Transfer News, Rumours and Bollocks Thread

[IBK]

don't let yourself be influenced by the media or anything

I'm not over-influenced by the media, my friend. I am influenced by what we have all seen with our own eyes - not just this Summer, but for years. Eschewing experience/pedigree for cheaper priced alternatives; refusing to strengthen when clearly we need it; losing prospective deals for the sake of relatively small sums of money. Gambling on relative unknowns/prospects rather than proven quality.

You think Wenger is on top of this - knock yourself out. Doesn't look that way to me.

[Kano]

I'm not over-influenced by the media, my friend. I am influenced by what we have all seen with our own eyes - not just this Summer, but for years. Eschewing experience/pedigree for cheaper priced alternatives; refusing to strengthen when clearly we need it; losing prospective deals for the sake of relatively small sums of money. Gambling on relative unknowns/prospects rather than proven quality.

You think Wenger is on top of this - knock yourself out. Doesn't look that way to me.

no it looks like the media are having a field day with most of the fans...and winning

[Niall_Quinn]

we do have 4 cb's. there might be an air of negativity but dont try and spin things to fit into your argument.

wenger has said gibbs will be given a first team chance at lb, meaning jenkinson will cover him. TV will also be able to fill in should jenkinson play rb (if sagna gets injured).

that means we have 4 cb's at the mo, and dann coming in as a 5th. simple as that.

as for the cesc fee, a number of sources are saying its £29m or so up front, £5m variables and £5m given by cesc over 5 years. so roughly £30m up front. for nasri we'll get £20m.

that makes 50m.

which is what i said in my original post.

also gervinho will play up front when rvp is injured, with oxo providing competition on the wings. just as he done during pre season.

Well if we can't even agree that Squillaci is not a CB (or fit to play any other position for that matter) we won't likely agree on anything.

[Niall_Quinn]

no it looks like the media are having a field day with most of the fans...and winning

Agreed. The media has somehow managed to put a negative slant on the great things that have been happening at Arsenal over the last 6 years and, indeed, the latest in a great round of transfer activity. And the stupid fans are swallowing it hook, line and sinker.

[Kano]

Agreed.

i knew it would happen some day

[Niall_Quinn]

i knew it would happen some day

Mistype, meant to say A Greedy bastard - that Wenger bloke.

[fakeyank]

Well if we can't even agree that Squillaci is not a CB (or fit to play any other position for that matter) we won't likely agree on anything.

I'd like to add that he lacks the intelligence of a human being!

[Marc Overmars]

Shame about Enrique going to Liverpool, would have liked him here. I can only assume Wenger knows something we don't about Gibbs, because all I've seen so far from him is injury after injury and average/nothing to write home about performances.

[topgun]

Looks like Wenger has fooled everyone again,people thought it was the Barca model he was following when in fact its the Ajax model,and he is well on the way to completing it.

[Niall_Quinn]

Looks like Wenger has fooled everyone again,people thought it was the Barca model he was following when in fact its the Ajax model,and he is well on the way to completing it.

It's the Poundstretcher model.