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Football/Soccer/Fútbol/Fussball/Calcio Thread 2011/12 |OT2| Everyone plays for City
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radioheadrule83
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Seep said:
12/1 on William Hill, although obviously I'd want to take a higher price
Vivalaraza
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Scott Dann has gone to Blackburn, wow. Blackburn have done okay this window, shame the manager is terrible the team is actually good enough to stay in the division I'd say.
At 6m both Arsenal and Spurs should have taken Dann. For Arsenal even more depth, defence options would have been solid. Same for Spurs.
At 6m both Arsenal and Spurs should have taken Dann. For Arsenal even more depth, defence options would have been solid. Same for Spurs.
FlyingTeacup
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DOBERMAN INC said:
yeah, the league is much more competitive now. It's baffling that that arsene has failed to see this. I've always been believed in him. what happened in the past weeks have been extremely disappointing.
toythatkills said:
Gareth Bale
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Vivalaraza said:
Dann isn't really much better than Bassong. What would be the point? We do still have King and Gallas remember. Both start whenever they're fit.
Vivalaraza said:
I completely agree. I think he would have been good for us, but there is always a free for Cahill or dirt cheap in January. No telling where he will go given his choice though. I thought Squillaci was going to leave but I assume not now. It's a shame really because I can't think of a single situation where I would want him to play. I would start Miquel over him at this point. He should have left if possible.
toythatkills
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I don't think that means what you think it means.FlyingTeacup said:
FlyingTeacup
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arteta's contract is 4 years.
panic arsene... panic arsene.....
panic arsene... panic arsene.....
near
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Was we shy to spend or something? We could have been more active in the market to be honest, I can't help but feel our midfield still has hole in it and our center backs need support. Gallas and King are never fit, and Kaboul plays better as a RB. 
In
Parker £6m
Falque (Loan)
Adebayor (Loan)
Friedel (Free)
Ceballos (Free)
Coulibaly (Undisclosed)
Out
O'Hara £5m
R. Keane £3.5m
Palacios £8m
Crouch £10m
Hutton (Undisclosed)
Jeans (Loan)
Bentley (Loan)
In
Parker £6m
Falque (Loan)
Adebayor (Loan)
Friedel (Free)
Ceballos (Free)
Coulibaly (Undisclosed)
Out
O'Hara £5m
R. Keane £3.5m
Palacios £8m
Crouch £10m
Hutton (Undisclosed)
Jeans (Loan)
Bentley (Loan)
Gareth Bale
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Hopefully we'll get Damiao in January. We need another striker, 3 + Kane isn't enough.
Portugal-GAF, what does this mean:
LeandroDamiaoo Leandro Damiao
Saindo para o beira rio galera...Deus nos abençoe...fuiiiii
Portugal-GAF, what does this mean:
LeandroDamiaoo Leandro Damiao
Saindo para o beira rio galera...Deus nos abençoe...fuiiiii
FlyingTeacup
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toythatkills said:
i'm pretty sure google can help you.
Gareth Bale
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Fry8 said:
So he's just going to the stadium for the match right? Fuck.
I'm sure we will get Damiao in the next window. The most important thing now is that we get players fit and keep them that way. I'm sure Levy worked hard (it must have been a struggle convincing some clubs to take some of the players we jettisoned), but when you leave it this late you are always taking a risk.
Let's hope the wages were renegotiated a little bit. I can't imagine Rm has too many players making Everton type wages.faridmon said:
Hopefully this awful transfer window has something to do with debts being cleared to help make the club more attractive to buy. It was really disgraceful.
Meus Renaissance
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The Arsenal signings were akin to emergency surgery. We managed 4th with an arguably stronger side last year, and with Spurs and Liverpool adding significant improvements to their starting XI, time will tell whether Arsenal will achieve Champions League qualification. But one thing is for sure, we are certainly in with a chance now compared to the situation we found ourselves in at the start of the season.
At the same time, Champions League qualification has always been the minimum with the club for the past decade. Ever since Chelsea started to spend, the Arsenal fans have to watch year after year their side drop down the pecking order and establish themselves as third favourites. Our title chance imploding brought forward fractures, and it was clear the fanbase were not prepared to accept it any longer. How they will react to a further degradation of the side's ambitions this year is another matter.
Personally? Finishing 5th is as unacceptable as it is finishing 2nd considering the context of failing to win the league since 2004. We had the money to buy players that could have helped us challenge for the title, but did not. If Arteta had not been signed, there would have been blood tonight. But honestly, I will not accept the same BS again this season.
We're not going to challenge for the title. Why? Because we don't have the players. Why not? Because we didn't sign them when we had the chance. But why? Ask Arsene. We lost Nasri this year because he felt he had a better chance of winning something elsewhere. What if that turns out true, what kind of message will it send to the rest? This is why it's hard for me to take.
/wanted kaka or hazard
At the same time, Champions League qualification has always been the minimum with the club for the past decade. Ever since Chelsea started to spend, the Arsenal fans have to watch year after year their side drop down the pecking order and establish themselves as third favourites. Our title chance imploding brought forward fractures, and it was clear the fanbase were not prepared to accept it any longer. How they will react to a further degradation of the side's ambitions this year is another matter.
Personally? Finishing 5th is as unacceptable as it is finishing 2nd considering the context of failing to win the league since 2004. We had the money to buy players that could have helped us challenge for the title, but did not. If Arteta had not been signed, there would have been blood tonight. But honestly, I will not accept the same BS again this season.
We're not going to challenge for the title. Why? Because we don't have the players. Why not? Because we didn't sign them when we had the chance. But why? Ask Arsene. We lost Nasri this year because he felt he had a better chance of winning something elsewhere. What if that turns out true, what kind of message will it send to the rest? This is why it's hard for me to take.
/wanted kaka or hazard
toythatkills
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We had stronger players last season, we've got a stronger side this season. I don't know why people can't see this.Meus Renaissance said:
Gareth Bale
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Ushojax said:
I guess. We still have a good team, and it's a team that we have improved albeit by a small amount. A bit disappointed that we haven't taken any risks, and I would have liked Cahill but it didn't happen. No confirmation of the Crouch deal on the OS yet. Let's hope that went through. Great business to get £10 million for him.
FlyingTeacup
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faridmon said:
don't get me wrong. i rate arteta. But given how arsene has behaved past years about money spent on players and age of players.
he is desperate.
We can't sign anyone and we won't sign anyone. Moyes said that, Kenworth said that we all know this. Whether we sell him now or ealier, it wouldn't made any difference. we have to pay the banks back. N'zogbia was quite expesnive and Bartons wages is something else.sixghost said:
You have to also conseider that Artata was on the biggest wages of the clubs history and getting rid of him might actuallyy turn profit for us in the financial reports next year.
Meus Renaissance
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toythatkills said:
I think we have a deeper squad than last year, but weaker first XI. The problem is we've failed to replace Cesc, who was an assist machine.
i think it is positive. Arteta have stagnated and we can help him futrther in his carrer, neither can he help us go on competeing as he can't play with Fillaini at all.bbagwell said:
Also, the sooner we pay back the loan the better. Small steps, my friend, small steps.
I can see where you are coming from, but again, you have to panic in order to bring some positivity in the camp after that trashing. I think that trashing have done good for you as he wouldn't even bought anything if that defeat wasn't so heavy.FlyingTeacup said:
Gareth Bale
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Fry8 said:I think so
Match starts in one hour and a half. It's against Santos (of Neymar and Ganso)
We tried to sign him earlier in the window. They said no and I don't think they want to sell in the middle of their season. They sold Nilmar to Villarreal around this time of the year before and it screwed up their season. I was hoping we had agreed a deal for him to come in January. We have a strategic partnership with Internacional as well.
edit: Also, I really really wanted Ruiz!
Vivalaraza
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I think you should have got them both. 16m for two good CB's goes a long way to boosting your squad.nemesun said:
Anyway, done now. See what happens.
toythatkills
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We've got cover in positions where we've not had cover before, like for Song. We've got a team that can play as a team, instead of a team that relies solely on Fabregas and can't function when he's not there. We've got leaders in the team. Yossi and Mertesacker have both captained sides. We've got older players for the younger players to learn from. We've got new players to instill a bit of freshness and confidence into the side. We've got experienced players. We've got players that won't reach February and just completely give up. We've got the best back four we've had in years. We've got the best keeper we've had in years.Meus Renaissance said:
There's plenty to feel good about.
Gareth Bale
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near said:
Yeah. BMJ will have them playing some good football.
FlyingTeacup
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toythatkills said:
maybe you want to wait until they actually play together before say this? jesus.
toythatkills
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Yeah, you're right. Because what I'm doing is completely different from you going "OH MY GOD WE'RE DOOMED WHY DIDN'T WE BUY SOMEONE FOR £50m WE'RE NEVER GOING TO BE ABLE TO COMPETE NOW EVERYONE AT THE CLUB NEEDS TO BE SACKED OH WOE IS ME."FlyingTeacup said:
Completely different.
For the record, I'm not saying specifically that they've gelled as a team already, I meant that they can play as a team, instead of having to play as part of Cesc.
FlyingTeacup
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toythatkills said:
i didn't say that. you SAY that. go ahead, quote me.
gel as a team? play as a team? oh lord.
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