As we're unlikely to see terraces again at football, this is the virtual equivalent where you can chat to your hearts content about all football matters and, obviously, Arsenal in particular. This forum encourages all Gooners to visit and contribute so please keep it respectful, clean and topical.
Liverpool owner John W Henry has asked what "they're smoking" at Arsenal after rejecting the Gunners' improved offer of just over £40m for Luis Suarez.
The unusual bid of £40,000,001 was designed to trigger a clause in the 26-year-old Uruguay striker's contract.
Under the terms of Suarez's deal, Liverpool must inform him of the bid but do not have to accept it.
Another point is this is our first window where none of our stars are wanted by anyone else. Guess that means we lost our best players over the last 4 or 5 years.
I don't think it's that, we have a few that would still be snapped up by other clubs, it's just that Wanger and Gazidis have obviously sat down and discussed what they can do to raise money coming in without selling our best players, and get caned by fans and media alike. They know full well they can't go on selling our biggest players, it's not feasible. Hence they came up with the equivalent of a stealth tax!! Sell/Loan or let go several players removing millions off of the wage bill per year, and don't sign anyone else. The club are 'millions' better off, it looks like we are keeping our best players and they make a few noises to the press about making bids for big players they know will not be enough or be accepted, so they can say 'we tried' at the end of the transfer window. It's devious, it's lack of ambition and it's got Wanger's touch all over it.
Wanger always has an agenda, he said the club has to make 20m profit every season.....not just last season or the one before, he said 'every season'. He has always signed players late thinking he can get bargains, he always generally buys cheap and hopes to make them better players so he can sell for large profits. The one year it changed was when he bought Poldi etc early on.....and he only did that because he knew RVP was going so he was going to recoup all the money and more. Wanger is a very clever economist, he has a huge interest in finances and appears to get as much pleasure from making the club money as he does winning games. No-one can be bigger than Wanger the dictator and that is why he will NOT buy any superstar players.
That's 13m saved a year and we got paid 2m for Mannone so 15m in all. Take into account all the wages of the kids we've let go and the possible sale of the worlds greatest striker - Barry Bender, and we'll make the 20m that Wanger says he needs to make every year.
PLUS, when was the last time that you remember Arsenal conducting a transfer so publicly ???
They NEVER do that , let alone telling exact figures... While they were 'negotiating' Higuain not a single word from officials at both club came out... until Real told the world that AFC didn't even bid.
They probably just made a few enquiries.
Anyway, if they don't want / can't spend so much money on a striker , then they could AT LEAST spend a few quids on a GK ( Cesar for a £1m seems feasible ) and on a defender who can play across the back line.
LeftfootlegendGooner wrote:SSN.....Higuain and pepe reina having medical at Napoli.
Well that ones gone.....
Higuain playing for Napoli at the Emirates Cup, Suarez off to Madrid now they've got the Higgy wonga, Fellaini to United, Rooney to the Chavs and all us plebs round at SteveO's gaff for a BBQ.
F.M.L.
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LeftfootlegendGooner wrote:SSN.....Higuain and pepe reina having medical at Napoli.
Well that ones gone.....
Higuain playing for Napoli at the Emirates Cup, Suarez off to Madrid now they've got the Higgy wonga, Fellaini to United, Rooney to the Chavs and all round for a BBQ round SteveO's gaff.
F.M.L.
They can always say : WE TRIED.......
SAME OLD...SAME OLD
Last edited by G_G on Wed Jul 24, 2013 10:34 am, edited 1 time in total.
Story: there's a £40M clause, club bids £1 more in order to trigger it.
Fans of club are upset by it. Seriously??!? "Classless"
Damn you lot are a miserable bunch.
I'm obv an addict but gonna have to cut back/ take a break,
just too much Arsenal hate on here
LeftfootlegendGooner wrote:SSN.....Higuain and pepe reina having medical at Napoli.
Well that ones gone.....
Higuain was a realistic player to try and sign but sadly he got pissed off waiting for cuntbag to do the necessary
Now we are left fcuking about after a guy that the scousers will not sell to us under any circumstances
What are we going to look like with Higuain at Napoli and Suarez at Madrid. Oh dear lord we're a laughing stock. Not an iota of a clue how to conduct a transfer, gaping holes in the squad and we're doing it all on the fly. It's gonna be a long season folks.
LeftfootlegendGooner wrote:SSN.....Higuain and pepe reina having medical at Napoli.
Well that ones gone.....
Higuain was a realistic player to try and sign but sadly he got pissed off waiting for cuntbag to do the necessary
Now we are left fcuking about after a guy that the scousers will not sell to us under any circumstances
Where do you get these scenario's from? How do you know he got pissed off waiting?!
rodders999 wrote:What are we going to look like with Higuain at Napoli and Suarez at Madrid. Oh dear lord we're a laughing stock. Not an iota of a clue how to conduct a transfer, gaping holes in the squad and we're doing it on the fly. It's gonna be a long season folks.
I looked at our 1st team squad the other day and oh my god we are in trouble also take away another 4 players Park,Camel,forehead and Bender no word of a lie it will be one of the weekest in the PL we need at least 5 big players to come in .
