Arsenal Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2013

.jacksparrow.

He will probably end up at Chelsea.

Fuzzy_Dunlop

Jeremy Wilson and matt law are also pushing the higuain story today.

Marty McFly

Cool image of the Emirates at night

Mickeroo

Arteta's Hadouken:

12gauge dave

is it just my eyes gone bad or have the red seats in the emirates faded very badly lately?

MaxPower89

Interesting stats from Orbinho on the twitter machine:


Last two seasons Benzema/Higuain/Jovetic Mins/goal 127-91-180 Conversion 24%-38%-13% Mins/Assist 232-273-608 Age 25-25-23

Higuain chance conversion rate (no penalties) season 2011-12 43%, 2012-13 32% - Average Premier League striker 16%.


Outrageous from Higuain, sign him up boss!

Marty McFly

So Bendy boots is in talks with 6 clubs fees agreed it's now down to him hopefully his ego and wage demands dont price him out the market again.

darego

Arshavin, Denilson, Squillaci with hopefully Bendtner(looking likely), Chamakh and some more of the deadwood from the wage bill OUT is a huge clear out for us which is what a lot of us were calling for during the year and even last summer! We might get lucky and have Gervinho shipped off to Marseille albeit on loan, it will free some more wages up and would let him get some confidence back instead of sitting on our bench

If we can add Higuain to the squad for next year this would be a huge summer for us as he is exactly what we need. If we were to add Fellaini on top of him(which is probably a bit more optimistic) it would be almost unbelievable and I could see us pushing for the league next year no doubt about it. Fellaini coming in would surely see the end to us holding onto Diaby. On top of that some players for the future coming in as per usual like Sanogo

Last summer I would have told myself to stop dreaming, but after the comments from Gazidis and how things are panning out already this summer I could well believe this to be our summer, and easily our year next year

gnfnrhead

Arshavin: £78,000
Denilson: £60,000
Squillaci: £50,000
Bendtner: £50,000
Chamakh: £60,000
Djourou: £50,000

Talk of Gervinho on loan to a French club, but we'd still be paying at least some of his wage, let's be optimistic and say 50% so:

Gervinho: £60,000/2 = £30,000

Gives us a potential £378,000 per week freed up. The first three are gone, I'm assuming we'll try our best to get rid of the next three. Gervinho being the only questionable one. Could add another bit to that too:

Santos: £60,000
Park: £50,000

Giving us close to half a million extra in wage.

Hopefully we can get most of that done this summer and the rest done next summer.

That's potential, we've definitely freed up nearly £200,000 so far. That's at least two quality players. We need a good summer this year, followed up on next year and we'll be right back in title contention in the next couple of seasons.

darego

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Szczesny
Jenkinson--Mertesacker--Koscielny--Monreal

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Arteta Fellaini

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Wilshere

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Walcott Higuain Cazorla

pod, ox, gibbs, giroud, ramsey, verm(hopefully gets his confidence back up for next season) all pushing for a place creating a nice bit of competition/backup.

am i dreaming? :P

darego

darego wrote: »

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Szczesny
Jenkinson--Mertesacker--Koscielny--Monreal

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Arteta Fellaini

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Wilshere

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Walcott Higuain Cazorla

pod, ox, gibbs, giroud, ramsey, verm(hopefully gets his confidence back up for next season) all pushing for a place creating a nice bit of competition/backup.

am i dreaming? :P

Sagna hasn't gone yet. If he does go, we'll need a back up there

Marty McFly

gnfnrhead wrote: »

Arshavin: £78,000
Denilson: £60,000
Squillaci: £50,000
Bendtner: £50,000
Chamakh: £60,000
Djourou: £50,000

Talk of Gervinho on loan to a French club, but we'd still be paying at least some of his wage, let's be optimistic and say 50% so:

Gervinho: £60,000/2 = £30,000

Gives us a potential £378,000 per week freed up. The first three are gone, I'm assuming we'll try our best to get rid of the next three. Gervinho being the only questionable one. Could add another bit to that too:

Santos: £60,000
Park: £50,000

Giving us close to half a million extra in wage.

Hopefully we can get most of that done this summer and the rest done next summer.

That's potential, we've definitely freed up nearly £200,000 so far. That's at least two quality players. We need a good summer this year, followed up on next year and we'll be right back in title contention in the next couple of seasons.

Could possibly add Coquelin and Frimpong to that list aswell, as I don't think at this stage either of them are going to make it.

Im also hoping this season we see a bit more of Gnabry in the first team to see if he can cut it.

Fuzzy_Dunlop

gnfnrhead wrote: »

Arshavin: £78,000
Denilson: £60,000
Squillaci: £50,000
Bendtner: £50,000
Chamakh: £60,000
Djourou: £50,000

Talk of Gervinho on loan to a French club, but we'd still be paying at least some of his wage, let's be optimistic and say 50% so:

Gervinho: £60,000/2 = £30,000

Gives us a potential £378,000 per week freed up. The first three are gone, I'm assuming we'll try our best to get rid of the next three. Gervinho being the only questionable one. Could add another bit to that too:

Santos: £60,000
Park: £50,000

Giving us close to half a million extra in wage.

Hopefully we can get most of that done this summer and the rest done next summer.

That's potential, we've definitely freed up nearly £200,000 so far. That's at least two quality players. We need a good summer this year, followed up on next year and we'll be right back in title contention in the next couple of seasons.

I really don't think Denilson was on 60k and Djourou on 50k. where you getting those numbers from? Still, the point stands that we should be freeing up a good chunk.

12gauge dave

12gauge dave wrote: »

is it just my eyes gone bad or have the red seats in the emirates faded very badly lately?

they are leather finish. Were never really a bright red and i suppose after 7 years the bit of sunlight is bound to have had some impact i suppose

Mickeroo

Fuzzy_Dunlop wrote: »

I really don't think Denilson was on 60k and Djourou on 50k. where you getting those numbers from? Still, the point stands that we should be freeing up a good chunk.

They were first team regulars for a season or two, wouldn't be surprised if they were tbh. Hell I remember Djourou being preferred ahead of Koscielny by plenty of fans at the time, never mind Wenger!

What happened to Coquelin? Thought he was solid enough when he was called upon in the first half of the season, for a youngster at any rate.

jordainius

Fuzzy_Dunlop wrote: »

I really don't think Denilson was on 60k and Djourou on 50k. where you getting those numbers from? Still, the point stands that we should be freeing up a good chunk.

I'd say they probably were to be honest. Denilson signed his contract at a time when he was a regular starter and I remember someone from the board (might even have been Wenger himself) referring in the last year or two to the club having a "communist" wage structure whereby there isn't a large difference between our highest and lowest earners. Contracts were handed out based on a players perceived potential, a policy that backfired badly when it came to trying to offload players in the last few years

Pepe LeFrits

darego wrote: »

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Szczesny
Jenkinson--Mertesacker--Koscielny--Monreal

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Arteta Fellaini

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Wilshere

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Walcott Higuain Cazorla

pod, ox, gibbs, giroud, ramsey, verm(hopefully gets his confidence back up for next season) all pushing for a place creating a nice bit of competition/backup.

am i dreaming? :P

Hope so. Not a big fan of that team tbh.

Fuzzy_Dunlop wrote: »

I really don't think Denilson was on 60k and Djourou on 50k. where you getting those numbers from? Still, the point stands that we should be freeing up a good chunk.

They've both been on loan so we wouldn't have been paying all their wages anyway.

emergingstar

Think we will re sign cesc

Just think with them signing neymar they will push iniesta inside an that leaves no room for cesc

It's World Cup year and his wife/girlfriend living in London with there child

I reckon it's very very likely to happen

P.S. I got everything wrong last summer

emergingstar

emergingstar wrote: »

Think we will re sign cesc

Just think with them signing neymar they will push iniesta inside an that leaves no room for cesc

It's World Cup year and his wife/girlfriend living in London with there child

I reckon it's very very likely to happen

P.S. I got everything wrong last summer

Will we end up paying more than we sold him for though or will we break even? I suppose a small loss wouldnt be too bad. He is top top drawer as we already know and a legend to boot. Far more decent character then Mr Placenta rubber.

greendom

Hope we get one of these "big" names early on. Say it was Higuain for example, that would be a real statement of intent and would make the purchase of other sought after players that much easier.

Fellaini for example - he could be with us, Chelsea or Man U next season. A purchase like Higuain may convince him that we will be serious challengers next season and would give him more of a reason to come to North London.

gnfnrhead

Deleted User wrote: »

Will we end up paying more than we sold him for though or will we break even? I suppose a small loss wouldnt be too bad. He is top top drawer as we already know and a legend to boot. Far more decent character then Mr Placenta rubber.

Dont really care if we dont break even on him. He's a world class player. Just once we dont end up paying something like £60m for him, I dont care if we spend more than we got for him.

gnfnrhead

Faiq Bolkiah plays for our U15's. His uncle is Sultan Brunei. He is worth £23 Billion! Thats more than Abromovich. If we cant have Usmanov in charge, I wouldnt mind this guy taking over. Since he has a nephew at the club he would be less likely to lose interest. Apparently, he could afford to buy Arsenal 15 times.

Mickeroo

gnfnrhead wrote: »

Faiq Bolkiah plays for our U15's. His uncle is Sultan Brunei. He is worth £23 Billion! Thats more than Abromovich. If we cant have Usmanov in charge, I wouldnt mind this guy taking over. Since he has a nephew at the club he would be less likely to lose interest. Apparently, he could afford to buy Arsenal 15 times.

Yeah and then he makes his son captain of the senior team straight away :pac:

lertsnim

Anyone heading over for the Emirates Cup in August? Tickets on sale this week.

gnfnrhead

Mickeroo wrote: »

Yeah and then he makes his son captain of the senior team straight away :pac:

Captaincy means nothing anyway, especially at Arsenal. If anything, it's a For Sale tag :pac:

Unrelated but seen this also:



"I'd have taken Stan Collymore ahead of Bergkamp" :pac:

astonaidan

gnfnrhead wrote: »

Captaincy means nothing anyway, especially at Arsenal. If anything, it's a For Sale tag :pac:

Unrelated but seen this also:



"I'd have taken Stan Collymore ahead of Bergkamp" :pac:

Stuart Pearce sure knows his stuff
They really should put him in charge of the future footballers on England cause he sure can spot talent

Marty McFly

gnfnrhead wrote: »

Faiq Bolkiah plays for our U15's. His uncle is Sultan Brunei. He is worth £23 Billion! Thats more than Abromovich. If we cant have Usmanov in charge, I wouldnt mind this guy taking over. Since he has a nephew at the club he would be less likely to lose interest. Apparently, he could afford to buy Arsenal 15 times.

God no, he would probably get bored after his nephew failed either that or insist he payed every week despite how bad or good he was.

If anyone I'd have Usmanov who is still worth about 19 billion I think more than double Abromovich and has shown loyalty to the club and at least has said the right things about Arsenal and were he would like to see them, Usmanov as the money bags we know or the same format. It will be interesting in years to come when the likes of Abromovich and Sheikh's at City decide to retire or opt out whether they will have left a legacy and actually built something or just feck off and leave the clubs in a shambles. Abromovich seems to be trying these days to build a club City I'm not so sure.

Marty McFly

12gauge dave wrote: »

is it just my eyes gone bad or have the red seats in the emirates faded very badly lately?

Probably red fades like a biitch, same reason never buy a red car unless your prepared to really look after it.

Maire2009

lertsnim wrote: »

Anyone heading over for the Emirates Cup in August? Tickets on sale this week.

Yup, I've the flights booked. Just going on the Saturday for the Napoli game.

Galvasean

gnfnrhead wrote: »

Faiq Bolkiah plays for our U15's. His uncle is Sultan Brunei. He is worth £23 Billion! Thats more than Abromovich. If we cant have Usmanov in charge, I wouldnt mind this guy taking over. Since he has a nephew at the club he would be less likely to lose interest. Apparently, he could afford to buy Arsenal 15 times.

No thanks. I don't think I'd be bothered supporting Arsenal anymore if they became a Sugar Daddy team. What the likes of Man Cirty and Monaco are doing to football sickens me. I want no part in it.

Were linked with Gundogon, the Dortmund holding midfielder who scored their penalty in the CL final. If it came off it would be a terrific signing. He had a terrific final.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2338130/Arsenal-ready-smash-records-splurge-Gonzalo-Higuain-Ilkay-Gundogan-Lars-Bender.html

Pepe LeFrits

Agent contract bargaining.

Pepe LeFrits

Pepe LeFrits wrote: »

Agent contract bargaining.

Undoubtedly. Rumours Mata isnt in Mourinho's plans....Should he be on our radar at least?

tayto lover

Deleted User wrote: »

Undoubtedly. Rumours Mata isnt in Mourinho's plans....Should he be on our radar at least?

Mata is a brilliant player. Very energetic and has a great brain. Would love to see him at Arsenal.

tayto lover

tayto lover wrote: »

Mata is a brilliant player. Very energetic and has a great brain. Would love to see him at Arsenal.

If we cant get Cesc then Mata would be my second choice absolutely. A super player. Really excited about this summer and the season ahead.

Fuzzy_Dunlop

I can't imagine why Mourinho wouldn't want Mata, would be absolutely idiotic to get rid of him.

extra gravy

Mourinho should be building the team around Mata never mind getting rid of him. I'd be totally shocked if they sold him.

Fuzzy_Dunlop

God, some amount of ****e posted in other threads on this forum today.

How many weeks til the football starts up again?

L'prof

Galvasean wrote: »

No thanks. I don't think I'd be bothered supporting Arsenal anymore if they became a Sugar Daddy team. What the likes of Man Cirty and Monaco are doing to football sickens me. I want no part in it.

I wouldn't go that far, but I certainly think I'd lose a lot of interest. Moreso than I have already with our current lack of trophies? I'm not sure.

The only thing I do know is that I think (oxymoron?) the good times are comin and I'd hate for us to just sell out at this stage. Wenger had a plan when he moved to the Emirates and I want to see that come to fruition.

jonneymendoza

Need to buy Rooney and fabregas and we can start pushing for the title. what do you guys think?

smilerf

if we got higuin fabergas/felaini and cesar i'd be thrilled

gosplan

jonneymendoza wrote: »

Need to buy Rooney and fabregas and we can start pushing for the title. what do you guys think?

I think Rooney wouldn't work out and Fabregas won't come.

We just need a great striker and a great left wing IMO.

bad2dabone

Rooney is a quality player, but higuain would be my preference. Reading the transfer thread shows how underrated our team is. I genuinely think with 3 quality additions we have a shot next year. Form in 2013 has been outstanding.

farna_boy

I don't know where all the love for Fabergas is coming from. Yes he is a superb player, but he engineered himself out of the club when Barca came calling, essentially going on strike. What makes anyone think that he won't do that again the second Barca start looking for him again a year or two down the road?

I would prefer to sign someone who may show some loyalty in the future, instead of someone who has shown to turn their back on the club, the second someone comes sniffing around.

farna_boy

farna_boy wrote: »

I don't know where all the love for Fabergas is coming from. Yes he is a superb player, but he engineered himself out of the club when Barca came calling, essentially going on strike. What makes anyone think that he won't do that again the second Barca start looking for him again a year or two down the road?

I would prefer to sign someone who may show some loyalty in the future, instead of someone who has shown to turn their back on the club, the second someone comes sniffing around.

He was 23/24 when he moved back to Barca. He was with us for 8 years (a third of his life!) When I was that age, I was travelling the world working in bars, but I really wanted to come home as well. Maybe he did too?

And look at his twitter whenever Arsenal play. He's always shouting for them.

His loyalty is no problem with me, he shows that. He wanted to try Barca, engineered his way there, and it didn't work out, so now he wants to come back (allegedly).

He is a fan of The Gunners and we should welcome him back with open arms if it were to happen (which I personally can't see happening)

bad2dabone

Once he doesn't end up at United.

AdamD

Is anyone else a bit miffed by the general assumption going around that Chelsea are miles ahead of us? We were ahead of them last season and 2 points behind this season. They need just as good a window as we do to become title challengers..

GeorgeBailey

AdamD wrote: »

Is anyone else a bit miffed by the general assumption going around that Chelsea are miles ahead of us? We were ahead of them last season and 2 points behind this season. They need just as good a window as we do to become title challengers..

With Mourinho back in charge I expect them to be there or thereabouts for the title at the end of the season... I also expect Mourinho won't be shy about spending a few quid either.

Soups123

Deleted User wrote: »

He was 23/24 when he moved back to Barca. He was with us for 8 years (a third of his life!) When I was that age, I was travelling the world working in bars, but I really wanted to come home as well. Maybe he did too?

And look at his twitter whenever Arsenal play. He's always shouting for them.

His loyalty is no problem with me, he shows that. He wanted to try Barca, engineered his way there, and it didn't work out, so now he wants to come back (allegedly).

He is a fan of The Gunners and we should welcome him back with open arms if it were to happen (which I personally can't see happening)

All of what you say is true but even if it wasnt I would still want him back. I want the best players in the world playing for the club I dont buy all this love/loyalty clap. I dont want certain premadonna or ass's at the club but normal world class players, yes please.

I would take RVP back if we bid for him tomorrow.

Gringo180

AdamD wrote: »

Is anyone else a bit miffed by the general assumption going around that Chelsea are miles ahead of us? We were ahead of them last season and 2 points behind this season. They need just as good a window as we do to become title challengers..

You would have to be very naive to think that we have anywhere near a good a squad as Chelsea have, if we had of had there fixture schedule towards the back end of the season there is no way we would be playing Champs Lge football next season. Were maybe 3 or 4 top signings off there standard of squad and thats even without them signing anybody, they have been totally mismanaged at the head of the club and that has had a huge impact on there Prem Lge campaign the past 2 seasons.