Monday, 21 May 2012

Gunners After Gourcuff

yoann-gourcuff

Arsenal are still hoping to hang on to their talisman Cesc Fabregas but they have already earmarked his replacement should he leave for Barcelona and surprise, surprise – it’s a Frenchman.According to The Sun, Arsene Wenger could make schemer Yoann Gourcuff his second summer capture from Ligue 1 side Bordeaux after already nabbing Marouane Chamakh on a free.

The French side are still smarting from the loss of their star striker for nothing, so will not negotiate with Arsenal, but Gourcuff has a clause in his contract that says he can leave for £21.8 million, and the Gunners could well afford that club record fee if they sell Fabregas for £35m to Barcelona.

Such is Arsenal’s interest, they have apparently already spoken to Yoann’s dad, Christian, about a potential move. Christian is a former footballer himself and currently manages Lorient.

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  • Gooner1

    He’s fucking amazing! sign him, he’s better than fabregas! You can count on one hand the players with better technical ability than Gourcuff in the world! nobody in the premiership could’ve scored the goal he scored against PSG aswell. So badly hope we do sign him

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  • rellends

    we can’t expect to take the moral high ground every time one of our players gets tapped up when people are apparently going round speaking to player’s dads.

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  • jamesb

    still do not want cesc to go, and defiantly don’t think its a given he will go.

    not sure if hes THAT much better than fabregas but if fab did go i would be very happy with Gourcuff as he has a great link up with chamakh

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  • silencer

    bordeaux will not sell him to us especially with there president being unhappy with the way chamakah left them for us can’t see them entertaining wenger with this one.

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  • Mo

    @silencer. It’s got nothing to do with it. If we trigger the release clause, and gourcuff wants to come to us , then their president can’t do anything about it, except persuade gourcuff to stay. It’s a matter of offering the money as opposed to arsenal-bordeaux relations as you wrongly mentioned.

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  • Bob

    If you read the article hes got a release cause so i dont think they have much say!!

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  • alf15

    If it pops up on arsenal.com in the transfer linked section, then we aint after him! He is a great player and would love him at arsenal. Him or Arteta are the only replacements I’d except for Fab.

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  • Dan the Hotspursman

    EAR WE GO AGAIN MOR FRENCH CRAP HEDING FOR DA EMERAITS THATS WHY YOOS LOT WIL NEVA WIN ANYFING UNDA YOR WOSHED OUT OLD AGLY FRENCH FROG MANAGER ARSOLE WINGER.
    SINCE I GOT DA SACK LAST WEEK FROM DA C**T BOSS HOO WAS A GOONER FUNNY ENAFF
    I AVENT AD A BETTA TIME DEN I AV NOW COZ I REED AND LAAF AT U WINGING GOONER SHITES AND I OLSO AV DA WORLD CUP TO WOTCH WITHOUT HAVIN TO GET UP FOR WORK ANLIKE SUM OF YOOS LOT GOONER WANKERS HAHAHA!!!
    COME ON ENGAND COME ON U SPURS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • Not over the hill

    El Mundo Barça and I would stress the Barça! Are running a survey to find out who is up to dirty tricks in the Barça elections for June. Ingla has 10,206 votes against 10,079 for Laporta and SQUARE (I kid you not)only 271 is at the bottom of the tricksters. Ingla (translated as England with the Internet “wobbly” translater) is open to €100 millions for our Cesc whilst Laporta is edging towards €60 millions. With SQUARE it is NO GO?

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  • ravenous

    Suck my dick, Tottenscum. )))At its worst, Arsenal is still finishes better than you scums :)

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  • Mo

    You sir, are a comic genius. Seriously the jokes are flowing out today aren’t they. Ps. Please sort your handwriting out, no wonder you’re unemployed.

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  • SD-london

    Dan , i sympathize with your job lose and football is just a game and your job lose may have nothing to do with your boss being an arsenal fan.

    Anyways to all Arsenal fans, i don’t think Wenger will buy anybody at that price and if he does i will be shocked.

    Yoann Gourcuff will be a descent sign but might not be a replacement Cesc’s passing vision is what makes him very important to us .I still hope he doesn’t leave and we still buy Yoann Gourcuff.Wishes ,wishes ,wishes.

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  • young_gunnerz

    DAN u need to go to school. where the fuck did this guy lern to speak/type??? u dont have work because ur jobless. why the fuck are u on this site?? for your information u cunt spurs is shit and will always be below Arsenal; and why the fuck dont u piss off and go on some spurs wank forum and masturbate to the cock on balls logo that u faggots seem so fond of. fuck off and leave!!!we dont go on ur forums, blogs or sites because spurs arent worth the time and u are trash!!!!

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  • young_gunnerz

    DAN u need to go to school. where the f.u.c.k did this guy learn to speak/type??? u dont have work because ur jobless. why the f.u.c.k are u on this site?? for your information u c.u.n.t spurs are shit and will always be below Arsenal; and why the f.u.c.k dont u piss off and go on some spurs wank forum and masturbate to the cock on balls logo that u faggots seem so fond of. fuck off and leave!!!we dont go on ur forums, blogs or sites because spurs arent worth the time and u are trash!!!!

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  • Dan the Hotspursman

    [quote name=Mo]You sir, are a comic genius. Seriously the jokes are flowing out today aren’t they. Ps. Please sort your handwriting out, no wonder you’re unemployed.[/quote]
    YEH MIDDLE CLASS WANKERS LIKE U AR WORKIN AND PAYIN FOR ME JOBSEEKER HOUSING BENEFIT AND SPURS SEASON TICKET HAHAHA!
    HOOS DA CLEVA WON NOW!
    I MITE JUST GO INTO STAND UP AND DO A FEW PUBS ARUOND DA EMERAITS SLAGIN YOOS LOT OF BIG TIME. I WOUDENT AV MUCH PROBLEMS WITH MATERIOL HAHAHAHAHAHAA!!!!!!!! ARRY FOR NITEHOOD!
    COME ON U YIDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • Badar Suleman

    hw cud u sey stupid things like he is betta den fabregas, this jus shoes u ppl hav gt no football knowledge. Fabregas is awesome and he is leagues ahead of yoan gorcuff( nt sayin dis guy is shit)sometimes it angers me when i hear stupid things like these.Stupidity at its best.wow. Eny way i hpe FAB stays if he goes i will be heart broken. PS please dnt sey this guy is betta den fabulos fab. If we keep fab and buy him wud dat be awesome?
    I just TRUST ARSENE

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  • martie

    [quote name=Dan the Hotspursman]EAR WE GO AGAIN MOR FRENCH CRAP HEDING FOR DA EMERAITS THATS WHY YOOS LOT WIL NEVA WIN ANYFING UNDA YOR WOSHED OUT OLD AGLY FRENCH FROG MANAGER ARSOLE WINGER.
    SINCE I GOT DA SACK LAST WEEK FROM DA C**T BOSS HOO WAS A GOONER FUNNY ENAFF
    I AVENT AD A BETTA TIME DEN I AV NOW COZ I REED AND LAAF AT U WINGING GOONER SHITES AND I OLSO AV DA WORLD CUP TO WOTCH WITHOUT HAVIN TO GET UP FOR WORK ANLIKE SUM OF YOOS LOT GOONER WANKERS HAHAHA!!!
    COME ON ENGAND COME ON U SPURS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![/quote]
    WTF did you just write? Do they not teach english in schools anymore?

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  • sh

    Dan the Hotspursman: mate learn to write u pikey scum, u’ll always be a hood rat

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  • Mr X

    You lost your Job because you cannot read and write properly. C**T !

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  • moley

    Y’no what, i dont care if your a spurs fan or an arsenal fan, that guy who is proud to pick up job seekers is exactly what is wrong with society in england. It does say a lot tho, that on £240 a month, or £3k a year he can afford a spurs season ticket, i guess you get what you pay for huh? What a twat, honestly, being proud of scrounging off others. His spelling is an embarrassment, and it really does give a good indication as to why he has no job, no prospects, and supports a team with no chance. Like a true spurs fan, they are more concerned with our inadequacies, and their success is a mere after-thought. Twat

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  • Bdr

    r u serious wen u sey he is well better den Fabregas, or is this a stupid joke? Fab is proven in the best league in the world im i right? Yoann is a gud player but in the same league as FAB lol. wt bwt Fabs goal against spuds and bolton away and the cameo against villa. CUMON

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  • making things clear

    i diot i think in the article it says he has an buy out clause of 21.8 mil wow. dont be stupid

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  • db10

    yep gourcuff isn’t proven in a big league just yet. although the teams at the top of the french league are getting stronger its still not as strong as the big 3 leagues. He wasn’t great at Milan and had to go back to France to find his form. Nothing wrong with that and he might turn out to be better than Cesc at Arsenal but currently he hasn’t proved it. But if Cesc leaves he may well be the best player to replace him but there is no basis to say he is better than Cesc at the moment.

    And you should stop bothering to read or reply to Dan the Hotspursman. Its a waste of time and electricity.

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  • Mo

    The fact that by writing English leads you onto thinking I’m a ‘middleclass wanker’ shows how deluded you are. I’m a bloody 16 year old kid you scummy bumhole. God they only breed such arseholes at Shite Hart Lane don’t they?

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  • db10

    And what do you think of the actual article or the player concerned?

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  • db10

    we don’t know if this is actually true or not but if it is then you are right. Maybe our righteousness is only the face for the public but behind the scenes they are ruthless and dishonourable.

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  • Not over the hill

    What is the price of a Spud season ticket? 2 used Arsenal match tickets!!!

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  • db10

    Would Chamakh be in your first 11? I was thinking he would be a back up to RvP because there isn’t really room for both in our 4-3-3. Or do you think we should go back to 4-4-2 although this formation doesn’t suit Cesc as much?

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  • Bergkamp_10

    I think it’s too early to talk about replacements. However, what do you guys think about Rafael van der Vaart as a replacement?

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  • G1971

    Maybe, just maybe you got the sack because you are unable to write in English you fucking moron.

    Probably nothing to do with the fact your boss was a Gooner, although there is a lesson to be learned here, he was superior to you, and Arsenal are superior to your sack of shit team.

    Just a thought. :zzz

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  • Berg10

    db10

    If Chamakh is RVP’s back up he should be playing regularly LOL!!

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  • Alejandro

    Sign Gourcuff, at least we know he had played with chamack and can be a fatal weapon for arsenal the following season!!
    C’mon arsenal

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  • Dan the Hotspursman

    JUST COZ I AD LERNIN DIFICOOLTIS AT SCHOOL THERS NO REESON TO YOOS THAT AGENST US.
    ANYWAYS KING HARRY WIL SORT YOOS LOT OUT WEN WE PLAY U NEX SEASON. WE WIL WIPE DA FLORS WITH YOU ARAGONT FRENCH FAGOT LOVERS :D .
    WE AR DA YIDS WE AR DA YIDS WE AR DA YIDS YIDS YIDS!!!!

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  • Mark

    Dan, the caps lock is on the left hand side of the keyboard you twat. Enjoy your two games in Europe next season as you will fail to get past the qualifiers. Maybe Harry will take the team on a booze cruise to Calais with all of his tax avasion money. If you struggle with any words in this Dan just ask your parole officer.

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  • john

    Im pretty sure you’re not Jewish but if you are you’re a fucking embarrassment to our religion and should be thrown out you thick, ignorant wanker- go and learn how to read and write- just because you had learning difficulties doesn’t automatically mean you have to be a cunt- or DOSS IT U FUKIN CUNNT FIK FUKIN WANKER- do you understand that you ignorant cretinous cunt

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  • john

    by the way the whole jewish thing is because this moron wrote “we ar da yids” which really is infuriating

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  • kingth14

    DAN!!!! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! YOU IDIOT!!!!

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  • John in Norfolk

    Back to things that matter!

    Arsenal are about to make a bid for Fulham’s centre back Brede Hangeland, or at least that’s what The Evening News is reporting.

    With Gallas and possibly Campbell on the way out of The Emirates Hangeland would be an ideal partner for Vermaelen.

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  • db10

    ok lets talk about replacements… I like Van der vaart and I predict that he will be deadly linking up with rvp in this world cup. I would love to see him in an arsenal shirt next season more than gourcuff i think (although that might just be because I’ve seen more of him than gourcuff). I seem to remember he scored a brilliant goal for Hamburg at the Emirates.

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  • Dan the Hotspursman

    we got no fears to hoom we’el face in da qolififir rounds coz we ar da geezers wid da elefant gonads and we wil strike fear in da eyes ov our oponants wid da mentol strenth of 300 spartens and wid our Harry at da elm to dicktate de conqwest of europe….wile yoos wanker lot get nocked out in da groops hahahahahahahahahahaha :D

    COME ON U SPURS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • db10

    :zzz

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  • wags

    Dan the twat piss off and go on a spurs site, you can find it on the history channel, as you have to go back that far for the last decent trophy you mugged off some1 else. Better still throw yourself under a bus. Anyway Gourcuff no way wenger will spend 21.8 mil on any1 no way, he’d be looking a whole team for that. It aint gunna happen even if Fab goes. We will end up with a not as good but plenty of potential young cheap player then sell em to Barcelona for ten times what we paid for him. I wonder if that has ever happened us b4. MMMM

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  • Anon

    [quote name=Dan the Hotspursman]JUST COZ I AD LERNIN DIFICOOLTIS AT SCHOOL THERS NO REESON TO YOOS THAT AGENST US.
    ANYWAYS KING HARRY WIL SORT YOOS LOT OUT WEN WE PLAY U NEX SEASON. WE WIL WIPE DA FLORS WITH YOU ARAGONT FRENCH FAGOT LOVERS :D .
    WE AR DA YIDS WE AR DA YIDS WE AR DA YIDS YIDS YIDS!!!![/quote]
    Is this for real? Your use of ‘English’ is disgusting. For all your hatred of the French I could guarantee a French school kid could read and write better English than you

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  • Dan the Hotspursman

    [quote name=john]Im pretty sure you’re not Jewish but if you are you’re a fucking embarrassment to our religion and should be thrown out you thick, ignorant wanker- go and learn how to read and write- just because you had learning difficulties doesn’t automatically mean you have to be a [censored]- or DOSS IT U FUKIN CUNNT FIK FUKIN WANKER- do you understand that you ignorant cretinous [censored][/quote]
    I AM HALF JEWISH ACHULY FROM MY MUMS SIDE… ME DAD LEFT US WEN I WAS BORN.
    ANYWAYS I DIDENT MEEN TO OFEND DA RELIGION?

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  • twitty

    Even if when Fabregas isnot going to Barca we still need Gourcoff.He can partner Fabregas himself in the Midfield.He is talented may be more than Cesc himself.

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  • True gooner

    Does anyone think this little yid gay boy has actually been to a game at shite hart shame ? I don’t think so , I think he was just sent down the wrong path by his parents at a very young age as punishment for being so thick and what greater punishment than being given a yid shirt

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  • soulrebel

    @ John in Norfolk: Hope hope the paper is on the money mate. So need another CB! Have to be honest though, I’ve not watched much of Fulham and Hangeland. Any of you lot seen him play much?

    @Danthehotspurman: You are a complete brain donor. Please have a nasty car accident.

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  • Berg10

    John

    This twat is a put on.

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  • Dan the Hotspursman

    May i av u no i av been a prowd season ticket holder for da past 13 years since i was 19 and i avent mised a game yet yoos sinicool wankers hoo im afradesq av becum a seling club :D
    COME ON U YIDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • getu ethiopia

    RAEL REPLACMENT BUT FAB $35 NO NO……………

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  • soulrebel

    What upsets me most is the whole Fabregas saga will drag on ALLLLLLLLLLL summer, whatever the outcome. I’m going to ban myself from even glancing at tabloids. Must say though, as much as I love Fab,selling him for 50-60m and getting Gourcuff/Van de Vaart, Hangeland and another quality CB plus maybe a goalie sounds bloody tempting!!

    And @Dan..are you seriously telling us you’re 32 years old??!?! Seriously?

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  • kinggunner

    i have said it before get this guy now b4 its too late. he has no ties to any boyhood or favorite club, he’s by far better and older than fab4, what more he is french awesome talent. grab him now monsieur!

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  • true gooner

    32 yrs old my god this says everything you will ever need to know about a spurs fan, Dan im glad after 13 years you finally got a reson to renew that piece of toilet paper u lot call a season ticket, tell me are you one of the wolley,s that gets locked in the pubs on match day when were all marching down your main road to keep you all safe.

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  • Jimmy

    LOL Dan’s 32 ?! :D

    I’ve built up a really good picture of this guy over the past few days and it’s halarious. I quite like him actually. How you doin’ Dan? Fuck the Spurs though !!

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  • slothintrainin

    dan seriously have yourself incarcerated for the good of man. you are makin spurs fans look so stupid they really dont need your help. see how you get on next season before you count your chickens. ask yourself if your squad is really good enough. bently couldnt cut it at arsenal crouch was wank wherever he went jenes helped newcastle get relegated! modric is the only world class player in your team without him you have no vision. us gooners have talent in abundance and the ability to string a coherent sentence together. now repeat after me i am a scummy yid who needs a education.

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  • Mexican Gunner

    Last week I receive a lot of red thumbs for say that he´s my favorite player and he´s better than Cesc and now everybody is so happy with this. Ha

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  • Mexican Gunner

    How he could be great at Milan if Ancelotti never used him? He only played the last minutes of some games and then the last summer that they lost Kaka they were crying for him to stay.

    You cant play regulary at Milan until you are 35 years old.

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  • Mexican Gunner

    I think VdV is lazy, he plays good after 2 or 3 games of being lost in the field.

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  • Phil23

    His dad IS his agent you doosh lol

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  • bob

    Correct me if I am wrong but didn’t Spurs win a trphy in the last 5 years???

    Gooners are chumps..

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  • Ozzi Gooner

    Dan you are hilarious. You are the funniest cunt ever. But why are you on this site. Good luck to your fucking lot next season may they have a start like 08-09 and then we’ll see if your still parading about on gunners forums. By the way your boss fired you because cos your a wanker and probably cos your a spud. I’m glad to also see you listened to one of the gooners and turned the caps lock off cos that shit is gay. Dan dan the garbage man!! Gourcuff to the gunners def one to watch for France in south Africa. And this whole fabregas thing has broken my heart.

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  • Ozzi Gooner

    Gee bob you won the carling cup congrats it can sit with all your other silverware lol!

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  • Wombledin

    Wenger spend 21.8 for anyone??!! Aharharharr…yeah I can really see that. Pull the other one mate.

    Wenger wouldn’t spend 10m to save his own Mrs.

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  • Berg10

    Sorry we must have missed the fanfare AND the DVD. Twat!

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  • Adm

    Wenger do not need to sell Fabregas to raise the cash. He had 30m transfer kit and that’s more than enough to buy Gourcuff. However Wenger should offer Rosicky and Eduardo (replace Chamakh at Bordeaux) plus 10m – 15m for Gourcuff. Both are wasting the clubs wages (injury prone) and Arsenal needs to purchase new defender and goalkeeper too.

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  • Berg10

    Gallas failed to meet the Monday deadline commiting his future to the club.

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  • Berg10

    Jimmy
    “LOL Dan’s 32 ?!”

    Nah. That’s his IQ!

    Fuck the Spuds!!

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  • Joe

    Interesting comments as usual. Gourcuff is a good player but I cant see Bordeaux letting him leave, nor can I see Wenger spending the £21 mil to buy him out of his contract.

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  • Tosin Luji

    Hi,
    The next thing I ll love to hear/read is th Gourcuff is now an Arsenal player, whether or not Fabregas goes. i dnt even want him (Fabregas if he decides to make a U-turn.

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  • Berg10

    Latest reports suggest Wenger wants Wilshire to replace Fabregas but in a year’s time and that he will try to make a deal with him (Fab) and Barcelona to delay the transfer for a season.

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  • Liam

    [quote name=Dan the Hotspursman][quote name=Mo]You sir, are a comic genius. Seriously the jokes are flowing out today aren’t they. Ps. Please sort your handwriting out, no wonder you’re unemployed.[/quote]
    YEH MIDDLE CLASS WANKERS LIKE U AR WORKIN AND PAYIN FOR ME JOBSEEKER HOUSING BENEFIT AND SPURS SEASON TICKET HAHAHA!
    HOOS DA CLEVA WON NOW!
    I MITE JUST GO INTO STAND UP AND DO A FEW PUBS ARUOND DA EMERAITS SLAGIN YOOS LOT OF BIG TIME. I WOUDENT AV MUCH PROBLEMS WITH MATERIOL HAHAHAHAHAHAA!!!!!!!! ARRY FOR NITEHOOD!
    COME ON U YIDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![/quote]

    no written work at school then..

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  • Jay

    Dan Dan the Deluded Spud man Geezer I love your posts It reminds me of exactly why I hate the pikeys down the road so much. Just amazes me that with your obvious limited intelligence that you ever found employment in the first place!

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  • dondada nigeria

    will u shut d hell up he has a buy-out clause,so mr president has nothin 2 say

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  • Joeyboy

    Yeh, They won the shitty cup that all the BIGteams play their youth squad in.

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  • harper

    I like Gourcuff but he’s NOT a replacement for Cesc. He’s not better than Cesc (please tell me that was a joke), he’s not even equal to Cesc. He’s a good creative player and has a fantastic partnership with Chamakh. But he’s too slow (both in pace and in decision-making) for the PL.

    Also, if this blog must be invaded by spuds, can we have a better quality type of spud? Or do they exist?

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  • wazir asraf

    Cesc is going NOwhere! Gourcuff can be cesc partner! maybe 4-1-2-1-2?who knows..

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