Morning Grovers! I thought as it’s the third day of nothingness… a post from me might be due!
So, the City/Ade saga rumbles on in the same manner every transfer Arsenal get involved with does. However, my concern isn’t with Ade, it’s with the fans running scared… phoning into talksport like little girls,
‘Oh Wrighty, I’m so worried that unless Arsenal spend £200million we’ll finish 9th and City will win the league.’
My opinion is that City have not bought well and I think it’s going to end trophyless and Champions leagueless this year.
The spending spree City have embarked on is unacceptable, vulgar and a touch embarrassing (Did anyone see Gary Cook hugging Tevez like he’d just resurrected a 23 yr old George Best? Scroll to 1.13 here)?
The sums of money being spent seem ludicrous coming from people who pass themselves off as businessmen. If I had a million pounds in my bank account and Tesco tried to charge me £15 for a loaf of bread, I’d go to another shop… it appears the Sheiks have learned nothing from Abramovich’s demise into a public hate figure.
Here is what I think of their signings and potential buys:
Barry: Not good enough to keep Villa in 4th place, has no pedigree or track record.
Tevez: His goal tally speaks for itself… piss poor. A Headless chicken who can nick the odd goal… there is a reason Ferguson didn’t resign him and after bringing in £80mill, I suspect it wasn’t money.
Terry: If Chelsea don’t bite Cities hand off for the £45million, they are even more inept than I thought. Terry is a trouble maker and he’s past it. I read that Mourinho didn’t want to sanction an 8 year deal because he thought JT was past his prime… an opinion that eventually resulted in a P45. Terry is a classic nouveau riche signing… the lottery winning equivalent of buying a hot tub, a hummer limo or Versace wallpaper…
Adebayor: I’ve read a few stories about the real reason behind the move… some think it’s because Manchester is a pleasant place to live this days, others say he over heard Phil Brown say Tigers were based up there… However, others believe something more sinister has has been brewing… that perhaps the Arsenal fans lack of appreciation for the world class talent that is Adebayor has diminished to unbearable lows…
£170K p/w
… and this is an important point that needs to be raised, because at the end of the day, Ade is a human being with feelings… once you’ve looked past the poor first touch, the constant straying offside and the farcical arrogance, you’ll see a timid boy from the wrong side of the tracks whose just trying to make enough corn to feed his 20 strong entourage and half his village back home.
Take a moment to think about that next time you feel the need to slag him off.
Anyway… he’ll score a few goals, most at the start of the year to make us worry that we’ve let Pele go, but then it’ll tail off and city will have another bad, over paid egg to contend with…
So, the blues have people running scared… for me though, money isn’t scary unless it’s spent well. You can spend your entire war chest on the best swords money can buy, but if the people you are fighting have guns… they’re going to trounce you… the way I see it, City are buying everyone else’s swords… and the top 4 will spend that cash on more guns… leaving City in a pretty embarrassing situation next summer… yes… gunless with crocked swords.
There you have it, I’ve put it out there, this could be a real egg on face moment, but I really don’t believe City have spent well enough to displace any of the top 4.
In other news, we’re close to signings a couple of 15 years olds… what a way to kick start your weekend eh! One is English and he’s called Jamie Edge… some say he has the best name since Tom Cruise, others believe his talent will allow him to surpass Nacer Barazite, so watch out guys. The second guys is Batrovic… we’ll all be drooling over by the summer of 2015… he’s been dubbed the new Messi, but after watching him on youtube, I’d liken him to the next Van Den Berg… let the good times roll I say…
I’ve also gotten word from my trusted sources at the BBC, who have been tipped off by their trusted sources at the daily star, who made up that Arsenal were tempting Hangeland to Emirates using Big Phil as giant cumbersome bait… Now there’s a deal that makes sense.
Fulham get a semi decent player looking to resurrect his career in a rigid defensive system, Arsenal get a player who is the Captain of Norway and has revitailised Fulham who is now looking to make the jump… I’ve been personally scouting this guy for a while, he might not be Linford Christie out of the starting blocks, but he reads the game well and he is a no nonsense style defender who wont break down and cry after a bad game, he’s also got a great track record and he is young enough to kick onto the next level.
Let me just tell you how good that track record is. His signing in Jan 2009 helped Fulham narrowly avoid relegation. This season he was a major cog for the 4th best defence in the league, conceding only 34 goals (Compared to our 37). If we are judging him on the facts, those are exceptional facts… and lets be fair, he’s playing in a tougher league than Vermaelen and for a weaker side.
Just before I go, I thought I’d tell you that I was walking through a cemetary a little earlier and I saw weird man hiding behind a gravestone. I said, ‘Morning!’ He replied, ‘No, just having a shit’.
I hope I just made your life with that one… Happy Friday Grovers!
P.S. It’s that time of the year again where we all get a bit macho and talk up our chances of winning the Fantasy Grove!
If you were in it last year, you’ll need to go back in and select your team again. We had over 300 people in the league last year and apparently it was won by a Chav… so the cap and case of Peroni roll over a for another year.
Here is the link to sign up: Fantasy Premier League
Here is the league pin: 244411-61733
Dont you find it sad that we are sponsored by a arab consortium and we are still penny pinching about transfer fees whilst city blow every body out of the water with their dough,time to change sponsors surely a arabian based buisness is embarrased by the way we go about our buisness pleading poverty all the time? it is getting beyond the joke now,we should get Lidl,Aldi thats more in line to what we have become….EMBARRASED!!!!
Jay – Wenger has his work cut out already with the kids he has coming through, let alone adding another one to the mix.
Reggie – Its one thing to be be sponsored by and Arab based company but its an entirely different story when you are owned by Arabs. Having said that Gazidis did say last week that our sponsorship deals were terrible in comparison to the deals Chelsea and Man Utd got from theirs. Hopefully this means that he will be improving these contracts at the first available opportunity.
I really dont want this Chamakh fella to come into Arsenal. He sounds just like Adebayor with comments like this:
“Finalise my deal or I will take up an offer else where”.
Its a fucking honour to play for a team like Arsenal you twat and you should consider yourself lucky to even have the chance of joining us! You should be pleading with us to take you on, not handing us ultimatums!!
Morning all, Kingsley my post covers just that today! Tony and Reggie I agree and I cover some of that too.
Good Morning all,
Two definitions of LOYALTY
SUCCESS IS THE RESULT PF PERFECTION,HARD WORK,LEARNING FROM FAILURE,LOYALTY AND PERSISTENCE
AN OUNCE OF LOYALTY IS WORTH A POUND OF CLEVERNESS
Maybe ade would like to rephrase his statement.
Morning Geoff,
Now he ia alleged to whoring himself to Chelsea.What would you do with him?
Morning Geoff,
Now he is alleged to whoring himself to Chelsea.What would you do with him?
Exactly my point TAIG thats why the present board should either sell or tell the fans the truth about our present financial position, why the fuck are we penny pinching?waiting for adebyebyes money to be finalised before we can buy a replacement time for change or we will be left even further behind!!
is ade really gone?
and morning guys
I’m gonna say it again for those that doubt who will and wont be arriving at The Emirates before the summer window closes:
Matuidi IN – It has gone quiet but we seem to sign most of our players when the story is on the verge of collpasing.
Chamakh IN – I know Bordeaux have denied any approach but for me there is just far toomuch smoke for there not to be any fire.
Hangeland – Would love it but it wont happen. He has signed Vermaelen and at present hasn’t shown any signs of offloading one of the 5 other out and out CB’s we already have, 6 if you include Song!
why is sylvestre in the squad?
I cant see us getting any replacements AW will go with the same squad less ade mark my words!!
that’s what i also think reggie
What is all this loyalty business about? How do loyalty bonuses work?
I agree TAIG – but they made it out as if fergie got one over Arsene…idiots…
I want hunter. with VP they could be dangerous. with Eddie also in the mix, and Arsh and fab pullin strings… any1 elses mouth watering?
Cartman he is there to carry Rosickys bag in case he injures himself again!!
http://tvnz.co.nz/football-news/adebayor-completes-man-city-switch-2851957
its saying that ade has completed his move to city! dont know if its true tho!
and I wish you lot in england would hurry up and catch up, its sat nite here..lol get the signings going!
hope its rosicky who carries fish head’s bag
Jay, where r u from?
Cartman… Clearly he’s from the future
what straight to thiefrow cartman!!
Morning Kelsey. I hope I’m wrong but does anyone think he may be using Vermaelen as a DM, or Kolo or Djourou, that would explain no activity on that front. And why we’ve kept the centre backs.
Im from the past!
Jay – would be lovely but we are gonna be getting our pants pulled down at the other end of the pitch still. Just remember that last season’s woes came about through conceding too many not because we didnt core enough.
Bill it’s if they don’t ask for a transfer.
Geoff. I had thought that about Vermaaelen. It’s not his position so it would be a typical Wenger move. Can’t see it with Kolo though
Geoff if its anything to save AFC a meagre few pounds Il agree!!
Geoff – That wqould be about one of the only answers that could explain everything so you may well be onto something. I cant express how much I hope you are wrong though!
Geoff, So Ade is asking for a bonus from us, because we wanted to sell him and he didn’t request to leave?
KOlo hasn’t even got enough compusre for CB these days let alone trying to run the show in the midfield!! Fuck me, it would be disastrous, as it would be if we played Djourou, Song, Denilson, Diaby or Nasri in there!
Morning all, Geoff he did it with Petit and it worked.
Correct Bill, bizarre eh!
that makes love ade even more
Denilson needs at least 2 more years to be good enough as a midfielder. Those stats are misleading, don’t get high on them. He clearly does not have the presence for the midfield role. I think we need a tough guy there. Now I havent watched Matuidi well enough, but I would have thought Cana was our man for the job? How about trying JD in that role?
Geoff that’s absolutely fucking ridiculous.. If you’re that loyal you could always do the unthinkable and reject the big money deal you mercenary cunt
Re Ade’s loyalty bonus – If thats whats in his contract then just pay it to him. Rules are rules. Be done with and wash your hands of him forever……
Confident – I really dont think JD has the presence either. he isn’t going to stand up to the Essiens and the Gerrards, no way. Cana wouldn’t stand up to them either…..he’d just karate kcik them in the face and be done with it! He’s the man for the job 100%!!!!
TAIG it’s in his contract?
Give him his 7/6d and tell him on his fuckin way!
What the hell is going on?
The Mirror this morning reports that the Adebayor/City deal was completed last night for £22m, but he still wants a £2m loyalty payment from Arsenal as he never asked for a transfer. However, The Daily Mail this morning reports that the deal is vitually dead because City are fuming that Adebayor’s advisors were trying to arrange a move to The Chavs!! And, a the while this is going on there’s nothing from Arsenal!!!
TAIG based on Cana’s youtube clip (admittedly not the best source) He seems fond of the old two footed tackle, which means we’d play half our games with ten men and the rest with Denilson
Oh sorry, morning all….
Dennis read my new post, all will be revealed as well as the 9 year old that wrote the contract!
New post.
Farewell Ade thanks for everything!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I should have said farewell thanks for fuck all I cannot be the only gooner that thinks he wasn’t fit to wear the shirt. Having lived in the Middle East for a number of years I knew when they took over Man City they would try to buy a side. Congratulations Mr Wenger another transfer completed, buy a player for 2.3 mill and sell him for 25 mill. But please please please try to go for Hageland from Fulham and Huntelaar from Real Madrid they must the two priority signings if not Chamakh will do but we still would need to splash a bit more cash to get a class striker, I am all up for the youngsters (in a non pedo way lol) but give them a chance to cut there teeth with the big boys I am sure the likes of Vela, Ramsey, Wiltshire and Co would scare the living shit out of most defences.
As for all us Gooners the season starts today with a game against Barnet, not that you need it but good luck, as for the rest of the season I hope we reach the hieghts we are capable of and let’s bring some silverware back to the Emirates. Good luck boys!!!!!!
cartman, im from Sydney Australia mate, urself?
http://livefooty.doctor-serv.com/sat18.7/Barnet_Arsenal.html
link for the game guys stream
even beyonce hates you!!