Clichy has left. And Nasri in talks with Citeh.

[Letters]

Weakening a side that struggled heavily towards the end of last season (as we will) is 'that big a deal'.

I don't think we will. Clichy going certainly doesn't. I don't actually think losing Cesc (if we do) does either. IMO we need to rebuilt without him now. If Nasri goes as well...then we could be in more trouble and we'd definitely need to sign to replace him.

I hope we get a big name signing this summer. I'm not expecting Wenger to go nuts, not sure I'd want him to, but someone I've heard of and who would give the fans as well as the squad a lift would be nice.

Just be nice to sign someone I could get excited about again.

[Boss]

Or we're taking a risk to strengthen a team that wasn't good enough, something most people seem to be in favour of so can't be that silly.

We've weakened a squad that was never good enough to win a trophy every transfer window of every year for the last 6 years apart from two windows - both times we looked in real danger of not making the top four.

Wenger's making the same noises this season as he has in the past, has been linked with the same type of players and it seems like the number of our first teamers being linked with a move away is only increasing.

Can't see anything changing unfortunately, I'd be happy to be proven wrong but it's happened too many times before that it's almost impossible it will change this summer.

[budesonide]

I doubt he'd make world class but he'll certainly be under less pressure from the bombardiers and get a lot more support from those around him, given their usual tactics. He will still make errors, he'll still give his man too much space and he'll still play players onside though, that will stop him from being world class.

maybe his mind was no longer here? He said that much recently about what he believed to be a witch-hunt against him after the birmingham disaster. This was a guy who was voted in the league team of year a few years ago. He is not that shi*t.

I have seen Dani Alves and Pique cock up so many times in barca matches but because they are in a brilliant team most of their fuc*k-ups don't end up being costly.

[Niall_Quinn]

i am so deseperate to see us win something other then the cc this year, not cos i want the club to win but because i want to ssee certain posters admit they were wrong

We're ALL desperate to win something, that's why more and more people want Wenger out. We're sick of losing and we're sick of losing in a predictable manner because of problems that could be fixed but aren't being fixed. If you don't want the club to win because they've competed and come out top (we'll need proper players for that), but instead you want to see them win just to spite some of the fans then that's a bit weird. Do you think fans want the team to LOSE?

[Letters]

We've weakened a squad that was never good enough to win a trophy every transfer window of every year for the last 6 years apart from two windows - both times we looked in real danger of not making the top four.

How could we possibly have stayed top 4 were that so?

[Boss]

We're ALL desperate to win something, that's why more and more people want Wenger out. We're sick of losing and we're sick of losing in a predictable manner because of problems that could be fixed but aren't being fixed. If you don't want the club to win because they've competed and come out top (we'll need proper players for that), but instead you want to see them win just to spite some of the fans then that's a bit weird. Do you think fans want the team to LOSE?

[Elreactor]

So Clichy is gone, which is something some people probably wanted, including me.

Now, considering the current manager, who´s "not going to rush into the market, but is very active on the phone", Gibbs will probably step right into Clichy´s boots. But if not, which LB with at least a couple of PL seasons under his belt and ready for the 1st team do you think we could get for the price City paid for Gael?

[Niall_Quinn]

I don't think we will. Clichy going certainly doesn't. I don't actually think losing Cesc (if we do) does either. IMO we need to rebuilt without him now. If Nasri goes as well...then we could be in more trouble and we'd definitely need to sign to replace him.

I hope we get a big name signing this summer. I'm not expecting Wenger to go nuts, not sure I'd want him to, but someone I've heard of and who would give the fans as well as the squad a lift would be nice.

Just be nice to sign someone I could get excited about again.

Time to get excited. I heard we're in for Kevin Doyle and if that doesn't set your knackers on fire I don't know what will.

[Boss]

How could we possibly have stayed top 4 were that so?

Weakened in terms of transfers. That of course doesn't account for players improving - now, I'd agree we've seen a few of them do that, and some of them improve very well even (like Fabregas) but the improvement has never been more than enough to win a trophy and you'd think a broken experiment would have been stopped by now.

[Ollie the Optimist]

Surely it would prove them right? We're going to make changes to the squad and spend a little more, seems to be what most people want and if it brings success then I'm sure it will be a vindication of that.

nah i meant to see wenger win it. cos they all been calling him an idiot and he would have shoved their words back down their throats with interest