Yes I’m talking about the clock, still at least we’ll know what the time is!
Some reports suggest that Joe Cole is on his way, and in order to balance the books we’ll need to sell Rosicky and Eduardo. What claptrap, Gallas has gone, Senderos has gone, Merida has gone, Simpson and Silvestre are going, blimey if that hasn’t cut the wage bill, I don’t know what will.
Rosicky would be a stupid sale, he is as good as Cole so it makes no point, as proved by yesterdays injury scare to Robin, he is made of glass and whilst fantastic, he will be out for long periods next season, of that there is no doubt.
Which is why Joe Cole is such a good buy, he can take it in turns to be on the treatment table with the other fragile players in the team, Cesc, Eduardo, Rosicky, Walcott, Diaby, Denilson and Robin.
So, the clock is going back in the South bank, and they are reintroducing the North Bank, that’s good, it may bring some of the old songs back, and I can feel I am back in the old North bank Highbury!
I also read that we are thinking about a part ex with Juve for Melo and Clichy, no, not they pay us, we pay them, ha, ha, we aren’t that stupid surely? No thanks, I’ll keep Gael thanks.
Gaff strewn Clichy or Gaff strewn Melo plus cash??? That’s a no brainer, and I really like Clichy.
Only Uruguay left from South America and no one left from Africa, get in there Europe! I watched the Germans destroy Argentina, Germany my tip (in that game) were awesome, it was worth it to watch fat boy cheat Maradona’s face! I will stick by Holland though as they are still my tip for the trophy.
It was great to see such free flowing football with great finishing, Arsene maybe you should go shopping there instead of your favoured France.
That Mueller bloke was how I was hoping Randall would go, sadly he hasn’t moved in the 3 years I’ve watched him, it’s a shame Arsene wasn’t watching the under 21′s last year, all this mob were there on show.
That for me is why you have reserves, so you can pick your first team from them, natural progression, England don’t and we don’t, still after watching this world cup, and in particular the Germans, maybe things will change and Arsenal will go back to buying top players and not furniture for the new stadium. Don’t hold your breath though.
Anyone notice the empty seats yesterday? What a shambles.
Have a great day Grovers, the sun is shining and the world cup will soon be at an end.
Pantsil…Painstil…whatever the fuck his name is, he is a right back. What would you think otherwise sixx pac?
And who would spend 20m on Sagna. I doubt Madrid or City would even do that. 15m at a push but no more imo.
dude do relly think pantsil is pants then u probably did not watch the game between fulham and chelsea… he screwed dogpoos head like anything jus did not give him any space and was very good and reliable in the world cup as well…. jus bcoz he is in a shit team does not mean he is a shit player
We should buy Philip Lahm IF we are to buy a new right back. Havent been that impressed with VDW so far and his cunting agent said he would only move to Barca (not that an agent is to be believed).
Denilson is a slow midget which isn’t necessarily a problem. The problem is on top of that he is weak and surrounded by other slow midgets so he is easily run over.
Hoping Henri Lansbury gets ahead of him this season. At least he isn’t afraid to play the damn ball forward. It must be some sick joke that Denilson can get a special player work permit and yet we have to wait 3 years for Vela and what looks another 3 years for Galindo.
The last position we need to buy is RB, we have 2 perfectly good RBs.
We can start worrying about that position once we have signed 2 CBs, a GK, a DM, a LB, a RW & LW.
who would not want lahm…hahah .. but every one knows we wont buy him or pantsil.. coz wenger loves sagan…and even sagna is commited to the club…
Where did you read about Galindo zeus or did you just make it up for your point?
LW Gambon? Dont we already have Arshavin there?
I don’t think you can blame le-grove for made up stories six-pacc. It’s more likely just a blogger says it and it becomes accepted. Like the 130m to spend myth.
Bit of speculation here, bit of exaggeration there and before you know it it’s unassailable proof that wenger must be fired!
we dont have a decent left winger and have never been linked with one…arshain is not a left winger
Stu
Yeah, but for balance in the squad it would be good to have a natural lefty, obviously to play understudy to Arshavin.
I have a sneaky feeling Wenger is tempted to bid for Honda.
No-one has ever said we have £130m to spend.
You know Wenger wont buy a left footed left winger because he likes out wide players cutting in and tbh i like it that way too.
Arshavin on the left wouldnt be a problem if CLichy could cross properly when he overlaps.
And anyway, Arshavin has enough ability to be able to cross with his left foot. It just so happens that we, as a team in general, rarely cross unless its the fullbacks. Get the fullbacks crossing accurately and who plays on the wing wouldnt even be an issue.
And anyway, if we did get a left footed winger then where would Arshavin play? He isnt a proper winger so having him on the right would be pointless as he always comes inside anyway and being on the right he would have to play any potential through balls with his left.
Step two of myth dissemination. Deny you ever said it.
The full backs are decent going forward, just not spectacular, because of the lack of consistency and our defensive frailty in midfield they were asked to reign in how far they they overlap, both put decent crosses in when they can overlap and run onto through balls.
They just don’t sit out wide and whip in crosses from static positions.
Also our strikers have to work on how they make themselves availble for these crosses, like Van Persie’s tried to make the near post run more often, Sagna and him, though a bit lucky, linked up well for the goals against Tottenham.
Stu could have sworn he was a CB. The what you smoking was because he wanted him over Sagna
Sagna puts the odd goos cross in, but Clichys ability in the final third is atrocious.
Bendtner’s very good in the air, but he needs to work on honing that for the good fot he team.
even i love the way we play …t he players cutting in from the left and right is awsum… but now since we have chamak… and even nikki b… we need players who can cross the ball… and even to play a 442 combination we cannot play arshavin on the left… there need to be a good left footed winger… i would rather have elia than joe cole for that very reason
Only place Ive ever seen it is Le-Grove QoS. Has to be made up
Almunia Is useless
Fabianski is flappy
Sagna ok defensively shit at crosses
Verminator had a shit season
The Koss one good season totally unproven probably a shit buy
Clichy is shit at defending and crossing
Diaby lazy and shit
Denilson too weak passes backwards
Fabregas turncoat bastard
Nasri fat ponce
Arshavin fat and lazy
Rvp a crock
Lansbury overrated
Chamackh shit signing
Have I missed anyone?
Oh yes wengker! He’s a cunt.
Walcott useless overpaid
lol Terry. You prefer Elia over Cole even though both are right footed?
And Arshavin on the left of a 4-4-2 combination is never going to happen because we play 4-3-3.
What do you mean ability ? I don’t think there are many fullbacks who whip in Beckhamesque crosses in the league. Neither of Evra or Cole do that especially, they usually either cut in and play in balls across the defence or to the touchline and whip in the low dangerous crosses.
Both of them are pretty decent when they’re allowed to run onto balls behind the defence or into some semblance of space.
Both have suffered because of the lack of communication in the team.
rosicky is done with is injuries and we want him out… this is bullshit… i would love him to continue playing for us coz he is one of the best in the world… and probably the only one who can replace cecs…
Thats pretty much spot on QoS, apart from the parts about Vermaelen, Lansbury and Cesc (for now).
You forgot Bendtner is shite.
Walcott is Class.
QoS
You forgot tht Pat Rice looks like Elton John.
I agree the rest is pretty Accurate.
Verminator had the greatest first season ever!
Lets hope he’s not a one-hit wonder.
Lansbury cant be over-rated.
He has to be rated first.
elia is a left winger .. he is fukin awsum… and whats so great about cole… rosicky when fully fit far better than cole
Qos you forgot that Kos fella we are about to sign, useless evidentley.
Stu
Of course Galindo s gong out on loan to spain. And unless his work permit issues can be fast tracked like Denilson’s was, he will be out in Spain for 3 years before he gets his Eu workers permit.
terry
We didnt see enough of Rosicky at the end of the season.
Was it because of Injuries? Or was it becuz he’s not good enough?
it was his fitness for sure… he wasent injured… he jus wasent fully fit… did u see what happned to eddy after his injury… he looks very slow… and rosicky seemed to gettin tired very fast… after all he was injured and it takes time for a player to be fully fit once again… mark my words he will be the man to watch next season…..
looks like we will not be signing Kjaer http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11679_6244827,00.html?
http://younggunsblog.co.uk/2010/06/arsenal-complete-samuel-galindo-signing/
Blimey,
Wolfsburg are no better than Palermo.
If Wenger sees Koscielny as a starter then surely Kjaer would be a good squad option?
Surely the fact that we arent after him means we have someone lined up?
Terry, Elia being a left winger doesnt automatically make him left footed. Which is what you suggested he was when you said you prefered him over Cole.
You would hope so Gambon but this is Wenger. He isnt always after the same players as most of the other top teams.
I also missed eddie he of course should be sold, although you must say this sadly.
Rosicky is crocked and probably wasn’t that good in the first place.
Johan is also a crock.
Rosicky, like Eduardo, has dramatically dropped his performance levels this season. When he came bac against Man City he was suprisingly fantastic but after a few weeks back in the team he just seemed to be doing nothing.
He IS a top class player when on form but he isnt on form nearly enough. I would rather him stay as a back up option but if he left it wouldnt be the worst thing.
Yes QOS
We get the point.
Thats why most of us agree we need 4-5 quality signings.
All youth players can handily be described as overpaid, will never make it, don’t have the right attitude and have been given too much too soon.
Im guessing Eduardo, Rosicky, Bendtner and Johan were too shite to make your original list in the first place.
Even Denilson got an early mention
I’m just trying to save people time David. Sort of like a public service.
Rosicky just isnt a wide player at all, and is way down the pecking order at number 10.
He should be let go IF we sign a wide player, but i dont mind if he stays.
Eduardo is probably just surplus to requirements with Chamakh coming in, and one of him or Vela will have to go. Long term neither of them will be Arsenal players.
Shout out to all my Yanks.
Happy 4th.
Dont blow any Body Parts off!
Barbecue time
Not Jack Collison QoS. How much was he on? 5k a week or something. A lot for the average person obviously but for a footballer its nothing.
No point in that QOS
If we didnt have a moan there would be much to talk about.
Cant sit pretty happy with the inactivity of the summer.
Or should we still be ecstatic about the signing of Chamakh?
Stuey,what do you think of this lad?
—–STEKELENBURG—–
SAGNA—KOSCIELNY—TV—GIBBS
THEODORE—HAZARD–OZIL—ELIA
—CHAMAKH–VP–
David
Some fans buy into the whole “3rd is a trophy” talk, therefore they cant help moaning when people moan about whats going on on the pitch.
E12
Thats a joke right?
Hate it E12. Wheres the DM or even CMs? And 4-4-2 is dead now.
we’ll never play 4-4-2, and the rest is just silly.
Gambon
Why may I ask??
I’ve yet to see a point in you David but I tolerate you all the same
It’s well past moaning, all of those comments are regularly said on here, it’s not a moan when it’s insert phrase from above followed by a dozen acolytes repeating it as fact.
The point is not one of those phrases is actually true.
There is some truth to some of them QoS.
You did just make up the Vermaelen and Lansbury ones though. Vermaelen had a great debut season and Lansbury is rarely if ever discussed on here.
E12
4-4-2 is dead at the top level, you wont see us play it again for a long time.
Theo isnt a right winger, you’ve got hazard and ozil as central MFs.
Its just a bunch of very good attackers (and Theo) all thrown together.
What youve done is the equivalent of getting a Formula one car, putting in an engine, then another engine, then 2 turbos, then another engine – while forgetting the brakes.
That team would concede a shit load of goals.
I swear bbk was slating tommy v earlier this week stu!
Now if you’d said;
Stekelenburg
Sagna Koscielny Vermaelen Gibbs
Song Ozil Melo
Hazard RVP Elia
Now you’re talking. Obviously with Elia playing backup to Arshavin.
Well thats BBK QoS. You know better than that.
Qos Jimbo was slating Verm before last season started.
Kjaer chooses Wolfsburg ahead of City, United, Arsenal and a host of others?!?!
Pat
According to Palermo no-one else bid for him, so you have to question if anyone else really wanted him.
Gambon, I love that line up apart from Melo.Did you not see him score an OG and get sent off against Holland? He is a fucking liability FFS.
Gambon. the yidiots made a double bid for Kjaer and Cavani a couple of weeks ago.
I dont want Melo either but judging him on that 1 match isnt right.
E12
He has just what we need.
That said id also be happy with Toulalan, Inler and now Khedira.
E12 That wasn’t true, Spuds said they’d made no bid for either player, it was just made up to try and encourage bids for them
The spuds didnt make a bid. Someone from the spud board denied it.
Replace Ozil with Cesc and we have a great team
Stuey,Melo has been shite for Juve aswell.
stu/A ur wasting ur time. Everyone will continue to believe that the Spuds bid for Kjaer
Surprising Spurs havn’t signed anyone yet, would expect them to splash the cash with champs league qualification at stake
I’d take Inler over melo any day. Melo would not last in the PL with is attitude and temper.
Vieira lasted a fair time, and he had a right old temper.
Not to mention keane.
A,’Arry said he was going to make a marquee signing at the end of last season.
So I was thinking who Ozil reminds me of and then it hit me.
He has the same style as Modric had before moving to Spurs, almost identical.
Modric played very well on the international stage and in the early stages of the CL, but has been a disappointment in England.
Wonder how Ozil would do, because Modric doesn’t/didn’t disappear as much during games.
yeah E12, I wonder who it’ll be. Not seemed to have actually bidded for anyone yet, except for Joe Cole.
I guess Cole would constitute a marquee signing by Spurs signings
Modric hasnt been dissapointing in England. Come on now
I think Modrics been good.
I’m sure Redknapp wouldn’t use the term “marquee signing” though, even he isn’t dumb enough to use it!
That’s for the Madrid’s and City’s of this world, then they can unveil them in fashion show type things
Modric a disappointment? He has been one of the spuds best and most consistent players. He doesnt score but if the heart of their team. Somewhat like Schweinstiger for Germany imo…
*doesnt score much.
Manure wanted to sign Modric from the Spuds.
I’d say he’s more like Hleb Stu. He doesn’t get many goals or assists, but alot of their play goes through him, and if you look at their goals he’s usually played some part in the move.
Sergio Ramos claiming that Cole and Gerrard are Madrid bound. Would be good for both of them, and England
I love the Croats at Spurs. Especially Kranjcar
Was twitter right now, and MC29 Just said,”Just saw Mark Schwarzer, didn’t know to high five him or hiss”
A,have you got a link mate?
MC29?
Apparently so did we E12.
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=805954&sec=transfers&cc=5739
“We are a club that is always looking to improve by adding the best players in the world,” Ramos said in the Star. “We have a proven record of signing English players – with David (Beckham) and Michael (Owen) – and it would not surprise me at all if our two new arrivals this summer were English.
“Ashley Cole is a terrific player. For me, he is by far the best left back in the world and, along with Drogba, Chelsea’s best player.
“I am sure Chelsea will do all they can to keep him but he had a difficult year in England. A change might be what he is looking for. When a player is the best in his position in the world and doesn’t play for Real Madrid, you have to consider it a waste.
“He has done everything in England for Arsenal and Chelsea. It’s now time for him to come and win La Liga and the Champions League with Real Madrid and Jose Mourinho.
“Jose will know all about him. He has a history of signing players and trying to sign players from his previous clubs. More importantly, players seem to love playing under him.
“I spoke with Cristiano Ronaldo about him and he told me Cole is the toughest defender he has ever played against. That’s quite a compliment coming from the world’s best player and he is exactly the sort of player we want.”
He added: “I think Madrid’s admiration of Steven Gerrard is not a secret. He is at the point now where he needs to win things. I can guarantee that under this Real Madrid set-up he will win things. I really think both of them are Real Madrid-bound.”
I dont know if you guys already know this but VP’s been passed fit for the Semi Final.
Cheers A.
A
Chamakh.
I’m confused gambon, Chamakh is on twitter, and said “Just saw Mark Schwarzer, didn’t know to high five him or hiss”?!
Looks like we will make a double signing tomorrow or Tuesday.
Melo has a worse temper than both Vieira and Keane and nowhere near their ability
I hope so E12, get Koscielny and Schwarzer out the way, then get going with (i guess) swapping Rosicky with Cole then sourcing and signing the second centre back, hopefully one who can play dm too
Who would love to se AW like this after av defeat?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bqp64q7kHmw
(Trapatoni in high form)
Rather keep Rosicky than Cole tbh. I think Rosicky still has it in him.
I dont think its actually Chamakh.
Why would he be at the stadium / highbury house on a sunday? Hes not even in pre season training yet.
Someone who thought about the irony yesterday. The German players had been talking shit about people from Argentina for a week. And then posed with the “Say no to racism” flag before the game!
Yeah me too Pat. Dont see the point in swapping Cole for Rosicky. Cole isnt any better and it would take time for Cole to settle in.
I think Chamakh is actually in the US
As do I Pat, although I’d say it’s pretty much like for like with Cole and Rosicky. Almost identical points in their career, positions, and abilities. Same concerns over their getting back to full fitness after long term injury too. Only thing is that Cole is English, so it’d free up another space for a foreign/over 21 player!
But I wouldn’t mind keeping Rosicky and getting Cole. With our injury problems, we need all the players we can get
Suarez is a very good striker (and keeper…). Wouldn’t mind him at Arsenal to be honest.
Suarez said he wouldnt leave Ajax unless it was to Barca or United…or someone like them (ie winning everything).
I really hope we don’t get Schwarzer. I’d prefer Eduardo.
Its getting ridiculous
All the best players want to go to Chelsea, UTD, Barca & Real and no one else.
Definately Pat. Schwarzer would be a bit of a disappointing signing. Eduardo would a great one imo.
I really hope we do get Schwarzer Pat, just one less thing to worry about, even if not something to get excited about.
Suarez if he leaves will go to a Chelsea, City, Inter or Madrid.
Utd won’t pay silly money anymore. Not sure whether chelsea will either to be fair, have to wait and see
Thats not chamakhs twitter.
Eduardo would cost 4 million euros.
Anyone who wants Cole over Rosicky is mad. Rosicky is way better. Cole would only be signed cause he’s English
and be a big risk pat.
Schwarzer is about right for me. If we can’t get an undeniably top quality keeper, and only really buffon fitted the bill imo, then someone who is proven as great at dealing with crosses and set pieces, and a very good organiser, used to the prem etc, is the next best thing.
Much rather have that than pretty much anyone from elsewhere in Europe, we’ve spent too long taking risks, and have too many players in the team already who are maybe players. Having some stability at the back, even if not spectacular, is ideal
Balls to that A. You buy the best you can get, not the ones who have been playing in the prem longest.
What new player isnt a risk. Theres no quarentee that Schwarzer would fit in any better than anyone else.
Schwarzer for 3m or Eduardo for 4m. No brainer really.
I agree Stu, no brainer, and Schwarzer every time.
You buy the best you can obviously, but we’ve got no idea how someone like Eduardo would be in the prem, whereas we know what schwarzer is like, and that’s reliable.
In EVERY other position pretty much we’ve got players we HOPE will become quality, and adapt to the prem, but havn’t proven it yet. I’d like just one position, and especially that position, where we take no risks, and get in some stability, and someone we can rely upon, who isn’t learning or having to adapt along with the rest of the team.
Schwarzer has been in the prem for that long, and has experienced and coped with all the rigours of the prem. Someone from outside the prem hasn’t, especially someone who’s only ever played in portugal
Wenger had no problem buying Jens, who had never played in the prem. Yet he turned out alright didnt he. Schwarzer is the safe option, not the best one.
ANyway, i dont give a shit. i give up because you clearly wont…ever.
Our biggest problem is organising the defence, and dealing with set pieces.
Getting in Schwarzer, who is 6’5, and a very good and experienced organiser, as well as being totally used to the prem, rather than getting in someone who’s portuguese, i’m guessing doesn’t speak English, and is 6’1 and has never played football outside of portugal, really is a no brainer to me….
Stu the safe option right now IS the best option.
Buffon is no longer a possibility because of an operation, and unless Reina decides to jump ship there’s noone else proven at all.
Eduardo is imo a ridiculous shout, not what we need in the slightest!
Jens was a risk, but he’d proven alot more than Eduardo has, and was much more highly rated
Id prefer Scwartzer to Eduardo.
Dont forget that until our end of season collapse we had conceded the least shots on goal of any team in the PL.
Imo the biggest difference to us keeper wise, if we can’t get one of the best around, ie Buffon or Reina, is someone who when teams just pump long balls into the box when we’re trying to hold on to a lead, or long throws, will be big, commanding, and take control of the situation. Exactly why I’d be very happy if we signed Schwarzer
this is way too close to pre season to be so unsure of who we have for next year. Bloody insanity.
huh stonroy, what do you mean?!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1292005/Arsenal-offered-Sporting-Braga-goalkeeper-Eduardo-Manuel-Almunia-nears-Emirates-exit.html?
Stonroy
It doesnt really matter, as long as theyre all signed by the first day of training.
If we get into August without signings i’ll agree.
There isn’t a club in Europe who’s concluded all their transfer movements yet, very few who have even sorted the majority of them!
schwarzer is defo an improvement on the clowns who are ridiculously playing between the sticks for the Arsenal.
we should get inhler, i know we won’t but he is just the type we need, he good on the ball and can play in the holding role if we need song at the back to cover injuries.
if we don’t sign another holding mid we should get 2 CB
I know. I just see City buying Silva and Toure (they can have that mercenary cunt. But I just know what Arsenal should be after. I mean David Villa wanted to play for us for christs sakes, instead we get Silvestre.
City have to be the exception – if you offer 28 million for a DM and tell him he can have 200k per week, who’s going to say no?
good old daily shite, lol
Feck that’s how much he is getting P/W? Bloody hell the game is changing.
Small matter of the world cup in the way stonroy.
We’ve already sorted Chamakh. If we snap up a Schwarzer and Koscielny tomorrow or Tues, then we’ll have gotten in three first team players incredibly early, be very good going! Then a couple of weeks to sort out another centre back, who can play DM too, and maybe Cole, and we’re sorted!
Well Ade is on 170k, so you can understandable why a Barca player would get 200k at Citeh.
Times actually said £220k a week this morning. Insanity. Wouldn’t shock me if one or two have best paid player clauses as well, so it might bump their salaries also.
I really don’t think it was a “Villa or Silvestre” issue Stonroy….
So you do think we’ll buy a keeper?
What do you think Toure is worth in weekly wages?
I hope so, Erichero.
I hope we’ll seal the deal for Schwarzer this week Erichero
Daily mail linking us with the Portugese keeper
Eduardo
well, claiming that we’ve been offered him….
wouldn’t make sense, someone who’s only really been first choice at a club in portugal for 2 1/2 years hasn’t he? and never played for anyone better than braga, only played 60 times for them, and is pretty small for a keeper
The way Wenger is talking, we might not get a keeper, so I’ll believe it when I see it. Having said that, it does seem that there was a serious offer for Schwarzer.
I think 100,000 per week is what an exceptional player should get. Arsenal will never compete with those amounts.
Every season Wenger signs a no-name-brand – Kos looks to be the one this time around. At least with Eduardo Silva we could see his goal scoring record and say wow, but with a defender it’s harder to measure.
What you mean the way Wenger is talking Erichero?