Arsenal F.C. Thread

[NASpurs]

Am I the only one who thinks there's a lot of similarities between Arsenal and the SA Spurs?

Manager/coach who's been there for an eternity.
Fans like to use the mantra "In Pop/Wenger we trust"
Both teams are always good but haven't won for a while.
Both teams played low-scoring, hard nosed defensive games until recently when both became a little more offense oriented and defense improved after style change
Teams are used as leverage by agents for players, fans get excited Player X is showing interest, never comes
Teams are always "classy" therefore fans should follow suit. Don't you dare not be classy.

maybe I'm reaching but it's some of the I've noticed

[Blizzardwizard]

Am I the only one who thinks there's a lot of similarities between Arsenal and the SA Spurs?

Manager/coach who's been there for an eternity.
Fans like to use the mantra "In Pop/Wenger we trust"
Both teams are always good but haven't won for a while.
Both teams played low-scoring, hard nosed defensive games until recently when both became a little more offense oriented and defense improved after style change
Teams are used as leverage by agents for players, fans get excited Player X is showing interest, never comes
Teams are always "classy" therefore fans should follow suit. Don't you dare not be classy.

maybe I'm reaching but it's some of the I've noticed

Living in England there are some major differences.

1.) Neutral fans usually hate Arsenal, compared to most neutrals liking SA Spurs in basketball

2.) Arsenal are constantly in the limelight, where as SA go unnoticed majority of the time.

[Blizzardwizard]

YA RLY

I see your video from 2 years ago and raise you the end of your Premier League stint

That game meant nothing, we were 99% relegated already. Where as the previous one ended Arsenal's le hopes for another year.

3 goals in final 10 minutes to win 3-2

[lefty]

Aaah the eternal players leaving Arsenal curse

[symple19]

Looking like Julio Cesar to Arsenal

I like the move, should it happen

[lefty]

Yaya Sanogo is a Gunner.


And according to Sky Sport, Higuain will be official tomorrow

[symple19]

Hope Sanogo can stay healthy. They don't need another Diaby

[Libri]

Still searching for the next Thierry Henry.

BTW, Sanogo is coming in as a free transfer.

[IronMaxipad]

[lefty]

Pipita
Go Gunners Go

[NASpurs]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2...nal-deal-close

Higuaín is expected to sign a three-year deal on £100,000 a week, putting him among the club's top earners, and Arsenal remain keen to pair him up front with Wayne Rooney should Manchester United be willing to let him go.

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That would be incredible, to have Shrek there with Higuain.

[quentin_compson]

Even if Rooney is really as unhappy at United as some reports indicate, I find it hard to imagine he would want to come to Arsenal.

[resistanze]

Yeah, I give Rooney coming 5-10% chance of happening. I think we have enough forwards, Higuain/Podolski should be formidable. Giroud should be a situational sub, tbh.

[lefty]

Rooney would fit in Arsenal's system only if he loses the fat TBH

Arsenal plays an uptempo style

[symple19]

no way Rooney becomes a Gunner...0% chance of that happening

I would imagine that 3/yr, 100k, is inaccurate for GH. He's gotta be making more at Real, and I highly doubt he'll take a cut to play at Arsenal. I'm guessing it'll be more like 120-130 over 4+ years

[Venti Quattro]

no way Rooney becomes a Gunner...0% chance of that happening

I ing hate Rooney. Good decision, Wenger.

[lefty]

I ing hate Rooney..

why?

Because of those nice goals he scored in the 8-2 ?

[symple19]

He's a very good player, I just don't see how he fits with Arsenal. Highly doubt MU would sell to Arsenal, anyway. PSG is his likeliest destination should he actually leave, imho (and I still doubt he leaves)

[lefty]

[symple19]

Bendtner. I wish he would just disappear from the earth. He's basically torpedoed the deal with Frankfurt because he continues to demand Champions league wages with an MLS skillset.

[lefty]

Good Twitter account TBH

[TDMVPDPOY]

fkn commie

[resistanze]

Offseason move fizzling out already
Gunners

[TDMVPDPOY]

the vietnam 11 team they beat, them players all sent to the farms for hard labour with such a pathetic display...lol the clown in front of goal kicks it in the stands...fkn pathetic

[lefty]

‘There are sufficient funds available to the manager.’
– managing director Keith Edelman, September 2005.

‘…the effect means we can spend more on transfers over the next 15 years.’
– Edelman, May 2006.

‘If Arsène came to us and said he wanted to spend £40m on a player we could do that.’
– Edelman, Sept 2007.

We remain firmly committed to substantial investment in the playing squad.’
– chairman Peter Hill-Wood, Sept 2008.

‘We’ve got a substantial amount of money to invest.’
– chief executive Ivan Gazidis, Sept 2009.

‘The club is secure – we have sufficient funds to invest.’
– Gazidis, May 2010.

‘In January and in the summer there will be significant funds available to bolster the team.’
– Gazidis, Sept 2011.

‘All the money we make is available to the manager.’
– Gazidis, May 2012.

‘It’s all about giving us the capability to go to the manager and say “here is the money for you to compete”.’
– Gazidis, June 2013.

Wenger this week
"The compe ion in Europe is very hard at the moment, there’s a lot of money and not many players. We work hard but we are not close to signing anybody."