Arsenal Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2013/14

mike65 wrote: »

Meh, Liverpool have signed players and will sign a couple more before the window closes. Wenger needs a rocket.

L'prof above is correct - forget Suarez and get busy in the market.

You have but not from the level you would like, I would have been disappointed if any of those players signed for Arsenal

mike65 wrote: »

Grand, we're not even in Europe. Mignolet would be no disgrace to Arsenal methinks.

Possibly but they never bid for him so obviously no interest

Nuri Sahin wrote: »

I had a few but I can assure you I wasn't drunk. Could I say the same amount of some of the posts from your fellow supporters last night and since, were they drunk? Probably not given their quite frankly brutal posting history. Certainly when it comes to certain clubs at least But again, at least all the digs at Liverpool and the tedious generalisations are getting their thanks here.

My main point was more than valid, the majority of managers are hypocrites. Am I wrong in saying this? Getting all upset at Rodgers to the point of crying and calling him a twat is hilarious as it is cringe worthy.

Whatever the case maybe about the bidding timeline, no one here including myself can say for certain what Arsenal knew before they bid. 40M release clause was mentioned in a couple of media sources from mid-late June AFAIR btw. Arsenal's first bid was when?

Welll it certainly showed , as for tedious generalisations being thrown at Liverpool and some of there fans in here what do you expect really? When some Liverpool fans are coming in here and making tedious generalisations about Arsenal of coarse when they do that it will get thrown back in there face it becomes tit for tat it's human nature.

All started by what you can surely agree was a silly and stupid statement from Rodgers? Of coarse if he questions Arsenal's class and Suarez loyalty people will call his into question?


I honestly don't remember seeing a tap about a 40 million release clause until Arsenal bid that much . Our first bid If I remember correctly was about 3 weeks prior to the 40 million bid. You would have to strongly think Suarez people had quielty informed Arsenal there was a release clause there is no other way we would have added1 pound on as a guess. A clause Suarez apparently still seems to think exists.

keano_afc wrote: »

The Suarez sideshow is proving to be a pretty annoying distraction. We've a lot of strengthening to do and the 24 hour round the clock transfer team seem to be spending all their time on it.

You never know. It could prove as a useful smoke screen to get other players on the sly without too much fuss.


My favourite comment on this whole saga is still when someone on here said it's like Liverpool are tapping up their player in reverse! Rodgers and everyone at Liverpool just won't shut up about it.

Nuri Sahin wrote: »

Well aren't you delightful.

The vast majority of managers in the modern game are hypocrites. Big whoopty doo. But sure, you go and get all upset over Rodgers. At least you got some thanks heh.

If you wanted to be taken seriously, you'd have bid a serious amount right off the bat. Not low balling well under what the minimum fee supposedly was going to be. £40M is what was being branded about in the media at least. Instead, you bid how much again originally? Then there is the comical £40M + 1M bid

Firstly, I was talking about Rodgers not "the vast majority of managers". In a later post, you criticise people for making generalisations when you do it here yourself. What parts of my post are factually incorrect? Granted, calling him a "hypocritical t**t" was a personal opinion formed by observing his behaviour throughout the Suarez matter so far. I found his comments laughable rather than upsetting. He's fast turning into a comic figure amongst rival fans.

His handling of this affair has just illustrated his naiveté and inexperience at the top level. In contrast, Wenger and Arsenal's approach has been proper as far as I can see. It was Liverpool that went public and continue to mouth off about it in the press. With regard to the £1 part of the bid, would you bid more for something than you thought you needed to? Of course you wouldn't. Clearly Arsenal believed they would activate the release clause by bidding that amount so why on earth would they have bid any more? It's a business transaction after all.

Rodgers had one good season at Swansea and that is the extent of his managerial success so far. I don't think his opinions will hold much sway in the football world. When he reaches the levels of success Wenger has achieved then maybe people will value his opinion. Your namesake didn't think much of him during his brief stint at Anfield either http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/mar/14/nuri-sahin-liverpool-brendan-rodgers

Gah I just want this saga to end, nearly had a nasty argument in work with a Liverpool fan – colleague. It’s one thing having heated debate on the internet, its different when you have to bite your tongue and keep calm in work!
He came out with the gems: Liverpool are a bigger club than arsenal, and are more likely to win the league in the next 2 years. I just had to smile and walk away.

AdamD wrote: »

All comes down to how hard Suarez pushes really, wouldn't have thought he'd push overly hard if its just Arsenal but you never know with a character like him..

But if he doesn't he's stuck at Liverpool in mid table mediocrity.