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Completely agree....that said. It's not all our fault. Every player out there earns those kind of bucks. I do feel we have inflated salaries for players that shouldn't have been paid so highly, but i think it's a moral thing from the clubs point of view. We don't pay MEGA...we pay parity acceoss the squad.I do think that it's a game wide problen though. Not just ours. To keep RVP we have to pay....but walcott can fuck off tbh.Quote:
Originally Posted by ItsMe
http://www.goal.com/en/news/9/englan...chance-to-joinQuote:
Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has revealed his regret at failing to sign for Arsenal, calling it a "missed appointment" in his career.
Toure was handed a trial at Arsenal in 2003 and featured in a pre-season friendly against Barnet which ended in a goalless draw. Arsene Wenger subsequently passed up the opportunity to sign the then 20-year-old, claiming the midfielder's performance during the match as "completely average".
“For me, England was the country of rhythm, speed, commitment and beautiful game, a country for me," Toure told L'Equipe.
"But I always wanted to go to Arsenal and this is the missed appointment in my career.”
Toure also revealed his reluctance at joining Metalurh Donetsk, rather than Paris Saint-Germain, from Belgian side Beveren and admitted the inability to secure a work permit prevented him from signing for a Premier League club.
The lure of joining Arsenal was also increased due to Wenger's presence at the club, according to Toure. The Ivory Coast international had played under Jean-Marc Guillou, the man who had handed Wenger his first break in management at Cannes.
"It was a great disappointment," said Toure.
"There was a proposal from PSG, but it was not done because the PSG would pay in several times. Donetsk paid in one. I had to accept. I was young and I wanted to try another challenge. I had a test at Arsenal, but I have not had the opportunity to go there because I could not get work permits.
"[In 2006] Lyon was manifested, but I dreamed of signing for Arsenal to rejoin my brother Kolo and Arsene Wenger, whose [Jean-Marc] Guillou is the spiritual father. But it did not. And I landed in Monaco."
Still can't believe we signed Eboue instead of him...
Even if we had signed him, Wenger would have stuck him out on the wing. . .Eboue :rose:
:gp: yep wrong brotherQuote:
Originally Posted by Boss
Another one for Wenger's list of nearly signings. What a team that could have been.
I might have mentioned it before, but we have to register an intent to purchase Clinton Drew Dempsey.
Just do it, Wenger.
Might as well with all the injury's we have.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master Splinter
We were interested in Dempsey this summer iirc, it was between him, Arteta and Cahill for the PL based midfielder we wanted to sign.
We know how that went...
Dempsey doesn't play in midfield though and I doubt we were after him considering we bought Gervinho and Oxface.
But seeing how shit our forward options are aside from RVP, Gervinho and Oxo, Dempsey is a no-brainer.
Citeh will probably bid £40m for him.
So Dempsey, Rhodes and Biglia this window?
That will do.
Sounds like a plan. They'd all have to take a step down but I'm sure we can convince them,
Offer them an actual window in the club shop.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marc Overmars
It is a big step up - 2 divisions, but Rhodes knows where the goal is and that is more than you can say for anyone in our team other than Van Persie.
No chance arry or kenny will snapp him up.Quote:
Originally Posted by GB.
Should have got Ricky Álvarez when we had the chance, looks good playing for inter.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
No way should we get rid of Theo. They can have OxfaceQuote:
PSG are looking to bring Arsenal winger Theo Walcott to the French league.
Full story: Caught Offside
Belgian defender Jan Vertonghen has alerted Arsenal, Spurs and Manchester United that Ajax may be planning to sell him in the summer transfer window.
Full story: Metro
We dont need him in the summer. We need him now
We should throw Chamakh in as a make weight. Or throw him off a bridge. Either's just as good.
You complain about Arsenal being shit. Yet you want to keep Theo.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ach
Make up your mind because you can't have it both ways.
Losing Theo, another first team player just weakens us even more. He's not on form but heard a few folks making the same sort of argument for Nasri and Cesc. Same goes for the sale of Hleb and Flamini. They may be inconsistent or on a bad run but we need to add to this team and provide competition for places, not take away.Quote:
Originally Posted by GB.
CescQuote:
Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory
Nasri
Flamini
Hleb
Theo - an integral cog in a shitwheel of shit.
Any more injuries so far today? Anyone else think we should avoid the warm up, just in case?
The new team bus has a disabled ramp.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
Isn't that a bit dangerous? What happened to the inflatable chute and feather bed?Quote:
Originally Posted by GB.
He could still do a job off the bench and he's the type of player that would knuckle down if his place was under threat. He's having a real shitty run right now, but both Gervinho and Theo have really dropped off since losing both regular wingbacks. It also sends out the wrong message and losing him could also mean we lose RVP.Quote:
Originally Posted by GB.
Again, when Nasri's form dropped off, people were saying we should sell him. Same goes for Cesc and Hleb. Because they're form suffered through the season, you see them as the root cause, which is wrong in my opinion. We need to keep adding to what we have and trim off the players that contribute nothing at all. Theo isn't one of those players and if he picks up an injury, there will be certain games where we'd miss his pace. For certain games, if it's open, it would be better if he came off the bench and ran at players with tired legs.
Prince Boateng would be a good buy. . .if there was a way to get him
Spending money is one wayQuote:
Originally Posted by Japan Shaking All Over
But we wont do that so i see your point
North Korea has been known to pluck the people off Japanese beaches to do their biding
Rendition flights, if we can get a deal on the fuel?
RVP will leave this summer so likely replacements?
We can forget any world class striker coming in. The likes of Yakubu, Rhodes, Stokes etc are our level these days
But Chamakh will obviously step up once RVP has gone as he'll be the main man again.
Chamakh :bow:.
The North Korean Rooney should be available.
Looney?Quote:
Originally Posted by Boss
:haha:Quote:
Originally Posted by Grimandi's Perm
Massive lol
Lacist. :sulk:Quote:
Originally Posted by Grimandi's Perm
They'd want crazy money for him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grimandi's Perm
Iker Muniain
Never seen him play bar the match on right now but hes brilliant in FM and if it worked for Freddie...
Eden Hazard was at the game, in Gervinho's box. Not sure the recruitment strategy of watching us play is a good one.
:ror:Quote:
Originally Posted by GB.
(LOFRMOA)
Hes going to join Man UtdQuote:
Originally Posted by Dennis Bendtner
Fucking too right, especially as Utd were there too. We need to put one of Letter's TV windows into the recruitment box and show games from the turn of the century.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dennis Bendtner