Morning all.
Jack Wilshere is off out on loan then which imo, can only be a good thing for both him and Arsenal. He’s not going to get much playing time this season if he stays put, not when one considers how many midfielders we have. He needs to sort his career out, his game out too and he certainly needs to have a relatively injury free season. Playing abroad might be his best option, where players don’t target his fragile bones as they do here in England. I doubt overseas referees would allow such things either, unlike in the Premier League. I suspect this decision is off the back of not being selected for England and after Big Sam saying that if he’s not playing regular football, he won’t be playing for his country. I think we all know how much Jack loves playing for his country. Anyway, good luck to him, I hope it works out. Will he ever come back?
Lucas Perez landed at Heathrow yesterday evening and made the short trip across town to Arsenal. Both he and Mustafi are expected to be confirmed as Arsenal players this morning and with Wilshere and Chambers going, maybe there’s room for one or two late signings yet for Arsenal, especially once Sanogo goes which surely he will before 11pm tomorrow.
Another central defender, one who can play at right-back equally as well as he can central would be ideal, even if it’s a loan and a striker or winger wouldn’t go amiss either but I doubt the latter will arrive, not all the time Walcott, Oxlade-Chamberlain and Gnabry are with us although according to Sky Sports in Germany, Gnabry is heading off to Bayern Munich for good, well, after he’s spent a season at Werder Bremen. Big mistake imo, he looks like his has a lot more to offer than both of our Englishman.
I don’t know why but I still have a feeling there’s a big one to come, I often do but usually i’m wrong!
I still think we are an injury away from a crisis at the back and up front, especially as Koscielny has a bad back. Yes, Holding looks good but lumping too much pressure on his too soon may just do more harm than good and let’s not forget, he’s still only 20 years old. There’s fitness doubts over Giroud too and knowing our luck, one or both will play for France and come back crocked, the transfer window will be shut and already things will get tricky as the fixtures come thick and fast between now and Christmas.
36 hours to go and then this transfer window closes…..
Who would you love Arsene Wenger to sign before it does?
Morning House, rico. Not over-pleased with all these departures especially Gnabry. Thought we would have a squad to compete for 4 trophies. But come ELC, we will be short after our usual run of injuries, we have half a dozen at moment and only three weeks in!
Morning Andrew, I really surprised Gnabry has gone, really disappointed too to be honest.
We bought anyone yet? 😉
Come on Andrew, it’s far too early, give it another 24 hours… 😉
Draxler.
Morning all.
Him or Griezmann for me Scott…
Draxler. 22 and would soften the blow of losing Gnabry. PSG might be bidding £64million, but when’s he going to play?
Now that would round the window off Scott/rico. I’d put a poster of AW up on the wall for a week!!
And no darts 😉
I don’t mind not winning the league, cant see us in top two whatever we do, but I hate sitting on the millions we have had the last two seasons, while we have obvious deficient areas.
Rugs, either would do nicely.
Good Morning Lovelies and Hunkies.
Draxler for me. Or Klaasen from Ajax.
Jonny Castro is another good defender. he plays all across the backline….RB, LB and CB for Celta Vigo. Erik Durm is also a good defender who plays both RB and LB positions.
Sell Ospina and Ches and get Timo Horn from Cologne.
Do we have to pay someone to get them to take Sanogo???
Crazy to let gantry go,great talent.can’t see the point of getting young talent in,and not giving them a chance. We are in all competitions again and we need a good squad,as our injury history is so poor ,why let exiting young players go out on loan we will need them!!!!!
HRD, I think we do after Ajax affair!
I read that about Psg too A01 – he’d be just a number there, could be a star with us…. 🙂
Hi all
Such a tradegy about Jack. When he first emerged he was the nearest thing to Liam Brady I had seen and thats the highest praise I can give. A friend warned me that he would be prone to ankle problems because of his running style. Hope he can go abroad and play the type of football that suits him. One thing is for sure, he has no chance of getting in a Fat Sam Englamd squad. Allardyce was actually trying to get Stephen Nzonzi in the squad which tells you all you need to know! Luckily he has a French u21 cap so didn’t qualify.
I would like to know when we buy all these youngsters like Campbell, Gnabry Wellington etc what defines being good enough for the first team. They may get the occasional game or CC game and then loaned out or loaned out before s invariably no one thought about a work permit.What’s the point,you can’t judge them or their potential yet he’s held on to Walcott now for about 11 years,never loaned him out, just kept paying him more. Football is a business I am told well we sure have a funny way of doing things.There is no set rule under AW, even the over 30 rule differs from player to player.
Still trying to finalise a deal for Draxler, I hear.
Reus for me(i wish).
Though I think our Transfer business is over. Maybe the clearout. Gnabry shouldn’t have gone
Something doesn’t add up here.Jack would have known weeks ago he wasn’t go to feature for England and after an uninjured cameo for us at the end of the season and a few minutes at The Euros why loan him out the day before the window closes……unless someone else is coming in, as Rico suggested.
His character might not appear relevent as Dennis Wise and John Terry to name just two aren’t the nicest people in the world but Jack is a rebel and Wenger doesn’t like it, warned him but he stuck two fingers up at him.That is a decision Wenger will judge but I honestly think Jack has had far too many injuries for one so young and his ankles are knackered.
Morning All
Morning Rico…
More signings, that’s a nice thought, but, I suspect all we’re seeing is a classic case of – balancing the books…
Remember, this is the Bank of Arsene we’re talking about…
hmmmm. some tweets on JW loan……. 😀
AW surely must be worried about the money.
He wants to send JW on loan so that he will get the physios off the pay roll. 600-1-2 (physios) now.
surely it is a nice gesture by AW to allow JW to experience some hospitals around the country.
Brexit has affected JW so much that he wants to go to Juve to remain in Europe.
Kev, he spent over 90 million…….I doubt any of us suspected that’s happen.
You’re right, this is Arsene, and one thing we know about him is we will never know what he’s going to do next 🙂
Howdy Kev??
I am worried about you mate.
Fans favourite ( 😀 ) Debuchy has an injury…..that is why he is not being sold or loaned.
Has Gnarbry really gone? The only report I’ve read stated that BM were interested after his impressive goalscoring feats during the Olympics. Not that he’d been sold. Arsenal.com?
I’m surprised Jack is still playing at all! I was convinced that we would never see him on the playing field again after his last near season long injury. Not sure we’ll ever see him play for Arsenal again. I think he’s been ‘dumped’.
Morning all.
Has Gnabry’s head been turned after the Olympic experience with Germany. After his time with Pulis I wouldn’t blame him for wanting to go home . Shame and maybe uncertainty over Brexit may have contributed as well.
Jack needs to go abroad where his ankles won’t be an immediate target . He needs a less pressurised game than he gets here where that is the latest technique for lesser teams to compete. It is symptomatic of English football that the Get in their faces mantra has never left us. Until it does world football success will always be miles away.
Morning All
Can’t be sure if this is true?
But wenger has said to Jack
Can’t have you setting a bad example
to our young fans mate.
What do you mean..Jack say’s
You going around with a tow-rag
hanging to the side of your mouth.
You can go on loan to Italy son
and learn how to smoke properly.
I don’t think Jack would go abroad mainly because of his young kids and he has split with their mother so a bit messy all round
Jack may have one or two unscrewed nuts but he is no idiot.
He knows that he will never get on the pitch before Ozil. He knows that Aaron and Cazorla are ahead of him in the pecking order for the B2B player. He knows that he will never play ahead of Xhaka, Elneny and Coquelin. He knows that to play he will have to move elsewhere.
He might also want a new contract. But this might backfire as I don’t think it will be a good move from AW to hand him a new contract. So he asks for a loan move.
Deep down I feel that AW also wants Jack out of the way because good as he might be he is injured most of the time. And sitting on such an amount of money makes JW a liability. AW knows that he can sell JW for anything between 30-40 million and get a stronger player in his place. Not necessarily of the same technical level but with stronger ankles.
Take Elneny. Is he technically better than Jack?? No. Is he a typical English type player?? No. Is he tactically more aware than Jack?? YES. Is he a better team player than JAck?? Yes. Is he stronger than Jack??? You can bet on it.
A coach would love to have Jack. Any coach would. But at the end of the day it will be Elneny who will be chosen because he is more balanced in his approach, attitude and physical strength than Jack can ever dream to be.
Good Morning to The Lady of the House and all fellow Gooners in residence.
It is probably best that Jack goes out on loan and plays regularly, rather than fight for a place in our already crowded midfield. I like Jack, but could never figure out where he best fitted into our game/team, if he fitted at all.
As for Serge, he too needs to playing regularly so that his development doesn’t stall. A loan to a German team is probably for the best. Last year’s fiasco loan to West Brom and that cretin Tony ‘Clueless’ Pubis can’t have done anything for Serge’s confidence or development. However, I’d be surprised if was sold. He is a very promising player.
Afternoon, Sad to see the passing of Gene wilder, such laughter he gave to every household R.I.P
I think it,s all but confirmed now, twitter suggesting, “Serge Gnabry’s father has confirmed that his son has signed for Bayern”, sad really, with one year left on his contract, I think we,ve seen of him, who can blame him for wanting to go to Bayern , it must be every German boys dream, Good luck to him, we obviously didn,t appreciate him enough.
Wilshere to me is a shock, but I agree with it,He,s just too much of a risk.
Campbell,Serge and Wilshere out, Have we something big coming ?
Wilshere rumours suggesting Juventus, could be his Destination, interesting.
Draxler? Probably to PSG. They make a bid of 60millions…
With Wilshere on loan our squad still not deep enought
Ah! David Ornstein has spoken:
Wilshere loan 1yr no break clause if right club found. #AFC want to keep Gnabry but big #FCBayern offer may change things. No more signings
His Twitter account
Now we know the score for both Jack and Serge!
Afternoon Kev, Cg and all again.
I’m staying positive Kev, clear out for an addition or two… 😉
Wenger probably doesn’t want to let Gnabry leave, but with only a year left on his contract AW probably realises he can walk on a Bosman in 12months so he’s taking a fee for him now rather than zilch next summer…
Walcott and Oxlade-Chamberlain will be happy.
I wonder if Wenger would have allowed Campbell to leave if this scenario had occurred earlier in the summer?
Probably not…..
Remy loan deal to Palace
Wilshere loan 1yr no break clause if right club found. what,s that mean, Wavy….
Apparently Wilshere demanded the loan deal, wouldn,t know what to believe, wherever he ends up, there,ll be no shortage of Offers
Got to love Barca,s ambition, Neymar, Suarez, Messi, and they go out and buy Alcacer another striker for 25 million.
Haven’t you just Dublin, how I wish Arsenal had half of their ambition…
I don’t understand peoples disappointment regarding Gnabry. He never show enough for me to be considered a top player in the making. If he had the talent to succeed he would have come through and there has always been this rumbling about attitude when it comes to training and I don’t think that will change. He is old enough to have grown out of that if he was going to in the first place.
Email on the way Coach…
I hope you’re right about another signing Rico, because since Mustafi and Perez were announced, and we were thinking what a large, competitive and strong squad we had, Wenger seems intent on weakening it again with Chambers, Wilshere, Gnabry, plus who knows who else departing…
Can’t sed Draxler coming in, for whatever inflated fee being reported…
I mean why would the club fanny about over a fee for Lacazette and then pay a record sum for Draxler?
Can’t see it myself…
As for James Rodriguez, I never thought that that was a go’er…
Nope Rico, I think that Arsene has done all his business, so I’d have an early night on deadline day if I was you… ?
Then again, Arsene has long been an admirer of Isco…. ?
Lucas Perez confirmed by Arsenal.com
Don’t know what it means Rico, I just copied and pasted! Soz.
Campbell, and Gnabry are fine players, but I,m sure under different managers, “Good managers” they will fullfill their potential, but they need to do it now,
Wenger still wants to keep Gnabry, but if I was him, i,d run a mile, their careers are stalling at Arsenal.
Frenetic I think was the word AW used for the last few days of the window, but I think he meant it just for all outgoing players, unfortunately.
With Chambers gone, surely it,s now vital we we keep Debuchy.
TT I think the disappointment comes from the time and effort that we seem to spend on developing footballers that just don’t make it. . Today you could easily add Jack to that list.
Kev, you sure know how to pour cold water on my little burning fire… 😉
More eye candy TT… 😉
Must have been stupid to think we may have something up our sleeves for deadline day. AW learns nothing by continuously sending players on loan when we have an injury prone squad and a mega fixture list. Sheffield Wednesday last season springs to mind when we ended up using players we didn’t really want to due to loans and iniuries. Result more injuries!
Anyone remember 2007/8 when we sent Djorou on loan to Birmingham? At the time he was looking a really good prospect and we already had injuries at the back. 1game later another CB gets injured and we have to play Gilberto there at WHL! Not only that but Djorou’s confidence was shot to shit at Birmingham and he returned a broken player. Lose/Lose
I can understand Jack going Bob but not Campbell or Gnabry… It’s crazy when you look at our alternative options. OC and Walcott will soon be injured, they always or usually are… Then we are stuffed yet again…
Always always two or three short….
Sorry Rico, I guess I’m becoming a bit too much like Wath and Adam… ?
Can someone tell me including the three first teamers that retired who else has gone be it on loan or loan with an option to buy. We aren’t very good sorting out contracts or work permits
.
We bought Campbell, no work permit, on loan for at least three years has a reasonable world cup when he had value, out on loan again, then gets a very few games for us, looks as good as most others that drift in and out of the team and then we get rid of him for the sixth time.
The Costa Rica international completed a temporary move to Portuguese side Sporting Lisbon last weekend despite Arsenal’s lack of options up front due to Danny Welbeck’s injury.
Campbell enjoyed a run in Arsene Wenger’s starting line-up in the 2015/16 season and the 24-year-old finished with a return of four goals in all competitions for the Gunners.
The South American has now gone on the sixth loan spell of his journeyman career so far after previously moving to Puntarenas, Lorient, Real Betis, Olympiakos and Villarreal
I reckon if Kos gets injured which he will because he is playing whilst not fully fit our defensive woes will be as bad as ever.
Dreadful planning yet again even if mustafi is good he will need time.
Our defence especially in the second half against Watford looked extremely shaky. Why.You haave Bould who isn’t allowed to speak who played in a great back four just looking on, chewing gum and looking totally pissed off.
🙂 Kev.
Re Gnabry, didn’t Wenger say he was sending him on loan, but only after he signed a contract extension?
The Bayern stories could be all boolards….
And he is very happy in Lisbon and will play almost all the games. Is a good League for him..
Can he return on January?
And about Benzema? We are not interesting in him?
I don’t understand this politic: we have a squad too short but we sell/loan more effective players then we buy.
Afternoon you lot…
Perez has the number 8 shirt, number 9 is still free….. 😉
Ah, so Perez is wearing Pires’ shirt…
I reckon Sanogo wi get the number 9 Rico ?
Afternoon BT…
Who would you love Arsene Wenger to sign before it does? Realistically, I will bid for Andre Siva of Porto (CF), about 20 years old, but is full of class, ability and confidence – I have been saying that for a while and I heard this morning that LC has put in a bid for him. For a defender, I will go for Wolfsburg’s Robin Knoche 6’3 and is ideally built for the English game. Unrealistically, Lewandowski or Draxler and for CB Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly.
rico 3.37, spot on, we have the core of a great team but always end up a couple of players short to challenge for the league every season, isn’t that what it’s all about.
Jm, you could have broken the Benzema news more subtly, tsgh will be in pieces ! Hope your proud of yourself.
Hi Bt…
Freddie was number 8 wasn’t he Kev, Bobby number 7?
Hi Rico, you’re right Bobby dazzler wore the number 7…
After Gnabry’s outstanding performances at the 2016 Olympics, where he helped Germany secure a silver medal, Wenger insisted his future lay in north London.
Gnabry nabbed five goals in six games, and an enamoured Arsenal boss told Jack Bezants of MailOnline : “I want to keep Serge Gnabry and extend his contract. I think we stood by him. He went to West Brom, didn’t play, we had to rebuild his confidence. I allowed him to go to the Olympics to help Germany. I think he’s here now for a long time.”
The decision to allow Joel Campbell to join Sporting Lisbon on loan looked like an attempt to create room for Gnabry in the squad. However, those efforts may prove to have been in vain—the player is now linked with a move to German giants Bayern Munich.
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So Wenger lies again and even if Gnabry doesn’t finish up at Bayern munich they think he is good enough for them but now obviously not for us.
Looks like Bremen for Gnabry, a fresh start might just what he needs….shame
30th August, 2016, 4:56 PM
By Dominic Toner
Crystal Palace are interested in signing Jack Wilshere, according to a report.
The Mirror claims that the Premier League side have shown their interest in the 24-year-old following the news that Arsenal are prepared to sanction the switch. 😉
Ah, Rico/BT, so you did notice my deliberate mistake after all… ?
Sanogo the number 9…. he shouldn’t get 99… 😉
Same old same old eh Micko…
The brain still works Bt, just… lol
That old chestnut Kev… 😉
Even from the back of the class Kev……
Aguero charged by the FA..
Good, nothing less than he deserves….
Kev, cricket highlights are worth watching tonight… 🙂
Wow!! Highest ever ODI score by England, fantastic batting…
Helped by some terrible fielding…. Lol
If you want to cheer yourself up wiki Sanogo 😉 Surely we could pay someone to take him.
BT, I would imagine that, when you was at school, that you was a prefect… ?
Yeah Rico, I’m gonna be watching the Channel 5 highlights tonight…
I do prefer the 5 day format, but Hales has had one hell of a day today…
Has he got a page then Kelsey… Lol
I love all formats Kev…..
Blow this international break. Can’t wait to see our new boys in action.
Cunning new plan from Wenger
Usually he leaves himself too short on numbers, usually by not strengthening the squad sufficiently in the window.
This time he knew he had to spend money. So hes got a big somewhat balanced squad and nowhere to run if we bottle it again.
Solution – sell or loan a load of decent squad players. That’ll give us the gaps and excuses when injuries hit and we fall away.
I jest…
Neither can I Vcc…
Kev, do you ever listen to ABW?
Incredible really Gd…
Gd 10 :- Not sure you do.
Yeah, you caught me potter. I’m quite miffed about it.
Night guys….
MUSTAFI and PEREZ look sexy in their new kits. 🙂
I just read an archipelago suggesting we’ve sold Gnabry to Bayern, and how excited Werder Bremen are at they’ve almost agreed with Arsenal to a season long loan.
All in the SAME article??
How do some of these people make a living from journalism?
Morning all.
Article, not an archipelago.
Bloody IPad!!
Howdy Scott, think i saw that one earlier and laughed plus Bayern buying him and loaning him straight to Bremen..
Then Bremen saying Bayern would have no part in the deal…
Hi Peeps !
Here`s the real truth and listen loudly to Ornsteins words………………no more signings !…………..you`re in cloud cuckoo land if you think otherwise !
https://twitter.com/bbcsport_david/status/770667018735480837?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
That’s heresy Le Coq…….wash your mouth out with soap.
No Micko, it`s hearsay !…………….close, but no cigar ! 🙂
Sorry Le Coq, can only put that down to what Arsene is smoking !
Nite Gooners, fill ya boots.
BT, what is ABW..?
Yeah Scott, after a long hard days work, there’s nothing I like better when I get home, than relaxing in my armchair with a cool cool beer and reading an interesting and invigorating archipelago…. ?
A Bergkamp Wonderland mainly the podcast…Kev
God you’re making me thirsty..
Ha ha ha BT, no mate, never heard of that one…
I only really listen to Arsecast…
That’s me done, night all, night BT…
Night Kev..
Morning peeps, could the no9 shirt be waiting for Sturridge? I mean we’re loaning out home groan players aren’t we? He’s pissed off at playing wide and is a big Gooner!
Arsenal Legends v Milan Glorie 3rdSeptember 2.p.m.
Emirates Stadium
Arsenal Football Club is to host a Legends’ match at Emirates Stadium, with all net proceeds donated to The Arsenal Foundation.
The match will see the ‘Arsenal Legends’ face ‘Milan Glorie’ in a 90-minute exhibition featuring heroes from both great clubs.
In what promises to be a truly memorable match, a host of stars from both clubs have already confirmed their intention to play* in what will be a star-studded afternoon of football. This includes Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp, Robert Pires, Freddie Ljungberg, Paolo Maldini, Franco Baresi, Filippo Inzaghi and Cafu.
*Players’ participation for both the ‘Arsenal Legends’ and ‘Milan Glorie’ teams is subject to personal availability on the day of the match.
Maybe a nice day out for some of you.
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Palace seem favourites to get Jack on loan with an option to buy, though wages could be a problem,Watford and other lower placed clubs interested.IMO that’s the end of his career with Arsenal and in all probability best for both.I wonder what he is worth in monetary terms.
Morning, you miserable lot 🙂
I thought the site was down 😉
Bournemouth or Palace for Jack.Surprised either can afford his reported 80/90 k a week. Gascoine lives in Bournemouth and old Arry is down the road in Poole.
I honestly think we won’t see Jack again in an Arsenal shirt, that just leaves Walcott 🙂
Kelsey, it’s shaping up as a damn successful window.
Good Morning you rain soaked miserable lovelies and Hunkies
Morning Scott……you are getting near Spring now. Have you done maintenance work on the mud hut yet>???
Morning Kelsey. JW again in an Arsenal shirt??? yes if he manages to get his head around to play for the team and not for himself.
Many on the blogs are lamenting the loan of Campbell and the selling of Gnabry. Well there is a logical reason for it…..AW wanted to loan Campbell as he will be a surplus with the overseas player quota if everything remained as it is, while he wanted to keep Gnabry as he is homegrown and wanted to make him part of the first team. Unfortunately it backfired as Gnabry wanted to leave permanently. Even if AW knew beforehand that Serge would go, he still would have had to send JC on loan.
The problem now is replacing JW with a homegrown player. Getting in Almiron would not solve it as he is listed as an overseas player.
Sorry lads
finding it hard to comment.The site is jumping allover the place.So in all probability we are done this window.What’s the position with Akpom is he still out on loan,I have lost track
All sorted, Devil 🙂
Jumping all over the place???? Kelsey….are you fraternising with Kangaroos then?? 😛
Akpom is not on loan. he is still at the club. Whether or not he is still there tomorrow is another story.
Morning all, if Gnabry goes, can we insert a buy back clause? Cause I bet if/when Wenger leaves the next manager will require proper wingers…or better than Feo
Morning all.
As much as the new signings are more than welcome, I still think we are a few players short and the squad won’t be deep enough to cope once our injuries start..
Lee, have you stopped celebrating Wilshere’s exit yet? 😉
Rico, Lee wants him replaced with Sturdy Sturridge 🙂
Morning All
We all know Arsene has never liked a party animal’s
He never liked liked Jacks little mob..I hear
Something Bionic will have to happen now for Jack to
end up back with us.Kelsey could be right.
Has Arsene planned for all this to happen on the last day
Have we won the Gold Medal for poker Games?
Why has he waited so long and ruined our summer.
Lets be fair would you,if you were Arsene want to
wind every gooner in the world up and play this
stupid game of chance,on top of giving 5pts away.
Happy with Musthavacrapper the other geezer
looks decent and maybe a cherry on top later
knowing Arsene very late.
Pogba shirts has surpassed 190M. That’s the sort of business our club doesn’t seem to be keen on. Not sure how they approach it but if we can afford a big name (which equals to big price) we can recoup almost all his transfer fee through shirt sales and endorsements.
A messi, Suarez or Griezmann would get shirts moving off the shelves and fans excited, hence increase in revenue. Right now I am content but not excited….fans should be excited going into the season. Am just ok.
Roll up roll up, it’s transfer deadline day…
Welcome to the House of Fun…
Morning All
Morning Rico
I wouldn’t mind Sturridge Scott, he’s over his injuries… 😉
Sissoko heading to Totts….
Slimani to Leicester – darn!
I’d be very very surprised if Liverpool sold us anyone, it’s not in their DNA…
Jim Furnell and Jimmy Carter are the only two I can think of in over 50 years…
Morning Kev, i’ll be wide awake until 11pm, in hope… 😉
Personally I’d prefer to see Jack go to Bournmouth rather than Palace, I just think that Eddie Howe is a better coach than Alan Pardew…
So will I Rico, ?
I know that Adam is planning to sit up to the bitter end, watching Jim White go apoplectic on Sky Sports News, in the hope of one last signing.
So would I re Jack Watford is too close to home. He needs a fresh environment imo..
🙂 Kev.
No significant signings for Arsenal according to representatives of the club.
Gnabry is being sold to Werder Breman.
Debuchy staying put, as is Akpom who is not being loaned out…
Only signs that someone will come in is if Wenger is spotted in Ibiza. That now would be a diversion while IG is ironing out deals
Honestly, I don’t care where Jack goes.
I hope we keep an interest in him so if, by some miracle he comes good, we have an option on him.
Rico, apart from that bloody dance, I’d take Sturridge.
He’s got everything needed to be sensational in front of Ozil.
I would rather JW goes to Italy. New environment, new training methods, new sense of discipline, no molly coddling, new tactical training…..and away from his friends.
Adebayor is a free agent……..
Just saying. 😀
Pardew is horrid though Scott…. 😉
Fair call Devil…….
The last guy to wear the Number 9 was Podolski…….LP09
Lukas Perez is in now. what will his shirt be????……LP09
Shame Henry and Bergkamp have dropped out of the ‘Arsenal old boys’ match….
Perez is number 8 Devil.
Morning all
Wasn’t gonna bother with Transfer Window but as I am stuck at home recovering from a Triple Heart Bypass last week I’ve got nothing better to do!
Hi Bob, sorry to hear that. Hope all went well and you make a tip top recovery…..
Bob, get well soon mate.
Thank goodness Arsene did some business already 🙂
Roma now want Jack….
Morning Rico and all.
Bob. Best wishes mate and a speedy recovery. 🙂
Morning Adam.
Some very strange goings on on deadline day…. 😉
Luiz heading back to Chelsea the biggest surprise….
Player agents must enjoy a change of manager more than fans do.
Thanks Rico/Scott.
Rico you are a cricket fan. any idea why there is only one team promoted from Div Two this year? I’ve been quite confident that Essex would get promotion until I just read only one team is going up!
Bob, a case of trimming the top league I think. Not sure why they feel the need to do that though…
Kelsey , Me and now you Bob , is it old age or just Arsenal that’s not good for our hearts. Good luck with it, keep taking the tablets and you’ll be fine.
Initial fee of 5m euros apparently for Serge…
Hope you have a speedy recovery Bob..
Morning all..
Fcuk me Bob, glad to hear that you’re well on the way to a complete recovery…
Good luck mate
I just googled the reason Bob and it’s down to the players having to switch formats of the games too many times during a season which Strauss said doesn’t help the England team and seeing as most of the international players are playing in Div one, with only having 8 teams next season, they won’t have to swap so often…
Apparently, Jack Wilshere just fell out of the transfer window and is sidelined for 6 months.
(Stolen) 🙂
BT, maybe Arsenal have a sell-on clause or first refusal if Serge leaves Werder?
According to reports, there’s a sell on clause in Gnabry’s contract but no mention f a first refusal. I guess Arsenal are thinking about Bayern making a big offer for him next summer…
I’ve heard the Bayern rumours Rico, this is coming across as a very murky transfer.
Apparently Grabry senior is the agent of Serge and from what I’ve read is out of the Anelka brothers stable…
You would like to think so, it would make sense..kev
Debuchy loan move blocked by AW. Good. That means we are well covered in every position at the back now.
Kev, from apparent quotes from Serge’s father yesterday, he was disappointed that his son was not prepared to stay at Arsenal.
I wish he’d just stay put at Arsenal Kev, he could have a great future ahead of him…
🙂 Scott, I like that one.
Thanks for everyone’s good wishes. As I am only mid-fifties, non-smoker, low cholestrol and none of the other usual signs I can only agree with Potter that it must be Arsenal related:-D
Put yourself in Gnabry’s shoes mates. A german kid growing up dreams of Bayern Munich. He comes to Arsenal. But in the final year of his contract BM contact his agent (dad) and tell him to go to Germany so that he will continue to develop there. They promise him that within two to three years they will bid for him knowing fully well that if AW gets it into his mind to keep him he will keep him especially as now there is no money issues. If Gnabry goes to German club it will be easier for Munich to get him.
Gnabry decides to go and play elsewhere regularly knowing that at AFC he will always be 3rd or 4th choice behind…..Alexis, Theo, Ox, Iwobi……unless injuries strike. So in his final year he tells AW he will leave either now or next summer.
AW’s hands are tied.
So imo selling Gnabry is best for everyone concerned.
A figure of Eur10mill is mentioned
If Almiron comes he is going to be bought for 11 million. He is a left footed winger who plays on the Left hand side of attack and AM.
Makes sense imo.
The only snag is that Gnabry is listed as homegrown.
Almiron will come only if we don’t get Sturridge.
Good to see you’ve kept your sense of humour Bob…
The hearts a funny old thing isn’t it, sometimes even a healthy lifestyle doesn’t help, if it’s in the genes, it’s in the genes… 🙁
Get well soon Bob. The road is long and winding…..but if you nurse yourself gradually and build up your cardio strength gradually and how the medics tell you than you will be healthier than ever before.
Be happy with little steps……in ten years time you will look back and see that they were giant leaps.
Any work permit issues regarding Almiron, Dev?
Gotter laugh at the 4/2’s moaning about
Sissoko being linked…
Talk about a gooner on the inside.
Hart has joined Torino.
I have been saying it for a long time…..if English clubs want their Keepers and defenders to learn the tactical (and dark) sides of defending then they need to be loaned to Italian clubs. They will learn a lot there.
If they want their midfielders to learn how to play then loan them to France or Spain.
If they want their strikers to become more clinical loan them to the championship or premier clubs in England.
I don’t think so BT62. He is an international and will not find it difficult imo.
I prefer a European player though.
Yes Almiron is technically gifted and is also good athlete….but I prefer Europeans because they don’t have to jet all over the world during internationals.
South Americans for me Devil…
And Almiron barely plays for his country doesn’t he?
Aaron Ramsey is number 8 Rico.
Number 9 is free….that is why I assumed that Perez will take it.
I read he was number 8, oh well, that must have been wrong.
If I was in Perez’ place and wanted to be unique I would not go for the number 9….too many flops or injury prone players have worn lately. I would not go for any number either.
I would go for the number vacated by Ches…..1. Argentina did it in 1978…remember Ardiles wearing the number 1 on his back???
Why not??
LP01.
If Gallas was allowed (and it was ridiculous imo) to wear the number 10 shirt then its safe to say that Perez should be allowed to take the 1….seeing that Cech does not want it
Sorry to hear that Bob. Most probably too much of the Erroll Flynn’s at your age 😉 (what a way to go)
Debuchy is staying put, the very Debuchy who twice this Summer we were trying to offload for 3 million.
All gone quiet on Walcott.Maybe the boss is going to give him another chance by upping his wages to a round 200K and a new extended 10 year contract to coincide with Wengers’s 80th birthday and thirty years at the club.
Sissoko to Spurs, they can have him. I wanted Draxler or Isco but never mind I will keep taking the pills
Bob what you on. I take aspirun,rampiril and statins and Xanax for increased anxiety. I sincerely hope you are up and about very soon,just gentlr walking is a good stimulant for the heart, but I am sure you know that.
Surely AW planned this move with jack being loaned out quite a while ago and if he stays in the PL as I said earlier the two clubs interested aren’t exactly ones that spring to mind.
Oh in Ripper Street (BBC2 ) why do some coppers have coloured shirts and jackets like torquise,it’s meant to be 1889
“If they want their strikers to become more clinical loan them to the championship or premier clubs in England” so any takers for Giroud or Walcott ;).
I meant for the young ones Kelsey……Ollie and Theo are past it now.
But players who are still under 24 years (Chambers, Akpom, Reine Adelaide, etc) the moves can be good ones. If Jack goes to Italy he will benefit for sure. Whether its what AW or the club requires is another story. For all we know he might want to stay there.
Ollie is 29 now….Theo is 27….so they will not learn much now.
But Jack can still learn at 24. Especailly if he goes to Italy.
Hi Kelsey.
As it was only last week I am on a whole host of drugs for a while. From what I gather the eventual aim is to just be on statins and aspirin. As I had none of the usual things that make you a heart attack candidate its a bit difficult to assess I guess.
I would imagine you are on blood thinners for a year like Warfrin .You may bruise easily and if you cut yourself it can be difficult to ste,. I forgot about the beta blockers as Potter and I had to stop those as it lowered our BP too much.I hope you make a full recovery.They may give you Rampiril as well which is already proven to be very good for the heart.All the very best.
Blimey Bob, it might be genetic mate…
I think I copped my dose from my Mothers side, my maternal Uncle had a by-pass, but he had a great innings and he was a Spud, God bless him…
Sturridge to Arsenal gathering pace. Not sure why though, it’ll never happen… 😉
Wilshere heading to Roma apparently. Him and Szczesny together is a bad mix…. 😉
Haha Rico, share a cig in the showers!
Fags are cheaper in Italy Rico 😉
Sturridge appears not to be in Klopp’s plans but injury prone so we must be first in line but only if we do a swap with …..
Afternoon all, hear Wenger is at a European Conference with his mate Jose Mourinho today!
🙂 Andrew and Kelsey…
But will the showers have smoke alarms in Italy?
Good re Wenger, hopefully Ivan is on the transfer case or Dickie Law whatever his name is…
Wenger is at a conference? We are signing someone people.
Bob, quick recovery to you
Most probably signing Frank Ifield (as they google him) or William Tell .
You reckon Marshall? lol
It’s his poker game Rico. Everytime we do a (substancial) signing he is either at the beach or meeting the pope…
I hope you’re right Marshal and it’s Griezmann or Draxler… 🙂
Cant we exchange Jack for Sturridge? Straight swap. both of them injury prone. Both English. both want to play. we need a CF. They need a midfielder.
not rocket science thinking is it.
Arsenal playing hardball with Roma over Wilshere
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14:28
You know talked about soap-style plots? Well there could be a few twists and turns in the Jack Wilshere to Roma storyline.
I’ll let our reporter David Ornstein explain…
“For context, Arsenal were aggrieved by Roma’s conduct in talks over a possible move by Arsenal for Roma defender Kostas Manolas earlier this summer,” he says.
“So an agreement will not be easy. Still hope for Crystal Palace and Bournemouth.”
I hope Sissoko…
Slimani and Adrien – Leicester
wilshere – I think it’s not he not the best solution in Rome.
Isco – Totts ?
and rico, your favouritr player Nasri on loan to Sevilha.
In Germany, they close at 5 pm
Listened to English agent John Smith in an interview given on ArsenalFanTV yesterday, he said Arsenal were very difficult to negotiate with in transfers (yeah, really ?) but he was full of praise for Law and Gazides…
It’s worth watching if you get a chance, it’s on YouTube
No Isco to Totts JM, think that’s been confirmed but I think they’ll get Sissoko… Shame really..
Can’t think who the difficult one at Arsenal would be….. 😉
Devil @ 12:24, agree but for strikers South America for me all day. Even in the lower divisions those guys do not miss chances. Their movement and ability to bring others into play even as strikers are much more better than any level in English football. I watch the English championship every weekend most of the strikers are horrid coach.
Me neither Rico, perhaps it’s the tea lady….
I bet he controls her too Bt, after all, she is one of the 600 he has to think about…
Rico, John Smith did allude to fact that Wenger is a bit on the dithering side, in not so many words… ?
AC Milan now rumoured to be in for Wilshere…
You know your stats are wrong Rico. It’s now 599 since the shop assistant hand in his resignation for economic reasons! I wonder if he’s got another ‘position’ yet? I hope so, he seemed to reflect the more caring side of the Arsenal ‘family’.
Very sad to see Gnabry leave. It’s the way Wenger treats ’em. Imo.
Not sure now, with al the loanees gone that we have sufficient depth to make any realistic challenge on the top 4 this season or for any other silverware, come to that.
The silver haired goat has cocked up again, unless…………a spectacular signing is revealed before 23.00 tonight!
I’ve just seen another pig fly over my house!
rico 4.27, ahem and his duties to the millions of Arsenal supporters worldwide !
I have been called a few things in my life but “a silver haired goat”
Remember Wilshere instigated this move.
Can’t wait to see Walcott put (let’s be generous) three good consecutive games together 🙂
yes, gnaby was sold to Werder Bremen
I’m shocked Kev…. Lol
My apologises Wavy… 😉
Micko, I didn’t mention the fans because the club don’t… And aren’t we customers these days?
Thank goodness for the GBBO later to night..
Tonight…..ffs..back of the class again for me…..
Bournemouth it is for Jack then…
GBBO BT, what’s that then? Lol
Hearing Jack is likely to miss the first 2 weeks with seasickness !
Sorry Rico, Mary Berry and the crew….lol
Lol Micko…
Silly me BT, should have realised, I watch it enough….
I believe we have a better squad than we had on deadline day last year. One of the Manchester teams will definitely drop points in the derby(I hope both drop).
We can dare dream again.
Really do not agree with letting Wilshere go on loan, Arteta, Rosicky, Flamini, Campbell, Gnabry and now Wilshere all gone from the midfield and all we have brought in is Xhaka, strongly think this is leaving us short again.
But we still have a manager who plays android football in a digital world…
Evening Rico. I do love the idea of android football. 🙂
Evening Adam, I don’t lol
Hi Bearman. I think our midfield is the strongest part of the team. The defence and attacking unit worry me more….
Oh well, I really can’t face Jim White so I’m off for the day..
Night all…
Evening all !
From Bournemouth`s official website………………………
” We happy to see Jack Wilshere join us on a season long loan, he is currently in an isolation unit under observation awaiting results to see whether his injuries are contageous whilst our medical research facilities are on high alert just incase we need a cure ! “
I hear Jack has bought a warden assisted bungalow in Eastbourne in readiness for his imminent retirement from football. Apparently his bones have just outstripped his chronological age by fifty years! Shame because he could have been a contender!
Kelsey, just a post script. I would never ever refer to any blogger as an ‘old goat’ Wenger, yes! Apart from which Jack Kelsey was the first Arsenal goalkeeper I ever saw, what a star he was. Don’t think I’d ever diss (geographical pun?) anyone who adopted the great man’s name. You’re too good a blogger to take objection to. Keep up the good work, please.
Arrive back from Muscat to read AW has sound Serge for £8m…? shocker!
Where is Syg these days…
So are we now a counter-attacking team based on our midfield? Deducing from the players we have we can definitely not be a possession team…
Bearman I must agree, midfield is a worry for a team hoping to play in the UCL…
Only joking with you,Wavy 😉
Is David Luiz signing panic buying by Conte? 😛
Since starting over far east tours in 2011; we have taken 1.28 points per game in August. Before that under Aw it was 2.1pts per game in August. Between 2006 to 2011 it was 2.01 points…
With Mustafi making more interceptions in La liga in the last 2 years but having the 9th highest (despite being one of the tallest) header success as a CB and 22 highest number of blocks I guess we may not be improving on our weakness i.e conceding from set-pieces 4th highest in EPl and 2nd highest number of goals from long range…
With this Cv maybe we should get Senderos back… 🙂
Arsenal, Milan, Everton, Valencia, Rangers, Villa & Fulham. Plus 57 Swiss caps. Remarkable.
Micko- you see AW is not bad at making defensive signings after all… The Chelskis have now spent £57m on three left-backs since Ashley left in 2014
10 EPL clubs have broken their own club recording fees…
Mustafi a CB become 2 times more expensive than our most expensive striker ever…
Rick,Kev- what do you think about Glen Kamara’s move to Colchester on loan? I think its a good one..
Evening Ginge, yeah good move for him, I can’t see him having any kind of future at Arsenal so Colchester is a positive step to some regular senior football…
agreed. I hope JW10 has an injury free season too.. I would like to see him and Afobe link up like the good old days at Underhill
later… I guess no Artet style late signing…
Afobe is the Godfather to Jacks children Ginge, apparently Benik is his best friend…
Such a pity about Afobes injuries,me really looked the business before them…
That’s me done…
Night All, night Ginge
Glen Kamara to Colchester, Lee will be doing cartwheels in his living room !
tsgh, I read somewhere that Mustafi picked up 2 or 3 red cards last season, he won’t be a soft touch, gotta admit I was gutted when I heard Senderos had signed for Rangers this evening, lifes a bitch !
Sissoko goes to Totts…
Have we enought players? (Sanoko, Adelaide,Jenkinson, don’t count for me. Don’t forget the long term injuries)
https://twitter.com/BeWarmers/status/771061424177250304/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Perhaps, Bournebroth’s training methods and pitches are less pernicious the the Arsenal’s grass and Jack has a full season without injurythat would be encouraging, and it may suggest that the home club’s surfaces are just not ‘fit’ for purpose!.
Hmmmm could it possibly be that is JW is playing for his next manager at Arsenal? Wait and see. The dude turned down 21 other team to go there….# am just saying…..
Good Morning Lovelies and Hunkies.
Well, well, well we did not sign anyone yesterday. rather signed off some players. one of them is JW.
I would have loved him to go to an Italian team….he would have learnt a lot there. But thinking about it I think the Cherries are much better for him physically. Why?? because there he will have a lot of time to rest between games. JW and also AW know that Bournemouth have only 35 league games left. They might not advance much in the cups and in the early rounds Jack might not be used. So he will be playing just a max of 35 games in 9 months. Around 4 games a month. At Roma they will have the Serie A, the coppa Italia and maybe the CL. He would have been risked more. So all around its a better move for Jack it seems.
deep down I would have loved Jack to be exchanged with Sturridge. Both are English and both are on the wrong end of injuries. But do we need too many bodies in midfield?? Honestly how much was Jack going to play with the midfield quality and depth we have?? Atm we don’t even need a striker as every position is amply covered by two players……
Cech, Ospina, Martinez
Bellerin, Debuchy
Nacho, Gibbs
Kos, Holding
Mustafi, Gabi
Xhaka, Coquelin
Cazorla, Elneny
Ozil, Aaron
Alexis, Iwobi
Theo, Ox
Ollie, Perez.
We still have Per, Danny, Jenks who are injured and also Akpom who is still here. Yes we will have injuries but how many players can one have???
We also have a couple of youth players who can come in.
Am I satisfied??? Yes and no. I think that having two quality players for every position plus three who are injured and will come back in the next three months (Gabi will return soon so did not include him in the injured list) is good enough cover. However I feel that AW should have scoured the lower leagues to find someone (not cost much like Holding) who can play all across the back four and another who can play all across midfield. We need those type of players
Morning
I think it’s a ploy a master plan for Jack to keep a dosier on Eddie Howe as our future manager 😉
Morning Devil, Kelsey and all.
Konte had one heck of a clear out…. 😉
Out
Mohamed Salah – Roma, £12m
Stipe Perica – Udinese, £3.2m
Marko Marin – Olympiakos, undisclosed
Christian Atsu – Newcastle, loan
Lucas Piazon – Fulham, loan
Charly Musonda – Real Betis, loan
Nathan – Vitesse Arnhem, loan
Lewis Baker – Vitesse Arnhem, loan
Mitchell Beeney – Crawley, loan
Nathan Ake – Bournemouth, loan
Jeremie Boga – Granada, loan
Tomas Kalas – Fulham, loan
Alex Kiwomya – Crewe Alexandra, loan
Reece Mitchell – Chesterfield, free
John Swift – Reading, free
Marco Amelia – released
Tika Musonda – released
Kevin Wright – released
Baba Rahman – Schalke,loan
Alex Davey – Crawley, loan
Michael Hector – Eintracht Frankfurt, loan
Jamal Blackman – Wycombe, loan
Izzy Brown – Rotherham, loan
Mario Pasalic – AC Milan, loan
Patrick Bamford – Burnley, loan
Loic Remy – Crystal Palace, loan
Kenedy – Watford, loan
Cristian Cuevas – Sint-Truidense, loan
Juan Cuadrado – Juventus, loan
Jake Clarke-Salter – Bristol Rovers, loan
Charlie Colkett – Bristol Rovers, loan
whoever our next manager is going to be….I just hope he is not picked by AW
I bet he’ll have something to say about who comes in….
Morning Rico and all. Looking at that Chelsea list you have to wonder what the strategy was when it came to new players. Perhaps it’s just a ‘buy everybody’ approach.
Unless the team blows out badly this season I imagine that Arsene will sign up for another few years. Mustafi, as you mentioned the other day, would have wanted assurances to that effect.
Morning Adam. That’s my fear too as you know. Mind you, Mustafi would probably have wanted reassurances over Ozil, Alexis and co too so perhaps he knows they are staying which is only good news.
I think your suggestion is close to the truth, buy everybody just so other clubs can’t…
Morning All
Had a butchers at our new german
last night.
He looked a leader….He said his not.
It must be me then?
Not used to players telling other players
to mark up.
yes they buy everybody so other clubs cant……but from that lot who would you want at Arsenal??
Good to hear Fred. Let’s hope he carries on that way for us because our defence needs to be told…
None Devil, but that wasn’t my point really. They just spend spend spend. Not that I really give a toot… 😉
Rico. We have spoken about this day on many occasions. 🙂
When you look at our squad in its present form, do you see it as a PL title winning one?
Cockie 11:28 pm Lmao
Morning all.
I’d say our squad is better than we’ve had for 10 years or so.
The balance is there, as is the depth.
Other clubs are strong as well, though, so at present, it’s hard to say how we will fare.
Hopefully Wenger’s buys will herald a change in the style of football we play and we will be stronger at the back and play through the midfield a little quicker . The Barca lite system we have used since Cesc has enabled too many teams to have the time to sit back and get at us when we push too far forward.We have a stronger midfield base which should allow the more creative players to play with more freedom and hopefully Perez will turn out to be a quicker more mobile goalscorer than Giroud and maybe just maybe Wenger will utilise his full squad and not be so predictable in his set up. You never know our opponents might have to start thinking again if we change tactics a few times in the 90 minutes.
I think if by the January window we are there or thereabouts he will sign up again . Should we be adrift then a new manager might be on the cards. It’s difficult to get too worked up over it though . This particular close season has been quite cathartic though. It has enabled me to get all my gripes off of my chest and there is little left to say that has not already been said. So I will just sit back and watch things unfold , we have what we have and now it;’s down to the club to perform . Should be interesting.
I’m think it’s fair to say Wenger has addressed plenty of our obvious problems, so let’s get behind the team and hope they do the job.
Daniel Sturridge nearly went to Arsenal on loan – the only way to travel if you’re an out-of-favour England international these days – but Jurg said no.(from The Guardian)
I think all in all we have purchased quite well but the proof will be in the eating, so to say.Can’t judge players until they have had a godd crack (wrong choice of words)
If we can get our injuries down that would be a blessing in disquise.
My main concern would be cover for both full back positions.
Kelsey. That’s true. The injury thing can quickly overshadow transfer market ambition.
In effect there is little wrong with either Gibbs or Debuchy if they are used as back up players, If they have to come in it is down to the players around them to adapt to the change and make the allowance that they are not clones of the player they are replacing.If Wenger uses them judiciously it could cut the playing time of the first picks and possibly reduce their chances of getting stress injuries. All the players in our squad are good or high standard , now it’s down to the manager to get the best from them.
Sorry Adam, I had to nip out.
PL winning squad? Not really, no.
Rico, we have a lot less leeway to make than other clubs, and we have strengthened, so you never know……..
We are a chance, I reckon.
I’m a little more confident than at this stage last year, though who knew so many clubs would trip up?
Still a wasted opportunity we will never get back, that one.
No, not a silverware winning combination. Talking to a fellow supporter the other day, we concluded that the squad is strong but the really isn’t any “wow” factor, no outstanding player or players who can turn a game with a piece of unbelievable magic, á la Henri, Pires, Adams, Freddie, Edu, Petit etc etc. Each one of those players had what it takes to produce game changing moments. Our present squad does not, not really. I’m waiting for Ozil or Sanchez to take a game by the scruff of the neck and alter its course. They are very good players but far too often they have been found to be ineffective at times when it really mattered.
A good squad but not the whole biscuit, yet. Can Wenger, at his advanced age make a difference, well no, I don’t think so. His nest days and innovative ‘tactical’ thinking has been left behind, long ago!
So, we’re just not good enough and not properly equipped to have a tilt at the title. Shame.
New post up now..
Wavy, not many people would have suggested Leicester did a year ago.
Who knows what will happen, and how things will pan out?
That’s half the fun lol