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[Kana-Ka-Nsungu]

[h=2]Sol Campbell urges Wenger to change Arsenal's transfer policy[/h]

By Alex Young

2 Mar 2013 23:59:00







The former Gunners defender cites Sir Alex Ferguson's decision to play £24 million for Robin van Persie as evidence of a bold and highly successful move in the market.

Former Arsenal defender Sol Campbell believes Arsene Wenger must change his transfer policy if the club are to be a force in Europe once again.

The Gunners look likely to finish the season without a trophy for the eighth year in a row after losses to lower-league opposition Bradford City in the Capital One Cup and Blackburn Rovers in the FA Cup, while a heavy 3-1 home defeat to Bayern Munich leaves their Champions League hopes hanging by a thread.

Arsenal lost key player Robin van Persie to Premier League leaders Manchester United last summer in a £24 million deal, and Campbell - after seeing the impact the 29-year-old has made at Old Trafford - feels similar bold moves in the transfer market could help the Gunners progress.

"You have to give him immense credit for what he has done and it has been overlooked that while they have not done well in the cups, they have been consistent in the league," Campbell told The Mirror.

"But maybe there has to be a change regarding transfers. It should be done on a more case-by-case fashion. I think the fans deserve that.

"Sir Alex Ferguson clearly looked at what United could win if they had Van Persie and decided that if they succeed, that would justify the fee."

Arsenal visit Tottenham - another of Campbell's previous clubs - in the north London derby on Sunday, and the former centre-back has warned the more inexperienced players to be extra vigilant during the occasion.

"It will be a test for Arsenal at Tottenham, no question. Players like Lukas Podolski and Santi Cazorla, who are playing at Tottenham for the first time, will need to be ready for that first 20 minutes which can be so intense.

"You have to be ready for that or you can be one or two goals down. You have to do your homework.

"Gareth Bale has been in great form and Arsenal need to be alert to that. They have to be ready, take him to areas where he can do no damage, and they will be aware of the threat posed on the other wing by Aaron Lennon.

"Tottenham will need to be focused and switched on as much as Arsenal and I feel the match could well be decided in the last 20 minutes. It is vital that both teams maintain their levels of concentration."

 

[Kana-Ka-Nsungu]

[h=1]Hii itakuwa ni habari njema kwa wapenzi wengi wa gunners, huyu mmarekani anaiskilizia sana hela yake, mpira aufanya biashara. Timu wachukue wamanga hapa ndo kutanoga, they do these things for pride and fun na kwao kumsajili mtu kwa £100 hawaoni tabu! Messi is coming home..

Arsenal Target of £1.5bn Takeover Bid from Middle East Consortium: The Nightly EPL[/h]Posted on March 2, 2013 by Alex Muller

Both the Sunday Telegraph and Sun newspapers are reporting in tomorrow's editions that Arsenal will be the subject of a £1.5 billion bid in the next few weeks from a Middle Eastern investment.
The consortium - which has investors in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates - have been working on a deal for the past four months, reports The Sun.
If the deal went through, American Stan Kroenke would make a profit of £350 million.

 

[Richard]

Mkuu KKN,

Gazeti la The Sun na washirika wake wanaeleweka siku zote kutafuta kuvuruga timu zilizotulia kama ya Arsenal.

Mipango yao inajulikana na sisi wapenzi wa Arsenal tunawafahamu watu hawa.

Arsenal ni timu ya 4 tajiri kwenye EPL na hiyo iko wazi na hata kule kwenye jarida la Forbes wameeleza hivyo.

Isipokuwa katika "business" kuna kuishi kwa kuwa na madeni makubwa huku ukiendelea na biashara na pia kuna kuishi kwa kupunguza na kufuta madeni huku ukiimarisha biashara yako.

Kinachoshangaza siku zote ni kuona kwamba watu wapo "busy" kuibeza "business model" ya hii timu ambayo kwa bahati mbaya imeshamiri vizuri kwamba mtu unaweza kuiweka timu kwenye CL bila kukosa kwa miaka 15.

Hivyo baada ya kutangaza faida ambayo imepatikana katika kipindi cha miezi sita iliyopia Arsenal inaondoa wachezaji wote ambao mikataba yao inaisha mwaka huu na hiyo itaokoa kiasi cha paundi milioni 24 kwa mwaka.

Katika akaunti kwenye benki Arsenal ina akiba ya kiasi cha paundi milioni 123 na pia ukijumlisha na lile deal na Emirates lenye kiasi cha paundi milioni 150.

Arsenal itawashangaza wengi ikifika miezi ya June/July ambapo itakuwa ikisajili wachezaji inaotaka na itakuwa ni mara ya kwanza Arsenal inakubali kulipa mishahara minono na kutumia pesa nyingi kufanya usajili.

Haikatazwi kukubali pesa kutoka kwa wawekezaji ambao siku zote hukimbia machimbo yao ya mafuta yanaoisha kwa kuhamishia biashara zao kwenye mpira hususan ligi za Ulaya, lakini tumeona pesa hiyo inavyovuruga pale Chelsea na hata Man City.

Chelsea hakutakuwa na meneja wa kudumu mwenye kufanya maamuzi yake bila ya kuvurugwa na mwenye timu. Man City tumeona washindwa kwenye round ya kwanza ya CL na sasa wanaweza kuishia kucheza tena Europa League.Pia Man City waliwanunua Baloteli na Tevez ambao tumeona visa vyao.

Haya mambo yaendelee hukohuko na sio Arsenal.

 

[Belo]

Kroenke not interested in £1.5bn takeover

March 3, 2013


Arsenal have insisted that majority shareholder Stan Kroenke would have no interest in selling his stake amid reports of a potential £1.5 billion bid from the Middle East.

GettyImagesStan Kroenke remains committed to Arsenal long-term


The Sun on Sunday and Sunday Telegraphhave both reported that an Arab consortium is interested in the Gunners and would be prepared to pay double the amount the club was valued at two years ago to take 100% ownership.
The group is apparently ready to cut ticket prices, which has been a cause of significant concern in recent times, as well as to prevent the regular sales of the club's key players. It is suggested that Arsene Wenger would come under scrutiny, having failed to bring any silverware to the club since the 2005 FA Cup.
It is said that the deal, which would reportedly wipe out the club's £250 million debt, would be dependent on Arsenal qualifying for next season's Champions League.
However, Arsenal communications director Mark Gonnella told Reuters: "There has been no contact from any potential investors.
"Stan Kroenke is committed to Arsenal for the long term and has no intention of selling his stake."
Kroenke holds 66.83% of the club, having pushed through a £430million-plus takeover in April 2011. Uzbek oil magnate Alisher Usmanov, who holds a 29.96% stake in the club, is believed to be similarly reluctant to consider cashing in.

 

[MwafrikaHalisi]

North London Is Red :rockon:

 

[Oxlade-Chamberlain]

Kila la kheri gunners wenzangu, mechi ya leo muhimu sana kupata ushindi.

Kutakua na magoli mengi leo.

4-3 FT, ushindi wetu.

 

[King2]

Wenger abadili Mfumo mzima wa usajili. Ikishindikana asepe.

 

[Richard]

Team news

Wakulu, Vasiriki Diaby yupo 50-50 hivyo Ramsey anaanza.

Arsenal- : Szczesny, Jenkinson, Mertesacker, Vermaelen, Monreal, Ramsey, Arteta, Wilshere, Cazorla, Walcott, Giroud

Gareth Bale lazima adhibitiwe at all cost lakini sio kadi nyekundu.

Habari nzuri kidogo ni kwamba mwamuzi ni Mark Clattenburg.

 

[Oxlade-Chamberlain]

Mie naona kama Podolski ni bora kwenye mechi kama hizi kwa vile anatumia nguvu na pia ana kaba kuliko Giroud.anyway Wenger knows.

Ushindi muhimu leo at any cost

 

[Richard]

Wenger angeanza na Podolski lakini huyu si midfielder kwahio anakuwa hana option ila kuanza na Rambo.

Naona timu zinaingia uwanjani.

 

[Richard]

Leo ndio leo.

 

[Richard]

Timu ya Tottenham wana wachezaji wafuatao:Kipa Hugo Lloris , Walker, Dawson, Jan Vertonghen, Assou-Ekotto, Mousa Dembele, Scott Parker, Aaron Lennon, Gareth Bale, Sigurdsson na mbele ni Emanuel Adebayor.

 

[mfarisayo]

Leo ndio leo.

 

[Balantanda]

Hivi Wenger anampendea nini Ramsey?

 

[Nyaluhusa87]

giroud mpumbavu...goli gani unakosa kama hilo!!

 

[Richard]

Arsenal waendelee kuwakabili Tottenham ndani ya eneo lao.

Ila bado tunamiliki mpira asilima 67 lazima tugeuze tufunge magoli.

 

[mfarisayo]

Naona mmeanza vizuri ila mnajisahau sana nyuma Bale ni mshenzi anawaweza wafanya vibaya

 

[Richard]

Arsenal kuanza na Ramsey kunamfanya Cazorla acheze pembeni na hilo litakuwa tatizo kwa Cazorla kwenye kutafuta vyumba ili watu wafunge.

 

[Richard]

Dakika 15 za mwanzo zimepita na Arsenal wameweza kuwakabili Tottenham kwa kiasi kikubwa huku Vermaelen akiongoza vema safu ya ulinzi.

 

[Dark City]

Leo mie mtazamaji......ila kuna washikaji nawaonea huruma sana!