Fabregas goes to Barca for £35million

[Cripps_orig]

We should put the cunt up for auction and sell to the highest bidder. No doubt Man City would come in with a massive offer.

I just want him out now. Couldnt care less where he goes

[Coney]

increasingly looking like AW wasnt a million miles off when saying the cards are yet to be played and that we are very much in the middle of a game of waiting

For sure. It's like any other market. All sellers are holding out for the maximum price and will only accept when they think they have squeezed all the can. Similarly the buyers are offering the minimum they think will get the sale. And buyer/sellers are trying to get as much in a sale as they can to increase their chance of buying someone else. Basic marketplace. There are probably any number of chains set up waiting for someone to crack. Kind of frustrating.

The odd sales that have happened so far are just where the selling club think they have already got their best offer and will get no more. In those cases, I guess they have now become buyers with a known fund to play with. Until this all pans out we will just have to watch wild speculation and innuendo by all and sundry. Pessimists will continue to think nothing good will happen, optimists (any on GW?) will think the opposite.

All basic stuff really. Just a pain in the ass waiting for the outcome.

[Champagne Charlie]

For sure. It's like any other market. All sellers are holding out for the maximum price and will only accept when they think they have squeezed all the can. Similarly the buyers are offering the minimum they think will get the sale. And buyer/sellers are trying to get as much in a sale as they can to increase their chance of buying someone else. Basic marketplace. There are probably any number of chains set up waiting for someone to crack. Kind of frustrating.

The odd sales that have happened so far are just where the selling club think they have already got their best offer and will get no more. In those cases, I guess they have now become buyers with a known fund to play with. Until this all pans out we will just have to watch wild speculation and innuendo by all and sundry. Pessimists will continue to think nothing good will happen, optimists (any on GW?) will think the opposite.

All basic stuff really. Just a pain in the ass waiting for the outcome.

Totally agree. But personally my frustration is growing and growing because of the tough start we've got and the fact that the future of two of our big players are still totally up in the air. I'm not sure waiting until the end of August is in Arsenal's best interests this time.

But still got a few weeks to go till the season kicks off so I wont go in to mental panic mode just yet!

[Coney]

Totally agree. But personally my frustration is growing and growing because of the tough start we've got and the fact that the future of two of our big players are still totally up in the air. I'm not sure waiting until the end of August is in Arsenal's best interests this time.

But still got a few weeks to go till the season kicks off so I wont go in to mental panic mode just yet!

Sure. It would be nice to have new CBs in place right now so the defence can have a few weeks together before the season kicks off. Less concerned about a forward being in it earlier - it helps, but the crucial thing is getting the back 4 doing their stuff right from the start. If new strikers are in the team for only a few days before the first match, the opposition will start the first game not quite knowing how they will be used and I think that gives a bit of an edge. A few games in and the oppositions are beginning to have ideas how to deal with your new attack.

[Champagne Charlie]

Sure. It would be nice to have new CBs in place right now so the defence can have a few weeks together before the season kicks off. Less concerned about a forward being in it earlier - it helps, but the crucial thing is getting the back 4 doing their stuff right from the start. If new strikers are in the team for only a few days before the first match, the opposition will start the first game not quite knowing how they will be used and I think that gives a bit of an edge. A few games in and the oppositions are beginning to have ideas how to deal with your new attack.

Spot on, agree with all of that.

Fingers crossed we're working hard behind the scenes on bringing some top players in ASAP.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Coney, behind the scenes theory

[Coney]

Spot on, agree with all of that.

Fingers crossed we're working hard behind the scenes on bringing some top players in ASAP.

How are the pessimists going to react when Wenger announces the signing of Vidic, Messi and Torres?

[Coney]

Coney, behind the scenes theory

On September 1st, you'll know if I was right or if I was talking complete bollocks. Place your bets...

[Cripps_orig]

How are the pessimists going to react when Wenger announces the signing of Vidic, Messi and Torres?

Vidic

The other 2 can fuck off tbh

Actually if Torres can become what he was then id take him

[Marc Overmars]

Cesc will go for 35m.