Arsenal FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 10/11

gingelion

Deleted User wrote: »

Any one hear about Dan Gosling today?
What a pure balls up by Everton. He Definitely would be a Wenger type of signing and a player i like anyway

He left to get more regular first team football though, would he get that with arsenal?

Diddy Kong

Deleted User wrote: »

Any one hear about Dan Gosling today?
What a pure balls up by Everton. He Definitely would be a Wenger type of signing and a player i like anyway

Seems like he can play centre midfielder, right midfielder or right fullback. He is a versatile player, would be worth a punt. Always good to have a player who can play a few positions especially with our recent injury records.

Galvasean

Gosling wanted more first team football in his prefered position (centre mid). Hard to say it get too much at Arsenal with fabregas, Denilson, Diaby, Nasri and Ramsey fighting for places.

Trashbat

As much as i like Gosling (especially his last minute winner against the bin dippers last year!), he's simply not ready for Arsenal, and probably never will be. If wenger had got him a little younger, similar to Ramsay, I could see it, but he's not of Arsenal 1st team caliber, and won't be able to develop properly at mid table. Will become another over priced Gareth Barry Type.

Galvasean

Galvasean wrote: »

Gosling wanted more first team football in his prefered position (centre mid). Hard to say it get too much at Arsenal with fabregas, Denilson, Diaby, Nasri and Ramsey fighting for places.

gingelion wrote: »

He left to get more regular first team football though, would he get that with arsenal?

Trashbat wrote: »

As much as i like Gosling (especially his last minute winner against the bin dippers last year!), he's simply not ready for Arsenal, and probably never will be. If wenger had got him a little younger, similar to Ramsay, I could see it, but he's not of Arsenal 1st team caliber, and won't be able to develop properly at mid table. Will become another over priced Gareth Barry Type.

You all have a point in one way that midfield not really a priority and he could struggle, but perhaps with the new UEFA quota rule it could tempt Wenger to snap him up. Ramsay might never return to the potential he had. Cesc may yet leave and to be honest its more in hope then in anticipation that he wont at this stage. Denilson has lost form last season. Gosling could well push for a place in the side but tbh he probably not near the level Nasri is at or a Diaby on top form, Song's defensive midfielder place is his to lose at this point in time

.....I dunno, id be surprised if Mr Wenger dont at least make an enquiry.

Royale with Cheese

Koscielny signing is official.

wandatowell

Royale with Cheese wrote: »

Koscielny signing is official.

Nice one, looking forward to seeing him playing for us. Welcome to the Arsenal

Galvasean

What number is he?

leninbenjamin

Galvasean wrote: »

What number is he?

6

MementoMori

Royale with Cheese wrote: »

Koscielny signing is official.

Any word (rumours) on what he cost?

_Bella_

MementoMori wrote: »

Any word (rumours) on what he cost?

£8.5 million

L'prof

Not to be negative, but meh. At £8.5m, he better be good, but he's almost 25 and as yet is uncapped. He can play for either France or Poland apparently.

leninbenjamin

Most places were saying it was €12m/£10.1m in the end.

Pepe LeFrits

Ozil would be a good signing if Cesc left but otherwise it'd be a waste. Schweinsteiger on the other hand, mmm...

1 CB done, 1 to go...

Frisbee

L'prof wrote: »

Not to be negative, but meh. At £8.5m, he better be good, but he's almost 25 and as yet is uncapped. He can play for either France or Poland apparently.

I'd agree with this, if your uncapped by the age of 25 and not one, but two countries don't call you up...

Eire-Dearg

Especially Poland. I mean, it's Poland, they hardly have a huge pot of CBs to choose from - especially ones that cost £8m or whatever.

Pepe LeFrits

That's assuming he even wants to play for Poland. The guy is from France.

... and either way, it doesn't really mean much.

Paleface

He has to be holding out for position with the French team!

tony1kenobi

Eire-Dearg wrote: »

Especially Poland. I mean, it's Poland, they hardly have a huge pot of CBs to choose from - especially ones that cost £8m or whatever.

Yea but Poland can take it easy with their defence when you consider how awesome their goalkeepers are.....

OPENROAD

Not up on my French Football, is this defender we got today a good signing?

Galvasean

leninbenjamin wrote: »

6

Galvasean wrote: »

What number is he?

I hate him already. That's Tony's number. :mad:

Frisbee

OPENROAD wrote: »

Not up on my French Football, is this defender we got today a good signing?

He looks the part I'll give him that.

patrickc

now for another CB and a good goalie, can't wait for the season to start, but we better buy more soon

tony1kenobi

We've a World Champion in our team lads....it's been a while.

L'prof

tony1kenobi wrote: »

We've a World Champion in our team lads....it's been a while.

Do you get a medal for 93 minutes???

Frisbee

L'prof wrote: »

Do you get a medal for 93 minutes???

Everyone in the squad gets a medal afaik?

L'prof

Frisbee wrote: »

Everyone in the squad gets a medal afaik?

I'm sure they do, just taking the piss.

_Bella_

L'prof wrote: »

Do you get a medal for 93 minutes???

Van Pers has played more than that

tony1kenobi

_Bella_ wrote: »

Van Pers has played more than that

He earned his silver medal so.....

OPENROAD

Really hoping it will be RVP who gets the medal and not Fabregas

OPENROAD

OPENROAD wrote: »

Really hoping it will be RVP who gets the medal and not Fabregas

Id have preferred Paul McShane get the medal then either

Seriously though it might be a curse to have one of these get a medal as it might give them a taste of winning things. Fab has a euro medal already and maybe Del Bosque leaving him on bench gives him a taster of what may come at Barcelona should he go there

L'prof

Deleted User wrote: »

Fab has a euro medal already and maybe Del Bosque leaving him on bench gives him a taster of what may come at Barcelona should he go there

Don't kid yourself, he's gone!

tony1kenobi

Deleted User wrote: »

Id have preferred Paul McShane get the medal then either

Seriously though it might be a curse to have one of these get a medal as it might give them a taste of winning things. Fab has a euro medal already and maybe Del Bosque leaving him on bench gives him a taster of what may come at Barcelona should he go there

Not only that but he'd be sat on the bench watching the Jose show win all round them for the next 3 years......

Royale with Cheese

L'prof wrote: »

Don't kid yourself, he's gone!

He wants to go. If Barca keep dicking around with €30m bids then I can't see him going anywhere.

OPENROAD

Deleted User wrote: »

Id have preferred Paul McShane get the medal then either

Seriously though it might be a curse to have one of these get a medal as it might give them a taste of winning things. Fab has a euro medal already and maybe Del Bosque leaving him on bench gives him a taster of what may come at Barcelona should he go there

But also means all those Barcelona :mad: players would get medals.

L'prof

Royale with Cheese wrote: »

He wants to go. If Barca keep dicking around with €30m bids then I can't see him going anywhere.

If not this season, then next.

Frisbee

L'prof wrote: »

If not this season, then next.

Next season. Fo Sho

OPENROAD

Frisbee wrote: »

Next season. Fo Sho

He better not kiss the badge if he stays

L'prof

OPENROAD wrote: »

He better not kiss the badge if he stays

He'll kiss it this season at Arsenal and next season at Barca!

mike65

Muppet just dropped into the Liverpool thread to say the same about Torres!

Does he show himelf here? Nope. Not sure if you should be delighted or feel slighted

L'prof

mike65 wrote: »

Muppet just dropped into the Liverpool thread to say the same about Torres!

Does he show himelf here? Nope. Not sure if you should be delighted or feel slighted

No and we are poorer for it...;)

tony1kenobi

Looks like John Terry without the life experience....

yahoo_moe

I've realised what it is now... they were waiting for the new jersey to launch before announcing all our signings.

No point showing Buffon, Lucio et al posing with last season's kit. Now we just sit back and watch them all roll in

tony1kenobi

yahoo_moe wrote: »

I've realised what it is now... they were waiting for the new jersey to launch before announcing all our signings.

No point showing Buffon, Lucio et al posing with last season's kit. Now we just sit back and watch them all roll in

Click,click....there's no place like home.........

tony1kenobi

tony1kenobi wrote: »

Looks like John Terry without the life experience....

Ah now come on for all you know that Kocielny could have had loads of teammates wives

tony1kenobi

Deleted User wrote: »

Ah now come on for all you know that Kocielny could have had loads of teammates wives

When you're right you're right....wouldn't feel awful if he is working his way though the Barca wags...........

Souless

I dunno if anyone has already posted this but it's kinda interesting, could be taken as good or bad not sure which yet

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8797183.stm

Basically Barcelona didn't manage to pay off their players wages for last June and they had to take out a loan to do so they also had to sell off two players to raise funds although Yaya seemed to want to go anyhow.

With that much read I thought great that means they can't actually afford to bring Cesc over but it later goes on to say that they should have the money from the 2 player sales (37 million) and another 50-60 million to spend. I dunno if that takes into account the Villa buy though.

So it could be good in the sense they can't afford to bring Cesc in for this season at least or it could be bad if Cesc decides to kick up stink and say they he wants to leave in which case there wouldn't be the possibility to pick up stupid money off them for him.

tony1kenobi

It makes no odds....if Cesc doesn't want to play for us let him go.....no point having a lad that doesn't want to be there...may as well take the best price going....

.......however...as I said before,Fab would be a f*cking idiot if he attached himself to that club when they are about to go into a barren 2 years of winning nothing........which they are.

OPENROAD

Interesting interview with Arsene from a Kenyan interview.

One of the questions:

"Why do you tend to like blacks?" :eek::D

http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/sports/InsidePage.php?id=2000013371&cid=38&story=One-On-One

OPENROAD

tony1kenobi wrote: »

It makes no odds....if Cesc doesn't want to play for us let him go.....no point having a lad that doesn't want to be there...may as well take the best price going....

.......however...as I said before,Fab would be a f*cking idiot if he attached himself to that club when they are about to go into a barren 2 years of winning nothing........which they are.

See where you are coming from but No way Hosay.