Transfer News, Rumours and Bollocks Thread

[Boss]

Let's not what he said at the start of the season about not being able to call ourselves a big club if we sell Nasri and Cesc

"Imagine the worst situation - we lose Fabregas and Nasri - you cannot convince people you are ambitious after that," he said.

"And even if you lose Nasri, to find the same quality player, you have to spend again the same amount of money. Because you cannot say, you lose the player and you do not replace him.

"I believe for us it is important the message we give out. For example, you talk about Fabregas leaving, Nasri leaving.

"If you give that message out, you cannot pretend you are a big club, because a big club first of all holds onto its big players and gives a message out to all the other big clubs that they just cannot come in and take away from you.

"We worked very hard with these players for years to develop them, and now it's a time for us to keep them together."

Read more: http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/tran...#ixzz1Vr8gwoXW

This summer is gearing up to be worse than the last one.

[milla]

If things carry on like this, we'll be ground sharing before we know it...

Can we share with Man U? at least we get to see them lift the trophies every year.

[Niall_Quinn]

This summer is gearing up to be worse than the last one.

This is Wenger speaking to the board via the fans. Only explanation (other than the "he's gone mad", "he's a nutter", argument).

[milla]

Quite like the sound of Sow, impressive goalscoring record and he's actually said he wants to come to us. Looks a bit of a beast as well.

Desperately hope Campbell isn't the last striker we buy this summer.

No worries, Sir Nick is still here to save the day.

[Grebbo]

This summer is gearing up to be worse than the last one.

Even if we sold everyone and didn't replace anyone it wouldn't be as bad as last summer's business of Chamakh, Squilacci and Koscielny.

That was when I realised Wenger had to go.

[Niall_Quinn]

Could this have all been done to save on the laundry bill? I bet it costs a fortune to wash all that kit.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Quite like the sound of Sow, impressive goalscoring record and he's actually said he wants to come to us. Looks a bit of a beast as well.

Desperately hope Campbell isn't the last striker we buy this summer.

Me too. . . .but also read the plea went to Real in the same breath! ?
kind of nice we are considered in such company. . . .
now I wonder who he will choose to go to?

[Keith]

5 league wins since Jan 1st...

[Syn]

This is Wenger speaking to the board via the fans. Only explanation (other than the "he's gone mad", "he's a nutter", argument).

I think there is a hint of that too. Still, regardless of spending money, my argument against him is that he was never able to do anywhere near as well as he shouldve given the squads he had in the last couple of seasons. We had very talented players but wenger was completely unable to keep the strong mentality and determination required. We had half-arsed performances from good players and an anything but pro-active management from wenger to rectify the same mistakes...not everything boils down to spending money on great players - wenger couldn't even get the best out of what he had.

[Cripps_orig]

5 league wins since Jan 1st...

Relegation form

Would be impressive if Wenger did do it tbh