6 days away from the transfer window opening so i think its time for the good old(and much loved) speculation thread on the players we are going to buy.
Arsene Wenger is contemplating a loan move for Manchester City's out-of-favour 31-year-old defender Wayne Bridge, despite denying having made an approach for the left-back in his pre-match news conference.
Full story: Daily Mail
The Gunners are also ready to step up their interest in Brazil's 19-year-old midfielder Casemiro as his club Sao Paulo are reportedly ready to cash in with a £10m deal.
Full story: talkSPORT
Or Arsenal will bid £23m for AC Milan striker Alexandre Pato, the 22-year-old having fallen down the pecking order somewhat this season.
Full story: caughtoffside.com
Fuck it Im starting a transfer Thread
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interesting peice yesterday on le grove
P.S A Ligue one enthusiast posted the below piece on Gourcuff… thanks Pierre!
I am a Lyon/Arsenal supporter and I thought I’d give some feedback re; Gourcuff.
There is a lot of whining about Gourcuff but that’s who Arsenal are going to get. Wenger has wanted him since he was 17!
Don’t believe me? Read Wenger’s own blog on Eurosport only 3 or so months ago !
Wenger regularly drools over Gourcuff in the French press, he’s compared him to Platini and Zidane often.
You also forget that he’s a close friend of his father and the same footballing philosophy is shared among the three.
Gourcuff’s failure at Lyon is due to several reasons, firstly, Lyon do not play a short passing game conducive to Gourcuff’s ability, the side is too dependent upon individuals and the collective play is almost zero. Secondly, Lyon wanted to capitalise on Gourcuff financially through merchandise and marketing, even creating a brand called “YG29″ – hence when he joined Lyon he had a special presentation with 20,000 supporters – this put enormous pressure on him – the boy doesn’t have a bad attitude, he’s introverted, quiet, shy and also a mega nerd. Thirdly, under Claude Puel, Gourcuff was often used as a defensive midfielder because Lisandro Lopez wanted to play with Gomis. The same has happened under Remi Garde.
Gourcuff also has suffered enormous abuse from the French press much like Robert Pires at Marseille (hence Pires is a huge supporter of Gourcuff joining Arsenal). Wenger took Pires from Marseille and rekindled his career. The French press abuse him because he’s different and an interesting target – he’s highly educated, an intellectual of sorts, doesn’t believe in ‘bling bling’, night clubs, etc – he’s often voted the most ‘liked’ footballer in France because he sets a good example for youngsters! (regarded as the ‘perfect son’).
Wenger is going to get an absolute bargain here – you can forget about Goetze. No player in France received as much comparisons as Gourcuff to Zidane or even Platini – put under proper conditions at Arsenal, he will once again reach these heights.
Also don’t forget, Zidane had never achieved as much as Gourcuff at this age, Zidane won the world cup at 25! His career blossomed from there, prior to that he was nothing and Aime Jacquet was even lambasted for selecting him in the 98 French side!
P.S A Ligue one enthusiast posted the below piece on Gourcuff… thanks Pierre!
I am a Lyon/Arsenal supporter and I thought I’d give some feedback re; Gourcuff.
There is a lot of whining about Gourcuff but that’s who Arsenal are going to get. Wenger has wanted him since he was 17!
Don’t believe me? Read Wenger’s own blog on Eurosport only 3 or so months ago !
Wenger regularly drools over Gourcuff in the French press, he’s compared him to Platini and Zidane often.
You also forget that he’s a close friend of his father and the same footballing philosophy is shared among the three.
Gourcuff’s failure at Lyon is due to several reasons, firstly, Lyon do not play a short passing game conducive to Gourcuff’s ability, the side is too dependent upon individuals and the collective play is almost zero. Secondly, Lyon wanted to capitalise on Gourcuff financially through merchandise and marketing, even creating a brand called “YG29″ – hence when he joined Lyon he had a special presentation with 20,000 supporters – this put enormous pressure on him – the boy doesn’t have a bad attitude, he’s introverted, quiet, shy and also a mega nerd. Thirdly, under Claude Puel, Gourcuff was often used as a defensive midfielder because Lisandro Lopez wanted to play with Gomis. The same has happened under Remi Garde.
Gourcuff also has suffered enormous abuse from the French press much like Robert Pires at Marseille (hence Pires is a huge supporter of Gourcuff joining Arsenal). Wenger took Pires from Marseille and rekindled his career. The French press abuse him because he’s different and an interesting target – he’s highly educated, an intellectual of sorts, doesn’t believe in ‘bling bling’, night clubs, etc – he’s often voted the most ‘liked’ footballer in France because he sets a good example for youngsters! (regarded as the ‘perfect son’).
Wenger is going to get an absolute bargain here – you can forget about Goetze. No player in France received as much comparisons as Gourcuff to Zidane or even Platini – put under proper conditions at Arsenal, he will once again reach these heights.
Also don’t forget, Zidane had never achieved as much as Gourcuff at this age, Zidane won the world cup at 25! His career blossomed from there, prior to that he was nothing and Aime Jacquet was even lambasted for selecting him in the 98 French side!
Re: Fuck it Im starting a transfer Thread
Now I wonder which one of those three is the most likely. Good old Paddy Power have been in touch with the latest odds:mcdowell42 wrote:6 days away from the transfer window opening so i think its time for the good old(and much loved) speculation thread on the players we are going to buy.
Arsene Wenger is contemplating a loan move for Manchester City's out-of-favour 31-year-old defender Wayne Bridge, despite denying having made an approach for the left-back in his pre-match news conference.
Full story: Daily Mail
The Gunners are also ready to step up their interest in Brazil's 19-year-old midfielder Casemiro as his club Sao Paulo are reportedly ready to cash in with a £10m deal.
Full story: talkSPORT
Or Arsenal will bid £23m for AC Milan striker Alexandre Pato, the 22-year-old having fallen down the pecking order somewhat this season.
Full story: caughtoffside.com
Over-the-hill, too shit for relegated West Ham, journeyman Bridge on loan - 1/7
£10m for a highly rated Brazilian - 8/1
Paying over £20m for an established international strikers that has already proven his worth in one of Europe's top leagues and the CL - Paddy Power says name your price and will refund all losing bets if this fucker comes in
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SteveO 35 wrote:This is the signing we are most likely to complete - on the BBC's gossip page today.
Pensioner Colin Lee, 72, who plays in goal for an amateur team in Wolverhampton, has been revealed as Britain's oldest footballer.
Full story: Metro
Colin lee =almunia/flappy/mannone
No contest i know who id want on bench
Not wrong there. Can someone give Wolves a call and ask them to bring him down on the bus - he'll qualify for free travel toomcdowell42 wrote:SteveO 35 wrote:This is the signing we are most likely to complete - on the BBC's gossip page today.
Pensioner Colin Lee, 72, who plays in goal for an amateur team in Wolverhampton, has been revealed as Britain's oldest footballer.
Full story: Metro
Colin lee =almunia/flappy/mannone
No contest i know who id want on bench
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I would be very happy if we signed Gourcuff - for me anytime I have seen him play I have thought that he is very similar in style to a younger kaka and playing off the front man (like bergkamp used to do 
) would be ideal for him and us 
Of course if we signed him wenger would probably play him on the wing, fans would bemoan his lack of influence on the game, many fans would slate him on the basis of him being a poor replacement for cesc even though those very fans *word censored* off cesc at every opportunity (
), the player himself would become totally disillusioned with life at Arsenal and in 3 years time we will have done another wonderful job of turning a brilliant football into a lazy journeyman going through the motions 
) would be ideal for him and us Of course if we signed him wenger would probably play him on the wing, fans would bemoan his lack of influence on the game, many fans would slate him on the basis of him being a poor replacement for cesc even though those very fans *word censored* off cesc at every opportunity (
), the player himself would become totally disillusioned with life at Arsenal and in 3 years time we will have done another wonderful job of turning a brilliant football into a lazy journeyman going through the motions -
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