Arsenal Rumours Archive August 01 2013

01 Aug 2013 21:08:50
arsenal have changed our mind about suarez not willing to pay 50 for him so we have set our minds on the fabulous player lewandowski told to me by the insider the chief excitatives son which has a loud mouth, he's giving lots of info to my child at the arsenal acadamy in the next few weeks YORKSHIRE GOONER

So you have news from the future?

What team does your son play for?

How old is your son?

SY4

02 Aug 2013 07:13:10
So in other words, wenger isn't going to buy anyone but promise us a top talent next summer only for him to move to bayern and we are left with no1, again. Sounds believable

It would just be a bit more convincing if this was in English or you had taken the trouble to spell Executive. What is a 'excitative' exactly? I just struggle to see why the eds post this kind of rubbish. Now I've nothing against speculation but rubbish is rubbish, and it isn't even vaguely funny.

The Ghost of Terry Mancini

I quite like the idea of a 'Chief Excitative"; someone who leads all the excitable people busily beavering away on transfers that will never happen.

CECEGUaW

01 Aug 2013 18:42:11
Source Credit: Darren Mackenzie (Arsenal insider)

"Good news or bad news for some but there is a chance arsenal may remove the renewed contract offer made to Wenger a few months ago. Why? Well board have requested once again the squad be added to and gave the funds to spend"

"Also Wenger is not playing ball in current transfer dealings. Plus there is his training ground behaviour such as lack of defensive training etc. Club are really looking at letting his contract end. "

What do you guys think, good or bad news?

JustAGooner

If that is true than get him out now don't wait spend the money or leave let someone else do the job

jamaican fan

Something is wrong at the club, Wengers preference for building players has now become an obsession it would appear, Our neighbours have added to and have funds to spend if Bale goes (I’m sure he will) if Soldado joins THS, as much as I hate to say it, its great business, its been done to stifle dissent amongst the players and fans, good business plus Paulinho as well. Consider this, what have we done when we have sold our marquee players PV TH, CF RVP?. ? Another thing whilst I’m venting my spleen, my mate made another great point. can you name one top, top, top signing Arsenal ( Arsene) have made in any transfer window? Andre Ashavin!
I’m a gooner for life, my family were born in Leegard Road but, I feel something is not right at the club, Ivan Gazidis firmly put the ball in Wengers court, when he said, we have enough funds to make top, top signings and compete with the top sides in the EPL, over to you,
spleen vented.

This is the worst tease of all. Please don't get my hopes up on this.

But alas, I am realistic. I am digging in for more years of pain. I am sure this won't happen. I don't believe it is only Wenger who is to blame for our philosophy. We will first go out of the champions league for a few years and then be a team who can't attract top players (like suarez).

I agree it's time he went!

Not sure what to make of this. but if it is true then wenger must leave! we need strengthening and something needs to change to the way we approach transfers!
Brad

I just cannot see the logic in this. Why would he not buy players if his job depended on it? Surely if he thinks the current squad is as good as its getting, why not add some depth?

There is just no logical reasoning as to why Wenger would not spend.

Love how they make up these things lol

If wenger goes the club will get worse not better. there's noone i'd rather see at arsenal than wenger for the time being. people need to stop getting hyped on the media and listen to what the key people are actually saying and not forget the values of our club

in arsene we trust

01 Aug 2013 20:06:44
I The emperors coat. Too much power. How can the club justify the ticket prices at these levels when we get in one free transfer. we need a defensive midfielder. Fact. we need another central defender. fact. We need atop quality forward. fact. i'm still not sure about our keeper and Wenger must have reservations because he has dropped him on 2/3 occasions. What really sticks in my throat is both City and spurs have brought both forwards and def/midfielders. all international players. Km

I think it's nonsense. AW doesn't play any part in transfer dealings, it's not his job. I think AW is again being made a scapegoat for the club not willing to part with funds. Was the bids for Higuain and Suarez token bids? Bids they know will not be accepted?

Sydney!

Excellent news if it was true!

As a fan: I feel I am bitterly disappointed in Wenger and his illusions. He comes out with statement after statement, everyone is more personic than the other. "we can win the league with or without new players". "our new youngsters are making our team stronger"
I've had it with him. the jerk needs to go and go now, before the club becomes more of a laughing stock.
He is having us on, he is going after players, knowing full well the clubs will not sell them and or bidding silly money, knowing they will not be acceptable. so come the start of the season and he would say "we tried. what else can we do?". Why is it every club that want a player (that they can afford), just go out and get them, while we go through protracted futile saga, ending up with them slipping through our hands?

Wizzy

What are you babbling on about, we finally are being linked with world class players and bids ARE being made, if clubs are playing hardball that's hardly Wengers fault! plus its only half way through the transfer window, wait until september 2nd

Put up or Shut up

We will sign players, great ones

I can't see it as the board bend over backwards to wenger. if he was at say, real, barca, man utd, man city, chelsea or even spurs they would have sacked him years ago.
great manager in past but he has run his course, in my opinion.
I have a theory about wenger, you may or may not agree. he has an unhealthy obsession with finding "raw talent" and turning them into superstars and than selli ng them on for major profit. from a business point of view you have to give him credit as that is what a business is all about and his track record, to be fair is amazing, eg anelka, nasri, clichy. however, this is detrimental to running a football club, especially one steeped in tradition as Arsenal.
wengers biggest problem is that he wants to keep this reputation as a "starmaker" eg, he will not buy established players like suarez, rooney etc because he knows they will do very well at arsenal and possibly win us things but he will not get any credit because they are already superstars. his ego is why we don't go for the big players and just keep getting unknown 18 year ols from france etc. this is just my theory and open to discussion but until wenger sorts out his massive ego and steps back into the real world we will never compete with man utd, man city, chelsea and dare I say it, spurs (saldado transfer just agreed and he is bloody good).
in my opinion. thank you mr wenger, heres your p. 45, please shut the door on the way out.
chas

Hate to say it but I think Wenger's time is up, we have money to spend yet he seems retiscent to strengthen the squad. Players like Higuain would of been fantastic additions to our squad, players like Suarez most certainly won't be

Safest way out, one more year of over achieving due to Arsene's genius followed by the end of his contract, followed by a new approach and money in the coffers for a new manager. Shame really but champions league for 17 consecutive seasons, 3 Premier League titles (3 more than Liverpool) in apparently the best league in the world whilst building a new stadium and paying for it is deemed as not good enough. I think we can WIN anything with the squad we have, it's a shame the Emirates "faithful" don't feel the same and show their true support when it's needed. If the home fans showed the same passion as the Gunners magnificent away fans then that might be as good as that over inflated transfer fee for that over payed "marquee signing" that we are waiting for. UP THE ARSE!

Darren Mackenzie hasn't got a clue.

I read some of his earlier stuff regarding Transfers, here is one from back in June.

"Cesar has agreed to join arsenal and will be announced shortly.

Villa has also has agreement in place to join us. Still waiting on paperwork from Barca"

What total BS!! (Check it yourselves)

So don't write off AW just yet! COYG

ARSENAL ACE

So the great "Darren Mackenzie (Arsenal insider)" aka 'Dazzadub' has spoken and it all must be true. Come on people.

Can't see it happening.

Both gazidas and wenger said months ago they wouldn't be looking to make signings till after asia tour. They got back days ago. Man u haven't bought anyone are they panicing? there's a full month to go! Chillout. If no one at end ov month then join the wenger out crew. Kb888

Sorry but I have to admit that it sounds like yet again it is wenger not buying the quality we need. It's not good enough and injury prone muppets like sonogo are not good enough. He's simply put, another chamakh. I honestly thought this summer was going to be different but wenger just CAN NOT PULL HIS HEAD OUT OF HIS STUPID FROG A**E!

Bring in klopp and dump wenger as he's had enough chances to change his way now. If things need to get worse in the mean time to get better in the long run well so be it but I am fed up with watching him DESTROY MY CLUB!

Kent gooner

Sydney! You may will be right. Sadly the only way we're really find out, is when wenger goes and we're see how the new manager does in the transfer window.

People who still back wenger need to catch a grip. 'We can challenge for the title with the squad we have' haha. Why didn't we challenge last year then. We have more than £70 mill to spend. Wenger complains about how the market is overpriced, yet he is one of the highest paid manager in the world?! And for what. It ain't for winning trophies. Times have changed players like Suarez cost £50mill so just pay it. We have the money. If we don't start bringing in world class players like him we won't be top 4, we won't even finish above Liverpool. All these in wenger we trust will soon be eating their words when we've signed nobody and finish 6th maybe then we will have ambition again.

Wenger has done a fantastic job at Arsenal, bringing the club through very tough period financially. He has been the best man for the job. However, he has never been good with money, now that there is some, it may be time to say our thanks and move on.
Prev.
(although I would love us to win the league for him)

01 Aug 2013 19:55:48
Arsenal insider. the person who said Higuain was already in the uk ready to sign. Arsenal keep the cards close to their chest. Very few people will have have access to both training ground gossip and board room gossip. Arsenals defence was better than ever after the spurs game. I sense a mood change and discontent on supporters sites, media and other outlets. Think the lack of movement in the transfer window is turning into Groundhog Day. I'll tell every one now. if Wenger doesn't strenghten the team, not squad and we have an indifferent start to the season, Wenger will get ten times more abuse than last year. I have a friend who is going mad about Wenger. thinks he is too stubborn. There is already a 50/50 split regarding Wenger. I don't believe this Rumour about boardroom unrest. I do believe however that Puma and Emirates have committed a lot of money in sponsership/Potential sponsorship in Pumas case, to this club, and in return they what Arsenal to start challenging for the league. Also in pumas case, the big name signings increase shirt sales. What do you think Ed. km

The interesting thing here is that it seems the only issue disgruntled fans have with Wenger is his reluctant approach to transfer dealings. Is anyone actually disputing that if he had a squad with the depth of say Chelsea or City we wouldn't win the league? I think you need to be careful what you wish for and appreciate just what a special manager Wenger is.

Yabz

Good News, let's look at this, first 8 years good success built on a very good squad inherited (best defence every - anywhere)
second 8 years very average at best but had to deal with the financial re-investment by the Club BUT still had a raft of worldclass players - Cesc, RVP and even Nasri and all three of these played in the same team.
Hes just worn out come to the natural end of his term as simple as that

If he goes that's GREAT news for Arsenal.

Great news if this is true. The mans a legend for what his done for us, but he should of gone a few years ago

You're a fool, Arsene Wenger knows more about football and the machinations of running a football club than anyone of us on this forum. I've supported Arsenal for 34yrs and there have been very lean times, but i'm still here. There will be transfers, but we need to wait another couple of seasons for a credible challenge.