Football Transfers Thread

[Abhas]

Also, to note, arsenal might have never got ozil if RVP hadn't left. He was single handedly winning them matches, they felt they didn't need to strengthen anymore.

In a way, it's a good thing all around. RVP got his dreadful winning a trophy, Arsenal have got in good new players in his place, and now RVP might look at himself and wonder if he made the right choice. Pleasing for an arsenal fan, I'm sure.. Much like Torres, however loved he was at Liverpool, failing at Chelsea, brings a little warmth to some part of our hearts.

I don't know what kind of players they would get, but if they do not act fast, I fear Man Utd might end up like Liverpool, missing out on CL for 4 years, and probably countless players due to that.

 

[thedon5]

On Ozil, yeah, it's possible, same goes for our Suarez pursuit too. A lot of fans seem to think it still could've happened though.

van Persie would've been a legend at Arsenal as well, probably up there with Henry, in fact it's possible he could've broken Henry's goalscoring record AND won titles. He misses all of that due to his impatience, and now even more people than before hate him, ha. At United he will be forgotten I'm sure and will ride with his one PL title, unless he is content to win the FA Cup/League Cup, which Man Utd can still win. I can't speak for you guys, but surely Torres isn't quite as hated as van Persie is?

Even if Man Utd and Liverpool are equal in every way, Man Utd would still attract better talent, purely due to the name and the fact is probably upwards of 50% of the new upcoming generation supported them as children. If another club came in for them, sure, they would prefer the other club, but Man Utd can still very much attract decent players.

Btw, why do you 'fear' Man Utd will end up like Liverpool?

 

[Haarithan]

Trust me, Torres is far more hated at Scouselandia than RvP is by the Gooner faithful. Some of our fans almost carried an obsession mocking every comical Torres moment possible over these years. He's still guaranteed to be booed loud enough, even at Stamford Bridge!

Also unlike RvP scoring thrice in as many games for Man Utd against Arsenal, Torres hasn't found the net in all of his 6 appareances versus Liverpool. Also we've played Chelsea 7 times since he left, and surely it can't be a coincidence that the only time they beat us over these 7 encounters was in the FA Cup final in 2011-12, when he didn't start?

 

[thedon5]

Trust me, Torres is far more hated at Scouselandia than RvP is by the Gooner faithful. Some of our fans almost carried an obsession mocking every comical Torres moment possible over these years. He's still guaranteed to be booed loud enough, even at Stamford Bridge! Also unlike RvP scoring thrice in as many games for Man Utd against Arsenal, Torres hasn't found the net in 6 appareance versus Liverpool. Also we've played Chelsea 7 times since he left, and surely it isn't a coincidence the only time they beat us over these 7 encounters was in the FA Cup final in 2011-12, when he didn't start?

I think that's a bit far.

 

[Haarithan]

Haha it really isn't. I still have some of my Gooner mates who want him to do well. Good on you though, hating him. I know exactly how it feels, considering I have a lot of hate for Torres myself. I'm sure even United fans hate Tevez for similar reasons.

 

[thedon5]

I don't think I've met a single other Arsenal fan who doesn't want him to get injured week after week.

 

[ste_mc_efc]

Trust me, Torres is far more hated at Scouselandia than RvP is by the Gooner faithful. Some of our fans almost carried an obsession mocking every comical Torres moment possible over these years. He's still guaranteed to be booed loud enough, even at Stamford Bridge!

Also unlike RvP scoring thrice in as many games for Man Utd against Arsenal, Torres hasn't found the net in all of his 6 appareances versus Liverpool. Also we've played Chelsea 7 times since he left, and surely it can't be a coincidence that the only time they beat us over these 7 encounters was in the FA Cup final in 2011-12, when he didn't start?

i think i just threw up in my mouth a little bit.

 

[Haarithan]

Couldn't care less.

It's a popular phrase used globally by fans while mentioning either Liverpool or Everton, so unless of course it was a derogatory nickname I have no idea about (in which case I apologise), I don't really see much of an issue there.

 

[Abhas]

Merseysiders..

 

[ste_mc_efc]

It's just ridiculous. and bad. very bad.


also i'd question popular given A)this is the first time I've ever heard it and B)it returned 147 results on google.

 

[Abhas]

I agree with are here..

 

[MasterBlaster76]

Btw, why do you 'fear' Man Utd will end up like Liverpool?

Yeah... I would've thought a fall from grace for Utd would be just the ticket for a Liverpool fan!!

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It's just ridiculous. and bad. very bad.


also i'd question popular given A)this is the first time I've ever heard it and B)it returned 147 results on google.

Scouselandia - never heard of it. Scouseland on the other hand, I've heard that a lot; in fact it's in the Urban Dictionary.

Either way, most people in 'Scouseland' must be happy right now, with both teams ahead of Utd in the table. Your team in particular are playing some great stuff right now.

 

[ste_mc_efc]

Yeh Scouseland just about gets a pass.

to be honest we haven't improved that much on what we were doing last year, obvously there has been a change, but last year we played some excellent football, but didn't really get the credit for it due to the reputation we had built under ~ a decade under moyes.

the biggest difference is that we play our game at old trafford and the emirates, moyes was forever a pragmatist, we'd play all the lovely football we wanted for 5-6 games and pass teams off the park, head to one of the big boys away and turn into stoke-lite

I think we are still a little naive in the final third though, an abundance of talent in barkley/lukaku/mirallas/pienaar/deulofeu, but most of them are very young, and it shows at times.

 

[StinkyBoHoon]

one thing I'm interested in ste is that martinez has picked up 3 loans and all 3 have become pretty essential to the team. He inherited a team that's pretty much as good as it could have possibly been for the money moyes had but a reliance on loan signings isn't going to continue that trend.

lukaku and deulofeu are talents way beyond what everton would have managed to bring in outright so it's good that they're there, but next season they return to their parent clubs for nothing. do you reckon martinez can keep that side of management up to scratch?

Mccarthy was a great signing for martinez to bring along though, but he's another blooming turncoat that chose ireland over scotland. england go on about their youth problems, at least their players aren't actively getting poached. /rant

 

[MasterBlaster76]

I'm sure even United fans hate Tevez for similar reasons.

It's cooled off now he doesn't play for them anymore... the Judas...