Arsenal Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread

Hi lads, I have been reading this particular thread for nearly a year now and find it a good and interesting read most of the time!:) Like most of you im a massive Arsenal fan and im pretty confident of a fourth place finish this season and strangely enough a good run in the champions league! Anyway heres my first post;

Arshavin would be a great addition to the team imo and hopefully a deal can be done to bring the player in for under the 15 million mark. Although i dont think an attacking player should at the top of our buying list at the moment i would still love to see him sign and hopefully settle in quickly.

The situation with the lack of a DM is what concerns me the most and i would like to hear opinions on Scott Parker as a possible addition to the squad, plenty of premiership experience, decent passer of the ball and is not afraid to stick in a challenge!

Also just to pick up on and agree with a few previous posts i really dont see the need for a new goalkeeper at all, Almunia is a great shot stopper and i rate him highly, there really isnt that many top goalkeepers in the premiership imo and as a fan im glad to have him!:)

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/clichy-to-sit-out-sunday-s-cardiff-trip

Came at the right time I think, Wenger might have let him sit this one out. Although with no Silvestre, or even Gallas, I'm guessing it will be Gibbs at LB.


Arsenal top late goals table.

I was sure Villa would be taking this, the amount of times they've had my hoped up this season...

Frisbee wrote: »

Saying he is looking to honour his contract at Arsenal doesn't mean this:



Sensationalist Media FTW!

Yeah, only Sky Sports could interprate someo staying at the club as mooching of the bank account for a few years.

Frisbee wrote: »

Arsenal top late goals table.

I was sure Villa would be taking this, the amount of times they've had my hoped up this season...

I'd rather see the stats for goals scored in 89mins+.

Roaster wrote: »

I thought the exact same thing myself. Can't believe we haven't made an inquiry for him, even just to unsettle the scallies.

Ah their manager does that enough.

mayordenis wrote: »

ye can feck right off away from Agger now thanks, cheers.

Tell ya what.
Give us Alonso and you can keep Agger.

kthxbye

cashback wrote: »

Question for those in the know...

I´m almost finished my rtw trip and fly into Heathrow on 21st feb. I´ve noticed that we have Sunderland at home that day. Does anyone know if it would be at all possible to pick up tickets outside the ground on the day? Hoping that there might be a few tickets available for this one.

Thanks

Unlikely you could call the box office a couple of days before the match to see if they can do anything for you, it is possible the game might not sell out even though the website will say it has.
On the day of the match you could always chance your arm and turn up a few hours before the match and go to the box office. Both options are long shots.

At least it'll be over by the end of the week, HOPEFULLY.

Andrei Arshavin's agent has indicated that his client would be willing to buy out his contract at Zenit St Petersburg.

The Russian playmaker is growing increasingly frustrated with the ongoing saga surrounding his future.

He has made no secret of his desire to secure a move away from his homeland during the January transfer window, but has so far failed to secure such a switch.

Premier League giants Arsenal are believed to be leading the chase for his signature, but Zenit's ever-increasing demands continue to delay any potential agreement.

"Unfortunately in this matter there is no movement," Arshavin's agent Dennis Lachter told the Russia press.

"The sticking point is, of course, money and rather the totally unacceptable amount of Zenit's demands for Andrei.

"The position of the club remains unchanged and that is the reality that we have faced for a long time.

"If the situation remains unchanged we will use Article 17 of the Fifa rules and buy out the contract of Andrei at the club, which could happen as early as November this year.
Free agent

"In that situation, Zenit would have to be satisfied with a much smaller amount than they are offered by representatives of Arsenal.

"If Andrei becomes a free agent, he will get many proposals, from England, Italy and Spain."

Arsenal are reported to have tabled a £12million pound offer for Arshavin, but Zenit believe their prized asset is worth more than that in the current market.

"The situation has not changed since Friday, which means Arsenal would like to pay only £12m, not one cent more," said Zenit's general director Maxim Mitrofanov.

"And we, at Zenit, are ready to discuss with them about maybe a better offer from our side.

"We are ready to make a step forward to them, but they should do the same.

"However, I have told the people from Arsenal we are ready to discuss a lot of things to make the situation easier for them.

"They have a deadline, as I understand, until 26th January, because after that, they should have some time to get another player and I respect this position."

playa3 wrote: »

Eduardos second return too, he's looked sharp again

Good stuff, cheers for the update!

Apparently this is the first of five successive away matches for our reserves - even Rafa couldn't complain if we got a bit stroppy over that one :pac:

yahoo_moe wrote: »

Good stuff, cheers for the update!

Apparently this is the first of five successive away matches for our reserves - even Rafa couldn't complain if we got a bit stroppy over that one :pac:

Didn't get to see the whole match but it ended up 2-2 with Wilshere getting the second as well. Randall got sent off for a disgraceful tackle, very bad especially being right in front of Eduardo too.

Heres the 1st goal :cool:

playa3 wrote: »

Randall got sent off for a disgraceful tackle, very bad especially being right in front of Eduardo too.

That's a silly statement imo.
Players aren't going to go around pulling out of challenges because they look up and see Eduardo is near them.

Cheers for the .gif of the goal

playa3 wrote: »

I'm not saying that as such, its just in a reserves game you dont need to go jumping in with two feet. And when one of your team mates is just returning from a leg break you don't want to go and do the same to someone else. If you see the tackle you'll know what i mean. He'd also made a few other rash challenges earlier

I understand your point.
But saying it's just a reserves game is a bit silly. These reserve games are the only way that players like randall, merida, nordveit etc. are going to be included in the first team squad and they should go out and give it their all as the likes of Fab, Adebayor, RVP do for the EPL Games.

playa3 wrote: »

Randall got sent off for a disgraceful tackle, very bad especially being right in front of Eduardo too.

Heres the 1st goal

Nice - did it take a bit of a deflection or is that just the gif acting funny? Good work either way though.

As for the rest, I'd agree with Frisbee - Eduardo's injury shouldn't really affect anyone's view on the matter. I haven't seen the tackle but I don't have to - if Randall deliberately went in to sever someone's foot from their leg, then that's obviously unacceptable. But by the same token, a dangerous tackle that's accidental isn't acceptable either. And none of that is changed by the standard of the game or what injuries your team-mates have or haven't had.

yahoo_moe wrote: »

Nice - did it take a bit of a deflection or is that just the gif acting funny? Good work either way though.

As for the rest, I'd agree with Frisbee - Eduardo's injury shouldn't really affect anyone's view on the matter. I haven't seen the tackle but I don't have to - if Randall deliberately went in to sever someone's foot from their leg, then that's obviously unacceptable. But by the same token, a dangerous tackle that's accidental isn't acceptable either. And none of that is changed by the standard of the game or what injuries your team-mates have or haven't had.

I suppose ye are right, a bad tackle is a bad tackle at the end of the day. I just think Randall should have known better in general than to go diving the way he did, but he'll learn to control himself in the future.



And no, I dont think the shot took a deflection