Quiet whispers linking Djourou

Don't need him, let him ship out to Birmingham or Watford for the season.

i would not quite say he is unproven storagematt - he came in an did a job for arsenal when he was called upon... if we did not have the defenders we do i would be more than happy to see him come along for the season - as it is we just dont need him do we...

Give it up Harry, stop wasting time looking at more defenders and midfield, concentrate on what we need more than anything, more obvious than the nose on your face - A BLOODY STRIKER OR TWO!!! We've got the tournament in Asia coming up, surely that is the time you need to allow players to bed in, not one or two games into the season? We all know how important a win is at the end of the season, would have made all the difference this time!

Surely Rabbi you should say that you can't work out what the press are up to!! Harry has never mentioned Djourou only the fact that he wants strikers and a wideman and has enough at the back. I work in Eastleigh but not near enough to the training ground to see waht goes on.

...but it has to be said that the Snooze is of course the tried and tested, most reliable fountain of knowledge too. Eastneydave has raised an absolutely valid and good point, all we know is what is being reported by the papers, which given how the club was run under the previous administration, the silence is in fact good.

Milan always loved to court attention, provided of course it was in his favour. We only have to look at a couple of incidences where the media upset him and were then banned from the ground - a bit like if you don't play my way, I'll take the ball away and go home. Now, with Sasha in charge, we have a more professional approach to issues and one of the biggest examples of this is the way that transfers are conducted.

Before, it was all publicised and the biggest benefactor of all the publicity surrounding who Harry wanted was Alan Curbishley. The guy is incapable of identifying players of his own accord and leeches off everyone around him, Harry being his biggest inspiration. Look back at how many Curbs "stole" from Harry and then you will see why it is done so much more professionally now.

As frustrating as it is to not know what the hell is going on, one can only applaud the new administration, long may it continue.

slowly, things look up!

Just a comment on the new order/less publicity bit..Love him as we all do...That was about mandaric and his inebillity to not talk to the press. he's always on Sky.5live.talk sport you name it hes on it or in it when there a story. Sasha on the other hand ..he dont even write in the programme well not in edition for the few games i manage to get up to. The news boys make about 60% up they have to sell their rags

You'll do well to get this lad on loan. He's an amazing defensive prospect. Can play RB, CB or DM. So calm with the ball at his feet. Great pace, strength, aerial ability - he'll be a world class defender in a few years time.

simmy8 only tells me what i already know about the fella - his quality is obvious... get a striker, ideally two and then i would be happy to bring him in for a year on loan but until then priorities need to be put in order dont they...

yep, we've announced the signing of a striker - problem is he is a 16 year old kid :) but one for the future by all acounts...