) finally find that "champion's form" the AKB's rave about every May, and we win 7 or 8 games to pip the Scum to 4th. It's groundhog season, old boy, every season. 
DB10GOONER wrote:Every August sid! Every fucking August!!
No. They will not make a challenge. They will (yet again) scrap it out with us for 4th and ultimately they will fail in the last weeks as Arsene's homegrown superstars (
I think I might be right this time 
) so while they might lose their "star" player, they would probably be a much stronger team and in a better position to leave us behind
I don't understand that view at all.augie wrote:Tbh I would much rather the scum kept hold of monkey man - £85m (or thereabouts) would buy a lot of quality players (at least it does for ambitious clubs not afraid to spend
)g88ner wrote:I don't understand that view at all.augie wrote:Tbh I would much rather the scum kept hold of monkey man - £85m (or thereabouts) would buy a lot of quality players (at least it does for ambitious clubs not afraid to spend
Firstly, I take it you don't think the £50m + wages they've already spent would eat into that £85m fee for Bale? - I think it would (edit: that £50m is offset by a few sales, I suppose)
Also, surely they'll get a silly fee for Bale eventually anyway, so that's hardly a reason to want him to stay... why not just get it over with? - and isn't it better that they have that money to spend now, when they're viewed as a selling club, with no star players and without champions league football to offer? - they're not a desirable location for top players at the moment, regardless of how much they have to spend, so I reckon the damage they can do is more limited now than if Bale fired them into the CL next season (which would be far more dangerous prospect, I reckon)
Also, from a purely footballing view, Bale is a world class match winner who has carried them all season... yes, they could build a better "team" but how many clubs really do that? - match winners usually are the gold dust that turn good teams into great ones, so I'd rather take our chances and get Bale to Madrid before he does any real damage!
Maybe I'm wrong Augie, but is your opinion based on what you think is best for Arsenal or is it slightly obscured by your desire to see Wenger and the board humiliated? (sorry if that comes across as a dig... it's genuinely not intended to be!
Haven't seen enough of Paulinho to figure out exactly what role he'll play for them but Soldado is not a world-class striker. He's better than anything we've got atm but he isn't world class.Red Gunner wrote:I'm scared of Sp*rs finishing above us more than I have ever been but there's no way they will challenge for the title. They just don't have the mentality, the experience and the players for that. Chelsea and Man City are well ahead of them.
Oddly enough, I believe we can challenge for the title if we get in a world-class striker and a solid DM. Sp*rs have arguably done both... Perhaps it's my bias
Also it's interesting to see AVB doing well at Sp*rs. People always ask "if Wenger leaves, who can replace him?" Well, AVB could have been the man. If Sp*rs can get a good manager like him, why can't we?
That's why I said "arguably." Soldado's goals-per-game ratio is very good. So whilst he's probably not a world-class striker, he is a great finisher. There aren't many available strikers who around who are better than Soldado.northbank123 wrote:Haven't seen enough of Paulinho to figure out exactly what role he'll play for them but Soldado is not a world-class striker. He's better than anything we've got atm but he isn't world class.Red Gunner wrote:I'm scared of Sp*rs finishing above us more than I have ever been but there's no way they will challenge for the title. They just don't have the mentality, the experience and the players for that. Chelsea and Man City are well ahead of them.
Oddly enough, I believe we can challenge for the title if we get in a world-class striker and a solid DM. Sp*rs have arguably done both... Perhaps it's my bias
Also it's interesting to see AVB doing well at Sp*rs. People always ask "if Wenger leaves, who can replace him?" Well, AVB could have been the man. If Sp*rs can get a good manager like him, why can't we?
Yes but he needs ammo and just don't see the ammunition from their attacking players. If chimp boy is going to go back to being just a winger to provide the ammo, then it becomes easier to nullify them.Red Gunner wrote:That's why I said "arguably." Soldado's goals-per-game ratio is very good. So whilst he's probably not a world-class striker, he is a great finisher. There aren't many available strikers who around who are better than Soldado.northbank123 wrote:Haven't seen enough of Paulinho to figure out exactly what role he'll play for them but Soldado is not a world-class striker. He's better than anything we've got atm but he isn't world class.Red Gunner wrote:I'm scared of Sp*rs finishing above us more than I have ever been but there's no way they will challenge for the title. They just don't have the mentality, the experience and the players for that. Chelsea and Man City are well ahead of them.
Oddly enough, I believe we can challenge for the title if we get in a world-class striker and a solid DM. Sp*rs have arguably done both... Perhaps it's my bias
Also it's interesting to see AVB doing well at Sp*rs. People always ask "if Wenger leaves, who can replace him?" Well, AVB could have been the man. If Sp*rs can get a good manager like him, why can't we?
