Transfer News, Rumours and Bollocks Thread

[Flavs]

I don't think it will have much impact on our budget but it will definitely be a biggie in terms of attracting players, it's the premier competition that every top player ( i.e. the guys we need to get in to replace Cesc) wants to be in, plus if we lose out it will only further corroborate the media POV that we're on the way down to mid-table mediocrity, hell it may even indicate that we ARE on our way down; that probably won't help us attract players.

In general terms the situation is still essentially this, Cesc needs to be replaced with someone who has a good dose of creativity and can control games with preferably an eye for goal, get that and we'll finish top 4. Get another CB to minimise the chance of Squillaci ever playing for us again and another experienced attacker/midfielder and we should compete for trophies.

Oh i think, as is proved over and over again nowadays, the main factor in attracting players is ££££££££££

[Letters]

I gave up trying to think about should/coulds last summer after Squillachi arrived tbh

Fair enough.

[Letters]

Barton is in talks with QPR apparently.

Are you sure that shouldn't be CID?

[Syn]

Can't believe people actually think we could go out today. Money is at stake - we'll at least get the draw, for my money, a nice little 0-2

[Olivier's xmas twist]

5 players or i can see us being a complete failure this season. Bearing in mind after this weekend our record will be played 3 won 0 drawn 1 lost 2

CB, LB, CM, CM, Attacker

Oh and Hazard is all over the french press this morning saying he isnt interested in moving clubs and wants to stay at Lille

they all say that though, but tbh his club are in the cl so why leave one who are not in it yet for one who are tbh.

[Darth Vela]

Oh i think, as is proved over and over again nowadays, the main factor in attracting players is ££££££££££

Maybe money is the major factor for some but most wouldn't take a pay hike to play in lower competitions, unless it was a big pay hike, after all money can overcome anything, I agree on that.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Oh i think, as is proved over and over again nowadays, the main factor in attracting players is ££££££££££

Well for us its the Offer of CL footie thats why we need to get through more to get players then anything else.

[Darth Vela]

Can't believe people actually think we could go out today. Money is at stake - we'll at least get the draw, for my money, a nice little 0-2

You really think Gervinho weighs up the monetary advantage to be gained by the club when contemplating a strike on goal? Or Szczesny wonders whether we can get away with conceding a goal cos he cba to come out and claim a cross, as after all why expend energy when there's no financial benefit?

Our confidence is low and our attack is struggling to build anything approaching a forward move ending with a chance on goal, no amount of money changes that.

[Marc Overmars]

You don't think tonight's result has any impact on our budget or the kind of player we could attract?

I don't think it would impact the budget to an extent because we have more than enough in sales to compensate for the lack of CL football. It would almost certainly affect the calibre of player though. That might not even be a problem either though seeing as we won't be after bona fide stars anyway.

[Niall_Quinn]

You really think Gervinho weighs up the monetary advantage to be gained by the club when contemplating a strike on goal? Or Szczesny wonders whether we can get away with conceding a goal cos he cba to come out and claim a cross, as after all why expend energy when there's no financial benefit?

Our confidence is low and our attack is struggling to build anything approaching a forward move ending with a chance on goal, no amount of money changes that.

I don't think our confidence is low, not the players' confidence anyway. They didn't seem rattled over the last couple of games. The fans of course are shot to pieces, but I'm wondering if some sort of siege mentality could set in now and be the best thing that ever happened to some of these buggers. They've had it pampered for a long time, maybe digging it out in the trenches with Stoke City is exactly what they need. To lose that arrogance and that swagger, which has been unwarranted for years. We've got to prove we are better than Stoke now, rather than just assume it.

Or maybe they'll just collapse.

Barton is in talks with QPR apparently.

Is anyone seriously saying they'd rather not have this guy running out for us, maybe alongside Parker, tonight? Compared to what we've got? Barton the Teflon wind-up merchant and Parker the tireless water carrier. Instead of a couple of kids? Sorry but I'd take these two in a heartbeat at this stage of the proceedings. If QPR are setting up the stage then let's sweep both players off it at the last minute. QPR or Arsenal? Things aren't quite that bad yet so we should get our men if we are serious about it. Crap, even take them on loan with a view to buy later.

I suspect it hasn't even crossed Wenger's mind. They just aren't his type of player. But they should be because they represent the steel and experience we have been missing for a long time. Oh, and they wouldn't cost much money. Can't see how we could lose. Deal could be done today and we could be sweating a bit less on Sunday's fixture.