Arsenal Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 12/13 MOD POST #232

HazDanz wrote: »

Do people think the same team from Monday will line up against Wigan? It would be great to see if it works again.

I see no reason why he would change it. All 11 deserve to start again.
Fingers crossed.

Notable absentee there

Still, excellent news (even if apparently Ramsey is the second worst player ever [ahead of Gervinho] and Chamberlain is already a write off who is never going to make it:pac:)

HazDanz wrote: »

So Wilshere, Jenkinson, Gibbs, The Ox and Ramsey have all agreed to new long term contracts. All between 4-5 Years. Brilliant news it has to be said.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20788025

Who will be first to get injured? And you're not getting Gibbs

Chelsea are probably a very good example of how to do a side combining core English players (Cole, Terry, Lampard) with relatively loyal foreign players (Cech, Mikel, Drogba, Ivanovic) and a dash of world class (Ballack, Mata).

What we can learn from that is that it is vital to keep the core English players together (something we royally ****ed up on with Ashley Cole) but to also keep the experienced foreign players (Sagna, Cazorla, Koscielny are key in my mind). We do need to add that dash of world class though, and thats where the financial shackles have to come off.

Edit: Just to say too; you can probably add Sczcsney to that list as well. And fwiw I think Walcott is well gone at this stage; there's no long and drawn out process about the contract thing like he goes on about; the 5 lads above plus TV and Koscielny have shown that where there's a will it can be done with the minimum of fuss.

Anyone ever hear of this guy, i'm not too sure how reliable this site is I don't visit it very often:

http://www.supersport.com/football/zambia/news/121217/Sunzu_set_fro_Arsenal_move

cson wrote: »

Chelsea are probably a very good example of how to do a side combining core English players (Cole, Terry, Lampard) with relatively loyal foreign players (Cech, Mikel, Drogba, Ivanovic) and a dash of world class (Ballack, Mata).

What we can learn from that is that it is vital to keep the core English players together (something we royally ****ed up on with Ashley Cole) but to also keep the experienced foreign players (Sagna, Cazorla, Koscielny are key in my mind). We do need to add that dash of world class though, and thats where the financial shackles have to come off.

Edit: Just to say too; you can probably add Sczcsney to that list as well. And fwiw I think Walcott is well gone at this stage; there's no long and drawn out process about the contract thing like he goes on about; the 5 lads above plus TV and Koscielny have shown that where there's a will it can be done with the minimum of fuss.

The thing with Chelsea is they were winning things - I'm not sure nationality has anything to do with it. A player is more likely to stick with a club if the grass isn't greener elsewhere.

Have to say I'm delighted Ramsey signed a new contract too at only 21 think he is gonna be a big player for us

tayto lover wrote: »

Jaysus leave it out. Didn't I see Rooney doing that on the Saturday before he left Everton and signed for United. The very next Saturday he was kissing his wallet.

The difference being Jack just kissed the badge after committing to the club until 2017. He's no Rooney, he'll be a one club man.

tayto lover wrote: »

Jaysus leave it out. Didn't I see Rooney doing that on the Saturday before he left Everton and signed for United. The very next Saturday he was kissing his wallet.

Theres no harm having faith in a player who does seem through and through Arsenal everything he says and does is Arsenal, I think he could be our Steven Gerrard only better .

Sometimes its nice to believe a-player can be loyal, let us believe in Wilshere .

Santi looks more like an elf

robby^5 wrote: »

Lot of talk on twitter about him a few days ago, dunno what to make of it but I do remember him being pretty solid in the ACN final against some big premier league names on the Ivory Coast team.

Someone already came up with a possible nickname of 'Stopzilla' and he'd be worth a punt for that alone

An African defender...