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So we're moving from a youth policy to a clapped out old has-been experience policy.

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Originally Posted by LDG

Where's that come from?

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Was all over sky and the papers yesterday, he is out of contract at the end of the season and we had "discussed" a £3mil bid for him now. He is surplus to requirements at Chelsea apparently

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Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn

So we're moving from a youth policy to a clapped out old has-been experience policy.

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Thing wenger got it wrong when he heards gooners wanted more exprience lol

@flavs Apprently PSG have interest in Kalou say Ssn

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Originally Posted by Marc Overmars

I can accept that we can't afford to do what Man City and other moneybag clubs do, what's unacceptable is doing the absolute bare minimum to get by.

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For sure, that's my issue too, whilst I accept we can't compete with the moneybag clubs, we could and should be competing in the same market as Spurs & Liverpool and for whatever reason we aren't.

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Originally Posted by selassie

For sure, that's my issue too, whilst I accept we can't compete with the moneybag clubs, we could and should be competing in the same market as Spurs & Liverpool and for whatever reason we aren't.

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Brad Friedel (Aston Villa, free), Cristian Ceballos (Barcelona, free), Souleymane Coulibaly (Siena, undisclosed), Emmanuel Adebayor (Man City, loan), Yago Falque (Juventus, loan), Scott Parker (West Ham, £5m)

I think we are doing just that.

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Originally Posted by Terry Tuffnutz

Brad Friedel (Aston Villa, free), Cristian Ceballos (Barcelona, free), Souleymane Coulibaly (Siena, undisclosed), Emmanuel Adebayor (Man City, loan), Yago Falque (Juventus, loan), Scott Parker (West Ham, £5m)

I think we are doing just that.

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I'd certainly have taken Brad Friedel as number 2 keeper behind Szczeny. :good:

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Originally Posted by MaxPeck

I'd certainly have taken Brad Friedel as number 2 keeper behind Szczeny. :good:

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Assuming he'd come here to sit on the bench.

Which he almost certainly wouldn't.

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Originally Posted by Grimandi's Perm

Assuming he'd come here to sit on the bench.

Which he almost certainly wouldn't.

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Perhaps. Personally I thought we should have bought him 3 years ago when we needed a decent keeper - he would have held things while Szczeny was prepared for the first team.

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Originally Posted by Terry Tuffnutz

Brad Friedel (Aston Villa, free), Cristian Ceballos (Barcelona, free), Souleymane Coulibaly (Siena, undisclosed), Emmanuel Adebayor (Man City, loan), Yago Falque (Juventus, loan), Scott Parker (West Ham, £5m)

I think we are doing just that.

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Well they are some of Spuds signings. I've noticed you haven't included any of Liverpool's, any particular reason why? Not that I wanted us to sign Downing or Carroll or anyone like that.

The point I'm trying to make here is that I personally think we're far too passive and reactive in the market. Not ambitious enough for a club of our stature IMHO.

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Originally Posted by selassie

Well they are some of Spuds signings. I've noticed you haven't included any of Liverpool's, any particular reason why? Not that I wanted us to sign Downing or Carroll or anyone like that.

The point I'm trying to make here is that I personally think we're far too passive and reactive in the market. Not ambitious enough for a club of our stature IMHO.

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I agree. For a long time I've wanted us to really make a high profile signing, a statement of intent.

The closest we've come in recent times is Arshavin.