Summer Transfer Speculation and Shit

[fakeyank]

I think we need a RB.. I am ok with having Sagna and Verm as our backup CB. We also need a striker... I rate Giroud very highly but we have no one if he is injured. Time to bring Michu home tbh!

[Ollie the Optimist]

But have they been tested? Didn't we lose every game against the big teams? Sure, they're fine against the PL cannon fodder but against the best? I'm not so sure.

Bottom line is if we have £70m we should be buying a first choice CB, not a backup. The current CB becomes the back up and we therefore have a better set of CB's. Simple.

well last season as a pair, they were unbeaten. off top of my head, the games they played together, were the last 10 bar villa as merts was suspended i think. so that run included newcastle away, pressure game, and united at home. they also played spurs at home and city away. so against the big clubs, they didnt lose. happy with that.

there is no point changing a winning team (we are currently on an unbeaten run) Kos and Merts have a great understanding of each other, and with the other defenders. i would worry more about getting a good back up option in, because other areas need strengthening, ie attack and a DM. spend most of the money on that rather then a first choice CB as we dont need one right now

[Grebbo]

there is no point changing a winning team (we are currently on an unbeaten run) Kos and Merts have a great understanding of each other, and with the other defenders. i would worry more about getting a good back up option in, because other areas need strengthening, ie attack and a DM. spend most of the money on that rather then a first choice CB as we dont need one right now

So no point signing anyone then using that logic.

I just don't understand the mentality of buying backup. We have £70m to spend. Why not spend £20m on a top, proven CB and make BFG or Kos the back up?

I'm hoping Gustavo, if we get him, will help protect BFG and Kos because tbf they get bugger all help from midfield.

[Ollie the Optimist]

So no point signing anyone then using that logic.

I just don't understand the mentality of buying backup. We have £70m to spend. Why not spend £20m on a top, proven CB and make BFG or Kos the back up?

I'm hoping Gustavo, if we get him, will help protect BFG and Kos because tbf they get bugger all help from midfield.

when i say dont change a winning team, i will clarify it. dont change a winning partnership. in the last 10 games, pretty much all of them were draws or 1 goal wins. the defence kept us ahead or level, not the attack. that attack side can be improved.

Arteta gave the defence a lot of help but gustavo would be much better for them. The defence was pretty good last year, second best in the league. we won a lot of games by one goal because the defence saved us for losing or drawing. id focus on getting in better attackers then defenders. its a waste of time improving something that is already pretty good when we need to improve other areas first

[RomfordPele]

If you've not already seen, great article about our financial health - bit long, but well worth a read:

http://swissramble.blogspot.ch/2013/...r-2-night.html

[Munchies]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22905732

Players in: Yaya Sanogo (Auxerre) Free.

Players out: Chuks Aneke (Crewe) Loan, Martin Angha (Nuremberg) Free, Andrey Arshavin (Zenit St Petersburg) Free, Samir Bihmoutine (Released), Joel Campbell (Olympiakos) Loan, Reice Charles-Cook (Bury) Free, Francis Coquelin (Freiburg) Loan, Denilson (Sao Paulo) Free, Johan Djourou (Hamburg) Loan, Craig Eastmond (Colchester) Free, Kyle Ebecilio (Twente) Free, Gervinho (Roma) £8m, Sead Hajrovic (Released), Conor Henderson (Released), Vito Mannone (Sunderland) Undisclosed, Jernade Meade (Swansea) Free, Ignasi Miquel (Leicester) Loan, Elton Monteiro (Club Brugge) Undisclosed, Nigel Neita (Released), Joshua Rees (Released), Philip Roberts (Falkirk) Free, Andre Santos (Flamengo) Undisclosed, James Shea (Released), Sebastien Squillaci (Bastia) Free, Sanchez Watt (Colchester) Free, Jordan Wynter (Bristol City) Free.

[Cripps_orig]

Sanogo stands alone

[Niall_Quinn]

Sanogo stands alone

Leans alone, he only has one leg.

[Cripps_orig]

Leans alone, he only has one leg.

He was using his mail bag to balance himself

[Power n Glory]

Didn't Pod play as a striker vs City? Where has Pod played for the majority of the preseason?