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I like Joe Cole as a player and hope we do sign him but does anyone really believe if he wasnt on a free and was up for sale for £15m Wenger would buy him?
With the money we have saved with the signing of Chamakh and possibly Cole we should be spending £10-15m on a quality keeper which as everyone has said is the main priorty.But we will spend £3m on Schwarzer
donaldo wrote:I like Joe Cole as a player and hope we do sign him but does anyone really believe if he wasnt on a free and was up for sale for £15m Wenger would buy him?
With the money we have saved with the signing of Chamakh and possibly Cole we should be spending £10-15m on a quality keeper which as everyone has said is the main priorty.But we will spend £3m on Schwarzer
Totally agree with you donaldo.....if we havent got the funds in the transfer kitty as it now stands then sell some of the peripheral players cos a quality keeper is priceless but of course wenger thinks we can win leagues with a shit load of small fancy dan footballers that will outscore the opposition For an intelligent man wenger doesnt half make some stupid decisions sometimes
alanalansunderland wrote:I heard yesterday from a direct link to Joe Coles Dad that he is definitely signing for us.
I'm sorry but that will not be a decision that I can support unless wenger sells two from theo, nasri, rosicky, arshavin and eboue cos right now we have too many similar type midget players. If wenger comes out of this transfer window having signed just schwarzer, the polish/french guy, joe cole and chamakh then I will be one seriously seriously pissed off supporter
alanalansunderland wrote:I heard yesterday from a direct link to Joe Coles Dad that he is definitely signing for us.
I'm sorry but that will not be a decision that I can support unless wenger sells two from theo, nasri, rosicky, arshavin and eboue cos right now we have too many similar type midget players. If wenger comes out of this transfer window having signed just schwarzer, the polish/french guy, joe cole and chamakh then I will be one seriously seriously pissed off supporter
really? do you really think wenger will sign chamakh, koscielny (sp?), schwarzer and joe cole plus say another 2, i can tell you now there is no chance that wenger will make 6 quality signings
alanalansunderland wrote:I heard yesterday from a direct link to Joe Coles Dad that he is definitely signing for us.
I'm sorry but that will not be a decision that I can support unless wenger sells two from theo, nasri, rosicky, arshavin and eboue cos right now we have too many similar type midget players. If wenger comes out of this transfer window having signed just schwarzer, the polish/french guy, joe cole and chamakh then I will be one seriously seriously pissed off supporter
really? do you really think wenger will sign chamakh, koscielny (sp?), schwarzer and joe cole plus say another 2, i can tell you now there is no chance that wenger will make 6 quality signings
You call a 37 year old keeper, a player who has one season's experience playing in france's top division and no international caps plus a moroccan striker with a goal ratio of a goal every 4 games quality signings ?? It just goes to show how low our standards have dropped if these guys can be classed as quality signings
alanalansunderland wrote:I heard yesterday from a direct link to Joe Coles Dad that he is definitely signing for us.
heard the same thing a couple of weeks ago. hes coming people, stop panicing!
And on that basis we would have signed everyone from Cruyff to Rudd Hullit - and Neil and Howe were recommended to look at Hullit but his £80,000 transfer fee - plus the nationality/passport issue scuppered the deal.
If it really is between us and our neighbours, we might just get our noses in front.
But even here, there is not a vast amount to choose between the two - or more specifically it comes down to 5 points and one place. Plus of course our wage ceiling might be higher than theirs, so that well prove decisive.
But until I see him in an Arsenal shirt, at the training ground, the "I heard from my mate...." approach comes with a big pinch of salt.
alanalansunderland wrote:I heard yesterday from a direct link to Joe Coles Dad that he is definitely signing for us.
I'm sorry but that will not be a decision that I can support unless wenger sells two from theo, nasri, rosicky, arshavin and eboue cos right now we have too many similar type midget players. If wenger comes out of this transfer window having signed just schwarzer, the polish/french guy, joe cole and chamakh then I will be one seriously seriously pissed off supporter
I though you were already
Anyway, look at Barca (Messi, Iniesta, Xavi, Villa, Pedro, Alves ... = midgets) or Spain (Silva, Villa, Xavi, Iniesta, Mata, Navas ... = midgets). They've got possession of the ball most of the time, and get results.
alanalansunderland wrote:I heard yesterday from a direct link to Joe Coles Dad that he is definitely signing for us.
I'm sorry but that will not be a decision that I can support unless wenger sells two from theo, nasri, rosicky, arshavin and eboue cos right now we have too many similar type midget players. If wenger comes out of this transfer window having signed just schwarzer, the polish/french guy, joe cole and chamakh then I will be one seriously seriously pissed off supporter
I though you were already
Anyway, look at Barca (Messi, Iniesta, Xavi, Villa, Pedro, Alves ... = midgets) or Spain (Silva, Villa, Xavi, Iniesta, Mata, Navas ... = midgets). They've got possession of the ball most of the time, and get results.
Fair point
Anyway there is a big difference between la liga and the premier league as the english league is way more physical than the spanish league
alanalansunderland wrote:I heard yesterday from a direct link to Joe Coles Dad that he is definitely signing for us.
I'm sorry but that will not be a decision that I can support unless wenger sells two from theo, nasri, rosicky, arshavin and eboue cos right now we have too many similar type midget players. If wenger comes out of this transfer window having signed just schwarzer, the polish/french guy, joe cole and chamakh then I will be one seriously seriously pissed off supporter
I though you were already
Anyway, look at Barca (Messi, Iniesta, Xavi, Villa, Pedro, Alves ... = midgets) or Spain (Silva, Villa, Xavi, Iniesta, Mata, Navas ... = midgets). They've got possession of the ball most of the time, and get results.
Fair point
Anyway there is a big difference between la liga and the premier league as the english league is way more physical than the spanish league
yet the spanish team would piss all over the ingerland national team
I agree with you Augie about the need of physical power in the team. But we've got players like Song, Diaby (even though you don't like him), Bendtner, van Persie, now Chamakh. It's a mix of midgets and big players.
Vince wrote:I agree with you Augie about the need of physical power in the team. But we've got players like Song, Diaby (even though you don't like him), Bendtner, van Persie, now Chamakh. It's a mix of midgets and big players.
It seems like you and me have been debating different topics all evening
Anyway I aint trying to oppose everything you say but Song (tripping players is not physical power), diaby ( ), bendtner (for a big lump he is way too soft) and van persie (dirty does not = physical)