Summer Transfer Speculation and Shit.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Berahino will become one of the top 3 strikers in the country within 18 months, unless he goes to Spurs.

I'm not sure I share your appraisal of Berahinho...Spurs are welcome to him...like most English players average and over hyped.

[Niall_Quinn]

Not sick of the season, in the main I'm glad football is back. Has less and less appeal each season, what with all the bullshit TV deals and dodgy agents and greedy bastard playa, but I'd still rather watch it than not.

Thoroughly sick of Wenger though. In terms of football and his influence on the club, the man is a relentless bore.

[BOBN]

We don't really have 18 months to wait - surely we've had enough of potential and need the real deal.

Looking at the market right now, that doesn't exist.

Well, youve waited 10 years...

We can wait

But really, hes better than Welbeck and Walcott already and is about 3 months away from being comprehensively better than Giroud. The fact Wenger got Welbeck (MOTD, Arry sigining) over Berahino is proof that he's lost it.

[Power n Glory]

Well, youve waited 10 years...

We can wait

But really, hes better than Welbeck and Walcott already and is about 3 months away from being comprehensively better than Giroud. The fact Wenger got Welbeck (MOTD, Arry sigining) over Berahino is proof that he's lost it.

Proves Syn's point.

On the contrary, if Walcott was playing for a team like Everton, he'd be standing out a lot more and everyone would be calling to sign him. 'Players like Walcott' doesn't come in to it, he's as unique as it gets. hes already a good player, to become a top quality player he needs to stay injury free. His footballing ability is not as bad as people think, he had a solid first touch and technique. Obviously pace is his no. 1 asset but he shouldn't have to apologise for that. Nothing wrong with it.

He has a long way to go before you can make such claims. Off the back of one successful season, I don't even know if I'd want to risk such a move on someone so young and with only 20 goals.

[BOBN]

Proves Syn's point.



He has a long way to go before you can make such claims. Off the back of one successful season, I don't even know if I'd want to risk such a move on someone so young and with only 20 goals.

Well ive made the claim, now lets wait and see.

But when hes going to City in 2017 for £55m I dont wanna hear Wenger talking about "we cannot compete for zis type of player"

Now or never.

[Master Splinter]

Berahino wouldn't be utilised properly anyway, as seen with Walcott and Oxlade, so what's the point?

The only hope for some change is if we get injuries and we have to play at least two quick forwards and a functional midfield.

Or we land two worldies on deadline day and Wenger is compelled to play them because they're expensive and senior.

Walcott and Alexis in the FA Cup final: we win 4-0.

Iwobi and Oxlade in pre-season: we smash Lyon 6-0.

Walcott and Oxlade against Chelsea: we finally beat them.

Season starts: bench all speed and movement and revert to handicapping the team and individuals by shoe-horning in favourites, undroppables, record signings and seniors despite their respective form, fitness and lack of chemistry.

Complete psychopath.


Back on topic: Dunk signs a new contract with Brighton.

[Power n Glory]

Berahino wouldn't be utilised properly anyway, as seen with Walcott and Oxlade, so what's the point?

The only hope for some change is if we get injuries and we have to play at least two quick forwards and a functional midfield.

Or we land two worldies on deadline day and Wenger is compelled to play them because they're expensive and senior.

Walcott and Alexis in the FA Cup final: we win 4-0.

Iwobi and Oxlade in pre-season: we smash Lyon 6-0.

Walcott and Oxlade against Chelsea: we finally beat them.

Season starts: bench all speed and movement and revert to handicapping the team and individuals by shoe-horning in favourites, undroppables, record signings and seniors despite their respective form, fitness and lack of chemistry.

Complete psychopath.


Back on topic: Dunk signs a new contract with Brighton.

Beat me to the punch. We've had raw talent and squandered it. Besides not being played properly, I doubt he'll develop into the player we need.

[Niall_Quinn]

Berahino wouldn't be utilised properly anyway, as seen with Walcott and Oxlade, so what's the point?

The only hope for some change is if we get injuries and we have to play at least two quick forwards and a functional midfield.

Or we land two worldies on deadline day and Wenger is compelled to play them because they're expensive and senior.

Walcott and Alexis in the FA Cup final: we win 4-0.

Iwobi and Oxlade in pre-season: we smash Lyon 6-0.

Walcott and Oxlade against Chelsea: we finally beat them.

Season starts: bench all speed and movement and revert to handicapping the team and individuals by shoe-horning in favourites, undroppables, record signings and seniors despite their respective form, fitness and lack of chemistry.

Complete psychopath.


Back on topic: Dunk signs a new contract with Brighton.

We missed out on Dunk too?

[Kano]

Berahino wouldn't be utilised properly anyway, as seen with Walcott and Oxlade, so what's the point?

The only hope for some change is if we get injuries and we have to play at least two quick forwards and a functional midfield.

Or we land two worldies on deadline day and Wenger is compelled to play them because they're expensive and senior.

Walcott and Alexis in the FA Cup final: we win 4-0.

Iwobi and Oxlade in pre-season: we smash Lyon 6-0.

Walcott and Oxlade against Chelsea: we finally beat them.

Season starts: bench all speed and movement and revert to handicapping the team and individuals by shoe-horning in favourites, undroppables, record signings and seniors despite their respective form, fitness and lack of chemistry.

Complete psychopath.


Back on topic: Dunk signs a new contract with Brighton.

To be fair - and I don't know why I am being - those three results are fairly useless in the long run. Villa were a joke that day and the other two were inconsequential friendlies that only served to heighten expectation when really most fans should've been smarter about what was to follow. Ox started the first game and didn't play well, added to him contributing to their second goal. So Wenger reverted back to last seasons formula and pubbed a win, quite a lot like last season. I don't expect us to do more than pub wins because let's face it, most of the teams in the league do it weekly, top four included.

I don't think it was unreasonable to start with the same team that had just won us a game and was 'successful' last season. In the long run I expected us to come up short because the problems we have seen since the start of the season still exist but last nights first half was inexcusable. The defending was abysmal and the passing was just as responsible for putting ourselves under continual pressure. Added to a total of five shots on goal. Absolutely piss poor.

We could've started with all the width in the world yesterday but if the players can't do the basics, the performances will be the same. That game needed one or two players to take ownership when things were going wrong - not to drag it out for a whole 45 minutes. Unless we get some real, horrible scrotes into our team, it will always be the same. Even if we have an Aguero upfront, we'll fall apart in the middle and at the back at some stage, undermining our chances ourselves as we always do. The sort of players we hate seeing playing for other teams but would love in they were doing the same for us.

This soft-peddling, lightweight centre is never going to win us a thing. We used to have real bastards that could play and mix it up and the Invincibles weren't able to pass that on to the next team as the old English guard did to them because they left the club far too quickly to continue the culture. Wenger can't and won't do it. So we've been left with a big hole where we lack cynical players unwilling to disrupt the flow of a match, wind up opposition in order for us to recompose and stop a side taking control of the game. It's an essential part of any winning team - think of a continually successful one and the list of wankers is easy to pick out. Wenger out is the only solution to fixing this issue.

[BOBN]

Berahino wouldn't be utilised properly anyway, as seen with Walcott and Oxlade, so what's the point?

The only hope for some change is if we get injuries and we have to play at least two quick forwards and a functional midfield.

Or we land two worldies on deadline day and Wenger is compelled to play them because they're expensive and senior.

Walcott and Alexis in the FA Cup final: we win 4-0.

Iwobi and Oxlade in pre-season: we smash Lyon 6-0.

Walcott and Oxlade against Chelsea: we finally beat them.

Season starts: bench all speed and movement and revert to handicapping the team and individuals by shoe-horning in favourites, undroppables, record signings and seniors despite their respective form, fitness and lack of chemistry.

Complete psychopath.


Back on topic: Dunk signs a new contract with Brighton.

Fair.

Not starting Ox is a sacking offense after his pre-season.