Winter Transfer Despair and Bafflement.

[Niall_Quinn]

'We of course play the semi-final (of the Carabao Cup) next week and after we have the Europa League as well, which is another target, so we have to very quickly get over this transfer period because for us especially this period has been more disturbing than ever.


'Why? Because we have big players that are at the end of their contract and that is the first time that it happens, that we have such influential players close to the end of their contracts and it has been more destabilising than ever.'

He HATES the transfer window. His entire aim is to get through it without upsetting any of his Lego. He'd ban transfer windows in a flash if he could.

13 days to go and we're getting NOBODY in bar the Greek kid. I bet you we don't even get any of Utd's castoffs. I hear Utd have to pay Mkhitaryan a bung to leave in order to make up the wage shortfall at Arsenal. They're better off going for the straight cash deal and the only hurdle to that is our pretence we want a player in return. Fuck that, everyone knows we want the cash. And that's what we'll get, a big pile of cash and a bunch of excuses about how little bit difficult it is to find anyone.

They're doing it again, right under everyones' noses.

[Niall_Quinn]

Anyone care to mention exactly what it is Wenger has said?

All I have see in public so far is:

'I have nothing to add to that (a deal for Aubameyang). This kind of thing is better when it's secret, when you announce it is over the line. Nothing else is close.'

But then added:

'Yes (he would fit in) because a character can be very positive and very negative. Overall you look at the achievement of the player over his career.'

I suspect it's not what we have said, but rather what we have bid. Whatever happened has pissed Dortmund off and they've recalled the player for the Friday game after saying there was no way back for him.

[Marc Overmars]

Arsene Wenger insists he will not quit Arsenal at end of the season https://t.co/IvlTh8rajQ

Exciting.

About as exciting as receiving a Lynx gift set for Christmas.

[Özim]

Honestly this club can't do anything right, why have we not made a reasonable bid if we're interested rather than annoying the club of the player.

Is this the same old same old where we make it known we might be interested in the player but never show what could be genuine intent. Joke of a club.

Can't stand this club these days, could have never imagined we could have turned into such a horrible, small time club all those years ago when Wenger joined.

[Cripps]

He HATES the transfer window. His entire aim is to get through it without upsetting any of his Lego. He'd ban transfer windows in a flash if he could.

13 days to go and we're getting NOBODY in bar the Greek kid. I bet you we don't even get any of Utd's castoffs. I hear Utd have to pay Mkhitaryan a bung to leave in order to make up the wage shortfall at Arsenal. They're better off going for the straight cash deal and the only hurdle to that is our pretence we want a player in return. Fuck that, everyone knows we want the cash. And that's what we'll get, a big pile of cash and a bunch of excuses about how little bit difficult it is to find anyone.

They're doing it again, right under everyones' noses.

That's his excuse lined up for when he grovels to Stan to stay.

Last year it was 'the media were at fault because they wound Arsenal fans up' and this year it'll be 'the transfer window destabilised us and needs to be banned'.

[KSE Comedy Club]

Le Grove made an interesting point. Notice how Ox is fit and uninjured at Liverpool? He was in the treatment room constantly here.

Not really rocket science, he has spent most of his time on the bench there

[Özim]

If we got rid of Sanchez and just got Mkhi, we lose again. Let's be honest Mkhi is unwanted, hasn't turned up for Man U, his stock is low, it's a rubbish swap if we don't bring anyone else that's decent in.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Most transfers go through the players agent rather than the club and with these kind of things you make agreements with them and the player on personal terms before you even contact the club because it makes them compelled to sell.

The agent probably got in touch with Arsenal oportunistically. If we have agreed personal terms with Aubemeyang, Dortmund’s protests aside they probably are more likely to sell than not.

[Cripps]

Yeah I also think it's a ploy to get more money. You can't go from 'he's a disrespectful fool he needs to go' to 'he can stay we actually like him'.

[dostoy]

All these players out including the best player Arsenal have had since RVP and maybe, maybe only a Utd misfit in.

Absolutely pathetic, Wenger should be sacked for so many reasons.

I hope Arsenal lose virtually every game now in the league and do not win the joke cup or the Europa league.

That might, just might, mean Wenger leaves in the summer but don't bank on it.