Arsenal Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread Summer 2015

JustTheOne

Nervous about today.

Seems to be a buzz around Newcastle at the moment. They will be well up for this.

bad2dabone

bad2dabone wrote: »

He's no fool of course, but how successful have his US sports teams been? His basketball team the denver nuggets have never won a title. Or been to the nba finals. His ice hockey team the colorado avalanche have not won the Stanley cup in 24 years. Almost as long as Liverpool. The St. Louis Rams haven't even made the playoffs since 2004.
He's not concerned with trophies. Just the finances being stable. Also how much would he have to invest to get to increase the value of arsenal to him? 100m?nah, Chelsea and city are both trying to put 150m into their teams this season. Rodgers has spent 300m since joining Liverpool. Van gaal nearly the same on United. Kronke sees this spending and sees us keeping up with 4th while spending 10m and he's over the moon.
He's never invested anything into the club apart from when he bought the shares.
He's unlikely to want to change that.

US Sports are run differently, with salary caps etc.

Chelsea, Man U etc have sold players as well, so what they have spent isnt as high as you say. Chelsea also stand to get money back from the sale of de Bruyne to City.

In any case, I think most Arsenal supporters would be happy if £50-70m was spent on a couple of quality players. There is still time.

bad2dabone

Basil3 wrote: »

In any case, I think most Arsenal supporters would be happy if £50-70m was spent on a couple of quality players. There is still time.

For me though it's about more than signings at this stage. Signings are only one issue, sloppy and weak performances are as worrying. I'm sure we will click and go on a run. Whether we'll be too far behind at that point is the thing.

bad2dabone

bad2dabone wrote: »

For me though it's about more than signings at this stage. Signings are only one issue, sloppy and weak performances are as worrying. I'm sure we will click and go on a run. Whether we'll be too far behind at that point is the thing.

Agreed, but I put our performances 100% down to the players. As I've said before, if that Ramsey offside call wasnt made and we won the Liverpool match, everyone would be reasonably happy right now with where the team is sitting, despite average performances.

The champions are normally teams that win when they play like rubbish (Chelsea last year), have refs decisions go their way (Man U any year they win), or a combination of the two.

We can only hope some of our players find form and match deciding decisions go our way.

Arsenal: Cech, Bellerin, Gabriel, Koscielny, Monreal, Coquelin, Cazorla, Ramsey, Alexis, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Walcott

Subs: Opsina, Debuchy, Arteta, Gibbs, Campbell, Giroud, Chambers

Ozil with a minor knee injury. Excited to see that this team can do. Have high hopes.

Bobby Baccala

Campbell on the bench? I wasn't even sure he was still with us.

Alexis playing just behind Walcott by the looks of things? I might be on my own here but I think he played his best football for us last season just behind the striker. Hope he can show that again today.

greendom

Plenty of pace in that line up. Hopefully we won't miss Ozil's guile too much. Pleased to see Kos has recovered. Be interestiing to see how his partnership with Gabriel develops

Quazzie

P4DDY2K11 wrote: »

Campbell on the bench? I wasn't even sure he was still with us.
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Could be Sol knowing Wenger.:p

wonga77

When did Campbell sneak back to us? How did his loan spell in Spain go last year???

Bobby Baccala

wonga77 wrote: »

When did Campbell sneak back to us? How did his loan spell in Spain go last year???

1 goal in 14 or 15 appearances, think a lot of them were off the bench.

wonga77

Right Im off out to watch this one, gonna win 2 - 1
No idea who's getting the goals but 1 is gonna come from a corner or set piece to make us all look like fools...

greendom

like to see Sanchez get off the mark today

kellso81

P4DDY2K11 wrote: »

Campbell on the bench? I wasn't even sure he was still with us.

Alexis playing just behind Walcott by the looks of things? I might be on my own here but I think he played his best football for us last season just behind the striker. Hope he can show that again today.

reckon it'll be ramsey behind walcott with sanchez remaining on the left

Mickeroo

If that team clicks there should be plenty of goals. Ozil missing is bad for my already struggling FF team though >_<

Alfred Borden

Ozil for Santi and thats probably our best team at the moment. Would like to see Walcott offer a bit more up top now though.

gosplan

Surely ...


Coq
Rambo
Ox - Caz - Alexis
Wally

That's everyone in their preferred position, no?

DeclanRe

Our bench looks pretty woeful today

Alfred Borden

Bellerin, Per, Kos, Wilshere, Rosicky, Ozil and Welbeck have all missed at least one game each through injury already this season. Not looking great on the injury front.

Mickeroo

Alfred Borden wrote: »

Bellerin, Per, Kos, Wilshere, Rosicky, Ozil and Welbeck have all missed at least one game each through injury already this season. Not looking great on the injury front.

Per isn't injured and two of those players are starting today. Unless we end up with a load of long term absences there's nothing much to worry about.

Alfred Borden

Mickeroo wrote: »

Per isn't injured and two of those players are starting today. Unless we end up with a load of long term absences there's nothing much to worry about.

Cant see how we are meant to have any continuity though with these small injuries building up.

Marty McFly

Big game for Walcott today. Wenger clearly not happy with Girouds form. Might see a CF come in yet.

JustTheOne

Already lost patience with Ramsey.

Can't do a simple pass anymore.

Alfred Borden

Natural wingers playing on the wing finally

bad2dabone

Ramsey not at the races so far. Terrible return ball to ox, and given the ball away easily already. Needs to have a word with himself

bad2dabone

Alfred Borden wrote: »

Natural wingers playing on the wing finally

Tactical innovation from arsene

JustTheOne

bad2dabone wrote: »

Ramsey not at the races so far. Terrible return ball to ox, and given the ball away easily already. Needs to have a word with himself

Been terrible except for that 6 month run he had.

Marty McFly

Great save but think Walcott should have done better there

Gotta say, offensively we are looking good so far.

bad2dabone

Another ****e decision

Alfred Borden

Should have been a pen. Mid table sides getting lucky decisions against us this week.

Johner

That's a pen alright

Heisenberg1

Denied a stonewall penalty.

gosplan

Alfred Borden wrote: »

Should have been a pen. Mid table sides getting lucky decisions against us this week.

Is it a conspiracy yet?

wonga77

Dominating. Should have been a pen, just need to be patient, it's coming

Alfred Borden

gosplan wrote: »

Is it a conspiracy yet?

Campaign against Arsenal!

bad2dabone

Deserved. He's a moron

OK, surely we can't mess this up now....

bad2dabone

Filth. Straight red.

Johner

Mitrovic is a dirty ****er.

Mickeroo

Harsh red imo.

bad2dabone

Basil3 wrote: »

OK, surely we can't mess this up now....

We'll totally arsenal it now

Johner

Mickeroo wrote: »

Harsh red imo.

He knew exactly what he was doing, definite red.

Alfred Borden

Fierce dirty team

Mickeroo

Johner wrote: »

He knew exactly what he was doing, definite red.

Yeah I hadn't seen the replay, you're right.

There's a match thread up now btw folks, so move match discussion there please

greendom

Good to see the ref taking decisive action

Ed Winchester

They could end up with 8 or 9 on the pitch at the end.
And we could end up with some injuries.

Marty McFly

We need a CF.

brianregan09

We've looked so devoid of anything even resembling a cutting edge up front so dissapointing

Mickeroo

Marty McFly wrote: »

We need a CF.

No doubt. Starting the only one in the squad would have been no harm either.

omega man

I hope I'll be proved wrong but I just don't see Walcott becoming a good CF let alone a top one.