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23 May 2017 20:49:15
Sky are reporting that Usmanov will meet on wednesday with his advisers about how to takeover arsenal.

23 May 2017 22:25:31
He will probably have to use tanks and a battalion of soldiers.

24 May 2017 02:31:26
Even if Kroenke accepts a new bid it still has to be cleared by Wenger.

22 May 2017 21:57:34
Hi Eds- read somewhere that we have scouted Pablo Fornals a few times this season? YouTube seems to suggest he's decent enough in midfield. Do you think he'll be a serious target for us this summer?

{Ed002's Note - Yes the club has an interest in him.}

22 May 2017 18:11:40
I was wondering if any Ed's know of any interest regarding onyekuru from eupen I read this afternoon we've opened talks with him.
Sorry if it's been covered already
Cheers.

{Ed002's Note - Henry Onyekuru has had a number of options presented to him and has held discussions with several sides with the permission of Eupen. It looked like his options would be limited to Celtic or mainland European clubs such as Club Brugge, Anderlecht and Borussia Monchengladbach as a move to England with any of the interested sides (Everton, Southampton or West Ham) would mean that he would need to be sent out on loan. That has not deterred offers but without paying significantly more than the asking price and making an outrageous wage offer a move to England is less likely. Anderlecht have negotiated what will be an acceptable deal but there is no agreement at this time.}

22 May 2017 18:20:55
Appreciate the insight mate.

22 May 2017 22:17:19
Wikipedia have him as being an arsenal player.

22 May 2017 23:01:29
25 goals in 41 games.
Decent.

22 May 2017 23:16:50
We have paided the release clause. Remains to be seen if we get the player. Maybe not making champs league make us make our move I don't know. Never seen him play personally bar youtube.

22 May 2017 23:41:46
Looks like another Messi on YouTube 😂.

23 May 2017 08:24:09
Dags YouTube can make sanogo look promising lol.

23 May 2017 20:57:52
D16 - he's still poor on you tube.

19 May 2017 23:18:58
Good news - Wenger will accept backroom changes and sign a 2 year with the option of 1 more role to give club stability plus a new fresher outlook. Exciting time so

More money has also been promised despite drop in revenue next year due to not finishing in top 4.

That's great news - sweet dreams

20 May 2017 07:39:59
*sigh* Yeah, that is GREAT NEWS! Despotic Leader, who has long since lost touch with reality, will accept a couple of new fresh leuitenants, willing yes men, who will have no influence whatsoever. Hurrah!
More money will be made available for guns and ammunition, but aforementioned despotic leader will say that his guns and ammunition can't be bettered because those nasty unkind arms dealers won't sell him the best kind available because they charge too much or even have the temerity NOT to come knocking on his door telling them that they may have something for sale that is not generally known to be on the market.
Thus it has been since about 2014 since the PCP payments on the new tanks and den were paid off.
Wenger WAS brilliant, Wenger IS a hero, but even Churchill had his day. In the name of Arsenal, please go!

20 May 2017 09:55:57
I continue to be in two minds about Wenger staying; On theone hand he given tremendous stability to the club and many trophies, including two FA Cups over the last 3 seasons and the possibility if a 3rdone next week. On the other hand, he won't change. He has already stated that we mustn't expect many signings next season and even if a director f football is installed, he will be against his beliefs and I can envisage a weak individual who will have no effect upon Wenger's methods. At best we may keep one or two of the players running into the last season of their contracts and replace them, but I can't see us keeping Ox, Ozil and Sanchez, as well as bringing in say three top class signings that are needed. I would sell Ospina, bring back Szczesny. If we get above £50m for Bellerin and sign Danilo from Real for £25m, then I would do the deals. I would do everything possible to extend the deals of the 3 players entering their final year. I would also look for a replacement for Santi and Giroud. We need to sell or release; Ospina, Debuchy, Sanogo, Jenkinson, Campbell and Mertesacker. I would also consider the futures of Giroud, Monreal, Gibbs, Chambers, Santi and Wilshere. An interesting summer ahead!

20 May 2017 10:08:14
Yes Sy that's great news. Everything all of a sudden looks so rosey. The natives will all be happy and the Emirates will be a joyous place with banners and saluting aircraft flying overhead. can't wait.

20 May 2017 11:38:33
Can't see that myself Steve :-)

19 May 2017 21:36:58
Is everything moving in the direction of major change this summer. It definitely is setting up for the chance for it to happen. Wenger out of contract, worse season for 21 years and gazidis being offered a new job away. Am I reading too much into it as well as kronkes new stadium costing twice as much as it was going to be. The extra cash would be a help. Lol.

19 May 2017 19:52:03
Got to say this will he won't he saga surrounding Arsene is as difficult to predict as any suspense film I've seen, every time you think you know for sure how it's going to end the story takes another twist that makes you reassess your opinion yet again.
I'm now going for a twist in the tail where Arsene takes off his mask revealing his true identity as being Simon Brodkin all along,

19 May 2017 17:54:35
Holy shizzle, Usmanov has made a 1.3 billion bid to Kroenke to buy his shares.

Only read a couple of days ago that Usmanovs personal wealth went up by over £4 billion this year.

Apparently Kroenke hadn't said a definite no.

Sell, sell, sell!

19 May 2017 18:06:10
Please please sell! We need a change from the top down. I believe Usmanov will do this. And he won't see this club as purely a business. It'll also be a hobby and something he won't want to lose with. Fingers crossed.

19 May 2017 18:15:52
I was slated when I said usmanov will take over one day. he's the savious imo and itl happen eventually. No top4 would be great bargaining tool.

I knew my avatar would not be wasted :) red dog if your reading this have faith usmanov is here.

19 May 2017 18:24:10
I'll hold my hands up and say I was against it. Slated anyone who said it. But now we need it. I was against all the money that came with it. But now that money is in football from sponsors anyway.

19 May 2017 18:50:50
He's a big Wenger fan though.

19 May 2017 19:12:46
Lol he's not stupid wouldn't slate wenger before he's in. Bad PR all the noises etc are at perfect times he's a clever bloke. If he comes wenger may get a year who knows but he won't accept failure. Finishing 5th won't be a bad thing this year. D16 let's hug.

19 May 2017 19:23:27
I'd love him to come in, but in reality I don't think it's going to happen. Stan is too stubborn as he's proved recently. Money talks though, so fingers crossed this is an opening bid.

19 May 2017 19:31:05
Apparently the bid was placed a couple of weeks ago and has been refused. Maybe some others could show interest now.

19 May 2017 19:44:56
The timing of it all is genius.

19 May 2017 20:12:18
Come on usmanov! Really good news to see him trying to buy Kroenke!

19 May 2017 20:59:12
Derby you old sage you. Some of us are like visionaries. Lol.

19 May 2017 00:23:06
Hi Ed´s
Thanks for the work you do on this site.
Has there been any links to Éder Álvarez Balanta from Arsenal again since he joined Basel?

Bardur.

{Ed002's Note - No Bardur.}

19 May 2017 10:19:36
Hello ed, in todays press conference arsene said his future will be decided after the fa cup final. Do you know if winning the fa cup has any significance to his future?

{Ed001's Note - of course it will.}

19 May 2017 10:56:20
This may sound a bit vague but if arsenal do not win the Fa cup would u say that he will leave? If that is not the case do you know what factor will make him leave? Thank you ed001.

{Ed001's Note - it is a personal decision, so no one but Arsene knows for sure what will decide that. Steve Bould has been saying for years now he doesn't know if he will be at Arsenal the following season as it has come down to Arsene each time to make a decision on the future. I really do not know what will make him leave and what will make him stay, but a game like the FA Cup final will make a difference to his decision because it is a huge game. Personally I think the stay away campaign is the thing most likely to speed a decision as the loss of revenue from empty seats, plus embarrassment caused to the club, will mean the club itself will have to take action to force him out, even if he wants to stay. Money is the be-all and end-all to owners in the Premier League. They act when their pockets feel the pressure not when they hear boos.}

19 May 2017 11:10:11
Thats very interesting ed. The way I see it is no top 4 and no fa cup means less money which ultimately would lead to the owners wanting wenger out. May i ask this last question ed, if he was to leave, do you know any potential replacements? Thank you again.

{Ed001's Note - I wouldn't want to get into the replacements as it is impossible to say. It really depends on when the decision is made as most of the ones that were possible at one time have already decided where they will be next season.}

19 May 2017 11:33:09
Thank you ed very much, that's very interesting information.

19 May 2017 13:10:40
Love hearing your opinion Ed. Do you not think waiting on arsene is a silly idea. Say he turns round after the final and says I'm off that'll leave us in a difficult position because as you said most managers will have decided where they are next season. Just seems odd letting him decide.

{Ed001's Note - I think it is ludicrous and just shows that there is a weak board in place. The decision should have been made in plenty of time to prepare for next season.}

19 May 2017 15:51:36
If there are elements of the board that would like to force Wenger out surely that wouldn't be hard as of the summer he has no contract. And like say ed it further goes to show how weak the board is after he said he would make decision in march / April and nothing . After that point any board or any boss would say right we're making the decision and we're going to replace you. If Wenger comes out and says he's leaving after FA cup he wants shooting that would give us 8 weeks to find a new manager/ coach and then would be even less to a pre season. It would leave us in poor shape. Unless there is a master plan sorted and we're waiting till after CL final to announce allegri (yeah I know dream on)

{Ed001's Note - clearly he intends to stay and is just hoping to get the results to ensure that there is not a significant backlash from the fans. At least that is how it seems.}

19 May 2017 16:10:54
It's sad when people don't know when to call it a day.

23 May 2017 05:56:14
I think ed even if he wins the fall cup there will be backlash if he is to stay as still a bad season even if we win the fa cup.

{Ed001's Note - I doubt he expected things to go like this though mate and now he has painted himself into a corner.}

18 May 2017 16:37:18
Ed002 I was listening to the Sharkopod again and right at the end you said Mertesacker would go if a replacement is found. You said you had mentioned the replacement but you only mentioned Niklas Sule when talking about centre backs.

Can I ask which centre backs Arsenal are looking at?

Thank you.

{Ed002's Note - Florian Lejeune (Eibar centre back is a serious target for Arsenal but I am not sure if Wenger sees him as a starter or not)
Niklas Sule (not going to happen but he gets a mention as all chances to by him over the past two years were blown by Arsenal and there should be a tough lesson learned from this)
Daniele Rugani (first choice but Juventus do not want to sell)
Stefan de Vrij (I think very unlikely)
Jose Gimenez (very expensive for a player who struggles to make the Atletico starting line up – I think very unlikely)
Ben Gibson - possible.}

18 May 2017 17:14:23
Cheers Ed. I would love to see Rugani. Is he realistically in our price range? Think he'll have many good years ahead of him.

{Ed002's Note - No because he is not for sale.}

18 May 2017 17:52:35
A bit weird how we want another centre back.

{Ed002's Note - Arsenal will only want a centre back if someone leaves.}

18 May 2017 19:17:41
Ah right thank you for replying. Might be a stupid question but when clubs ask if a player is for sale and they say he's not do most clubs just leave it there or do they try and tempt them with some sort of offer.

18 May 2017 22:39:17
Thanks again Ed002 :)

{Ed002's Note - No problem. In answer to the previous question, clubs will persist if they think there is a chance of swaying the decision.}

19 May 2017 10:40:07
Thank you for the reply ed!

18 May 2017 13:19:01
Hello folks, i'm a bit new to all this but I have a question but forgive me if it has been asked. Stan Kroenke, rumours he's flying in for talks with arsene wenger. Any truth in this and if there is truth, what will they be discussing?