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Arsenal Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2013

Frisbee · 2013-01-21 15:22:09

This thread is for team talk, Gossip and Rumours pertaining to Arsenal. This thread is open for all users to post in. There are no preferences for fans of any team. Please note the following Rules: 1. NO MATCH DISCUSSIONS - Match threads will be created for matches/match weeks where required. - Match discussion will be…

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#8972 11-07-2013 02:08PM

Quazzie

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The best thing about the games being on Setanta means that there will be good "recipes" online.

I won't be paying them shysters a cent.

Also I rang up Sky to cancel Sky Sports from my package as it was the summer and they offered me half price Sky Sports for 6 months. Worth doing for everyone.

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#8973 11-07-2013 02:14PM

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Quazzie wrote: »

The best thing about the games being on Setanta means that there will be good "recipes" online.

I won't be paying them shysters a cent.

Also I rang up Sky to cancel Sky Sports from my package as it was the summer and they offered me half price Sky Sports for 6 months. Worth doing for everyone.

Fair play nice work, with upc though so doubt they will do anything!

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#8974 11-07-2013 02:15PM

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Mickeroo wrote: »

Agreed, united seem to be having a similar time of it with the whole Thiago fiasco in particular. Looked a done deal at one point.

The difference is that they finished 19 points ahead of us last season.
We have more need to buy players.

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#8975 11-07-2013 02:19PM

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.jacksparrow. wrote: »

Fair play nice work, with upc though so doubt they will do anything!

That's even better. I'm out in sticks with no alternative to Sky, and they know that too. I rang up telling them I wanted to cancel because I was moving to a better UPC package. They called my bluff and told me they knew I couldn't get UPC.

I had to ring back a few hours later and cancel the cancellation. That was an embarrassing phone call.

If I could get UPC I'd never pay full Sky. A fella in work does it. Rings up periodically every six months and says he's moving to UPC and they give him three months half price for everything. I don't know if UPC are they same but it's worth a try.

Sorry for the Off topic posts.

Back on-topic. I really hope it's not another long summer of frustration and we start the season with a smaller squad than we finished last year. With Wenger in Asia you'd have to wonder how will anybody sign, unless he left a list for the board to get and is leaving everything up to them.

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#8976 11-07-2013 03:14PM

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This made me laugh out loud, an extract from Anelka's autobiography and the reason he had to leave Arsenal

http://footballfacts101.lockerdome.com/media/108484676

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#8977 11-07-2013 03:16PM

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Quazzie wrote: »

That's even better. I'm out in sticks with no alternative to Sky, and they know that too. I rang up telling them I wanted to cancel because I was moving to a better UPC package. They called my bluff and told me they knew I couldn't get UPC.

I had to ring back a few hours later and cancel the cancellation. That was an embarrassing phone call.

If I could get UPC I'd never pay full Sky. A fella in work does it. Rings up periodically every six months and says he's moving to UPC and they give him three months half price for everything. I don't know if UPC are they same but it's worth a try.

Sorry for the Off topic posts.

Back on-topic. I really hope it's not another long summer of frustration and we start the season with a smaller squad than we finished last year. With Wenger in Asia you'd have to wonder how will anybody sign, unless he left a list for the board to get and is leaving everything up to them.

I do this every january and get a year long reduction ( the equivalent of 6 months half price spread over 12 months) and this year they threw in HD

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#8978 11-07-2013 03:27PM

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Quazzie wrote: »

That's even better. I'm out in sticks with no alternative to Sky, and they know that too. I rang up telling them I wanted to cancel because I was moving to a better UPC package. They called my bluff and told me they knew I couldn't get UPC.

How about telling them next time that you've found an online provider for all your sports watching needs?

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#8979 11-07-2013 03:37PM

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Squad for Asia announced
http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-name-24-man-squad-for-asia-tour

Gervinho isn't flying out because he's 'sick' apparently :pac:

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#8980 11-07-2013 03:46PM

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batistuta9 wrote: »

Squad for Asia announced
http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-name-24-man-squad-for-asia-tour

Gervinho isn't flying out because he's 'sick' apparently :pac:

Must be gone.

Love the way it has everyone's full names then just: 'Ryo'

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#8981 11-07-2013 03:51PM

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batistuta9 wrote: »

Squad for Asia announced
http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-name-24-man-squad-for-asia-tour

Gervinho isn't flying out because he's 'sick' apparently :pac:

Both Chamakh and Gervinho missing from the travelling party, Hope it's to talk to other clubs.

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#8982 11-07-2013 04:23PM

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Quazzie wrote: »

The best thing about the games being on Setanta means that there will be good "recipes" online.

I won't be paying them shysters a cent.

Also I rang up Sky to cancel Sky Sports from my package as it was the summer and they offered me half price Sky Sports for 6 months. Worth doing for everyone.

Yeh but aren't the EU trying to block recipes at the moment? I read somewhere it could be in by this season.

Jammy fcuker I done that last summer my bill went down about 5 euro because soon I cancelled Sports everything else went to full pric such as movies robbing bastards but im so used to SKY+HD don't think I could do without.

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#8983 11-07-2013 04:27PM

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upc offered me 33%off sports when I got it turned it off earlier this year

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#8984 11-07-2013 05:09PM

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United fans very upset about missing out on Thiago - have to say i'm relieved. He's a quality player and would have run amok with them.

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#8985 11-07-2013 05:18PM

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Bit early still but any of you gents fancy getting together to watch next season's games in Dublin city centre?

Could setup a group here on boards if there's any interest. Would be good to get a regular crowd going.

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#8986 11-07-2013 05:21PM

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Pepe LeFrits wrote: »

Bit early still but any of you gents fancy getting together to watch next season's games in Dublin city centre?

Could setup a group here on boards if there's any interest. Would be good to get a regular crowd going.

There is already a supporters group set up if you wanted to use that.

LINK

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#8987 11-07-2013 05:24PM

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I'd probably be up for it yeah.

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#8988 11-07-2013 05:32PM

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If I can escape the wife and nipper I'd be up to meet up and suffer with others watching a match or two!

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#8989 11-07-2013 05:45PM

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gandalf wrote: »

If I can escape the wife and nipper I'd be up to meet up and suffer with others watching a match or two!

Sounds more like a support group than a supporters group :pac:

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#8990 11-07-2013 05:59PM

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There's an arsenal supporters club that meets for matches in the Mercantile. Good day in there last game of last season.

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#8991 11-07-2013 06:32PM

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I'd be up for it aye

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#8992 11-07-2013 08:06PM

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Just name a date and ill be there too lads cant wait for the new season to start.

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#8993 11-07-2013 08:47PM

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Yeah I'd be up for getting together for some games.

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#8994 11-07-2013 10:42PM

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SSN: Arsenal to step up interest in Swansea's Ashley Williams

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#8995 11-07-2013 10:56PM

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Meh what bout Higuain

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#8996 11-07-2013 11:07PM

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Its not even if we dont sign anyone but what would piss me off more than anything is the fact Gazidis has bragged about us being able to compete with the elite and having the capability of being able to afford Rooney but still no white smoke of note from the Emirates

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#8997 11-07-2013 11:23PM

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Evening standard implies no huigain, Fellani or Cesar but higher bid for suarez. Becoming like spurs a few years ago, rumoured to be bidding on everyone, get no one.

http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-improve-on-30million-offer-to-land-liverpool-badboy-luis-suarez-8702907.html

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#8998 11-07-2013 11:25PM

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I have this dream that you bag Suarez for 45 or 50 million, Liverpool make Real an offer late and sign Higuain for about 25m and 130k a week.

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#8999 11-07-2013 11:26PM

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Trying so hard not to get frustrated by the lack of activity.

But if Gazidis was all talk and we have made no improvements on players shiit will well and truly hit the fan, there can be no more excuses.

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#9000 11-07-2013 11:46PM

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Why can't we just cough up the 30 million for higuan we ain't gonna get Suarez, is Wenger and gazidis loosing the plot altogether, how can we let higuan just slip away.

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#9001 11-07-2013 11:53PM

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Whats going on lads looks like nothing is gonna happen for us in the transfer market until after the tour, why wait till its finished would it not make sense to get all our dealings done early and give them that extra bit of time to settle in before the start of the season? Ill lose the plot if we dont get Higuain!!!!

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