isn't the fact he is injured quite fundamental to what we actually need him for and therefore is not a good signing.Quote:
Originally Posted by JonasTC
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isn't the fact he is injured quite fundamental to what we actually need him for and therefore is not a good signing.Quote:
Originally Posted by JonasTC
You really believe that Arsenal on purpose went out and got an injuried player just to piss of people on GW?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bumble
That's a wild shot in the dark, my friend! :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Bumble
Nobody has said that. Unfortunately the reality is we did go out and arrange a loan for an injured player. A mistake, they happen. But this is professional sport and the fans pay a lot of money for professional staff to run the affairs of the club. These mistakes need to be questioned, there's nothing unreasonable about asking the questions. And these questions give rise to other questions, such as why our club seems to be cursed with long term injury problems. Which leads to a central question, is our medical team properly competent?Quote:
Originally Posted by JonasTC
Thx for a proper answer N_Q :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
I too believe that something must be wrong, but im not a doctor or running a football club, so i stay away from trying to 'correct' things like alot of people on the internet seem to want to do. What i do know, is that Wenger is not our medical staff and therefor i think its uncalled for, hating on Wenger for this. He were suddenly in a situation in the end of January were Wilshere and Ramsey were out for longer than what he was told and therefor he needed an experienced midfielder who could do a decent job for the next couple of months, i think Kallstrom were among the best options available on short notice and i guess the medical staff told him, that it was worth the risk?
It worries me that you needed a 'proper' response to why this is a bad deal!Quote:
Originally Posted by JonasTC
Whatever floats your boat
Jan Aage Fjortoft believes Julian Draxler didn't join Arsenal in the January transfer window as Bayern Munich want to buy him in the summer.
Dont twist his words dude. He said Draxler wanted to join us, but Schalke said no and then he tweeted that it was maybe because Bayern stopped the deal, promising Schalke they would pay whatever in the summer :)
It's been questioned as to whether we actually bid altogether. Another unnamed team apparently bid for him which Schalke rejected.
Even if that isn't quite true, we should be prepared for the competition to be aroused by Draxler now. If this January has done nothing else, it has alerted everyone to our interest in a very young talented player.
I didnt twist anything, just copied and pasted it from another site dude.Quote:
Originally Posted by JonasTC
Some journo asked Maureen why he didnt sign a striker in January and he said something along the lines of "we dont sign a striker now but in the summer you'll know why". Rumors are that they have agreed a deal with Falcao.
I think the reason they havent yet clicked is becayse they dont have a world class striker and if they do get Falcao then we'd have some serious competetion in our hands next season.
It would be disgusting if they got him....
We're out of the running for Draxler now. This was our chance but we decided the fee was too high. If no other club is interested in the summer I guess we might get a sniff again, but that would rely on the player being anonymous during the World Cup. Which then begs the question, would we want to spend big on a player who failed to impress on the biggest stage? Kalou remains the most likely bet.
I still think we're the most attractive club for Draxler, most other clubs only have more money to offer and i guess if they really wanna pay 150k+ wages for a 20yr old who may or may not be world class and i dont really see him being in the category of Nasri, Hazard, etc. who just goes to whoever offers most money. Anyway im not sure he's going to have a big impact for Germany this world cup, he's still only 20 and they have other more experienced players who are performing better right now for same spot.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
In fairness, it's only injuries and/or the prospect of a group stage dead rubber will allow Draxler much of a chance to play for Germany in the summer.
So long as we have our German contingent we'll have a good chance of getting him. Him going to Bayern would be crazy.
Considering he would be behind people like Gotze and Kroos, who are already struggling with getting stable playing time. Dont see it happening.
Draxler's not the only option for the summer, of course. But with the (let's face it) little we all know about him he does seem to be an Arsenal style player. If I was running things (which in fairness I should be) I'd have taken the risk now. He wanted to come here, his wages are low(ish) so there's room for him to grow into our wage structure, it would have been a boost across the whole team and it would have been a fucking watch out message to the opposition. Schalke held the cards in terms of the fee, so negotiating on that was a waste of effort. We had to bite the bullet or not, we choose the latter. I think we'll finish the season and progress through next season regretting we didn't act decisively in this window.Quote:
Originally Posted by JonasTC
Agreed he'll probably play a bit part in the WC, but if he even drops hints of his ability you know what the money bags clubs (not just here in England but abroad too) are like, they'll write the cheque without thinking too much about it. We're not in that league, we have to run things as a proper club and a proper business. Which always leaves us with our nose pressed against the glass on transfer day. Any chance we get we should take because it's ten times harder for us to get a deal done at the top level by comparison. £200K a week wages from the comedy club city will put and end to all talk about what;s best for the player. I'm chalking this one up as the one who got away.
But is he really the player we want now? I'd rather we go out in the summer and get a quality proven striker and holding midfielder, im thinking Jackson Martinez/Diego Costa and Lars Bender/Morgan Schneiderlin/Victor Wanyama.
No, deffo one for the future. I would have signed a striker too though, at least a backup.Quote:
Originally Posted by JonasTC
Enlighten me. Were we obliged contractually to take the player even before his medical? Surely not. So Why. The fuck. Would we take a player on loan for the rest of the season who is injured for half of it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
Only the relevant people inside Arsenal can answer that and until they do it remains a Bermuda Triangle/ Who really built the pyramids type of mystery.Quote:
Originally Posted by IBK
This will not happen, we'll do our usual scratching around for a few months, the World Cup be on and so we won't be able to sign anyone then, then after the World Cup Wenger will say prices are inflated because of the World Cup and we'll sign some two bit nobodies towards the end of the window.Quote:
Originally Posted by JonasTC
I don't trust Wenger to do the necessary in the transfer market, simply because he never has.
This whole Kallstrom episode really makes us look like a joke, why would we sign a player on loan who's out for 6 games when he's really only cover for injured players who should be back around then?
No sane individual would do this.
The special eejiot has someone in mind for the summer.....and that could be Diego Costa (what with having the same agents) but who knows.
Jonas - Draxler is without doubt not the finished article but there's no reason why he could not have had an impact similar to Reyes when we signed him. I remember Reyes really giving us a push in the FA cup and just giving us more of a direct option in the league.
Draxler is unlikely to be exhausted by his exertions at the world cup, although it is worth mentioning that even our very own Gnabry is being seriously considered for the German squad.
Reus is ahead of him at this point too...
I think David Icke knowsQuote:
Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
Ok...so I'm quoting myself from 23.01.2014...a year and half later...any closer to this happening?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bergkampwonderland10
Not sure he's the kind of striker we need although I think he'd be very useful... Only Giroud has any sort of physical presence up front. However if someone like Higuain became available...think I might prefer that option.
We're not signing Benteke.
Let's keep it to one transfer bollocks thread.