Groundhog summer transfer window thread

chyren1 · Post by **chyren1** » Thu Jan 23, 2014 2:07 pm

100 pages

Now wenger got to sign someone

What s this Monday press conference for?
Why all the journos got an email for?

Post by **DB10GOONER** » Thu Jan 23, 2014 2:10 pm

chyren1 wrote:100 pages

Now wenger got to sign someone

What s this Monday press conference for?
Why all the journos got an email for?

Joe Cole.

BFG4 · Post by **BFG4** » Thu Jan 23, 2014 2:15 pm

chyren1 wrote:100 pages

Now wenger got to sign someone

What s this Monday press conference for?
Why all the journos got an email for?

Aren't the journos part of the problem? They sit there in the press conference knowing that we wont win the league without signing a striker, but say nothing. How hard is it for a journo to say something like, with your main striker having less than 10 goals in the league this season, surely buying a striker is of massive importance. Instead, they prefer to sit there, and let the messiah talk shit, and not question him on it.

gp543 · Post by **gp543** » Thu Jan 23, 2014 2:16 pm

Red Gunner wrote:
gp543 wrote:Wenger spotted at the Camp Nou.
Barcelona were playing away...

gp543 wrote:Pedro?
Either Nong or Dongou

http://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2014/01 ... a/1634395/

kiwomya · Post by **kiwomya** » Thu Jan 23, 2014 2:34 pm

DB10GOONER wrote:
kiwomya wrote:
BFG4 wrote:
Demun210 wrote:Christ almighty, you make it sound like we've finished mid-table, serving up utter dross season after season.
We are not a mid-table team, but we are certainly not a title winning team either. I cant think of any other manager in the world, who would not think that even one signing could make a difference to this teams chances of winning the league. What frustrates me the most is that no lessons have been learned from the 07/08 season, when any decent striker would have meant we won the league, and back then we had a five point lead most of the way. how can anyone be satisfied with how the club is run?
What on earth has 2007/08 got to do with this season? That season we had Adebayor, Eduardo, Bendtner and RVP. Why would we have signed another striker?
To expand on BFG4's point, it isn't just about strikers, in 2008 it was about depth all over. This season (for me anyway) it's about strikers and CH's. But as you ask about strikers in 2008 I'll add this;

Eduardo - injured, (accepted it was after the Jan window but whilst he looked goodish, he was unproven in the PL with only 4 goals in 17 appearances. He was all about "potential").
Bendtner - seriously, are you taking the piss? 5 goals in 27 PL games??!!
RVP - perma-injured throughout that season only made 15 PL appearances and only scored 7 PL goals.
Barndoor - only striker that performed that season hitting 24 PL goals.

What 2008 has to do with this season is the fact we were in a strong position in 2008 and Wenger not bringing in players in January meant that at the tale end of the season we slipped away due to injuries, fatigue, loss of form - all the things that are beatable by having a larger squad with more depth. This season is similar. We are in a strong position but the squad is light in strikers and CH's. If Wenger doesn't address this in the next week I absolutely guarantee you we will once again just slip away as our better players get injured or tired or dip in form.

We need another forward this month, I don't disagree with that at all. I just don't see how that would have been improved in 07/08 when we were clearly not "light" on strikers. How you think we'd have fit 5 forwards (or more, I don't know how many you think we needed) into our squad is anyone's guess.

mcdowell42 · Post by **mcdowell42** » Thu Jan 23, 2014 2:42 pm

chyren1 wrote:100 pages

Now wenger got to sign someone

What s this Monday press conference for?
Why all the journos got an email for?

According to twitter the new kit deal with Puma will be officialy announced on monday hence the media
Getting an email.More money for us not to spend,who wants trophies when you can be richer instead.

BFG4 · Post by **BFG4** » Thu Jan 23, 2014 2:43 pm

kiwomya wrote:
DB10GOONER wrote:
kiwomya wrote:
BFG4 wrote:
Demun210 wrote:Christ almighty, you make it sound like we've finished mid-table, serving up utter dross season after season.
We are not a mid-table team, but we are certainly not a title winning team either. I cant think of any other manager in the world, who would not think that even one signing could make a difference to this teams chances of winning the league. What frustrates me the most is that no lessons have been learned from the 07/08 season, when any decent striker would have meant we won the league, and back then we had a five point lead most of the way. how can anyone be satisfied with how the club is run?
What on earth has 2007/08 got to do with this season? That season we had Adebayor, Eduardo, Bendtner and RVP. Why would we have signed another striker?
To expand on BFG4's point, it isn't just about strikers, in 2008 it was about depth all over. This season (for me anyway) it's about strikers and CH's. But as you ask about strikers in 2008 I'll add this;

Eduardo - injured, (accepted it was after the Jan window but whilst he looked goodish, he was unproven in the PL with only 4 goals in 17 appearances. He was all about "potential").
Bendtner - seriously, are you taking the piss? 5 goals in 27 PL games??!!
RVP - perma-injured throughout that season only made 15 PL appearances and only scored 7 PL goals.
Barndoor - only striker that performed that season hitting 24 PL goals.

What 2008 has to do with this season is the fact we were in a strong position in 2008 and Wenger not bringing in players in January meant that at the tale end of the season we slipped away due to injuries, fatigue, loss of form - all the things that are beatable by having a larger squad with more depth. This season is similar. We are in a strong position but the squad is light in strikers and CH's. If Wenger doesn't address this in the next week I absolutely guarantee you we will once again just slip away as our better players get injured or tired or dip in form.
We need another forward this month, I don't disagree with that at all. I just don't see how that would have been improved in 07/08 when we were clearly not "light" on strikers. How you think we'd have fit 5 forwards (or more, I don't know how many you think we needed) into our squad is anyone's guess.

I thnk you should address DB10GOONER'S point, as he clearly shows we did not have four strikers, for most of the season, we had two. Wasn't it just before Christmas that Bendtner scored his first goal? You cant rewrite history, Wenger made mistakes that season, and he has clearly not learned from those mistakes, this time around.

Midz · Post by **Midz** » Thu Jan 23, 2014 2:48 pm

"We have Chamberlain back, Bendtner back and I hope next week Arteta and Ramsey back, so I feel overall we have the squad needed. We have Yaya Sanogo coming back into the squad next week as well.

"Overall we have a very strong squad. If something exceptional turns up we will do it but having said that not everybody will strengthen. They buy, but buy does not always mean strengthen."

...Fuck Off, Wenger!!!

mcdowell42 · Post by **mcdowell42** » Thu Jan 23, 2014 2:49 pm

Midz wrote:"We have Chamberlain back, Bendtner back and I hope next week Arteta and Ramsey back, so I feel overall we have the squad needed. We have Yaya Sanogo coming back into the squad next week as well.

"Overall we have a very strong squad. If something exceptional turns up we will do it but having said that not everybody will strengthen. They buy, but buy does not always mean strengthen."

...Fuck Off, Wenger!!!

This could be copied and pasted over the last 8 seasons

rodders999 · Post by **rodders999** » Thu Jan 23, 2014 2:51 pm

He courted Higuain, Suarez and Ba in the summer, failed to land any of them yet now feels we have the squad needed to compete.

topgoon · Post by **topgoon** » Thu Jan 23, 2014 3:05 pm

mcdowell42 wrote:
Midz wrote:"We have Chamberlain back, Bendtner back and I hope next week Arteta and Ramsey back, so I feel overall we have the squad needed. We have Yaya Sanogo coming back into the squad next week as well.

"Overall we have a very strong squad. If something exceptional turns up we will do it but having said that not everybody will strengthen. They buy, but buy does not always mean strengthen."

...Fuck Off, Wenger!!!

This could be copied and pasted over the last 8 seasons

Yes but the only bit that's now relevant is the highlighted bit.

But he won't because new contract is definitely coming

topgoon · Post by **topgoon** » Thu Jan 23, 2014 3:09 pm

Isn't it time we renamed this thread the Natalie deadline day titfest then we could all be coming

who needs worry about strikers and CB's when Nats baps are on show

chyren1 · Post by **chyren1** » Thu Jan 23, 2014 3:10 pm

mcdowell42 wrote:
chyren1 wrote:100 pages

Now wenger got to sign someone

What s this Monday press conference for?
Why all the journos got an email for?

According to twitter the new kit deal with Puma will be officialy announced on monday hence the media
Getting an email.More money for us not to spend,who wants trophies when you can be richer instead.

Mc dowell,
Is that really you?

mcdowell42 · Post by **mcdowell42** » Thu Jan 23, 2014 3:13 pm

It is me ive taken a back seat on this particular thread to give steve35 a chance to shine

hes really getting into the spirit of it,even though he seems to be slightly negative but in a positive way

rodders999 · Post by **rodders999** » Thu Jan 23, 2014 3:14 pm

topgoon wrote:Isn't it time we renamed this thread the Natalie deadline day titfest then we could all be coming

who needs worry about strikers and CB's when Nats baps are on show

If no striker is bought and Le Turnip signs a 3 year contract extension by the time the window shuts not even Natalie's massive melons will have the power to console this gooner

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