Transfer News, Rumours and Bollocks Thread

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Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn

Agreed. Wenger should have been sacked for not signing Alonso. I almost ate my fucking keyboard in rage when I heard the incompetent and arrogant fool had penny pinched us out of that deal too. There are so many things Wenger should have been sacked for by now. But our biggest problem is, the board things he's doing a good job and too many of the fans are prepared to settle for mediocrity and pretend it is success. If Arsenal was a high street shop then fine, it's run okay it will probably survive and turn a profit selling boring shoes or something like that. But it's a fucking football club, being run like a high street shop. As long as the tills are ringing the board and the manager couldn't give a fuck about anything else. Losers, the lot of them.

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ditto - Alonso would have been a great buy and Cesc would have been a much happier camper, and dare I say it an even more productive one too - however as soon as Alonso got wind of home country interest I believe his mind was made up, not that AW was thinking of changing that mind.........proabably breathed a sigh of relief, think it goes into convulsions at the mere thought of paying double 8 figure sums.........heard he need mouth to mouth after shelling out for Arshavin

the same signs are therefor all to see with the Cahill deal........talked the talk, but is defo not walking the walk, our Arsene is..........not comparing the players - Alonso was and still is a great player, Cahill I am yet to form a clear opinion about, but one thing for sure is that he fits the job specs and we have a glaring need for such a player........if our march gets stolen on this one and Wenger allows us to be beaten after we had a massive head start......there is going to be a lot of shit hitting the fan.........what did I say about massive leads being beaten? becoming a bit of a forte of ours, isnt it

no signings yet apart from Jenkinson.--mmmm......

Gervinho has agreeed to 60k per week. Coming for a medical on Monday, to be confirmed later next week.

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Originally Posted by AKBapologist

Gervinho has agreeed to 60k per week. Coming for a medical on Monday, to be confirmed later next week.

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yay

yay!......small yay anyway

maybe we are signing one player at once.......multi-tasking being a little bit above our capabilities

whose next, then? - CB?

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Originally Posted by AKBapologist

Gervinho has agreeed to 60k per week. Coming for a medical on Monday, to be confirmed later next week.

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Oh joy

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Originally Posted by Japan Shaking All Over

maybe we are signing one player at once.......multi-tasking being a little bit above our capabilities

whose next, then? - CB?

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Scott Dann if we're lucky.

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Originally Posted by AKBapologist

Scott Dann if we're lucky.

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reckon he's better than the names alredy mentioned?

was hoping for Cahill or Samba.......Cahill more because of the recent Chelsea link......not looking forward to seeing us put in another similar perfromace in the transfer market as we do on the pitch......too slow to react to the situation/spineless/indecisive and forced to miss out

No idea if he was any good, missed half of last season through injury but chelsea are after him too.

so I suppose both him and Cahill will become Blues then :-(

maybe we could toss a coin or challenge them to a sprint!?

I do wonder if the club has any idea on how the fans feel at the mo. Its so negative bad news all over the media, websites etc.

I wonder if they care if they do know.

@DarrenArsenal1 - Paul McCarthy NOTW confirms that Gervinho at Colney today on TS

@youngGunsblog says on twitter that barca offered 34mil, but only 29 cash because they believe we owe them 6mil for Toral and Bellerin. we paid 750,000 for both.

i bloody hate barca.

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Arsene Wenger has assured Arsenal fans he has a transfer plan in place this summer, but like a poker match he is waiting for the right time to play his hand.
"Currently, everyone is standing still," Wenger said. "Everyone expects everyone else to make the first move. Everyone holds on to their cards, hoping for the major transfer. Nobody blinks until late July, early August. Then we will analyse the gaps in each team. But I am very active on the phone."

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http://blogs.soccernet.com/onthemove/

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Originally Posted by Boss

http://blogs.soccernet.com/onthemove/

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nobody but sir alex who saw the players he wanted, and went and got them. sorted.

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,195...015558,00.html

So our players attracting interest

Fabreagas - Barcelona, AC Milan, Real Madrid
Nasri - Man Utd, Man City, Chelsea, various other European clubs
Clichy - Juve, Roma, Liverpool, Man City
Arshavin - Galatasary

RvP has threatened to leave if we lose fab nasri and clichy.

And while thats all going on in the outbox who do we have rumoured coming in?

We have Jenkins and might get Gervinho... This is going to be an interesting transfer window, I know it's only early days but still.

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Originally Posted by AKBapologist

Gervinho has agreeed to 60k per week. Coming for a medical on Monday, to be confirmed later next week.

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So who was the so called medical that everyone was posting about on Thursday ????

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Originally Posted by Joker

Oh joy

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He should fit in well, I hear his shooting is erratic.

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Originally Posted by isv

So who was the so called medical that everyone was posting about on Thursday ????

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That was a mistake, the parents came back to claim him before we could get a signature.

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Originally Posted by AKBapologist

L'Equipe claim that Arsenal have failed to reach an agreement with Samir Nasri over a contract extension

And I think time will tell on RVP, we've offered to renew his contract with 2 years to go on his current one, same with nasri last season...

*sigh*

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I'd be very surprised if Nasri doesn't leave this summer, he doesn't want to be here. In fact I'd say he's just as certain to leave as Clichy.

FUCK OFF
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...o-Walcott.html

That CM one is a tough one. Who would pass as a world class CM these days for any of the top teams? Most would suggest Essien is probably the best in England but his contribution these days isn't as essential as the likes of Keane, Petit and Vieira in their day. Do Man U or Barca have such a player?

Nowadays the top clubs tend to start their attacking moves from the halfway line flanks in a give and go combo that tends to involve the forwards and fullbacks with the midfield delivering a final ball or creating their own chances. This does not restrict them to exclusively requiring wingers or crossers, although the option of a dangerous cross is always better than the shite served up by Clichy and Sagna. The winger these days is nearly as redundant as the powerhouse CM as they are too one-dimensional.

The likes of an Essien, Vieira, Petit or a Keane style powerhouse driving the midfield is not essential anymore. Even at Liverpool they have started to realise Gerrard isn't as important to their latest set-up as he was.

It seems the new CM position has two discrete demarkations - defensive CM or attacking CM and they are very different beasts. Hate to say it but SAF has been able to adapt players like Fletcher, Park and Carrick to both roles. The new CM is a quick thinking lightning-fast passing dynamo who is tuned into creating danger, be that goals or chances. Arsenal used to have that sort of player - Overmars, Bergkamp, Pires, even Hleb could have got to that level. But these days the guys we have are way too "safe" or slow thinking to make the mark.

Barca don't really have defensive CM's. Their CD's work hard to press forward and fill that role. Sure, it is a weakness in a way as it leaves them susceptible to the counter attack, but it works more often than not because it creates pressure further up the field and puts the opponents under more pressure than they're used to. They use their forwards to harry and close down when they lose the ball high up the pitch and this gives their midfielders the time and space to regroup to pick up the ball while they effectively still on the attack.

I honestly believe AW came round to adopting a style similar to this as he employed it against Man U at home a few weeks ago, but I'm not convinced he's a convert.

In a Barca style formation, Nasri, Jack, Fab and Ramsey are essential players, but the likes of Song, Denilson, Diaby and Eboue are pretty much redundant. Funny enough, if Rosicky was younger and fitter, he'd be perfect.

If AW was looking at adopting the model he used against United to such good effect he would need to get the likes of Mata, Alvarez or Hazard, but all three would need to adapt to the speed and physicality of the EPL. From a CD perspective, I honestly thought Squiddy would be the man but like most foreigners he's new to hoofball and shitkicking, and has not been able to adapt. Vermaelen seems to get it and I'm hoping JD and Kos will make the step up next season to better than we've seen. I am not convinced Cahill or Samba are as good as people seem to think. Could be wrong though - it wouldn't be the first time...

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,195...014872,00.html

Is he serious? The only one standing still is that garlic munching fuck! Its the same every transfer window, you could set your watch by it! Get him out, and Stan can fuck off too. People need to vote with their feet, and we have a tough start fixture wise, we could have no points after 3 games. Wenger has done great things, but that was a long time ago now, GET THE FUCKING CHEQUEBOOK OUT NOW!!!!!

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Originally Posted by Ralpheroo72

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,195...014872,00.html

Is he serious? The only one standing still is that garlic munching fuck! Its the same every transfer window, you could set your watch by it! Get him out, and Stan can fuck off too. People need to vote with their feet, and we have a tough start fixture wise, we could have no points after 3 games. Wenger has done great things, but that was a long time ago now, GET THE FUCKING CHEQUEBOOK OUT NOW!!!!!

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you missed the last line of his interview didnt you?

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Originally Posted by ollie the optimist

you missed the last line of his interview didnt you?

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Ollie,

The last line of the interview does not fit with the "Wenger is a moron" mantra, and therefore is easily overlooked, even though it is probably the most important line.

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Originally Posted by AKBapologist

FUCK OFF
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...o-Walcott.html

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doubt he'd go there and we don't need to sell him. non story tbh

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Originally Posted by Toronto Gooner

Ollie,

The last line of the interview does not fit with the "Wenger is a moron" mantra, and therefore is easily overlooked, even though it is probably the most important line.

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Here's the most important line:

"So it's hard to understand why we are criticised. Because we did not win? Yes, that's true, there were stronger teams than us. But we have not been out of the top four for 15 years and, for me, the true value of a team is consistency."

That spells LOSER. Yes we certainly are consistent, in every bad way you can imagine excluding that damnable top four bullshit. What a glorious excuse that has become. Wenger committing his future to the club is the biggest body blow we have suffered so far in this off-season.

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Originally Posted by Charlie the Gooner

doubt he'd go there and we don't need to sell him. non story tbh

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Priming the pumps for next year.

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Originally Posted by ollie the optimist

you missed the last line of his interview didnt you?

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Oh yeah, he is active on the phone. Phone sex with his french dj mate doesnt count.


Fergie was very active on the phone too, but his calls seemed to have been connected, maybe Arsene hasnt paid the bill?

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Arsenal's hopes of signing Ricardo Alvarez are in the balance after Inter Milan submitted a bid for the Velez Sarsfield midfielder.
Full story: Metro

Chelsea are to launch a shock bid for Arsenal winger Theo Walcott.
Full story: Mail on Sunday

Arsenal face a battle to sign Belgian international midfielder Eden Hazard, as Inter Milan are poised to make a bid for the Lille player.
Full story: Footie-online

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Inter can have the nobody. We'll take Hazard.

As for Theo, :lol:

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Originally Posted by Ralpheroo72

Oh yeah, he is active on the phone. Phone sex with his french dj mate doesnt count.


Fergie was very active on the phone too, but his calls seemed to have been connected, maybe Arsene hasnt paid the bill?

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Incoming calls only mate. That's why it has been so quite. But a pretty penny has been saved so chin up.

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Originally Posted by Ach

Inter can have the nobody. We'll take Hazard.

As for Theo, :lol:

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Who the fuck is Ricardo Alveraz anyway?

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Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn

Who the fuck is Ricardo Alveraz anyway?

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Another one of the mickey mouse projects AW is always interested in.

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rsene Wenger and the Arsenal fans are not the only North London club to be suffering player unrest during the close season.

Puzzled?
Tottenham Hotspur have been stunned by the news that star player Luca Modric has filed official discrimination charges against the club.
The Croatian maestro said that he could no longer accept his ‘disgraceful treatment’ and the time had come to make a stand. He could not understand why Spurs had turned down his recent transfer request and he had no other option than to go on strike.
Wearing a duffle coat and sporting a Prince style slave symbol across his left cheek an emotional Modric said:
“Why is it that when Michael Carrick and Dimitar Berbatov wanted a move they both got their wish? This is Tottenham Hotspur we’re talking about….. we always sell our best players?”
“Is it because I’m Croatian? Is it because I’m small and they think they can push me around?”
“I held a ballot and I came out 100 per cent in favour of industrial action, this is the Club’s fault.”
His agent Steve Ramsey:
“He loves the fans and would do nothing to hurt them, but when he signed for the club he was sold a dream. Play for a couple of years, become one of the best players in the world and and then move to Manchester United or maybe even Arsenal, that’s what they said and that’s what we want”
“He only wants the same rights as every other Tottenham player”.
David Rice, a football lawyer, believes that Spurs would struggle to win a case in the courts:
“I’ve looked through the record books and found nothing that Spurs could use in their defence.”
“I’m afraid that Modric could cite the Paul Gascoigne precedent that clearly shows that no matter how much Spurs need or want to keep a player they always sell when the money gets high enough.”

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:lol:
http://www.themondaysupplement.co.uk...modric-strike/

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Originally Posted by ItsMe

Another one of the mickey mouse projects AW is always interested in.

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Why doesn't Wenger sign a reasonably well known, experienced footballer for once? They don't always cost the earth. But hey, we're just inarticulate football supporters, what do we know? We must worship at the altar of Wengerball, because his philosophy is so esoteric that us simpletons cannot comprehend his plan, so we should just keep paying for season tickets and be happy with our lot.

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Originally Posted by AKBapologist

:lol:
http://www.themondaysupplement.co.uk...modric-strike/

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I wonder how much of the 'unhappiness' reported about this and others - our players, players from lots of clubs - which is reported in the media is just the agents stirring the shit so make more money for themselves, the greedy shits. A lot of these players are, I'm sure, manipulated by these bastards. They are probably very skilled at feeding things into the player's psychy.... "He earns 5k more than you so clearly the club don't like you and club x would pay you much more because they think you are so good... " and such. Probably done more subtly and with more skill by the agents. I might be wrong of course, but I am pretty sure that they are a significant part - maybe most of - why players seem to be causing problems for clubs.

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Originally Posted by Joker

Why doesn't Wenger sign a reasonably well known, experienced footballer for once? They don't always cost the earth. But hey, we're just inarticulate football supporters, what do we know? We must worship at the altar of Wengerball, because his philosophy is so esoteric that us simpletons cannot comprehend his plan, so we should just keep paying for season tickets and be happy with our lot.

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He wants to do everything on the cheap, that's what keeps him in a job it seems. If he spent and failed he might actually lose his job as profits won't keep him safe. At this stage he needs to go out and sign quality which may well make all the difference, he won't fo course because as usual he's only seemingly inetrested in relative nobodies.

@youngunsblog - #MCFC look to have signed Stefan Savić. On trial at Arsenal last year. Club didn't seem to rate him. Struggled in trial game v Dagenham.