Disappointment Knows No End

[Japan Shaking All Over]

http://m.firstpost.com/sports/why-di...ay-439514.html

Just picked this out. . .I really dont know how well off we will be when the FFP rules kick in and whether in fact we are actually doing things right. . .but as I said we could have a great season and I still will remain mystified about why we didnt bolster the squad yesterday. . .especially after all the comments we heard abd I think thats what makes us so disappointed. . .that the manager actually seems to know we need something and then does nothing.

But maybe its like the article says it isnt that easy. . .

[Olivier's xmas twist]

So, why didn't Arsenal buy a player on deadline day? For one, it's harder than you think to sign players. Convincing them takes a lot and Arsenal have nothing to show in the last six years to attract players.

And to still be able to sign their targets is a huge achievement for Wenger.

Secondly, Wenger will sign players only if he is sure of them. He won't splash the cash needlessly. The player he wanted may not be available at all... or the club may have priced him out. Take for example the 25 million pound signing of David Luiz. How did that work out? Defenders are absolutely mint in Europe and Arsenal don't have that spending policy. Actually, they never have.

Arsenal will not be successful by just buying a very expensive player, and Wenger knows that, and that's why he didn't sign anyone.

http://m.firstpost.com/sports/why-di...14.html?page=2

Got this from that article some interesting points.

Maybe this is a point, maybe players did not want to come to us, i mean why would they when they see star players leaving and not sure where the club is going.

How can you convince a top player to join this debarcle. Wenger and co won't pay them top dollar and as for winning stuff well people will look at this sqaud and think feck that.

[gooners]

and why the fuck does the guy who wrote that thinks we havnt won anything the past 6 yrs?

[Marc Overmars]

I agree 1 player won't change everything.

However doing fuck all certainly won't either.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

and why the fuck does the guy who wrote that thinks we havnt won anything the past 6 yrs?

tbf we did win the emirates cup that year.

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

Anyone who thinks Wenger is the only problem at the club is deluded.

The whole thing makes your head spin though. Every year we have a car crash of a summer and somehow Wenger manages to salvage the situation and we end up in the top 4. Wenger deserves some credit for that. And every year it looks like we've the makings of a decent side which just needs a few additions in order to push on and seriously challenge. And this summer it looked like we might actually be doing some proper business signing 3 decent players. But then we went and sold 2 first teamers, one of whom was the main reason we finished top 4. And, worse, we went and sold him to a team who finished above us last year and with whom we're supposed to be trying to compete.

So here we are again. Will Wenger be able to deliver a top 4 finish again. I wouldn't put it past him, he's done it so many times. Will we win a trophy? Not a chance. Is it all his fault? I don't think so. Would things get better if he left? Personally I doubt it. I have a feeling we'll fall out of the top 4 but maybe that is better than this endless stagnation.

Gaah. Balls to it all.

thats quite ironic isn't it. you calling those that question wenger deluded but you blindly defending him from a majority of the responsibility. it's your stance that seems deluded. i refuse to believe the board would not sanction transfer dealings for our longest and most successful manager ever. fergie gets every tom dick and harry at his club even though they're up to their eye-balls in debt, but wenger - who himself approved some of those working above him in the interview process - is being defiantly told he cannot spend any money. that seems quite unrealistic. i know man united are winning trophies so sanctioning transfers may be easier for them but they aren't in the financial situation we find ourselves in. so you could argue that offsets the trophies argument. was it not wenger who said we will 'certainly' sign a defensive midfielder if song leaves? why did we not sign one? if you believe those close to the club he went as far as personally calling sahin and ticking all the boxes only to back out last minute. why would wenger go so far, only to back out last minute? is it because of the board, and if so, why were they happy to sanction benayouns loan last year when we found ourselves short in midfield yet were so against sanctioning sahin this year, when we are in the same situation? maybe the answer is wenger conformed to his usual ideologies i.e. the sudden news of jack coming back triggered a change of heart. if so, it stinks of another summer of wenger stubborness. the reports coming out of the club this morning were of wenger defending his transfer policies once again, he says the same stuff as before, "We have bought already - Lukas Podolski, Santi Cazorla, Olivier Giroud. But when you listen to people, you always have to buy more". Then he goes onto say "What is important is that we believe in the players we have and get our long-term injuries back, like Jack Wilshere". that tells me he's happy with the squad we have and he thinks we are capable of winning something. you yourself say that's not the case but wenger is disagreeing. he's willing to take the same risks, rely on the same crocked players and stick to the same ideologies, but you still don't question his transfer dealings and devoid him of the majority of responsiblity. at the same time, you're happy to blame the board even though they've proven they will back wenger when he has asked for an incoming player. what does wenger have to do for you to question his transfer dealings even though we have actual quotes attributing his decisions to his actions? and more importantly, why would wenger work with handcuffs on when he himself said he will leave if he does not have total control of transfers?

you're happy to give wenger the benefit of the doubt but your stance on the board is the complete opposite. i find that laughable.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

I agree 1 player won't change everything.

However doing fuck all certainly won't either.

This.
And is all for very well setting up for FFP but if you are starting miles behind the rest it doesnt really matter

[Olivier's xmas twist]

This.
And is all for very well setting up for FFP but if you are starting miles behind the rest it doesnt really matter

Sad thing is we only needed to buy Dempsey and Tiote and that would have been enough even if its till Jan and that would cost less the £30 Mill.

[Marc Overmars]

Wenger and the board are 2 peas in a pod.

[Jimmy Valmer]

What exactly was the point in selling Song? Don't say he wanted to go because he had 3 years left and we could easily have kept him.

A nice little profit made though, which is what counts.

Fuck off, shitty little selling club.

and to not replace him as well...