Bid rejected for Arse Shaving

Post by **REB** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:02 am

i dont agree, still think the deal will be announced this week, christ we need something and something fast and if the last few games are anything to go by then we are fucked, was watching the game on sat and we had only 7 shots

Mikegooner87i · Post by **Mikegooner87i** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:08 am

If spurs offered over 16m in the summer what makes us think we can get him for 10? I think its time the board start answering some question to us mugs who pay them. Is there money in the bank or not? We all know 10 million for arshavin was never going to be accepted, and hopefully it was an offer to 'start things off' before going back with a bigger better offer.

augie · Post by **augie** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:10 am

REBEL GOONER wrote:i dont agree, still think the deal will be announced this week, christ we need something and something fast and if the last few games are anything to go by then we are fucked, was watching the game on sat and we had only 7 shots

They have got to you havent they rebel ? - the cynical pessimistic rebel has been replaced by rebel the moderator who is bright, cheery and full of optimism.

We want the old rebel back

Post by **REB** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:18 am

still a pessimist augie, i just believe that arshavin will sign this week , zenit have said that there is no one else in for him and the guy can walk away next season on a free so it makes sense, now if wenger could only get given,upson and someone for the middle then i would even been happier

Zenit St Petersburg are ready to sell Andrei Arshavin to Arsenal.

A Zenit insider revealed to The Sun: â€œNegotiations between the clubs about Arshavin are continuing.

â€œSince both sides want them to be successful, we should expect a good outcome soon â€” and certainly before the end of the transfer window.â€

aw · Post by aw » Mon Jan 12, 2009 12:07 pm

REBEL GOONER wrote:
But Arshavin is allegedly â€˜desperateâ€™ to play for the Gunners and has even been taking a crash course in English.

Obviously not coming to the Arsenal, or else he would be learning French!!

26may1989 · Post by **26may1989** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 12:25 pm

I agree with Rebel, that we'll probably end up signing him, but it'll take till near the end of the transfer window - Zenit need to sell a player who obivously wants to leave and who can buy out his contract on the cheap but with us starting the bidding so low, their incentive is to wait to see if they can do better, including by using a stalking horse like Man City to squeeze more cash out of us.

I can't see Arshavin going to Man City - of course Zenit would prefer to sell to the club offering Â£18m in one go rather than the club offering Â£10m/Â£12m in staged payments, but the key element isn't what Zenit want, it's what Arshavin wants. He's 28 and knows this is his last chance to spend a few seasons in one of the top leagues to establish his name. He'd have preferred to go to Barca or Chelsea or Milan but we're now his best bet, even with the question marks over whether we'll be in the CL next season.

Man City can only offer cash: they may well sign a load of stars this summer but there will be no European football before Sept 2010 at the earliest, and even that depends on the stars they may or may not sign knitting together and a new manager doing the business quickly. So Arshavin would be going on 30 before Man City could even think about European football.

Of course, he could go for the cash at City, but I doubt he will, not because I think he's an angel but because I think he knows he needs to prove himself. He'll presssurise Zenit into selling him to an established European name, and at the moment that means us.

augie · Post by **augie** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 12:27 pm

Am really having mixed feelings over this deal though rebel - on one hand I would like to see a player of his quality, age and experience join but on the other hand I am really really concerned that we may well be blowing most if not all of our transfer kitty on him when we clearly have other major needs. Sadly we can all forget about signing shay given and unless the shammers are in total financial meltdown there is no way that we will get upson cos of cost issues (isnt it always

). Saying that I dont believe that we will sign any centre half unless we sell the stroppy gallas

26may1989 · Post by **26may1989** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 12:33 pm

augie wrote:Am really having mixed feelings over this deal though rebel - on one hand I would like to see a player of his quality, age and experience join but on the other hand I am really really concerned that we may well be blowing most if not all of our transfer kitty on him when we clearly have other major needs. Sadly we can all forget about signing shay given and unless the shammers are in total financial meltdown there is no way that we will get upson cos of cost issues (isnt it always ). Saying that I dont believe that we will sign any centre half unless we sell the stroppy gallas

Agreed. As Wenger said in December, he's going for two midfielders, one creative (alternatively withdrawn striker) and one defensive.

Earliest I can see new defenders and goalkeepers being thought about is the summer.

Post by **REB** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 12:54 pm

next summer should see a bigger upheaval in the squad all right, cant see gallas and tweedy staying and hopefully almunia will want to return to spain , but this is arsenal and arsene wenger and he does see huge potential in the squad which most others cant

wenger knows come the summer or wenger out, we wait and see