Parky Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 I would much rather we stuck to our guns on this. If players want silly money they can go elsewhere. Bye. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Is he 100% playing on monday? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LesPaul Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 We'd be fucked without him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 We'd be f***ed without him. Saying that is like saying without RVP ManYoo would be f*cked because he scores all the goals..... same people that said Man Yoo would be f*cked when Ronaldo left for Madrid.... when Arsenal lost Henry, Vieira etc etc.... Someone always steps up no matter who it is, let's not get over dramatic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Flash Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 We'd be f***ed without him. Saying that is like saying without RVP ManYoo would be f*cked because he scores all the goals..... same people that said Man Yoo would be f*cked when Ronaldo left for Madrid.... when Arsenal lost Henry, Vieira etc etc.... Someone always steps up no matter who it is, let's not get over dramatic. When Arsenal lost Van Persie... Arsenal in general are a bad example of this. A very good manager is keeping them afloat despite selling their best players. Keeping your best players is very important, especially if they're leaving for far less than they're worth. Just assuming we'd replace a 1 in 2 striker is mental considering there's very few of them and we're owned by Mike Ashley. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Being able adapt and move on is also incredibly important. We have a wage cap so we operate in a financially sustainable manner, we can't just break it now and then, if we break it once it's meaningless. We can't be reliant on Ba and I don't think we'd be fucked without him, he's not actually been in that brilliant form this season, he started well and dropped off, we need a new striker even if we don't lose him tbh though and if we do lose him we'd need 2. The issue is not that we should be willing to cough up for ba, it;s that we're in a situation where we may need to as we didn't strengthen the team sufficiently Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Flash Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 We need 2 strikers now and we'd need 3 if he went. We wont get 3 new capable strikers for £3.5million (inc. total wages, signing on fees etc). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 If he wants £80k per week its not greed really, I get the wage cap idea but is a cap of eighty grand to high for an EPL club ? Not in my opinion its not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxfree Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 We need 2 strikers now and we'd need 3 if he went. We wont get 3 new capable strikers for £3.5million (inc. total wages, signing on fees etc). We don't, though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagten Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 We need 2 strikers now and we'd need 3 if he went. We wont get 3 new capable strikers for £3.5million (inc. total wages, signing on fees etc). Really? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.S.R. Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 We got him for nothing. His goals return deserves the going rate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Flash Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Shola, Ranger and Xisco are our backup. 2 players we actively don't want and one who hasn't scored in the league since March and is adequate at very, very best. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 If he wants £80k per week its not greed really, I get the wage cap idea but is a cap of eighty grand to high for an EPL club ? Not in my opinion its not. Only Bale is on 80k at Spurs apparently and he's world class. I can't believe anybody at Arsenal is on 80k. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxfree Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 There's other positions that need upgrading before we start looking at 2 strikers. We could do with one more like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagten Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Shola, Ranger and Xisco are our backup. 2 players we actively don't want and one who hasn't scored in the league since March and is adequate at very, very best. We only need one versatile forward who can play across a front 3. 3 players capable of playing in one position is sufficient. That's if we intend on playing a front 3, of course. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 I would say sell him if we were free to name our price, agree to his wage demands pay it for half a season, claus is gone, sell in the summer for a decent fee or just keep him is a top striker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxfree Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Shola, Ranger and Xisco are our backup. 2 players we actively don't want and one who hasn't scored in the league since March and is adequate at very, very best. We only need one versatile forward who can play across a front 3. 3 players capable of playing in one position is sufficient. That's if we intend on playing a front 3, of course. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Flash Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Shola, Ranger and Xisco are our backup. 2 players we actively don't want and one who hasn't scored in the league since March and is adequate at very, very best. We only need one versatile forward who can play across a front 3. 3 players capable of playing in one position is sufficient. That's if we intend on playing a front 3, of course. We definitely need 2 at present. Ranger and Xisco hadn't/hasn't played a game for the first team in god knows how long (and nothing suggests they'll be playing going forward) and Shola is often injured. With Cisse so off form it only leaves Ba, who some wouldn't mind selling. Pardew has just said in his press conference there's no contract talks with Ba. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 I would much rather we stuck to our guns on this. If players want silly money they can go elsewhere. Bye. The Arsenal way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 It'd be lovely for us to have infinite money but the club seems to be trying to live within it's means and the more ridiculous high wages we offer the less players we can afford on the wage bill. The damage of encouraging everyone else to argue wages will be greater than the loss of Ba, who is a great striker yes, but in the end can be replaced with shrewd business, which is what our whole model is based around. Trouble is it works when we're bringing in ben arfa and cabaye for ridiculous low prices, and not when Anita is our star signing (nowt against him but we needed more) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 We'd be f***ed without him. Saying that is like saying without RVP ManYoo would be f*cked because he scores all the goals..... same people that said Man Yoo would be f*cked when Ronaldo left for Madrid.... when Arsenal lost Henry, Vieira etc etc.... Someone always steps up no matter who it is, let's not get over dramatic. When Arsenal lost Van Persie... Arsenal in general are a bad example of this. A very good manager is keeping them afloat despite selling their best players. Keeping your best players is very important, especially if they're leaving for far less than they're worth. Just assuming we'd replace a 1 in 2 striker is mental considering there's very few of them and we're owned by Mike Ashley. Aye but i don't agree we would be f*cked though..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Aye Cisse will definitely find his shooting boots and never get injured. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Shola, Ranger and Xisco are our backup. 2 players we actively don't want and one who hasn't scored in the league since March and is adequate at very, very best. We only need one versatile forward who can play across a front 3. 3 players capable of playing in one position is sufficient. That's if we intend on playing a front 3, of course. We don't have 3 players, though. Shola can't start games and is often not in a position to be on the bench, too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagten Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Shola, Ranger and Xisco are our backup. 2 players we actively don't want and one who hasn't scored in the league since March and is adequate at very, very best. We only need one versatile forward who can play across a front 3. 3 players capable of playing in one position is sufficient. That's if we intend on playing a front 3, of course. We don't have 3 players, though. Shola can't start games and is often not in a position to be on the bench, too. I know, that's why we need to buy one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 We need 2, and to get rid of the deadwood. Never happen, though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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