January Transfers -- Speculation & Shit?

[GP]

But cheaper than Villa

Dunno, from what I've seen the costs are quite similar.

[Boss]

Two interesting pieces of news today:

07.30 GMT:Lewis Holtby's move from Schalke to Tottenham could be completed before the summer if the sides can agree on a transfer fee, reported to be in the region of £1.6 million. Horst Heldt, the Schalke sporting director, said: "If Tottenham ask for Holtby in the January window, we will talk to them about it. Nothing has happened yet, but, from our point of view, we are prepared to speak to them. It would have to be done quickly, because we would have to find a replacement for him."

and

08.20 GMT: Chelsea have agreed a deal to sign Metalist Kharkiv midfielder Taison, according to reports from Sky Sports.

Torres

[Injury Time]

Sometimes I wonder. . .its not even that our scouting system is necessarily shit. . .I mean we seem to be lonked with/have our eye on a lot of players that ultimately go to another club.

For example Holtby, now he may not have been a major miss (my words, which I was shot down for btw) but from what little I have seen of him, I know he is a damm sight better than Ramzi! so a miss.

Then there is Ba, maybe not everyones first choice but if you expect a stream of ballon d'or nominees to grace our team, you are in for a shock. Ba is a proven goalscorer, direct, who can score from anywhere and cheap. . .maybe not tge best proponent of tippy tap but feck that shit. . .we need winners

And that is where we fall short as a team/club. . .we lack the winners mentality both on ans off the field, we way we play is reflected in the way we do business. We are scared to take a pot at goal in the same way we waste so much time securing deals, so much so we are often beaten to the chase by one our rivals when it comes to signing a player.

We may go for Villa but Ba was ready to play, is younger and will cost less. Its tge same story time and time again. Cahill, Dempsey. . .Parker (some say they are shit but compared to what we have been putting out. . .)


We need to show a wonning mentality in everything we do

you're right little bit a lacking in wonning mentality.

[LDG]

http://twitter.com/BBCSporf/status/2...939778/photo/1

[GP]

is that real?

[Japan Shaking All Over]

you're right little bit a lacking in wonning mentality.

So is your face

[Japan Shaking All Over]

http://twitter.com/BBCSporf/status/2...939778/photo/1

Who is Richard Banks?

[LDG]

Looks like James McCarthy is the next one on the agenda then

[Joker]

http://metro.co.uk/2013/01/06/arsene...nsfer-3339774/

If the "Socialism" applied to everything else we did as a club (i.e. lower ticket prices, lower wages for management) I'd understand it, but it seems we only have Socialism when it comes to players salaries.

[LDG]

He's not a Socialist. He's a muslim fundamentalist!