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[Dr. Pepper]

Quite a convincing win there for the Gunners. I'm sure Arsenal will qualify without a problem. I mean come on! They won 3-1 away from home!

Maxi Rodriguez has signed for Arsenal every time since FM 05 lol.

 

[m_vaughan]

Arsenal to finally win a "major" European crown?

Its only the third round. Come on Galatasaray in the 2nd leg.

Good to see Vela score.

 

[Dr. Pepper]

How is the EURO Vase a major trophy anyway? Next you'll be saying Utd and Madrid are competing for the Intertoto cup!

 

[m_vaughan]

Hence the quotations.

 

[treva]

EURO Vase = Intertoto

 

[Dr. Pepper]

My point is still valid!

 

[treva]

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Monday's gossip column

Manchester United will be looking toward Cesc Fabregas as a
long-term replacement to Paul Scholes, but they may have to
cough up near ?50million (Various)

Rangers boss Walter Smith may let Carlos Cu?llar leave Ibrox after
Derby announced their interest in signing the Spanish defender (Daily Mail)

Pedro Mendes could leave Portsmouth in the next few weeks after
stating he feels he won't win any trophies at Fratton Park (The Times)

Harry Redknapp could be lining up a move for Ukranian star
Oleg Husyev in a bid to bolster the squad for Europe (Various)

Fulham are in talks to find a new chairman, Paul Levy being
the number one candidate (Various)

Daniel Sturridge of Manchester City came second in the Golden
Shoe and Golden Ball awards after England finished runners-up
in the U20 World Cup (Various)

Sam Allardyce believes that with a few more signings his
Newcastle side will be able to challenge for the title this
season (The Sun)

Liverpool's 'New Anfield' is set to be on track for completion
for the start of the 2010 season after it was feared they may
be behind schedule (Daily Mail)
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[m_vaughan]

If Cuellar does indeed harbour ambitions to play for Spain, then somehow I dont think a move to Derby would be doing him much good.

And Sam can you please define "few".

 

[Dr. Pepper]

Allardyce is clueless lol. Newcastle won't be title contenders, especially with him in charge. Utd to sign Fabregas . Why would Pedro Mendes think he'd get trophies at Portsmouth anyway lol. Sturridge had a pretty good World Cup eyy, well he was runner up in everything lol.

 

[mattfb]

Why would Pedro Mendes think he'd get trophies at Portsmouth anyway lol.

Yeah I know lol.

lol at Newcastle thinking they can contend the title. They needa concentrate on making the top 4 first.

 

[shantanu_rooney]

Wow good win there for Arsenal looks like they to qualify for UEFA Cup. Well loved the transfer rumours. United to go for Fabregas. Well he will never be as good as Scholes. But 50m will be too much.

Great update again Treva

 

[saladguy]

Some great updates there mate! Arsenal look good this season especially after their dissapointing run last year. Arsenal need to keep Fabregas rather than sell.

 

[treva]

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Wenger: 'Fabregas is not for sale'
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has stated that Cesc Fabregas is not for sell, after there were rumours that Manchester United wanted to buy the Spaniard.

Manchester United were reported to be interested in the 22 year old Spanish international, and would cough up £60million to prize him away from the Emirates Stadium.

Arsene Wenger acted angrily to these reports, stating 'Fabregas is not for sale at any price'.

"Cesc (Fabregas) is a fantastic player and is a big part of our team. I am not going to let him go, especially not to a big rival in the Premier League. I don't care how much they will pay, it's not about the money. I have no intention of selling Cesc, and I'm sure he want's to stay anyway."

Wenger went on to talk about Arsenal's chances for next season. "We had a superb year in 2008, but we were very poor last season. The whole club was disappointed. The players know they need to perform better this year. The fans deserve a lot more than what we gave them last year. The fans are the heart of any club, and they are the ones who pay week in week out to watch us.

I have no doubts we will improve on last season. Our targets have to be high, and I think winning the title is not out of our reach. It's not just about the big players, the Fabregas', the Adebayor's, the Gallas'. It's about playing as a team, and everyone playing well together. If we can do that, we will be up the top again this season."

Arsenal play their last game on their tour of Italy against Treviso, before heading back to London for the second leg of their EURO Vase tie with Galatasaray.

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[Dr. Pepper]

Fabregas for £60 million. I'm not totally sure what I'd do. It's a really hard decision to make. With £60 million you can bring in lots of quality players, where as Fabregas is one of those players that don't come around often.

Wenger raised the other issue about playing as a team. He's completely right. You can have 11 brilliant players but they're useless if they don't play as a team. Wenger works on team play a lot and I'm sure they'll do well this season, whether they sell Fabregas or not. They need to bounce back after the terrible last season.

 

[m_vaughan]

Couldn't agree more with the above post. Arsenal's style is such that even in stars like Fabregas leave, they still continue to play well as a team. They did have a very ordinary season last time around though.