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[LabouredSubterfuge]

Salazar's going to have a field day.

 

[LegoArmo]

Now that Rio and Giggs are gone guess who United's longest serving player is.

Fletch has been there since he was 13 right?

 

[Terbinator]

V. Gaal: ‘We don’t talk about money. We talk about the players I want. We’ll have to see if we can get them. We also talked about who can go’

Young be gone! Please!

 

[Disagree Guy]

This is a shit post.

Name the last high profile signing Wenger made before Ozil.

Podolski doesn't count because he came from a team that got relegated the year they bought him.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

V. Gaal: ‘We don’t talk about money. We talk about the players I want. We’ll have to see if we can get them. We also talked about who can go’

 

[Wilbur]

Barzul twins
OMG

I'm in love

 

[arkon]

ffs, just found out that Believe was cancelled after the 1st season. Why do I bother with TV....

Unbelievable.

 

[wedward]

True Wenger is cowardly when it comes to spending. But Ozil's transfer changed things. You don't sign a player like him without assurances.

Good post.

Welcome.

Your brother is one of the best posters in this thread and a real fan favorite.

 

[ShogunDarius]

True Wenger is cowardly when it comes to spending. But Ozil's transfer changed things. You don't sign a player like him without assurances.

I get that logic but wenger has never been a big spender bar ozil. As for assurances I would hope he would have them but you never know with wenger, you have lost many great players over the years, not saying you'll lose ozil just that the past hasn't been great in that regard

 

[wedward]

Name the last high profile signing Wenger made before Ozil.

Podolski doesn't count because he came from a team that got relegated the year they bought him.

Why do I need to?

Why do I care what we did 2 or 3 years ago? The situation is not the same.

It is incredible how people totally ignore the financial situation the stadium caused.

 

[Clegg]

Fletch has been there since he was 13 right?

Aha!

Thank god it isn't Rooney. Couldn't stomach it.

 

[Salvadora]

Salazar's going to have a field day.

Aye, thought he might be hyped by Phantom's new song 오늘따라.

 

[Disagree Guy]

Why do I need to?

Why do I care what we did 2 or 3 years ago? The situation is not the same.

It is incredible how people totally ignore the financial situation the stadium caused.

Well now I feel stupid

 

[FuturusX]

What would be the reaction if LVG stripped Rooney of the Captaincy and gave it to RVP?

 

[Barzul]

Why do I need to?

Why do I care what we did 2 or 3 years ago? The situation is not the same.

It is incredible how people totally ignore the financial situation the stadium caused.

True people are not even considering the contracts that are expiring this summer, freeing up wages. Bendtner, Park, Sagna (someone like Aurier is not going to command similar wages). And players like Diaby who could be off. This is ignoring what is probably going to be a season of record revenues for us. We can make a big splash if we

Spoiler

Wenger

wanted.

 

[pulga]

HI EVERYBODY

 

[jtb]

was Cazorla not a high profile signing? everyone rated him very highly, he turned down a move to Madrid before, etc.

 

[Lightning]

do people really expect Wenger to go on a massive spending spree of big signings, it took him years just to sign ghost

What a dumb post. Typically Liverpool

 

[Vivalaraza]

What would be the reaction if LVG stripped Rooney of the Captaincy and gave it to RVP?

Joy.

Rooney isn't Captain anyway so there's nothing to strip.

 

[Disagree Guy]

What would be the reaction if LVG stripped Rooney of the Captaincy and gave it to RVP?

Probably.....oh

 

[wedward]

True people are not even considering the contracts that are expiring this summer, freeing up wages. Bendtner, Park, Sagna (someone like Aurier is not going to command similar wages). And players like Diaby who could be off. This is ignoring what is probably going to be a season of record revenues for us. We can make a big splash if we

Spoiler

Wenger

wanted.

I am tired of the idea that Wenger is totally opposed to spending money.

Like, do people honestly think Wenger enjoys selling his best players and replacing them with bargains?

He wanted a new stadium so we could compete financially. And competing financially is about spending money.

He is picky with players and if he is spending a huge amount of money he is going to make sure it is the right player

 

[pulga]

was Cazorla not a high profile signing? everyone rated him very highly, he turned down a move to Madrid before, etc.

loooooooooooooool Madrid was never in for Cazorla. he's average as average can be

 

[FuturusX]

Joy.

Rooney isn't Captain anyway so there's nothing to strip.

True...true...

 

[Barzul]

was Cazorla not a high profile signing? everyone rated him very highly, he turned down a move to Madrid before, etc.

He was, but he was cheap so it doesn't feel the same to some. It's like when Man City spent 30m on Fernandinho, he was hyped just because of his price tag. No one really knew who the fuck he was, unless you just happened to actively follow Shaktar.

 

[LegoArmo]

Aha!

Thank god it isn't Rooney. Couldn't stomach it.

To be fair, he could leave over the summer, too.

 

[Scum]

@FCBarcelona: Goalkeeper @13_Pinto was told this morning that his contract was not being renewed #fcblive

I wonder who the 2nd GK is going to be? Messi might not be happy with this. Then again, he's got his 300k a week...

 

[jtb]

loooooooooooooool Madrid was never in for Cazorla. he's average as average can be

not when we signed him, before that. I think 08, maybe 09. not sure

 

[wedward]

loooooooooooooool Madrid was never in for Cazorla. he's average as average can be

Not according to Sid Lowe.

 

[johnthequad]

I get that logic but wenger has never been a big spender bar ozil. As for assurances I would hope he would have them but you never know with wenger, you have lost many great players over the years, not saying you'll lose ozil just that the past hasn't been great in that regard

Record TV deal, New Kit sponsor money and declining debt. Arsenal is at turning point. Wenger knows the team is short of a genuine game winner like Ramsey and he will invest this summer to get that

 

[ShogunDarius]

What a dumb post. Typically Liverpool

I'm just saying temper expectations, I never expected Liverpool to go on a massive spending spree the next season when we signed torres, I wouldn't expect the same just because you bought ozil last season.

 

[Salvadora]

Think, more than anything, Wenger doesn't want to spend over what he considers a player's value.

Which makes it difficult to sign the sort of players Arsenal would be after as we're typically competing with oil clubs and the like who don't possess that type of thinking.

 

[Barzul]

I am tired of the idea that Wenger is totally opposed to spending money.

Like, do people honestly think Wenger enjoys selling his best players and replacing them with bargains?

He wanted a new stadium so we could compete financially. And competing financially is about spending money.

He is picky with players and if he is spending a huge amount of money he is going to make sure it is the right player

There's so many deals we could have completed with just a little more. Prime example is signing Flamini instead of Gustavo last summer. You really think we couldn't have done that deal? I think Salva is ultimately making the right point, Wenger has a valuation for a player and he doesn't budge on that unless they're exceptional like Ozil.

 

[Disagree Guy]

I love football gaf

EDIT: Is every Arsenal fan ever on tonight? haha

 

[faridmon]

It's pretty tough to get invested in NBC shows these days. I found it to be pretty entertaining. I know Wes was a fan as well.

If you haven't watched the About a Boy TV series yet, I highly recommend it. It's terribly endearing.

So I have heard about NBC and ABC TV series. Bummed me out because I felt there was a sweet family bondage going on that was both endearing and touching. Nor to mention the supernatural elements which was also well done!

Will watch About a boy as well

That was the Cuaron show right?

Yeah, Alfonso Cuarón one, with the JJ Abrams production company at the helm.

 

[johnthequad]

loooooooooooooool Madrid was never in for Cazorla. he's average as average can be

You don't get into the Spain national team being average.

 

[GQman2121]

A high profile signing is such a subjective statement. You would be better to focus on signings that have and have not worked out regardless of their transfer fee.

 

[Disagree Guy]

You don't get into the Spain national team being average.

Torres is in the national team

 

[LegoArmo]

Walcott and Ox were high profile in a way. Even Ramsey himself. All of them had a lot of suitors.

 

[faridmon]

You don't get into the Spain national team being average.

You get into Spain by playing for Arsenal (Arteta is a dinosaur for the national team)

Having said, I don't think he is average or anything.

 

[ShogunDarius]

Torres is in the national team

How the mighty have fallen, you could argue that Pepe reina has got a bit average too, not torres bad mind you but no where near as good as he was in his first few years for us

 

[Barzul]

Walcott and Ox were high profile in a way. Even Ramsey himself. All of them had a lot of suitors.

Not really, as all those players didn't make it big till Arsenal.

 

[jtb]

Arshavin was definitely high profile when he arrived. Beater of worlds, slayer of Liverpool title challenges.

Not really, as all those players didn't make it big till Arsenal.

just depends how you define/frame "high profile." all of them were very highly rated youngsters that could have gone to any top club and they came to Arsenal

 

[faridmon]

Arteta was a big signing.

 

[Salvadora]

I love football gaf

EDIT: Is every Arsenal fan ever on tonight? haha

Unfortunately we seem to have lost some of the Arsenal fans who only posted irregularly.

Haven't seen the likes of omgkitty in forever.

 

[johnthequad]

Torres is in the national team

Torres has almost 40 goals for Spain. He always performs for them like Klose with Germany and Jo with Brazil.

 

[jtb]

Torres is shit.

but he did deserve the Ballon d'Or in 2012

 

[ShogunDarius]

Hasn't David villa got worse lately too?

 

[Barzul]

EDIT: Is every Arsenal fan ever on tonight? haha

Just wait for when we win the title.

 

[Vivalaraza]

High profile signings are a level below marquee signings anyway.

 

[Meier]

He was, but he was cheap so it doesn't feel the same to some. It's like when Man City spent 30m on Fernandinho, he was hyped just because of his price tag. No one really knew who the fuck he was, unless you just happened to actively follow Shaktar.