Tim Ream

[Vela]

Linked with Red Bulls defender Tim Ream
http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/20/arsenal-may-covet-a-red-bull-on-the-rise/?ref=soccer

“They are following Tim regularly and have done for a while, and they have told me the same,” Erik Soler, the Red Bulls’ general manager and sporting director, said last Saturday night in reference to Arsenal.

“We have not had an offer for Tim, and my personal opinion is that he should stay here this season and next,” Soler said. “It would be good for him.”

 

[GDeep™]

We apparently got people flying out to the states soon to wrap up a deal. Input on this guy from MLS fans would be great.

 

[ebouenolike]

 

[truth_hurts]

He better be a right back...

 

[redwhiteAustrian]

Who?

 

[The Escaped Ape]

He better be a right back...

Not at the moment, he's not.

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/...hase-for-red-bulls-american-ream-2375856.html

Wenger is understood to have seen a £2.5m bid for the 24-year-old centre-back rejected by his current side, New York Red Bulls, during the summer, but he has continued to monitor the progress of the player who remains a candidate to move to the Emirates Stadium in January.

 

[USArsenal]

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NebkoD3GFw" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NebkoD3GFw</a>

just a glimpse of him.. i know just about nothing about him (dont really follow MLS)

 

[ebouenolike]

Lots of talk he was recommended by TH14. Might just be lazy speculation, but that would give me more confidence.

 

[mo50]

There's a good pun in there somewhere, I'm just terrible with them.

 

[Floating]

We sure do love those 24 year old, 6'1 CBs with little top-flight experience (Koscielny).

 

[Lord Dula]

There's a good pun in there somewhere, I'm just terrible with them.

Wenger's ream job?

 

[illmatik]

Miquel is better

 

[DanDare]

Is he a starter for USA?

 

[Clarkey]

Makes sense if Squillaci is off in January/Summer and Ream is heading in to fill the gap while Miquel and Bartley develop among others. You just know we would be left in the situation of another injury blitz and be forced to start with a Ream/Miquel pairing though.

 

[A_G]

Please God, no. This guy is nowhere near good enough for Arsenal. He's a decent ball-playing defender but he's made so many mistakes for the national team and is no longer first choice.

 

[DJ_Markstar]

Makes sense if Squillaci is off in January/Summer and Ream is heading in to fill the gap while Miquel and Bartley develop among others. You just know we would be left in the situation of another injury blitz and be forced to start with a Ream/Miquel pairing though.

Is Ream even of Squillaci 'pedigree', though? I mean, Squillaci was considered a decent, experienced defender before signing for us.

 

[kooldawg]

Please God, no. This guy is nowhere near good enough for Arsenal. He's a decent ball-playing defender but he's made so many mistakes for the national team and is no longer first choice.

Great, he'll slot in here with no problems! :twisted: :twisted:

 

[Hunta]

Sounds like something you'd get from a ****ing sex shop.

 

[CandysRoom]

I don't know either way, but the negative comments remind me of those levelled at Vermaelen and Koscielny before they came.

 

[GoOnYouGunners]

Please God, no. This guy is nowhere near good enough for Arsenal. He's a decent ball-playing defender but he's made so many mistakes for the national team and is no longer first choice.

He was absolutely awful during the Gold Cup this last summer. He had me longing for Onyewu. That's how bad he was.

I want an American to play for Arsenal badly, but Ream just isn't the right player.