That was rumoured in The People this morning. I doubt there is any truth in it, Arsene has gotten rid of players before because of their off field antics, so I doubt he'd go for one of the worst.
I bloody hope not anyway!
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That was rumoured in The People this morning. I doubt there is any truth in it, Arsene has gotten rid of players before because of their off field antics, so I doubt he'd go for one of the worst.
I bloody hope not anyway!
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Everyone will try to strengthen over the summer not just those 2.
Spurs had a debut run in the CL which caught up with them in the end. For one reason or another had all 4 of our strikers go on a goal famine for the whole season in the Prem, yet still finished 5th. No CL this year and we must strengthen our strikeforce.
Yes Chelsea finished 2nd but only by courtesy of a goal against Spurs that did not cross the line... hardly convincing.
There was never any confirmation of anything from Liverpool regarding signing him but it's been widely reported for the last 5-6 months that we'd agreed a deal to sign him subject to the results of a strict medical.
There's no one difinitive rule for passing and failing medicals. Liverpool clearly weren't willing to go ahead with the deal after his medical however Newcastle and Marveaux himself feel he's got no serious injury problems.
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I totally agree, it wasnt convincing at all, but never the less the out of form big guns still rose to the top. Spurs suffered from playing CL football. Regardless of what people say it is a hell of an adjustment to make to go from one game a week to adding in a midweek game of equal or more importance. Its not a fitness thing but it certainly requires a change of mindset and priorities.
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Joey Barton to Arsenal?!
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Newcastle are going back to the championship. Lost all their players that got them into the PL and kept them up. Sad. :/
Was really hoping Utd would get him.
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Aye but its like Wenger has gone from one extreme to the other!
I expect bids for Lee Hughes and Titus Brambles brother to follow! Lets get some British Steel into that side (tags and probation permitting!)
Our biggest piece of transfer work may be complete..
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,,11679_6996217,00.html
Fingers crossed!!
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,,11679_6996217,00.html
Fingers crossed!!
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Just means you have another year of constant complaints and speculation.
He only complains when he doesn't have his family. If what SSN are saying is true then that will be fixed.
Thats alright, next season we will be able to attract a bigger player to bring in.
Well no team has come in for him so...let him go for free?
and yeh you can compete in all competitions with 2 strikers
...I am not counting Jo. Just the two recognized strikers in Balotelli and Dzeko.
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Hence his long service at every other club prior to City? Wake up!
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Yet Spurs were still 18 points off the title, what makes you think, without selling players for good value, Spurs are the ones who will strengthen more than anyone else.
Lets say Spurs need a striker, they want a 20goal a season striker, to afford someone like that you'd be wanting to sell 2 or 3 of your other strikers. But then you have no cover, no rotation nothing, so if that new guy got injured, you're screwed. Spurs are looking like they'll make a loss this season, the way to strengthen is to sell players at their peak value, and buy 3 more players who aren't at their peak value, watch their values increase, and do this over and over.
What good is a 30mil Modric if Spurs still can't score next season, you will not come close to the league with the current team, if you're starting to make a loss your transfer funds will be more limited.
This ignores that Utd have already strengthened dramatically and look set to continue doing so, Chelsea have Torres to come back to form, and look set to strengthen maybe all over, City were well ahead of you and are strengthening, Liverpool have commited to strengthening more than Spurs have.
As the transfer window stands Spurs the rest of the top 6 are moving away from Spurs further, not the other way around.
Why would Barca sell Ibra, why would he agree to moving? yet they have and he did, if a players not wanted, he's not wanted, and frankly when you're on 150k+ a week no matter where you play, playing becomes more important than the money.
Ibra and Villa both had excellent seasons with Barca, just not Messi/Ronaldo/Eto'o epic seasons.
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Constant complaints and speculation, but 30+ goals in all competitions. Who cares about the complaints and speculation, the media make out this is a bigger thing than it is, it clearly effected Tevez sooo badly throughout last season right.......
I couldn't care less, Tevez goes, they'll buy someone very very good to replace him, Tevez stays, odds are on him being up amongst the top scorers in the league, again.
This is City, its not like if they lose Tevez they'll go out and buy Defoe as a replacement, they'll get Villa, or Eto'o, or Ibra, or RVP, or Drogba, or all 5.
From an Arsenal point of view, City are a strong team, strong defence, mostly strong midfield that is where I expect the most strengthening, strong upfront but if Tevez goes, an alternately strong player upfront. If Arsenal lose RVP for a 40mil bid to someone(just an example) I don't think we could get an Eto'o, or Villa, or Ibra, neither would we be close to their best offers in terms of team position/likelyhood to win things, nor could we afford the wages. If City, Chelsea, Utd, Real or Barca lose a top striker I have no doubt, at all, that they can get an equally good replacement without any trouble.
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Well he never had his family at West Ham or utd. Hence why he wanted to leave?
Wake up!
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So his reason for wanting to leave West Ham was to be closer to his family and he moved to Manchester United??
His reason for leaving Manchester United was to be closer to his family so he moved to..........the same city???
Awesome. Either he is lying or someone needs to buy him an atlas.
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The point is the OP made it sound like "problem solved" when the reality is far from that.
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Anderson still has potential to come good. Carrick wont get any better than what we have already seen.. Fletcher isnt great on the ball, he';s more the headless chicken type.
Anderson at least can pick up the ball and run forward he has a turn of pace and can do things that carrick cannot...Hes my biggest hope for success. Just has to stay injury free and stake his claim.
Anderson at least can pick up the ball and run forward he has a turn of pace and can do things that carrick cannot...Hes my biggest hope for success. Just has to stay injury free and stake his claim.
I am not saying it is problem solved because it is not official.
What i am saying is that if it is true and his family is moving over then that means the problem that he has always had should now be solved unless he has another problem and uses the family as an excuse.
All things point to him staying and moving his family over here so i can only imagine that he is now happy to stay at City.
If next season he turns around and says his family doesn't like it and he want's to go then i imagine Mancini will let him. By then we would have hopefully put up a serious challenge for the league, won a trophy or two and progressed to a good stage in Champions League. That means Mancini can go out and get anyone he wants pretty much. Right now we can not get the players we would need if Tevez left because we are not proven at the top level, something that might change this season with the help of Tevez.
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