Arsenal in for Scott Dann

[Darth Vela]

Tbf the rot is not winning the league so they're pretty well connected.

[Niall_Quinn]

Tbf the rot is not winning the league so they're pretty well connected.

I think they used to be connected, but we've slipped even more. Wenger has said it himself, top 4 is the ambition of this club. I think with the squad as it stands, coupled with Wenger's methods, we are overreaching. Just a solid season, regardless of where we finished, where we stopped with the stupid mistakes, played solid at the back, started moving the ball purposefully and added a bit of entertainment back into our game - that would be a positive step.

[Marc Overmars]

People should be hoping this signing comes off as we sure as hell won't bother with an alternative because "we have enough in those areas and Song can also play there"

[Darth Vela]

Fair enough, that makes sense. I'm pretty sure the extent of our ambition isn't just getting top 4 but if it gets us back to actually being able to win something I could take that 'solid' season, especially as I'm pretty sure we'll still be good enough to keep our CL spot.

[Cripps_orig]

Is he the super quality Wenger was on about?

[Marc Overmars]

Is he the super quality Wenger was on about?

We should know by now Wenger's definition of super quality is not the same as ours.

You show him Karim Benzema and he will show you Benik Afobe.

[Master Splinter]

Leave Afobe alone, you bastard.

[Fist of Lehmann]

I'm disappointed by default, because I don't know shit about this chump.

Thing is, he might not actually be shit.

I think I might have been critical before that chimps like Jagielka, Samba or Hangelaand weren't indentified early and taken a chance on, while they were still relatively cheap and unregarded.

Those kinds of signings look foresighted in hindsight.

Equally Dann could turn out to be an ill-considered cheap-ass option. But at this stage, how can you tell either way?

[fakeyank]

You mean solid clubs with committed players who give their all? It seems like we could do with some of the qualities that the lower sides have, if they had our talented midfield and forwards those teams would be challenging for honours without a doubt.

No, I mean, just being happy to be in the PL! I fear once we drop out of the drop 4 and I can assure you it will happen sometime very soon unless AW changes his ways or is sacked, we will be in free fall! I can see us becoming the Aston Villas, Evertons, Fulhams etc who just battle to stay in the PL. Thats my opinion and I am usually right about things like these..

[Master Splinter]

Thats my opinion and I am usually right about things like these..