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Diame has a 3.5 million buy out clause and Ba 7.5, they'd be good January transfers.
Diame has a 3.5 million buy out clause and Ba 7.5, they'd be good January transfers.
Talk about frustrating... just a few minutes really away from winning and then get sucker punched - twice. Ah well, I can't say Everton didn't deserve it actually.
Didn't see the City Utd game. A deserved win for the reds was it?
They would, neither of them would pass a medical though I wouldn't of thought. They're a risk of sorts, but would be great for Arsenal. Steel and strength in midfield, a striker who can replace van Persie's goals better than anyone they have at the moment.
Glad to see Wenger having a say in the outcome of the Manchester derby.
RvP (ex Arsenal)'s free kick takes a wicked deflection off the boot of Samir Nasri, another Emirates product.
Wasn't Chelsea linked with Ba as well? He'd provide depth upfront and competition for Torres.
And with the free kick resulting from Clichy needlessly giving the ball away on the edge of the City area.
Re City being more likely to slip up down the stretch - I don't think what either of the Manchester clubs are doing is anything to do with us unfortunately.
In spite of our terrible results / form / play, the fact that we're only two points behind Everton / Spurs in 4th / 5th is really a positive. To have been as atrocious as we have been and not have been made to pay for it by the pretenders for 4th place leaves Arsenal with a bit of optimism.
I also think the red half of Merseyside might come into things... call me insane but I just have a sneaking suspicion Liverpool are starting to get going under Rodgers.
Just a bit of fun...
Who might be your top foreign PL players of all time?
I'll kick it off... Cantona, Bergkamp and Zola.
Good choices! I'd add Henry, Drogba, Hasselbaink, Pires, Viera, Makelele, van Nistelrooy, Ronaldo and Schmeichel.
I see Romeu is out for the season after a nasty knee injury, Mikel and Ramires are going to be pretty busy for the next 7 months!
Does that mean we're going to ship him back to the Nou Camp now, becuse that two-year option is up?
Good choices! I'd add Henry, Drogba, Hasselbaink, Pires, Viera, Makelele, van Nistelrooy, Ronaldo and Schmeichel.
I see Romeu is out for the season after a nasty knee injury, Mikel and Ramires are going to be pretty busy for the next 7 months!
Yes, Henry was just sensational. Also have to say the same for Viera. Of 'the Invincibles' though, my personal fav is Dennis Berkamp... stunning touch, highly skillful, consistent, could always find the back of the net, and hard and niggly without quite entering into Roy Keane mode...what a player!8)
Good choices! I'd add Henry, Drogba, Hasselbaink, Pires, Viera, Makelele, van Nistelrooy, Ronaldo and Schmeichel.
Yes, Henry was just sensational. Also have to say the same for Viera. Of 'the Invincibles' though, my personal fav is Dennis Berkamp... stunning touch, highly skillful, consistent, could always find the back of the net, and hard and niggly without quite entering into Roy Keane mode...what a player!8)
Bergkamp was just as capable of putting in dirty tackles as he was trapping a ball exquisitely.
Just a bit of fun...
Who might be your top foreign PL players of all time?
I'll kick it off... Cantona, Bergkamp and Zola.
I don't off all time, but from 2000 onwards I would say Bergkamp, Henry, Pires, Ljugnberg, Van Nistelrooy, Giggs, Drogba, Cech and Aguero. I'm probably forgeting someone important though.
Xabi Alonso?
Paolo DiCanio.Just a bit of fun...
Who might be your top foreign PL players of all time?
I'll kick it off... Cantona, Bergkamp and Zola.
The best thing to come out of today? Listening to Piazon express his disappointment in his team mates. We just didn't want to be there, it was dire, going through the motions would of been a step up from that crap.
If they all had the attitude of Luiz, Ramires and Piazon today, it's hard to imagine not getting the win.
Yeah the Brazilian contingent took it quite seriously. The rest of the team? Not so much. Torres in particular was dogshit.
Paolo DiCanio.
anyway choosing the best that's no fun, what about the worst, not just in terms of cost but attitude, ability to play a full game etc.
Marco Boogers, Florin Radiciou, Paolo Futre (fantastic ability but so past it it was untrue) Dumitrescu,(they were all from one Redknapp spending spree-i feel or QPR) Ali Dia (southampton lad said he was Weahs; cousin IIRC)
A step up from his usual form then.
Tell you what we can do a straight swap Torres for Balotelli, at least your games will be entertaining then
Yeah - I don't understand why the European team doesn't put more effort into winning the Club World Cup, especially if you are a team who has just won the European Cup for the first time in your history and thus have never won this title. Surely most clubs would want the title of 'World Club Champion' in their history, and most players to have it on their resume, even if most of the competition within the tournament is not considered to be the most prestigious.
Tim Vickery is always talking about how it is considered a huge deal in Brazil and South America, being a focal point of the entire club season, as it is seen as an opportunity to confound expectations and beat the moneyed European giant.
Obviously it's a distraction from the toil of a domestic season, but how many of the Chelsea squad have that title to their name, which can only be obtained by the best-of-the-best in a given year?
Also, it would have provided the Chelsea fans with a new twist on their "we know what we are..." chant now that they've been knocked out of the CL.
Just a bit of fun...
Who might be your top foreign PL players of all time?
I'll kick it off... Cantona, Bergkamp and Zola.
Yeah - I don't understand why the European team doesn't put more effort into winning the Club World Cup, especially if you are a team who has just won the European Cup for the first time in your history and thus have never won this title. Surely most clubs would want the title of 'World Club Champion' in their history, and most players to have it on their resume, even if most of the competition within the tournament is not considered to be the most prestigious.
Tim Vickery is always talking about how it is considered a huge deal in Brazil and South America, being a focal point of the entire club season, as it is seen as an opportunity to confound expectations and beat the moneyed European giant.
Obviously it's a distraction from the toil of a domestic season, but how many of the Chelsea squad have that title to their name, which can only be obtained by the best-of-the-best in a given year?
Also, it would have provided the Chelsea fans with a new twist on their "we know what we are..." chant now that they've been knocked out of the CL.
Ross, here we come, only two points back
Everton should def drop points with the Fro out for 3 games: Christmas comes early.
Very good choices. Tevez has saved one side from relegation and won the PL with two others.
That is such paper made up nonsense, he got 7 goals at the end of a season that he just didnt do much in the previous 26 games of.The Tevez saved them was only started because A) he scored at the end of the season (If he'd of gotten them in Aug and SEpt then not scored again would anyone of claimed he saved them?) and B) SEan BEan and Mccabe the Sheff Utd chairman who claimed it was our fualt they went down.
If we hadn't of had them (Tevez and mascharano) plonled into the side into an attempt to appease another shady buyer from joining the owners then we'd of had a side that played well togther like the year before not one that got all jealous divided and didn't talk to each other at all.
I still don't mind Tevez but that agent Jorabcahin there is something about his dealings.........
Not sure that I follow all this but I think Tevez was the difference between West Ham staying up and going down that season. It wasn't the goals alone that I was thinking of, more his all round play. My feeling is that Tevez is an underrated player. Not as flashy as Ronaldo at United, nor as flashy as Aguero at City, but what an influence he has on the game. He would be one of the first names in my PL XI -- current or past.
Arsenal to go on a spending spree in January? Would be fun to see Ba there.
I see that Tom Ince may move to Liverpool. It is reported as "his father's club". I find that starnge. Paul Ince played for West ham, United, Inter Milan and then Liverpool at the end of his career. Saying that Liverpool was Paul Ince's club is like calling Dennis Law "the former Manchester City player".
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didn't Blackpool buy him from Liverpool?
ian ayre let him go for free and now decided to buy him back for a reportely 4-6 mil :evil:
forget a new striker, john henry needs to take a serious look at our front office, clean house and bring in someone that can evaluate talent and negotiate, our transfers these last few years (with a few exceptions) were just awful