Reply With QuoteDo you think we should be competing for players at these kind of prices? (genuine question)Originally Posted by Billy Goat Sverige
Do you think we should be competing for players at these kind of prices? (genuine question)
Well done City.
He was the player they identified as wanting to add to their defence, they worked with Everton and came to a mutually agreed fee. £5m over the odds? £10m over the odds? Who cares.
Same applies to United with regards to Pogba though obviously not in defence.
Football supporters generally speaking should not get too hot and bothered about transfer fees, it is not our money as such.
Rule number 1 of transfer windows, specifically summer ones, is to try and pour scorn on the activities of others. This is made somewhat more difficult for us as we sit and try to make sense of our own.
No. If we sign this Mustafi chap for the rumoured fee of £25-£30m then i'd say that's fair enough. Promising young player, part of a successful international team, decent amount of experience. He's probably of a similar profile to Stones in that respect. £47.5m for Stones, someone who has always had a dodgy moment or two in every game i've seen him in is ridiculous imo. I mean, he could turn out to be brilliant in 3-4 years time, he could also turn out to be not very good. We can't really take those risks, or afford to. Stick to spending that sort of money on Sanchez and Ozil types, although the way things are now they'd probably cost twice as much than what we paid for them.
Yes, if the relevant players involved are players that Wenger has specifically identified as those he wants to strengthen his team.
Not just buying for the sake of it you understand, to “give out a message”, but to invest in the playing side on the resources that the manager wants.
The money in football is obscene/ridiculous now but we are part of the whole circus and are happy to accept the massive monies from Sky while charging supporters expensive sums to participate in the whole experience.
Good point. Few clubs seem to complain about the obscene amounts of money they are getting.
I don't recall anyone at arsenal "complaining" about the cost of players. Acknowledging it, yes. Complaining, no.
As I say below, I haven't seen anyone at arsenal criticise the inflation in transfer fees, only acknowledge it. So I don't really see a case of double standards or hypocrisy here.
You will also struggle to find mentions of hypocrisy or double standards in my opinion above.
I'm fairly sure that rule No. 1 is to despair at our own lack of transfer activity. Rule No. 2 is to point and laugh at other clubs' exuberant spending as some sort of therapeutic relief to rule #1.
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