The obstacles hindering Arsenal’s progress in the transfer market appear to have doubled in recent days with Arsene Wenger hinting that not only are he and his team still pre-occupied with teaching Theo Walcott how to write his name, but that Dick Law and Ivan Gazidis have been drafted into the Colin-Lewin led medical team to help fix Mikel Arteta and Tomas Rosicky.
“We are working very hard,” Wenger told Arsenal Player about the activity of the club’s hierarchy during January.
“First of all we want to sort out the injuries we have, and we are trying very hard to close the deal with Walcott.”
Tapping his nose as the soundtrack to the Pink Panther played in the background, the boss continued, “Once we have done that, we will certainly do something else. At the moment I cannot tell you more.”
Presumably Arsene’s talking about extending Ivan’s work experience. Perhaps giving him a run-out in the defensive midfield position with Dick being deployed in the Bergkamp role? Or maybe he’s just thinking about taking the gang out for dinner…who knows. In case you thought the boss was hinting at signing new players, he clarified that it’s difficult because we’re just so damned good already.
“It has become more difficult [to buy players in January] for one simple reason: we have a good squad. I know we swim against the stream a bit because people don’t believe that. I say we have a very good squad.
“But we have some improvements to make and we know exactly where. In January it is difficult to find the players that are really better and can give something special to the squad. The number is right, we have a good balance and we are working very hard to find what we want.”
Arseblog News sighs the most wistful of sighs. Wake us when time travel has been invented and we can go back to May 2004.
Meh
You carry on trying our patience Arsene.
We respect you but do not be fooled – If you fuck up this January window people will target you.
Wake the fuck up.
Who are you talking to? Arsene doesn’t write this blog…
why make threaten remarks here. arsene wenger feel compliance simply because his employers is getting the right result from him. even if you post threaten statement what effect can you add. just be an arsenal fan and keep watching probably the unexpected will come.
I love the idea that we’re so busy negotiating a contract with Theo fucking Walcott that we can’t look for players. Can’t possibly, says Arsene, no time. Sorry guys. Do you know how many non-footballing staff we employ at Arsenal? Are they really all just standing over Theo Walcott in a dark room giving him progressively more intense evils as he refuses, day after day, to sign a fucking piece of paper? Is that what we pay them all to do? How in the sweet fuck can a business worth upward of half a billion not organise two sporting deals… Read more »
It’s beyond fucking belief now.
There needs to be a complete boycott of all home games until the end of season, then they would get the message!
Show the ambition of a non league club, then you should have similar attendances.
Meanwhile ol’ bollock eyes at qpr is signing Yann m’villa and Loic Remy, both former Arsenal targets and both better than some of the shit we have.
Fuck Wenger and the cunt Board.
Agreed.
Seriously, Walcott is not worth this trouble. He is only good against teams with crap/exhausted defense, not the second coming of Theirry Henry like he thinks he is.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mH41c5y-S7A
dont call yourself an arsenal fans if you don’t feel like crying watching this
Walcott is now in a no win situation, he plays bad the fans will slaughter him because he’s not signed and when he does and plays bad he will be slaughtered for being a waste of money and also because Arsene is constantly linking new signings to wether theo signs or not, he wil get slaughtered for dragging it out and thus to blame for arsene not signing more players. The fact is we need players regardless of what Walcott decides to do and arsene linking the two together is just rediiculas. And arsene and Theo’s advisors are doing him… Read more »
My name is increasingly more apt.
Wish a day comes soon when I can change it.
Arsene in Wonder-land Arsene has (almost)landed,(face first!!) Arsene the mocking bird(Arsene has made complete mockery of the collective intelligence of pundits, journos, fans and the players) His quilt jacket is the alien technology space suit which in layman’s term is the bubble wrapped universe which keeps him detached from the reality. Arsene wenger should be tested for dope and check his phone records whether he is secretly getting dope from Lance Armstrong. No one can be such high till now. Damn! this french dude is in the cloud no. 999999 and he just proclaimed that he will not rest till… Read more »
Just curious Blogs, as I don’t know anything about the press corps who interview Arsene, but does he get away with these piffly statements because he doesn’t get answered the kind of question most fans of this site would like asked?
As in: “well, if this squad is good enough, how do you explain getting embarrassed by Bradford, being 21 points behind the leaders, and currently sitting in 6th place? You seem to be implying it must be your fault and not the team?”
Yet another platitude this is getting very boring now Arsene
Didn’t he previously say something like ‘we look to strengthen in all areas’ a couple of weeks ago? Now we know exactly where we need to strengthen. Does that make an admission that we need to strengthen everywhere? I would put my house on us not doing that. It would be nice for Wenger to stop talking in riddles, because they’re inconsistent at best. I really hope this seeming lack of singular purpose is only a result of him trying to be clever in press conferences, rather than a genuine indicator of what would be chronic indecision at the club… Read more »
He even said a couple of days ago – anyway it was reported last night – that we were going to ‘spend big on two players’. Agree with you. Whoever’s in charge of the club’s diastrous PR should have had a word with him years ago because these nonsensical lies just make it sound like he’s taking the piss. Don’t suppose he means to show contempt for the fans by treating them as Alzheimers sufferers; I’d guess he’s just feeling under attack and thinks the lies will get the critics off his back and buy him more time. Still, it’s… Read more »
By saying we have such a good squad surely he’s admitting the problem is managerial weakness in our current position.
I’m sadly losing faith in Wenger.
Chelsea have a great squad but have only won 1 of the last 5 home games they’ve had and won like 5 consecutive away games. They are a team that is usually great at home so what’s changed for them? The manager yes, but that’s short sighted. The fans have been getting on their back at home since rafa took over and they are finding it difficult to play at home. I think some of our fans need to take a long hard look in the mirror and support the team like we did in the second half against city.… Read more »
so you have to ask question; “what’s alienating our fans, who is responsible for taking the money out of fan’s pocket and putting nothing back in.” We are the most loyal fans, paying over the odds season after season, more than any other club in the world and in return we are getting dross served week in a week out.
I have no hope for this club to win trophies with a consistency any time soon and there won’t be any next generation of supporters if the this expensive trneds continues.
Watch out for empty seats tonight!
I don’t disagree that we have very loyal fans. But it seems that a lot of fans are just waiting to murder a player, take Ramsey for example for a few mistakes. Admittedly he wasn’t playing well but recently, with a bit of confidence I might add he has come on and done well! Look at the ox aswell.. Remember him against Milan? Making runs winning a penalty where has he been? Surely it must be hard when the team gets thrashed for mistakes or losing a game that he doesn’t want to risk being on the end of it..… Read more »
Our away fans are the best in the league And as loud as anyone, yet we don’t perform any better away than we do at home. So not sure you can equate support equals results in our case.
And as peterparker perfectly puts it, the club needs to ask itself what it is that’s upsetting the fans. The truth is the club and I include arsene it that, just do not give two fucks for the fans.
I never said support=results. I did say everything wasn’t perfect at Arsenal. Obviously there is some problems with the team but they are obviously low on confidence and scared of taking risks. Support doesn’t equate to results but it helps a lot. How freeing would it be as a footballer to be able to play your game without fear of the fans wanting you to die if you have a bad game. All I’m saying is support the team till a time when we can judge the season and actually change things as fans.. ie. the end of the season.
“Our away fans are the best in the league And as loud as anyone, yet we don’t perform any better away than we do at home.”
Maybe because they’re outnumbered by the home support?
Arsene and his people should get behind the fans and players too and sign players to improve what we have. i can’t blame the fans. year after year they keep cheering hoping for something to happen.
i do get your point but as long as the window is open and nothing is being done then i do understand the fans more. where is that “one or two?” when the window is closed i’ll stop moaning but as long as it’s open, sign a reyes, arshavin FFS.
Catsbiscuits. The answer is no in most cases, arsenal ousting most home fans with the odd exception. You only have to go to the emerates to see that is also true of most away fans there and at a number of games. All I’m saying is that for the majority of games arsenal fans get behind the team and if there is any discontent then it’s mostly heard at the end of the game anyway. Go to old Trafford one day and you will see a totally crap atmosphere at most games yet the side perform despite the fans and… Read more »
Jonire. I agree in a ideal world the fans and players would all be together, but how exactly do disgruntled arsenal fans who have seen thier best players sold year on year and now watch a struggling team that needs obvious reinforcements but are constantly either being lied to by the manager or are reading contradictory statements from one day to he next. How do they get thier feelings across that they are not happy ? The end of the season is to late, what do they do turn up at an empty stadium when no games are on ?… Read more »
Is Old Gill from The Simspons doing are negotiating?
Not sure, but I heard that Dr Nick is personal fitness coach for Diaby and Rosicky.
Hiiiiiii evvverybody…..
Jesus take multiple wheels. Amen.
Just feels like we aren’t being told the truth. Either that or just simple mismanagement. Something’s not right.
Something’s not right, and I don’t think anyone knows except a few in the club. Surely, he can’t be that damn stupid to think the fans will drink this up.
I’m a Wenger fan and have backed him to high ground when the lads at work give me stick. It’s got to the point where I don’t really know what to say. No logic to his comments or actions. The consipracy theories running through my head are insane.
Wake me up 1st Feb.
Ahem….. Maybe put a woman charge. They’ve got this multi-tasking down.
I said that out loud……. Shoot me.
We don’t have a good sized squad. if that was the case we wouldn’t have to rush Diaby in at late notice with no fitness against the champions. We’d be giving Jack a rest and making sure he’s eased back in to the game rather than throwing him in at the deep end. We wouldn’t have to put Ramsay in at Attacking right and left. We wouldn’t bow to the ego of a winger who thinks he’s all of a sudden the best striker in the premiership. For fuck sake Arsene this is getting boring now. We’re light of quality… Read more »
WORD!
Let’s hear some names then who do people actually think he should buy? Prerequisite of course is players that might want to join us, clubs might want to sell them, and of course must be special quality!
Either Baines or Fellaini from Everton for starters.
I can’t believe that Sneijder is going to Galatasaray without anyone else making a move. He would provide a great rotating option for Jack and Santi.
M’villa?
Yeah lets pay him 200 000 in wages a week, just to rotate him
Everton have stated that they will not sell anybody in this transfer window.
The point is, you’d have 3 top midfielders so that one could be rested and you’d have back up for injury.
Do you not think Santi looks knackered?
@DoubleDoubleDouble. Not quite. David Moyes has said that he is ‘not looking to sell anyone’. That’s very different.
Fellaini has said that he wants to leave. If we don’t make a move, you can be sure that Chelsea will and we’ll all be kicking ourselves again….
Sneijder is reportedly taking a big pay cut to join the Turks (100-120 grand a week are the figures being thrown around). So basically the combined wages of Djourou and Chamakh. Sounds like a bargain.
shuggietodd. I don’t see why Fellaini would leave Everton to join Arsenal? We are below them in the League. Champions League will attract him, maybe. But there is no promise of that next year! We could have bought Ba! I don’t know why Wenger says its hard to find good talent when Chelsea pick a player up like him for £7mil. He’s just being stingy with the cash! The players are there to buy.
If you can’t see the attraction of Arsenal over Everton then you could be on the wrong website!
FFS Just Get FELLAINI. Arsene you are looking like you havnt got a clue. HOW has Rednapp signed REMY & M’VILA for QPR? WHY are we being fucked about by Walcott, and WTF has that got to do with us not REPLACING Diaby with someone who doesn’t need a fucking wheelchair
In fairness Remy is being paid a 6 figure sum and has been useless this season. I’d rather Arsene dodge that one.
but how does Rednapp,sitting bottom of the leauge make signing players look so easy, when with us it’s ‘cant find the quality.. he’s a million above what we think he’s worth.. we’ve already got a good squad.. ect ect ?
To be fair Redknapp does have a habit of bankrupting clubs, then running off into the sunset cackling and twitching.
Redknapp has always managed at clubs run by one super-involved owner who ‘Arry has convinced to bankroll squad makeovers. Along with suspicions and rumors of brown paper bags of cash changing hands, it’s no mystery as to why this always happens wherever Redknapp manages.
Adrian Lopez – a striker with some pace that isn’t a complete lazy pussy who shies out of every chase and tackle like Wallcock.
A DM – Much as I like Arteta, he is not a DM. There are plenty of available DMs out there, if QPR can get Yann M’Vila for £8M I find it hard to see how we can’t afford to hijack that bid, and M’Vila would much rather play for us than them. Plus, it pisses off ‘Arry. Etienne Capoue is also an option.
Why the hell do we need to wait to get injuries sorted? isn’t that a reason TO buy? Why can’t we do things at the same time? At the moment we don’t go into the market because Theo dont want to sign and we have injuries, ye that sounds very logical Arsene.
” In January it is difficult to find the players that are really better and can give something special to the squad”
Then you’re not looking hard enough! Sometimes you need to cut your losses. What’s the point of having players in the squad who are not deemed good enough to actually be used?
Would Matthieu Debuchy not have improved the squad? How come he’s going to Newcastle? Would Diame or Sneijder not improve the squad?
And what about decent back up for Chesney?
I would really like us to sign Zaha. If we spent that sort of money on Theo then Wilf has to be worth it.
given me a migraine these days.. time to move on and get a life..
I’m gonna give the man one more go… he’s earned it over the years … I’m gonna say in “Wenger I trust” and hope the fu8k he knows what he’s doing…. Cos theres no doubt if he screws this up he ain’t coming back from this one.
You’re right. Some fans have given up hope on him and I don’t blame them.
For me this is last chance saloon. Come May, if we’ve challenged nothing including the “4th place trophy” I can see things getting ugly.
Arsene Wenger’s morning routine for January:
1) Pick up a coin
2) Toss the coin
3) Heads: tell the press “We will buy somebody.”
4) Tails: tell the press “We won’t buy anybody.”
5) Finish bowl of All Bran*
Arsene Wenger – mind fucking everybody since 1996.
*Coco Pops if it’s a Friday.
For all my frustrations, when I see how John Cross tells open and barefaced lies on the back page of the Mirror like he did today, I can fully sympathise with Arsene Wenger’s cliche-filled, less-than-forthcoming approach with the press.
I had a look at the Mirror piece online, and there is a reply from the fabulously named Minh-Quan Hussein Nguyen, that completely destroys John Cross’ article in three paragraphs.
Here’s the article if anyone’s interested
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/arsenal-boss-arsene-wenger-claims-1536089
@DoubleDoubleDouble: I see what you mean.
For my part, I have to admit that I don’t mind John Cross generally. He seems like a level-headed/reasonable guy on Twitter (always a good test given the number of trolls around) and there’s no question he’s an Arsenal fan who loves the club. So I find it very disappointing that he would plumb the depths with an article in which he made obviously false claims about what Wenger said. We’re all frustrated, but putting words in Wenger’s mouth like that and pretending he actually said those things just isn’t on.
absofuckinlutely made my day.
Le Nutty Professeur Wenger: both Mourinho and Guardiola will be available and gagging at a chance to come to England in June. Please don’t make Arsenal miss this once-in-a-decade opportunity just because you “always honour your contracts”.
Collectively, I’m sure the Arsenal fans are willing to donate GBP7.5mm of their own cash to compensate you for the last year of the contract.
Puhleez. Mourinho to succeed Wenger? Never gonna happen. Look at his track record. The only places he manages are the clubs who are considered among the richest in their respective country ( this includes Porto) AND unless he gets the license to spend what he wants on whomever he wants, he can’t function (remember why he left Chelsea?) Guardiola? Unless he’s looking for a challenge and the board would allow him to re tool Arsenal to his liking with full cooperation from the board, I don’t see that happening either.
One has to wonder if Theo has inserted an “every my contract is written about in a blog” bonus clause ……I have this nagging feeling he will dilly-dally until the transfer window closes and then decide to go join Robby at Man U for nothing. #sighs
Sissoko is good dm
Negredo and Navas fro Seville
Belhanda from Montelpiere
“Arseblog News sighs the most wistful of sighs. Wake us when time travel has been invented and we can go back to May 2004.”
Undoubtedly, the greatest line in the arsenal blogosphere today.
This is like having a older relative with dementia, they were once so reliable, entertaining and full of wisdom but now they are former shadows of themselves stuck in their own world and more and more detached from reality. You still love them but its time to put them or you out of their misery
Ya we have an extremely good squads until we are now 21 points behind the leaders, lols. Wenger is “busy” to miss out those potential transfer target.
Wow. What a waste of time. If your not going to buy then just admit it straight to the fans and stop the repeated bullshit that we keep hearing all the time. Same old shit for the 8th time. My ears are sick hearing all those load of bollocks.
Arsene uses the media for what it is, a pack of headline grabbing cunts serving a limited purpose.
He will always back his players publicly. I for one don’t mind as long as he pulls some rabbits out of his hat before feb 1.
Exactly. If it weren’t for the cunts that call themselves journalists, I too would get annoyed/frustrated/bewildered by Wenger comments. I’ll judge Wenger on his deeds rather than his words.
For his sake though, I hope he does something this transfer window, I’m one of the biggest Wenger fans out there.. but he isn’t doing himself any favours with empty words.
There are a multitude of players to buy but the biggest problem is the useless players we have on our books. I know people blame Wenger for that but we need to sign Dennilson, Nik et al to stupid contracts because we didn’t have money to go out buying, just facts, no one is to blame. We roled the dice on the stadium, debt etc and taking the new wave of investors out of the picture, we would probablly have won a thing or two but the FA, FIFA and the rest are too scared to actually impliment the FFP… Read more »
We don’t have the funds? Even though everyone says there’s cash available according to the club’s very own accounts statement? I find that very hard to believe.
The only thing I can say in Wenger’s defence is he wants to save the cash for the next manager who will be coming this summer.
We have money but Everton type of Money and all the fans are hoping/praying/believing that we have Man City money. It is and never will be true. It is always the case that the money we have includes contract extentions, signing on fees, etc so when the accounts say 70mil in the bank, it really means close to 20mil to spend on transfer fees I suspect. We are not a sugar daddy club and will hopefully remain that way. I hate the way that Wenger keeps getting hung out to dry and he then passes the bullsh*t our way too.… Read more »
only if we can get rid of following super quality players for ever (Fabianski, Djourou, Squalacci, Santos, Denilson, Diaby, Rosicky, Arshavin, Chamakh, Park, NB52) we could releas between 30-35 million/year worth funding plus whatever transfer fee that comes our way. Use the existing funds plus the wage room to get players to complement existing core.
Please don’t compare us to Everton, there is wage bill is almost a third to ours, even less than spuds. if they can have competitive teams with that bugets why this club has to spend 152 million on dross in front of us.
I understand the issue about the wage bill but as I said I think that was a role of the dice, theat went wrong but it was the only option open to Wenger at the time. Remember that Cesc was on a high wage at a young age and Dennilson was producing at the beginning, som much so that most would have driven Gilberto to the airport as he was too slow to keep up with our game. I just hope that we learn our lesson and move Theo on asap. He is a Larry Leadfoot, has the control of… Read more »
When I first heard about Ox being considered to sign for Arsenal, I saw some videos and I thought, man, we have the next Messi. In his first season, he almost showed that potential. Somehow, those kind of performances and that spark is just not there. Same is the case with Gervinho. This was a player, whose transfer took almost a month, was considered so good that we considered him ahead of Hazard to be that “exceptional player” to be added to this equally “exceptional squad”. Already people are screaming for his forehead. When I use to see Arteta at… Read more »
At the end of a decent first season the Ox should have just been told, “Well done. Keep it up.” Instead, he was handed a ridiculous pay 300% rise. His form then fell away and now he has become yet another mediocrity. That’s what happens when you don’t make players earn their wages.
My God, Chamberlain had *two* excellent performances last season: 60 minutes against Man United and the first half against Milan (both around February). He’s a kid that’s shown some promise, no more, no less. The reason he hasn’t lived up to your hype is because that hype was delusional.
Same old same old, arsene u cunt! Should have left 4 years ago mate! Now fuck off!
“Now fuck off!”
And the same to you…
Its time to get off Wengers back and start writing for the 90% of Arsenal fans who support the club,manager and players through thick and thin, not Johnney come lately pseudo fans and bloggers, all right thinking fans know things don’t go well all the time,clubs have good runs and bad times,proper fans (and Bloggers) stay loyal , Drama Queens and fakes, make out they know better, if you complain long enough someday the glory will come back,if you support the same will happen.
So do nothing then? Like the good workers at HMV, just keep going to work day after day, wear your namebadge with pride, the CEO must know what he’s doing, right?
I find it insulting that just because we believe Wenger to be past his sell by date, don’t assume that we are not genuine supporters of this club. I’ve supported this club since the 80s, and we were here before Wenger, and we’ll be here after that to. At the end of the day Wenger, and to a large extent the board also, have made massive mistakes in the running of this football club. Wenger is not interested in using the resources available in the best way possible, so he is no longer the man for this job. If he’s… Read more »
Everybody supports the THE CLUB and we want what is best for it.
Nobody not even Arsene is bigger than the club. So if he is at fault then we have every right to be on his back.
Your blind faith in the set up does not make you a more loyal supporter.
M’Villa & Remy – two players that have been constantly linked to Arsenal look set to go to QPR. What on earth has ‘Arry offered them that would entice them to go to a club currently sitting 20th in the Premier League?
No tax
And what about Lorik Cana, he was touted in the press to be an arsenal player and low and behold he didn’t come and he is crap! You win some you lose some and we won on that one.
Good God why would you want to go back to 2004?! You’d have all thes last few years of shit to do AGAIN!
Personally I don’t think the players are the problem. I think the formation, tactics and management are. Otherwise how could awesome players like Podolski and Cazorla look so ineffectual? Wenger’s tried to rebuild this team three times since we last won anything….. All we are doing buy buying more players is making it easier for him to sell our best year after year.
If we don’t make signings then we won’t finish in the top four – it’s as simple as that.
Waiting for Theo to sign before making any signings makes a lot of sense, we have only waited for him to sign for about 18 months! What will be your next excuse? Waiting till Sagna signs? And then we will wait for Diaby to come from injury? Everyone but you seems to know that we need a couple of signings cause A. We need a bigger squad to be able to rest others, prevent injuries B. Some of our players aren’t quite as good as you make out them to be Its good to have faith in your squad but… Read more »
This theo guy, is he any good? I heard he’s one lazy primadonna thinking he’s thierry and all that shit? Must be good then?
I can’t Gree less with u @ Philbet. I will rather support my team come what may, than crying over every board room decisions I don’t understand nor can’t change. Simple…..
Will I ever see Wenger win a cup???????????????
If we lose tonight, the crowd will get ugly. Bayern Munich aside, in a cup we can’t win, this could be Wengers last meaningful game for Arsenal. The fans won’t take bullshit anymore.
Yeah… I wont take anymore of wenger’s excuses…. Top managers are available…. Refresh the club… Bring in a new manager.
Wenger, dont fear to give up the job. jst step off! we will still make you an advisor. Guardiola is on his way to Emirates.
If have a great squad then we must have a really shit manager
Will gazidis ever have the balls to sack wenger??? Naahhh
Tick tock, tick tock.
That’s time running out, as we approach what really looks like being a final transition into bog-standard, mid-table, making-up-the-numbers football. Seems there is a growing fear that if this January inactivity persists, we won’t make next years CL, and attracting the necessary talent to improve will be even harder.
There is a higher proportion of anti-Wenger statements than I can ever recall. I really hope he pulls something out of his long lost magic hat! Come on Arsenal!
We must sign now, otherwise we won’t be able to attract the right players when were not in the champions league!
Arsenal…..the new Liverpool
Arsenal Tea Lady… the old troll
It is possible that the club are holding off signing another forward until after Wacott is signed up as to do so now may frighten him off signing as it may make him feel that his demand to be the main striker in a 4-5-1 may not be met if there is a high profile arrival.
If that is the case then it is a high risk strategy as Walcott may leave the club high and dry by moving on to another club in the final days of the transfer window with little time to sign a replacement.
If he always looked for and signed super quality players and persumably this balanced squad is full of those, why we are where we are in the league at the moment? Could someone ask this idiot this question please
Dont u know that this idiot has 30 years experience managing at the top level? What do u have to qualify u asking that question? Huh? 30 years okkkkkm?
The ultimate ‘spin doctor’ AW appears to contradict himself, yet again. His condescending remarks regarding his superior knowledge of the game and the excellence of this squad are jist downright ridiculous. He constantly proves he has no ‘defensive’ knowledge of the gameand the fact that no other team wants to buy the loaned players just goes to show they are plain average. Did you know that eay back in the summer je actually daid that if he couldn’t sign the players he wanted th, he would do it in January. He talks utter bollocls. I’ll only forgive him if he… Read more »
Sometimes it helps if you look at the buttons you press on the keyboard.
This really hurts my head.
no signings=more money for me
Ha “slient”. Good one.
it’s a really depressing time to be a gooner!
Jovetic from Fiorentina 20mil going round.