Re: Transfer Rumours Thread

by Lex Fri Jan 31, 2014 1:19 am

Hapless_Hans wrote:I certainly hope they'll be burnt out to the max in precisely a month!

I just hope your lot don't whine about "complacency" like the last time we beat you

by Hapless_Hans Fri Jan 31, 2014 1:25 am

Lex wrote:
Hapless_Hans wrote:I certainly hope they'll be burnt out to the max in precisely a month!
I just hope your lot don't whine about "complacency" like the last time we beat you

Hahaha, right. But we're not 'whining' about complacency, merely stating a fact.

It's very hard, psychologically, to approach a last 16 tie as the title holders against a team that only managed to reach the final once and is obviously inferior. We're bound to be complacent, that's why you'll quite possibly kick us out this time around Wink

by Twoism Fri Jan 31, 2014 1:34 am

Klose would be like Suker back then, a quick 6 months with some goals here and there wont hurt.

by REWB Fri Jan 31, 2014 1:39 am

Hapless_Hans wrote:
Lex wrote:
Hapless_Hans wrote:I certainly hope they'll be burnt out to the max in precisely a month!
I just hope your lot don't whine about "complacency" like the last time we beat you

Hahaha, right. But we're not 'whining' about complacency, merely stating a fact.

It's very hard, psychologically, to approach a last 16 tie as the title holders against a team that only managed to reach the final once and is obviously inferior. We're bound to be complacent, that's why you'll quite possibly kick us out this time around

thats a stupid excuse tbh, we are a team that is second in the premier league! moreover, it's the last 16 of the CL, how can the bayern players be complacent facing arsenal? you are not facing hamburg my friend. everyone at bayern knows if they dont play their best they will get beat easy. bayern wont be complacent, if you guys get beat you will get beat by the better team.

by Hapless_Hans Fri Jan 31, 2014 1:51 am

aaaw come on I'm only teasing, you think I'm seriously that arrogant?!

but on the other hand, Wenger would know all about being beaten by the better team, and not making excuses, right?

by urbaNRoots Fri Jan 31, 2014 10:38 am

Don't think Klose wants to move and risk playing time ahead of World Cup but if he does, make it happen! Better than most strikers we've been linked with.

by urbaNRoots Fri Jan 31, 2014 10:53 am

"@JWTelegraph: Expectation is that Kim Kallstrom will be only Arsenal arrival today. Situation could, of course, change but seeming unlikely #afc"

This has to be some kind of a sick joke :facepalm:

by Hapless_Hans Fri Jan 31, 2014 11:32 am

can't imagine the Klose thing has any reality to it.

Klose's 36, he's got a family, by all accounts he's happy in Rome, and playing, why would he jet to London for half a year to sit on the bench, ahead of his last international tournament?

probably made up shit.

by El Gunner Fri Jan 31, 2014 11:35 am

Kim Kallstrom Laughing

by REWB Fri Jan 31, 2014 11:58 am

holy shit this bad

by Art Morte Fri Jan 31, 2014 12:11 pm

Källström isn't a bad player and he would only be cover for your injuries. A sensible deal, if unexciting.

by Sri Fri Jan 31, 2014 12:13 pm

Hahahahahahahaahahhahahaahahaha.

No, seriously.

Hahahahahahahaaha.

by EL Patron Fri Jan 31, 2014 12:22 pm

He will hardly play, Jack and Flamini will be back soon

by Highburied Fri Jan 31, 2014 12:22 pm

I wont say anything until tomorrow.

Its all in Wenger's hands now.

by djoe26 Fri Jan 31, 2014 12:58 pm

So is Kim Källström the top top player Arsene was talking about? Arsenal sometimes can be so frustrating.

Källström is not a good player infact he is shit. I havnt seen him play for clubs but he is shit for Sweden.

by Highburied Fri Jan 31, 2014 1:00 pm

Arsene Wenger: We sign only special players... :facepalm:

by Sri Fri Jan 31, 2014 1:11 pm

I will reserve my comments and all expletives for expressing my frustration for a thread tomorrow. I will hold back till the window shut down. Call it giving AFC the benefit of doubt, if you will.

by MJ Fri Jan 31, 2014 1:14 pm

The only reason we're seeing this backlash is because of the names we've been linked with. I'd understand if he was our only buy but this is a stop-gag. Don't act like Wenger had this in mind from the beginning of the window and is now letting you down.

10 hours to go.

by djoe26 Fri Jan 31, 2014 1:21 pm

MJGunner wrote:The only reason we're seeing this backlash is because of the names we've been linked with. I'd understand if he was our only buy but this is a stop-gag. Don't act like Wenger had this in mind from the beginning of the window and is now letting you down.

10 hours to go.

I understand what you mean but he had a month to pick his players and he choosed to save it to the last day. We are fighting to win titles this season and we are so close but players like Källström cant win you the league. I am not panicking, i still belive in the team we have right now but i hate Källström and if you ask any other swedish fan they'll tell you the same.

by Lex Fri Jan 31, 2014 1:27 pm

Rather bring Ljungberg out of retirement

by Sri Fri Jan 31, 2014 1:36 pm

Do we have the best team in the league? No.

Do we have the best squad in the league? No.

Do we know what the deficiencies are? Yes.

Are we under the same crushing financial circumstances cause by a stadium debt in the previous years? No.

Do we have more financial muscle? Yes.

Did we do anything about improving our squad to challenge for ending the 'drought' in a season where we have come closer than we have ever been in the last 5-6 years? No.

Did we sit on our asses all month, citing lack of movement in the window as a reason? Yes.

Did we show any proactive moves or strategy, except waiting till the dying hours to look for bargains? No.

Is player unavailablity a convenient alibi? Yes.

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@MJ : The above is the logic behind my frustration. It has nothing to do with being linked with big names.

by Raptorgunner Fri Jan 31, 2014 1:49 pm

I dont get this? Wenger complains bout Jan window? but if it was not for the embarrassing loss to Vila at home and last few hours we would not have signed anyone in the summer also.

I know he watches City games, and how strong they are we have a great chances to win, he should have done a better job.

We were always a player away from winning a league in the past and never went out of our way to get that player. I know there are not many players available but MONEY talks, and we have lots of it.

I am sick of this transfer window, cant wait for it be over. I hate the Media, they really played us good this window.

Kim Kallstrom is 10 years to late, it would be embarrassing to sign him and lose Sagna. :facepalm:

by Sri Fri Jan 31, 2014 1:50 pm

What ticks me off is that despite having money now, our behavioural patterns haven't changed. We are still waiting till the last minute for a bargain.

Simply put, we continue being ONE-TWO PLAYERS SHORT.

by Hapless_Hans Fri Jan 31, 2014 1:53 pm

srigooner wrote:Do we have the best team in the league? No.

Do we have the best squad in the league? No.

Do we know what the deficiencies are? Yes.

Are we under the same crushing financial circumstances cause by a stadium debt in the previous years? No.

Do we have more financial muscle? Yes.

Did we do anything about improving our squad to challenge for ending the 'drought' in a season where we have come closer than we have ever been in the last 5-6 years? No.

Did we sit on our asses all month, citing lack of movement in the window as a reason? Yes.

Did we show any proactive moves or strategy, except waiting till the dying hours to look for bargains? No.

Is player unavailablity a convenient alibi? Yes.

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@MJ : The above is the logic behind my frustration. It has nothing to do with being linked with big names.

So, what happened to holding back until the window is shut? Razz

by Chumlum Fri Jan 31, 2014 1:54 pm

srigooner wrote:Did we sit on our asses all month, citing lack of movement in the window as a reason? Yes.

Did we show any proactive moves or strategy, except waiting till the dying hours to look for bargains? No.

Is player unavailablity a convenient alibi? Yes.

Actually, neither you nor I nor anyone here has definite knowledge of what Wenger and club officials did during the past month, or before. Thus it is not logically tenable to judge a lack of "proactive moves or strategy," especially when there is some evidence that Arsenal actually did try something regarding Draxler (who was never, ever going to be an easy acquisition this January) and Wenger said all along that the end of the window was when movement would take place.

Just because nobody was signed (or nobody big was signed) doesn't mean nothing happened, nothing was tried, and nothing is being planned. I understand your frustration, Sri, and I too feel that a good forward signing was something we really should have gone for in this window. But cool heads are best. I just think that (a) this January was a bad time to get the kinds of players we needed in attack, and (b) we shouldn't let our very valid disappointment in results retroject a fictional account what Arsenal "tried" or how the totally lacked strategy. I think that just contributes to the toxis up-and-down manic depressive attitude around the club's fans.

Anyway. Kim Källström, if this loan becomes official, does have one indisputably good quality: he brings more umlauts to the roster. Twisted Evil

by Sri Fri Jan 31, 2014 1:55 pm

Hapless_Hans wrote:

So, what happened to holding back until the window is shut?

You think THIS was a rant? Laughing

This was like a 2 minute trailer to a 3 hour movie. I had to elucidate that my frustration isn't driven by Draxler, Vucinic or any big name signing (or lack of it thereof).

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