Ossoi
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Yep, Arsenal are pawns in Suarez's fiendish plan to smoke out interest from abroad ROFL
Soccer 2013-2014
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Springbok
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Real have made a killing selling players to Napoli - 50m+. I think/hope they make a massive push to sign Bale, leaving Suarez with fewer options. Still not sure what to make of the Suarez deal, but I'm certain now that Arsenal believe they can get the guy - and that Suarez is willing to join. The shittiest part about the whole thing is this will now run until the last day (or minute!) - which would/will suck for everyone involved. Soldado - Pool, Suarez - Arse, Bale - Madrid = suck it Spuds!
Said it for years arguing with Spurs/Pool fans - a player is more interested in playing in (even if he isn't winning) CL than they are in fucking FA & Carling Cups. Flat out, that cannot be debated. Suarez was the best player in the league last season (Bale is a chimp), and Liverpool still finished in second place. In Liverpool. Its not as if there has been a great influx of players either (or players queueing up to join). I'm not debating whether or not Arsenal is a "bigger" club than Liverpool, but I'm 100% confident its a more attractive place to ply your trade TODAY, otherwise we wouldn't have gone in a second time - at that particular figure. For guys like Higuain or Suarez Arsenal certainly seems a better destination.
All that said - I STILL don't think Arsenal signs Suarez. I think Levy holds his ground and keeps Bale one more season. Spurs get Soldado, Suarez goes to Madrid at the zero hour, and Pool/Arsenal fight it out for someone like Osvaldo or Bernard - with one or both opting to come to The Arsenal. The problem for everyone now (Spurs/Arse/Pool) is the clear lack of class left in the window after Suarez situation gets sorted.
Said it for years arguing with Spurs/Pool fans - a player is more interested in playing in (even if he isn't winning) CL than they are in fucking FA & Carling Cups. Flat out, that cannot be debated. Suarez was the best player in the league last season (Bale is a chimp), and Liverpool still finished in second place. In Liverpool. Its not as if there has been a great influx of players either (or players queueing up to join). I'm not debating whether or not Arsenal is a "bigger" club than Liverpool, but I'm 100% confident its a more attractive place to ply your trade TODAY, otherwise we wouldn't have gone in a second time - at that particular figure. For guys like Higuain or Suarez Arsenal certainly seems a better destination.
All that said - I STILL don't think Arsenal signs Suarez. I think Levy holds his ground and keeps Bale one more season. Spurs get Soldado, Suarez goes to Madrid at the zero hour, and Pool/Arsenal fight it out for someone like Osvaldo or Bernard - with one or both opting to come to The Arsenal. The problem for everyone now (Spurs/Arse/Pool) is the clear lack of class left in the window after Suarez situation gets sorted.
Springbok
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Suarez can talk to Arsenal
Also, Jese signed a 5 year contract with Real Madrid, they might just end up giving him some first team football, instead of buying Bale.
Also, Jese signed a 5 year contract with Real Madrid, they might just end up giving him some first team football, instead of buying Bale.
I'm really not, he's up there with John Terry as a piece of human waste. A lot of the joy of watching the way they play would be taken away by that shitstain wearing their shirt. I only watched 25-30ish games overall last year and in the unlikely event he signed for them I'll watch even less.
Then again like Brando said I'd pretty sure it's a hugely cynical exercise to tempt Madrid out of their lethargy, Arsenal are playing the role of Newcastle in the old Rooney transfer. I do wonder what they are thinking though, they have to know whats happening right? I just presume they have a backup plan and they will sign two or three world class players to finally have the basis for a run at the champions... okay I can't type with a straight face anymore
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http://arseblog.com/2013/07/suarez-4...-and-all-that/
To that point, I happen to agree with you & Arseblog. Seems a massive outlay for a guy you (probably) won't be able to count on. When he gets fed up at Arsenal, and he will, there is no telling what he'll end up doing to get out. Would still take him in a heartbeat, but it wouldn't change how I feel about the man himself. For as much as I make fun of someone like Bale - he still seems a genuinely decent fella. Same for most players I dislike. Terry/Suarez etc, seem a different breed altogether. Also, there is a reason that Arsenal are the only club to have made a bid on Suarez (to date) - I happen to think he's every bit as good as Cavani or Falcao (a shade behind perhaps), but his personality is so abbhorent, the clubs spending the mega-bucks can't be bothered to invest that type of dough in someone so volatile. If he was normal, PSG/Monaco/City etc would have snatched him up 4 weeks ago.
To that point, I happen to agree with you & Arseblog. Seems a massive outlay for a guy you (probably) won't be able to count on. When he gets fed up at Arsenal, and he will, there is no telling what he'll end up doing to get out. Would still take him in a heartbeat, but it wouldn't change how I feel about the man himself. For as much as I make fun of someone like Bale - he still seems a genuinely decent fella. Same for most players I dislike. Terry/Suarez etc, seem a different breed altogether. Also, there is a reason that Arsenal are the only club to have made a bid on Suarez (to date) - I happen to think he's every bit as good as Cavani or Falcao (a shade behind perhaps), but his personality is so abbhorent, the clubs spending the mega-bucks can't be bothered to invest that type of dough in someone so volatile. If he was normal, PSG/Monaco/City etc would have snatched him up 4 weeks ago.
Ossoi
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Not even remotely comparable.
The bite(s) are indefensible but there was no evidence to support Evra's version of events!
I honestly don't include the racist stuff as it was indeed a clear he said/she said situation and the lolFA handled it as badly as they could possibly have managed. One of the few times we will see eye to eye
I think he is massively talented and if FoH was still alive you'd see I thought on that deadline day when they signed Carroll that I was more excited about seeing Suarez in action and I thought they had somehow managed to sign a world class player. On his day, he is just that.
Unfortunately however his diving and general behaviour on the pitch disgusts me and I'm actually amazed you chaps aren't completely livid about the shockingly bad way he is conducting this affair through the press etc. If he had any ethics whatsoever he'd stick in a transfer request but of course barely anyone does that anymore as it stops them being "entitled" to all the bullshit loyalty etc payments they are due if they leave a club without officially asking to. He and his agent (gee I wonder how Arsenal found out about the ?40,000,001 figure) is literally doing everything he can to get out of LFC and somehow you see Arsenal as the bad guys in this situation! As stated I'm disappointed with their conduct as well and like Springbok posted now he has had some time to think about it, I just can't see how a player like that fits into the team without causing disharmony down the line.
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They definitely need a striker, no two ways about it. My naive hope is they go for Bale (someone they don't really need tbh), and leave Suarez alone - but the truth is, Suarez would make that side better, and they're in need of someone like him. They've already spent a fuck-ton of money this summer, but they've also made a decent amount as well. In order of surprise, I'd be most shocked if he stayed at Pool, sort of surprised if he ended up at Arsenal and expect him to be at Madrid next season.
I'm fairly sure there's a QPR poster on here, or maybe it was on FoH? If there is, any word on Jamie Mackie who has just left QPR to join Forest?
Asshat Brando
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Holy fuck:
I do not know if this is standard for all of the NBCSN carriers but being able to watch any game live in HD in my living room or on the road on my tablet/laptop for no extra money is fucking amazing. For Fox Soccer I had to pay an extra $10.99 for Fox Soccer Plus and then another $10.99 for Fox Soccer2Go. And Fox Soccer2GO sucked ass as if you're teams game was live on one of the main channels they wouldn't let you watch it live on your tablet until after the game was over.
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Might be time to give Directv a call then. Cox cable is awful anyways, and I was spending $20 a month for Fox Soccer shit.
Gold Cup final today - think US is prepared/in form enough to win without Jurgen on the sidelines, but it will be a close game. We've really turned it on this summer.... in spite of the way Mexico has played this summer, I'm still glad we avoided playing them.
Appears a near 100m bid has been tabled for Bale by Madrid. Crazy money, and I'd be hard pressed to say Ronaldo is worth that much - let alone Bale. Talk about paying over the odds. If Spurs reject that, I don't know which team would be dumber - Spurs for turning down that kind of dough, or Madrid for paying that much. Bale is great, but he ain't that great. I'd think you could buy Spurs for 2-3 times that. Literally. Though I guess buying Bale is essentially buying the entire club, huck huck huck.
Gold Cup final today - think US is prepared/in form enough to win without Jurgen on the sidelines, but it will be a close game. We've really turned it on this summer.... in spite of the way Mexico has played this summer, I'm still glad we avoided playing them.
Appears a near 100m bid has been tabled for Bale by Madrid. Crazy money, and I'd be hard pressed to say Ronaldo is worth that much - let alone Bale. Talk about paying over the odds. If Spurs reject that, I don't know which team would be dumber - Spurs for turning down that kind of dough, or Madrid for paying that much. Bale is great, but he ain't that great. I'd think you could buy Spurs for 2-3 times that. Literally. Though I guess buying Bale is essentially buying the entire club, huck huck huck.
Levy is an absolute moron if he doesn't take the ?90m from Madrid. Bale is a great player, but he's only really had ONE great season. Problem for AVB and Levy though is even with that windfall of money (some will likely have to go to fund the new stadium) is replacing him, since world class players won't go to them without CL and especially after just losing their best player.