Can anyone see us making a January signing ?

[Peter]

All I keep reading is how clubs are running scared of FFP. Our revenues have fallen to an all time low in recent years with a welcome uptick for the current one.
We’ve blown 100 on Rice alone last window, 65 on that useless stick insect and, in turn, recouped very little.
I don’t have the actual data but my instincts tell me not to expect much change until the summer.

I dont think we will and am not convinced we need to. Would love to see an extra defender but I can't see us bothering with that at this point.

[redgunamo]

I dont think we will and am not convinced we need to. Would love to see an extra defender but I can't see us bothering with that at this point.

More players is ALWAYS better than less, Peter.

I do see what you mean though, at this point; there IS something to be said for having a small squad. It's just that, after all we've been through, I do not believe any of us really wants to be caught saying it

[Peter]

More players is ALWAYS better than less, Peter.

I do see what you mean though, at this point; there IS something to be said for having a small squad. It's just that, after all we've been through, I do not believe any of us really wants to be caught saying it

Arteta seems to take a bit of time to trust players and is very reluctant to actually give game time to those he doesn't trust. Trossard came in last January and made an immediate impact but it is unlikely we will find another one of those.

Finding forwards who are better than what we already have is going to be unbelievably difficult and prohibitively expensive.

What we need to do is focus on getting more out of the players we have, particularly Martinelli. The Palace game showed what he is when we actually get him into good positions- he is the best finisher at the club.