summer '22 transfer craziness and stupidity

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Originally Posted by GP

The rapist?

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ANUSTART

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Originally Posted by Xhaka Can’t

ANUSTART

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I'll leave when I'm good and ready.

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Originally Posted by Globalgunner

Dont worry. We are keeping Xhaka. Just like a new signing

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Is that after every suspension from all the red's he picks up?

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Originally Posted by Chippy

Whether it's bullshit or not, the Spuds will just leave us behind the way they are going.

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But this is exactly what I am talking about. Why this paranioia about Spurs? While we have been in the doldrums they have finished above us in the league for 6 years but what do they have to show for it - sod all. We have won a major trophy. OK they have their CL money to spend this transfer season but as I said before shiny new signings are no guarantee of success. They will never complete with the state sponsored clubs financially, and they have an ageing squad whereas we have the youngest team in the EPL that has just finished 2 points behind them. Anything can happen, but I don't get this default position that all our competitors will improve while we won't...

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Originally Posted by IBK

But this is exactly what I am talking about. Why this paranioia about Spurs? While we have been in the doldrums they have finished above us in the league for 6 years but what do they have to show for it - sod all. We have won a major trophy. OK they have their CL money to spend this transfer season but as I said before shiny new signings are no guarantee of success. They will never complete with the state sponsored clubs financially, and they have an ageing squad whereas we have the youngest team in the EPL that has just finished 2 points behind them. Anything can happen, but I don't get this default position that all our competitors will improve while we won't...

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I think it's more about them strengthening their squad, whilst we have done nothing with a squad that is threadbare at best.

It is worrying to some extent.

The minimum prerequisite for this summer should have been to get all our business done early.

Todd Cantwell of Norwich and Gallagher of Crystal Palace (Chelsea) are players who could improve us greatly but we wont go for them because Arteta prefers to buy defenders we dont really need.

We are not really in a strong position to lure players. What can we offer them?. I hope Edu isnt burnishing his tan in Brazil and is doing his best to get us players we need in spite of the manager

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Originally Posted by KSE Comedy Club

I think it's more about them strengthening their squad, whilst we have done nothing with a squad that is threadbare at best.

It is worrying to some extent.

The minimum prerequisite for this summer should have been to get all our business done early.

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I'm not going to argue that ou squad needs serious strengthening but as long as we get our business done over the next month or so I'm not going to panic about what other clubs are doing.

I'd love to know what goes into "preparing" our bids? Do we gift-wrap them or nestle them in a basket of muffins or something?

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Originally Posted by Globalgunner

Todd Cantwell of Norwich and Gallagher of Crystal Palace (Chelsea) are players who could improve us greatly but we wont go for them because Arteta prefers to buy defenders we dont really need.

We are not really in a strong position to lure players. What can we offer them?. I hope Edu isnt burnishing his tan in Brazil and is doing his best to get us players we need in spite of the manager

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We'll know something's happening when Edu starts seasoning up a prime picanha.

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Originally Posted by IBK

But this is exactly what I am talking about. Why this paranioia about Spurs? While we have been in the doldrums they have finished above us in the league for 6 years but what do they have to show for it - sod all. We have won a major trophy. OK they have their CL money to spend this transfer season but as I said before shiny new signings are no guarantee of success. They will never complete with the state sponsored clubs financially, and they have an ageing squad whereas we have the youngest team in the EPL that has just finished 2 points behind them. Anything can happen, but I don't get this default position that all our competitors will improve while we won't...

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It is not paranoia. They are better than us at the moment and the gap will increase the way things are going. They are buying already and we have bought another one for the future.
We haven't just got a rookie Manager, we have a rookie in recruitment (Edu).