Transfer News, Rumours and Bollocks Thread

[Özim]

Are they not the idiots who give him the money to spend, do you think he never told PHW and Ivan that he was going to buy These kids cause they all know.

They are as much to blame for him buying kids. If they were not happy with it why have they not challenged him or sacked him.

I know they know, but a board don't tell a manager who to buy, that's down to him...they've said they're 100% behind him so they're hardly going to overrule him since they believe in his cr*p (that's due to the money though).

They're not to blame for buying kids no, they are to blame for only caring about money though.

[Özim]

It seems pretty obvious to me, and to all and sundry that the clubs focus from board level is to secure ECL, spend little (they'll say wisely, but that's clearly not true), pay off the debt in big lumps, and leave Wenger to do what he does.

Now. Wenger is on board with this. But he doesn't bloody have the final say in what we spend. He gets a budget, and whether he chooses to spend that on signings, or wage hikes or anything on the pitch is his decision. He has bollocksed it up in a lot of ways....but then again, he was the one who bought Nasri, boughts Cesc, bought Vieira etc etc etc....they're pretty decent players IIRC.

So. What are we left with?? A board who has final say over what is spent. A set agenda (regardless of what we have in the bank), with a future debt-free period when a new manager will come in and have lots of fluffy lovely wonga to spend.

I'm saying that Wenger has sacrificed quite a bit. I mean, he's sucking all this shit up is he not, regardless of the good things he's done?? He'll know he deserves it for some of the tinkering, I have no doubt. So is it because he's selfish and arrogant and lost the plot??? Or is it because we're a well run business, where he plays his part, and will forsake some credibility to meet those demands??

Like I said. There's a middle ground. And some people don't seem to see that.

He's sucking up all this sh*t you say? Get the violins out.

Not too bad when you get 6 million a year, plenty of people would take the job in a heartbeat. Noone is forcing him to stickaround.

[LDG]

The bit in bold is the crucial thing here. He gets a budget just like SAF, King Kenny etc. The difference is that he spends it on kids and has no problems paying a shitload for kids but seems to be against paying similar amounts for experienced PL players. This is his own doing and no one else's.

Yeah, and if you read my next sentence:

He has bollocksed it up in a lot of ways

And then go back and read what you said about my first post....and then go through it all again reading properly. You may, MAY come to the conclusion that I am not sucking up to Wenger.

But I'll leave that to you in your spare time, as you're obviously far to excited right now.

Put the jelly tots down.

[LDG]

Well yeah but the Cesc and Nasri money is new money and wont be used to pay down the debt.

So he has at least £50m to spend.

If only he could find the right players. Oh well.

My God.

How many times have I said in the last few months that he must spend!! Jesus Christ.

[Cripps_orig]

My God.

How many times have I said in the last few months that he must spend!! Jesus Christ.

Too expensive and probably a bit too old for Wenger to buy tbh

[Cripps_orig]

Just out of curiousity, where are the "wait til July 1st" brigade on here?

Have they changed to the "wait til August 31st" brigade?

[Fats]

Just out of curiousity, where are the "wait til July 1st" brigade on here?

Have they changed to the "wait til August 31st" brigade?

Ha ha exactly the Wengerits are so deluded.

[Özim]

Just out of curiousity, where are the "wait til July 1st" brigade on here?

Have they changed to the "wait til August 31st" brigade?

Just like recent years that changes as Wenger makes up more BS.

He's been doing it for years and the same excuses about waiting for the end of the window, waiting till January etc etc get repeated.

[Joker]

It'll become "wait until January 31st" now, even though by the time we get to the winter transfer window we'll probably be in a precarious position in the league, making it even less likely that top players will want to come to our club.

[StamfordBrdige]

Yeah, and if you read my next sentence:



And then go back and read what you said about my first post....and then go through it all again reading properly. You may, MAY come to the conclusion that I am not sucking up to Wenger.

But I'll leave that to you in your spare time, as you're obviously far to excited right now.

Put the jelly tots down.

I never said you are sucking up to AW.

I'm not a fan of jelly tots btw. Vanilla flavoured lollipops ftw