[ENG] Premiership 2009/2010 (14 Viewers)

[mikhail]

Nope, Arsenal have no reason to sell Sagna. It isn't that easy. Just because you're ready to flash the money, doesn't mean you can buy whomever you want.

They'll sell anyone at the right price. That relative financial insecurity, and not some built in Wengerian age limit, is why they're consistently losing their stars.

 

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[Fred]

Yes that was certainly the case last game against Chelsea. But i don't think it will matter that much when they play inferior teams. Grosso is poor defensively as well but that is rarely exposed until Juve play against the better teams.

 

[Fred]

They'll sell anyone at the right price. That relative financial insecurity, and not some built in Wengerian age limit, is why they're consistently losing their stars.

I really don't think so, most of the players we sold, were either replacable in Wengers eyes(Adebayor, Henry), or they wanted to leave(Flamini, Hleb and Toure).

 

[mikhail]

I really don't think so, most of the players we sold, were either replacable in Wengers eyes(Adebayor, Henry), or they wanted to leave(Flamini, Hleb and Toure).

He has a tiny transfer budget - and it's not gotten better with the move to Cashburden Grove. It means he can't buy, which means he has to lean on the players he has and develop his younger players, which leaves the likes of Henry, Vieira and even Toure sick of forever carrying a young team. Sure, he does a fine job of replacing them, but that's not to say that he wanted to.

 

[Red]

I'm not convinced he has a tiny budget.

The Arsenal Board are always going on about there being more cash available, but Wenger choosing not to spend it.

Not that I necessarily believe them, but even if the truth lies in the middle ground, Arsenal's transfer budget could hardly be considered tiny.

 

[mikhail]

...Arsenal's transfer budget could hardly be considered tiny.

Compared with that of his major competitors, I think it is.

 

[Red]

Compared with that of his major competitors, I think it is.

But it isn't clear how big his budget is because, unlike most coaches, he does not seem to be spending his entire budget.

 

[Fred]

He has a tiny transfer budget - and it's not gotten better with the move to Cashburden Grove. It means he can't buy, which means he has to lean on the players he has and develop his younger players, which leaves the likes of Henry, Vieira and even Toure sick of forever carrying a young team. Sure, he does a fine job of replacing them, but that's not to say that he wanted to.

I don't think he wanted to sell these players. But he let them go because he thought he could replace them. The former two would certainly not force a move if Arsene was insistent on keeping them.

 

[gray]

He has a tiny transfer budget - and it's not gotten better with the move to Cashburden Grove.

I love it

 

[Henry]

there was never any chance of us buying sagna, arsenal wouldn't sell to us

 

[Fred]

Yup people need to be a little more realistic. Rafinha was the only other viable option, and he would probably have come for 9-14M i reckon. But there isn't much between them, plus Johnson is proven in the EPL so he is less of a risk, and naturally would adapt faster. So its not as bad as some people make it to be(Me included admittedly) the Johnson signing.

 

[Enron]

Yup people need to be a little more realistic. Rafinha was the only other viable option, and he would probably have come for 9-14M i reckon. But there isn't much between them, plus Johnson is proven in the EPL so he is less of a risk, and naturally would adapt faster. So its not as bad as some people make it to be(Me included admittedly) the Johnson signing.

Johnson was the best right back available. Bottom line.

 

[Fred]

That is definitely true.

 

[Enron]

On second thought we should have bought Cafu.

 

[IrishZebra]

Johnson is a winger hiding at fullback

 

[Fred]

Thats what people say about every fullback whose good going forward.

 

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Not Zebina

 

[Henry]

Zebina is a donkey hiding as a football player

 

[Fred]

Not Zebina

Zebina is good going forward, he isn't special though.

 

[JCK]

I don't understand why don't you like Bentner, Fred. He's really good and should play more.