Arsenal Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2016

FixitFelix

Peter Monaghan wrote: »

Neither here nor there, "average" still better than what Walcott and ox give. Campbell is the type of guy who would run through a brick wall for you. Walcott on the other hand... What game was it where he jumped out of the tackle, the really embarrassing one. Spurs?

There's so many I can't remember,but everyone knows how I feel about that clown

Alfred Borden

Andip wrote: »

Will Napoli sell to Juve.....I guess maybe if the money is right, but I can't imagine it's a happy choice

Probably not but its probably like Dortmund and Bayern. Di Marzio hasnt gotten anything right for Arsenal since 2013.

Alfred Borden

Higuain was the perfect striker for us. Lacazette would be a very meh signing now.

Skylinehead

Alfred Borden wrote: »

Higuain was the perfect striker for us. Lacazette would be a very meh signing now.

Beggars, choosers etc. I'll happily take either.

brianregan09

If there prepared to spend that much it surely means United have Pogba in the bag aswell

wonga77

Bonkers move by Wenger to push Campbell out yet hold on to Ox and Walcott. He may not be world class but is far ahead of those 2 and definitely good enough to be kept around the squad. Wengers treatment of him all along has been very odd

brianregan09

Maybe its something we're not seeing in training or something a bad attitude or something similar

wonga77

wonga77 wrote: »

Bonkers move by Wenger to push Campbell out yet hold on to Ox and Walcott. He may not be world class but is far ahead of those 2 and definitely good enough to be kept around the squad. Wengers treatment of him all along has been very odd

I dunno. Solid player, had some good games. I think he has an eye for a pass, and works hard, but is limited physically. Lacks pace, and looks like his legs are wooden after playing for too long.

The only things the Ox and Theo have over him is pace and being English, and maybe Wenger values those attributes more than having another fairly skillful midfield type player....who knows.

wonga77

brianregan09 wrote: »

Maybe its something we're not seeing in training or something a bad attitude or something similar

Very possibly but usually these things leak out and Ive never heard anything like that mentioned, I remember hearing before that Alex Song had a bad attitude and used to be late for training etc,

Basil3 wrote: »

I dunno. Solid player, had some good games. I think he has an eye for a pass, and works hard, but is limited physically. Lacks pace, and looks like his legs are wooden after playing for too long.

The only things the Ox and Theo have over him is pace and being English, and maybe Wenger values those attributes more than having another fairly skillful midfield type player....who knows.

Limited yes but didnt leave himself down in any of the few chances he got, remember the crowd booing Wenger when he took him off against Swansea?

Meanwhile Theo and Ox get chance after chance after chance. This annoys me greatly

tayto lover

So some lads think i'm being pessimistic for thinking that Wenger won't buy a striker ???
He failed to do so in two windows last season and we with long term injured strikers yet i'm the one being pessimistic.

tayto lover

FixitFelix wrote: »

Agree with Walcott and Ox being wasters but wasn't a quality player, average at best

He showed more guts, determination and quality in his few appearances last season than Walcott and Chamberlian have shown in their entire time with us.

Gringo180

extra gravy wrote: »

Apparently Campbell has been told to find another club.

And to think hes twice the player Walcott and Oxlade Chamberlain are. Absolutely ridiculous.

Gringo180

tayto lover wrote: »

So some lads think i'm being pessimistic for thinking that Wenger won't buy a striker ???
He failed to do so in two windows last season and we with long term injured strikers yet i'm the one being pessimistic.

If we go into the season without signing a first choice striker Wenger will be lynched and rightly so. Thats a sackable offence in itself.

Mickeroo

tayto lover wrote: »

So some lads think i'm being pessimistic for thinking that Wenger won't buy a striker ???
He failed to do so in two windows last season and we with long term injured strikers yet i'm the one being pessimistic.

You can still be right even if you're being pessimistic you know :pac:

Gringo180

Gringo180 wrote: »

And to think hes twice the player Walcott and Oxlade Chamberlain are. Absolutely ridiculous.

Come on. Walcott was playing really well before he did his ACL, and he hasn't been able to return to form. It's a shame.

Campbell is a decent player, but I don't think he will ever be more than a squad player. I'm not bothered if he leaves, as long as someone better comes in.

tayto lover

Gringo180 wrote: »

If we go into the season without signing a first choice striker Wenger will be lynched and rightly so. Thats a sackable offence in itself.

He wasn't sacked when he did it last season. I can't ever see him being sacked either.

Gringo180

Basil3 wrote: »

Come on. Walcott was playing really well before he did his ACL, and he hasn't been able to return to form. It's a shame.

Campbell is a decent player, but I don't think he will ever be more than a squad player. I'm not bothered if he leaves, as long as someone better comes in.

Campbell works his socks off and is fully committed to the jersey. Can you say the same about Walcott? Reminds me of a young kid playing his first game of football when he comes on, just prancing around the place afraid to get stuck in or make a mistake.

Skylinehead

tayto lover wrote: »

So some lads think i'm being pessimistic for thinking that Wenger won't buy a striker ???
He failed to do so in two windows last season and we with long term injured strikers yet i'm the one being pessimistic.

You can be pessimistic, that's fine. Very understandable even, it's Arsenal.

It's conspiracy ****e like this that annoys me:

It's all being orchestrated to keep the fans fooled and have them thinking we are actually in the market for a striker when the truth is we're not.

Why would the club bother their holes doing that? What does it achieve?

Quazzie

Skylinehead wrote: »

Why would the club bother their holes doing that? What does it achieve?

They hire PR staff to literally do nothing but this.

Skylinehead

Quazzie wrote: »

They hire PR staff to literally do nothing but this.

PR staff to spread spurious rumours that we're signing players?

Again, nobody has answered me. What does that achieve?

speedboatchase

Higuain on the cover of three Italian newspapers tomorrow: http://www.football-italia.net/todayspapers/87371

Ah well. Exciting while it lasted.

Quazzie

I can't believe we're being outbid by Juve. It's one thing when it's oil money shooting us out of the market, but Juve's finances are well below ours.

farna_boy

Quazzie wrote: »

I can't believe we're being outbid by Juve. It's one thing when it's oil money shooting us out of the market, but Juve's finances are well below ours.

Has there ever been a reliable source that we were in for him in the first place? Even now, are any of these sources that say he is going to Juve reliable?

What about the Campbell story? Morata? Lacazette?

The only story that had any basis from what I can tell so far this year was Vardy. Other than that it sounds like the usual Metro/Twitter spin the wheel and match the player to the club type rumours that drive everyone insane.

extra gravy

Just pay the fcuking money. Sick of this shiit.

Quazzie

farna_boy wrote: »

Has there ever been a reliable source that we were in for him in the first place? Even now, are any of these sources that say he is going to Juve reliable?

What about the Campbell story? Morata? Lacazette?

The only story that had any basis from what I can tell so far this year was Vardy. Other than that it sounds like the usual Metro/Twitter spin the wheel and match the player to the club type rumours that drive everyone insane.

We need a top quality striker. At the moment he is probably the pinnacle of what's available. If we aren't in for him then even more serious questions need to be asked.

farna_boy

Quazzie wrote: »

We need a top quality striker. At the moment he is probably the pinnacle of what's available. If we aren't in for him then even more serious questions need to be asked.

What has that even remotely got to do with what I posted?

Quazzie

Quazzie wrote: »

I can't believe we're being outbid by Juve. It's one thing when it's oil money shooting us out of the market, but Juve's finances are well below ours.

Juve sell Pogba to United at €120m+. Juve pay €94m release fee for Higuain. That's all that's really happening, if it does happen.

I'm not hugely bothered, if we bring in two players of real quality.

gosplan

Quazzie wrote: »

I can't believe we're being outbid by Juve. It's one thing when it's oil money shooting us out of the market, but Juve's finances are well below ours.

I think this is just big news in Itsly cause it's Juve. No more to it than the story about us.

Edit: Napoli have come out and said it's made up

wonga77

Basil3 wrote: »

Juve sell Pogba to United at €120m+. Juve pay €94m release fee for Higuain. That's all that's really happening, if it does happen.

I'm not hugely bothered, if we bring in two players of real quality.

And if we dont?

Quazzie

wonga77 wrote: »

And if we dont?

Well then I'd wager it'll be another year of scraping top 4. With so many top managers, and them all having inflated budgets, it's not unreasonable to predict that we don't fulfill our top 4 target.

Bobby Baccala

farna_boy wrote: »

Has there ever been a reliable source that we were in for him in the first place? Even now, are any of these sources that say he is going to Juve reliable?

David Ornstein said about a month ago that Higuain was our top priority and he's about as reliable as these twitter lads get but it could still be a load of old waffle.

greendom

P4DDY2K11 wrote: »

David Ornstein said about a month ago that Higuain was our top priority and he's about a
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s reliable as they come ?

Bobby Baccala

greendom wrote: »

s reliable as they come ?

You got it haha me and touch screens.

Skylinehead

Skylinehead wrote: »

Beggars, choosers etc. I'll happily take either.

How many hundred million is the annual revenue? Amazing we're still beggars.

Skylinehead wrote: »

PR staff to spread spurious rumours that we're signing players?

Again, nobody has answered me. What does that achieve?

Are you new here? Every year the same blind/naive/brainwashed people come out with "we tried". Hell, even in this thread in the last month "it's good to see we're trying to get business done early". Get the tickets sold, keep enough idiots placated, keep leveraging the club to keep finances elsewhere sorted.

Ken Shamrock

So when are we all meeting up for pints and a match so we can all shout at eachother!?

AdamD

P4DDY2K11 wrote: »

David Ornstein said about a month ago that Higuain was our top priority and he's about as reliable as these twitter lads get but it could still be a load of old waffle.

Pretty sure he never said this

Soups123

Ken Shamrock wrote: »

So when are we all meeting up for pints and a match so we can all shout at eachother!?

I can't go I'm afraid, because I'd probably end up lumping the head off some posters for years of ****e

Soups123

Soups123 wrote: »

I can't go I'm afraid, because I'd probably end up lumping the head off some posters for years of ****e

Chicken.

Ken Shamrock

Soups123 wrote: »

I can't go I'm afraid, because I'd probably end up lumping the head off some posters for years of ****e

That would be the fear alright, I'm pretty sure we could all put our differences aside though :cool:

Soups123

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Chicken.

Yes pettle?

Ken Shamrock

Soups123 wrote: »

Yes pettle?

Have a knock.

Ken Shamrock

Ken Shamrock wrote: »

That would be the fear alright, I'm pretty sure we could all put our differences aside though :cool:

You would say that
.

Ken Shamrock

Deleted User wrote: »

You would say that
.

Have a knock.

wonga77

AdamD wrote: »

Pretty sure he never said this

https://twitter.com/bbcsport_david/status/346240681838268416

Ken Shamrock

Ken Shamrock wrote: »

Have a knock.

I don't get it. :P

Skylinehead

Deleted User wrote: »

How many hundred million is the annual revenue? Amazing we're still beggars.

Are you new here? Every year the same blind/naive/brainwashed people come out with "we tried". Hell, even in this thread in the last month "it's good to see we're trying to get business done early". Get the tickets sold, keep enough idiots placated, keep leveraging the club to keep finances elsewhere sorted.

Oh, so it's the tired old "pretend to sign a player during season ticket renewal time" argument.

You know Arsenal have an 8-10 year waiting list for season tickets? They don't need to rely on tenuous links to players to sell them.

Alfred Borden

wonga77 wrote: »

https://twitter.com/bbcsport_david/status/346240681838268416

Thats from 2013

wonga77

Meant to add that the tweet is well dated but has been rehashed several times. Either way, im not sure about any twitter people that claim to be in the know, It seems that everyone and anyone on social media seems to know something that others dont.

wonga77

Alfred Borden wrote: »

Thats from 2013

Yeah sorry didnt explain myself, just before anyone would think we were looking at Rooney :pac:

Skylinehead

Skylinehead wrote: »

Oh, so it's the tired old "pretend to sign a player during season ticket renewal time" argument.

You know Arsenal have an 8-10 year waiting list for season tickets? They don't need to rely on tenuous links to players to sell them.

What's the 8-10 years based on exactly? I'm assuming it's based on how many typically get freed up each year, i.e., a tiny amount. It would take a small economic downturn for that 8-10 years to become 1 year.