Comments on: Lessons learned, Nasri’s back + Wenger turns 60

By: voley_gun

voley_gun — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:47:27 +0000

I welcome Nasri back to the squad but i wish Arsene to play Rosicky too in the squad.

We were leading in the season when Rosicky,Fabregas and Hleb played together.

The only difference now would be Nasri for Hleb as with Song for Flamini and with strong Arshvain/Edurado on the left ,with VanPersie/Bendtner on the middle rather than the Adebayor(23rd pulikesi – a comedy character where he always misses the target when he shoots with his bow) and with Walcott/Eboue at right, it is surely going to be a great winning team.

By: butterfingers

butterfingers — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:37:00 +0000

Well I cant wait for the west ham game as I’m up in brissy on holiday and watching the game with my best mate who is a west ham fan so I’ll guess the casino or at the pig would be the best place to watch the game. Are any brisbane gooners going out to watch the game and if so where? Would love to catch up with you Andy if you are going out to watch it? It would be good to rotate the likes of sharva, nasri and ro-sicky plus theo when he’s back and keep our team fresh with the likes of rvp banging them in for fun we will be a great scoring team like the days of pires, freddie and henry.

By: Ianinja

Ianinja — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:41:07 +0000

Thanks for the clarification Johno and Shane about the situation at Chelsea.

I guess the main focus is for Arsenal to not go into further debt if we ever get bought by Stan, I do aggree with Shane with some of the points made about Usmanov though I would prefer we remain self sufficient than be tied down to any foreign takeovers.

The situation would only turn worse if Usmanov somehow gets that 30% needed to lodge a formal bid then maybe we would actually know what is happening behind the scenes. As someone who could look “from outside the shop window” I really hope the situation don’t become messy like Liverpool, West Ham etc.

By: Shane

Shane — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:12:55 +0000

In looking at the Russian ownership question posed earlier. it may appear smooth sailing, but there is a section in Abramovich’s ownership clause which stress that if he chooses to sell his share, the club would be forced to pay back all the money which he “loaned” the club. ROughly about 650 million pounds. But Stan Kroenke has a strong history in sports management. And to me appears to be someone who is more than able to fill the required boxes of a club owner. But I am still very much a fan of the structure which we have currently. Usmanov to me is not a likely replacement because he is far more dodgy. His linkages to Russian business in which there are strong allegations which would suggest were corrupt do not sit well, neither do the rape allegations made against him.

By: arcalterego

arcalterego — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:29:17 +0000

Happy 60th, Arsene!

Love Nasri!~ Replace Diaby thank you!

By: Dokièh

Dokièh — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:37:24 +0000

Great news for Arsenal. Nasri would help the midfield, they’ll be more creative with his presence. Now we have two guys who can pass a ball to Robin (who should receive them, not pass them to Bentdner).

By: GetGunMN

GetGunMN — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:13:44 +0000

@Johno, I was always worried about that scenario. Here in the US credit is a major factor in purchasing anything. Even if they have the money, they don’t risk their own cash to make this huge purchase. As soon as he increased his stake, I was hoping he doesn’t launch a bid so that we don’t end up like ManU and Liverpool, laden in debt.

First thing is first though, congrats to Wenger the great! I’m a fan of Nasri and glad he is back so soon. Funny, I don’t remember a single month in the past when every player was healthy and available. Is this unrealistic expectation?

By: Nairobi Gooner

Nairobi Gooner — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:19:32 +0000

Happy Birthday Arsene! Nasri’s return is really great news and he I agree he adds to our depth and creativity in midfield.

By: Johno

Johno — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:27:12 +0000

Ianinja,

I was hoping for some enlightenment to come out of today’s AGM, however when asked about his intentions Silent Stan lived up to his nick-name and remained shtumm.

I doubt that a take-over is in the offing as it would cost him in the region of £640 million and as he still owes around £50 million for shares he has already agreed to buy he would find it very difficult to raise that sort of money.

The one option open to him is to borrow heavily and load the debt onto the club, much in the way that the Glazers have done at Man.U.

To do so would be a disaster in the long term as it would undo all the work Wenger has done in making the club self sufficient. This is probably the one scenario which would force our manager out of Arsenal.

By: Isaac

Isaac — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:16:02 +0000

Well come back Nasri yo to make us more proud of Arsenal!!!! Happy Birthday Wenger.