Segun Oluwaniyi Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Swings and roundabouts for us though. While Man United, Man City and Chelsea have all significantly strengthened Arsenal and Spurs look all the more weaker without their key players. Exactly why i'm happy about it, with RVP and Song seemingly leaving Arsenal are back to square one and Spurs have lost Modric and Adebayor for different reasons. Even Chelsea are quite frankly a very unpredictable team, it could go insanely well for them who they could f*ck up like last year. The race for 4th i see becoming very competitive. Newcastle won't be involved in it, unfortunately. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Swings and roundabouts for us though. While Man United, Man City and Chelsea have all significantly strengthened Arsenal and Spurs look all the more weaker without their key players. Exactly why i'm happy about it, with RVP and Song seemingly leaving Arsenal are back to square one and Spurs have lost Modric and Adebayor for different reasons. Even Chelsea are quite frankly a very unpredictable team, it could go insanely well for them who they could f*ck up like last year. The race for 4th i see becoming very competitive. Newcastle won't be involved in it, unfortunately. I'm reserving judgement until when the window closes, but with Spurs and Arsenal arguably weaker( if anything stood still) i'm definitely not going to rule it out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Swings and roundabouts for us though. While Man United, Man City and Chelsea have all significantly strengthened Arsenal and Spurs look all the more weaker without their key players. Exactly why i'm happy about it, with RVP and Song seemingly leaving Arsenal are back to square one and Spurs have lost Modric and Adebayor for different reasons. Even Chelsea are quite frankly a very unpredictable team, it could go insanely well for them who they could f*ck up like last year. The race for 4th i see becoming very competitive. Newcastle won't be involved in it, unfortunately. Certainly not out of the realm of possibility. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Man Utd don't need Van Persie. IMO all it is is an attempt to get one over on Man City who were linked with him for a while. Ferguson's usually pretty wise with his big value transfers but it does strike me a bit as "shit, Man City have overtaken us, quick, buy RVP!" Don't get me wrong, he's class and him and Rooney will be devastating in a fair few games. But he's not really what Man Utd need. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maze Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 heard he failed the medical due to a back problem caused by carrying arsenal for the last 4 seasons...... http://community.manutd.com/forums/t/244520.aspx Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Man Utd don't need Van Persie. IMO all it is is an attempt to get one over on Man City who were linked with him for a while. You mean just like Man City did the other day by signing Rodwell? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 anyway if you want some entertainment as usual when bad arsenal news breaks the piers morgan twitter timeline is gold Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Man Utd don't need Van Persie. IMO all it is is an attempt to get one over on Man City who were linked with him for a while. You mean just like Man City did the other day by signing Rodwell? I know they did, they're both at it. I feel I need to blog these thoughts... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 heard he failed the medical due to a back problem caused by carrying arsenal for the last 4 seasons...... http://community.manutd.com/forums/t/244520.aspx Utter bullocks as well he only carried them for one season..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froggy Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Agree with Neil in a way. Centre midfield is our main weakness and we need to sign somebody for there but when players like RVP are available you sign them. Absolutely delighted. He's averaged 34 games a season for Arsenal too so his injury record isn't 'horrific' as some are making out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Man Utd don't need Van Persie. IMO all it is is an attempt to get one over on Man City who were linked with him for a while. You mean just like Man City did the other day by signing Rodwell? I know they did, they're both at it. I feel I need to blog these thoughts... i have a blog!!1! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Man Utd don't need Van Persie. IMO all it is is an attempt to get one over on Man City who were linked with him for a while. You mean just like Man City did the other day by signing Rodwell? I know they did, they're both at it. I feel I need to blog these thoughts... i have a blog!!1! Ever thought of linking it on here? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sifu Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Mentioned this before, hope that cunt Van Persie fails miserably at Man U. From Arsenal's point of view, this is a decent deal, £24 million for a player in the last year of his contract. Not bad at all. Now let's see of Arsene actually spends it... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Agree with Neil in a way. Centre midfield is our main weakness and we need to sign somebody for there but when players like RVP are available you sign them. Absolutely delighted. Fullback too, Evra has been on the slide for about 2 years and Neville hasn't been replaced tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 I really used to like RvP. He started to become a bit of a knobhead though, couldn't take losing, not respecting the ref... his transition to complete tosser is complete. Wish his the complete worst of luck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Mentioned this before, hope that cunt Van Persie fails miserably at Man U. From Arsenal's point of view, this is a decent deal, £24 million for a player in the last year of his contract. Not bad at all. Now let's see of Arsene actually spends it... Already have, RVP was balancing the books. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Mentioned already that RVP has already been replaced, if they use the money then i see it spent on a M'Vila type and maybe a better backup than Chamakh. Giroud, Podolski and Cazorla basically replaces what RVP provided. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Man Utd don't need Van Persie. IMO all it is is an attempt to get one over on Man City who were linked with him for a while. You mean just like Man City did the other day by signing Rodwell? I know they did, they're both at it. I feel I need to blog these thoughts... i have a blog!!1! Ever thought of linking it on here? Had nowt but positive feedback so far. Suck it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 when does the transfer window actually shut. the premier league website says 11pm on 31st august but i've seen midnight 3rd september on loads of forums ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LesPaul Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Mentioned this before, hope that cunt Van Persie fails miserably at Man U. From Arsenal's point of view, this is a decent deal, £24 million for a player in the last year of his contract. Not bad at all. Now let's see of Arsene actually spends it... Already have, RVP was balancing the books. I actually DO think this is the case. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 when does the transfer window actually shut. the premier league website says 11pm on 31st august but i've seen midnight 3rd september on loads of forums ? Officially 11pm on the 31st, but certain clubs can announce it on their club's main forum up until midnight on the 3rd. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froggy Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Agree with Neil in a way. Centre midfield is our main weakness and we need to sign somebody for there but when players like RVP are available you sign them. Absolutely delighted. Fullback too, Evra has been on the slide for about 2 years and Neville hasn't been replaced tbh. The twins are our full back replacements. They're both excellent wing backs who just need disciplined in positional play. A lot of people seem to forget that they just turned 22. If we do buy a full back it will be for the left though. Right back is Rafaels. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Agree with Neil in a way. Centre midfield is our main weakness and we need to sign somebody for there but when players like RVP are available you sign them. Absolutely delighted. Fullback too, Evra has been on the slide for about 2 years and Neville hasn't been replaced tbh. The twins are our full back replacements. They're both excellent wing backs who just need disciplined in positional play. A lot of people seem to forget that they just turned 22. If we do buy a full back it will be for the left though. Right back is Rafaels. Fair enough mate, the twins don't impress me at all tbh but as you say they are very young and have a lot of time to improve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 when does the transfer window actually shut. the premier league website says 11pm on 31st august but i've seen midnight 3rd september on loads of forums ? Officially 11pm on the 31st, but certain clubs can announce it on their club's main forum up until midnight on the 3rd. thought that was just spurs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Funny that all summer we've been concerned about keeping our key players, yet our rivals could be about to lose Song, RvP, Modric & Agger in the next few weeks. Sweet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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