Arsenal Banter Archive May 22 2014

 

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22 May 2014 23:39:00
STEVE R

He hasn't gone for the same reasons as Clichy or Nasri, they were always likely to play, where will Sagna fit in?

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No way will he get in front of Zabaleta.
£150,000 per week to sit on bench and play in English cup competitions, he will hardly play in league and CL.

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Totally agree Dags

II do hope we finish above them next season

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Absolutely Banbury mate

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I didn't say he wad going to fit in, he's going for the money and pot hunting.

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{Ed002's Note - We don't talk about drugs here man.}

Made me laugh ed

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22 May 2014 23:22:16
I do wish jackson Martinez was 3 years younger. Turn of pace, eye for goal, bullet of a shot, and an all round annoyingly tricky striker to play against. The sort that will out of the blue, bury an overhead kick when your 0-0 against crystal palace on a Monday night. Albeit in a weak league, I still feel he'd be something special with oil behind him. Just at 26 he's abit to near his prime for le prof's taste.

We can dream eh!

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Gav,
I don't think 26 is too old mate.
He's in his prime.

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Gav,

He eeds to be careful with oil behind him. The momentum from an overhead kick means you tend to land behind your standing position - bang in the middle of the aforementioned oil!

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Born in 86 - 28 years old in Oct

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22 May 2014 23:00:47
I will take a Cesc Fabregas over any other player in the world to play our pivot, any day any time

People forget just how good and complete of a midfielder he is

He is wasted at Barca, who like Spain, ignored everything they saw at Arsenal and made him a number 10 or false 9

Wrong! Epic fail!

He's Cesc Fabregas, the best passer of the ball in the world.

Bring him back home, they don't deserve him

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I wouldn't say no.
Apart from Ramsey, he is probably more consistent than anything we have.

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Agree US I think Cesc would be amazing in that role! unfortunately I think Wenger won't.
I think he is banking on the Rambo and Jack combo in the 2 midfield positions. Can it work?

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22 May 2014 22:13:37
Someone posted a while ago as to whether players now play for the club or for the money.
Man City may have won the Premier League but apart from that I think you now have your answer with Sagna.
You know how it goes by now " Money talks. Bull S*%$ Walks.

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Totally agree Golds.
Bring in some fresh blood.
Serge Aurier anybody?.

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22 May 2014 20:27:24
Ive seen Barcelona are likely to sell the likes of Fabregas, Mascherano, Pedro and Sanchez. With Arsenal likely favourites to get Fabregas, and hopefully for around £35 million. I also think maybe Mascherano would be a good buy, and maybe sell Vermaelen.
Also with players like Walcott and Chamberlain being injured for long periods of time I think Pedro would be a good signing. Personally, I think Di Maria would be better but that's unlikely.

Obviously with Sagna and Fabianksi close to the end of contract, Aurier seems like the most likely placement for a cheap price of £7million. I've also seen us being linked to Cardiff keeper Marshall.

Finally, we need a striker. Benzema would be good but I would hate arsenal to pay £40million. A player like Jackson Martinez would be perfect, someone who can pick the ball up and run at defenders with pace.

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I'd happily take Fab, Mash and Sanchez.

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22 May 2014 20:10:46
Steve r,
We will have to agree to disagree mate, but we both want what's best for Arsenal, so its all good mate.

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I agree. Lol

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Are you agreeing to agree with me or should I disagree that you agree with me, because technically by agreeing with me, you are actually disagreeing with the fact that we can't agree to agree?

Ok, let's leave it now Steve, lol.

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{Ed002's Note - I know that you know that I know. An old Louis and the Lovers song we used to groove to back in the day.}

Ed,

A fairly unknown band from California I think.
Funny enough, I think my sister had an album of theirs, many years ago, called 'Rise'.

She loved them, very unique style.

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{Ed002's Note - An astonishing album I still listen to today. Does your sister have a birthmark at the top of her left thigh?}

Ed, knowing my sister, yes lol.

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Yes knowing my sis lol

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Daggers come on man. set me up with your sis, i'm the best tea bagger;) in the city.

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22 May 2014 19:46:58
Didnt arsenal show interest in the young boy bakkaly (spelling) at psv

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I really hope so mate.

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Zakaria Bakkali! He looks like a future talent indeed

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22 May 2014 19:43:36
as much as i'd love benzema I just don't think for the good of arsenal and the french national team he would sign benzema or even remy for that matter. basically we both play with one up front and whoever he plays will prob get picked for internationals I just see it being a tad too much both giroud and benzema are now too big to be in direct competition at the same club. it might really get the best out of both of them but if it goes t*ts up it could be catrastrophic for moral. I think it will either be ntep, the batshayi or morata with giroud and bamby on ice next season!

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Thats a keen observation kcider,

For me he's always been over rated,

Granted he may be better than Giroud but I wouldn't want him for more than £20m, with maybe £5m in add-ons for goals/app's

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22 May 2014 19:33:21
So Sagna has a medical at M City and is about to be offered £150k a week, the same as what we offered him, yet he goes to City, work that out.

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Banbury mate he's going for the same reason all the others have.

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They most probs. offered a fair chunk of a signing on fee aswell. No way we would have offered 150k to Sagna to be the highest paid on our books as RB of 31, I think the figure we offered was more around the 100k Mark for experienced servant.

The Aurier chap sounds decent and will be a lot cheaper on the wages front more likely around 50-60k max.

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Ozil gets less than that, no way we were going to pay sagna that

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22 May 2014 22:09:41
Banbury mate, we don't know if Sagna was ever offered £150k p/w by us neither can we confirm what Man C have offered. But if you read what's in the papers all the time then our 'supposed' offer of £150k would almost be on par with Mesut Ozil's wage packet. Are we then saying Sagna is worthy of Ozil's wage and should be paid more handsomely than some of our other players who have recently extended their contracts?

Sagna has been our best RB for many years and is a warrior but come on at 31.

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There is not a chance we offered him 150k per week. Max 100k.

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We did actually guys, that is what it worked out at, he was out of contract and was / is walking out on a free.

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I've never read above 80k, which seems realistic in what we might offer, particularly later in negotiations

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22 May 2014 18:58:43
If the Arsenal staff were to write an autobiography. What would the title be?
Here's a few.
Arsene Wenger - You haven't seen this.
Arteta - Not a hair out of place.
Gibbs - My life. By Alex Oxlade Chamberlain
Özil - Who's smiling now? Me neither
Diaby - Born to be broken
Wilshere - I'm back! Oh wait a minute.
Oxlade Chamberlain - My life. By Keiran Gibbs
Bendtner - The Greatest book you will ever read!
Szczesny - 1001 favourite Tweets
Kallstrom - What was that all about?
Stan Kronke - .
Flybo

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22 May 2014 20:14:38
Arsene Wenger - How I won the Champions League, twice!
Ozil - Yeah I'm looking at you!
Ramsey - From Zero to Hero
Giroud - My life with Flybo
Bendtner - 52,000 reasons to be happy
Sanogo - How I beat Henry's record
Diaby - No I'm fine, honestly
Mertesacker - A life in the clouds

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Saga-Money, Money Money.
Remy-I am Legend.
Giroud-me and my shadow (Flybo).
Podolski- Blub Blub Blub, always a sub.

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Heh, good one

Koscielny - How I got my own song
Giroud - Misses in the box, scores in the hotelroom
Flamini - Two feet first
Ramsey - Resurrected
Park - The forgotten
Draxler - My 200 goals and 5 triples at Arsenal

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I'm starting to get a reputation.
Flybo

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Giroud - getting away with it
Sagna - Anything RVP can do I can do better
Fabianski - always the bridesmaid never the bride
Diaby - my life on the field, wait I'm mean bench, nope wrong again treatment table
Podolski - 60 minutes with Podolski
Wenger - this book is like a trophy

And finally Stan the man Kronke 500 blank pages of **** all.

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Diaby - All on the table
Giroud - Na Na NaNaNa Naa by Giroud
Henry - I'm Sorry Ireland
Wenger - The Nine Year War (It's an Irish thing too!)

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22 May 2014 18:19:22
Lots of talk of blank cheque books and board members coming out and saying, "we've always backed Wenger. " Or "We can sign anyone bar Messi, Ronaldo or Bale"

So, Wenger only likes to buy 2-3 players.

You can sign three players (money no object but realistic)

For me:

Benzema
Di Maria
Gundagon

This doesn't equate Sagna and Fabianski leaving as Wenger will replace those two and say that doesn't count!

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Money no object i'd take el sharawy, draxler and pogba

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Sounds good to me Greeny.

Will also throw Remy in there too, lol

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If we buy remy we would not need the other two, he would have qualities of 3 players, hence I would want 3 quantity signings over 1 quality remy signing.

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22 May 2014 17:50:04
Eds banter please.
Ive been looking on this site a few years and love it, just started posting and feel like I know all the regular names of the guys, Dags, Larker, Banbury, G62 and Jenny etc, one big happy Gooner family!
We all think we can second guess Wenger on signings so how about a competition, we all choose 5 signings plus one thinking outside the box choice who we think we will sign before the deadline. 1 point per correct and 3 for the outside the box choice. Winner announced end of window?
what do you think?

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Welcome to the crazy gang Craney.

You sound mad already, so you should fit in nicely mate.

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Sounds good to me. is there a prize? :)

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Right then.
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1.Barry.
2.Milner.
3.Remy
4.Marshall
5.Aurier

And wild card Fabregas

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My 5
1. Ruddy
2. Aurier
3. Sneiderlein
4. Greizman
5. Sanchez

wildcard: El SHAARRARY

C'mon everyone, join in, perhaps we can all donate to a charity, say a £1 or £2 for every point gained!

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1) Marshall (gk).
2) Kompany
3) Gundogan.
4) Di Maria.
5) Suarez.

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My 5
1. Aurier
2. Remy
3. L. Bender
4. Ruddy
5. Benzema

Wildcard - Di Maria

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1. steklenberg
2. aurier
3. gonolans
4. di maria
5. benzema

wild card; Pogba

bit ambitious much?

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1 srna
2 chiellini
3 carvalho
5 draxler
6 jackson martinez

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Dags what are you taking man?seems like the remy obsession is starting to make you disturbed
get well soon

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1 Marshall
2 Vela
3 Griezmann
4 Schneiderlin
5 Remy

wild card Draxler

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Dags what has happened to the bargain buys, your spending more than me. It looks like the treatnent for remy blindness is working.

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24 May 2014 03:45:26
My 5 are as follows:

1) gk Ruffier

2) def Aurier

3) def Hinteregger

4) mid Schneiderlin

5) Att Sanchez

Wild card: Carlos Bacca

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22 May 2014 17:49:00
Afternoon all.

Hi to the Eds.

Hope everyone is well (DG, Laker, Akie, G62, St Arsenal, Flybo - good to see you back, Jenny, USG and anyone I forgot)

I have beenvreading all this £100m spend etc etc and I just wanted to put what I have been thinking down.

Firstly, we need a defensive midfielder. We all know that, Bender would be great but schneiderlin wouldn't be too bad. I would really want Gonalons, who it seems it has all gone quiet on.

Wingers, we need a left one, Draxler, yes please but Griezmann would be perfect. But why not Vela on the left? Cheap. Knows what he walked away from. Now seems more professional and has definitely grown up. Bring in Griezmann and let the two of them fight it out. Not going to cost a huge amount.

Right back Aurier. Kid looks class and will get better.

Where things become interesting is the right. Walcott definitely, Gnarbry, why not? but everyone seems to be forgetting Joel Campbell. Who Arsene said earlier in the year is in his plans for next year when asked in March 2014. And that boy is a winger!

I would like Bruno Martins Indi as the new CB. His team mate whose name I have just forgot, both of them look pretty good and that they could make it in the PL.

These changes would leave Podolski free to go up front. Or Walcott to have a go down the centre.

Therefore maybe 1 striker only required.

I still think we need a left back but nit sure who yet. If we can get Jordi Clasie then get him, but also bring Zelalem through.

I really don't think we need to spend as much as people make out and I think we may be able to afford a Benzene or a Bender.

Would love to know what others think.

Lovely all.

J

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Good Evening Jin.

Sir, you are always a Gent.

Love your posts

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22 May 2014 21:25:00
Hi J,

Lots of great names in there, sure I read Aurier can also play CB, I liked the look of Garay but looks like he's going else where.

Don't forget Vela, he's got to be coming back.

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Hi Jin great to hear from you mate, oh and in guess job! I think your a submarine pilot as you seem to disappear for months and then resurface out of no where :-)

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Lol G62,
I like that.

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Aurier a bit short for a CB, only 5'9"?

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22 May 2014 16:35:55
Sell Wilshire and bring back Fabregas, or keepJack?

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Sell Cazorla buy Fabregas

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I want both.

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Easy. Keep Jack.

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Do we need Cesc - could we not spend the money better on a speedy winger or striker

With Rambo and Cesc plus Jack - do we need Cesc. I like the way both Jack and Rambo speed our game up. Cesc slowed it down a little plus we have Ozil.

Love Cesc but not sure we need him as much as we do investment elsewhere

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22 May 2014 16:13:43
Ed do you expect joel campbell to play a part in next season or do you think he will be loaned out, because i'm wondering if he will make up the fourth spot of the strikers along with giroud and sanogo and possible (big money striker). also staying with the theme of strikers will chuba Akpom be given a first team opportunity or will he be loaned out?

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{Ed002's Note - I would think a loan - he would not get much time in the first team.}

22 May 2014 15:57:20
"If I have to return, I will do things in a different way, " he said.

"What happened in the past will not be repeated."

Vela, who scored a hat-trick on his full debut - as part of the Gunners youngest-ever side that beat Sheffield United 6-0 in the League Cup - is hoping that a deal can be thrashed out which would suit all parties.

"We will try and reach an agreement in which we all win - Real, Arsenal and me. We must see what can be done, " he said.

"We will decide what will be my future, it is all about finding the best way to be happy."

He makes it sound like a deal is already happening. Eds?

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Vela instead of remy for me any day of the week. Still lots of money left for some heavy artillery.

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Remy gives us the pace we need

vela was a little slow for me although for 3m you could not say no.

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Vela slow!, are we on about the same vela.

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22 May 2014 14:46:30
What's the deal with Viviano? We got him on loan with the option to buy if I'm not mistaken.

Are we going to go through with the purchase now the Fab is heading off? And doesn't anyone think that he'd actually want to stay after getting no game time at all?

Just for the sake of depth in the squad I hope we get this tied up soon.

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22 May 2014 14:40:00
I watch a lot of Spanish football and I think we should buy back c.vela.He is now a completely different player than the one we sold.He has scored 21 goals and has 13 assists.
At 3m euros is an absolute bargain.

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22 May 2014 13:51:31
Falcao to Arsenal? Does it seems truth?

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{Ed002's Note - No.}

22 May 2014 13:07:11
Righto, I know Arsene has been reading this site every day, waiting for my suggestions on signings.

1. Aurier 10m. He'll be a star, Mark my words.
2. Gundogan 30m. Exactly what we need, strong defensively, great vision, pace, skill, discipline.
3. Greizman 15m. Use Vela to land this guy, he will set the Emirates alight.
4. El Shawaary 35m. Can't believe he's only 21, proven goalscorer, along with Greizmann and Theo, will transform us into one of the most pacy and skillful front 3rd in Europe.

We'll also need to replace Vermaelen, Martin's Indi is a potential beast.

So, there you go Arsene old mate, all for less than 100m. Loic Remy for 10m is good business too, but only as a squad player, same with Milner, especially if we lose guys like Podolski and Arteta. Might be worth bringing in Bastuashyi (spelling), if the price is right, although we do have Joel Campbell. Depth is key for a title run and CL push.

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Not bad shouts there Outback.although even with our option on Vela I would be surprised to see RS let Greizman go for just £15m. I reckon at that price there would be a lot of clubs lining up.

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From what I have been reading on this site.

1)Aurier - let's hope he gets done soon, RB short already.

2)I doubt gundogan is for sale, and even if he is, considering his current year on the medical table, I think he should be the last player we look at, considering our relationship with the same table.

3) Griezmann, has been followed by some of the biggest clubs, and like Arsenal will be a fall back option once the more established wingers are taken off the market, like Di maria and Sanchez to name a few.

4) El Sharawaay, well again from this site itself, I have read of interest from PSG and Chelsea, and i'm sure Arsenal has an interst aswell, but it again goes by the Griezmann theory, once the big dogs are fed like Benzema, Suarez, Aguero, Cavani, Martinez, Balotelli and so on, then the likes of sharaway will be the option, but also from what I have read, its looking likely that milan do not want to do any deals to sell him and he seems happy in Milan.

So while I think you have very good judgement, the transfermarket poker players dont, and it will all come down to the last bluff.

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Good post Laker, totally agree mate.

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I agree with you Laker, but that's why I think we could go for them. Dortmund played basically the season without Gundogan, so they may be comfortable cashing in now, plus, his injury may mean no interest from big clubs, he's a risk, but Wenger is an admirer and he's tailor made for our needs, when fit. Griezman will be available and your point about the other wingers available should give us a good chance, especially with the Vela situation. Once again, spot on with El Shawaary, other big names available plus the injury should leave him available, we've made enquiries on him before. Having said all this, I'd be very happy with Martinez, Vela and Schneiderlin instead!

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22 May 2014 12:55:21
Given Wenger's reluctance to buy too many players during one window or pay over the odds, I'm going to predict a realistic yet also satisfying window for us.

Winger - I don't think we'll get one. We have greater needs elsewhere, Wenger likes to put midfielders to wide positions, We have Walcott and Podolski and I think Gnabry will be played more.

Striker - Benzema. We've been linked with him for ages. Real wants a new striker and he has only one year left.

Right back - Aurier. I can't see Sagna staying and honestly that's fine for me. It's time to move on with him. Aurier won't be an automatic starter though, I expect Jenkinson to raise his level as well.

Midfielder - Schneiderlin. Can't see Bender coming unfortunately, neither Martinez or Gundogan. But Schneiderlin is just as good and exactly what we need.

Goalkeeper - I expect an experienced and cheap back-up to be signed. I just heard something about David Marshall being a possibility.

Center back - Miquel. He'd be a 4th choice. Ideally I'd sign someone to rival Mertesacker or Koscielny but we're already going to sign 4-5 players so I can't see it happening.

This should be financially possible and I can see all the players being "available". I expect us to keep Podolski and Vermaelen, but if they leave then of course we have to replace them too.

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Agree but I think miquel will move on in the summer

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Great choices and realistic! I personally think Richards is a better option at RB he can play CB also and leaves room for Jenks to come through! Would be great to see a brit such as Marshall or Ruddy to be back up to Schez.

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Bang on post - would like to see this happen.

Gnabry is ready for a break out year, we won't be able to hold back much longer.

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Gnabry is a player that I really think will make it, thought he had some great performances this season

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So true - obvously I prefer the summer of Aurier, Bender, Cesc, Draxler and Benzema all signing but that's never going to happen, so your transfer dealing are more than satisfactory!

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22 May 2014 12:44:10
Hi eds,
So, I've read that we may be in for Gundogan, any truth? Also, I've read El Shawaary may be available, can you see the Gunners making another enquiry there? Both have missed almost the entire season through injury, so they'll fit right in at the Gunners *sigh*. Seriously though, we may have a relatively clear run at them due to their injuries and I doubt anyone would question their quality.

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22 May 2014 08:13:39
DG this is scary! I was making a cup of tea this morning and thought for a bit of fun it would be good to find out what people do for a living and see how wrong my picture of them is, logged in and there it was! You'd. Already posted the question, spooky or what!
Any way I know your a driving instructor and Jenny is in construction but here's my first attempts at MATCH THE POSTER TO THIER POSISTION :-)
Banbury is deffinately a manager of some sort possibly in the insurance industry!
Greeny is in the medical world in some way ( don't know why I think that but just do )
Saint is a student studying? Law at a guess
Old indignation is most deffinately a professional gambler ( and I won't hear different, in my world he is )
Lakerville is a civil servant
And Steve is a delivery driver
More to follow ;-) but how close am I so far?

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Wrong i'm president of the united states.

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Gunner I think I mjght have met you somwhere in the world because you definitely work for the united nations.

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Interested to see your guess for Malaga mate.

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Oh did I say van driver I meant President :-).
if I did work for the UN sadly it would be as a cleaner Steve mate :-) my misuss works with special needs students (true by the way) but people are always saying its above and beyond the call of duty to have to marry me, what can I say the girl loves her work

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Steve a delivery driver?
i love that but I think he works in finance.
Goldboy has medical connections but not sure in what way.

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Civil Servant, brilliant. hahah

I'll give you a hint, I work at Bechtel, so can't be civil servant, but I make tea for the cleaners.

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Oh G62 very close mate

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22 May 2014 17:01:41
I'm just an old HIPPY

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I am first aid qualified but not a doctor or nurse.

I am a dolphin trainer.

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Oh some of my guesses are that:

Dags is a comedian or Loic Remys agent!

Gunner62 is clearly a motivational speaker.

Flybo is Giroud's stalker.

Goldboy is a rapper.

Lakerville is a politician.

Jenny is a stunt woman.

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Lol Greeny,

Dolphin trainer?

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Unfortunately I don't get paid to stalk Giroud. It's more of a hobby that gets me out the house. I use to be a spy, but I got the sack because I kept telling people on forums.
I then applied to be a clown, but didn't get the position as my feet were deemed to small.
Flybo

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22 May 2014 18:45:05
I'm a stoned mason

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Malaga I thought you was Remy's agent?

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22 May 2014 20:36:26
Dags is Dirk Diggler
Greeny is a welder
G62 I'm saying is a bank manager
Banbury a site foreman
Spanner is a doorman
Akie is a London Cabbie
Saint is an armed bank robber :-)
Steve.r is an ex Mr Universe
Lakerville is a swim wear model, mainly speedo's
Flybo definately a cross dressing plasters mate
Malaga - Simply a legend
Robbie Gooner is an accountant
GoonerInk a tattoo artist
CIG is a Ferry boat captain
Outback is a spider killer
JinKent a painter

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Jenny have you been looking throughmy bedroom window Lol. And you must be a model.

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Jenny, I wear speedo's and make tea for millions, and millions of lakervilles fans. and I was born during the time they used to talk about laying the smacketh down on candy a##es

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A welder? Jenny? Why am I not the underwear model?!

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Lakerville is a 'Rock' fan, lol.

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Just posted a photo in the sightings, with what I do for a living.

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{Ed001's Note - oh, that is what that was! Apologies there was no message with it, so I put it in the dodgy sightings bit.}

Thanks ed001, I realised that the minute after I hit send! I put a comment on it now. So, just to clarify, the photo shows that I'm a professional pirate, who uses trained crocodiles to plunder unsuspecting fishermen, obviously.

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Dags imagine sitting in front of the tv as a 11 year old, in 1996 and listening to absolute garbage smack talk. hilarious, I took up the guitar only because of his musical parodies.

dont watch it no more, but great memories of the absolute mayhem when I did.

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22 May 2014 06:46:08
I would love us to make the following, possible signings:

1) Begovic - Excellent keeper
2) Micah Richards - Good replacement for Sagna
3) Ashley Cole = would be a great influence on Gibbs
4) Pogba - break the bank
5) Mascherano
6) Balotelli
7) John Stones

To accommodate these, I would sell/release:

1) Fabianski & Viviano
2) Sagna
3) Monreal
4) Bendtner, Park & other fringe players

Nothing like this will happen! We will get:

1) A low cost or free keeper
2) A RB costing less than £10m or Jenkinson & Bellerin
3) A forward costing approx £20m
4) A replacement for Vermaelen, if he leaves, spending no more than we receive for him.

Wenger will look to bring more young players through, such as Bellerin, Zelalem, Gnabry, etc.

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A low cost keeper-Ruddy (keeps Schez on his toes and a great back up at 3-5mil)

A RB costing under 10mil-Richards (can cover CB, if Verm goes gives more game time to Jenks & Bellerin and promote Miquel to 4th CB)

A forward costing 20mil-Remy (Good pace good finishing 12mil release fee?)

Grand total:
5mil Ruddy
8mil Richards
12mil Remy

Then break the bank for Bender and Greizman at 25mil each and that would be a very productive summer IMO!

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Wow. You wanna bring Cashley cole back? For real? what about Van Persie and Nasri too?

An to top it off you want Arsenal to sign the biggest Dramaqueen in football aka Balotelli? Arsene has talked a lot about how the teamspirit and togetherness have a great influence on the club and players and Balotelli would straight out ruin it.(and he isn't that good anyway)

I do hope that we'll some players who'll be a part of the team not think them selves as above the team.

/aros

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Living in Norwich, I can tell you that ruddy will only be sold for around 10 mill, not the 5 mill suggested

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Fair one EA he is a good keeper wouldn't put him above Fab and he's about the same age

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22 May 2014 12:25:51
Good to see my earlier post about Fabregas creating a bit of banter as this is what this site is all about.

Here's another one for you.

Who has left Arsenal and become a better player?

Ashley Cole is one who springs to mind but after that I am racking my brains to think of another though I'm sure there are a few more.

The point I'm making is, like him or loathe him, AW is a smart cookie when it comes to selling players or letting them go.

Be lucky

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Gervinho! But I guess he wouldn't have had that kind of a season with us.

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22 May 2014 09:07:27
On the great to spend big on proven quality or spend little on potential debate this summer, in the modern game has.anyone won a tittle without signing some established international players?
Bergkamp and Campbell worth both well established and proven players when they came to us and although Bergy wasn't a massive success in Italy he wasn't exactly an unknown gamble, Sol was a free transfer but very much an in demand one.
I'm all for home grown players our list under Arsene is endless as are his bargain buys but we will always be just one or two players short of a tittle unless we are prepared to do what it takes as and when necessary to buy qaulity and pay what it takes.
We are a striker and DMF short in my opinion and if we gamble on bargains or home grown by the time we find them we will be two or three short else where in the team.
Just my opinion but bargain shopping is brilliant but if you want to win best dressed year after year you have to be prepared to pay for stuff at some piont

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22 May 2014 02:10:41
i don't know why people saying richards or anyone else over aurier, this guy was the best RB in the french league and his only 22, has amazing crossing and is much better than a player that can't get a game at man city, we all know richards had his days, so did diaby, lmao, Aurier would be a amazing signing, best RB we could get in this market can't think of anyone better at his age, and sometimes I also think I would be the best manager ever for arsenal, meet all fans needs, for me I would sign (Arsenal Budget Players) ;),

GK - Anyone to give szecseny competition, szecseny should always be NO1 I love him, his so good IMO also young :)

RB - Aurier
CB - Caulker/inigo martinez
CDM - Morgan schneiderlin/Bender
LW - antoine griezmann/pedro/sanchez/di maria
ST - REMY & BONY/Balotelli

This is my opinion on turning our squad into a team that can make history , is it just me that thinks that I could one day be a really good manager, or does everyone else agree, :) should A.Wenger sign me up so I can help them get the right players into the team, (PLAYERS that fans fan to see)

I would really appriciate a lot of feedback, because i'm a die hard arsenal fan, never miss a game, watch all away games on tv (foregin channles haha ), thanks alot

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Ramin all agree but not sure on bony & Remy, I have said before we have had 3 opportunities to sign remy when we needed a striker but never had so can't see it. I would like sanchez as cf with either di maria or griezman as lw.

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Stick to the day job ramin. We all think we can be managers. We'd all probably achieve relegation except dags he'll be busy selling remy to real madrid. He his agent don't you know.

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Thanks for the replay lads, but these are players in our budget, which strikers would you buy, that are real possibilities,?

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21 May 2014 23:49:10
All this rubbish about Fabregas "oh let him come back"

Get real everyone. Don't you all remember "his injury" prior to leaving us. If you don't want to play for Arsenal [expletive] off. Never take an old bird back. Who is is he going to replace? Ramsey, Ox or Wilshere no, I don't care where you go Fabregas, you left us and stay away.

Now for Son-no-goal. FFS if he was playing for any other team we would be ripping the s**t out of them. He is awful. Take your rose tinted glasses off guys.

Now for a happy Old Ignatian!

I truly believe even if we only replace what goes out, we will win the league next season. 7 points behind that's not a million miles away.

Then if AW strengthens the team with 2 to 3 players of top draw quality then we will have the league in the bag by Easter.

Be lucky

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Top post!

I expect to see Fabianski, Sagna, Vermaelen, Arteta/Flamini, Podolski, Bendtner, Sanogo all to leave.

If they were all to be suitably replaced, we would win the title. Add an extra couple of players and we could challenge on all fronts.

Last summer was really the chance to go out big and we didn't, so we must this year. I expect to see City Chelsea, Liverpool and in a particularly United to spend a lot this summer.

We cannot be left behind.

P.S. What's the delay in AW signing his contract? All seems very strange.

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I'm the first to point out when a player loves our club.

i wouldn't have a go at any player for making a move for themselves for the club they grew up supporting.

why do all the over 40's arsenal fans always bang on about how cesc left us?
this isn't 1965 boys, the world is smaller.

now i'm not saying cesc jumps back into our team, far from it (bench warmer inpace of mikel imho)
but its like he literally wiped his poop stained draws with the arsenal crest, and then decided to put the live video of it on the arsenal player.

the boy LOVED barca, he was bought by a club who he also fell for, but then the club he originally loved, wants him. what would you do?!?

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No way would I want Fabregas to return. He cunningly engineered a move, when he had 3 years left on his deal, whilst captain and telling us how much he loves the club.
On the playing side, I felt he was overated. He was not the quickest of players & to get the best out of him the ball has to go through him and the team set up accordingly. Clearly Barca & their fans agree, hence the desire to sell.

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Old ignatian is banging on about cesc leaving us for barca, at that time the biggest club in the world and his boyhood club.

was I happy the way he left us, hell to the no.

but if you put yourself in the same situation, and you played at barca and were a boyhood arsenal fan, they were breaking records and they want you, what would you do?

Im more pissed off that patrick viera is at man city, and making statements against us in recent years. but then again he gets paid well, don't bite the hand that feeds.

look in not against cesc coming back, ideally I would want him to stay, so that we don't have to make a move for him, as I really don't want him to go to man utd.

as far as kroos is concerned, if he is made available, the likes of barca are more appealing to man utd, however I don't see bayern letting him go, maybe on a free next year, and try to negotiate a contract thru the year.

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@Lakerville Good post and a few good points.

I find it bizarre PV is at Citeh and not Arsenal. Manchester United are involving the Class of 92 in their future planning, I have no doubt Lampard and Terry will be involved with Chelsea after their playing days are over. Why do Arsenal not utilise the talents of their former greats? Seaman, Campbell, Viera, Pires and Henry* should all be involved in the coaching/management set up at Arsenal.

*Once playing days are over.

On the Fab debate, I'd have him back in a heartbeat. Ozil, Fabregas, Cazorla/Walcott/Podolski/Ox/Rosicky/Gnabry looks a pretty awesome offensive line up.

It won't happen though. Fab is the natural successor to Xavi. He will stay and become the main man.

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Such a stupid post. Cesc would be welcome back by many he left for his boyhood club. A club he loved and he left whilst being respectful. And as for the sanago slagging off he is 21! So young and room for improvement. He does need to improve a lot but he puts himself about and tries. Give him time. So many players have poor first seasons

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D16 I hope sanogo rams all the personic quotes back down the throats of all the posters who have slagged a young kid off and he proves them all wrong in their opinions. Probably the same people who slagged ramsey off and are now saying, I told you he'd be great.

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+1 to the viera hate laker.

i know its tonnes of money. but really, look at vieras team mates. for the most part still employed by arsenal

still celebrating in the dressing room after we won the facup final.

money rules some people, it didn't rule paddy when he was with us, I guess it does now

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True story goonerink

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21 May 2014 23:31:06
If we go 442 - Theo and Giroud up front with are my as back up?

Mascherano anyone?

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21 May 2014 23:08:27
Out of curiosity, what do people do for a living?

I'm Daniel Craigs stunt double in the 007 films (part-time) and from 2 weeks ago, Loic Remy's agent (very part-time).

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{Ed007's Note - Don't tell lies, I've never seen you on set.}

Lol 007,
That's the whole idea of a stunt double Ed.
I take all the risks, you take the plaudits and huge wage packet.

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Part time Visual communicator/graphic designer, full time graphic design student. It's much less fun than it already sounds.

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21 May 2014 21:23:47
One more question on the Arsenal Ed, is he injured?

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{Ed007's Note - If you count invisibility as an injury then yes.}

Was he wenger? because ever since we won the trophy wenger and ed013 have gone off the grid.

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