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SoMuchBetter
Profile Blog Joined April 2003
Australia10606 Posts
July 08 2009 06:52 GMT
#1701
On July 08 2009 03:00 kidd wrote:
Arsenal is going to continue their trend of finding brilliant young talent through youth systems and then shipping them out to better teams while naming Wegner a genious for his eye for youth players instead of criticizing the fact that none of his amazing youth players ever stay with his team.

wenger is very much the old man at the shopping center who refuses to buy anything thats not on special or that he doesn't have a coupon for
AUSSIESCUM
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Ra.Xor.2
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States1784 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-08 08:04:59
July 08 2009 07:59 GMT
#1702
Im so pissed, if Arsenal could only get a decent defensive mid (like Felipe Melo), they would have a legit shot of chasing the title. Now, instead, Fabregas is going to leave and they'll turn into a mid-table team.

edit: yep, wenger just bought two random players ive never heard of from south america.
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UbRi
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
Italy603 Posts
July 08 2009 10:49 GMT
#1703
lol, looks like juve bought Felipe Melo for 20 mln + Marchionni, for a total value of 25 mln.
I think it was a bit overpriced but hell, diego and melo makes up for a good midfield next season, I never thought Juve had so many moneys to spend
Holgerius
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Sweden16951 Posts
July 08 2009 14:07 GMT
#1704
On July 07 2009 16:10 Telemako wrote:
[image loading]


Ahaha! That's so true. :D
I believe in the almighty Grötslev! -- I am never serious and you should never believe a thing I say. Including the previous sentence.
Lenwe
Profile Joined March 2008
Netherlands757 Posts
July 08 2009 14:40 GMT
#1705
On July 07 2009 16:10 Telemako wrote:
[image loading]


Every time he falls down I start laughing.
WeSt
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Portugal918 Posts
July 08 2009 15:33 GMT
#1706
what's with all the kaka/ronaldo hype from rmadrid? crazy people, voodoo people!
zvz is imba
zulu_nation8
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
China26351 Posts
July 08 2009 16:39 GMT
#1707
On July 08 2009 15:52 SoMuchBetter wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 08 2009 03:00 kidd wrote:
Arsenal is going to continue their trend of finding brilliant young talent through youth systems and then shipping them out to better teams while naming Wegner a genious for his eye for youth players instead of criticizing the fact that none of his amazing youth players ever stay with his team.

wenger is very much the old man at the shopping center who refuses to buy anything thats not on special or that he doesn't have a coupon for


I really agree with this, when was the last time Arsenal made a big 20million+ purchase? They have as much if not more money than Liverpool/Man U yet nearly all of their purchases have been youth players or bargains.
kidd
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
United States2848 Posts
July 08 2009 16:55 GMT
#1708
On July 09 2009 01:39 zulu_nation8 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 08 2009 15:52 SoMuchBetter wrote:
On July 08 2009 03:00 kidd wrote:
Arsenal is going to continue their trend of finding brilliant young talent through youth systems and then shipping them out to better teams while naming Wegner a genious for his eye for youth players instead of criticizing the fact that none of his amazing youth players ever stay with his team.

wenger is very much the old man at the shopping center who refuses to buy anything thats not on special or that he doesn't have a coupon for


I really agree with this, when was the last time Arsenal made a big 20million+ purchase? They have as much if not more money than Liverpool/Man U yet nearly all of their purchases have been youth players or bargains.


Arshavin was a big purchase, and maybe Pires as well but other than that not much.. Even Henry was purchased when he was nothing but another French striker trying to make a name for himself.
Hi
Telemako
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Spain1636 Posts
July 08 2009 17:49 GMT
#1709
And Da Silva 20m€ was a bit overpriced too for an unknown player
I've been around since it all started, and it feels good
ilj.psa
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Peru3081 Posts
July 08 2009 19:22 GMT
#1710
im a fiorentina supporter and think the Melo sale is good and he's def worth that money cause he's still young. I still remember Arsenal making those shitty bids for him , like 13M the next one was like 13.7M + Senderos loan or something, rofl they have loads of money its like he's scared of buying big dunno why.
kidd
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
United States2848 Posts
July 08 2009 19:53 GMT
#1711
Senderos was a huge dissapointment as well which probably is making Wenger even more frugal then before.
Hi
zulu_nation8
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
China26351 Posts
July 08 2009 19:53 GMT
#1712
Arshavin/Hleb/Eduardo are definitely players who Arsenal purchased when they were at their prime yet none of them besides Arshavin I guess were as sought after as the big names the other European and even English clubs have gotten. Torres, a lot of the Chelsea players, etc.
uberMatt
Profile Joined May 2004
Canada659 Posts
July 09 2009 02:49 GMT
#1713
omg that miss by kleber
white_box921
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
United Kingdom967 Posts
July 10 2009 14:56 GMT
#1714
Hleb was sold and made a profit... so that can't be a bad piece of business, arshavin and eduardo don't really have enough time to prove themselves. Also, arsenal don't really have any money, the same can be said of MU and LIV but they just don't look at their bank balance so the spending is still there.

Nearly all the arsenal fans I speak to think they need a proper CB who can head the ball instead of a DM, which is kind of strange but i can see the point.
Boblion
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
France8043 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-10 16:09:40
July 10 2009 16:06 GMT
#1715
On July 08 2009 15:52 SoMuchBetter wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 08 2009 03:00 kidd wrote:
Arsenal is going to continue their trend of finding brilliant young talent through youth systems and then shipping them out to better teams while naming Wegner a genious for his eye for youth players instead of criticizing the fact that none of his amazing youth players ever stay with his team.

wenger is very much the old man at the shopping center who refuses to buy anything thats not on special or that he doesn't have a coupon for

Wenger isn't the owner of Arsenal. He is a coach. If he can't get money he can't buy top players.
I doubt he is the only guy to blame.

edit: nevermind maybe i should check the budget of the clubs first :O

fuck all those elitists brb watching streams of elite players.
zulu_nation8
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
China26351 Posts
July 10 2009 16:09 GMT
#1716
pretty sure wenger gets a lot of money every season
HaFnium
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United Kingdom1076 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-10 16:21:58
July 10 2009 16:21 GMT
#1717
I hate people saying that arsenal has loads of money to spend..
Wenger has signed quite a lot in January, Arshavin costs 15M, Vermaeleen around 12M
Arsenal built a new stadium, this puts quite a bit on the constraints on the budget, I am sure that Wenger will buy if if he has the money + find a good target
BW forever!
Telemako
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Spain1636 Posts
July 10 2009 22:32 GMT
#1718
Oh, I forgot Reyes. 20 or 25 M€ wasn't it? And now at Benfica T_T
I've been around since it all started, and it feels good
warding
Profile Joined August 2005
Portugal2394 Posts
July 11 2009 00:19 GMT
#1719
What's wrong with Benfica?

He's going back to Atletico Madrid prolly.
SoMuchBetter
Profile Blog Joined April 2003
Australia10606 Posts
July 11 2009 00:24 GMT
#1720
soon we'll see another rant from wenger about how everyone should be saving money, he does one every transfer season
AUSSIESCUM
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