Summer Transfer Shit and Everything Else

[Mac76]

I genuinely hate West Ham now, the way they conducted themselves over this transfer. They demanded an exorbitant fee (which they got) and a structure of payment that even City told them to go fuck themselves over (which they got) and then spent their time drumming their fingers impatiently because we took our time over the contract.

I sincerely hope that the contract contains a clause where in they become a repository for every inadequate shit player we want to get rid of, have to put in a mandatory minimum bid. We should definitely try to sell Holding to them.

If you don't like the deal you should look at Arsenal not West Ham - we could have done a Citeh if we'd wanted - the only way people get away with behaviour like that is if they know there's someone desperate enough to buy the player because they've heavily committed to him publicly and now don't want to lose face by not getting them - if West Ham take advantage of that then they're only doing what any club should do and that's maximise the price they get for the player

[McNamara That Ghost...]

https://youtu.be/FsKKiNxHB8k

[McNamara That Ghost...]

https://twitter.com/Arsenal/status/1...kYBBpRqwg&s=19

[Mac76]

No. 41

[Marc Overmars]

What a man.

Let’s fugging go guys.

[21_GOONER_SALUTE]

https://youtu.be/FsKKiNxHB8k

is this normal, or we just did it for the cameras?

[Mac76]

If he had joined Liverpool, he would have claimed that he was a life long Liverpool fan
Fickle.com

Actually no, he said he was an Arsenal fan a few years ago

MustTryHarder.com

[Mac76]

It’s fair to be sickened by the love-in for him, even rival fans adore him. He appears to be a pretty grounded and humble kid which is great to see.

I don’t like how he’s become undroppable though, there’s no doubt he should have been rotated a lot more during the run-in.

if you're talking about Saka I'm still convinced that Arteta didn't want to drop him for two reasons: 1) he felt like he could get a goal at any minute (even when he was worn out) but also 2) before he signed his new contract i think Arteta was too scared to drop him in case Saka (or his agent who was looking for a nice percentage from a new club) had their head turned by some other club promising he'd always be first on the team sheet

I'm hoping that now he has agreed a new contract and we have more options Arteta will rotate more but I'm still not convinced until I see it

with Timber on board, plus Nelson and maybe Tierney staying, plus Trossard and others, we should have some good selection alternatives and in particular a workable Plan B team we can field in certain matches like cup games and against more beatable PL opposition

[mandela8]

if you're talking about Saka I'm still convinced that Arteta didn't want to drop him for two reasons: 1) he felt like he could get a goal at any minute (even when he was worn out) but also 2) before he signed his new contract i think Arteta was too scared to drop him in case Saka (or his agent who was looking for a nice percentage from a new club) had their head turned by some other club promising he'd always be first on the team sheet

I'm hoping that now he has agreed a new contract and we have more options Arteta will rotate more but I'm still not convinced until I see it

with Timber on board, plus Nelson and maybe Tierney staying, plus Trossard and others, we should have some good selection alternatives and in particular a workable Plan B team we can field in certain matches like cup games and against more beatable PL opposition

The squad, as it stands, is relatively fuckin brilliant, man. Compared to the last decade it's phenomenal. We lack a bit of quality in the 3 attacking positions, imho. We have good options and potential but not the same level we now have everywhere else on the pitch.

I think it's inevitable we'll sell a few and players like Tierney or Partey will be huge losses, but as it stands...great squad.

Realistic options to sell that don't overly weaken the squad are restricted to Elneny or Jorginho, White and Nketiah. I won't hear a word about my boy Holding being sold, obvs.

[HCZ_Reborn]

If you don't like the deal you should look at Arsenal not West Ham - we could have done a Citeh if we'd wanted - the only way people get away with behaviour like that is if they know there's someone desperate enough to buy the player because they've heavily committed to him publicly and now don't want to lose face by not getting them - if West Ham take advantage of that then they're only doing what any club should do and that's maximise the price they get for the player

It’s not the deal although I don’t like that, it’s them whinging about how long it took us to complete the deal and being leakier than your incontinent nan