Arsenal Rumours Archive November 17 2012

17 Nov 2012 20:27:31
With Walcotts contribution this season with goals and assists, he's proving to be more of a complete player than we've seen over the last few seasons. His footballing ability has improved especially his first touch, his delivery from wide areas today was superb as it has been the last few games. Giroud has benefitted from this many times and they are striking up a good partnership. Winger and the board need to sign him soon. AFC have the 4th highest wage bill in the prem that tells me there are too many average players or squad players on 50+k per week...squillaci, chamack, Ramsey, Arshavin etc. Selling one of those would justify giving key players like Walcott the additional money he's asking for. I'm not saying give into player power, but what I am saying is look at your key players and KEEP them happy. Walcott has just started to show the promise Wenger saw 5 years ago when he bought him.......so to sell him now would be nothing short of stupid.
Sign Da Ting

Lol. That's what happen to all player in their last year of contract. RVP, Nasri, Rosicky etc. They all play better for new and better contract.

I agree we need to keep Walcott and lose the dead weight. But we can't expect to finish better than 4th with only the 4th highest wage bill. We need to pay the players that are worth it more to stick around. A clubs wage bill predicts their place in the table 92% of the time. That's more than just statistically significant. That's direct correlation. We need to attract the top players with wages competitive to those we hope to displace at the top. We need to trim these players who draw salary for no work, and put that money into better wages for the players on our first team, and for players we want to keep around. If Theo's makin money, top players will see that the Arsenal are willing to pay top players top money for top performances. We don't need to spend big in transfers, we just need to entice players with decent wages.

It is too late to sell walcott for any decent money. He will see his contract out or go for a pittance in Jan.

17 Nov 2012 15:45:00
What a relief. Fantastic result from a game that we couldnt afford to lose!! I think this afternoons performance was brilliant, the most dangerous we've looked in a long time.
What a difference from last year when we were a 1 man team, 5 goals from 5 different players today. Ws so glad to see Per net his first goal in an arsenal shirt, with his outstanding performances this season he deserves it!
5 goals in as many games for Giroud, think he's finally showing his talent!
Also nice to see Shez back, although I think he could have done better at saving Adebeyor's goal. Happy to see him get a red for that challenge, Cazorla was lucky to get out of that without a break!
5-2 is the perfect scoreline for the north london derby, north london is red yet again!
COYG!
GunnerGirl

Don't support either but have a soft spot for arsenal, great performance , onwards and upwards

Darling london was always red
and in north london theres still...as ever only two teams
arsenal men and arsenal ladies

gimmeg6

High 5 2 GunnerGirl!

Erm, rose tinted glasses removed, remember they were down to 10 men for 90% of the game, we looked poor 11 v 11, can't defend or keep a clean sheet for love nor money, no shape, no organisation & no passion!

Hope we don't get top 4 so the greedy board will sod off!

Yes we are all happy we beat spurs, but we now need to kick on again, beating spurs is nice but for many years now it is just another three points to me, let's challenge for the league, this weeks results proved that everyone will drop points we just need to be picking them up when the top three drop them, in arsen i trust.