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David Ben'Gurion?Quote:
Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
Same dif...Quote:
Originally Posted by Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie
Did Benayoun really have leukaemia ? He never looked wellQuote:
Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
Mate of mine couldn't understand why I called Kallstrom Roosevelt....it was because he often played like someone with Polio
Racists bastards. :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie
He was British. Born in Lancashire. I didn't realise he died this year.
I call an immediate review of Ramsey's scoring record!Quote:
Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory
You can be both British and Chinese, he was both.Quote:
Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory
Yep died about six weeks ago....he was cast as Japanese as well as Chinese characters....he was Commandant Yamouchi in Tenko
Ramsey last scored for us in the league on March 5thQuote:
Originally Posted by I am invisible
Burt Kwouk died on 24th May
Sorry
He played himself in the The Harry Hill Show.
WTF!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie
We've signed some Oriental fella who died 6 weeks ago?
Still better than Giroud ahaHAAHAHAHAHAQuote:
Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
Ah so, he's a striker then. Fair enough.Quote:
Originally Posted by Douglas Reynholm
He looks incredibly lifelike.Quote:
Originally Posted by Douglas Reynholm
Nah if you look closely you can see the join.
Just joking. I didn't realise he was born here but grew up in China.Quote:
Originally Posted by Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie
Aye. Really spoilt my birthday, that did :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie
Wasn't this lad a song in The Lion King?
It means no trophies, for the rest of your days!Quote:
Originally Posted by LDG
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Originally Posted by Douglas Reynholm
Naaaaaaarsene Wenger!
It's a bargain fee, he's JapaneseQuote:
Originally Posted by Douglas Reynholm
The circle of rife.
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NopeQuote:
Originally Posted by I am invisible
I said the very same on these pages years ago when we were discussing 'project youth'.Quote:
Originally Posted by Özim
It's a sham, a complete switcheroo. We piss money away on shit and then sell them on later for probably a much higher fee - with the exception of players that are released (you know they are just too shit to get any money for)
It's a turnstile to generate cash, nothing more.
So, what's the problem?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeebus
Me either.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Loblaw
Lasted about 10 seconds (as usual #MrsL)
It's actually quite a good video if you watch it with the sound turned off. An excellent montage of some of the worst defending you're ever likely to see.
What makes it even more comical is we have wasted huge wages on squad players too who pretty much never play. Last season the likes of Arteta & Rosicky were earning 80k per week yet literally didn't kick a ball. It baffles me how Wenger prides himself on market value yet pisses money down the drain on squad players who don't contribute!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeebus
But surely wages for those players would've been factored in when they signed their contracts years ago?
I'm not sure what the fuss is about a few extra million here or there. For those other players where we aparrently haven't wanted to pay an extra million or two, it was never the case of not having the funds available, rather not being willing to spend the cash. Signings like Asano have zero effect on our main transfer targets.
We kept on renewing their contracts when they were offering very little playing time. It's not like they were tied to long term deals, we didn't even reduce their weekly wage, we had 35 year olds on fairly big wages playing between 5-10 games a season, how is that not a big deal?!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Kano
It wouldn't be such a fuss if they contributed or we didn't penny pinch and dither on fees and player contract duration when attempting to bring new players in.
I'm not overly fussed on the Asano deal, it's another opportunistic punt on a young player, he either makes it or he doesn't.
If Wenger wishes to load the squad with potential that's up to him, I'm more concerned about him fixing deficiencies in the first team.
Arteta only had one bad season before his last, so it wasn't obvious he was going to break down again in his last season. Rosicky still made 250+ appearances for Arsenal and when he was available, was always a valued contributor to the team. A lot of fans saw that despite his injury record, which is why he got a good send off. I also think their experience and maturity was part of the reason Wenger wanted them to stick around too. Why should their wages mean anything to us? We're not in charge of budgets, not accountants or financial experts. The club could obviously afford it and with money always available to spend, it had no impact on the transfer policy. It was never a case of funds not being there to spend. Just choosing not to, which is entirely different.Quote:
Originally Posted by selassie
If you can't see how much money we wasted on these players you must be blind, Rosicky spent most of his time on the treatment table, yes he made 250 appearance but that was in 10 years hardly value for money, then there's Diaby, Arteta, Walcott, Wilsgere and all those kids Wenger buys who never make it, it must add up to a fair amount, where does it all end.
Considering we've refused to pay a few million more for certain players in the past, it makes a huge difference (and it does have an impact on transfers as we still have to cover their wages and thus we must factor that in when offering players contracts to sign), we waste money left right and centre and yet Wenger takes the moral high ground regarding transfers and value for money.
It's out of control.Quote:
Originally Posted by Özim
Guys this isn't our striker. Wenger hasn't had a short striker up front for a long, long time. He likes strikers who can play with their back to goal and bring his little CAM's into play which is why players like Theo and Campbell don't get a look in.
I have a feeling that this guy is Theo's replacement as a wide forward as opposed to a number nine. I wouldn't be surprised if Theo wants to leave now that Wenger has failed to deliver on his false promises of playing him as a striker (and cost him a place in the England squad by not even playing him out wide anymore).
Either that or, as some of you have said, he's just here to sell shirts in Asia.
This!Quote:
Originally Posted by Özim
I don't mind players like Rosicky and Arteta staying on at the club if their experience can help us out in training and all the background stuff. But it's the these sort of signings that bother me. The young players that have no hope in hell at making a career here that bothers me.
Hey you! Buy shirt! One dolla!Quote:
Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory
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Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
The Norwegian and Swedish leagues are a joke, still there have been a couple of decent players to come from those. Means nothing if a player has talent.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
Let's give him a chance first.
Fine. But Wenger won't give him a chance, will he? This kid will probably never play for the first team. Not unless he develops in the Arsenal Way - in which case he fucked anyway. Poor bastard. His career is as good as finished. But these are all words right now. We'll have to wait a few years for this to come true, like it has done on so many other occasions. I mean FFS, we are the club that signed Park!Quote:
Originally Posted by Bergkampwonderland10