June 6Jun 6 8 hours ago, Firemans4Horn said: Seems like him and Bournemouth could work something out to stay. He was really solid for them. 8 hours ago, Derka said: yeah i was pretty surprised to read this. That’s a nice £5m bit of transfer business if it gets done. Surprised he would want to be a backup when he clearly could start at a lot of clubs. 4 hours ago, Derka said: And the assist, a beautiful chipped pass that sent him in on goal, came from Zubimendi. 3 hours ago, Derka said: Massive. Some night call it an XL signing, in fact.
June 11Jun 11 Author On 6/6/2025 at 3:07 AM, Derka said: wanted to come back to this and highlight its importance, especially among of the asinine “arteta has done nothing impressive” (🙄🙄🙄) talk. ive been an arsenal supporter for 15 years and this is the first time we’ve ever re-signed a world class player in his prime. we either had old players on bloated wages who we couldn’t even sell for any money, or we had great players in their primes who left us as soon as city, barcelona, or united came calling. this is a big deal. if saliba ends up signing a new contract (which i believe he will) then this right here no doubt plays a huge part in that. this club is night and day from where it was when arteta took over; night and day. and unlike the majority of our rivals, this isn’t a team that’s going to compete for titles one year and then finish 11th, 4th, 7th, 5th, etc. we are in prime position to be competing for everything going forward, and you can’t do that when you *always* lose your best players in their primes, and/or sign them on the downslope of their career. the Big Gabi signing is huge, both for keeping him here, and for what it means/signifies. i don’t care if fans of other teams who don’t even follow this club don’t see it. this was a monumental signing for us, and a great harbinger of things to come.
June 12Jun 12 Author santi cazorla left footed free kick sends real oviedo to the la liga 2 playoff final: Edited June 12Jun 12 by Derka
June 13Jun 13 Author Lazio reportedly put a €40m price tag on Nuno. if they were to actually get that much for him it would be worth somewhere between €10m - €16m for us with his sell-on fees.
June 17Jun 17 Parma to sign Carlos Cuesta as manager. https://xcancel.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1935080312561684779#m Sucks for us, but great for him. Dude impressed me during All or Nothing as a future manager.
June 18Jun 18 8 hours ago, Derka said: Lot of opportunity to make a strong statement in these first 5. On the other hand the apparent degree of difficulty also brings in the prospect of bringing back the vibe from the Wenger end days when DT, Troopz et al were losing their shit on a weekly basis.
June 18Jun 18 1 hour ago, Surly Bevo said: Lot of opportunity to make a strong statement in these first 5. On the other hand the apparent degree of difficulty also brings in the prospect of bringing back the vibe from the Wenger end days when DT, Troopz et al were losing their shit on a weekly basis. 💯 And that list doesn’t mention MW6 is Newcastle. Start 5-0-0 +8, and we’ve laid down a marker for the season. OTOH…, 1-2-2 -2, and it’s “oh shit here we go again.” Personally, I’d take 3-2-0 if it was offered RN. We haven’t won at Anfield since 2010 IIRC, 115fc should return to form (esp w/ Rodri back and their ~ £500m summer spend), Leeds will be sky high to be back in the PL, manure always seems a tricky fixture for us, and Forest are on the rise. Not an easy start, but you gotta play all 19 home and away at some point. COYG Edited June 18Jun 18 by Dutch
June 21Jun 21 The Iceman is still my favorite footballer. To think he was a £7.5m transfer. What a player.
June 21Jun 21 13 hours ago, Dutch said: The Iceman is still my favorite footballer. To think he was a £7.5m transfer. What a player. Bergkamp was amazing.
June 24Jun 24 Author On 6/21/2025 at 1:50 PM, Firemans4Horn said: Bergkamp was amazing. he was way before my time, but having watched a lot of his highlights, if i was comparing him to arsenal players from my time then i’d say he’s like if Ozil and Santi were one player, in aaron ramsey’s body, with aubameyeng’s finishing. or something like that.
June 25Jun 25 Author On 6/11/2025 at 3:06 PM, Derka said: if saliba ends up signing a new contract (which i believe he will) then this right here no doubt plays a huge part in that. 😍😍😍
June 25Jun 25 £9.3m isn’t bad for a PL-proven MF. He is 31, though. If we’re signing Brentford players, I’d still rather Mbeumo. 24 minutes ago, idigTexas said: I'm trying to decide how to feel about Partey leaving. Likelihood of him having another injury-fee season wasn’t great, and then there’s the whole “other thing.” Zubamendi is his replacement, which is an upgrade.
June 25Jun 25 29 minutes ago, Dutch said: Likelihood of him having another injury-fee season wasn’t great, and then there’s the whole “other thing.” Zubamendi is his replacement, which is an upgrade. He had a few good moments, "few" being the key word there. I guess it doesn't serve any purpose to hold on to players who aren't likely to ever live up to their potential. Edited June 25Jun 25 by idigTexas
June 25Jun 25 Partey was asking for crazy wages for a backup, and I think 3 years. No way. I would rather have that money to spend on upgrading the frontline. Zubimendi is the 6, Nordgaard backs him up, and plays cup matches. If we need a 6 for EPL or UCL matches, you slide Rice there. MLS could play the 6 as well.
June 26Jun 26 Author 1 hour ago, Dutch said: Cliff Notes version for those of us who refuse to give musk clicks?
June 26Jun 26 Reading Ornstein's article, this kid sounds like a fantastic fit. Young and can provide cover at both CB spots and RB. Saliba played way too many minutes and Mosquera can help lighten the load. OK, enough with the back 5, CF and LW por favor.
June 26Jun 26 47 minutes ago, Ted Lange said: Reading Ornstein's article, this kid sounds like a fantastic fit. Young and can provide cover at both CB spots and RB. Saliba played way too many minutes and Mosquera can help lighten the load. OK, enough with the back 5, CF and LW por favor. Absolutely RE Saliba. And with Gabi XL coming off hammy surgery, we needed CB cover with Tomi MIA and Calafiori injury-prone. Edited June 26Jun 26 by Dutch
June 26Jun 26 I'd be perfectly happy with Eze, obviously I'd prefer Rodrygo, but Eze could also play AM too.
June 26Jun 26 Honest question (leaving who you sign at LW out of it because we don’t know who that is), do you guys think Sesko is “the guy” to put you over the top? I remain unconvinced. He has a lot of raw tools but seems like a huge swing for Arteta to make on a pretty unproven guy.
June 26Jun 26 No matter who they sign (unless it is Isak), Kai will be the starting 9 to start the season.
June 26Jun 26 4 hours ago, Firemans4Horn said: Honest question (leaving who you sign at LW out of it because we don’t know who that is), do you guys think Sesko is “the guy” to put you over the top? I remain unconvinced. He has a lot of raw tools but seems like a huge swing for Arteta to make on a pretty unproven guy. You never know with transfers. In 1999, Arsene Wenger signed a skinny kid with a scant 23 goals to his name in 121 career appearances to date. That kid? Thierry Henry, who went on to become Arsenal’s leading scorer. Mo Salah had 29 in 65 in his two years at Roma when Klopp brought him to Anfield (Sesko has 27 goals in 64 appearances for Leipzig, for comparison). Granted, Salah was £30m and not £70m, and I’m by no means saying Sesko will be those players. There are other transfers that looked certain to work out but didn’t. You just don’t know. Both our main striker targets have risk. Sesko is 21 and very raw. The other one is 27, has been a scoring machine, and is in his prime, but the majority of Gyokeres’ goals came against clubs not named Benfica, Porto, or Braga. In other words, he’s feasted against minnows of the Portuguese league. Long story long… The club and scouts have been looking hard at both Sesko and Gyokeres for several years and have identified these two as the prospects. Our hit rate on transfers has been pretty good of late, as has Berta’s track record when he was sporting director at Atlético. In the scouting dept etc we trust. But this transfer had better hit, whomever they decide to sign. Edited June 26Jun 26 by Dutch
June 27Jun 27 Author 9 hours ago, Firemans4Horn said: Honest question (leaving who you sign at LW out of it because we don’t know who that is), do you guys think Sesko is “the guy” to put you over the top? I remain unconvinced. He has a lot of raw tools but seems like a huge swing for Arteta to make on a pretty unproven guy. i’ve watched so many videos on this guy, read so many articles, read every reddit thread, etc- half the people think he’s nowhere near the level of striker we need to win trophies this year, and the other half swear that he’s going to come in and unlock everything from day 1. it’s so hard to form a concrete opinion on such a polarizing player. i will say this: 1)his size, athleticism, and physical profile are exactly what we need. he is the prototype, that’s for sure. 2)his bundesliga experience >>>>> gyorkores’s experience in portugal. 3)reading between the lines, whoever we sign in the attack will have been someone that arteta and the board have been keyed in on for years, and they already know who it is, and it’s just a matter of timing + paperwork before it’s official. ipso facto, they are *sold* on this player. my own opinion, which again, i’m not even super strong on based on just how polarizing this guy is, is that he appears to be the best realistic and available option on the market whether i like it or not, so if it is him, then i’m going to be very excited due to arteta’s track record with signings, especially guys who are “his” guys who he’s really pushed for, which sesko reportedly is. we’ve got no problems creating chances, and in fact we don’t even have problems scoring goals; we have problems getting too many goddamn draws because we all too often couldn’t get a goal when we really really needed one. is he that kind of player? one who can step in and finish all of those chances and turn those draws into wins? that will be the question. again, he is the prototype- tall, super quick, nba athleticism, and can score the type of goals that auba, alexis, and rvp could score to win you a game. but can he do it right away, this season, in the EPL? i guess we’ll find out, assuming he is the guy.
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