Transfer News, Rumours and Bollocks Thread

[Joker]

I don't think Wenger's much vaunted scouting network is as extensive as it's made out to be tbh. Why are we always focused on Ligue 1 when looking for signings? Don't we have scouts stationed in other countries?

This guy may turn out to be decent, but then again, he may not. We can't afford to sign players like this at the moment, the transfer window's about to close, we NEED established players who can hit the ground running, especially given we've dropped 5 points already this season. I'm not saying we must spend £100M, but to get the sort of players we need, you need to be prepared to spend £10M +.

Performing in Ligue 1 is a completely different kettle of fish to the Premiership. Wenger seems prepared to accept the uncertainty just so that he doesn't have to spend a lot of money and can get a player with low wage demands.

I absolutely hate the way we've penny pinched this summer, and because of it we've failed to sign the type of players we need.

[Niall_Quinn]

We needed a player who would have scored that chance against Barcelona last year, not a Bendtner, not a Chamakh and not a journeyman from South Korea either. We need (and have needed for a long time) serious support for RvP (who has spent half his career injured). As I said, hopefully this is just a cheap and cheerful squad player and not THE striker we desperately need. Of course Theo could be that striker I suppose. His injury record is not much better.

[Özim]

might be a no body but im sure he's better then you

You really talk some sh*t sometimes, I'm not even a f*cking footballer so why would I be better than him?

[hobson's choice]

Fuck this, this is so fucking typical

[Özim]

Seriously this is the best we can do

He's super quality...honest

[Kaiser]

Lots saying he's an absolute bargain for €3m. Willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. If he's a FK specialist, all the better, no-one in the club right now can take a proper direct FK.

The marketing aspect is great (we'll make the fee back and more with shirt sales and a tour of South Korea), and he's SK's captain so some experience there.

Also, he probably has the stereotypical brilliant work ethic, is supposed to be a good dribbler and decent technically. Those are the base ingredients that immediately make him superior to Chamakh. If that's present, Wenger can probably improve his goal-ratio.

Sure he's 26, like Chamakh was when he came, but we can't judge the two as the same when they're clearly not.

[Joker]

So this summer we've lost Nasri, Cesc, Clichy, Denilson, Bendtner (most likely), Eboue and replaced them with Gervinho, Jenkinson, Oxlade Chamberlain, Campbell and Chu-Young. I'm sorry but I've been totally underwhelmed by the signings we've made this summer. I can understand the players we've sold, as some are shit and others wanted to leave. However, we should have replaced them with players of superior quality, but instead we've on the whole concentrated on signing young, inexperienced players who are unlikely to make an enormous impact this season. How the hell can Wenger say these players are going to play 30+ games this season and make a big impression this season????!!!

[Unai Tea]

1-3 in when playing for Seoul,but 1 in 4 for Monaco (South Korean League is sh*t so in reality you have to look at his record at Monaco which is the only other place he's played).

This is a joke of a signing to be honest and no better than Bendtner, I'd rather keep him than get this nobody.

He'll make absolutely no difference to our team IMO, the only difference between him and Chamakh is that this guy will run around more as Korean's work hard, we don't really need a workhorse up front though we desperately need a finisher.

You need work on your maths a little.

Games Goals GpG
FC seoul 69 23 3.0
As Monaco 91 25 3.6
SK U-20 26 18 1.4
SK U-23 21 8 2.6
SK 53 17 3.1
Overall 260 91 2.9

And you've not seen him play so you know nothing about him. 'He's korean, so he'll work hard on the pitch' - will he? 'Goal-scoring record just like Chamakh, so he'll be just as bad' - is that so?

I'll wait to see him play thanks.

[Özim]

You need work on your maths a little.

Games Goals GpG
FC seoul 69 23 3.0
As Monaco 91 25 3.6
SK U-20 26 18 1.4
SK U-23 21 8 2.6
SK 53 17 3.1
Overall 260 91 2.9

And you've not seen him play so you know nothing about him. 'He's korean, so he'll work hard on the pitch' - will he? 'Goal-scoring record just like Chamakh, so he'll be just as bad' - is that so?

I'll wait to see him play thanks.

My Maths is very good thanks:

Monaco 103 apps - 26 goals

That's almost exactly 1 in 4.

Thanks for the lesson though

I know all I need to know, 1 in 4 in France, noone really wanted him even at his age and he's cheap.....it's a Wenger buy alright, the type that always goes pear shaped like Silvestre, Chamakh and Squillaci.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

So this summer we've lost Nasri, Cesc, Clichy, Denilson, Bendtner (most likely), Eboue and replaced them with Gervinho, Jenkinson, Oxlade Chamberlain, Campbell and Chu-Young. I'm sorry but I've been totally underwhelmed by the signings we've made this summer. I can understand the players we've sold, as some are shit and others wanted to leave. However, we should have replaced them with players of superior quality, but instead we've on the whole concentrated on signing young, inexperienced players who are unlikely to make an enormous impact this season. How the hell can Wenger say these players are going to play 30+ games this season and make a big impression this season????!!!

Why don't you wait till the window shuts before ranting on who we have or have not signed.