Title: Arsene Wenger Get's his Excuses Out
Professor Zim - June 22, 2008 08:57 PM (GMT)
1st he wanted to sign all players before the Euro's, then he wanted to check out the players there. Now they're too expensive and it seems he just wants to keep what we have. :sleep:
He found 5 million to splash out on a youngster who is nowhere near ready, maybe he should have kept hold of it and spent it on someone established. Now don't get me wrong the youngster might be good and i'm all for the signing, but not if it means we don't get any players who are more established in.
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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger admits he is more likely to spend his summer transfer cash on the battle to keep hold of his wantaway Gunners stars.
Wenger has been watching Euro 2008 as he considers new signings to help the Gunners end a three-year wait for silverware and he has been linked with a move for Russia ace Andrei Arshavin.
However, the Frenchman fears he will not have enough financial clout to compete with Europe's biggest clubs in the transfer market and confesses he will focus his attention on ensuring the likes of Emmanuel Adebayor remain in England.
Wenger - who was forced to watch on as Mathieu Flamini agreed a free transfer to AC Milan - now faces a battle to avoid losing Adebayor to a big-money move to the San Siro, but the Arsenal boss insists he will do all he can to keep hold of his star striker.
"I brought my chequebook (to Euro 2008) but, having looked at the prices, I've realised it isn't big enough," Wenger - who is also hoping to keep hold of Alexander Hleb - said in the Sunday Mirror.
"I've not been surprised by the quality on show. There is a fantastic young generation of players coming through.
"But I will use my chequebook first to keep the players I already have." |
Marc Overmars - June 22, 2008 08:58 PM (GMT)
Well thats that then.
Roll on August.
Coney - June 22, 2008 08:59 PM (GMT)
The Sunday Mirror is cheating - that was from a BBC interview and when he was saying that, he was smiling as he was exchanging light-heartedly with the interviewer.
Cripps - June 22, 2008 09:00 PM (GMT)
Keeping players is more important than adding players.
Well said Wenger
Coney - June 22, 2008 09:02 PM (GMT)
Rkane - June 22, 2008 09:04 PM (GMT)
Professor Zim - June 22, 2008 09:10 PM (GMT)
I was never going to find it there was I :angry:
;)
Professor Zim - June 22, 2008 09:12 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Cripps @ Jun 22 2008, 10:00 PM) |
Keeping players is more important than adding players.
Well said Wenger |
I disagree, I think we need to bring in some good players who can make the difference, or else it'll be more of the same IMO.
Coney - June 22, 2008 09:13 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Professor Zim @ Jun 22 2008, 10:10 PM) |
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I was never going to find it there was I :angry:
;)
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You're in 'General Chat' too much - see what you miss? :lol:
Coney - June 22, 2008 09:14 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Professor Zim @ Jun 22 2008, 10:12 PM) |
| QUOTE (Cripps @ Jun 22 2008, 10:00 PM) | Keeping players is more important than adding players.
Well said Wenger |
I disagree, I think we need to bring in some good players who can make the difference, or else it'll be more of the same IMO.
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More of the same? What? Challenging for the PL title? Yeah - we don't want that kind of thing. ;)
Professor Zim - June 22, 2008 09:20 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Coney @ Jun 22 2008, 10:14 PM) |
| QUOTE (Professor Zim @ Jun 22 2008, 10:12 PM) | | QUOTE (Cripps @ Jun 22 2008, 10:00 PM) | Keeping players is more important than adding players.
Well said Wenger |
I disagree, I think we need to bring in some good players who can make the difference, or else it'll be more of the same IMO.
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More of the same? What? Challenging for the PL title? Yeah - we don't want that kind of thing. ;)
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No, capitulation ;)
Grebbo - June 22, 2008 09:29 PM (GMT)
These summer transfer windows are well boring now.
Couple of youngsters arrive, couple of establish players leave
Theologooner - June 22, 2008 09:37 PM (GMT)
Don't fret - Usmanov will soon be splashing the cash.
Spurs Hate La-Sagna - June 22, 2008 09:38 PM (GMT)
Another season like the one we just had whereas we threw away the title and Wenger will be further testing even his most patient fans.
Rkane - June 22, 2008 09:53 PM (GMT)
Mr Brighterside - June 22, 2008 10:04 PM (GMT)
will withold my gripes until a) ade and hleb are sold for a packet of sherbert dip (which could be any day now <_< ) b) September 1st arrives
until then will just worry rather than moan.
Coney - June 22, 2008 10:18 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Spurs Hate La-Sagna @ Jun 22 2008, 10:38 PM) |
| Another season like the one we just had whereas we threw away the title and Wenger will be further testing even his most patient fans. |
Patient fans? No-one on GW then. ;)
Synergetic - June 22, 2008 10:22 PM (GMT)
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"I brought my chequebook (to Euro 2008) but, having looked at the prices, I've realised it isn't big enough," Wenger - who is also hoping to keep hold of Alexander Hleb - said in the Sunday Mirror.
"I've not been surprised by the quality on show. There is a fantastic young generation of players coming through.
"But I will use my chequebook first to keep the players I already have." |
It's something he has been hinting at all along.
http://z13.invisionfree.com/goonersweb/ind...topic=31212&hl=Unless someone can provide any information to prove Arsenal have a lot of money to spend, Wenger's excuse is a goodun.
Rkane - June 22, 2008 11:27 PM (GMT)
Syn, you wimped out of that one. :thumbdown:
Coca Kolo - June 22, 2008 11:37 PM (GMT)
I agree. Wimpy Syn. :sulk:
Spurs Hate La-Sagna - June 23, 2008 12:32 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Coney @ Jun 22 2008, 11:18 PM) |
| QUOTE (Spurs Hate La-Sagna @ Jun 22 2008, 10:38 PM) | | Another season like the one we just had whereas we threw away the title and Wenger will be further testing even his most patient fans. |
Patient fans? No-one on GW then. ;)
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So you include yourself in that ? :lol:
Coca Kolo - June 23, 2008 12:36 AM (GMT)
Cripps - June 23, 2008 12:37 AM (GMT)
Coca Kolo - June 23, 2008 12:38 AM (GMT)
Nope. When we finish 4th next season, stink in the Cups, you'll be first one to create the 'Wenger out' threads.
Tis the truth my friend.
Cripps - June 23, 2008 12:42 AM (GMT)
Est. 1886 - June 23, 2008 07:17 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Cripps @ Jun 22 2008, 10:00 PM) |
Keeping players is more important than adding players.
Well said Wenger |
We've already lost players :doh:
Est. 1886 - June 23, 2008 07:33 AM (GMT)
Cripps - June 23, 2008 08:23 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Est. 1886 @ Jun 23 2008, 08:17 AM) |
| QUOTE (Cripps @ Jun 22 2008, 10:00 PM) | Keeping players is more important than adding players.
Well said Wenger |
We've already lost players :doh:
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We've lost 1 :doh:
And we've added 1 :doh:
Rkane - June 23, 2008 08:24 AM (GMT)
Est. 1886 - June 23, 2008 08:36 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Cripps @ Jun 23 2008, 09:23 AM) |
| QUOTE (Est. 1886 @ Jun 23 2008, 08:17 AM) | | QUOTE (Cripps @ Jun 22 2008, 10:00 PM) | Keeping players is more important than adding players.
Well said Wenger |
We've already lost players :doh:
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We've lost 1 :doh:
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Oh I didn't know Lehmann and Flamini were joined to the hip :dunce:
Flava Flav - June 23, 2008 08:37 AM (GMT)
so you want him to go out and spend loads of money on new players while letting the ones we have go :blink:
Players that will take a year to be ready for the team instead of established pklayers who nearly won us the league last year :blink:
Cripps - June 23, 2008 08:38 AM (GMT)
Lehmann was always going to go. Why would Wenger want to keep someone that he had already told can go?
Synergetic - June 23, 2008 01:22 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Rkane @ Jun 23 2008, 12:27 AM) |
| Syn, you wimped out of that one. :thumbdown: |
Thought better of it. :D
Nayan's Photo Casebook - June 23, 2008 03:05 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Professor Zim @ Jun 22 2008, 08:57 PM) |
1st he wanted to sign all players before the Euro's, then he wanted to check out the players there. Now they're too expensive and it seems he just wants to keep what we have. :sleep:
He found 5 million to splash out on a youngster who is nowhere near ready, maybe he should have kept hold of it and spent it on someone established. Now don't get me wrong the youngster might be good and i'm all for the signing, but not if it means we don't get any players who are more established in.
| QUOTE | Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger admits he is more likely to spend his summer transfer cash on the battle to keep hold of his wantaway Gunners stars.
Wenger has been watching Euro 2008 as he considers new signings to help the Gunners end a three-year wait for silverware and he has been linked with a move for Russia ace Andrei Arshavin.
However, the Frenchman fears he will not have enough financial clout to compete with Europe's biggest clubs in the transfer market and confesses he will focus his attention on ensuring the likes of Emmanuel Adebayor remain in England.
Wenger - who was forced to watch on as Mathieu Flamini agreed a free transfer to AC Milan - now faces a battle to avoid losing Adebayor to a big-money move to the San Siro, but the Arsenal boss insists he will do all he can to keep hold of his star striker.
"I brought my chequebook (to Euro 2008) but, having looked at the prices, I've realised it isn't big enough," Wenger - who is also hoping to keep hold of Alexander Hleb - said in the Sunday Mirror.
"I've not been surprised by the quality on show. There is a fantastic young generation of players coming through.
"But I will use my chequebook first to keep the players I already have." |
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to be honest he said he would go and now realises he will be hard pushed to keep what he has - let alone add to it.
Though it sounds a lot like tire kicking and bleating about the credit crunch in a hope that the car salesman doesnt get too excited and might give you a discount
bergstar - June 23, 2008 06:33 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Flava Flav @ Jun 23 2008, 09:37 AM) |
so you want him to go out and spend loads of money on new players while letting the ones we have go :blink:
Players that will take a year to be ready for the team instead of established pklayers who nearly won us the league last year :blink: |
I think what he wants is for him to stick to the words he came out with on the 12th may. That being keeping the squad together and adding 2 or three quality experienced players, getting rid of defensive naievity. However ticket renewal date has expired now so we can get the old crib sheets out again.
2charlies - June 23, 2008 06:37 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Spurs Hate La-Sagna @ Jun 22 2008, 10:38 PM) |
| Another season like the one we just had whereas we threw away the title and Wenger will be further testing even his most patient fans. |
Nope
Count me as patient.
You wont realise what we have with Wenger till he has gone
bergstar - June 23, 2008 06:53 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (2charlies @ Jun 23 2008, 07:37 PM) |
| QUOTE (Spurs Hate La-Sagna @ Jun 22 2008, 10:38 PM) | | Another season like the one we just had whereas we threw away the title and Wenger will be further testing even his most patient fans. |
Nope
Count me as patient.
You wont realise what we have with Wenger till he has gone
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That very much depends. Whether people want to accept it ot not, we have been lied to for a few seasons now. That may sound harsh and may not sit comfortably with people, but that is exactly what has and is happening. Someone, some people are lying to us. They are the ones that make the brash and bold claims about buying players, they're the ones that promise world class signings, players of great ability, they give the timescales for these players to be signed, they are the ones that say money has never been refused for signings, yet they are the ones that continually and consistently fail to deliver their promises. If they said nothing then it wouldn't be a problem. Some fans like to call it famous wenger smokescreens, it ain't smokescreens, it's bullshit and we get fed it every single season.
Spurs Hate La-Sagna - June 23, 2008 07:01 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (bergstar @ Jun 23 2008, 07:53 PM) |
| QUOTE (2charlies @ Jun 23 2008, 07:37 PM) | | QUOTE (Spurs Hate La-Sagna @ Jun 22 2008, 10:38 PM) | | Another season like the one we just had whereas we threw away the title and Wenger will be further testing even his most patient fans. |
Nope
Count me as patient.
You wont realise what we have with Wenger till he has gone
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That very much depends. Whether people want to accept it ot not, we have been lied to for a few seasons now. That may sound harsh and may not sit comfortably with people, but that is exactly what has and is happening. Someone, some people are lying to us. They are the ones that make the brash and bold claims about buying players, they're the ones that promise world class signings, players of great ability, they give the timescales for these players to be signed, they are the ones that say money has never been refused for signings, yet they are the ones that continually and consistently fail to deliver their promises. If they said nothing then it wouldn't be a problem. Some fans like to call it famous wenger smokescreens, it ain't smokescreens, it's bullshit and we get fed it every single season.
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Grimandi's Perm - June 23, 2008 07:03 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Spurs Hate La-Sagna @ Jun 23 2008, 07:01 PM) |
| QUOTE (bergstar @ Jun 23 2008, 07:53 PM) | | QUOTE (2charlies @ Jun 23 2008, 07:37 PM) | | QUOTE (Spurs Hate La-Sagna @ Jun 22 2008, 10:38 PM) | | Another season like the one we just had whereas we threw away the title and Wenger will be further testing even his most patient fans. |
Nope
Count me as patient.
You wont realise what we have with Wenger till he has gone
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That very much depends. Whether people want to accept it ot not, we have been lied to for a few seasons now. That may sound harsh and may not sit comfortably with people, but that is exactly what has and is happening. Someone, some people are lying to us. They are the ones that make the brash and bold claims about buying players, they're the ones that promise world class signings, players of great ability, they give the timescales for these players to be signed, they are the ones that say money has never been refused for signings, yet they are the ones that continually and consistently fail to deliver their promises. If they said nothing then it wouldn't be a problem. Some fans like to call it famous wenger smokescreens, it ain't smokescreens, it's bullshit and we get fed it every single season.
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Not really.
To suggest that Arsenal haven't signed quality players isn't just false, it's laughable.
bergstar - June 23, 2008 07:56 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Grimandi's Perm @ Jun 23 2008, 08:03 PM) |
| QUOTE (Spurs Hate La-Sagna @ Jun 23 2008, 07:01 PM) | | QUOTE (bergstar @ Jun 23 2008, 07:53 PM) | | QUOTE (2charlies @ Jun 23 2008, 07:37 PM) | | QUOTE (Spurs Hate La-Sagna @ Jun 22 2008, 10:38 PM) | | Another season like the one we just had whereas we threw away the title and Wenger will be further testing even his most patient fans. |
Nope
Count me as patient.
You wont realise what we have with Wenger till he has gone
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That very much depends. Whether people want to accept it ot not, we have been lied to for a few seasons now. That may sound harsh and may not sit comfortably with people, but that is exactly what has and is happening. Someone, some people are lying to us. They are the ones that make the brash and bold claims about buying players, they're the ones that promise world class signings, players of great ability, they give the timescales for these players to be signed, they are the ones that say money has never been refused for signings, yet they are the ones that continually and consistently fail to deliver their promises. If they said nothing then it wouldn't be a problem. Some fans like to call it famous wenger smokescreens, it ain't smokescreens, it's bullshit and we get fed it every single season.
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Not really.
To suggest that Arsenal haven't signed quality players isn't just false, it's laughable.
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No not really, they've signed un proven players, yet to prove and establish themselves. They've signed players that do not have the or have yet shown the quality needed to win trophies and players that are not in the same class as the players they've been brought into replace. To suggest they are or have is not just false, it's laughable.