It has been a very frustrating few weeks following the Fa Cup triumph, many rumours have come and gone and as rivals get on with their business nothing much has really happened at the Emirates. Well that is the view from the outside anyway. Arsenal have always been a very closed club whenever conducting business has been on the agenda and only time will tell if this quoted £100 Million is going to be re-investing in the squad or it is just going to sit there like a acne on a fourteen year old.
Arsene Wenger agreed a three year deal not so long ago and with that came many rumours with the likes of Loic Remy, Angel Di Maria, Karim Benzema, Antoine Griezmann, Carlos Vela and the return of Cesc Fabregas (which now appears was never on the cards). I would surmise that most of these rumours were pure guess work as the majority of these names are ones that are generally thrown around every summer when the topic of ” but who will Arsenal buy” comes up.
In the last 48 hours we have seen Bacary Sagna confirm his move to rivals Manchester City for a staggering £150,000 a week which in my opinion is bordering on the insane, also former captain Cesc Fabregas opted for a move to Chelsea after being turned down by Arsene Wenger this left very few opportunities for Cesc who literally had Chelsea or Manchester Utd. Before any fans start labeling him a “traitor” lets look at the bigger picture. Fabregas was told by new Barcelona boss Luis Enrique that he was no longer wanted he was offered to us for £30 million we turned it down apparently this is not the first time. Only two Premier League clubs were interested Chelsea and Manchester United, in reality that only leaves one choice. Chelsea were always going to win the race with the added incentive of Champions League football, the little Spaniard was left in an impossible situation.
As many have said, as a fan I would have loved to welcome back Fabregas who wouldn’t. However, what is done is done and now it is time to forget and move on.
Wenger is currently working for French TV at the World Cup which for me is a prime location to look at some real World Cup talent, for some this appears to be an excuse to lambaste him just weeks into the Transfer window is very premature. Some fans need to realise how we work as a club, yes Wenger does have the final say on players but there are people we call scouts that do all the leg work. Wenger would have identified players already I am sure and like many clubs our scouts will be trawling through games and reporting back their findings.
Yes this has been a frustrating start to the Summer but we should not get ahead of ourselves it is only 14th June. To write off a manager that has once again given us Champions League football and added a long awaited trophy being negative is really not going to help the cause. Last season I was one of Wenger’s biggest critics but the fact is he has three more years, he has no more excuses it is up to him to deliver and I firmly believe if he didn’t think he could he would have walked which is something I personally he was close to doing.
It is way too early to tell exactly what awaits next season but things will become more clear in August before then it is any guess.
Really saddens me that so many Arsenal fans, not saying u, are moaning that we didnt resign, resign as he pushed through a transfer to his “beloved” Barca by refusing to train or for fill the contract in anyway that he signed, lets get a few things straight 1: we dont need another midfield player, wont go into the slagging off wenger received when buying Ozil when they said we needed a forward. 2: we need a forward, a right back, a centre back, a goalkeeper and a defensive midfielder to which we have around £80 million to spend.
3: bearing those facts in mind how can anyone expect the manager to blow £30 million on a player we dont need an leave us with just £50million to buy the players we do need
In Arsene I trust and I know he knows what he’s doing. Let’s give him a chance and see what happens, afterall, the transfer window officially opens July 1.
If Fabregas, Song and the likes of RVP could not win us a trophy for years and Kos, Per, Rambo, Ox, Jack, Gnabry and not forgeting Scezny did then, we don’t need the old schools again.
It is never too early for your website to slag off Wenger! I understood like the Grove, ANR Myles Palmer, Arsenal Action was established to bitch about Wenger. You spend all your life looking for negatives about the club. With Arsenal winning the FA Cup and msking the Qualifying rounds of the Champions. League. You most have all been chocking on the beer! I’m sure you will plenty of opportunity to get the knives out for Wenger. But it make no difference to the real Arsenal supporters through the good and bad times. COYG
This site now has different writers and has only been for a short time, this is now run and moderated by the same guys that own http://www.gunnersinarms.com unfortunately we do not have the arsenal action Facebook page yet. The fact is that with Wenger deciding not to take up the buy back clause for Fabregas you would have to think there is something big in the offing, there will have to be to appease the fans. It is relatively early days to start getting negative about the season ahead I am hopeful that we will make the signings that we require. It is obviously important that the key areas are addressed IE Defensive Midfielder, Striker maybe 2, Right back 2nd choice Goalkeeper and maybe a winger. I think what will really hurt the fans is if he signs another attack minded Centre midfielder.
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Really saddens me that so many Arsenal fans, not saying u, are moaning that we didnt resign, resign as he pushed through a transfer to his “beloved” Barca by refusing to train or for fill the contract in anyway that he signed, lets get a few things straight 1: we dont need another midfield player, wont go into the slagging off wenger received when buying Ozil when they said we needed a forward. 2: we need a forward, a right back, a centre back, a goalkeeper and a defensive midfielder to which we have around £80 million to spend.
3: bearing those facts in mind how can anyone expect the manager to blow £30 million on a player we dont need an leave us with just £50million to buy the players we do need
In Arsene I trust and I know he knows what he’s doing. Let’s give him a chance and see what happens, afterall, the transfer window officially opens July 1.
If Fabregas, Song and the likes of RVP could not win us a trophy for years and Kos, Per, Rambo, Ox, Jack, Gnabry and not forgeting Scezny did then, we don’t need the old schools again.
It is never too early for your website to slag off Wenger! I understood like the Grove, ANR Myles Palmer, Arsenal Action was established to bitch about Wenger. You spend all your life looking for negatives about the club. With Arsenal winning the FA Cup and msking the Qualifying rounds of the Champions. League. You most have all been chocking on the beer! I’m sure you will plenty of opportunity to get the knives out for Wenger. But it make no difference to the real Arsenal supporters through the good and bad times. COYG
This site now has different writers and has only been for a short time, this is now run and moderated by the same guys that own http://www.gunnersinarms.com unfortunately we do not have the arsenal action Facebook page yet. The fact is that with Wenger deciding not to take up the buy back clause for Fabregas you would have to think there is something big in the offing, there will have to be to appease the fans. It is relatively early days to start getting negative about the season ahead I am hopeful that we will make the signings that we require. It is obviously important that the key areas are addressed IE Defensive Midfielder, Striker maybe 2, Right back 2nd choice Goalkeeper and maybe a winger. I think what will really hurt the fans is if he signs another attack minded Centre midfielder.
Errr didnt l already say that about the players we need ? Nice to see u actully read what others post in reply to yr articles
My reply was in response mainly to the post by jordangooner if you read it says that above my response