Best thing that could happen now in the striker department is we sneak in some last minute bids for Ibrahimovic.
He's the only world class striker left that you would have to consider attainable for a reasonable price.


Edit: didn't see you post till after Afro.
But none of Lamela, Damiao, Cardoza, Gomis or Traore are significant upgrades on Giroud IMO. Although Lamela is young so who knows.

Robinho is a proven failure in the premier league and would not come here after his horrible experience last time.

Eto'o is a decent suggestion. I'd be happy with that as a short term fix.

Edited by neanderthal: 19/8/2013 06:46:52 PM

There are plenty of names still out there that are 'on the market' so to speak: Leandro Damiao, Oscar Cardozo, Bafetimbi Gomis, Robinho, Samuel Eto'o, Lacina Traore, Erik Lamela...

Pay 50m+ for a striker who couldn't play for us until next year, that's so Arsenal :lol:

This. I think everybody needs to hold off on the doomsday scenarios until at least the end of the window. If by then we haven't done enough but until then just hold off a little :lol:

We could go for falcao :lol:

Hopefully sanga is ok . That scarred the Hell out of me . Could've broken his neck , also I hate when people say we don't spend . We do spend when we end up fucking up games early in the season And buy players that are meh or random

Yeah, there's been a lot of striker movement but Assene has just stood and watched. Any news on Sagna? You guys'll be pretty slim for Wednesday.

Only problem is that the main position we need strengthening is up front and there's virtually no suitable available options in the world at the moment.

Sure we could go for someone like Dzeko, but he'd just be like a slightly improved like for like clone of Giroud. Not worth it.
We need a dynamic striker who's an improvement on what we have. Suarez or to a lesser extent Higuain would have been ideal... But it looks like we may have left it too late and everybody available has already been snapped up.

its not one game. its arsenal year after year. every transfer window is the same. if the past excuse for transfer failing was no money, now they have money and the same failings.

the entire football division is down to wenger. and it has failed year after year. always the same problems. too many injuries, defensive frailty, wasteful in possession etc etc you know.

every year its the same reaction - YAY we made the top four. XYZ happened but we did it! how great are we

Edited by beersandwich: 19/8/2013 05:25:54 PM

What? There's still a full 2 weeks of transfer window left. Everyone's acting like the Titanic is sinking after one bloody game :lol: As much as I want to see Arsenal have a miserable season (though not as much as United) it's still way too early to jump to conclusions.

Last season Arsenal did 2 deals in August, the season before it was 6...

He is reactive rather than proactive . One thing that pissed me off about le proff,the days of making stars is over

Gibbo is apparently fine ,brother tweeted that he was ,but won't be available against Fulham . So we apparently bid again for Lars bender again .also chambo according to rumours is out for 6 months

Haha a good point I suppose. I really hope Gibbo can wear padding or something on that cut, because we'll be very short at the back UCL qualifier and the weekend if he can't

Then again, better the injuries happen 2 weeks before the transfer window rather than after it.

Only person I'd replace him with is Jurgen Klopp to be honest (who I love). He just has too much power, need Dein back to put him in his place. I can't believe we got that many injuries in one game, sometimes I think Arsenal are cursed.

I should clarify what I mean, I more meant that this next 2 weeks is make or break because if he doesn't do something really serious I honestly think he will have lost the whole fanbase and can't see him coming back from that and signing a new contract extension.

should try to get di maria too

surely bring julio cesar to the emirates now, need an experienced keeper at the back.

Part of the debate over the past few seasons is if we got rid of Wenger who would you replace him with and no-one really stood out as 'The Guy' to take over...

So, given SydCro has said Arsene's time at the club is really dependent on the next two weeks assuming by Sept 2 (worst case scenario) find ourselves in the Europa League pot and 2 wins from top of the league with no significant names in who's our man?

No confirmation yet on Ox's injury, set for more scans tonight but there is talk he could be out until February or so.

As for THursday morning, if Rambo or Rosicky are out I say fuck it lets just play Zelalem :lol:

If it was ACL it'd be more than 3 months.

Rumours of Gourcuff are popping back up again, please make it happen.

fuck off arsene

I haven't seen the tackle, i'm just clarifying the rule :)

Chambos out for 3 months ,done his acl ? If we want michu we got to pay 27 mil .

I stopped a guy in the street and said, "Can you help me? I'm looking for a rubbish tip."

He said, "Arsenal to win the Premiership."

IIRC the refs were briefed to clamp down on tackles from behind this season?

I thought it was a great tackle live and so did the 2 commentators who unlike me don't have a ridiculous pro-Arsenal bias.

+1 I changed my mind twice while watching the reaplays

Edited by moofa: 18/8/2013 06:08:45 PM

You keep saying, 'Oh it was clear on the replays' but it wasn't until the last, close up slo-mo replay that i realised he just nicked the ball with his studs after coming in from behind.