January 2012 Transfer Window

STLgooner89 · Post by **STLgooner89** » Thu Dec 08, 2011 7:51 pm

SpanishJoe wrote:It was interesting seeing Shaqiri against the Mancs. A while ago he played well against England and was being touted , along with Erickson, as one of the best midfield prospects and being 'on the radar' of all the big clubs. Well, nothing happened but he looks a good player.

I'd say he's looked alot better than Goetze during this seasons champions league group stages.

Pilly · Post by **Pilly** » Thu Dec 08, 2011 8:50 pm

Lukas Podolski...

arseofacrow · Post by **arseofacrow** » Thu Dec 08, 2011 9:28 pm

Its Up 4 Grabs Now wrote:
arseofacrow wrote:2 goals for top transfer target Lukas Podolski as the ever useless FC Koln snatched a 2-2 draw in Stuttgart with a last minute equaliser from the aformentioned German international.

How much do you reckon he'd go for mate? And does he play as an out & out striker for Koln? Any time I've seen him for Germany he's been out on the left.

Saw this on his wikipedia tooâ€¦
KÃ¶ln created a website where people were able to buy pixels of an image of Lukas Podolski for â‚¬25 per 8x8 pixel square, in order to gather â‚¬1 million to reduce the cost of the transfer.

Surprised we haven't resorted to doing this yet. Imagine how much the club could have recouped selling pixels of Gervinhoâ€™s forehead.

Could do one of those advent claendars on that fucker!

Back to Podolski, and I guess FC Koln woudn't let him go for any less than Â£15m. Apart from anything else, he's the main man at the club and they would have to placate their fans with a big wad of cash, and even that wouldn't be enough.

He generally plays as a central striker for his club, as opposed to out on the left for Germany as you rightly state. Of course with Germany he has top quality team mates, and at FC Koln his team mates are fairly mediocre.

Is he worth the money and would he be able to settle in London? Well, difficult questions to answer. I would be happy to see him at Arsenal, although that could be clouded by the fact that almost any fucker has to be better than the shit we have outside of Van Persie.

cusamano · Post by **cusamano** » Fri Dec 09, 2011 8:32 am

Pilly wrote:Lukas Podolski...

not too bad...
he wants to leave 1. FC KÃ¶ln
but he plays on the same position like Gervinho / Arshavin...

pingu · Post by **pingu** » Fri Dec 09, 2011 10:15 am

a cheeky loan move for anelka would be good business i reckon
proven goalscorer

goonersid · Post by **goonersid** » Fri Dec 09, 2011 10:36 am

We should be looking to sign a keeper, following the display by flappy on tue night.

TeeCee · Post by **TeeCee** » Sat Dec 10, 2011 10:58 pm

I wouldn't be too disappointed if we tried to get Demba Ba from Newcastle (they wouldnt sell anyway) but he is looking very very good at the moment. He reminds me a bit of Henry at times.

arseofacrow · Post by **arseofacrow** » Sat Dec 10, 2011 11:14 pm

2 more for Podolski

1989 · Post by **1989** » Sat Dec 10, 2011 11:41 pm

TeeCee wrote:I wouldn't be too disappointed if we tried to get Demba Ba from Newcastle (they wouldnt sell anyway) but he is looking very very good at the moment. He reminds me a bit of Henry at times.

I agree with you Ba is quality, but he can't move clubs in January according to the rules. He's a top striker and belongs to a bigger club than the barcodes. They got him on a free as well, amazing.

His compatriot Papiss CissÃ© is a fantastic striker as well, currently playing for Freiburg in Germany. Either of them would do but I'd like CissÃ© because: 1) He's not cup tied for the CL, 2) He's exactly what we need as he's a pure goalscorer, 3) He's likely to leave Freiburg as they're a bag of shite and relegation bound.

arseofacrow · Post by **arseofacrow** » Sun Dec 11, 2011 12:02 am

From The Guardian:

Ba has a history of problems with his left knee. Leading surgeons advised other clubs, including Stoke, to avoid signing what one termed a "ticking timebomb" but, able to recruit Ba on a free transfer from West Ham, Pardew gambled. So far at least, Newcastle's meticulous medical team have kept a reportedly degenerative condition well in check.

Post by **QuartzGooner** » Sun Dec 11, 2011 2:16 am

Daily Mail reckons clearout in January.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba ... munia.html

bergkamp10 · Post by **bergkamp10** » Sun Dec 11, 2011 4:57 pm

RioGooner wrote:If our only actions in the market are to lay useless shit off, i'd be reasonably happy. Get Arshavin, Chamakh, Squillashit, Almunia off the books.

Who the hell would buy Squillashit and Almunia in the right minds>>>

Christ knows how much we pay the useless idiots....

Post by **g88ner** » Sun Dec 11, 2011 5:04 pm

bergkamp10 wrote:
RioGooner wrote:If our only actions in the market are to lay useless shit off, i'd be reasonably happy. Get Arshavin, Chamakh, Squillashit, Almunia off the books.
Who the hell would buy Squillashit and Almunia in the right minds>>>

Christ knows how much we pay the useless idiots....

Ask Baba, he seems to know the exact salary of each Arsenal player... never seen a source, though

I think Baba had Squillaci on an eye watering Â£70k???

(could be wrong about that, though)

frankbutcher · Post by **frankbutcher** » Sun Dec 11, 2011 9:58 pm

Lille apparently want Coquelin.

Player plus cash for Hazard?

Post by **QuartzGooner** » Mon Dec 12, 2011 1:43 am

frankbutcher wrote:Lille apparently want Coquelin.

Player plus cash for Hazard?

Would be daft.

Coquelin developing nicely, ahead of Frimpong and Eastmond in my estimation.

Hazard a hot prospect but unproven in England.

Rather part exchange Squillachi, Rosicky, Diaby, Arshavin and Chamakh.