Arsenal

[Gooner10]

Ok, this would probably never happen but I heard that Arsenal already turned down a bid from Newcastle for Senderos and Wenger wants a money+player deal, involving Given... that would be awesome, imagine having Given at Arsenal and then being able to buy a great midfielder such as Alonso... but like I said it'll probably never happen... Newcastle won't let Given go

[Dundon's]

Given could do with a move now at this stage in his career. :shifty:

[mufcsean]

Arsene Wenger believes Emmanuel Adebayor made 'sacrifices' to stay at Arsenal over the summer.

[Viperized]

Ok, this would probably never happen but I heard that Arsenal already turned down a bid from Newcastle for Senderos and Wenger wants a money+player deal, involving Given... that would be awesome, imagine having Given at Arsenal and then being able to buy a great midfielder such as Alonso... but like I said it'll probably never happen... Newcastle won't let Given go
Given would be an absolutely superb signing for us. Sadly, to see him joining Arsenal is a pipe dream.

[RB14 ARSENAL]

Given could do with a move now at this stage in his career. :shifty:

Yeah.

Who's better: Almunia or Given?

If Given was to move to Emirates, who would start?

That would be some competition :happy:

[Dundon's]

On his day Given can be one of the best in the business, if you came from Ireland you'd know more what I mean.

Almunia is half the goalkeeper, but hey, we make best with what we got. I can't ever see him moving.

[ThierryHenry14]

Given>>Almunia..

Almunia wants to play for england.

[Dragonfly]

On his day Given can be one of the best in the business, if you came from Ireland you'd know more what I mean.

You don't need to be Irish to realise that. :cool: I've wanted Given for as long as I can remember, but I'm with Viperized on this one - not going to happen.

[mufcsean]

Given is way better than Almunia, though if i'm honest i think there are about 20 keepers better than him (Almunia) in the Premiership alone.

[Gooner10]

Given outclasses Almunia easily, he'd give us that fighting spirit and by all means help us win instead of draw... I wouldn't say he'd never come to us 'cos we are in the Champions League and he may not have a better chance to ever play at that level. However it's unlikely Keegan would let such class leave Newcastle as he's trying to add to the team... not sell players. But you never know. If he did sign I for one would be fucking happy! :D

[Gooner10]

Predictions for today then?

I'll say 2-1 to us

[ThierryHenry14]

3-0

[Miggy]

Fulham play some decent football I think it'll be close but you guys will win.

[DJ Clue]

Me thinks 2-0 to us.

[mufcsean]

2-1 Arsenal

[RB14 ARSENAL]

Anyone know any live-stream sites, so I can watch the game FREE??

I don't have Setanta (:no:) and would like to watch the game...

Thanks.

[Wan]

Removed.

[ThierryHenry14]

Not allowed to talk about stuff like that are we?

[RB14 ARSENAL]

Removed

Thanks mate, it works :)

1-0 to Fulham? wtf :realmad:

[ThierryHenry14]

Fuck sake, they better come back, can't have another season of coming back from being 1-0 down.

[RB14 ARSENAL]

Fuck sake, they better come back, can't have another season of coming back from being 1-0 down.

Not bothered as long as we score 2 late on to win the game.

This is why we need Given. He saved a penalty today, seems in top-form.

:ninja:

[Viperized]

The whole team is playing badly, and we are unable to keep possession. Fulham have completely outplayed us.

I won't mention any specific names yet since someone will clearly jump on my back. :rolleyes: Though it is quite clear there are certain players who simply aren't good enough for first team action.

Without Fabregas (and Hleb), we are a joke.

Wenger better sign a fucking midfielder, or else we can expect more dire performances.

p.s. Yes, I'm aware we may win the game, but what the fuck is so wrong in typing a factual post?

[DJ Clue]

Half time.

[Viperized]

Bendtner on for Theo.

Theo has been pretty bad, but how Eboue and Denilson are still on the pitch is quite beyond me.

Might as well bring on the likes of Wilshire and Ramsey for those two. There is no way they would do any worse.

Not too long left and there looks like no sign of an equaliser.

[Keyser Soze]

Bendtner on for Theo.

Theo has been pretty bad, but how Eboue and Denilson are still on the pitch is quite beyond me.

Not too long left and there looks like no sign of an equaliser.
What would you have done then?

[DJ Clue]

Less then 15 mins left.

[wrigh2uk]

only caught the last 15 mins so can't really comment but from what I saw, Not Good :(

[Miggy]

Definitely below usual Arsenal standards tbh.

[Viperized]

*Sigh*

Awful. Just awful.

At this rate, we won't win anything unless we drastically improve our squad. But knowing Wenger, that won't happen, because it will hamper the progress of our 'youngsters'.

Eboue playing in central midfield is as useful as Almunia playing as a striker, Denilson has been awful (which is a shame, because I like the guy. Too bad his performance suggested he isn't good enough for first team action), Walcott isn't anywhere near as good as Hleb and without Fabregas, we are nothing.

Oh and that was a fantastic dive by Mr. I deserve to get paid like Henry. Just shows how desperate we were! Heh.

This is our 05/06 season all over again.

Hull City beat Fulham, and we lose to them.

Quite sad really.

Oh and I'm expecting a few posts such as 'OH FFS STOP POSTING PLEASE. OH FFS YOU ARE AM EMBARRASSMENT' etc.

[Gooner10]

Fucking shite, this is why we need Fab back and another midfielder... in all honesty we were shit

[Viperized]

Fucking shite, this is why we need Fab back and another midfielder... in all honesty we were shit
You shouldn't have said that. Everyone will now think you are an embarrassment to the club.

[Gooner10]

*Sigh*

Awful. Just awful.

At this rate, we won't win anything unless we drastically improve our squad. But knowing Wenger, that won't happen, because it will hamper the progress of our 'youngsters'.

Eboue playing in central midfield is as useful as Almunia playing as a striker, Denilson has been awful (which is a shame, because I like the guy. Too bad his performance suggested he isn't good enough for first team action), Walcott isn't anywhere near as good as Hleb and without Fabregas, we are nothing.

Oh and that was a fantastic dive by Mr. I deserve to get paid like Henry. Just shows how desperate we were! Heh.

This is our 05/06 season all over again.

Hull City beat Fulham, and we lose to them.

Quite sad really.

Oh and I'm expecting a few posts such as 'OH FFS STOP POSTING PLEASE. OH FFS YOU ARE AM EMBARRASSMENT' etc.


As strange as it sounds, I agree with you

[DJ Clue]

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[Bammers05]

Oh dear....

[CaptainCabinet]

Viperized have you ever seen Almunia play as a striker? He might be quite good.

[Gooner10]

At least we can take some comfort at not being at full strength but even so I would expect more of who we had out today :(

[pistolpete]

AW has said that Toure will not move into midfield as he doesnt have the stamina?? What exactly do they do in training? It certainly isnt defending set pieces or long range shooting.

My worry is that we have become way too predictable and easy to stop, when we had the likes of Henry, Bergkamp and Pires, the opposition knew what we were doing - we were too good for them to stop us.

I think that we should have has Djourou in midfield today, Nasri did ok but the rest of them were awful, i cant remember us winning a header or making a tackle - gutless.

I know its early in the season and we will get better but we have got to stop the opposition taking the lead with their one and only attack of the game.

[ThierryHenry14]

Dissaponting is all I can say really.

[DJ Clue]

We need to sort our midfield.

[Jonny2J]

We need to sort our midfield.Take James Milner, or Nicky Butt.

[ThierryHenry14]

Barry Alonso??

[Gooner10]

Alonso would be nice

[RB14 ARSENAL]

He was poor vs. M'Boro today however.

Mind you, Barry looks average at the moment..

[martin_cranie]

You shouldn't have said that. Everyone will now think you are an embarrassment to the club.

The difference being he actually waited until we'd kicked a ball, and thus had given the team a chance/some respect. You, however, began moaning rather vehemently before pre-season had even begun let alone competitive fixtures (even those pesky ones you didn't watch but still moaned about). Yeah, you're both in the same league really.

You no doubt moaned this time last season when you saw Flamin's name on the team sheet but he went on to prove you wrong. Not, of course, that such developments will always be the case, but it goes to show the importance of actually giving players a chance before you begin whining like a little bitch about them.

You no doubt see yourself as some sort of oracle right now, accurately predicting a struggle, but given the God-awful premise you employed in forming your opinions, any accuracy is entirely coincidental.

It is for these reasons that you really are an embarrassment.

[Dundon's]

I'm seriously not liking what happened today, if Fab was in the side I have no doubt in my mind things would of been a lot different, but what the fuck are we going to do if he's out???

Wasn't happy with the goal we conceded either, no names been mentioned.



Sort it out Arsene, you know if makes sense.

[DJ Clue]

Wenger needs some sorting out to do.

[Adammce05]

Denilson, always liked him, but oh lordy he was shite.

I wouldnt' say Walcott was bad he just got no service.

I thougtht that the logical option was to put Nasri in the centre, when Denilson started ruining his chance of football this season, put RVP left I'd imagine and put Bentdner(sp) upfront with Ade.

Was pretty crazy but watching it me and my dad were like wtf.

Hope yous sort it out.


But atleast you can take comfort in the fact that Spurs are lmaoing their way to mid table again.

[Dundon's]

Denilson is one thing, the lad did have a shocker, but Eboue in the middle of the park pulling the strings is detrimental.

Please Holy God let this be a lesson we learn from.

[wrigh2uk]

Denilson is one thing, the lad did have a shocker, but Eboue in the middle of the park pulling the strings is detrimental.

Please Holy God let this be a lesson we learn from.

Seriously did anyone else feel a shiver when reading that :no:

[RB14 ARSENAL]

He's bad when playing right wing, nevermind when he plays centre midfield :huh:

We need a central midfielder and a both-footed winger BADLY!

[Viperized]

No point for hoping for a winger to be honest, seeing as Eboue and Diaby are seen as capable wingers by Wenger. The only thing we can hope for is that Rosicky will be fit as soon as possible.

Alonso would be a good signing, but my only worry is that he isn't exactly a defensive midfielder like Gilberto or Mascherano - he is more like a deep lying playmaker.

Still, he has shown he is a top class midfielder and I think Alonso is a better player than Barry. Barry would probably cost more too.

[ThierryHenry14]

Just read on BBC that Wenger isn't close to signing a new player.

[DJ Clue]

Cesc eyes Alonso signing
Midfielder feels Spanish compatriot would fit in at Arsenal


Cesc Fabregas has admitted he would love Arsenal to sign Xabi Alonso from Liverpool.

Arsene Wenger is understood to be interested in the midfielder and Fabregas is keen to play alongside his Spanish compatriot at club level.

"Xabi is my friend of course, but apart from that he is a great player," Fabregas said in The People.

"He has won the Champions League and won a European Championship - and he is only 26."

Superstar
Fabregas has also reiterated that he has no plans to move on from Arsenal as he does not believe many players have been successful after leaving the club.

Alexander Hleb joined Barcelona over the summer while Mathieu Flamini clinched a transfer to AC Milan.

Both players had built up their reputations at Arsenal and Fabregas hopes they do well for their new teams, but he feels history is against them.

"I cannot remember any player who has left Arsenal and been a superstar," Fabregas added in the News of the World.

"Don't get me wrong, Alex Hleb and Mathieu Flamini are probably two of my best friends in football. I wish them all the best and I speak to them every week."


Special
Fabregas, who has been linked with some of Europe's top sides, has every faith in Arsene Wenger's transfer policy and insists he is happy with life at Emirates Stadium.

"We have to accept we have lost some big players who are difficult to replace but the boss knows what he's doing," the midfielder commented.

"For me, Arsenal is Arsenal and this club has something special that no others have.

"We have to take care of it, that's why you have to be intelligent in your decisions.

"I have friends in Spain and Italy and they speak to me about other clubs and I know I'm privileged to be where I am and I don't want to lose it.

"You see very few teams that play the way we do.

"I enjoy the way we play. I came here when I was 16 and I feel it's my home."

[Nturtle]

Well...I don't understand the subs or the players - seriously...Song is fit...and seemed better than Denilson or Eboue when he came on...as a CENTRE BACK! He even got a wayward shot in!! Come on!! All that in 10 mins!!

Denilson was shocking...bad game...even Eboue tried...but we were found out...and just kept lobbing balls to Ade and Bendtner...played with no fluency at all.

All well...the mid-week Twente game is another match for fitness from the reserves...

[mufcsean]

Barry Alonso??

Is he Xabi's english relative

[Meyyappan]

Is he Xabi's english relative

Another useless contribution to this thread.

[ThierryHenry14]

Haha

[CaptainCabinet]

Another useless contribution to this thread.

You should know.

[mufcsean]

Another useless contribution to this thread.

:chanlaugh: He says.

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_4040119,00.html

It worked for Spain and from what i heard about yesterday it's what you need

[pistolpete]

How comes when Eboue is playing right wing - he always seems to have the ball but when Theo is out there he never gets the service??

Do the players not trust Theo with it but are happy for Eboue to be the oppositions 12th man?!

[DJ Clue]

God knows.

[wrigh2uk]

Sendros has signed for Milan on a years loan deal, didn't know Milan were really that desprate. I think he'll do well in Italy slower style of football may just suite the oath.

[Miggy]

Just seen this myself. Desperate times at Milan it has to be said. Lost 2-0 against Gijon last night too!

They're a newly promoted team in La Liga.

[PEM]

Just seen this myself. Desperate times at Milan it has to be said. Lost 2-0 against Gijon last night too!

They're a newly promoted team in La Liga.
:no: What has happened to them! :huh:

Senderos :w00t
Decent defender, would have liked for us to get him :erm: But i guess milan are a slightly better team than us.

[Don Sweey]

Good lord :(

[Miggy]

:no: What has happened to them! :huh:

Senderos :w00t
Decent defender, would have liked for us to get him :erm: But i guess milan are a slightly better team than us.

I don't rate Senderos at all myself.

[ads]

Glad we didn't snap him up after what some of the papers said at weekend.

Newcastle's gain.
Milan's loss.

Thank goodness.

Sorry Sweey...

[DJ Clue]

Permenant or Loan deal?

[wrigh2uk]

Permenant or Loan deal?

Tis a loan deal with the option to a permenant move at the end of the season (hopefully).

[DJ Clue]

Have we got enough central defenders for cover?

[Jonny2J]

Glad we didn't snap him up after what some of the papers said at weekend.

Newcastle's gain.
Milan's loss.

Thank goodness.

Sorry Sweey...He's better than Taylor. Not saying much mind.

[ThierryHenry14]

You had Bramble I'm sure you could've coped with Senderos.

[Jonny2J]

You had Bramble I'm sure you could've coped with Senderos.Aye.

[Nturtle]

Heh...well...I hear Djourou may also move to Rennes (rumour) so that'll leave us...uh...Song!!!

Well...who knows what Arsene's going to come up with next. Just that we need to sharpen up quickly, even if we don't add to the team.

[somegooner]

Djourou won't join Rennes. Then we'll be fucked. Now we can cope.

[papa]

Been at Reading all weekend and just came on now to see reaction from the match. Not a single complement for Fulham. Now, having not seen the game, I can't really comment but did you lot just knock one into your own net and then lie down for the rest of the match doing fuck all or are you lot just bitter and reluctant to admit another team played well?

[DJ Clue]

They deserved the three points for sure, we were poor, esspecially in midfield no good service there.

[Gooner10]

Been at Reading all weekend and just came on now to see reaction from the match. Not a single complement for Fulham. Now, having not seen the game, I can't really comment but did you lot just knock one into your own net and then lie down for the rest of the match doing fuck all or are you lot just bitter and reluctant to admit another team played well?

This is an Arsenal thread so, suprisingly enough, we are talking about Arsenal's performancce. But you have made a point, Fulham played well and at the end of the day they deserved the win.

[RB14 ARSENAL]

Yeah I agree. On the day, we were no way near good enough, and Fulham made us pay and deserved the win.. We need a quality midfielder who is experienced because Eboue is laughable in center midfield :no: He's just not good enough.

They definately look better side from last season; good signings by Roy Hodgson and they look impressive at the minute.

Them and Sunderland are the dark horses this season for sure...

[Viperized]

Been at Reading all weekend and just came on now to see reaction from the match. Not a single complement for Fulham. Now, having not seen the game, I can't really comment but did you lot just knock one into your own net and then lie down for the rest of the match doing fuck all or are you lot just bitter and reluctant to admit another team played well?
"Fulham have completely outplayed us."

[papa]

"Fulham have completely outplayed us."

Not necessarily a complement. That could have meant we were average and you were just awful. Fair play to you lot for admitting it now though. I hope you get your season back on track because I like Arsenal quite a lot. Hopefully you'll get Alonso and he'll sort it out.

[RB14 ARSENAL]

Thanks papa, and I hope your team has a much better season than last year ;)

[Gooner10]

That could have meant we were average and you were just awful

Point being?

Nah, you did play well enough, although we did play awful

[DJ Clue]

So, Fabregas is back for us tonight.

[RB14 ARSENAL]

Thank god for that.

It should be interesting to see how much better we are in midfield now our playmaker is back (He may start on bench though, not decided yet).

[DJ Clue]

Heard Wenger said he won't start but he'll be on the bench.

[RB14 ARSENAL]

What do you think score will be tonight Shoz?

[DJ Clue]

I reckon a 1-0 win to us.

[RB14 ARSENAL]

Yeah, I reckon Ade will score for us

[DJ Clue]

Still need midfield sorting out.

[Viperized]

http://sport.setanta.com/en/Sport/News/Football/2008/08/27/Prem-Wenger-on-transfers/

The money is available, but Wenger is unable to find any players?

[RB14 ARSENAL]

"We have no complex with the names. The names don't impress me. What is impressive for me is the attitude and the quality and all the rest is the media".

"I am under pressure to buy good players. And good players are not always necessarily linked with the price of a player. There is still a market to buy the right players. We are struggling to find them but we will find them, don't worry."

^ Well said Wenger :cool:

[Dragonfly]

http://sport.setanta.com/en/Sport/News/Football/2008/08/27/Prem-Wenger-on-transfers/

The money is available, but Wenger is unable to find any players?

Why are you looking at it that way? He says he's looking for his own "right" players, not ones that are blinging. He's not a magpie (no reference to Newcastle).

[Viperized]

Why are you looking at it that way? He says he's looking for his own "right" players, not ones that are blinging. He's not a magpie (no reference to Newcastle).
Wenger said in an Arsenal.com interview that if he signs a player, it only will be before the Twente game. Yep -- we look set to sign a player in the next hour or two. :rolleyes:

There are clear weaknesses in the squad and to go in the season without signing one player at the very least is suicidal. We have let go of far too many players this transfer window and haven't replaced any of them, except Hleb.

Arsenal were criticised by pretty much everyone last season for having a weak squad and now we are going in with an even weaker squad.

[DJ Clue]

Trust the man knows what his doing.

[Viperized]

Going in the season with a weak squad and letting more first team players leave the club is a good thing?

Surely Wenger couldn't have been serious when he said 'we will challenge for all four trophies'.

[Dragonfly]

Wenger said in an Arsenal.com interview that if he signs a player, it only will be before the Twente game. Yep -- we look set to sign a player in the next hour or two. :rolleyes:

There are clear weaknesses in the squad and to go in the season without signing one player at the very least is suicidal. We have let go of far too many players this transfer window and haven't replaced any of them, except Hleb.

Arsenal were criticised by pretty much everyone last season for having a weak squad and now we are going in with an even weaker squad.

We've signed more than one player and have promoted one or two from the reserves.

You can't say it is a weaker squad for definite until further into the season, if not the end. If we finish worse off than last season, then fair enough. Yes, we may appear weaker on paper in comparison to the past, but Wenger likes to have his own players that he can mould into playing his brand of football.

[DJ Clue]

Wenger likes to have his own players that he can mould into playing his brand of football.

I agree.

[freestyleh7]

Is nasri starting tonight ?

[ThierryHenry14]

1-0 Nasri.


EDIT: 2-0 Gallas

[DJ Clue]

Good match from the lads.

Van Persie better ge hist form on track again, the man went bullocks tonight.

[RB14 ARSENAL]

Theo's goal was very nice, Henry-esque :happy: :w00t

Hopefully the start of a very good season for Theo :)

[DJ Clue]

True that.

[Viperized]

Good result. Only downside was Van Persie who seemingly continues to miss a plethora of chances.

We've signed more than one player and have promoted one or two from the reserves.

You can't say it is a weaker squad for definite until further into the season, if not the end. If we finish worse off than last season, then fair enough. Yes, we may appear weaker on paper in comparison to the past, but Wenger likes to have his own players that he can mould into playing his brand of football.
Because the reserve players are so much better than the first team players who have left the club, right?

Stop getting so delusional. It is a weak squad, and just about everyone says we have a weak squad.

[freestyleh7]

Good result. Liverpool got lucky again.

Nasri & Gallas scoring tonight, once again the strikers should be scoring them lol

Felt bad for van persie just wasnt his night.

[RB14 ARSENAL]

This comfortable win, and players like Gallas, Walcott who scored, will have improved the morale of the team and now hopefully Arsenal can put the loss at Craven Cottage behind them and get back to winning ways in the league :cool::happy:

[Barry]

Van Persie has been pretty mediocre for a while now, bar a beautiful goal for us against Russia, last week. Here's hoping he picks it up rather now than later.

[RB14 ARSENAL]

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=VOLlwPmw1f8

Please score some like that for us Robin :w00t :happy:

[Barry]

He wasn't very good at all in that game, though that goal showcased some of his class. As for the win on Twente, pretty good, Walcott raped Heubach (not that hard, he's more a cult-hero than a good defender) so that must do his confidence some good despite, like I said, his shit opponent.

Some lovely combinations, especially for the forth goal.

[Viperized]

Van Persie hasn't been playing well for Arsenal at all lately, even in pre-season.

[Gooner10]

The Champions League group draw is about to take place apparently, it'll be interesting to see who we get, there's always the chance of a good team like Fiorentina or Atlectico Madrid being put in our group which will be a challenge

[freestyleh7]

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE DRAW

GROUP A: Chelsea, Roma, Bordeaux, CFR Cluj

GROUP B: Internazionale, Werder Bremen, Panathinaikos, Anorthosis Famagusta

GROUP C: Barcelona, Sporting Lisbon, Basel, Shakhtar Donetsk

GROUP D:Liverpool, PSV Eindhoven, Marseille, Atletico Madrid

GROUP E: Manchester United, Villarreal, Celtic, Aalborg

GROUP F: Lyon, Bayern Munich, Steaua Bucharest, Fiorentina

GROUP G:Arsenal, Porto, Fenerbahce, Dynamo Kiev

GROUP H: Real Madrid, Juventus, Zenit St Petersburg, Bate Borisov

MATCH DAYS:

September 16/17

September 30/October 1

October 21/22

November 4/5

November 25/26

December 9/10



Might be a tough one lads.

[RB14 ARSENAL]

We should finish 2nd at least...

Porto and Fenerbache will be tough matches away from home. If we can overcome these teams and beat them away from home, then we should finish 1st. It's always better to finish 1st in group so you avoid a really good team in the first knockout stage.

[Gooner10]

Not a brilliant group but we should be able to do it if we up our game from what we've been doing lately... and hopefully sign a midfielder

[DJ Clue]

3 more days to sign someone.

[CaptainCabinet]

3 More Days To Sign Someone.

4.

[DJ Clue]

But i don't see Wenger signing anyone.

[pistolpete]

I think Wenger will sign someone at the last minute, there is always last minute deals.

2 Years ago, Baptista for Reyes, Gallas for Cole, signed Denilson, Sold Cygan.
Last year got Diarra last minute.

[RB14 ARSENAL]

Yeah hopefully he can get a experienced, defensive, technical midfielder to finally fill the gap left by Flamini before transfer window shuts :w00t

Fabregas needs good partner in central midfield badly!

[Yossi]

Do you reckon Gilberto should have stayed? You need a quality defensive midfielder with some experience who can add bite; a good leader. I'm not saying Gilberto would be the ideal candidate, but was letting him go for £1m a bit premature?

[RB14 ARSENAL]

Yeah I would say so, however he had been at the club for many years so maybe it was time for him to move on to finish his career with different challenges and a different league which is a bit more low profile than the England League.

He should be a big player for Panathinaikos and it will be interesting to see him in the Champions League not playing for us.

I hope he has great last chapter of his career in Greece.

[freestyleh7]

Yeah I would say so, however he had been at the club for many years so maybe it was time for him to move on to finish his career with different challenges and a different league which is a bit more low profile than the England League.

He should be a big player for Panathinaikos and it will be interesting to see him in the Champions League not playing for us.

I hope he has great last chapter of his career in Greece.

100% Agree With U.

[nickpring]

Yeah I would say so, however he had been at the club for many years so maybe it was time for him to move on to finish his career with different challenges and a different league which is a bit more low profile than the England League.

He should be a big player for Panathinaikos and it will be interesting to see him in the Champions League not playing for us.

I hope he has great last chapter of his career in Greece.

Agreed that he should have stayed, he was a good player and could play in a few positions. Most notably, when he was switched to centre back from his usual midfield position.

I was fully expecting Arsenal to get a bit more money out of him, than what they got.

[NikWebb]

I was fully expecting Arsenal to get a bit more money out of him, than what they got.

Agreed they should have got more hes a good player but if your older than 28 your to old for Wenger and thats the problem Fabregas is one of the more experienced players and without him theres like 3 players who have experience at big games, Arsenal need a player whos been at the top level and can help the rest of the team.

[RB14 ARSENAL]

Xabi Alonso would partner up well with Cesc: Fabregas wants him and it has worked for Spain so why shouldn't it work at Arsenal?

I just hope we sign someone before transfer window shuts; no matter who Arsene signs, whether he's unknown or expensive, he will be the right player.

We must trust him; he's pulled out great signings before without splashing big cash, after all he says he buys players because of ability and attitude, not because he's just a big name who costs lots of money.

[NikWebb]

You are not having Alonso i refuse to believe he will leave haha i want him at Liverpool not allowed to move, we'll take fabregas for that partnership haha :P

[nickpring]

Xabi Alonso would partner up well with Cesc: Fabregas wants him and it has worked for Spain so why shouldn't it work at Arsenal?

I just hope we sign someone before transfer window shuts; no matter who Arsene signs, whether he's unknown or expensive, he will be the right player.

We must trust him; he's pulled out great signings before without splashing big cash, after all he says he buys players because of ability and attitude, not because he's just a big name who costs lots of money.

Alonso will not work, because you're not getting him :lol:. This time I think Wenger has to go out and spend money on a world-class midfielder to partner Cesc.

You are not having Alonso i refuse to believe he will leave haha i want him at Liverpool not allowed to move, we'll take fabregas for that partnership haha :P

:lol2:

Your obsession with Alonso amuses me :happy:

[RB14 ARSENAL]

Alonso will not work, because you're not getting him :lol:. This time I think Wenger has to go out and spend money on a world-class midfielder to partner Cesc.

True

[DJ Clue]

I don't know why but suddenly i want someone like Patrick Viera, although i wouldn't mind Alonso.

[DJ Clue]

Yeah I would say so, however he had been at the club for many years so maybe it was time for him to move on to finish his career with different challenges and a different league which is a bit more low profile than the England League.

He should be a big player for Panathinaikos and it will be interesting to see him in the Champions League not playing for us.

I hope he has great last chapter of his career in Greece.110% agree. :P

[freestyleh7]

i would like thomas huddlestone to partner with fabregas i think huddlestone is mint and could always sit back for fabregas to attack

[Yossi]

No chance. Frings would be a good bet; he may be 31 but he has at least a couple of years left, he is what you need, and he wouldn't cost a bomb.

[RB14 ARSENAL]

i would like thomas huddlestone to partner with fabregas i think huddlestone is mint and could always sit back for fabregas to attack

Huddlestone at Arsenal!? No way :mellow:

:huh: He plays for our bitter rivals man...Still he's not as good as Frings, Frings would be good signing; so would Miguel Veloso but that won't happen.

[DJ Clue]

Isn't he in Bremen?

[RB14 ARSENAL]

Frings is at Werder Bremen, yeah

It's definately a big step up in his career if he was to move to Arsenal. Premier League, Champions League football..

[DJ Clue]

He use to play for Munich didn't he?

[RB14 ARSENAL]

Yeah, he was at Bayern for one season.

1994–1996 Alemannia Aachen
1997–2002 Werder Bremen
2002–2004 Borussia Dortmund
2004–2005 Bayern Munich
2005– Werder Bremen

^ That's his career (Taken from Wiki)

[freestyleh7]

Huddlestone at Arsenal!? No way :mellow:

:huh: He plays for our bitter rivals man...Still he's not as good as Frings, Frings would be good signing; so would Miguel Veloso but that won't happen.

Still a good player. what about cambiasso his only 28 and he is pretty decent.

[RB14 ARSENAL]

Still a good player. what about cambiasso his only 28 and he is pretty decent.

Would be good player for us, don't know if Arsene would pay big for him, Inter would certainly demand a lot for him

Someone like Fernando Gago or M.Diarra would be good for Arsenal, not sure if these are realistic targets however..

[DJ Clue]

Pfffft, M. Diarra Never happening.

If we could catch M. Diarra he would've been like Vieira.

[RB14 ARSENAL]

We shall see who Wenger signs :rolleyes:

(If he thinks he needs a good midfielder :ninja:)

[DJ Clue]

Suprise us Wenger.

[nickpring]

Arsenal director Danny Fiszman says funds are available for Arsene Wenger to spend before the closure of the transfer window.

Fiszman has admitted the club would be willing to splash out up to £30million on one signing if Wenger found the right player.

Arsenal have been relatively quiet in the transfer market this summer with Samir Nasri the only big-name arrival.

The likes of Alexander Hleb, Mathieu Flamini and Gilberto have all left Emirates Stadium leading to calls for Wenger to bring in some experienced reinforcements to his young squad.

Fiszman insists the board are willing to fund any targets the Frenchman identifies.
Great expectations

"There were great expectations and hopes that we would buy heavily this summer," Fiszman said.

"It's not our decision who he (Wenger) spends money on, nor will it ever be our decision.

"If he said to us, 'I want this guy and he's £30million, can I buy him?', the answer is yes. Absolutely yes.

"We totally back him, it's his decision. If Arsene found the right player he would buy that player, but at the moment he hasn't."

Fiszman also admitted the situation may not change between now and the end of the transfer window.

"There's a dual problem for him. If we buy star names, you are talking about relatively mature players who need to be integrated into the way Arsene plays - they don't know our style and it also impacts on the youngsters who have been brought through," concluded Fiszman.

There's no doubt that you have the money to buy someone big.

[RB14 ARSENAL]

Good find Nick

He can spend up to £30 million on one player? :w00t: We must get someone brilliannt with that :happy:

Hopefully he spends his money wisely on a world-class midfielder so we can dominate possesion again and keep the ball, like we did last season when it was Cesc & Flamini in centre.

We just need a real quality midfielder with experience to partner Cesc just like Flamini did..

[Gooner10]

Doubt he'll spend all that anyway.. most summers there's news about the money he has to spend but it never happens, not that I mind with how we have payed so far but it seems this time we need to buy. I would like to see some fight in the team we can get way too complacent. Someone in the mould of Viera would be nice.. diaby just isn't good and strong enough yet

[DJ Clue]

If we could just get someone like Vieira in the middle to partner Cesc then we are sorted and ready to go. Also wouldn't mind Van Persie getting back to his best.

[RB14 ARSENAL]

Yeah I agree

[nickpring]

Wenger reckons you might sign one or two more.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has hinted at making 'one or two' signings before the close of the transfer window.

Wenger is thought to be in the market for a central midfielder, but faces a race against time if he is to further bolster his squad before the deadline on 1st September.

Last summer, the Gunners landed Lassana Diarra from Chelsea on deadline day, and Wenger has intimated at a repeat of his late dealings.

The Frenchman said: "Last year it was at midnight - and we are ready to stay up all night this time if it is needed. We have still a long time to go.

"For a while they all talk the talk and nothing happens, then in the last four or five days every half-an-hour there is a headline saying someone has signed somewhere.

"When you have experience of transfer dealings, you know that as long as something is not signed you know it can change very quickly so you can look very silly, so you don't want to come out and announce it.
Poised

"We are out to look, if we find the right players we will do it, one or two.

"However, I believe it's more interesting for us to focus on our strengths and quality rather than looking outside. I know it makes headlines, but it doesn't make you win games."

Wenger added that he has 'no interest at all' in rumoured target Jonathan de Guzman, who currently plies his trade with Feyenoord.

The Gunners chief went on to voice his backing for Uefa's investigation into the finances of European football.

"It is very welcome," said Wenger. "I think teams who have deficit should be kicked out of Europe.

"The only way to go is that there is a control over all of Europe, and I think it will go that way whether you like it or not.

Vital

"Uefa will bring in a control of the management of every individual club and every individual club will be controlled.

"It is very important for the fans of the competition first, and it is very important that every club lives with the resources they have available - clubs should not speculate and then after one year they cannot pay the salaries for the next seasons.

"Every transfer nowadays in Europe is paid over two or three years, and it is compulsory that Uefa controls that the commitment of the club is right, because if that does not happen, it can all collapse very quickly."

[RB14 ARSENAL]

I hope he does...One world-class midfielder, one world-class defender please :cool: :D

[Gooner10]

Sounds good. So he has the money and he says he's in the market... so who's he gonna buy then?

[RB14 ARSENAL]

Sounds good. So he has the money and he says he's in the market... so who's he gonna buy then?

Only Arsene knows for the time being :ninja:

[pistolpete]

Chelsea's centre midfield looks a little crowded - sneaky bid for Ballack or Mikel?!?

[RB14 ARSENAL]

Chelsea would never sell one of their top midfielders to us :erm:

If we offered £30m for Mikel, maybe but he's nowhere near that good...Wouldn't mind Ballack though :ninja:

[freestyleh7]

Dont mind mikel his abit dirty, remember carling cup final fight lol

[nickpring]

Chelsea's centre midfield looks a little crowded - sneaky bid for Ballack or Mikel?!?

Our midfield is fine thanks, Keep you hands off Ballack and Mikel.

Chelsea would never sell one of their top midfielders to us :erm:

If we offered £30m for Mikel, maybe but he's nowhere near that good...Wouldn't mind Ballack though :ninja:

If you were willing to pay £30 million for John Obi Mikel, I'd bite your hand off. He's a good player, looks like he's starting to mature now and cutting out his bad tackles.

You're not having Ballack either, so don't even think about that. :lol:

Dont mind mikel his abit dirty, remember carling cup final fight lol

What a fight that was :w00t. Like I said above, he's starting to cut out his dirtiness now, and is maturing into a very good player.

[NikWebb]

cant sign ballack hes too old for wenger mikels just the right age, but chelsea wont sell him to you, my moneys on João Moutinho or veloso

[DJ Clue]

Lets just wait and see.

[Vitumbiko]

cant sign ballack hes too old for wenger mikels just the right age, but chelsea wont sell him to you, my moneys on João Moutinho or veloso

wat do u mean hes too old for wenger...he is the same age as mikel s

[RB14 ARSENAL]

wat do u mean hes too old for wenger...he is the same age as mikel s

:erm:

Michael Ballack (born September 26, 1976)
Mikel John Obi (born April 22, 1987)

They're not same age

[Vitumbiko]

i thought u were talkin about the guy u got from Man utd

[NikWebb]

i thought u were talkin about the guy u got from Man utd

whos that?

i think mikel was in a transfer confusion where man utd tryed signing him but chelsea already owned him.

but there alot of years between them

[ThierryHenry14]

They are :doh:

[NikWebb]

i didnt know this duno if any of you knew but apparently last jan, you were going to pay 20mil for Sportings' defensive midfielder Veloso

[Vitumbiko]

whos that?

i think mikel was in a transfer confusion where man utd tryed signing him but chelsea already owned him.

but there alot of years between them

Mikel Silvestre

[RB14 ARSENAL]

i didnt know this duno if any of you knew but apparently last jan, you were going to pay 20mil for Sportings' defensive midfielder Veloso

Where did you hear this?

[Jonny2J]

Not confident for this at all.

[NikWebb]

Where did you hear this?

no1 made a bid but apparently you were going to go for him its on a couple of websites, daily mail and some Portuguese website as well

[RB14 ARSENAL]

I think we are just starting to get into the mood of winning after that 4-0 demolition of FC Twente. The morale and confidence will be on a high and it is important to put the game at Fulham behind us and look ahead to the rest of the season and hopefully get back in the title race.

We really need 1 or 2 signings to give the team more substance and vital experience. We need strength in the middle of the park to keep the ball more and make more chances to lead to more goals. The fitness of Cesc Fabregas is ever so important for Arsenal; you could see the difference he made in the Champions League 2nd leg, but I am concerned that if Fabregas picks up another injury, how will we cope? Will we play like we did vs. Fulham?? This is why we need a midfielder to team up with Cesc, and so there's more options in case Fabregas cannot play.

And we need a central defender (imo) because the defence looks shaky and I think we may concede today; the sooner Toure is match-fit, the better. Now that Senderos has gone to Milan for the season, the extra cover has gone again :mellow:

I think it will be a tight game for sure today, but when we turn it on at home we are very hard to stop. Newcastle have made a good start to the season, have made some good signings but it's tough going to the Emirates Stadium because you don't get much of the ball.

I think we will win 2-1 courtesy of goals from v.Persie & Fabregas, Owen to score for Newcastle.

[Jonny2J]

Beye and Geremi missed training as well yesterday, not good at all.

[Viperized]

Beye and Geremi missed training as well yesterday, not good at all.
Newcastle have always caused problems for Arsenal in the league.

You guys beat Bolton and drew with United.

I think it will be a close game, and a tough game for Arsenal.

[Jonny2J]

Newcastle have always caused problems for Arsenal in the league.

You guys beat Bolton and drew with United.

I think it will be a close game, and a tough game for Arsenal.We're missing big players up the top half of the pitch and against Arsenal you can't just sit back, which I know of course we won't as we will try and play some football, but it's normally Oba who has been the cause of most of the problems over the last few years and he's not fit. As well as when he plays opposition defences don't push up due to his pace, so even his presence is just a big thing in games like this.

[RB14 ARSENAL]

Carling Cup 3rd round: vs. Sheffield United

Thoughts?

[RB14 ARSENAL]

Wenger - Deadline day is like a poker game
By Chris Harris

Arsène Wenger expects the final days of the transfer window to be like a 'poker game'.

The Arsenal manager has been linked with a number of central midfielders and could reveal his own hand before the deadline passes at midnight on Monday. However, the most high-profile move of the next few days could involve Dimitar Berbatov.

The Bulgarian striker has been linked with a move from Tottenham to Manchester United but, according to reports, there is stalemate between the clubs over Berbatov's transfer fee. Wenger is not concerned over the outcome but expects plenty of manouevring between now and Monday night.

"In the end, it's a poker game," said the Frenchman. "Who will be the winner, it's always difficult to predict. But, from what I read, it's £5million that is the difference and, at that level, £5million doesn't make a difference any more.

"It usually finishes on [August] 31st with everybody going halfway, and everybody thinking they are the winner."

Wenger had to endure plenty of speculation over his own centre forward this summer before Emmanuel Adebayor agreed a new long-term contract at Emirates Stadium. The Frenchman does not see similarities in the Berbatov affair.

"There is a difference," said Wenger. "As I've said, Adebayor was committed first and he kept his word. He said if I have a choice, I want to stay and from the outside, I only read the newspaper, that doesn't look to be the case with Berbatov.

"It looks like he wants a move. So you are in a different situation. When a player says to you, I always want to stay, you are not in a situation where if he doesn't go I have a problem.

"That's what Tottenham could consider if he [Berbatov] doesn't go. Do we have a problem or not?"
.

[ThierryHenry14]

Let's hope he gets another Eduardo type player..


Watch out for double posts Berry.

[freestyleh7]

Carling Cup 3rd round: vs. Sheffield United

Thoughts?

Arsene is gonna play a reserve team, and we will proberly lose because sheffield united will get a lucky late goal.

[DJ Clue]

Looks like everyones in in todays match after mid week CL qulifer.

[Jonny2J]

The Fenham Pele is starting, fuck me.

[DJ Clue]

And who is that?

[Jonny2J]

And who is that?Sherla.

[DJ Clue]

Okay.

Its Live again on Sentanta Sports?

[freestyleh7]

SuperVan with a brilliant penalty, he is trying to make up for the game against FC Twente lol

[DJ Clue]

Looks like his gaining his awesome form again.

:happy:

[BarnDoor]

Ameobi is so shit it makes me want to shit blood. The only chance we have he gets in the way of the shot. Arsenal are playing great but Styles really has his mouth wrapped round wengers cock. Some of the decisions hes making are simply wrong

Craig Burley also must die of cancer. His constant bullshit needs to wiped off the face of planet

[Meyyappan]

Eboue had said in pre season he wants to make an impression in the right wing.....

Not just the right wing,whenever he has played he has been impressive bar his shooting could a good back up and one of the most versatile ones:rb,rw,cmf.......

[DJ Clue]

We are ripping Newcastle apart.

Ade playing awful today.

[freestyleh7]

he has gotten shit now, should of sold him while we had the chance and get someone like arshavin or eto

[RB14 ARSENAL]

Great win :happy:

At last Van Persie is starting to get back to his best :) How good was the penalty? I didn't see the match because it was on Setanta :(

[Gooner10]

Well played in all, at last we've hit some form and created some really nice football with it, plus some good finishing. Impressive win

[freestyleh7]

Good result, SuperVan was on fire, Arsene will be very pleased.

[DJ Clue]

Too right about that.

[ThierryHenry14]

Lets hope this form continues.

[cadey]

I'm so disappointed Samir Nasri didn't lamp Joey Barton when he had the chance.

[Jonny2J]

I'm so disappointed Samir Nasri didn't lamp Joey Barton when he had the chance.Nasri tried to get him to lose it like. I love those sort of tackles that Barton done on Nasri btw, not because it's Barton who I think is a cunt but in general, far too many mincers playing modern day football now.

[Phil W.A.F.C]

Nasri tried to get him to lose it like. I love those sort of tackles that Barton done on Nasri btw, not because it's Barton who I think is a cunt but in general, far too many mincers playing modern day football now.

Well said Jonny, Nasri got him back by tripping him up but i guess Barton hasnt got a care in the world which makes him one of the funniest players in the league. :lmao:

[cadey]

The sooner someone breaks his leg the better IMO

No idea why Keegan brought him on for a little cameo.

[Meyyappan]

he has gotten shit now, should of sold him while we had the chance and get someone like arshavin or eto

Hit 2 assists and most importantly fits our play.

[freestyleh7]

Those who all think barton's a cunt raise your hand :D

[Meyyappan]

Well at our best we are the best team atleast in england if not in the world.

[RB14 ARSENAL]

:huh: Not sure about that...

[Meyyappan]

:huh: Not sure about that...

Well with rosicky back and dudu back to be used as impact sub along walcott i think we can do it maybe chelsea will be a bit of problem.

[wrathchild_uk]

I missed the highlights of that match...what actually happened with Barton??

[RB14 ARSENAL]

I missed the highlights of that match...what actually happened with Barton??

When he came on all the fans were booing...Nasri had the ball, and then Barton slid and touched the ball but followed through onto Nasri and could've done some damage. Later in the game, Nasri got revenge and legged Joey up

[Jonny2J]

When he came on all the fans were booing...Nasri had the ball, and then Barton slid and touched the ball but followed through onto Nasri and could've done some damage. Later in the game, Nasri got revenge and legged Joey upAwww poor Nasri actually getting tackled. What's going on? It was a good old fashioned tackle man where he won the ball.

Nasri just tried to get a rise out of Barton.

[DJ Clue]

Barton's a cunt no doubt.

[Jonny2J]

Barton's a cunt no doubt.I think we all know that.

Nice to see you all ignoring Nasri being a saint though.

Also very hypocritical of your fans booing Barton when what Tony Adams done was just as bad, but there you go eh.

Still I do hope yous win the league out of all the teams who have a chance as on your day yous still do comfortably play the best football in the league.

[Meyyappan]

I think we all know that.

Nice to see you all ignoring Nasri being a saint though.

Also very hypocritical of your fans booing Barton when what Tony Adams done was just as bad, but there you go eh.

Still I do hope yous win the league out of all the teams who have a chance as on your day yous still do comfortably play the best football in the league.

We he did a good fasioned tackle as you call it but come on after the tackle he kind of pushed nasri with his hands the smiled and proved samir.Then young nasri being new in this league and meeting Mr.Cunt as the fans pointed to him retaliated.

Well by the way what do you think of our chances of silverware don has already rejected us winning the cl and pl what do you think?

For C.L if we top our group we should get a easy draw and might be able to get past quarter finals if we do that i think we shall make our second final appearence.

[JoeyM]

I think we all know that.

Nice to see you all ignoring Nasri being a saint though.

Also very hypocritical of your fans booing Barton when what Tony Adams done was just as bad, but there you go eh.

Still I do hope yous win the league out of all the teams who have a chance as on your day yous still do comfortably play the best football in the league.

First off, Barton is a thug and an idiot, whereas Tony had an addiction, so comparing the two in the first place is ridiculous and comes across rather ignorant if I'm being honest.

Secondly, Adams showed the will to overcome his problems and came out better for it, whereas Barton seems totally content to remain a cunt and a waste of talent (however small it may be;).) Fair play if he does end up turning his life around and revitalising his career the way TA did but you must admit it looks unlikely.

[Jonny2J]

First off, Barton is a thug and an idiot, whereas Tony had an addiction, so comparing the two in the first place is ridiculous and comes across rather ignorant if I'm being honest.

Secondly, Adams showed the will to overcome his problems and came out better for it, whereas Barton seems totally content to remain a cunt and a waste of talent (however small it may be;).) Fair play if he does end up turning his life around and revitalising his career the way TA did but you must admit it looks unlikely.Joey Barton also has an addiction to alcohol. Not that I'm defending what he did by any means. I just think the reaction on here about him begin a cunt for making a good tackle is absolutely mental.

[RB14 ARSENAL]

Chelsea boss Luiz Felipe Scolari has revealed that Arsenal enquired about Salomon Kalou this summer.

Arsene Wenger made his approach during the close season, but was informed the Ivory Coast international was not for sale.

Scolari feels the Frenchman's interest in his young striker proves Kalou can be a valuable member of the Blues' squad this season, but admits he has plenty of options in the attacking department.

Intelligent
"If you ask Arsene Wenger, he wants Kalou as a centre-forward and Arsene is an intelligent man. I need to follow his idea," said the Brazilian coach.

"He wanted Kalou one, two or three months ago when we started negotiations for some players. I said no.

"You know what players I want and now you know what players Arsene wants.

"If he sees Kalou as a number nine then I must try that sometimes. But I also have (Nicolas) Anelka, (Didier) Drogba and (Franco) Di Santo."

Thoughts?

I'm quite surprised to be fair

[wrigh2uk]

Yeh but come on Jonny how many chances has Barton had to turn it around mate ?

[ThierryHenry14]

He would be a good signing in my opinion.

[RB14 ARSENAL]

He would be a good signing in my opinion.

Yeh, has been playing good for Chelsea.. Scolari turned the interest down though. Would be a good idea to sneak in a big bid at midnight before transfer window closes, mind :D

[Jonny2J]

Yeh but come on Jonny how many chances has Barton had to turn it around mate ?How many times have I said I think he's a cunt? Does that not mean anything.

[Phil W.A.F.C]

Thoughts?

I'm quite surprised to be fair

This reminds me of the Lassana Diarra deal on deadline day. Then come January he went to Portsmouth.

[wrathchild_uk]

Barton wasn't drunk when he attacked Dabo..

[freestyleh7]

Van Persie is injured again, all the players should fucking tape a big massive blanket around him and write "Fragile Please Be Careful".

[wrathchild_uk]

He's abit like Arsenal's Saha...give it a couple of years and Everton will have him for free :ninja:

[RB14 ARSENAL]

Van Persie is injured again, all the players should fucking tape a big massive blanket around him and write "Fragile Please Be Careful".

Bloody typical: Has a great game, scores 2 goals, really looks back in form and then he gets injured :no:

[DJ Clue]

FFS not again.

Inler is not Gunner leave
Serie A side determined to keep top targets

Arsenal target Gokhan Inler has snubbed any potential transfer bid from Arsene Wenger by extending his Udinese contract until 2013.

The Swiss midfielder was one of the Arsenal manager's summer targets and rumoured to have a price tag in the region of £8million.

But Inler never had any doubts about securing his future for a further five years at the Italian club since he first arrived from FC Zurich in 2007.

"I never had any doubts, and from the first day I always said I was sure of staying at Udine," the 24-year-old told the club's official website.

"I want to go all the way with this club and play a great season.

"Our objective is to improve upon last year and I feel the team is stronger, while we are certainly not lacking enthusiasm."

With Italian striker Antonio Di Natale also refusing offers from the likes of Roma and Fiorentina, the Serie A club's director general Pietro Leonardi is happy to be heading in the right direction.

He added: "Inler has chosen to continue his part in the Udinese project and, as he is not the only one, this makes us think we are on the right track."

Reports SSN.

[nickpring]

Is he not meeting up with his Dutch colleagues though? Thought his injury wasn't that bad and he's been cleared to play for Holland in the week.

[NikWebb]

Is he not meeting up with his Dutch colleagues though? Thought his injury wasn't that bad and he's been cleared to play for Holland in the week.

SSN said this morning that the injury wasnt bad and he was meeting the dutch team to play in the qualification

[nickpring]

SSN said this morning that the injury wasnt bad and he was meeting the dutch team to play in the qualification

That's what I thought...:erm:

[DJ Clue]

He's waiting to have a x-ray.

[Viperized]

Isn't the transfer deadline today? It doesn't look like we will sign anyone. Not a surprise, after Wenger has said 'I believe my squad is capable of challenging for all four trophies'

[Dragonfly]

Deadline is tomorrow.

[freestyleh7]

This is bollocks, Arsene wenger best sign someone quick, this is what happened last year.

[Nturtle]

Apparently VP is OK.

To weigh in on Barton v Nasri...what clinched it was the stupid grin after the hard tackle. Nobody said it wasn't fair, and nobody is saying Nasri isn't stupid for retaliation...but you dont' have to tackle hard...then grin and look to tell the opposing player "I almost injured you and I enjoyed it"! You have to question why Barton should even be on the pitch if his misdemeanors are all documented and proven - I would say that is poor judgement by Keegan, as it was by Nasri for clipping his heels (even though I enjoyed the grim look he gave Barton as he turned away after the grin).

Upwards and onwards...interesting to see Walcott being selected in front of Owen, Crouch, Agbonlaghor, Ashton etc for the qualifiers.

[DJ Clue]

He (Wenger) hasn't sign no one, whats going on?

[nickpring]

There's still 7hours to go mate. Give him time, he might be sorting some deals out as we speak.

[DJ Clue]

Hope so.

[Gooner10]

Well not long to go people, I hope Wenger has something up his sleeve so to speak. A top class midfielder and we'll be set

[DJ Clue]

No sign yet.

[freestyleh7]

This is bollocks, we aint gonna get no one.

[RB14 ARSENAL]

Still just under 2 hours remaining :mellow:

Maybe Arsene will sign someone in like the last 10 minutes :erm: Let's hope so or else we're fucked

[Viperized]

45 minutes left. It doesn't look like we will sign anyone to be honest.

United look set to sign Berbatov. They pretty much have the complete squad, and signing Berbatov will definitely confirm this.

Even Man City have shown a degree of ambition by launching bids for Berbatov, Robinho and Villa.

We, on the other hand, sell a countless number of players and do nothing to replace them.

[Zoolander]

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[ThierryHenry14]

:lol:

[DJ Clue]

http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/1641/tumbleweed0047824026tf2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

It looks like that way.

[Yossi]

The Cole/Gallas swap wasn't confirmed until the next morning. The Denilson transfer wasn't announced until the next afternoon.

[Gooner10]

To top it off man utd have berbatov and city have fuckin robinho! what's going on!? lol

[DJ Clue]

:shocking:

[AgentZero]

you shoudlnt buy all into this deadline hype...Arsenal squad is still fairly good and im sure arsenes tactical nous is more comforting than big money buys.

[Gooner10]

Fact is we need depth and Wenger had the money to buy, it seems he hasn't bought a player today unless we hear something about it tomorrow. If we lose a few players through injury we'll be finding it fucking hard to keep up with man u and chelsea, saying that I think i'm panicking and actually I think we are very capable of competing

[freestyleh7]

Im well gutted that i aint seen anyone at the emirates yet, we had the money so what was the problem. ?

[pes guy]

He (Wenger) hasn't sign no one, whats going on?


Trust in Wenger he knows what his doing.


Enough said

[Nturtle]

I'm pretty impressed with Man City - their new owners are splashing the cash a la Chelsea...even rumours of "wanting Henry and Ronaldo (Brazilian)"!!! HA! All good fun.

The only rumours are Veloso, Alonso, Mbia. Not much going on in the press...but we'll see....we'll probably get something from left field...like an American player or something!! HA!

[RB14 ARSENAL]

Fact is we need depth and Wenger had the money to buy, it seems he hasn't bought a player today unless we hear something about it tomorrow. If we lose a few players through injury we'll be finding it fucking hard to keep up with man u and chelsea

Why would we hear whether Arsene has signed anybody tomorrow?? Surely now he can't sign anyone now the window is shut :mellow::erm:

And if he had signed anybody, we would have heard about it by now.

Man, he should of signed someone :realmad:
He has money to spend on a top, top midfielder and another top player :no:

[Nturtle]

Well...somebody did point out that we signed Denilson and only announced him the the afternoon the following day etc.

You never know...Wenger is known for his stringent way of signing...and keeping a lid on things.

[Viperized]

you shoudlnt buy all into this deadline hype...Arsenal squad is still fairly good and im sure arsenes tactical nous is more comforting than big money buys.
How would you feel if you sold Hargreaves, Carrick, Ronaldo, and Van Der Sar, while Giggs or whoever your other winger is now was always injured? How would you feel if none of those players were replaced? Because this is exactly what Wenger has done to Arsenal.

Yes, I'm aware we signed Nasri who looks like a very good player, but we still haven't replaced Reyes. We are still a winger short. Playing Diaby and Eboue on the wings just shows how desperate we are.

It's 11:20 and there is fuck all on the Arsenal.com page, except 'Eboue is a pass master'. You just can't make this shit up.

Wenger has never looked like signing anyone, just like he didn't sign anyone in the January transfer window, and just like how he only replaced Henry as opposed to adding an extra player or two in midfield as well. We've had a weak squad for over three seasons now, and this season, it just doesn't appear to bode well at all - Clichy injury? We're fucked. Cesc injury? We're fucked. Van Persie injury? We're fucked.

Im well gutted that i aint seen anyone at the emirates yet, we had the money so what was the problem. ?
It was confirmed there was a minimum of £30m available to spend.

Why on earth is he refusing to strengthen a weak squad? We have never stayed injury free over the years. Last season, Van Persie and Eduardo had long term injuries, while Sagna also suffered towards the end of the season (who was clearly missed). And then there is Rosicky, always fucking injured. To be honest, we should've sold him to Inter when they wanted him in January. As good as a player he is, there is absolutely no point in keeping him if he is never fit. Then again, that may be a bad idea - Wenger wouldn't have signed a replacement for him.

I'm sure this team will make the top 4, but the league? Heh.

[Zoolander]

How would you feel if you sold Hargreaves, Carrick, Ronaldo, and Van Der Sar, while Giggs or whoever your other winger is now was always injured? How would you feel if none of those players were replaced? Because this is exactly what Wenger has done to Arsenal.

Yes, I'm aware we signed Nasri who looks like a very good player, but we still haven't replaced Reyes. We are still a winger short. Playing Diaby and Eboue on the wings just shows how desperate we are.

It's 11:20 and there is fuck all on the Arsenal.com page, except 'Eboue is a pass master'. You just can't make this shit up.

Wenger has never looked like signing anyone, just like he didn't sign anyone in the January transfer window, and just like how he only replaced Henry as opposed to adding an extra player or two in midfield as well. We've had a weak squad for over three seasons now, and this season, it just doesn't appear to bode well at all - Clichy injury? We're fucked. Cesc injury? We're fucked. Van Persie injury? We're fucked.


It was confirmed there was a minimum of £30m available to spend.

Why on earth is he refusing to strengthen a weak squad? We have never stayed injury free over the years. Last season, Van Persie and Eduardo had long term injuries, while Sagna also suffered towards the end of the season (who was clearly missed). And then there is Rosicky, always fucking injured. To be honest, we should've sold him to Inter when they wanted him in January. As good as a player he is, there is absolutely no point in keeping him if he is never fit. Then again, that may be a bad idea - Wenger wouldn't have signed a replacement for him.

I thought of Hudson when I read this.

http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/9355/hudson1283349dz4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

"That's it man, game over man, game over! What the fuck are we gonna do now? What are we gonna do?"