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08 Jul 2012 22:34:08
Dubious rumour I've seen on twitter, apparently Ganso is on his way for a medical this week. 4 year contract 80k p/w. Love this rumour to be true, promising player but I doubt it will come into fruition.
He won't join Arsenal. May be leaving Santos though
NW
Is this the same twitter that killed off Jon Bon Jovi and Lady Gaga
08 Jul 2012 22:23:17
ganso too arsenal is a rumour that keeps circuling
Welshgooner
08 Jul 2012 22:16:07
Barcelona are looking to offload injury hit david villa and 13 millionfor Robin van persi..... not sure what i think about this to be honest
If Villa can prove he's fitness I'd bite your hand off for this deal.
Would be good for arsenal but i don't villa would join more likey to go to city or united
PSG has been offerd Villa for $30 000 000
He broke his leg, can easily come back strong
Complete neutral but arsenal won't break their wage barrier which is believe to be 80k and villa is on 200k give or take in a lower tax country why would he come here for so much less than what he currently gets
08 Jul 2012 19:06:27
Rumours of AC Milan offering Alexander Pato and a small cash offer for Robin Van Persie
Never but wud luv that! Cash in on RVP and just buy Pato....
Sheeny
Would really love that to happend as I am a huge fan of Pato
I would honestly take a straight swap
If true, this would be great. People forget Pato is only 22 and has a lot of potential!
Agree, Id take straight swap. Pato is younger and more promosing.
Not a fan of this deal. Pato is forever injured.
08 Jul 2012 17:21:15
Apparently we're interested in oscar Cardozo of benfica to strengthen the attack.Wouldnt be a bad deal if we could get a swap with bendtner as bait and give benfica a little bit of money. What are your thoughts?
IMO he's too old and his best years are behind him, and I'll bet he'd be wanting regular first team action too, if we're after a Benfica striker I'd far rather have Nelson Olivera, looked very promising at the Euro's.
Ben X.
Can you really see Benfica being interested in the dubious talents of "the greatest living striker in the world" (copyright Mr N. Bendtner - Wearside)? I can't.
08 Jul 2012 16:07:09
Arsenal are intested in several players from the Eredivise league in Holland including Luuk De Jong, Adam Maher and Jordy Clasie. There are more but these are the most well known ones.
RandomDude
The most well known
who is Jordy Claise?
I'd take Luuk De Jong. The rest I wouldn't bother with.
Aussie Gooner
Jordy clasie is a promising young midfielder who plays for feyenoord. been tipped as one for the future by several people on his site
08 Jul 2012 15:44:54
arsenal are intrested in heereven's oussama assaidi as a replacment for theo walcott and andrey arshavin
I was going to comment on the injustice of asking him to do the work of 2 men, but since one of them is Arshavin, it shouldn't prove to be too onerous a task. If we're looking for true, like-for-like replacements, AW should get himself down Dewhursts and buy a headless chicken and then see what Andy Capp's up to these days.
08 Jul 2012 15:33:51
John Guidetti will move to Arsenal as part of Man city's bid to get van persie to the etihad staduim. arsenal would also get some cash from that deal
If it was say £15 + Guidetti, id be tempted
D
Arsenal to swap rvp for david villa
Are you high?
No not another "might be good and earn a massive wage player". Guidetti is not worth the bother.
BS!
Man city wont let guidetti leave this summer because of some kind of nerve damage. source: www.fotbollskanalen.se
its in swedish
I'd bloody well hope we'd get money. The best player in the premier league for an unproven youngster who can't even touch their first team!
Gilo
Agreed Gilo. Absolutely no interest in Guidetti- if it's a player plus cash deal i'd want Villa- that way Robin goes to a club outside the PL and we get a proven quality goalscorer in return- if Villa can come back from his leg break he's style of play will suit us!
Aussie Gooner
08 Jul 2012 14:34:47
Also Younes Belhanda has confirmed he is staying at Montpelier for one more season.....
Jersey Gooner
Arsenal to offer 12million for hugo lloris even though we dont need him
Why don't we need a decent keeper? Fed up with people believing that szez is on a level with joe hart, reina, Cassius, Buffon, Caesar which he isn't . He maybe someday but not for a while but I tell you who is? Hugo lloris. Incredible goalkeeper and he is young. So a long term one. If we want the invincables again then we need an amazing shot stopper not a potentially good one
08 Jul 2012 12:57:41
Hi Ed :)
What are the chances of RVP signing a new contract now like the Rooney situation?. (if he doesn't will we sign another player and who is ur best guess?) And ed you said we will sign another CB do you know who he mite be ?
Young gunner :D {Ed002's Note - I think it could be resolved still - or he could carry on without a new contract.}
Thanks :) any news on CB situation ?.
Young Gunner
Can't see it being resolved, three things would have to happen.
1. We'd have to give RVP a massive increase in wages.
2. We'd have to spend a fortune in the transfer market.
3. How much animosity is there now between Arsenal and RVP over the way he announced he was leaving via his own website.
In fairness he didn't say he wanted to leave just that he was unhappy with direction
Easy to solve get rid of rvp for a start. then sign an english defender cos we need english players sum one like jagielca or mica richards. The sign teves. easy done
Anyone who thinks there's a cat in hell's chance that RVP won't be on his way now or in a year's time is in denial. The club KNEW he wasn't staying which is why AW went out and secured Podolski's services so early. This hasn't been his preferred method of transfer dealing in recent years which generally takes the form of offering risible amounts of money for top players (which annoys the player in question and his club and effectively kills the deal), or buying unknows and has-beens the last minute who are desperate for what they see as a "step up" to AFC or the PL in general. Most of these turn out to be mediocre at best and the ones who ARE successful end up being sold to wealthier and more successful clubs. Anyway I wouldn't be too shocked if Podolski & Giroud turn out to be the last buys for AFC this summer. I suspect Giroud is the "big surprise" promised by Gazidis, so yet again the areas of the squad which are crying out for attention (a defensive midfielder, a back-up keeper, a left back who can defend and cover all across the back four) will be neglected and we can look forward to being patronised by the club with statements like "Wilshere will be like a new player". Nothing will change until we fail to qualify for the CL (which could happen this season), but by then it will be too late to fix the damage quickly and we could be in the wilderness for some time.
In fairness statement - By announcing he won't be signing an extension is as good as saying I don't want to stay when his contracts runs out in years time he won't be playing for nothing, even though he'll leave before then.
I posted for peoples oppinios on theis the other day and my oppinion is that i think rvp said that he would sign a new contract the other day because he dont like the owners and he just like all us fans wants them out or he wants them to spend and if 1 of those 2 happens then he will stay.
I just think its a bit of a coincidence that both rvp and usmanov both made public statements within 1 day of each other theres obviously something going on and i so want it to be resloved.
I hope rvp stays and usmanov takes over and brings dein back with him.
Aah {Ed003's Note - The coincidence is that Usmanov was showing his upset at RVP's decision to leave,jeez}
08 Jul 2012 13:18:46
Reports claim Man City are prepared to offer a cash plus Dzeko offer for RVP. Thinking about this, I think this is a very good deal which we should grab with both hands. Dzeko will score goals at Arsenal and is younger, stronger and less injury prone than RVP. Just Saying,
D-Dot
I would hate to lose rvp, especially to City, but if it means we get a quality forward like Dzeko rather then cash we wont spend, id b happy
Totally agree with the above comment think they will offer just straight swap though because of the age difference though :)
Genuinly would love this happen. One of the best possible mitigate the leaving of van persie. Even tho him and giroud and similar players, but if we look giroud helps in build up play more and drops deeper whilst dzeko i just there to finish. so ideally they would be awesome players for our strike force with hopefully promoting cambell next season to be a back up to these two! lets not forget that when giroud was talking about joining bayern he was happy to drop onto the bench (sky sports) but with these two rotating through form would be a lethal strike force. i howver think with a holding mid (capoue or m'vila) either would add strengh and depth to the midfield.. dont really think a CAM is tht important if im honest.
Said this a week ago but for some reason im not getting posted. i work in admin at arsenal, i dont process the paperwork myself but get it ready to be signed off and processed. this is exactly what is happening and what AW value is for city. et the moment no other striker is being mentioned as the boss wants this to go through. mvilla and Lloris will be signed also, poss by next week depending on returns from holidays
admin gooner
^^^^^^^ lol lloris is going nowhere and to be honest I would prefer a strait swap for adam johnson and john guidetti as they fit the arsenal mold a bit better than dzeko and are both younger.
Could be a great deal as dzeko would fit in well at arsenal and a good finisher,dont know what wage he is on at city but could this be a problem ?
At the 3rd comment, Campbell is spending next season on loan at Betis, so he won't be promoted to the 1st team.
£150,000 a week apparently
Why not take 25 - 30m from City and sign Demba Ba for £7m. Demba is a better player than Dzeko after all. I personally would HATE Dzeko at Arsenal
Chess
Swap rvp for dzeco i would. rvp is dragin the whole team spirit down
Its 120k actually
Dzeko for RVP loooool u lot r smoking cra*k.. dzeko is sh*t the two signings we have made r better than him.... & stop biatching about RVP what he has done mite just help the way the clubs run ( fingers crossed ).... dzeko AFC4L!FE
Dzeko is s**t? You're the one smoking something! Wenger was also very keen on Dzeko before he attracted City's interest, and could have secured him for in the region of £12 million - but as usual he was unwilling to pay the asking price at the time (obviously City paid a lot more than that.) Be happy to have him personally, and he's now well down the pecking order at City die to Aguero being there.
Ed......I first mentioned this rumour back in May, when a buddy of mine who works for Associated Press said he heard it through his contacts at City. I have reposted the same fact over and over.....can I get some credit on this one if it truly happens?
North Carolina Gooner. {Ed027's Note - yes of course, and to others who dont believe him, type his name on the search function and you can find
Thats rite dzeko is pony..... sign ya name boy.... im better than dzeko #RT bet u would be the first to slate him if he came and was what he is lol bender is as gd as him.... anuff about dzeko AFC4L!FE
Dzeko actually scored more goals than RVP per minute last year. Only problem with this deal will be Dzeko's salary.
08 Jul 2012 11:48:48
Park Chu Young:
"There's no progress. There's no offer, so I have nothing to consider," Park said.
We cant offload anyone (except our best players of course)
Poor Park :(
Poor guy...wenger your teeatment of him has been disgusting.
chamakh ahead of him poor poor decision
what is this mystery behind wenger not playing park hes proven international yet hes behind chamakh wtf
I do agree he has been treated unfairly in our eyes, however we really don't know what happens on the training ground, he may have just not deserved a chance. i mean arsene is known for giving people a lot of chances, something doesn't quite make sense with park
d16
Get in. make him captain
D16
i reckon its much like the squilacci situation - wenger didnt want him, gazidis more or less said well its him or nobody, so he just happens to be on the books, but AW just doesnt trust him to do the job and knows the guy is way, way out of his depth at Arsenal
AG
Wenger only signed Park to shut up us fans who wanted a striker as well as helping out Park so he didn't have to do military service
Chess
Was prob brought in to sell shirts, why poor him he got a wage bump and didnt even have to work for it!
AG you're most prob right, wouldn't surprise me if he was only signed due to the board wanting to make more money from shirt sales in the asia area.
D16
Park chu youn has done nothing...
He was signed to sell shirts in Asia and make for a productive Asian tour. Wenger even talked about the Asian TV market and making inroads there.
Ypsigooner
Park is under-rated at Arsenal. Can play on the wing or upfront and does a good job. Think he should get more game play.
He is too good to just sell shirt...
I'm actually korean who live in far east of asia Seoul
there were big interests at first he joined.
Now, no one really cares about JY Park and few of his fans dislike Wenger and his Arsenal
So if wenger bought him to make profits and raise popularity in asia, Wenger did worng.
08 Jul 2012 11:43:37
I really hope we are looking to buy another striker to replace some dutch guy we used to have, Giroud looks quite good from the bits i've seen of him but we can't really expect him to play every game and score as many goals. With all the fringe strikers looking like they are on the way out or even if they can't find a new home just not good enough for the team it again leaves us with just 1 out and out striker. We just about got away with that last season but think its really not fair to put that much pressure on Giroud to adapt to our league, lead the line and score all the goals. But who do we buy??
I'd say Cavani would be my 1st choice.
Jason c
Podolski is a striker he can cover the marches Giroud can't play, after that we have Afobe coming through and probably one or two of Vela Chamakh Park and Bendtner, there's no way we'll offload them all. I wouldn't expect another striker to be bought this summer.
Ben X.
Hoping for de jong, jovetic, adrian lopez or pazzini may be
Why does everyone think Podolski is not a striker? Yes, he plays on the left wing for Germany, but he is actually a centre forward.
Put Walcott through the centre (might convince him to stay) and play ben arfa as a CAM or on the right.
Failing that I wouldn't mind Lewandowski, demba ba or papis cisse.
WG
Well.
We kind of bought another player that as a CF scored a pooload of goals for a (though relegated) Bundesliga team last season.
...and although he is an accomplished winger imo he is mainly a (second) striker.
His name is Lucas Podolski.
ASyD
Yes, we get Podolski is a striker. However in games where he starts on the left and giroud in the middle, we need a good striker on the bench to swap with giroud if he isnt having a good game. Cant always expect pods to play 70min on the left then move him to the centre and expect him to score
Cavani? get real
Luuk de jong or stevan jovetic
We don't need anyone. benik afobe is going to have his breakthrough season next season
Lewandowski
Adrian lopez
Benzema would be great.
Podolski will play up front with giroud and either chamack park or afobe another striker would be nice but I think a dm is needed more so song can roam forward a bit more not that it stopped him last year
Lewandowski or cisse would be nice
For moses (wigan) is the man
I dont think city have to pay over a period of time.
I think we should go for Man City Dzeko
08 Jul 2012 11:32:44
Latest is that Man City are finalising a £15 million bid for RVP, payable over 18 months. Suggestions are that this falls short of what Arsenal want (and expect) but Arsenal dont want to lose RVP for free in 12 months. Hence the chances are that the bid will be accepted reluctantly.
Some indication that Man City have offered Tevez in part exchange but Wenger isnt interested
I can't believe for a second that wenger would not be interested in tevez if rvp leaves!
I can't believe anyone at arsenal would be stupid enough to sell Another star player to a total rival (and city in perticular). I'm still hoping a couple more signings will convince him to stay.
Jason c
I'd bite their arm off for this swap deal
Tevez is a tremendous tool who has wages that could feed half of Africa.
If we take anything, it's as much cash as will be put on the table and we wait until there are at least two bidders to make sure it's a fairly large pile. Hopefully if this fairly modest bid is true then Barca or Madrid will see the wisdom in throwing their respective hats in the ring. Maybe even Juventus will reconsider at that point. Then we can begin to patch up the imbalances in the squad and have more leeway to shift out the fringes at slightly under value.
Bull! Although I would love Tevez!
Chess
No way this can be true if Arsenal let him go for £15m it be a crime and an even bigger crime letting them pay it over 18 months ..£15m over 18 months wouldnt even cover some man city players individual wages...total carp...
All these rumours about where RVP is going is complete bs. No-one knows not even the player, agent or arsenal!!
funny how no-one knew about the contract situation then all of a sudden ppl have "undisclosed info" haha.
Essex Gunner
- 15 mill over 18 months- it's the eqivilant of letting him go for f**kall- this is the worst rumour posted here for quite sometime, well done Mr Anonymous.
Aussie Gooner
You muppets - pretty much every transfer is paid in installments.
This sounds plausible but I would expect the fee to be closer to £20 million
Paid in installments.
Would love to see Tevez sign
08 Jul 2012 11:15:35
ed, do you see arsenal play in a 4-4-2 system next season? with podolski, giroud and walcott all of them best as central forwards. {Ed002's Note - I have no interest in formations or discussing them. Folks are misled about formations as they constantly need to adapt during a match. I recall a discussion once where it was decided that the only time formations could be considered fixed was at kick off. I know this guy at Clairefontaine who for maybe 20 years has been studying if and how different formations are applied. He advocates and teaches that certain sides (he cites Barcelona, Chelsea, Ajax and Kashima Antlers) that have achieved varying levels of success have actually now reverted to something between no formation at all and the Metodo approach and that strict formations should be a thing of the past. He wants to see intelligent players that can adapt as the game changes and this is what is being toaught to the French kids who are seen as the future of the game in France.}
Of course but it is obvious that walcott cant play on the wing...
In answer to the original question, I highly doubt that Wenger will consider having more than one central striker at a time, even if he does experiment with using a second striker/attacking midfielder to stay higher up the field than say, rosicky or ramsey would be comfortable with.
In numbers, any more strikers brought in could influence the use of a clearer 4-2-3-1 rather than the hybrid 4-3-3 or 4-2-1-3 that is nominally used now, at least as a plan B. Giroud is a specialist nine and Poldi does not have the touch for great link up play, so I would assume that he'll be a wide forward on the left while Walcott is the default right sided wide forward. I would imagine that one will be asked to make direct runs towards goal while the other stays wide to open space and cross from the byline, as both are more forwards than playmakers. Both the front line and the midfield will be fluid and interchange roles and positions more often even than last season, as there will not be the painfully obvious over-reliance on RVP for goals.
I'd also like to add that there is absolutely no evidence that Walcott would be best as a center forward, and lots of evidence that he would struggle to make an impact operating there in the current Arsenal system, what with his heavy touch and the fact that many premier league teams drop deep and concede possession, leaving little space for his speed to tell. Also, he some days can't finish to save his life and would only really offer the exact same threat he carries out wide.
08 Jul 2012 07:38:06
Ed who do you see us signimg as a back up to.giroud? {Ed002's Note - I am not so sure "back up" is the correct term but Arsenal are building a squad. I don't know enough about the youngsters to know if there is anyone suitable coming through or not, but there is certainly still interest in finding a striker if RvP departs.}
08 Jul 2012 10:50:00
ARSENAL are set to hijack Chelsea and Liverpool's scrap for Victor Moses – if contract rebel Theo Walcott refuses to commit to them long term.
Mmmmm ??? Don't thinks so ....
Istanbull Gooner !!!
Let's hope not, unless he's a replacement for chamakh.
Jason c
Hes class
08 Jul 2012 09:47:45
apparently stevan jovetic is the man for arsenal to replace rvp,he is rated 25 mill
sussex gooner
Eds might be able to correct me, but didnt his club turn down a £27 million offer from Chelsea?
Marty {Ed002's Note - Chelsea's offer was a great deal less than that.}
Prefer lewandowski
Not sure it'll happen though ... his transfer fee and wages wil be to high for us
This would be an exciting buy. I want to see some midfield/defensive buys too.
I'd prefer cavani, but lewandowski is a pretty good option too.
OP never says anything about lewandowski or cavani
Would be a great buy also buy tiote, belhanda, lewandowski and a left back. our formation would be like this:
.................schezny.................
sagna.....vermaelen...koscielny..newlb..
............song.......tiote......wilshere
.................belhanda...jovetic............
......................lewandowski..............
Jovetic with chamakh + money going the other way or lewandowski with bendtner and arshavin + money going to dortmund
08 Jul 2012 09:43:06
Ed what will happen of arsenal.no big transfers.no increase in wages of our big players.arsene wenger has defended his transfer policy.it means no big money signings will be made by arsenal? {Ed002's Note - It is a pity that you are unhappy with Podolski and Giroud. Perhaps you could get some sort of Facebook campaign going just to make sure they know that they are not the sort of players you want at the club. I guess you would have been much happier if the cost double what they did.}
I don't care about the price its the quality that matters, wenger is right.
Very true im happy with them 2 hopefully get 2 more in and we'll b ready with or without rvp theres no actual guarente rvp will b injury free/any good next season ill b happy if he stays but also not to bothered if he goes tbh
Here here Ed. Been a gooner for 35 years seen lots of down times. But the club has become fantastic under Arsen, every man and boy should support him and his vision. Not wanting to pay a 29 year old striker who is injury prone £200k a week is sensible any gooner who thinks robin is the clubs saviour and is worth that are nuts! I rate robin he is quality but he isn't 200k a week quality! Podolski and Giroud are good bits of business, Theo could do a job up front if needed. Come on my fellow gooners 3rd in prem with all the problems we have has isn't bad at all. Bit more belief please. In Arsen we trust
Podolski iv watched for years and he is not good enough and giroud is unproven..
and when u been watching players like wright bergkamp and henry our new players are just not in the same league
stop flaming people for having reservations about our club and players everyone has a right to an opinion wheather the ed agree's or not
Thank you Ed! The price placed on a player has no sway on his ability. How much did Messi cost Barca? We have great players in our academy and aside from a few recent acquisitions Arsene has been an incredible judge of talent whilst still making them financially viable.
In Arsene I Trust.
08 Jul 2012 07:11:21
There is no secret to this. No behind the scenes complexities. RVP is what he has always been throughout his whole career - a very talented, somewhat greedy, somewhat self obsessed and difficult individual. He's had a history way back when he was young with Feyenoord.
It doesn't devalue what he did for us last year, but it gives perspective. He is and never will be a Tony Adams or Thierry or even Patrick Vieira like character.
So he had one excellent season, are we all forgetting those injury ridden years when he barely was worth his wages sitting on the sidelines taking our money and doing nothing? I didn't notice him complaining then, and in fairness to the Board and Arsene no tired use of the media to complain about him.
So as ever Arsene was loyal, are we going to throw stones at him for that or RVP for his shallow use of the media to undermine the club. Also do you really want him to stay now he has come out and been so obviously disloyal?
You need to ask yourself why is he any different to that other pond scum that is Nasri? One great season and suddenly we aren't worthy of their talents, or more likely suddenly they can earn even more millions.
They are simply not the same as the key greats that have left us. Cesc was returning to his boyhood dream the best club in the world and had great seasons and time with us. Thierry became the greatest gooner ever and saw his last years out again with the best club in the world, and maintained our love throughout it all. Patrick Vieira had more than replayed us, and at the end of a great career with us was moved on to Juventus.
What is important is the three had great years here, the three left with words of love and support for the club that rang true. RVP sorry but he is this years Nasri. Get rid of him and do it quickly, do not make the mistakes of last year he is a cancer and cut him out.
Totally agree with ya there mate , if he went barca then fair anuff but ANY other club and he can get stuffed
Agree 100 %
I'm reluctantly agreeing to this. Leave out the "cancer" reference though. He's been a legend at this club. If we sell him abroad I'll rest a lot easier. Jason c
Why did you just regurgitate an article you read in the metro
I understand guys feeling very bitter about this - I too chanted his name from both the Northbank stand and all quadrants within the Emirates (doesn't sound right that does it?). I'll agree he's gone from hero to zero with one sweeping statement - but he still served our club - so we should show him what true class is - thank him and FORGET HIM - he'll soon be playing for whatever club he leaves for - it wont be our beloved Arsenal - his loss. I hope that with all the media fueled and board fool(ed) rubbish being spouted in the media circus, we dont lose track of who we are and what our ethos is. We will get over RvP. We may not find as hot a striker immediately - we may even lose Theo - but we have a manager who can find players and mould and shape them like no - one else. Who were Vieira, Henry, Pires, etc before Arsene took them to Arsenal. We will replace RvP. I hope that the money we receive for RvP, Bendtner, Vela, Arshavin et al will be at Arsene's disposal to build an even better "balanced" squad - not reliant on an individual striker.
I honestly believe that City will find it difficult to defend their "bought" title of 2011/2012. I think Utd, Chelsea, Liverpool, the Spuds and ourselves are capable of taking points off of each other - therein lies our chance to challenge for the title. A more balanced squad and 60,000 Gooners at the Emirates willing and supporting the team and our manager forward can inspire this. We still have some excellent players - with a few clever additions we can succeed.
Paddy is at Man City probably helping them to tap up our players over the past year.
To the poster referring to the metro article - I hate to disappoint you but I live in deepest darkest Kent so never see it. Obviously great minds truly think alike. As for the cancer reference, well yes it was a bit harsh. But his lack of loyalty and the way he has handled himself is staggeringly poor and he cannot stay now, nor would I want him to.
Couldn't agree more !
Pls Leave out the "cancer" reference. It's absolutely not necessary.
I seriously love this post. Not many people can make me change my opinion on something or someone, but after reading this I totally want RVP gone. Its a shame however, another couple of good seasons and he could have merited a statue at the Emirates. Next one to go up I heard is Bergkamp. There u go RVP, a true legend that u had the potential to but now never will live up to. Wozza
Who cares rooney did the same thing, now his fans all still love him, get behind rvp until he leaves if he leaves!
The whole point is we need players committed, and most certainly a captain that is committed. RVP isn't and unfortunately never will be, you are ignoring his nature if you think otherwise. Once again I do regret the cancer comment it was crass, so apologies for that.
The thrust is that we don't have to deny what RVP has done but we need to be strong. Strong is not demeaning ourselves to keep a player who wants away and wants more money. We also simply cannot afford players dictating how the club runs.
We have the greatest manager in our history, I suggest we leave running the club to him.
RVP should leave ASAP we can build stronger and better. Like others I wish he'd chosen to stay and become another modern legend. But he hasn't and his comments are so bad that his bridges are burned.
As previous poster says Dennis will be the next statue, and after that Arsene I hope. RVP will be remembered for one excellent season, a lot of flashes of excellence, but sadly above all for just being another footballer that doesn't care for the club.
08 Jul 2012 06:16:09
We should really be looking at getting Julian Draxler, what a player he is.
Beast
Even that lewis holtby would be good as well
08 Jul 2012 05:50:05
Robin Van Persie is trying to do a Rooney. He is not going anywhere.
Arsene Wenger is a victim of greedy board members and shareholders
If that were true then he can f@?k off. We don't need players doing that at our club. They earn massive amounts of money already their perspective of real life has been lost.
Okay Arsene is greedy because he stayed with us when clubs like Real offered him an awful lot more money, not once, not twice, but three times they called. They offered him the chance to run one of the two biggest clubs in the world, more money to spend, more money for himself, and he stayed.
He stayed just like only the most fanatical Gooner would have. He stayed loyal and committed more than any other person in our history. He created te greatest Arsenal sides ever, recruited the greatest players ever seen here, and won more than any one ever else has or is likely ever to.
Yes I would love a trophy, yes it's been too long, but stop knocking the greatest manager in our history. Whatever you do don't call him greedy, him greedy? Wow what exactly do you call RVP then? One season and suddenly we aren't worthy of his talent. Now there is greed in human form, I'll enjoy his last few injury hit years wherever he goes, as long as he goes.
08 Jul 2012 03:38:15
Hi ed. Do you think there's any chance that Seydou Doumbia will sign for us this summer? He said he wanted to leave cska and move to a champions league club in europe. Whould be a great signing for gunners.. {Ed002's Note - There was an enquiry from Newcastle and a failed offer from Lazio in January for Doumbia. Other clubs have had scouts at games but that is some way from making any serious enquiries for the player. Doumbia does a good job of talking himself up and CSKA will likely want £25M or so for the player as there is no pressure to sell. Napoli, Roma and Arsenal are interested in the player but have yet to make any financial proposal and rumours persist of interest from Chelsea and Spurs. Someone putting a bid on the table will make this much more high profile - and it could be one that drags on all summer.}
I don't want this bloke to Arsenal...he is rubbish!
08 Jul 2012 01:06:46
Question for ed's,or anyone who has some genuine info.
Are we really looking to buy Lloris from Lyon.Szczesny has been a great keeper since he has been No1 choice,and I do think that at times last season his defence has let him down,it would be such a shame to see him replaced by another keeper.I do think we need a defensive midfielder to partner Song to protect our defence(a bit like Vieira and Petit in the good old days),but I don't think we need a different No1 keeper,just a better No2 than Flappyhandski.
Braintreegooner {Ed002's Note - There is interest in Lloris from Arsenal and AC Milan.}
Isnt there interest from Spurs as their current keeper is 100 yrs old? Or is Lloris too expensive for them?
I think this is what we NEED to be doing! The last 8 years we've been reluctant to buy players that will prove too much competition for our youngsters and look where we are now! I hate to say it but we have become a selling club. Let's cut this out now!
Szczesny is a great keeper , arsenal should keep him instead of getting loloris