Vintage Gossip: Ronald and Frank De Boer linked for £18m!

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Rumours are still RED hot that Arsenal is moving in on Sampdoria pairing, Praet and Andersen. Hard to work out whether this is stoking the flames so they’ll land a buyer this summer, or there’s a RAGING fire of reality to accompany the smoke.

Either way, who cares, I’m into the gossip, it keeps the summer acceptable.

Remember, never trust a person that says they don’t enjoy the transfer window. It’s like saying you don’t like Jurassic Park. It’s the sort of comment that comes from a person you’re forced to meet on a double date that goes, ‘I don’t really support a club, but I do support England and I have a season ticket at Harlequins.’ It’s the half and half scarf of internet hot takes.

I fucking LOVE a rumour. Keep my pint glass topped up with cold foamy gossip all summer long. It’s all I need.

Talking of CLASSIC fine pairing rumours. One of the first major stories that had me firming up at the back pages was SO long ago, Youtube didn’t even exist, yep, we all had measles vaccinations back then… it was when Ronald and Frank De Boer were the De Ligt and Frenkie De Jong of Europe.

This from the Indie in 1997 (I must have been 2 years old or something)!

Arsenal have failed with an audacious offer to Ajax for the Dutch international De Boer twins, Frank and Ronald, but hope to resurrect an pounds 18m double deal in the summer.

The Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein has spent two days in Amsterdam in an attempt to secure the services of the De Boers. The brothers, 26, are contracted to the former European champions until 2000, but each has a clause in his contract allowing him to leave at a certain price.

Arsenal’s chances of signing the brothers are enhanced by the salaries at Highbury. Bergkamp is reportedly on pounds 1m a year, plus bonuses, while the De Boers earn pounds 300,000, despite being Ajax’s best players. However, there is the possibility that the Ajax coach, Louis Van Gaal, will replace Bobby Robson at Barcelona in the summer. In that event, the brothers may follow him to the Nou Camp.

The swift dismantling of the Ajax side in the wake of the Bosman ruling, will also see the 20-year-old striker Patrick Kluivert and the utility player Winston Bogarde, 26, leave for Italy on free transfers when their contracts expire in May.

OH MAN THAT WAS EXCITING.

BIG DAVID DEIN BRINGING HOME THE DUTCH BACON (at least trying)! 🥓🇳🇱

I think we eventually missed out because Arsene Wenger had some major issue with the brothers trying to void their contract agreement with Ajax. Wenger always had a moral compass a touch over-tuned for football. I think he thought if he was nice to other clubs, they’d be nice back, which was rarely the case. Bit like my life with women.

Wish he’d been a bit meaner about winning and bit more ambitious with money. Our ‘nearly 11’ would have won us a few more major silver pots… reckon at least half of that was down to dithering or fannying around over pennies… or making Zlatan have a trial!

The following transfer window post the De Boer fail was pretty bad for me, I was SUPER excited that Arsenal were in for Patrick Kluivert… I was bragging hard at school that we were about to pull off the deal of the century, but it fell through and he eventually ended up at Barcelona. I was totally ripped to pieces by all the nasty West Ham and Spurs fans at school. Don’t worry though, I filed a very strong complaint with those in authority that went nowhere, and was likely blood wedgied for being a grass.

I think we ended up with Kanu, which was exciting because fat Ronaldo said he was the greatest player he’d ever seen in training… and my oh my, did Kanu score some UNREAL goals. Best thing about players back then was there was no Youtube, so you had no fucking clue what was coming to your club until they played.

We also signed Kaba Diawara later in the season, a Champ Man LEGEND. I vividly remember him playing against Leeds and doing everything bar score… he was shipped out pretty quickly after that.

Anyway, what I’m saying is this… transfer windows are the dreams before the reality. Don’t trust the guy at work bemoaning it. He probably keeps foxes genitals in pickle jars, or has a really wicked Instagram handle where he paints toy boats on a timelapse… and let me tell you, this guy is definitely gluten-free and quite happy to pollute the airwaves with chat about how he found this little woke IPA brewery in Bermondsey that you can access on Saturdays as part of a tour.

Get fucked Steven, you can walk out in the sun and drink your pony tasteless beer, while me and my fellow brethren are sitting at home crushing F5, scouring AS.com with translate on, and following Twitter accounts like @FOOTBALLSECRETINSIDER in the hope of some REAL Saturday good times.

That’s a summer my friends, that’s a fucking summer.

Right, see you in the comments. x

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Tony

Anyone interested in sound recording might like this series:

https://g.co/kgs/DVaG39

Champagne charlie

“And I can’t believe you are arguing about what indisciplined means. It can cover many aspects on the football pith and the whoscored are bang on when they state Xhaka and Mustafi as being indisciplined players.” They also state Guendouzi, Elneny and Rob Holding as lacking discipline. I’m arguing what it means in relation to WhoScored, and how they suggest they derive their characteristics. That much isn’t open to your interpretations, it’s very cut and dried as most statistical references are. How much stock you put into these things is entirely subjective. The point I’m making is for you to… Read more »

Ishola70

So what is your argument Charlie in relation to Xhaka and Mustafi being tagged as indisciplined players? Are you saying it is incorrect in your view?

I have already said that it is best of course to watch the players in action as well.

I agree with them as well regarding Guendouzi as lacking discipline at this time but the site is not the gospel is it just indicators and their indicators regarding Xhaka and Mustafi is spot on.

Guns of Hackney

Have we bought anyone yet?
Sold?
No.
As you were then, Arsenal…as you were.

Champagne charlie

Ishola No I’m not dismissing what’s said, they are ill-disciplined. But that relates to their card count and foul count of the past two seasons (which is how WhoScored derives player traits and characteristics as stated). It doesn’t have any direct correlation to their errors in position, lack of pace, misplaced passes etc, which are all the common critiques of both players. That’s precisely my point, you’re happy to offer their ‘indicators being spot on’ but then dismiss the fact they’re among our best performers according to the very same site – how’s that make sense? Please don’t say the… Read more »

Graham62

I find it nauseating that any self-respecting Arsenal fan would promote Jose Mourinho as the right fix for our club. Not disputing his credentials and past exploits, but anyone who feels he is the answer to our problems is, quite clearly, not an Arsenal fan. For all my anti-Wenger rhetoric on here, I would never sink to the depths of promoting an utter scumbag( the equivalent of the antichrist) ahead of someone who I merely lost respect for. Seeing him over the years mock our club( not just because of Wenger) and act in such a derogatory and childish manner… Read more »

HighburyLegend

whoscored.com ==> I watch him score.

whotrolled.com ==> I watch CG’s trolling…

Ishola70

Charlie to support a view most on here see with both these players with their own eyes. There are better more telling stats than others. You say that the indisciplined tag is stats based on fouls and yellow cards which is correct but can’t you see that these same stats can be merged and coupled with other aspects which you also mentioned such as lack of positioning or a poor pass. Xhaka gets a fair share of his yellows due to holding. And I have seen that this is due many times to poor positioning/ lack of physicality or both.… Read more »

Graham62

USA 13-0 winners against the Ladyboys of Bangkok.

What a farce!

HighburyLegend

Could have been Arsenal vs Manure.

Jamie

The way the American women’s team celebrate winning lacks so much class.

They did the same thing when they won their last WC. Paraded around the pitch with “Greatness Achieved” t-shirts on or some shit.

Tony

Graham
Ladyboys?

Unusual for you to show ignorance.

Tony

Jamie
I thought they were OTT, too

Cesc Appeal

Danny What would make you think we’re doing that? We’re already in advanced negotiations with Carrasco, though Munich are now looking at him as Sane appears too costly. We’ve already made a bid for Claude Maurice, we’re keeping Fraser as a reserve option. Meunier would play RB, Tierney at LB, Carrasco at LM and then likely another wide option comes in and Nelson gets some time out wide. Meunier isn’t a wast at all, Bellerin is out until October. On your own point, which I agree with, do you really want to start the season in that 3-5-2 by necessity… Read more »

Cesc Appeal

‘They did the same thing when they won their last WC. Paraded around the pitch with “Greatness Achieved” t-shirts on or some shit.’

Is that before they lost 5-1 to Houston Dynamos U15s?

Jamie

CA –

Zing!

Champagne charlie

Ishola I’m not arguing the nature of how stats are, I’m pushing back your inconsistency towards a particular source because the name of the player changes. WhoScored a good measure etc when discussing Hermoso, but suddenly it’s not a good measure when discussing Xhaka and Mustafi except the parts that allude to a view you hold about them, or others. It’s transparent. I’ve no issue with statistical uses to buttress a pov, it’s when those same stats are dismissed, or explained away is more accurate, when it comes to particular players. How often have you been on here to dismiss… Read more »

China1

I think we all like the idea of some silly, top class cultured players putting on a masterclass week in week out but given our budget i don’t think we will be buying too many of those in this or the following transfer window. What would make me extremely moist would be if we can sign 3 players for 25m or less each who can put in consistent 7/10 performances every week without any catastrophic down sides like toxic personality or whatever We have been such a horribly inconsistent club for years now that whilst world beaters would be lovely,… Read more »

Marc

China

Agreed as much as we’d all like to be splashing the cash on some marquee signing we’re just not in the position to do it at the moment. Incremental steps is what we’ve got to do and it won’t happen over night.

Marc

Just seen CG’s response to my comment about Mourinho leaving ManU in all sorts of shit.

Guy’s fucking off his head – Mourinho left them with sellable assets? He spent £360 million for fucks sake.

They also have several of those players looking to leave, great job that. Mourinho might have been the man but his second skint at Chelsea was the end for him.

Receding Hairline

This place needs a signing or some sales

Basically we are not reading the adventures of Tony or Charles looking for someone to argue with.

Receding Hairline

*now reading the adventures of Tony

CG

Graham “”””I find it nauseating that any self-respecting Arsenal fan would promote Jose Mourinho as the right fix for our club””” I find it strange- that we ( us) would not be interested in a manager that is a serial winner- whilst at the exact same time- we have a serial looser at the club. Granted- had we appointed a proper manager- after Wenger- we would not eben mention the words Jose Mourihio. If you actually study Mourihio’s career- he actually thrives at clubs without too much money and a bit ‘underdoggy’ ( which is what we are now) Eg… Read more »

Pierre

China1 “I think we all like the idea of some silly, top class cultured players putting on a masterclass week in week out but given our budget i don’t think we will be buying too many of those in this or the following transfer window.” In that case why not try and extract the most from our top class cultured players week in week out….seems logical and no, the manager did not put his trust in them last season. Besides , cultured is near the bottom of Emery’s list. If we sell Aubamayang we might as well all go home,… Read more »

Jamie

I’ll take excerpts from The Adventures of Tony over CG’s dimwitted bullshit any day of the week.

CG

Marc Ill accept Jose M was not at his best at Man Utd. Still finished second last year. He never looked quite himself there. Thats because he was in Manchester- who wants to live there,?? In a hotel for 3 seasons- away from the bosom of the family,,,who an function like that? get him back in London Give him the Right deal… He would want to show Chelsea – that he can build a team properly and they were they wrong to sack him twice. He could be an inspired choice. Cloughie could only do it in the East Midlands.… Read more »

Tony

Happy to oblige Jamie if such adventure is worth posting. 🙂

Ah RH you and Charlie make worthy adversaries, which makes good reading.

Don’t leave adventures to me, I’m sure Le Grovers from such diversity of cultures have ‘adventures’ they can offer in this time of boredom and emotional abandoment because of the shambolic state our beloved club offers us.

Jamie

Until some player sales or purchases are announced, the floor is yours Tony!

Freddie Ljungberg

Thank fuck Pierre is not in charge of recruitment. That would be a piss poor team, smh.

Nzonzi is what? 31 soon? Great scouting there.

You want to sell our only half decent winger (Iwobi) and promote 2 kids that aren’t ready yet so we have to start at least 1 of them ever game? Great plan.

Still no CAM in the team? Fantastic.

Tyrone Mings? Smh.

If that’s the best our management can do they would deserve all the scorn you already heap on them. Don’t think even they could fuck up this window that badly.

Cesc Appeal

Rumour going around that Lazio are interested in Chambers, strange one, Arsenal have set a price of £12 Million for him…or so the rumour goes.

Receding Hairline

By all means Tony.

For a guy who hasn’t stepped foot outside his country it’s nice for me to read.

Receding Hairline

12m…we will get 20m at least if he is sold to an English team. Lazio can go do one.

Freddie Ljungberg

CA

That same report also claims they’re looking at Lascelles for the same price, no way he’s getting sold that cheap with 5 year left on his contract. Chambers has 3 years left and we can get more from an english club.

Sounds like bullshit to me.

up 4 grabs now

young English centre back /defensive midfielder that was Fulham’s player of the season and has 4 years on his contract with us still.
if arsenal sold him for 12 million they should be shot!

use him as a make weight for Zaha, they’ll need a right back if utd chuck 60 million at them for wan bissaka.

there must be plenty of premier league sides that will pay 20 million plus for him.

Cesc Appeal

I said I thought Chambers was a £10-15 Million player, sounds about right. Potential to get more from an EPL club late in the window but the problem is are we stopped from doing business if we wait for the bite that may never come. I think Mustafi is going to go for about £15-20 Million as well. A lot of clubs likely would see him as a risk but one that might come good in a different league, that will be reflected in his price. Can you imagine if we were buying Mustafi and you saw supporters saying about… Read more »

Drey

What sort of ass licking Arsenal fans are this??

Patrick Timmons

@PatrickTimmons1

Yes, Arsène Wenger’s latter years at the club were underwhelming. However, I just don’t understand how you could support the club & hold a personal grudge against him as a human. He loved Arsenal & lived by our values, so to question his commitment due to his wage is laughable.

11:43 AM · Jun 12, 2019 · Twitter for iPad

Champagne charlie

Receding

There’s always the option of scrolling on by and not sharing your mundane take on other people’s interactions here. Especially comical when talking of others ‘looking for arguments’.

Alas, I know you struggle for input outside of Emery’s jock strap.

Perhaps when you venture outside your country your take of the world will be fuller, more round if you will, less flat-earthy.

Spanishdave

Looks like our first game in the new season is Palace away, that’s a test early in the season.

up 4 grabs now

Cesc,

apparently ac Milan are sniffing around Lovren.
Gazidis can do us a favour and take Mustafi instead, 3 years younger as well.

HighburyLegend

@CG : you’ve forgot the “tick tock” at the end of your post.
Twat.

Receding Hairline

True to form

Tony takes it like a man

The other fella like a teenage girl. Hanging around waiting for people to drop titbits about themselves to use as abuse towards them. Little man syndrome. I haven’t left my country so? Must we all be well traveled? Do we all have the same privileges? Have you walked in my shoes?

You bullied Bamford off here but you are actually a worse poster than he is. Emery’s jock straps,bla bla, email scams, when puller up you deflect and yell banter. Yet you are just a lonely unpleasant fellow.

Guns of Hackney

Have we signed a player yet?

No.

Oh okay…I’ll check back in a few hours.

up 4 grabs now

Guns I probably wait till deadline day the way things are going!

Champagne charlie

Receding ‘victim mode enabled’ Hairline

What’s the matter? You give out the bitchy remarks but can’t take one backhanded your way in response? I’m the teenage girl though…

“You bullied Bamford off here but you are actually a worse poster than he is.”

He’s off here because he got sin binned AGAIN and had people texting Pedro over his behaviour, but hey don’t let them facts obscure a good smear. It was me and my ‘bullying’. #flatearthtings

HighburyLegend

@GoH : I suggest you check back in a few weeks lol

Receding Hairline

You are far too inconsequential to make me a victim of anything Charles

I just find it despicable a grown man hangs around a blog full of strangers to pick up bits of personal info to use as jibes…it’s a very low behavior.

Marc

Dave

I thought the new seasons fixtures weren’t announced until tomorrow – where did you get that we’ve got Palace away from?

Cesc Appeal

Up 4

We’ve got so much shit to get rid of. We’re going to have to start offering it around which immediately weakens your negotiating position as opposed to a club approaching you.

Guns of Hackney

Honestly guys, it doesn’t matter who is doing transfers, this club blows.

Amateur hour, every hour, on the hour.

Champagne charlie

“I just find it despicable a grown man hangs around a blog full of strangers to pick up bits of personal info to use as jibes…it’s a very low behavior.” How does someone ‘hang around a blog’ exactly? Also, since when is there a line being drawn at what can constitute as a jibe? You make a personal remark about me being “lonely and unpleasant”, but apparently it’s me that goes overboard using what you’ve said about not leaving your country to take the piss and call you a flat earther…. Jesus Christ the crocodile tears are real, someone find… Read more »

Chris

Palace away first sounds good, if true.

Always nice to get revenge as soon as possible…..hopefully!

Chris

Also see how the league plans to structure the winter break.

One weekend in Feb has only 5 fixtures and the following weekend the same, meaning each club gets the same break just at different times.

Marc

Chris

Where are you getting this from – the fixtures aren’t announced until tomorrow from what I can see.

Spanishdave

The fixtures have been leaked on the net today

salparadisenyc

The dog days of summer have found Le Grove.

A peak Europa club scouring the lesser leagues mid table clubs for reinforcements.
In the immortal words of Col Bill Kilgore, “Some day this wars going to end. ”

Sending strength and courage to Pedro, its going to be a slog thanks for the efforts.

Marc

Dave

Yeah I just googled leaked fixtures – I wouldn’t put too much faith in the leak as it also shows the televised matches, they usually don’t announce those until a couple of weeks after the fixtures have been announced.

Cesc Appeal

Seems the leak is false

Elmo

Drey

There’s no doubt that Big Weng became a misguided, arrogant fool of epic proportions, but he clearly is an Arsenal man. Saw him on BeIn Sports with Mou, and every single time Arsenal under Emery was mentioned, he referred to ‘we’ and ‘us.’ Not many ex-managers, or even players, do that.

WengerEagle

Whoscored is a great website, however it’s a bit limited for assessing defensive players. Vast majority of the stats on it lends to evaluating attacking talent and the defensive side can boil down to tackles (some of the best defenders make fewer than 2 tackles per game), interceptions, clearances and aerial wins.

Mustafi (7.05) is rated higher than Skriniar is for Inter (6.89) (2nd best defence in Serie A) and marginally less than Gimenez for Atletico Madrid (7.13) is for example.

Moray

Who’s our club captain next season? I hope we’re looking to buy some leaders on the pitch rather than just cry babies and moaners.

Nelson

Is Raul on vacation?

Gnabry is scoring goals at ease for Germany. He is not wasting scoring chances like Auba.

Moray

Eagle, wasn’t it Maldini who said if he had to make a tackle he had made a mistake?

WengerEagle

Gnabry was such a blunder on our part.

Guy guarantees double figure league goals a season and is quick, powerful, loves 1 vs 1s and is only going to get better at 24.

Marc

Moray

That’s an interesting thought – I’m not a fan of GK’s being captain, Kos is either off or will be used as backup and no one in CM would get my vote – hopefully Xhaka will be long gone.

Out of the existing players the only one I can think of is Sok so unless we buy a leader it’s going to be thin pickings.

salpardisenyc

Carts Nice take on Emery’s maiden season, agree it should of ended in the sack based on how season eventually unfolded. All paths lead back to the owners whom lack any sort of ruthlessness to push club up to next level. Strange dynamic where club currently sits, appears to be struggling to put a structure in place that functions at level required. With Raul taking over from Gazidis. This summer will be a very good barometer as to where its all headed with those in charge. Elmo I’ve no problem w/ Wenger referring to club as “Us”, 21 years is… Read more »

WengerEagle

Moray

Got to love them Italians, Cannavaro very much from the same school of thought at 5 foot 9.

HighburyLegend

“Who’s our club captain next season?”

Stupid question, Ozil of course!!

Cesc Appeal

Darren Burgess is leaving apparently

WengerEagle

I’ve tried to suppress last season as well Sal but it was in fact 22 years in charge or 21.5 years to be very precise.

Funny, reminds me of Keane’s book where he says in the Final showdown between Fergie and Keane, the club thaked him for his 11 and a half years of service and he had to remind them that it was 12 and a half years, being the man to help them win their first double in his debut season.

Cesc Appeal

Lots of changes

Champagne charlie

weagle

Yea Gnabry would be such an asset for this current side, our youth setup seems to overlook the guys that have something about them and drum up the noise about eventual dross. You’d think they’d know their stuff a bit better.

Moray

That AC Milan defence was the best Football will ever see. Baresi and Costacurta without peer.

Marc

Highbury

Jesus how could I have missed such an obvious candidate? A real leader of men, a fighter someone you’d follow into hell.

Make Ozil captain and Liverpool, City, ManU, Chelsea and the Spud’s will throw the towel in before the season even kicks off.

Dream10

We seem to be losing a lot of good ppl behind the scenes. Mislintat and now Darren Burgess. Shad Forsythe linked with Milan as well. A real talent drain in the background. Worrying stuff.

Marc

Cesc

You have to wonder what’s going on? On the other hand I’ve never quite got why we’ve got a Director of High Performance and a Head of Performance.

I wonder if Gazidis got a bit carried away in recruiting behind the scenes.

Moray

I doubt Koz will play much next year, even if he does stay. It’s the keeper or Sokratis as it stands, which doesn’t excite me much.

Ozil isn’t the captain in his own marriage.

We miss leadership on the pitch. Would be a good chance to bring some in, and not some useless old fuckwit like Leichsteiner but someone who can lead by example.

Not easy.

Cesc Appeal

I’m not sure how good Mislintat was to be honest. Not saying he was bad, but I don’t know if he was as good as people thought.

He wanted to be a DoF or equivalent and the only club that would give him that are now Division 2 Stuttgart.

Marc

I’m waiting for Pierre to appear now and tell us why Ozil would be the perfect candidate to be captain.

salpardisenyc

I recall Gnabry getting a bit of the Fat Frank treatment on here, I blame the core posters as Serge was clearly a Grover.

Got himself fit and set out for higher elevations just to spite us.

Franck Kessie for Rambo anyone?

Marc

Cesc

Go back a year and there were certain people on here slagging Sven off “just keeps going back to Dortmund for players” etc.

He leaves and suddenly he’s irreplaceable and Sanllehi etc are fucking useless.

Champagne charlie

Sal

Gnabry didn’t exactly ‘do’ much at Arsenal in an Arsenal shirt, but you’d have thought the guys who oversaw his development and skillset would be able to fathom the sort of player potentially there to be unlocked. Shit job unlocking on our part frankly. Fucked off to Germany and bob is very much your uncle.

Cesc Appeal

Marc

I think that’s exactly it.

With wage concern why are we paying two people to do basically the same job?

Get value and accountability.

Simple question who is responsible for player fitness demands a simple answer and one big salary.

Marc

CC

The thing I never got was putting Gnabry out on loan under Pulis – send him on loan by all means but to West Brom?

Cesc Appeal

Marc

I agree with you completely.

The same fans questioning Carrasco will be despondent if Munich get him and it will be a symbol of us fucking up.

There are too many cooks at transfer level but people are bemoaning the streamlining of the fitness team.

There’s a lot to validly criticize Arsenal about but some people just seem to be ready to listen to the negative stories and think the worst every time. There’s no precedent with this lot to think that.

Marc

Cesc

Agreed – having two people just allows people to pass the buck etc. It also can’t help a new manager if he’s receiving conflicting advice.

Champagne charlie

Marc Yea I don’t understand that one either, but weren’t we annoyed at Brom for how they managed him too? Weird situation all round, poor speculative planning from those involved around a young talent. We’re pretty shit at nurturing anything of promise, that much is pretty clear. Seems like they overlay their welcome from the unders right ’til about 22/23 instead of being forced out to cut their teeth at 19/20. Wouldn’t surprise me to learn we have no good relationships between other clubs for our youngsters. What ever happened to the mutual benefit of sending a lesser club your… Read more »

Marc

Cesc

In a nut shell mate. Pedro needs to dish out some tough love on here – GOH appearing every few hours to make a sarcastic comment about not signing anyone yet – remind how many other PL teams have made signings?

It just fills the comments section with chaff.

salpardisenyc

Wenger absolutely bottled Gnabry situation, fucked it with the loan to Pullis ball, player eventually just wanting to leave. Don’t blame him. I was excited when Mislintat came in, most were. Did he go back to the Dortmund well too much? Perhaps but lets not act as if he didn’t pluck our top scorer, best CB from his former club. The less we talk about Miki the better, clearly wasn’t an ideal scenario to jump into with Sanchez not being sold previous summer when City came a knocking for big money. As for where Mislintat ended up and how it… Read more »

Marc

CC

We did end the loan early and recall him I believe because he wasn’t getting enough game time – I also heard that West Brom weren’t happy with his attitude.

I really think you need to look at the psychology of the player for where you send him as much as the physical benefits.

Pierre

Obviously there was some underlying problem with Gnabry besides the injury he suffered….his performance v Tottenham in the FA cup was very good for a lad so young ..pace and power with a good understanding of the game.
I was surprised we let such a talented player go …massive mistake by the manager.

Marc

Pierre

Sometimes you lose a player or a player hasn’t the maturity at that point to be ready for a club.

The mistake was to not get a sell on clause / buy back clause etc if we couldn’t make it work with him.

Pierre

Marc
“– GOH appearing every few hours to make a sarcastic comment about not signing anyone yet – remind how many other PL teams have made signings?It just fills the comments section with chaff.”

Pretty similar to you appearing a few times a day with your senseless Ozil / Pierre remarks , don’t you think .

Champagne charlie

Marc can’t say I’m familiar with the process itself, but if there’s not a personalised ‘plan’ per player I’d call that negligent near enough. We’re talking multi-million pound assets here, if there’s not a plan, a path, an internal support team designated to mapping Gnabry a route to our first team then I’d be worried. I think falling back on Wenger is a nonsense. His reach was ridiculous, granted, but Gnabry should’ve been detailed from day one, to the day he left any other sections of the football club. We’re in the business of grooming kids to adult footballers, that… Read more »

Pierre

Marc
We shouldn’t have even sold him , it was a poor error of judgement

Guns of Hackney

If I were Arsenal after the season we just had, I’d have been on the phone after Chelsea put the third goal in.

Who do we think we are? Doing a last minute supermarket sweep, a la Arsene?

We should be selling/getting rid ASAP and recruiting even faster. If Emery the joker is going to remain our manger again, he’ll need more than just a few games pre season to polish this turd.

We are amateurs.

David Smith

I know its Goal .com, but any truth in reports Darren Burgess is leaving?
Add to that, Ivan is after Shad Forsyth, if true, get a grip Raul!

westy

Tony

I thought Rotary Clubs were community networks, committed to helping others, making the world a better place, etc – is getting a foreign exchange student laid by multiple hookers, part of the constitution? Hilarious – no wonder he’s coming back for 8 weeks!

David Smith

Could end up with Tony Colbert coming back

David Smith

Sorry Dream10, well behind you on the Burgess story

Marc

Pierre

Difference is you ask for it. GOH is asking us to sign players when the window for overseas players hasn’t even opened yet.