Arsenal Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2013

Frisbee

This thread is for team talk, Gossip and Rumours pertaining to Arsenal. This thread is open for all users to post in. There are no preferences for fans of any team.

Please note the following Rules:

1. NO MATCH DISCUSSIONS
- Match threads will be created for matches/match weeks where required.
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2. Transfers.
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Old thread here

Just An Opinion

Very shiney! Counting on Walcott, Cazorla & Gibbs for my FF this week! 4-0 Arsenal if they perform like they did 2nd half yesterday.

Marty McFly

New shiney thread deserves to start with some positivity

Fuzzy_Dunlop

DOOOOOOOOOOOOOMED

brianregan09

Why did we need a new thread lads

GavRedKing

brianregan09 wrote: »

Why did we need a new thread lads

The powers that be want to restrict threads on Boards.ie to 10K posts or the hamsters will have a melt down and the site will blow up.

Threads that get close to or go over 10K or closed up and new ones started, its a Boards.ie site wide procedure.

Mickeroo

GavRedKing wrote: »

The powers that be want to restrict threads on Boards.ie to 10K posts or the hamsters will have a melt down and the site will blow up.

Threads that get close to or go over 10K or closed up and new ones started, its a Boards.ie site wide procedure.

Dammit, I was gunning for that 10,000th post

I see there's reports we've gazumped Newcastle for Mbiwa?

Marty McFly

Mickeroo wrote: »

Dammit, I was gunning for that 10,000th post

I see there's reports we've gazumped Newcastle for Mbiwa?

Link? Twitter talk saying were back in for Wanyama of Celtic these days when it comes to Arsenal and transfers I believe it when I see it as were linked to so many players but rarely buy any.

GavRedKing

Mickeroo wrote: »

Dammit, I was gunning for that 10,000th post

I see there's reports we've gazumped Newcastle for Mbiwa?

I wanted to set up the new Arsenal thread and ruin it with Chelsea crap in the 1st post, alas Frisbee has foiled both our plans.

He'd be a good singing IMO, one I'd hope we'd take a look at as I'm not convinced about Ivanovic over the last few months.

Mickeroo

Marty McFly wrote: »

Link? Twitter talk saying were back in for Wanyama of Celtic these days when it comes to Arsenal and transfers I believe it when I see it as were linked to so many players but rarely buy any.

Just the Gossip column on Football365, probably one of the tabloids running with it. They also mentioned Wanyama along with Gourcuff being offered on loan.

keano_afc

M'Biwa and Wanyama would be decent signings.

maximoose

Arsenal and Gourcuff seem to be linked every 4 months.

Mickeroo

maximoose wrote: »

Arsenal and Gourcuff seem to be linked every 4 months.

Yeah. 2 years or so ago he looked a great player, now its more a case of Lyon trying to pawn their dead weight off on us.

dvemail

Mbiwa and Gourcoff were both mentiuned on SSN this morning as well. Not that that makes it any more legit.

wonga77

Not sure how reliable this site is, linking us again with Villa

http://www.ftbpro.com/xposts/welcometothegunnerstown/108277/arsenal-david-villa-move-back-on?fb_comment_id=fbc_273968382732875_1222399_274041609392219#f2519c9313d8624

Marty McFly

wonga77 wrote: »

Not sure how reliable this site is, linking us again with Villa

http://www.ftbpro.com/xposts/welcometothegunnerstown/108277/arsenal-david-villa-move-back-on?fb_comment_id=fbc_273968382732875_1222399_274041609392219#f2519c9313d8624

While I still dont believe it if this were to happen I would cream myself.

Mickeroo

Well apparently he came out and said he wants to leave this month. ya never know.

Marty McFly

Le10sport in France is claiming we made a bid for Mbiwa I think silly season is kicking now a bit.

Kind of depressing tonight ill be watching the Everton game and for the first time in my memory hoping they loose because it will benefit us.

wonga77

even more depressing that we have to hope for it this early in the season

cadete

Marty McFly wrote: »

Le10sport in France is claiming we made a bid for Mbiwa I think silly season is kicking now a bit.

the article was a wind up mate

TheGunns

cadete wrote: »

the article was a wind up mate

Its on plenty of sites that Arsenal are showing late interest, far from a wind up

We've been too quiet so far, I feel like there's at least one or two signings with at least one more on loan

Soups123

keano_afc wrote: »

M'Biwa and Wanyama would be decent signings.

Both are decent, not the Calibre we should be chasing we need pure quality signing. Like David Villa

iainconlon12

Coquelin seems to be on his way to Betis on load. If true, we must have a DM lined up!

Mickeroo

iainconlon12 wrote: »

Coquelin seems to be on his way to Betis on load. If true, we must have a DM lined up!

Not happy with that, he's been playing well.

emergingstar

Hope were gonna coqblock any loan

Soups123

iainconlon12 wrote: »

Coquelin seems to be on his way to Betis on load. If true, we must have a DM lined up!

Where is all this coming from? Link?

dvemail

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/newcastle-united/9816902/Newcastle-United-7m-target-Mapou-Yanga-Mbiwa-fails-to-appear-at-club-for-medical-as-fans-fears-increase.html

Hope for us to land him yet maybe.

Marty McFly

dvemail wrote: »

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/newcastle-united/9816902/Newcastle-United-7m-target-Mapou-Yanga-Mbiwa-fails-to-appear-at-club-for-medical-as-fans-fears-increase.html

Hope for us to land him yet maybe.

Yeh maybe the club president Nicollin literally came out and slated Newcastle today and said if he was to move there he would be dumb etc.

keano_afc

We cant even gazzump a transfer properly.

andrew241983

Mbiwa never showed for his Newcastle medical yesterday

TheGunns

andrew241983 wrote: »

Mbiwa never showed for his Newcastle medical yesterday

Montpellier Chairman also slated him for considering going to Newcastle but has also said he doesnt want to keep him or Belhanda. On another note, a deal for Gourcuff seems like its getting more likely, reported in a number of places. Hopefully Mbiwa and Gourcuff are signed along with another player, hopefully a winger.

Frisbee

Gourcuff is the new Chris Samba. Constantly linked with us despite no evidence and we don't really need him.

A lightweight, mentally weak, injury prone central attacking midfielder? No thanks.

keano_afc

Why do we need Gourcuff? An attacking midfielder is not priority, we have Cazorla and Wilshere who can play there.

meriwether

Gourcuff is another mediocrity. A good option, if your first choice is misisng.

Sadly, we don't have that first choice of any quality any more.

To put this in perspective:

Pires ---Vieira --Berty --- Ljungberg

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Bergkamp

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Henry----

Coquelin, Diaby, Walcott and Giroud would be reasonable back up for these guys at best.

The only genuine class in the team is Wilshere, Gibbs and Santi.

We need a top goalscorer, and sharpish.

meriwether

Frisbee wrote: »

Gourcuff is the new Chris Samba. Constantly linked with us despite no evidence and we don't really need him.

A lightweight, mentally weak, injury prone central attacking midfielder? No thanks.

I think we should sign Scott Dann.

jonneymendoza

dvemail wrote: »

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/newcastle-united/9816902/Newcastle-United-7m-target-Mapou-Yanga-Mbiwa-fails-to-appear-at-club-for-medical-as-fans-fears-increase.html

Hope for us to land him yet maybe.

any good?

i really think we need to go for Falcoa as our marquee signing. offer 50m plus a 150k contract and we have a good chance of landing him. he can be our RVP

Royale with Cheese

jonneymendoza wrote: »

any good?

i really think we need to go for Falcoa as our marquee signing. offer 50m plus a 150k contract and we have a good chance of landing him. he can be our RVP

What planet are you living on? Also RVP was our RVP, the board let him go because they'd rather have £22m in the bank than the best striker in the world leading the team out every week.

maximoose

jonneymendoza wrote: »

any good?

i really think we need to go for Falcoa as our marquee signing. offer 50m plus a 150k contract and we have a good chance of landing him. he can be our RVP

Now Jonney, have you been studying the diagram?



:P

Had to laugh at the fact Mertesacker is the fine enforcer at the club


Oh it would have to be a German calling in the debts wouldn't it

Royale with Cheese

Royale with Cheese wrote: »

What planet are you living on? Also RVP was our RVP, the board let him go because they'd rather have £22m in the bank than the best striker in the world leading the team out every week.

Once he said he was off then Arsenal were right to sell.

£22m is a great price for a 29 year old in the last year of his contract given his injury history so i cant fault United or Ferguson in that regard.

Time to look forward. Hurts seeing him in the United shirt but thats just life im afraid.

keano_afc

Deleted User wrote: »

Once he said he was off then Arsenal were right to sell.

£22m is a great price for a 29 year old in the last year of his contract given his injury history so i cant fault United or Ferguson in that regard.

Time to look forward. Hurts seeing him in the United shirt but thats just life im afraid.

Must. Not. Comment....

Ah here. I dont agree. We shouldnt have sold him. We didnt need the money and he was under contract. It's a decision that showed the club to be a spineless money grabbing outfit and looks like it might cost us CL football this season.

jonneymendoza

Royale with Cheese wrote: »

What planet are you living on? Also RVP was our RVP, the board let him go because they'd rather have £22m in the bank than the best striker in the world leading the team out every week.

Offload ashavin and chamack for 20m in total with each earning something like 100k in wages if not more between the two and basicaly just add 30m on top of the sale of those two for the 50m transfer and 50-60k more in player wages to come up with 150k.

its easy and arsenal would have gotten a marquee signing for cheap ie 30m/ 60k contract

danlen

keano_afc wrote: »

Must. Not. Comment....

Ah here. I dont agree. We shouldnt have sold him. We didnt need the money and he was under contract. It's a decision that showed the club to be a spineless money grabbing outfit and looks like it might cost us CL football this season.

Can you tell me another club who refused to sell someone despite him making it their only real option?

And don't say Modric because he never came out with the ****e RVP did.

It's like saying United shouldn't have sold Ronaldo, or Liverpool shouldn't have sold Torres, because they were under contract.

As much as the board are a bunch of arseholes, I'm afraid I have to agree that we had to sell him in this situation. The only detail I would be irritated about was that it was United. But I think if there was any chance we could have offloaded him abroad rather than to Utd, we would have done so. Seems like it was a straight choice between the two Manchester clubs.

On our transfer window activity, I really cannot see a big signing coming in. I think we will spend big but just not until the summer. And yes I know, it may be too late by then.

Frisbee

jonneymendoza wrote: »

Offload ashavin and chamack for 20m in total with each earning something like 100k in wages if not more between the two and basicaly just add 30m on top of the sale of those two for the 50m transfer and 50-60k more in player wages to come up with 150k.

its easy and arsenal would have gotten a marquee signing for cheap ie 30m/ 60k contract

Hahahahaha, we'd be lucky to get 2M for them combined, never mind 20.

Diddy Kong

jonneymendoza wrote: »

Offload ashavin and chamack for 20m in total with each earning something like 100k in wages if not more between the two and basicaly just add 30m on top of the sale of those two for the 50m transfer and 50-60k more in player wages to come up with 150k.

its easy and arsenal would have gotten a marquee signing for cheap ie 30m/ 60k contract

This is Boards and not Football Manager! If rumours were correct then Arshavin was being offered to Russian clubs in the summer on a free, don't see how we could get anywhere a decent return there. As for Chamack, he is on loan with West Ham so even if someone was mad enough to take him for 10 million and his wages it wouldnt be possible until the summer.

Even if Falcao was available at a decent price, he wouldn't come to Arsenal, you would have Barca, Madrid and numerous other money bags clubs chasing him!

andrew241983

Diddy Kong wrote: »

This is Boards and not Football Manager! If rumours were correct then Arshavin was being offered to Russian clubs in the summer on a free, don't see how we could get anywhere a decent return there. As for Chamack, he is on loan with West Ham so even if someone was mad enough to take him for 10 million and his wages it wouldnt be possible until the summer.

Even if Falcao was available at a decent price, he wouldn't come to Arsenal, you would have Barca, Madrid and numerous other money bags clubs chasing him!

we are a money bags club just a pity all the bags are in Stan and the shareholders houses:D:D

keano_afc

keano_afc wrote: »

Must. Not. Comment....

Ah here. I dont agree. We shouldnt have sold him. We didnt need the money and he was under contract. It's a decision that showed the club to be a spineless money grabbing outfit and looks like it might cost us CL football this season.

You are entitled to you opinion but for a second lets be logical here. £22m on the table. Say we turned it down. Van Persie then gets injured is out for the season and walks on a free at the end of the season? Far too risky to turn it down imo. I honestly believe that 22m for a player in the last year of his contract is a savage price. Im no fan of the Etonian old boys running Arsenal but id be more critical had they turned down an offer like that. It would have been utter lunacy. Besides he no longer wanted to play for us as he stated publicly. There was no turning back from that.

Id agree that Arsenal should not have let his contract run down to a situation where there was only one year left but then again his injury history prior left alot to be desired. VP should have at least kept that in mind before making a decision but in fainress he is 29 and he deserves to be winning trophies given his ability as a player. He wouldnt have won them the way Arsenal are currently operating. During the glory days we were picking up the likes of Overmars, Petit, Kanu, Vieira, Bergkamp, Pires, Ljungberg in the 5-10m range or maybe even less then 5m. To buy that calibre of player now you are talking 4 to 5 times that price. Its gone banana's and the bigwigs at FIFA are standing idly by and watching it happen.

Ed Winchester

jonneymendoza wrote: »

Offload ashavin and chamack for 20m in total with each earning something like 100k in wages if not more between the two and basicaly just add 30m on top of the sale of those two for the 50m transfer and 50-60k more in player wages to come up with 150k.

its easy and arsenal would have gotten a marquee signing for cheap ie 30m/ 60k contract

That's as deluded a post as you'll ever see on this forum!

Quazzie

Frisbee wrote: »

This thread is for team talk, Gossip and Rumours pertaining to Arsenal. This thread is open for all users to post in. There are no preferences for fans of any team.

Please note the following Rules:

1. NO MATCH DISCUSSIONS
- Match threads will be created for matches/match weeks where required.
- Match discussion will be deleted.


2. Transfers.
- When a major transfer occurs, please post in the specific thread
- We will merge/split discussion on requests
- We will delete transfer discussion that continues here while a tangent thread is in progress.

3. Users who repeatedly ignore these guidelines will receive warnings/bans.


Old thread here

Maybe this isn't the place for saying this, but when a new thread is started, can the mod who locks the old thread please leave a post stating that it's locked and maybe even a link to the new thread.

Ed Winchester

Quazzie wrote: »

Maybe this isn't the place for saying this, but when a new thread is started, can the mod who locks the old thread please leave a post stating that it's locked and maybe even a link to the new thread.

Yeah, I thought it was just real quiet!

Frisbee

Will do in future.