Arsenal Banter Archive January 31 2014

31 Jan 2014 23:21:01
Some of you guys should really know Wenger by now. will you ever learn

Have to say the summer window convinced me he was a leopard that had changed his spots

i've now woke up from cloud cuckoo land and find we're back in the bargain basement with a new record contract for the boss and a new record shirt sponsorship starting summer time

31 Jan 2014 23:00:46
Im not going to be very popular. But let's be real here. Are we all pissed off? because I am. Is Wenger and the board seeing something we have all missed.? Has the top 4 and the revenue become the prize at the end of the season? I think it has. From my point of view if we can't find a player/players with all our injury problems then we are never going to be genuine title contenders in anything we go for. It looks like we are just going through the emotions to appease the fans.

Golds,

I have never known you to be on such a downer, cheer up mate, keep the faith and keep ya fingers crossed for the rest of the season.

I was considering a bet on arsenal too win on sunday but I think its too obvious at 4/5 but I think sunday is now a massive banana skin fingers crossed we do it comfortably, i'll remove the pressure of my bet now and back crystal pulice to score :)

31 Jan 2014 20:39:29
Will we get a striker ed or do you think that's it

31 Jan 2014 22:11:23
tbh i'd take the queen rite now :/

{Ed001's Note - I am sure Philip won't mind, so long as you are ok with him filming it....}

Best post/ Ed note in Banter site history LOL

31 Jan 2014 22:04:48
Hi Eds,

Are you all enjoying transfer deadline day? lol

{Ed001's Note - I am on my 45th mug of coffee and beginning to hallucinate. I even thought I saw Arsenal sign a top class striker at one point, before I realised it was just my daughter playing FIFA.}

31 Jan 2014 22:43:59
Live in country GMT +8. So its 6.41 in the morning here. Still not sleep a bit. Thank god its holiday.

Bless you 001

31 Jan 2014 22:01:23
Going from drax to Kim is like having rump then a McDonald's shocking as for a striker get dagenham gunner to sign

Think positive thoughts Jelfy mate

Why Dagenham.?. Just because he likes a kiss after scoring a goal. LOL

Lol Golds,

nah mate, Jelfy is just having a friendly pop at me because I had a moan at him in a previous post.

see below.

31 Jan 2014 21:55:37
Kim Kallstrom is a top class European player with a huge experience in top level football for the last ten years, just watch and learn. Arsene's done it again.

Can I have some of what your smoking please, hardly a queue to sign him and well spartak were desperate to keep him not

31 Jan 2014 21:32:11
PLEASE go back in for any striker's in the last 2hr

Please go back in to the hole you been hiding in, don't need your negativity.

I'm sure they are working on it as we speak or type or tap

It's not negative to want success now is it?

Waq1 I think its peeps like you not needed with your harsh approach, yater21 is stating what 90% of gooners who go watch week in week out believe

we need a f**king backup striker at least as good as giroud

31 Jan 2014 21:08:48
Arsene where is the big signing we need to push on, how can you let this amazing start to the season fall away to nothing, our squad is woefully short going into the second half, and you do this. great, just what the boys need a no one from Sweden

31 Jan 2014 20:03:06
I don't remember to many people jumping for joy at us resigning Flamini in the summer, there was a lot of? and Arsene bashing going on if I remember properly but many people now feel he's been one of our best signings for years and a big part of us being contenders again.

Kallstrom was not on my or anyone else's radar but maybe he will prove as big a success as Flamini and we will look back in May and think Arsene got it RIGHT AGAIN.
Let's see what happens

Spot on there mate, it's the lack of a striker that's bothering me.
We knew at the start of the window we needed a striker, and the best we came up with was Kalou and Klose.

Stop being so damned reasonable.

Hysterical Gooner

I'll give him a shot but arsene is shooting himself in the foot, he's had 31 days to get a striker signed and sealed and where are we another f**king midfielder that won't even make the bench when the others are fit

i hope he works out and proves me wrong, least flamini was trialled and we knew what we were getting, I think the scary part is the fact no one knows this guy he's out of sweden team and out of spartak team so I find it hard to see it as a positive

as for the lack of striker 48 mins to go he's signed his own death warrant on this one, and its nothing but incompetence if giroud gets injured sunday please tell me what you think will happen its going to be a blood bath fans will want to lynch him

and there is no defending it we are totally shy upfront, I hear everyone say play poldolski which I wish he would be his natural position isn't centre forward

i think wenger is taking a massive gamble and I find it unbelievable

maybe i'll go get a beer

sorry for the negativity but i'm just trying to spell out what I think a few are thinking (only have to look at twitter)

and I don't want the booing back nothing worse than waking up dreading what's going to happen in the match and after like it was at the very start of this season

I agree I'm disappointed by our lack of striker activity 1404 but not surprised, Arsene as always is doing what he thinks is right for us, not what I would do but!
Chill Jay Jay I felt like you in the summer and look where we are now, let's stick together and see where it takes us

I was only joking (a bit).

Calm Gooner

Sorry Jay Jay I was a bit on the slow side there mate

31 Jan 2014 19:52:28
Watching 'Dead line day Live' Noticed the reporter
is doing broadcast from inside the Emirates, instead of outside with the fans. Maybe the board don't want any negative reaction at the end of the window, or maybe Sky don't want their reporter lynched!

With us being so far off the title pace I can see why a lynching mob would be baying for blood tonight!
We'll be lucky if we finish in the top one if the season so far is anything to go by! Its a disgrace.
The manager and existing players have let us al down badly so far

Dead right G62 - I see all the same old comments coming out as came out just before the start of the season - be a real downer if we carry this form on???
Can't believe some of these 'FANS'

I maybe misconstrued as negative, i'm not I want KK to prove to be a success I just don't see him being one I mean if he's any cop why would he be contacted yesterday signed today?

cause spartak didn't want him, cause they have better

If it wasn't for these FANS, Ozil would never have been signed,
Our old manager has now given up this season, he didn't need the stress
of competing with Citeh and Chavs. Every man and his dog knew we
needed a striker, but nothing. All Wenger has done this window, has
laid the ground work for Draxler joining Manchester United in the summer. Still
lets look forward to next season.

I hope to christ there is some agreement in place for first option but I doubt we are that sensible

i mean who would have accepted a buying him loaning back and going full pace for a temp striker?

i'm smoking an extra strong brand obviously

quote on he ain't the finished article

lets look back was can p*ssy or king tt the finished article?

i honestly think we missed a trick given our german contingent he'd settle quicker

Would have taken Klose on loan and Draxler in the summer for sure!

31 Jan 2014 19:47:32
this headline says it all

Southampton's £15m demand prices Arsenal out of late move for Morgan Schneiderlin

would he improve us? I think YES

15million for probably our weakest position surely wenger get it done you miserly old sod

31 Jan 2014 19:39:25
Somebody cheer me up please

You are better person than your family tell people you are DG!

You could of been born a spud dags

Size doesn't matter DG

Wow, do you call that cheering up?

Lol, I feel worse now x

31 Jan 2014 19:07:50
Eds as you know I don't really enjoy the transfer season as it winds me up to see how Arsenal seem to go about things. But I would like to ask you this question. It seems to me that we have a big problem getting clubs to sell to us or even loan us a player.Behind closed doors could it be the rumour is that Arsenal are a nightmare to deal with and clubs and players give us a wide berth, or is there another reason that us meanials are not party to that you boys might know about.Seems to be the same story time and time again.Please don't quote Ozil as an example
as he is the exception rather than the rule. Thanks boys.

{Ed001's Note - Wenger is very careful with his money, to the point that players often feel unwanted by the way he haggles over what are minor amounts.}

Ed. it's not his money!

{Ed001's Note - I know. One player personally told me that he ended up rejecting a move to Arsenal, when he was keen to make it happen, because the way Wenger quibbled made him think he wasn't bothered about whether he signed him or not. So he started to wonder if he was actually going to be first choice or sit on the bench. Because he was first choice where he was, he decided to turn the offer down.}

That is worrying information.

Thanks ed, why do we put ourselves through this every 6myths!

{Ed001's Note - just be glad you don't follow Leeds or Rangers.}

Ed001. At last! thanks very much mate. Now it all makes sense. I knew there must be a reason for us getting the elbow time and time again and the example you pointed out sounds like the type of experience which would turn any club or player off of joining us once this becomes common knowledge which to me seems to have happened far to often over the seasons. It never made sense to me why we kept getting so many blanks. But as you pointed out we sound like bad news to deal with. If we were easy to deal with who wouldn't want to play for us.? that's it in a nutshell.

31 Jan 2014 17:33:26
Here we go again, so is it just me lads and lasses?, Look at the effect Ozil had on the Arsenal team, confidence flowed, players expressed themselves, the team played like the Invincibles at times, a lovely sight to behold, we have had a few major injuries, Ramsey, TW and Jack Wheelchair, I think most sides would be effected, The Southampton game typified the fragility we have in the ranks and thin veneer of quality we have in certain positions, I personally feel this is exactly the right time to buy quality and experience, a real marquee signing, in his prime, instead, we get geriatrics are us.
If the rumours are to be believed. Kloise and Kallstrom, I've been at the Emirates when some, nobody comes on for the opposition the Arsenal faithful respond with whhhooo? Kloise. mmm ok, Kallstrom. whooo?
Is it true Eds?

31 Jan 2014 18:50:22
can't help feeling a little disappointed at the outcome of today gutted on draxler but I guess if i'd listened to my head i'd have know a leopard never changes his spots

i've read on hear for a few years and most see where our weak areas are

1:- Striker - desperately needed we're so short up front its embarrassing and i'm talking central roles not wings etc

2:- defense - surely we could have gone in for zouma 12 million for an up and coming star, could have provided the cover and very much one for the future, we have cover in defense or should I say natural cover for all positions bar BFG, I know people will refer to me to sagna but well i'd prefer him attacking than defending he's a vital source of balls into the box even though we don't score many of the crossed goals

i'm speechless with the KIM K signing, I heard the name before and appears he's a computer game hero is wenger stuck in 2004?

it would explain a lot for me

4h:15 mins left wenger get us a signing we can believe will help us get this trophy, I fear for you after this transfer window if it goes pete tong in the next 4 weeks, I don't want to be coming to stadium where you are booed i've loved the atmosphere since the Ozil signed and I think you underestimate the impact he's had on the fans let alone the team, all i'm asking for is may 1 more ozil type signing to lead the line and maybe a big CDM and you'd have a team that i'll stick my neck out and say would win trophies

right now the frustration of being so close and you appearing not to see we're short of 1 or 2 final quality additions is infuriating

now 4hrs 11mins left please I beg you make something happen

And you really expected Draxler to sign.oh come off it

I too am a bit disappointed with the whole thing. Really thought Wenger would build on our fantastic start so we could actually kick on and win some bloody trophies!

What a wasted opportunity.could have made a statement of intent but no, only a 31yr old Swede no one had heard off

Banbury if you read I said I should have listened to my head, i'm in cloud cuckoo land with wenger now watching the players he wants to loan turn him down

31 Jan 2014 18:42:48
Its the players I feel sorry for, the likes of Ramsey, Walcott, Wilshire, Cazorla that have worked damned hard to get us where we are in the league just to be thrown away because his lordship will not do what every fan out there knows needs to be done. If Giroud is injured, what then, no Walcott, no we have to rely on Bendtner this is what our manager has done to our club. Yes he signed Ozil in the summer but that was just feeling the pressure of the fans. Now he has signed a new contract he goes back to being Mr Scrooge. Well done Arsene you do us proud NOT.

31 Jan 2014 18:15:17
Jesus how bad have we got Kalou has turned us down

Limerick Gunner

I ask you what are we doing looking in the bargain free bucket when we have pots of cash sat waiting, i'm questioning his thoughts on this and would love five mins in his head to figure out wtf he is thinking

He didn't turn us down- Lille did.

I'm glad they did, but the real issue is we went for him in the first place. Our club is a f**kin joke.

31 Jan 2014 17:35:23
hearing Madrid willing to let morata go on loan hopefully arsene makes it happen

AW wants to bring in a striker, but that would mean Bendtner having to go out on loan. Bendtner refused to go out on loan so a striker is now unlikely.

31 Jan 2014 18:53:33
not being funny sydney but what do you know about this? it doesn't mean anything of the sort

31 Jan 2014 16:59:19
is this the best we can do? 31yr old swede, where is the squad building??. paperthin squad is now showing, so many out going into the toughest part of the season, 100mil to spend and he's going for a f*****g loan. he's lost the plot now.

Kallstrom isn't the next big player,

He is also a loan signing to get us trhough the next few hard game without flam and rambo


loan of an experianced DM? i'd say that's perfect wenger. if you are counting on the team you currently have to be champions off their own back

Goonerink this is a player that has lost his place for sweden and lost his place against spartak moscow, I reckon wenger is living about a decade back in 2004

Im not saying he's the best signing we could have made, but it makes more sense, wenger thinks our team from the end of the summer window are good enough to win titles, he won't buy for the sake of buying

31 Jan 2014 16:01:37
Being an Arsenal fan on Deadline Day is the worst (barring that summer there). We always seem to go for the all the rubbish of the day and its always on bloody loan. We are a big club that go for mid-table to relegation battle type players on the last day.

Such a let down of a transfer window. Was going to be hard enough beating the City juggernaut with a few big name signings never mind with out any! I firmly believe we will now finish 3rd.

I agree, but was the summer good? ozil was a panic buy wenger has proved this this window by not building on it, a real shame and a wasted oppertunity, feel we will be battling liverpool for forth and third when we could have been going for glory, wenger's only goal is c/l place. we need a manager with ambition now, have no idea who

Klose will be great back up, not sure I have even heard of the Swedish guy!

That summer was an absolute shocker but deadline day was good that is all. In the summer we need a centre back, right back, proper world class holding midfielder(no offence to Flamini), a winger and a world class striker. We got none. Ozil is a fantastic signing and had given us a lift but has merely covered over the cracks for a shambles of a summer window.

31 Jan 2014 15:14:15
The last signing I want to see is Wenger getting a new contract. We will struggle for top 4

31 Jan 2014 15:35:14
not the wenger out brigade.
again
he~s a quality manager,, with tight funding.

were a point of the top

and we haven't being anywhere near that for years
chin up fellow gooners
coyg

Tight funding?

You are joking right?

The club can give him £8m a year,
Have just signed the biggest sponsership deal in prem history and we have over £100,000,000 in cash reserves.

Sorry it ain't the funding that's tight, it's something else.

Point from the top but with all the tough games to come.I hope we are there in a few weeks,

Point from the top - so shouldn't we be pushing on rather than sitting?

Not the Wenger fan boys again.

Wake up

Come on TG, Most teams would make way for Wenger if he was available.

Tight funding? the only tight fund comes from wenger, ozil was a panic buy. proved by not building on it. one day wenger will be gone the team will survive and so will we

Perfect season to spend some cash and get us a trophy, what does he do sits there pats himself on the back loans a has been and thinks it will be ok long as top 4 is achieved

if we finish potless again he has to go

Everyone just chill in the summer u were all lovin the ozil signing but now your just going ott again
yeah we need a signing but just calm down lads

31 Jan 2014 13:58:31
I'd rather Henry played for us than we got triangle head Kalou.

31 Jan 2014 13:11:25
Kallstrom would be good cover for our midfield if true, vastly experienced and a really really accurate left foot on free kicks.something we need in our locker.lets get busy Arsene .

We don't need cover we need players who are an improvement.

Cover is not what we want like original says we need someone that comes in that is at minimum the same level if not better

we're settling for the dregs he can't even get in the spartak team ffs

31 Jan 2014 12:57:39
I wanted Klose at arsenal back in mid 2000 when he was playing for Bremen, so finally it seems as if Wenger has fullfilled my wish. LOL

31 Jan 2014 12:38:59
seem like berbatov is off to Monaco, I can see us screwing ourself cause we always wait til too late to do anything.

now wenger has his new contract its back to his old way. I honestly hope he proves me wrong

31 Jan 2014 12:21:05
Oh dear!
why do we always look like a drunk stumbling around trying to pick up a girl for the last dance at the disco.

All of the good work the team has done could possibly now be undone because we have left strengthening our team to last day as usual.

Draxler should have been done at the start of the of the window (injured or not) just pay the 37mil and move on. cause I bet after this years world cup he will be worth more and the other big teams will be after him.

we have some very big games comming up over the next 8 weeks. unless the current fit players, play out of their skin for those 8 weeks we will find it very hard.

But i'm keeping my fingers crossed for another Ozil moment.

31 Jan 2014 12:05:15
What was the point of going in for Draxler if we were not prepared to pay his escape clause. Wenger is irritating me with the drivel he is spouting. He is surprised we are short of players! i'm not, we were short from the start of the season and our injury and recovery from injury record is dire.

31 Jan 2014 11:55:01
Great news Wenger to Chinese superstar 'Na far kin won' for 6 pence and wonka bar, but look on the brightside it still better than NB23

31 Jan 2014 10:15:19
"We are open minded and active and will look at opportunities. We will try to bring one in. We are suddenly a bit short."

Says everything about Wenger and his archaic philosophy on transfers.


Man utd strengthen
Chelsea strengthen
It even looks like City will strengthen as if that was possible.

Wenger may be overly cautious, but it is no worse than the other extreme. Man U and Chelsea have thrown money at players this season but that hasn't improved them, we are still doing better. Sometimes you have to pull the finger out but I think Wenger is learning when to do that, as well as when not to. let's see what he does today.

We should not think and react to what others do, but react the way we want to.


Spending 100 mill and still not winning the title is the same as not spending and not winning.

Oleg,
Really Mata has not improved us? U have based this argument in wot? 65 mins against Cardiff where he got an assist? Chelsea haven't improved? Um matic in for mikel is much better!

CTR, to be fair, a three legged dog is an upgrade on Mikel

CTR, I'm not talking about Mata and Matic - as you say, they have barely played and we can't judge yet. And I'm sure Mata will be excellent for you anyway.

Just saying that there are other factors than bringing players in, even when they are big buys. You brought in Fellaini for £27mil, we brought in Flamini for free - Flamini has been much more effective for us. Chelsea brought Willian, Schurrle and are probably paying through the roof for Eto'o's wages - these players have all been good, but Chelsea haven't improved much this season.

Of course big signings can work tremendously - we can't pretend we'd be the same team without Ozil coming in. But my point is that Wenger's being frugal is no more risky than bringing in big players in a panic.

31 Jan 2014 08:18:51
Hi fellow Gooners, here we are on the final day waiting for the rabbit to appear yet again. I have question would you prefer Draxler or Di Maria as Malaga is now saying? For me it would be Draxler I think he will be one of the best in the world under Arsene and I think we should go all out to get him, I fear if we don't it will be another Ronaldo moment wishing you all some fingernails left and a big smile come 11pm tonight.

31 Jan 2014 07:30:44
Dont know anything but just think we will sign both Draxler and a striker today.
I haven't been buzzed by the window in the slightest but have just woke up with this feeling that the Draxler deal is going to happen after all along with a goal scorer.
Mind you I'm the same bloke who was convinced we would sign Torres last summer, so best not buy any new shirts just yet

G62, you my friend are eternally optimistic, lol.

I pray you are correct mate.

Haha G62 we always have time for a top fella's predictions!

Honestly I'm not sure about Draxler happening. He's great but Schalke are holding out for a lot of money, I'm not sure Wenger wants to meet their valuation. Hope I'm wrong though!

Otherwise doesn't look like we are very firm on anyone. Vucinic looked a done deal yesterday but seems less likely today. I still have a little feeling le prof has something up his sleeve, hoping its a class CF. Draxler would be a wonderful, wonderful bonus.

31 Jan 2014 02:11:01
If it's true that the board were willing to meet the release cause but wenger said no, them that's a joke in its self really. What's a few extra million going to hurt for a future world class player? Would undoubtedly help this season aswell. Absolutely baffled.

Whats new! that's why I don't get involved with the transfer news Valley.It does my head in.