Official Gary Cahill transfer thread

[Lofthouse Lower]

He'll be annoyed when he finds out that I've circumvented his Twitter blockage of me

[seanworth]

I think wenger is trying to prod cahill to speak out and put the pressure on bolton to sell. while he might want to move to a big club wenger doesnt realise that our players are quite happy where they are unlike arsenal players that are fighting like rats to leave a sinking ship.

[Abs]

I think wenger is trying to prod cahill to speak out and put the pressure on bolton to sell. while he might want to move to a big club wenger doesnt realise that our players are quite happy where they are unlike arsenal players that are fighting like rats to leave a sinking ship.

Wenger knows how desperate you are for money and the player has not signed a new contract and will leave for free. He has other players lined up and he has every right to bid what he wants in a free market and you have every right to say no and demand what you want. just stop acting like kids and cry about it. A Chairman using twitter and calling another manager names.......explains why you are in the financial mess you are in

[plymouth wanderer]

peeps just ignore this cvnt

[boltonboris]

Financial mess? We owe about £12 Million to the bank.......

[ChrisC]

I think wenger is trying to prod cahill to speak out and put the pressure on bolton to sell. while he might want to move to a big club wenger doesnt realise that our players are quite happy where they are unlike arsenal players that are fighting like rats to leave a sinking ship.

Wenger knows how desperate you are for money and the player has not signed a new contract and will leave for free. He has other players lined up and he has every right to bid what he wants in a free market and you have every right to say no and demand what you want. just stop acting like kids and cry about it. A Chairman using twitter and calling another manager names.......explains why you are in the financial mess you are in

Yep twitter is the reason we are in debt.. What a bright individual you are

[Lofthouse Lower]

I think wenger is trying to prod cahill to speak out and put the pressure on bolton to sell. while he might want to move to a big club wenger doesnt realise that our players are quite happy where they are unlike arsenal players that are fighting like rats to leave a sinking ship.

Wenger knows how desperate you are for money and the player has not signed a new contract and will leave for free. He has other players lined up and he has every right to bid what he wants in a free market and you have every right to say no and demand what you want. just stop acting like kids and cry about it. A Chairman using twitter and calling another manager names.......explains why you are in the financial mess you are in

What explanation have you got for the mess that your club is in? Facebook? Bebo? MySpace?

[Lord Kangana]

I'm sure Gary would prefer to wait til he can go somewhere he can win trophies anyway.

[TANGODANCER]

Wenger knows how desperate you are for money and the player has not signed a new contract and will leave for free. He has other players lined up and he has every right to bid what he wants in a free market and you have every right to say no and demand what you want. just stop acting like kids and cry about it. A Chairman using twitter and calling another manager names.......explains why you are in the financial mess you are in

I reckon the less you have to do with us the better then. Can you start from now? See all the nice words in the world have no effect when dealing with somebody constantly talking like a tw@t. Go practise kicking water bottles about, you might get signed up even. Do one.

[officer_dibble]

Yaaaawn

epic banter gartsy on twittor tho, 1-0

[Annoyed Grunt]

I think wenger is trying to prod cahill to speak out and put the pressure on bolton to sell. while he might want to move to a big club wenger doesnt realise that our players are quite happy where they are unlike arsenal players that are fighting like rats to leave a sinking ship.

Wenger knows how desperate you are for money and the player has not signed a new contract and will leave for free. He has other players lined up and he has every right to bid what he wants in a free market and you have every right to say no and demand what you want. just stop acting like kids and cry about it. A Chairman using twitter and calling another manager names.......explains why you are in the financial mess you are in

If you'd bothered to have checked it out, he retweeted what someone else had put.

[BL3]

Wenger has other players lined up and he has every right to bid what he wants in a free market

But what's the point of having the best part of £100M in the bank if you're not actually prepared to spend the going rate? You might as well be in debt.

[gizmothevoomer]

I don't think either club is covering themselves in Glory here, Bolton should simply of said that Arsenal had made an offer for Cahill which did not match their valuation of the player. Then this circus being played out on Sky sports and doubtless tomorrows tabloids would have been avoided.

Unfortunately the way modern tranfers work seem to be more akin to a game of poker played out in the media rather than the boardroom. Where the word spoken in the press have no basis on the reality of the situation ( Thinking the Tevez / Fabregas / Nasri situationover the summer ) but simply a glib soundbite for a few days. Would be nice to believe the clubs and players had consideration of how the fans feel but sadly I fear they are the last in anyones mind.

I only hope Arsenal don't edge the offer up towards the release clause with a few hours of the transfer window left, which gives us no time to get an adequate repleacement. I actually hope Coyle leaves Cahill out of the team tomorrows game as I suspect his head will not be totally focused on the game.

[Worthy4England]

I don't think either club is covering themselves in Glory here, Bolton should simply of said that Arsenal had made an offer for Cahill which did not match their valuation of the player. Then this circus being played out on Sky sports and doubtless tomorrows tabloids would have been avoided.

Unfortunately the way modern tranfers work seem to be more akin to a game of poker played out in the media rather than the boardroom. Where the word spoken in the press have no basis on the reality of the situation ( Thinking the Tevez / Fabregas / Nasri situationover the summer ) but simply a glib soundbite for a few days. Would be nice to believe the clubs and players had consideration of how the fans feel but sadly I fear they are the last in anyones mind.

I only hope Arsenal don't edge the offer up towards the release clause with a few hours of the transfer window left, which gives us no time to get an adequate repleacement. I actually hope Coyle leaves Cahill out of the team tomorrows game as I suspect his head will not be totally focused on the game.

Dunno what the problem is here?

What's the "consideration of how the fans feel" thing?

Either Cahill will go or he won't, as fans, can't stop it / make it happen either way. I don't care one way or the other if they carry out the conversation in the press. And I certainly don't have "feelings" about it.

[Hoboh]

I don't think either club is covering themselves in Glory here, Bolton should simply of said that Arsenal had made an offer for Cahill which did not match their valuation of the player. Then this circus being played out on Sky sports and doubtless tomorrows tabloids would have been avoided.

Unfortunately the way modern tranfers work seem to be more akin to a game of poker played out in the media rather than the boardroom. Where the word spoken in the press have no basis on the reality of the situation ( Thinking the Tevez / Fabregas / Nasri situationover the summer ) but simply a glib soundbite for a few days. Would be nice to believe the clubs and players had consideration of how the fans feel but sadly I fear they are the last in anyones mind.

I only hope Arsenal don't edge the offer up towards the release clause with a few hours of the transfer window left, which gives us no time to get an adequate repleacement. I actually hope Coyle leaves Cahill out of the team tomorrows game as I suspect his head will not be totally focused on the game.

Dunno what the problem is here?

What's the "consideration of how the fans feel" thing?

Either Cahill will go or he won't, as fans, can't stop it / make it happen either way. I don't care one way or the other if they carry out the conversation in the press. And I certainly don't have "feelings" about it.

Sooooo letsget this right............................................... you have no feelings about Venga??? disipointed disipointed in yer lad!
(Don't panic your still employed)

[Lord Kangana]

F*ck dropping Cahill. He's ours until he's not.

And I want it splashed all over the press that they've made a derisory offer, because other manageers with a bit of cash might look up from their brekkie and say "hang on....".

[TKIZ!]

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The Daily Mirror say we've made a £6m bid for Gary Cahill. Which might be true given he's in his final season of his contract with Owen Coyle's side. Bolton's asking price is £17m which seems very high for a player who could walk away for free next summer. I expect we'll go back with an improved bid. But when you consider we spent £10m on Koscielny last summer, you have to ask whether £17m is a fair value. I don't believe it is.

This bit was written in response by my missus

.....I have supported Arsenal since I was about 8 and am now in my mid 30's. I agree we need some more players as our squad at the moment is very small indeed and like everyone else wish that we had got some new players in by now. But I feel I have to disagree with the above part you have written in this piece about Gary Cahill. I think he is a good player with real potential to become a truly great player, to be fair he is nearly there. My other half is a Bolton fan and we regularly go to the Reebok and see Cahill play week in week out. And this is what we need, players that can walk straight into our team and know what the premier league is all about. He is 25, so has many years ahead of him and under Arsene who knows how good he could become (to be fair under Coyle the same would apply). I think him and Vermaelen would form a formidable partnership. Not sure how you can argue about Bolton asking for £17m for a player in his last year of contract, have we not just sold a player for £25m in his last year of a contract? I am not comparing the players at all, but the situation. WE have sold one of our best players for the best price we could, so why should Bolton not be allowed to do the same? As for Koscielny...Cahill is better, so would he not be worth more than £10m or at least the same offer and than work for there.

[scotty]

a million pound price tag has been put on the head of Gaddafi.

Arsene Wenger has bid £250,000 for him

[Gooner Girl]

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The Daily Mirror say we've made a £6m bid for Gary Cahill. Which might be true given he's in his final season of his contract with Owen Coyle's side. Bolton's asking price is £17m which seems very high for a player who could walk away for free next summer. I expect we'll go back with an improved bid. But when you consider we spent £10m on Koscielny last summer, you have to ask whether £17m is a fair value. I don't believe it is.

This bit was written in response by my missus

.....I have supported Arsenal since I was about 8 and am now in my mid 30's. I agree we need some more players as our squad at the moment is very small indeed and like everyone else wish that we had got some new players in by now. But I feel I have to disagree with the above part you have written in this piece about Gary Cahill. I think he is a good player with real potential to become a truly great player, to be fair he is nearly there. My other half is a Bolton fan and we regularly go to the Reebok and see Cahill play week in week out. And this is what we need, players that can walk straight into our team and know what the premier league is all about. He is 25, so has many years ahead of him and under Arsene who knows how good he could become (to be fair under Coyle the same would apply). I think him and Vermaelen would form a formidable partnership. Not sure how you can argue about Bolton asking for £17m for a player in his last year of contract, have we not just sold a player for £25m in his last year of a contract? I am not comparing the players at all, but the situation. WE have sold one of our best players for the best price we could, so why should Bolton not be allowed to do the same? As for Koscielny...Cahill is better, so would he not be worth more than £10m or at least the same offer and than work for there.

She talks sense, your missus. Its a wonder she married a Bolton fan... You must be very charming...

[Lord Kangana]

He is a Bolton fan, isn't he?