ESPN FC writer Nick Miller examines the top 10 transfers that never quite happened. TKTG narrows it down to the ones that really matter…. 10 – Zlatan Ibrahimovic to Arsenal Arsenal seem to crop up quite often in regards to nearly signing players, from quibbling over a fee in the region of £4 million for […]
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The best of the week
Every Sunday I will publish the best articles that our team has complied or read from across from the last week. It will include blog articles; interviews, tactical information, fantasy football and others. Some of the articles will have been published on our very own website. Others will be linked to the main article. The […]
Wenger – The Economist
The Secret Footballer: I’ve seen everything there is to see in football, and a lot more outside of it. My anonymity let’s me tell you how it is, from inside the game without the shackles of pre-conception or fan bias. … When Wenger arrived he spent good money on Overmars, Bergkamp and Henry as well […]
Everyone’s a liar during the transfer window
… From the other side of the negotiating table, Spurs were saying much the same thing. Their official statement noted that they did not want to sell Bale but that his resolve to leave was decisive. He had forced their hand; they had little choice. Coach Andre Villas-Boas added that “the pressure we were subjected […]
Why Real Madrid had to sell Ozil
While Arsenal fans rejoice at the arrival of Mesut Ozil, Ben Hayward of Goal.com reveals why Real Madrid may have done the right thing in the end by selling one of their best players to Arsenal for the hefty sum of €50m. “Don’t sell Ozil,” they screamed. The fans had come along to the […]
The best of Özil
With Arsenal breaking their transfer record to sign the German international Mesut Özil from Real Madrid; TKTG brings the best articles from around the web. Mesut Ozil can breathe new life into Arsenal’s Emirates era Occasionally transfers have a ripple effect. The deal represents considerably more than the movement of a player from one club […]
What can £ 70 million buy?
Its been widely reported that Arsenal have up to £ 70 million to spend this transfer window. A summary of Swiss Rambles article on Arsenal’s finances can be read here. However what exactly could Arsenal do with this £ 70 million? Can they be title contenders or at least give the top 3 a good run in? […]
Arsenal – Money Don’t Matter 2 Night
An excellent article by @SwissRamble on Arsenal finances; their cash reserves and how much of a transfer budget they currently have. I have taken the best and most relevant points from the article to give you a short summary. “We have a certain amount of money which we’ve held in reserve. We also have new revenue […]
Cost of Starting Eleven – Top 4
No analysis; just numbers. Make your own judgement. Ever wondered how much it costs for the starting XI of the top 4? Their subs bench and their reserves? How much your team needs to spend to win a league title? How far away Arsenal really are? How much have Chelsea spent? I have taken the […]
No lessons learned from Suarez history
This is all starting to feel vaguely familiar. If the build-up to Luis Suarez’s seemingly inevitable exit from Liverpool mirrored that of his departure from Ajax – the wonderful goal-scoring form, the suggestion that he cannot fulfil his ambitions at his current club, the sudden taste for human flesh – then the act of it […]
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