05 Aug 2015 18:01:57
It's always looked like we wasn't looking for a new striker. The squad really needed a world class keeper and we got that. Looking at our net spend over the last few seasons, don't think we'd want to spend 40m on a striker, plus the new contract signed by Theo, Santi and Giroud is showing the club is faithfully sticking to the team thereby having a loyal squad. This team can win the league, problem is the usual injuries, it's random can't always be prevented. Benzema won't win us the league, that's my opinion and that's why I ask why spend 40-45mil on someone if that isn't the prem winning formula. Chelsea bought Costa and fab and knew they were going to be title challengers, would Benzema or even worse off Higuan guarantee such challenge, I highly doubt that, hence why our club might feel it's a waste of money on transfer and wages.

{Ed025's Note - you do know its the club that pays the money and not you dont you mate?.. :)


1.) 05 Aug 2015
05 Aug 2015 18:14:17
Is that you arsene, because you sound like you don't like spending money,even when it is burning a hole in your pocket. If it isn't , i don't agree.


2.) 05 Aug 2015
05 Aug 2015 18:16:32
Sometimes I think I'm Wenger lol. Yeah, it's not my money but still like the way we've been sensibly spending money unlike city and Liverpool.


3.) 05 Aug 2015
05 Aug 2015 18:36:20
If spending the money was going to put us in financial difficulty then I would agree. But the fact of the matter is we could spend another 100m this window and it would not hurt us one bit. I do believe that we could possibly push for the title with the current squad but all our players would have to stay fit and then it would be very tight with no room for error. Imo not worth the risk buy Benzema get cover for le coq get another defender pref LB. Get Gourcuff on a free

{Ed025's Note - sounds good to me brow..


4.) 05 Aug 2015
05 Aug 2015 18:49:11
I think many of us gooners have over the years become mini finance managers, i'm not sure if fans on other pages are as concerned about fee's and wages as we are? But as much as we like players to have good hair we do worry about value for money far too much for fans of a very wealthy club in great shape financially


5.) 05 Aug 2015
05 Aug 2015 18:53:20
If we don't buy ed we could win the leauge (could) but if we get a few knocks and the hard british winter fixtures kick in we could be in a dog fight and just as conceivably finish out of the top four. Buying the above mentioned doesn't guarantee the leauge but it would defo keep us in champions leauge and keep the Europe money and then be in same possition as now. We have to buy simple as


6.) 05 Aug 2015
05 Aug 2015 18:57:52
The skill is recognising where the money needs spending when you are close, or not spending when you should have. There are places we are really strong and there are places we are vunerable. You spend money wisely wether it be small or large, it doesn't matter, but you spend to strengthen your weaker areas, wecstill have vulnerable areas and he has to spend and spend what it costs to make it stronger. Only cech is not going to bridge the gap, no matter how its dressed up. We are close so make it happen that's how you win leagues, not stubbornly denying it.


7.) 05 Aug 2015
05 Aug 2015 19:01:20
Exactly it G62


8.) 05 Aug 2015
05 Aug 2015 19:59:48
Steve, what do believe Wenger is stubbornly denying?


9.) 05 Aug 2015
05 Aug 2015 20:54:14
Spot on Steve.r


10.) 06 Aug 2015
05 Aug 2015 23:36:12
Get little pea


11.) 06 Aug 2015
06 Aug 2015 00:52:15
Stoner in the past wenger has denied lots of positions needed strengthening and was proved wrong. Lots of people can see were the team is strong and weak. If we only buy cech, then in my opinion he has missed a trick but if he gets players in in positions a lot of people say aren't up to standard, opinions again, then he maybe has changed, we have afew days to wait to find out.


12.) 06 Aug 2015
06 Aug 2015 03:58:37
Stephen you'd be better having a pea. No thanks.