Transfer News, Rumours and Bollocks Thread

[hobson's choice]

I meant the Chu Young fella, I'm not ranting just p*ssed off with everything this club seems to do, we've just sold two prize assets and yet we're still looking for bargain basement players with no record of delivering what we need.

They are not looking for to help us challenge for titles, just to secure 4th

[Özim]

If this is the only signing we make until the end of the window then yeah, it's bullshit and something big needs to change at the top, as I said I doubt this guy was at the top of our list but if we think he can do a job and he's cheap, why not sign him?

We do need a striker and I'm pretty sure that if we do sign him he'll be the only striker coming in...that in itself is a reason not to sign him, it stops us signing a striker who could score goals.

If I go to the shops I don't buy something that's cheap for the sake if it, I'll only buy it if I need it (the fact it's cheap would be a bonus).

[GP]

He's clearly not just being signed for footballing reasons anyway.

He's cheap, apparently quite good, and he comes from Asia. The 2nd Asian player we've signed in a year. Just after our tour of Asia...

Think about it, people...

[Daniele]

We've given Wenger the benefit of the doubt for the last 5 seasons. He keeps making signings like these, either young, unproven players who are supposedly "super quality" or obscure signings from the French League. We were all prepared to give players like Bendtner, Denilson, Diaby, Squillaci, Koscielny, Bischoff, Chamakh, etc time to show their so called "ability", but that has yet to happen. How many more chances should Wenger get? For how much longer should fans simply sit on their hands and say, "well, he may turn out to be half decent"? All the evidence over the last few years suggests Wenger is clueless in the transfer window, and signings like this do little to counter that.

BISCHOFF? Then I say Kaba Diawara....

[Unai Tea]

It's easy to assume we can just make a transfer for any old striker we like. There's no 'striker tree' out there and I don't think there are that many opportunities out there to get a really top class striker. People talk about Benzema as if the only thing missing is us handing over £25m. Maybe we are trying to work a deal for somebody else, maybe we aren't. Bottom line is we had an opportunity to sign a useful player in a position of significant need for depth. Let's say we didn't get Young (assuming we actually do) and we just hoped to get a different player. What happens if we then didn't get that 'super awesome striker who's not necessarily that availble'? Throw in the obligatory Van Persie injury and we have Chamakh leading the line. Has he taken his tail from out between his legs yet or is he still cowering in the corner somewhere?

Young would be a bird in the hand. The jury is out whether there's also 2 birds in the bush or not. Daft to allow us to remain so weak in numbers/experience up front.

[hobson's choice]

What pisses off so much, is that once again this club is not preparing for what could potentially happen. Van Persie being injured, or Van Persie not signing a new contract. And if the latter happens, we are fukked, cause Campbell aint gonna be ready.

And then what, we've needed another top striker since Ade left, this aint no new thing.

[Darth Vela]

We do need a striker and I'm pretty sure that if we do sign him he'll be the only striker coming in...that in itself is a reason not to sign him, it stops us signing a striker who could score goals.

If I go to the shops I don't buy something that's cheap for the sake if it, I'll only buy it if I need it (the fact it's cheap would be a bonus).

Fair enough, until I see that he can't do that I'll keep my mind pretty open about it but if we've got a deal lined up for Benzema or someone and call it off because we can get someone cheaper then it'd be stupid, not convinced that's the case but I think we've probably wasted enough time discussing something that could turn out to be BS in the end anyway.

[GunnerFan4Life]

Park will be forced to return to asia in 2 years time for military services - tweeter

[AKBapologist]

If were getting M'Vila, Cahill and Hazard, (likely ATM) them I'd let this pass. Skimp on the other positions and I'd be well pissed if Young turns out to be a flop and he's the only apex striker we get this summer. Youve had months to figure out your targets FFS. Even Mossa Sows begged us to sign him... Argh!

[Cripps_orig]

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