26 Jul 2026 15:03:13
I think Berta (the don ?️) could be cooking up something special for us gooners. I saw an article about 3 weeks ago that he wanted all our deals concluded in the next 2 weeks, so now he is a week past that statement. Which I’m fine with. The guy is a sly old fox ?. I trust him 100%. I mean, come on guys, he absolutely smashed it for us last summer. I don’t think Vini will be coming to us, just using the mighty Arsenal name to get a better pay increase at Madrid… but just got a nice feeling that all of a sudden the don will pull the trigger on at least 2 maybe 3 incoming deals.
And we will all say wow, wow and possibly wow again. We gotta stay cool ? whilst the ?️ works his magic. North London forever, whatever the weather…?⚪️❤️.
26 Jul 2026 17:13:21
Hello Gabi, mate, hope everyone and everything is good for you.
I am, like you, very doubtful over Vini.
But Bruno, Alvarez, and a r/b and a stop gap c/h, and we are ready to rip.
Just reading that Christos has clocked the fastest time in training, quicker than Gabi or Vic.
Take care, Gabi, mate.
Coyg.
26 Jul 2026 18:31:12
Hi Bill, alls good, my friend. The good thing about Don Berta ?️ is no one actually knows what he actually has lined up. The papers can do all their talking. I'm just waiting to see what the little fella really does. In Don Berta ?️ I trust. Arsenal till I die. VTH. ?⚪️❤️
26 Jul 2026 19:24:31
Gabi, I tend to disagree. He didn’t sign a needed LW. Noni didn’t improve the starting 11, and we still need a top striker. He was slow at signings last summer. Sorry, but as we still need a top CF & LW, he’s slow again this summer.
Clearly I’m missing something.
This isn’t me being anti whatever, but stating what I see - it’s almost the end of July & no big signing. Looks like he needs a bit more intensity & assertiveness, which looks like the reason we didn’t sign Rogers.
26 Jul 2026 20:17:33
Sy, mate, we won the league, was 1 penalty miss away from CL glory. The players we are interested in were all in the later stages of the World Cup, they get extended breaks.
Rogers was 117 million, so, so overpriced.
If anything, Villa played Chelsea like a fiddle. Would be interested to know if Chelsea knew that our ceiling for Rogers was 80 million.
The 3 players mentioned, Bruno, Alvarez and Vini, are seriously expensive players, and it will take seriously strong negotiations and a lot of wonka. We are not like City and Chelsea, who clearly disregard any financial restraints or laws. We are the Arsenal.
Hoping you are having a good summer, mate. Take care.
26 Jul 2026 22:08:04
100% Highbury. It was our squad depth that won us the trophy and almost the Champions League. You can have the best striker and wingers in the league and still fall short. Could we have a better striker and LW? Of course.
But even then, sometimes it doesn't always bring success. Let's enjoy being current champions and hope it's the start of a fruitful period, whatever players are with us COYG.
26 Jul 2026 22:19:50
Hi Sy, hope all's well. Totally agree on Noni. Being honest, I wasn't keen on us signing him in the first place, but once we did, I backed him because he was an Arsenal player. But I honestly thought Berta did well, apart from Kepa (although for 5 mil he wasn't too bad) , and Noni. The rest of the signings were very good. Although it's hard to make a proper assessment of Norgaard as he didn't often play (which was a shame; he was a very good player at Brentford) . Mosquera, Hincapie, Zubimendi, Eze and Big Viktor all played big parts in us winning our first title in 22 years, and only missing out on the Champions League final to penalties, which is a 50/50 lottery.
So, in all fairness, and only my humble opinion - and it is only my opinion, and other people are totally entitled to theirs - we did alright last summer transfer-wise. We became champions of England once again, so I can't complain, mate, and I'm happy to wait and see what happens. Just one thing: regarding Morgan Rogers, he is not worth wasting £117 million on. £70 million maybe. £75 million absolute max. If Chelsea want to pay silly money for him, that's their choice. Arsenal won't pay silly money for someone who is massively, massively overpriced. ✌? & ?? To you, Sy, take care, bud.
26 Jul 2026 22:42:38
Evening! All good here, and I love hearing us referred to as champions. What an achievement! We didn't have a strong transfer window, and really strengthened our squad. What we need to do now is strengthen our starting 11, so our attack is as effective as our goalie, defence & midfield. I'm not taking anything away from last season, but I still believe he could have been more effective, but we won. Eze has not been great except the Spurs game. Not a huge fan of Vik, but we took forever to sign him so he missed training with us.
Noni is Noni.
We aren't Chelsea, but if we want Bruno - get it done! Stop messing around.
If we wanted Rogers - get it done and stop trying to get players cheap and missing out.
We just need to be more decisive and not trying to work 5 deals. Get it done or move on.
Hope you are all good and excited for new season.
The market is the market - we either compete and move forward or reject it and shrink.
I agree that we did alright. I wouldn't say we smashed it. That's all as we are still looking to solve the same 2 issues.
26 Jul 2026 22:55:48
Champions 25/26.. Arsenal. We got what we all craved for so long. We must now keep moving forward. Let's see what lies ahead, and we can all have a good old natter when the summer transfer window slams shut. It's going to be very interesting. COYG/VTH. ? ⚪️ ❤️
27 Jul 2026 06:39:42
?? I nearly got suckered in by the we bought Noni narrative, so we had a poor window! Then Gabi reasoned we bought Hincapie, Viktor, Eze, Zubi and Mosquera and I was back in the room! I did miss Kai getting a kicking though, which was strange and threw me again! ?♂️ COYG.
27 Jul 2026 06:53:04
Morning Sussex, hope alls good. I personally like Kai and am very fond of Merino, who is hugely underrated. Both of them often pop up with big goals in big games. No complaints there from me, buddy. ?
27 Jul 2026 07:35:14
All good here, Gabi! I'm just getting a premonition that the reason we didn't win this that or t'other is we didn't sign Rogers! Villa fans were mystified as to why Emery was playing him earlier in the season. If Rogers is the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy! Chelski will do well this season, as they did poorly last season, a bit like United.
No Europe, and so Alonso will have all week with them, and way less games, so less tiredness and injuries. It's why United will struggle more this season. COYG.
27 Jul 2026 09:25:04
Maybe the 3 unwise men at Chelsea have once again followed the wrong star and have ended up singing yet another Wodderwick or Woger, Hertfordshire mate.
Maybe Noni and Eze didn't consistently turn water into wine but they both played a part in our return to the promised land. ????
27 Jul 2026 11:52:21
Hi Sussex, I hope you are well.
Hi Gunner, yes, they played a role. One was a squad addition, the other was meant to be a game changer, & at times turned wine to water, but probably was not helped by playing in handcuffs. Hope you are good, fella.
27 Jul 2026 11:59:19
Hi Sy, mate, all good in this hood, and hope it's the same with you, geeza. ?
27 Jul 2026 14:50:56
Bigger picture, the squad addition helped when Saka was injured or needed a rest, and the game changer gave us memorable moments over them up the road. All players and staff contributed this last great season, whether bit part or large part.
Hopefully onwards and upwards.
27 Jul 2026 18:51:38
All good here, thanks! But what has Arteta ever done for us?
I’m so thinking this Vini Jnr rumour is nonsense. I’ve gone so far the other way and found myself agreeing that he would be worth it, because defences would not double up on Saka, and Saka would benefit enormously! Then I realised what a Biggus Dickus I was being, and relaxed again! It’s tough this transfer rumours lark COYG.
27 Jul 2026 19:57:54
Blessed are the Greek, Shropshire.
27 Jul 2026 23:09:54
Ramsgate, yes, you are spot on, and Noni was an important Saka cover, & so was strengthening the squad, for sure.