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    If Arsenal get one of fellaini, gundogan or bender, plus if they get higuain or another top notch striker, I reckon they can win tbh

    Edit: plus if they don't go buying a stupid keeper like reina

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    Arsenal seem to sell not buy

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    De-Champ you need to up your bait game mate.

    I've got that horrible sinking feeling re higuain deal. So many other striker names getting bandied about (rat boy lol) and apparently ancelotti wants him to stay.

    Typical Arsenal, the deals should be done by now ffs.
    Status quo?

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    Being an arsenal fan is really frustrating. Wenger seems to change his mind constantly and because arsenal is a reasonably big club in a major city the journos like to make up their own transfer rumours because wenger never divulges his targets and therefore makes it very hard to know wat rumours to believe.
    In terms of higuain, apparently arsenal are contacting him and real madrid shortly for a final answer.

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    Quote Originally Posted by russjaybee View Post
    De-Champ you need to up your bait game mate.

    I've got that horrible sinking feeling re higuain deal. So many other striker names getting bandied about (rat boy lol) and apparently ancelotti wants him to stay.

    Typical Arsenal, the deals should be done by now ffs.
    Status quo?
    No bait game intended or anu other game for that matter. Just stating the facts. The only buys since Wenger has been at arsenal are up and coming youngsters. Big name established players is not his signing style. With Higuain who knows as there are two many unknowns or variables. The player wants to go to Juventus (out of all the suitors) Juventus want him but not at the asking price, Real Madrid want to sell him, Ancelotti wants to keep him (figure that one out) and Arseanl are the ones who have offered the most for him. So who knows where he will end up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by De-Champ View Post
    No bait game intended or anu other game for that matter. Just stating the facts. The only buys since Wenger has been at arsenal are up and coming youngsters. Big name established players is not his signing style. With Higuain who knows as there are two many unknowns or variables. The player wants to go to Juventus (out of all the suitors) Juventus want him but not at the asking price, Real Madrid want to sell him, Ancelotti wants to keep him (figure that one out) and Arseanl are the ones who have offered the most for him. So who knows where he will end up.
    Cazorla, podolski, giroud, monreal. Not exactly up and comers. Proven performers in their respective leagues before last season

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    They are not real big names either

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    It's not just a Wenger thing.
    I can't ever remember us paying top coin for a top name.

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    Cazorla, podolski, giroud, monreal. Not exactly up and comers. Proven performers in their respective leagues before last season
    never heard of them even when playing for the Arse

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    It's not just a Wenger thing.
    I can't ever remember us paying top coin for a top name.
    Dennis Bergkamp- 1996 about 8 million - top player - not small change for the time

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    Relative unknown in England though.
    Out of from at inter 15 or so league goals in two years.

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    Gallas?

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    He was shit.
    And we lost Cashley Cole to get him. After the little scrote got tapped up.



    No defender is worthy of the "big name signing" tag in world football.
    Except if its Roberto Carlos or Paulo maldini.
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    Not saying he wasn't shit. Wenger did get him and 5mil for cashley though iirc. Big transfer for a big name at the tim

    Disregarding how he turned out - davor suker?

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    Over the hill.

    Wenger either buys good players needing a revitalization, or second teir players.
    Some he turns to worlds best, many he doesn't.

    He refuses to pay overs or get into a bidding war.
    If we get Rooney or higuain it will be the first time he's truly bought in someone who should be instantly better then anyone in the squad. He possibly also does this to ensure a new face doesn't upset the apple art in terms of wages.

    It worked well when french football was on the top of the heap and he knew it better than anyone else. Now it's much much harder for him.

    No David dein to do his deals has hindered him the most though.
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    I've thought of someone..

    Rosicky

    Huge name being linked to big clubs when wenger signed him

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    Signed on potential not proven worth.
    He was not a big name, we was one touted as having the potential.
    Like arshavin. oh:


    My point is we don't sign "Thierry Henry greatest striker in the world" type players before Juventus outbid us.
    We buy scrawny French wingers from Juventus and turn them into Thierry Henry.

    Or they are shit and stay shit and end up out on loan to Juventus.... like Bendtner.

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    So basically the only transfer in World Football in the last decade that would fit the above criteria is Cristiano Ronaldo. All the other big name signings were either shit for their new club (Ibra, Kaka, Torres), touted as having potential or unknown to the English audience.
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    And Joey Gibbs
    Last edited by GazFish35; 15-07-2013 at 12:08 PM.

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    Who is he??

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