Summer Transfer Misery 2017/18

[Power n Glory]

It's not enough. We need a CM or DM. We also need a CB. Matuidi maybe? Should we have gone for him?

Lemar...besides playing him where Ozil and Welbeck are playing, like a right/left sided attacking AM, I don't think that's going to solve any problems this season unless we sell Alexis this season. Heck, I don't see why Welbeck is getting the nod to play that position when we can easily play Ox. He's strong on the ball, a better passer and finisher. Gets him closer to playing down the middle also even if slightly to the left.

[Niall_Quinn]

It's not enough. We need a CM or DM. We also need a CB. Matuidi maybe? Should we have gone for him?

Lemar...besides playing him where Ozil and Welbeck are playing, like a right/left sided attacking AM, I don't think that's going to solve any problems this season unless we sell Alexis this season. Heck, I don't see why Welbeck is getting the nod to play that position when we can easily play Ox. He's strong on the ball, a better passer and finisher. Gets him closer to playing down the middle also even if slightly to the left.

Of course it's not enough, but you take whatever you can get with Wenger and count yourself hugely fortunate if you end up with anything at all.

[Özim]

One thing you can guarantee with Wenger is it's never enough.

[Niall_Quinn]

One thing you can guarantee with Wenger is it's never enough.

He'd have no excuses and couldn't moan about other teams if he ever signed the players we need. How many years waiting to fill the holes left by the Invincibles? Joke manager. Unfortunately the joke's on us, for all eternity.

[Özim]

He'd have no excuses and couldn't moan about other teams if he ever signed the players we need. How many years waiting to fill the holes left by the Invincibles? Joke manager. Unfortunately the joke's on us, for all eternity.

You're right he is a joke, we know what happened last season, any normal manager would have walked away, but not he'd kicks the fans in the teeth and decides he wants to stay another 2 years (incidentally I always thought he was staying because he IMO doesn't care about the well being of the club, not on the pitch anyway). Onto this season and it's like none of last season ever happened, in the summer next to nothing changed, again we barely signed anyone and haven't sorted out contracts and haven't even managed to get rid of most of the deadwood Wenger brought in because they were quoting him "super super quality", in the end we got rid of Gabriel a player we weren't even looking to sell so that we can claw back some of the money we spent and lower the wage bill.

Wouldn't surprise me if Mustafi was sold as well (not that I'd be too bothered as he's been pretty average for us), even if we weren't looking to sell him, we have to balance the books after all.

Nothing sticks with Wenger, however bad it gets the following season it's all forgotten when in reality it shouldn't be, we've started the season abjectly by beating Leicester (luckily in the end) and then losing to Stoke.

We're a club built in 2006 to celebrate mediocrity, we spin losing into some sort of amazing success and as we heard the ideal scenario, embarrassing all round TBH.

[Özim]

Don't worry boys, Mbappe is our number 1 target, some guy on here said so!

We're bound to get him, just need to increase our phantom 87 million pound bid a little, maybe add a pound!

[selassie]

One thing you can guarantee with Wenger is it's never enough.

Yep, one thing he does excel in is leaving gaping holes all over the squad. Unbelievable how many players we have in our squad yet we are short on quality in practically every position!

[Gooner23]

I think this is the first summer where I have genuinely not given a shit about signings. Haven't paid any attention to the rumours becausee I have no faith in Wenger getting the right players in. He cant get the best out of the players he already has so I cant see how new signings will make any difference.

The next two seasons are a complete write off for me, just hoping he finally clears off at the end of this contract and doesnt leave us in such a mess that it takes years to re-build. I'll still follow results and watch the odd game here and there but interest levels are at rock bottom.

[Özim]

I think this is the first summer where I have genuinely not given a shit about signings. Haven't paid any attention to the rumours becausee I have no faith in Wenger getting the right players in. He cant get the best out of the players he already has so I cant see how new signings will make any difference.

The next two seasons are a complete write off for me, just hoping he finally clears off at the end of this contract and doesnt leave us in such a mess that it takes years to re-build. I'll still follow results and watch the odd game here and there but interest levels are at rock bottom.

Pretty much, the guy no favours from the fans, they should make it clear they don't want him around every match, the signing of a new contract after what took place last season was basically sticking two fingers up at the fans, I hate the way the club feels they can do this with no repercussions, blaming the fans and labelling them as unreasonable has become the norm, this doesn't happen at any other club in the world.

We've spend relatively little this summer and now we're basically focussed on recouping some cash to improve the balance sheet, Wenger confirmed this was the priority, recruiting new players was secondary.

It's one big joke tbh.

[Özim]

Yep, one thing he does excel in is leaving gaping holes all over the squad. Unbelievable how many players we have in our squad yet we are short on quality in practically every position!

Totally agree, we're also stuck with a bunch of players that were never good enough but that Wenger rated as super super quality if you believe what he says when he's looking for players.