Arsenal Banter Archive June 12 2013

12 Jun 2013 23:17:52
I personally would like to see Rooney and fellaini, proven premier league players which I think we need. also a cb is a must and I mean a proper unit like hummels or Santana, also has anyone seen that greizeman who plays up front for real sociedad I think he's quality.

Wolvo gooner

Santana signed for Schalke I believe?

G95

13 Jun 2013 01:59:33
We will get Cavani, Arsene is looking for the top - top player and that's who it is. We have the money just need the top- top player to spend it on. Have faith.

Shankara

Greizmann does look class, he scores in big games swell

Bergkamp5353

Oh ok, shame that he's quality, hummels a good option?if we can land him, what about jagielka?

Wolvo gooner?

13 Jun 2013 12:05:01
Dream on. He is just behind the top two players in the world along with RVp and a couple more. to score that many goals in the Italian league tells you all u need to know. Chelsea, city it Madrid will get him. Dream on mate. 53m on top if a 10-12m salary plus 3-6m in agents fees. on a four year contract that's around. 100m. km

12 Jun 2013 22:05:28
ALL THESE PLAYERS OUT: Andrey Arshavin, Denilson, Conor Henderson, Jernade Meade, Sanchez Watt, James Shea, Reice Charles-Cook, Sead Hajrovic, Sebastien Squillaci, Sanchez Watt, Philip Roberts, Nigel Neita, Samir Bihmoutine, Nigel Oldfield Spence-Neita and Josh Rees (All released) Kyle Evecilio (Twente, undisclosed), Martin Angha (Nuremberg, undisclosed), Craig Eastmond (Colchester, free), Jordan Wynter (Bristol City, free).

13 Jun 2013 10:57:03
Wenger did state a change if policy regarding transfers. Taking the young players out of the equation, there is some serious money coming off the wage bill. Hope that's to free it up to get in a 2/3 quality players. Definitely a forward and def midfielder. The goalkeeping needs addressing aswell as cover for the central defence. The stoke keeper sticks out, but don't think will pay that sort of money. km

12 Jun 2013 19:42:39
due to wengers old links with japan, has there ever been any interest shown in Bochum's japanese player Takashi Inui? he looks a decent creative mid

12 Jun 2013 19:12:26
hello, it's a celtic fan here. just a quick question:is wanyama went to arsenal, who would he replace or would he be able to play straight away? what do you think? I mean he's one of the best in the world on his position but what do you think are wengers plans with wanyama?

I think with no signings in the long term it would look like this

wanyama wilshere

the ox gnarby walcott

giroud

I think saying he is one of the best in the world on his position is a little premature don't you think? he plays in Scotland. The spl is hardly a competition where one pits themselves against the worlds best.

Barry ferguson and Boumsong where amazing up north before they were made to look ordinary in the EPL {Ed027's Note - You are all forgetting that he played in the CL

12 Jun 2013 17:40:12
CB on the rise, Stefan Strandberg.
Captain of the Norwegian U21 team. Why not put in a bid for him? Young, good, and rather cheap. Is a regular for Rosenborg in Eliteserien. Would be a good back-up player.
Norways U21 team are doing very well in the Euros. Beat England, and draw against Italy after a mistake by the Norwegian goalkeeper in the 93th minute. Will be playing Spain or the Netherlands in the semi-final.

I think the striker we are getting will be Wilfried Bony. Forget the 25+ mill. players we are linked with, it is never going to happen.
I also believe Wanyama will be comming.

A couple of surprise signings will happen too, Wenger loves too surprise us.


Looking forward to next season.


Norwegian Gunner



Norwegian Gunner

12 Jun 2013 15:37:06
I've been following the transfer "sagas" on here for the past few days now with great interest and fancied sharing my thoughts.
Barca signed Neymar from under the noses of Madrid who are obviously smarting from it. Madrid will now need to match them with a big name signing and Perez has said he would have no problem breaking the transfer record as these players make the club back the cash in the long run. Bale, Cavani and Suarez are the 3 "marquee" men on the short list.
As everybody knows Cavani is the most likely player to be leaving his club of the three and apparently Chelsea had an offer of 30m + Torres rejected by Napoli as they are confident of getting close to his release clause. Benitez has also a preference for bringing in Edin Dzeko.
Imo Cavani will go to city (bigger money + Dzeko), bale will give spurs one more season and Madrid will sign Suarez or make a late attempt to take lewandowski from Dortmund. At this point Higuain is a name needed off the books and Madrid will accept lower offers.
Juventus have been linked to absolutely everybody with a number 9 on their back this summer but it seems that their eyes are bigger than their pockets and all they are doing is rocking the boat for the serious bidders (US!) Its absolute bull that we have to wait for the Old Lady to make up her mind which one of our summer targets she wants the most, before we go for the other but that's what happens when your clubs board is happy settle for fourth every season; your clubs losses some rep in the eyes of the footballing world and players see greener pastures elsewhere.
I think Juve will win the Higuain war (Argentineans' seem to prefer Spain or Italy); Jovetic will not leave as Fiorentina are not keen on selling him anyway which leaves us fighting Chelsea for Wayne Rooney.
There would be a certain poetic justice for Rooney to come to Arsenal and spearhead our push back to the pinnacle of British Football after RVP and I think that's what gives us the edge over cheslki.
I know a lot of Arsenal fans can't see it happening but I think that Wayne Rooney is possibly our most likely acquisition of the three big name strikers mentioned. He will get the money, the main man status and played in his favourite position

I tend to agree with you if we make a marquee signing I think it will be Rooney, but all the others Higuan, Bender, Jovetic and Fellaini, I just can't see it. The reason I think it could be Rooney is we are obviously trying to reduce our wage bill for many reasons and also AW saying a few backs the problem was do you spend your transfer kitty on several players or put it all on one horse, (was he dropping hints?)
Heybridge Gooner

I'm sure Malaga said this but I my self really see us going for lewandoeski if we don't get higuain, same price as rooney less wages younger and right know the best number 9 [debatable] in the world

Bergkamp5353

12 Jun 2013 12:04:49
Hi ed's, do Arsenal still have any interest in Nani? Read on espn that man united rejected a €7m (£6m) bid from galatasary as they are looking for more like €10m (£8.5m). would he be worth a bid from us? Cheers {Ed027's Note - I don't think so, we would of done something, and yes in my eyes, sell gervinho for that amount and bring in Nani

12 Jun 2013 12:59:25
I’ve been following the transfer “sagas” on here for the past few days now with great interest and fancied sharing my thoughts.
Barca signed Neymar from under the noses of Madrid who are obviously smarting from it. Madrid will now need to match them with a big name signing and Perez has said he would have no problem breaking the transfer record as these players make the club back the cash in the long run. Bale, Cavani and Suarez are the 3 “marquee” men on the short list.
As everybody knows Cavani is the most likely player to be leaving his club of the three and apparently Chelsea had an offer of 30m + Torres rejected by Napoli as they are confident of getting close to his release clause. Benitez has also a preference for bringing in Edin Dzeko.
Imo Cavani will go to city (bigger money + Dzeko), bale will give spurs one more season and Madrid will sign Suarez or make a late attempt to take lewandowski from Dortmund. At this point Higuain is a name needed off the books and Madrid will accept lower offers.
Juventus have been linked to absolutely everybody with a number 9 on their back this summer but it seems that their eyes are bigger than their pockets and all they are doing is rocking the boat for the serious bidders (US!) Its absolute bull that we have to wait for the Old Lady to make up her mind which one of our summer targets she wants the most, before we go for the other but that’s what happens when your clubs board is happy settle for fourth every season; your clubs losses some rep in the eyes of the footballing world and players see greener pastures elsewhere.
I think Juve will win the Higuain war (Argentineans’ seem to prefer Spain or Italy); Jovetic will not leave as Fiorentina are not keen on selling him anyway which leaves us fighting Chelsea for Wayne Rooney.
There would be a certain poetic justice for Rooney to come to Arsenal and spearhead our push back to the pinnacle of British Football after RVP and I think that’s what gives us the edge over cheslki.
I know a lot of Arsenal fans can’t see it happening but I think that Wayne Rooney is possibly our most likely acquisition of the three big name strikers mentioned.

I was following the logic up until 'poetic justice gives us the edge'. That's not realistic.

I agree with most of what you have said. But I have to disagree with what you said about Rooney being our most likely big name striker signing. I don't see this as realistic because Rooney wants £200,000+ a week and even though we have said we COULD do this now doesn't mean that we will. I believe that Higuain is the most likely to sign for us this summer

3434

12 Jun 2013 10:54:43
Hi Gunners. If wishes were horses, who would you pick?

Cesar vs Begovic

Gundogan vs Fabregas

Di Maria vs Grenier

Hummels vs Subotic

Higuain vs Rooney

Piszczek vs Richards

would never get all of these, but would be good quality to choose from for different positions

Begovic (much less error prone)
Fabregas (would never leave again)
Di Maria (miles better, true winger)
Subotic (more reliable)
Higuain (pure finisher)
Piszczek (less injury prone)

Begovic
Fabregas
Di Maria
Hummels
Higuain
Richards

G95

Sorry forgot my reasons

cesar vs begovic - both are good signings begovic would be better value and therefore possibly what the board might go for. we'd get cesar for cheap, how much would he 'go for' after that?

Gundogan vs Fabregas - gundogan is a brilliant CDM but cesc dances in the midfield in the prem. also have chosen hummels for the CDM role

Di Maria vs Grenier - di maria is good but quite young still and would need a first team place, displacing some of our possible youth players, grenier would add a good quality and interchange with some of the younger players as he is young aswell

Hummels vs Subotic - I think our CB's are fine, tv5 dropped form but kos and mert are doing fine. we need a decent CDM more and I see that in hummels. he could fill in at cb if it came to it.

Higuain vs Rooney - not sure rooney suits our style, and if we did buy him i'd feel like we've done a swap deal with utd, but they kept both players for a season. higuain's skill is unquestionable.

Piszczek vs Richards - don't rate richards that highly, think piszczek wipes the floor with him.

Cesar
Fabregas
Grenier
Hummels
Higuain
Piszczek

Begovic, Fabregas, Di Maria, Hummels, Higuain, Richards

Begovic
Gundogan (As much as it hurts me)
Di Maria
Rooney
Piszczek

HP

Begovic
Fabregas
Grenier
Subotic
Higuain
Piszczek

Cesar, sczeny will be as good as Cech
Fabregas he's captain fantastic, more loyal then the red scum
di maria, classy player
subotic, more suited to the prem, plus
in champs final
rooney, revenge
pizchek, richards gets teared apart by world class players

Bergkamp5353

Can I ask why people are saying Subotic is suited to the PL? They do know he is almost as slow as BFG and doesn't read the game as well to compensate. He is a good defender but he'd be caught out over here.

12 Jun 2013 09:47:47
Seems to have gone very quiet since the season ticket deadline has passed. Same as season past.
Essexgooner

Yeah, was annoying when we signed Cazorla in late June last season?

12 Jun 2013 08:46:30
Nani & Rooney are on the way out of Manchester United (Arsen is ready & waiting)

There is no chance arsene wants nani. every year he has regressed. at this point in time, him and gervinho are about the same level.

12 Jun 2013 07:34:07
Just like to say well said to US Gooner. I get as frustrated as anyone when players get injured but it is wrong to turn on them for their injuries. except when they s** off to Man U as soon as they are strong enough that is!

12 Jun 2013 00:52:26
Just watched a vermaelin video on you tube kinda forgot after his poor form this season how good he is when he is on his game. Have to keep him at the club immense player Just thought I'd share.

Cant sleep and watching vid after vid of arsenal hope wenger is going to spend could do with another invincible team.
One thing that struck me was how much our passing style has changed we ain't as free flowing as we once were I'm even only going back a few years our quick snappy passing seems to have left us just a thought enough of my ramblings back to counting sheep.
At least it's counting them I am and not trying to sh. That's it I'm losing my mind with insomnia I'm out