SUMMER TRANSFERS - Your thoughts on who did and did not sign

[Arse 'n' Nose]

I think Bernard will be a bit of a Turkey .

Don't know why people get into such a flap, our foul (geddit?) manager won't gobble up any talent even if it means we get a good stuffing.

(I'll show myself out)

[OneBardGooner]

Fact is, Brazil hand out caps like confetti, especially in crap competitions like the confederates cup. Recent years have been awash with so called Brazilian wonder kids who have amounted to nothing. If Arsenal were to sign Bernard for 20m+ I think it would be Wangers most negligent transfer deal in his history at the club. We could get Fellaini for a couple more million or a top striker for another 5m or so....in fact, Jovetic went for 22m! I hope it's bullshit for Wangers sake or maybe he only actually costs 6m with 15m in add ons?? Wanger is going to look mighty stupid (more than normal even) if he doesn't sign what we need but spends money on more kids.

True, i remember when we signed that little gem Denilson - The next wunderkind from Brazil and we all know how wonderfully awful, slow, utter shyte he turned out to be.

[OneBardGooner]

I think Bernard will be a bit of a Turkey .

Good job fatsantos has left them or he'd eat him.

[OneBardGooner]

In the interest of balance I would say that he could well prove to me a quality signing. I didn't really rate the signing of kos, but IMO he is a quality defender who is up there with the best in the league already.

Of course he could be shit this Bernie but fuck it, I'm in a good mood today

Enjoy it while it lasts BR - Cos wenker will soon put an end to it (again)....

[QuartzGooner]

I think Bernard will be a bit of a Turkey .

Don't know why people get into such a flap, our foul (geddit?) manager won't gobble up any talent even if it means we get a good stuffing.

(I'll show myself out)

Think that we could get stuffed in the deal, negotiating team to be treated like a doormatt, who's reputation will take a knock, though they will act as if they are smooth like butter, ball is in our court though if you ask me.

[foxinthebox2001]

Interesting to see how many fall for this con trick.
They dangle Higuain, Rooney, Fabregas, Jovetic, then throw in the Suarez rumour, let the supporters tweet or blog themselves into a frenzy, until any player coming in becomes a relief.
Bernard? if he had been touted mid June the supporters response would have been 'who?' but now, after every other club have virtually completed their business, 'ooh it sounds exciting', but I won't fall for it.
Hopefully, the vast majority won't either.
We need proven quality, enough of the wonderkids.

[Top Londoner]

There is a screaming banner headling on the Daily Mail site.

Breaking news. Bale has agreed an £8.5m per year six year deal to join Real Madrid.



Bale 'has told Spurs he wants to leave': Welsh winger to agree six-year deal with Real Madrid, according to Marca

[TeeCee]

Ah Marca......that trusted Real Madrid newspaper!!

That's like the Gooner fanzine announcing an exclusive that Higuain has signed for Arsenal!!

[rodders999]

Never mind monkey boy, what's that article down the bottom left all about? Erectile problems? Sign me up

Still I'd tap the blonde no worries.

[Top Londoner]

Yeah, yeah. So everyone's a bleedin' comedian now eh?
I thought that it might give some light relief to an otherwise tense thread.

schmuck.

[TheCook]

£20m does seem a lot to a middling team like Atletico Mineiro ; The same team we bought Gilberto from I think?

It's not necessarily a bad thing ; many have already decided he can't be any good as we have not heard of him?

[rodders999]

Yeah, yeah. So everyone's a bleedin' comedian now eh?
I thought that it might give some light relief to an otherwise tense thread.

schmuck.

224 pages of nothingness, what's left to do but take the piss!

[Swifty]

You can buy the best DM - who is it?
In my view that is what we have been missing for 7 years.

[augie]

£20m does seem a lot to a middling team like Atletico Mineiro ; The same team we bought Gilberto from I think?

It's not necessarily a bad thing ; many have already decided he can't be any good as we have not heard of him?

Incorrect - what most have said, even those pro his signing, is that we have other far far more pressing needs than another small winger/playmaker and even stevie wonder can see the validity of that point. The 2nd point that you seem to have missed is that the fee is way too expensive for an unproven at the top level type of player - that is not the same as saying that he isnt good enough

[rigsby]

Anyone else think our Suarez bid is a deal between us and Liverpool to put out a false story - they get to raise his price, we get to show Real Madrid we won't be held to ransom over Higuain?

This is a joke yes? Are you seriously suggetsing football clubs do this sort of thing?