Arsenal Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2013/14

L'prof

bad2dabone wrote: »

We're very cash rich - the debt isn't as low as people might think i.e the stadium isn't paid but with our income it's certainly very managable.
It confirms what most of us suspect about the club though, there are considerable resources to spend, it defo raises more questions about why that money isn't being used to improve the team and is being left as cash reserves.

Probably to cover the stadium redevelopment costs, it's almost 10 years old ya know???

imtdub

bad2dabone wrote: »

:D
I'm an accountant and I was just going to post how I thought it was really good

Same here

Drexel

Ramsey injured?

Gustavo choosing Wolfsburg over us?

bad2dabone

links man, links!

Gringo180

jonny666 wrote: »

Gustavo choosing Wolfsburg over us?

Oh no don't say that :mad:

bad2dabone

Without backup don't say that!

Mickeroo

bad2dabone wrote: »

links man, links!

It's on bbc about Ramsey.

Only thing about gustavo I saw was a tweet saying it was said in Kicker magazine.

Links to both on the arsenal reddit.

Drexel

bad2dabone wrote: »

links man, links!

Haha Soz was on the phone. Bbc for Ramsey ad twitter for the gustavo thing.

Gringo180

Mickeroo wrote: »

It's on bbc about Ramsey.

Only thing about gustavo I saw was a tweet saying it was said in Kicker magazine.

Links to both on the arsenal reddit.

The Guardian and Telegraph are saying were close to signing him, although I don't no how reliable they are.

Pepe LeFrits

It's from Kicker. Might be old information though, our interest seems to have only come in the last day or two.

It'd be bizarre to choose Wolfsburg over Arsenal.

bad2dabone

I read kicker took the info from late July.
Also not convinced rambo is really injured....

Gringo180

Whoever came up with the idea of an International fixture list the week before the new season starts deserves a swift kick into the ballbag!

gosplan

Meh.

Ramsay's missing for Wales - no biggie.

As long as no one else signs Gustavo, I'll be content. Wouldn't be at all surprised if he waited till the CL qualifier is over first. Were we to go out there, with no signings made and people like Suarez most definitely not joining, we'd be a bad option for him.

Awesomeness

niallo27 wrote: »

I'd love to trawl back over posts from the last season or before and see how many arsenal fans abused the ****e out of Suarez and called him every ****en name they could think of but now he is an honest chap who justs wants to play football and Rodgers is to blame. We are a fickle bunch us supporters.

No hes still a cnut.

But he would be OUR cnut:D

greendom

apparently Napoli have submitted an official bid for Gustavo

bad2dabone

I'm fast starting to hate napoli

keano_afc

bad2dabone wrote: »

I'm fast starting to hate napoli

Yeah cheek of them, reinvesting their transfer funds in their team.

Mickeroo

They only got Hig because we didn't bid in the end, he'll choose us over Napoli surely.

I reckon we'll have him in before the qualifier, if he was willing to sign for Wolfsburg before we showed up I don't see why he'd wait until after our qualifiers to sign.

AdamD

niallo27 wrote: »

I'd love to trawl back over posts from the last season or before and see how many arsenal fans abused the ****e out of Suarez and called him every ****en name they could think of but now he is an honest chap who justs wants to play football and Rodgers is to blame. We are a fickle bunch us supporters.

I'd love to see a list of posts (if any) that say this. Maybe 1 or 2 morons. Most of the thread think hes a you know what but would take him because we need a world class player.

emergingstar wrote: »

http://bit.ly/14GsowS

Just read it

Swiss Ramble is brilliant, another great article.

bad2dabone

keano_afc wrote: »

Yeah cheek of them, reinvesting their transfer funds in their team.

I know, they're supposed to leave it all in the bank!

L'prof

bad2dabone wrote: »

I know, they're supposed to leave it all in the bank!

They've already spent more than they took in. It's Benitez, loves flashing the cash and if he's to have a chance, he needs to do it!

rob316

Mickeroo wrote: »

They only got Hig because we didn't bid in the end, he'll choose us over Napoli surely.

I reckon we'll have him in before the qualifier, if he was willing to sign for Wolfsburg before we showed up I don't see why he'd wait until after our qualifiers to sign.

Why exactly, Napoli assembling a hell of a team who you would expect to do very well in Europe this season.

Mickeroo

AdamD wrote: »

I'd love to see a list of posts (if any) that say this. Maybe 1 or 2 morons. Most of the thread think hes a you know what but would take him because we need a world class player.

Indeed, he's such a good player that I'm willing to overlook his bad side on the off chance he signs, that doesn't mean I think he's a nice guy or anything, I still see him as a risk. I'm sure many Liverpool fans won't be so forgiving towards him when he no longer plays for them.

rob316 wrote: »

Why exactly, Napoli assembling a hell of a team who you would expect to do very well in Europe this season.

Fair point I suppose but it's a pretty inferior league to the EPL imo. They do have more of a chance of winning their domestic title than we do though.

greendom

According to italian journalist Tancredi Palmeri, Napoli are behind us in the chase for Gustavo and at this moment in time, he prefers Arsenal.

Don't you just love Twitter :pac:

TheBza

greendom wrote: »

Don't you just love Twitter :pac:

No

Nuri Sahin

Palmeri is a spoofer.. that many people in the soccer forum believe is legit

I'd take no notice of him tbf.

greendom

Nuri Sahin wrote: »

Palmeri is a spoofer.. that many people in the soccer forum believe is legit

I'd take no notice of him tbf.

When he says a player has no chance of joining Arsenal I'll take no notice - when he says we're favourites, he becomes very credible

wawaman

Mickeroo wrote: »

They only got Hig because we didn't bid in the end, he'll choose us over Napoli surely.

I reckon we'll have him in before the qualifier, if he was willing to sign for Wolfsburg before we showed up I don't see why he'd wait until after our qualifiers to sign.

If he signs it may be done before the qualifier takes place but to play in it he has to be registered by today i think

gosplan

Wenger has apparently confirmed we're in talks for Gustavo ... which is nice.

gosplan

My point about the qualifier is a bit of a black mark on Wenger and the board.

We should go through but if we go out ... we're fooked.

Suarez defo wouldn't join(though he might not anyway) and we'd have no hope of prising anyone half decent from elsewhere without any CL to offer them.

Plus we wouldn't be that great a bet for the future given our super-thin squad and the level of our competition.

TheBza

Bullsh*t, throw enough money at players and they'll come.

L'prof

L'prof wrote: »

They've already spent more than they took in. It's Benitez, loves flashing the cash and if he's to have a chance, he needs to do it!

Benitez is almost the opposite of Wenger. If he wants a player and the board come back and tell him his price is gone up to £200m and that they wont pay it he'd get into a lather and sulk about it. Good coach as he proved at Chelsea but when it comes to recruitment you couldnt let him have too much power over the cheque book

Mickeroo

I see we supposedly have had a €20m bid accepted for Gustavo. Unfortunately it's goal.com that are saying it.

FearDark

They're the only ones reporting that, the rest are saying we are "favourites", we were favourites to get Higuain too I fully expect Chelsea to bid more and to get him.

jester77

Would be nice to get that it wrapped up today so that we can take him to Turkey.

FearDark

FearDark wrote: »

They're the only ones reporting that, the rest are saying we are "favourites", we were favourites to get Higuain too I fully expect Chelsea to bid more and to get him.

Do they need him though?

Mickeroo

Ajax have an offer from Toby Alderweireld from a "mystery club"

“We have received an offer [for Alderweireld],” Ajax sporting director Marc Overmars told Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf.

“We won’t give any names as we are still in talks.

“But, just like with Norwich City earlier, I expect we can work out a deal with this club.”

Is he good? Just piqued my interest since he seems to fit the profile of what we're supposedly looking for at the back.

Awesomeness

Mickeroo wrote: »

Ajax have an offer from Toby Alderweireld from a "mystery club"



Is he good? Just piqued my interest since he seems to fit the profile of what we're supposedly looking for at the back.

Liverpool and Spurs have been heavily linked with him. Dont know much about him

Marty McFly

FearDark wrote: »

They're the only ones reporting that, the rest are saying we are "favourites", we were favourites to get Higuain too I fully expect Chelsea to bid more and to get him.

No AFCcamden and Geoff Arsenal have both tweeted that were in for him bid has been made both of who seem fairly confident on it.

GavRedKing

FearDark wrote: »

They're the only ones reporting that, the rest are saying we are "favourites", we were favourites to get Higuain too I fully expect Chelsea to bid more and to get him.

Deleted User wrote: »

Do they need him though?

We havent been linked with him in weeks, I'd be surprised if we did go for him.

We could do with a better DM then some of our current options.

We've a wealth of CM's but its quantity over quality at the moment for us, you could make points for Oscar and De Bruyne to play CM but ive focused on our main CM's.

Essien, Lamps - Wrong side of 30.
Mikel - Not good enough.
Van Ginkel - Young and promising but lots to prove.
Ramires - Not the best defensively.

We could do with him but its dependent on one of the above leaving, hopefully Mikel.

TheGunns

Alderweirald wouldnt be a bad choice, but hes not been linked with us at all from what Ive read. Final year of his contract too so should be cheapish.

Think he can play right back too

Mickeroo

TheGunns wrote: »

Alderweirald wouldnt be a bad choice, but hes not been linked with us at all from what Ive read. Final year of his contract too so should be cheapish.

Think he can play right back too

Yeah, the fact he can play on the right was what had me wondering. Seems like a player wenger would go for, plus you'd have to imagine we'd have good relations with Ajax having Overmers there.

Marty McFly

Mickeroo wrote: »

Yeah, the fact he can play on the right was what had me wondering. Seems like a player wenger would go for, plus you'd have to imagine we'd have good relations with Ajax having Overmers there.

and Bergkamp is there to .

cson

Not sure if Alderweirald is what we need. I'll be surprised if we sign him. The obvious option for him is Spurs and reunify himself and Vertonghen which would be mildly distressing for us as it would make Spurs better defensively imo.

TheGunns

cson wrote: »

Not sure if Alderweirald is what we need. I'll be surprised if we sign him. The obvious option for him is Spurs and reunify himself and Vertonghen which would be mildly distressing for us as it would make Spurs better defensively imo.

Sign him so they can't have him :pac:

Marty McFly

Gustavo tells ESPN: "I'm assessing the best option. It's a delicate situation. I'll go somewhere where I'll play."

The last bit of that worries me, he seems to want assurances he will play week in week out something Wenger might not be able to guarantee him.

Pepe LeFrits

Shouldn't be a hard sell for Arsene tbh.

.jacksparrow.

Marty McFly wrote: »

Gustavo tells ESPN: "I'm assessing the best option. It's a delicate situation. I'll go somewhere where I'll play."

The last bit of that worries me, he seems to want assurances he will play week in week out something Wenger might not be able to guarantee him.

Would we bench arteta for him, probably not.

Marty McFly

.jacksparrow. wrote: »

Would we bench arteta for him, probably not.

I haven't seen enough of him to know to be honest, but can be fairly certain he would have to work his way into the team he wouldn't just stroll in and be a guaranteed starter. So depending on were his ambitions lie could decide it.

If he's another Vertonghen who is afraid of a battle for first team places he'll join a smaller club.

TheBza

With our luck with injuries and the amount of spots Gustavo can fill, surely there will be room in the starting 11 each week for him?