Chris Smalling

[No.8_Wright]

If signed:

Wevveeee got Chris Smalling
Hes straight up balling...
But no one really knows who he is
Could be like Campbell
Could be like Bramble
But please dont take our Smalling away!!

 

[AnthonyG]

This guy is rubbish.

Trust me, he'll eventually go for some insane fee (thankfully not paid by us), will show he has no ceiling and we'll all breath easy. Those who want him now, haven't watched him enough, have no clue about defenders, or are just so desperate for gawdknowswhat. Luckily for you, you'll benefit from us not getting him as well.

 

[USArsenal]

5'11" my arse...

 

[Block10Gooner]

The other two players are 5'5 and 5'2

 

[Captain]

Bloody hell, Muamba is six two himself.

 

[Thommybhoy]

<a class="postlink" href="http://transfermarkt.de/de/spieler/103427/smalling-chris/profil.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://transfermarkt.de/de/spieler/1034 ... rofil.html</a>
they say here he's 192 cm.
that would be 6ft3,5

 

[Captain]

I love the fact that arsenal fans are so hung up on height these days.

 

[patrick42uk]

Wiki says he's 6 foot 4 and a half inches.

For me, the big signal is that Wenger wants to spend 7 million on him. Its the stamp that says the boy has something.

 

[famous no 10]

Apparently, he's only 5 ft 7 but has a 9 inch ****.

 

[progman07]

I always thought that the whole "oh, Vermaelen is short" and "is he 5ft 10 or 5ft 11" talks started off at A-M, and the media took over it.

I think there is a chance that they read the forum, so if you don't want every single commentator talk about his height like they do with Vermaelen, stop this now. (I swear that they have mentioned every game I have watched on stream this season, that "Vermaelen is a relatively short defender with a good spring"...)

 

[Del Boy]

How can he be THAT expensive? He's got no experience whatsoever

It's a ridiculous price.

And what does this mean for Bartley? This signing isn't even necessary, yet some people are jumping for joy over it. I doubt anyone has seen him play more than one match.

 

[Pepe LeFrits]

His surname certainly is ironic.

 

[-vapour-]

The Vermaelen is too short thing started from the lips of Tony Adams.

 

[True Gooner]

Theo cost even more. Quality young players come at a premium now.

He's local as well.

Anyway, I remember reading somewhere that Hodgson neglected to sign a CB this summer because he had Chris Smalling which means 1) He's pretty good 2) He won't come cheap 3) I wouldn't be surprised if he does go on loan back to Fulham.

Anyway, if Wenger's willing to spend £7m on a CB he's got to be something special.

 

[ultradoc]

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=chris+smalling+wiki" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I was implying/trying to inquire about how long he's been playing,and how mature is he and if he is good to get into our team if needed, etc.
Apparently not many here have seen much of him.

 

[Captain]

I just wanted to use that site.

 

[Clrnc]

How can he be THAT expensive? He's got no experience whatsoever

It's a ridiculous price.

And what does this mean for Bartley? This signing isn't even necessary, yet some people are jumping for joy over it. I doubt anyone has seen him play more than one match.

Plan for future please.

Gallas, Silvest, Campbell is in their 30s and we only have 2 able centerbacks who are not 30.

 

[Ron Burgundy]

For the record, Fulham's official site has him at 192cm, which is over 6'3".

 

[Armor for Sleep]

I heard he is 6'2" in normal gear, 6'3" when wearing football boots and some sources say under floodlights he turns to 6'4".

 

[Viking]

How can he be THAT expensive? He's got no experience whatsoever

It's a ridiculous price.

And what does this mean for Bartley? This signing isn't even necessary, yet some people are jumping for joy over it. I doubt anyone has seen him play more than one match.

Del Turd strikes again. Come summer, as it stands now, we'll only have Djourou and Vermaelen as defenders. Spending money where needed is what we've cried out for, for so, so long, and now that the club appears willing to do so we're gonna whine about it? Christ. Nine out of ten times Wenger gets us the right man for the job, so when he finally appears to be willing to spend some, it's natural that we become excited.