what the hell are we doing!?

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Originally Posted by selassie

Wages is the problem. We need to shift the dross out first too. Any activitiy we do will be late on in the Window and If I'm honest I don't expect us to sign anybody of any note.

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We have a lot of dross that we've been paying for years and as expected it's very hard to get rid of them, even when they go on loan we're most likely paying a large part if not all of their salary so loan deals aren't the answer...but what can you do when noone wants them?

I would suggest being a bit more selective with signings, maybe someone should point out to the manager when he says spending money isn't the answer that not spending certainly isn't either, these bargain basement buys have been nothing but a hindrance, the money we've waste on their wages could have got us a few quality players instead.

Imagine how much we would have saved if we'd not been paying the likes of Chamakh, Denilson, Bendtner, Squillaci, Djourou, Rosicky (he's always injured), Fabianski, Park, Diaby, Santos, Gervinho, Miyacho, Campbell.

I am baffled, can someone clear this money buisness up. That fcuk face Gazidis said there was £50 Mill in the transfer kitty for W@nker to spend, now I am reading we need to clear out 4 or 5 players to generate funds to sign a fucking 31 year old?? WTF is going on with our club finances and transfer policy?

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Originally Posted by Dicks and chicks

This transfer window big quality can be bought for very very cheap, Sneijder for very little, Demba Ba 7million! Holtby a german international for free?! Llorente for free why are we not taking advantage of this? Even for a penny pinching club like Arsenal our lack of activity is insane, if we don't act now we never will

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holtby isnt free, he is free in teh summer, we need signings now, so that wouldnt work, same for llorente.

sneijder wants 200k a week etc, so tahts already an expensive deal for two years
demba ba had a release clause of 7.5 million, his agents fees were rumoured in the press to be the same amount, so thats already 15 million, and his wage demands, makes this a deal worth around 20-25 million pounds

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Originally Posted by BlindFaith_8

I am baffled, can someone clear this money buisness up. That fcuk face Gazidis said there was £50 Mill in the transfer kitty for W@nker to spend, now I am reading we need to clear out 4 or 5 players to generate funds to sign a fucking 31 year old?? WTF is going on with our club finances and transfer policy?

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This post is stupid. You know why? Because it's not just a 'fucking 31 year old' it's David Villa. Demand and cost will be high.

why is this bullshit about wether someone is 31 etc and why spend money on an old player when the same fans moan about not offering a longer deal to players over 30

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Originally Posted by ollie the optimist

why is this bullshit about wether someone is 31 etc and why spend money on an old player when the same fans moan about not offering a longer deal to players over 30

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Originally Posted by BlindFaith_8

I am baffled, can someone clear this money buisness up. That fcuk face Gazidis said there was £50 Mill in the transfer kitty for W@nker to spend, now I am reading we need to clear out 4 or 5 players to generate funds to sign a fucking 31 year old?? WTF is going on with our club finances and transfer policy?

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If you want to knit pick, sure, you'd rather have the David Villa of 2 years ago, pre-broken leg and one of the best in Europe.

You need to look at what's currently available to us though and ask which one of Podolski, Theo or Giroud are better than him? None of them are, for my money.

I don't care about how much he'll cost (within reason), I just want us to add proven quality to our team, players who should be able to make an instant impact.

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Originally Posted by Marc Overmars

Do not forget we must respectfully observe the waiting period.

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this made me laugh a lot.

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Originally Posted by ollie the optimist

holtby isnt free, he is free in teh summer, we need signings now, so that wouldnt work, same for llorente.

sneijder wants 200k a week etc, so tahts already an expensive deal for two years
demba ba had a release clause of 7.5 million, his agents fees were rumoured in the press to be the same amount, so thats already 15 million, and his wage demands, makes this a deal worth around 20-25 million pounds

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sneijder at 200k a week will come to about 10million in 2 years, thats less than we paid for gervinho in total.

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Originally Posted by ollie the optimist

holtby isnt free, he is free in teh summer, we need signings now, so that wouldnt work, same for llorente.

sneijder wants 200k a week etc, so tahts already an expensive deal for two years
demba ba had a release clause of 7.5 million, his agents fees were rumoured in the press to be the same amount, so thats already 15 million, and his wage demands, makes this a deal worth around 20-25 million pounds

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but we are a penny pinching side and won't buy quality unless its cheap, we have turned down the chance to sign several quality players on the cheap