Football The 2014/2015 Season Thread

[Lethul]

Back to football!
Arsenal looking quite good this transferwindow? If they can get some good defenders they might have a go this season.

 

[caLLous]

It looks like Pochettino is going to use the friendlies over t'pond to try out some of our kids. We know he's good at bringing up the youth so hopefully this will be a good thing. Also it looks like a fee of £10m has been agreed for Davies from Swansea.

 

[CorNokZ]

Back to football!
Arsenal looking quite good this transferwindow? If they can get some good defenders they might have a go this season.

Just like this past season and the season before etc.? They'll start great and end up bottling it in December/January

 

[ileks]

Just like this past season and the season before etc.? They'll start great and end up bottling it in December/January

I don't understand this. Arsenal had the best league form in the country in 2013 (the calender year). They dropped off when Walcott and Ramsey got injured (which coincided with a brutal run of league and CL fixtures). Teams were able to push up massively because Arsenal had no pace up front. That's been solved by adding Sanchez and with Walcott coming back. They were only 7 points off city in the end.

Assuming a physical midfielder like Khedira, Schneiderlin or Bender signs, Arsenal's midfield and attacking options are: Sanchez, Giroud, Walcott, Ramsey, Cazorla, Ozil, Podolski, Khedira?, Wilshere, AOC, Arteta, Flamini, Rosicky.

 

[megadave]

Khedira and some backup centrebacks and they'll challenge, could do with another striker though.

Apparently Vidal is staying put according to Juventus, wonder if that has any impact on a Pogba move. Allegri could be their new manager despite being pretty awful at Milan.

 

[ileks]

Khedira and some backup centrebacks and they'll challenge, could do with another striker though.

Apparently Vidal is staying put according to Juventus, wonder if that has any impact on a Pogba move. Allegri could be their new manager despite being pretty awful at Milan.

Personally I think they're going to give it a couple of weeks and then let Vidal go, possibly after a signing or two. It would be too much bad news at once if they announced it now.

 

[miri]

 

[Himse]

Agreed to sign Felipe Luis, seems expensive but he was one of the best in Europe last season. As good as Azpi was at left back, a left footer should give us more balance and help hazard with overlaps.

it's a pretty good ploy, we can switch Dave & Ivanovic can move into CB when needed as well, but he'll be off soon, he's already 30 as good as he is.

 

[Shagrat]

Cracking goal by Brondby to beat Liverpool

 

[soze]

Just like this past season and the season before etc.? They'll start great and end up bottling it in December/January

I love that the time of the inevitable Arsenal collapse that happens every year at the same time is always at a different time.

 

[megadave]

Personally I think they're going to give it a couple of weeks and then let Vidal go, possibly after a signing or two. It would be too much bad news at once if they announced it now.

Guardian says Van Gaal has already gone off him. Who else are you after? Nobody touches Vidal imo.

 

[ileks]

Forbes have done a top 50 most valuable sports team list. Only eight out of the 50 are football teams. Of the ones that feature:

Madrid:$3.44 billion
Barca: $3.2 billion
United: $2.81 billion
Bayern: $1.85 billion
Arsenal: $1.331 billion
Chelsea: $867 million
Manchester City: $863 million
AC Milan: $856 million

 

[megadave]

Our value has gone down? impressive

 

[soze]

Looks like Khedira will be going to Chelsea. Jose has called him to tell him not to sign for Arsenal. And while we have agreed a fee with RM we are trying to negotiate his wages down which Chelsea will not do. Begs the question do they want him or do they just want to stop us getting him?

 

[caLLous]

Chelsea just would not stoop to tricks like that. They are *far* too classy.

 

[miri]

Dunno if you've heard this one m8


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMUFzATh6j0

Also we won our first pre-season game 5-0 IT'S OUR YEAR M8S

 

[Embattle]

Looks like Khedira will be going to Chelsea. Jose has called him to tell him not to sign for Arsenal. And while we have agreed a fee with RM we are trying to negotiate his wages down which Chelsea will not do. Begs the question do they want him or do they just want to stop us getting him?

His agent claims he is talking to neither club.

 

[Vladamir]

We'll give you Mikel in exchange Soze.

 

[Ch3tan]

Why would Madrid get rid of khedira all the transfer rumours about him make no sense

 

[megadave]

He'll probably get the contract he's been looking for

 

[soze]

Why would Madrid get rid of khedira all the transfer rumours about him make no sense

Isn't he down to a year on his contract or something? I know there was something about him refusing to sign an extension. Might just be a game to get a better deal.

 

[Billargh]

Cracking goal by Brondby to beat Liverpool

You know the rules...

Also, we lost our first pre-season friendly 2-1 against Oldham, fucking Oldham.

 

[caLLous]

 

[Shagrat]

You know the rules...

Also, we lost our first pre-season friendly 2-1 against Oldham, fucking Oldham.

Oh yeah, forgot to put the link up


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxrR-fYOXjw

 

[megadave]

haha nice, i guess that was some ragtag team of kids though? Like our game yesterday

Kroos has gone to RM for a measly 20m, so it makes more sense for Khedira to be sold

 

[Shagrat]

skrtel was one of the defenders he ghosted past to score

 

[Raven]

Is anyone doing an FH FF league this year?

 

[megadave]

if whoever did it last year reopens it then everyone should automatically be in it

 

[caLLous]

T'was @Aoami wasn't it? I haven't seen him around.

 

[miri]

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