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fuck off arsene
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Rumours of Gourcuff are popping back up again, please make it happen.
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MvFCArsenal16.8 wrote:
Chambos out for 3 months ,done his acl ?


If it was ACL it'd be more than 3 months.
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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:
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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?
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surely bring julio cesar to the emirates now, need an experienced keeper at the back.


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should try to get di maria too

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quichefc wrote:
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?


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.
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sydneycroatia58 wrote:
quichefc wrote:
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?


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.


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.
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Jon90 wrote:
I can't believe we got that many injuries in one game, sometimes I think Arsenal are cursed.

Then again, better the injuries happen 2 weeks before the transfer window rather than after it.
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Neanderthal wrote:
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I can't believe we got that many injuries in one game, sometimes I think Arsenal are cursed.

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


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
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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
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11.mvfc.11 wrote:
After having faith in Wenger to do something significant this season, I can't believe how badly he has cocked up, again. They're not going to qualify for Europe, and unless they hurry they won't have the chance to next season either.

He is reactive rather than proactive . One thing that pissed me off about le proff,the days of making stars is over
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11.mvfc.11 wrote:
After having faith in Wenger to do something significant this season, I can't believe how badly he has cocked up, again. They're not going to qualify for Europe, and unless they hurry they won't have the chance to next season either.

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...
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afromanGT wrote:
11.mvfc.11 wrote:
After having faith in Wenger to do something significant this season, I can't believe how badly he has cocked up, again. They're not going to qualify for Europe, and unless they hurry they won't have the chance to next season either.

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...


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

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afromanGT wrote:
11.mvfc.11 wrote:
After having faith in Wenger to do something significant this season, I can't believe how badly he has cocked up, again. They're not going to qualify for Europe, and unless they hurry they won't have the chance to next season either.

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...

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.
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Neanderthal wrote:
afromanGT wrote:
11.mvfc.11 wrote:
After having faith in Wenger to do something significant this season, I can't believe how badly he has cocked up, again. They're not going to qualify for Europe, and unless they hurry they won't have the chance to next season either.

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...

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.


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.
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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
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We could go for falcao :lol:
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afromanGT wrote:
11.mvfc.11 wrote:
After having faith in Wenger to do something significant this season, I can't believe how badly he has cocked up, again. They're not going to qualify for Europe, and unless they hurry they won't have the chance to next season either.

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...


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:
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MvFCArsenal16.8 wrote:
We could go for falcao :lol:


Pay 50m+ for a striker who couldn't play for us until next year, that's so Arsenal :lol:
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Neanderthal wrote:
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11.mvfc.11 wrote:
After having faith in Wenger to do something significant this season, I can't believe how badly he has cocked up, again. They're not going to qualify for Europe, and unless they hurry they won't have the chance to next season either.

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...

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.

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...
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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.

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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...


Damiao-Overpriced and unproven
Cardozo- Not an improvement
Gomis- Not an improvement
Robinho- Not able to lead the line, poor form past 2 seasons
Eto'o- Expensive quick fix.
Traore- Not an improvement
Lamela- Not a striker
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sydneycroatia58 wrote:
MvFCArsenal16.8 wrote:
We could go for falcao :lol:


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

Thats why I love this club ,le proff does some random things :lol:
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Robinho is a proven failure in the premier league and would not come here after his horrible experience last time.

Robinho failed under Mark Hughes. But you have to remember that Mark Hughes is so tactically inept he could make Leo Messi look like a flog.
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Damiao-Overpriced and unproven

Cop out because he's not as big a name as you want. You could say that about just about any striker.
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You've got Giroud for that. You're looking for a dynamic second striker. Which Lamela, Robinho and Eto'o can all do.
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Michu ?
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afromanGT wrote:
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Robinho is a proven failure in the premier league and would not come here after his horrible experience last time.

Robinho failed under Mark Hughes. But you have to remember that Mark Hughes is so tactically inept he could make Leo Messi look like a flog.
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Damiao-Overpriced and unproven

Cop out because he's not as big a name as you want. You could say that about just about any striker.
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Not able to lead the line

You've got Giroud for that. You're looking for a dynamic second striker. Which Lamela, Robinho and Eto'o can all do.


We're not looking for someone to play alongside Giroud, we're looking for an alternative to him. Cazorla, Rosicky and Wilshere are plenty enough for our AM role.
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MvFCArsenal16.8 wrote:
Michu ?

If Lamela isn't a striker then neither is Michu.
If Cardozo isn't good enough then neither is Michu.
If Damiao is too expensive then so is Michu.
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I know let's get gomez or lewandoski
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