Arsenal Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread Summer 2015

Fuzzy_Dunlop

AdamD wrote: »

Wenger apologists? When people start giving us reasonable names we'll accept that we've missed out on a striker. In the meantime I'll continue to read lists containing 6 unattainable players, 4 wingers and 2/3 close calls.

Agree with this.

I 100% agree with the frustrations that we aren't doing enough in the transfer market to kick on (especially regarding a midfielder when we could have at least signed the likes Schneiderlein or Kondogbia realistically).

But I have yet to see anyone come up with any reasonable options for a top class striker without resorting to the above or copping out and saying it Wenger's job. If we sign someone else mediocre people will just give out that we have signed another Welbeck.

The best option as far as I can see would probably be taking a risk on someone like Lacazette continuing to improve or else more of a wing forward (Pedro, Reus, Dyabala maybe)

Alfred Borden

Mickeroo wrote: »

I don't see why that would take away from the enjoyment of watching the CL matches this season though.

Thats why i want a good group. Bigger teams, the better for me. Might give us a bit of confidence in the league if we were to take a scalp like Barca or Bayern.

Hyzepher

I'd prefer to meet one of the favorites in the group stage so we avoid them in the last 16 if we make it. for example if we get a group with Barca then we couldnt face them, Chelsea, Utd or City in the last 16

The Honey Monster

The Honey Monster wrote: »

Calling it now.

Arsenal
Zenit
Dynamo Kiev
Wolfsburg

We'll finish second in the group, meet Bayern/Barca in the next round where we will have little or no chance of progressing after the first leg thrashing only to go out and lose on away goals in the second leg.

Scrape Champions League qualification at the end of this season in the league and repeat.

Well why not, it's been happening for 10 years. Prove me wrong.

Yep, loads of things we've been doing repeatedly for 10 years now:

- Not signing and world class players
- Not winning any cups
- Not beating any big teams
- Selling all our best players

Etc etc.

Roaster

I don't know if he's attainable but Marco Verratti would be my first choice. He's the complete midfielder.

With regards to a striker, bid for a Reus, Benzema or Lewandowski and see what happens.

When I hear Wenger say that the clubs are unwilling to sell, that translates to me that we were never interested or he's unwilling to go above his valuation. Football has moved on and the valuation of a player is what the selling team is prepared to accept to let their asset go.

keano_afc

DeclanRe wrote: »

Taking this with a pinch of salt, but Wenger said he is still very much interested in bringing in players.

"I don't know because I am always confident that a last-minute situation or solution is available, because the transfer market is especially moving in the last four or five days.

"At the moment, I cannot promise you that. We work very hard... you know I have a team around me who work day and night to find good solutions.
"But at the moment, we are not close to signing anyone. I am 24 hours available per day, so I am involved in the decision of course."

Maybe we'll all be pleasantly suprised :rolleyes:

That right there is the easiest job on the planet. You literally have nothing to do.

DeclanRe

Fernando Llorente just went to Sevilla for free We were interested in him a couple of years ago weren't we?

stuchyg

DeclanRe wrote: »

Fernando Llorente just went to Sevilla for free We were interested in him a couple of years ago weren't we?

Yea but he is 3 years older then giroud and not half as mobile. Don't think he has done that well in Italy either

tayto lover

Again will you all just give over with your speculation about who's coming into the club.
THE IS NOBODY COMING - Forget it.

Mickeroo

Tayto, you're going to be inconsolable when your reverse jinx doesn't work and we end up singing no-one. Best just to accept there's nobody coming.

Pudders

Mickeroo wrote: »

Tayto, you're going to be inconsolable when your reverse jinx doesn't work and we end up singing no-one. Best just to accept there's nobody coming.

And best to accept 4th place and 2nd round in the cl.

5star02707

You guys can watch the draw here live

http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/

brianregan09

Can we just have PSV despite our **** record against them

DeclanRe

Juliano Belletti :mad::mad::mad::mad:

brianregan09

****ing beletti I cried my eyes out at the final whistle of that game

Ken Shamrock

Bayern, omg

DeclanRe

F**king Munich - Shocker! :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Nemeses2050

Arsenal in Bayern's group

flyingoutside

Belliti you wanker

greendom

in the test run we got Bayern, Roma and Malmo, let's see how close we get to that.

flyingoutside

Belliti you wanker

brianregan09

Fix!!!! Why do United always get simple groups

Ken Shamrock

poor Man City they always get a rough group too

Mr Blobby

I got the new Bayern kit a few days ago.


...Sorry

extra gravy

Sick of playing Bayern :mad:

keano_afc

I propose next year if we qualify we change our team name to Manchester United.

efb

United get PSV and we get Bayern.. Fcuk this shyte

efb

Olympiakos, at least it's not Roma!

cson

****ing Bayern.

That Monaco draw last year aside its probably been about a 5/6 years since we've had a had a handy Group/Knock Out draw.

DeclanRe

City with Juve and Sevilla :pac:

keano_afc

United will get Narnia next.

DeclanRe

keano_afc wrote: »

United will get Narnia next.

Hopefully they get Wolfsburg

ronjo

We should have a handy pot 4 team now as cant get Germans.

its not a bad draw.

keano_afc

DeclanRe wrote: »

Hopefully they get Wolfsburg

We'll get Wolfsburg. Gent heading to their group.

flyingoutside

Even more of a chance of a long distance flight as we can't get more Germans too.

ronjo

keano_afc wrote: »

We'll get Wolfsburg. Gent heading to their group.

We cant

efb

Come on Malmo!

DeclanRe

keano_afc wrote: »

We'll get Wolfsburg. Gent heading to their group.

We cant get another German team, as we already have Munich

Ken Shamrock

Is It just me or do we seem to get Olympiakois every single year?

cson

Astana would be a balls, 9hr flight to there. I'd be sending the League Cup team to ****, unlikely we'll finish first.

ronjo

Absolutely handy draw to qualify from if you ask me.

Nemeses2050

So it's Bayern-Olympiakos- Dinamo Zagreb then

Ken Shamrock

How sad Is It that the team who knocked us out last year aren't even In the competition...

greendom

Nemeses2050 wrote: »

So it's Bayern-Olympiakos- Dinamo Zagreb then

Could have been easier, could have been worse both with travel and with difficulty. We would expect to finish 2nd in that group.

cson

cson wrote: »

****ing Bayern.

That Monaco draw last year aside its probably been about a 5/6 years since we've had a had a handy Group/Knock Out draw.

I take it back, we actually got a very handy group in the end.

keano_afc

Should be able to finish second and secure that last 16 tie against Barca.

greendom

Ken Shamrock wrote: »

How sad Is It that the team who knocked us out last year aren't even In the competition...

I thought Monaco were unlucky to lose out to Valencia in the qualifiers but it doesn't really bother me, certainly doesn't make me feel sad.

Nemeses2050

cson wrote: »

I take it back, we actually got a very handy group in the end.

Yep City's and United's much trickier

Soups123

Happy enough with that group TBH

efb

Could have been worse. Bad 1st team but we wouldn't finish first with a shît team anyway