Afternoon guys and gals.
Just a page refresher after today’s post disappeared into a big hole somewhere, never to be seen again.
Arsene Wenger has had this to say:
People want to see the next Lionel Messi – they don’t want to see a promising guy. The name of the player gives people hope, but when they haven’t heard of them people are already sceptical.
It’s much more difficult for us now. The competition is higher. We are trying to diversify a bit more because we are limited in England. A new market that is very interesting is Japan – it’s very competitive.
The country where we were really competitive in the past was France, but they produce less top players than they did, say, 15 years ago.
The emerging countries look to be Germany and Spain – they have taken over from France and they have many good, young players.
I have to disagree, none of us expect to see the so called next Messi, we just want to see players signed who are better than what we have, or the right players to fill the gaps we have in our squad. Players who will roll up their sleeves and lay their body on the line for our club.
If those players happen to be as good as Messi, then wonderful, but if they are not, we won’t lose any sleep will we…….
One player Wenger has confirmed that the club are looking at is Lewis Holtby:
We have looked at him, yes.
Didn’t we all when we faced Schalke 04 in the Champions League?
Now it’s time to go and sign the right one or two, jeeze, he’s had long enough to see where we need them..
Have a good one all…..
1st Boom!!!!!!
Fingers crossed…. 😉
Darn you Dg 😉
Morning Rico. Found it now. I thought it was me. 🙂
Morning Adam, goodness knows where the other one went, I was on it earlier as was Oz, Wavy and Wath, but then suddenly, it was gone …
Spooky……
pretty much an uninspiring player based on evidence of our games against him. another Ramsey. No thanks
Personally I think he’s much better than Ramsey stan, but what we need is a defence minded midfielder, and sharpish but Diaby’s return will no doubt put pay to that…
Hopefully Diaby will either play on Sunday and suffer a setback which will force AW into signing one, or he stays fit from now until the end of the season.
And the latter just isn’t going to happen….
Afternoon…
Syrup out!
Wenger doesnt do panic buys Rico, we didn’t have a left back last Jan/Feb and he still didn’t buy… same the season before when TV was out injured….! Mr Stubborn won’t budge we know that..!
Here here Lee, afternoon to you….
morning rico,sorry to be a drag..but i do wish the posts could be a bit longer..they kind of just start and end in a second….nothing better in the day than a looong post to pass the hours…especia;lly now that its transfer season….give us any two bit….impossible fabricated transfer story to lighten the mood in my goooner heart…things have bin rather sad 4 the past ……several seasons. cheerz
Wath – signing a DM though would hardly be a panic buy, we’ve need one since Song left.
Mind you, I’d say we needed one when he was here 😉
But yes, I know what you mean….
Wenger’s a buffoon though if he doesn’t sign one…
Hi All,
Yep, our ‘like new’ signing back again. He’ll survive long enough for Wenger to say he put his faith in his fitness and there was no time to start looking when he got injured.
Why hasn’t Rosicky got any game time? Is there a valid reason for him to sit bench?
Isn’t that lovely that Squid feels he has the option to choose his retirement spot after his fully paid, with spending money, extended vacation in London has come to an end?
We will be told Diaby is fit n strong and ready to go….. ready to go somewhere else would be my preference but there u go…!
Actually Diaby should be back up to who ever is brought in, then no pressure not to many games and maybe he then would not get injured so much.
Brad, if we ain’t been looking at players in Oct/Nov/Dec and know exactly who we want already then we really are is shit street…! I don’t for one minute think they don’t not know who they want…. Question is do they have the balls to go get them…?
Good day everyone,
If AW fails to sign a DM, I will find it difficult to forgive him. Look at what our depending on unfit Diaby has cost us[18pts behind the league leaders]. I don’t mind us waiting till the summer to get a striker in but a DM, unforgivable.
A word to the wise ain’t necessary – it’s the stupid ones that need the advice.
musalya best solution is to write a post! I’m sure Rico would appreciate it. 😉
In reality Emma it’s unforgivable from the start of the season… He sells Song which i didn’t have a problem with but to then risk everything on a player who is the most unreliable of players when it comes to injuries was delusional, he said it was a gamble well i disagree wasn’t a gamble at all pure stupidity and stubbornness, a gamble would of been on a player who missed a month or two last season not a player who plays a month a season for the last 5 years.
prof should b serious and get d needed players.the whole thing is becoming very embarassing.arsenal 4life.
WATH – Diaby’s contract should be ‘pay as u play’ 😉
I agree with ts where he said before we would do better if we got a box to box mid in Diaby’s stature, good tackler and some passing ability. Arteta played well covering for Song last season and just needs that mid to make tackles higher up the pitch. Santi won’t do it so Wilshere then has to work harder but he can’t be everywhere. So that leaves huge spaces either higher up the pitch or in the middle.
fuck arsene! Fuck arsenal board! 4 mising Ba
Emma, how mad was it that Diaby is out injured and a year later we give him a new improved contract… Where is the brains in that..??
Mental if you ask me, then we told by the idiots in charge the club is well run…… Utter crap.
Brad, whenever Diaby is out all wenger goes on about is we miss his physical presence…. So sort it our Wenger…!!
Do I sense a lack of confidence in the mighty AW? Surely not.
Actually I like Holtby. He’s my kinda guy. 🙂
He’s another dwarf though Adam……
zaiyanu….. the 7million extra on Ba’s agents and hangers on was the problem that makes him 14million and a dodgy knee…!
I’d rather we spend 14million on a 23/24 yr old…!
WATH – What piss me off is he has now come back in time like a new signing. Like He was waiting for the transfer window to commence to return to full training. After the window closes, he gets one of those freaky injury and he is out for the season
What if Diaby does an RVP and after 5/6 seasons injured has a mind blowing half season. Should he be offered a new 5 year deal ?
Wath. He is making mistake after mistake and when you listen to his press conferences you see a man completely out of touch. I really don’t like the way he is now using Walcott’s bloody contract as an excuse. If he had any bottle he would have issued a sign or go ultimatum ages ago and moved forward instead of letting the club slowly drown.
When Diaby got injured in the chelsea’s match, AW said that he will be out for 3 weeks, I forgot that what AW meant was 3months in Diaby’s universe 😉
Don’t worry Emma Diaby was playing table footie with the Junior Gunners yesterday he’s bound to of pulled something………..
Wenger has admitted Diaby cannot take the stresses of 2/3 games a week so he needs to buy doesn’t he…! The excuses are getting thinner and thinner..! The pressure grows.
His comments are showing that….
I’m with Zaiyanu.
Not sure what the hell he said, but i’m on his side.
Is Holtby really a player who can make a difference?
No.
Is he any better or any different to what we already have?
No.
We all know what is needed…..it’s a no brainer.
Capoue, Sissoko, M’Villa….the list goes on and so does the wait.
Evening all.
I think we could be waiting a f’kin long time Scott thats the problem.
Evening to you as well fella…!
Surely targets should have been identified by now and serious attempts made to sign them. I sense we could miss out on some decent players and I can probably work out the excuses before he even utters them.
Does anyone have a clue how much he actually has to spend?
What exists in this so called war chest??
Four things wrong with Arsenal fc :
1.Kroenke and his board
2.Arsene Wenger
3.Deadwood players
4.AKB’s or Wengerites allowing the downward spiral
Anything between 60 and 80 million Scott, depending as well if they take queensland road money into the equation which is 28million…!
dboy… I’d put wenger 4th for now…. Only under a new Owner would we really know how much of the problem wenger really is..!
Hi Wath,
He wind has blown in and awoken me.
I had a great day, yesterday…..it is now 12.30am!
Wifey took me to a micro brewery, and trying 8 of their beers was pretty much heaven on earth!
This camping is just gold 🙂
Cats out the bag Mr Wenger
Everyone expects me to find the next Messi..ah thats the problem
Wonder why….you keep putting us fans through the ringer.
His comments about named players can be taken 2 ways . The first is to say that there are no superstars available and as such there will be no business. The other is to imply that new faces may well arrive but they will be in the “”potential “” bracket . To me this suggests a deliberate attempt to move the goalposts and lower the expectations of the 2 million twitter users that the club have proudly announced.
Dboy, please explain exactly what power the “Wengerites” have, and how they use it to allow the “downward spiral”?
How ridiculous!
The board and Stan allow what is happening, nobody else.
Wath, 60-80, 30 and 50 million are what i here.
I hope you’re right and i hope it is utilised.
Potter. Agreed. I have often said that one his achievements has been to lower the expectations of the fans. The fans have more power collectively than they realise individually and might soon be engaged in a battle for the soul of the club. And I really don’t exaggerate.
Potter, those comments can be taken 100 ways.
This is Wenger, after all.
no way only 30 to 50 mate….. there maybe a huge difference in what the board allow him to spend but its up around the 80mill mark for sure..!
Syrup the movie trailer – listen to the lines spoken. That’s the culture oxygen at Arsenal.
Chamakh off to West ham
https://twitter.com/jsullivanwhu/status/287191202338590720
https://twitter.com/DymonLabonne/status/287186721966260225
Until Stan is gone we are all just ticking over…..by we i mean the club, Wenger, the players, the fans…..everyone.
Wenger quitting or being sacked changes nothing.
New signings change nothing.
Wath. Surely the club must spend what it needs to spend. Problem is, once you have the players, who is going to inspire them to play?
Wath, that is the problem.
Surely the true “warchest” is what those arseholes actually give him to spend, not what is in the kitty.
https://twitter.com/Ansgarius_90/status/287168722169380865
We all know the truth! Gazidis OUT! And after him Wenger OUT! Then we wil be fine. And why isnt Rosicky playing? Hemmm!! Am SICK OF THAT MAN WEEEENNGER OOOUT ALREADY!!
Inspiration starts from the very top.
New players might come to Arsenal with stars in heir eyes, but how long does it take for them to realise exactly what is going on at the club?
How many of us would be happy and content to play for Stan??
It is easy to say they should give 100% every week as they are bloody well paid, i am guilty of saying it, but truth be told nobody can do that unless they are happy.
No one, single person can “inspire” players when the culture from top to bottom becomes evident.
Too easy to blame Wenger when everyone with eyes and ears knows deep down the board dictates the destiny of the club, and that includes the part Wenger plays in it.
Everyone suggest how Fergie has a winning attitude.
Well, that is easy when everyone at the club from top to bottom does what it takes to be successful.
Problem is Scott due to accounts fans all know the kitty needs to be spent they cannot afford to not back wenger in the transfer market
Apparently Essienspecial wants Stan to stay.
Stan, is that you??? 🙂
Rosicky is not playing because Wenger is not bold anymore, he cant risk changing the set up right now.
I think he should have played Rosicky against Southampton we could see Wilshere was not in the game at all , he lost all the balls passed to him.
Wath, i hope they give enough care to fans thoughts to allow Wenger, no, to FORCE Wenger to spend it.
they dont give a flying Scott
Yep!
Arsene, you have 70 million to spend, as long as you sell to the tune of 90 million!!
The board doesn’t care about what we think.It is a different world in there.
If the board gave him £100m to spend on players he’d give it back to the them…
SD – I dont think it was wilshere that was out of the game. It was Cazorla
Sagna was definitely out of it!
Arsene doesn’t have £70 mIllion to spend we need to stop thinking like that.
If he does , Stan wouldn’t be around just when the window has opened.
The only reason Stan is here now is to discuss how much Wenger would get and judging by his history in America, he doesn’t like spending.
So i dont think Wenger will get £70Mil, if he gets £24 Mil , he should be happy.
I am sure Wenger has to generate the rest , that is why the first transfer news we are hearing from Arsenal are players been sold and not coming bought.
Lee, i said FORCE him to spend it.
The board have that power, but choose not to excercise it and why??
Chamakh to West Ham will be interesting.
If he fails, we have offloaded deadwood that Wenger shouldn’t have signed in the first place.
If he succeeds, the critics will be out in force asking why Wenger couldn’t get anything out of him.
Yes, the same critics who said all along Chamakh was shit.
Tell me when the man can win in some peoples eyes lol
Sorry Emma no idea why the chamakh thing went into moderation
Exactly SD…..Wenger knows he must sell before ha can buy.
Stan will be watching how much he makes through sales/loans and probably want to keep a chunk of that!
You think the board would/could force him to spend??
WATH- probably it went into moderation cause chamakh has not taken his shisha along 😉
I think that sell to buy is now utter bollox…..! We have more cash to spend thats been made than any other prem side yet we don’t spend it…! We have an extra 40million tv money coming in this summer and the days of sell to buy are gone…! Now we see if Syrup starts taking money out the club…. Then watch the shit hit the fan
Just his name alone sent it into moderation Emma even wordprss can’t stand him.
Of course they could Lee.
If he doesn’t take notice, they can sack him……simple.
We all know this won’t happen, but all i said was they do hold the power, they just never excercise it because they really want him keeping us top 4 whilst turning a profit.
It is exactly why he has a job for as long as he chooses, and i agree that is no way to run a football club, but it is what it is.
What the board tell us and what they tell Wenger are two extremely different things, and he is left to carry the burden, because they keep telling us the money is there.
It is just my opinion on things.
Wah, the shit has been hitting each and every fan for years now 🙂
Sorry WaTh…..
Agreed Scott but wait til the yank really starts to fuck us over more than he has the last few years… asset stripped the side, pay wenger a huge salary to carry the can and we get lumbered with the leftovers…! Pathetic…!
The other side of that is wenger is in reality party to it all….!
Guys, i read earlier Corinthians have bought Pato for 12 million.
Is this correct?
Is this bloody cheap?
Has this guy lost a leg???
I know what you are saying Wath, but even if Wenger leaves, the next manager will be in the same boat, but the club would sink further into crisis, imo.
I keep saying it…….nothing changes until Stan is kicked out, dragged out or run out of Arsenal FC.
If I have to sell my washing machine to buy new clothes, don’t you think my household is ineffective?
Lee has verbalized it before, there’s a 40 mln gap in wage structure with the swamps. And we are the ones with a salary cap.
But what is the point of him spending any serious money when he cannot inspire players like Podolski to put it in for more than 50 minutes once every few games? And there are others too.
Until there is potent ambition at the club there will be no progression. Kroenke has already won. He owns Arsenal.
Have we forgotten Bendy and Denilson haven’t been sold yet. Ask yourselves Why? Still we moan about Diaby being at the club. I don’t see any difference.
Imagine if we’d started the offloading process a year ago….The jury is out, whether AW should be spending any cashish at the moment.
Afternoon again…
We sold anyone? 😉
Walcott..
Totally agree Scott, Wenger going doesn’t solve the problem as the syrup is the root of all evil but wenger isn’t blameless and isn’t free from making dire mistakes and also stringing us along to tow the party line when it suits him.
Pato 12million sounds like they getting his Mrs…..!
DG spot on mate, we have loaned out so many yet peope fail to recognise we pay more than 50% of their salaries as well all because we gave them stupid contracts and in the first place or renewed then onto stupid contracts. Never mind the board say we are run brilliantly. Dicks….
It appears Chamakh is out on loan Rico. As for buying they’re thinking about it and will decide only after the players in question have been sold to other clubs.
I cannot help but think there are quite a few other managers who would actually manage and motivate our squad better than Arsene is doing at the moment.
DG, Bendy, Denilson, Park, Chamakh, Henderson, Watt, Eastmnd and a few others who get loaned out but cost us a fortune and yet in all honesty should not even be Arsenal players. Not good enough. Add to that the likes of Squilli, Santos, Gerv, AA, Fabianski then we can see why our wage bill is ludicrous.
Appalling management…! Over paid execs performing poorly who should also be sacked.
Not too many bids for players in AW’s “best squad ever” is there??
WATH! WATH! WATH!, Syrup has been taking money oh sorry STAN has been taking money from the club for a while now under the disguise of paying share holders dividend.
But i agree the club needs to get rid of some deadwood and create space but i just hope Stan doesn’t take advantage of that and ask Wenger to use the money he raised to buy new players.
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I was dreaming earlier that Arsenal bought Sneider and Villa and M’vill was braought in onloan with possibility to buy option.
😐 oh i woke up long time ago
Juventus is in the market for a striker, that rules out lifting the buy clause for Bendtner. His value plummets even further as a consequence.
There was interest from Bundesliga clubs which was scuffed. Cuz Arsenal hoped he could resurrect their minimal asking fee being on loan with last season’s serie-A champions? If so, aren’t some poor judges of character and/or ability within our office ranks?
Has he gone Lee??
Adam, good – hope he never returns, West Ham?
What’s the annual wage bill to that lot WATH? £450k pw +, there’s £23m p.a and that’s being conservative…FFS!
Wath. Good point re those players. But they are not down to The Syrup are they? They are prime examples of the manager’s misjudgements aren’t they? Obviously there have been some great buys along the way, but they have all been sold and the monies used to fund the exorbitant wages of those you mention. I can’t bear Kroenke’s debilitating involvement with Arsenal but equally I find it hard to lay the blame for the problems you highlight at his door.
Typical club/Wenger bollox then re any signings!
Nah, I’m only joking but you started by saying there was a new post up, this morning! Sending everyone on a wild goose chase….
Rico. Language please!
Careful everyone, Rico’s using the “B” word….
Not only the misjudgements in signing some Adam, keeping them at the club so so long when are clearly not good enough…
Wenger and the rest of them are enough to make a Saint swear!
Porn king David Sullivan’s son is apparently not overwhelmed by Chamakh’s arrival. I can’t think why.
Wait until he sees him play.
SD, as yet mate check they do not still take a dividend but syrup does take a salary but it’s nothing compared to what it would be if he does start taking a dividend on the shares…!.
Agreed Adam, Wenger bought those players…! and even if it was risky as thats the funds they gave him surely not bothering would of been more acceptable..!
Well spoken Saint Rico.
I agree with Agag.
Wath. Or reward them with bigger contracts after they have proved themselves perhaps. We have to accept that signing for Arsenal is not the proposition it used to be.
I just saw that about Sullivan’s son Adam, quite funny really…
Hi Ak…
Hi Kev. The voice of reason and consideration.
The problem now though Adam has moved on and is the syrup….!
Is wenger going through the motions in the hope AU boots the syrup out so lacks motivation…? If so the other side of that is then he should surely resign and say syrup has tied his hands in the running of the club no funds available etc etc and walk away…! Simple…! But he doesn’t… why…? loving a club taking a huge salary and watching is implode isn’t loving a club in my book.
Adam you and I both know when you give someone a new contract it s a reward…. where is the hunger and ambition when we give out new contracts every year for players who have yet to prove themselves…?
GUNNERS fans will barely be able to control their mirth today after West Ham first confirmed that they were in talks to take misfiring Moroccan striker Marouane Chamakh on loan, and shortly afterwards a message appeared on Twitter, apparently from the son of chairman David Sullivan, which read: “I am very sorry about this news Chamakh has sign a 6 month loan deal! not my pick! “
WATH
Tnx for spelling it out more extensively. I couldn’t be bothered preaching to the well-informed like yourself. 😛
Adam – I got you BBC message thanks, can’t send email at the moment for some stupid reason…
And to make my day worse, they id no navy blue cotton in my sewing box and I need some!!
Maybe I’ll do a Wenger, make do with black….
I’m not getting excited until AFC confirm chmuk has gone………..
my browser now closes every time I try to make a post. I quit. We dont need Holtby.
Did you know that Adam was all England macrame champion back in the day?
Lazio want the hobbit…things are looking up!
Yes I agree. When I spoke of the “soul” of the club earlier I think that, ultimately, it does lie in Syrup’s hands. As I see it, the frustration of the fans is growing exponentially. We are not fools. We know that competition is hard and that the sugar daddy clubs have an advantage. But we also know that we can’t win every game or buy “Messi” but Wenger is touting that particular spiel as a stick to beat the fans with now and mask his failures in the transfer market. But, looking at our infrastructure and the prices we are forced to pay, we are seriously underachieving as Wenger spends the money we do have in an imbalanced way. He rewards mediocrity with massive contracts, can’t see from an early stage, that a player isn’t good enough and perseveres with them beyond all reason. He allows a player like Walcott to hold the club to ransom when he should have taken a hard line a year ago and his spiel now alienates more and more fans. Real fans who love the club yet see the writing on the wall and find it hard, if not impossible, to comprehend how we have ended up as a business asset of a syrup’ed individual who cares nothing for the history or tradition of the club and sees it as purely a part of his portfolio. Now, perhaps this is the way that things are inevitably shifting. But I think that, once the hardcore supporters have gone and they view the club with bitterness rather than pride, then all that’s left are numbers of visitors to the stadium and their per-head spend. It will be figures, no more, no less. The shame for me is that I thought Arsenal were bigger and better than that.
Sorry about that Will 🙁
Me neither Wath…
Who is the hobbit? AA?
Mmme, is Adam responsible for Sagna’s hair 😉
The secret’s out! Sorry Adam.
WATH
Chamug isn’t gone, he’s being asked to recuperate costs and raise his asking fee camping at another club. The hot potato is just passed on for the time being. Not deleted from the menu.
But it doesn’t have to be that way Adam, as a friend of mine said yesterday, Usmanov needs to start flexing his financial muscles….
Lee. Is it because I drive a hairdresser’s car? 🙂
Totally agree Adam, the minute the board sold its soul and OUR club to the yank we were fucked mate…! I can’t see a way out either.
I am off out to solve the clubs problems with a few pints of GG…. See you lot lata…!
Lee……………. Whoooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrr 😉
hahahahaah hobbit lee says! i like him though. he’s a gooner and has huge potential. i say sign him up pronto! hey fellas, how’s it going?
So it seems it’s confirmed… Chamakh is indeed a gonner…… Thank god for that, that’s 1 down about 10 to go…!
Be good you lot.
see WATH hears me coming and scrams! what a wimp!
chamakh gone huh? what a waste of funds and ability. i love this guy. he wasn’t shit until DG10’s cousin decided he wont be an injury prone player no more. poor fella. good luck maroune. you ll never get a foul word from me.
Rico. I am afraid there is little that Usmanov can do in reality to oust Syrup. The only thing people like Kroenke understand is the bottom line. He lives in a dream world where hi is a US sports jock with a tremendous, wavy, barnet. IF and it’s an if of ginormous proportions, the attendance figures were to drop to 30,000 can you imagine what a field day the press would have. The pressure would be huge. Sustained campaigns of Syrup Out might, after a while, force a change. Would Usmanov be any better? Would Wenger stay? Would he buy the players we need? Etc, etc. these are all questions for the future that may never happen. If nothing is done, then nothing will change.
howdy adam, are you still coming or what? i ll be heading back to raleigh in a 2 days time. come on buddy. let’s hang out.
When a guy has no name people are sceptical?
It’s so difficult for me.
Mr A .Wenger on future players coming to us.
Chamakh gone on loan, Gerv going to Afcon, No Henry loan…. leaves us short a striker. sounds like Wenger has a striker signing tied up. Maybe Adrian Lopez, but holding out to see if Villa is a possibility?
Wishful thinking?
Will I think your right,
Ba was to much like what we have already(wengers words)
By all accounts we may be chasing a player similar to the everton player Morielers.
Spuds just signed Holtby
Hoo-bloody-rah Wath, now that is worth celebrating…
Will, you know the answer to that!
Goonie LOL > RIP
What do you think Theo’s contract situation has done for gel boy? If Maroune topped him in the central striker pecking order? You know to regain his form/confidence you speak so highly off.
Loaning him to WHU is just desperate measures to get Theo inking sooner rather than later. Even Giroud is benched lowering competition for his preferences.
Holtby apparently joins that mob in the summer…why are we still doing sweet f.a? Still waiting on TW’s signature? What total bollocks!
Goonie. I may have to take a rain check on that one, fun though it would be. 🙂
I think the only one thing we are all convinced about is, unless Kroenke changes his ways, we are set for mid-table finishes each season.
I appreciate that Usmanov can do little unless Kroenke is willing to sell, but he could at least start making a few more waves…
Talking of which, The Merking has just saved the day on BBC2 😉
holtby in scummer land? lord give me strength! first vertoghen, then dembele and dempsey now holtby?? christ in heaven!
Holtby to the Totts?
So we weren’t looking at signing him, or we were and yet another turns us down for them….
Sign of things to come I guess….
RICO. I am recording it. Much too exciting for afternoon viewing. 🙂
Stan, they are a bigger attraction than us right now….that is the sad demise of our “football club.”
Lee. What were you expecting? Messi? 🙂
lee this stinks……am beginning to listen to gambon more and more. that doesn’t bode well does it? maybe he’s been right all along! God help us.
Maybe the syrup is here to sell up to Jabba the Hut? Now that would be sweet…….
A very grey and rather ill looking old chap has just said that not a lot will happen in the transfer window.
What a relief!
I feel like getting messy….
Fergie?
Only another 27 days of inactivity and frustration to go before the window closes…
Look Gooners, nuffink is gonna happen…
Wenger is not buying jack-shit…
Simples.
Lee, as long doesn’t start using the ‘C’ word…
Then we would know that she’s tipped over the edge…
Oh, by C, I mean Cava… 😉
hahahahahah jabba the hut? what in the world? who’s that usmanov?
Close Lee but no Watney-rash for a trumpet.
Yes Kev. It’s really getting exciting now isn’t it?
hey kev, don’t spread your venom. of course we ll sign someone. its just the 4th day.
What’s the euphoria about Holtby? he is really not what we need. He is not an improvement of jack, arteta, ramsey, eisfeld etc. We need a DM and possibly a striker since we ve allowed Shisha master and Forehead master to leave on loan and afcon respectively
Yeah Usmanov = Jabba.
Adam, just a shampoo & set for me please.
Mind, I could do with a colour…. 🙁
Lee… I hope I dont know the answer…. I want to be wrong. Please Arsenal, prove me wrong.
We didnt need Holtby. Glad we didnt get him. Lets pay Sneijder 200k.
whos with me?
Emma. Lee is an improvement on Ramsay. I hear his tackle is powerful and quite intimidating.
Politics and bean counters. The menu is being sold as the meal. But who’s cooking?
Adam – 😉
Speaking of shampoo, have you seen the advert with Joe Hart having his hair washed? Classic.
Douglas Bader is an upgrade on Ramsey.
I’m off to Liverpool St to head home…it’s been real people!
Syrup out, Jabba in!
😆 Adam, I am trying to avoid it ..
Safe journey lee, keep anything ‘Arsenal’ well and truly covered…
Not me Will, no footballer is worth £200k a week….
Usmanov’s money looks interesting, he might give Wenger an empty check but we dont know the kind of person he is.
He might not be patient with Wenger , he might want results quicker that the Roman of the Chavs.
He might start medling with the picking or buying of players.
[I listened to Rafa Ben yesterday i felt sorry for him , the guy doesn’t know the state of Demba ba because he is not in charge and doesn’t know what the latest is , which means it wasn’t is decision to buy Demba ba]
Now Wenger with all is pride and ego, cannot work under such conditions.
Usmanov may be richer but he may not be the right person for Arsenal nor is Stan unfortunately.
Therefore i blame the board who decided to cash in and left the club to a man that has no idea about football.
Lata Lee.
SD – we are caught between the devil and the deep blue sea….
But sure as heck, we won’t be any worse under AU surely?
At least he has said he will invest and he will respect our history….
What he would do about AW could prove to be very interesting….
Scum clinch Holtby deal
Swampies have agreed a deal to sign Schalke and Germany star Lewis Holtby this summer.
This looks familiar where everybody signs new players and Arsenal just osbserve and watch until the window closes.
Agreed rico.
SD at least refuse to integrate capitals if you must spell the scum fully. 😉
i blame scott
Tiresome isn’t it SD…
Re the wages Will?
Even if AU took over, I would hate to see us become a club that paid out that kind of money.
If we signed Messi, or maybe Ronaldo then I’d break the bank, but otherwise, no chance….
Sorry Dutch, i copied it from sky sports
I blame you goonie….
Why oh why is Ronaldo not extending his contract?
I am sure by next season a club is going to pay £100 Mil for a player and £350 000 per week salary .
Rico, we are not gonna sign Messi and Ronaldo – Wenger missed because he was too stingy.
Maybe Giroud will surprise us 🙂
He wants a Manure return SD, but will he get it? I am not convinced…
I’m not sure we need either, Fergie had one of them but even he couldn’t keep him. The nearest we ever got was Anelka…
I’m sure Giroud will be fine, as a replacement for Chamakh 😉
i just read that m’vila has arrived in london for is medical with arsenal.How many times can player have a medical but never sign?
yes rico, re the wages.
As a fan, How do u differentiate between two clubs that spend that kind of money. Especially for those of us who dont live in the area? All they are supporting is the jersey and the logo? No ideals, no style of play? no identity? If all that sets them apart is the players that choose to take their money, then what really makes one different from the other?
SD just poking a bit. Keeping you on your toes. 😉
Funny how Arsene was being drawn to comment on Holtby and next thing you’re served is a cold shower claiming we missed out. Please…….. F*ck off shit stirring journos. We know you’re scrapping HH for ideas and intrigue.
The day that Arsenal stops having standards and ideals is the day I become a casual supporter and no longer a full fledged fan. Football is no longer about philosophies, coaching abilty and tactical insight. Its about How much money you can spend… Unless you’re Barcelona who I must applaud.
The day Arsenal joins the cash race is the day I stop watching.
I don’t really know Will, guess ‘they’ become football fans and choose the side that looks like it will do the best..
Let’s not forget that Arsenal have many many fans who support the club because of Wenger and not because of the club…
In fact, let me put that another way, they are Wenger fans, rather than Arsenal fans….
Dg, spooky isn’t it – I bet he knew Holtby was on his way to Spurs when he made that comment to the Daily Mail….
Dutch ,
I think Wenger gives too much press conferences, i think he talks every two days and the media are enjoying it . The whole scenario doesn’t even help our team .
He needs to be scarce as much as possible and only talk on match days.
Will ,
I wouldn’t be quick to applaud Barcelona right now because they are deep financial mess.
The thing is Will, right now the club don’t need to become like Chelsea or City have been. We don’t need major investment on the pitch.
The other two clubs had to spend mega amounts to make them what they are today, we probably need around £80-100 million invested. Some of which could be re-couped by selling etc….
Wenger says too much about too much full stop… imho!
SD if you contrive like politicians there’s much to explain to keep leverage on your side. It’s meaningless chatter but gives the impression of open discussion and transparent management.
Off now, we might surprise Swansea
You got it right Ducth
SD I applaud barca because they know who they are and they play the way they do regardless of the situation or circumstance. ..and they are successful while doing so too. Even more significant is that they do it with mostly home grown players. They won a La Liga match by multiple goals, starting 11 home grown players. thats remarkable and something every football club should aspire to.
Rico, ill be content as long as we maintain some ideals and standards.
I doubt it SD…
But you have a good evening….
And I think AU/R&W will do just that Will
See ya SD. Enjoy your evening.
Evening all…
You know you support a crap team when caughtoffside stop linking you to players…
Holtby to scums? I am not bitter but the truth is he is another player who was supposed to be the dogs nuts but has not completed a match since Chamakh discovered fish grease can be used as hair gel… I think Aneke will offer more than he will to the EPL imho. Remember Aneke was wanted by Barca 2 years ago…
I wonder how Johans discussion and medical is going or went as he flew out of the country yesterday evening?
i blame you rico……you and theo!
Have you heard the news that Yann flew into Stansted today…
stanstead? what’s that ginge?
i heard the same. Yann must like flying cause he keeps on flying into london
Off to eat now, back in a bit…
😆 goonster
Qpr then Ts, Arry wants him….
The Scummers are welcome to Holtby.
As long as we get M’Vila.
hey kev, ignoring me huh?
hello!
Ba, Debuchy, Holtby (next season)…. not good news.
if Totts reach the CL they will be the champions next year.
I forgot this: all players under our radar. Interesting…
😀 Goonie, London’s 3/4th airport if you like..
Chamakh will be ineligible for the Hammers’ Premier League visit to Emirates Stadium later this month. good…
Olivier Sadran and Casanova have both confirmed to media that even though firm enquiry has been made for Capoue from a London club, there is no way he will be allowed to leave… L’Equipe..
Hi JM, i am also disappointed re Holtby..
hahahaahahah cassanova? is that a real name? or did you make that up?
Villa and M’Vila double???
rico apparently our interest wasn’t strong enough to sway him. lewis is a gooner, that i know. bummer though. oh well we ve still got gerwanko and le squid. la di da.
There’s only one Cassanova and it’s Stanley!
Balotelli is mental….would anyone have him in our team? For me it’s a big no!
hahahahaha lee, nah am beat. clorinda ripped me to shreds. am done cassanoving. am looking for a honest woman to settle down with….hey rico have you got any cousins by chance?
i would take him lee…….he ll give those slackers on our team a few things to think about. i won’t begrudge him if he headbutts a few on the pitch!
Villa,M’Vila and Mbiwa treble??
Never is goonster….
Now you are in cloud cuckoo land Lee….
I have plenty cousins goonie, and they all know about you… 😉
AW wouldn’t be able to handle him though Stan! He’s also as mad as a bucket of frogs too…..
I’d like to see Wenger manage Balotelli 😉
awww shucks, am serious maam. i ve cleaned up my acts. i can do without flirting now. am a good guy now. been to the rehab and all. come on. be a pal and hook a desperate man up. you owe me one remember?
Alain Casanova is the manager of Toulouse F.C…
Now those three would be a cracking bit of business!
But AW likes to sign the French players…..
good lee maybe that would be the tipping point. he ll probably resign and leave us the hell alone. yikes am going over to the dark side. damn you gambon. you can’t eat my soul!
No Stan, I could never ignore you. I was working.
Now I am on tea-break.
🙂 goonie, no point, they are too far away…
They would be cracking, just the reason why it will never happen….
Lee. Are you home now? And Kev. Enjoying a bit of carrot cake?
hey what do you mean to far away? am a globe trotter remember? unless you mean uranus or something? come on maam, am desperate!
AW said france isnt putting out quality like they were 10 or 15 years ago. He said Spain and Germany are the hot spots. Maybe thats why the Lopez and Villa fascination, and the Holtby interest before he snubbed us.
I’m at chez Lee. I have soon pasta on the go…life on the hard shoulder!
Stanley the Bull of Highbury House…
hey kev, how’s london? working huh? good for you buddy. i ll be working too in a few days time. gosh how do i tell mama? God help me.
Hi Lee. I have eaten and now I am working listening to music. Wish I was a £ behind Kev though. 🙂
No carrot cake Adam.
I am in the midst of my post-Christmas Fast…
It will end on the 31st…
I’m done for the day guys…
Have a good one all, enjoy whatever you are doing and hope that tomorrow, Wenger shocks us all….
Villa, M’Vila and Sakho would do me 😉 (sorry Lee)
Night all….
Kev. You should have dropped by. We had brown rice and vegetables with lots of crispy broccoli, chilli, garlic, mixed seeds and raisins, cooked and served with Japanese soy sauce. Mrs Adam couldn’t resist a brick-sized chunk of chilli chocolate afterwards though. You know what a chunky woman she is. 🙂
I wish I was a £ behind Rocky…
he ll shock us alright……..by announcing we re resigning shitvestre!
damn you adam, stop making my mouth water!
Do we have 16 players for Sunday?
Mrs Adam would soon sort you out Stan. 🙂
really? i wouldn’t mind adam, i wouldn’t mind one bit!
Adam, that sounds delicious. You must alert me next time. 😉
Stan, Mrs Adam is quite an impressive woman.
I fear she would devour you in the blink of an eye..
Fortunately for you, she is a Lady…
Did anyone notice the open training session where MA08 and AW were in discussion… it seems like MA08 is the captain hmmm
AK I’m on an alcohol ban for Jan, I met dad for a ruby last night as I turn up at the restaurant he’s sat there with a cobra for each of us. I declined and ordered an orange & lemonade……curry needs beer!!!!
Stan. She wants to come with me when I next visit Arnhem to stay at the Tulip which I know you are familiar with.
Lee. Did you strong it at Christmas then mate? Perish the thought.
Kev. 🙂
I get the impression TV is halfway out the door already.
Lee, you a man, with an iron will…
I doubt that I could have declined a Cobra…
Sunday is gonna be difficult for me.
No beer is gonna be purgatory.
Been checking out a new gym.
It’s gotta be done… 🙁
if wenger sells TV then its curtains for him. i ll lead the onslaught!
Not overly Adam, I had my wife’s locusts (family) over devouring all my alcohol and food, so I had to be extra vigilant. They are from south of the river…….
TV is one of many players that has regressed under AW.
Verm on the way out Adam???
Hmm, I suppose it’s a possibility, nuffink would surprise me from Arsenal Football Franchise.
I like Lee’s trio of signing’s. Get them and I might recapture my enthusiasm for this season of broken dreams…
Lee. I used to work south of the river but my passport expired. I can only get over there under a blanket in the back of Kev’s cab now.
They like a bit of grub do they then? 🙂
Chamakh leaving is like a new signing for me Kev.
Swap deal for Villa?
Righto, aurevoir Lee, Adam, Stan & co…
Gotta some swindling to do…
If its free Adam, oh yes! Then there’s the light fingered aspect to consider….they’d nick the eyes out of your head if you weren’t looking! 😆
Get those extra racking up Kev. Double bubble for anyone born south of the river.
Be safe and busy Kev.
Lee. Creased me and Mrs Adam up that one. 🙂
hahahhahahah wife’s locusts huh? am definitely using that.
I have to frisk the fuckers when they leave!
I hid all my good plonk and lifted several boxes of Stowell’s of Chelsea en primeur….
Lee. 🙂 hilarious. Are they out of the Elephant?
Walworth and the Old Kent rd….they are extremely funny, love a booze and scrabble (for dough)
Walworth rd even..
Close then.
Off for the evening. Night Lee, Stan, JM, AK and all.
Me too….night Goonerdom! Villa and M’Vila all signed please!
‘It has Daniel Levy’s fingers all over it’….. lol pure comedy from McPurpleface
night all…
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