English Football Thread

[hassan]

Would get some english players if any quality ones were available...

Buying english players wouldnt gurantee us success

 

[Leicester Fox]

Darren Bent rated at 13 million,possibly to West Ham
Benni McCarthy-2.5 million
shows the over pricing of English players

 

[Will_NA]

you can try but you wont be able to keep up because arsenal is pathetic.

Does not compute.

Sorry, tried my best

 

[hassan]

Darren Bent rated at 13 million,possibly to West Ham
Benni McCarthy-2.5 million
shows the over pricing of English players

exactly, who would you rather have.. Rosicky for something like 10 mil or Bent for 13 mill

 

[sachin]

How about Fabregas?We got him for nothing and look what he's doing now!I want to see some early tranfer news Mr. Wenger...Hint,hint.

 

[Kev]

English players are usually over-rated and expensive. Something Arsenal could do without atm.

I dont think is the fact that they are over-rated, its more that English clubs know they can get away with charging big money for a player if another English team wants him.

Like it or not, there is a lot of money in the English Premiership and when a big team such as Man Utd, Chelsea, Arsenal or Liverpool try to buy a player the price goes through the roof as the selling club knows that the fans want English players. Foreign players (from foreign clubs) prices are also inflated when an English team comes along but not by so much.

Look at the Owen Hargreaves/ Man Utd situation, prices of £20Mil are being talked about. Bayern would never get anywhere near that for him if they sold him to any other club outside the Premiership.

 

[etho11]

Will Arsenal have a big transfer off season. All the specualtion about Henry leaving should we be looking? I read an article on goal.com the other day and it had so many players that were going to leave Arsenal. I hope we can purchase some taleneted players in the off season after a dissapointing season.

 

[m_vaughan]

I dont think is the fact that they are over-rated, its more that English clubs know they can get away with charging big money for a player if another English team wants him.

Like it or not, there is a lot of money in the English Premiership and when a big team such as Man Utd, Chelsea, Arsenal or Liverpool try to buy a player the price goes through the roof as the selling club knows that the fans want English players. Foreign players (from foreign clubs) prices are also inflated when an English team comes along but not by so much.

Look at the Owen Hargreaves/ Man Utd situation, prices of ?20Mil are being talked about. Bayern would never get anywhere near that for him if they sold him to any other club outside the Premiership.

Fully agree there. Which is why Arsenal should look at alternatives that are cheaper. I think their fans have anyways got used to not having home grown players, so I dont see that as a problem.

Lyon do this very well. When Essien left for Chelsea, they put Diarra in his place, making a huge profit in the process without losing out on the quality.

 

[hassan]

Wenger on Luk out for keeper

ARSENAL are closing in on a £2million deal for Poland keeper Lukasz Fabianski.

The Legia Warsaw star, 22, jetted to London for talks and a medical on Thursday.

Arsene Wenger wants the 6ft 3in stopper to be Jens Lehmann’s understudy next season and sees him as the long-term Gunners No 1.

Fabianski was given permission by Legia to meet Wenger but the transfer terms have not yet been finalised.

Legia chiefs are trying to keep negotiations under wraps but the deal is expected to be confirmed this weekend.

They claim Fabianski was not at training on Thursday or Friday because of an injury.

Fabianski won the Polish title with Legia last season and is seen as a better prospect in his homeland than Manchester United’s Tomasz Kuszczak.

He was selected ahead of United No 2 Kuszczak for the World Cup and has four caps.

Fabianski is vying with Celtic’s Artur Boruc to be Poland’s first choice and sees a move to the Emirates as the perfect step up.

Found from soccergaming

AND ITS CONFIRMED NEARLY

 

[Bilal91]

hmmm....yeah...sound OK...but i want another class striker and want Baptista out...and another midfielder maybe...ribery or someone...

 

[hassan]

You wont mind this then

I think Ribery would prefer arsenal, as Henry is already there and Wenger is also french. Just if Arsenal can splash some cash and get him.

 

[etho11]

Alot of teams are after Ribery though. I think the team with the most money will get him.

 

[Will_NA]

FCUK (I'm not swearing . It stands for French Connection United Kingdom which is what Arsenal have ). He will come to Arsenal.

 

[etho11]

Arsenal have wanted all season so i guess we are in the box seat.

 

[hassan]

FCUK (I'm not swearing . It stands for French Connection United Kingdom which is what Arsenal have ). He will come to Arsenal.

lmao exactly.. true