Here's what will happen: we'll make a couple of minor signings like the French boy and this

[Mo Britain less Europe]

German we're looking at. Lament the fact prices are so high etc etc. We'll have a bad start to the league. We'll panic buy a few middling names some of whom will be flops (see Santos et al). We'll fight back to finish 4th. And then go back to the beginning.

[Doughboy-TSL]

who'd a thunk it?

[halfsharkalligatorhalfman]

[Mo Britain less Europe]

but the vibes from out there are that it's not going to happen.

[halfsharkalligatorhalfman]

Deary me, M

[Mo Britain less Europe]

have signed the french boy and are looking at this german and David Dein pops up to say Arsenal can only buy players who are available (which i would have thought is rather self-evident). It all seems to be building up to the scenario of we tried but couldn't get anyone better than what we have.

[halfsharkalligatorhalfman]

Who the club is actually interested in, and how things stand with those transfers?

You can try and glean as much about what is going on from twitter and the media if you'd like, but it's generally a fruitless exercise and one which leads to embarrassing episodes such as this one, it seems.

[Mo Britain less Europe]