Summer Transfer Misery 2017/18

[Niall_Quinn]

I was thinking earlier how the club's handling of contract renewals has been nothing short of shocking and as we head into 2018, things look a lot bleaker than this summer. Ozil and Alexis will probably leave and not only will they walk for free, we will need to replace them and it won't be cheap. Santi will also probably leave for free and how we've missed him! The likes of Mustafi, Peres and Belerin have all requested to be sold and will probably get their wish. Wilshere, Giroud and Merts have been told they're either up for sale or not part of the future and letting them go means we have to get replacements (again with not much transfer fees). Ramsay will have a year left on his contact (don't rate him myself) and i wouldn't be surprised if a big club came in for him.

Then you have dross like Walcott, Debuchy, Jenkison etc stinking up the place it is looking a lot less rosy.

With an owner who shows 0 intentions on investing or even competing, we are in deep doodoo.

You are forgetting, Gazidis confirmed today we've had a good transfer window and we've shown a lot of ambition. So I expect that to carry on next season. Never fear, Stan, Ivan and Arsene are on the case. Indeed, come May I expect we'll hear talk of a war chest. It's all good. Ideal.

[Niall_Quinn]

Also, Wenger confirmed we'll be back in for Lemar next summer. He'll definitely want to come here if he has another big season. I can't think of anywhere else he'd want to go and we'll definitely pay the big money Monaco will be asking. So that's one in the bag. I also expect Alexis and Ozil will realise the error of their ways and sign new contracts. We wouldn't give them the money they wanted when they asked, so I expect we'll given them the even bigger amounts they'll be able to demand when they are eligible to go on a free. Really, I can't see what could go wrong here. Squad looks like it will be really strong come 2018.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

You're moving the conversation from CL to domestic leagues. Also, you're ignoring the Messi and Ronaldo factor. It's a fierce competition between the two since 2008. We've never seen this in football before. Nearly a decade of two athletes trying to get one up on the other. I think their hunger for success and the marketing money that they generate is partly why Barca and Madrid haven't been able to coast.

At the end of my previous conversation I took to saying that money has always been a key factor in deciding the destination of trophies in club football, so there was no reason not to Segway onto leagues.

Real Madrid paid almost 90 million for Ronaldo, Messi wouldn't stay at Barcelona without their massive reputation and their ability to pay him a massive salary.

Barca had struggled a bit in the champions league between 2011 and 2014 by their standards, recruiting Neymar and Suarez for over a 100 million between them made the difference in 2015 competition.

[KSE Comedy Club]

Bit of a Q&A with Wenger, talks about transfers etc interesting answer to this one about the CL:




He's clearly not bothered about the CL, unlike Ferguson for whom it was the holy grail until he won it. How can you not be bothered about winning the biggest prize in club football (he's obvioulsy content with getting thrashed in the last 16 then I guess or even just qualifying for the CL)?


http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41145505

Because he knows for a fact that he can't win it, so it doesn't mean anything to him anymore.

[Özim]

Theo's already on 140k a week. What will the be offering him? 180k? 200k? Why? Crazy.

Totally crazy, we should be selling the guy not offering him a new contract, another odd decision in a long line of them, as someone had mentioned Wenger sees himself as more of a father than manager, that's another issue with him (if there aren't enough already!).

[Özim]

Also, Wenger confirmed we'll be back in for Lemar next summer. He'll definitely want to come here if he has another big season. I can't think of anywhere else he'd want to go and we'll definitely pay the big money Monaco will be asking. So that's one in the bag. I also expect Alexis and Ozil will realise the error of their ways and sign new contracts. We wouldn't give them the money they wanted when they asked, so I expect we'll given them the even bigger amounts they'll be able to demand when they are eligible to go on a free. Really, I can't see what could go wrong here. Squad looks like it will be really strong come 2018.

Wasn't interested in the summer why would he be anymore interested in January. We're yesterdays club, top players would be mad to come here because we're only going one way, Liverpool have now jumped above us in terms of desirability and it's only going to get worse, the damage that is being one to the clubs reputation at the moment is very worrying.

[Özim]

Because he knows for a fact that he can't win it, so it doesn't mean anything to him anymore.

Probably right, but then qualifying for it is a non achievement then, all those years qualifying have been meaningless in all ways but financial, when are we going to get a decent manager who prioritises football again because this guy is a joke and has been for a number of years.

[Niall_Quinn]

Wasn't interested in the summer why would he be anymore interested in January. We're yesterdays club, top players would be mad to come here because we're only going one way, Liverpool have now jumped above us in terms of desirability and it's only going to get worse, the damage that is being one to the clubs reputation at the moment is very worrying.

The breaking point was always going to arrive and the break itself was always going to be sudden. Wenger and his mates just kept adding problem after problem and let each of those problems gain more weight. The reputation and history of the club is strong and will be strong again in time, when these fuckers have gone, but there's only so much weight that any club can bear. It will take great effort, experience and expense to repair the damage done over years of neglect and incompetence.

[KSE Comedy Club]

Probably right, but then qualifying for it is a non achievement then, all those years qualifying have been meaningless in all ways but financial, when are we going to get a decent manager who prioritises football again because this guy is a joke and has been for a number of years.

'It's all about the money, it's all about the dum, dum, dum..dum..dum, dums'

[KSE Comedy Club]

The breaking point was always going to arrive and the break itself was always going to be sudden. Wenger and his mates just kept adding problem after problem and let each of those problems gain more weight. The reputation and history of the club is strong and will be strong again in time, when these fuckers have gone, but there's only so much weight that any club can bear. It will take great effort, experience and expense to repair the damage done over years of neglect and incompetence.

Maybe jabba can put his Russian contacts to good use and kill the lot of them before launching a successful takeover.

He's the only one willing to pour the cash in required tbh.