Schwarzer joining tomorrow?

BournemouthRED · Post by **BournemouthRED** » Fri Aug 20, 2010 5:53 pm

Who cares, we drag out transfers for so long by the time they arrive its lost all its shine

mrgnu1958 · Post by **mrgnu1958** » Fri Aug 20, 2010 5:55 pm

i did earlier

tinpot lane · Post by **tinpot lane** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 2:58 pm

Talksport are saying he failed the medical.

augie · Post by **augie** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 3:50 pm

tinpot lane wrote:Talksport are saying he failed the medical.

You just dont get fed up looking at that cesc goal v the scum do you ? Am having spending 5 minutes watching it over and over again remembering the utter mayhem all around me when it went in

On a serious level I think that I am now at the stage that I hope that schwarzer does indeed fail the medical and keep failing it too......it is a disgrace that buying this guy is the height of our ambitions and wenger has had 3 months to sign a keeper now without depending on a 38yr old passing a medical with 9 days left in a transfer window

Post by **g88ner** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 4:01 pm

augie wrote:On a serious level I think that I am now at the stage that I hope that schwarzer does indeed fail the medical and keep failing it too......it is a disgrace that buying this guy is the height of our ambitions and wenger has had 3 months to sign a keeper now without depending on a 38yr old passing a medical with 9 days left in a transfer window

Although I agree that a club like Arsenal should have a better 'keeper than Schwarzer, I'm not sure hoping he fails a medical is the right answer - after all, in all likelihood, if the move for Schwarzer breaks down over a medical, then it's highly unlikely a better 'keeper will be found at such short notice, meaning....

Almunia stays as number 1!!!

To be honest Augie, along with your opinions on selling Cesc, I'm finding it difficult to undertsand your logic in wanting a move for a new 'keeper to fall through. Surely, we're better off WITH Cesc and Schwarzer, then without them?

augie · Post by **augie** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 5:56 pm

g88ner wrote:
augie wrote:On a serious level I think that I am now at the stage that I hope that schwarzer does indeed fail the medical and keep failing it too......it is a disgrace that buying this guy is the height of our ambitions and wenger has had 3 months to sign a keeper now without depending on a 38yr old passing a medical with 9 days left in a transfer window
Although I agree that a club like Arsenal should have a better 'keeper than Schwarzer, I'm not sure hoping he fails a medical is the right answer - after all, in all likelihood, if the move for Schwarzer breaks down over a medical, then it's highly unlikely a better 'keeper will be found at such short notice, meaning....

Almunia stays as number 1!!!

To be honest Augie, along with your opinions on selling Cesc, I'm finding it difficult to undertsand your logic in wanting a move for a new 'keeper to fall through. Surely, we're better off WITH Cesc and Schwarzer, then without them?

Read my cesc post again g88ner and you will see that I am 100% hoping that cesc stays if he is committed 100% to the club this season. In that thread I asked if people thought that I was reading too much into his demeanour yesterday and it seems that 98% of people that posted on that thread believe that I was wrong so fair enough I will hold my hands up and accept that and pray that they are right

The keepers situation though is a different matter entirely. I agree 100% that we need a keeper and a better keeper than we currently have too - the question is if schwarzer is better than what we have and while I agree that he is (wouldnt be difficult I know

) I do wonder if he is still good enough for us. In saying that I hoped he does fail the medical there is a part of that statement that was me just lashing out in frustration but there is also a part of me hoping that should this move collapse then wenger would have to look elsewhere and fast too and maybe all this fcuking about over Â£1.99 would have to be cast aside and we might behave like a proper club making proper bids. I 100% believe that there are better keepers available out there that wouldnt cost the earth if stevie wonder pulled his fcuking finger out and I believe that this year he will have no excuse or defence with any fans should he not buy a better keeper cos as I have already said when you make a bid in may it shows an intent to buy a keeper and it allows him over 3 months to either finish that deal or buy a different keeper entirely

Post by **g88ner** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 6:18 pm

Fair enough, mate.

There's about a week of the transfer window left, and although I agree that there must surely be other 'keepers available, I think that time is very much against us now and if Schwarzer doesn't arrive then we might be stuck with Almunia until at least January

- I want to avoid that at all costs, because he know's he's on borrowed time, and that cannot help him focus. He's a liability as it is.

As for Cesc - again, regardless of his state of mind, I'd much much rather take the risk that he can start performing again this season, than cut our losses and go with an average looking midfield this season. If we were going to let Cesc go, then it had to be early in the summer - it would be football suicide to let him leave now.

Anyway, back to Schwarzer...

I haven't seen enough of him to form a proper opinion of him, to be honest. I watched him in the world cup and he was shit, and he was shit at the Grove last season, too. However, Fulham fans seem to rate him very highly, so hopefully he's actually pretty good. I don't know, but I'd rather take that gamble than stick will Almunia. Of course, I'd rather Given, but I'm not going to get my hopes up on that one.

merson_is_god · Post by **merson_is_god** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 7:00 pm

Is he really on the way?

North bank girl · Post by **North bank girl** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 7:11 pm

merson_is_god wrote:Is he really on the way?

posted it on the Blackburn thread and will post it here.

Been told that he failed a medical today

Arsenal Till I Die · Post by **Arsenal Till I Die** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 7:12 pm

*sigh* Dudek's on his way now.

northbankbren · Post by **northbankbren** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 7:16 pm

I cant understand why people wouldnt want schwarzer? I've seen him on many occasions and think he'd be a great signing, Yes he's 38 but so what? He's still a great keeper.

I'd prefer Given, but that is out of the question as his wages are a joke.

augie · Post by **augie** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 9:32 pm

northbankbren wrote:I cant understand why people wouldnt want schwarzer? I've seen him on many occasions and think he'd be a great signing, Yes he's 38 but so what? He's still a great keeper.

I'd prefer Given, but that is out of the question as his wages are a joke.

I thought he was on 80k per week at city ?

If so surely that wouldnt be beyond our means would it ? This summer alone we have cut the wages of sol, eduardo, merida, silvestre, senderos and a *word censored* that thought he was going to be sought by europe's finest only to end up at a small scum club (

) so surely we must have the readies to meet 80-100k per week

It always amuses me to hear people defending our lack of spending by pointing out that the wages of any new signings must come from the transfer kitty while at the same time totally ignoring the money that we have saved in wages for the players that have left and there is always more of the latter group than the former group

marcengels · Post by **marcengels** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 9:38 pm

augie wrote:
northbankbren wrote:I cant understand why people wouldnt want schwarzer? I've seen him on many occasions and think he'd be a great signing, Yes he's 38 but so what? He's still a great keeper.

I'd prefer Given, but that is out of the question as his wages are a joke.

I thought he was on 80k per week at city ? If so surely that wouldnt be beyond our means would it ? This summer alone we have cut the wages of sol, eduardo, merida, silvestre, senderos and a c**t that thought he was going to be sought by europe's finest only to end up at a small scum club ( ) so surely we must have the readies to meet 80-100k per week It always amuses me to hear people defending our lack of spending by pointing out that the wages of any new signings must come from the transfer kitty while at the same time totally ignoring the money that we have saved in wages for the players that have left and there is always more of the latter group than the former group

In theory your right augie, and I've made that point out about our reduction in hig earners before. But it doesn't take into account the massive wage increases we give to our average not so invicibles...

northbankbren · Post by **northbankbren** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 10:56 pm

I heard he was on 95grand a week.

And even 80 is massive ammounts for a 34 year old keeper.

Especially if he see's schezny as future number 1....which from what i saw of him at brentford last year is a possibility.

MegaGooner · Post by **MegaGooner** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 11:27 pm

Seriously, this crap has gone on for too long. AW is really starting to piss me off with his lack of quality "movement" in this transfer window. FFS Swartzer shouldn't even be an option for our club, yet we "negotiating" for this guy. HE ISN'T ARSENAL QUALITY....end of.

It's like going to buy fish and chips. You know the food at home isn't the best, so you go into this dodgy joint to buy some supper. It is probably over-cooked and left in the display too long, but you still consider your options. Then you discover that sushi is actually good even if it's raw.

Maybe our "raw" Sheszney should just be allowed to step in, because I am sick to my gut of seeing Al and Flappy starting.