United or City for Sanchez?…more transfer gossip

Transfer rumours are a dime a dozen. Very few have genuine substance so they should always be taken with a huge amount of cynicism. Yet they cannot be completely ignored in case there’s the slightest…

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Arsenal Linked with Two English Keepers

There are a couple of Arsenal transfer rumours around this morning relating to goalkeepers. It is taken as read that Manuel Almunia will be leaving the Emirates this summer when his contract expires, and with the Gunners other two senior keepers curren…

Schwarzer reveals his agony after missing out on Arsenal move

The Fulham goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer has admitted that he was devastated by the transfer window dealings which saw him refused a move to Arsenal. He said that Shay Given turned down a move to Craven Cottage to dash his hopes at the at the end of the su…

Injury Update: Micah joins AJ, de Jong, Given and Milner.

In the early season, we were tipped to secure a Top 4 spot come May. One of the main reasons for this was our much reported squad depth. At the start of the season it looked like we had at least two quality players for each position. But after our rigo…

Shay Given still keen on January move

The Manchester City goalkeeper Shay Given could have been the catalyst for Mark Schwarzer to move to Arsenal at the end of the summer transfer window, or he could have even joined the Gunners himself once Fulham had put the block on Schwarzer moving to…

Shay Given NOT signing for Arsenal or Manchester Utd

The daily freebie Metro has to be the most misleading publication I’ve ever known! I take everything with a pinch of salt, but when I see the headline, ‘Shay Given: I’ll demand a transfer to Arsenal or Manchester Utd in January’…

Given can leave Man City for Arsenal in January

After the total chaos at the end of the transfer window, when Mark Schwarzer was desperate to join Arsenal, and Shay Given was supposed to replace him at Fulham, it now looks like we could go through the same situation in January, but according to toda…

Happy days, we did sign someone!

So we didnt sign a keeper
who cares

We’ve got Almunia

he’s the best keeper Arsenal have got
so we have to believe he’s world class

you might say we need a decent keeper to win titles
but utd went through 10 keepers before they brought Edwin
Roy …

Schwarzer transfer ends badly as Given turns down Fulham move

It now looks like Arsenal’s last chance of securing Mark Schwarzer has now fallen through as the Guardian has just reported that Shay Given has decided to turn down Fulham and remain at the Eastlands this season.
Mark Hughes said on Saturday: “…

Who controls Schwarzer deal?

Schwarzer wants to come to Arsenal. Wenger wants him. Mark Hughes has softened his line, but he needs a keeperRead the Rest…

It’s clear he wants to go so we’re looking at other options

Well was a good game everyone had a good run out
Cesc didn’t look sharp enough
but this was a preseason game for him
Shame about RvP
but wenger thinks it just a slight sprain
so 10 days
just enough to keep him out for the international breaks good news…

Mark Hughes – Schwarzer move to Arsenal still on

In an amazing turnaround from Arsene Wenger stating that “the transfer window is closed” for Arsenal, it seems that it is still very possible that the Fulham keeper Mark Schwarzer could arrive at the Emirates in the next few days. There are…

Tick, tock, four days to go

There might not be any more signings in this Silly Season.Marouane Chamakh, Laurent Koscielny and Sébastien Squillaci are three elite signings, strengthening the defense and replacing Eduardo in attack.A new goalkeeper, though high on the supporters’ …

Good draw sees Eduardo return and why we should bring back the old style win bonus.

I was watching Sky Sports last night, it was the trio of Merson, Smith and Parlour, 9,11 and 13 year Arsenal players, boy they were the days, I remember seeing all three make their debuts, I loved them all and not because they were English, but because they were Arsenal to the core, and still [...]

Squillaci on Arsenal.com?!

Cor Blimey! How long is Sebastien Squillaci going to be having his medical for?! Like most other Gooners I was expecting his name to be on Arsenal.com on Monday. Anyway, it is still very slow on the transfer news front. … Continue reading →

Is Ciani the next big signing? Sebastien Squillaci on his way and Schwarzer set to be confirmed we are putting our defensive woes behind us at last.

If we get Squillaci and then Ciani I will be delighted, it’s what we needed, experience and talent, and that would also mean defensive midfielder options as Koscielny and Vermaelen could slot in there if needed. I still worry about the French contingent and when I read in the Guardian that Arsenal are referred to [...]

Squillaci on his way, now one week to sort keeper

Sevilla say that central defender Sebastien Squillaci is on his way. It’s just down the medical. Given that he spentRead the Rest…

Wenger – We can’t afford Given, Fulham won’t sell Schwarzer, and we have enough keepers!

Arsene Wenger’s press conference yesterday was very revealing in many ways, and no less on the transfer front. He admitted a couple of times that he was looking for reinforcements, but also said that he wasn’t close to signing anyone at all!
With just ten days to go it is becoming “squeaky bum time” in the [...]

Given will leave to protect Ireland career, and Fulham want Vela for Schwarzer

The ongoing Arsenal search for a new keeper has taken a couple of new twists this morning, and it looks like Wenger still has a choice of two. The Man City keeper Shay Given may have been offered a pay rise to stay at the Eastlands, but it is being reported today that he is [...]

Arsenal rumours July 17th – Given, Mathijsen, Schwarzer and Gnabry

We are entering the final 14 days of the transfer window, and Arsene Wenger doesn’t seem to be any closer to signing another much-needed centre-back. The only one that is linked today is the Dutch international defender Joris Mathijsen, who is currently at Hamburg.
The problem with this link (other than it coming from Caughtoffside!) [...]

Shay Given on the move as Hart is named Number One at Man City

The Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Shay Given is to “consider his options” this weekend after he was told by Man City boss Roberto Mancini that Joe Hart will be the Number One at the Eastlands this season, which has reignited the rumours that Arsenal could secure his services for next season.
The Daily Mail quotes a [...]

Shay Given – Either Joe Hart or me will leave Man City

Arsenal have been strongly linked with a move for either Joe Hart or Shay Given in the last few weeks, and the reports have said that neither of them would be willing to spend the next season on the bench. Well now Shay Given has admitted that it is a fact!
Hart has ambitions to [...]

Arsenal goalkeeper rumours Aug 9th – Reina, Fabianski, Given and Hart

After the amazing 6-5 win over Legia Warsaw at the weekend, the papers are full of Arsenal transfer rumours about goalkeepers, obviously based on the premise that Wenger will have been so incensed after conceding five goals that he just HAS to buy a replacement.
I laughed very hard when told about Arsenal putting in a [...]