Summer Transfer Speculation and Shit

[Marc Overmars]

Remy for 10mil is a no brainer. Can't understand why we haven't been in for him before.

Yeah we should have bagged this guy months ago. With Giroud out of the team now we need to load our attacking options with pace, Remy plus a returning Walcott will keep us ticking over nicely.

Does annoy me a tad that as soon as Chelsea moved Torres on they've looked to replace him. Come on Wenget.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

' @bbcsport_david · 37m

#AFC haven't met Remy release clause but are in conversations with #QPR about rivalling #CFC for him - IF they let a forward go #bbcfootball'

' @bbcsport_david · 4m

#AFC have dropped Remy interest. Enquired but no longer pursuing. Currently not close to any signings before deadline #QPR #CFC #bbcfootball'

Fuck!!!

See what I mean? This whole window thing is just stupid and Twitter needs to die.

[Marc Overmars]

See what I mean? This whole window thing is just stupid and Twitter needs to die.

Poor old Jim White.

[alexander]

When did this `deadline day` stuff become a `thing`? Im sure it would be better not to leave it to the last bloody min, for any club. Its so annoying.

[Niall_Quinn]

Twitter needs to die

Best post ever tbf

[Asthmatic Kitty]

campbell staying
http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11670/9449897/transfer-news-arsenal-boss-arsene-wenger-rules-out-joel-campbell-loan

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Poor old Jim White.

It doesn't feel great ruining a man's livelihood but it feels right.

[Munchies]

When did this `deadline day` stuff become a `thing`? Im sure it would be better not to leave it to the last bloody min, for any club. Its so annoying.

:gp:

Had 2 whole months

[gunnerrrrr]

:gp:

Had 2 whole months

How utterly clueless do we look as a club. This whole Remy thing is typical of how we approach transfers.

Embarrassing.

[Munchies]

I wouldn't have minded Torres either

[Heisenberg]

Remy failed a medical at Liverpool. I don't know the exact details but surely the repercussions of that have to be considered when passing judgement on our interest or lack thereof.

[LDG]

I wouldn't have minded Torres either

Think about it.

He's been shite for a few years now.

He is doubtless on 120k + per week.

The fee Chelsea would get for him? 15-20m?

His wages for a 2 yr loan? 12.5m?

Is he worth spending circa 30m on in total costs?

I'll answer that for you.

No.

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

Wenger :haha:

[Niall_Quinn]

Remy and his agent are already greedy as fuck. Now the chavs have expressed an interest you can be sure the greed has gone through the roof. We were never in the hunt once the chavs piped up.

These twitter goons (and particularly the mainstream guys) know fuck about fuck. They say yes, no, yes, no depending on the latest rumour in the circle of rumours. One minute it's absolutely no signings, then they get another tweet and they do a 180 without a pause. The club will know what it is doing and it won't be talking to shitarse journalists or twitter morons. On a day like this the best way to find out what's happening is to shut down twitter, turn of sky news and check the club web site once the window has closed. Meanwhile we have a game to win today.

[I am invisible]

We really are the softest touch around when it comes to transfer gossip, aren't we? That unique combination of suddenly having lots of money to spend after years of being desperate for signings and watching key players leave makes us just about the perfect victims for lazy journos and social media ITKs - they know they can chuck almost any crazy story out there, positive or negative, and they'll get weeks of mileage out of it from us...

[Master Splinter]

We really are the softest touch around when it comes to transfer gossip, aren't we? That unique combination of suddenly having lots of money to spend after years of being desperate for signings and watching key players leave makes us just about the perfect victims for lazy journos and social media ITKs - they know they can chuck almost any crazy story out there, positive or negative, and they'll get weeks of mileage out of it from us...

By us, do you mean gullible, schizophrenic, self-harming, knee-jerking, refresh-clicking eejits?

[Syn]

Townsend :haha:

edit: 100% dive.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Syn. :lol:

[Master Splinter]

LOL stonewall pen. Not given :haha:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Did you see that ludicrous display last night?

[Heisenberg]

What was Wenger thinking sending Walcott on that early?

[Niall_Quinn]

:blink: What is this thread about now? Walcott? Last night?

[Syn]

Fuck off Harry.

[Niall_Quinn]

Fuck off Harry.

It's funny because I'm not even called Harry

[GP]

It's funny because I'm not even called Harry

Yes you are.

Your full name is Harminder 'Harry' Singh.

[Niall_Quinn]

Yes you are.

Your full name is Harminder 'Harry' Singh.

If that's true (and not just completely made up) it's probably time I went home :-(

[GP]

If that's true (and not just completely made up) it's probably time I went home :-(

Been saying that for years tbh

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Remy joins Chelsea. Ba Mk II? Will get the odd game, will score the odd goal. But that's his career on hold for a year or two. I'm sur ehis piles and piles of cash will sate him though.

Kagawa rejoins Dortmund :lol:

Hernandez might be going to Madrid.

Mitroglou goes back to Olympiakos on loan. £12m :lol:

Ignasi Miguel to Norwich; permanent.


Don't worry guys. Borini is still available.

[Niall_Quinn]

If we haven't announced a press conference at 7 by the time the window slams shut then just fuck off

[LDG]

HT kneejerk!!

We need 6 CB's

4 defensive midfielders.

7 strikers.

What is Wenger playing at!!

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

What was Wenger thinking, sending Walcott on that early?

[Niall_Quinn]

What was Wenger thinking, sending Walcott on that early?

Fuck off Harry!

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

It's funny because I'm not even called Harminder.

[Niall_Quinn]

It's funny because I'm not even called Harminder.

Racist swine.

[alexander]

please buy anyone. ANYONE. What we have is shite.

[fakeyank]

HT kneejerk!!

We need 6 CB's

4 defensive midfielders.

7 strikers.

What is Wenger playing at!!

A new manager would suffice tbh..

[Niall_Quinn]

Get Crouch, Long, Nugent.

How the fuck did we miss out on Kalou????

[adzzzbatch]

we don't need anyone, we've got flamini and sanogo :haha:

[Munchies]

Get Crouch, Long, Nugent.

How the fuck did we miss out on Kalou????

:gp:

[LDG]

please buy anyone. ANYONE. What we have is shite.

:doh:

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

please buy anyone. ANYONE. What we have is shite.

Spot on.

[Niall_Quinn]

WUMger has pulled it off again.

Altidiore will be here by the morning and we'll all be drooling in relief.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Having spent £70m+ on two players in positions of least need, what is the point of a trolley dash on the last day of the window? I don't trust Wenger in the market at all.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pudsey Bear. :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

Having spent £70m+ on two players in positions of least need, what is the point of a trolley dash on the last day of the window? I don't trust Wenger in the market at all.

The point is to get Sanogo out of the team. Nothing else comes close as a priority right now.

[Marc Overmars]

I expect us to bring in a CB or DM - I think the striker ship has sailed for another window.

Yaya Sanogo is deemed adequate enough, incredibly.

[Munchies]

Wenger on Rémy: "I don't want to speak about individual cases. We are very active.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BwYi9ndCIAAL_ty.jpg

--
No grin like last year. He's full of shit

[selassie]

I expect us to bring in a CB or DM - I think the striker ship has sailed for another window.

Yaya Sanogo is deemed good adequate enough, incredibly.

Yep. Though I question the quality of CB or CM we will bring in, no idea why it has to be like this, scrambling around on deadline day when we are loaded with cash!

Sanogo is Wenger's "Pet Project" for this season IMO and he will continue to give him game time to develop in the first XI, I personally think it is bonkers but what do I know....

[Munchies]

William Carvalho is starting for Sporting Lisbon in their game right now..

Fuck

[McNamara That Ghost...]

That doesn't mean anything, it just means he is playing for his current club.

Also, I reckon we should sign Bacca.

Chewy. :bow:

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

Bacca :lol:

Where's he come from? Journo's must be pissing themselves when they make up transfer stories knowing full well Arsenal fans gag for it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

No idea tbf.

It must be quite fun having a template for a rumour and just plucking whatever name out is possible.

Chewy did have a good season with Sevilla though.

[Master Splinter]

http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2892/transfer-zone/2014/08/31/5073423/arsenal-line-up-bacca-bid?ICID=HP_HN_HP_RI_1_1

:haha:

[Niall_Quinn]

Bacca? A player I've seen. Shite. No thanks. Just forget about it.

[Niall_Quinn]

Also goal.com are only up to B on they transfer rumours :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Oliver Pickup works with me. :unsure:

[Niall_Quinn]

Has anyone checked to see if there is a worse striker than Sanogo playing in the lower French leagues? Or put another way, we need to be careful what we wish for.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

still want a centre back and defensive midfielder even more to be honest, it makes me feel ill to see all the defensive solidity of last season being undone

to be honest we need to stop playing the time of game where we need a striker in the Falcao mode, we need someone who plays off the shoulder of the last defender for counter attacks and someone who can just ping the ball away once it''s been worked in behind the defence into the box...and i feel we already have that in our inventory.

[Munchies]

L'equipe reporting Arsenal have bid 28m for Matuidi. He's been left out of PSG side this evening.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BwY1SYLIcAAoco1.jpg

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

L'equipe reporting Arsenal have bid 28m for Matuidi. He's been left out of PSG side this evening.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BwY1SYLIcAAoco1.jpg

sorry refuse to believe it, would be a ridiculously good addition to the squad and would be a massive asset to us....so why would he do it?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

He's on the bench though for PSG. Still, it didn't feel right not being linked with Matuidi this summer.

[Munchies]

lol that other player we were linked with, Cerci, he's joined Atletico Madrid right now for £15m!

[Munchies]

Reporter: "Are you close to signing a striker?"

AW: "I don't know what happened in the last 2 hours."

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BwZC-ScIAAAfqoa.jpg

Such a WUM

[Niall_Quinn]

L'equipe reporting Arsenal have bid 28m for Matuidi. He's been left out of PSG side this evening.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BwY1SYLIcAAoco1.jpg

That would be a brilliant signing. What time is the press conference?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

lol that other player we were linked with, Cerci, he's joined Atletico Madrid right now for £15m!

It's a bit like King's Landing I suppose.

[Xhaka Can’t]

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/toronto-fc-fires-ryan-nelsen-coaching-staff-1.2751973

Defoe off to QPR tomorrow. :haha:

[ARightTouch]

The question I would like to ask is if Remy is good enough for Chelsea does that not mean he was good for us?

Wenger thinks Sanogo is of better quality maybe?

:sulk:

[Heisenberg]

It's a bit like King's Landing I suppose.

:rimshot:

[Munchies]

@GuillemBalague 1m

Arsenal are not interested in Falcao. They can't afford him
https://twitter.com/GuillemBalague/status/506179647210795008


:coffee:

Ballague saying City are front runners for Falcao. Getting rid of Negredo for him.

[KSE Comedy Club]

https://twitter.com/GuillemBalague/status/506179647210795008


:coffee:

Ballague saying City are front runners for Falcao. Getting rid of Negredo for him.yes but, Ballague is a cunty ballbag.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

L'equipe reporting Arsenal have bid 28m for Matuidi. He's been left out of PSG side this evening.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BwY1SYLIcAAoco1.jpg

Just knew it would happen.....the last minute shoot your load over signings stories are coming in........according to him press conference is at 8 not 7

[Japan Shaking All Over]

yes but, Ballague is a cunty ballbag.

True.....does he get anything right....but was listening to his chat now and thinking fuvk

[Niall_Quinn]

https://twitter.com/GuillemBalague/status/506179647210795008


:coffee:

Ballague saying City are front runners for Falcao. Getting rid of Negredo for him.

Does anyone keep a tally of how many scoops this fat bloke gets right?

Wouldn't be much work.

[Niall_Quinn]

Stupid manc (from London) I know says Utd have bid for Falcao.

[crashley]

Stupid manc (from London) I know says Utd have bid for Falcao.

That won't go down well with RVC :partytime:

[fakeyank]

Defoe is available. Put in a cheeky bid and fuck with the spuds! :lol:

[Letters]

Defoe! :lol:

Has it come to this... :ilt:

[Marc Overmars]

Happy Jim White day. :wave:

Everyone seems to be linked with Falcao, looks like he could be the big story today.

[Edinburgh Gooner]

Yay, only 14 hours until we can start speculating on who we will not sign in the January window.

[Munchies]

Happy Jim White day. :wave:

Everyone seems to be linked with Falcao, looks like he could be the big story today.


Private jet due in Manchester from Nice, France later this afternoon. Could this be Radamel Falcao? #MUFC #MCFC #DeadlineDay
8:10am - 1 Sep 14


City it is :coffee:

[LDG]

So, do I just ignore everything today, and just tune in to BBC about 11.30, or do I put myself through the full works, and hang off every single tweet / post / story??


See you about 11.30 :wave:

[Letters]

I think hiding under the covers and then going "oh" when it's all over and we've not done anything is the way to go.

[LDG]

Utd have agreed a loan deal for Falcao

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29011493

[Letters]

:ilt:

Wonder if we can tempt Teddy Sheringham out of retirement ##

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I will be entering my media centre just a little bit after Jim White does.

Mostly I am going to miss all the festivities today though.

[Ralpheroo72]

We will be active in the window? Does that mean he is taking the players to the red light district?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sanogo to outscore Falcao tbf.

[selassie]

Chelsea

Costa
Remy
Drogba

Man City

Aguero
Dzeko
Jovetic
Negredo

Liverpool

Sturridge
Balotelli
Lambert
Sterling (wide forward)

Man Utd

RVP
Rooney
Falcao

Arsenal

Sanogo

Theo (wide forward)
Sanchez (wide forward)
Podolski (wide forward)

*Giroud, crocked until next year.

According to Wenger we have unbelievable options?!!!

[adzzzbatch]

Utd have agreed a loan deal for Falcao

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29011493

:ilt:

It's ok we've got sanogo :lol:

:ilt:

[Niall_Quinn]

Sounds like Utd deal would be a transfer rather than loan. Seeing as we aren't getting him, Utd is the best place he can go. They'll add another 200k to the weekly wage bill and LvM is buying exactly the wrong player again (unless he has a couple of world class midfielders and defenders coming in too - fuck that if true). Plus Falcao is off to Madrid next year so this will disrupt them massively. Can't see why the player would want to give up CL footie though - unless the wages are truly obscene.

[Niall_Quinn]

Guys, just because Monaco have agreed a fee doesn't mean the player is going there - they have also agreed a fee with us and the gypos. Falcao appears to be looking for the place that will allow him the easiest exit to Marketing next season. A full transfer to a collapsing Utd and the loss of CL footie is probably not his #1 option.

[LDG]

I would seriously consider Henry. We don't need him to be quick anymore. We just need somebody with some brains to be able to bring other people into play, and control a football.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Chelsea

Costa
Remy
Drogba

Man City

Aguero
Dzeko
Jovetic
Negredo

Liverpool

Sturridge
Balotelli
Lambert
Sterling (wide forward)

Man Utd

RVP
Rooney
Falcao

Arsenal

Sanogo

Theo (wide forward)
Sanchez (wide forward)
Podolski (wide forward)

*Giroud, crocked until next year.

According to Wenger we have unbelievable options?!!!

He isn't wrong in saying unbelievable options.

[selassie]

He isn't wrong in saying unbelievable options.

:lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

Okay, scrub that, he has signed for utd on a loan - FOR £12mill

We wouldn't spend £12mill + £10mill to solve our striker problem? Oh dear.

[Niall_Quinn]

I would seriously consider Henry. We don't need him to be quick anymore. We just need somebody with some brains to be able to bring other people into play, and control a football.

I'm gutted Kalou is no longer available. But yes, Henry (or even Henry's dad) is a significantly better option than Sanogo. If Wenger intends to go into this season with Sanogo up top then he's undone all the positives of signing Alexis and Chambers. I thought it would be impossible to fuck the momentum, but we're doing it.

[GP]

Guys Relax...

http://www.matchforpeace.org/wp-content/themes/matchforpeace/pdf/comunicati/eng/CS_Partita_28_luglio_2014_eng.pdf

[selassie]

Okay, scrub that, he has signed for utd on a loan - FOR £12mill

We wouldn't spend £12mill + £10mill to solve our striker problem? Oh dear.

Of course we wouldn't. Wenger is right and everybody else is wrong, we don't need a new striker.

[Niall_Quinn]

Guys Relax...

http://www.matchforpeace.org/wp-content/themes/matchforpeace/pdf/comunicati/eng/CS_Partita_28_luglio_2014_eng.pdf

True to form, the ticket prices are a little steep.

[BOBN]

Considering Rooney has been made captain/undroppable this surely means the end of RVP at United surely?

Cant :pal:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I am reading as little as £6 million however I get the impression Falcao probably didn't want to come.

Assuming we did anything.

The Colombian flag needs to come down later. Sorry Ospina.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Considering Rooney has been made captain/undroppable this surely means the end of RVP at United surely?

Cant :pal:

Knee surgery they keep mentioning on Redcafe.

[Niall_Quinn]

Of course we wouldn't. Wenger is right and everybody else is wrong, we don't need a new striker.

Falcao though. He would have been perfect if Wenger insists on sticking with this current system. If you can't get Suarez then Falcao is the next best thing. When the loan fee hit £20mill then fair enough, ludicrous. But £22mill with £10-£15mill back if Podolski goes out - a genuine world class striker who plays the sort of technical football we need, for possibly £7-£12mill net for the year? One or two crucial goals in the CL and we get all that back with bells on.

This is an epic fuck up unless Cavani or Benzema is waiting to be announced. But they aren't, are they. Some 30 year old from Latvia who has been injured for the last 2 years is far more likely.

Falcao and his agent are probably the biggest pair of mercenaries in the business, but even so, we need that damn striker or we're going nowhere. If we aren't competing against a team that didn't make the CL, then we aren't competing at all.

[Niall_Quinn]

I am reading as little as £6 million however I get the impression Falcao probably didn't want to come.

Assuming we did anything.

The Colombian flag needs to come down later. Sorry Ospina.

£6mill

:haha: :haha: :haha:

You could cry for this club sometimes. (Most of the time)

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Redcafe for some reason seem to believe the fee is 6 million + wages. :unsure:

Can't believe that's close to being true as 20 million was the reported rate only a few days ago when us and Liverpool inquired. Guessing they're going to believe it to make themselves feel better about spending so much this window and still looking so shit.

Mind you, if the 6 million figure is true I would be astounded if we didn't seriously go in for him.



Sigh, Man Utd desperately flashing the cash it seems, attracting the mercenaries. Hope they still crash and fail.

[Niall_Quinn]

Mt stupid cunt (ex) mate in London got it right before all the so called "experts" :haha:

[1_nilto the arsenal]

Absouletly gutted. I am not interested in watching Jim White and Helen Sawyer any longer now, my dream signing wont happen now those fucking wankers Man Ure have some how convinced Falcao to join the LVG Phiilospohy of spend big and play shit with 3 at the back. Where the fuck is he gonna play, they alredy have Fat boy Dim and RVP? I am so angry that Wenger didnt complete this deal. This was the one player who could win us the league and get us in the last 4 of the champions league, this would have been the marquee signing we have all been waiting for and Wenger and his stubborness just let him go to a team who are going to struggle with or without RF. So pissed off now.

[Power n Glory]

Any news on Cavani?

[Niall_Quinn]

Redcafe for some reason seem to believe the fee is 6 million + wages. :unsure:

Can't believe that's close to being true as 20 million was the reported rate only a few days ago when us and Liverpool inquired. Guessing they're going to believe it to make themselves feel better about spending so much this window and still looking so shit.

Mind you, if the 6 million figure is true I would be astounded if we didn't seriously go in for him.



Sigh, Man Utd desperately flashing the cash it seems, attracting the mercenaries. Hope they still crash and fail.

We were quoted £10mill loan fee - according to media today. Then it went to £20mill when the gypos came in. Apparently we were front runners, first in and Monaco agreed the fee. Either player didn't want it (unlikely as he's ended up at Utd) or we wouldn't pay up. I guess this would have all happened before Giroud got injured. Amazing we didn't go straight back and get it done once he picked up the injury though. Seems like we are going with Sanogo until 2015 then. Wenger can hang himself from a bridge if that's the case. He has no excuses for what happens next if Sanogo is the guy he's picked.

real world scenario. Obviously Sanogo won't last. Even Wenger will eventually see how shit he is. Alexis may or may not be able to carry the load until Bif is back. Far from ideal as Alexis is clearly more effective out wide. Or Wenger will have to give Campbell or Akpom a chance.

So my prediction - Campbell and Akpom to go out on loan.

[BOBN]

Ifhe didnt want to come then we should have thrown more money at him. hes at Monaco for petes sake, hes used to this whoring lark. Just stopping him going to United would be worth the fee alone. They are our direct rivalsfor 4th place. City, Chelsea and Liverpool may prove uncatchable.

We keep gloating about how we have top businessmen at the club and they cant see how facking with United is financially beneficial?

Giroud and Sanogo. We dont deserve top 4 with that frankly. If the chickens come home to roost then so be it.

[Niall_Quinn]

Any news on Cavani?

Deal died last week - he's staying where he is.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Well the 6 million fee does seem to be correct as quite a few outlets are starting to pick it up. Pretty decent fee it has to be said.


Not sure how Van Ego is planning on playing RVP, Wazza and Falcao especially as they have no Europe this year. One of them is going to inevitably throw a strop at the lack of game time.

[LDG]

Any news on Cavani?

On his way to Utd/City/Chelsea/Anywhere but here.

:crying:

[Niall_Quinn]

Well the 6 million fee does seem to be correct as quite a few outlets are starting to pick it up. Pretty decent fee it has to be said.


Not sure how Van Ego is planning on playing RVP, Wazza and Falcao especially as they have no Europe this year. One of them is going to inevitably throw a strop at the lack of game time.

Look at it another way - would you rather have stroppy RvC, Shrek and Falcao - or Sanogo?

Are you seeing the true horror of this yet? Is it sinking in?

[Niall_Quinn]

If Welbeck ends up coming here as a cast off then death and mayhem is all I see in the future.

[1_nilto the arsenal]

A £12 Million loan fee is nothing for Falcao, it was ok for us to offer Arshavin to Zenit on Loan and I think Zenit paid a loan fee for something like 4 or 5 mill for a shit player. I just dont know what goes on in Wengers head, if you look back at the Ozil signing, that was a panic buy as all pre season we were looking at Suarez and Higuain and then ended up with as left winger?? Then pre season again the focus was a striker and then we sign another expensive winger? Can someone please explain his transfer stratedgy coz I just dont get it at all. We needed a striker prior to Girouds injury and now we need two let a lone one. And why does he always leave the business till the last minute when a deal can fall through over a mill or two. Its pure fucking madness on wengers part.

Go to man Ure and bid 15 mill for RVP, I will take him back and all is forgiven.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

We were quoted £10mill loan fee - according to media today. Then it went to £20mill when the gypos came in. Apparently we were front runners, first in and Monaco agreed the fee. Either player didn't want it (unlikely as he's ended up at Utd) or we wouldn't pay up. I guess this would have all happened before Giroud got injured. Amazing we didn't go straight back and get it done once he picked up the injury though. Seems like we are going with Sanogo until 2015 then. Wenger can hang himself from a bridge if that's the case. He has no excuses for what happens next if Sanogo is the guy he's picked.

real world scenario. Obviously Sanogo won't last. Even Wenger will eventually see how shit he is. Alexis may or may not be able to carry the load until Bif is back. Far from ideal as Alexis is clearly more effective out wide. Or Wenger will have to give Campbell or Akpom a chance.

So my prediction - Campbell and Akpom to go out on loan.

Well reading up more on it (*cough* twitter *cough*), it does seem like Falcao decided to choose Utd over us. I suspect as Utd were the only club desperate enough to equal whatever ridiculous astronomical tax free salary he's getting at Monaco.

I genuinely can't believe as things stand right now he would choose Man Utd over us for footballing reasons. No CL football, no Fergie factor and he would be the main striker here. Another mercenary.

Fuck him.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Look at it another way - would you rather have stroppy RvC, Shrek and Falcao - or Sanogo?

Are you seeing the true horror of this yet? Is it sinking in?

I'll head off to B&Q to get the pitchforks.

[LDG]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Logo_Smoke_Screen.jpg/800px-Logo_Smoke_Screen.jpg

[selassie]

Anyone else getting the impression we are just dropping opportunistic bids here and there and hoping a club just eventually accepts. It seems we have been after a number of players other the past few weeks, especially back up CB's and the mentioned players have gone elsewhere due to us dithering/haggling or both. That greek lad went to Roma, the young french guy appears Roma bound too.

[Gooner23]

Sanogo is like that joke your mate always tells at parties, that wasn't ever funny in the first place.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Any news on Cavani?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/football/video-1116669/Edinson-Cavani-scores-30-yard-screamer-PSG.html


Oh you're talking about transfer rumours to us?

No. :coffee:

[1_nilto the arsenal]

Well reading up more on it (*cough* twitter *cough*), it does seem like Falcao decided to choose Utd over us. I suspect as Utd were the only club desperate enough to equal whatever ridiculous astronomical tax free salary he's getting at Monaco.

I genuinely can't believe as things stand right now he would choose Man Utd over us for footballing reasons. No CL football, no Fergie factor and he would be the main striker here. Another mercenary.

Fuck him.

Out of Europe and League cup, where the fuck are the Mancs gonna play him? This signing just doesnt make any sense, you cant drop fat boy dim as he's the captain, so only option is to drop RVP and that relationship goes sour so lets make an offer for RVP, fuck it, all I want is a world class striker who knows how to put the ball in the back of the net with half a chance, and RVP fits the bill.

[Niall_Quinn]

£4mill loan fee for Welshit is the latest. Please God no, don't do it to us. They'd have effectively paid £2mill fee for Falcao AND managed to offload Welshit on their 4th place rivals - win, win. Massive coup for Utd if true and the ultimate embarrassment for us. This cannot happen!

I guess Stan was here yesterday to ensure the chequebook was safely locked away. Fucking hell - the Glaziers are the tightest, greediest cunts imaginable but even they know when you have to dip in the wallet.

[Letters]

According to Wenger we have unbelievable options?!!!
It is unbelievable tbf

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Out of Europe and League cup, where the fuck are the Mancs gonna play him? This signing just doesnt make any sense, you cant drop fat boy dim as he's the captain, so only option is to drop RVP and that relationship goes sour so lets make an offer for RVP, fuck it, all I want is a world class striker who knows how to put the ball in the back of the net with half a chance, and RVP fits the bill.
Like the Di Maria transfer it smacks of pure desperation from Utd. Throwing cash around to make a shot at the league or at the very least to get back into the top four.

Sigh it's come to the point where I'll gladly accept RVC back because we're that bereft of goals up front. What have you done to me Wenger and Sanogo? :sulk:

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Fu@king ridiculous! How can a time that has arguably enough strikers beat a team that is disparate beyond belief to what could be the deal if the season.....god how I don't want to rant but watching my team do business is like death by a thousand cuts

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Actually scratch that RVC stuff.

Apparently he needs major knee surgery and may be out for most of the year, which probably explains the Falcao move. Ironically he was scheduled to have it in the summer but LVG persuaded him to delay it because of the World Cup.

Oh well, we're officially fooked.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/man-uniteds-robin-van-persie-4136086

[Niall_Quinn]

Utd are now properly stocked with strikers. Injuries take their toll, having three strikers doesn't mean you have too many. It's the right number. In fact four is better still. It's us that has it all wrong. One striker (injured), and absolute fucking joke as a replacement, and a bunch of "also can play theres" - we have it 100% wrong. Just like playing Ozil where we play him is 100% wrong. And trying to turn Ox into a central midfielder is 100% wrong. And so on.

We probably would have played Falcao as a CDM anyway. Or played him wide with Sanogo in the middle.

[Niall_Quinn]

Actually scratch that RVC stuff.

Apparently he needs major knee surgery and may be out for most of the year, which probably explains the Falcao move. Ironically he was scheduled to have it in the summer but LVG persuaded him to delay it because of the World Cup.

Oh well, we're officially fooked.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/man-uniteds-robin-van-persie-4136086

A team moving decisively to solve their striker problems. Must be nice.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

A team moving decisively to solve their striker problems. Must be nice.
See also Chelsea with the Remy move yesterday after Torres left as well.

Sigh, as things stand it's going to be another year of battling for top four. Utd have strengthened considerably and Chelsea and City's squads look imperious as always. All that good feeling after the FA cup win and the Alexis transfer almost completely gone .................


Oh well off to do some work. We better make a signing when I return.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

I come from Essex apparently it has a domestic violence problem, not surprised if the women are anything like you guys. You sound like You've gone on holiday with Wenger and he's forgotten to pack your hair straighteners after you've constantly reminded him and your subjecting him to a barrage of "I don't ask a lot from you"
We need three players and after yesterday I was far more concerned about the chances Leicester City created, I'd be far more mortified if we don't get in defensive cover before the window closes. The striker solution is simple stop playing Sanogo, just because Wenger likes putting square pegs in round holes doesn't mean Podolski is a wide man he's a striker and in my opinion a lot better than L'Adulterer

[Power n Glory]

£4mill loan fee for Welshit is the latest. Please God no, don't do it to us. They'd have effectively paid £2mill fee for Falcao AND managed to offload Welshit on their 4th place rivals - win, win. Massive coup for Utd if true and the ultimate embarrassment for us. This cannot happen!

I guess Stan was here yesterday to ensure the chequebook was safely locked away. Fucking hell - the Glaziers are the tightest, greediest cunts imaginable but even they know when you have to dip in the wallet.

I don't think you can blame Gazidis or Stan for this one. They were happy for Wenger to spend on Sanchez and Chambers. The striker situation is down to Wenger not wanting any of the players on the market.

[Niall_Quinn]

This is why you can't really leave transfer day until 11pm. It would be too much of a shock all in one hit.

[Niall_Quinn]

I come from Essex apparently it has a domestic violence problem, not surprised if the women are anything like you guys. You sound like You've gone on holiday with Wenger and he's forgotten to pack your hair straighteners after you've constantly reminded him and your subjecting him to a barrage of "I don't ask a lot from you"
We need three players and after yesterday I was far more concerned about the chances Leicester City created, I'd be far more mortified if we don't get in defensive cover before the window closes. The striker solution is simple stop playing Sanogo, just because Wenger likes putting square pegs in round holes doesn't mean Podolski is a wide man he's a striker and in my opinion a lot better than L'Adulterer

Well, we are VERY ACTIVE so we should be fine.

[Niall_Quinn]

I don't think you can blame Gazidis or Stan for this one. They were happy for Wenger to spend on Sanchez and Chambers. The striker situation is down to Wenger not wanting any of the players on the market.

Do you think Wenger really sees Sanogo as an answer? If he does, the fair enough he's a lunatic.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Well, we are VERY ACTIVE so we should be fine.

If this rancid midget I work with doesn't shut her mouth about her Greek holiday and her on/off boyfriend I too will be VERY ACTIVE with my fists

[LDG]

Well, we are VERY ACTIVE so we should be fine.

http://33.media.tumblr.com/4c74c13a28d699e34dd83e3522bfb1b9/tumblr_n7tuh8RGtQ1r0w3wvo1_500.png

[Syn]

There were strikers on the move this year but it's only really Balotelli that I felt was a quality striker that was gettable. Bigger/richer clubs seem to have got the others. Last summer was the time when a lot of good strikers leaving their clubs. Even someone without pace like Higuain - I think Wenger would've gladly spend £32m on him today if he was available.

We don't look to sort out positions, we just try to land good players. and this way we've ended up with an unbalanced squad. Too many attacking midfielders and wide forwards, but not enough central strikers or lacking quality at defensive midfield.

[Power n Glory]

Do you think Wenger really sees Sanogo as an answer? If he does, the fair enough he's a lunatic.

Of course he does. Even if he doesn't have £50m to spend on a striker, we have plenty of options. Internal options with Sanchez and Campbell or less expensive players with Remy, Eto'o, Balotelli and whoever else has moved in this window.

[1_nilto the arsenal]

United get Falcao, Wazza, RVP, Di MAria
City already have an abdundance of strikers in Aguerro, Negrado and Dejeko,
Chelsea have Costa and Remy
Liverpool have Balotelli and Struridge and Sterling
Arsenal have Sannaogo, Giroud (not fit until 2015)

WE ARE FUCKED OVER ONCE AGAIN BY AW

[Niall_Quinn]

There were strikers on the move this year but it's only really Balotelli that I felt was a quality striker that was gettable. Bigger/richer clubs seem to have got the others. Last summer was the time when a lot of good strikers leaving their clubs. Even someone without pace like Higuain - I think Wenger would've gladly spend £32m on him today if he was available.

We don't look to sort out positions, we just try to land good players. and this way we've ended up with an unbalanced squad. Too many attacking midfielders and wide forwards, but not enough central strikers or lacking quality at defensive midfield.

Which is odd because supposedly Wenger is the ideal mean for bringing on players like Jack and Ox. How does that work if we have to fit so many similar players in the team?

Falcao though - surely Wenger saw his rating in FIFA15? Surely he can see Sanogo's rating? I don't think it would have been impossible to persuade Facao to eat broccoli. This was a big miss. If we want quality then that's quality. The whole Sanogo thing is a complete mystery. It's almost like it is being done to enrage the fans.

[1_nilto the arsenal]

Which is odd because supposedly Wenger is the ideal mean for bringing on players like Jack and Ox. How does that work if we have to fit so many similar players in the team?

Falcao though - surely Wenger saw his rating in FIFA15? Surely he can see Sanogo's rating? I don't think it would have been impossible to persuade Facao to eat broccoli. This was a big miss. If we want quality then that's quality. The whole Sanogo thing is a complete mystery. It's almost like it is being done to enrage the fans.

Wenger thought he was buying a potential Anelka when he signed Sanogo, buy for nothing and sell for loads of money to Real or Barca in 5 years. Who the fuck was he kidding? I feel sorry for Sanogo as its not his fault all the pressure has been piled on him, thats bad management on wengers side as this guy might be decent in the next 2 or 3 years after playing with the reserves and being loaned out. Wenger has handled this situation badly and Sanogo is the sacepgoat for Wengers fuck up.

[1_nilto the arsenal]

£6 fucking million pounds for Falcao's loan signing fee, are you fucking shitting me, Surely that cant be correct on BBC's website. OMG, my day has just got even worse if this is true, Oh Wenger sometimes I wish I could do that tango ad on you and run up to you and bitch slap you.

[selassie]

There were strikers on the move this year but it's only really Balotelli that I felt was a quality striker that was gettable. Bigger/richer clubs seem to have got the others. Last summer was the time when a lot of good strikers leaving their clubs. Even someone without pace like Higuain - I think Wenger would've gladly spend £32m on him today if he was available.

We don't look to sort out positions, we just try to land good players. and this way we've ended up with an unbalanced squad. Too many attacking midfielders and wide forwards, but not enough central strikers or lacking quality at defensive midfield.

Yep, totally agree with the part I have highlighted.

[Globalgunner]

It all defies logic and suspends reality. The man is a mentalist, gambling again on 4th place being attainable with the the squad he`s got. Either that or he gets a cut of whatever transfer surplus we make each year.

This is like a man who goes out looking for a supercar, Passes the Ferrari, Lambo, Porche, Mclaren, Bugatti dealers and ends up at Skoda where he immediately begins haggling over prices.

[Dein-machine]

Agreed but why isn't Gazidis pointing this out to the stubborn old git rather than bowing as he walks past.

[1_nilto the arsenal]

The FA Cup win you would think would have given him that taste of victory and being winners again, instead he's setteling on getting through the group stages of the UCL and finish 4th in the EPL. Is it any wonder we always finish 4th? It's in grained in our players DNA that 4th place is our goal and qualifying from the group stage, Its gonna be another season cheering the team on to 4th place. IMO 3rd and 4th place should be in the Europa League, make a mockery of the champions league, they should rename it as the top 4 Euro league.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Hi, can someone direct me to the Goonersweb forum, I typed in the address and just got an angst support grill for Female Bi-Polar sufferers

Honestly how long has Arsene Wenger been at the club?....almost 18 years and when has he ever strengthened the squad to a level we are all happy with?. Talking about Domestic abuse it's like battered wife syndrome you convince yourselves it will be different this time and then start crying to your parents with another black eye.

Wenger doesn't like spending money, he stubbornly keeps players in the team who aren't good enough, so it is so it has been and so will it ever be (until 2017)

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Hi, can someone direct me to the Goonersweb forum, I typed in the address and just got an angst support group for Female Bi-Polar sufferers

Honestly how long has Arsene Wenger been at the club?....almost 18 years and when has he ever strengthened the squad to a level we are all happy with?. Talking about Domestic abuse it's like battered wife syndrome you convince yourselves it will be different this time and then start crying to your parents with another black eye.

Wenger doesn't like spending money, he stubbornly keeps players in the team who aren't good enough, so it is so it has been and so will it ever be (until 2017)

[LDG]

I'm sure if we can find the right player, of course, we will do it.

They do need to be better than what we have though.

Of a kind of quality we need.

Super quality, if you will.

[Niall_Quinn]

It all defies logic and suspends reality. The man is a mentalist, gambling again on 4th place being attainable with the the squad he`s got. Either that or he gets a cut of whatever transfer surplus we make each year.

This is like a man who goes out looking for a supercar, Passes the Ferrari, Lambo, Porche, Mclaren, Bugatti dealers and ends up at Skoda where he immediately begins haggling over prices.

To be fair, Alexis is hardly a Skoda. The real crime is the way everything ends up half done. Loads of good players, so play them out of position. Great start to a transfer window, so make it a farce at the end. The hint of ambition followed by the head slapping, jaw dropping Sanogo counter punch.

How can you have Ozil and Sanogo in the same team? This is what I can't get my head around at all. How can you talk about quality and then misuse the genuine quality you have while placing all your bets on the zero quality player?

Falcao would have helped us sustain a real title challenge this season. Sanogo and Bif means we battle it out for 4th. There you are. The facts.

[Letters]

Wenger doesn't like spending money
How much were Sanchez and Ozil? :shrug:

I honestly don't understand how it's all fallen apart because it seemed like we were doing good business this summer for a change, plenty on here commented about it.

And now on deadline day we're all hoping (with little real belief) that we might just do something.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Hi, can someone direct me to the Goonersweb forum, I typed in the address and just got an angst support grill for Female Bi-Polar sufferers

Honestly how long has Arsene Wenger been at the club?....almost 18 years and when has he ever strengthened the squad to a level we are all happy with?. Talking about Domestic abuse it's like battered wife syndrome you convince yourselves it will be different this time and then start crying to your parents with another black eye.

Wenger doesn't like spending money, he stubbornly keeps players in the team who aren't good enough, so it is so it has been and so will it ever be (until 2017)

We all (perhaps foolishly) thought things would be different this season after the FA Cup win and finally having substantial money to spend in the transfer window.

[selassie]

I still think Wenger prioritises both player development and his personal beliefs over success, there I said it. The fact that he is shoe-horning Wilshere and Sanogo into the team tells us all we need to know.

Moreover, we have had 3 windows to buy a new striker and a few windows to buy a more defensively minded Midfielder and nothing....it's not even like we haven't gone for players, we have just ended up haggling and lowballing over those positions.

[Niall_Quinn]

Hi, can someone direct me to the Goonersweb forum, I typed in the address and just got an angst support grill for Female Bi-Polar sufferers

Honestly how long has Arsene Wenger been at the club?....almost 18 years and when has he ever strengthened the squad to a level we are all happy with?. Talking about Domestic abuse it's like battered wife syndrome you convince yourselves it will be different this time and then start crying to your parents with another black eye.

Wenger doesn't like spending money, he stubbornly keeps players in the team who aren't good enough, so it is so it has been and so will it ever be (until 2017)

When strange and disturbing events happen, like alien invasions or zombie apocalypses, humans tend to cluster together to sympathise with and comfort each other. It's the human thing to do. So when the full horror of an Arsenal transfer window strikes it is only natural the victims will all be found huddled together, sobbing, moaning, wailing. What else would you expect?

[GP]

Have I had lunch yet?

Look, when you are hungry the answer is not always to eat food.

[Ralpheroo72]

Warwickshire's former England all-rounder Rikki Clarke: "So Manchester United have replaced Robin van Persie before Arsenal have replaced Van Persie!"

[Niall_Quinn]

How much were Sanchez and Ozil? :shrug:

I honestly don't understand how it's all fallen apart because it seemed like we were doing good business this summer for a change, plenty on here commented about it.

And now on deadline day we're all hoping (with little real belief) that we might just do something.

Giroud was barely good enough - in fact not good enough but I think most of us has resolved to winging it and hoping for the best. Maybe with Walcott coming back and firing on all cylinders.

The Bif gets injured and we expect Alexis to step in, even though he's not an out and out striker.

Wenger pops up and says Sanogo is a quality player and then he plays him. This is of course a catastrophe in football terms. We go from okay, maybe, just about, let's see - to oh fuck Sanogo. Everyone then expects Wenger to do the obvious and get a real striker in. Instead we watch a viable option head to the team that will challenge us for 4th.

Not surprising people are pissed. Not at all.

[LDG]

Warwickshire's former England all-rounder Rikki Clarke: "So Manchester United have replaced Robin van Persie before Arsenal have replaced Van Persie!"

:lol:










:crying:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Giroud was barely good enough - in fact not good enough but I think most of us has resolved to winging it and hoping for the best. Maybe with Walcott coming back and firing on all cylinders.

The Bif gets injured and we expect Alexis to step in, even though he's not an out and out striker.

Wenger pops up and says Sanogo is a quality player and then he plays him. This is of course a catastrophe in football terms. We go from okay, maybe, just about, let's see - to oh fuck Sanogo. Everyone then expects Wenger to do the obvious and get a real striker in. Instead we watch a viable option head to the team that will challenge us for 4th.

Not surprising people are pissed. Not at all.

:gp:

A couple of supplementary points:

- The viable option was at a relatively reasonable fee that we could have easily matched with our financial power

- The performances so far this season have clearly demonstrated to even a toddler that we severely lack goals up front. Hence the lack of any move to get an established goal scorer in seems mind boggling.

It's clear why people are rightfully annoyed.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Hmm what happened to the Douglas Baders of this world

The thing is he doesn't want to add to the squad because he rightly says it is a quite a large squad, an unbalanced squad with a ridiculous whiff of average about it. We can't whinge because the problem isn't being solved today, I find it amusing how the calls for a striker haven't reached fever pitch until that useless French philanderer broke his ankle....to be honest I rate him so little that to be honest I don't see much of a difference to our squad with him fit to him injured. We have been crying out for three additions to challenge for the title since we signed Chambers five weeks ago, yet it seems only now this board is in effeminate histrionics about it

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Hmm what happened to the Douglas Baders of this world

The thing is he doesn't want to add to the squad because he rightly says it is a quite a large squad, an unbalanced squad with a ridiculous whiff of average about it. We can't whinge because the problem isn't being solved today, I find it amusing how the calls for a striker haven't reached fever pitch until that useless French philanderer broke his ankle....to be honest I rate him so little that to be honest I don't see much of a difference to our squad with him fit to him injured. We have been crying out for three additions to challenge for the title since we signed Chambers five weeks ago, yet it seems only now this board is in effeminate histrionics about it

[Niall_Quinn]

http://images.scribblelive.com/2014/9/1/ab56d46e-0664-495d-9ec4-fbc6e293e38b.png

Yaya Sanogo : Big Fat Zero

[LDG]

David Ornstein

BBC Sport

Latest from the Emirates

Posted at


"Barring a late surprise, Arsenal are highly unlikely to make any signings before the transfer window closes. They remain in a number of conversations as they search for a back-up central defender and a holding midfielder, but currently it looks like nobody will be arriving at Emirates Stadium. So that also means no new striker despite the absence of Olivier Giroud until the new year through injury.

"The Gunners have singed Alexis Sanchez, Mathieu Debuchy, Calum Chambers and David Ospina this summer. There could be a couple of squad players leaving the club before the 11pm deadline."

:ilt:

[Munchies]

Fuck!!!

[Niall_Quinn]

Roma close to signing Rabiot.

Carvalho will stay at Lisbon.

Sanogo will stay at Arsenal despite interest from theglueshop.com

[Niall_Quinn]

:ilt:

Akpom and Campbell to leave, Podolski?

It would be absolutely us to weaken our options up front.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

So despite Italian clubs being broke, that's two transfer targets that Roma have now stolen from us.

[1_nilto the arsenal]

Ok so we spend 40 odd million on Ozil and 30 odd mill on Sanchez. Ozil was always a panic last minute buy, lets not kid ourselves, AW was not scouting Ozil, this all came about when RM needed hard cash to buy Bale and they came to us at the last minute and we went with it. This is not a planned buy, all we did is supply the cash for RM to buy Bale. Ok the Sanchez signing as great buy no doubt about it, but why buy a porsche and then change the factory fitted alloys to a cheap set from Wilkinsons? It just doenst make sense, the reason why Ozil looked good at MAdrid was coz he was sarrounded by class everywhere, we dont have that. That 40 odd million could have been used to buy a top striker but again AW fooled us all and tried to come out looking good when I knew he stumbled over this signing. We were looking for a convertible all along and then we end up buying a 4x4? The man is a lunatic and a has been bafoon manager. No concept of idea on modern day football.

[Marc Overmars]

Despite the positive start to the window, it looks like WUMger has prevailed. A shame, he was close to losing that moniker as well.

[KSE Comedy Club]

Same old shit.

Just when we thought the club had turned a corner and were looking to push on from the FA cup win, they have gone back to their old tricks again.

Fucking disgusting. We have replaced and still not strengthened the squad....at all.

Mismanagement at it's finest.

3 more years - yay.

Look at our unbelivable options upfront "we have Sanogo...errr...."

Yep..... Unbelievable :sulk:

[Munchies]

Man United: RVP, Rooney Falcao
Chelsea: Costa, Drogba, Remy
Liverpool: Balotelli, Sturridge, Sterling
Arsenal: Sanogo.

[1_nilto the arsenal]

Look the Falcoa deal is not done yet. We could still be bold and brass and go in with a higher loan fee and match his wages. Offer him CL league football. Is that still doable?? £6 mill loan fee is loose change for us.

[Munchies]

Puma money lining the fucking pockets

Beyond pissed off at that bbc tweet

[1_nilto the arsenal]

David Ornstein

BBC Sport

Latest from the Emirates

Posted at


"Barring a late surprise, Arsenal are highly unlikely to make any signings before the transfer window closes. They remain in a number of conversations as they search for a back-up central defender and a holding midfielder, but currently it looks like nobody will be arriving at Emirates Stadium. So that also means no new striker despite the absence of Olivier Giroud until the new year through injury.

"The Gunners have singed Alexis Sanchez, Mathieu Debuchy, Calum Chambers and David Ospina this summer. There could be a couple of squad players leaving the club before the 11pm deadline."

[Niall_Quinn]

Look the Falcoa deal is not done yet. We could still be bold and brass and go in with a higher loan fee and match his wages. Offer him CL league football. Is that still doable?? £6 mill loan fee is loose change for us.

It'll be the wages they are choking on. Plus the fact it's a one year deal max. Wenger is always planning for the long term while the short term goes tits up. There's no middle ground.

[Munchies]

Welbeck :pray:

[1_nilto the arsenal]

"@piersmorgan: utd sign Falcao as Wenger goes to ref charity game. And people wonder why I sound so deranged about Arsenal. #DeadlineDay ."

All we need now to compund our misery is United signing Vidal. Fair fucking play to the Glaser family.

[Niall_Quinn]

Despite the positive start to the window, it looks like WUMger has prevailed. A shame, he was close to losing that moniker as well.

To be fair he's done a bit better than that. Sanogo is a triumph. To have the balls to even attempt something like Sanogo, you've got to hand it to him. Nobody WUMs like WUMger, nobody is in his league.

[1_nilto the arsenal]

Oh please no fucking way. Wellbeck is Sanogo, Sanaogo is Welbeck. Both shit.

[Gooner23]

The lack of a proper striker in the squad (withouth Bif) is baffling.

With the DM position we at least have the quantity, if not the quality, of players who can fill in there.

But the biggest question has to be over why we haven't replaced Verm having known all summer he was leaving. Right now we are two injuries away from Monreal playing centre back which is quite scary.

[Master Splinter]

I've always loved watching Falcao. Probably the most exciting pure striker in the box since The Real Ronaldo.

But it's clear money is his only remaining ambition. He left a burgeoning Atletico side to go to for a loungeabout at Monaco and now he joins a beleaguered United team.

Citeh and United seem to be the only ones who were willing to pay the ridiculous money and Citeh have been hilariously cockblocked by their own trail of ambition. Even the Spanish government didn't have enough to bankroll this one.

Time for Welbz to come home.

[Munchies]

United bought our best striker, used him to win the league and then replaced him before we did. Unreal banter from Wenger tbh.

[KSE Comedy Club]

Piers tells it like it is.

All that goodwill from us fans will be eradicated if we don't sign anyone else today.

[Niall_Quinn]

"@piersmorgan: utd sign Falcao as Wenger goes to ref charity game. And people wonder why I sound so deranged about Arsenal. #DeadlineDay ."

All we need now to compund our misery is United signing Vidal. Fair fucking play to the Glaser family.

Liverpool are in for Vidal too, supposedly.

[1_nilto the arsenal]

I've always loved watching Falcao. Probably the most exciting pure striker in the box since The Real Ronaldo.

But it's clear money is his only remaining ambition. He left a burgeoning Atletico side to go to for a loungeabout at Monaco and now he joins a beleaguered United team.

Citeh and United seem to be the only ones who were willing to pay the ridiculous money and Citeh have been hilariously cockblocked by their own trail of ambition. Even the Spanish government didn't have enough to bankroll this one.

Time for Welbz to come home.

£6 Million plus wages? Thats chicken feed for probably the best striker in world football. He was class at River Plate, Porto, A Madrid. He would have been our best signing to date.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Chelsea

Costa
Remy
Drogba

Man City

Aguero
Dzeko
Jovetic
Negredo

Liverpool

Sturridge
Balotelli
Lambert
Sterling (wide forward)

Man Utd

RVP
Rooney
Falcao

Arsenal

Sanogo

Theo (wide forward)
Sanchez (wide forward)
Podolski (wide forward)

*Giroud, crocked until next year.

According to Wenger we have unbelievable options?!!!
Oh, they're 'unbelievable' for sure.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

BBC Sport
Posted at
"Those who may have spotted Arsene Wenger boarding a flight from London to Rome and hoping he may be on his way to sign a player will be disappointed. The Arsenal manager has agreed to manage a team in the match for peace, an interreligious game of football organised by Pope Francis and the former Argentina captain Javier Zanetti.
"It's taking place at the Olympic Stadium this evening and I'm assured Wenger has his phone on him if he wishes to do any deals - as he did while on the beach in Rio earlier this summer and at a conference in Geneva on deadline day two years ago - but unfortunately for Arsenal fans that is unlikely."


:haha::haha:

[Master Splinter]

Despite the positive start to the window, it looks like WUMger has prevailed. A shame, he was close to losing that moniker as well.

Could be his finest moment when all is said and done.

The upcoming press conferences will be filled with WUM material to last throughout many ages and galaxies.

This picture is surely the new WUMger standard (someone stick a trollface on it).

http://33.media.tumblr.com/4c74c13a28d699e34dd83e3522bfb1b9/tumblr_n7tuh8RGtQ1r0w3wvo1_500.png

:bow:

[1_nilto the arsenal]

Lying fuck said he would be active in trasnfer market. Forgot to mention he is managing or referereing in charity match. Guys lets face it, we wont be making any signings so lets just sit and watch our rivals add more strength.

Sometimes I wish we had Harry Rednapp as our Manager :)

[Munchies]

:faint:

[Munchies]

Looking forward to City beating us at the Emirates

[Özim]

The mood has gone from being thrilled about our signings, change of direction and a new dawn to total despair. What a contrast.

[Munchies]

The mood has gone from being thrilled about our signings, change of direction and a new dawn to total despair. What a contrast.

Squad is worse than when the summer started!

[Özim]

It never ceases to amaze me that when the team clearly has a need for a player in a certain position and other clubs don't so much we have to watch them sign those players whilst we sit there idlely watching and turn down available options.

[1_nilto the arsenal]

You know its gonna be a bad day when Burnley start getting more air time than Arsenal. I think the Sky execs have also given up on Arsenal doing any business, thus focusing now on Burnely and QPR and Palace

[Munchies]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm7vnOC4hoY&feature=player_embedded

:getcoat:

[1_nilto the arsenal]

Wenger knows that with international football coming up, all will be forgotten about and will be back to business when we meet Man City, and all the blind faithfull fans will be standing and singing his name.

[Munchies]

It never ceases to amaze me that when the team clearly has a need for a player in a certain position and other clubs don't so much we have to watch them sign those players whilst we sit there idlely watching and turn down available options.

Look at Chelsea, Torres out, Remy in the next day!

[Munchies]

It's time

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

[Gooner23]

Squad is worse than when the summer started!

Not sure about that. Sanchez is better than anything we had last season, and the others are all solid replacements for the departed.

But we were some way off the league last season and can only see the gap to City/Chels getting bigger

[Xhaka Can’t]

Lying fuck said he would be active in trasnfer market. Forgot to mention he is managing or referereing in charity match. Guys lets face it, we wont be making any signings so lets just sit and watch our rivals add more strength.

Sometimes I wish we had Harry Rednapp as our Manager :)
We will be active. Problem is, we are likely to be actively weakening our striking options.

[Xhaka Can’t]

My toys are now officially out of the pram.

[1_nilto the arsenal]

You gotta give it to Chelsea and Moureen, they do the business. Ba last season and Remy this season. The Remy deal was a no brainer, he was french and would have suited well at Arsenal. Chelsea will win the league at a canter, followied by Citeh and Liverpool and we'll be ofcourse in 4th place.

[Munchies]

Not sure about that. Sanchez is better than anything we had last season, and the others are all solid replacements for the departed.

But we were some way off the league last season and can only see the gap to City/Chels getting bigger

Giroud is out injured.

Flamini has regressed (no surprise really).

Two of the most important areas of the squad

[1_nilto the arsenal]

I am going to drive down to Sky HQ in Osterley and throttle Darmesh, whenever I keep hearing his annoying voice saying United and falcao, its now making me sick in the stomach listenting to this drible over and over again.

[KSE Comedy Club]

All we have done is replace what we have lost.

I will be fair in saying that Sanchez is the only addition in strengthening, however, him alone was not enough and now we have injuries to key players, it's even less.

Very disappointing and once again we have been mugged off. One top signing does not make everything all right when we needed so much more.

[Gooner23]

:haha::haha:

Wenger is still the finest WUM around. No one on this board even comes close.

[I am invisible]

Giroud is out injured.

Flamini has regressed (no surprise really).

Two of the most important areas of the squad

And we've started using Sanogo more, so we're basically starting every other game with 10 men...

[AKBapologist]

From the guardian, Manchester United have replaced Robin Van Persie before Arsenal have replaced Robin Van Persie

[1_nilto the arsenal]

No its fine mate. We have lots of strikers that replaced RVP. Ox, Podolski, Theo, Sanchez. We are over loaded with strikers, dont need a world class striker mate. In Wenger we Trust and all that bollocks.

Same shit as Janury when Theo got injured AW had to go the transfer market, but he didnt and it cost us the championship. The WUM is a pure and utter CUNT.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

from the BBC

Ollie in London: Arsenal were supposed to have £100m to spend, have spent £30m net, and only have 6 defenders and 2 strikers on their first-team books. Now Wenger is managing a charity match in Rome on deadline day.
Arsenal have played appalling football, have had poor results, and every man and his dog knows the areas that need improving, yet we have seen nothing. Arsene has brought us through tough times, but now we are "through that period" he needs to start showing ambition again or leave.
Arsenal fans will not continue to pay the most expensive tickets in the league for a club aspiring for fourth place and the occasional domestic trophy.

[Kano]

bony and defoe are the only two, half decent options available, based on those being banded about as up for sale.

we were told alexis was brought in to be a striker. so we play him wide off sanogo. great, with the other main supposed to be the fulcrum of our team, ozil, also out wide where he does hardly anything.

meanwhile, podolski sits on the bench, walcott may get a shot upfront but he is still unproven there and he regularly suffers from injury.

fine we need more options at cb and cm but if we can't score goals, those positions mean nothing.

wenger has just turned us into a C grade barcelona.

[selassie]

So despite Italian clubs being broke, that's two transfer targets that Roma have now stolen from us.

Yep, we have reverted to type, intent on haggling and driving prices down. We missed out on both players due to a disagreement in the player valuation.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

lol even Ollie the Optimist has joined our ranks now.

[Munchies]

Remember not signing Cesc because the money would be better spent elsewhere?

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/sport/Pix/columnists/2011/2/2/1296675310594/fabregas-007.jpg

Sorry but I'm beyond pissed off. :(

[Munchies]

I wouldn't mind Vydra from Watford!

[Master Splinter]

We will be active. Problem is, we are likely to be actively weakening our striking options.

"We will be active, yes. How active? I don't know. Can you be active and not active? Well, I believe, yes."


"Look, to buy is not always a quality. Is it a quality when you need to strengthen an imbalanced squad? I do not know. But no."


"There is not much movement in the market. Apart from Falcao, Di Maria, Balotelli, Kroos, Benatia, Suarez, Vermaelen, Mandzukic, Kalou, Boyd, Manchester United, Liverpool, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Roma, the big players and big clubs do not move in the market. It is little bit a poker game, I must tell you. Do I know the rules of poker? There is no movement."


"We are looking."

[Bury Da Bwoy]

I'm fooking livid about carvalho...fookin livid

[Niall_Quinn]

The mood has gone from being thrilled about our signings, change of direction and a new dawn to total despair. What a contrast.

I think we all thought Sanogo was a prank. Nobody for a second believed he'd be our main striker until 2015. In fact as I type it I can't comprehend it in any way.

It's absolutely unforgivable this one.

[Munchies]

@piersmorgan · 9m

Arsenal or Spurs apparently. But we're favourites. Coming to me via 'impeccable Old Trafford sources'. #Welbeck #DeadlineDay #afc

[Niall_Quinn]

My toys are now officially out of the pram.

Burned my pram, murdered my parents and have just sent in my application to become a cannibal serial killer.

[Munchies]

@JWTelegraph 27m

Still not expecting major incomings at Arsenal. As well as Miquel to Norwich, Arsenal likely to let Ryo Miyaichi join Feyenoord today


Project Youth :haha:

[LDG]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rg8wlhoarZA

[Gooner23]

Welbeck is terrible. But still significantly better than Sanogo. If that's all there is left in the bargain bin may as well take him. Or maybe playing with 10 men might be more effective.

[Niall_Quinn]

"We will be active, yes. How active? I don't know. Can you be active and not active? Well, I believe, yes."


"Look, to buy is not always a quality. Is it a quality when you need to strengthen an imbalanced squad? I do not know. But no."


"There is not much movement in the market. Apart from Falcao, Di Maria, Balotelli, Kroos, Benatia, Suarez, Vermaelen, Mandzukic, Kalou, Boyd, Manchester United, Liverpool, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Roma, the big players and big clubs do not move in the market. It is little bit a poker game, I must tell you. Do I know the rules of poker? There is no movement."


"We are looking."

Look... Eerily accurate.

[Gooner23]

@JWTelegraph 27m

Still not expecting major incomings at Arsenal. As well as Miquel to Norwich, Arsenal likely to let Ryo Miyaichi join Feyenoord today


Project Youth :haha:

If we're letting Miquel go it surely must mean we are confident of bringing in a back-up CB.

[Niall_Quinn]

Welbeck is terrible. But still significantly better than Sanogo. If that's all there is left in the bargain bin may as well take him. Or maybe playing with 10 men might be more effective.

I opt for play with 10 starters because it deprives the opposition of a 12th man.

[Munchies]

Arsenal have rejected the offer to sign Jermain Defoe on loan. (Telegraph)

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Even before going into the fact that Welbeck is fooking shit and we need to be looking for better, doesn't the whole Welbeck situation remind you of Ba all over again?

Why are we relying on deadline day on obtaining a player from a supposed rival. Why would Man Utd give us Welbeck if that would strengthen us for a top four place at potentially their expense? Especially after we kind of mugged them of on Vermelan.

Man Utd can afford to keep Welbeck miserable and stuck on the bench instead of giving him to us.

[Niall_Quinn]

If we're letting Miquel go it surely must mean we are confident of bringing in a back-up CB.

Or that he hasn't been able to sell Kos, Merts and Chambers.

[Niall_Quinn]

Arsenal have rejected the offer to sign Jermain Defoe on loan. (Telegraph)

Well at least we aren't scraping that barrel.

[RomfordPele]

Look if we do something, we'll do it suddenly and quietly as the second the media get wind of it, our rivals will arrive with a wheelbarrow of cash.

Maybe I'm in denial, but I refuse to believe Gazidis is going to let Wenger go into another season so threadbare.

He's got his own agenda, not least trying to keep Usmanov quiet and saving his own skin.

[Niall_Quinn]

What time is Wenger managing that charity match? Want to see if he plays the linesman as a striker, probably he will.

[Niall_Quinn]

Look if we do something, we'll do it suddenly and quietly as the second the media get wind of it, our rivals will arrive with a wheelbarrow of cash.

Maybe I'm in denial, but I refuse to believe Gazidis is going to let Wenger go into another season so threadbare.

He's got his own agenda, not least trying to keep Usmanov quiet and saving his own skin.

I hope you're right. I hope the fact Wenger has been packed off on a jolly again means there's some real business in the pipeline. What I'm afraid of is the business will be for somebody so obscure that we end up being more pissed with a signing than without one. That's very possible.

[selassie]

"We will be active, yes. How active? I don't know. Can you be active and not active? Well, I believe, yes."


"Look, to buy is not always a quality. Is it a quality when you need to strengthen an imbalanced squad? I do not know. But no."


"There is not much movement in the market. Apart from Falcao, Di Maria, Balotelli, Kroos, Benatia, Suarez, Vermaelen, Mandzukic, Kalou, Boyd, Manchester United, Liverpool, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Roma, the big players and big clubs do not move in the market. It is little bit a poker game, I must tell you. Do I know the rules of poker? There is no movement."


"We are looking."

:gp: :clap:

[selassie]

Look if we do something, we'll do it suddenly and quietly as the second the media get wind of it, our rivals will arrive with a wheelbarrow of cash.

Maybe I'm in denial, but I refuse to believe Gazidis is going to let Wenger go into another season so threadbare.

He's got his own agenda, not least trying to keep Usmanov quiet and saving his own skin.

Why scramble around the bargain bucket on deadline day?

[The Emirates Gallactico]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rg8wlhoarZA

:haha::haha::haha:

Gunnerblog's parody videos are always brilliant.


Especially as there is a great deal of truth resonating in them.

[Munchies]

Yaya Sanogo turns up for training at London Colney

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bwb-6EjIEAAapdn.jpg:large

[Munchies]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bwcx_TmIMAA2Xui.jpg

[Master Splinter]

I think today is the day Munchies ends it all.

I'll post some Youtube videos and some regurgitated Twitter shit to commemorate him.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Imagine if we had the same gun laws as the states. The Emirates would look like Swiss cheese right now.

[Niall_Quinn]

Gunnerblog's take on things:


With Giroud confirmed as being out until Christmas, many Arsenal fans are incredulous that Arsene Wenger does not deem recruiting a new striker a priority. However, as far as our manager is concerned, he has already bought a £35m striker this window: Alexis.

For more than a year, Wenger has been chasing a mobile forward with a good pressing game. Wenger didn’t buy a striker last summer because he couldn’t get his number one target, Suarez. He didn’t buy a striker in January because a player of the requisite calibre and attributes was not available. This summer, Alexis came on the market, and Wenger moved quickly and efficiently to get his man.

I’m sure that in an ideal world Wenger would like to bed Sanchez in as his centre-forward over a period of several months. Giroud’s injury robs him of that luxury. Alexis’ evolution must be sped up, and the team’s with it. However, Wenger presumably reasons that there’s no point threatening that process by buying the ‘wrong’ type of centre-forward. If he has already decided that Sanchez, rather than Giroud, will be his team’s long-term focal point, why derail things by bringing in another square beg for his newly-carved round hole?

Of course, Alexis can’t play every game. But if our team is being rebuilt to accommodate a slighter, speedier forward, then Arsenal already have an ideal back-up in their ranks. Within a matter of weeks, Theo Walcott will be available for selection. When Alexis needs a rest, he seems the obvious player to step in to the void.

In the meantime, Walcott will flourish on the right flank. Alexis is more of a ‘false nine’ than a true target man. Against Besiktas, it was intriguing how frequently he dropped deep to collect the ball and join up with the midfield. On more than one occasion, I spotted Alexis furiously gesturing at Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to dart in behind him. He will find Theo Walcott a far more willing runner. In combination, the pair could be devastating.

The possibility of fielding Walcott as a centre-forward ensures Yaya Sanogo will remain third-choice in the pecking order. What’s more, Wenger has Joel Campbell to consider. Many Arsenal fans spent the summer crying out for Campbell to be given an opportunity at Arsenal. Some of those same fans are now furiously demanding a new striker. You can’t have it both ways.

If it were up to me, I’d bring in an experienced frontman who guarantees 10 goals. Loic Remy, for example, is a proven Premier League finisher with an excellent record. I’d recruit someone of that ilk to add depth and experience to our options. If that meant sending one of Sanogo or Campbell out on loan, so be it.

Arsene doesn’t see it that way. Rightly or wrongly, he believes giving playing time to Campbell and Sanogo is a better investment of resource. What’s more, I suspect he envisages a restyled attack modelled around Sanchez and Walcott. Giroud’s injury robs him of a Plan B, but Plan A is still good to go.

Full article: http://gunnerblog.com/2014/08/29/examining-why-arsene-wenger-doesnt-want-to-buy-a-striker/


Fair enough, apart from one small detail. We'll be out of the title hunt come Christmas. Been there, done that, it's soooo 3 years ago. What's better, false hope or no hope at all? And are we really banking on Walcott being injury free once he gets back?

Even in this reckoning Sanogo is #3. That's just not good enough.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

if Wellbeck comes in, i'm going to torch the Emirates i'd rather we sign no-one.

To be honest i could have reconciled myself to us signing no-one but having two centre backs and a utility player at centre half and letting Miquel leave?

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

honestly i really don't care about a striker, i think a defender is the urgent priority because at least if we aren't going to score goals we can prevent them

[Master Splinter]

Seems Koscielny is being sold after all.


http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/624/media/images/77302000/jpg/_77302691_cc272588-9fd9-4108-b9b9-7ae25b4b96de.jpg

[Niall_Quinn]

honestly i really don't care about a striker, i think a defender is the urgent priority because at least if we aren't going to score goals we can prevent them

You don't get 3 points for a 0-0. Need to put the ball in the net to stay competing at the top. I was also looking out for a CB and DM because I just assumed we'd plug the gap left by Giroud, even if it was with a bit of a journeyman that would do us for a season. Always assumed the Sanogo novelty would wear off, but evidently Wenger hasn't been watching Sanogo play. If he had the kid would be on loan at Crewe now.

[Syn]

I think today is the day Munchies ends it all.

I'll post some Youtube videos and some regurgitated Twitter shit to commemorate him.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BwcWpZlCIAEPbfd.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BwcWpQwCEAEnSWJ.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BwcWpd7CUAEvSRR.jpg

[hobson's choice]

What's with the casual use of "that" word tho?