Arsenal Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread

Headshot wrote: »

are arsenal taking part in the Amsterdam tournament ?

nope. probably want to focus more attention on the Emirates cup.

I've been every year since the move.
This year though i neither feel the excitement to go nor do i desire to be in the same stadium as Rangers fans.......and i don't consider myself a republican.:mad:

Headshot wrote: »

So is fab gone?

No, now that Ronaldo's gone the English press can't find a good story so, it's just some more badly translated, out-of-context, two-day-old Spanish media quotes.

As an aside: Two thing I have learned during the beginning of this year's transfer bulls*it.

1: Never ever ever believe anything you read on football365. They basically take the most sensational story from the entire spectrum of the British media and stick it up as their leader. Essentially this makes them a 'best of the worst' as regards far-fetched rumours. So if the Sun, and only the Sun run a story about how Fergie is poised to get Torres and Gerard because someone that works there noticed that United need a striker and a goal scoring midfielder, then that's also football365's main story.

My favorite was the other day. Went something like ...

'Broke Liverpool will be forced to accept Chelsea 60 million Torres bid'

...followed about half an hour later by

'Not-so-broke Liverpool 19 million bid for side back they don't really need accepted'

2: Sky Sports News seem to be surprisingly on the ball (at least the TV channel anyway). They generally seem not to give too much credence to the fabrications of publiciations like the sun and the daily mail.

Wenger already said he would do his utmost to keep the team from last season and Fabregas would be the last one on the list IMO to leave, especially since he's a MC and we are lacking in that department.
I have a feeling Fabregas want's to win something big with Arsenal before he moves on and if he can do it with the Captains armband on even better.
That is one way of holding on to him, let's hope Wenger gives him the captaincy.
Every year there is at least 4 or 5 rumours for our squad.
Even RVP has been mentioned.:)
Only player i don't mind losing is Adebayor, his heart is definately not in it, and his favoured position is OFFSIDE.

jasonorr wrote: »

A bit behind the times, aren't you? Link.

Well things may change, new DC and all that.

those quotes in the sun seem really out of character for Cesc, i find it really hard to believe they can in any way be attributed to him.

actually it's just a really sensational translation of "impotencia", see Arseblog for more, i think yer man is fluent in Spanish or something, he tends to be able to set the record straight anyway on these dodgy translations.

edit: and in other news today, it's being reported that Milan representatives have confirmed their interest in Adebayor, as it's looking increasingly unlikely they can get Dzeko. Take the money and run! After last summer's schenanigans i was one of the few who backed Ade, how wrong i was. The more and more i've defended him the season the more I can't wait to see the back of him at this stage.

edit edit: let's hope i'm not as wrong about Bendtner being able to step up to fill his boots.

anyone keep an eye on your man Melo tonight? Really don't want to see us go after him after the confederations cup. He's an average player with an above average tendency to commit fouls. I think there's a really good case for Denilson to start for Brazil after tonights match. Fricken Kleberson gets in the squad!