Arsenal Banter Archive August 02 2016

02 Aug 2016 20:54:56
What is it lately with all the photoshopped picture of players? I have to give it to some of them 1 or 2 have been very good haha.

02 Aug 2016 19:37:39
The following players are injured or Ill; Mertesacker, Jenkinson, Gabriel, Welbeck, Wilshere and Cazorla. Also out for the opening fixtures are; Koscielny, Ozil, Sanchez, Ramsey and Giroud. Whilst Gnabry is away on Olympic duty. That's a total of 12 players and that assumes no more injuries in the remaining friendlies.
We are struggling to sign the CB and forward that we clearly need.
I wish for once that we went into a season with our squad complete and fit.

02 Aug 2016 20:08:24
We apparently have the worst injury record in Europe

Why is that?

02 Aug 2016 15:10:53
Please forgive me Eds, allow this one through. For those who are curious about how much our players earn, or earnt before leaving, here is the full list

Petr Čech 33 £100,000 New signing (4 Years) 2019
David Ospina 26 £40,000 (4 Year) 2019
Damián Martínez 22 £10,000 (2 Years) 2017
Per Mertesacker 30 £70,000 (2 Years) 2017
Laurent Koscielny 29 £60,000 (2 Years) 2017
Gabriel Paulista 24 £50,000 (4 Year) 2019
Kieran Gibbs 25 £60,000 (3 Years) 2018
Nacho Monreal 28 £50,000 (2 Years) 2017
Mathieu Debuchy 29 £70,000 (4 Year) 2019
Calum Chambers 20 £10,000 (5 Years) 2020
Héctor Bellerín 19 £10,000 (Last Year) 2015
Mathieu Flamini 30 £65,000 (Last Year) 2016
Francis Coquelin 23 £20,000 (4 Year) 2019
Mikel Arteta 32 £80,000 (Last Year) 2016
Krystian Bielik 17 £2,000 (5 Years) 2020
Jack Wilshere 23 £90,000 (3 Years) 2018
Aaron Ramsey 24 £80,000 (3 Years) 2018
Abou Diaby 28 £65,000 (Last Year) 2015
Mesut Ozil 26 £140,000 (3 Years) 2018
Tomás Rosicky 34 £85,000 (Last Year) 2016
Santi Cazorla 30 £90,000 New contract (4 Year) 2019
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 21 £65,000 (3 Years) 2018
Serge Gnabry 19 £10,000 (3 Years) 2018
Alexis Sánchez 26 £130,000 (3 Years) 2018
Theo Walcott 26 £110,000 (4 Year) 2019
Olivier Giroud 28 £100,000 (3 Years) 2018
Danny Welbeck 24 £75,000 (4 Year) 2019
Joel Campbell 23 £30,000 (Last Year) 2016

Some of the nonsense there is unbelievable.

02 Aug 2016 15:48:37
I agree, that was the point I was trying to make the other day. It isn't only the fees that are an issue, but also the wages. Podolski was the highest paid player before Ozil. I did like him, although why buy him to play as a winger after splashing a fortune on his salary? Also Walcott and Chamberlin's salaries are inflated for their ability. Hopefully Chamberlin will improve, but it is a big investment. Also gor me the hury is out on Welbeck. I watched nearly every game over the last 2 seasons and he has been good in about 5 games oy of the 49 he has played.

02 Aug 2016 16:34:43
Yes some off them are eye opening, looking at as a list, I knew most but apart from the obvious burglars, coq sticks out for me ( sorry didn't mean it honestly ) as very hard done by.

02 Aug 2016 16:59:34
Keep it clean Steve, keep it clean :-)

02 Aug 2016 17:20:56
How is kos not on more than jack flamini or arteta Walcott its a joke we better give him at least 100k to stay a week.

02 Aug 2016 19:07:44
The truth is the whole wage structure thing at arsenal is a joke and strangling the club. Rosicky, walcott, arteta, gibbs and wilshire are or were ripping this club. I can't work out how they have earned the right to earn the sort of money they are stealing. Not all their faults, the club is at fault with its judgement.

02 Aug 2016 23:23:24
i agree totally, why would diaby, debuchy, arteta, flamini, rosicky leave before they have to when no one else is going to pay them as much.
but what really sticks out to me the same as steve is we don't appear to offer pay raises in line with a players contribution and value to the team, keeping bellerin on 10k til the final year of his contract? he should of been getting at least the same as debuchy a couple years back, when it became clear he was better. kos should be one of the highest earners as one of the most important players.

02 Aug 2016 23:29:23
also letting the contracts, run their course, is a problem we have, i think walcott had us over a barell, 1 year left, if we don't renew his contract he will leave for nothing. but if we don't offer an improved deal he won't sign, knowing anyone getting him for free will offer a better deal or huge signing on fee. what do you do? cut your loses to get him off the wage bill? i'm sure a lot of fans would kick off if he walked for free the same as if he gets paid a new contract he hasn't earnt.

02 Aug 2016 06:32:37
EDS.
Do you know if we have been linked with any players in this transfer window?
If so any chance you can make a list of them and I will check in next month when you are finished writing the names out.
😂😂😂😂😂😂.

{Ed001's Note - if I get started now, and don't sleep until it is done, I might just get it written out before the January window opens.....}

02 Aug 2016 06:43:52
You may aswell just carry on writing in Jsnuary then mate.
Why stop when you will be on a roll!
😂😂😂😂.

{Ed001's Note - good point.}

02 Aug 2016 03:53:45
Skysports' Tony Cascareno has said his close sources in France believe we will be going back in with an improved bid for Lacazette. Not sure how reliable he is? But its something to be hopeful about! If, and its a big if, we end up with Xhaka, Holding, the Jap, Mustafi and Lacazette or Mahrez I think that would be an incredible transfer window! let's all pray.

02 Aug 2016 13:30:00
The problem is that the window is still open until the end of the month, which means that Lyon can hold on for a huge fee, knowing that we are desperate and they will be happy if the deal falls through and Lacazette stays at the club. We need a forward and a CB in this week.