@LoveBerg10kamp@AJ_Onvacay@Gunner2Jasper Really? Wasn't there something about there just not being enough time to do the deal? I remember the player was playing in game for France on the deadline day this bid was made? I could be wrong though
@Junesong91@slippedonkce@JamesDodd89@_PhilCosta Exactly this. Many were actually willing to concede that Sesko would be the better prospect long term but he wasn't what we needed to push us over the line NOW. That was supposed to be the the 27 yo CF with 50+ goals the previous season.
@jerzgunner@YankeeGunner Why do they have to do Chelsea a favour for that though? Whenever Baleba will be on the market, there won't be a shortage of suitors
@shamusdoherty@dee4life2137@_PhilCosta Yeah Why would you give a player a pay rise 10 days before the window shuts if you are hoping to shift him? He is staying and thats fine. Easy to forget how dependable he has been
@shivams18@YankeeGunner Surprised this is hard to comprehend thb. Whatever your opinion on Madueke is, a backup for Saka was a must. You don't do that plus replace Partey & Jorgi + cover for Saliba while dropping at least £120 m for a striker. We are just not that club.
@SimonSaidItBest@gr33nzo@YankeeGunner@_PhilCosta Still don't understand why Dhuran was never given consideration. Surely, he would have been a better fit that the options being discussed here?
@MannyMVK@mattkandela Not sure how useful that would be. Maybe it’s the early burnout from starting his career so young, but he just looks like he doesn’t have it in him anymore. It’s painful to watch.
@Chidi_D_Ace@PaddyArsenal I mean, fair enough, but surely we can all agree that calling what's basically an advertisement deal "directly responsible" for the fall of Goma is silly?
@lee_vickers16 @SternhammerWulf @henrywinter You know just as well as I do that still images can make an incident look worse than it is. No one is arguing that it was a fair tackle—the issue is whether it warranted a red card. The independent panel said it obviously wasn't
@lee_vickers16 @SternhammerWulf @henrywinter "The Commission members were unanimous in their opinion the referee had made an obvious error. MLS had obviously not endangered the safety of his opponent or used excessive force or brutality, nor had he ‘lunged’ in."
Again, this is what you called "spot on"
@AJA_COYS @SCARFYYYY If the Arsenal academy goes on to produce a player who plays 137 games for the first team and wins 10 caps for the national team, isn't that a success?
@Arsenal_Fan___ There’s another way to look at this. Maybe for him, football is simply a means to an end—maximizing his earnings. And honestly, I can’t blame him for that. Some prioritize trophies, while for others, it’s all about the money.
@panchayatx@David_Ornstein@TheAthleticFC I mean, it probably says that they're backing him over the wonderkid? Whatever we may think of the player, having an £80 m assert as a non-guaranteed starter is less than optimal. That 80 mil goes a hell of a way in allowing for further spending while complying with PSR.
@PSKratos1976 @TJRamini Question is though why would Iraola leave a B'mouth team challenging for Europe? However the rest of the season pans out for them, he will under consideration for any top job that comes up in the summer.
@StonebridgeAFC@scottjwillis Said this when Kane did something similar (though less extreme) at Spurs. Even if you’re loyal to the club and don’t see yourself leaving, why wouldn’t you want to keep that option open or at least the chance to revisit your contract periodically? Turned out terribly for Kane.
@jackmccord@YankeeGunner Come on, context matters. That whole club is a mess. Its not entirely unimaginable that some of our top signings would struggle there. You need a decent structure in place