Wenger's Transfer Madness- Summer 2016

[4R5Emaniac]

I thought Vardy was focusing on euros. Weird timing. My though is that he never ever wanted to join Arsenal.

Thanks.

 

[Chopps]

Now that Vardy is a no go, what ST options do you guys think are viable?

 

[Tir Na Nog]

This was the interview that made Jamie think twice, he saw that Giroud didn't fear him and doubts crept into Jamie's mind. Weak mentality.

 

[Aevi]

So erm, not a single credible rumour going?

Reminds me of last year.

Small interests out there it seems, but nothing developed. We're in a waiting period.

 

[MaraDon]

So erm, not a single credible rumour going?

Reminds me of last year.

the euros needs to end so the market can start moving.

 

[blaze_of_glory]

He thought about lining up next to Giroud and realized how incredibly skiddly he'd look. No muscles. No Zeus-like beard (can he even grow a beard?). Covered in nicotine patches. Some things just can't be dealt with mentally.

 

[Rimaal]

Small interests out there it seems, but nothing developed. We're in a waiting period.

I think it's more of a holding pattern. Let's hope we don't run out of petrol and crash land.

 

[SA Gunner]

Wonderful news, what a guy!



Tell you what though this is a punch in the stomach for Arsenal fans, shows how their club is on the decline.

Love this quote from their forum

Wont lie, Im still a bit bummed at the loss, but really its not the end of the world that he is gone. I mean Suarez wanted to come and join us ffs.

We can definitely do better than Jamie Vardy, and our reluctance to break the bank probably signals a similar thinking up there.

To be fair to Leicester though, this is what winning the league does for you. Gives you that ability to hold on to your best. Credit to them for that.

We need to sign someone quality upfront though. Come on Wenger, please dont let us down this window.

 

[Enz__]

Caught ****ing offside?!

Talking about Giroud here? Wouldn't put it past him.

 

[Rimaal]

He thought about lining up next to Giroud and realized how incredibly skiddly he'd look. No muscles. No Zeus-like beard (can he even grow a beard?). Covered in nicotine patches. Some things just can't be dealt with mentally.

Zeus looked like a rickety giraffe? No wonder he was such a jealous god. Give me Apollo any day.

Any affordable strikers out there with the clean shaven chins of Apollo?

 

[Rimaal]

This was the interview that made Jamie think twice, he saw that Giroud didn't fear him and doubts crept into Jamie's mind. Weak mentality.

The absurd fool.

 

[RandyMarsh]

Wonder how long until it surfaces that Vardy turned us down because Wenger wouldn't guarantee him game time up front.

"You will play a little bit at ST and a little bit on the wing, but you compete with Giroud always"

 

[Tir Na Nog]

I don't see anything wrong with telling him he was gonna compete with Giroud.

 

[RandyMarsh]

I have no faith in Wenger to get the job done now. We all know how our striker searched panned out the last time our activation of a 'release clause' failed.

 

[Rocky]

How many times do release clauses get triggered but the players rejects the club? The main ones I remember were obviously Suarez (who didn't do enough to force Liverpool to accept his clause) and when Liverpool triggered Diego Costa's clause. It wasn't nearly so embarrassing for Liverpool but I guess they were trying to punch above their weight....

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

We can definitely do better than Jamie Vardy, and our reluctance to break the bank probably signals a similar thinking up there.

I wonder why when people say stuff like this they never include any names.

What players did Wenger and his entire scouting staff miss when they decided to go with Vardy as plan A?

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

I don't see anything wrong with telling him he was gonna compete with Giroud.

Wenger probably never said that.

What is more likely he would have said to Vardy is "I like you to come in and be part of our squad, call it your family and become part of our incredible team cohesion! Within few months you will become part of Arsenal and you will float in it and it will float in you, welcome to paradise!"

 

[Tir Na Nog]

I wonder why when people say stuff like this they never include any names.

What players did Wenger and his entire scouting staff miss when they decided to go with Vardy as plan A?

No lists any names any more (and if they do they're usually poverty), it's just "sign a top striker" like there's 100s out there readily available with clubs begging for us to take them.

 

[SA Gunner]

I wonder why when people say stuff like this they never include any names.

What players did Wenger and his entire scouting staff miss when they decided to go with Vardy as plan A?

Firstly, SA Gunner said it.

Secondly, this signing is a classic opportunistic one, this is Wenger doing what Wenger does. Partying like its 1999.

The point Im making is not that Vardy was plan A. Its that Wenger tried his luck, like with Suarez, and it failed. Also that we should look beyond "Vardy = Plan A because he is the best we can get" being the only line of thinking.

We have money, we have time. Yes history is not on our side, but lets see how it plays out huh?

 

[crazyman]

Considering how much we are saving in the transfer fee (the PL's top scorer should go for at least £40m) we could have well and justifiably afforded to pay over the odds in wages.

You don't hand a 29 year old player a massive & long contract, especially when they've been demonstrably dependent on their physical traits. You guys seem to forget Rooney signing on at 28 going on 29 in 2013/14 only to completely fall apart within 6 months. But hey... What do I know.

Vardy is no Rooney. Even at 16 you could tell Rooney had a body type that wasn't going to last.

It wouldn't surprise me if Vardy was still playing at the top level at 34-35.

And even if Vardy does lose his pace, he is still a clinical finisher and he could adapt his game like Shearer did.