Heard today that, as long as Pepe Mel keeps his job at West Brom, it's likely the next loan move in the progression of Joel Campbell will be to them. Mel signed him on loan from us when he was at Real Betis.
I'd like to see Gnabry on loan to another club in the division next season (providing Walcott and Ox are fit for the start of the season) as well. Definitely feel he could be a real star for us in future. Someone like Villa/Newcastle/Southampton
Song? Yes I believe it was done in installments but don't know how much if anything is still owed.
I can see him getting moved on too in the summer. He can barely get a look in. Not even sub appearances. All he's done this year is play for them in the earlier stages of the domestic cups.
No sorry, I mean Cesc. I thought we were still owed money from when we initially sold him to Barca.
Heard today that, as long as Pepe Mel keeps his job at West Brom, it's likely the next loan move in the progression of Joel Campbell will be to them. Mel signed him on loan from us when he was at Real Betis.
More progression?
He's 22 by then - if he's good enough he should be playing for us.
If he isn't we should get rid.
It is cheaper to retain than to attract new players. How much is lost through agents' initial fees and search costs? How long does it take a new player to settle in?
We should learn to retain players like Liverpool do and not be a selling club to our rivals.
Of course having an unsettled player is damaging. But motivational skills should manage that.
We should not sell to a UK club and demand a 25% fee if on-sold to a UK club.
feel sorry for you guys in regards to Cup final ticket allocation. I got my ticket yesterday. I hate the fact that the 'footballing family' get a bigger allocation than either of the actual teams allocation
feel sorry for you guys in regards to Cup final ticket allocation. I got my ticket yesterday. I hate the fact that the 'footballing family' get a bigger allocation than either of the actual teams allocation
yes, particularly as the "football family" are quite fond of flogging off the family silver to online ticket touts to resell at about £600+ per ticket.
It's so easy to shut these guys down so assume the FA don't want to.
Just read that the CL final's fan allocation is about 35 000 for both Madrid clubs for the 65000 capacity Estadio da Luz. People in Madrid don't generally have anything like the money people in London too, so a lot of fans of both clubs are going to miss out yet again. >:(
Only thing makes me laugh is that when I was in Lisbon in March, the guy at the hotel told me they'd sold out the whole hotel to German Bayern fans at a massively inflated and non refundable 900 euros a room
Weekend news: Sagna's got a knee injury. Who knows how serious and if he'll miss the Final
feel sorry for you guys in regards to Cup final ticket allocation. I got my ticket yesterday. I hate the fact that the 'footballing family' get a bigger allocation than either of the actual teams allocation
I agree with you. The 5 lads I go with are season ticket holders while I'm a silver member but they only got 1 ticket in the ballot. They couldn't face going and have decided I can have it. I'm happy & gutted at the same time but I will do them proud as I will be one noisy bar steward at the game even if I'll be on my own.
I agree with you. The 5 lads I go with are season ticket holders while I'm a silver member but they only got 1 ticket in the ballot. They couldn't face going and have decided I can have it. I'm happy & gutted at the same time but I will do them proud as I will be one noisy bar steward at the game even if I'll be on my own.
Have fun. Drink water to lubricate your tonsils - subject to the state of your bladder / prostate of course.
Guillem Balague has tweeted that Barca will sell Cesc in the summer.
I'm almost certain we'd be in for him. When questioned about it last summer, Wenger said, "I've been told by the player that he wants to stay at least one more year in Barcelona and fight for his place - unless something has changed and he hasn't told me (laughs)."
We have the advantage of the €25m buy out clause, which is triggered as soon as they put him on the transfer list, or as soon as they accept a bid from another club - which they are contractually obliged to inform us of should it happen.
Come on Arsene. Get in there and get him back.
Hell no. Left the club in acrimonious terms, and certainly wouldn't want a repeat of that. He wanted to join his 'boyhood' club, so he should buckle down and fight for his place in the team, even if the chips are down.
Plus it's not like Arsenal are short in midfield, even if he would be welcome.
In other news, Dear Leader all but confirms he is staying put. Says he only wants 2-3 players in, World Cup might make early business hard -- bloody predictable.
I wouldn't be overly keen on Fabregas coming back either. Nothing to do with him wanting to leave or anything like that but purely on a football level. We have enough midfield tikka takka players, call them what you will as it is. He's had his time at Arsenal and we won nothing when he was the main player and see little point in repeating all that again. Whose place would he take anyway, just out of interest?
He wouldn't be welcome. I'm fed up of taking our old players back all the time.
How about showing a bit of imagination for once?
I'm with you and Belligerence on this one. He threatened to go on strike and went to watch a Grand Prix yet people want him back. He's a great player but we don't need another midfielder and need to spend money on a good right back, centre back and world class forward.
The rumours about De Boer and the rubbish down the road are growing but more alarmingly the possibility of Lord Dennis being their assistant. Please don't do it Dennis or your statue will be removed.>:(
I'd have Cesc back in an instant. I don't bear any particular grudges against him for the way he left - if I was a pro footballer and had the chance to come to Arsenal, I'd want to make it happen too - and I don't necessarily think it's an area we're overly stocked in. There's definitely room for Cesc, Ramsey, and Ozil all within the same eleven, provided we have Theo and a more mobile striker up top. If there's a chance he'd end up at United I'd want us to jump in immediately, as I simply couldn't bear seeing one of my all time favourite Arsenal players there.
Shouldn't be a priority though - the aforementioned mobile striker, a top defensive midfielder and by the sounds of it a Sagna replacement are more needed.
As for Dennis, hopefully he's more likely to stay at Ajax and take over the top job there? I don't think he'd ever go to Sp*rs.
I agree with you. The 5 lads I go with are season ticket holders while I'm a silver member but they only got 1 ticket in the ballot. They couldn't face going and have decided I can have it. I'm happy & gutted at the same time but I will do them proud as I will be one noisy bar steward at the game even if I'll be on my own.
I got one, having applied for two, category 2. Will go to friend/family.
Luckily I've managed (I think) to bag a couple in club wembley through people I know, which I'm assuming will be full of gooners anyway.
All kind of outcomes I've heard of; some people getting half their application, none, or in one case all of them.
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I'd like to see Gnabry on loan to another club in the division next season (providing Walcott and Ox are fit for the start of the season) as well. Definitely feel he could be a real star for us in future. Someone like Villa/Newcastle/Southampton
Is it this tweet
https://twitter.com/GuillemBalague/status/461212643643383808
Yes.
Not sure how he concludes that Barca willing to lisetn to offers, and Cesc considering leaving = "..a long way from being sold."
I'd say that's pretty close in football terms to him leaving.
No sorry, I mean Cesc.
More progression?
He's 22 by then - if he's good enough he should be playing for us.
If he isn't we should get rid.
http://www.ftbpro.com/reader/manchester.city/905467/bacary-sagna-s-arsenal-career-looks-over-with-manchester-city-talks-due-after-fa-cup-final?ref=facebook&team=Arsenal&utm_campaign=Arsenal&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=facebook.com
It is cheaper to retain than to attract new players. How much is lost through agents' initial fees and search costs? How long does it take a new player to settle in?
We should learn to retain players like Liverpool do and not be a selling club to our rivals.
Of course having an unsettled player is damaging. But motivational skills should manage that.
We should not sell to a UK club and demand a 25% fee if on-sold to a UK club.
Should still beat Norwich though
yes, particularly as the "football family" are quite fond of flogging off the family silver to online ticket touts to resell at about £600+ per ticket.
It's so easy to shut these guys down so assume the FA don't want to.
Just read that the CL final's fan allocation is about 35 000 for both Madrid clubs for the 65000 capacity Estadio da Luz. People in Madrid don't generally have anything like the money people in London too, so a lot of fans of both clubs are going to miss out yet again. >:(
Only thing makes me laugh is that when I was in Lisbon in March, the guy at the hotel told me they'd sold out the whole hotel to German Bayern fans at a massively inflated and non refundable 900 euros a room
Weekend news: Sagna's got a knee injury. Who knows how serious and if he'll miss the Final
I agree with you. The 5 lads I go with are season ticket holders while I'm a silver member but they only got 1 ticket in the ballot. They couldn't face going and have decided I can have it. I'm happy & gutted at the same time but I will do them proud as I will be one noisy bar steward at the game even if I'll be on my own.
Have fun. Drink water to lubricate your tonsils - subject to the state of your bladder / prostate of course.
Cheers. Once I've broken the seal I'm a regular visitor to the facilities.:D
Plus it's not like Arsenal are short in midfield, even if he would be welcome.
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/may/02/arsene-wenger-arsenal-lukas-podolski-thomas-vermaelen
In other news, Dear Leader all but confirms he is staying put. Says he only wants 2-3 players in, World Cup might make early business hard -- bloody predictable.
How about showing a bit of imagination for once?
I'm with you and Belligerence on this one. He threatened to go on strike and went to watch a Grand Prix yet people want him back. He's a great player but we don't need another midfielder and need to spend money on a good right back, centre back and world class forward.
The rumours about De Boer and the rubbish down the road are growing but more alarmingly the possibility of Lord Dennis being their assistant. Please don't do it Dennis or your statue will be removed.>:(
Shouldn't be a priority though - the aforementioned mobile striker, a top defensive midfielder and by the sounds of it a Sagna replacement are more needed.
As for Dennis, hopefully he's more likely to stay at Ajax and take over the top job there? I don't think he'd ever go to Sp*rs.
I got one, having applied for two, category 2. Will go to friend/family.
Luckily I've managed (I think) to bag a couple in club wembley through people I know, which I'm assuming will be full of gooners anyway.
All kind of outcomes I've heard of; some people getting half their application, none, or in one case all of them.
Someone posted on the online Gooner that there's lots of seats left at the moment. I hope those on standby or other STH's get another bite.