Arsenal FC Summer 2008 Thread

BM wrote:Sky sports reporting that we are about to announce a Triple French swoop!

Nasri, Benzema and Menez!

As Kimbo would say, if you sign Benzema I'll eat my own head.

Ray Parlour wrote:http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11670_3591228,00.html

NO BM!

Sky are c*nts. All they said was "triple French swoop." Why they gotta give a brother some hope? It's probably just Nasri and a couple of 11 year olds.

Parks lives wrote:

BM wrote:Sky sports reporting that we are about to announce a Triple French swoop!

Nasri, Benzema and Menez!

As Kimbo would say, if you sign Benzema I'll eat my own head.

If we sign Benzema, you have to post a video of yourself giving a guy a handjob. Pretend you're waving!

BM wrote:

Parks lives wrote:

BM wrote:Sky sports reporting that we are about to announce a Triple French swoop!

Nasri, Benzema and Menez!

As Kimbo would say, if you sign Benzema I'll eat my own head.

If we sign Benzema, you have to post a video of yourself giving a guy a handjob. Pretend you're waving!

I hope this is not the end of the summer spending.

A goalkeeper along with a midfielder would be nice.

Ray Parlour wrote:I hope this is not the end of the summer spending.

A goalkeeper along with a midfielder would be nice.

IN
Amelia
Afellay
Nasri
Toulalan
Vela
Cristian Zapata

OUT
Lehmann
Flamini
Hleb
Gilberto
Hoyte

I don't think we'll be lucky enough to see Epoohay leave.

I'm a greedy bastard.

Apparently there will be a press conference at 2. Looks like we might have some good news to celebrate.

A little info that sounds promising for Chantome:

Rising through the ranks of PSG's youth academy, his appearances have already drawn likenesses to Didier Deschamps in terms of his determination and ballwinning ability.

A strong midfield player, the wonderkid was offered a three year contract by then Paris St. Germain manager Guy Lacombe in September of 2006, and has since made consistent appearances in the struggling club's first team.

Of all players likely to hold a long-term future with PSG, Chantome looks a good chance to retain his spot and develop further into a player of real class. His call-up to France's U/21 squad in October of 2006 is testament to the regard in which he is held by the FFF

Hlebadinho wrote:

Fidel wrote:

Ray Parlour wrote:He can also play on the wing. Has alot of potential and has been branded the next Zidane. Look forward to him coming if true but as Saints said he is vastly unproven and isn't really prolific when it comes to goal scoring though can't be as bad as Hleb when he comes to shooting. Seen him score a few from range. Could his signing though spell the end for Hleb?

We now have Hleb/Rosicky/Vela/Walcott/Eboue/Randall with also Eduardo and Diaby who can play wide.

Except Rosicky's always injured, Randall has proven nothing, Eduardo can't play wide (and is injured) and Eboue is a c**t.

I maintain, it is one of the weakest areas of your squad, with a mixture of crocks and youngsters and the only experienced one who isn't injured is incapable of scoring goals.

I agree. I don;t want Walcott to be tied doqwn to one position and i dont really want him playing every game on the wing either, despite the improvements he's made. I'd only be happy with this is Hleb stays, if not, we should look to get Arshavin.

Arshavin would be an outstanding signing for your lot - can do everything that Hleb can do but isn't terrified of shooting. However, if he becomes available then every club in Europe will want him, particularly after that showing in the Waffa cup.

Sheffield gunner wrote:Apparently there will be a press conference at 2. Looks like we might have some good news to celebrate.

Stop trying to hide your smile Sheff, you are delighted, I can tell.

Remember the last bloke we bought from Marseille?

BM wrote:

Sheffield gunner wrote:Apparently there will be a press conference at 2. Looks like we might have some good news to celebrate.

Stop trying to hide your smile Sheff, you are delighted, I can tell.

Remember the last bloke we bought from Marseille?

I don't actually follow French football so I really don't know what to expect of Nasri, although I have of course heard about him being a very talented player. I am glad that we're making a proper signing though and I look forward to seeing how he gets on. If he can have as much success here as Pires we will be extremely fortunate!

I'm glad we are getting some deals done early as well rather than waiting until after Euro 08 for our transfers.

And I will be smiling if this is announced later. Don't want to get my hopes up too much in advance though in case we only announce the other two players today!

Sheffield gunner wrote:

BM wrote:

Sheffield gunner wrote:Apparently there will be a press conference at 2. Looks like we might have some good news to celebrate.

Stop trying to hide your smile Sheff, you are delighted, I can tell.

Remember the last bloke we bought from Marseille?

I don't actually follow French football so I really don't know what to expect of Nasri, although I have of course heard about him being a very talented player. I am glad that we're making a proper signing though and I look forward to seeing how he gets on. If he can have as much success here as Pires we will be extremely fortunate!

I'm glad we are getting some deals done early as well rather than waiting until after Euro 08 for our transfers.

And I will be smiling if this is announced later. Don't want to get my hopes up too much in advance though in case we only announce the other two players today!

f@ck it! I've already added him in the Arsenal squad for Fifa!

Nasri has been one of my favourite players (non Arse/Roma player) for a couple of years, I've always wanted him to come to Arsenal. I have no doubt in my mind that he will be class.

@Luis - Tears.

BM wrote:

Ray Parlour wrote:http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11670_3591228,00.html

NO BM!

Sky are c*nts. All they said was "triple French swoop." Why they gotta give a brother some hope? It's probably just Nasri and a couple of 11 year olds.

Acoording to someone on AM, it's Chantome (a DM) and Coquelin as well. (haven't got a clue about what they're like)

Don Leo wrote:

BM wrote:

Ray Parlour wrote:http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11670_3591228,00.html

NO BM!

Sky are c*nts. All they said was "triple French swoop." Why they gotta give a brother some hope? It's probably just Nasri and a couple of 11 year olds.

Acoording to someone on AM, it's Chantome (a DM) and Coquelin as well. (haven't got a clue about what they're like)

Yeah I heard about Chantome. I posted some information about him a couple of posts up.

Btw, got any Arsenal related Tattoos?

Nope, have no usable space left (apart from for 1 'family tattoo' which I'll get in the near future).

Ray Parlour wrote:He can also play on the wing. Has alot of potential and has been branded the next Zidane. Look forward to him coming if true but as Saints said he is vastly unproven and isn't really prolific when it comes to goal scoring though can't be as bad as Hleb when he comes to shooting. Seen him score a few from range. Could his signing though spell the end for Hleb?

We now have Hleb/Rosicky/Vela/Walcott/Eboue/Randall with also Eduardo and Diaby who can play wide.

players branded the next whatever invariably FAIL

cheyrou was the next zidane

So if this Chantome is 'Flamini-like' does that mean he is Flamini's replacement, or will he be a squad player and Wenger will still look to bring in a top-quality replacement?

110% wrote:

Ray Parlour wrote:He can also play on the wing. Has alot of potential and has been branded the next Zidane. Look forward to him coming if true but as Saints said he is vastly unproven and isn't really prolific when it comes to goal scoring though can't be as bad as Hleb when he comes to shooting. Seen him score a few from range. Could his signing though spell the end for Hleb?

We now have Hleb/Rosicky/Vela/Walcott/Eboue/Randall with also Eduardo and Diaby who can play wide.

players branded the next whatever invariably FAIL

cheyrou was the next zidane

Rooney was the white Pele...

He is the exception.

He's better.

Parks lives wrote:He is the exception.

He's better.

No one rapes a Granny better.

Sheffield gunner wrote:So if this Chantome is 'Flamini-like' does that mean he is Flamini's replacement, or will he be a squad player and Wenger will still look to bring in a top-quality replacement?

I'm guessing the former as its hardly depth we lack on centre mid, just quality. This guy better be good!

Sheffield gunner wrote:Apparently there will be a press conference at 2. Looks like we might have some good news to celebrate.

WHERE IS THE BLOODY CONFERENCE!? What were your sources?

BM wrote:

Sheffield gunner wrote:Apparently there will be a press conference at 2. Looks like we might have some good news to celebrate.

WHERE IS THE BLOODY CONFERENCE!? What were your sources?

My sources were rather unreliable it would seem (I just browsed through a couple of Arsenal messageboards and they were all suggesting a press conference at 2 - I didn't think to check my sources!). I guess they got it wrong. Hopefully something will be sealed today though. It would be a pleasant distraction from events in Moscow!

Sheffield gunner wrote:

BM wrote:

Sheffield gunner wrote:Apparently there will be a press conference at 2. Looks like we might have some good news to celebrate.

WHERE IS THE BLOODY CONFERENCE!? What were your sources?

My sources were rather unreliable it would seem (I just browsed through a couple of Arsenal messageboards and they were all suggesting a press conference at 2 - I didn't think to check my sources!). I guess they got it wrong. Hopefully something will be sealed today though. It would be a pleasant distraction from events in Moscow!

Thanks to you I've been branded a WUM on the Arsenal forum I attend.

Sorry!

I did say 'apparently', I was merely passing on a rumour rather than fact!

Sheffield gunner wrote:Sorry!

I did say 'apparently', I was merely passing on a rumour rather than fact!

"No Press Conference due to Black Magic being a stupid WUM" is what the moderator changed to the title of the topic I created because of your post.

According to Lequipe the deal has been done for a contract of 4 years. They will officiate it tomorrow. This is a very good news for Arsenal. I just hope he'll be able to score more goals than what he did at Marseille. What Arsenal really need is a midfield player that can score 12-16 goals each year, like before with Pires. This latter didn't score much at Marseille. At Arsenal things changed a lot for him. So I hope Wenger can do the same thing like he did with Pires. Nasri can score goals, there's no doubt about that, but he needs (and he knows it) to be a bit more selfish and try to shoot more.

As for Chantome, these are only rumors. I don't really know what to think about him, if he does sign, it could go either way. He is regularly called up for France -21, so maybe he's worth it. Although Paris played really bad this year, he was one of the few to play well.

France U21s are sh¡t at the moment though

Alive and Kicking wrote:According to Lequipe the deal has been done for a contract of 4 years. They will officiate it tomorrow. This is a very good news for Arsenal. I just hope he'll be able to score more goals than what he did at Marseille. What Arsenal really need is a midfield player that can score 12-16 goals each year, like before with Pires. This latter didn't score much at Marseille. At Arsenal things changed a lot for him. So I hope Wenger can do the same thing like he did with Pires. Nasri can score goals, there's no doubt about that, but he needs (and he knows it) to be a bit more selfish and try to shoot more.

As for Chantome, these are only rumors. I don't really know what to think about him, if he does sign, it could go either way. He is regularly called up for France -21, so maybe he's worth it. Although Paris played really bad this year, he was one of the few to play well.

More the reason why I prefer Ben Arfa to Nasri coz I believe the former could turn out to be a very prolific player in the future and he'd also add a lot of pace and direct running to our team, but Nasri is already a good player who could develop into a great one in the future, so I'm very happy with his signing

Hlebtastic wrote:

Alive and Kicking wrote:According to Lequipe the deal has been done for a contract of 4 years. They will officiate it tomorrow. This is a very good news for Arsenal. I just hope he'll be able to score more goals than what he did at Marseille. What Arsenal really need is a midfield player that can score 12-16 goals each year, like before with Pires. This latter didn't score much at Marseille. At Arsenal things changed a lot for him. So I hope Wenger can do the same thing like he did with Pires. Nasri can score goals, there's no doubt about that, but he needs (and he knows it) to be a bit more selfish and try to shoot more.

As for Chantome, these are only rumors. I don't really know what to think about him, if he does sign, it could go either way. He is regularly called up for France -21, so maybe he's worth it. Although Paris played really bad this year, he was one of the few to play well.

More the reason why I prefer Ben Arfa to Nasri coz I believe the former could turn out to be a very prolific player in the future and he'd also add a lot of pace and direct running to our team, but Nasri is already a good player who could develop into a great one in the future, so I'm very happy with his signing

From what i've seen though, Nasri is the better player overall. Also, if Hleb leaves, Nasri is hopefully replacing him so a more naturally wide player could come in also.