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Looks like M'Vilas out the pictureQuote:
Rennes have told both Arsenal and Inter Milan they can forget about signing 21-year-old Yann M'Vila until after Euro 2012, with the want-away midfielder likely to attract more offers whilst in the shop window.
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Wenger needs to just quit in that scenario and stop being a money grabbing prick! I'd hang him to dry because he is expected to be a football manager. While a board member, I can understand. They are usually the corrupt ****s! The board will still need to be hanged though..Quote:
Originally Posted by ollie the optimist
It's the whole point. Money is being siphoned out of the club. That's why we can't keep the players, that's why we can't compete for signatures and that's a major part of why we can't compete for trophies. We've been 2-3 quality players short for years now and on a couple of occasions if those players had been present we wouldn't be sitting here talking about a lack of titles and trophies and the knock on effect of that would be the team stability we all claim we want. Yes, I put 90% of the blame on the people who are shovelling the club's assets into their personal bank accounts. Don't see why that is odd in the least. Nobody likes a leech, you burn it off.Quote:
Where the money goes and what its used for isnt the point.
It really is just about those 2-3 extra players isn't it?
I'd say if Fabregas and Nasri had stayed (with some decent form) with Van Persie the way he is, we might've been good for a cup this year - and that's with Wilshere still dead.
As things stand at this very moment (with Van Persie still an Arsenal player), we have Podolski in. So a quality DM and quality AM. That's all it takes. £40m - that's the price of success for us as it stands. You've got 60k coming every other week paying £45-50 on average. You're ranked 4th richest, in terms of assets, in the world. You make a profit on transfer fees pretty much every year. I know there's a shiny new stadium to pay off and maybe I'm looking at this naively but how is it that Tottenham have been balancing the books and managing to get their Championship Manager signings in? Where's the fucking money Lebowski. We need to know where the cash is.
I know spending money doesn't necessarily mean you get top players. But, realistically, getting top players means you need to spend money. You spend £10m, you get your Artetas - great little player; you can't have superstars in every position - you need a solid pro. But to get to the next level, there is a severe need to shit out about £40m and get two top players in. It's not going to happen though so just as I type this I'm annoyed I'm typing the same shit over and over again. It probably won't change with a change of manager either as the guy who'll be appointed will also be following orders (or else they won't pick that manager in the first place). This is little bit annoying.
Its no secret that I like Gerv, he does have the skills to run at people with the ball rather than past them in a mad chase after it (cough cough Theo) but I also agree he needs to work on his shooting and the willingness to get stuck in. . .those areas should be his focus for next seasonQuote:
Originally Posted by Terry Tuffnutz
We spent £60m in the transfer window last year. Instead of going for two or three star players we went bargain basement shopping. It was quantity over quality. Primark over Armani. That's why I find it very difficult to blame the Board especially when Wenger hardly ever spends over £15m for a player. Even when at Highbury he'd avoid big name signings. The same goes for his career at Monaco. Wenger's philosophy hasn't changed. He scours the market for undervalued players and moves quickly. He avoids bidding wars to keep prices low. We went for Arteta because he's old, cheap and no threat to Wilshere. He wants to give that kid a chance and that's another reason why he won't spend big. He's waiting on a load of young kids to realise their potential and we constantly hear this in his interviews.
I disagree because we needed numbers in August. Out of £60m , you could buy 2 or 3 star players but we needed the 6 or 7 that we got otherwise we'd have been struggling to put a side out when the injuries hit. I think now's the time - when the squad is filled with decent '3rd place' players that you should aim to go after the few top players rather than 5 decent ones. There's no mystery to this transfer window - we know the score; if Van Persie leaves we'll probably get another 2 players in - standard £10-12m players like Gervinho. If Van Persie doesn't leave, we might get just one of those £10-12m.Quote:
Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory
I actually think we have already done our shopping for the window in Podolski. Barring AW finding super super quality for a fiver, (and even that we'd make difficult, and end up opting for a 13 year old from the arse end of no-where) I can't see us buying anyone else.Quote:
Originally Posted by Syn
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http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/st...rsenal?cc=5739
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