Summer Transfer Misery and Recriminations.

[selassie]

If we don't sign anyone, we don't sign anyone, would be nothing new, we won't be competing for the top prizes anyway with the current manager in charge. The way I see it, if we're not going to sign a top class forward, then lets not bother, would rather wait until a proper manager comes in and spends the money as it should be sent, even if it's in 4 years time.

I'm leaning towards this way of thinking too. If we don't sign Vardy, Wenger will do one of two things IMO, he'll either panic and bring in some squad rotation/stop gap type player and sell us the line that we have Welbeck coming back and that Giroud and Walcott are world class strikers. Failing that I think he'll just promote from within and go with what he has.

Wenger has form for this and has NOT addressed this position for 4 seasons now, he won't spend the money or aggressively pursue options so we're going to be stuck with what we have.

I'd rather we leave this to someone else to rectify because I absolutely do not think Wenger can and will do what is necessary.

[Gooner23]

I know where you are coming from, but the issue with that as I think NQ mentioned, is that failure to significantly improve the squad this summer will likely mean Ozil and Alexis off next year. It makes the new manager's (if there is even to be one) job much more difficult in terms of attracting players and re-building the squad.

We won't win the league next season under Wenger, but I at least hope to be able to watch better players and better performances. I would be hugely disappointed if we didn't land a top striker.

[selassie]

I know where you are coming from, but the issue with that as I think NQ mentioned, is that failure to significantly improve the squad this summer will likely mean Ozil and Alexis off next year. It makes the new manager's (if there is even to be one) job much more difficult in terms of attracting players and re-building the squad.

We won't win the league next season under Wenger, but I at least hope to be able to watch better players and better performances. I would be hugely disappointed if we didn't land a top striker.

Oh I totally agree re: Ozil and Sanchez, they clearly want to see that the club matches their ambition, they want to see the Club actively competing to sign quality players.

The Xhaka signing is definitely a step in the right direction, I really like him as a player and think it's a good signing for us, I just hope Wenger continues in this vein and actively pursuits quality additions to the squad, Striker being the absolute priority.

I don't care what it costs us to sign players, it's not my money and quite frankly we should be in a position now to compete for quality players, if it means we have to pay over the odds then so be it, we have the money.

I will be hugely disappointed too if we don't secure a top striker.

[Kano]

Wanyama apparently on the verge of joining Spuds for £11m. On his last year of contract, hence the knock down price.

[Marc Overmars]

Easy signing for Pochettino, he'll slot right in with the athlete ball and pressing style. Like at Southampton.

[Kano]

I think he may have been the guy that signed him back at the Saints, so yeah, makes complete sense.

[Marc Overmars]

Pogba's agent has opened talks with Real Madrid. Could be a world record transfer fee.

[Özim]

Can't be right, players can't be signed during the Euros, you have to wait till they're over.

[Power n Glory]

Arteta has joined Pep at Man City. You have to wonder why Wenger hasn't kept this guy around if he has a bright future in management. Probably best Arteta learns from someone else but it's an odd one.

[fakeyank]

Arteta has joined Pep at Man City. You have to wonder why Wenger hasn't kept this guy around if he has a bright future in management. Probably best Arteta learns from someone else but it's an odd one.

Career growth wise for Arteta, its not even a comparison. A winner v/s a moaner.. not even a competition.