Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
He really is an odious entity, a “man” who while doing very little on the pitch has repetitively spoken as if he is Maradonna off of it. I find his sense of self as nauseating as it is droll. We should be joyful to be rid of him for a season at the very least.
Call me a cynic but I actually think Arsene offered for Hazard on deadline day knowing full well that it would be rejected.
He had all summer to buy him, why leave it so late when the selling club have no time to replace him?
I don't think our part in the "Park" Saga has helped strengthen our relationship with Lille either.
I'd love to think we could get Hazard in January but the fact we made so many signings on deadline day leads me to believe that Hazard won't be coming here anytime soon.
I think the situation with M'Vila is slightly different, I believe we held an interest in him and geniunely wanted to push through the deal but sought other options once we knew Rennes weren't going to accept our offer. I don't think we'll be going back for him either though.
Rennes General Manager Pierre Dreossi confirms Arsenal made a "substantial bid" for Yann M'Vila thought to be £25m (RMC)
I guess that means they wanted £27m.
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Sad thing is we would have probably signed him if we offered for him at the start of summer.
I still don't understand why Wenger dithered in the market this summer...it's almost more frustrating that he offered for young stars like M'Vila, Hazard & Goetze so late on in the Window, just don't get it.
It backs up the idea that the 8-2 defeat was a kick up somebody's behind (whoever was repsonsible for the lack of investment: Wenger/the board/Nasri) and we weren't planning on spending that big before it happened although I simply can't believe we weren't going to get in some more creativity even before Black Sunday.
No - £25,000,000.50 but Wenger is a man of principle.
Bollocks, aint no way, no how that some frog eating, white flag waving, cheese sniffing, 2nd rate, surrender monkey looking motherfucker could turn down that kind of money.
Besides, he aint that good anyhow
Or it could be a lot more sinister and contrived. There's a pattern developing. All the under-bids, the "we spotted him first" stories. Maybe the lateness of the bids was a hedge against them ever being accepted. Which top club wants to lose a key player late in the window with no chance to sign a replacement? And yet the board can tell the fans, we bid this, we are ambitious but it just didn't work this time. What about the £10mill Jagialka bid? Our apparent desire to insult the other team rather than genuinely negotiate. £6mill for Cahill, was that deal dead the minute we made that bid? Speculation in my part. The only thing we know for sure is they managed to bank the Cesc and Na$ri cash.
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