Summer Transfer Speculation and Shit

[Injury Time]

http://www.soccerex.com/industry-new...year-renewal/? *kerching*

[GP]

I really can't fathom why some fans are still moaning

I hated our transfer policy of previous years, but they have done what they said they would do this season.

We have bought some quality players, one for the future and haven't yet sold anyone important. That comes off the back of an FA cup win & then we went out and Citeh with only 5 playa let us beat them for the community shield.

I have nothing more to complain about and things are looking up.

Until we lose to Crystal Pulis...

[Marc Overmars]

This summer has gone swimmingly, the only thing I'm bothered about is padding out the defence because we are laughably short there. WUMger is still alive and well despite all the good we've seen so far.

[Syn]

This summer has gone swimmingly, the only thing I'm bothered about is padding out the defence because we are laughably short there. WUMger is still alive and well despite all the good we've seen so far.

We're one good CB short. And we're probably going to sign one.

[saintnickle]

Goes back to the old argument about funds, do we have £100mill for transfer fees - or £100mill for transfer fees, agent fees, wages, etc, etc? And when do we have to pay? Are the payments spread over years? Do we get paid immediately for players heading out? Who signed new contracts with better terms. Would be nice to think it's just £100mill and then do a fantasy football jigsaw to use up the funds, but it's probably not like that.

We are not short a DM or striker. Some think the ones we have aren't good enough, which is a different thing and a matter of opinion. We are short a CB since Tommy left. I hope we replace him too and there's still time to do that.

If the media has anything right they say we tried to sign Khedira and have been chasing Carvalho. Also said we were after a CB swap deal for Tommy with Utd. So (if true) it's not as if these positions are being ignored. It's just we haven't landed anyone yet. There's still a job interview aspect to this, don't forget. Employers don't just ring somebody and say we're hiring you, be here on Monday. The prospective employee has a right to say yes or no and set out the terms required to do the deal. Then add an agent (and sometimes the whole bloody family) and all their demands. Then the lawyers. Then the doctors. Then the Home Office, and so on. We've pulled off four deals so far, all for decent players. Maybe we'll do a fifth and a sixth.

Not that old chestnut .100m is for transfers not wages, agents, houses expenses,food eleccy etc. With your analysis if we bought a player for 5m on a 10 year deal all our transfer kitty would be used up..utter rubbish .I don't mind debating with you but dont use that for an excuse for wenger not spending.

[Letters]

http://www.soccerex.com/industry-new...year-renewal/? *kerching*

I had literally no idea we had any deal with them.
Indesit

[saintnickle]

We aren't hoarding it. We're balancing the books with it. The chavs have happily lost £800mill or something like that, we can't afford it. There would be no Arsenal if we did that.

Why has this all started again now? We were all understandably nervous during a decade of transition, but the board said the funds would come on tap and they have. And they have been used. Wenger said we'd win trophies again, and we have. We were worried we were a selling club instead of a buying club. That has turned around. Did anyone seriously expect an instant transformation in one season or even two? But isn't everything in progress, heading the right way? What's the deal here, what is it going to take for a certain section of the fans to say fair cop, things are on the up?

We are hoarding it if we are told theres 100m over the 2 summer windows and we only spend 35m each one.

[Power n Glory]

Not that old chestnut .100m is for transfers not wages, agents, houses expenses,food eleccy etc. With your analysis if we bought a player for 5m on a 10 year deal all our transfer kitty would be used up..utter rubbish .I don't mind debating with you but dont use that for an excuse for wenger not spending.

It rears its head again. Had the same debate last year during the winter window. We had serious money to spend but apparently, we spent it all on Ozil plus wages and even with the new sponsorship deals, we'd be just treading water because of the wage bill.

Obviously, that's bullshit considering the amount we've spent in this window.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

We aren't hoarding it. We're balancing the books with it. The chavs have happily lost £800mill or something like that, we can't afford it. There would be no Arsenal if we did that.

Why has this all started again now? We were all understandably nervous during a decade of transition, but the board said the funds would come on tap and they have. And they have been used. Wenger said we'd win trophies again, and we have. We were worried we were a selling club instead of a buying club. That has turned around. Did anyone seriously expect an instant transformation in one season or even two? But isn't everything in progress, heading the right way? What's the deal here, what is it going to take for a certain section of the fans to say fair cop, things are on the up?

It was interesting what Alan Sugar said yesterday:

Not sure why Alan Sugar is having a go at Villas Boas for those transfers. I thought it was widely documented that Franco Baldini with Levy's support was the one responsible for that massive spending spree the previous summer.

[Globalgunner]

Not sure why Alan Sugar is having a go at Villas Boas for those transfers. I thought it was widely documented that Franco Baldini with Levy's support was the one responsible for that massive spending spree the previous summer.

Because he doesn't have the balls to have a go at Levy. Picked the easy target because otherwise he`d probably be banned from the Shite hart lane