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William Saliba signs for Arsenal

synththfc

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The wording Arsenal have used through their journos saying they ‘still expect player to keep his word and sign for them’ makes me think they are worried.

"keep his word"

They expect loyalty from a player they haven't even signed..?

Who's gonna tell them?
 

Lilbaz

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Saying we're interested in a player well under 21 is a bit broad though, isn't it? If he said, we're interested in a player with a cock, are you going to connect every link to non-eunuch players to his ITK? Fanny isn't a childish word, pal. I'm all for ITK and nothing against Hercules as a poster, but calling somebody well into his 50s by a pet-name like "Herc" is a bit weird, imvho.

He said we were looking at a player well u21. He also said we've been quoted £25m for an 18 year old. Low and behold we bid for an 18 year old.

Forgive us for linking them. Rather than thinking he was talking of someone totally different.
 

Spurrific

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I think people use Herc as it’s quicker and easier to type out. Well under 21 could easily be an 18 year old player. How much younger can they get? I can’t see many 15 or 16 year olds being transferred to elite clubs in the PL and it being headline news and worthy of it being ITK info and actually worth it being discussed.18 years old is about as low as it gets generally for a first team transfer!

Tbf, idk why I got on my soapbox about the term "Herc" - it's more about the tenuous linking to the vague ITK he posted about a young player. He also said he doesn't know who the player is, which is conveniently ignored. Links to Saliba have been around for a while
 

Spurrific

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He said we were looking at a player well u21. He also said we've been quoted £25m for an 18 year old. Low and behold we bid for an 18 year old.

Forgive us for linking them. Rather than thinking he was talking of someone totally different.

He said we were getting quoted £25m for 18 year olds that might not even be any better than Troy Parrott. Don't get facetious if you can't be fucked to read what you're rattling on about.
 

doctor stefan Freud

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Tbf, idk why I got on my soapbox about the term "Herc" - it's more about the tenuous linking to the vague ITK he posted about a young player. He also said he doesn't know who the player is, which is conveniently ignored. Links to Saliba have been around for a while
Friday fiddle might help
 

Lilbaz

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He said we were getting quoted £25m for 18 year olds that might not even be any better than Troy Parrott. Don't get facetious if you can't be fucked to read what you're rattling on about.

So we got quoted £25m for an 18 year old and bid that for one.

Yes i can see how they are totally unrelated.
 

Primativ

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Tbf, idk why I got on my soapbox about the term "Herc" - it's more about the tenuous linking to the vague ITK he posted about a young player. He also said he doesn't know who the player is, which is conveniently ignored. Links to Saliba have been around for a while


True but he did also say that we have targets who are wanted by our London rivals who have us as their preferred choice and are waiting on us to make our move.

People assumed it was Maxi Gomez but it looks like Saliba is one of them. I mean, Arsenal clearly want him and if we do sign the kid from under their noses, well you’d have to say Herc was spot on ?
 

Spurrific

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So we got quoted £25m for an 18 year old and bid that for one.

Yes i can see how they are totally unrelated.

I don't know if you're being deliberately obtuse, if you're pissed, or if you're having an attack of the vapours - but it is very tenuous to link "we're being quoted £25m for players who might not even be better than Troy Parrott (a striker)" with us bidding for a centre back with a well-established ball-park value.

True but he did also say that we have targets who are wanted by our London rivals who have us as their preferred choice and are waiting on us to make our move.

People assumed it was Maxi Gomez but it looks like Saliba is one of them. I mean, Arsenal clearly want him and if we do sign the kid from under their noses, well you’d have to say Herc was spot on ?

This one I can see being referring to Saliba - but I just don't think it's makes any sense to link any young player we're linked with to the ITK.
 
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