Arsenal Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread Summer 2015

Ken Shamrock

greendom wrote: »

Hi Petr!

Great signing and a brilliant start to the Summer

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3134744/Petr-Cech-signs-Arsenal-Chelsea-goalkeeper-leaves-Stamford-Bridge.html

The Dailymail!? I'll wait for Arsenal to announce It thanks very much.

greendom

Bob.Carcass wrote: »

The Dailymail!? I'll wait for Arsenal to announce It thanks very much.

Do the Mail have a history of this ?

Ken Shamrock

greendom wrote: »

Do the Mail have a history of this ?

They are quite possibly the worst newspaper for bull**** exaggerated click bait stories in the history of the world.

greendom

The Beeb are a little more tentative...

David Ornstein ‏@bbbcsport_david now30 seconds ago
Arsenal close to Cech signing for around £9.5m. Deal in principle & personal terms agreed, just finer details to sort #AFC #CFC

greendom

Bob.Carcass wrote: »

They are quite possibly the worst newspaper for bull**** exaggerated click bait stories in the history of the world.

example of where they have stated done deal, to be later found to be erroneous ?

Mr Blobby

greendom wrote: »

Do the Mail have a history of this ?

They've a history of being ****! :pac:

In their eyes the deal is practically done and they want to be the first to announce it.

Ken Shamrock

greendom wrote: »

example of where they have stated done deal, to be later found to be erroneous ?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2345452/Arsenal-finalise-Gonzalo-Higuain-deal-Wayne-Rooney-next.html

Mr Blobby

greendom wrote: »

The Beeb are a little more tentative...

David Ornstein ‏@bbbcsport_david now30 seconds ago
Arsenal close to Cech signing for around £9.5m. Deal in principle & personal terms agreed, just finer details to sort #AFC #CFC

Edit: Nevermind fake account

greendom

Bob.Carcass wrote: »

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2345452/Arsenal-finalise-Gonzalo-Higuain-deal-Wayne-Rooney-next.html

it's a fair cop gov

although that story did have this caveat...

Only the fact the Spanish club do not have a manager in position to sign the deal off is delaying the completion of the transfer.

greendom

Mr Blobby wrote: »

Edit: Nevermind fake account

thanks for the spot - I'm on form today...

Alfred Borden

What a top top signing. I know a few here really rate Szc and Ospina but lets be honest, they are nowhere near good enough for a team challenging for major honours. We got ourselves a top 5 GK in world football. One down and two to go.

AdamD

Massive signing

Ken Shamrock

Has It been announced?

Soups123

Have we Shat our load to early boys???

thorbarry

Still nothing official lads...

greendom

The Mirror states he's signed too and is not quoting the Mail. Should wait for Arsenal.com or at least the BBC to be completely confident though.

Skylinehead

Not done as far as I'm concerned, BBC at a bare minimum to make me even believe it's close.

Mr Blobby

Nope, we're waiting for the Barbers input.

Drexel

Skylinehead wrote: »

Not done as far as I'm concerned, BBC at a bare minimum to make me even believe it's close.

I'm the same. Getting confident of gettin it done though

Seems to be very quite on the Arsenal front otherwise.

Ken Shamrock

Arsene Wenger reacting to Cech signing (If true)

https://vine.co/v/ehz5tuxTgxH

Striker and DM and a run at the league and no embarrassment in the CL is all I want. :P

Johner

Cech is as good as done I would imagine, the DM don't have a clue but when it is confirmed they can say they were the first to announce it and might get more people viewing their articles.

Ken Shamrock

02 & 03 - Back to back FA Cups
Sign Jens Lehmann (33)
03/04 - Undefeated

14 & 15 - Back to back FA Cups
Sign Petr Cech? (33)
15/16 - ??

Kirby

Thats some underpants gnomes rate logic there. :P

gosplan

What I want to know is of Stephen Hunt were to play a game at the Emirates, do we have to boo him now or not?

Kirby

I always thought that was partiucularly braindead of the chelsea fans. It's not like he "did him". It wasnt a Keane tackle. He slid into him and it was his knee into Cech's head. Complete accident.

Alfred Borden

Feel sorry for Ospina though. Should be the other chancer making way for big Petr.

kronsington

I've done my share of moaning about the club and the transfer policy, but I really don't get the people who aren't behind the signing of cech. Experts on these forums going on about his decline, he's not great etc. maybe he has declined somewhat but here we are on the verge of signing a proven top keeper and people find a reason to moan. Some people genuinely are never happy. It's a unique position to be in with a top gk available like This and I'm delighted it looks to be happening. Read an interesting conparison to when UTD signed VDS when many thought he was past it and he did pretty well at his time there winning 4 PLS and a CL. Give me an "average" Cech above what we currently have any day of the week. Now let's get the DM and Striker we all want. Howedes would have been a good upgrade on Monreal and a versatile CB but it wasn't to be

Alfred Borden

Who genuinely isnt happy with signing Cech? Id love to hear the reasons.

Mr Blobby

Alfred Borden wrote: »

Who genuinely isnt happy with signing Cech? Id love to hear the reasons.

No more OooooooooSPINA!!

... Thats all i got

eagle eye

A question for you Arsenal fans, what did Ospina do wrong? I watched a fair few Arsenal games last season and he looked like a very good keeper to me. I'm very surprised that Wenger is signing Petr Cech. Cech is a top class keeper but I don't see it as an enormous improvement on Ospina.

Alfred Borden

eagle eye wrote: »

A question for you Arsenal fans, what did Ospina do wrong? I watched a fair few Arsenal games last season and he looked like a very good keeper to me. I'm very surprised that Wenger is signing Petr Cech. Cech is a top class keeper but I don't see it as an enormous improvement on Ospina.

He didnt do much wrong, was just solid. Wouldnt cost us many points but wouldnt win us any either. A great #2 that will find himself unfortunately out of the club.

AdamD

David Ornstein ‏@bbcsport_david 5m5 minutes ago
Reports Arsenal have signed Petr Cech are premature. Negotiations progressing but currently no deal in place #AFC #CFC

extra gravy

Re: Monreal, I don't there's too many players available now that would be an upgrade on him. I think he was fantastic last season and am quite happy with him as our first choice LB for next season.

shano_88

It's not done yet. Gotta wait till it's confirmed really. Things can change very quickly as we have found out in the past.

cson

eagle eye wrote: »

A question for you Arsenal fans, what did Ospina do wrong? I watched a fair few Arsenal games last season and he looked like a very good keeper to me. I'm very surprised that Wenger is signing Petr Cech. Cech is a top class keeper but I don't see it as an enormous improvement on Ospina.

Nothing, its AW showing a more ruthless side that's become apparent in the last year or so (dropping Woj, shipping Poldi out) which I'd imagine is down to us having more cash. He keeps saying if top quality is available we'll get it and that looks to be the case here. Ospina loses out because WS is homegrown, if he wasn't I'd imagine it'd be Ospina staying. **** buzz for him but we'll apparently get ~£4-5m for him making Cech's acquisition cost a net £5-6m which is excellent business imo. 4 years ago we were buying the likes of Park for £5m.

With Cech there for 4-5 years, then Szcz stepping up, we're perfectly placed for a gk for the next 10 years.

Sweet.

ronjo

Alfred Borden wrote: »

Who genuinely isnt happy with signing Cech? Id love to hear the reasons.

Efb wasn't totally excited but I am not sure why.

happiest I have been about a prospective keeper signing since Seaman.

Alfred Borden

ronjo wrote: »

Efb wasn't totally excited but I am not sure why.

happiest I have been about a prospective keeper signing since Seaman.

Agreed. Its a real strong statement of intent again. Could be worth an extra 6-9 points to us.

extra gravy

https://twitter.com/bbcsport_david/status/613066554935275520

Looking good now.

emmetlego

extra gravy wrote: »

https://twitter.com/bbcsport_david/status/613066554935275520

Looking good now.

Beat me to it!

12gauge dave

People getting excited about an unwanted Chelsea player, shows were still a second tier club In England

Bobby Baccala

12gauge dave wrote: »

People getting excited about an unwanted Chelsea player, shows were still a second tier club In England

Miserable attitude. people are getting excited about possibly signing one of the best keepers in the league, Cech is not an unwanted player, if Jose could have his way cech wouldn't be going anywhere

Mr Blobby

12gauge dave wrote: »

People getting excited about an unwanted Chelsea player, shows were still a second tier club In England

Must...Resist...Replying.... AHHHH CAN'T DO IT!!!

Maybe people are getting excited because we're about to sign one the top 4 GK in world football?
Or maybe because we're fixing a position that for a lot of people was a major weakness.

Also the above logic is absolutely stupid.

extra gravy

12gauge dave wrote: »

People getting excited about an unwanted Chelsea player, shows were still a second tier club In England

I know, it's terrible. We shouldn't have got excited about Ozil or Sanchez either as they were "unwanted" by their clubs :rolleyes:

cson

12gauge dave wrote: »

People getting excited about an unwanted Chelsea player, shows were still a second tier club In England

Cech yo'self fo you wreck yo'self

stuchyg

There are only 2 better then him in England. One was ahead of him at Chelsea and the other is about to head to Spain anyway. Cant think of any others bar maybe Lloris i would rather, although he wouldn't fill me with confidence either

Underground

I'd rate Cech higher than Lloris tbh, but I suppose there's not much in it.

gosplan

12gauge dave wrote: »

People getting excited about an unwanted Chelsea player, shows were still a second tier club In England

Wenger out!!!

tayto lover

Underground wrote: »

I'd rate Cech higher than Lloris tbh, but I suppose there's not much in it.

Hope he's better than Lloris as he's not much good.