Arsenal Banter Archive January 27 2019

27 Jan 2019 19:47:52
How concerned is everyone about our super long injury list, the window is fast closing, I know we shouldn’t make knee jerk signings but we are desperately short.

I said a few weeks ago, so to be boring, we won’t finish any higher than 4th with the USA running the club, it’s quite obvious and clear for all to see, we won’t overspend . I’m of the opinion we need a couple of Summer transfer windows that the spends dwarfs the income in order for us to challenge, thereafter things will settle down, until then be happy with domestic cup challenges. or not .

27 Jan 2019 22:52:49
I do think with holding, kos and socatis all out in the immediate future, we are up the creek without a paddle. What do we do? probably bite the bullet and hope for a miracle. They would probably be most people's first three choices for center back and what's left isn't going to stop much. I think the truth is, we can get 6th still but as far as qualifying for CL, get kos and soc back for march and hope for a concerted effort in the EL. that's probably being realistic.

28 Jan 2019 06:47:34
I am not certain the CB crisis is quite as bad as we think. We have Mustafi and Mavrapanos (hopefully) fit for tomorrow's match. Whilst, assuming Koscielny's jaw isn't broken he may be back for the Man City match, if not shortly afterwards. Sokratis should then be back at the beginning of March. Perhaps a short term loan, until the end of the season, for Gary Cahill would be sensible.
The area of major concern is still the 3 in Emery's favoured 4-2-3-1. Quite frankly none of the players impress and ultimately need to be moved on and replaced. We are being linked with Rebic, who would be a decent signing and Perisic would be a good short term solution, although a younger player would be preferable. Until the end of the season a three of Rebic, Ramsey and Perisic would be a huge improvement on any current combinations. We have left it so late in the current window, that one loan signing or two at best seems the likely outcome, although I wouldn't be at all surprised if none are made, particularly as we are looking to take quality players on loan. It's a bit depressing as after the summer signings and Emery having seen the players perform at close quarters for half a season, I was expecting a couple of permananet signings in the current window, followed by a further 3 or 4 in the summer window. Thus almost a total overhaul of the weak sqaud he inherited.

29 Jan 2019 02:10:28
Front 2 picks itself, Laca and Auba must play every game together. Backed up by Ramsey or Ozil where appropriate, bring Mkhi back in when he's fit. That part at least is a no brainer.

27 Jan 2019 16:07:17
Haha. As I said yesterday, Inter not interested in anything if it isn't permanent. Who shall we go for now then? 😂 getting beyond a joke.

27 Jan 2019 16:42:19
I can't see the fuss about singing short term players anyway, either we want a player to be part of our next 18 months or we don't, its not all about this season so if we don't want them for more than a few months and thier club doesn't want to simply loan them, move along nothing to see here.
We most certainly shouldn't be signing a winger when our funds are so short because we have Nelson returning and we should give him a chance to save us a few bob and spend where we need it most.
Miki and Danny have no resale value so if possible we might as well keep them for next season along with Nelson and worry about getting some kind of defence sorted.
Surely with such limited funds we've got to prioritise where we are weakest even if the likes of Miki aren't brilliant we still have a lot less problems offensively than we do defensively.
We will not be challenging for the title next season no matter what we do but top 4 might be possible if we spend what we have where we need it most.

27 Jan 2019 17:45:23
Yep we won't get much done faffing about like this, you can't blame them, for wanting it to be permanent or an obligation to buy, it's not like a young player where we would be doing them a favour and giving him game time and when we sent him back his value might of increased, his value will of decreased if we decide its not for us.

27 Jan 2019 18:10:08
Exactly Eden mate. It's not like there suddenly going to give in and agree to our very one sided approach.
I can only assume we either have other less publicised deals going on elsewhere or we are simply not that fussed about doing any business this widow but want to been seen to have tried to do so.

27 Jan 2019 17:56:34
I’m just grateful we sorted out this top team behind the scenes to get transfers sorted out without much fuss. 🙄.

27 Jan 2019 18:40:41
I agree about not signing short term players but I not the winger situation. Seeing as Nelson is the only registered winger on our books we definitely need another! Can’t expect him to be the one to change things out wide on his own and some experience in that position would only give him something to gain confidence from as well! A winger yes, an aging winger who we are going to look to pay €40m for. No. Suarez or Nkunku can help us out wide as well as in the middle.

{Ed0333's Note - sometimes you need to spend exuberant amounts of money on good players regardless of age. There’s only a small pool of players out there in January and Perisic gets you Champions League it would be worth it.

27 Jan 2019 18:44:20
Despite all the noise not much seems different to be fair Stoner mate, the new backroom boys did well last January and in the summer but it's all looking more familiar again now mate.
I don't think all is rosy in the back room garden at present.

27 Jan 2019 19:16:11
But when you’re running a business like ours you can’t afford to spend exuberant amount of money on players, only for them to need replacing in 18 months time. They may not be world cup winners etc but there are plenty of younger players out there who would relish the opportunity. Great, sign perisic he’s a fantastic player and will do us the world of good but with our finances, we need to stop plugging gaps and look to progress over time, not immediately. In my opinion I would rather see Arsenal commit to buying Suarez and Nkunku for the combind value of Perisic and then sign another player at CB for a larger fee.

27 Jan 2019 20:47:36
If we were one player away I'd say push the boat out with 40 million on player age 29 with no resale value but we are 7 to 9 players away with limited funds so it would be crazy to throw all we have on one player with a very short time left at the top.

28 Jan 2019 07:07:36
We can give Ozil 15mil a year for doing stuff all but can't sign anyone unless on a free. something seriously wrong at our club.

28 Jan 2019 07:49:38
Very very poor financial management Sparky and it will take time to recover from.

27 Jan 2019 14:11:10
Gary cahill? 😂😂😂😂😂😂.

27 Jan 2019 16:49:49
Doubt chelski will be keen on helping us out but could have been a good call to help out until the summer. don't see it happening somehow.

27 Jan 2019 17:28:12
Trouble is no one seems interested in what we want only what's good for them, Juve Barcelona and individual players don't share our view on it all being about us, strange people:-)
Surely it's a case of

Dear opposing club would you be interested in loaning us player X with an option not an obligation to buy in the summer
Love Arsenal

Dear Arsenal
No!
Love aposing club.

Dear aposing club
OK
Take care
Arsenal

Ask the question accept the answers move on. Is it really any more complicated than that in reality?

27 Jan 2019 17:49:49
I don't think it is quite as simplistic as that, gunner, nice if it was.

27 Jan 2019 18:28:33
But surely Steve if someone wants to sell a car and you offer to borrow it for 5 months then decide but they say no they want the car gone done and dusted, it is as simple as buy it or walk away, no?
What's to talk about?

27 Jan 2019 18:47:48
That would be great gunner, if we were buying a car. Dealing with finances, ffp, footballers, agents, directors of football, managers and coming to agreements make it nothing like buying a car. Lol.

27 Jan 2019 19:21:45
If the owner wants to sell and you only want to borrow then I'd have thought it was exactly like buying a car house or old suitcase at a boot sale the seller is only looking for a " sold as seen no return policy " regardless of who gets involved lawyers traffic wardens or mother in laws the possession is 9/ 10 of the law and it's up to to the buyer to agree or move on.

27 Jan 2019 19:29:37
The only thing that is like buying a second hand car, is, you don't know if you have bought a dud or a good un until you have had it a while.

27 Jan 2019 21:20:09
That's how it works for everyone Steve, the seller calls the tune ultimately, I'm not saying give them what they want but I am saying accept move on forget it and look elsewhere if your not prepared to do a deal on their terms because ultimately they hold all the cards.

27 Jan 2019 21:44:33
Gunner, wth all these links coming out, it looks like that's exactly what we are doing, we are moving on and leaving our card.

27 Jan 2019 23:10:12
Then in that case let's watch our cards unfold in the next 4 days mate when all the media talk will mean nothing and facts will be facts.
We will either have new players or excuses/ reasons why we don't have new players.

27 Jan 2019 07:29:01
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Review Of The Day 27th January 2019

27 Jan 2019 12:20:25
I heard the I’d rather be chant and i have to say it absolutely disgusted me! I think that Liverpudlians are lovely people and that was just a slur too far to say that. I hope they kick that nonsense out of the game because I’d hate to have that said about me. Millwall fans are a bloody nightmare.