Arsenal Banter Archive July 10 2013

10 Jul 2013 23:16:14
Don't know if anyone else here has heard this, but apparently arsenal are negotiating a deal to sign a big/huge player who no one has been talking about - not linked to us by the media or anything, just arsene keeping this deal under cover. I have no idea how true this is but a couple of respectable bloggers/fans have whispered about it. Eds, do you have any idea about this? One of you did say a few months ago that he thought arsenal would sign a marquee player out of the blue, any update or info? Cheers

Probably Ronaldiho

People have realised it today, there is a reason why mertersacker is changing shirt numbers

Bergkamp5353

No it was me that said Ronaldho honestly I was told by someone that works at the Emirates. I said that they don't think he would go back to United as he has nothing to prove with them and Arsenal have been making enquiries. I posted this ages ago.

I think it was Malaga who made a similar mention a little while back.

I'll fret, I'll fuss, I'll scream, I'll shout but in reality, I'll judge our actions this window once it has CLOSED.

That judgement could very well end up costing Arsenal 5 season tickets next year but, hopefully, it wont.

Its messi

malaga gooner

Alan Brazil? He is a big huge player.

337

Malaga if its messi for whatever insane amount. I will buy you a season ticket.

if walcott was talking about fear factor. imagine him running wild. lol

Fibby it could be ronaldo. we are in talks with madrid. instead of higuain it could be ronaldo. but I find it highly unlikely. with us being arsenal and all. lol

10 Jul 2013 22:40:38
Hi All (ED) also.

Please could anyone out there answer these questions. Anyone with Facts & great Contacts please bring good news.

1, Will Nicklas Bendtner be at Arsenal for the start of the season?

2, Will marouane chamakh be at Arsenal for start of the season?

3, Will Park Chu-Young be at Arsenal for the start of
the season?

4, Will Gervinho be at Arsenal for the start of the season?

And does anyone know how long is left on there contracts?

Thanks.

1) No. I just have this feeling in my balls. I'm not ITK but I do have a brain, and he won't be with us next season. But I must ask if you mean even if he's loaned out? Either way, I think he'll be sold or his contract will be terminated.

2) No.

3) No

4) Maybe but he will be sold before the end of the window unless a new signing breaks a leg.

:)

{Ed027's Note - No, No, No, maybe

Applicable to all, hope not and too long.

1404

It's like u just described my 4 recent recurring nightmares

Metal, I had a feeling in my balls before, you really should see a doctor or maybe a 'lady of the night'

337

Glad we see it the same way Ed - we may be wrong but still, seemed logical.

10 Jul 2013 22:47:11
Not one decent rumour with any real substance guys, Higuain, fellani, Jovetic etc none of these will happen as true Gooners know. We wouldn't turn a profit on any of these so expect some more 10-15m purchases and a few unknowns, that's all.

10 Jul 2013 22:31:40
I heard that apparently Arsenal staff have been ordered to deter fans from purchasing number 4 Mertesacker jerseys. What does this mean? Metesacker changing nubers so Fabregas can come in and have 4! Or Mertesacker will be changing numbers? Or no meaning whatsoever? anyway I hope it's for the first reason. We can all dream can't we? What do think eds and others?

Hmm only us fans can put 2 and 2 together so well!

If true, it could be just metz changing squad numbers as you suggest.

Someone else noticed the changing around of squad numbers the other day, but I can't remember what it was about.

As for Cesc, that's the 2+2- but omg wouldn't that shut the moaners up!? With a top striker as well etc. It would be like arsenal xmas time.

Back to reality.
In all honestly its probably nothing to excited about (sorry).

10 Jul 2013 21:08:41
There has been a lot of people ITK (allegedly) who have said Higuain, Fellaini and Cesar have signed pre-contract agreement with Arsenal.

Now, correct me if I'm wrong but, a club cannot legally offer a player a contract, (or pre-contract) unless they are in the last six months of their pre-existing contract. This can also only happen if the buying club is in a different league to the selling club. e.g Arsenal could not offer Fellaini a contract in January even if his contract ran out in June. However, we could get a player to sign a contract in January (Chamakh) to be signed in July.

As none of the players listed above are in the last six months of their contracts then this means that either: Arsenal are illegally offering players contracts (which is possible but highly unlikely) or people ITK are actually just making it up.

My guess is: The latter of the two. {Ed052's Note - Agents could talk to Arsenal about what they could offer, but no deals signed. In reference to ''pre-contracts'' you are right in what you say, and, a club in the same league as they player they want can agree a pre-contract with them ONE month before their deal expired i.e. Toure to Liverpool.

Unless of course your name is Cashley Cole!

10 Jul 2013 21:15:50
Forget who we are signing,

For the first summer in a long time, instead of players leaving, we are hearing our best players talking about a strong push for a title

You hear confidence and bravado, what to expect from a team that took 26 of the last 30 points

Give Wenger time, he will absolutely be making signings

As per who we have already, I'm excited. I see a real optimism in the squad. The boys are ready. We haven't been this healthy to start a season in 4-5 years

While new squads learn under new coaches, we are going to come out firing, I can feel it

Probably because nobody wants our best players. We have no quality like RVP, Cesc, Henry, Viera, Cole. That is why, no other reason. If somebody came in for our best players they would be gone. We are a buisiness nothing more. It pains me to say it, but that's the way it is.
Andylat.

Exactly.

top post.

malaga gooner

Ex cuse me second post, have you by any chance heard of 1. Wilshere, and 2. koscielny. Wilshere will become the best mid in the world and bayern and barca had kos at the top of their shortlist as a cb. We have quality

Bergkamp5353

Andylat,

Plenty of teams would want young players who consistently get top 4. Half our player's issues are down to confidence and coaching, the raw talent is there for all to see. Any manager with half a nutsack for a brain can see the value in our players. If we put our players on sale tomorrow they'd be gone by the end of the week. Maybe not for 50m to Chelsea but they would be gone in a flash. The reason we won't sell our best players is because we don't need and no club thinks there is a shred of merit in coming in for our lads. Even City, I doubt with all their money and Pellegrini, even they won't bother trying to take Cazorla from us, because it won't work. Things have changed, we don't need to sell them any more, and we can all thank Fly Emirates for that.

10 Jul 2013 21:00:03
Hey Ed,

Quick question: Reports saying that Wanyama has agreed to join Southampton. if this is true then surely that's because Wenger was not interested in signing him right? Otherwise why would he choose Southampton over us?

Maybe he has someone else is mind?

Thanks Ed, {Ed052's Note - Yes, he'll go to S'ton, and he'd have certainly gone to Arsenal if it was an option, even if it was just for bigger wages.!}

10 Jul 2013 19:50:34
Looks like there could be truth to the Gareth Barry story. My sources telling me that Wenger wants to bring him in ready for the squad photo so that Barry can stand next to Santos, which will make Andre Santos appear less fat.

Impossible
Flybo

That's why we will sign adriano as well. the 3 compliment each other.

Bergkamp5353

Surely we can sign Ronaldo (the old one) too - a world class 'experienced' player we've all been asking for!

10 Jul 2013 19:28:04
Banter please edd.

Oh the life of a gunners fan during transfer windows : ( though I must say this is the first window in a long time that we don't have to be worried about players leaving :)

Have patience fellow Gooners, it will either happen or it won't, no amount of complaining on here and dragging the rest of us down will change anything.

10 Jul 2013 18:29:51
I can't help but feel a little bit of panic for a lot of people on here, some as much as to say not renewing season tickets, for not buying in the first 10 days of the market, what a poor loyalty to our great club. maybe if their was not such a air of expectance more one of get behind the club no matter of which division or players in or out, your hollow support of the club is disgusting. & for those who have said it & reading this give up your seat I know plenty gunners would snap it up.
Wenger will buy & big. the man is the longest serving manager in the epl.
We have come acceptant to being 4th even though 3rd the previous year.
Its a time the fans & the club can pull threw a time to get toghether everything will happen in its on time, not get speeded up by fans getting jittery in july about next season. sit back and see what will be.

Great post. it`s time to gather around The Cannon and blast all the Haters.

The Walrus

I'm not a season ticket holder but in my opinion anyone who's paid that sort of money on an annual basis has more right than anyone to complain, forget all this Wenger has kept us competitive while paying off the stadium. NO, season ticket holders have paid it off! If people are dispondent due to a lack of perceived movement it's their prerogative as PAYING FANS! Fair weather fans don't shell out thousands. I'm happy to wait and see who we sign but then I only buy a kit for me and my boy and the odd CC ticket. If I was putting in that money and not seeing it translate to silverware is be fuming
N1Fox

You forget we have one of the most expensive ticket prices in the league, if not the most expensive yet we are only fighting for 3rd or 4th in the table. Are great club need to start fighting for the league and trophies, witch means investing in the team with quality not just filling the boards pockets. that's why people are not renewing season tickets yet.

morjthegooner

Simple, if you don't like it, do not go out and buy a season ticket then complain about tranfers what may or may not happen.
Its fans like you what the club don't need.

Mw

10 Jul 2013 17:28:53
arsenal has just done the smartest things in the transfer market this year or even decade ( i'm a fulham fan not a gooner) they are bidding for suarez because real madrid will think "oh s*** we need to get Arsenal off of our back for suarez, let's give Arsenal Higuain so they'll stop wanting suarez!" so then arsenal will get hig for the money they want and everyone is happy (except tottenham fans there always unhappy, with the 4th place thing n'all) fyi I love arsenal their like a second team to me.

I'm glad you see it that way- hope its true!

Fulham could be snapped up by some oil baron and let the games begin

Only problem is they Madrid could be like, "Well, Suarez doesn't want to stay in the UK, therefore Arsenal are not going to pose a problem. We'll continue playing hardball because we know Arsenal will not get our target!"

Arsenal might have made a bid for suarez, but its not a bid that liverpool will accept, and therefore its not a valid bid. Madrid could double arsenal's bid, because they actually want the player and don't just pretend they want him. {Ed052's Note - RM wouldn't and couldn't bid £60m for Luis}

10 Jul 2013 16:18:06
I think we should take a chance on Mathias Suarez a very talented player with a great touch and wonderful technical ability very similar to namesake luis Suarez and available for a decent price
Imranredman

I was looking up about him yesterday - I don't think he did too well last season, but not sure if anyone else can confirm/refute that. I think we're going for a better calibre than that to be honest.

As much I as I admire Mathias Suarez, I would be very frustrated if he were to sign instead of Higuain.

Ive been spoilt. they showed me higuain, and now you want to give me some guy I don't give a crap about?

Higuain, Suarez if neither we might as well bide our time with a striker and strengthen the mid

10 Jul 2013 15:54:50
Hei edd

Saw that khadira would be up for transfer at real madrid. Do you know if Arsenal is interested as alternative to bender?

/Aros {Ed027's Note - I think he could be too expensive for us

Who isn't too expensive for us?! So tired of are penny pinching! Want silver wear. Spend the required amounts. In for a penny in for a pound! You'd almost think wenger was spending his own dosh! He's earnt 50 mill since we last won a trophy! Shocking!

What would he go for could you see him at chelsea?

Bergkamp5353 {Ed027's Note - 20-25m imo, I don't think Chelsea need him they have a hell of a lot of midfielders, need to loan out a few at the moment, but I can only see them getting one if Essien/Mikel leave

10 Jul 2013 15:00:34
We only have 4 fit established midfielders at the club fighting over 3 positions. 1 injury and we're screwed

Ramsay, rosicky, arteta, wilshere, cazorla. that's 5

Chamberlain?

Don't forget the OX

Ox can also play in the centre so that's 6

Yeah and diaby

Even if it was four, one injury and we still have three players for three positions. Not sure how we're gunna be screwed!

10 Jul 2013 09:31:55
hi Ed0027, as I understand it both higuain and ozil don't get on with ronaldo (for some time). what is the chance that both will go this summer? rm would do anything to keep ronaldo. wouldn't they? perhaps both to the same club? maybe that would hold up a deal? obviously with the sale of both players, rm would have more money for targets like suarez and bale.

maybe a bid from arsenal on suarez seems to make more sense if this were true?

mert and pod are german, gervinho may be off too and haven't rm bought isco?

would be a serious force!

podolski, higuain, ozil
cazorla, wilshere/arteta, fellaini (?)

maybe i'm "away with the fairies" but it's an interesting thought. {Ed027's Note - I don't think Ozil will be moving anytime soon, there was interest form Bayern but that is gone now

10 Jul 2013 02:41:29
If Roma really do want gervinho why don't we try use him to get de Rossi would be the perfect Dm, any chance of this happening eds? Cheers {Ed027's Note - always a chance, we want a holding mid, and De Rosssi is one of the best ones out there, and with Stootman coming in I think he's available

10 Jul 2013 13:29:58
Italian paper - Correire Dello sport says Man city have agreed fee for jovetic.

Frankfurt newspaper saying looks like bendtner going to price himself out of a move and looks like malaga is his option.

10 Jul 2013 16:21:15
i don't get this bendtner stuff. the same story explained how he was prepared to take a massive pay cut to play for them. then the figures are all mental!

we all think he's on £52kpw. that report suggests he's on £66kpw and is willing to come down to £55kpw.

10 Jul 2013 13:05:58
Hi guys, I'm probably wrong but I just thought now that Everton are buying a lot of players maybe the money is available from rumoured Fellaini deal. This is just a thought.

I thought this but then I realised they only paid 6m for Kone, and Alcaraz they got on a free.

They've loaning Deulofeu too apparently. All of this could easily have been afforded without a sale of a player so it's really hard to sell. If they sign a big player then who knows!

10 Jul 2013 12:07:53
So Higuain (In my eyes is still our first choice) but who out of these guys do you think is most realistic to fall back on?

Soldado
Jovetic
Lewandowski
Remy
Dzeko
Negredo
P. Cisse

These personally are my preferred full backs. What do you guys think?

Hey Bromley,

your preferred full backs or strikers?

anyway, if we can't get Higuain and City steal him from us (i might throw up if that happens), then I think Lewandowski is easily the best one on your list. But since he is most likely moving to Bayern at some point, the next best available for me would be Jovetic or Dzeko.

still praying for Higuain though.

Jovetic is most likely to move to Man city.

Soldado and Negredo for me should not cost over 15 mil each if we want either or both of them.

Lewandowski is 100% bayern, this year or next.

Remy for me does not even compare to walcott. Should we not be after better players?

Dzeko i'm not quite sure he would fit our style of play.

P. Cisse please.

If its not Suarez, which we all know is a far fetched idea, it has to be higuain. If we want to go to the next level, we need a striker of his ability.

I don't rate negredo or soldado, to be primary strikers, as they play for teams equivalent to everton and liverpool, in their current phase, not their historical representation ( I hope the fans of those teams reading this don't take it the wrong way. )

Soldado/ negredo besides a higuain/suarez. yes please.

Sorry Brommers me old mate but most of these are top class strikers and would be absolutely wasted as full backs.

CECEGUaW

I'm sure he means player to fall back on if our primary targets fail.
N1Fox

10 Jul 2013 10:55:54
I'm not an Arsenal fan, but you have my sympathy for the way Perez has messed you about over H*g***n. Della Valle at Fiorentina, on the other hand, says 30 million euros and Jovetic is yours. Sure Jovetic wants £120K a week, but if Arsenal want to compete at the top table, you have to pay. I hope you do have the ambition to compete because the Man U/Chelsea/Man City supremacy is getting boring now.

Jovetic wouldn't add the 25+ goals a season we need so there'd be no point spending 30m Euros. Not worth it.

Imo jovetic is not worth that.

Jovetic is chat

Yeah but Jovetic is not the out and out striker we need. I would be shocked if we wasted 30 million on him and wouldn't pay 27 million for Higuian.

Bournemouth Gooner

10 Jul 2013 10:17:28
arsene is definitely doing a lot behind the scenes and he is trying to make our team a force again.

Arsene will not ruin what he created at arsenal over "balancing the books" he's made sacrifices and did what he had to do to get by but still make us competitive cause he knew this day would come where finances were no longer an issue.

To those of you saying he won't spend I say just wait and see. We've got rid of Denison, squid, arshavin, mannone, djourou, coquelin, and park bendtner (soon) and maybe even gervinho/santos as well.

That is a lot of first team players that have left/will leave and we released 12-15 youth players.

Where do you think we're going to make up the numbers? We are buying this summer.

Back up GK. Julio Cesar.

A new DM. (Perhaps Fellaini or Flamini)

ST. (NUMBER ONE TARGET HIGUAIN, but perhaps someone like Soldado).

A young CB for 4th choice, someone with lots of potential.

Ok so Wenger will spend. On what? I Think it will be another year of basement bargains and Wengers pride in his misplaced reputation as a developer of talent will make him move for undeveloped "talents" instead of what we need. His signings for the last five years are mostly crap.

Sure we bought Cazorla and Podolski last year but Pod was in a relegated team and he is not top, top quality as Wenger says he is looking for. He wouldn't get in to the starting 11 of the manc teams, chelski, Real M, Juve, Bayern. He is fourth place quality and something spurs would have loved a couple of years ago. I doubt they would be interested today. Compare Pod to Pires.

Cazorla was a lucky shot. No one really knew how good he was and if the big clubs had known we would never, ever have been able to buy him. I wouldn't be surprised if we sell him to make a profit for the moneyhungry c***s who runs our club.

We will buy fourth place players bacause we have become a forth place club under Wenger, Silent Stan and that slimy thing Gazidis.

Jimmy

Sorry Jimmy, but Podolski is a world class footballer.

What I don't get is that when Wenger does something fantastic like sign an Arshavin or Carzola, it's because he was lucky but when he makes a signing that doesn't work out like Gervinho or Chamakh then he's an imbecile who doesn't know anything about football.

Nobody could do a better job than Wenger in his situation. He is the man to lead us forward.

Just a thought,
Trinidad-Gooner

10 Jul 2013 10:06:03
Regarding the higuain saga.
we've all read his agent/father saying they have permission to talk to us, that he'll hopefully see his son in the epl soon.
then you have us, with our classic complete silence on the matter.
and finally, madrid, who say we haven't produced an offer at all, let alone the quoted 27m.

there's been higuain apparently pictures at the airport, boarding flights to london, there's been apparent secret (not so secret) meetings between hig and his representatives and wenger, in paris and london.

then you have the even crazier signs people keep finding, for example, jack wilshere followed him on twitter (that one made me laugh)
you have marca saying he wants to leave, now.
but ancelotti wants to talk to him on the 15th, and convince him to stay.
higuain has told his reps he wants a move sorted before then.
and finally, we just had a well publicised bid for luiz suarez turned down, there's a story you can all sink your teeth into! (terrible pun, glad I made it, not ashamed)

here's my theory on it, not saying it's right, take it as you will;

higuain wants to move, we want higuain.
madrid aren't so sure about selling, or should I say ancelotti isn't.
he likes the style of player he is, and feels he'll use him, but higuain isn't too sure.
perez doesn't want to announce any sort of deal, or we've asked them to remain quiet on it.
higuains father, saying they have permission to talk to us, clearly means something's going on.
i feel this bid for suarez, is a smokescreen/bully tactic.

if we wanted him, we'd of gone for him first, it's known madrid want him, and by going for him ourselves, not only do we try to bully madrid into hurrying up, by feigning other targets, we also make an offer for a player they want.
wether bullying madrid is a smart choice, i'm not sure.

i genuinely think higuain will join, a player wenger wanted for a while, even before he moved, the big signing we're all crying out for, and a genuine talent.
i do feel we're going to have a busy window, but mainly clear outs, we still have nicky b, park (apparently he's been released on a free though), chamakh (submitted a written transfer request this morning), possibly gervinho (wengers losing patience, galatasaray and fenerbache are keen) and andre santos still to leave.

i also truly feel we'll strengthen where we need, give it time lads, windows only been open 7 days.

my belief, is this is our "hit list" for the window
1: gonzalo higuain
2: julio cesar
3: maroune fellaini/ettienne capoue

there's also true interest in rooney, but it's all a case of will he leave utd.
if it turns out he's 100% off, expect us to try for him, though I feel chelsea or maybe even madrid will be calling.

as for this garry barry rubbish, don't believe a word.
lads, if the daily star is the main seller of a headline, it ain't happening!

peace!

Cool post, should've signed off.

My gut feeling I that Higuain deal is done, both clubs have agreed to silence regarding the topic, Madrid know he's leaving, to us, but they are having difficulties landing their striker targets and so have agreed to sort that before announcing the Higuain deal. I don't think we would have been permitted to speak with Higuain if a fee had not been agreed with the club. I think it's done, and I think everything else is just media speculation and conjecture.

10 Jul 2013 09:47:32
Just a couple of my speculated guesses/Suggestions.

If certain sources are to be believed. Gervinho could be heading to Roma, now wouldn't it make sense to maybe at least attempt a player / Exchange (With maybe some more money) for Di Rossi! Would be the exact feature we need in our team.

Also i'd much rather take Flamini back on a free then get Barry. Hell i'd rather take Scott Parker!

If we don't sign a new CB we will find ourselves in a CB crisis all over again. I don't think Miquel is anywhere near the standard that we need. I think a young fruitful CB would be brilliant.

10 Jul 2013 09:14:58
Not really a rumour but an opinion.

I've been reading the comments on here daily and like most of us getting very frustrated, but have two thoughts.

1) Have you ever know AFC to do business in public and therefore we need to be patient.

Ivan made a mistake telling the world we had money, but he also shifted the pressure to Arsene and he knows the way to move thea team forward is to add real class - 2/3 players. Utd add 1/2 class players every year and whilst our young team get stronger/better the opposition move up another gear. WE HAVE TO CATCH UP

2) Arsene doesn't see the need to spend on real class and if so, HE HAS TO GO

As of today writing this, I have NO idea which of the two it is. I hope its the 1st and the end of August will tell.

10 Jul 2013 09:01:54
Flamini or Barry? I think that's is a easy one ain't!

How is that easy? Both of them can f**k o**. Flamini had one good season and then left on a free and Barry. WTF. If we sign him I won't buy anything arsenal this season.

Jimmy

Neither of the two!

10 Jul 2013 08:35:18
i distinctly remember arsene doing an interview towards the end of the last season where he stated, quite clearly, that he and ivan had being doing a lot of work for a few months towards researching and recruiting new players for the coming season, anyone remember?

what gets to me is the fact that they utterly disregard all arsenal fans in terms of promises, strategies, or even 1 iota of information as to what is actually going on at our club. yeah, not yours ig, not yours arsene, ours. the people and families who stood on the terraces over the years, paid for the bricks that built the stadiums, the bradys, henrys, chapmans, the mercers, the mees. we built it, not you corporate" johnny come latelys"!

since roman 'i will just buy glory' abramovich stumbled on the farcical blue side of west london, we have been pumped full of arsenal propaganda, telling us how they cheated and we are a sustainable, honest, football entity, that will reap what we sow in the long run, through our pseudo-socialist wage structure and ffp.

we haven't won anything for 8 years, yet spends hundreds or 1000s of pounds a year, supporting our club ( life blood) to be continually mugged off by " corporate arsenal. it's not a game, some peoples whole week is aimed at, or determined by what the arse are doing this weekend, domestics occur, i'm sure divorces occur, or even just trial seperations, on occasion, fights perhaps, melancholic glows or debates even. you allow us a tour of the stadium with charlie george, or in some cases we go to the rocket in holloway ( big up to aisa) and get socially lubricated with no1 perry groves, or kenny sansom, or just the rest of us sychofant gooners who revel in the history of our great club.

yet above all the 1. something million pound a year brigade (plus bonuses) don't seem to care about the rest of us, and i'm vexed! enough is enough, show us some respect or jog on, I loved highbury, and still do, no prawn cocktail sandwiches, just stale monkey nuts, a warm beer, half frozen pie, and paddy checking tickets in the clock end. a pint in the plimsoll or twelve pins, and a we're the north bank, west stand, east stand, clockend highbury.

anyway I digress. just doesn't seem to be anyone wearing a magic ht at our dearly beloved club these days! p. s. love the new kit! she wore, she wore! love all my fellow gooners. sorry for the rant

I personally feel that he should had made one marquee signing as soon as it was possible, so we Gooners could take that as a sign of intent that we have finally are going to compete with the moneybags teams. If Higiuain or Suarez was the original No 1 target then that business should have been done and dusted so he could be on the Asia tour and then we could have moved on to strengthen other areas of the squad. Its been mentioned that he had to clear the wage bill first, but once again if AW had not overpaid this under performing players they would have been easier to move on and this something he has not been made accountable for. I

10 Jul 2013 08:06:35
With lunch of the new away kit, how about us arsenal fans all get the footballers names that we have been linked with on the back of our shirts and recreate the kit lunch?

Higuian, Rooney, Suarez, Fellaine, jolevitc

Just a thought

The kit is not out till August, hopefully we will have some actual signings by then.

Good idea- if you can publicise it and get media interest, it would serve as a massive hint from the fans!

I like it.

Wasn't away people could have the new kit for "lunch"

What is a kit lunch?

I'm feeling a bit pecking now after your talk of lunch

10 Jul 2013 07:56:03
I'm new to this whole rumour/ banter thing, but this is what I have learned: -

1 - Malaga Gooner is a prophet/ spud/ comic genius/ fantasist.

2 - Higuain is signed and sealed/ drifting away/ a deal that was never on the table.

3 - Suarez was a serious bid/ attempt to force Real's hand over Higuain (seems to depend on your opinion on 2)

4 - The Arsenal board will provide what we need/ talk up big targets but settle for dross/ bleed the club dry

5 - Rooney is a great target/ over the hill/ a donkey

6 - Fellaini will be a great signing/ disaster

7 - A keeper will/ not be signed

8 - The only people who seemt to know anything are all called Ed

Just add in a flirtatious barmaid and some alcoholic beverages, and it's a really good night down the pub.

Hehe nice 1- just about sums it up :)

10 Jul 2013 10:48:19
You just forgot the few sad impatient Arsenal fans sat in the corner of the bar sobbing uncontrollably into a pint of Gunners Best because it's July 10th and 3 new world class players haven't.

Been unveiled at the away kit launch / will not be on the plane to tour with the rest of the guys / were all just a smoke screen for Arsene's new contract.

Apart from that spotty dogs DB10.

Stoner

. Post of the day for me. Welcome!

The right answer to nr 5 is: a donkey.

Malaga is definitely not a spud we do not have any ownership over him/her

dave

10 Jul 2013 15:22:10
db10 you seem to understand it as it is. malaga gooner is however only the last thing you wrote. the one person who actually knew things about arsenal was Ed002 and he left our beloved site because some persons decided to give him a hard time. sad story really. so instead of Ed002 giving us some real intel we are stuck with the fantasicst called malaga gooner. sure he is amusing at times, but I think that is all there is to it. to be fair though, at least he keeps us on our toes. welcome to the site db10

10 Jul 2013 06:22:43
Arsenal will sign Fa Ki No Wan just before they leave for the tour

Hehe- doesn't he play in china? :)

10 Jul 2013 04:52:51
Eds. For a bit of fun Why don't you implement some rules. If someone mentions Higuain again give them a yellow card more than 3 mentions they get a red and are named and shamed. Ha ha.

You're on a booking then.

10 Jul 2013 04:48:50
70mil to spend and they have not got anyone (of note) yet.
Come on Arsenal/Arsen, pull your fcking finger out!
All this is showing is that we have no real negotiator and have not had one since DD left.
BRING BACK DAVID DEIN NOW YOU MUPPET BOARD!

Or if the marquee signing was Suarez gnawing on Theo's arm.

10 Jul 2013 03:08:10
Makes me laugh when people on here say be patient I think 8 years is patient enough Wenger out sod off to psg

I don't care where he sods off to, as long as he is gone

09 Jul 2013 23:39:32
does anyone else think that there was 3 reasons for the Suarez bid?

1) we knew it would be rejected but was to try and make fans think we're making bids for big players but we're actually doing the usual.

2) to maybe show Real Madrid we have other options for a striker other than higuian.

3) to show Real Madrid that they need to sell higuian to make room for their targets such as Suarez.

I hope you don't genuinely believe a team does this sort of thing

I take option 1, its been the policy for the last 8 years, make a ridiculous bid which you know will never be accepted - then throw up your hands, look sorry and say "we tried"

09 Jul 2013 23:34:06
Something a little more light hearted amongst all the frustrated posts, including my own.
Today we officially presented our new away kit, but
Q1. What is your favourite Arsenal shirt.
Q2. Who was your first favourite player.
Q3. What are you wearing? Sorry, if you played for the Arsenal (disregarding your position) what would be your number and why?
Sorry if you think these are lame questions, but I'm just a bit tired of Higuain/Suarez/Fellaini /Higuain.
P. S
Is Higuain coming ;-)
Flybo

1. The last Highbury shirt
2. Henry
3. 14

1) Either the 97-99 short sleeved away kit (my first ever kit), the 2010-12 away kits (yellow and maroon), or last years and this years home kit - can't decide!

2) For us - Adams or anyone from the 92-93 team haha. Otherwise, George Weah thanks to ISS Pro

3) It's 2. 30 so not much! Oh, er, I mean, my number would be 19 as it's the month day of my bday. Failing that, whatever numbers Cesc wore.

Yours mate?

1. 97-98 home or away (picture Adams arms aloft after scoring 4th against Everton. shivers)

2. Glenn Helder

3. 52

Only one of those is a genuine answer, couldn't decide between several players. My favourite player changes depending on how nostalgic I'm feeling! But it's between Rocky, Donkey, Henry, Dennis and Overmars.

Paul

Agree the Higuain chat on here is effing boring. Ok. i'm 56 this is why I've picked these choices. Shirt number probably 9 because as a kid everyone wanted to be what we called a centre forward (striker) favourite players probably George Armstrong ( he made an impression on me as a kid) kit probably last seasons home kit.

1. 89 shirt
2. henry
3. pink frilly thong laying on me bed quite personal that last one

3. Really have to finish reading before posting no. 8

The classic retro red & white shirt of the 70's DB10 best ever [bar none] player to wear an Arsenal shirt

Maroon shirt
Ian wright
Number 8

1: 1999
2: Paul Merson
3: I want to be number 1

10 Jul 2013 10:52:37
1. Last seasons away
2. Holly Willoughby
3. 23

Stoner

A1. 71 shirt. It's timeless, memories of glory days.
A2. Bearing in mind I was 6 at the time my very first favpurite player was Kevin Campbell (I know) then Anders Limpar.
A3. Number 10. Simply because of the Dutch master. And the fact that I'm the greatest no 10 no team as ever had, at that will never change just as long as I never play football.
Flybo

09 Jul 2013 23:33:38
We're going to end up with sanogo and bloody Gareth Barry aren't we? Why have "all this money" to spend this season when we could of used it in the past to keep payers like rvp, Nasri, song? Cesc was always going to go to barca but the others could of stayed if we have "all this money"? If we had the Jacobs and this money that we have why haven't we signed players in recent years? Why now? Why all of a sudden have got money to spend? because the stadium would of been paid off either way? Are we really happy with mertesacker as one of our main centre backs? Arteta in midfield? Giroud up top? Sagna at right back and Even Gibbs at left back? NO surly were better than all of them? There all good squad players but tell me one of them that would get in the top 5 starting line up in the prem, none of them! Maybe Sagna because there isn't many right backs around. Sick of deluded rumours and want to see top quality players signed and also brought through the academy. Maybe it's just me asking too much? What's people's views? And not the views of fans that haven't been to see us play before

Dan