Thomas Vermaelen
Emperor Commodus - Pic courtesy of Arsenal.com
So there you have it, we have signed the new saviour of Arsenal, Thomas Veraelen, captain of Ajax and regular for Belgium. A lot of blogs are saying we have signed Senderos’s older brother, but I don’t agree, I think the boss has thrown a bit of a curved ball in here, first of all £10mil for a punt on an unknown is a lot of money, especially for a defender, but a long time ago the Mancs spent £28 million of a certain Rio Ferdinand from Leeds and he was relatively un proven, so £10mil is only a lot for us, but Wenger wouldn’t spend that if he wasn’t sure, trust me, and I know we aren’t supposed to trust people that say trust me, but trust me all the same.
What we have lacked at the back is a tough tackler, one who can read the game and one who can be a threat at corners, Kolo has passion and I love him, but he’s not a centre back in the true sense, Silvestre is too old and injury prone, Djourou is also injury prone and makes the odd error that we all wince at and I really think that Senderos will be the makeweight in the Melo deal which will be next up.
I now wonder who will go, I think that Gallas and Vermaelen will be our new pairing with Djourou and Song as the back up, I have a feeling Kolo will go to ManCity, but only because the rumours won’t go away and if Wenger can fund the arrival of Melo then he will, I would hate to lose Kolo because I love him, he is Mr Arsenal, but we do need a tough tackling midfielder and if he plays for Brazil then we can’t really go wrong.
Everything I have seen of Thomas Vermaelen reminds me of Martin Keown and if he turns out to be half the man Keown was then we have done a great bit of business.
I remember when George Graham blew £2mil to bring Keown back from Everton, rich really as Graham sold him to Villa in the first place, we all groaned as he blew our entire budget on a defender and we already had Adams, Bould and O’leary, and these were the days when Ian Wright cost us £2.5mil, so it was a shed load of money, but Graham believed in building from the back and the rest is history, so Arsene, I applaud you, great signing, but don’t stop whilst you are on a run, get the defensive midfielder we need, get a winger if you can and replace Adebayor, if we sell Kolo and Eboue along the way then our exposure to the ACN is hugely reduced but if you do that, you have to replace them with ready to go players.
I still have a feeling that Wenger will get a Zapata or an Alex in, sell Gallas and give the number 10 shirt to Arshavin, I think that because Wenger has made a point of telling us that Vermaelen can play at left back and is left footed, it’s like he’s saying goodbye Billy boy, still whatever you do do Arsene, give Vermaelen the proper number so we don’t get confused, give him the number 6!
I think that next season Rosicky, Bendtner and Eduardo will be in the groove so I would sooner get a winger in if I had the choice, and if we keep Ade, I think he should be second choice because his attitude stinks and he’s not as good as he thinks, dropping him may improve him.
But if it were up to me I would sell him and bring in a world class winger, that or a second hand chair leg, anything other than Ade.
Have a great day Grovers, we finally have something to smile about!
atlast there is news on newsnow regarding adebayor
ancelotti interested for 25mn
I DONT LIKE CESC’S HAIRCUT! NOW ALMUNIA LOOKS BETTER THAN HIM!
*AND I THOUGHT SYLAR WAS PLAYING
cartman the sylar from hero’s or the sylar from star trek
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sylar from heroes! i never watched star trek
if the new post is taking so long, then it must be pedro’s today
SAMIR CARRUTHERS, highly-rated skipper of Arsenal Under-16s, has stunned the Gunners by walking out to join Aston Villa.
Carruthers, a 15-year-old London schoolboy tipped for a big future, was offered a two-year scholarship by boss Arsene Wenger but he turned it down to sign for Martin O’Neill.
League One Brentford have plunged Dagenham into crisis by swooping for Danny Foster, Ben Strevens and Sam Saunders.They were out of contract, so hard-up Daggers will not cash in.
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EBOUE!
Emmanuel Eboue is being linked with a move to Paris St Germain, as uncertainty continues to surround his future at Arsenal Football Club.
The 26-year-old is being tipped to leave the Emirates Stadium this summer, and reports in France suggest PSG are prepared to pay €7million for his signature.
Eboue, though, insists he is unaware of interest from the Ligue 1 club, and he has reiterated that despite his love for the Gunners, he wants regular first team football.
they just dont want to tell you when so your not 1st !
why? why? why?
7m for eboue wud really be a good deal!
*but only if we have a backup at RB
why are we selling eboue or why isnt pedro telling you ?
pedro always posts late after a morning after hang over !!
he better get used to those in november
why dont they want me to be first??
(am i sounding like a child?)
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Chelsea set to launch £25million bid for Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor
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21/06/2009
Chelsea are poised to launch a £25million bid for Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor, according to a report in the Daily Star Sunday this morning.
The FA Cup winners have been frustrated in their moves for Kaka and David Villa this summer and new manager Carlo Ancelotti has been a long-term admirer of the Togo striker.
Arsene Wenger persuaded Adebayor to stay at the Emirates last summer but the striker was booed by the Arsenal crowd and struggled to match the form he showed in the 2007/2008 season.
Harry Pratt adds in the Sunday Star that “Adebayor is keen to leave” the Emirates.
The 25-year-old striker scored 16 goals and provided four assists in 35 games last season.
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you are a child , a big fat one
for a change cartman
hey, my mom told me that i’m big boned not fat
i cant believe the chev’s are stupid enough to pay 25 mill for this twat ..
SHOW ME THE MONnnnnNAY !!!!
yeah let us smell that ruski’s money
He told me it was a guest post today, Gunner8, and it would go on automatically at 9!
So much for that shit, but it is his birthday today so he may have lost his lap top, if nothing happens by 9.30, I’ll post it!
pedro’s birthday?
Si Amigo, longest day!
I am against unloading for the following reasons.
To dish ot 5 or 6 players and bring in the same,will never happen,due to our financial restraints.
There is more football than ever over the next 12 months.We have the Confederation Cup going on now(Cesc) the under 21 semis(theo and gibbs) the extra two legged CL qualifer straight after our opening league game,various group matches from September in the World cup,the ANC which could effect at least 3 of our players and a month after our season ends The World cup starts.That is a lot of football, so the emphasis should be on a bigger squad IMO.
I suppose this post is the kiss of death as i am sure the next one will say NEW POST.
So who would we buy if we sold Ade for £25mil, Eboue for £8mil and Kolo for £12mil?
That’s £40 million???
hmmmmmm Geoff ?
me and GG9 thought up the idea of guest posting and we are the only ones who havent been asked …
its not going to be another boring one about dont believe anything you read ? or how the atmosphere
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is by a woman who can say CUNT and get away with it
according to his birth date, i can predict that pedro will have a nice day with his friends and family and that he’ll drink lots of peroni!
No you are all asked, just send it in, we were talking yesterday about what yours will be like, do one and I’ll guarantee yours will be next.
I think you could be right Cartman, new post!
zapata, melo/cana, pandev/vucinic