I’m feeling lazy this morning so I’m cheating. Thanks to The Mirror, here is a list of all the Premier League players who’ll be out of contract on the 30th June 2020 and there’s a lot.
- Arsenal – None
- Aston Villa – Borja Baston, Keinan Davis
- Bournemouth – Ryan Fraser, Jordon Ibe, Charlie Daniels, Andrew Surman, Simon Francis, Artur Boruc, Brad Smith
- Brighton – Beram Kayal, Ezequiel Schelotto
- Burnley – Aaron Lennon, Jeff Hendrick, Joe Hart, Phil Bardsley, Adam Legzdins
- Chelsea – Pedro, William, Olivier Giroud, Willy Caballero
- Crystal Palace – Stephen Henderson
- Everton – Oumar Niasse, Leighton Baines, Cuco Martina, Maarten Stekelenburg
- Leicester – Nampalys Mendy, Christian Fuchs, Wes Morgan, Eldin Jakupovic
- Liverpool – Adam Lallana, Nathaniel Clyne, Andy Lonergan
- Manchester City – David Silva, Claudio Bravo
- Manchester United – None
- Newcastle – Javier Manquillo, Matty Longstaff, Andy Carroll, Jack Colback, Rob Elliot, Jamie Sterry
- Norwich – None
- Sheffield United – Ricky Holmes, Leon Clarke, John Lumdstram, Jack Rodwell, Phil Jagielka
- Southampton – Shane Long
- Tottenham – Jan Vertonghen, Michel Vorm
- Watford – Adrian Mariappa, Ben Foster, Heurelho Gomes, Jose Holebas
- West Ham – Carlos Sanchez, Pablo Zabaleta
- Wolves – John Ruddy, Bright Enobakhare, Phil Ofosu-Ayeh
Makes a pleasant change not to see any players listed for Arsenal, although this time next year that might be different.
If you were in control of transfers at Arsenal, who would you be trying to sign this summer?
Stay safe guys and stay healthy.
Is it all over?……….I watched The Irishman on Netflix, it was about 12 weeks of isolation long, surely a vacine has been found since I started watching it!
Good morning Rico, I too am feeling lazy so my answer is “None of the above”. 😉
Hey Le Coq, between going to the gym, checking fences, doing the laundry and spreading rotting horse s**t all over the place, how do you find time to binge watch Netflix programmes?
As a first thought there isn’t much there , At a puish Fraser / Fuchs ? Fuchs as stand in left back should we push Saka forward means no Fraser. If Saka wants out then Fraser and Fuchs .
Not saying it’s my first choice but we all know Arsenal’s match and mend policy.
Ryan Fraser and Matty Longstaff, morning all…
Morning Rico, thank you and the Mirror for the post, lazy bones, 😄
Morning Cicero, all.
Longstaff is an interesting one imo.
I thought that all gyms were closed?
The thing is, with Fraser and Longstaff you sign them for relatively sensible wages tied to a nice signing on fee, then if then don’t fit, you sell them for a transfer fee.
Missed Longstaff on the list but like Torriera he is only 5 foot 7 , so if the requirement is a bigger player it’s a duplication unless Torriera goes.
Really, 5’ 7” he seems bigger than that, definitely stockier, Torrieira is 5’ 6” so he’s got an inch on him, in old money and he’s English which is necessary with us needing 8 home grown players in our 25.
According to Wiki that’s how tall he is . As I said if the Roma Torreira rumours have legs then he would fit in .
Morning Kev, i5 was either this or a day off. 😂
It’s official,
Australia has the highest rate of recovery of this virus in the world.
No lockdown.
Just common sense approach by government and most Aussies.
Morning all.
Have we signed anyone yet 🙂
Longstaff has probably grown since Wikki did a page on him. Holding was on there at 5’ something for ages,,
Rico, I think you’ve well deserved a ‘week’ off after the good job you’ve done to keep us all entertained recently… 🙂
Scott, didn’t your government stop all incoming flights, especially from China?
Here in the UK I believe that incoming flights are still arriving and have been throughout the crisis and especially from China. Nobody gets tested at airports, I guess that commerce is worth a few dead people…
Then they are now talking about restoring business to save the economy , Traffic Lights apparently that means I am potentially stuck indoors for another year .
Kev, we did, but the moaners here still say we shut the borders too late.
We haven’t locked down in day to day life anywhere near as strictly as most countries though, and the virus was here before it happened anyway.
Thanks Kev, I will furlough myself then… 😂
Richard Branson has a bloody nerve….
Not that he’s free in the summer… 😂
Afternoon all
I have to pay more attention to Longstaff to have an opinion.
who is Richard Branson, rico?
He invented Branston Pickle JM.
..It’s widely used in sandwiches with ham or cheese, in Ploughman’s Lunches alongside cheese, pickled onions and tomatoes. There’s probably less than 5% of home kitchens in the UK without a jar of it in the cupboard.
Hi Rico and All I not keen on bringing back ex players but if we sold Aubameyang and Lacazette and could not find another striker as a last resort do we go for Giroud to help Pepe and co settle in considering how many matches have not been played Pepe and co may need more time
….Just kidding…😉
Richard Branson is the billionaire founder of Virgin Airlines, Virgin Money, Virgin Records, Virgin Media, Virgin Trains. in fact he is the Patron Saint of making money out of Virgins.
Cruel Cicero , I doubt JM will get the joke and will probably spread it on his Presunto sandwicgh.
Giroud was always a style option , that’s why he spent so much time on the bench . However recently we have seen that his abilities have been missed especially when Lacazette is not available to hold the ball up.
Furthermore now that Saka , Nelson and Tierney have learned to cross a ball perhaps a centre forward that can head it might be a good option from the bench.
Hi Rico not sure if he still own it but Richard Branson started Virgin airlines in Australia and today Virgin Airline asked the Australian government for financial help or the airlines will go into Voluntary Administration putting 16,000 job in limbo
Fraser and Longstaff for me too.
Only thing both are vertically challenged,Fraser is only 5ft 4.Worth a free transfer though.
Geoff over here British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, EasyJet and Ryanair have all asked for financial help from the Government, whilst regional airline Flybe has already gone bust.
Cicero, you could actually say that Richard Branson is a ponce…
You put ya feet up Rico… 😁
I maybe wrong but I think we need some one like Giroud to come on in the last 20 minutes ex specially for corner kick in’s to score can not remember to many goals from headers since he left.
😂 You’re on top form today, Cicero!!
Nice post, Rico.. you lazy? Never 😄 i bet the garden was calling!!
There are a only a couple of names that stand out, to echo others it has to be Fraser and Longstaff. I like Holebas from Watford, but he’s 35!!! Didn’t think he was that old, so no wonder he’s on that list!!
If I had my way, I’d bring back Podolski for one night only 😍
Hi Sue if we could bring back one player for one match only I would bring back Santi so we can give him the farewell he deserved dam injuries
Hi Geoff.. I was hoping we’d see him in pre-season – The Emirates Cup… not sure if that’ll happen now ☹ How right you are, Geoff, he does deserve a farewell, he was brilliant for us!!
I only mentioned Podolski because he’s a bit of alright 😉 haha!!
Vertonghen has been very good over the years and it would wind up the noisy neighbours big time!
Hi Geoff, I just think he has a cheek asking for a bailout..
Thanks Sue, it was indeed the garden… lol
I always Vertonghen was Arsenal bound. Got that one wrong…
Cicero, I`m in Garden via Gym( own Gym , Kev`) all day long and relax at night with Netflix or Amazon Prime!…………………..anyone watch Hunters yet?…………………today was one of my favourite pastimes of ……….Topiary!……………….plenty of Lonicera Nitida Baggesens Gold to shape, just call me Eddy Secateur Hands!
Lets not forget the forgotten Key Workers in all of this………..Locksmiths!………………………and also In these exceptional testing times lets not forget some of the people who are unable to work and struggling because you lot are all lazing about at home…………Burglars!……….they are having a tough time trying to get furlough payments from HMRC………….although they are getting quite a bit of exercise in “casing joints” for potential new “employers/clients”.
As for Arsenal I fail to get any interest until this Coronavirus situation is somehow contained and football starts again as all transfer rumour talk will be run into the 1000`s with hardly any substance as per usual to any……………………………….unless of course it comes out of Ornstein!
Bloody hell, Le Coq, you have been busy!! In your garden with the sun beating down on you, you must look just like a bronzed adonis!! Ooh I bet your Missus is loving gazing at you through her binoculars from her self-isolation pad!! 😜
True, Sue! hahaha
Sue, do you ever watch the SAS: Who Dares Wins ?……………there`s only one task I know I could not do and that is the being stuck in the freezing water stuff……………the phycological stuff would be a breeze as you cant psyche out a nutter! hahaha
I love UK Ninga Warrior and the first stage they are doing now I would be disappointed if I didn`t get through as a lot of my exercise is pull ups and monkey bar stuff, I suppose it helps looking like a chimp! hahaha
Yeah I like Who dares wins, Le Coq – Ant Middleton is a gooner 😉 No comment about the freezing water stuff hahaha!
😂😂 thought you might be a silver back!
😆 Would love it if there was Spud celeb in there then and Ant made his/her psychological torture to listen to Chas&Dave non stop in a dark confined space for days!
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Hahaha I’d pay good money to see that – I’d have to mute it of course 😄
😆 When you think about it………….Kinks, Spandau Ballet, Roger Daltry, Some of Pink Floyd, Mick Jagger..etc etc etc………………….all Gooners and Spuds have Chas N Dave!……………fitting and priceless! 😆
😂😂 Gertcha!!
Hi Rico I agree people like Richard Branson goes around partying all the time has plenty of money then when things get a little tough they run to the government asking for help yet the little guy working for him self get no help
Arsenal first team players, Arteta and senior coaching staff all agree a voluntary 12.5% pay cut.
Geoff, Virgin Australia had gone into administration.
Have gone into administration. Not had.
There’s news of 3 not agreeing, Cicero, and Ozil being one of them. What amazes me is how right away Ozil is mentioned, yet nobody has a scooby who the others are!
I’ll be astounded if this is true….what with all his charity work..
Hi Geoff, it’s not that. Branson can do what he likes as far as I’m concerned but to choose to live elsewhere but come back crawling for a government handout when things get difficult, is a cheek imo and not what the furlough system is about. He needs to dig into his fortune and look after his own business and staff.
New post up now