Summer Transfer Speculation and Shit

[GP]

Barry / 10

Arteta/10

[Cripps_orig]

Cripps is right, Cesc is a flop.

-Was made the axis and captain of our last good team and won fuck all.

-feigned injuries, whinged and sulked his way out to join the Bar****s where he's flopped under 2 separate managers.

-a flop where the Spanish Nat'l team is concerned as well.

Don't know why anyone would want the **** back here, tbh.

Pretty much. All of that is fact.

Anyone dare dispute it?

Didn't think so

[Letters]

Cripps is right, Cesc is a flop.

-Was made the axis and captain of our last good team and won fuck all.

-feigned injuries, whinged and sulked his way out to join the Bar****s where he's flopped under 2 separate managers.

-a flop where the Spanish Nat'l team is concerned as well.

Don't know why anyone would want the **** back here, tbh.
This is all ridiculous.

He wasn't a great captain but that doesn't mean he isn't a good player. We didn't win anything but one player isn't solely responsible for the success or failure of a team. If Usain Bolt was in a 4x100 with GB, Maccy and me (sorry fellas) you wouldn't chastise him for the failure of the team as a whole.

As for him being a 'flop', he's playing for one of the best club teams in the world and the Spanish have been the best national side in the world. He might not have shone at that level but we are nowhere near that level, he could clearly do a job for us.



All that said, he's clearly not going to join us so I don't know why I bothered to write all that really.

[Syn]

There two Cesc Fabregas'. The one that played for us before 2009. He was the gay pass master who used to rack up about 7 million assists and everyone loved him because he got them fantasy football points. But he was a little bitch who had no balls. And then there was 2009-2011 Cesc. This Cesc was a selfish, ****y, dickhead who knew he was about 7 million times better than our other players and so did all the work himself. He used to kick the shit out of the quicker opponents (and let's face it, everyone's quicker than him) and he used to turn referees in our favour by being a superb whiny shithead.

I would love to have 2009-2011 Cesc back to show the talented but raw British core how to get the job done.

[Niall_Quinn]

Evening Standard: Arsenal improve on £30m offer to land Liverpool's Luis Suarez but moves for Fellaini, Higuain and Cesar look set to fail.

:haha:

If there's any truth to this they've played it very well this window. Having completely unrealistic fallbacks in Rooney and Suarez has allowed them to skilfully dispense with the achievable signings. Clever stuff - they've had lots of practise of course. It must have been a hard task getting the balance right this year, given the £70mill war chest bollocks. Rooney was borderline, and incredibly unrealistic target but with a tiny fragment of outlandish possibility. Ronaldo, for example, would have been ludicrous even for us. The Suarez ploy has been excellent though.

And the Fabregas thing, genius. Charge £30mill, buy him back for £25mill, nothing actually changes hands I guess as Barca won't have paid us yet. That whole deal could be done on the books for a £5mill profit. When you add in the deadwood that's been dropped this could be a bumper window. If he comes we profit, if he doesn't we profit. It would be perfectly safe to sign him so I see this one as the most likely at, say, a 1% chance of being done - compared to the others which have a dramatically lower possibility.

It all stems from knowing just how much to underbid by. You need to be in the ballpark but make it just a little under. Get it wrong and the other club might suddenly agree. So kudos to our crack transfer sabotage team, nobody does it better.

[Niall_Quinn]

There two Cesc Fabregas'. The one that played for us before 2009. He was the gay pass master who used to rack up about 7 million assists and everyone loved him because he got them fantasy football points. But he was a little bitch who had no balls. And then there was 2009-2011 Cesc. This Cesc was a selfish, ****y, dickhead who knew he was about 7 million times better than our other players and so did all the work himself. He used to kick the shit out of the quicker opponents (and let's face it, everyone's quicker than him) and he used to turn referees in our favour by being a superb whiny shithead.

I would love to have 2009-2011 Cesc back to show the talented but raw British core how to get the job done.

He wound Phil Brown up more than any other player. That alone makes Cesc a legend.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

This is all ridiculous.

He wasn't a great captain but that doesn't mean he isn't a good player. We didn't win anything but one player isn't solely responsible for the success or failure of a team. If Usain Bolt was in a 4x100 with GB, Maccy and me (sorry fellas) you wouldn't chastise him for the failure of the team as a whole.

As for him being a 'flop', he's playing for one of the best club teams in the world and the Spanish have been the best national side in the world. He might not have shone at that level but we are nowhere near that level, he could clearly do a job for us.



All that said, he's clearly not going to join us so I don't know why I bothered to write all that really.

Back to usual dismissive self I see.

Anyway, are you saying he had a shit team around him (no dis to you Maccy and GB, blame Letters for this most dreadful anology)? I beg to differ, though, I might agree he's not solely to be blamed for the commencement of our failed period, where he led a decent team that was built around him and everything pretty much went through him.

I don't know about you and others who might have lost hope/ambition, but the level at which you hold Barca is the level at which I aspire my club to be. We weren't far off some years ago, and it's no surprise that we started to take a step down after we tried to make a player who wasn't good enough (you've pretty much admitted he's not good enough to play or shine at the top level) the hub of our team. As I said, I want my club team to regarded as one of the best in the world again, and Cesc doing a job for us won't get us there. We already have our fair share of "do a job" players a la Arteta, Ramsey, Giroud, etc.

It would be a retrograde move bringing the flop back here.

[JonasTC]

FFS! Now Bendtner is not going to Frankfurt, their sportsdirector has just made a statement where he thanks Arsene Wenger for the good dialog, but in the end Bendtner apperently is asking for to much money, even when arsenal are offering to pay some of his salary...

This guy must be the biggest idiot in the history of football and im afraid he wants to run down his contract and just live the lazy life and training with the youth team.

[Cripps_orig]

No one to blame but Arsenal for giving him so much money

[GP]

FFS! Now Bendtner is not going to Frankfurt, their sportsdirector has just made a statement where he thanks Arsene Wenger for the good dialog, but in the end Bendtner apperently is asking for to much money, even when arsenal are offering to pay some of his salary...

This guy must be the biggest idiot in the history of football and im afraid he wants to run down his contract and just live the lazy life and training with the youth team.

The guy is a fucking idiot.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Bendtner :doh:

When does this fool's contract run out?

Hope soon, as we won't be getting rid of him till then.

[Marc Overmars]

I don't blame him or certain others who have hung around really. They know full well they won't ever top their Arsenal contracts again, so why not milk it?

Lets hope the club doesn't make the same mistakes in the future.

[Gooner23]

I almost detected a slightly embarrassed look on Chamcrap's face in those latest training pics. Must be thinking how the feck have I got away with this for so long!

[Niall_Quinn]

FFS! Now Bendtner is not going to Frankfurt, their sportsdirector has just made a statement where he thanks Arsene Wenger for the good dialog, but in the end Bendtner apperently is asking for to much money, even when arsenal are offering to pay some of his salary...

This guy must be the biggest idiot in the history of football and im afraid he wants to run down his contract and just live the lazy life and training with the youth team.

Fuck, this is bad news. How long does wanker have left on his contract? Because obviously he intends to milk us until the last possible moment.

Greedy, useless piece of shit.

[Niall_Quinn]

I don't blame him or certain others who have hung around really. They know full well they won't ever top their Arsenal contracts again, so why not milk it?

Lets hope the club doesn't make the same mistakes in the future.

No chance of that happening. I mean if Barry comes here to see out his unremarkable career he'll be on a mere £75K pw apparently.

[Marc Overmars]

This is his final season, but hopefully someone is daft enough to buy the cretin.

[Özim]

No one to blame but Arsenal for giving him so much money
Apparently we paid them the market rate to make sure we keep them here.

It worked. :lol:

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

i think we're keeping bendtner's departure quiet so that man utd sell us rooney.

[Fist of Lehmann]

I don't blame him or certain others who have hung around really. They know full well they won't ever top their Arsenal contracts again, so why not milk it?

Lets hope the club doesn't make the same mistakes in the future.

He is a cancer, and not even a very good one.

Bendtner is a shit cancer.

[Cripps_orig]

He is a cancer, and not even a very good one.

Bendtner is a shit cancer.

There are good cancers?

[Kano]

There are good cancers?

ask turbo b

[Letters]

Anyway, are you saying he had a shit team around him (no dis to you Maccy and GB, blame Letters for this most dreadful anology)? I beg to differ, though, I might agree he's not solely to be blamed for the commencement of our failed period, where he led a decent team that was built around him and everything pretty much went through him.

I don't know about you and others who might have lost hope/ambition, but the level at which you hold Barca is the level at which I aspire my club to be. We weren't far off some years ago, and it's no surprise that we started to take a step down after we tried to make a player who wasn't good enough (you've pretty much admitted he's not good enough to play or shine at the top level) the hub of our team. As I said, I want my club team to regarded as one of the best in the world again, and Cesc doing a job for us won't get us there. We already have our fair share of "do a job" players a la Arteta, Ramsey, Giroud, etc.

It would be a retrograde move bringing the flop back here.
I'm not saying he had a shit team around him and my analogy was a deliberate exaggeration. My point is he was not solely responsible for us not winning anything and had we not had him in that era we'd probably have been the poorer for it. We failed to win things despite him being in the team, not because he was in the team.

I haven't lost hope/ambition of us becoming a real force again but it's unrealistic to think we're suddenly going to bridge the huge gulf in class between us and a team like Barca. It's stepping stones and signing good players, and Cesc clearly is one, would be a step in the right direction after so many steps in the wrong one.

Would he make us as good as Barca? Obviously not.
Would he improve our squad? I think so.
Is he the only player who could? Of course not.

I'm not desperate to see him back in an Arsenal shirt but I don't understand anyone being violently against the idea either as IMO he's improve the squad which is what we need to do.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

So Lord Wenger and the boys are off to Asia for however long.... 23:59 last day rummaging of the bargain basement bin then?

[Özil's Panoramic View]

I'm not saying he had a shit team around him and my analogy was a deliberate exaggeration. My point is he was not solely responsible for us not winning anything and had we not had him in that era we'd probably have been the poorer for it. We failed to win things despite him being in the team, not because he was in the team.

I haven't lost hope/ambition of us becoming a real force again but it's unrealistic to think we're suddenly going to bridge the huge gulf in class between us and a team like Barca. It's stepping stones and signing good players, and Cesc clearly is one, would be a step in the right direction after so many steps in the wrong one.

Would he make us as good as Barca? Obviously not.
Would he improve our squad? I think so.
Is he the only player who could? Of course not.

I'm not desperate to see him back in an Arsenal shirt but I don't understand anyone being violently against the idea either as IMO he's improve the squad which is what we need to do.

I will give you everything you say here except that him coming back would be a step in the right direction. We already have 2 Spanish B listers and one that hasn't made any list in Spain, last thing we need is their biggest flop. We should be looking to remodel our team of late 90's - mid 2000's (seems to be working well for Bayern), not cram our team with lightweight duds.

On a slightly less related note, I don't understand why the ****, who's no less of a **** than RVC, Nasri, et al, gets such a free pass on here.

[Syn]

So Lord Wenger and the boys are off to Asia for however long.... 23:59 last day rummaging of the bargain basement bin then?

Pretty much.

Arsenal :haha:

[Munchies]

Remember when we got smashed 8-2, we went out and bought loads of players.

Hopefully some Vietmanese team destroys us.

But if it takes something like that to make the board spend, then the board can just fuck off and die

[GP]

Looks like Thiago is off to Bayern.

Moyes :haha:

[Niall_Quinn]

Remember when we got smashed 8-2, we went out and bought loads of players.

Hopefully some Vietmanese team destroys us.

But if it takes something like that to make the board spend, then the board can just fuck off and die

Can't they just fuck off and die anyway, without us losing to Vietnam (like the Americans did)

[Niall_Quinn]

So Lord Wenger and the boys are off to Asia for however long.... 23:59 last day rummaging of the bargain basement bin then?

Well it's not possible to do transfer deals when you have a tour of Asia, as Gandhi once famously pointed out.

[Gooner23]

Does that mean Cesc def staying put? Can't see them selling both.

[Syn]

Does that mean Cesc def staying put? Can't see them selling both.

Why not? One plays in midfield and one plays upfront.

[Globalgunner]

Josh you usually talk a lot of sense, but on this one I disagree. Our midfield as it stands is filled out with the imperious majesty of Ramsey and Arteta, players who should only be employed cleaning the turns off Vieira boots. Cesc left mainly because like others he got tired of Wengers end of the rainbow promises. If we had kept Flamini and added quality instead of dross we would not be eternally scrambling for 4th. Cesc is better than anything we currently have and has added to his game since joining Barca, he now plays a mean support striker role when needed.it would be churlish to dismiss his quality, especially as there is a good chance Wenger won't buy anyone and we will have the shuffling lamppost Ramsey and doddering postbox Arteta as our mainstays in midfield again. Oh happy days!

[Niall_Quinn]

We will also have Barry who can play there.

[GP]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BO6H35rCYAAxksv.jpg

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Remember when we got smashed 8-2, we went out and bought loads of players.

Hopefully some Vietmanese team destroys us.

But if it takes something like that to make the board spend, then the board can just fuck off and die

That was my most horrifying time as a Gooner. Should have spelled the end of Wenger's reign, but alas he was allowed to carry out more trangressions against the club by soon after signing Santos and Arteta. :ilt:

[Cripps_orig]

Josh you usually talk a lot of sense, but on this one I disagree. Our midfield as it stands is filled out with the imperious majesty of Ramsey and Arteta, players who should only be employed cleaning the turns off Vieira boots. Cesc left mainly because like others he got tired of Wengers end of the rainbow promises. If we had kept Flamini and added quality instead of dross we would not be eternally scrambling for 4th. Cesc is better than anything we currently have and has added to his game since joining Barca, he now plays a mean support striker role when needed.it would be churlish to dismiss his quality, especially as there is a good chance Wenger won't buy anyone and we will have the shuffling lamppost Ramsey and doddering postbox Arteta as our mainstays in midfield again. Oh happy days!

He plays as a striker cos he's been shown up as a midfielder.

Nothing more

[Fist of Lehmann]

Remember when we got smashed 8-2, we went out and bought loads of players.

Hopefully some Vietmanese team destroys us.

But if it takes something like that to make the board spend, then the board can just fuck off and die

We should play a young team and make this happen.

Average age? N-n-n-n-nineteen.

[Cripps_orig]

That was my most horrifying time as a Gooner. Should have spelled the end of Wenger's reign, but alas he was allowed to carry out more trangressions against the club by soon after signing Santos and Arteta. :ilt:

Don't forget Benayoun

[Cripps_orig]

ask turbo b

No idea who that is

[Globalgunner]

He plays as a striker cos he's been shown up as a midfielder.

Nothing more

Says the poster who thinks Iniesta is craps and Walcott has single handedly reaffirmed his faith in humanity. Your opinions need a pinch of something more hallucinatory than salt to be taken seriously.

[Cripps_orig]

Says the poster who thinks Iniesta is craps and Walcott has single handedly reaffirmed his faith in humanity. Your opinions need a pinch of something more hallucinatory than salt to be taken seriously.

He's lightweight as a midfielder.

If you think he's the best player of all time, that's up to you.

I'll just go by what his own managers do

[GP]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdXz8kB7pwA&feature=youtube_gdata_player&fb_source=message

[Niall_Quinn]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdXz8kB7pwA&feature=youtube_gdata_player&fb_source=message

An unexpected slant.

[GP]

He isn't chinese

[Munchies]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdXz8kB7pwA&feature=youtube_gdata_player&fb_source=message

:lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

He isn't chinese

Well he looks it.

[Kano]

No idea who that is
google is your friend.

[Niall_Quinn]

google is your friend.

Naive in the extreme.

[Kano]

that is actually the most profound thing i have said all day. maybe even week.

[Munchies]

I just clicked on that vid again... lmfao again :haha:

[Cripps_orig]

I just clicked on that vid again... lmfao again :haha:

What video?

[bunsco]

Back to usual dismissive self I see.

Anyway, are you saying he had a shit team around him (no dis to you Maccy and GB, blame Letters for this most dreadful anology)? I beg to differ, though, I might agree he's not solely to be blamed for the commencement of our failed period, where he led a decent team that was built around him and everything pretty much went through him.

I don't know about you and others who might have lost hope/ambition, but the level at which you hold Barca is the level at which I aspire my club to be. We weren't far off some years ago, and it's no surprise that we started to take a step down after we tried to make a player who wasn't good enough (you've pretty much admitted he's not good enough to play or shine at the top level) the hub of our team. As I said, I want my club team to regarded as one of the best in the world again, and Cesc doing a job for us won't get us there. We already have our fair share of "do a job" players a la Arteta, Ramsey, Giroud, etc.

It would be a retrograde move bringing the flop back here.

I can't believe what I'm seeing on here, Cesc not good enough for us? A flop at Barca?

For starters Cesc is at Barca at a time where they have one of the best midfield combinations if not in the history of the game then certainly of the last 30 years at least in Iniesta and xavi - how can that be seen as being 'a flop'!

When he is used- half the time it's as a false number 10 - practically being played as a striker of sorts, Baca and Spain use him differently then we did. You really thinks he expects them to drop messi,xavi,iniesta for him! Get real!

The same goes for Spain, who have an embarrassment of riches in the midfield area, a good few class players also struggle to make the first 11, Mata,Martinez,Alonso,Silva to name a few - oh and let's not forget Santi.

And for those who say he hasn't done anything of note in the big games - let me remind you he has played a huge part in the winning goals of ALL 3 major competition wins for Spain - if I'm not wrong he assisted in all of them ,coming off the bench to effectively turn the game each time.

Oh sorry, or have I forgotten that European Championships and World Cups are inferior to our over-hyped Premier League. My bad.

Now I'm not saying he's the midfield answer we are looking for,but to say he couldn't be more effective than say,Ramsey/Arteta is just plain embarrassing.

Look, If you just don't like him, fair enough - but enough of the Cesc being shit or not high grade enough for us bollocks. Who do we think we are - Barcelona.....

...lite?

[Cripps_orig]

Take Messi out of Barca and the Xavi-Iniesta tactic of pass the ball to Messi and hope he does something will no longer work and thus they won't be seen as the best.

[bunsco]

He plays as a striker cos he's been shown up as a midfielder.

Nothing more

Yet another in a very long line of stupid comments.

[bunsco]

Take Messi out of Barca and the Xavi-Iniesta tactic of pass the ball to Messi and hope he does something will no longer work and thus they won't be seen as the best.

Last time I looked Messi doesn't play for Spain - guess they're not World and twice European champions. And something tells me Spain would have won fuck all if Xavi-Iniesta were taken out of those teams.

:doh:

[Japan Shaking All Over]

He wound Phil Brown up more than any other player. That alone makes Cesc a legend.

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45578000/jpg/_45578406_hortonfabregasoffside_282.jpg

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Calm down, Bunsco. Your mad rant won't change how I feel about the ****.

He's a flop..... Don't believe me? Ask the Barca fans then.

He's also undeniably a massive, massive **** who deserves no less slating than the other ****s who ran off.

Would want him nowhere near our club again.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

I can't believe what I'm seeing on here, Cesc not good enough for us? A flop at Barca?

For starters Cesc is at Barca at a time where they have one of the best midfield combinations if not in the history of the game then certainly of the last 30 years at least in Iniesta and xavi - how can that be seen as being 'a flop'!

When he is used- half the time it's as a false number 10 - practically being played as a striker of sorts, Baca and Spain use him differently then we did. You really thinks he expects them to drop messi,xavi,iniesta for him! Get real!

The same goes for Spain, who have an embarrassment of riches in the midfield area, a good few class players also struggle to make the first 11, Mata,Martinez,Alonso,Silva to name a few - oh and let's not forget Santi.

And for those who say he hasn't done anything of note in the big games - let me remind you he has played a huge part in the winning goals of ALL 3 major competition wins for Spain - if I'm not wrong he assisted in all of them ,coming off the bench to effectively turn the game each time.

Oh sorry, or have I forgotten that European Championships and World Cups are inferior to our over-hyped Premier League. My bad.

Now I'm not saying he's the midfield answer we are looking for,but to say he couldn't be more effective than say,Ramsey/Arteta is just plain embarrassing.

Look, If you just don't like him, fair enough - but enough of the Cesc being shit or not high grade enough for us bollocks. Who do we think we are - Barcelona.....

...lite?

Good enough post for me......as NQ said we would get him for almost nothing considering the clauses and missing payments (of which I am not 100% sure of but Barca must still owe us) bring him in and surround him with a few other additions.....

[Munchies]

Gervinho has been left behind for our tour !!! !!!!!

Hopefully that means some mugs have bought him

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/07/11/article-0-1AC47635000005DC-975_634x400.jpg
Off to sign Higuain , Warchest in hand ;)

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/07/11/article-0-1AC480FF000005DC-663_634x400.jpg

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/07/11/article-0-1AC4819F000005DC-676_634x423.jpg

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/07/11/article-0-1AC47FBF000005DC-678_634x423.jpg
Who ?

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/07/11/article-0-1AC480D0000005DC-453_634x400.jpg

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Rooney out for a month.......takes him out of any equation???

[Munchies]

What video?

Clubcard one :lol:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=JdXz8kB7pwA

[GP]

Rooney out for a month.......takes him out of any equation???

Depends which way you look at it. Some might say that he's leaving the tour because he's leaving the club. Why fly all the way there, just to immediately fly back, when all the physios are on the tour anyway?

Personally, I don't think we were ever going to sign him anyway.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/07/11/article-0-1AC47635000005DC-975_634x400.jpg
Off to sign Higuain , Warchest in hand ;)

:haha:

:gp:

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

:lol: what a wanker

who walks around with their jacket unzipped.

[Letters]

(From Mock The Week after Andy Murray, who had been in the studio after he lost last year's Wimbledon final, didn't show up this year)

"Since he visited us he's won the Olympics, the US Open and now Wimbledon...I heard Arsene Wenger's been asking about tickets..."

:haha:

[fakeyank]

Gervinho has been left behind for our tour !!! !!!!!

Hopefully that means some mugs have bought him

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/07/11/article-0-1AC47635000005DC-975_634x400.jpg
Off to sign Higuain , Warchest in hand ;)

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/07/11/article-0-1AC480FF000005DC-663_634x400.jpg

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/07/11/article-0-1AC4819F000005DC-676_634x423.jpg

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/07/11/article-0-1AC47FBF000005DC-678_634x423.jpg
Who ?

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/07/11/article-0-1AC480D0000005DC-453_634x400.jpg

Why is Giroud making that gay sorority sign in his hand!? :sick:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Why is Giroud making that gay sorority sign in his hand!? :sick:

He was asked about how many more players we're signing.

[Niall_Quinn]

I just clicked on that vid again... lmfao again :haha:

Same here, has to rank as the best YouTube vid ever.

[Niall_Quinn]

Clubcard one :lol:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=JdXz8kB7pwA

The polite but firm rejection by the English guy when the Chinese guy offers him the clubcaaaa, hilarious.

[Cripps_orig]

Last time I looked Messi doesn't play for Spain - guess they're not World and twice European champions. And something tells me Spain would have won fuck all if Xavi-Iniesta were taken out of those teams.

:doh:

That's down to casillas

[Cripps_orig]

Yet another in a very long line of stupid comments.

Yeah cos he's played so many games in midfield for them

[Özil's Panoramic View]

bunsco, Ollie's alter ego?

[Cripps_orig]

He has had some shockers admittedly but maybe it's teething problems. Harsh to compare him to the great Ollie

[Cripps_orig]

Clubcard one :lol:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=JdXz8kB7pwA

I don't get it

[Cripps_orig]

Rooney out for a month.......takes him out of any equation???

Sanogo has been out for 2 years.

We still got him.

[Cripps_orig]

Arsenal could be stuck with Denmark striker Nicklas Bendtner, 25, as his prospective switch to Eintracht Frankfurt is close to collapse.
Full story: Daily Express

Arsenal are set to up their £30m bid for Liverpool's Uruguay international striker Luis Suarez, 26, as their attempts to buy Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain, 25, falter.
Full story: London Evening Standard


Ffs

Upping our bid to £30.1m won't make much difference tbh

[bunsco]

Calm down, Bunsco. Your mad rant won't change how I feel about the ****.

He's a flop..... Don't believe me? Ask the Barca fans then.

He's also undeniably a massive, massive **** who deserves no less slating than the other ****s who ran off.

Would want him nowhere near our club again.

As I said ,if you don't like him - then yes,that's your choice.

The point I was attempting to make was that 'failing' at Barca isn't like failing at most of European big clubs due to superior players he has had ahead of him. He's not in like say Songs class of a disastrous signing - now that's what you call flopping. He hasn't been too bad , it's just that Barca have risen the bar soon high in recent seasons, the fans expect to see Xavi/iniesta type quality and effectiveness from the get go. Many very good players could easily have had a similar experience to Cesc at Barca.

[bunsco]

bunsco, Ollie's alter ego?

:lol: optimism while WUMs in town, now that's just stretching it...

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

:lol: bunsco

trying to be reasonable on here. you'll last 2 minutes before you're eaten alive.

don't get charlie'd.

[bunsco]

;)
That's down to casillas

;)

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

Why is Giroud making that gay sorority sign in his hand!? :sick:

who the fuck is that hedgehog in the third picture with chezza?

[Cripps_orig]

One of the shit youngsters probably.

I'm going for that Gnabry pubber

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Little bit harsh on hedgehogs, tbf.

[Seaman's Ponytail]

One of the shit youngsters probably.

I'm going for that Gnabry pubber

Only if he hasn't seen the sun in a very very long time.

It is of course the household name that is Kristoffer Olsson...

[fakeyank]

He was asked about how many more players we're signing.

Three players then- Higuain, Ronaldo and Messi.. :dancingman:

[Niall_Quinn]

Three players then- Higuain, Ronaldo and Messi.. :dancingman:

They sure got us on the Higuain one. LOL, good one!

Don't thing many fell for the Rooney one - too far fetched.

Fucking hope the Barry thing is a wind up too, nervous about that one, like kicking us when we are down.

RE: Suarez - will never happen but even if we spent £100mill on the guy it still means we finish 4th! We had the best striker in the world here and we finished 4th!

TWO world class strikers needed - Suarez AND Higuain please
ONE world class midfielder - Schweinsteiger please
ONE world class defender - Bramble please

In fact fuck please, just get them or I'll smash your faces in you ****s

[Niall_Quinn]

http://youtu.be/pWa0dZMHYeE

[server too busy!]

Word on the street is we've been using injunctions to keep our transfer work out of the media.

[Niall_Quinn]

Word on the street is we've been using injunctions to keep our transfer work out of the media.

That would be Sesame Street, where we do all our dealings. Big Bird is our lawyer and Grover pulls stuff out of his bin to entice the players.

[Letters]

Is The Count our accountant?
1 private yacht! 2! 2 private yachts! Ah ha ha!
And so on.

[Niall_Quinn]

Is The Count our accountant?
1 private yacht! 2! 2 private yachts! Ah ha ha!
And so on.

Yes, excellent. A blood sucking accountant. What about the Swedish Chef, there must be a role for him.

[Özim]

Ffs

Upping our bid to £30.1m won't make much difference tbh
Yeah also I doubt BS bids are accepted in the real world.

[Niall_Quinn]

Arshavin - cookie monster?

[Boss]

08:18 BST: Johan Djourou managed to get injured in his debut for Hamburg. Problems with his left adductors force the Arsenal loanee to rest for 10 days. But in a small interview with the Hamburger Morgenpost, he says he is looking forward to his official presentation.

From soccernet.

:lol:

[Kano]

Word on the street is we've been using injunctions to keep our transfer work out of the media.

by street you mean, twitter right?

you could've just saved face and deleted this but now its quoted.

sucker.

[Niall_Quinn]

Djourou is on loan again isn't he? We haven't even sold him yet. Or given him away.

[Özim]

Let's put transfer talk aside for a bit now, we've got some important games coming up against the likes of the "Indonesia Dream Team", "Vietnam", these are critical to our success this season so any transfer deals can wait.

But as that Payton guy said, Higuain, Cesar and some other top player he knows about but won't mention is on his way.....possibly with another 1-2 top signings as well, it takes time to sort these deals out that's all.

[Özim]

Word on the street is we've been using injunctions to keep our transfer work out of the media.
Do you mean Coronation Street or Sesame Street?

[Niall_Quinn]

Do you mean Coronation Street or Sesame Street?

Excuse me - Sesame Street is mine, I've already done that one.

[Özim]

Excuse me - Sesame Street is mine, I've already done that one.
Fair play I didn't see your post.

[Letters]

Fair play I didn't see your post.
I should ban you from the thread for this but just this once I'll let it go :sulk:

[LDG]

Word on the street is we've been using injunctions to keep our transfer work out of the media.

Sesame Street more like!

LOL

[Özim]

Sesame Street more like!

LOL
Uh-oh.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Let's put transfer talk aside for a bit now, we've got some important games coming up against the likes of the "Indonesia Dream Team", "Vietnam", these are critical to our success this season so any transfer deals can wait.

But as that Payton guy said, Higuain, Cesar and some other top player he knows about but won't mention is on his way.....possibly with another 1-2 top signings as well, it takes time to sort these deals out that's all.

"Vietnam". :unsure:

It really does exist!

Also and because I don't want to quote another post, if we really have taken out injuctions, wouldn't that mean all the players that have been speculated about aren't actually who we will be getting?

[Özim]

Sadly we can't answer that, our spokesman from the street has been locked up:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C4-TsaNENo

[Niall_Quinn]

Sesame Street more like!

LOL

LOL Sesame Street - hit the nail on the head!

[LDG]

We should think of some more streets to laugh at.

The Streets :lol:

Awful shit rap band.

[Kano]

wouldn't that mean all the players that have been speculated about aren't actually who we will be getting?
you might as well stick that at the top of the site.

[Kano]

higuain lol

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11679/8819956/Transfer-news-Manchester-City-boss-Manuel-Pellegrini-hints-at-new-signing

[Munchies]

higuain lol

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11679/8819956/Transfer-news-Manchester-City-boss-Manuel-Pellegrini-hints-at-new-signing

I'd laugh at the failings of our board and that **** Gazidis if that happens. Think it's Jovetic though.

Meanwhile on the asian tour, the top 4 trophy is about to be paraded:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BO9yV_3CIAAfIMO.png

[Niall_Quinn]

I'd laugh at the failings of our board and that **** Gazidis if that happens. Think it's Jovetic though.

Meanwhile on the asian tour, the top 4 trophy is about to be paraded:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BO9yV_3CIAAfIMO.png

Outsourcing our support, soon you'll need a visa as well as a ticket to get into the stadium. Will be ideal for them, a tourist attraction football club with all those moany, lower class peasants locked out.

[Xhaka Can’t]

That would be Sesame Street, where we do all our dealings. Big Bird is our lawyer and Grover pulls stuff out of his bin to entice the players.

Has Grover bought the bin off Oscar?

[GP]

It's just a sub-let while Oscar is on holiday after the confed cup.

[Niall_Quinn]

Has Grover bought the bin off Oscar?

Shut up. Grover had a bin in the Uk version.

[Özim]

I'd laugh at the failings of our board and that **** Gazidis if that happens. Think it's Jovetic though.

Meanwhile on the asian tour, the top 4 trophy is about to be paraded:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BO9yV_3CIAAfIMO.png
Really nervous about the game coming up against the Indonesia Dream Team. Are they the football equivalent of the USA basketball dream team at the Olympics?

[Cripps_orig]

It would be good to see our new signings

Oh wait

[Niall_Quinn]

It would be good to see our new signings

Oh wait

Gazidis has taken out an injunction against GW to prevent us talking about transfers - so be careful.

[Letters]

"There is only one thing worse than signing new players and that is not signing new players"
- Oscar Wilde

[Özim]

Gazidis has taken out an injunction against GW to prevent us talking about transfers - so be careful.
So, is Winnebago available for the next game and do you think he will play?

Talk is he might be the new Henry.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Illarramendi has joined Real Madrid. :lol:

FFS.

We'll be linked to Xabi Alonso, Khedira, Oezil or Di Maria imminently I imagine.

[Cripps_orig]

Take all 4

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Warchest. :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

Illarramendi has joined Real Madrid. :lol:

FFS.

We'll be linked to Xabi Alonso, Khedira, Oezil or Di Maria imminently I imagine.

I think we should wait another five years on Alonso, he's not clapped out yet. And this will kill Barry.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I really don't know what I would do if we signed Barry. I should probably just top myself but I would be appreciative of how dedicated Wenget is to his WUM work.

[Özim]

In many ways the Barry signing would be perfect:

1) Cheap
2) Has been nobody else wants
3) Can play in different positions (defence and midfield), thus saving us more money on signings for other positions in future
4) Won't hinder progress of any kids
5) Would be a way of p*ssing off the fans and sticking two fingers up at them

[Niall_Quinn]

In many ways the Barry signing would be perfect:

1) Cheap
2) Has been nobody else wants
3) Can play in different positions (defence and midfield), thus saving us more money on signings for other positions in future
4) Won't hinder progress of any kids
5) Would be a way of p*ssing off the fans and sticking two fingers up at them

And Cripps fancies him.

[GP]

"Wenger said: "Suarez? As you know the transfer period demands secrets and confidentiality, so I can't answer the question."

[Niall_Quinn]

If they blow the whole budget on Suarez they need shooting. One striker who's likely to be suspended half the season will be like going back to the bad old days of RvP. Great when he's available, stuck with Giroud when he's not. In fact even if they have £70mill to spend it's a drop in the bucket in terms of the overhaul this team needs.

Luckily then they aren't getting Suarez. Unluckily (for us) they may be getting nobody at all. So I suppose nothing can happen anyway until this Asian tour is over, unless Wenger isn't going to be involved.

[Grebbo]

I don't really see the point in going after Suarez, no way will he join us. It's just a waste of time.

Surely the board wont turn round and say, after a summer of signing nobody of note, "We tried to sign Higuain, Suarez, Rooney etc, you can't blame us for not trying". Surely they don't think the fans are that stupid to buy the bullshit??

[Syn]

It's a non-story. We're obviously not going to pay what Liverpool will want so there's no point even considering it. The papers are as bad as ever this summer. With social media (blogs, twitter etc.) getting so many hits, it's impacting the press - their usual bending-the-truth ways are not as interesting to the ****s that buy them, because they're more interested in fantasy stories. So in order to compete, the press have also increased their bullshit/truth ratio. As Maccy said, we'll probably be linked to a Madrid CM tomorrow just because they've bought that Sociedad kid.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

It's a non-story. We're obviously not going to pay what Liverpool will want so there's no point even considering it. The papers are as bad as ever this summer. With social media (blogs, twitter etc.) getting so many hits, it's impacting the press - their usual bending-the-truth ways are not as interesting to the ****s that buy them, because they're more interested in fantasy stories. So in order to compete, the press have also increased their bullshit/truth ratio. As Maccy said, we'll probably be linked to a Madrid CM tomorrow just because they've bought that Sociedad kid.

Everything he said here.

[Kano]

I don't really see the point in going after Suarez, no way will he join us. It's just a waste of time.

Surely the board wont turn round and say, after a summer of signing nobody of note, "We tried to sign Higuain, Suarez, Rooney etc, you can't blame us for not trying". Surely they don't think the fans are that stupid to buy the bullshit??
too late. season tickets sales on the next finance sheet. who cares what a bunch of blue collars say?

[Munchies]

This guy was on that french CDM article a few days ago, fucking hell, never heard of him :sleep:

Real Madrid have signed Real Sociedad midfielder Asier Illarramendi after agreeing to meet his buyout clause of around 39m euros (£34m).

Spend some money Wenger for fuck sake.

[Özim]

Spend some money Wenger for fuck sake.
He is FFS, Asian holiday and a savoury ice lolly for all the players!

[Özim]

I don't really see the point in going after Suarez, no way will he join us. It's just a waste of time.

Surely the board wont turn round and say, after a summer of signing nobody of note, "We tried to sign Higuain, Suarez, Rooney etc, you can't blame us for not trying". Surely they don't think the fans are that stupid to buy the bullshit??
Could be that we employ some guy to get these rumours started to make it look like we're trying to spend money but no f*cker will take it off our hands.

As for the BS, well it's worked for 7+ years, why change a winning formula from their point of view?

[Cripps_orig]

I remember the days when players were brought before we went on tours so they could feel part of the team.

Anyone we get now is already behind the rest.

[Ralpheroo72]

worst transfer window since all the others

[Özim]

I remember the days when players were brought before we went on tours so they could feel part of the team.

Anyone we get now is already behind the rest.
Spending isn't always the answer, a great man once said:


I am always painted like a guy who refuses to spend money,

I just think I act like a responsible manager because we went through a period where we had restricted funds and I acted in a responsible way.

If needed, we want to be the best, but the best is not only about buying players.

We need to continue with what has made our strengths until now.

I just think I act like a responsible manager because we went through a period where we had restricted funds."

I have big respect for the passion about the game in England, but football is more than just splashing out.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

http://imageshack.us/a/img32/4683/9deg.jpg

Meanwhile, somewhere in Asia, an Asian photographer captures a priceless shot of jubilant placard bearing fans, as they line the streets for the Virtual Trophy Parade hoping to catch a glimpse of football's most coveted, prized and prestigious trophy.



Editor's Note: photo may or may not have been rotated for normal viewing.

[Özim]

worst transfer window since all the others
It's different this time, everything has changed, Wenger's hands are no longer in shackles and he can finally spend after being made the fall guy for so long.

In Wenger we trust.

[Özim]

http://imageshack.us/a/img32/4683/9deg.jpg

Meanwhile, somewhere in Asia, an Asian photographer captures a priceless shot of jubilant placard bearing fans, as they line the streets for the Virtual Trophy Parade hoping to catch a glimpse of football's most coveted, prized and prestigious trophy.



Editor's Note: photo rotated for normal viewing.
:/Realfans:

[Ralpheroo72]

:/Realfans:

Lost in translation, it should read 'thanks for the tits you give to Arsenal'.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Asian tits are a bit awesome, tbf.

[Ralpheroo72]

Asian tits are a bit awesome, tbf.
:gp:

[Niall_Quinn]

Could be that we employ some guy to get these rumours started to make it look like we're trying to spend money but no f*cker will take it off our hands.

As for the BS, well it's worked for 7+ years, why change a winning formula from their point of view?


http://youtu.be/JdXz8kB7pwA

[Munchies]

Higuain move to Arsenal hit by fresh doubts as striker plans clear-the-air talks with Real

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2361874/Arsenal-Gonzalo-Higuain-plans-clear-air-talks-Real.html#ixzz2Yqikzaft

Guess he's not coming then. :rose:

It's dragged on forever...

[Munchies]

Roma have supposedly offered €3m for Gervinho according to Sky Italia.

:haha: Just take it !

Wenger... £12m ... :rose:

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Higgy. :rose:

Moving on with more of the "...and shit" part of the thread title then:


Brazilian reports claim Arsenal want Bernard

http://gossip.ladyarse.com/arsenal/2013/07/12/brazilian-reports-claim-arsenal-want-bernard/

[Munchies]

Higgy. :rose:

Moving on with more of the "...and shit" part of the thread title then:



http://gossip.ladyarse.com/arsenal/2013/07/12/brazilian-reports-claim-arsenal-want-bernard/

The fee being reported would be in the region of €25m and the club have said they would sell the player if a bid came in for that amount.

no chance then :lol:

[Marc Overmars]

Maybe Higuain doesn't want to play for us and is longing it out in hope another club shows interest.

[Munchies]

Maybe Higuain doesn't want to play for us and is longing it out in hope another club shows interest.

Hmm his dad/agents were all saying that a deal was set and in place ?

Not sure, the only sort of problem I saw was that they wanted near £25-26m, we were only offering £22m.

I can see him going to City/Chelsea now if Im honest.

[KSE Comedy Club]

I don't get it

Me neither :shrug:

[KSE Comedy Club]

Yes, excellent. A blood sucking accountant. What about the Swedish Chef, there must be a role for him.

Yeh, he was behind lasagne gate. Wenger was just the fall guy.

[KSE Comedy Club]

"Wenger said: "Suarez? As you know the transfer period demands secrets and confidentiality, so I can't answer the question."

That's a new one!

So now we're in the 'secrets and confidentiality period' ??

[KSE Comedy Club]

http://imageshack.us/a/img32/4683/9deg.jpg

Meanwhile, somewhere in Asia, an Asian photographer captures a priceless shot of jubilant placard bearing fans, as they line the streets for the Virtual Trophy Parade hoping to catch a glimpse of football's most coveted, prized and prestigious trophy.



Editor's Note: photo may or may not have been rotated for normal viewing.
Is it just me that thinks this pic makes it look like some kind of communist parade, with wenger lookin like Stalin or something?

[Özim]

Hmm his dad/agents were all saying that a deal was set and in place ?

Not sure, the only sort of problem I saw was that they wanted near £25-26m, we were only offering £22m.

I can see him going to City/Chelsea now if Im honest.
We never made a bid for this guy, nothing was ever in place and all the stories you saw were total BS, it just suited the club to have this BS going to make it look like we were actually interested in a player like him.

[Özim]

That's a new one!

So now we're in the 'secrets and confidentiality period' ??
Another rumour that suits the club perfectly, he knows it's BS but won't deny it because the longer people think we're actually interested in Suarez the less pressure there is on him to talk about who we're going to sign.

It's happening all over again, just like every summer, can't believe he's survived yet another year if I'm honest. He's untouchable.

[Özim]

Roma have supposedly offered €3m for Gervinho according to Sky Italia.

:haha: Just take it !

Wenger... £12m ... :rose:
Clubs beginning to see our players for what they are really worth rather than the overinflated prices we use to see banded about, they've finally cottoned on the the fact these players achieve nothing with us and generally don't do much once they leave.

[Kano]

have they actually bid that amount or is just another 'reported' story?

[GP]

have they actually bid that amount or is just another 'reported' story?

No, see, when we make a bid, it's media BS.

When it's someone else it's true.

[Marc Overmars]

Sesame Street

[GP]

Sesame Street

:haha:

[fakeyank]

No, see, when we make a bid, it's media BS.

When it's someone else it's true.

Because someone else ends up buying players. Even Swansea or Hull (cant remember which one) bought someone for 12 million quid! We got Sanogo though :scarf:

[Munchies]

Because someone else ends up buying players. Even Swansea or Hull (cant remember which one) bought someone for 12 million quid! We got Sanogo though :scarf:

Yeah Swansea bought Bony (:lol:) for £12m , Shelvey for £6m (:haha:) , and have spent near £20m on those 2.
Southampton bought Wanyama for £12m aswell

[Munchies]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BO_h_zBCcAADmlE.jpg

[Özim]

have they actually bid that amount or is just another 'reported' story?
Could well be BS, but 3 million Euros for a donkey noone rates seem reasonable to be fair, more realistic than us making record bids for players who would never sign for us I guess.

[Xhaka Can’t]

In many ways the Barry signing would be perfect:

1) Cheap
2) Has been nobody else wants
3) Can play in different positions (defence and midfield), thus saving us more money on signings for other positions in future
4) Won't hinder progress of any kids
5) Would be a way of p*ssing off the fans and sticking two fingers up at them

You have to have been a 'been' to be a 'has been'.

[Xhaka Can’t]

I don't really see the point in going after Suarez, no way will he join us. It's just a waste of time.

Surely the board wont turn round and say, after a summer of signing nobody of note, "We tried to sign Higuain, Suarez, Rooney etc, you can't blame us for not trying". Surely they don't think the fans are that stupid to buy the bullshit??

Think about it, the offers made on those players add up to £70m.

[bunsco]

Think about it, the offers made on those players add up to £70m.

I can't for the life of me see why we would be willing to bid 35/40million for Jaws when for around 10-15 million less we could go a long why in securing a deal for Huigain for say 25 million, who I'd prefer out of the two

[Özim]

I can't for the life of me see why we would be willing to bid 35/40million for Jaws when for around 10-15 million less we could go a long why in securing a deal for Huigain for say 25 million, who I'd prefer out of the two
Assuming those bids are indeed real (i'm sceptical), we know we won't get Suarez so it's a safe bid, upping our bid for Higuain would probably secure him. This scenario would then require us to pay up and we're not keen on this.

Failed bids however look good to the fans and will allow us to secure cheaper players safe in the knowledge that people will believe we tried to make big signings.

[Niall_Quinn]

We ain't seen nothing yet...

[bunsco]

Assuming those bids are indeed real (i'm sceptical), we know we won't get Suarez so it's a safe bid, upping our bid for Higuain would probably secure him. This scenario would then require us to pay up and we're not keen on this.

Failed bids however look good to the fans and will allow us to secure cheaper players safe in the knowledge that people will believe we tried to make big signings.

Dunno about that, even die-hards would see through that one. We have created our own problems by making Arsenal not the desirable place it once was.

[Munchies]

Just saw that ESPN had their 'Thierry Henry - Legends of the game' doc on, fuck sake :(

Pretty decent video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HuzdcXnzLQ&feature=youtu.be&a

[Özim]

Dunno about that, even die-hards would see through that one. We have created our own problems by making Arsenal not the desirable place it once was.
Thing is they've done this before so it's nothing new, they've got not respect for the fans and consequently they don't expect any of them to catch on with what's going on, they think we're just some lemmings that will buy any cr*p.

I agree we're not as desirable as before, but let's face it if the bids for Suarez are real we know they are too low and that Liverpool aren't stupid enough to sell him to us considering they don't want to sell in the 1st place.

I personally can't see that we would be 22 million for a player, never mind 30 million.

[Bergkampwonderland10]

Pretty gutted that Spurs are targeting Benteke - they'll probably get the deal done soon too. This is the kind of player we should be realistically going for. Someone who would love to play for us, has bags of talent, looks like he's gonna score every game and 19 prem league goals in his debut season for a struggling side wasn't too shabby...seriously, this guy could be as effective as Henry for us.. to me it's a no brainer...get him on board, then spend the xtra few million trying to secure Higuain. I just don't understand how Wenger can go on tour in Asia when there's so much to be done in terms of bringing in players.

[GP]

this guy could be as effective as Henry

http://24.media.tumblr.com/1c5b64b24c61e86211f03998b00ab9c4/tumblr_mjbwgrMTQU1qcs3fho1_400.gif

[Bergkampwonderland10]

http://24.media.tumblr.com/1c5b64b24c61e86211f03998b00ab9c4/tumblr_mjbwgrMTQU1qcs3fho1_400.gif YOu disagree I take it? No need to jump though ;)

[GP]

You're putting a guy who's had 1 half decent season and already wants out on the same lever as our GREATEST EVER STRIKER!

Yes, I disagree.

[Bergkampwonderland10]

Fair enough, but Henry wasn't our greatest ever striker at 22 was he? stats wise - I think Benteke prob more effective at the same age...he looks to have a similar level of arrogance to Henry already, scores a variety of goals (not too many with head ala Henry) Knows how to curl a shot in, and seems an excellent target man - one of the best CF talents I've seen in a while...interesting how Belgium have both him and Lukaku coming through at the same time...I wasn't comparing him outright to Henry...but I do think should he stay with us - he could be a huge talent and as effective as Henry...
Think him and an in form walcott would be interesting to see.

[GP]

well, lets hope you're as spot on with this prediction as you were with Nedum Onuoha..


:haha:

[Munchies]

Wenger: "I am committed to staying longer at this club. I’ve already had a chat with Ivan. It went very well"

Wenger: "Would my decision depend on how well next season goes? I am like anybody else, of course, it is important to see how well we do. "

Wenger: "‘We are coming out of that period and I hope in the next two or three years the club will be competing for the Premier League."

Wenger: "My heart is with Arsenal. I’m not at PSG because my heart is with Arsenal"

No Higuain then :rose:

[GP]

Great news.

[Marc Overmars]

Great news.

Is it?

[Özil's Panoramic View]

FFs.

Cringeworthy utterance this bit for all proper Gooner:


Wenger: I am committed to staying longer at this club. I’ve already had a chat with Ivan. It went very well.

He'll never fuck off, will he? :banghead:

[GP]

Is it?

Yes.

[GP]

AW: "For years we were out of the race for top-level transfers, but we're back now & that's what we're working on"

[Cripps_orig]

FFs.

Cringeworthy utterance this bit for all proper Gooner:



He'll never fuck off, will he? :banghead:
Keep the faith. There will be a time when he leaves and we get our Arsenal back. Patience is needed.

[Gooner23]

Keep the faith. There will be a time when he leaves and we get our Arsenal back. Patience is needed.

What exactly is our Arsenal?

I'd like him to move on, but can't deny he's transformed this club.

[Xhaka Can’t]

What exactly is our Arsenal?

I'd like him to move on, but can't deny he's transformed this club.

This.

[Cripps_orig]

What exactly is our Arsenal?

I'd like him to move on, but can't deny he's transformed this club.

An Arsenal we all have hope in

[Cripps_orig]

Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger has refused to rule out a move for want-away Liverpool striker Luis Suarez, 26, and is preparing to up his offer from £30m to £35m.
Full story: London Standard

Arsenal could make a bid to bring Newcastle goalkeeper Tim Krul, 25, to North London.
Full story: Daily Star


35 won't be enough either

Krul is better than what we have but we need better

[Cripps_orig]

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/5010578/Nicklas-Bendtner-lined-up-for-Hull-move.html

If this happens, Bruce will be an Arsenal legend

[Niall_Quinn]

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/5010578/Nicklas-Bendtner-lined-up-for-Hull-move.html

If this happens, Bruce will be an Arsenal legend

The turd will want a pay rise though, won't he? It'll fall through.

[Niall_Quinn]

Very fucked up:
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/5010559/Arsene-Wenger-Arsenal-are-real-title-contenders.html

We can win the title? Look at Jack and Theo in that picture. They are embarrassed as fuck. Something very wrong there and I don't just mean the mincing Gazidis.

[fakeyank]

Very fucked up:
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/5010559/Arsene-Wenger-Arsenal-are-real-title-contenders.html

We can win the title? Look at Jack and Theo in that picture. They are embarrassed as fuck. Something very wrong there and I don't just mean the mincing Gazidis.

This is all you need to read, to know that we are going to do fuck all this summer in the transfer window!


But we are coming out of that period and I hope that in the next two to three years this club will be competing every year for the Premier League title.

[Injury Time]

This is all you need to read, to know that we are going to do fuck all this summer in the transfer window!

Cûńtś :ilt:

[Unai Tea]

What I've learned in this transfer window is that we have greater financial resources than ever before. And having greater financial resources than ever before means we can actively pursue higher quality players, the big names everybody talks about. Therefore, rather than being forced to target a £10m player and offering £7.5m, we can now easily target a £20m player and offer £15m or a £30m player and offer £22.5m. Sadly players aren't 'available' in either scenario but it feels much better to be a hobo being thrown out of fine dining establishments rather than a hobo being thrown out of McDonald's and KFC. Doesn't it?

[Marc Overmars]

Not sure, end of the day we're still a pathetic hobo.

[Özim]

Very fucked up:
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/5010559/Arsene-Wenger-Arsenal-are-real-title-contenders.html

We can win the title? Look at Jack and Theo in that picture. They are embarrassed as fuck. Something very wrong there and I don't just mean the mincing Gazidis.The only title he's going to win is clown of the year with words like that.

[Niall_Quinn]

What I've learned in this transfer window is that we have greater financial resources than ever before. And having greater financial resources than ever before means we can actively pursue higher quality players, the big names everybody talks about. Therefore, rather than being forced to target a £10m player and offering £7.5m, we can now easily target a £20m player and offer £15m or a £30m player and offer £22.5m. Sadly players aren't 'available' in either scenario but it feels much better to be a hobo being thrown out of fine dining establishments rather than a hobo being thrown out of McDonald's and KFC. Doesn't it?

The quality of the bread roll we can pilfer on the way out is now higher. Plus the bins at the back have better shit in them.

[Cripps_orig]

http://www.goal.com/en/news/article?contentId=4114442

[AKBapologist]

http://www.goal.com/en/news/article?contentId=4114442
That senior source came directly from twitter. Wayne vasline is the worst.

[Cripps_orig]

Twitter :haha:

[Munchies]

Higuain would now be an Arsenal player had Wenger not baulked at paying Real Madrid an extra €2.3m and decided that, if he was going to spend a €29m fee, he may as well do so on Suarez, who he regards as a player of even greater quality.

Fellaini would also be an Arsenal player if Wenger sanctioned the €116,000-a-week contract that the player's camp feel he is entitled to. The Gunners have so far offered merely to match his €87,000-a-week Everton deal.

FFS just get Higuain
Get rid of some shit players to free up the wage bill, haven't we already cleared Arshavin/Squilachi , that should be a fair bit.

[Marc Overmars]

If that was really Wenget's logic with Higuain/Suarez then it shows how out of touch he is.

Wenget with money is even worse than Wenget with none at all.

[GP]

Wayne Veysey :haha:

I wouldn't even trust him if he said it was saturday

[AKBapologist]

It's clear RM don't want to sell Higuain. And it's looking less likely be wants to leave. Basically if Zimm never came back and cheesy bites never made the thread he'd be an Arsenal player by now.

And this 40mill for saurez sounds like bs to me. Can't you get a cavani or Falco for a little bit more?

[Özim]

Wenger in "I don't want to spend money" shocker.

I remember when he said if you gave me £100 million to spend I'd give it back, not far from the truth is it.

We're basically stuck with a manager who refuses to spend money on quality players, who somehow manages to get new contract after new contract and at the same time convinces people things are different every summer!

[Kano]

Oh look, another bullshit article by bullshit internet writer asked to produce arse water to fill their toilet of a website.

All of that aside, this one is definitely true.

[Munchies]

Reports are now linking us with a £15m for Tim Krul :haha:

Can't get Cesar on a free, what chance is there of spending £15m on Krul !

Wenger :rose:

[KSE Comedy Club]

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/5010578/Nicklas-Bendtner-lined-up-for-Hull-move.html

If this happens, Bruce will be an Arsenal legend

They should just change the articles title to 'fuck off bendtner'

[Unai Tea]

Not sure, end of the day we're still a pathetic hobo.

That was my point. This club is still the equivalent of a pathetic hobo drooling at the shop window looking at the goods but unwilling to pay up. Colour me disgusted.

[Xhaka Can’t]

TBF, we're putting in inadequate bids for a better class of player these days.

[Niall_Quinn]

http://www.goal.com/en/news/article?contentId=4114442


Speak to senior sources about Arsenal recruitment and they reveal that the power rests principally with one man - Wenger. As one figure told Goal, "The problem is that Arsene dithers and changes his mind all the time".

And that's all they have to go on, not even a confirmation the source is from within Arsenal. Anyone could write that shit, it's not journalism it's pure speculation. A bit like a fan pretending to be some sort of insider just because they have a good imagination. The chances of anyone inside the club making that statement are zero. So this wannabe journo could have been interviewing his mate down the pub for all we know. In fact that's the most likely scenario.

[Niall_Quinn]

Wayne Veysey :haha:

I wouldn't even trust him if he said it was saturday

Especially if he said it on a Friday.

[bunsco]

Well, whatever happens, just make sure we don't spend 35-40million on that racist, man eating c**t Suarez. Seems many here have overlooked that fact. guess 8 years of frustration is more important, eh?

Anyway, I think Higgi is a better proposition. No baggage, proven class and about 10 mill cheaper which could go towards other must need targets.

[Syn]

Everyone's little bit racist. #letterswengercombo #hashtags

[bunsco]

Everyone's little bit racist. #letterswengercombo #hashtags

So I guess that makes the Evra incident was a perfectly acceptable then. Yeah, no big deal.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

They should just change the articles title to 'fuck off bendtner'

Bendtner is an absolute dick

[Cripps_orig]

Well, whatever happens, just make sure we don't spend 35-40million on that racist, man eating c**t Suarez. Seems many here have overlooked that fact. guess 8 years of frustration is more important, eh?

Anyway, I think Higgi is a better proposition. No baggage, proven class and about 10 mill cheaper which could go towards other must need targets.
He's a quality player.

Comes before anything

[GP]

So I guess that makes the Evra incident was a perfectly acceptable then. Yeah, no big deal.

He had is coming if you axe me.

[Syn]

So I guess that makes the Evra incident was a perfectly acceptable then. Yeah, no big deal.

Glad you agree. Can't wait to watch him kick some orphans when he's playing for us.

[bunsco]

He's a quality player.

Comes before anything

Guess that pretty much sums you up.

Sure TH14, PV4, Wrighty and their successors appreciate your kind of support.

[bunsco]

Glad you agree. Can't wait to watch him kick some orphans when he's playing for us.

;) very good.

[Cripps_orig]

Does anyone really think Suarez is racist?

Really?

Liverpool do have black players you know. As do Uruguay.

Time he came home

[Cripps_orig]

Guess that pretty much sums you up.

Sure TH14, PV4, Wrighty and their successors appreciate your kind of support.

Oh dear. You seem to have me confused with GWs RR

[bunsco]

He had is coming if you axe me.

We know we're talking about the wider issue here - agreed Evra is a complete shit, but we all know he wasn't referring to just Evra but what 'type' of human being he is. I find condoning this behaviour especially from gooners, with our 'social' history disappointing.

[Syn]

Does anyone really think Suarez is racist?

Really?

Liverpool do have black players you know. As do Uruguay.

Time he came home

FA found him guilty of some racial slur. And maybe it did happen. But when you're stupid and you want to wind someone up, you'll stoop to any level to try to kind under their very black skin. Just makes you a bit of a tit and of course it shouldn't be tolerated. But it's very hard to tell if someone is actually racist for realz.

All Suarez is guilty of is being a ridiculously stupid, hungry animal. Any worse than the twats upstairs that run the club? I don't want to make that call. But little bit.

[bunsco]

Does anyone really think Suarez is racist?

Really?

Liverpool do have black players you know. As do Uruguay


Which makes the whole thing worse. It's like the classic "I'm not racist, I've got friends who are black"...

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

i dont get it

why refuse to pay £28m for higuain when we've bid £30m for suarez

is suarez really that much better? that much to haggle and cause a nuisance?

higuain wants out. he's a world class player. realistic wages.

ffs we're run by idiots

[Niall_Quinn]

Which makes the whole thing worse. It's like the classic "I'm not racist, I've got friends who are black"...

Suarez used the N word and got done, Evra used it and everyone turned a blind eye. Racism used to be a struggle that pitted the likes of MLK against genuinely murderous sheet wearing thugs. Now it's a BS knicker wetting party run by faggots. I'd have no problem with Suarez coming here. He's a thick footballing shite, if we use that as a barrier to entry then we'll never sign anyone.

Oh wait...

[Özim]

Oh look, another bullshit article by bullshit internet writer asked to produce arse water to fill their toilet of a website.

All of that aside, this one is definitely true.
All he has to do is go out and spends some f*cking money for a change, then nobody will be able to come out with sh*t like this and make it sound believable tbh.

[Özim]

Suarez is the Uruguayan Joey Barton tbf.

[Niall_Quinn]

All he has to do is go out and spends some f*cking money for a change, then nobody will be able to come out with sh*t like this and make it sound believable tbh.

Not really, because then these ****s move straight to the player unsettled BS. They are leeches stuck to the game and sucking blood.

[-Xs-]

i dont get it

why refuse to pay £28m for higuain when we've bid £30m for suarez

is suarez really that much better? that much to haggle and cause a nuisance?

higuain wants out. he's a world class player. realistic wages.

ffs we're run by idiots

You're forgetting that we are not actually 'in' for either player. It's just media BS spouted to get transfer hungry fans to buy into their shit.

[Niall_Quinn]

Suarez is the Uruguayan Joey Barton tbf.

Probably the least valid comparison ever. Suarez is a genuine world class player and there aren't that many in the PL. He won't be coming to Arsenal anyway because he's not French and on a free.

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

You're forgetting that we are not actually 'in' for either player. It's just media BS spouted to get transfer hungry fans to buy into their shit.

we are.

we've wrapped up rooney but don't want to announce it yet so liverpool sell us suarez.













:haha:

[Özim]

Probably the least valid comparison ever. Suarez is a genuine world class player and there aren't that many in the PL. He won't be coming to Arsenal anyway because he's not French and on a free.
I wasn't comparing talent, I was comparing their persona and the things they get up to on the pitch (non football related).

[Özim]

we are.

we've wrapped up rooney but don't want to announce it yet so liverpool sell us suarez.













:haha:
:lol:

[Özim]

Not really, because then these ****s move straight to the player unsettled BS. They are leeches stuck to the game and sucking blood.
Maybe but at least they won't be able to say he does this and does that when it comes to making signings. He's yet to disprove anything that's been said about him and he's had 7 odd years to do it.

In my eyes, he's a stingy f*ck who ironically pockets a massive wedge.

[Cripps_orig]

Arsenal have told Gonzalo Higuain, 25, to hurry up and decide if he wants to join them after growing frustrated with the striker delaying his move to north London.
Full story: Metro


It would help I guess if we actually made a bid

[bunsco]

i dont get it

why refuse to pay £28m for higuain when we've bid £30m for suarez

is suarez really that much better? that much to haggle and cause a nuisance?

higuain wants out. he's a world class player. realistic wages.

ffs we're run by idiots

Putting my current issue aside, this is the one that really confuses me.

[Penguin]

i dont get it

why refuse to pay £28m for higuain when we've bid £30m for suarez

is suarez really that much better?
Yes, yes he is.

[Grebbo]

Suarez is better than Higuain for sure and he's Prem Proven. So if Wenger thinks he could get Suarez then he's gonna try.

This is what makes managing Arsenal much more difficult than City or Chavs. They can buy both, we can only buy one. The danger is whilst we're waiting for Suarez, Higuain will go elsewhere. Is it worth the risk? I dunno, but if Suarez wasn't a wanker he'd have been voted the best player in the Prem last season.

Also let's not forget that Higuain is owned by the biggest club in the world. Not easy to buy from them and not easy to tempt the player away.

[Joker]

http://news.arseblog.com/2013/07/wenger-looking-for-quality-not-quantity/

Interesting.

[Özim]

Where have we heard that before?

Oh yes I remember, last summer, the summer before, the summer before that, the summer before that, the summer before that....

:lol:

[KSE Comedy Club]

It's just a straight up copy and paste job from the last 8 years.

Just fuck off.

[Cripps_orig]

Everton midfielder Marouane Fellaini's buy-out clause of £23.5m expires on 14 August and, if Arsenal and Manchester United want to sign the 25-year-old Belgium international for that amount, they have one month left to do so.
Full story: Sunday Mirror


Looks like he won't be coming

[Power n Glory]

Suarez used the N word and got done, Evra used it and everyone turned a blind eye. Racism used to be a struggle that pitted the likes of MLK against genuinely murderous sheet wearing thugs. Now it's a BS knicker wetting party run by faggots. I'd have no problem with Suarez coming here. He's a thick footballing shite, if we use that as a barrier to entry then we'll never sign anyone.

Oh wait...

That's no argument. The reason shits changed because of tolerance levels and what's deemed as acceptable and what we turn a blind eye too. What's the difference between Suarez trying to wind up a player and a crowed in Italy, Spain or Eastern Europe shouting racist chants to throw a star player of their game? If you have no problem with Suarez coming here, then you must be able to understand why FIFA do very little to combat racist chants and hand out petty fines. Self interest is what it boils down to.

I doubt we'll sign him and if we did, Wenger would have to speak with the squad about it first. He comes with baggage. Saying that, it might do him some good to be here.

[hobson's choice]

At this point I don't even care anymore, it's clear our manager has become some what of a coward. He's happy with the minimum pressure/expectations to just qualify for the CL and make out the group stages.

After every season, he can get patted on the back for qualifying for the CL, and he can gloat, and tell everyone, what a wonderful job he did. With a team that cost so much more less than City, Chelsea, United etc. And how he's gonna try and bring some top class players for the next season.