That’s it then, season over – well apart from the Champions League Final and I’m interested in that as much as I am watching paint dry!
Yep, I’ll watch it, in hope that neither side win 😉
Six seasons have now gone by without winning anything and it’s far too long for a club like ours, we all know that.
Next season it will all begin again, ‘Arsenal, who haven’t won anything in six years’ comments every time we play, and how we bottled the Carling Cup, how if we had added a quality centre half and goalkeeper we would have done so much better, how we faded in the last third of the season, blah blah blah…..
Well, now it truly is time to stop all this, stop feeding the media the lines they love to spout and there is only one group of people who can do that and that is the Arsenal Board, starting with Arsene Wenger.
I don’t think any of us hope in reality for a 50M player signing, Torres has been a good example of why spending that kind of money doesn’t always work. Yes, he may come good again next season and score 30 goals but he was bought in January and was meant to be the man to get the goals to win the Champions League and the Premier League, it didn’t work and now the manager who ‘bought him’ is out of a job. Personally, I think he was a Roman purchase, one that backfired badly.
In fact I think the most some fans have asked Wenger to spend on one player is £25M and that is to get Benzema, the striker seems to be the one most fans want us to sign. If I could pick one player to be our first signing of many, it would be a tossup between Gary Cahill and Ashley Young, hopefully we will buy both, and very soon.
So, back to the six years – Arsenal fans have stood by the club they love and by the manager who has been at the helm during those last six unsuccessful seasons but many are beginning to get restless.
Now is the time for change, the manager needs to change his ways in the transfer market, no Cygans or Silvestres, no Denilsons or Bischoffs, real players please, that’s all we ask for!
Personally, I am not precious about the name of the player he buys as long as whoever they are have heart, passion and commitment to play for our club and with pride.
We don’t need to sign players who demand a big wage; we need players who are prepared to earn whatever wage they are offered, players who will play hard and until the final whistle of every game.
No sulkers, no shirkers and no big egos thanks Wenger….
No, you go out there into the transfer market and finally buy players that Arsenal Fans deserve to see wearing the Red and White of the club!
Do that Arsene and finally the fans might just get what they deserve rather than having to suffer all the bad press about how we haven’t won anything for so long and how we lack ‘what it takes’ to be winners..
After all, it’s been six years of waiting…….
Finally, how good is to know we have a player who is putting his club before his country?
It was confirmed yesterday that Jack Wilshere will get a good rest during the summer. Pearce had this to say:
I spoke to Jack last week and he explained that while he told me in March that he wanted to be part of the squad, he now feels he is not in the best condition to take part in the finals.
That is based on the number of games he has played for Arsenal this season, sports science data which Jack was presented with last week and concerns he has for his fitness looking ahead to next season.
We already knew Mr Pearce, but thanks for confirming it!
Well done Jack, he’s listened to Wenger, he listened to others but most importantly, he has listened to his body and realised that if he played during the coming summer he would probably miss the beginning of next season for his club, a club that means so much to him!
That’s what you get from a proper Arsenal man Arsene, a player who puts his club before his country!…..
Pre-season will see us travel to Malaysia in July to play in two matches – the first is against Malaysia XI at the Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday, July 13, kick off 8.45pm local time. The second fixture is to be confirmed.
Asia here we come then, has to be better than Austria……
Morning all….
Maybe I should have put, Morning anyone’ 😉
Lol. Though it is a shame to miss out on a tournament, it’s u-21 and he is past that level already. Better to rest and keep his spot in the team for the start of next season.
Hi G4L,
Playing for your country is always special but playing for the under 21’s is surely a step backwards in his career and in any case, why risk his body..
H’es better off with the real team, Arsenal 😉
I don’t agree about 6 years being too long for a club like ours, it’s acceptable, but what isn’t, is the way it’s happened.
It’s the fact that we SHOULD have won something during this time, we’ve had so many opportunities and fluffed them, and you never know when you’ll hit that period when it becomes impossible to win anything (though some would argue that this is our period).
Good comment G4L, but, since Jens retired we have always seemed to be a keeper away from winning, since Sol left, we have always had a weakness in the defence and since Paddy left, we have always played without a true leader…
Just little things like that make a difference between winning things and losing them. We have fluffed the PL twice, this season and back in the gallas sulk era…
Morning all.
I will only believe that we are seriously with a chance to win the 2011/12 title if he abandoned his delusion on signing unknown French players and players from the French league, and expect ’em to play the English game like Vieira, Henry, Pires and Anelka….or Cantona and Ginola and Desailly, Gallas…
What he is getting nowaday is bottlers like Nasri, Chamakh and Squillaci, with Koscielny showing potential only but we will never know how he will develop next season.
How many will he intended to sign form this list:
1 – Scott Parker
2 – Ashley Young (on last year of his Villa contract)
3 – Jones (Blackburn)
4 – Samba (Blackburn)
5 – Cahill (Bolton)
6 – Jakeilka (Everton)
7 – Hines (WHU)? Noble (WHU)?
We need experienced premiership players to help us overcoming that perennial November Blip when destriers are needed to slug it out on muddy pitch and trench warfare…not dainty circus show horses only good playing on billaird-flat and perfectly lawned grass pitches.
We need “Leaders” and a “Eric Cantona” catalyst to transform these bunch of talented youngsters with vast potential into a compact and hungry title-winning teams like Fergie Fledgings.
Captain Van Persie can’t carry the load alone…he needs help. Season end indicated Van Persie commitment to the Cause, hate to lose and fough to the very alst second. Perhaps appointing him as Captain brought out the Leadership quality in him, increased his work-rate and willing to be an example to the youngsters on the pitch.
Even if Fabregas stays, releiv ehim of the captaincy and the burden of leading the team which he cna’t do as he is not that type of elader that Arsenal FC wanted…but Van Persie is that kind fo Captain and leader missing since Cesc was appointed Captain just to make him sweet and stay with Arsenal.
My wishes for 2011/12 season:
1 – Van Persie as Captain
2 – Fabregas remains and deep to help him to develop as a complete midfield general. Fabregas is superb as a deep-lying playmaker without 2 or 3 players marking him tight when he is high-up as an attacking mdifielder.
3 – Let Wilshere or Ramsey plays in front of Cesc. A fresh WIlshere and Ramsey can only improve from 2010/11 form.
4 – Get Scott Parker and/or another DCM, a no-nonsense hulky DCM that get in tough and dirty. Parker is that catalyst that will help in the development of SOng, Frimpong, Coquelin, Lansbury and Hendrson…and even Aneke.
5 – Get Jones or Samba or Cahill or Jakeila and 1 or 2 British CB to provide that “Biritsh Grits” to stabilise our defend.
Arsenal team is just short of 3 or 4 players to make it a great team in 2011/12 season.
Will Wenger’s philosophy in palyer transfer undergoes an extreme makeover this summer?
Dunno.
Hope for the best but fearing the worse.
I can’t wait to see what effect if any the different pre-season tour has. It’s bugged me for years that we’ve wasted a damn good money-spinning opportunity for a boot-camp in Austria which see’s us play mediocre opposition.
We can do that anywhere.
WG
Hi Merlin,
Rumour is that Red Nose is about to make a move for Ashley Young, one blog reports we struck a deal for Samba back in January and harry wants Scott Parker…
Hi WG,
We do that in the Emirates Cup 😉
I’m glad we are off to Asia, will be great for many fans who we chat to around the blogs to maybe have a chance to see Arsenal live…
And of course, there is the money side to the tour 😉
Morning peoples……..
Anyone know whats up with the Emirates Cup? Who’ll be in it this year and what date?
Morning T-buzz
Arsenal has already confirmed the details for Emirates Cup 2011, which is being played at Emirates Stadium on Saturday, July 30 and Sunday, July 31.
Emirates Cup 2011 will see Arsenal joined by MLS side New York Red Bulls, who currently boast Gunners’ legend Thierry Henry in their ranks, leading French club Paris Saint-Germain and Club Atlético Boca Juniors – the most successful Argentine and South American club of all time.
Morning guys, season over what to do now eh
Hi Rico, I think we are in total agreement. I so hope we get things right this summer, it is within our power.
Only Cahill and Young appeal to me from Merlin’s list, though I’d love for Baines to come as well. I think a Keeper and DM are more important though.
Howdy Erick, listen and read all the transfer news 🙂
G4L, I think we are and that wenger will finally make the right signings..
Can’t see him getting a keeper though…
Samba too would do for me, big no nonesense defender
Thanks Rico, that does sound like an interesting bunch especially Boca Jnr
Sure does T-buzz, the return of Henry is a good one too 🙂
Details in the sidebar now 🙂
I wonder how serious Wneger is in signing Reina now.
Anybody like Ben Foster from BRUM???
Samba will bring some rythme to our defence 😉
I mentioned Foster yesterday Merlin, only got one response which was a clear ‘no’..
I’m with a no too, we need an older wiser keeper to give us a couple of years at the top of his game, allowing Chesney time to learn but i think wenger will stick with who he has…
nice one ricodinho, seen it now
Rico already bored, I like that list Parker, Cahill or Samba and Ashley young but I think we dn’t need a keeper. A striker is what we really need proven one
Yeah, a keeper definitely isn’t coming, but it would have been great. Fabianksi, Szczesny, and Mannone have all proven they can do well, but someone like Stekelenburg could make a huge difference.
I’d like to see Almunia, Rosicky, Denilson, Traore, Squillaci, Eastmond, Emmanuel-Thomas, and Randall all go. Probably Diaby and Bendtner too.
No Ben Foster for me thanks, he’s just slightly better than Almunia, close to Flappy-handskie at best. No thanks
I think Foster would be a brilliant signing, as soon as the scummy Brummys were relegated he came to mind.
T-buzz ready to take Diaby to the airport, Aw thinks you better look for a free ride and save the money (healthy final position)
You prompted me TBuzz, thanks, good idea 🙂
Foster has been the best keeper outside of Cech and Hart, he is the biggest reason the Brums weren’t relegated ages ago.
Erick
We need Cahill and Samba, def need two CH’s unless Wenger is keeping Bartley – pre-season will no doubt be the time he decides on him…
G4L what abt Vela?
To be honest Rico Aw would never buy all, one if we are lucky
Erick,
I have to be absolutely honest and say I am completely biased when it comes to Vela. Half my mind says he should go so he can come good somewhere he’ll actually play. The other half and my heart are hoping he stays for as long as it takes for him to bang in 20+ goals a season, lol.
G4L, Bendtner, Vela, Rosicky, Denilson and Almunia are all definately goners as long as someone comes in for them…..
Morning Rico,
We know of 2 players almost certainly leaving, dudnilson and Bendy with hopefully the waiter, Rosicknote and the hopeless Diaby.
I’d very much like (but don’t expect to see) Wenger to go for Cahill and Baines, Kevin Nolan and possibly (forgive me here) Darren Bent who does seem to have worked out where the goal posts are. 4 players with a bit of guts and guile that will work hard and compliment the more stylish players around them just like Parlour used to.
By the way anyone with a better alternative to the in form Bent is welcome to put me right. 🙂
I hope so, except for Vela. Sick of having a big squad full of players who can’t come in and do a job when required.
Time to kill some players Arsene and have a group that’s good enough so that they all play, then you won’t have to worry about how to keep them all happy.
I agree G4L lets see what Aw will do 442 would show Vela’s strengths
Welcome Bentnersgoing, love the name 🙂
As for Bent, even he is a far better opition than Nikki but Villa paid a lot of money for him, he’d prob be too much for AW’s pocket now 😉
Erick, Vela has tweeted he is leaving….
I’m positive, he’s going to buy a few players….
Erick my man!! How are you?
Yep, car fueled up and ready to drop him of at any airport leading him outta here!!
He will buy a few players…
my concern is who are the players he’ll be buying and for what positions will they be playing. Wenger’s way of thinking is far different how we the fans think. We might be thinking Benzema, he might be thinking Manzulu D’kembe from lower division in France or Belgium…
Oh well….. 🙄
T-buzz 🙂
Don’t know if you have seen the stories about Samba, it’s going round that we secured his signature in January, Cesc has signed for £45M and Wenger is going to be very busy 😆
As long as the players are better than who they replace, thats a good start ….
Morning all,
I have been thinking about the transfer window, and have been reading your comments of who’s on the move and who you would like to come in. I would just like to point out the most important thing, and that’s the money side. Now you all know we are not a club with great transfer funding, and I would suggest, that would be the first rule of thumb. So before any buying we have to sell. Who have we got that would give us the kind of money to buy the players we need. The denilsons and vella bentners are not going to produce fortunes and only perhaps buys one mediocre player, which means we have to sell stars, Fabregas valued at £30to£40 million buys a very good player Van Persie £25to £30 million also buys a very good player, and that is the realities we have to look at, sell two of our best and probably get four reasonable players.After all you have to speculate to accumulate.
No I havent rico, I hardly get a chance to check anything these days.
I didnt find out about Giggsy’s shenannigans till Sunday while others said they knew over a month ago? That’s ok then if Samba’s possibly on his way, whats the Cesc one for £45m?
Reports in Spain suggest that Manchester United will announce the signing of Atletico Madrid’s David De Gea next week.
Morning Steve,
Nikki in a swap/cash for Young
Vela in a swap/cash for Cahill
Bobs your uncle 🙂
Have you seen this??
http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/football/863982-cesc-fabregas-bid-from-barcelona-to-give-arsenal-free-choice-of-player-swap
Far-fetched IMO
Back in a bit, won’t be long….
I doubt Wenger will buy a striker as he said he had compelte faith in:
1 – Van Persie
2 – Theo Walcott
3 – Chamakh
4 – Vela or his replacement, a new buy???
5 – JET
6 – Benik Afobe
Time to rotate Theo and Vela back to centre with Chamakh and JET providing height.
I beleive Wenger is not that daft and prefer to concentrate on his defence and use the money to extend Nasri’s and CLichy’s contract.
He may have “promsie” Cesc that if he sticks with us for one season, then he is free to sign for Barca after Euro 2012….instead of wasting hsi time sitting on the bench at BArca in 2011/12.
And hey, let’s nto forget Hleb which Wenegr may snap up on the cheap and offer him 2-year contract as a squad member…a nice alternative to Theo…and to keep Cesc sweet by signing his best pal.
Afternoon all.good read.it looks like Barca will train at the Colney prior to the final.
Arsenal’s Andrey Arshavin is a cut-price £7million target for his former club Zenit St Petersburg.
Arsene Wenger is prepared to listen to offers for the Russian midfielder, but Arsenal may be reluctant to take such a big drop on a player signed for £12m just two years ago.
Arshavin, who turns 30 next week, is the biggest name in an expected summer clear-out at the club, with Nicklas Bendtner, Denilson, Abou Diaby, Carlos Vela, Emmanuel Eboue and Manuel Almunia also set to go. Gael Clichy will be sold too, unless he signs a new deal.
Udinese are also watching developments on Arshavin, while Sevilla, Roma and Wolfsburg are keen on Denilson who admitted: “The next few weeks will be decisive for my future.”
Real Madrid like Bacary Sagna, but Arsenal do not want to sell their right-back, who was in the Professional Footballers’ Association team of the season.
SOURCE: Daily Mirror
It seems that Arsene Wenger has lost patience with some of his under performing stars and is willing to cash in on their services in order to re-invest in his Gunners squad.
Andrei Arshavin has had an up and mostly down season and at times has looked disinterested, as a result the Russian lost his place in the starting eleven amid speculation that the 29 year old may be homesick, a claim that the attacking midfielder has denied on several occasions.
Interest from his former employers at Zenit may however appeal to Arshavin and given his age it may be a move that Wenger considers allowing.
Abou Diaby’s continued inconsistency has become too much for Wenger and strikers Carlos Vela and Nicklas Bendtner are no nearer regular first team football than they were twelve months ago.
Manuel Almunia has dropped one to many clangers and the emergence of Wojciech Szczesny has rendered the Spaniard’s presence in the squad somewhat redundant, not least as Arsenal are apparently keen on bringing a experienced keeper as a starting keeper to keep the impressive young Pole on his toes.
Brazilian Denilson has already stated his intention to leave the club and a move to La Liga may be more likely than a move to Germany. Utility player Emmanuel Eboue will be sacrificed after some decidedly average displays.
There doesn’t appear to be a huge need for Arsene Wenger to sell players in order to accrue transfer funds given that Stan Kroenke is reportedly ready to bankroll significant moves in the summer transfer market.
http://www.caughtoffside.com/2011/05/24/arsenal-to-sell-eight-as-arsene-wenger-plans-major-squad-shake-up/
Latest rumors – nothing new, no brainer as it is a rehash and compilation of what were circulating around CYperspace.
Hopefully, it will be like 1998 where Henry, Pires, Gilberto, Lauren came on-board….
If going by that trend, from 1997/98 to 2001/02, we may need to wait FOUR YEARS before we can win a piece of silverware and/or title!!!..lol
Gael Clichy tells Arsenal he wants to leave with Inter and Bayern Munich leading chase
The Gunners’ French left-back is ready to turn down interest from English clubs and make a £5.5m move to the continent with a transfer to the Italian giants most likely
24 May 2011 12:00:00
By Wayne Veysey | Chief Correspondent
Gael Clichy has told Arsenal that he wants to leave the club with Inter emerging as favourites to land his signature.
Bayern Munich are also understood to be pursuing the left-back, while Liverpool and Manchester City have both made approaches for the 25-year-old.
Clichy, who has a year left on his contract, has already turned down a new deal from Arsenal and told manager Arsene Wenger he is ready to pursue a move to a new club. Sources close to the France international believe a departure is now inevitable.
Inter have made their interest in Clichy clear to Arsenal and held informal talks with the player.
The Gunners are demanding a £5.5 million fee for their longest-serving player and will not stand in the way of a move, given that Clichy can move for free in 12 months’ time.
Should the Champions League holders meet the Gunners’ asking price then a switch could be completed early in the transfer window.
Inter’s on-loan Japanese left-back Yuto Nagatomo has been a big hit at San Siro since January but Cristian Chivu struggled in that role earlier in the season and the Italian club are keen to permanently fill what has become a problem position for them.
Clichy, who can also expect a hike on his £50,000-a-week wages given the more favourable tax rates in Italy, fits the bill as a proven performer at left-back.
Bayern have let their interest in Clichy be known as they look to recruit a new left-back and central defender during the forthcoming window.
Gael force | Clichy has made 40 starts for Arsenal this season but wants a new challenge
There is a possibility that the German club could re-shuffle their defence, buy a new right-back and put Philipp Lahm back in the position he has filled many times for the national team. But it is believed that the desired option is to bolster the left flank.
As revealed by Goal.com, the club have already had meetings with Benfica left-back Fabio Coentrao, but have now targeted Clichy as a back-up option, with Real Madrid also interested in the Portuguese star.
Despite missing Arsenal’s final three fixtures of the season through injury, only Bacary Sagna started as many league games (33) as Clichy this season, and only Laurent Koscielny, Jack Wilshere and Sagna exceeded his total of 40 starts for the team in all competitions.
His form has improved in the second half of the season, which has been enough to keep his understudy and heir apparent Kieran Gibbs on the sidelines.
http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2011/05/24/2501187/gael-clichy-tells-arsenal-he-wants-to-leave-with-inter-and
One more french poodle deserting a SINKING SHIP.
Good riddance as he failed to develop to fill up Cashley Cole’s size 14 shoes.
Then Gibbs and Botelho will fight it out..unless Vermaleen is assigned to LB????
We need an organiser at the back, a toughy in the centre of midfield and a goal scorer up front.
It looks like all our shit players are leaving!it will definitely be an interesting summer…
Funny: http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/oddballs/864103-jack-wilshere-issues-super-injunction-twitter-threat-to-cesc-fabregas
Told ya, interesting summer looms 😆
quick walk for fido and back in a bit…
The only thing interesting this summer Rico is when the hosepipe ban will kick in ??????????
Enjoy, rico
heard man u want nasri!!!
Robin van Persie has equalled the record of 18 goals scored in a season from January 1 onwards held by Thierry Henry and Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Dutchman has been in prolific form since the turn of the year and his late charge took him to within two goals of the Premier League’s joint-top scorers – Dimitar Berbatov and Carlos Tevez.
hello!
Hi JM, what’s new?
I’m going to read the newspapers. DeGea (A.Madrid) MU
Hi JM, DeGea, is he ready for MU to be No1…?
Hi Guys 🙂
Hi Rico, looking slow, waiting for things to happen.
Wath i think the mancs are taking a HUGE gamble in signing De Gea.im my opinion he isn’t ready.
The Finnish Football Association have confirmed that Arsenal have signed Carl Jenkinson from Charlton Athletic. A compensation package of around £1 million has been agreed.
Arsenal moved for Jenkinson two months ago, after he rejected a new contract with Charlton. The life-long Gooner quickly agreed terms with the Gunners, but the two clubs have been thrashing out a compensation package, as Carl is under 24.
A fee of around £3 million was initially debated for the right back, who can play anywhere along the back four or in midfield. Both parties agreed on a figure two weeks ago, and now the Finnish FA have confirmed the transfer, listing Jenkinson as a player from ‘Arsenal FC’.
You can catch a full interview with a Charlton youth writer about Carl in the coming days.
Good Kt, lets hope the gamble doesn’t pay off, mind you, from what i have seen of him he’s pretty good….
Rico he is definitely talented but the EPL is a different kettle of fish.he is pretty good at shot stopping but in this league he’ll have to deal with the likes of Stoke/B’burn who don’t shoot much.don’t also forget he is very young and being Spanish there is a pretty good chance he gets homesick when the likes of barca come calling.
Like I say Kt, good 😉
I hope he plays like he wants to go home….
I’m glad we have signed Jenkinson Will, ok he’s only 19 years old but he and his entire family are Gooners…
Now lets go get the older Gooner we all want….
Getting rid of clichy,rosicky,vela,bendtner and denilson would be the perfect start to the summer.it would also mean Wenger has serious amounts of cash to spend.
Jenkinson may mean the end of Eboue.you can be sure jenkinson will run his heart out when he gets a chance to play.
Don’t let agag here you say that about Clichy Kt 😉
Is it in stone that Clichy has asked for a transfer?
Spot on Kt, he’ll give his all for the shirt and club he loves but Eboue? I just read Jenkinson is a left back…
W.A.T.H, I really don’t know but he has more experience than the MU second goalkeeper.
Who is this finish Jenkinson? He can plays everywhere in the back and that his good
I was just typing “Easy on Clichy”, rico. 🙂
KT, it’s just silly news. I don’t believe a word of it. 😉
Thats funny KT, u reckon DeGea got Barca DNA…?
It’ll be a wake up call dealing with the bombs into the box from the likes of stoke blackburn wolves and a few others thats for sure.
19mil for a keeper and that young i would of thought Neuer would of been better value for the Mancs.
Do we sell them Nasri for 20mil…?
what annoys me about Stoke and Blackburn is how they put a player in front of the keeper, obstructing him and always getting away with it.
Wath, I wouldn’t sell them the sweat from my arris.
Real Madrid WATH, that’s where he’ll end up 🙂
Afternoon to you and agag..
I did try and defend Clichy agag, well, you really rather than him 😉
WATH, for my comment about selling to manure, see Will’s reply 😉
Hi Agag.glad to see you have responded once clichy was mentioned.
Wath Most if not all spaniards dream of playing for Barca/madrid much like the Germans with Bayern.
Just like the English Kt, all want to play for Arsenal 😉
That was kind of obvious rico.i didn’t need to point it out.
Randall is leaving…keeps getting better and better.come on Arsene let go of all the deadweight at the club and maybe we’ll start believing.
😆 Kt..
Randall, where you read that??
evening all,
When you consider that the whole of our team has cost no more than fifty mill, 20 mill for one player is good business.
I’ve heard that he has posted that in his FB account.
Hi Steve, which player are you thinking about?
Good then Kt, looks like a busy summer for Le Boss….
Sky are saying Clichy is off to inter.
If we sell Nasri to Man Utd, it sends out big signals and they are all the wrong ones.
rico, we need to sell to buy, and the way they have performed i would be tempted to sell anyone of them if it gives us money to buy. No one is irreplaceable.
My main concern at the moment is word is out that Pat Rice is staying for another year, we need a change there. somebody that can convey defensive plans. and i am afraid that is not Pat.
Why thanks you, rico. 🙂 KT, I don’t like how this Clichy to God knows where news is gathering pace. I don’t like it at all. 🙁
Hello, Steve. I quite agree, that it’s tempting to sell a number of ours. Some, we could even give away for free. I say off with the wantaways!
I wouldn’t sell to Man u, full stop…
Steve, i dont know if you saw my comment yesterday which said, i’d build around…
Ches
Theo
Robin
Jack
Ramsey
Sagna
Vermaelen
Have i missed anyone?
i’m not including the loans etc, just those who have played a part this season…
Steve – i think keown will be the person AW wants to add to his team, he said he wants to add – keown could be in the dugout, his presence would be enough…
I tried agag, but Clicy has been……… 🙂
I know, rico, Clichy has been… 😉 I’m pretty excited about the summer. Surely, AW has seen that it’s imperative we get a few good ones! Shame about Vela though. I was hoping he’d get a shot seeing how Nik seems intent on going.
And AFC in Malaysia? Oh dear, I might be off to Malaysia four times this year alone. 😉
We could sell all of our team and replace them, but if Wenger persists with his style of play we will not change our results. our defensive players must be drilled differently, set plays are a major problem for us and must be sorted out. Our attacks break down on their goal area that also needs sorting out our midfield cannot thread a forward pass and our strikers seldom shoot, all signs of the system Wenger uses does not work
It just gets better…masked men have attacked the journalists outside Giggs’ home.
😆 agag….
Vela is the only player named as leaving that saddens me, he has never really been given a chance.. 🙁
Hola, KT. I’m a bit surprised at this Giggs brouhaha. I find it amazing that it is any point of interest at all. Ryan Giggs? Who cares?
Like you’ve said rico, it is a little strange how Nik has been given chance after chance after chance, and Vela none so few chances, really. 🙁
I think Steve, our players should really just pass less and just go for goal. It is pass after pointless pass… We have become predictable and so easily contained.
Thats what narks me agag, some get chances a plenty yest some, just don’t yet they probably offer more in our set up…
Giggs?? Who? 😉
Steve,
Re your last, that same old same old way we play could be just about to change….
One thing for sure, Diaby has no intention of leaving….
Diaby isn’t leaving rico.
We have apparently made official enquiries with lille about Gervinho.
I know Kt, thats what i just wrote 😉 😉
He’s that pretty red hot striker isn’t he ??
Gervinho in 2009… from Wikki…
Gervinho had been linked with a move to Arsenal. Gervinho reiterated his desire for a “dream” move to Arsenal, confirming speculation that Arsenal were interested in him. He said he would have to keep working hard at Le Mans and Arsenal would “open the door” for him [1]. On 21 July 2009 the Ivory Coast striker, moved from Le Mans UC72 to league rivals Lille OSC, for a €8 million transfer fee and signed a three-year contract.
I am off. yawn. Nighty! 🙂 Reward yourself with a glass of wine, rico. This was a good read.
Diaby gets another year to redeem himself. Some people have all the luck… 😉
Thanks agag, maybe i will in a while 🙂
Nighty night you, rest well, don’t dream of Diaby 😉
Fido needs a bit of a walk, so i’m off for a bit – will be back though if anyone sticks around…
no doubt you are all watching gary nevilles testi…monial 😉
Boo…..
All quiet, so i’m off…
Til tomorrow guys/gals….
Sporting Lisbon now focuses on the renewal of the squad, and one of the targets is Oriol Romeu, promise of Barcelona.
The average young person looks forward to a possible move to Lisbon, since the entrepreneur will have even been received in London by Carlos Freitas, sporting director of the ‘lions’.
Oriol Romeu is a defensive midfielder to just 19, very much appreciated in Barcelona, and many consider him the “new Busquets’. Element Team B, which is co-Nolita, strengthening of Benfica, it is a physical player with great ability (1.82 m and 82kg), the strong recovery of balls but also exercise caution in the first construction phase of the game. Reveals high quality passing and does not lose his cool in situations of greater pressure from the opponent. Spanish under-20 international, was European champion under-17 in 2008.
Admired by Guardiola, Oriol Romeu contract renewed at the beginning of this season to protect him from the alleged interest from Arsenal. The new bond was signed a few weeks after the debut for the team, and soon the owner, the first leg of Super Cup, won before the Seville. The league debut occurred on the 15th of May, against Deportivo. Spent four months out of the competition between early January and late April due to a knee injury. Connected to Barcelona until 2012, and with a termination clause of 30 million euros on the table may be able to be transferred to Sporting.
AW: The Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger says the club will be ‘very active’ over the summer, in order to strengthen the squad for next season.
French notes that the gunners can not comparable with major rivals in the Premier League and ‘buy players from 50 million dollars, “but stresses that this limitation will not prevent a stance” very active “on the market.
“The market will be hyperactive because everyone believes that the financial fair play UEFA will be a reality soon. So let us be quick to make our acquisitions. For the first time in recent times, I will be very active, “he announces.
Morning….
New Post up…
Nice Post! This is going on my twitter!