Summer Transfer Misery and Recriminations.

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Originally Posted by Özim

Sanchez had two choices, Liverpool and us, both sides aren't particularly attractive propositions, but Liverpool at the time were even lower so it was an easy choice, he was surplus to requirmements at Barca.

But my point stands, I don't want Vardy here as I don't rate him so I'm happy enough, but when a player of his standard turns us down it doesn't say a lot about us.

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At the time?....at the time they had finished 2nd. And lots of silly people were raving about how good Brendan Rodgers was

If it happens the next time we try and buy someone i might take your point, but Vardy is also well known as saying he doesn't want to live in London.

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Originally Posted by Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie

If it happens the next time we try and buy someone i might take your point, but Vardy is also well known as saying he doesn't want to live in London.

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I've never heard that to be honest, but if it is true what are we doing trying to sign him, pretty stupid really, either he's making mugs out of us or we're making mugs out of ourselves, neither scenario is great.

Reminds me of when we tried to sign Baptista from Seville after he insisted he wasn't leave Spain and Benzema last season (if you believe it) after he said he wasn't leaving, with both we carried on with the charade all summer despite knowing we had no chance.

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Originally Posted by Özim

I still think our stock has fallen, 10 years ago these players would have dropped everything to sign for us, now they have to think about it and turn us down. Suarez at Liverpool was another example, he could have pushed through a deal but chose to stick with it (despite the alleged clause), 10 years ago we'd have got him.

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Suarez is a messy one. I think he'd have signed without fail if we'd have gone for him whilst at Ajax but it was always going to be difficult getting him from Liverpool. I think that situation was our fault more than the player not wanting a move. We smacked them in the face with a cheeky bid and they told us to fuck off. If we were serious about that move we'd have not been so cheeky or at least upped the bid when it looked like it they weren't budging.

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Originally Posted by Özim

I've never heard that to be honest, but if it is true what are we doing trying to sign him, pretty stupid really, either he's making mugs out of us or we're making mugs out of ourselves, neither scenario is great.

Reminds me of when we tried to sign Baptista from Seville after he insisted he wasn't leave Spain and Benzema last season (if you believe it) after he said he wasn't leaving, with both we carried on with the charade all summer despite knowing we had no chance.

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But then if Wenger doesnt go for targets like these, how else will he write a book on all the failed transfers? We were supposed to have Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Messi, Backenbauer, Pele and Maradona, had it not been for bad luck!

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Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory

Suarez is a messy one. I think he'd have signed without fail if we'd have gone for him whilst at Ajax but it was always going to be difficult getting him from Liverpool. I think that situation was our fault more than the player not wanting a move. We smacked them in the face with a cheeky bid and they told us to fuck off. If we were serious about that move we'd have not been so cheeky or at least upped the bid when it looked like it they weren't budging.

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Yes I agree mainly because footballers seem to want to play in the PL, but when we tried at Liverpool I think he knew he could do better than us so wasn't too fussed either way, a year later he was off to Barca a move no footballer turns down due to their reputation and drive to succeed.

Yes we were to blame, we tried to be clever and made ourselves look really petty in the process.

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Originally Posted by fakeyank

But then if Wenger doesnt go for targets like these, how else will he write a book on all the failed transfers? We were supposed to have Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Messi, Backenbauer, Pele and Maradona, had it not been for bad luck!

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Very true, I blame the ref.

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Originally Posted by Özim

I still think our stock has fallen, 10 years ago these players would have dropped everything to sign for us, now they have to think about it and turn us down. Suarez at Liverpool was another example, he could have pushed through a deal but chose to stick with it (despite the alleged clause), 10 years ago we'd have got him.

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What do you think about mkhitaryan coming to us?

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Originally Posted by Kano

What do you think about mkhitaryan coming to us?

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I'd like him to come, scores goals from midfield, a rare commodity, with 1 yesr left should be an easy deal to seal unless the likes of Chelsea get involved in which case I feat there will only be one winner.

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Originally Posted by Maestro

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Oh damn that was a killer, was thinking exactly that

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You and Letters are like twins.

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Originally Posted by Letters

I'm not sure how him being able to write with both hands will be much of an asset to us tbh.

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Yeah, I couldn't think what the foot version was... then I remembered it was just 'two-footed'!

I'm too old and set in my ways to be editing things and correcting myself - just tell him he's playing in goal if he signs, so my post makes more sense...