I imagine he will be our first signing. A deal is reportedly meant to be sealed this week but not heard anything new today yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by selassie
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I imagine he will be our first signing. A deal is reportedly meant to be sealed this week but not heard anything new today yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by selassie
I don't think they like us, that seems to be another problem in buying from the Prem, nobody will give us decent deals cos we're a bunch of foreign arseholes that need to be gotten the better of by the native British, witness Hughes blocking the Schwarzer move. Only choice is pay over the odds or walk away, we've been choosing the wrong one for a while now imo but hopefully will be willing to spend a little more and maybe swallow a bit of pride.Quote:
Originally Posted by selassie
Hughes would have been a fool to accept peanuts for his first team goalkeeper. He wouldn't have been able to sign anyone else with the money we put up. No point in doing such deals. If there is no benefit in selling the player, then why go ahead with it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Darth Vela
Has nothing to do with us being foreign either. Tottenham paid silly money for Bent, Villa paid a lot for Bent, Man U have to pay a heft price for Young, did the same for Berbatov. These days you have to weigh up the value of the player with how much he's worth to the club.
I just edited my post, I agree with you, well apart from the not liking us bit....nobody gives anybody in PL decent deals if transfer are taking place. You either pay the going rate or look for something else.Quote:
Originally Posted by Darth Vela
Yeah, there are a lot of factors but I think our 'relationship' with other clubs in the Prem is something that often gets overlooked, you really think Shawcross would cost us and Man U the exact same amount (assuming we'd actually try and buy him)? Not saying it's a massive factor but something worth taking into consideration, most people are more willing to do business with those they like and respect rather than those they hate and demean, I get the feeling with most northern chairmen and managers we're more in the second category than the first.Quote:
Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory
In terms of Hughes, Fulham were willing to sell as they rated Stockdale and we offered a decent price for a guy that close to 40, whether Hughes blocked it purely down to footballing reasons or whether his spats with Wenger had any effect is pretty subjective, you can't prove the way someone thinks but imo his bias informed his decision.
This, although he has what we need he is no what we want. I cam't see AW sigining a player that goes in hardQuote:
Originally Posted by ItsMe
Who? :unsure:Quote:
ADEL TAARABT has sensationally claimed he is a top transfer target for Arsenal and Chelsea.
But QPR star Taarabt admits his big-money move is stalling as the London rivals mull over his £10million price tag.
The Moroccan is hot property after his dazzling form helped fire Rangers to promotion to the Premier League.
And he said: "QPR are demanding £10million for me and for now clubs aren't moving too much.
"I've had contact with Arsenal and Chelsea but it's a bit of a mess.
"Arsenal haven't sold Fabregas yet and Chelsea don't have a manager but I'd like to stay in London. It's the best city in the world."
Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...#ixzz1Pp0qWVJd
Didnt he flop at the Spuds? No thanks
It would be funny if we sign the player that has exactly what we need and all those that slated Wenger for being too true to his morals/ethics or whatever start crying over it.
Barton, that is, not Taarabt, another small French attacking midfielder probably isn't what we need.
There are plenty of players that have exactly what we need and are available so Barton can GTFO tbhQuote:
Originally Posted by Darth Vela
One year left on his contract. Swap for Clichy. We get the better end of the deal tbhQuote:
ALAN PARDEW is refusing to give up hope of keeping Spanish full-back Jose Enrique at Newcastle.
Enrique, 25, is yet to respond to a new contract offer as he enters the final year of his existing deal amid speculation that he will quit St James' Park this summer.
Arsenal are the latest club to be linked with Enrique, joining Liverpool in the hunt for a player who was one of the Magpies' most dependable performers last season.
But boss Pardew is desperate to hold on to him with Kevin Nolan having quit for West Ham and Joey Barton's future uncertain.
He said: "I'm still hopeful that Enrique — who was a big, big, big, big player for us last year — stays at the club and we can entice him to stay.
"We are not confident we can keep him, but we are not scared of losing him. It's somewhere in between, really.
"When you have only got a year left on a player of his ability, of course you are vulnerable, and I think it's nervous times for us."
Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...#ixzz1Pp1Fp9BD
It really wouldn't, he's a thug not a footballer and isn't what we need....noone needs this type of player.Quote:
Originally Posted by Darth Vela
If he did sign it would be another sign Wenger doesn't have a clue about what fans expect.
Yeah, I'm with ya but it'd still be funny.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ach
Aside from having to see Barton in an Arsenal shirt ofc, just looking at the words is disgusting enough.
If fans want to see things on a purely results basis, which many claim, then they have no real leg to stand on against Barton, he'd help get us results and improve the team.Quote:
Originally Posted by ItsMe
Well as i always do, i look on the bright side of things and Barton coming to Arsenal will surely be the catalyst of all Arsenal fans turning on Wenger and getting rid of the fuckwit once and for all.Quote:
Originally Posted by Darth Vela
We can then hope the new man in gets rid of Barton asap and by get rid of, i dont mean selling him, i mean killing the cunt
This, the thing is he is too hated by gooners for all the scummy thinngs he has done and what he did to diaby last season, can't see him have a happy time coming here. He is what we need a bit of steel in the middle.Quote:
Originally Posted by Darth Vela
:lol:
One more reason to get Dein back, he's got contacts...
What did he do to Diaby last season? :unsure:Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie the Gooner
If it was something bad then Barton is forgiven and hes a must get
can you see Samba in our shirt though? When it started circulating at Xmas we wanted him i have had a mental image of him in the red and white, roaring as he heads another stoke throw in away from goal while simultaneously headbutting Shawcross and giving Rob Huth a yoga noogie.Quote:
Originally Posted by Darth Vela
he went in hard on him to which that pillock diaby got sent off and cost us the game.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ach
ThisQuote:
Originally Posted by Punchinello Beezo
Would love to see people bully Samba around as they do so easily with our current CBs
Away point, thats all that mattersQuote:
Originally Posted by Charlie the Gooner
So you want Samba here to see him get bullied?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ach
Oh the sending off at St James Park. Good strong challenge, got the ball clearly and unless Barton is performed some kind of miracle, he couldnt stop and follwed through on Diaby.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie the Gooner
Diaby sending off was his own fault. The challenge was fine and had one of our players done it, we'd be loving it.
Sarcasm...Quote:
Originally Posted by Master Splinter
Hell yes, our very own monster to let loose on those who displease us, wouldn't bet on him making too many starts in our annual Barca games in the CL but if anyone could cause Busquets enough pain to make his writhing seem reasonable, Samba's our man,Quote:
Originally Posted by Punchinello Beezo
In fact I think I'm going to have to go and lie down for a bit now before I get too excited.
thisQuote:
Originally Posted by Darth Vela
:loveblush:
I think the Samba fan club are setting themselves up for great disappointment.
Nah, it wasn't necessary at all, given it was right through Diaby's bad ankle I'd say there might have been an element of malice and aforethought too. Diaby was stupid to react to the little scrote though, you wait until he next has the ball and then smash him legally, that's the Premiership way.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ach
Samba also scores a decent amout of goals too from corners as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Darth Vela
Let's hope Fabregas is not taking them then......Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie the Gooner
"There are 10 minutes left here and its Arsenal 6 Stoke 0 and its all getting a bit nasty as players look to settle scores as the game is essentially over. And whats this...the Arsenal fans appear to be chanting "Unleash the beast, unleash the beast" as Christopher Samba is taking his tracksuit off. Looking across the field a few of the Stoke players have gone very pale and Ryan Shawcross appears to be hiding behind Glenn Whelan"Quote:
Originally Posted by Darth Vela
agree with you 100%Quote:
Originally Posted by Ach
Maybe, I'm not expecting him to carry it out from the back like Beckenbaur (apparently he did that, damn good at it on PES anyway) but just to carry all before him and climb a mountain of skulls to claim the Carling Cup, I don't think that's too much to ask.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master Splinter
Obvioulsy i meant headers, and you know this manQuote:
Originally Posted by Master Splinter
With the signing of Samba, if it happens, hopefully its the sign of changing our defensive strategy as well cos continue as we are then Samba wont make one bit of difference.
Well apart from set pieces but then he cant mark all the opposing players in the box.
I meant let's hope Fabregas is not taking the corners, as:Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie the Gooner
a) he's shit at them
b) hopefully he's fecked off to Barca in a £60m deal.
I think you missed the pointQuote:
Originally Posted by Charlie the Gooner
Given we conceded the least goals from open play in the entire league, I'd say that it's set-pieces where we need the help tbh. It's not the strategy that's at fault so much as the level of performances of the team as a whole, when we were hassling and actually working together as a team we were tight enough.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ach
And there is a sub for Stoke Here, Ryan Shawcross is coming of to be replaced by Salif Diao and to escape the attention of his fellow lumbering moron, Chris Samba. But wait ther is movement from the Arsenal bench, oh oh and it seems that Joey Barton is now putting a cigar out in Shawcross's eye.Quote:
Originally Posted by Punchinello Beezo
Whilst its good we are being linked with CBs, CMs and a few strikers, its a bit worrying that we dont seem to be after a keeper.