Transfer News, Rumours and Bollocks Thread

[Olivier's xmas twist]

So your board are fine with £15m being spent on a kid but not £6m being spent on an experienced PL LB (enrique). You say he isn't that daft, well i beg to disagree.

We are talking of a man who:
1) Let Almunia start as your number 1 goalie last season when it was clear as fucking day that a new goalie was needed.
2) Refused to pay an extra million or 2 to get you the keeper that was needed.
3) Didn't start arshavin in a major cup game a few seasons back cos he wanted to prove that the team could win without him. They didn't.
4) Plays lots of players out of position constantly despite the fact they suck at their new position (case in point is bendtner).
5) Has still not improved the team's overall defensive showing despite years of defensive suckiness costing the team in a big way.
6) Appears unable to toughen the team's mental state and thus stop the semi-regular end of season collapse.

Just some of the reasons why i think it's all down to AW. No other top manager would refuse to play their best player in a major cup game because they want to prove a point. I mean WTF?? That is not the kind of game where experiment with shit like that, it makes no sense at all but that's what your manager did.

Your club isn't one of those clubs where the board/chairman interferes in the managers job and tells them who to sign etc. The guy even had a say in who his boss would be.

It's quite clear what he's doing with the squad. He's in the process of dismantling the last bunch of kids and is building a new one.

And you know what goes on in the boardroom how, you don't even know waht goes on at Chelsea let alone Arsenal.

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

So your board are fine with £15m being spent on a kid but not £6m being spent on an experienced PL LB (enrique). You say he isn't that daft, well i beg to disagree.

We are talking of a man who:
1) Let Almunia start as your number 1 goalie last season when it was clear as fucking day that a new goalie was needed.
2) Refused to pay an extra million or 2 to get you the keeper that was needed.
3) Didn't start arshavin in a major cup game a few seasons back cos he wanted to prove that the team could win without him. They didn't.
4) Plays lots of players out of position constantly despite the fact they suck at their new position (case in point is bendtner).
5) Has still not improved the team's overall defensive showing despite years of defensive suckiness costing the team in a big way.
6) Appears unable to toughen the team's mental state and thus stop the semi-regular end of season collapse.

Just some of the reasons why i think it's all down to AW. No other top manager would refuse to play their best player in a major cup game because they want to prove a point. I mean WTF?? That is not the kind of game where experiment with shit like that, it makes no sense at all but that's what your manager did.

Your club isn't one of those clubs where the board/chairman interferes in the managers job and tells them who to sign etc. The guy even had a say in who his boss would be.

It's quite clear what he's doing with the squad. He's in the process of dismantling the last bunch of kids and is building a new one.

7. refusing to pay £16m for alonso and only £12m, when in the end he ended up going for £30m+.
8. refusing to tell denilson to track back in EVERY game he played in. resulting in goals being conceded.
9. no defensive coach.
10. underbidding for every player.
11. lying to fans
12. insulting our intelligence with a load of crap
13. saying finishing 2nd is fine.

the list goes on.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

He's chosen not to spend because he doesn't think the quality is there. Yesterday, he said he can't spend every time a someone gets injured, he has no intentions of buying a new CB. Same goes for LB. We just saw Luis Enrique play a solid game for us while Gibbs and Troare are out injured with Sagna playing on the left instead. Enrique wouldn't have cost us much. £6m and we sold Clichy for £7m. It's not about quality, he just wants to certain players a chance.

I'm just watching Sessengnon for Sunderland. Watch him play. Sunderland paid £6m for him. Watch his first touch, close control, power, dribbling, his shoot on site policy....quality player and loads value. How can he say there is no one out there when we see guys like this go to lower league clubs for cheap

Not sure we really needed him at the time sunderland got him, in Wenger eyes and most on here we had song, so he was not really a priority tbh.

[Power n Glory]

And you know what goes on in the boardroom how, you don't even know waht goes on at Chelsea let alone Arsenal.

Do you really need to be in the board room to know he made a mistake with Almunia or playing Bendy on the wings?

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Do you really need to be in the board room to know he made a mistake with Almunia or playing Bendy on the wings?

Well mo that just common sesne, but im talking behind the scenes, we don't know what convo's they have do we.

[StamfordBrdige]

And you know what goes on in the boardroom how, you don't even know waht goes on at Chelsea let alone Arsenal.

I doubt the board are the ones who identify the players that should be signed. If you are saying they are then AW takes no credit for any of the players who have come through in recent times (or in the past).

Chelsea is well known for Roman sticking his nose where the fuck it doesn't belong (Shevchenko, Ballack etc) which is why Jose left in the 1st place.

[Joker]

It's pretty clear that Wenger has a free reign when it comes to identifying players and signing them. The only issue is regards to transfer funds, with some saying there is less money available than is commonly assumed, because they can't believe Wenger would be so stupid not to strengthen the squad when it's so weak. However, like others have said, public statements by both the manager and the Chief Executive indicate money is available. Analysis by the AST makes the same point that we do have funds available, which may not be anywhere near the amount available to teams like City, but is still enough to get you 2-3 top quality players if you're looking in the right places.

I dislike our board immensely, but when it comes to the bizarre decisions taken in recent transfer windows, there's only one man to blame for that and it's Wenger.

[Power n Glory]

Not sure we really needed him at the time sunderland got him, in Wenger eyes and most on here we had song, so he was not really a priority tbh.

He's not a defensive midfielder. He can play through the centre, on the flanks or behind the striker.

We bought Gervinho and Chamerlain for big fees. Last year in January, it was obvious Arshavin and Rosicky were struggling, plus they've got a year left on their contracts. Today, we find ourselves in a position where we have to rely on players that might not be here next year. We knew this day was coming but didn't act on it.

[Grebbo]

It's pretty clear that Wenger has a free reign when it comes to identifying players and signing them. The only issue is regards to transfer funds, with some saying there is less money available than is commonly assumed, because they can't believe Wenger would be so stupid not to strengthen the squad when it's so weak. However, like others have said, public statements by both the manager and the Chief Executive indicate money is available. Analysis by the AST makes the same point that we do have funds available, which may not be anywhere near the amount available to teams like City, but is still enough to get you 2-3 top quality players if you're looking in the right places.

I dislike our board immensely, but when it comes to the bizarre decisions taken in recent transfer windows, there's only one man to blame for that and it's Wenger.

[hobson's choice]

Well he did spend 15 million on Oxo cube and yesterday opted or Bendtner ahead of him on the wing, highlighting the fact he clearly doesn't think Oxo is ready.

He could have spent 15 million on a player he thought was ready to slot in which would have made more sense.

I'm just clutching at straws, I don't even know anything anymore. This is just bad.