Quote Originally Posted by 21_GOONER_SALUTE View Post
Let me make this clear, I wanted Mudryk because I believed in the club's assessment that he is an exceptional player and could take us further for years to come.

Not once did I indicate that the Mudryk signing meant we would win the league or he would be able to play every position on the field including Partey's.

However, the unusual deal for a soon to be world class player, suggested to me that my club was ready to push on, and leave their comfort zone and do what it takes to mix with the big boys "PERMANENTLY". Buying talented players you don't seem to need now is what big clubs have done for ages and evidence shows it does workout. Lets not forget the reality that 2 of our star wingers have just one year left in the club and we are struggling to get them to extend.

Anyway, thats what Mudryk meant and the manner by which he went to a direct rival only makes the annoyance worse.

But back to what we all agree on, our squad is wafer thin and IMO one injury away from being totally average. Strengthening the squad with every opportunity we get is a no brainer and I struggle to see what exactly their is to argue about on this fact.
I didn't suggest that you guaranteed that Mudryk would win us the league, merely warned against the risks of a (fan - not your) mindset that signings guarantee success, and referenced these in seeing the Mudryk disppointment in context. FWIW I agree 100% with your position that Mudryk was far more than a panic buy- which I agree makes our failure to land him deflating. Still feel that this from the Guardian article sums things up well and tempers the suggestion that we bungled the deal, though.

It was another example of the clanging nuisance Todd Boehly and company have made of themselves in the market: they have shaken things up to their liking, in the short term at least, but Arsenal are among those who would rather avoid being dragged into the maelstrom. After all it is currently their modus operandi, not that of Chelsea’s new regime, bringing results.

Like I say, I support strenghtening the squad now - but only if the player is right and fits our longer term plans...