25 Jun 2025 22:28:02
Evening all Ed's and fellow gunners, hope alls well. firstly just wanted to say. zubimendi looks done, kepa coming in and norgaard looking likely I think that's three good bits of business. I've always kept an eye on Brentford for many years as it's my old dad's team. norgaard is a very dependable player in his position. I mentioned on here a couple of seasons ago that we might want to have a look at him. but got no real feed back from anyone. secondly does anyone really know what's going on with left winger. and striker I'd like to see us go for gyokeres think he would absolutely smash in the goals for us with the amount of chances we serve up. but been reading conflicting reports today that Liverpool are sniffing around and also Man Utd. (probably just news outlets) . just trying to sell a story or two. but flipping heck arsenal please give us something concrete on the striker. don't know if my dodgy ticker can take much more. would be gutted if gyokeres went to Liverpool or united. hopefully the club have got it all in hand and come up with two dynamite signings for left winger and striker. ?⚪️❤️.
{Ed025's Note - well if they dont Gabi you can forget the league mate, it will be footballing suicide if they dont get at least 1 great striker and left winger..
25 Jun 2025 23:20:46
I don’t get the July 1st thing as our year end is May and buying players in contract. The Zubimendi one made sense as their year end is 30/ 6.
Liverpool and City etc are signing players and we’ve known for 3 years we needed a striker and left winger. Surely that’s enough time to figure out who we want, how much we will pay and wages.
Why can’t we just get the key attacking options done - we have a difficult start so the earlier we start playing together etc the better
Just get it done boss please.
Sounds like one player is almost striking to help, one is flirting the other is asking to move. They are doing their bit - telling friends they are coming or updating socials. Feels like we are the people dragging our heels.
26 Jun 2025 07:50:07
Hi sy4 good post mate. spot on. whilst we are dragging our heels ? others are putting on their running shoes and running towards the ones we want. I think if we get outsmarted for gyokeres or sesko then we should get Watkins. life long arsenal fan I think he would give his all for the gunners. just my opinion though mate.
25 Jun 2025 22:58:06
Hi Ed 025 hope alls good. it reminds me of the time every man and his dog knew arsenal were crying out for a cdm when wenger was the boss and it never got addressed. and the arsenal suffered for it. we’ve all been able to see clear as day for the last three seasons that we’ve been crying out for a really decent forward or two that could make a massive difference. totally agree it’s football suicide if we don’t. but surely the powers that be must know this and come up with the goods this summer. I’m just worried the goods we really need could be snapped up by someone else as we faff about. just going to keep my fingers crossed.
{Ed025's Note - hi Gabi, i just cant get my head around it mate, look how Liverpool have gone about things...identified their targets and bang it happens, there are not actually that many great CF,s about and unless things have been done behind the scenes Arsenal could struggle to get a top quality one, i just hope you dont miss out again or settle for a second class option..
26 Jun 2025 16:44:16
Hello Gabs, Sy and Ed25,hope you and your families are safe and well.
Looks like Zuba, Kepa and Norgaard are a given. Fabrizio who is very reliable saying we are talking to Valencia about a young defender (can't remember his name) .
Hopefully the striker and the winger are coming down the channels. I cannot believe that we will not sign a striker and a winger and as frustrated as I am like the rest of you I think it will happen. Having said that the preseason tour kicks off in Singapore on the 23rd of July and if we haven't done the necessary business by then I will start to have serious doubts
COYG.
{Ed025's Note - it has to happen Bill or heads will roll im sure of that, and if it Doesn,t then you will get everything you deserve mate, if we can all see it then surely the powers that be can..the supporters have been let down enough imo..
27 Jun 2025 00:06:04
Hi Highburybill - they have to sign at least 1 winger and 1 if not 2 strikers. Then clear the decks.
Happy we are linked with Eze as would like to see Ode dropped.
If we don’t get 2 strikers then may be Martinelli down the middle. My issue is he’s gone backwards under Arteta, lost confidence and a bit brain dead reading the line BUT he’s fast and runs forward.
I’d sell Kai and Jesus if we got Sesko and Watkins. I’m tired of sideways and backwards play. Eze would challenge Ode and keep Kai out of that AM role.
We need to be more direct or what’s the point in getting a striker. We need to be more inventive with two wingers who can switch sides. Ode needs to play the ball forward more not run down blind corridors, or pass left or hold play up. Big shift in mentality BUT not too different to the season before last as Ed014 says which is true
We just need to be more like PSG in our play rather than a lite weight City Clone.