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Cavani bid accepted? Reid linked & Who will nominate Arsene Wenger?

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Morning all…

What’s all this ice bucket nomination thing all about?

Well, it’s all in aid of a wonderful cause and that’s Macmillan Cancer Support and many many footballers are taking part to raise money. The challenge dares nominated participants to be filmed having a bucket of ice water poured on their heads. A common stipulation is that nominated people have 24 hours to comply or forfeit by way of a charitable financial donation.

Not only footballers are getting involved though, even George Bush has had a bucket of ice cold water thrown over him but as far as I know, no-one has yet had the balls to nominate Arsene Wenger but they should. Saying that, if it means parting with money, he’ll soon allow someone to throw the bucket of water over him….

I wouldn’t, I’d rather opt out and donate….. Actually, I’d do both….

Perhaps we could all join in but we’ll keep it fair and have just one nomination and for those who want to donate to such a fantastic cause, CLICK HERE.

But you must send a photo in to me to prove you have undergone the challenge and if you don’t, then I hope your conscience gets the better of you and you donate….

Well you didn’t expect that did you…

Aaron Ramsey has been talking about his red card on Tuesday:

I think it was a difficult game where a lot of players were going over easily and I think the European refs tend to give those fouls a lot more than they do over here, so that’s something I am going to have to learn.

That’s my first red card for Arsenal and hopefully my last as well. I’ll be a bit more streetwise and not give away free-kicks so cheaply.

I hope it is too because our side misses players like Ramsey who can have so much influence on the way we play and we are going to miss him next week for the second leg. On a perfect pitch and in front of our home fans, hopefully the performance will be a lot better than it was on Tuesday. We need a ‘Napoli at home’ kind of performance and if we can produce somewhere near to that level, we’ll be fine.

Ramsey also said that it’s vital we pick up points away from home against the so-called better clubs and he’s right. No doubt he is referring to the maulings we took at Liverpool, Chelsea and City. Everton was a fluke in my opinion and we’ll show that tomorrow.

Transfer gossip:

Well there a crazy story doing the rounds which suggests we are going to offer Olivier Giroud and £35 million for PSG striker Edinson Cavani. Someone on Twitter last night even had the cheek to suggest whatever offer we have made for the player, it has been accepted.

Dream on I say, why on earth would PSG want a cup-tied striker? Maybe PSG would like Campbell or Sanogo… lol

The Times link us to West Ham defender Winston Reid which is a new one in the media. His name has cropped up here on HH but I don’t think I’ve seen this story in the newspapers before.

Sami Khedira, well I think the football journalists are keeping their jobs because of this man, well him, Angel Di Maria and Marco Reus. Only ten more days to find out where they all end up. Same with William Carvalho and Kostas Manolas. Fingers crossed two at least end up in an Arsenal shirt. Guillem Balague believes Sami Khedira has a “personal agreement” with Arsenal but we all know how unreliable he is don’t we….

That’s it for today, have a good one.

 

rico

147 thoughts on “Cavani bid accepted? Reid linked & Who will nominate Arsene Wenger?”

  2. Hell Raising Devil says:

    yayyyyyyy

    I nominate Kev for the Ice bucket. photo taken at Trafalgar square would be great. 😛

  3. Nickie says:

    Podolski will nominate Wenger if he doesn’t get enough game time lol

    Nice post Rico,

    Morning all you lot, TGIF

  4. Hell Raising Devil says:

    Top post Rico. But I doubt Cavani would be bought.

    Reus will be more realistic. but dont hold your breath.

    Imo…..it will be Manolas/Reid+Rabiot+Remy

    and that will be that

  5. rico says:

    Thanks Nickie, 🙂 re Podolski, he’d be the one though eh..

    I knew you would Devil…. lol

    I nominate Wath…

  6. rico says:

    Thanks Devil. Tbh, I can’t see a striker coming in, if AW really wanted one, £16 million for Balotelli would have been the one…

  7. gunnerpete says:

    I see nothing but close games with us losing by the odd goal unless Arsene has the guts to play Chambers just in front of our defence to break down opposition moves. He will not be shouldered out the way like the Diddy men we have and that is the BIG difference between us and the other top four teams. Its time to show that we do not intend to just play pretty stuff when playing oop north but are willing to fight for 90 mins.

  9. Nickie says:

    I guess the “better deals” transfer fee wise also works with player contracts wanting out of their club. Khedira deadline day = desperate to get out means cheaper contract…Maybe the same with Remy because his fee wouldn’t drop but maybe Wenger is waiting for him to drop demands because he’s desperate to go?

  12. rico says:

    pete, I wouldn’t be at all surprised to see Chambers in midfield once Per is back and we sign a defender. Although personally, I hope we sign a HM and DM.

    Ten days and we’ll all be put out of our misery…

  15. rico says:

    Federico, are you saying that the pre-group matches don’t count so Giroud wouldn’t be cup-tied?

    I’m not sure that’s the case…

  17. southyorkshiregunner says:

    Morning all from Cyprus.

    It appears that there’s some guts in the Falcao story from over in France with reports that Arsenal have sounded out Monaco..

  18. Sukky says:

    Morning all,
    As much I don’t want poldi to leave,all I can see now is him leaving before †̥ђƺ end of †̥ђƺ transfer window.What a shame as we all know †̥ђƺ player he can be.Well,on our recent performance,What †̥ђƺ hell is Wenger smoking player Ramsey,wilshere and Santi together?Wilshere won’t let Santi and Rambo play †̥ђƺ game,he hold †̥ђƺ ball too much and Rambo is trying too much this days.That red card is a result of him trying too much where simply pass would have bailed him out.We need ozil back,30% fit Ozil is better than 90% fit JW10.Alexie too is another problem or is Wenger †̥ђƺ problem by asking him to join †̥ђƺ midfield instead of looking for spaces and running into them.Our attack is toothless.We need ozil back more than ever.

  20. Sukky says:

    I think if Wenger play CC21 as a DM and he play well,then gone is our hope of buying a DM.PM04 will be back this weekend and Wenger don’t like dropping performing players so he may play CC21 in DM.I think flamini should leave now,Le coq is better in ♍Ɣ opinion.

  22. bondex says:

    Morning rico. is cavani that fantastic? We need a top top striker and if he is not in that category then we shouldnt even be going in for him.

  23. Federico says:

    Rico – If we are eliminated and Giroud is transferred to say Real Madrid (yeah, right), then he would be eligible because he only played in the qualifiers and we are out. If we went through, then he would not be eligible. That is my understanding now, so yep he isn’t eligible, but we all know that the story is bollocks anyway.

  24. Luznic says:

    lovely post and that’s an entertaining challenge going towards a great course………….Edison Cavani I don’t want him…..Morning Chipmunks and Munchkins like the coach will say………….lol

  28. rico says:

    Thanks Federico, like you say, the story is probably rubbish anyway…

    Morning bondex, I’m not sold on him but to be fair, I haven’t seen him play much…

    Thanks Luznic..

    Welbeck again, oh dear… lol

  36. kyawmgmgtun says:

    Giroud
    early sale ,early good.
    we need DM,goal machine.
    we have about 10 days.
    i see this season
    Man.city and Chelsea fight for first place
    Our arsenal,Liverpool and Man.u fight for 3and 4 places

    i think ,our arsenal good enough for 4th place

  38. rogerbij says:

    Someone asked if Cavani is any good
    For Napoli
    2010/11 26 goals in 32 starts
    2011/12 23 in 32
    2012/13 29 in 33

    For PSG last year
    16 in 25 (often not playing centrally because of Zlat)
    Id say he those stats show he is reliably lethal…

    Now at 27 years of age he should have a few excellent seasons left in him. On paper he would be an excellent, powerful addition. Of course I say on paper because everyone has to prove themselves in the PL.
    (see whoscored)

  41. Peter Lutiali says:

    Podolki is far better than Giroud, in fact Giroud should be shown the door. I wonder why a good coach like Wenger go on selecting Giroud in his starting x1 who always squanders other payers effort upfront. Please do something Professor Wenger.

  42. lecky adjaidool says:

    someone say per mertesacker is number 6 player and that he is not a 4 player.and a defending midfielder is a number 4 and not a number 6.please mk someone teach dis man help me

  43. Luznic says:

    I am not convinced about Cavani when I wath him play, when you see his stats yes its ok but he is equally as wasteful as our le quiff……imo

  46. rogerbij says:

    Not even close Rico!
    The numbers far favour Cavani over Giroud in their national leagues. Cavanis worst recent year is better than Girouds best. (both are 27)

    Cavani:
    Year Goals Starts %
    2010/11 26 32 81%
    2011/12 23 32 72%
    2012/13 29 33 88%
    2013/14 16 25 64%

    Giroud:
    Year Goals Starts %
    2010/11 12 33 36%
    2011/12 21 36 58%
    2012/13 11 24 46%
    2013/14 16 36 44%

  47. rogerbij says:

    I should add, that traditionally the Italian league sees far fewer goals scored than the PL, making Cavanis stats when at Napoli even more impressive.

    Another point is that Cavanis injury record seems quite ok, with both him and Giroud starting approximately the same number of league games in that time.

  50. Joywedsjeff says:

    I thought Mou would nominate Wenger. I guess the ice chilled his brain.
    Le boss won’t partake unless the ice is top top qua-li-dee and the bucket must be exceptional.

  51. Gunnerdna says:

    Good morning all, great post rico.

    Roger, Cavani would be a dream signing, but its pointless trying to convince fans that the player is WC and would improve the team.

  52. rico says:

    Henry has now Jeff, look forward to seeing the photos….

    Thanks Gdna…

    Cavani, Falcao would both improve the squad, of course they would, any top class striker or player would….

  53. frednerk says:

    Never mind a bucket of ice over wengers head,
    what about a few cubes down his Y/fronts,
    that should wake him up a bit.

  54. Gunnerdna says:

    I would go with this team for the weekend.

    Chez

    Deb Per Kos Mon

    Chambo

    Ramsey

    Ozil

    TR AS

    Ox

    Bench – Ospina, Coq, JW, LP, OG, JC, Bellerin.

  57. Nickie says:

    If we’re getting crazy i’d play

    —–Cazorla—–
    Ozil-Sanc-Gir-Rosi
    —–Camp-Sano–
    Monr—-Deb—Mert
    ——–Kos——–

  59. southyorkshiregunner says:

    Just to confirm that @yorkshiregunner isn’t me – He’s a kid called Andy from Leeds

  61. Gunnerdna says:

    Paul Scholes urges Man United to sign Real Madrid’s Sami Khedira for his energy and his experience.

  62. Nickie says:

    Khedira is our panic buy!….

    Gdna I was mucking about but i’d also like to see Ox tried up front. If Walcott can do it, with Ox’s pace, power and shot he’d be a real handful

  64. Luznic says:

    is AW playing us when he said no striker in again? the Cavani and Falcao rumor seems interesting although its Falcao for me as Cavani is no beauty to watch on the eye, I think Khedira is done as Ancelotti said yesterday Di maria ask to leave but Khedira who has a year didnt ask to leave and wont sign a new contract which means they will sell him anyway and the Chavs wont buy him that I am sure of as Matic is their man and Khedira wont play second fiddle to anyone and the only reason Wenger is yet to buy a dmf is just because of Arteta, its 10 days to go and i believe that we will see two signings definitely and probably 3

  67. rico says:

    Looks like my research cam back with the wrong results.

    The ice bucket challenge is for ALS Disease. I apologise if my error has caused any offence…

  70. Nickie says:

    We donate monthly to Macmillan ourselves. With the ALS nominations, it does wind me up that some people mainly facebook friends do it for their own vanity

  71. Scott From Oz says:

    DNA must be following me on Twitter, as I’ve been saying for 12 months Ox is a striker, IMO.
    I knew you’d come around to my way of thinking hahahahahaha.
    Morning all.

  81. agirlagunner says:

    That’s “cheap” for Balo. I’m beginning to think something is wrong when he goes for that “low”.

    Hiya, Ginge. Busy bee-ing again. 🙁 I wonder what I got myself into with my new job. 😀 😀 Howdy?

  82. tsgh says:

    Ryo is back too…

    A few gooners here in Toledo…

    it always amazes me how highly AFC is valued overseas…

  84. tsgh says:

    Cavani staying at least one more year. PSG have just 2 strikers (including an injured Ibra) and are refusing to listen to offers (L’Equipe)

  85. agirlagunner says:

    rico, you were complaining about the low decibel levels, I really should have said BOOO in caps, eh?

    You all knocking Giroud again. 🙁 Well, without Theo, he’s the best option we have for goals, and he really isn’t that bad. 😉

  86. tsgh says:

    The media disinfo that Giroud should be scoring more than 22 goals last season cos of our midfield creativity is a myth. We were 7th in EPL in chances created.

    Also unfortunately for fans talking about signing a player to score 30+ EPL goals. Arguably only 5/6 players in the world can do that and have done that over the last 2 seasons but none available.

  88. tsgh says:

    ha ha ha Rico… re Ryo.

    you got me hook even on holiday I pay big bucks to get wi’fi to post stats… lol

  89. Tai Emeka Obasi says:

    Afternoon all…

    Nice post, rico…

    Cavani for Giroud? AFC has to sack Wenger first for that to happen this TW .

    For whatever it is worth, Wenger should rest Chambers tomorrow … not start Wilshere too. Start both behind Rosicky or Carzola against Besiktas. Flamini is fast becoming a risk…a potential sending-off candidate at any turf.

    Hello Ts…you weren’t much here yesterday…and believe it or not, I do miss you when you you weren’t…

  90. agirlagunner says:

    What are you doing in Toledo? What is in Toledo? In Asia, Liverpool is the sentimental favorite, yuuuuuckkkkkk.

    Manchester United is big in SoKor, for obvious reasons.

    I think we are popular in Japan, and because our club visited Vietnam, there, too. My friend who lives in Malaysia says the traffic jam when we played in KL was impossible. An hour long drive took my friend four hours. 😀 😀 To think that the stadium in Malaysia is already in the outskirts of the city. I was happily surprised myself.

  91. rico says:

    🙂 agag, I certainly wouldn’t swap Giroud, but another striker as well as him – well that would be good…

  92. tsgh says:

    Hey tai… lol bruv.. misss you all too…

    I am on a short vacation in Madrid after some work quick work in Ayios Nikolaos earlier this week.

  93. rogerbij says:

    Sarcasm rico?! Whats that mean without a winky smiley face 😉
    I damn hope wenger is being subtly sarcastic…

  94. rico says:

    Just saying what I think Ts, Ryo isn’t for the PL imo…

    Thanks Tai. Can’t see Chambers being rested, not Jack… But, who knows eh…

  97. agirlagunner says:

    rico, I appreciate that you’re being “gentle” with Giroud. I think my support for Theo has helped, yeah? 😛 But seriously, I do not understand the criticism. He grafts, is hardly injured, nets some decent goals. It’s not as if he has been a poor investment. He did not cost heaven and earth either.

  102. agirlagunner says:

    Ginge, The way things look, I’ll probably visit Barcelona before I do London. Eeeeeekkkkkkkk! 🙂 I wanna see the South of Spain and Morocco. Next year, I hope.

  103. rico says:

    agag – I don’t think Giroud is that bad. Yes he had a shocker on Tuesday but he’s not fit yet according to AW. He has a part to play in certain games as he grafts.

    But he’s not the pacey, ruthless and clinical striker we need. Perhaps Alexis will turn out to be though…

  105. Tai Emeka Obasi says:

    Agag, you’re not alone on Giroud…he’s not half as bad as fans make out. He could be annoying but he’s very useful in the team. Rating Giroud based just on goals is very unfair. He may miss a lot but some of his other qualities are great…but when you rate him on chances converted alone, he’s terrible!

  106. agirlagunner says:

    It hasn’t “happened” yet for Alexis, but I love that he always seems so eager and full of running and he is unafraid of the ball. I think when the genius of Ozil is finally at work, we will see some pretty special things, rico.

  107. rico says:

    Doesn’t a striker always get judged by his strike rate?

    Giroud is not a clinical striker and never will be because he’s not quick enough or intelligent enough to get in the right place. But, in certain games he is ideal.

  109. agirlagunner says:

    Tai, he does need to become more clinical, I agree. For what he cost, he’s been preety darned good. Now Arsene really needs to sort out that world class striker, whoever he may be. 🙂 I wish we had Torres. Mou has almost completely ruined him.

    And he should be less concerned about his pretty boy looks. Almost the entire team says he spends too long looking at himself in the mirror. 😀 😀

  110. rico says:

    Agag, very early Arsenal days for Alexis but my goodness, he’s a worker. Once he gets used to his team-mates, he’ll show his class. As will Ozil imo, finally he will have a player on his wavelength..

  111. agirlagunner says:

    Liverpool will do a Totnum. Sooo many new players, so little balance. But then again their little star, Lallana is injured, Rodgers is trying to make up for it…

  112. rico says:

    Tai, it’s called ‘ambition’ re Liverpool. You may not be too familiar with that because you follow Arsenal…

  113. rico says:

    I’m not so sure Agag re the dippers, I hate to say it but they’ve had a very good transfer window… Not all are big names, but if they graft, they’ll do well… imo of course..

  114. Tai Emeka Obasi says:

    There are other strikers who work for the team…Giroud is not a clinical striker. With Theo and Sanchez either side of him, his sins may be forgiven.

    You will have to ask why Wenger bought a pacy attacker like Theo ? He’s interested in benefiting from Giroud’s strengths – knocking on Szczesny’s aerial balls onto the paths of these two, then holding up play and laying on for either. For one thing, Giroud is a great wall passer…Wilshere, Ramsey Walcott, Podolski have all benefited…and certainly Sanchez would…quite plentifully.

  115. Tai Emeka Obasi says:

    Agag…you’re spot on…Liverpool are heading the way of Spurs…if they get in Balo and Eto’O…my only happiness is that both hate Mourinho with passion and will truly pay him back!

    For me … as long as it’s not Arsenal winning, it should never be Chelsea!

  116. agirlagunner says:

    rico, we’ll see about the Dippers; last year the press were falling all over themselves with Totnum’s “astute” signings; see where it got them… nowhere. And I think they will be made to pay cause it looks like they are rushing Lallana back. Rodgers is trying to compensate for the loss of Suarez by buying all the pretty shiny things of recent months…

  118. rico says:

    The daft thing is though, we wouldn’t be even talking about them if AW finally grew a pair and signed a few more top class players because we really have the base of a PL winning side.

    It just lacks in seriously key positions.

  120. roundleather says:

    I believe Giroud will thrive playing with a partner,FA Cup final alongside Sanogo showed promises.I will take Negredo on loan to partner him. Well,My preferred first team will alwz feature Ozil,Theo,Alexis partnership upfront.

  122. BrainwashedKev says:

    Danny Welbeck, a possible signing as he is English and would therefore help with the balance of the 25 man squad.

    Would ManUre sell him to Arsenal, even if Wenger wanted him, following Arsenals stance over Thomas Vermaelen…?

    Very unlikely imo.

  123. BrainwashedKev says:

    Alex Song for £10 million…?

    A quick fix following the injury to Arteta?

    Signing that useless tosser would finish me off for the season…

    A definate backwards step and would confirm my misgivings over Wenger…

    Sign Song and kiss goodbye to any chance of Arsenal being competitive…

  124. potter says:

    They have already said that he can go but not to a team they perceive as a rival . So how far down the league does that go ? have they given him a list of relegation candidates and said take your pick of the ones that might have the money ? Or would they sell to us and admit that their rivals are further down the league.For that matter would we want him ? another prospect for Wenger to play as and when and where he wants to.

  125. potter says:

    As for Song if we did go back for him , in his delusional brain he would probably see it as an admission that Wenger realised that he could not live without him and demand wages of a superstar rather than a barrel dreg that is hanging on to a top flight career.

  126. rico says:

    Song return? Never imo, if AW didn’t see a way to forgive Fabregas, can’t see him opening his arms to welcome Song…

    Morning all…

  127. Lee says:

    Massive game on weds night, fuck that up and it’ll be more difficult to sign top players!
    Btw I think we will beat the captain kirks!
    I wonder if we have any players lined up ready to sign if we win? I hope so!

  132. bradster says:

    Morning all,

    They looked good last week without those 2 in the game last week. They will be hard tackling and pressing. Need good movement today with some better finishing.

  133. Lee says:

    Why we don’t sign every player some think we need
    By Tony Attwood

    Of course, whether we need more players or not is a matter for debate. I look at Giroud’s 40 goals for Arsenal and think that signing up a new player to replace him would be silly, given that it takes players a year or so to bed in – especially if they come from abroad.

    Others disagree – and we’ve debated that before. So let’s try and think of some other reasons why we don’t necessarily buy everyone cited in the press.

    1. Good players want to play not be squad players

    One of the first things a player’s agent will ask during the preliminary enquiries is, “are you seeing him as a regular first team player?” And if it is clear that the player is being seen as a squad player he won’t come.

    Now that has an implication for players as they move along their contract. If you say to X and his agent, “yes you are to be a regular first team player,” and then you want to move him to being a squad player, or worse as just a back up to another new player, he will want to leave.

    It might be argued that this ok because he’s not as good as the next man – but let it happen too much and you lose your squad players. But squad players are important with four competitions to play in, and the inevitable injuries.

    Thus a club that develops a reputation among agents for bringing in players with promises about first team selection that are then broken, finds recruitment hard. Players look for club integrity. Agents don’t want their clients on their backs complaining all day long.

    2. The youth system is beneficial

    Young players don’t always work out, but we need a youth system in order to keep bringing young players through. That’s a truism… but worth saying because without a youth system we would be at the eternal mercy of the market place in buying in new players. And when you are at the mercy of the marketplace, the market will screw you.

    Just look at the players we have developed from scratch, or brought in, in their teens. From Brady to Bellerin. Buying and buying means the squad is packed and even brilliant youngsters don’t make it in because they are not quite ready.

    3. It is easy to make mistakes, then the money is gone

    A year or two back I was asking people to name me some of the flop transfers of other big clubs, and most found it hard. Yes some supporters could tell me all the flops that Tottenham have bought, but found it harder to do the same with Chelsea Man C and Man U. They quickly get forgotten.

    A lot of fans tend to remember our club’s errors and then think Arsenal’s mistakes are unique. Indeed we see a top player go to another club, and ask why Arsenal didn’t buy him. And some of course make it. But many others then fade away and never become top players. So they drop out of the news and we forget about them.

    Chelsea and Man C, until the advent of FFP, were able to keep doing this – buying as a gamble and not worrying, but I think that will slow down now. Some clubs are continuing to spend “creatively” as if FFP doesn’t exist, but not too many, and like Man C before them, I think they will get a surprise.

    4. Clubs don’t always want to sell

    Most clubs want to hang on to their players – Southampton is one of the few exceptions in recent years, it seems, and even they seem to have woken up. It is utterly obvious, but you do need a club that is willing to sell as well as one willing to buy. Of course the player can edge it towards selling, by making it clear he won’t sign a new contract, but early on, the club has to take a view.

    I was told that when Ozil was reported to have been taken off at half time in the Champs League game there were immediately clubs sniffing around in the view that Wenger had fallen out with Ozil. In fact Ozil was injured, but that didn’t stop clubs snooping. Arsenal said no of course, but it just shows the speed of imagination.

    5. Development over time is important.

    Clubs can buy success with short term actions, but then suffer the consequences. So the purchases and arrangement of the team is done not just for this week, not in response to one defeat (or in Arsenal’s case a couple of Wembley wins, a league win and a Champs League away draw).

    A perfect example of no long term planning is Man U’s last Ferguson season. Ferguson was revealed to have lied to RVP when he bought him, promising he would not resign. There was no long term consideration of the squad because Ferguson was off, and in a way didn’t mind if he successor failed – all the more credibility to him if that happened. Because of the lie to RVP there could be no early announcement of retirement, and so no proper search for a replacement manager. The squad was not refreshed. All for the vanity of one man.

    Clubs like Arsenal do plan – they look to do as well as possible not just this season but next too. So they don’t buy a player in January, just for a short term fix. For not only is it wasteful of resources, it also alienates other players. And players who might come in the future.

    Why are Man U having difficulties recruiting? Because they have lost some of their credibility.

    6. The cost is not just the transfer fee but also the salary – if the player is no good we just have to keep paying

    Liverpool have been lucky with the vampire. Although he has had spells out of the team for his own problematic behaviour he delivered big time last season. And then Barcelona was there to buy him. But that was only because Barcelona put in an appeal to Fifa to have their transfer ban suspended. That was a ploy – for the appeal was based on the same moral stance as Man C’s appeal against their FFP infringements – “look at all the good work we do”. It doesn’t win in court.

    Fifa rightly threw out the appeal, but not in time to stop the signing of the vampire. Had Barca not been there he would have been unsellable. Had Barce not been faced with a year long transfer ban they would never have paid that much. Had Qatar not starting funding the club, the bank would never have cleared the cheque.

    7. FFP is reducing clubs desire to keep changing players around

    The reasons is simple: the fear of being stuck with an over priced luxury that no one wants when they need to balance the FFP books

    We are still seeing the implications of FFP, but it is clear that it is slowing down much of the market, as clubs are less willing to take risks and so get a player that they don’t want on their books, unable to move him on. We see the big money transfers, but not the slowing down of the smaller but still important transfers.

    8. Some players do flop – and just because Man C or Chelsea buy a player does not mean he’s going to work out

    Not every transfer is a success but the AAA have been very successful, with their allies in the print media, in putting around the story that only Arsenal buy duds. Follow the fortunes of other big clubs and you will see mistakes. I’d say at a greater level than errors Arsenal has made.

    9. Wenger is too mean

    This is an AAA favourite jibe. But in the end there is no evidence of this at all. It is just a throw away statement. If we had this list of ten reasons for a failure to buy a transfer that we were supposed to see through, generally half a dozen of the above have more chance of being true than this, on simple logic alone. It is just a libel along with the accusations that Arsenal’s buying organisation is no good. It is hard to argue either of these in relation to Alexis or Ozil and in the face of the greater likelihood of all the other reasons for non-buying.

    10. 99.999% of the transfer chatter is made up.

    I’ve written a lot about phantom transfers and vapour transfers – both of which are related to the clubs involved, although are not real transfers. But most of the stories that appear in the blogs and papers like the Express, Star, Metro and Standard are pure inventions coming from the befuddled minds of fevered journalists.

    But they still leave some saying at the end of the transfer window – “why didn’t we see that through?” when there was no transfer ever possible. It’s just fairy stories.

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  135. bradster says:

    My least favourite site. Everyone else is wrong if not worshiping Wenger.
    A weekly insight on ref biasism. We know it, everyone hates us but they need to get over it and move on.
    lastly, Arsenal flops are on our books forever and even play where other teams get rid of theirs. Plus we here could name 100s of other team’s flops, they must have blinkered supporters on that sight.

  137. bradster says:

    Leichester but we sucked against CP and United lost to the Swans. Their movement, pressing and finishing looked good.

  140. rico says:

    But I bet Leicester didn’t park the bus like Palace did. Everton won’t today either and we need to be ready..

    Morning Kev.

  141. BrainwashedKev says:

    Nothing will happen in the TW before Wednesday…

    That’ll leave five days to complete any last minute business…

  143. rico says:

    Unless verbal agreements are in place Kev with a couple of players, then it should only take a day – as long as we win of course.. 😛

    Morning Scott..

  145. potter says:

    I heard that Podolski didn’t travel , but I haven’t seen anything official yet . But then again I haven’t looked.

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