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Nasri almost gone then.
I wish they would pick who they want at the start of the transfer window instead of spreading it over the whole period. Or they could book their signings in advance, say in May, and we could have everything arranged for them by July.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marc Overmars
Still he is on the verge of achieving it (losing both). This man needs help.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wenger
Recycled Quotes tbh, Its telling nothing we did not know a month ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marc Overmars
:gp:Quote:
Originally Posted by Elreactor
We are a club that has mastered the worst case scenario. Last season, second and falling away, worst case scenario was third. We went one better. Beating Newcastle 4-0, worst case scenario... We knew the defence was shit, worst case scenario Wenger doesn't fix it. Were almost there. Worst case scenario, Nasri and Cesc both go, job done. And there are plenty of new lows out there for us to strive for.Quote:
Originally Posted by Elreactor
I think we'll sign someone next Thursday.
:good:
So apparently we started negotiations on a new contract in December 2010....laughable to say the least, should have been done the summer before.
2011 it was probs just the bbc being shit againQuote:
Originally Posted by ItsMe
Yeah AW's daughter as the tea lady/kit washer she's the cheap option you knowQuote:
Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost...
GW Sweepstake?Quote:
Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost...
Bagsy we sign nobody!
14 days left.
You'll have to wait until September 2nd to find out if you're right given how quickly Arsenal.com is updated.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
What is it with all these waiting periods?Quote:
Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost...
It's not a new Arsenal thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
Hasn't Zarate played in England before? Also I take we are out of the running for Odemwingie if he only wants to join a top clubQuote:
Arsenal are holding meetings with Lazio striker Mauro Zarate, according to the player's agent and brother.Full story: talkSPORTWest Brom striker Peter Odemwingie has alerted Arsenal and Tottenham of his availability by declaring he would only quit the Baggies for a "top club".Full story: Metro
point taken.......but worth a punt considering that we are not going to spend big.......would work well! has pace and has proven (against us) can score (although its not every game you have the luck of facing Almunia)Quote:
Also I take we are out of the running for Odemwingie if he only wants to join a top club
remember thinking he was too old before.......can see how our youth policy has killed all my brain cells!!!! he's only 27 right?
He's 30.Quote:
Originally Posted by Japan Shaking All Over
We should sign Tchoyi. He's a beast.
And Mulumbu.
And Brunt.
West Brom have a better squad than us :(.
But not really.
Nasri should be done today according to the Manchester based SSN reporter this morning.
I can imagine the "you cannot convince people you are ambitious after that" quote is going to define wenger until he leaves.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marc Overmars
Stick a fork in him, he's done.Quote:
Originally Posted by Syn
We're a far bigger club than City. So are Spurs, while we're at it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jam Persie
There's far more to being a big clu than having a sugar daddy and throwing silly money around.
Being a big club is about history and fan base and lots of things which City don't have.
Also, you have to factor in we're travelling on sweat whilst the others are on petrolQuote:
Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
But we're not a big club now according to our manager.
Lesbo.
No room for lesbos. Credit to Arsene for rooting out the cross-dressers tbf.
Well, you can if you buy to replace.Quote:
Originally Posted by Syn
If we don't then...well, the only explanation I can think of is that the financial situation isn't as rosy as presented. I just don't believe Wenger would sell our best players without replacing unless there was something seriously going wrong at the club, something which I don't think it entirely all in his hands.
I thought you'd seen the light!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Letters (TPFKA WWTL@WHL)
Did you not see him say he'd spend £40m on one player two days ago?
I think even if wenger was thinking to buy some great players (as opposed to a couple of promising semi-proven-in-a-shit-league) it would be nearly impossible now because no good club is going to let their star players leave so close to the start of their season.Quote:
Originally Posted by Letters (TPFKA WWTL@WHL)
http://www.cleansheetsallround.co.uk...m-ligue-1-star
http://www.sportsvibe.co.uk/news/foo...striker-10085/Quote:
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is set to meet Lille’s £26m asking price for their attacking midfielder Eden Hazard, according to L’Equipe.
The French publication claims that Ligue 1 outfit Lille are bracing themselves for an approach from Arsenal who could be finally set to spend big and break their record transfer fee.
The Gunners have already snapped up Hazard’s former team mate Gervinho and now the Belgian is heading the list of priorities for Wenger.
Meanwhile, with Arsenal midfielder Samir Nasri set to leave the Emirates, Mexican Carlos Vela has also left the club to join Real Sociedad on a season-long loan.
http://www.clicklancashire.com/sport...-defender.htmlQuote:
The agent of Lazio striker Mauro Zarate is reportedly in London to hold talks with Arsenal and Tottenham over a possible move to the Premier League for his client.
According to Corriere dello Sport, the Argentina international's brother and agent Sergio Zarate was in London on Tuesday for discussions with the Gunners and it is thought they are his preferred choice.
It is also claimed Tottenham are keen on Zarate with manager Harry Redknapp eager to hold discussions over a possible move.
Redknapp's main priority this summer is the signing of a top-class striker following the shortcomings of his current forwards last season. They managed just 18 league goals between them and while Spurs are determined to sign a new striker, they are restricted by financial limitations.
Missing out on the Champions League means they have not spent in the off-season but they do have the option to sell Luka Modric to Chelsea and use the reported £30m to reinvest in the squad.
However, Arsenal are reportedly favourties for his signature with £18m-rated Zarate being lined up as a possible replacement for the exit-bound Nicklas Bendtner.
The 24-year-old, who has previous Premier League experience with Birmingham City, could be set to leave Lazio after the club's sporting director Igli Tare failed to confirm he would be saying.
He said: “Zarate’s future? We’ll see what happens.”
I wonder if there is still a chance of a player plus cash deal for Cahill, if they reall want Miquel?Quote:
According to reports Arsenal defender Ignasi Miquel is interesting Bolton Wanderers.
It is understood that the young Gunner has been linked with Wanderers.
However, it seems Wanderers boss Owen Coyle will face competition from League Two side Crewe Alexandra.
The Daily Mail claims Arsenal's young Spanish defender is a loan target for Crewe boss Dario Gradi.
The 19-year-old is captain of Arsenal's reserves team.
He said he would if it was the right player, not just for the same of spending that much.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grebbo
Whether he's able to...I dunno. I thought our financials were OK but Wenger clearly can't think our squad is good enough. The idea that someone as good as he clearly is not being able to see which every single fan can see is ludicrous. Something else is going on IMO.
The lengths you go to defend this guy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Letters (TPFKA WWTL@WHL)
He's made some amateur errors before, for example not playing Arshavin in the cup, sticking with calamities for years.....you'd think he was some sort of genius the way you talk about him sometimes.
He doesn't like spending money, his youth policy and complaints about other clusb and their finances pretty much points to that.
Just look at some of the stuff he comes out with as well, he may not be an idiot but he certainly acts like one.
Is it ludicrous though?Quote:
Originally Posted by Letters (TPFKA WWTL@WHL)
We've known our problems for a long time, yet he's never really addressed them adequately, he's always gone for unknown option which in recent years has gone badly. We need some height to deal with high balls and yet he signs players who are short in relative terms, we need leadership and yet he totally avoids signing players with leadership skills, we need some power and more of a physical presence and yet he signs small technical players all the time.
Seems to me he's on a crusade to prove others wrong and won't do what is logical and what others say because he doesn't want to admit it's not worked out.
I've said he should have been sacked last season.Quote:
Originally Posted by ItsMe
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In passing perhaps, but most of the stuff you says totally contradicts this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Letters (TPFKA WWTL@WHL)
If you truly believed it you wouldn't try and deflect the attention off him so much, if he should have been sacked it's because he's not doing a good job end of, if he's not then signing the wrong players is part of that.
He's wasted a lot of money on kids and unknows, money he could have spent on quality players.
No, said it lots of times and I'm still saying it.Quote:
Originally Posted by ItsMe
If you're going to tell me I don't really mean it and that you know better than me what I think then there's no point in talking.
Well that doesn't make a lot of sense, you want him sacked yet you defend him at almost every opportunity.Quote:
Originally Posted by Letters (TPFKA WWTL@WHL)
You don't really defend a manager you want sacked...for the simple reason that the fact you want him out by definition means you think he's doing a bad job and is to blame for the troubles.
I'll defend him when I think people are being far too disrespecful about a man who has transformed this club and we've done things under him I never thought I'd see my club do. I'll always have respect for him and am grateful to him for the good times. The side of the early noughties were one of the best club sides I've seen.Quote:
Originally Posted by ItsMe
He should have been sacked for the collapse last season and it's sad how he's tainting his legacy. That doesn't mean I think he's the stupidest person in the world and that everything he does is wrong and he should be hammered for everything. So yes, I can defend someone who I think should have been sacked.
Simple fact is, not ALL of this is down to Wenger. The board are just as culpable, and I have a feeling our new owner is even more so.
You can blame Wenger for buying trash like Squillacci and Chamakh, but don't forget he also bought Vermaelen and Nasri and Cesc etc etc. He makes some errors, and the fact that he didn't sure up CB when TV5 was out, and Squid was stinking the place out is unforgivable....as was the Almunia situation.
His tactics have left a lot to be desired. Putting faith in youth in big games, and naively / stubbornly / unprofessionally sticking to his guns when it's clear to all what needs to be done in certain situations.
It was his fault for the loss of mental strength within the side, and his fault for not demanding / seeking much needed back up at the crunch time last season.
All that said. There are CLEARLY financial issues here. I firmly believe that SOME of what Wenger is doing, is to serve the club long term, and sacrificing some of his integrity for the sake of the clubs future.
I garuntee that the next manager will be a good one, and that they'll have funds, and that they will have NONE of the pressure AW has had throughout the current period of debt and financial prudence. And I think the debt will be gone when the new manager takes over.
Some corners of the fanbase will point and say "see, Wenger lost the plot and was shit". But anyone with common sense, or respect for a CLEARLY decent manager, will know that he has sacrificed his best years (to a degree, I add) for the sake of the club. I'm still convinced he's a winner, and someone who is passionate about his team. He has done things wrong, but he's also done a lot right.
There is a middle ground.
But it is quite inexcusable the way we collapsed last year, as the majority of that was down to our boss.
That. :good:
Apparently Willian wants to come to us as well.
I make that Willian, Hazard, Moussa Sow, Cahill, Mertseckar, Zarate....buy some of them at least! Although I can't see Hazard or Willian coming as we have an abundance of wingers now.
what we saw the other night v.Udinese has shown all our weaknesses.
- Lack of a great CB to play alongside Vermalen. AW says he has four, but Squillaci is not up to it and Djourou and Kos aren't world class defenders. yes, he has 4, but most of them are bad.
- Lack of a deputy LB, and that surprises me as we all know Gibbs is injury-prone.
- Lack of leadership in midfiled. Even someone like Parker would be welcome.
- Lack of a reliable striker in case RVP gets injuried. Chamakh is nauseating. Campbell too young.
ATM we are a team which could end up between 7th and 10th.