Summer 2013 Transfer Thread

[Pureblood]

I think Arsene Wenger is probably better qualified to assess the balance of his squad and what he needs to improve than the likes of us.

[Josef Svejk]

Nope, it's all 'he's a great player but in an area they're strongest'. If we signed Courtois for 35m, I'd be glad we've got a good player. It would be much better spent on an attacking wide player, though.

 

Goalkeeping is a different matter, though. You can only field one 'keeper. You can field three or four midfielders or attackers.

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

 

Goalkeeping is a different matter' date=' though. You can only field one 'keeper. You can field three or four midfielders or attackers.[/quote']

 

The point being there's a glaring weakness, buying in the strongest area might improve them a little. Buying where they're weak would improve them much more.

 

I mean, surely the point a few are making here is obvious? It seems pretty reasonable. He's a quality player, and if he was joining them with a few others, is be worried.

[therevivalist]

I admit that I was gullible and was sold on the talk of 'competition' for the goalkeeping spot between Reina and £9M Mignolet. We then sent Reina out on loan (presumably because we couldn't sell him). If it's around £16-18M for Sakho, is he to be considered competition for either Skrtel or Agger? I'm worried that we're trying to sell one of those two, and I think Agger would have the bigger price tag of the pair.

 

As I was saying earlier, we could try Sakho in midfield, where he seems suitable too. But there's now way we will part with Agger.

[Batigol]

The point being there's a glaring weakness, buying in the strongest area might improve them a little. Buying where they're weak would improve them much more.

 

I mean, surely the point a few are making here is obvious? It seems pretty reasonable. He's a quality player, and if he was joining them with a few others, is be worried.

 

Exactly. Aren't most of us saying we want a quality attacker despite having Coutinho, Sturridge and Suarez?

[Tony Moanero]

The point being there's a glaring weakness, buying in the strongest area might improve them a little. Buying where they're weak would improve them much more.

 

I mean, surely the point a few are making here is obvious? It seems pretty reasonable. He's a quality player, and if he was joining them with a few others, is be worried.

 

Ozil will improve their attack more than just a little, I'd imagine.

 

Also, you don't know who else Arsenal are going to bring in.

[Elite]

Think people continue to under estimate arsenal, they still beat spurs yesterday without potential nre signings they could add today.

[therevivalist]

£46 million for Ozil.

 

It must be that Wenger has got to spend his 70 m.

[magicrat]

Just watching SSN and watching Bales press conference. They are translating Bales comments into Spanish !! He is probably wondering what he has let himself in for by now.They will slaughter him if he doesn't hit the ground running.

 

In earlier news Mr Potato Head has obviously spent his summer holiday chowing down.

He is one fucking massive gut-bucket these days

[LFC64]

I don't think there is a down side to signing Ozil is there? Great player.

[Josef Svejk]

Just watching SSN and watching Bales press conference. They are translating Bales comments into Spanish !!

 

What were you expecting? The whole conference conducted in Welsh?

[Russ Atmosphere]

When can Bale play for them, what with this bad injury that has been troubling him all summer?

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

Bale kissing the badge? Cunt.

[Barrington Womble]

Just watching SSN and watching Bales press conference. They are translating Bales comments into Spanish !! He is probably wondering what he has let himself in for by now.They will slaughter him if he doesn't hit the ground running.

 

In earlier news Mr Potato Head has obviously spent his summer holiday chowing down.

He is one fucking massive gut-bucket these days

 

I'm sure at 300k a week he'll survive any issues.

[Spy Bee]

£30 per minute, 24 hours-a-day.

 

Twat!

[RedinSweden]

Just watching SSN and watching Bales press conference. They are translating Bales comments into Spanish !!

 

I'm sure they won't translate Sakho's French, because we all speak it so well.

[Elite]

£30 per minute, 24 hours-a-day.

 

Twat!

 

I wish I was good at football.

 

Even championship players are on a cracking wedge.

[Dr. J]

Even championship players are on a cracking wedge.

 

Sounds painful, that.

[TheHowieLama]

If Arsenal go through the season with that back 4 they will be lucky to stay 6th.

[Horus]

I'm sure they won't translate Sakho's French, because we all speak it so well.

 

Mange tout, my friend. Mange tout.

[Delmar]

I'm sure they won't translate Sakho's French, because we all speak it so well.

 

Yep, fluently. Also Swedish, fluently.

 

Anyway, if Sakho is from the Paris burbs, he will be hard to understand. In any language. Even Swedish.

[Innova]

Best offense is the best defense. If I was an arsenal fan who knew that the defense was not good enough and plagued with injuries, ill feel shit that it wasn't reinforced.

 

But arsenal played cazorla and walcott as wingers against spurs, and seeing how cazorla isn't even a winger, I can see why ozil was brought in. Their gonna have a much more potent attack, and with better deliveries to giroud now, it's actually quite a tough one to handle.

[Gym Beglin]

Think people continue to under estimate arsenal, they still beat spurs yesterday without potential nre signings they could add today.

 

Nobody underestimates them, they're Arsenal, they're alright.

 

They've got the same squad as last season, (minus Gervinho, Chamakh, Mannone, Squillaci, Djourou, Arshavin, Andre Santos, Denilson) and they've brought in Sanogo and Ozil.

 

 

I'm still not worried about them performing much above their usual level, which is 'alright'.

[Ne Moe Imya]

I don't think there is a down side to signing Ozil is there? Great player.

 

Yeah, he's a great player, but the downside is the opportunity cost.

 

That money could have bought Begovic and Fernando Reges, plus had some left over. So, while it's true that Ozil improves them, as others have pointed out, he doesn't improve them as much as that 45 million could have improved them if spent elsewhere.

[BCM]

So where are all these first team players that Rodgers wanted, when he said we had been buying squad players up until last week.

 

How many of todays signings will play every week.