like it or not... real madrid is the biggest club in the world.... and u know who made it big? PEREZ... he was the one that took real madrid from top 10 to top 3 in the world. where they got their money? well.. to contest in Presidential election for Real Madrid, you need at least 50M euro in liquidated assets (mean cash la!). that's one thing for sure.

And Perez has good connections with banks all over the world. i'm sure he can raise 200M financing in a jiffy.

now.. stay off CESC!

ok.. now RM already got their wing man and AM... they'll go for striker next. Adebayor for 30m? ehehehehe

vermaelen is 6ft1in ler... arseblog.com confirms this.

cooling off doesn't mean they not interested. for me, the more the things out of the news, the more likely for it to happen.

Chelsea offer for Villa rejected. Seems like Valencia taking RM offer.

british tax has been a major blow to signings. Arshavin was caught off guard by it and are trying to resolve the matter with the club.

seriously, 50% tax is just too much to anyone. say if you're making 15k monthly, you'll be taxed 7500. WTF? might as well make 7000 to 8000 monthly and tax less. hehehehe

clichy to RM? show me the money!

actually, i'd give Djourou this season to make his mark. We should talk to Gallas to stay for another season. Sendy? well... not quite sure but i want him to stay though.

ok... back to transfer topic... seems like all the news are about RM, ManU and Manciteh. eheheh..

kaka91 ur besday 2day? same la weh! ahahha

aih... this is arsenal thread!! dowan talk RM ler... ehehehe... for whatever reason, Perez already got his men... and still lurking for some others. i just wish if he did put in a bid for clichy, it'll be in the 15M++. ehehehe..

what i want is to see our team grow and gel together next season. I believe we have a good core and most of the youngsters should learn from their experiences and disappointment this season. We've got some experience players coming back from injury, Rosicky, Gallas and Eduardo. Heck i think we'll be fine. I don't really think we need to buy someone established but a good backup is a must. Silvestre isn't exactly a good back up. Vermaelen is a very interesting addition if he indeed comes to Arsenal. If we do sign him, i'd say close the check book and start thinking about this coming season.

Yes, i do think we need just 1 signing. Vermaelen can play all across the defence and can be upgraded to DM. I think Denilson and Song will continue to grow and will be competing for a spot on the 1st team. Rosicky should be back, that'll be interesting. Diaby will find his way on the bench again and i do hope the lad saw the error of his ways. Heck, we'll have one of the best midfield in EPL, technically. we got Cesc, Arshavin, Nasri, Rosicky, Denilson, Song, Eboue, Walcott, Ramsey.

Traore, Senderos and Clichy will return to the team. I believe AW will keep Traore in the team this year and loan out Gibbs. He'll also promote Wilshere to the bench, along with Randall. I hope he'll bring Simpson and Watts into the bench too.

What i can't wait about next season? Carling CUP! ahahaha.. i wanna see the kids again... and this time they better be good! it's been 2 years already they played the tourney and got quite far. I wanna see we go all the way to the finals.

Next season? Our 1st team must win something. Be it FA Cup or EPL or ECL. Either one of these will do. If not, we might see an exodus.

u not gunner la... you're a gooner. ehehe

hahaha... fans = gooners...

gunners = you're hired by Arsenal.

that is why AW keep stressing that Football is a business, not a playtoy. Some of these people are using clubs for personal enjoyment and personal gain. That's what sad about it.

in this case, the fans are the one to blame too. We always shouts for new blood... new players... established players... yet we fail to see what's been going on behind the scene. The youth.. the academy... the scouting. Admit it, Perez did what he promised the fans he would do... that is to bring back the galacticos. We can't blame him for paying over the odds for players. RM has been known for doing so. Yet, this time it's a little bit more complicated because of the economic crisis. People are saying CR not worth 80M. How can u know? Beckham signed a deal with Galaxy to the tune of USD250M, yet no one question him. This is because Beckham is a well known public figure and you'll know he'll attracts more income to the club, and possibly ignite a soccer revolution across the US.

Same can be said about Ronaldo. Sure he's thinking about his own pocket for the time being but he's 24... he got at least 6 years to prove his worth 80M. when u think about it, that's about what 13.3M per season. Hah.. peanuts la if you ask Real Madrid.

Superstars come and go... maybe we won't see anymore bergy, keano, batistuta and the rest... but there are some good and upcoming stars. Torres, Cesc, Casillas, Pato, Eduardo, Macheda, Tevez.. just to name a few. There are always newcomers and will rise to stardom.

Big gap between the top teams and the rest of the league? well.. as i see it, the gap is closing in more and more each year. As like players, teams also come and go. Who would've thought Boro and Newcastle will be relegated? Who'd bet Hull and Stoke will survive? Who in the whole germany would say that Wolfzburg will win Bundesliga and will be doing it in style? it takes a bit of luck, and a whole lot of hard work to get to where they are. That's why $$ is not the only answer to success. Looking all across Europe, i'd say the competition is healthy. More domestic leagues producing better and challenging teams. Teams like Shaktar, Zenit, Fenerbache are inching closer and closer to EPL standards. Teams from Italy, Spain and Portugal have high standards and high ambitions.

anyway, these big time spending must be put to a stop. We gotta have some sort of cap to reduce the effect. Actually, UK gov tried that.. they increase the tax..but this backfire because other countries took advantage and didn't increase their tax. So, back to square one. huhuhu i wonder how much MU will be taxed for the sale of CR?

From what i see, it'll be one interesting season we'll have for 09/10. Here hoping Arsenal will come out on top by May 2010.

aih.. so long and winded.

no news about vermaelen? hitspelger?

well... i think it's good that cesc got injured because now he don't have to get involve on pointless internationals.

Mie,

well.. u don't wanna burn out Cesc. u see what 4 months of layoff did for him last season rite? he came back firing! he needs his rest.

don't feed the troll....

bring on vermaelen.

hahahaha.. no problem leh..

anyway, back to our topic, selling RVP is a no-no for me. for me, RVP is arsenal even thru all his injuries. AW has been very patience with him and to tell u the truth, i think he'll have a breakout season next year.

hiddink? huhuhuh.. i think if AW were to leave, the board will take a long look at what he has achieved and what he left us with. Then they selectively make their decision on who is the best candidate to carry thru arsenal tradition.

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Added on June 19, 2009, 3:26 pmbtw... wtfark la weh... we'll finish playing the top four in february? WTF?? i already book tickets to london april/May next year. argh fark....

also.. WTF with Jan27 to Feb 9?? that's Villa away, Mu home, Chelsea away, Liverpool home. live or let die....

This post has been edited by sakaito: Jun 19 2009, 03:31 PM

huhuhu.. 1Wenger. hehehe...

anyway, i've checked the schedule again and will be discussing with my friend on the trip. maybe we'll change it to mid march or early april.. i'm hoping to catch Carling Cup/FA Cup/FA youth cup actions. i believe these fixtures will cost less to attend. rite?

seems very quite today. Is Vermaelen in london yet? seems like the deal is done... waiting for formalities only.

yes! welcome verminator! ahahahah... curious to see him in action.

now, with his arrival, i think Gallas or Toure is on the way out. I think it's most likely will be Gallas and Senderos though. If we can get $4M for Gallas and $5M for sendy, then that's good business.

BUT... my gut feeling is telling me, it's gonna be Toure out the door. ManCity preparing to table a $10M bid for him and it'll be foolish if AW didn't consider it. Retain Gallas and Senderos, let go Toure. ANC is coming and we all know we'll be missing players for 2 months. Better to have Senderos as back up, than Silvestre.

So, are we gonna sign a DM/CM next?