Winter Transfer Despair and Bafflement.

[Marc Overmars]

Theo.

[Niall_Quinn]

Dortmund now claiming Aubergine is back in favour and they need him.

Or more money, I assume.

So it begins. As the money pigs all head to the ring it's time to see some crazy numbers.

That decision not to offer 50 mill for Lemar back when the summer window opened could be Wenger's worst yet. If Lemar had arrived early Alexis and Ozil could be on new contracts now, and I'd much prefer that to anything that has been speculated so far this window.

We don't actually need a new striker. Laca's a decent player if Wenger could find a way to include him. Don't see how Auba fits in either, not to the tippy tappy shit routine.

And we don't need a winger either, unless Wenger is going to cut out the unique back to goal wing play nonsense.

We need a DM and at least one defender.

I suspect the same is true for most, but I have no idea who Malcolm is. The excitement seems to stem from the fact he's Brazilian. But why don't the gypos or Utd or the big Euro clubs want him? I smell second tier again.

Same question for Auba. Why is he not in more demand if he's all that? We seem to be ready to splash on a player who has been fucking around, isn't wanted elsewhere and will cost a shed load when all is said and done.

Then you see Alexis being fought over by both manc clubs and the chavs with Bayern and PSG already out of the running. And we're talking big fees for a player with 4 months left on his contract. Now that's demand. Alexis is the sort of player I'd like to be in the running for.

I wonder why we didn't offer him the 250-300k when he asked for it? Way, way back? That's what top talent costs.

If this is the beginning of the end for Wenger and he's on his way out in the summer and these proposed signings have been identified by the new team and represent the start of something rather than a panic splurge, okay, that works.

But if Wenger is staying and these are fill the gap options for players on the way out and nothing else is going to change then take the chequebook, lock it away and endure the remainder of Wenger's contract. Get rid of him and start from scratch.

What we definitely don't want is that confused middle option - which is where we seem to be right now. Papering cracks.

[Niall_Quinn]

Reports today that Nelson hasn't had his contract sorted and Marketing are sniffing around.

Wenger just hasn't twigged that you need to get these contracts done early. The spuds have Kane and Diver on 6 year contracts. That's why both would fetch 100 mill if they demanded a move. That's what I call sustainability - not the shit we do.

[Marc Overmars]

Mkhi unsure about joining us.

Can’t say you blame him.

[KSE Comedy Club]

Either these are all bullshit stories or we are, embarrassingly, in even worse trouble!

[selassie]

Dortmund now claiming Aubergine is back in favour and they need him.

Or more money, I assume.

So it begins. As the money pigs all head to the ring it's time to see some crazy numbers.

That decision not to offer 50 mill for Lemar back when the summer window opened could be Wenger's worst yet. If Lemar had arrived early Alexis and Ozil could be on new contracts now, and I'd much prefer that to anything that has been speculated so far this window.

We don't actually need a new striker. Laca's a decent player if Wenger could find a way to include him. Don't see how Auba fits in either, not to the tippy tappy shit routine.

And we don't need a winger either, unless Wenger is going to cut out the unique back to goal wing play nonsense.

We need a DM and at least one defender.

I suspect the same is true for most, but I have no idea who Malcolm is. The excitement seems to stem from the fact he's Brazilian. But why don't the gypos or Utd or the big Euro clubs want him? I smell second tier again.

Same question for Auba. Why is he not in more demand if he's all that? We seem to be ready to splash on a player who has been fucking around, isn't wanted elsewhere and will cost a shed load when all is said and done.

Then you see Alexis being fought over by both manc clubs and the chavs with Bayern and PSG already out of the running. And we're talking big fees for a player with 4 months left on his contract. Now that's demand. Alexis is the sort of player I'd like to be in the running for.

I wonder why we didn't offer him the 250-300k when he asked for it? Way, way back? That's what top talent costs.

If this is the beginning of the end for Wenger and he's on his way out in the summer and these proposed signings have been identified by the new team and represent the start of something rather than a panic splurge, okay, that works.

But if Wenger is staying and these are fill the gap options for players on the way out and nothing else is going to change then take the chequebook, lock it away and endure the remainder of Wenger's contract. Get rid of him and start from scratch.

What we definitely don't want is that confused middle option - which is where we seem to be right now. Papering cracks.

Now that we are struggling to complete any deal as it seems the case this is the part when we go after cheap and unsuitable players just to add numbers to the squad.

You just watch as we go from being linked to Auba to signing "Elneny" types, only at Arsenal

[selassie]

Code for gimme more cash.

Yep. We won't complete these deals due to our screwed up principled stance, it's bonkers.

[Marc Overmars]

Either these are all bullshit stories or we are, embarrassingly, in even worse trouble!

You know what’s worse than having your best player taken off you by United?

Having it done twice.

[KSE Comedy Club]

Sky sports reporting this:

Danny Welbeck could be set for a move to Besiktas, according to Turkish newspaper Posta.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has preferred to use Welbeck as a substitute this season, and having sold Cenk Tosun to Everton, Besiktas are being liked with the 27-year-old Englishman.

http://www.skysports.com/football/ne...-danny-welbeck

[Cripps]

are we gonna have an attack to put out next week