I sincerely believe that clubs like Monaco bring a lot of bad with it than it brings good for the European football. I mean look at the way the club has taken the summer transfer window by storm, paying the top European clubs like Porto bizarre amount of money just to fulfill their wish list. This kind of transfer policy where a club with a good youth academy scouts for…
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Arsenal still odds on to continue trophy drought
Arsenal fans are feeling optimistic for a change, expecting to keep our best players and add some quality signings to the squad. Arsene Wenger is looking for top quality players to bring in, while Ivan Gazidis is loudly proclaiming to anyone who will listen that the club is ready and willing to spend, spend, spend. All this may have got the fans dreaming about trophies, but the bookies are less…
Odds tumble for Fellaini to join Arsenal after £22m bid rumour
The football media is today buzzing with the story that Arsenal have launched an audacious bid to sign Marouane Fellaini from Everton. Apparently, the Belgian international has a release clause in his contract, although the exact amount is unclear. According to some reports, it is £24 million unless the club that makes the offer has qualified for the Champions League, in which case the figure could be around £22 million.…
Was Arsenal season good enough to offer hope for next year?
If you had put a football bet on around the turn of 2013 that Arsenal would finish in the top 4 of the Premier League and qualify for the Champions League for a 17th successive season, chances are you would have been laughed out of the betting shop (or online portal depending on where you bet). The fact they did it speaks wonders for the quality of the players and…
Should Arsenal give Gervinho one more chance?
Gervinho was signed by Arsenal from Ligue 1 side Lille two seasons back, when there was an on-going transfer embargo about captain Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri. Gervinho was supposedly brought in as a replacement for Nasri as the club fully expected the Frenchman to leave. Gervinho looked like the skilful and effective player that would pose a serious threat to defences, however in reality he picks up the ball,…
Arsenal boss has ESP but not PSG
You didn’t know that Arsene Wenger had magic powers did ya? It’s a shame he couldn’t have used them in the last eight years to win Arsenal a trophy or two, but that would be cheating and certainly not the way a professor of football studies would go about his business. While everyone who was connected with Manchester United and Alex Ferguson’s closest friends were all surprised and completely in…
What will Arsenal do with bumper Puma deal cash?
Arsenal have signed a new kit deal with Puma who will be giving the gunners £30 Million a year to display their logo on the Arsenal kit and accessories. This amount of money each season could really help the club overcome it’s fear of spending money on players. Yesterday it seemed as though Stevan Jovetic, Edin Dzeko and possibly even Robert Lewandowski would be on their way to Arsenal because…
Will Wenger leave if Arsenal miss Top Four? Who would replace him?
Yesterday Arsenal were in third place and looked to be in the best position of the three London clubs competing to be in the Champions League next season. After Chelsea beat Man United the advantage turned to them. It seems that now it will be a battle between the two North London arch rivals Arsenal and Tottenham. If Arsenal finished the season in fifth place, missing out on the Champions…
Were Arsenal fans wrong about Podolski and Giroud?
In recent weeks we have all been crying out for Podolski to be given the central striker role. Giroud wasn’t doing a good job and his ban looked to be an omen that would allow the German international to finally get his chance down the middle. However, 2 games later and I can safely say I would rather have Giroud playing there. In my opinion, Podolski offers very little when…
Arsenal need to beat QPR and then sign 2 of their players
As always this summer’s transfer window will be an interesting one for Arsenal. For the last few seasons the transfer windows have generally worsened the club rather than strengthened like we should. But now, with Robin Van Persie, Cesc Fabregas, Samir Nasri and a few others that have left, Arsenal arguably have no big important players that could possibly majorly affect the club by leaving. Obviously there are the odd…
