Swansea’s Michel Vorm is rumoured to be the goalkeeper Wenger wants to challenge Szczesny in goal next season, he’s Dutch, 6′ 2″ and is renowned for his penalty saving skills! On the way out is Almunia and suggestion is West Ham will try and secure his services for next season if they gain promotion to the Premier League via the play-offs.
Yossi Benayoun….
What exactly has he bought to our squad this season?
Maturity, width, experience and goals!
This season he has played in 25 fixtures and scored 5 goals, not brilliant I know but after Robin van Persie, not one player has really found the back of the net, in fact Robin is the only player to reach double figures, a statistic in itself which is shocking!
Since I came to Arsenal I have always been committed to one club until the last game of the season, the only thing I want is for Arsenal to finish in third place, I don’t care about anything else.
When I finish I will have to decide about my future. I am supposed to go back to Chelsea first and then we will see what the future holds.
His loan comes to an end this coming weekend and he has one more year remaining on his current contract with Chelsea.
Back in 2010, Chelsea paid Liverpool just over £5 Million for Yossi so his value right now must be very low, bearing in mind his age and contract situation but should Wenger pay out and keep him at the Emirates?
Experience is something we lack with our current squad and money can’t always buy that. Ok, he hasn’t ‘been there, done it and have medals to show for it but when things get tough, experienced players have what it takes to keep on going where as some may let their heads drop.
Yossi is one of those players, so should we as a club try and do a deal with Chelsea to keep him at Arsenal for one or two more seasons to come?
Or should we just say thank you, but no thanks?
Another of last summer signings has been rumoured to be leaving and what utter garbage that story was surrounding Per Mertesacker eh:
Sometimes I felt like it was very hard, especially when I first came here, It was tough to settle down and I was very quickly into the first squad. There was sometimes a lack of performance but I think you have to go through that to improve yourself.
I am very comfortable here now, and very proud to be with this Club. In general you are playing the best players in the world, you always have to perform at a high level.
It is at a constant level and that is what makes the Premier League so good and so sharp.
From that interview with Arsenal Player, it seems our big German is very happy and proud to be playing for the best club in London, sorry, England!
I kind of get the impression that he hoped for a more gentle introduction to the English game but injuries didn’t allow him that time, now he is settled though both on and off the pitch, his second season may indeed be a better one. maybe he’ll even get his head on the end of one of our corners and get himself a goal. 😉
Back to Yossi, would you like to see him stay?
That’s it for today, have a good one all…..
I would keep yossi, he has been great especially in big games… like the Yiddos!!
Morning all….
Me too matty, but wouldn’t pay over the odds for him £500K should be enough…
Morning all…
Yes wld love yossi around cos he’s really been helpful and incase of any eventuality next season n also we really need a goakeeper to assist szscney.
Hope Vorm rumours are true, might keep chesney in check! Looks like vertonghen defo going to be a yiddo what a shame! great talent going to the whiteshite lane. He is just going to be another turd on a green pitch.
Morning Lee
Not thrilled by all the JV rumours 🙁
matty, thought we’d be looking at an older keeper tbh, but Vorm would really make Ches wake up
welcome kimberly – yossi would accept his role from the bench too imho, just has he has this season…
Terry could be dropped by Roy Hodgson – brave man 🙂
Buying in depends on our success at selling out. The squad restrictions mean that we will have to make space . I think that Yossi would be on the list of acquisitions but probably not at the top. He would be good to keep but not at the expense of something better.
Potter – good point, its a tough one for wenger because someone better may not be prepared to sit on the bench. I’d rather see Yossi coming on during a game than Arshavin for example..
We should keep yosi as a good solid squad player. Not really surprised by JV rumours considering mvila couldnt see us buying both and though jv is versatile dont think he would be a starter and i think he knows it. still think we’ll go for an older more experienced keepet, like schwatzer? rumour of a couple years ago.But so far our normal transfer procedure is up in smoke
We haven’t signed M’Vila yet though jimario….
And spuds havent signed jv, but time will tell
Exactly – it’s all just rumour, someone from the frech press is supposed to have said that we have made no offer for M’Vila and no deal has been agreed…..
Anderlecht midfielder Lucas Biglia says Arsenal and Real Madrid have both made contact over a possible move in the summer.
Biglia will be allowed to leave the Belgian outfit at the end of the season if a club matches their £8million valuation and Biglia claims it is a straight scrap between the Gunners and Real.
Arsenal have long been linked with the Argentina international, who has three years to run on his current deal, and Arsene Wenger could be ready to move after Anderlecht opened the door.
“It’s true that Real Madrid and Arsenal are interested in me,” the 26-year-old told todomercadoweb.es. “I can say that Real Madrid have contacted my agent Enzo Montepaono to ask about my situation but so far there have only been contacts and no formal offers have arrived.
“About Arsenal, I can tell you the same as before. Only Arsenal and Real Madrid have contacted us and now we are waiting.
“I have a contract with Anderlecht until 2015 but the club know what I want.
“My intention is to leave.
“We have negotiated my buy-out clause and, if a club comes and pays the clause, Anderlecht will allow me to leave.”
Hello you lot.
Im liking the news about Vorm, hes quality and will deffo push schez. Him and Ruddy were eye openers this season especially against us. Alminia off to the Hammers??? bye.
Fully agree with those who want to keep yossi, you’re spot on when you say that he brings experience and he knows his role (used cunningly now and then from KO but general back up) Chelsea wont want him back after this season so we’ll get him for peanuts. Of course we need to sell to make room but I think we will.
Yossi wants regular first team football and he not going to get that at Arsenal. Better to give the slot to a player that will have more impact on next season.
http://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/spiro-blog-angry-fans-choose-wrong-target-in-m-vila.htm
Hi Thorny & madgunner
I’d pay for the taxi for Almunia – actually, i’d drive him there just to make sure, he’s gone which is good, regardless of where he ends up….
madgunner – you would have thought yossi would have wanted regular football this season too, he could have got that had he chosen a ‘lesser’ club, but not sure he’d settle for that…
Hi All
rico says:
May 9, 2012 at 9:49 am
Terry could be dropped by Roy Hodgson – brave man 🙂
Yes and it’s been well publicised why
Sign Yossi, a great squd player. If he can force his way in to the starting line-up I have absolutely no problem with that. He was an excellent player at Liverpool and still has the abilty to be the same (even if only short-term). I would urge Yossi to stay at the highest level for as long as possible.
Hi alan, can’t think why he’d drop him, other than he’s getting on a bit 😉
Morning All. Yossi has been great for us this year and wouldn’t mind one bit if he was in the squad next season, but Wenger has already said the squad is tight in terms of numbers and having just signed Podolski I can’t see Yossi being with us next year. Would have Vorm in a heartbeat, he has been class for Swansea this year.
Evening all.
Please,please forget the talk,about Vertonghen going to Spuds.
He might,but why would ANYBODY believe he’d sign until after CL qualification is secured?
It’s ridiculous.
Vorm…..not sure.
He’s a terrific keeper,but what does he offer?
Everyone here says we need an experienced,professional keeper in to push Chezzer,but this guys only got the,same PL experience as our bloke.
Do you want an experienced guy that Chezzer can learn from or simply another keeper??
Rico, the reason is he may come into conflict with Rio Ferdinand over the latter’s brother, that JT was involved in an alleged racial incident
So say the radio
Nouer from B Munich first then Schesny to be goalkeeper number two.We wouldn’t mind if this is top-dressed by the acquisition of Olivier Giroud to keep RVP alert as well.
after reading that link re M’Vila, he sounds like a bad finisher. At least AW will carry on a great tradition in that regard if he gets him
We should defintely keep Yossi, atleast for another year. For his age he has a really high work rate. Much higher than a lot of our younger players. Him along with Rosicky can be vital for us next season. He wont get to play much but can be a good squad player.
Hi mystic & Scott
I’d rather Jussi but just passing on the news about Vorm…
alan, was kidding, i know the story 😉
Alan,he’s a DM player,who gives a crap if he’s a bad finisher.
As long as hes a good stopper!!!!!
Terry….I wouldn’t want him representing my country.
Oops…
Sky Sports pundit Ray Wilkins has been charged with drink-driving after being pulled over following a youth football awards ceremony.
That’s him, Merse and Georgie all banned, so Sky Sports really do drive you to drink 😉
Scott Yes you have a point
rico says:
May 9, 2012 at 10:40 am
Hi mystic & Scott
I’d rather Jussi but just passing on the news about Vorm…
alan, was kidding, i know the story 😉
Ah. Straight over my head 😀
Keep up Alan lol.
😀
morning to those just joining..
phanuel – Ches needs pushing, not replacing imho, a good strong number two keeper to help him, work together and the pole to learn and improve…
Spot on Scott, he’s not being signed (if he is) to score goals 😉
blah blah blah blah….fuck the media shite!!
The Vorm ain’t turning well not Arsenal anyway. Why would he leave a small but so far successful club like Swansea to come and warm the bench at the Emirates. First team prem League football every week or corns on his bottom from too much bench squatting! I don’t think so. Did the stor come from the Mail in cuckooland?
As for Yossi I always rated him even inhis West Ham days. He can, and often does ‘make a difference’. If it is possible to keep him for another year he should be signed up. He adds something positive to the squad with his enthusiasm and energy. Keep him I say
Rico 9.49: “In Woy we twust”.
I know, cheap joke and all that…
With regards Yossi, if we can get him at the right price and at the right wage, he would be a good older head addition to the squad.
Any team news for Sunday? Is Jenkinson fit to play right back or will Le Coq fill in?
M’villa’s stats read like John Jensen’s!
M’Villa looks decent on Youtube 😉
😆 Lee…
He doesn’t look too bad does he Lewis 😉
Jenks isn’t on the injury list on afc.com so he should start at Rb on Sunday…
Wavy – good player to have in the squad, he’d help Ryo too no doubt..
Marinello – i feel sorry for Roy, media/paps are already on his back becuase they wants Arry, if he doesn’t get off to a flying start, he’s in for a tough time 🙁
First run out for a while then.
At least he’s a Rb though and he’ll give his all, hopefully then Coq will start in place of Ramsey…
interesting
Geez ,being a Gooner has been an emotional Rollercoaster for some of us this season.
For some its been despair,anguish,devastation followed by ecstacy,elation and pure joy.
Loved every second of it,I truly did.
I don’t want to see a 500 million pound side run out,none of whom ever gave a shit about the Gunners until we offered them squillions.
No Citeh can have that.
Scott I would prefer proven EPL defenders playing for us. I also like the sounds of germans and Dutchmen than french. We’ve had so many. AW should do us a favour and look at a couple of RvPs mates for familiarity
where did you find that alan?
Absolutely Scott, let’s get Hoilett on a freebie, proved Pl and can score goals, he won’t cost millions…
Alan,he seems to have size,strength and consistency…..these attributes are what usually let French players down.
I must admit to having a chuckle during Ollies comments.
It was very impressive,but he questioned M’Villa playing v English strikers such as Rooney,Drogba and Torres?????
He didn’t say PL players,he actually said English.
Ok,little stuff up,but he should realise that neither Drogba or Torres were proven in the,PL until they played there,were they???
Obvious statement,but true.
Rico, I hear what you say, but Roy is no Mug. He started in Management at 28 and has managed at International level before with a few teams and has built from Youth upwards. I never understood the Media support for “Twitchy.” After 30 years as a Manager, he has one FA cup win with Pompey, that’s all.
Hoilett
Vertonghen
Dempsey
M’Vila
Podolski
Juss or similar….
That would do me…..
just youtube. See the title? ” Arsenal talk ” I think that is his first
I like Roy Marinello, his only mistake was going to the Dippers, I didn’t realsie he can speak something like eight differenent languages too – Arry struggles with one 😉
The media wanted Arry because of half a season of watching Totts imho… Then they started watching the scond half 😉
As long he promises NOT TO DIVE Rico.
If he brings that,piss him off back to Canada.
He’s very good,but lose that Junior.
That chap can’t even say Arsene Wengers name right 😉
Who is Wanger??
He’d stop that with us Scott, how many of our players dive these days?
Wenger doesn’t like that side of the game….
Wussian, Wumanian Wwandan and Kowean….that’s only 4
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2141727/Arsenal-fan-wears-Spurs-shirt-outside-Emirates-Stadium.html
You’re right Rico.
I forgot,that was the second chuckle…Arsenes New surname.
lol Lee
You’d have to jog her on…..
Something totally unrelated guys.
If any of you are fans of Horse Racing,get to Ascot when our Aussie horse,Black Caviar,goes around.
Our sprinters have dominated over the last decade,and this girl is 4-5 lengths better than any sprinter this country has ever produced,and that’s not an exaggeration.
Simply a freak,so get there if you can.
Morning all,
Lee, that bloke should be tarred and feathered.
Scoot from Oz, Hi mate, RE Vorm and your earlier questions; I dont think shez needs any real mentoring from an older keeper so to speak, theres a coach for that and Lehman was about for a bit. I really would take Vorm, as competition for the 1 spot is what will make them both train hard and build confidence so yeah I’m still up for this direction.
😆 Lee…
Thorny,I have no issue with signing Vorm at all.
what a silly fella….
thanks for the tip Scott
Hi Micko – public thrashing….
it’s gonna be welentless…
Rico,she is something special,she truly is.
Rico, he probably got that afterwards, he must like hospital food.
Was checking out footage of M’v last eve similar to above from Alanbstdmp. Wenger has deffinately spotted the link up play with Sagna there….just add a Jack W and….bang.
Anyone got any idea about Rio next season? Coyle loved him and we sometimes forget what we already have.
Lee,are you imitating Roy or the dude on YouTube????
Woy,Scott…. the Gestapo in my office won’t let us play youtube!!
Hi Thorny
The chap wot did the vid is concerned about Artet’s position if M’Vila comes to us> Hmmmm
Does anyone think signing M’Vila could bring out the best in Song or is that stretching it a bit.
Micko
Someone will lose out if he comes
No-one is worth putting a swampie shirt on for Scott…
Micko – good, he deserves it 😉
Glad you didn’t ask if it would be stretching Diaby Micko, jeez, ping goes another limb 😉
Micko,I reckon it all comes down to our formation.
What’s Arsene thinking???
This is confusing lol.
Rico,I wasn’t talking about that bloke with the Spuds shirt,I meant the guy making comments on M’Villa.
Discus in training to be Chezzers back up.
The Vorm rumour is a throw off.
Hi Alan. I aint too worried really as its pure strengthening.
We need to remember the 3 cups and the league. Injuries and off days/weeks (eg torres), and also international duty injuries, ACN in Jan/feb. We are stacked with internationals and luckily Arteta isnt one. We’ll need midfield coming out of our ears and we’ve missed Arteta recently……so that doesnt worry me. I reckon Diaby will make way if anyone but Wenger loves him eh.
That should read Diaby!!
Won’t be Diaby alan, he’ll be in the sick bay…
lol
why does AW persevere with mediocre players for so long??
The old boozer at Manure just bins em if theyre shite….
the ” old boozer ” is right
Tagart on acid….and whisky
Money Lee and he’s stubborn…
Wenger is deffinately a bit soft Lee. He has the philosophy angle and that means that he is rarely cut-throat. This plays to his strengths sometimes as players love the club but does mean he gives players too many chances sometimes.
Off to bed…need an early one,so good night all.
night Scott
Night Scott…
Thorny – he gives far too many average players too many chances, playing a few out of position doesn’t help though…
Yeah rico…….My mind still boggles with Arshavin. Amazing for Russia and when he arrived but. Was he ruined by Wenger playing him out of possition or did he get fat and lazy??
he’s French. They stick together like shite to a blanket. Many of AW’s business and sporting connections are there
ruined by AW playing him out of position. AW has a well deserved reputation for playing players out of position. Christ know why he does it
Arshavin is a good player
Lee, Wengers always been loyal to his starting 11, some players know they can get away with average performances and not be dropped, it’s not as if if can turn to the bench, the quality ain’t there most weeks, new signings will change that.
Thorny, 12.30 “There’s been a murder”
Thorny, a bit of a catch 22 i think, Wenger played him wrong, then he didn’t play so he put on a few pounds….
Great player but turned into a dreadful attitude… shame
Rico, Arshavin realized dealing with Aw was dealing with a lost cause and his career was not going to let his career be ruined by AW.
Arshavin’s attitude is natural under the circumstances
Afternoon Gooners;
Interesting article:
http://blog.emiratesstadium.info/archives/20825
correction career was not going to be ruined
A real game winner now he’s had too much dinner…..just so annoying, it’s like if he bins them he’s admitted he’s fucked it!!
Hi Allezkev
Those rules are so slack a first year law student could get around them. 3 seasons in the FA whether continuous or not. LOL
I posted it a few days ago AK….
http://blog.emiratesstadium.info/archives/20335
Sowwy Lee… 😉
no pwoblems mate, that’s a good one I’ve just posted…
haha
Welcome back kev, that Charlie was a bit cranky.
Afternoon AK..
I think we could remove Chamakh and Fabianski from that 17, that makes room for five new players 😛
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2141589/BBC-newsreader-Alice-Arnold-takes-litter-lout.html
Go Girl 🙂
Great article Lee.
And oh so very true…..
Hi there Mick. Yeah i think that Charlie knocks about with someone going by the name of Shirley…
Strange…… 😯
Afternoon Rico. Great post btw…
Rico, i’m beginning to worry that we might end up stuck with a few of the ‘dead-wooders’…
Loaning them out again might be the only answer.
Keep Britain Tidy……. 😐
AK
I read that Fabianski’s contract is up this summer, as well as Almunia’s – not sure if that is 100%
The hope we have to cling on to is thet Nik, Denilson, Chamakh, Park, Arshavin and Vela have all said at some stage they want to lave.
Fabianksi want’s to be Polands number 1 keeper and he too has indicated that the only way he will have a chance of that is to move.
If these players all put football ahead of money, they should be gone…
This is where Wenger needs to be ruthless, get them all together and tell them to find another club or play in the reserves…
That’s because that stubborn French twat keeps on rewarding mediocrity with gilt edged bumper contracts!! FFS!
She’s got some guts to do that AK, not sure i would….
Don’t think that Wenger will have a problem moving on Vela tbh Rico.
We can’t be really sure about the departure of any of Nik, denilson, Chamuck, Park and AA.
There’s reasons why they could go.
Equally there’s reasons why they could stay.
As we all know!
We should drop their transfer price, just get them gone…
yes anything to transfer them out
That’s a problem Lee, a problem the club has created by allowing Wenger too much power.
Again a dereliction of their duty…
Nor me Rico. Too many nutters around…
We may, Rico, end up loaning certain players out, until their contracts expire and they do an Almunia…
Agree re Vela AK and I think Zenit will try and sign AA…
PSG/Bordeaux want Chamakh and maybe Lille would still want Park?
Nik and Denilson are the dodgy ones – maybe one of the teams coming up from the Championship would be interested… Not Reading though I hope….
exactly AK….
As long as we get their wage paid by the loan club then that’s better than having them around the club but, just have a feeling Wenger/Gazidis will get rid at all costs, otherwise Denislon would have been allowed to stay in Brazil..
Just a thought….
Bring back david Dein I say, he’d have them all long gone by now 😉
It has become a bit of a worrying trend over the last couple of seasons, something we never used to do, the other club hears our players demands and they balk dead in their tracks.
And for a club which is so tight with money when it comes to signings, it kind of goes again what we hear about not paying over inflated prices for players….
They can’t have it both ways….
Trouble is most of the shite we are trying to sell wouldn’t get in my local pub’s team…….
Afternoon, with regards to M’Vila is it a case that Arsenal don’t like having their hand forced or is his Mr 20% looking to force some one else out?
Afternoon all. Been a while! Take it you guys have already seen this (apologies, only skimmed the comments)
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-go-cool-on-mvila-move-7728385.html
Which begs the question Lee, why the heck did we sign them in the first place….
Hi vernat, don’t know what the latest is on M’Vila, all seems to have gone very very quiet…
phillipe on Talk sport has a good point about M’v. Inter were interested but have backed off a bit because of the price. Why then would AW break all transfer records to sign him when he has Song Arteta, frimpong, and Diaby. We all know wenger and the board are tight wads. we’l see.
Micko, Looks like we need sir tagarts help then, there has been a murder. the form of Arshavin has been snuffed out by Wenger.
Hi rocky, how’s things, busy working no doubt, thats not good 😉
Bloody agents….
To get the fans and players going lets play this before matches
Working my derriere off as usual Rico. Been to the gym this morning (nice 2 hours away from work) so trying to make the work up now!! I’m good thanks. How’s you? The gang on here ok?
All ok Rocky…
Ah, bonjour Lee. I had a quick look on here after the Norwich game, and was mildly amused with some of your vitriolic posts! Glad I didn’t pay money to watch that horseshit.
How’s work Lee? Been so busy I’ve not been able to do a thing other than what I’m actually paid to do! Bit of a liberty on my employers part I think…..!
WHere have there new Gourcuff rumours coming from?! Would we really be interested in him?
All good here thanks rocky, just waiting for sunday and hoping we can finally get a win and secure 3rd… 2 hours in the gym, that sounds like hard work 😉
Work is a bit busier…..my job is not a good spectator’s sport if your clients are doing fuck all…..
Selfish fuckers those employers!!
I paid to watch that crock of shite on Saturday… 🙁
If AW cant motivate this mob to beat WBA he can go and poke his head up a dead bear’s arse!!!!!
vernat – never fear, we have Elvis to do that, now that’s another thing that needs changing….
Sorry, forgot to say about the post….! I’d defo keep yossi. Been pretty impressed with him when he’s had a decent run.
Rico, they’ve got a great bar in Rock’s gym!! 😉
Hard work trying to lose the suet Rico!! It’s a struggle, I tell you!!
They really are selfish Lee! How dare they expect me to actually WORK while at work! Scumbags.
I hope Wenger tore them a new one after the match, but something tells me he didn’t. Gutless. At least the Chavs can no longer finish above us…..! I’m seriously cacking it about Sunday.
If you saw the gym I went to Lee, you wouldn’t hang about there too long…. defo wouldn’t go into the sauna, that’s for sure…… or drop any soap….!
I’m seriously shitting myself…….barcodes & yids have fairly tough games, but we just got to stwike woy’s team woughly, thwow them to gwound putting them to the swowd!!
😆
I think most would rocky, his experience could really help our ‘young’ side – especially Ryo, am sure we could get him cheap or free if the chavs do the decent thing like we did with Gilberto….
😆 Lee, thats why rocky hasn’t been around, few weights, followed by a few Stella’s and asleep for the rest of the day 😉
Its twoo, wobbin just needs a nice hatwik and if wosicky pways weww hell get one and third pwace will be ours….wesult!!
Pat Wice’s last game too…..
If Wobbin got another bwace that’d help the cause….
Suet, best way to drop it is don’t eat it 😉
Sundays going to be tough, Roy likes Wenger though doesn’t he 😉
Good afternoon all!
Do you have any important and fresh news?
Most important fixture today is Europe League final. 🙂
I support Athletic of course.
do you know Falcao will be drop by Atletico madrid? They don’t have enought money for paying his wage and the transfer money to Porto.
Agreed Rico. Chickem, fish, veg and protein drinks… No alcohol (but then I haven’t touched that for about 10 odd years anyway!!) That’s basically my only intake now! (apart from Saturday…. treat day Saurday!! I fee a Ruby is in order!!)
I seriously am worried we’ll only draw on Sunday. We can’t throw it away again can we?
That alone should get the players up for it Lee but then i thought that on saturday…. The away fans will be in good voice too….
Hi JM. I didn’t even know that was being played! Is Falcao really that great? Only seen him a couple of times, but I’d rather have Cavani out of the 2.
Hi JM – no news i am afraid, hope your team win later ….
rocky, we are going to win, i can feel it in my old bones 😉
Ruby nights, how i miss those days 🙁
Martin Jol won’t be doing us any favours either, he’s still got the hump from 2006.
As shit as it sounds, I reckon our players will be better away on Sunday than they were at home on Saturday. The fans that go to away games are generally not hyper-critical, so the players will feel a bit more free and potentially relaxed. I think the way the fans were getting on their backs when it was going tits up (only what I heard on highlights, so Lee, please correct me if I’m wrong and it didn’t happen) would have only made the team more tense and desperate.
Possibly Micko. Potato-head will love it if we get dicked. But he probably hates Levy more than Wenger. (I really feared for Wenger’s safety that day! Jol looks like the sort of person who would happily batter you, chop you up, throw you in the boot of a car and let it roll off a cliff!! In my opinion!! I’m sure he’s a lovely guy really!!)
Listen we’ll be fine. the players and the management know that they are making a meal out of it. We have 90 minutes to beat west brom and we have much more to play for than them. The players know that they get more dosh when playing champs lg aswell dont forget. The last few games I have had the feeling that we’d mess up by taking it too easy like we do, no chance on Sunday, guns blazing!
Talking of songs then for the fans who always moan perhaps we should play Satisfaction by the Stones for them?
True Thorny… But the players have known that all season and it hasn’t motivated them too much so far!
Anything’s better than that Elvis garbage they belt out Vernat!
We should have AC/DC for those who are about to rock and fire a cannon at Shite hart lane then,
rocky – on a serious Suet note, have you ever tried the veggie low fat one? We have that and it makes lovely tasty dumplings without all the fat/calories
Micko – but don’t forget he doesn’t like the side that dumped him, Fulham will be up for their game….
I reckon we wll be better away from home too and Theo is back 😆
Yeah Rocky I know but its always like that with Arsenal these days isnt it. Wenger uses words like “fight” but it rarely gets accross to the team. They raise their game so much against Bigger teams and relax too much against minows. teams know how to play us when we dont give 100% and boss the game but on Sunday I think we will boss it. Thank god its not a 5pm match……we always loose them after going 2 nil up. does my swede in something chronic. Theres alot on the line and I think we’ll hit WB hard.
The WHO……wont get fooled again!!!
Plus Dempsey will want to score against the team that will (hopefully) be his North London Derby rivals!
Not tried them Rico. Rarely eat suet to be honest. Once a year maybe in a steak and kidney pud!
looks like the M’vila story is rubbish if this article is anything to go on.
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-go-cool-on-yann-mvila-move-7728385.html
The wonderful rumour site
‘M’Vila has been signed.
How do I know?
Because I am affiliated to another club in England who found out that Diaby has been put up for loan/ sale due to the arrival of another player of similarity.
Read into this what you want’.
You can’t make this stuff up can you 😆
I’d love us to get Dempsey, but he’s 29 isn’t he? saying that though, that silly Wenger age rule seems to have gone…
It’s nice rocky and a very low fat way of eating something rather nice and not so naughty 😉
Or The Who’s “The Kids Are Alright” (Guessing Pete Townshend rote that one……)
Do you know Cardiif change his colours blue to red?
Bad news: a young boy, with only 15 years old died in spain in a football trainning in Tenerife. Possibly, an hearth attack
Matty, can’t see M’Vila going to Inter, he wants to play under Wenger…
It’s nearly as bad as Juve reported to have done a £34Million deal with us for RvP … 😉
*wrote….
Thats shocking news JM, heart attack at 15 years old 🙁 🙁
Cardiff – the red rose 😉
Rocky, the premiership’s very own Don Corleone.
Can’t see Dempsey due to age and price, Solomon Kalou is on a free from Chelsea and can play across the front. Not sure he is good enough but the price is right and he has been complimentary about us and Wenger before
haha the new one is united are going for RVP i just read going mad atm!! also did someone say that VT has sign to the spuds ?
news:
“Eden Hazard Canal Plus revealed that the team that will represent next season is the main equipment blue.
Thus, taking into account the clubs that have been associated with Lille midfielder, Chelsea or Manchester City are the possibilities at the expense of Manchester United.
Asked whether he would prefer blue or red, Hazard, 21, had no doubts: “It’s blue. No doubt will wear blue next season.”
Remember that the Belgian international Lille – whose main unit is red – had already stated his desire to go to a Premier League club, which, based on these statements, the City leaves as possibilities or Chelsea and not the Manchester United, how much is speculated.”
So, no Verthongen and Hazard. Dot point.
Rico……Thats what I think about Dempsey. The only thing here is that he is one of those americans that stays super fit so prob more like a 28yr old and we know whos 28 eh. He likes his tennis and hangs out in Wimbledon doesnt he so Wenger may just grab him on a 2 year???? Like I said before I rate him for our set up.
Kalou is shit. Not even worth looking at. SHocking forst touch, and panics in front of goal.. We already have an abundance of those players… Chamug, Bendy and Gerv are more than enough in that dept. I don’t think the age is as much an issue these days. Think Wenger has realised this. How old is Arteta? 30?
Jol reminds me of the bulldog in the churchill ads….”Owwww Yessss”
Not as huch as ‘Arry though Lee. Jowly twat.
sport news:
It was known that Robbie Van Persie was part of the “shortlist” of targets players of Juventus forward attack next season, however, that interest is embodied with the compliments of Giuseppe Marotta, director of the sporting emblem of Turin.
“Van Persie is a great player, one of the most advanced of today’s full,” said the leader of Juve that although not confirmed, nor denied the “Sky Sports” Italian, Higuain and Luis Suarez to make the advanced Dutch company arsenal in the list of possibilities for the front of attack.
I agree Thorny. I really want him to come. He knows where the goal is too, and isn’t afraid to roll his sleeves up and have a go.
These RvP to Juve reports are ridiculous. As ridiculous as the “Arsenal in for Del Piero” stories surfacing AGAIN!! *yawn….
Matty, many a story says JV wants to join them but, Talks***e say that we are ready to sign him from under their nose 😉
Sunday will no doubt be the day he makes his decision, just like many players….
no no no no no no Lee 😉
Its gone nuts ATM!! you wanna believe one story and then get told the opposite! this is killing me lol!
JM – Chavs then 😉
Thorny – he’s just what we need imho, add him to RvP, Podolski and we are a lot strong 🙂
rocky – couldn’t put it better about Kalou…..
rocky, you can read more things about the final today in http://www.marca.com (Aupa Athletic ! 🙂 )
Del Piero must be 90 years old by now rocky 😉
OK on Kalou just thought i would mention it as on a free, wouldn’t mind seeing Dempsey but cant see him starting ahead of RVP, Podolski or Theo, And in Midfiled cant see him playing ahead of Rosicky, Arteta , Song so would he come to sit on the bench be a squad player?
Thanks JM, I’ll have a look.
and, between others, in http://www.eurosport.com and vote in Benayoun goal ! 🙂
The terrible new:
Tenerife: Player 15 dies during practice
Another sad episode plaguing the sport. A player only 15 years old, who was part of the Cadet team San Lorenzo (Santa Cruz de Tenerife), died after a fainting occurred during a workout.
The club Tenerife confirmed the death of the young player who fell on the field while working with colleagues. Although it is readily seen, for about an hour, all efforts will not come to revive the young man who suffered a cardiac arrest.
After a basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation was not possible to save the young player. The news is being closely monitored by the Spanish press.
Yeah Kalou is a donkey these days really. Dempsey would get game time for sure imagine him instead of chamk. lots of Man U RVP stuff around like mattyboy said this afternoon and the U turn on M’v and the beginnings of the turn around of VT to us. its hilarious and only the beginning. Would anyone swop del pierro for Bendner?
Unfancied signing for defensive midfielder as we know Arsene likes to buy unknown/unheralded players, Eugen Polanski plays for Mainz second best record in the German league 25 years old
Roman’s boy…?
rico, why Benny isn’t in the goal scorers of the PL in the higbury_house block?
Yeah JM, give Rico some stick…
vernat, if we are talking freebies, Hoilett 🙂
Yossi is JM – I just haven’t updated it, only done Robin’s 🙂
Lee – stirer 😉
N’zonzi won’t be expensive….
rocky – i wouldn’t be at all surprised if we get N’znozi and not m’vila…
N’Zonzi was hit with a violent conduct charge for intentionally elbowing Ryan Shawcross in the face.
Thats another good reason to sign him 😉 😉
Jol is the lost twin of tony soprano…. in fox new sopranos series next Autumn!
There is definately a likeness Rokabox 😉
evening all,
no news i suppose, probably wont have any till after the weekend, or knowing our lot next season.
Wouldn’t mind Yossi staying but i suppose we have to lose get rid of some and untill we have done that its quite hard to know who to buy. I could think of a few i wouldn’t want see again but a contract is a contract, after all it works both ways. Oh sorry nice one Rico.
Hi Steve –
to be fair to afc, the transfer window isn’t even open yet but the fact that Podolski has been agreed got us all hoping we’d hear more – the french league is still playing and so are most for two more weekends.
Get this weekend done and dusted, we just need to make sure we win…..
popping off for a bit, the woofa needs a run and its stopped raining, finally…..
Catch up in a bit……………
Hey guys any more news on M’Vila??
I’ve been reading stories of Arsenal noting being interested in M’vila… What is wrong with them? The deal was all but done and they pull out??! We really need David Dein back to hold Arsene’s hand over transfers.
I think Arsene over heard that the fans were excited about the prospect of him playing for Arsenal so he put a stop to it… Sure why would we need him, Denilson will come back a new player… yawn..
“Yoann Gourcuff who is being watched by Arsenal scouts in France. The Lyon attacker is admired by Arsene Wenger and a move to north London could be on the cards”
Why would we need scouts watching him?!
Where’s Lee?
Has he bwuggewed off again?
Hi Esp, it certainly seems to have all gone quiet but then that’s how AW works 😉
Evening AK
Polanski, know anything Rico?
Best i take a look AK 😉
Is he the DM in the red and white ?
I think he is the No.7
Tbh, not any better than Frim or Coq!
Just been looking at some of Gourcuff.
Not sure he’d be physical enough for the EPL..?
No Gourcuff for me AK, he’s missed last season through injury, we have enough of them….
Arsenal confident of deflecting Juventus interest in Robin van Persie
• Holland international out of contract in summer 2013
• Van Persie to discuss future with Arsenal at end of season
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guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 9 May 2012 18.13 BST
Robin van Persie goes round Chelsea’s Petr Cech at Stamford Bridge in October to score one of his 30 goals this term. Photograph: Glyn Kirk/AFP/Getty Images
Arsenal are confident Juventus’s desire to sign Robin van Persie this summer will be deflected after the Italian champions became the first club publicly to express an interest in securing the Holland international’s services at the end of the season.
Van Persie, recently named the Professional Footballers’ Association and Football Writers’ player of the year, will discuss his future with Arsène Wenger and the Arsenal chief executive, Ivan Gazidis, after the conclusion of the campaign. The Dutchman is out of contract in the summer of 2013 and, although he is not agitating for a move, is expected to be offered a four-year contract to remain at the Emirates, a deal that would break the club’s current wage structure and include a substantial signing-on fee as Arsenal seek to ensure he does not depart for nothing under the Bosman ruling next summer.
A number of major clubs across Europe, including Real Madrid and Barcelona, have been monitoring Van Persie’s situation and could test Arsenal’s resolve to hold the 28-year-old striker to the final year of his contract this summer. Juventus, who would also expect to compete with Paris St-Germain, Milan and Internazionale, have expressed their admiration for the forward. Giuseppe Marotta, Juve’s general director, told the Italian website calciomercato.com: “Van Persie is a great player. He is a complete player and would be useful to any team. But he still has one year left on his contract with Arsenal. We will try to put the icing on the cake this summer but the important thing is that the mix is good.”
Van Persie, who has 30 Premier League goals this term, is not thought to be keen on moving to Italy, with his instinct to remain at Arsenal for at least one more season, encouraged as he has been by the signing of Lukas Podolski from Köln for £10.9m, with the promise of further ambitious transfers to come. Only the tantalising offer of a potential move to either Real or Barça would test that commitment though, even then, the London club would need to sanction any departure given the player remains under contract. That, at present, seems unlikely, with Wenger apparently under no pressure from on high to sell even if Van Persie does not seek to sign new terms at the Emirates stadium.
The Arsenal manager and Gazidis intend to speak with Van Persie before the start of Euro 2012 – the Holland squad begin their preparations for the tournament late next week – as they continue to plan for next season in the hope that Champions League football will be secured in Sunday’s final match at West Bromwich Albion. Interest is retained in the Rennes midfielder Yann M’Vila, though a deal has yet to be agreed with the French club and the player, who has also been courted by Inter. The France international would cost in the region of £17.7m
Italian champions Juventus have expressed an interest in signing Arsenal striker Robin van Persie this summer.
The Turin giants are looking to reinforce their attacking line with veteran forward Alessandro Del Piero set to leave the club next month and on-loan striker Marco Borriello expected to return to Roma in July.
“Van Persie is a great player,” Juventus general director Giuseppe Marotta said to http://www.calciomercato.com.
“He is a complete player and would be useful to any team. But he still has one year left in his contract with Arsenal.
“We will try to put the icing on the cake this summer but the important thing is that the mix is good.”
Van Persie leads the Barclays Premier League goalscoring chart with 30 so far this season.
Juve have been closely monitoring Liverpool striker Luis Suarez as well as Real Madrid forward Gonzalo Higuain.
“Van Persie, Suarez or Higuain? They are three important players,” Marotta said.
“In fantasy football we could have the three of them playing in the same line-up but in reality, it is different.
“If one of them arrives (here) is not because he will be the less talented as other things have to be taken into account, such as the financial aspect.
“Moreover, if (Real Madrid coach Jose) Mourinho does not want to sell Higuain it will be impossible for us to get him and we also have to take that into consideration.”
Looks like Blackpool vs West Ham….
http://www.lifesapitch.co.uk/opinions/mvila-the-new-calibre-of-player-arsenal-are-targeting/
AK, that Juve story is b*******e 😉
I hope Ian Holloway gets back int o the PL, he’s a really good guy….
Tbh that’s all we’ve got at the moment Rico.
Speculation, more speculation and even more bloody speculation…
It’s a case of who blinks first re: transfer negoiations…
http://yfrog.com/od90klkj
Pat Rice & his lads…
I know AK, it;s that time of year and we gooners are full of hope… or desperation that Wenger/Gazidis will finally sort the squad out…
Kevin Phillips. A Gooner.
I so wanted Wenger to get him when he was at Sunderland…
Ah, it was Matt Phillips!!!
Nevermind, still wish that AW had signed the other one… 😀
Spooky AK, so did i and as you say, he’s a gooner, he would have jumped at the chance….
http://twitter.com/#!/paulpc21/status/200316768185614337/photo/1
AK, i am heading off for the day, you have a good one and get an early night 😉
Nighty all….
Yeah Rico, i always saw Phillips as the finisher we lacked at the time.
No fancy, tippy-tappy stuff.
He just put it in the onion basket…
Good Night Rico….
I hope that visions of Howard Webb don’t give you nightmares… 😆
That photo is so so funny AK…
Gone now 🙂
Proper No9 AK….
Nighty night
It scared shit out of me AK…….how will i ever get to sleep again.
Morning all.
I would very much like us to sign both Gourcuff & M’Vila :).
Kick a lot of unwanted midfielders to the curb a certain Welshman comes to mind.
HaHa, Scott.
Yeah it’s a thing of great ugliness [ Is that a word? ]…
Shame to see Athletic Bilbao losing to the tax evaders Atletico Madrid….
like Guardiola said: Falcao is the best central forward of the planet
news:
The striker Olivier Giroud, top scorer at Montpellier and the French league with 21 goals, admits the possibility of moving to Bayern next summer.
“My representative has been in contact with Bayern. It is a well known club where the French players who played there had good experiences. All said they were well received there, “confessed the players in a statement to Bild.
Giroud, 25, has a valid contract with Montpellier until June 2014 and has also been appointed as Arsenal target
Moaning all….
happy thursday..
Hope its soon to be a Happy Sunday 🙂
New Post is up Lee….