Arsenal Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread

leninbenjamin · 19-06-2009 11:54AM

itsjaybud wrote: »

Walcott is English and to think for even one second that he could develop in peace as you call it is ridicolous and next to impossible!;)

lol, very true.

yahoo_moe · 19-06-2009 02:26PM

leninbenjamin wrote: »

The Morocco player has refused to extend his contract, which has one year left, and he claims to have a buyout clause of £7 million. He scored 13 league goals last season and has a reputation for his ability in the air.

Hmm, stroppy in contract negotiations, agitating for a move, 13 goals last season... doesn't sound like he'd be suitable to replace Adebayor to me.

L'prof · 19-06-2009 03:42PM

Finally signs today, hope he turns out to be a great buy...one of a few hopefully!

DenMan · 19-06-2009 03:55PM

That's the way it's supposed to be done. Get the player(s) in early so they can began working with their new team mates ASAP, not dragging on during negotations and possibly missing targets (which we are very good at doing). A great signing.

Welcome to Arsenal Thomas. Let's hope for a another shrewd signing by the boss.

Galvasean · 19-06-2009 03:55PM

I read that Vermaelen is 'looking forward to playing against the best strikers in the world'. Good attitude so far.
Wonder what number he'll be...

premierstone · 19-06-2009 04:26PM

Good stuff hopefully this is a sign that we have moved on a bit from been this haggeling type club always trying to get a cheaper deal and that the purse strings are been loosened a little

Fuzzy_Dunlop · 19-06-2009 05:21PM

heh, turns out hes six foot:p

ULL NAME: Thomas Vermaelen

NATIONALITY: Belgian

BORN: 14th November 1985. Kapellen, Belgium.

AGE: 23

HEIGHT / WEIGHT: 182cm (6ft) / 82kg (12st 13Ib)

Redzer7 · 19-06-2009 07:41PM

He Better Be Good For A Reported 11 Mil :rolleyes:

DenMan · 19-06-2009 07:45PM

He looks like Vidic...so that's a good sign. If he plays like him I can see us conceding at least 10 less goals next season.

jank · 20-06-2009 02:44AM

Who will he play with? Gallas or Toure??

Redzer7 · 20-06-2009 08:48AM

Imo None Of Them, I Don't Think He's Going To Be Good Enough As I Seen Ajax A Couple Of Times And He Didn't Stand Out Atal. But I'm Hoping He'll Prove Me Wrong

Redzer7 · 20-06-2009 08:51AM

Imo None Of Them I Don't Think He's Going To Be Good Enough To Get Into The First 11 As I Seen Ajax A Couple Of Times And He Didn't Stand Out Atal. I'm Hoping He'll Prove Me Wrong Though.

Galvasean · 20-06-2009 12:24PM

jank wrote: »

Who will he play with? Gallas or Toure??

I heard on Setanta Sports News that Touré is leaving.

Eire-Dearg · 20-06-2009 12:27PM

Galvasean wrote: »

I heard on Setanta Sports News that Touré is leaving.

City are offering £12m, according to the Times I think.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/article6539907.ece

Redzer7 · 20-06-2009 01:39PM

Grand We Might Be Able To Turn That 12 Mil Into 15 - 18 Mil Since It's Going To Be A Man City Price

Frisbee · 20-06-2009 05:21PM

Redzer7 wrote: »

He Better Be Good For A Reported 11 Mil :rolleyes:

Whats with the roll eyes?

Eire-Dearg wrote: »

City are offering £12m, according to the Times I think.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/article6539907.ece

Really hope that's not true

Pepe LeFrits · 20-06-2009 06:58PM

12 million is not good enough.

Redzer7 · 21-06-2009 12:05AM

Jus Don't Think We Should Be Spending 11 Mil On An Unproven And Unheard Of Player

Max Power1 · 21-06-2009 12:12AM

Redzer7 wrote: »

Jus Don't Think We Should Be Spending 11 Mil On An Unproven And Unheard Of Player

Well any other method isnt exactly the arsenal way - the so called "proven signings" like Jeffers, Wiltord, Reyes, didnt exactly work out so well did they??

Redzer7 · 21-06-2009 09:15AM

Max Power1 wrote: »

Well any other method isnt exactly the arsenal way - the so called "proven signings" like Jeffers, Wiltord, Reyes, didnt exactly work out so well did they??

Thats Exactly What I'm Sayin They Were Useless, The Only One That Was Worth It Is Wiltord For That League Winning Goal At Old Trafford

Frisbee · 21-06-2009 11:05AM

Sometimes you have to take a punt on a player and hope it works out.
I'm sure Wenger has had scouts watching him for a while now.
Plus I'd rather we bring in a new player for big money than have the same defence be ravaged by injuries next season, especially with Kolo off to the AFC

Gangsta · 21-06-2009 11:10AM

Redzer7 wrote: »

Jus Don't Think We Should Be Spending 11 Mil On An Unproven And Unheard Of Player

How is he unheard of? He has CL and international experience so not really. As regards unproven, tell me a proven centre half that is available. Vidic was "unheard of and unproven" and look the defender he is.
I could be wrong, he could be sh!t. I still think he's far too light to be an imposing centre half. However, I hope the fact that he was Ajax captain helps in organising our shambolic defence.

Redzer7 · 21-06-2009 11:19AM

A Proven Defender We Could Of Got Is Either Curtis Davis Or Hangeland They Wouldn't Have Been Much Of A Gamble Because They Already Showed That They Can Be Solid Against Premier Divison Sides, The Dutch League Is Totally Diferent To The Epl And I Jus Hope He Can Keep Up. Can't Wait To See Him In Action

.. Anyone Heard Stuart Pearces Comments Of Fabrice Muamba? Wish We Had Kept Hold Of Him Really Improvin As A Holding Midfielder.

Gangsta · 21-06-2009 11:34AM

I doubt MON would let go of Davies since his squad is fairly wafer-thin. Hangeland would have cost at least 15million with no CL experience.

EDIT: Please stop typing every word with a capital first letter

Frisbee · 21-06-2009 11:34AM

Redzer7 wrote: »

A Proven Defender We Could Of Got Is Either Curtis Davis Or Hangeland

Lol, Davies is nothing better than we already have. He needs someone beside him to tell him what to do, just look what happened to Villa's defence when Laursen was injured.

Redzer7 · 21-06-2009 11:39AM

Gangsta wrote: »

I doubt MON would let go of Davies since his squad is fairly wafer-thin. Hangeland would have cost at least 15million with no CL experience.

EDIT: Please stop typing every word with a capital first letter

Lol Sorry I'm On Me Phone And It Puts Every Starting Word With A Capital Letter Lol I'll Ring My Service Provider Right Away

leninbenjamin · 21-06-2009 11:43AM

Frisbee wrote: »

Sometimes you have to take a punt on a player and hope it works out.

quite true. Some post grads in bristol or bath or someplace did a statistical survey, and found through external variables such as lifestyle, family, relationships etc. only 1 in 3 transfers work out on average.

Gangsta wrote: »

EDIT: Please stop typing every word with a capital first letter

he's typing everything in caps and boards is automatically lowercasing it with that odd format.

Redzer7 · 21-06-2009 11:46AM

Frisbee wrote: »

Lol, Davies is nothing better than we already have. He needs someone beside him to tell him what to do, just look what happened to Villa's defence when Laursen was injured.

Well To Me Davies Would Only Be Backup And Thats The Same With Vermalean, Now Which Would You Rather As Backup, A Centre Half With A Lot Of Experience In The Premier League Or A Centre Half With No Experience? Jeez I Sound Like I Hate The Guy, I Really Hope He Does Well It's Jus That I Can't See Him Keeping The Likes Of Drogba At Bay Especially With His Height.

Pepe LeFrits · 21-06-2009 11:51AM

Gangsta wrote: »

Vidic was "unheard of and unproven" and look the defender he is.
I could be wrong, he could be sh!t. I still think he's far too light to be an imposing centre half.

Too light? He's 13 stone!

Redzer7 wrote: »

Well To Me Davies Would Only Be Backup And Thats The Same With Vermalean, Now Which Would You Rather As Backup, A Centre Half With A Lot Of Experience In The Premier League Or A Centre Half With No Experience? Jeez I Sound Like I Hate The Guy, I Really Hope He Does Well It's Jus That I Can't See Him Keeping The Likes Of Drogba At Bay Especially With His Height.

There's a football world outside the PL you know...

Frisbee · 21-06-2009 11:53AM

Redzer7 wrote: »

Well To Me Davies Would Only Be Backup And Thats The Same With Vermalean, Now Which Would You Rather As Backup, A Centre Half With A Lot Of Experience In The Premier League Or A Centre Half With No Experience? Jeez I Sound Like I Hate The Guy, I Really Hope He Does Well It's Jus That I Can't See Him Keeping The Likes Of Drogba At Bay Especially With His Height.

I'd rather Vermaelen than Davies, and I have only seen him play twice.
Davies isn't a great defender by any stretch of the imagination.