Arsenal Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2011/2012

cson · 10-11-2011 12:14AM

Heads up re tickets; just after booking tickets on General Sale to the away match @ Wigan the start of December. Only £25, can't go wrong!

Noo · 10-11-2011 12:21AM

cson wrote: »

Heads up re tickets; just after booking tickets on General Sale to the away match @ Wigan the start of December. Only £25, can't go wrong!

from arsenal.com?? Theyre not on general sale yet.

Edit: Sorry i see from the price they must have been gotten through wigan, my bad. That 3 match package they have is frickin deadly!! theyll get destroyed and all but still...

10-11-2011 12:31AM

Is it bad that all I want is to celebrate St Totteringhams day this year?

Sick of spuds...

cson · 10-11-2011 01:02AM

Noo wrote: »

from arsenal.com?? Theyre not on general sale yet.

Edit: Sorry i see from the price they must have been gotten through wigan, my bad. That 3 match package they have is frickin deadly!! theyll get destroyed and all but still...

Nope they are with the away fans - it appears that they aren't on sale/only available to red/silvers but if you actually click into the ticket centre they appear on General Sale.

Agree re Wigan - £59 for Us, Chelsea and Liverpool is savage value.

Noo · 10-11-2011 01:11AM

Thanks for that, for you see i'm waiting for Everton to go on general sale, didnt know it might be different if you click all the way through.

amacachi · 10-11-2011 02:07PM

Roughly how long do tickets usually go on general sale? Wanna head to Anfield in March and would be sweet to get my Liverpool-supporting mate in with the Arsenal fans, he'd be less likely to start a fight amongst them than me amongst the scousers. :pac:

cson · 10-11-2011 02:20PM

amacachi wrote: »

Roughly how long do tickets usually go on general sale? Wanna head to Anfield in March and would be sweet to get my Liverpool-supporting mate in with the Arsenal fans, he'd be less likely to start a fight amongst them than me amongst the scousers. :pac:

Dunno if Liverpool away would go on GS - I'd say Silver/Red would have them hoovered up. Think Wigan is on GS cos its Wigan

Noo · 10-11-2011 02:26PM

amacachi wrote: »

Roughly how long do tickets usually go on general sale? Wanna head to Anfield in March and would be sweet to get my Liverpool-supporting mate in with the Arsenal fans, he'd be less likely to start a fight amongst them than me amongst the scousers. :pac:

They only go on general sale if they are not all snapped up by all the silver and red members, they wont make it as far as general sale for liverpool.

keano_afc · 10-11-2011 02:57PM

greendom wrote: »

Interesting stat tweeted by ArsenalStatMan.

League table since the end of the transfer window

1. #City 22,
2. #Spurs 22,
3. #Arsenal 18,
4. #Newcastle 18,
5. #United 17,
6. #CFC 15,
7. #Liverpool 12.

Shame the league actually started 3 weeks earler

Shame we waited until the season started before sorting out our transfers is what you mean. If all business had been done by early August we might be a lot closer to the top 2.

amacachi · 10-11-2011 02:58PM

Would it be worth becoming a red member for that game? Would they likely be gone before getting to the reds?

greendom · 10-11-2011 03:03PM

keano_afc wrote: »

Shame we waited until the season started before sorting out our transfers is what you mean. If all business had been done by early August we might be a lot closer to the top 2.

Yes, that was the implication

Looking back at the results and the number of bookings/sendings off in those first few games, you get the feeling that the squad as a whole was still in pre-season mode until September.

Noo · 10-11-2011 03:10PM

amacachi wrote: »

Would it be worth becoming a red member for that game? Would they likely be gone before getting to the reds?

It'd definitely give you a better chance but i think you'd need to get a membership per ticket so you'd need two memberships for the 2 tickets. Anyone please correct me if I'm wrong. Maybe get the one membership and hope you can find someone with another who is not going to let you use theirs for the other ticket? It'd be easier to find someone with one membership to lend rather than two to lend.

emergingstar · 10-11-2011 03:54PM

amacachi wrote: »

Would it be worth becoming a red member for that game? Would they likely be gone before getting to the reds?

Wouldn't say ya have a hope as a red member even big away days don't even make it too red

shano_88 · 10-11-2011 10:19PM

Oxlade-Chamberlaine has had another very good game for the under 21s tonight.

cson · 11-11-2011 11:18AM

Hill-Wood really needs to stfu sometimes imo.

http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2011/1111/arsenal_vanpersier.html

Paleface · 11-11-2011 11:50AM

cson wrote: »

Hill-Wood really needs to stfu sometimes imo.

http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2011/1111/arsenal_vanpersier.html

His quotes always come from the Daily Star aswell which is really strange given his Eton college background!

Soups123 · 11-11-2011 02:17PM

cson wrote: »

Hill-Wood really needs to stfu sometimes imo.

http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2011/1111/arsenal_vanpersier.html

if they are his words that is shocking, he really cant think that playing the you owe us card is going to go down well.

Why even mention that piece about his Feyn days

Galvasean · 11-11-2011 02:42PM

Stuart Pearce still can't seem to get his head around the fact that the under 21s is for developing new talents, not picking tried and tested full internationals so that he can win trophies :rolleyes:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/15691786.stm

Oh well at least he has Ox at his disposal (for now)

pudzey101 · 11-11-2011 03:57PM

Arsenal are chasing Rennes midfielder Tongo Hamed Doumbia.

The 22-year-old is regarded as one of the best emerging talents in France and Gunners scouts have alerted Arsene Wenger about the possibility of a transfer.

Doumbia is 6ft 3in and can play in the centre or on the right. Rennes were willing to sell for around £8million but interest from Russian clubs CSKA and Spartak Moscow could increase the price.

Read more:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2060118/Arsenal-target-Tongo-Hamed-Doumbia.html#ixzz1dNWid6oF

anyone know much of him?

pudzey101 · 11-11-2011 04:00PM

Arsene Wenger's search for further midfield recruits has taken him to Portugal where Benfica's Javi Garcia has been scouted by Arsenal.

The Gunners are considering a bid in January for the midfielder, who can also play in defence.

Garcia has been capped by Spain at Under 21 international level, and is under contract at Benfica until 2014.

Read more:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2060286/Javi-Garcia-Arsenal-step-Man-United-target.html#ixzz1dOsb5yZh

Again anyone rate him?

Galvasean · 11-11-2011 04:03PM

More central midfielders? Surely we have enough options?
Song, Ramsey, Wilshere, Arteta, Rosicky, Yossi (although he seems to be utilized more on the wings), Frimpong, Coquelin, Diaby (lol).
I would imagine we'd need to offload somebody before bringing in another.

pudzey101 · 11-11-2011 04:08PM

Galvasean wrote: »

More central midfielders? Surely we have enough options?
Song, Ramsey, Wilshere, Arteta, Rosicky, Yossi (although he seems to be utilized more on the wings), Frimpong, Coquelin, Diaby (lol).
I would imagine we'd need to offload somebody before bringing in another.

He NEEDS rid of diaby imo

Rosicky is ageing

I think he should sell arshavin tbh hes no performing like he should

Frimpong and Coquelin will have to step it up to replace Song

I think its most important to get RVP to sign a contract this year more than anything else

Just read this

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/15691244.stm
Next Summer!!!

wandatowell · 11-11-2011 04:12PM

pudzey101 wrote: »

Rosicky is ageing

Indeed he is but.......... he does look like he is enjoying the more physical/defensive side of the game nowadays and as a squad player there is a benefit to having him in the team

pudzey101 · 11-11-2011 04:15PM

Oh dont get me wrong i love rosicky when he plays good

its just his injuries puts me off wanting to see him play

Wudnt mind if we sold him on and got benayoun on the cheap ( there the same age also)

Noo · 11-11-2011 04:16PM

I agree about arshavin and diaby. I think rosicky has done well when he has played this season and is good back up to have, he definitely shouldn't go before those other two!

gnfnrhead · 11-11-2011 05:44PM

Of all the players that we could get rid of without weakening the team, Rosicky has to be very low on that list. True, he isnt the player he once was but he has been very good this season, the majority of the time. It would be different if he was playing like Arshavin and complaining about game time but he's done neither from what I've seen. He's accepted that he is now a squad player and has put in a good shift whenever called upon.

If we get a decent offer for Arshavin (really, at this stage anything over £5m is looking really good!) we should take it before they change their mind. He's on quite high wages too I believe so that would really help in the search for someone to partner van Persie if we can offer that little bit more.

Ditto for Denilson and Diaby. I reckon we're stuck with Squillaci until his contract expires as no-one is going to be willing to pay for him. Chamakh would be next on my list to be booted out. If they are the only players we lose in January/next summer, I'll be very happy indeed.

tayto lover · 11-11-2011 06:34PM

If we need to buy anyone at all it should be an out and out goal-scoring Centre Forward. I mean CENTRE FORWARD.

amacachi · 11-11-2011 07:12PM

wandatowell wrote: »

Indeed he is but.......... he does look like he is enjoying the more physical/defensive side of the game nowadays and as a squad player there is a benefit to having him in the team

I'm digging having Rosicky as a defensive player, gets the boot in now and then and looks like a natural ball-winner, strange to see someone his age move to a completely different role and seem to fit right in. He makes the odd slip but no more so than Song as far as I've seen.

Fuzzy_Dunlop · 11-11-2011 07:42PM

amacachi wrote: »

I'm digging having Rosicky as a defensive player, gets the boot in now and then and looks like a natural ball-winner, strange to see someone his age move to a completely different role and seem to fit right in. He makes the odd slip but no more so than Song as far as I've seen.

Rosicky is one of the best slide tacklers around. They're so clean when he gets them right.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iH5UxBdIKgw

Raskolnikov · 11-11-2011 07:50PM

Arshavin is not happy about being "glued to the bench".

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2059714/Arsenal-hoping-Andrei-Arshavin.html

Arsenal Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2011/2012

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