Transfer Deadline Day

[Graham C]

Bendtner going is an improvement in it's own surely

[boldie]

Bendtner going is an improvement in it's own surely

True, he was Arsenal's Babel.

[kinboshi]

Bendtner going is an improvement in it's own surely

True, he was Arsenal's Babel.

He wasn't that bad.

[dino1980]

Whilst Arsenal got some good signings through the door none of them were (if you believe the press) Wenger's top targets: he missed out on Jagelika/Cahill/Samba before turning to Metersacker and refused to pay the money wanted for M'Villa and Hazard. I also read on Sunday that Arsenal were in for Phil Jones in January, bid 8mil, were quoted 10, and bailed.

Whilst a few iffy results don't make him a bad manager he still has no experienced midfield general/ball winner and It's very odd that Wenger waited so long to bring in reinforcements, or at least didn't have any lined up, when it was well known both Cesc and Nasri wanted to leave as far back as June. Both Liverpool and Man Utd got their most important business done very early, allowing the players a pre-season together.

I love watching Arsenal play, I think this season sadly I'll be watching a North London mini-league battle for fifth place.

[Karabiner]

Whilst Arsenal got some good signings through the door none of them were (if you believe the press) Wenger's top targets: he missed out on Jagelika/Cahill/Samba before turning to Metersacker and refused to pay the money wanted for M'Villa and Hazard. I also read on Sunday that Arsenal were in for Phil Jones in January, bid 8mil, were quoted 10, and bailed.

It's been stated as fact that Blackburn agreed a price for Jones with both Arsenal and United.

He simply preferred to go there.

[Horneris]

Arsenal made ok signings.

They made signings compliant with being the 5th best team in the Premiership which is the only place I can see them coming.

[Horneris]

Stoke on the other hand made great signings for the way they play football.

They paid over the odds, but they are showing ambition and have money to spend after decent league finishes and european qualification.

Can Jerome, Palacios and Crouch play in the Europa League? I assume they can? I have got £40 on them winning it @ 100s so am delighted with the purchases.

[dino1980]

Whilst Arsenal got some good signings through the door none of them were (if you believe the press) Wenger's top targets: he missed out on Jagelika/Cahill/Samba before turning to Metersacker and refused to pay the money wanted for M'Villa and Hazard. I also read on Sunday that Arsenal were in for Phil Jones in January, bid 8mil, were quoted 10, and bailed.

It's been stated as fact that Blackburn agreed a price for Jones with both Arsenal and United.

He simply preferred to go there.

In this transfer window yes, but back in January they could've got him for £10m, but refused to go higher than 8m:

"In the search for a centre-half in January Arsenal offered £8m to Blackburn Rovers for Phil Jones, at around the same time as they offered £10m to Everton for Phil Jagielka. Blackburn said that Jones was as valuable to them as Jagielka was to Everton and so Arsenal would need to pay £10m. They refused."

I quote from here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2011/aug/29/arsene-wenger-arsenal-transfers

[Josedinho]

Whilst Arsenal got some good signings through the door none of them were (if you believe the press) Wenger's top targets: he missed out on Jagelika/Cahill/Samba before turning to Metersacker and refused to pay the money wanted for M'Villa and Hazard. I also read on Sunday that Arsenal were in for Phil Jones in January, bid 8mil, were quoted 10, and bailed.

It's been stated as fact that Blackburn agreed a price for Jones with both Arsenal and United.

He simply preferred to go there.

In this transfer window yes, but back in January they could've got him for £10m, but refused to go higher than 8m:

"In the search for a centre-half in January Arsenal offered £8m to Blackburn Rovers for Phil Jones, at around the same time as they offered £10m to Everton for Phil Jagielka. Blackburn said that Jones was as valuable to them as Jagielka was to Everton and so Arsenal would need to pay £10m. They refused."

I quote from here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2011/aug/29/arsene-wenger-arsenal-transfers

Logic doesn't make sense though does it? Offered 10 for Jags, 8 for Jones. Both rejected.
B'Burn say Jones was as valuable to them as Jagielka was to Everton. Everton turned down 10mil so Arsenal would have to pay whatever Everton wanted for Jags. This could have been 15, 20 mil we don't know. Not 10mil though as Jagielka was more valuable than that to Everton.

[ACE2M]

Stoke on the other hand made great signings for the way they play football.

They paid over the odds, but they are showing ambition and have money to spend after decent league finishes and european qualification.

Can Jerome, Palacios and Crouch play in the Europa League? I assume they can? I have got £40 on them winning it @ 100s so am delighted with the purchases.

champions league spot i reckon...

[redarmi]

Am I on at 2-7?

If this is a bet you really want I will accomodate you Dubai.

[Karabiner]

Arsenal made ok signings.

They made signings compliant with being the 5th best team in the Premiership which is the only place I can see them coming.

The whole thing about Arsenal's transfer strategy is that they(transfers) must conform to our self-sustaining policy.

We cannot compete with the fees or salaries that clubs with billionaire sugar-daddies or clubs which are prepared to gamble by going hugely into debt (and running the risk of following in Leeds' footsteps) are forking out.

This means that we have to wait until those clubs have done their business before we enter the market.

[Dubai]

Am I on at 2-7?

If this is a bet you really want I will accomodate you Dubai.

No its a bet to make someone "put up or shut up"- not meant as impolite as that but thats the general phrase for it, so u get my drift

The price is probably about right

[redarmi]

Yeah figured hence "if you really want it"...nothing done.

[dino1980]

Whilst Arsenal got some good signings through the door none of them were (if you believe the press) Wenger's top targets: he missed out on Jagelika/Cahill/Samba before turning to Metersacker and refused to pay the money wanted for M'Villa and Hazard. I also read on Sunday that Arsenal were in for Phil Jones in January, bid 8mil, were quoted 10, and bailed.

It's been stated as fact that Blackburn agreed a price for Jones with both Arsenal and United.

He simply preferred to go there.

In this transfer window yes, but back in January they could've got him for £10m, but refused to go higher than 8m:

"In the search for a centre-half in January Arsenal offered £8m to Blackburn Rovers for Phil Jones, at around the same time as they offered £10m to Everton for Phil Jagielka. Blackburn said that Jones was as valuable to them as Jagielka was to Everton and so Arsenal would need to pay £10m. They refused."

I quote from here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2011/aug/29/arsene-wenger-arsenal-transfers

Logic doesn't make sense though does it? Offered 10 for Jags, 8 for Jones. Both rejected.
B'Burn say Jones was as valuable to them as Jagielka was to Everton. Everton turned down 10mil so Arsenal would have to pay whatever Everton wanted for Jags. This could have been 15, 20 mil we don't know. Not 10mil though as Jagielka was more valuable than that to Everton.

No, the quote states 'Arsenal would need to pay £10m. They refused." So they could've had him for 10m.