal goal 2015/16 – Third Place
1. Sanchez’s 2nd v Man United (H) 4/10/15 - 16%
1. Elneny v Barca (A) 16/03/16 - 16%
2. Flamini’s 2nd v Sp*rs, League Cup (A) 23/09/17 - 13%
Elneny roars up the charts with an equal first. No prizes for guessing who came 4th again. At least the boy is consistent!
Do you consider Arsenal have progressed this season in terms of football performance compared to the previous season?
Yes - 20%
No - 74%
Don’t know - 6%
Let’s face it, most of us were disappointed about what might been, but amongst the dross there were a few encouraging signs for the future. Most of us said “no” by default although in fairness, the “don’t know” brigade may have achieved a more accurate vote.
Whilst recognising that the summer transfer dealings will play a large part in how we fare next season, at this point in time how optimistic are you about our prospects of competing for the Premier League title in 2016/17?
Extremely optimistic - 7%
Quite optimistic - 36%
Unsure - 22%
Quite pessimistic - 24%
Extremely pessimistic - 10%
As we take our places for the first game of the season, we are all full of hope and full of beer. As the season pans out, the barometer starts to swing. Mind you, on Christmas Day I was still full of hope and beer. By close of play on Boxing Day I had joined forces with the 10% brigade.
Do you think Arsenal’s 2015/16 transfer window activity (Cech and Elneny) was:
Good - 7%
Okay - 30%
Poor - 62%
Errr, ditto 2016/17. Next question……
Which ONE area of the team do you think needs addressing the most urgently?
Goalkeeper - 0%
Defence - 19%
Midfield - 2%
Attack - 64%
Manager - 15%
Unfair question only being allowed one vote, although we might have nearly got some one-hit-wonder from Leicester.
Who would you most like Arsenal to buy this summer?
1. Aubameyang
2. Mkhitaryan
3. Higuain
4. Morata
5. Mahrez
6. Vardy
7. Kante
8. Lukaku
9. Greizmann
10. Lewandowski
Only one defensive minded player amongst this lot, which tells a bit of a story. Still at least we will probably see most of them at Ashburton Grove during the season, but playing for the other team. My vote for Mike Dean failed to attract any other support.
From the following list of players, who do you think will start the most number of games next season?
1. Granit Xhaka - 54%
2. Santi Cazorla - 18%
3. Aaron Ramsey - 13%
4. Mohammed Elneny - 8%
5. Francis Coquelin - 4%
6. Jack Wilshere - 2%
Over half of you are pinning your hopes on our new signing to remain fit throughout the season. Some hope!
From the following list of players, who do you think will start the least number of games next season?
1. Jack Wilshere - 48%
2. Francis Coquelin - 29%
3. Mohammed Elneny - 12%
4. Aaron Ramsey - 6%
5. Santi Cazorla - 4%
6. Granit Xhaka - 1%
Nearly half of you think that you won’t be seeing much of Happy Jack this season. This question was so much easier to answer with Rosicky was around.
