Summer Transfer Speculation and Shit.

[Özim]

Media reporting Vidal is close to a £28mill move to Bayern. It's inexplicable we aren't in the hunt at that price. Bayern are moving quickly to plug their gaps though. They aren't waiting to see this, that or the other.

Big ambitious clubs with top manager's don't wait around to see what every else does or what happens, they make things happen and create opportunities to bring in players.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

I think it's still hubris rather than lack of ambition, Wenger wants to be lauded as a genius who can win things by unearthing gems rather than purchasing established stars. The problem is for him, is that the youngsters he used to be able to sign for 500k are now going to clubs for about thirty times that amount, and those he is plucking from obscurity like Bielik are either far too young or not at the level to put them into the first team.

[Power n Glory]

I think it's still hubris rather than lack of ambition, Wenger wants to be lauded as a genius who can win things by unearthing gems rather than purchasing established stars. The problem is for him, is that the youngsters he used to be able to sign for 500k are now going to clubs for about thirty times that amount, and those he is plucking from obscurity like Bielik are either far too young or not at the level to put them into the first team.

I think he’s beyond that stage since signing Sanchez and Ozil. He has to be. I just think he wants to give Jack and Ramsey some their shot in the team plus we have that home grown player rule to consider. It’s a damn shame we’re not in for Vidal but Wenger never spends big on CM’s either and he should because it’s not as if he’s got a strong history of developing quality CM’s compared to his record on strikers. As much as I want Wilshere and Ramsey to flourish this season, we can’t really hang about for them. This really needs to be their last chance to have first dibs on the starting sheet. That CM role makes a big difference on the speed of our game and passing fluency. You see a huge difference in our game when you replace Wilshere or Ramsey in that role for someone like Rosicky or Cazorla. They just see the moves and think quicker. Makes a huge difference.

[Letters]

It was never a 'stage'. We didn't have the money. Now we do, he's spending it.

[Fist of Lehmann]

Media reporting Vidal is close to a £28mill move to Bayern. It's inexplicable we aren't in the hunt at that price. Bayern are moving quickly to plug their gaps though. They aren't waiting to see this, that or the other.

Shitcuntfuckingbollockarsewankerfucker.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

I don't know I think Ozil was signed to mollify the fans, don't get me wrong Wenger would never sign a player he didn't rate but it was a marquee signing for the sake of making one.
Sanchez I think was a case of bringing in quality to replace the quality we've lost where we spent so many seasons selling our best players.
And perhaps for marketing reasons, Wenger has been encouraged to make a signing that has the dual effect of strengthening his squad and selling replica shirts.
But I think you ask him, and he would still say he prefers to make stars rather than buy them, he has a contemptuous view of the transfer market. And actually in many ways I totally agree with him, in an ideal world his way would be better but we live in a sporting world of ready made success and it kinda of winds fans like myself up when we pay so much that the manager is too stubborn to go the extra mile to build a world class squad.

[Letters]

When did Wenger ever do anything to appease the fans?!
I kinda admire Wenger's stance too, but it has to be mixed with some pragmatism and over the last couple of years - with the new financial deals in place - it has been.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

£32.5 MILLION POUNDS for Benteke!

:cry:

[GP]

Christian BenHeskey ahahaha lolololol I just made that up honest.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

When did Wenger ever do anything to appease the fans?!
I kinda admire Wenger's stance too, but it has to be mixed with some pragmatism and over the last couple of years - with the new financial deals in place - it has been.

I think the relationship between Wenger and the fans was at its lowest point in August 2003, no signings and a 1-3 defeat to Aston Villa at home, so I think the Ozil signing was partly at least to win the fans back on side.