Its not a bad read all in all and their are some valid points just said it at the wrong time IMO.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeebus
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Its not a bad read all in all and their are some valid points just said it at the wrong time IMO.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeebus
Stories about players going outQuote:
Cash-rich Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala are showing an interest in Arsenal misfit Andrey Arshavin and may take advantage of the Russian transfer window remaining open for another month.
Full story: Daily Express
Barcelona are also interested in buying Arshavin in the summer.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Unbeaten Italian Serie A leaders Juventus are eyeing up a £25m summer move for Arsenal striker Robin van Persie, who has yet to sign a new contract at the Emirates.
Full story: Caughtoffside
We have the German guy now so we don't really need RvP and Arshavin wouldn't be much of a loss because Diaby will eventually not be injured.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ach
Wrong thread tbhQuote:
Originally Posted by Ach
True.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie the Gooner
He said we cant afford to compete with oil money and the super rich from russia.
Everything else is complete horseshit and makes him sound like a retard :good:
It truely warms the heart to know that we'll probably sell fatty back to the russians for around £15m and the money will be used to further line the boards pockets.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ach
Maybe PHW's yacht isnt totally out of the question.
Hope Arshavin is sold asap.
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Cash-rich Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala are showing an interest in Arsenal misfit Andrey Arshavin and may take advantage of the Russian transfer window remaining open for another month.
Full story: Daily Express
Oh yes please.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ach
Can we close and then burn this thread?
:gp: not sure why he felt the need to say it tbh, you know fans will be pissed off and that kind of thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeebus
You have to wonder what exactly it is they are trying to do.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie the Gooner
It seems each week they try to alienate the main thing that makes them money - the fans.
:shrug:
i dont understand why he said we cant compete with oil money when we have two guys worth billions on our board. fucking cuntQuote:
Originally Posted by Jeebus
Because the main billionaire we have is the type who just wants to make money out of us, and the other one is viewed as a russian ganster 'who's sort we dont want here'.Quote:
Originally Posted by ollie the optimist
I'd love Usmanov to buy out Kronke right now tbh.
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Originally Posted by Jeebus
i understand that, but just the bullshit lies over money the board are spouting just piss me off. either they really dont care about us or actually kronke and usmanov are worth fuck all
In their eyes their way is the right way and any other way is wrong. They all knew what they did appointed stan or selling to stan. He was a safe pair of hands for them. Im guessing when Dein 1st bought stan to the club this was not what he had in mind.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeebus
I wonder if we fail badly again Stan will man up and make the decisions he should be making tbh.
Kronke has money, he just doesnt seem to want to spend any of it on us.Quote:
Originally Posted by ollie the optimist
Usmanov has plenty but the current board and Kronke dont want anything to do with it.
But we don't need to compete with oil money. We supposedly have 50-100Million in the transfer kitty from sales and we only tend to be asking for a couple of players of 20-30Million. We CAN afford it. That is what is so bloody frustrating.Quote:
Originally Posted by ollie the optimist
A question. . .I think I know the answer (we're as tight as arses, and fail to budge on iur evaluation of a player). . . .but wanted to throw it out there. . .
Now as I remember we made a fairly serious summer bid for Goetze. . .why then were'nt we back in for him in January?
I know some say we dont need him but Wenger obviouslt did and that was after the oanic buys had already been brought in. . .
Sometimes contracts play a part and Wenger always looks for the cheap option even when it means having to wait and ultimately miss out after the player goes to a club with balls and willing to spend cash. . .I mean look at Everton, lost one player and got another of the same position or vice versa. . .still came out the same as they went in. . .us on the other hand :doh:
Do you reckon we could go back for this guy this summer?
Depends how good a euro's he has tbh, i can see other clubs bidding for him if he does well, Personally i think Wenger wants Hazard not this guy. But Hazard was not moving till the summer so he waited to get him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Japan Shaking All Over
I think Lukas Podolski will be bought and maybe Hoilett or hugo r from wigan. and maybe Hazard if not he will bid for Gotze.
Hazard, Goetze??
:haha:
Forget it!!
We have zero chance of signing a world star. Zero.
Even if we'd stump up the transfer fee (which we won't) and pay the wages (which we won't) there is not a cat in hell's chance of a world star signing for us over the competition. Plus we won't be in Champs Lge.
We probably will go back for him in the summer but that will have little to do with where he ends up because we'll lowball the offer as always. So if somebody else wants him they'll get him, if they don't and we can get away with underpaying then we have a chance. Wilshere will be a new signing for us by then, of course.Quote:
Originally Posted by Japan Shaking All Over
http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/...hi-and-stay-atQuote:
Andrey Arshavin will reject approach from Anzhi and stay at Arsenal until the summer - agent
The 30-year-old forward is keen to prove his critics wrong, recover his form and fulfill his ambitions of winning trophies at the Emirates Stadium before departing
Andrey Arshavin is committed to staying at Arsenal until the summer and is not interested in joining moneybags Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala this month, his agent has told Goal.com.Anzhi chiefs have made an approach to the Premier League club in an attempt to land the attacking midfielder for a cut-price fee before the Russian transfer window closes on February 24.
But Arshavin’s representative Phil Smith revealed that the Russia captain, who is contracted to Arsenal until June 2013, has no interest in a move before the end of the season.
“Andrey doesn’t think it is time to go back yet,” Smith told Goal.com. “He still feels he has a lot to do at Arsenal. He wants to win something, fulfil his ambitions and recover his form both for Arsenal and ahead of the European Championships.
“The Russia window lasts until 24th February and a guy representing Anzhi has made a tentative approach. But Andrey is not going to talk to the Russians because he doesn’t want to leave and Arsenal don’t want him to go, either. A lot depends on the summer.”
Arshavin has lost his regular place in the starting XI for Arsenal this season and his form has deteriorated so dramatically that he was jeered by home supporters at the Emirates Stadium when he came off the bench and replaced Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain against Manchester United 10 days ago.
The Russian, who usually plays on the left of Arsenal’s front three, has been far less productive than in his first two-and-a-half seasons at the club. He has scored only two goals this term, and only one in the league, which came against Swansea City in September.
Anzhi have identified the capture of proven and experienced Premier League stars as a key component in their quest to become a European superpower.
The club, who are bankrolled by billionaire businessman Suleyman Kerimov,have been sounding out a number of the established English elite about the potential availability of their players in the winter transfer window.
Oh FFS.
Good on him
So a cynic would say he's going to use the next few months to put himself in the shop window so he can generate a bit of bidding interest from elsewhere. Moving before the Euros would be less lucrative too if he can put on a couple of displays on the International stage.
Which is fine I guess. Means he'll probably put a bit of effort in and it means we might get a higher price. Better deal all around. Unless he does fuck all between now and the summer, in which case we'll still probably get fairly decent money from Anzhi.
Only real downside here is the board won't spend the money either way.
Phil Smith? I'm believing nothing unless it's Dennis Lachter.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/gossip/Quote:
TRANSFER GOSSIP
Arsenal forward Andrey Arshavin has vowed to stay with the club until the end of the season, rejecting a move to Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala.
Full story: Metro
Arsenal have made preliminary moves to sign midfielder Claudio Yacob, 24, from Argentina's Racing Club, and could snap up the player on a free transfer in the summer.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Stop it now. We didn't sign anybody and I doubt anyone wants to start the summer transfer window misery six months in advance.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie the Gooner
Well I applaud Arshavin if he actually means what he says but I seem to remember him mentioning that he intended to pull his socks up early in the season. . .ankle length socks obviously!
Yacob will not doubt become the new (what was his name?) Ricardo Alcavez
There's only one transfer Im interested in.
Wenger leaving the club.
While I don't disagree with that, I think the solution to our problems are more complex than that. I fail to see how anything can possibly change to a material degree following the strategy our Chief Executive espouses.
We are in the wilderness and are likely to remain there as long as we have a disinterested owner, a weak CEO, a Board that is out of touch with anything unrelated to financial gain and a Manager for whom the game has moved on and passed him by.
This thread has run it's course and discussions contained within are probably better off elsewhere.
I actually think he's worked quite hard recently. He's not been any good, but I can't fault his effort.Quote:
Originally Posted by Japan Shaking All Over
He needs to get some confidence, the booing of him was massively harsh. (we can argue the toss about whether it was directed at him or the substitution but there was a clear boo in response to his name being called out and you could see his reaction).
He's clearly got ability, just needs to keep working and hopefully he'll come good.