Comments on: Theo out on loan and we’re all supporting Chelsea

By: EVO in OZ

EVO in OZ — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:38:56 +0000

Hopefully a 4-0 thrashing of Newcastle in both games and Senderos returns to the line up for another strong performance similar to the Fulham game!

By: Odub

Odub — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:48:38 +0000

I think you mean another 15 year old! the boy’s played half a season for Gillingham and he’s our big catch of the Jan transfer window! Wow!! you never know he could be the next Wayne Rooney. Not sure that’s a good think tho!!!

By: Hattori Hanzo

Hattori Hanzo — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:11:16 +0000

I agree with much of what you guys say. We are in the best financial health ever, have the history the Chavs will never have no matter how many trophies they try and buy (you cannot buy history) but…Why this spend-thrift bollocks? We NEVER sign extravagant and it’s a good thing because who wants a Ballack or a Shevchenko? Hainvg said that…we need something. As said before: we moved so we could compete with the big clubs in the transfer market. Yet we are now spending less money than ever befor and have just signed yet ANOTHER 25 year-old kid. Good if we sign the experience needed but we lack it. A class winger and centre back and new striker will work wonders for this team. RVP is made of glass so he can only be fit for 15 league games of any given season. Wenger FIX UP we need something!!!

By: agentmorris

agentmorris — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:40:51 +0000

I would love to see a transfer come in to strengthen our backline, but I’m really thinking we won’t see it happen in this window.

But remember all this talk of recent Wenger signings, Sagna has seemed to work out, right? His partnering with Clichy has done the business so far.

By: Duncan

Duncan — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:23:43 +0000

agree with that, but times are changing, we need something, as you say, Theo was big money, not living upto what we expected, perhaps we held too higher level for him to reach already considering he’s only 18. we need quality players brought in, perhaps not world class but a very high quality, who can chanlange as soon as they come in, there are players out there better than the likes of Senderos, Djoure and some other players we have, i know they are young and need bringing through, but this could cost us in the short and long term, by not winning things may lead to those world class players or potentially world class players picking elsewhere to play, fine line, don’t know what is best?? tricky one

By: Odub

Odub — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:29:10 +0000

Walcott was the last big money buy! And since then the kids we’ve bought have been scholars and bargain basement buys, apart from Eduardo.
At what point do we just dip into the kitty and but a world class player who will give us 4-5 years and is ready to battle for a place immediately?! Wenger’s good at turning average players into world class performers, but since Dennis Bergkamp how many have we bought that have set tongues wagging? Henry was a winger warming the bench at Juve, Vieira likewise at Inter, and Sol was a free transfer. Any others I cant think of?!

By: Geoff

Geoff — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:22:33 +0000

don’t forget Henry wasn’t cheap, nor Wiltord, Jeffers, Van Bronkhorst or Reyes, this spending fuck all is a recent thing.

Fact is to compete we can’t always be in transition, what happens when Cesc gets to 24, is he considered old and Merida comes in, or Lansbury, where does it end?

By: Bud

Bud — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:12:52 +0000

Yeah, but has everyone forgot, Wenger used to buy young players for millions of pounds…….. now he doesn’t……….. Now he spends £100,000 and churns out mediocre shit !!!!!!!

By: Duncan

Duncan — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:08:05 +0000

with the young players going, not prepared to wait for there opitunity, after they leave, most of them say they should of waited. but in some cases the ones that leave aren’t good enough for us, Stephenov was Shite, bentley wouldn’t wait for bergy and pires to retire. i agree with all we need to sign a quality player, either centre back or centre forward. we were ment to sign a world class striker when we moved to the ashburton grove but that never came true. might have to just accept that Wenger will always rely on bringing them through rather than bringing them in

By: Duncan

Duncan — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:02:03 +0000

Bud, your right about Vela, said earlier today, looks awesome. the major thing with Wenger, and Arsenal, we have a or use to have a tight wage structure, when clubs like chelski and the mancs go for players they tend to go there because they can get more money a week, also if chelski sniff at a player we tend to back off as we think we cant compete money wise, either the so called bottomless pit we have to spend is only a small amount or Wenger is tighter than a scotsman. why not put the bid in anyway and let the player choose between us and other teams