Former Players Views

[Grebbo]

Whilst I agree with Wrighty that we are in freefall and the glory days are long gone, it is hard to accept his transfer analogy. He isn't the sharpest is old Wrighty.

David Villa would have been brilliant for Arsenal.

David Silva would have been brilliant for Arsenal.

Wesley Sneijder would have been brilliant for Arsenal.

Edin Dzeko would have been brilliant for Arsenal.

Phil Jones or Chris Smalling would have been brilliant for Arsenal.

Would Villa have chosen us over Barca??!!



Manure can't even buy Sneijder - what hope do we have??

Phil Jones or Chris Smalling would have been brilliant for Arsenal. We bid £16m for Jones and something like £10m for Smalling. They both joined Manure for similar figures - we were not outbid. They just decided to join the bigger club. That would still have happened in the days of Henry, Vieira etc.

I suppose we could have bid for City's two players but we'd never have competed with the wages and Dzeko was shit last season.

[Cripps_orig]

Whilst I agree with Wrighty that we are in freefall and the glory days are long gone, it is hard to accept his transfer analogy. He isn't the sharpest is old Wrighty.



Would Villa have chosen us over Barca??!!



Manure can't even buy Sneijder - what hope do we have??

Phil Jones or Chris Smalling would have been brilliant for Arsenal. We bid £16m for Jones and something like £10m for Smalling. They both joined Manure for similar figures - we were not outbid. They just decided to join the bigger club. That would still have happened in the days of Henry, Vieira etc.

I suppose we could have bid for City's two players but we'd never have competed with the wages and Dzeko was shit last season.

He also said

and a great club like Arsenal should have been out there competing fiercely for their signatures

And hes right. Why arent we going after these type of players? Whether we get them or not isnt the point, if you admit defeat before you even try then Wenger should just fuck off.

If you keep buying in the bargain basement club then its only a matter of time before we become a basement club. Jenkinson is the perfect example. 8 months ago he was playing non league football on loan somewhere ie not good enough for CHarlton and yet all of a sudden hes good enough for us?

[Niall_Quinn]

Jenkinson does indeed look good enough for us, and good enough for plenty of PL outfits I;d say. He's a good player and he's done bloody well since coming in. Smalling was non-league 2-3 years back, looks like he's good enough too. Sometimes there are good players out there in the lower leagues. Doesn't mean that's always the case and doesn't mean that's all we should buy but I think we've picked up a proper bargain with Jenkinson - not only was he cheap but much more importantly it looks like he can do the job.

[Grebbo]

He also said



And hes right. Why arent we going after these type of players? Whether we get them or not isnt the point, if you admit defeat before you even try then Wenger should just fuck off.

If you keep buying in the bargain basement club then its only a matter of time before we become a basement club. Jenkinson is the perfect example. 8 months ago he was playing non league football on loan somewhere ie not good enough for CHarlton and yet all of a sudden hes good enough for us?

Well we bid for two of the players he mentions.

If you're gonna try and get Wesley and Villa you may as well bid for Messi at the same time. Arsenal's record signing is £15m.

I personally have no issue with us not competing for the stars. What I have an issue with is not buying just a few good players. Our defence would be improved over night with a couple of average defenders.

[Cripps_orig]

The whole point of moving to the Emirates was to compete with the big clubs both on and off the pitch.

If we cant compete for the big name players then we might as well pack up the Emirates and move back to Highbury and rebuild that

[Niall_Quinn]

The whole point of moving to the Emirates was to compete with the big clubs both on and off the pitch.

If we cant compete for the big name players then we might as well pack up the Emirates and move back to Highbury and rebuild that

We did rebuild it, as flats. What's done can't be undone. Face it, we were told the point of moving to the Emirates was to compete at the top. But look at the words and measure them against the actions. We were lied to and we bought it. There you go, end of story. New chapter opening, not at the top but mid-table and awaiting Stan's pleasure.

[AKBapologist]

The whole point of moving to the Emirates was to compete with the big clubs both on and off the pitch.

If we cant compete for the big name players then we might as well pack up the Emirates and move back to Highbury and rebuild that

Moving to the emirates is the only reason where not in evertons position. The decision to move to the emirates was based in a rational world (quite rightly) in which owners didn't shit pound notes everywhere. If Abromovich and Mansour had never come, it would just be us and united every season. Unfortunately, shit happened and the rest is history.

[Niall_Quinn]

Moving to the emirates is the only reason where not in evertons position. The decision to move to the emirates was based in a rational world (quite rightly) in which owners didn't shit pound notes everywhere. If Abromovich and Mansour had never come, it would just be us and united every season. Unfortunately, shit happened and the rest is history.

True, but if we really give it a go this season there's no reason why we can't claw our way back to within striking distance of Everton.

[jelgoon]

I dont think it is necessarily about buying the big name players (and the way we are going none of them would come anyway). It's about buying older players with PL experience- preferably those who can cope with shit conditions like a cold,rainy midweek night at Bolton or Stoke. To date he has bought no such player.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Ex-Arsenal and current Barcelona player Cesc Fabregas on Twitter: "Good luck to my friend @nanas08 [Samir Nasri] at his new club. One of the best players around."

Never thought he'd be in this thread so soon