Arsenal Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2013/14

Alfred Borden

BBC say we could send 100 million, what I would do,
Begovic - 15
Richards/Sakho - 10
Flamini - Free
Cabaye - 15
Di maria and Benzema - 60

speedboatchase

Raf32 wrote: »

BBC say we could send 100 million, what I would do,
Begovic - 15
Richards/Sakho - 10
Flamini - Free
Cabaye - 15
Di maria and Benzema - 60

Yep, that's the dream scenario for sure.

UnknownSpecies

Giroud just tweeted a picture of himself and Koscielny on the team bus. Big smile on Kos' face and a few stitches on his eye, I think he's going to be fine.

extra gravy

speedboatchase wrote: »

Yep, that's the dream scenario for sure.

Get rid of Cabaye and replace Flamini with Kondogbia

Marty McFly

Delighted with tonight's result just finished reading through the thread from before the game started Jesus some people post awful Shiite.


Good win now onwards and upwards hopefully.

See were linked with Benzema and Di Maria now I'd love that but don't believe it for one second.

bad2dabone

If we got Benzema and di maria,
madrid take bale
madrid take suarez

it would be
1) awesome
2) hilarious
3) the best.

12gauge dave

so we won a match that were expected to win dont be fooled ladies were still 100% up sh*t creek

Mickeroo

Mickeroo wrote: »

They are the away shorts, think it said on arsenal.com earlier they would be using them.

Edit: actually now I look it just says blue shorts but doesn't specify if they're the away ones or not.

No because the regular away ones are a lighter royal blue to go with the yellow away shirt. These are navy blue to go with the trimming on the home shirt. See here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_Arsenal_F.C._season#Kit

batistuta9

bad2dabone wrote: »

I heard his head came off in the tunnel and they had to use tape to put it back on

like the budgy from dumb and dumber :pac:

Deleted User wrote: »

In my opinion either Suarez or Higuain would have been better. We wont get Higuain now but we might still get Suarez. Tiny tiny chance but who knows

emergingstar wrote: »

All this benzama talk is to push the Suarez deal

on if the Luis Suarez transfer is dead…
Yes. Absolutely no chance of that.

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/wenger-on-victory-ramsey-and-koscielny

batistuta9

Pierce_1991 wrote: »

Wasn't keen. I wonder had they brought the away kit without realising it would clash coz they looked a bit like the away shorts.

could've been or else because of fenerbache having white shorts too

12gauge dave

12gauge dave wrote: »

so we won a match that were expected to win dont be fooled ladies were still 100% up sh*t creek

We didnt expect anything now. To be honest i for one wouldnt have dreamed that Fenerbache were that ****e

bad2dabone

bad2dabone wrote: »

If we got Benzema and di maria,
madrid take bale
madrid take suarez

it would be
1) awesome
2) hilarious
3) the best.

4) All of the above .....oh wait thats what you meant i thought those were just options

UnknownSpecies

12gauge dave wrote: »

so we won a match that were expected to win dont be fooled ladies were still 100% up sh*t creek

Oh just go away. I'm going to enjoy the win. Does that mean I've been fooled?

batistuta9

batistuta9 wrote: »

could've been or else because of fenerbache having white shorts too

we'd have got away with that in the premier league just as we have been doing for years against the likes of Leeds and Spurs who wear white shorts AND socks but UEFA and FIFA are gone ultra strict on colour clashes. They are almost advocating Germany wear all white, Italy wear all blue, Holland wear all orange etc.

How unlucky are we all the same though guys?...3 bad head injuries in two games. Its as if fate is using the harshest of measures to try and get the club to buy players and reinforce the squad.

shano_88

Benzema doesnt really seem getable. Id be very suprised If he leaves Madrid this summer.

Di Maria on the other hand might be an option. Would be a fantastic signing.

farna_boy

shano_88 wrote: »

Benzema doesnt really seem getable. Id be very suprised If he leaves Madrid this summer.

Di Maria on the other hand might be an option. Would be a fantastic signing.

I'd prefer Muller

shano_88

farna_boy wrote: »

I'd prefer Muller

Not gonna happen though!

shano_88

shano_88 wrote: »

Benzema doesnt really seem getable. Id be very suprised If he leaves Madrid this summer.

Di Maria on the other hand might be an option. Would be a fantastic signing.

We very nearly had Di Maria back in 2007 when he starred for Argentina in the Youth World Cup that year. He snubbed us for Benfica for some reason.

I do believe Wenger is a fan of both especially Benzema but whether the club will part with the cash now is another story altogether.

farna_boy

farna_boy wrote: »

I'd prefer Muller

Rice Rice baby

batistuta9

dorgasm wrote: »

Giroud just tweeted a picture of himself and Koscielny on the team bus. Big smile on Kos' face and a few stitches on his eye, I think he's going to be fine.

Deleted User wrote: »

How unlucky are we all the same though guys?...3 bad head injuries in two games. Its as if fate is using the harshest of measures to try and get the club to buy players and reinforce the squad.

Since he's OK, well its not as bad as thought, was that kick he took actually for the best

Kos. is suspended on saturday & sagnas' only played a few competitive minutes at CB which was probably aided by adrenaline/whatever with being under pressure & down to 10 men, so he'd have been determined not to f up, which he did very well

so having him get that extra game time along with mert. tonight is for the best i'd think, might help form some sort of understanding, etc.
He should probably start the second leg at CB too with Kos. on the bench just in case

batistuta9

Deleted User wrote: »

we'd have got away with that in the premier league just as we have been doing for years against the likes of Leeds and Spurs who wear white shorts AND socks but UEFA and FIFA are gone ultra strict on colour clashes. They are almost advocating Germany wear all white, Italy wear all blue, Holland wear all orange etc.

that's what i was getting at, UEFA being strict on it but wasn't really that sure if they are

bad2dabone

so if in some alternate universe we DO manage to sign the lads the papers have linked us with this evening, then i will totally forgive Wenger.

I'd be like Harry and Wenger would be Lloyd in this here clip

enfant terrible

Deleted User wrote: »

We very nearly had Di Maria back in 2007 when he starred for Argentina in the Youth World Cup that year. He snubbed us for Benfica for some reason.

He didn't snubb us

" I don’t know exactly what happened with my proposed transfer to Arsenal.

I was very excited about joining them but it never happened. From what I’ve been told, the transfer money that was supposed to appear, never appeared.

And just a day-and-a-half later, Benfica heard about the problem, showed interest in me and quickly hired me. But I am sure that Arsene Wenger would have had a lot to teach me."

http://www.thegunninghawk.com/2009/11/20/angel-di-maria-i-dont-know-exactly-what-happened-with-my-proposed-transfer-to-arsenal/

Oranage2

Didn't see the match but a very good win.

Also promising news in the transfer window, though I just can't see it happening, and don't want to get my hopes up again- once bit and all.

Finally, it looks like giroud will this years hate figure, followed by syzney. I'm not the type to blame one player on a bad result but these guys aren't really first team quality, good squad players.

I'm not a giroud hater but looking back at our strikers over the past 10 years, we have had RVP, Ade who was very good for us and Henry. Mr giroud is somewhat quality shy of these players.

As for Syczney, he gets very little protection sometimes, I don't believe he's as bad as he's made out to be, however his decision making is shocking as well as mistake prone and I don't really think he's good enough.

gnfnrhead

Oranage2 wrote: »

I'm not a giroud hater but looking back at our strikers over the past 10 years, we have had RVP, Ade who was very good for us and Henry. Mr giroud is somewhat quality shy of these players.

Adebayor had ONE good season before fecking off. van Persie had roughly 18 months before doing the same. Before that, he was injured more than he played meaning he wasnt that great for a long time. Comparing anyone to Henry is pointless, nobody will match up to him. Our other strikers in the last 10 years were Bergkamp, Park, Chamakh, Eduardo, Kanu, Wiltord, Stokes, Aliadiere and Vela. One obvious exception aside, I'd say Giroud is comfortably better than all of those.

Henry and Bergkamp way out in front, then van Persie a distant third. I'd put Giroud and Adebayor on the same level but another season like last and Giroud will be closing in on van Persie.

Dont know why people refuse to give him the credit he deserves.

gnfnrhead

Just seen this:



Apparently from his real account too

Looper007

Deleted User wrote: »

We didnt expect anything now. To be honest i for one wouldnt have dreamed that Fenerbache were that ****e

I agree I taught they were going to be a tougher test then that. But a lot of average in the team and we can only beat what's in front of us. We played well but they did hand us two of those goals. Anyway I'm still convinced we still have to sign big but that result should make signing players easier.

Looper007

gnfnrhead wrote: »

Adebayor had ONE good season before fecking off. van Persie had roughly 18 months before doing the same. Before that, he was injured more than he played meaning he wasnt that great for a long time. Comparing anyone to Henry is pointless, nobody will match up to him. Our other strikers in the last 10 years were Bergkamp, Park, Chamakh, Eduardo, Kanu, Wiltord, Stokes, Aliadiere and Vela. One obvious exception aside, I'd say Giroud is comfortably better than all of those.

Henry and Bergkamp way out in front, then van Persie a distant third. I'd put Giroud and Adebayor on the same level but another season like last and Giroud will be closing in on van Persie.

Dont know why people refuse to give him the credit he deserves.

EDuardo was very unlucky as he was doing very well until that leg break. Wiltord was better too. Giroud is our Wiltord of today, someone you take from the bench for the last ten minutes. Not a Spearhead for a Title bid. Even though he scored a peno last night what exactly did he do in the whole match but moan at the defence.

emergingstar

Wouldn't mind seen podolski sold if we get in a proper replacement been honest

emergingstar

Also when Ramsey cleans up his game a bit as he gets older

I think he will be genuinely world class

TheGunns

emergingstar wrote: »

Wouldn't mind seen podolski sold if we get in a proper replacement been honest

He simply can't let anyone else go, it shouldn't even be an option. Far too light already

cson

Benzema/Di Maria thing gaining pace. Graham Hunter reporting that RMCF have confirmed to him that AFC have submitted a bid(s).

I'll be genuinely astonished if we sign both. Benzema makes no sense for them. And both for the reported £45m is insanity on Madrids part.

I do think CB and DM are positions we need to have extra bodies in before the window shuts.

speedboatchase

TheGunns wrote: »

He simply can't let anyone else go, it shouldn't even be an option. Far too light already

Exactly. It's not like we need the money either.

gosplan

cson wrote: »

Benzema/Di Maria thing gaining pace. Graham Hunter reporting that RMCF have confirmed to him that AFC have submitted a bid(s).

I'll be genuinely astonished if we sign both. Benzema makes no sense for them. And both for the reported £45m is insanity on Madrids part.

I do think CB and DM are positions we need to have extra bodies in before the window shuts.

Did they call our bid insulting or question our self-medication yet?

In all seriousness though, the only hope is that Madrid would see this as swapping those two players for Suarez.

Drexel

gosplan wrote: »

Did they call our bid insulting or question our self-medication yet?

In all seriousness though, the only hope is that Madrid would see this as swapping those two players for Suarez.

Would much prefer Benzema over Suarez any day of the week!!

No way to letting Podolski go either. Still think he is a good option to have.

Looper007

TheGunns wrote: »

He simply can't let anyone else go, it shouldn't even be an option. Far too light already

Yep just stick to signing instead of letting people go now. Get in a top quality striker, CB and DM and GK and one or two squad additions. We should be equipped to at least go for the title.

EuropeanSon

Looper007 wrote: »

EDuardo was very unlucky as he was doing very well until that leg break. Wiltord was better too. Giroud is our Wiltord of today, someone you take from the bench for the last ten minutes. Not a Spearhead for a Title bid. Even though he scored a peno last night what exactly did he do in the whole match but moan at the defence.

Give it a rest. He had a great pre season, and has scored two in two since then. Surely you can wait to whine about him until he starts playing badly? You seem so sure it'll happen, just say "I told you so" then and give it a rest for now. Cheers.

Drexel

seen this on twitter

Tom Williams ‏@tomwfootball 2m
Marouane Chamakh tells L'Equipe he was subject of attempted blackmail over his personal life in January 2011. "It brought me down a bit."
Retweeted by Tom Adams


Might explain some of his performances.

gosplan

jonny666 wrote: »

Would much prefer Benzema over Suarez any day of the week!!

No way to letting Podolski go either. Still think he is a good option to have.

Di Maria would be lovely though and Madrid probably don't have room for him this year.

I've posted here how a LW can't be a priority but the idea of

Walcott - Cazorla - ADM

as the three behind the striker is pretty good.

I wonder about Pod though. Thought he always combined fairly well with Giroud. Others tend to faf about a bit on the ball which really doesn't help Giroud as he gets closed down quite quickly. Pod seemed a bit more direct in his link-up play.

I fear though that if Wenger is putting his eggs in the LW basket, he'll find regular places for Ramsey, Wilshire and Cazorla elsewhere. Arteta is nailed on so that means that any CMF/DMF we buy will be a kid with potential.

gosplan

Looper007 wrote: »

EDuardo was very unlucky as he was doing very well until that leg break. Wiltord was better too. Giroud is our Wiltord of today, someone you take from the bench for the last ten minutes. Not a Spearhead for a Title bid. Even though he scored a peno last night what exactly did he do in the whole match but moan at the defence.

I have to agree with the looper here (it happened)

Giroud is not good enough at the moment.

RVP only turned it on late in his career but injuries held him back. His class was always there.

Ade, though you wouldn't think it now, had a great burst of speed to go past people. He was great for us for a while, though he did have more help from midfield.

Giroud isn't fast so he has to be clever. That simply doesn't come to many strikers till later in their careers.

He's a great guy to have around though, and with a bit more intelligence last night from midfield would have had one or two glorious chances from open play.

My defence if him is that I think he'll be great in the future. But I don't think anyone would argue that presently he should be starting every game.

Neither does he IMO and neither do the club.

Alfred Borden

Tottenham Thursdays are back lads, Itv4

maximoose

jonny666 wrote: »

seen this on twitter

Tom Williams ‏@tomwfootball 2m
Marouane Chamakh tells L'Equipe he was subject of attempted blackmail over his personal life in January 2011. "It brought me down a bit."
Retweeted by Tom Adams


Might explain some of his performances.

Remember hearing that rumour alright..something like someone was going to publish proof that he was gay?

gosplan

Looper007 wrote: »

EDuardo was very unlucky as he was doing very well until that leg break. Wiltord was better too. Giroud is our Wiltord of today, someone you take from the bench for the last ten minutes. Not a Spearhead for a Title bid. Even though he scored a peno last night what exactly did he do in the whole match but moan at the defence.

Though in fairness to Giroud, I think he was denied a couple of tap-ins last night. Once defo from Walcott who ignored a simple five yard pass and tried to go outside and shoot.

Man, I miss the invincibles. They ALWAYS made those passes.

Colonialboy

and in the latest transfer news Arsenal are going to give Spurs 40 Million ... dont do it Arsene ...

Great night for football last night, one I wont forget for a long time, bit of a sore head from celebrating though, lots of goals and sent the fans home happy. Having won our summer soccer league we were supping cider from the cup all night while watching highlights of some 4th placed team thats won nowt in 7 years.
I know Im old fashioned , I celebrate footballs special moments winning cups and leagues and not 4th placed victorys.

Looper007

EuropeanSon wrote: »

Give it a rest. He had a great pre season, and has scored two in two since then. Surely you can wait to whine about him until he starts playing badly? You seem so sure it'll happen, just say "I told you so" then and give it a rest for now. Cheers.

I Can't wait to be proved right . Just to stick it to eejits like you. So you can give it a rest with Giroud been brilliant and I will shut up about giroud been ****.

Quazzie

Colonialboy wrote: »

and in the latest transfer news Arsenal are going to give Spurs 40 Million ... dont do it Arsene ...

Great night for football last night, one I wont forget for a long time, bit of a sore head from celebrating though, lots of goals and sent the fans home happy. Having won our summer soccer league we were supping cider from the cup all night while watching highlights of some 4th placed team thats won nowt in 7 years.
I know Im old fashioned , I celebrate footballs special moments winning cups and leagues and not 4th placed victorys.

Congratulations. You really are the cream of the crop.

Roddy23

Colonialboy wrote: »

and in the latest transfer news Arsenal are going to give Spurs 40 Million ... dont do it Arsene ...

Great night for football last night, one I wont forget for a long time, bit of a sore head from celebrating though, lots of goals and sent the fans home happy. Having won our summer soccer league we were supping cider from the cup all night while watching highlights of some 4th placed team thats won nowt in 7 years.
I know Im old fashioned , I celebrate footballs special moments winning cups and leagues and not 4th placed victorys.

Well done buddy you've now made my ignore list.

Looper007

Anyone watching the Arsenal ladies recently have gone on an amazing run and have reached another cup final.

danlen

Wenger's comment that "the transfer market starts for me now..." confirms to me that he has been waiting until CL football was guaranteed before really going after players. As was mentioned previously, it was a risky game and he was hoping that the squad was good enough to get us through the first few games, unfortunately it backfired against Villa.

But for however flawed his plan was, I'm relieved that at least there seems to be some plan behind the lack of activity (or so I'm hoping). I'm actually optimistic of some good deals going through. Got a feeling we may have to wait until next week for news though.