Official Gooners Thread - A New Hope

[CorkMan]

Arsène Wenger's grand vision is falling apart as Robin van Persie and Andrei Arshavin linked to exodus

*sigh*

[BarryBreensBandage]

Reports of Kevin Doyle moving to Arsenal?

[gerry]

[gerry]

[Dinny Breen]

Gerry, I think you need to lay off the tabloids.

[Blowitupref]

Just rename it to Offical Gooners tabloid thread.

[gerry]

Gerry, I think you need to lay off the tabloids.

sure there is feck all happen in here if i didn't

[AFS]

So, the only transaction has been Clichy to City. Disappointing so far. Gervinho apparently had a medical - his youtube clips are uninspiring. Unfortunately I think Nasri will sign for Utd. Sad, sad day.

Instead of £7m for Clichy why didn't Wenger ask for Shay Given instead? Seems like a no brainer unless there are doubts about Given's injuries over the last few years.

Perhaps Given isn't as highly rated as you presume.

[Orangemac]

So, the only transaction has been Clichy to City. Disappointing so far. Gervinho apparently had a medical - his youtube clips are uninspiring. Unfortunately I think Nasri will sign for Utd. Sad, sad day.

Instead of £7m for Clichy why didn't Wenger ask for Shay Given instead? Seems like a no brainer unless there are doubts about Given's injuries over the last few years.

Perhaps Given isn't as highly rated as you presume.

Obviously not rated by Wenger but then has he ever signed a decent keeper in his time at Arsenal? Lehmann who even Arsenal fans would admit is as crazy as bag of frogs would probably be the best in 15 years.

Could have had Schwarzer last summer who would have brought stability and assurance to the defence ( and won the league cup at least) but lost out over a minor transfer fee.

[Dinny Breen]

Why would he buy a keeper when he has Chesney Hawkes 

Given doesn't have the required concentration levels to play for a team like Arsenal or Man U.

[gerry]

Arsenal goalkeeper Manuel Almunia and striker Nicklas Bendtner are in talks with unnamed clubs over moves away from the Emirates.

Bendtner, 23, and Almunia, 34, were left out a 23-man squad that will travel to Asia for a pre-season tour.

[Forever Green]

http://ballbetweentwo.blogspot.com/2011/07/day-in-life-of-cesc-fabregas.html

09:51 Wake up. Pre-season training hasn't started yet so stay in bed watching Jeremy Kyle. Check phone. Two unread text messages. Both are from Arsène. The first one was sent at three in the morning, possibly under the influence of a few glasses of red wine. 'Cesc u r making a mistake', it reads. 'We were ment 2 b. We will b gr8 together. U and me, heroes of arsenal. Plz dont goooo '. Sigh in exasperation and open up the second text. This one is more succinct. 'Ignore last night's text. Please call me soon - Arsène.' Get up and make breakfast.

10:24 Watch DVD of Barcelona beating Manchester United at Wembley. Imagine that it is you that sets up Pedro to score the opening goal. Celebrate each of Barcelona's goals by sliding along the floor on your knees, just like you do every morning. Go up to the attic and fetch your Barcelona jersey. Hug it tightly and mutter 'soon, soon' surreptitiously.

12:34 Phone rings. Think it's Arsène so leave it go unanswered. Begin throwing darts at Brian Horton dartboard in your kitchen. Phone rings again. Answer it this time. It's a hack. Ask how he got your number but he ignores you. Hang up. Hack rings again. Tell hack that you love Arsenal but who knows what the future holds. Change phone number. Again. Begin to cook lunch (pizza) and return to dartboard.

14:11 Doorbell rings. It's Arsène. He asks if you got his text messages. Tell him you lost your phone. He smiles and invites himself in. Sit down on the couch and listen to Arsène talk about His Plan. Avoid eye contact. Stare at ground and tell Arsène that your mind is made up and there is nothing he can do about it. He starts to get angry and begins talking about League Cup runner-up medals. Ask him to leave. He slams the door while shouting, 'I don't need you, Denilson and Diaby are the best midfielders in the world.' You know he is lying. It still hurts.

16:01 Turn on Sky Sports News. The quote you fed the hack earlier is scrolled across the yellow ticker. Notice that quote has been altered to say that '[you] loved Arsenal but Barcelona is what the future holds.' Watch fans burn your Arsenal shirt outside the Emirates. Ring agent and ask him to clarify what you really said in the press. Read news of Thiago extending his contract with Barcelona and begin to panic. Text Gerard and tell him how much you miss him. Wait sixteen minutes and forty three seconds before you get a reply. Gerard says that he misses you too and that he and Carles are doing everything they can to bring you home. Smile.

18:35 Win the Champions League with Barcelona on Fifa 11. Score two goals as captain in the final. Finish the season as topscorer. Sell Thiago.

19:57 Doorbell rings. It's Wilshere. Don't answer. He climbs in through an open window. He starts to tell you off for making Arsène sad. He asks if you're really leaving for Barcelona. Tell him that you are. Enjoy the confused look on his face. 'But Barcelona's not even in England', he says. Usher him out when he starts singing God Save the Queen. Return to Fifa 11. Drop Messi and play yourself up front. Score a hattrick in a 3-0 victory against Real Madrid.

23:21 Go to bed. There is nothing on telly and you have no one to go out with. Sleep with picture of the time Pepe put a Barcelona shirt on you under your arm. Dream of the Champions League final. Again.

02:42 Woken up by a text. It's Arsène. 'Plz Cesc, i can change. Dont leave. Plz dont leave.'

Change phone number.

[Billys Boots]

Given doesn't have the required concentration levels to play for a team like Arsenal or Man U.

I believe that Seamus is considered 'hard to work with'.  Apparently.

[Blowitupref]

Arsenal signed this guy with the big forehead http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/13759774.stm

[Gaffer]

Arsenal signed this guy with the big forehead http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/13759774.stm

Should be good in the air then.