Summer Transfer Speculation and Shit

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Originally Posted by selassie

I think Wenger needs to sign two striker regardless, one top class, one backup. Giroud needs to fight it out with the backup striker. Giroud is not good enough to be first choice for Arsenal and would struggle to make the squads of any of our rivals and I include Man United in that list.

I have no problem with Giroud sticking around, he will be a useful squad player, but in reality he should be 3rd choice striker.

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No problems with that as long as he knows he's 3rd choice & that his wages relate to this.

Giroud is average and has been stinking the place up for 2 years already so i hope the manager finally decides to get beter options (assuming he has the ambition to) and take us to the next level. He is of the same quality as Chamakh and Bendtner and these guys have either failed to make it anywhere else (including the likes of Sunderland) or have found their level (Crystal Palace). However, as bad as they were, at least they were back up to the likes of RVP, Adebayor, Eduardo ect and not first choice.

Giroud typifies the current Arsenal team, slow, average, static and easy to defend against.

Giroud is better than you guys are giving him credit for. We need an upgrade on him though.

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Originally Posted by Dein-machine

We should be convinced of his departure because we should know by now that we cannot afford to have these type of players hanging around the club, taking wages & getting game time when they simply aren't good enough. We've put up with this for far too long, Eboue, Senderos, Djourou, Bendtner - players that should be nowhere near an Arsenal shirt and yet we take ages to get rid. Giroud is a Stoke player, not a player in a team of quick thinking, fast passing footballers - he is simply not good enough.
Don't delay the inevitable for his own sake aswell as ours. If we buy 2 strikers with the second one as back up, even this guy needs to be 10 times better than Giroud. Even our squad players need to be quality next year, no more Flamini's or Kallstrom's to fill gaps. Recent years tell us we need these players throughout the season, inevitably this will mean games against top teams - we cannot play these teams with poor replacements. Let's get spending - properly.

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My query was not about what we ought to do but what people think will happen and why. I'd be surprised if Giroud isn't an Arsenal player next season but in any case I agree with the majority....we need at the bare minimum 1 world class forward and probably 2 with the impending departure of Bendtner and Podolski (if his contract really is up).

Though I didn't want him near our club...with Suarez we might have been looking at doing a double he's that good. Liverpool who are currently top would have been much worse off without him and would have certainly been closer to Chelsea in second place too.

I'm not convinced Wenger ever thought Giroud would be the long term and first choice answer though....which only serves to frustrate me at the fact that he has been for the last 2 years.

Telegraph are reporting Bayern, PSG and Monaco are interested in Kos. He's under contract until 2017 but is apparently only on 50k. Give him a pay rise tbf.

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Originally Posted by Marc Overmars

Telegraph are reporting Bayern, PSG and Monaco are interested in Kos. He's under contract until 2017 but is apparently only on 50k. Give him a pay rise tbf.

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Give him Bendter's £52k when that useless mug finally fucks away off and fades into anonymity

Wenger should sign Tom Huddlestone and Barry.

And sell Arteta. he can only pass sideways anyway.

The get Fletcher from Sunderland, if they go down. That would allow us to donate Sanogo to charity...if they'd have him.

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Originally Posted by Allahrsenal

Wenger should sign Tom Huddlestone and Barry.

And sell Arteta. he can only pass sideways anyway.

The get Fletcher from Sunderland, if they go down. That would allow us to donate Sanogo to charity...if they'd have him.

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Huddlestone, Barry & Fletcher! - are you Wenger in disguise?

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Originally Posted by Marc Overmars

Telegraph are reporting Bayern, PSG and Monaco are interested in Kos. He's under contract until 2017 but is apparently only on 50k. Give him a pay rise tbf.

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If that's true regarding his £50k, is it any wonder players leave us. Just imagine playing like Kos has been, knowing that Bendtner is on more money than you. Its a complete piss take that the powers that be haven't sat him down with a big pay offer.