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Mr FINSBURY PARK GOONER · Thu May 26, 2011 7:24 am

Dont know if anyone saw his interview on eurosport last nite.

Interviwer: "you almost joined Arsenal didnt you"

Smalling "erm.....thats not important, i had a choice to make, i have a championship medal and the chance to play in the champions league final, i think i made the right choice"......

I wish he was wrong,

Percy Dalton · Post by **Percy Dalton** » Thu May 26, 2011 7:55 am

I bet he is regretting that move!

Bradywasking · Post by **Bradywasking** » Thu May 26, 2011 9:02 am

Didn't see it but that is fair comment by him,unlike Evra who seems intent on insults all the time.

rodders999 · Post by **rodders999** » Thu May 26, 2011 9:04 am

Deep down I bet Ramsey regrets making the opposite choice to Smalling.

Magic Hat · Post by **Magic Hat** » Thu May 26, 2011 11:59 am

A title medal, a potential Cl medal, his reputation greatly improved and looking like he can gradually become a first choice defender? Yeah, hard to argue he got that one wrong.

mikeyb772001 · Post by **mikeyb772001** » Thu May 26, 2011 12:26 pm

Magic Hat wrote:A title medal, a potential Cl medal, his reputation greatly improved and looking like he can gradually become a first choice defender? Yeah, hard to argue he got that one wrong.

Why didnt manure buy kos or squid thats what i wana know

Percy Dalton · Post by **Percy Dalton** » Thu May 26, 2011 12:45 pm

Anyhow, fuck him!

He is a young Barack Obama lookalikey!

Post by **g88ner** » Thu May 26, 2011 12:52 pm

mikeyb772001 wrote:
Magic Hat wrote:A title medal, a potential Cl medal, his reputation greatly improved and looking like he can gradually become a first choice defender? Yeah, hard to argue he got that one wrong.
Why didnt manure buy kos or squid thats what i wana know

To be honest, I think Koscielny has done okay for his first season... not amazing, but okay... especially considering he had no big game/international experience, was used to a much lower standard of opponent and the fact he's been thrown in at the deep end with Vermaelen out for the season.

As for Squillaci.... terrible signing

Post by **flash gunner** » Thu May 26, 2011 12:56 pm

Mr FINSBURY PARK GOONER wrote:Dont know if anyone saw his interview on eurosport last nite.

Interviwer: "you almost joined Arsenal didnt you"

Smalling "erm.....thats not important, i had a choice to make, i have a championship medal and the chance to play in the champions league final, i think i made the right choice"......

I wish he was wrong,

Just think if he had signed for us he could have spent the season as substitute for Norwich with Lansbury..... Bet he regrets it big time

mikeyb772001 · Post by **mikeyb772001** » Thu May 26, 2011 1:00 pm

g88ner wrote:
mikeyb772001 wrote:
Magic Hat wrote:A title medal, a potential Cl medal, his reputation greatly improved and looking like he can gradually become a first choice defender? Yeah, hard to argue he got that one wrong.
Why didnt manure buy kos or squid thats what i wana know
To be honest, I think Koscielny has done okay for his first season... not amazing, but okay... especially considering he had no big game/international experience, was used to a much lower standard of opponent and the fact he's been thrown in at the deep end with Vermaelen out for the season.

As for Squillaci.... terrible signing

I agree he has done okay. The same way Samlling has done okay.

Do you think Manure, Chelski, spuds, citeh or even Liverpool would of bought Kos and used him in the main first 11?

No chance.

Rosie_titters · Post by **Rosie_titters** » Thu May 26, 2011 1:18 pm

fair comment and true, can't blame the lad - wondering if Ramsey is thing the same now

MK Gould · Post by **MK Gould** » Thu May 26, 2011 4:52 pm

Rosie_titters wrote:fair comment and true, can't blame the lad - wondering if Ramsey is thing the same now

I don't think he would. At Utd he would have made very rare appearances and unlikely to be enough to have earned him a Premier League medal. At Arsenal he stands a good chance of doing a Jack next season and stepping up to the next level.

Post by **g88ner** » Thu May 26, 2011 5:15 pm

mikeyb772001 wrote:[Do you think Manure, Chelski, spuds, citeh or even Liverpool would of bought Kos and used him in the main first 11?

No chance.

You can't compare us to Chelsea, Citeh and ManUre when it comes to the transfer market. We're not on the same level, and probably never will be

As for Sp*rs and, to a lesser extent, Liverpool... they've signed plenty of average players who have ended up in their first teams in recent years, so I'm not sure why Koscielny would be beneath them.

That's the level we're at - we gamble in the transfer market because we can't (or won't) spend top dollar on players. Sagna and Vermaelen have worked out better than most, some haven't worked out like Squillaci, and I'm still unsure on Koscielny tbh... time will tell, I guess.

Post by **flash gunner** » Thu May 26, 2011 5:23 pm

g88ner wrote:
mikeyb772001 wrote:[Do you think Manure, Chelski, spuds, citeh or even Liverpool would of bought Kos and used him in the main first 11?

No chance.
You can't compare us to Chelsea, Citeh and ManUre when it comes to the transfer market. We're not on the same level, and probably never will be

As for Sp*rs and, to a lesser extent, Liverpool... they've signed plenty of average players who have ended up in their first teams in recent years, so I'm not sure why Koscielny would be beneath them.

That's the level we're at - we gamble in the transfer market because we can't (or won't) spend top dollar on players. Sagna and Vermaelen have worked out better than most, some haven't worked out like Squillaci, and I'm still unsure on Koscielny tbh... time will tell, I guess.

Were Vermaelen and Sagna gambles? Both were international level players who we payed fairly high prices for. Kos on the other hand we paid a lot of money for and had very little experience at all, he was a gamble and im not certain it will pay off. We all moan about Wenger not spending but he has spent just very strangley on unproven players recently that goes along with his wanky project

Post by **g88ner** » Thu May 26, 2011 6:50 pm

flash gunner wrote:
g88ner wrote:
mikeyb772001 wrote:[Do you think Manure, Chelski, spuds, citeh or even Liverpool would of bought Kos and used him in the main first 11?

No chance.
You can't compare us to Chelsea, Citeh and ManUre when it comes to the transfer market. We're not on the same level, and probably never will be

As for Sp*rs and, to a lesser extent, Liverpool... they've signed plenty of average players who have ended up in their first teams in recent years, so I'm not sure why Koscielny would be beneath them.

That's the level we're at - we gamble in the transfer market because we can't (or won't) spend top dollar on players. Sagna and Vermaelen have worked out better than most, some haven't worked out like Squillaci, and I'm still unsure on Koscielny tbh... time will tell, I guess.
Were Vermaelen and Sagna gambles? Both were international level players who we payed fairly high prices for. Kos on the other hand we paid a lot of money for and had very little experience at all, he was a gamble and im not certain it will pay off. We all moan about Wenger not spending but he has spent just very strangley on unproven players recently that goes along with his wanky project

I don't know if Vermaelen or Sagna were gambles. I'd never heard of them tbh, whereas I had heard of Squillaci, so I'm unsure what constitutes a gamble and what doesn't.... other than hindsight, and the fact we now know Vermaelen and Sagna are quality, and Squillaci is a fucking joke!

Also, Wenger has gambled on transfers repeatedly during his time at the club - problem is, they're not coming off as often as they once were. Football has moved on, and finding gems and bargains that other clubs are unaware of must be so much more difficult than back in 1998-early 2000's, and I think Wenger is struggling.

Maybe his time has come and gone...?

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