It's a fraction over 2 weeks until the transfer window slams shut. So far we have

[SWv2]

This shouldn't surprise you, Rich. Anyone who believed the 'catalyst for change' nonsense hasn't been watching Wenger for the past 20 years. His fatal flaw is his combination of arrogance and stubbornness, there was simply no way he was going to look at players like Coquelin, Ox, Theo, Ramsey* and Wilshere and say to himself 'I got it wrong so I'm going to sell, take the proceeds and the cash the club holds and buy high quality replacements'. If he was capable of that, there would be no Wenger Out signs all over the Emirates and we would be challenging for the league more frequently.

The sensible conclusion at this point is that the incomings are done and that some of the excess you refer to you will be sold at a cut rate price and as you suggest, we will probably have to pay some of the wages.

And yes, City and ManU and others have left us behind, yet again. It's why we'll finish 4th or 5th and be out of the league by February, yet again.

* this may or may not have been for SW's benefit

Thank you.

I of course agree with most of what you have said above. I am quite heartened by our two summer signings and once the team settles down I expect both to flourish, however I expect the over-riding reflection on the summer (come Autumn / Winter) is that we simply did not do enough.

Again. As we both have remarked for years.

[Pokster]

Thank you.

I of course agree with most of what you have said above. I am quite heartened by our two summer signings and once the team settles down I expect both to flourish, however I expect the over-riding reflection on the summer (come Autumn / Winter) is that we simply did not do enough.

Again. As we both have remarked for years.

I agree, same old same old... couple of good signings that makes us hope, then that is it. We struggle to get average players off the books because we offered them far too much money before, so nobody can afford the salary they want. I expect we will either sell them for a pittance of some will go on loan and never return