Would love him here. He's good enoughQuote:
Originally Posted by AKBapologist
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Would love him here. He's good enoughQuote:
Originally Posted by AKBapologist
Also, a good summary of the situation where in right now...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...-Arsenal.html?Quote:
Agents involved in potential deals with Arsenal and even some at the club itself, report that he is so
scrupulous in weighing up his options that he might be described as dithering while his empire burns.
‘Arsene was very cautious and David was very ambitious for the club,’ said former director Keith Edelman, managing director at the time. ‘He was very good at getting Arsene into a position where he was comfortable spending money.’ No one at the club seems to have sufficient authority to do that now.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...#ixzz1P16lax8I
twitters cool
well at least posting from it is IMO
to be honest I takebas much notice of it as I do anything quote from The Mirror
twitter gives us more rocks to have our hopes dashed upon and the recent batch I just read have us talking every man and his dog :clap::clap:
Are you suggesting that the Mirror (and indeed Fleet Street's finest) make stuff up, just to sell papers? :sulk:Quote:
Originally Posted by Japan Shaking All Over
Now this would be the most hilarious transfer ever if the system can pull it off
Spuds to HMP on a free :pray:
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/...ring-the-worst-
Lets hope the judge is a Gooner.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maestro
'Arry Crooknapp :haha:.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maestro
Apparently there are problems with Jones' move to Mancs.
£15m for someone as average as Danns? No thanksQuote:
Arsenal and Liverpool are set to battle it out over the signature of £15m rated Birmingham City defender Scott Dann, after the two sides missed out on Blackburn's Phil Jones. (News of the World - subscription required)
German side Bayern Munich are in the race to sign Arsenal midfielder Samir Nasri, who they want as an eventual replacement for Franck Ribery.
Full story: Mail on Sunday
Arsene Wenger is confident, however, that he can retain the services of 23-year-old Nasri but is less certain that he can keep 24-year-old Cesc Fabregas at Arsenal.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Arsenal shareholder Alisher Usmanov has warned that players like Nasri and Fabregas should not be sold and has called for more investment into the club. (News of the World - subscription required)
Usmanov :bow: Time for him to take over
Should have gone for Usmanov not Kroenke. Russiam mob :bow:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ach
ThisQuote:
Originally Posted by milla
Worked for Chelsea after all
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,195...986038,00.html
More from Usmanov.
Dont disagree with him at all.
You can see why the other board members didnt want him ahead of the Yank. This guy actually cares about what happens on the field whilst the Yank just falls in line with the rest of the board and lines his pockets whilst the team suffers
Kroenke out, Usmanov in
Would this be the Chelsea that have a new manager every year - more than that sometimes - and have missed out on the title for years to manu, despite their huge spending? It is nice for chavs who had never seen silverware for decades, but I think any soul that their club had has been sold to the devil.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ach
Don't get me wrong, I want us to win silverware, but I want us to win it without a bad taste in the mouth of buying it with money we don't have, plus acquired from a very dubious source.
Chelsea failed cos they (the club and the owner) are stupid, it has nothing to do with how much money the owner has. Having a russian owner doesnt mean we will follow their footstep. :coffee:Quote:
Originally Posted by tarzan
Yes the Chelsea that doesnt stand for failure whereas we seem to accept it.Quote:
Originally Posted by tarzan
You cant win the title every season but they have still won trophies regularly. I believe Wenger has only been successful in 5 of the 14 odd seasons hes been here
We should have gone for a gangster who wants to take money OUT of the club?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ach
Interesting.
Is that what Abraimabitch doing?Quote:
Originally Posted by GB.
I dont really follow the financial stuff in football tbh
http://videos.tf1.fr/telefoot/marche...e-6528622.html
Anyone speak french?
What makes you think the current lot don't do the same???Quote:
Originally Posted by GB.
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Originally Posted by AKBapologist
He wants in addition to what may or may not be taken out of the Club, dividends to shareholders.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr.Singh
Quite the opposite, he is pissing his money away.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ach
Seriously? You guys have obviously not read anything about that Usmanov guy. I would be ashamed to support the club I love if he took control.
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Originally Posted by Ach
The mirror reckons weve given up on signing Cahill, but then there are full of shit. :shrug:
No one actually knows anything about Usmanov tbh. He is only allegedly a russian gangster. All speculation tbf.
if Jones and Cahill are quoted at 16-17 millQuote:
Originally Posted by Ach
Chamiponship Danns for 15 mil......yeah right, jog on!
Well he's no Bill Gates is he?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bergkampwonderland10
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Originally Posted by Save me Jeebus!
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to be honest I takebas much notice of it as I do anything quote from The Mirror
that's the first time I have ever quoted myself:cool:
Hope that's not true, we need a defender like Cahill to cope in the EPL.Quote:
Originally Posted by Save me Jeebus!
we will hear a few of these stories, it was only yesterday that we were hearing that we were ready to meet to buy out clause........an Arsenal transfer is never simple!
i was going to say unlike a ManU transfer but latest news has it that Jones' move has hit a slight snag
any updates ACH?
Here is an article from the Mail on Sunday. This transfer is approaching Arsenal levels with regard to complexity and farce.Quote:
Originally Posted by Japan Shaking All Over
United's Jones bid in tatters: Blackburn warn they won't be bullied as Liverpool launch £22m swoop
Manchester United’s multi-million pound signing of teenage defender Phil Jones from Blackburn Rovers lies in tatters.
Blackburn’s Indian owners have reacted furiously to what they perceive as United’s attempt to railroad them into selling the 19-year-old and have told United: ‘We will not be bullied’.
And in a stunning 11th-hour development on Saturday, the Mail on Sunday can reveal that Liverpool have told Blackburn they will pay £22million for Jones, a move that will ruin Sir Alex Ferguson’s holiday mood as he takes a break in the south of France.
Arsenal have also belatedly submitted a bid that tops United’s £16.5m offer, and with Chelsea showing serious interest in the player, too, an auction appears to be unfolding. It will come as a bitter blow to Ferguson if he misses out on Jones, and it will sting all the harder if the player ends up at United’s fierce rivals at Anfield.
Rovers’ owners have been angered by United’s attitude and at a meeting on Saturday in Pune, India, which was attended by manager Steve Kean — straight off a plane to Mumbai — they resolved to prevent the deal going through.
United have offered to make Jones the highest-paid teenager in the history of English football with a startling £80,000-a-week contract, but Blackburn are even prepared to top that.
Rovers chairwoman Anuradha Desai made it clear to Kean and fellow executives, who made up a ‘war council’ in India, that they must try to persuade the defender to stay. The prospect of being a future club captain is also being dangled before Jones.
Money is said to be ‘not an issue’ for Desai’s family, who are billionaires through their Venky’s poultry conglomerate.
They want to keep their best players, especially homegrown talents such as Jones.
But if they fail to persuade him, they will do all they can to elicit the best price from one of Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, United or Tottenham, telling Jones: ‘If you go, you go where we get the best money.’
A source close to Rovers said. ‘United can’t do what they want in this case. Jones is a Blackburn player and while there is a clause that could mean he leaves, it’s far from the straightforward issue everyone assumes it to be.’
Jones signed a United shirt for fans while training with England’s Under-21s in Denmark on Friday and, along with his representatives and United, had thought the transfer was a formality.
The player wants to join United but it is not known whether he has even been informed yet that Liverpool have made a bigger offer.
A major headache for United is in the interpretation of the release clause in Jones’s contract. They triggered it with their £16.5m offer and were allowed to talk to the player as a result.
But Rovers have taken legal advice and insist the clause does not force them to sell to the first club to meet the figure.
The biggest loser in all this could be England Under- 21 boss Stuart Pearce.
He would not name his team on Saturday night for the opening game against Spain as the possibility of the transfer deal distracting the versatile defender grew.
I hope to fuck that bit about us isnt true.
Fuck Jones, concentrate on Cahill and Samba.
I hope the Jones story is true if it is a careful ploy to get Man U to focus on spending more money than is appropriate for him, which will free Arsenal up for a proper target.Quote:
Originally Posted by Save me Jeebus!
Were free to focus on other proper targets anyway, we just spend too long fucking about.Quote:
Originally Posted by Toronto Gooner
There are plenty of other clubs interested apparantly, makes no sense at all for us to be involved.
Is it true that Arsenal is willing to, or has already spent, 12 million pounds in a 17 year old?? (called Oak-Ridge or somehing?)
If so :doh:
Foxy Chambermaid :good:
The only one who is quoted at that price is Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain from southampton.Quote:
Originally Posted by Elreactor
Supposedly it will be announced on 1st July.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Drn-x...layer_embedded
Wonder if Lehmann taught him a thing or two...
Did you see his face while he was charging at zog.....Quote:
Originally Posted by The Realist
the ast meeting with gazidis tomorrow night should be interesting to say the least
:sulk: Foxtail ChamberpotQuote:
Originally Posted by LDG