Summer Transfer Speculation and Shit

[Niall_Quinn]

Nani is talking to Moyes today about his future. Let's hope that nasty prospect doesn't crop up again.

[Power n Glory]

Well I kinda agree that there's no point in spending money unless you can buy significantly better players than what we've got. The thing is we've got lots of good players but no great players. And trying to buy a great player is bloody difficult because Arsenal is not their first, second or third choice... we probably rank somewhere around 10th on the most desirable clubs to join.

There are of course players out there we could spunk our load on that might get us challenging for second but is that much better than challenging for 3rd/4th? To win the league you need world class strikers, no team has ever won the league without world class strikers. But every top team is after a world class striker so they're not easy to get.

I sound like a Wenger lover but I'm not really, I gave up my season ticket a couple of seasons ago because I was so fed up. But I can see he's logic in not spending unless you can sign a superstar. Would Paulinho and Soldado improve us significantly? I don't think so.

If we sign Suarez then we're up there with the big boys challenging IMO. The problem Wenger's got is his trademark was always finding good players and turning them into stars but he hasn't done that for several seasons. For example the lad Coutinho at Liverpool looks a proper player and he was £10m or so.

It's obviously a very shit summer as usual so far but it could still change. Man Utd signed RVP on deadline day last summer didn't they? So they basically won the league with their deadline day signing.

We had a chance to sign Higuain but we let that one go and if we won’t Suarez then we know we have to up the bid or move on. It’s too much of a cop out to say we need world class signings to improve on what we have. Let’s not make out as if we have solid players in every position.

[Grebbo]

We had a chance to sign Higuain but we let that one go and if we won’t Suarez then we know we have to up the bid or move on. It’s too much of a cop out to say we need world class signings to improve on what we have. Let’s not make out as if we have solid players in every position.

Yeah I suppose we should have signed Higuain, but Suarez is much better so I can see why we didn't.

We need to bid £50m for Suarez and give them a week to sell or just be done with it.

[Grebbo]

Nani is talking to Moyes today about his future. Let's hope that nasty prospect doesn't crop up again.

I'd take him tbh

[LDG]

I'd take him tbh

Dear Lord, no.

[Marc Overmars]

Nani is talking to Moyes today about his future. Let's hope that nasty prospect doesn't crop up again.

As a replacement for Gervinho, sign him up.

[Grebbo]

Dear Lord, no.

I just contradicted what I said about only signing super super quality



I suppose that's how desperate I am for signings

[gunnerrrrr]

This is so hugely frustrating, for the first time in a long time we dont have to sell and have good money to buy and seriously strengthen the squad. However the malaise that has effected Wenger over the last x amount of years has not disappeared.

From looking like we would be buying Higuain and Fellani, to now playing a game of roulette with Suaraz shows how ineffective and backwards the whole transfer plans are.

I think everyone wanted us to buy quickly and quietly, pay market value and then focus on the upcoming season. However yet again its the same bs being headed by Wenger....so frustrating.

[BlindFaith_8]

Was reading about this on Arseblog. Far from surprised if he doesn't want to spend big and the axe will ultimately fall on him if things go pear shaped.

I have always felt for quite some time that AW had the boards backing to serious funds, but had perfected the 4th place comfort zone which meant the board would be happy with income from UEFA and they couldnt sack him coz he's delivered thier target without spending a penny, the media would congratulate him based on the fact he doesnt have the money or strong enough team to compete with Man Utd, Chelsea and City, so he is always going to be viewed as the miracle worker with no funds and brining through 4th rate players, simples. He will retire a very rich man with his dignity still intact, no wonder they call him Le Professor.

[Ollie the Optimist]

Been reading in various places that the Guardian's Amy Lawrence was on BBC Radio last night and apparently the board and Arsene are at odds over spending. Allegedly, the board want to spend big but Arsene doesn't.

Obviously I do not know or claim this to be fact, but Amy Lawrence is a pretty good journalist IMHO, she writes fairly balanced articles and is very pro-Arsenal, she's a fan isn't she?

Anyway, I really hope this is just a rumour and not true.

She is a good journalist amd am arsenal fan however she said the exact same thing at an ast meeting either just before the end of season or just after. While I'm not saying she knows nothing, I just wonder if this is new news or is jut old stuff being recycled.

It then brings to another point, it's all very well gazidas wanting to spend, but he's more then happy not too and hide behind wenger letting him take the blame. Gazidas needs to man up