It's Expected I'm Gone - Transfer Thread

He is totally wrong on Kos. He did not mention Sagna as a player " of genuine stature" when Sagna is by far the best right back in the EPL.

 

we need a striker. when rvp isn't crazy good, we don't score.

 

Because they're not located in North London where you strolled around getting harassed while wearing your faded JVC shirt?

 

I just realized that I can't fit into my JVC shirt. anymore. Ah, the horrors of age and lapse of fitness.

Seriously, though, who is the retard that is pining for Denilson? It's not THAT bad! It can never get that bad! Do we really need lazy no-good-for-nothings who deliver hospital balls, fail to track back, and haplessly "defend" by tripping attackers by sticking their leg out in very dangerous areas?

 

cashflow has an "interesting" take on most things Arsenal.

 

He is 100 percent spot on. Any fan in here who thinks he is wrong; you clearly are in denial or just an imbecile. I do not care about anything we won in the past. It's 2011 and football is a buying game.

 

except, if nasri is being promised 190 with big bonus from the fact that there won't be a transfer fee, why would he sign for 165?

 

Football is not a buying game. It seems that winning has become about buying. But if that is true I don't want to win. I'd be much happier in fourth with talent and hard work than first with a squad of mercenaries.

 

A thought that has occurred to me, is that with the World economy crashing around our ears, there are going to be a lot more bargains in January or next summer then right now. If Wenger can just buy enough to keep in striking range of a CL spot, then that money could buy a lot more quality in the future.

 

Forget about the world economy, the football industry has yet to be really hit by the credit crunch. Football teams are in worse shapes than banks and revenues for the past few years have been stagnating. So I would expect that we will see the effects of the credit crunch on teams soon enough.

 

lol!

it's more like you who is the imbecile. you're not even an arsenal fan. aren't you the wanker who said he was ditching arsenal and looking for a new club to support?

what's keeping you? some new club like spurs needs your wonderful, heartfelt, loving support.

why are you still here?

 

A few papers are suggesting that we are seriously looking at a Kaka loan deal as ''key members of the board have put pressure on Wenger to make a marquee signing''.

With no fee involved his wages would be managable and being a short term deal he wouldnt hurt Ramsey (and to a small extent Chamberlain) long term and would also take some pressure off him while he finds his level.

For this reason and the fact that he would add genuine quality when fit, I would be all for a loan deal.

 

I know Kaka isn't what he once was, or even near it, but if he joined Arsenal, I would cream myself.

 

the football market was massively hit in 2008-09. chelsea didn't buy anyone. the russian stock market fell 80%. Dubai almost went bankrupt. arsenal was at great risk because of a property gamble gone horribly wrong, and had no money to spend.

however that lasted like only 6 months; commodities recovered as did equity markets. if there is another recession, then this time it will hit europe hardest, and you will find that the madrids and barcas under considerable pressure because spanish banks will be under extreme pressure. whether commodities get hit, and thus chelsea can't spend nor can city, depends a lot on whether asia slows. inflation is becoming a real issue in china, and if china and europe slow down then commodities will fall -- and so will abramovich's and the mansur's fortunes.

i think the board knows this and would like to hoard cash. but the incessant demands of plastic fans to splash the cash instead of being prudent and play a waiting strategy may prove to be too much.

 

I've been thinking this could be a strategy. Wait until clubs like Chelsea and Citeh are hamstrung by the financial fair play rules, and then make moves without the same level of competition. But honestly, it just sounds like an excuse.

 

Have you seen him play in the last 14 months?

 

I see some suggesting for Arsenal to just "wait" till the recession hits in to buy more players. My question is, will it really change the board's conservative streak? In a recession, there'll be less merchandise sales, impact on ticket sales etc. Everyone will worry about their bread and butter more than sports. Then, the board will be talking about keeping cash and not spending.

Regardless of recession or boom, Arsenal will not spend.

 

Riccardo Montolivo is in a similar contract situation to Nasri. Would he be worth a punt as Samir's replacement? He is heavily linked with AC Milan and could be bought for as little as £10m

 

Waiting for financial fair play would be okay. It doesn't change that this window has been handled horribly. I hope our young guns come through, but to ask a u-23 team to win the biggest title in club football is a bit of a stretch.

I'll withhold my thoughts on our defense until someone gets injured. Right now they seem very gelled though.

Unsurprisingly putting the creative onus on Ramsey seems short sighted.

I hope the Liverpool loss wakes them up. The team isn't good enough yet

 

Heh

It was meant as a joke but I forgot the smiley.

 

"it's impossible to replace Fabregas by another Fabregas. We'll replace him by what we have: Wilshere, Ramsey, maybe Chamberlain"

yup...

 

I don't think anyone is asking this team (as presently constructed) to win any titles (of any kind). I personally would be happy if "this" team gets a Europa League spot next year. Well not "happy", more satisfied (lived up to potential). Even that might be a stretch.

 

Have you read my original post that you quoted?

 

I'm with you about readjusting our usual expectations this year, but this team will make Europe next year as long as we have enough players to do so. If we move forward with no depth, experience, or even cover for our first team than you might be right, but I think some new blood will be coming our way soon.

Of course, I reserve the right to have a meltdown post if the transfer deadline passes and we remain as is.