Winter Transfer Despair and Bafflement.

We are 6th at the moment, btw.

And out of the CL.

Getting worse every season.

Do you see?

Sanchez/Mkhi deal is done. Official announcement expected tomorrow.

Now for Aubameyang, which I’m sure will be a very smooth and quick transfer.

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Originally Posted by Marc Overmars

Sanchez/Mkhi deal is done. Official announcement expected tomorrow.

Now for Aubameyang, which I’m sure will be a very smooth and quick transfer.

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All we need to do is work out the amount of minutes between now and the window closing, and if there are enough minutes left to increase the bid by a pound every minute - done deal! I just hope we don't offer the player a pay cut.

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Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn

All we need to do is work out the amount of minutes between now and the window closing, and if there are enough minutes left to increase the bid by a pound every minute - done deal! I just hope we don't offer the player a pay cut.

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I think we’ve agreed personal terms with him and his agent.

That’s why we are trying to haggle the price down so we can afford to pay him what we’ve promised.

We are quite a poor club and can’t match the spending of the Manchester clubs you know.

Ivan has to sit under the ‘A’ in front of the stadium with his dog piss covered blanket and beg for spare cash as well.

It’s an awful but ideal situation.

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Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn

It really, really isn't strengthening the squad. I mean Auba seems like he's a decent player. I don't see top tier as many do, but I do see a very effective striker. Even lethal.

IF WE CAN ACCOMMODATE HIM.

We have Wenger.

If we agree to Dortmund's asking price, or if pigs fly over the moon wearing fancy dress, it'll just mean an awful lot of cash down the drain. I'd be excited if Wenger was leaving this summer. But the old cunt has a year to go after that, and that's more than enough time to destroy any player, including Auba.

10 years on, it's quite a mystery that fans can't see the reality. It doesn't matter who we sign. It won't make the slightest difference. This isn't my opinion. These are the facts based on the record.

Take the chequebook away from him. Take the pain. See the old fucker's contract out. And it will be very much up to the fans to make it patently fucking clear another contract will not be tolerated under any circumstance. Only trouble is, we have a lot of very, very stupid fans.

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Originally Posted by Delusions of Grandeur

I'd be uncomfortable seeing us spend £100m on a player under current circumstances. We don't really have a plan in place. We never use Giroud as our Plan B because we never start whipping in crosses for him when out of answers.

Also, I'd rather not see Aubameyang or Lacazette playing on the wing. Seeing how Lacazette is playing at the moment, I'd actually bench him and have him come off the bench. My Plan B would be switching to a two striker system if chasing the game or he comes on to play off the shoulder if we're being forced to sit deep and need to play on the counter.

As for Wenger not walking away....it looks unlikely. But it this may just be Ivan putting the pieces in place for the next guy.

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I stand by my original point, it's strengthening the squad, but I agree, it doesn't strengthen the team. The team (i.e. starting XI) will probably be worsened because Professor Nutty will play him at wing back and not employ the right tactics/formation.

As mentioned, my real gripe is:

A) there doesn't seem to be any real planning in this signing. How can you replace two wingers in Theo and Sanchez with a winger (Mikhi) and a striker (Aubergine)? What sort of planning goes into that? Because you can't play a complete striker like Aubergine on the wing and ask him to do the same job Sanchez done, which is run up and down a wing and track defenders when the opposition are attacking. Does that mean we'll see a formation change? And if we so, what does that mean for Kolasinac who was acquired specifically for the new formation and wing back role? We added him for big wages so will he be sold like Coquelin was, who was also given big wages a year prior to being flung out the door? Where's the planning in that?
B) this shows Wenger probably isn't leaving. You don't smash £60m on a striker only to walk away. And if the board for one moment thought Wenger was walking away, do you think they'd sanction this? Do you think they'd let a manager walking away in 6 months time/next year smack £60m on a player, especially when they say they have no money?

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Originally Posted by Dumbledore

I stand by my original point, it's strengthening the squad, but I agree, it doesn't strengthen the team. The team (i.e. starting XI) will probably be worsened because Professor Nutty will play him at wing back and not employ the right tactics/formation.

As mentioned, my real gripe is:

A) there doesn't seem to be any real planning in this signing. How can you replace two wingers in Theo and Sanchez with a winger (Mikhi) and a striker (Aubergine)? What sort of planning goes into that? Because you can't play a complete striker like Aubergine on the wing and ask him to do the same job Sanchez done, which is run up and down a wing and track defenders when the opposition are attacking. Does that mean we'll see a formation change? And if we so, what does that mean for Kolasinac who was acquired specifically for the new formation and wing back role? We added him for big wages so will he be sold like Coquelin was, who was also given big wages a year prior to being flung out the door? Where's the planning in that?
B) this shows Wenger probably isn't leaving. You don't smash £60m on a striker only to walk away. And if the board for one moment thought Wenger was walking away, do you think they'd sanction this? Do you think they'd let a manager walking away in 6 months time/next year smack £60m on a player, especially when they say they have no money?

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Going off Wenger's record, I don't trust him to change formation or even have a plan for these signings. Kolasanic wasn't even bought to play wingback. Remember he had him playing as CB when he first arrived.

Again, this might not be the board trusting Wenger. This might be the board trusting Sven. There are the guys he'd have brought in for Dortmund and it sounded as if Wenger was unsure of Aubmeyang until Sven spoke up. Hard to say whether or not it's the board backing Wenger.

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Originally Posted by Delusions of Grandeur

Going off Wenger's record, I don't trust him to change formation or even have a plan for these signings. Kolasanic wasn't even bought to play wingback. Remember he had him playing as CB when he first arrived.

Again, this might not be the board trusting Wenger. This might be the board trusting Sven. There are the guys he'd have brought in for Dortmund and it sounded as if Wenger was unsure of Aubmeyang until Sven spoke up. Hard to say whether or not it's the board backing Wenger.

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The board can trust Sven all they want. But the guy has no chance of success. No matter who he signs, it could be the next 11 Mbappes, it still falls to Wenker to pick the team, formation and "tactics". And that's where it will always go wrong.

If the chef picks the finest ingredients and then you get a mental ward patient to make the cake, you have a shitheap made from fine ingredients. A shitheap is a shitheap nonetheless. Look at all the players this fool has seen come and go, without ever once being able to construct a real team.

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Arsene Wenger on Alexis Sanchez's transfer: 'I cannot understand anybody wanting to leave Arsenal' | @Matt_Law_DT https://t.co/YLt8SUvGYt

The old fart just doesn't get it does he? :lol:

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Originally Posted by Dumbledore

Arsene Wenger on Alexis Sanchez's transfer: 'I cannot understand anybody wanting to leave Arsenal' | @Matt_Law_DT https://t.co/YLt8SUvGYt

The old fart just doesn't get it does he? :lol:

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He needs to stop sleeping under their beds and touching them during the night.