The solution to our striker shortage?

Magic Hat · Post by **Magic Hat** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 6:05 pm

For the right price sure but think West Ham will demand too much for a player who struggles to keep fit due to injuries

demzy · Post by **demzy** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 7:01 pm

brazilianGOONER wrote:
demzy wrote:I would go for Adriano. he fits all the criteria stated by wenger; hes free, not cup-tied for the champions league.

hes a proven goal scorer, with a big physical presence and can head the ball. i say give him a contract until the end of the season and if it works out, extend it. i think its well worth the risk.
why the bloody hell do you think he's free? he has a contract with the champions in brazil, flamengo... they would not let him go for little...

and even though i agree he's talented enough and has the physical strenght and height we need, he's a party boy who goes to training whenever the hell he wants and does not give a fuck about who he's playing for. i would not like him.

the reason i said he was free was because im sure i read somewhere that his contract with flamengo had been terminated. obviously you know better, and i made a mistake.

Post by **brazilianGOONER** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 7:15 pm

demzy wrote:the reason i said he was free was because im sure i read somewhere that his contract with flamengo had been terminated. obviously you know better, and i made a mistake.

no harm done, mate. his contract runs until the middle of next year, but that does not mean he can talk to other teams in january, it's not the same rules in here.

SWLGooner · Post by **SWLGooner** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 7:18 pm

Green Kit 82 wrote:i think the answer to our striker crisis has been solved. we should sign the brazillian striker Julio Baptista, good in the air and a truly fantastic finisher. he has scored some great goals for some spanish teams...just putting it out there, what do you think ?

Up The Gunners !!!

By the way, welcome to the madhouse!

hugh jardon · Post by **hugh jardon** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 7:23 pm

I have inside info that Arsenal are in advanced talks with Fulham negotiating a fee in the region of Â£4m for in-form Bobby Zamora

Post by **I Hate Hleb** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 7:27 pm

Is that all Fulham are prepared to pay us to take him off their hands?

Post by **g88ner** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 7:29 pm

hugh jardon wrote:I have inside info that Arsenal are in advanced talks with Fulham negotiating a fee in the region of Â£4m for in-form Bobby Zamora

Zamora?.... QUALITY! problem solved. ManUre & Chelsea will be shitting it now! Title challenge well and truely back on track!

TeeCee · Post by **TeeCee** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 7:30 pm

Stick Diaby up front..........he's deadly in front of his own goal!!

Seriously though - Luca Toni would be a decent shout, he's not playing for Bayern, he's 6ft 5", would be fairly cheap, if not available on loan.

His goalscoring record is excellent, here it is since 2003:
Appearance total on left, goals scored in brackets:

2003â€“2005 Palermo 80 (50)
2005â€“2007 Fiorentina 67 (47)
2007â€“ Bayern Munich 59 (38 )
2009â€“ Bayern Munich II 2 (0)

Post by **brazilianGOONER** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 7:41 pm

TeeCee wrote:Stick Diaby up front..........he's deadly in front of his own goal!!

Seriously though - Luca Toni would be a decent shout, he's not playing for Bayern, he's 6ft 5", would be fairly cheap, if not available on loan.

His goalscoring record is excellent, here it is since 2003:
Appearance total on left, goals scored in brackets:

2003â€“2005 Palermo 80 (50)
2005â€“2007 Fiorentina 67 (47)
2007â€“ Bayern Munich 59 (38 )
2009â€“ Bayern Munich II 2 (0)

dude, his goalscoring record is horrible. it takes him infinite matches to score a goal (look at 2009!)

TeeCee · Post by **TeeCee** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 8:09 pm

Don't know if he's been injured? Just 2 appearances for their reserves this season - even allowing for that he couldn't be worse than having Eddie or Vela as the lone front man!

augie · Post by **augie** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 9:42 pm

Is it just me or are we scrapping the arse out of the barrel here ? Carlton cole is an injury prone crock who has never ever shown he is a 20 goals a season striker or anywhere near it tbh

Adriano is a better quality player by a distance but given that wenger is prone to over-indulging his players the mind shudders to think about the potential disasters that would lie ahead if we signed a party animal like him

Going back to carlton cole I would have to say that I would agree with the suggestion here lately that kenwyne jones would be a far better option - he has pace, is strong and would, I believe, be more clinical in front of goals

Saying that I personally would accept not signing a striker in jan if wenger bought a quality keeper and quality dm instead (dreaming I know

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Post by **flash gunner** » Tue Dec 15, 2009 7:35 am

Carlton Cole?????? Are you sure? He'd be too expensive and not good enough...... If we were to buy Cole or Zamora it reminds me of the end of GG's days when he panic bought Hartson, Kiwomya and Helder.

A def. no from me

Post by **DB10GOONER** » Tue Dec 15, 2009 9:12 am

flash gunner wrote:Carlton Cole?????? Are you sure? He'd be too expensive and not good enough...... If we were to buy Cole or Zamora it reminds me of the end of GG's days when he panic bought Hartson, Kiwomya and Helder.

A def. no from me

Ah the good old days of panic buys!! I miss them.

Exiled-Gooner · Post by **Exiled-Gooner** » Tue Dec 15, 2009 9:50 am

Found this while trawling for granny porn..

i mean transfer news,just speculation probably...

http://www.football-rumours.co.uk/index.html

Wenger will assess Arsenals possibilities in the transfer market over the next 4 games at Burnley, Hull, Villa and Portsmouth.Wenger will assess defensive postions as Sakho or Subotic are the ones earmarked.fee in the region of Â£8â€“12 million for Sakho and Subotic Â£13â€“15 million.Arsene will definitely bring in a goalkeeper as Almunia is not good enough.Robert Green the likely one for Â£6 million.Song will be missed as he will be on ACN duty.Wenger will look at Matuidi to add bite.St Etienne are struggling and could cost around Â£6â€“8 million.It was great to hear of Wengers rant at half time.The player needed it as they were poor.Arsene needs a attacker to play with Arshavin, Huntelaar or Chamakh will be great but Dzeko would be perfect for Arsenal.Arsenal have a realistic chance of winning the title if defensive additions are made.Arsenal need to shut out games in a ruthless manner which they lack.Overall wenger will look to spend around Â£20 million recouping Â£6â€“10 million in sales of Senderos and Eboue.Keep the faith fellow Gooners title is a distinct possibility.

also from same site
ARSENAL TO SIGN SCOTT PARKER FOR 4.5 MILLION and will get adriano for free.

like i said RUMOURS!!

xDAVEYx · Post by **xDAVEYx** » Tue Dec 15, 2009 9:57 am

sounds like the first half hour of my football manager game that im getting in 10 days time