Summer Transfer Misery and Recriminations.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

I get the impression we did it with Sanchez and Ozil, we didn't try and low ball them on the price we just did the business and brought the player in.

[GP]

I get the impression we did it with Sanchez and Ozil, we didn't try and low ball them on the price we just did the business and brought the player in.

Sounds like we're doing that with Xhaka too, though he's not really in the same bracket.

We do need to be much more aggressive in the market though.

[Power n Glory]

I get the impression we did it with Sanchez and Ozil, we didn't try and low ball them on the price we just did the business and brought the player in.

You think we'd have stumped up a better offer for those guys if another club could offer what we were offering? Ozil was a last minute steal that nobody else knew about. Sanchez...luckily his only other choice was Liverpool.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Man United were sniffing around as well, we took advantage of the fact that Barca wanted a quick deal to free up cash for Dracula.

I think a lot of our half hearted transfer action is based on Wenger not making his mind up whether he wants the player or not.

Imagine trying to get a takeaway with him, by the time he's done shuffling around just eat all the places would be fucking closed and you're stuck with the instant noodles in the back of the cupboard.

[Power n Glory]

I used to wank Lacazette silly on here last summer (or was it the summer before?). He's basically struggled heavily since then and apart from a few games near the end has had a poor season at Lyon and now instead of being linked to the Arsenal/Man Utd's is being linked to the tier below that (West Ham/Liverpool) which tells you all you need to know about him.

And with the likes of Martial and Coman emerging, he's way down the list of French attacking talent. Don't know much about this Icardi kid but looking at those stats, I'd much rather take a punt on him than Lacazette tbh.

Lacazette's stats aren't bad. More goals than Icardi's this season at least. 23 goals this year. It looks like he's found his scoring boots since the New Year. Back to back games, goals and more goals. It looks good on paper. Would need to watch him play.

[Power n Glory]

Man United were sniffing around as well, we took advantage of the fact that Barca wanted a quick deal to free up cash for Dracula.

I think a lot of our half hearted transfer action is based on Wenger not making his mind up whether he wants the player or not.

Imagine trying to get a takeaway with him, by the time he's done shuffling around just eat all the places would be fucking closed and you're stuck with the instant noodles in the back of the cupboard.

That's two clubs wanting quick sales and to get rid of their players. I don't know how aggressive we'll be for a stubborn target. I think of the Saurez saga.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Meh you could even argue Villarreal nor Chelsea wanted to sell Gabriel or Cech to us but they did.

The point is to get the player to want to come, can or indeed will we do that with targets this summer? Who knows. Possibly not but I guess it depends how much the club considers how difficult a champions league place will be in attaining.

[selassie]

That's two clubs wanting quick sales and to get rid of their players. I don't know how aggressive we'll be for a stubborn target. I think of the Saurez saga.

Aye, Ozil, Sanchez and Cech (to a lesser degree) fell into our laps.

I'm not confident with us when it comes to pursuing stubborn targets, in the past when we pursue stubborn targets such as Suarez etc we tend to do one or two low ball offers and then walk away, we did the same with Cabaye when he was at Newcastle...to be fair, Herb could be on the money with his comment about Wenger, because Wenger is known for dithering.

I like Icardi and think we should aggressively pursue him, but I don't think we will....it's just not how we operate.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Aye, Ozil, Sanchez and Cech (to a lesser degree) fell into our laps.

I'm not confident with us when it comes to pursuing stubborn targets, in the past when we pursue stubborn targets such as Suarez etc we tend to do one or two low ball offers and then walk away, we did the same with Cabaye when he was at Newcastle...to be fair, Herb could be on the money with his comment about Wenger, because Wenger is known for dithering.

I like Icardi and think we should aggressively pursue him, but I don't think we will....it's just not how we operate.

I'm speaking from experience, we went to a lovely Indian restaurant on Brick Lane and he spent so long perusing the menu, he wanted a top, top quality curry from the tandoori section but was trying to negotiate on the price because although he said he wanted tikka king prawn shaslik his heart wasn't set on it and the waiter was patiently trying to explain that the prices were set and he wouldn't consider a swap deal involving a packet of grilled steak mccoys. So by the end of the night I had just filled up on poppadoms.

[Özim]

I don't believe Wenger identifies problem areas, he just finds players he likes and then slots then in, had all of last summer to sign a striker yet nothing, it's not about the position it's about the player and I simply don't trust him in the transfer market, he's a total screw up in that respect.

Can't believe people still believe he'll do what we need, you can't get burnt repeatedly by something and still believe it's not hot. I'm expecting another rubbish summer where he dithers, misses out on quslity players because he's not interested or won't pay the going rate and then makes excuses about the Euros, the lack of quality and only bringing in better players than we have, waiting periods, not needing players in positions as we have x,y and z there and the token nobody signed up and hailed as the next big thing and proving you don't have to spend money to get quality.

Transfer windows at this club are invariably a disappointment and the way Wenger harps on I expect this to be more of the same, yes names will get banded about but they won't arrive, much like Benzema, Higuain, Suarez etc etc.

Benzema last summer was a joke, he wasn't ever going to come in a month of Sundays however long Wenger decided to sit idly on his hands. The most boring manager in football will no doubt serve us up another snoozefest this summer where we watch all of the other clubs sign up players whilst we sit around on our back sides.