Arsenal 2009/2010

So we've made our first signing of the close season.

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/t...move-to-arsenal

Can't say I know too much about Thomas Vermaelen but it was an area that probably needed strengthening. I wonder if Le Boss might still be in the market for another centre-half.

Nice to see a transfer go through without it all dragging on
ALL
SODDING
SUMMER.
And yeah, definitely an area we needed to strengthen.

lolz

Vieria to Spurs?

I can't see him going there.

That would be a shocker. It would also show how much Vieira is in decline.

Also.......looks like Manchester City are going to take Adebayor off our hands. One thing that struck me when I went to see Arsenal v Chelsea in May was the fact that Wenger brought Bendtner off the bench ahead of Adebayor when we needed a goal. If he's dropped behind Bendtner in the pecking order 25 million is an unbelievable transfer fee. I bet Wenger didn't hesitate when he got the offer. Probably thought all his birthdays had come at once.

Strange move for City though. They seem to have turned to Adebayor because they missed out on Eto'o. A tall gangly centre forward to replace a nippy little goalscorer? Doesn't make sense. Also they've just signed Roque Santa Cruz so they'll effectively have two Adebayors.

More money than sense.

ARSENAL fans staged a candlelight vigil at the Emirates stadium last night praying that Manchester City's bid for Emmanuel Adebayor is successful.

Candles were lit in front of a hastily erected shrine depicting the striker in a taxi heading up the M6, while others released white doves clutching ceremonial transfer cheques.

Adebayor fell out of favour with Arsenal fans after sitting in a deckchair and reading a book on the halfway line during a Champion's League match.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said: "City are keen to sign Ade, as well as the tea lady and a really nasty painting of Ray Parlour in the board room.

"I offered them a brace of cheap Ivory Coastians and as many Frenchmen as they could fit in their van. The next thing I heard was the 'beep-beep' of a forklift backing up with all the money."

City will pay by the hundred-weight for the players, with Wenger offloading whatever leftovers are hanging around the changing room, and Tomas Rosicky.

He added: "I've completely forgotten what we originally bought him for. Does he clean the bogs?"

City are expected to field a 1-1-8 formation with Adebayor playing in the inside-wide-right-secondary-holding striker position until someone explains to Mark Hughes what midfield is.

Wayne Hayes, secretary of the Arsenal Supporters' Club, said: "Arsene brought us success, beautiful football and the glorious Thierry Henry. But if the Adebayor deal falls through, I swear I'll rip his cock out through his nose."

Meanwhile, as Chelsea captain John Terry ponders a move to Man City, his agent said: "John's a winner which means we'll need enough money so he can buy a solid gold Aston Martin and then pretend he won it by playing football."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/t...nal/8161390.stm

FFS!

Indeed.

Balls.

Bloody typical. Arsenal have been in the midst of a permanent injury crisis since the Summer of 2005 or thereabouts.

It's all Diaby's fault

Really is or you've promoted him to Arsenal Scapegoat?

http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,8...5447433,00.html

Arsene is predicting 6 week out, is that like Rosicky's 2 week hamstring injury?

Rosicky was misdiagnosed. Hopefully they'll get it right this time.

Bye bye Kolo?