Transfer News, Rumours and Bollocks Thread

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Originally Posted by LDG

No player is bigger than the club. Sorry, but like adebayor, if they want out, they can fuck off, and I don't give a shit about the money. We're well run enough to cope with that.

There will be hell to pay if they are not replaced properly, granted, but we're in early June, and I'd rather shit saga's involving mercenary gobshites, who, let's not forget were partly the reason for our collapse, fuck off nice and early.

All we can do is wait and see, frustrating as it is. But let's wait for the summer to pan out, and if things haven't been righted properly, he'll have tied his own noose, and he'll be hounded out, sorry and sad and bitter as it will be.

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That's exactly what was said in 2008. Hleb, Flamini and Ade's form dipped towards the end of the season and they couldn't raise their game to help us win the title. It's the same pattern with the same argument. The same was said when Henry, Pires, Gilberto and Ljunberg were flopping...let the kids have a go. They've had a go and it's the same collapse.

We should be trying to strengthen the squad.

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Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory

That's exactly what was said in 2008. Hleb, Flamini and Ade's form dipped towards the end of the season and they couldn't raise their game to help us win the title. It's the same pattern with the same argument. The same was said when Henry, Pires, Gilberto and Ljunberg were flopping...let the kids have a go. They've had a go and it's the same collapse.

We should be trying to strengthen the squad.

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Arsene should be building a squad not dismantling it.

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Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory

That's exactly what was said in 2008. Hleb, Flamini and Ade's form dipped towards the end of the season and they couldn't raise their game to help us win the title. It's the same pattern with the same argument. The same was said when Henry, Pires, Gilberto and Ljunberg were flopping...let the kids have a go. They've had a go and it's the same collapse.

We should be trying to strengthen the squad.

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Oh, I agree, don't get me wrong.

All I'm saying is that we can't do anything but wait until the summer runs it's course. Like I said, if it hasn't been sorted, he'll get hounded out. I should imagine he knows this by now.

If Nasri goes, we won't be selling Cesc. Barca are the only team we'll sell to for that one, and if they don't stump up the cash, 45 mil, they won't get him. Pure and simple.

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Originally Posted by selassie

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Arsene should be building a squad not dismantling it.

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Mate. Clichy has been responsible for some howlers, and is not getting any better. I've wanted rid of him for a couple of years now.

Nasri has shown his true colours, and good as he is, he can also fuck off. He showed he didn't have the appetite. He wants to hold the club to ransom, and he's a fucking lezzer. Get rid. Find people who want to play for us.

I want quality and experience mind, so if he does replace with kids, I'll go fucking mental.

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Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory

That's exactly what was said in 2008. Hleb, Flamini and Ade's form dipped towards the end of the season and they couldn't raise their game to help us win the title. It's the same pattern with the same argument. The same was said when Henry, Pires, Gilberto and Ljunberg were flopping...let the kids have a go. They've had a go and it's the same collapse.

We should be trying to strengthen the squad.

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Yeah, Flamini and Hleb have lit the world up with their performances since then so that was a bad move.

Players are going to leave and they're going to be replaced, we're in a completely different situation now as we actually have money to spend with impunity (well, as much as you can have without an Arab ofc) so I'd suggest relaxing and ignoring a lot of the bollocks that goes on as well as remembering that Wenger isn't actually as stupid as you think he is.

From BBC:

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1010 BST: Barcelona have offered 30m euros plus striker Bojan Krkic and midfielder Thiago Alcantara to Arsenal in exchange for skipper Cesc Fabregas.

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http://www.marca.com/2011/06/10/futb...307683781.html

I think Cesc maybe going :shrug:

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Originally Posted by Darth Vela

Yeah, Flamini and Hleb have lit the world up with their performances since then so that was a bad move.

Players are going to leave and they're going to be replaced, we're in a completely different situation now as we actually have money to spend with impunity (well, as much as you can have without an Arab ofc) so I'd suggest relaxing and ignoring a lot of the bollocks that goes on as well as remembering that Wenger isn't actually as stupid as you think he is.

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Wenger was reluctant to sell them and his philosophy is based on stability and keeping team together. Steady progression. The following season we had a real nightmare and lot of fighting in the squad. The 2008 season was our best in years and the first time we finished on 80+ points. We haven't topped that total since they left. As individuals, they may not have lit up the world, but they worked in the squad and we don't know what could have been if we had built on that team. They haven't done much since leaving us but we haven't either. Works both ways.

Yes fucking plzzz

Well, that's true, most things tend to go both ways and I tend to think Flamini leaving set us back a fair bit as his game was well suited to us. They've been replaced with better players now though, which is the way of things so whilst I agree it's a repeating pattern I just tend to think that it's the natural way and if someone wants to find problems in it, they will.

No thanks, Bojan is too lightweight to play a central role in a 4-3-3. And Thiago would want to go back to Barcelona after a few years with us. Give is Keita, Afellay etc instead.