The Arsenal Thread XI

Its season ticket renewal time - tomorrow you'll be linked to Neymar and his fellow Brazilian Ganso, in a £90m double swoop.

Let us dream in peace

Arsenal representatives have been spotted discussing a possible transfer for Mario Goetze with Dortmund officials. They were reluctant at first but talks are claimed to have been 'good'.

I believe he lacked a bit of sharpness in the penalty box but the desire was there. Overall, I am pleased that van Persie has been fit this season. When you have a player like him he provides you with that extra quality.

Transfer news for today:

Real Sociedad president Jokin Aperribay will fly out to London this week for discussions over Carlos Vela's future.

Arsenal are keeping tabs on Soloman Kalou. His contract runs out in the summer and will be available for a free transfer.

Arsenal representatives have been spotted discussing a possible transfer for Mario Goetze with Dortmund officials. They were reluctant at first but talks are claimed to have been 'good'.

Plus a nice little stat:

Ryo Miyaichi has created more chances per game than any other player in the Premier league.

And finally:

Arsenal have won 7 games in a row. They'll need to win another 7 games to equal their record of 14 consecutive wins in the league. However, Arsenal have already surpassed Tottenham's highest consecutive win streak (6)

12 points behind the leaders? 24 points to play for, I think we have a chance to snatch the league provided City and United collapse majorly

what a story it will be if we win the PL!

Well really its more likely its 15 ;D

You guys beat city, presuming you both win the games up til then, and you will be 9 behind them. If we then beat them you are 6 behind them. All you need is for city to drop 7 more points apart from our games, and for you to win like.. everything.. and it could happen. I would love it to happen, love it., like a priest loving a choir boy.

Even if we do go in for Goetze in the summer, would he actually want to join us? All the noises which have come from his camp thus far regarding us have been lukewarm, to say the least.

I'm all for buying top, top quality — which Goetze evidently is — but I want that quality to have the desire to join us and not to just sign on the dotted line because their club has decided to cash in on them. Players like Sagna and Koscielny practically forced their transfers, Arshavin too. I don't necessarily think that would be the case with Goetze.

Even if we do go in for Goetze in the summer, would he actually want to join us? All the noises which have come from his camp thus far regarding us have been lukewarm, to say the least.

I'm all for buying top, top quality — which Goetze evidently is — but I want that quality to have the desire to join us and not to just sign on the dotted line because their club has decided to cash in on them. Players like Sagna and Koscielny practically forced their transfers, Arshavin too. I don't necessarily think that would be the case with Goetze.

Even if we do go in for Goetze in the summer, would he actually want to join us? All the noises which have come from his camp thus far regarding us have been lukewarm, to say the least.

I'm all for buying top, top quality — which Goetze evidently is — but I want that quality to have the desire to join us and not to just sign on the dotted line because their club has decided to cash in on them. Players like Sagna and Koscielny practically forced their transfers, Arshavin too. I don't necessarily think that would be the case with Goetze.

Does anyone know how many games Koscielny will miss if he gets another yellow card? There seems to be confusion on whether it's one game or two games...

I think its 2 before City game but saw somewhere it vanishes after that game.

http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/football/883027-mario-goetze-only-wants-arsenal-or-barcelona-transfer

then again, it is the Metro.