Arsenal Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2011/2012

Marty McFly · 06-08-2012 8:38pm

BBC's David Ornstein reporting the Carorla has travelled with the squad and the siging will be announced tomorrow, the love teasing us and making us wait damn you Arsenal.

Also reporting were still working on the Sahin deal.

Come on ffs we want some confirmed players

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Edit: beaten to it

Marty McFly · 06-08-2012 8:51pm

Usmanov speaks out again about the board, and how he intends to keep buying shares.

http://www.itv.com/sport/football/article/2012-08-06/usmanov-arsenal-are-in-decline/

emergingstar · 06-08-2012 9:57pm

We signed podolski, giroud, and cazorla
For the same money we sold clichy and narsi for

Arsene and Ivan I salute you

cson · 06-08-2012 10:09pm

Add Sahin, Shaw and depending on RVP, Niang and that's a very tidy summer for us imo.

emergingstar · 06-08-2012 10:22pm

cson wrote: »

Add Sahin, Shaw and depending on RVP, Niang and that's a very tidy summer for us imo.

Is there much to the shaw thing haven't seen much about it
I'm not sure how I feel about the niang deal surely it would mean the end of afobe

L'prof · 06-08-2012 10:32pm

emergingstar wrote: »

Is there much to the shaw thing haven't seen much about it
I'm not sure how I feel about the niang deal surely it would mean the end of afobe

I doubt it, everybody gets a chance to prove their worth. Can't see him being let go, he's only 19. Hopefully he'll do well at Bolton this season and get a few appearance next year for us!

Fuzzy_Dunlop · 07-08-2012 10:12am

Ding ding ding!

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-sign-spain-midfielder-santi-cazorla

Snakeblood · 07-08-2012 10:13am

Fuzzy_Dunlop wrote: »

Ding ding ding!

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-sign-spain-midfielder-santi-cazorla

Who is that guy?

Pepe LeFrits · 07-08-2012 10:14am

Woot!

Redzer7 · 07-08-2012 10:19am

Fuzzy_Dunlop wrote: »

Ding ding ding!

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-sign-spain-midfielder-santi-cazorla

BOOM!!!

emergingstar · 07-08-2012 10:23am

Now onto sahin

EuropeanSon · 07-08-2012 10:30am

I love arseblog's comment on the signing

The two-time European Championship winner has joined Arsene Wenger’s squad on their pre-season fitness camp in Germany this week and could make his debut against Cologne on August 12. He follows Lukas Podolski and Olivier Giroud as the third signing of the summer and would definitely be the ugly one if they were a boyband.

Pepe LeFrits · 07-08-2012 10:33am

http://www.zonalmarking.net/2012/05/30/zms-european-team-of-the-year-201112/

Michael Cox says he's awesome.

emergingstar · 07-08-2012 10:34am

Makes a mockery of Rvp's statement all the same

Redzer7 · 07-08-2012 10:40am

emergingstar wrote: »

Makes a mockery of Rvp's statement all the same

Lets see what he has to say now

if that's not a sign of intent I don't know what is!

07-08-2012 10:44am

What a summer already.
I'd like to shake RVP hand and tell him to close the door after him.:D

emergingstar · 07-08-2012 10:46am

RVP 11 wrote: »

What a summer already.
I'd like to shake RVP hand and tell him to close the door after him.:D

While I fully agree with ya I'm changing my tune a bit, I think we're neck and neck with utd now don't think we should sell to them

jordainius · 07-08-2012 10:46am

The club has called Robin's bluff, its his move now- if he leaves it shows his statement up as lies and we're better off without him.
If he stays, we as fans should just forget about the statement and carry on as normal. We'll still have a world class striker at the end of the day- better off to get behind him rather than have things turn toxic like with Adebayor in his last season.

Either way; the squad is far better than last season regardless of what RvP decides so it doesn't really matter what he does now!

emergingstar · 07-08-2012 10:47am

Redzer7 wrote: »

emergingstar wrote: »

Makes a mockery of Rvp's statement all the same

Lets see what he has to say now if that's not a sign of intent I don't know what is!

Well he never said he wants to leave so I guess he could say they showed ambition I'm staying
I'd still like him gone though

07-08-2012 10:50am

emergingstar wrote: »

While I fully agree with ya I'm changing my tune a bit, I think we're neck and neck with utd now don't think we should sell to them

I don't think we should care at this stage, if we are going to sell him and not have the chance of him disrupting our dressing room, or keep our new boy Giroud to a limited number of starts, i think we should set a price and accept it if it's met.

emergingstar · 07-08-2012 10:53am

RVP 11 wrote: »

emergingstar wrote: »

While I fully agree with ya I'm changing my tune a bit, I think we're neck and neck with utd now don't think we should sell to them

I don't think we should care at this stage, if we are going to sell him and not have the chance of him disrupting our dressing room, or keep our new boy Giroud to a limited number of starts, i think we should set a price and accept it if it's met.

I still want him gone but would take the lesser money and ship him off to Italy

Dare I say we might challenge next season

dvemail · 07-08-2012 10:58am

Yay!
If Van Persie signs a new deal and we get ourselves a full back we will have a serious outfit for next season.
Also Fabregas and Pires helped convince Cazorla to sign. Top guys, wonder would Adebayor/Nasri do the same if someone asked?

meriwether · 07-08-2012 10:59am

The eagle has landed.

The sleigh is on the roof (santi related joke).

Now, Sahin.

Do it.

brianregan09 · 07-08-2012 10:59am

Na'h if i'd a choice of keeping RVP or selling i'd keep him all day long at the end of the day he's world class

keano_afc · 07-08-2012 11:00am

Would really love to see us sign a RB now. Jenkinson scares the life out of me. Sagna is so important it isn't funny.

Delighted with Cazorla. New shirt will be getting his name on it.

emergingstar · 07-08-2012 11:03am

£12m what a piece of business

07-08-2012 11:07am

emergingstar wrote: »

I still want him gone but would take the lesser money and ship him off to Italy

Dare I say we might challenge next season

You may!!!:)
I would expect us to push the leaders all the way.

I'd say Arteta is creaming himself with Cazorla joining

FearDark · 07-08-2012 11:09am

This doesn't feel at all like previous summers... We're buying, we're showing intent, we're building a ****ing squad!!

Pepe LeFrits · 07-08-2012 11:10am

jonneymendoza · 07-08-2012 11:13am

What a signing. Wenger means business

meriwether · 07-08-2012 11:13am

Pepe LeFrits wrote: »

Photo taken 2 August I'd guess.

Ba5tards.

jester77 · 07-08-2012 11:15am

Nice... it's as if Wenger has been saving all those pennys over the last few years and all of a sudden decided to just go mad

Fuzzy_Dunlop · 07-08-2012 11:15am

Also good to see the U21s playing in the Emirates, and for dirt cheap too. £3

http://www.arsenal.com/match-menu/173433/reserves/arsenal-res-v-blackburn-res?tab=tickets

Club is really doing good work this summer.

tayto lover · 07-08-2012 11:15am

AND a big THANK YOU to RVP for manufacturing all those signings. Great bit of psychology by him. Now to announce that he's staying :rolleyes:

jonneymendoza · 07-08-2012 11:16am

RVP 11 wrote: »

What a summer already.
I'd like to shake RVP hand and tell him to close the door after him.:D

need to change your forum name mate lol

emergingstar · 07-08-2012 11:29am

i dont think were finished yet either

dvemail · 07-08-2012 11:30am

Anybody know how much he actually cost yet? I'm hearing anything in the range from £11m to £17m odd.

07-08-2012 11:33am

jonneymendoza wrote: »

need to change your forum name mate lol

lol you have to pay for that privilege, couldn't be arsed

07-08-2012 11:35am

dvemail wrote: »

Anybody know how much he actually cost yet? I'm hearing anything in the range from £11m to £17m odd.

Read it was £12M, an absolute steal.

KINGVictor · 07-08-2012 11:35am

Brilliant news, seems the RVP saga has turned out to be a good omen for the club- three quality signings in one season, cant remember the last time Arsenal were that proactive.

AnCapaillMor · 07-08-2012 11:38am

Always reckoned RVP was 50\50, if we got noone he was gone. I think he did it to give Arsene and the board a kick up the arse but he went about it in a really sh1tty way.

brianregan09 · 07-08-2012 11:39am

As long we get 1 or 2 more we'll definitly challenge next year, Hope the link with Van der Wiel is true we're badly stuck at RB be fun when Sagna comes back though , both fantastic players

tayto lover · 07-08-2012 11:41am

brianregan09 wrote: »

As long we get 1 or 2 more we'll definitly challenge next year, Hope the link with Van der Wiel is true we're badly stuck at RB be fun when Sagna comes back though , both fantastic players

We should buy someone who can play both RB and LB and cover two problem areas I feel. Anyone know a good mark?

Leiva · 07-08-2012 11:41am

Someone really needs to revive the Arsenal/Wenger done thread.:P

As a Liverpool fan I am really jealous and impressed by the business that Wenger has done this window .
But I am also impressed at how he held firm on his belief last season that there was no value in the market, and going by what my team purchased over the past 18months then that is the evidence right there

dvemail · 07-08-2012 11:42am

Actually can't wait for the new season to start. With the signings made between ourselves and Chelsea the gap between all the top 4/5 clubs should be bugger all compared to last season.
Should be a cracker.

07-08-2012 11:43am

What i find most satisfying out of all of this is Mancini & City hasn't got anyone yet, if they do at all, and had they bought the 3 players we had it would probably have cost them £65m+

Sgt Pepper 64 · 07-08-2012 11:44am

RVP 11 wrote: »

What i find most satisfying out of all of this is Mancini & City hasn't got anyone yet, if they do at all, and had they bought the 3 players we had it would probably have cost them £60m+

They dont really need to though, do they?

07-08-2012 11:47am

Sgt Pepper 64 wrote: »

They dont really need to though, do they?

When did that ever stop them overinflating the market?
The only thing stopping them is the 25 man squad rule, which is why they need to offload some players.
And that is practically impossibe because of the wages they are paying them.

meriwether · 07-08-2012 11:58am

Come on Robin.

Repent, and you shall be forgiven.

Welcomed with open arms, in fact.

Sgt Pepper 64 · 07-08-2012 12:03pm

I still think you need a bit of steel in your side.
Another defender wouldnt go amiss or a ball winning midfielder
Maybe even a better goalkeeper?

Your attack was fantastic last season, defence not so much - perhaps down to injurys?

Arsenal Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2011/2012

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