Lack of transfers

SPARKSY · Post by **SPARKSY** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 9:33 am

Maybe i'm getting too excited but the complete lack of transfer activity from our club is getting a bit of a joke. Its now nearing the end of June and all we've bought is one for the future.
Considering we need 4 or 5 players and our first pre-season game is in 3-4 weeks, is it not getting stupid?
I mean, those fucking idiots, Denilson, Bendtner and Almunia are still here and at the moment going nowhere!

Boomer · Post by **Boomer** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 9:40 am

I'm worried too. Gone all too quiet......
but then the Chavs, Scum and Citeh haven't done anything yet.

Only Pool that have spent silly money on Henderson
and the Mancs on buying Jones.

RoscommonGooner · Post by **RoscommonGooner** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 9:46 am

Am I correct in saying that we cannot sign any continental based players until July 1? If so, then fair enough. But what is really getting on my nerves is the fact that we have been linked with Cahill and Samba since the end of the season and there is still no sign of a deal being done

MM99 · Post by **MM99** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 9:49 am

RoscommonGooner wrote:Am I correct in saying that we cannot sign any continental based players until July 1? If so, then fair enough. But what is really getting on my nerves is the fact that we have been linked with Cahill and Samba since the end of the season and there is still no sign of a deal being done

Ever occur to you that the club might not actually be looking to sign those players depiste what the tabloids/people forums say?

Boomer · Post by **Boomer** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 9:55 am

RoscommonGooner wrote:Am I correct in saying that we cannot sign any continental based players until July 1? If so, then fair enough. But what is really getting on my nerves is the fact that we have been linked with Cahill and Samba since the end of the season and there is still no sign of a deal being done

From Wiki

in England, the transfer window formally opens on 1 July, transfers between clubs in the same association can take place as soon the last competitive fixtures for the season have been played.

Most of Europe is 1st July.

SPARKSY · Post by **SPARKSY** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 9:56 am

Thats the worrying thing. We're being linked with so many players ( as you do) but nothings happening. So is he really after them.
Odemwingie is being mentioned again but i don't see why. He's come from a second rate Russian side who couldn't wait to get rid, to West Brom.
If he was any good the big clubs would have been after him. But then again he will only cost a couple of million which would suit our manager down to the ground.
Surely he must know who he wants so get out there and spend some fucking money!
Makes you think we're being fed a line again?

greengooner · Post by **greengooner** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 10:03 am

its like the arseblogger said in todays blog, a lot of player contracts end on june 31st and clubs accounting year ends on the same date, so this is going to delay a lot of transfers

augie · Post by **augie** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 10:27 am

Boomer wrote:I'm worried too. Gone all too quiet......
but then the Chavs, Scum and Citeh haven't done anything yet.

Only Pool that have spent silly money on Henderson
and the Mancs on buying Jones.

The difference is boomer that the chavs and citeeh can go in for a player anytime they like and blow the opposition bid out of the water and they know it

I would suggest that you wont see the mancs bid for modric now that they know the chavs are in for him cos they know that financially they cannot compete. As a "poor" club we need to get in early and snap up the players we want to buy but of course doing it that way wont save wenger the 4.99 that he gets by waiting untill the last few minutes

Of course the club also wont want to commit to spending money until champs league football is in the bag........of course if they had of spent it last jan not alone would it have been in the bag but we could also have had a league trophy alongside it

Boomer · Post by **Boomer** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 10:40 am

augie wrote:
Boomer wrote:I'm worried too. Gone all too quiet......
but then the Chavs, Scum and Citeh haven't done anything yet.

Only Pool that have spent silly money on Henderson
and the Mancs on buying Jones.

The difference is boomer that the chavs and citeeh can go in for a player anytime they like and blow the opposition bid out of the water and they know it I would suggest that you wont see the mancs bid for modric now that they know the chavs are in for him cos they know that financially they cannot compete. As a "poor" club we need to get in early and snap up the players we want to buy but of course doing it that way wont save wenger the 4.99 that he gets by waiting untill the last few minutes Of course the club also wont want to commit to spending money until champs league football is in the bag........of course if they had of spent it last jan not alone would it have been in the bag but we could also have had a league trophy alongside it

I don't disagree with that. In general no ones yet busy in the Market.

ShiftyBloke · Post by **ShiftyBloke** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 11:35 am

Perhaps they're getting rid first

RoscommonGooner · Post by **RoscommonGooner** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 11:39 am

MM99 wrote:
RoscommonGooner wrote:Am I correct in saying that we cannot sign any continental based players until July 1? If so, then fair enough. But what is really getting on my nerves is the fact that we have been linked with Cahill and Samba since the end of the season and there is still no sign of a deal being done
Ever occur to you that the club might not actually be looking to sign those players depiste what the tabloids/people forums say?

Ever occur to you that we need to strengten our team and should try and sign better players than we have as quickly as possible before other clubs get in there?

greengooner wrote:its like the arseblogger said in todays blog, a lot of player contracts end on june 31st and clubs accounting year ends on the same date, so this is going to delay a lot of transfers

Didn't know this, makes sense I guess.

Henry Norris 1913 · Post by **Henry Norris 1913** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 11:43 am

If arsene doesn't make at least 2 more signings before August 31st he should be sacked. Its an absolute joke he's let it get so bad

donaldo · Post by **donaldo** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 11:59 am

Which is more scary? That we havent signed anyone or that the deadwood is still at the club with pre season starting in two weeks.Typical Wenger wait till 31st of August try and sign players on the cheap or players we have no chance of getting(Reina last summer)

Post by **g88ner** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 12:02 pm

I'm very concerned, mainly because we've been here before in each of the last 4 summers!

- it's been obvious we needed to sign players in the past, yet bizarrely we failed to do so

So until we actually sign the players needed to address our failings and improve this team, I'm not going to get my hopes up that this summer will be different to any other

you know... 4 times bitten, 5th time shy, and all that...

That said, not much business has been done by anyone yet, so it's early days. July will see more business done around Europe, then you have the late scramble for players in late August.

But regardless of how active we are in the market, no big signings will be made by us, so we'll be underwhelmed whatever happens. Best we can hope for is that we pick up a diamond disguised as a turd (Gervinho, perhaps?) whilst watching our rivals go for Alexis Sanchez and other top talent. Such is life.

RobbieVP · Post by **RobbieVP** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 12:09 pm

my biggest fear is that for all of the players that we have been 'strongly' linked with none of them is a keeper!!!