January Transfer Window 2010/2011 Season Rumours/Signings

[Cas];17700557 said:
I think that is something that everyone knows, but it's hard to do when you can't even come close to matching your rivals for money.
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Hope the Rooney saga is the kick the owners need to let fergie spend.
 
Hopefully we will sell Arshavin for big money and also get rid of Denilson (all he does is sideway passing, isn't attacking and is paper thin when defending!).

Not sure who we could afford to buy though. It may even be a consideration to sell RVP (as he's never fit) and replace with another World Class striker.

Glad that Wilshere has signed a new contract. Wilshere and Cesc will be quality together.
 
Bucket said:
Ozils thoughts...

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lol! at least i would have tried for him!
 
I wouldn't sell Arshavin, though he's about to sign a contract extension apparently, unless I dreamt that or it happened in Football Manager, so if he were to go it would be for top price at least. I don't think he has any intentions of leaving and despite his lethargic way on the pitch he still manages to contribute. He was never going to be a box to box type player who works their arse off for 90 minutes plus stoppages, he does his job though mostly.

As for signings I don't think we need anybody desperately. We could still do with a proper keeper despite Fabianski's good run of form and the boy Szczesny being offered a contract extension. Maybe a left back is needed as cover though.
 
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K1LLSW1TCH said:
I wouldn't sell Arshavin, though he's about to sign a contract extension apparently, unless I dreamt that or it happened in Football Manager, so if he were to go it would be for top price at least. I don't think he has any intentions of leaving and despite his lethargic way on the pitch he still manages to contribute. He was never going to be a box to box type player who works their arse off for 90 minutes plus stoppages, he does his job though mostly.

As for signings I don't think we need anybody desperately. We could still do with a proper keeper despite Fabianski's good run of form and the boy Szczesny being offered a contract extension. Maybe a left back is needed as cover though.
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I'm close to saying ditch Gibbs, he can't go 2 games without getting injured, he's worse than Rio, who at least put in a lot of years before he became a chronically injured tit, even he seems far fitter than a Gibbs whose never shown anything really but the ability to get injured by every tackle. Its a shame he looks decent, but how many almost consistantly injured players can Arsenal afford to have on their books when the money could go on people who actually play.

Though I'd also wonder how he'd do somewhere else with different training methods and different medical staff. Diaby can go aswell, large wage, completely worthless when he plays, barely ever fit, Denilson aswell. If Diaby/Denilson were truly fantastic when fit and often injured there might be a reason to keep them, but thats probably 80-100k a week between them, for a pair of hopeless tarts who are frequently injured. Thats wages for 4-5 up and coming players who might actually be good someday, or a couple young stars, or one experienced incredibly good player we're wasting.

Fabianski's not looked bad, but not looked great either, a run of games makes ALL the difference to some people. He needs to at this stage look potentially world class, and improve further in the next few games, or look for either a currently world class, or potentially world class striker in the window.
 
I'd say we should be listening to offers for RvP as well, should they come in. Yes he borders on world class, but only for the 30 or so games per year he roughly averages. That return, considering he's our highest forward/striker earner isn't good enough so we should cut our losses. Then I think it's time to make Chamakh our leading front man. Early days for him of course but you get what I mean.

Arshavin still irritates me, yes I know he's our 'luxury' player, but he still needs to track back more. For his large wage packet he doesn't do that much. Don't forget that because this season we seem to spank teams heavily and then drop points. High goals/assists figures do mask the player he is. I've often thought of him as superfluous, but only really so when our squad is fit, which is never. I much prefer Rosicky to him but seemingly we need to keep both on the books.

Agreed with Diaby, agreed with Denilson, and unfortunately agree with Gibbs as well. Wilshere has shown so far (and touch wood may it continue ;)) that our squad isn't totally injury prone all the time. But there's 3 we could get rid of straight away. The former two for just not being good enough.
 
Adrianr said:
Which bit don't you agree with? That we shouldn't buy anyone? Or we need to play more as a team with who we've got?

I just don't see where we need someone new. At a push I never see Bridge do anything of note (unless that note is ******* something up) and I don't see why Barry starts so many games, but then I guess Yaya Toure hasn't exactly set the world alight either (apart from having a quite impressive ability to just choose a forward direction and run with the ball through multiple opponents).

That team you've named above if functioning as a happy cohesive unit should be able to beat anyone on their day. But the more we chop and change the more the essence of the 'team' will elude us. I'm not about to put up a "Go Home" sign outside CoMS to Dzeko and we do rely too much on Tevez at the moment, but if Balotelli hadn't knackered himself so quickly we might already be seeing him really stepping up to the plate. Tell you who I really would like at City, Hernandez. He shows exactly the right attitude of fighting his *** off for a first team place, and hopefully he carries that throughout his career. If Adebayor had half that drive he might not get so much stick.

We don't need any more expensive bench warmers. We need to get our heads down and let our results do the talking. IMO anyway.
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I think that we could do with another player or two but as you say we dont need one. imo we need a new 'Bellamy' who i think could be Podoloski for LW/LM and i would like Cassano from Sampdoria if he leaves. Well Dzeko today said he isnt leaving but who knows. I wouldnt. I agree and hopefully this transfer we can sell RSC and someone like Bridge also.
 
you want Cassano... that shining beacon of team spirit and level headedness. That's what you think City need right now is it?
 
Nickg said:
Chamakh isnt half the player that RvP is though.
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They are hugely different players. Chamakh isn't as good as RvP, but he makes the team better as he can hold the ball up better. Arsenal can also use long balls, and cross the ball into the box more often with Chamakh on the pitch.

I wouldn't want Arshavin to leave, he is lazy; But he's also a match winner.
 
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