Summer Transfer Speculation and Shit.

[Asthmatic Kitty]

Howedes rejected us, apparently. Good to see we're going after another CB though.

http://www1.skysports.com/football/n...senal-transfer

[Niall_Quinn]

Rosicky is at least as good (and possibly 38 times better) than your typical Milner type so commonly found in the PL. So is Arteta. Think of them all, the Hendersons and Delphs. All would probably be listed at £30mill+ Ludicrous but that's the going rate for your average PL mediaball player. Why would we get rid of two decent players when we don't need to? Makes no sense at all. Getting rid of their experience would be twice as crazy.

Strong squad - it's all good.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

No - my point is they should be getting on the bench instead of Arteta & Rosicky. Ramsey & Wilshire have shown their potential & they are young enough to improve & be part of future success - Rosicky & Arteta cannot.
Its much easier to ease the likes of Zelalem into games where we've got a decent lead & he's got experience around him. Who's to say he couldn't make an immediate impact - lets say in place of an out of form Ramsey & then within weeks we are talking about him being the new saviour of Arsenal. These things happen, Coq was fortunate to get his chance - I very much doubt any of the Arsenal coaches thought he would make the impact he did otherwise why he hell was he behind Arteta & Flamini in the 1st place. We struck lucky & a lad we were happy to be loaning out last year because we didn't think was good enough for our 1st team is now one of the first names on the sheet. What about if he hadn't been able to get on the bench because we had bought a DM last summer & had kept Arteta & Flamini on the bench ahead of him. He may well have become a Brentford player by now. When we know we've had the best out of certain players & they cannot improve due to age - get rid.
I agree with you on Crowley but we are assessing him against the opposition he plays against. As per the situation with Coquelin this

Why should they be getting on the bench if they aren't good enough yet? We don't even have space for Gnabry who has actually hasn't done a lot wrong to be omitted from the squads. Zelalem is good, not amazing and nobody knows how good Bielek is... Players have to exceed the expectations of the current level they're at or else they don't get to step. Were that not the case Arsenal football club wouldn't be signing Kristian Bielek in the first place.

Just because a player won't improve, doesn't meant he can't be part of any future success. If that's the case then we should leave Petr Cech where he is or revert back to our antiquated policy of never signing or offering contracts to 30+ year old's.

[Marc Overmars]

Chelsea and City are reportedly interested in Alex Song because he qualifies as homegrown.

This rule is a bit silly really.

[Niall_Quinn]

Chelsea and City are reportedly interested in Alex Song because he qualifies as homegrown.

This rule is a bit silly really.

It'll be silly for the first few years while clubs adjust. Then English football will be forced to train youngsters to do more than kick Diaby.

[Marc Overmars]

Sky Sports reporting that personal terms have been agreed with Cech but negotiations with Chelsea are ongoing.

[Power n Glory]

Sky Sports reporting that personal terms have been agreed with Cech but negotiations with Chelsea are ongoing.

How is that possible? Isn't that tapping up?

[AFC Leveller]

I have to say im still really surprised AW has actually done this! Its unlike him to sign a GK a year after signing his new number 1. Could this be the new Arsenal, ruthless and always looking for the best available?

[GP]

Cech makes us stronger, there's no doubt about that.
Good signing.

[Marc Overmars]

How is that possible? Isn't that tapping up?

The terms have reportedly been agreed in principle, so I'm sure Chelsea have allowed him to explore his options given his desire to leave.