So, on balance, we'd prefer it if our new £50 million superstar January striker would

[redgunamo]

be eligible to play in the European Cup for us this season.

Hmm.. :rubchin:

[Luis Anaconda]

[redgunamo]

*Don't worry; the question will be settled amicably in the courts.

[Monty91]

He was positively begging him not to rock the boat with a new striker in January.

[redgunamo]

I'd be blowed if he actually believed it though.

[Monty91]

possibility that we’re onto a good thing?

Unintended consequences are a very real threat when it comes to fiddling with the balance of a football squad. Of course, armchair football fans don’t have to worry about that, but Wenger does.

[Ashberto]

[PSRB]

[redgunamo]

It would give the whole club a lift.

[Monty91]

We have Bendtner who is experienced and seems to be trusted enough to play now and Podolski coming back. Plus Theo, Sanogo and Ozil who is obviously able to play up top too.

And we're doing quite well already, you may have noticed, even with three of those injured.

[Monty91]

[redgunamo]

And anyway, Thierry's own best Arsenal squad was crawling with pwopa forwards.

[redgunamo]

Integrating the new man (whom ever he may be) would be the least of a manager's worries, I think.

[PSRB]

I love Giroud but a Suarez would be nice

[Monty91]

If we could sign a Suarez, of course I would not object. But a mere back up? I simply don't see the need.

[Pokster]

so we rely on Giroud and NB... why does the signing have to be a back up and not someone who can be first choice?

[redgunamo]

Just to be on the safe side ;-)

[Monty91]

I fail to see how you can conclude that our season will stand or fall on a new striker.

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

He can score the goals to help win the League, Europe next season.

[Monty91]

[Supermac1976]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BaL2HmSIYAAddrp.jpg:large
https://twitter.com/FootballerBoobs/

[redgunamo]

[PSRB]

unscathed but I fail to see how the addition of a quality striker can be anything other than positive

[Pokster]

[Pokster]

[Luis Anaconda]

which seems a bit silly

[Monty91]

as second fiddle to Giroud? I'm not sure even with our new-found financial firepower we quite have that pull...

[redgunamo]

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

Long way to go. No harm in having more options, if that player is better than Giroud then all well and good.

[Pokster]

http://www.awimb.com/fudforum/index.php?t=tree&th=556574 &mid=3807462&rid=8&S=47b3beaa8615441f77480aa75c0 2c982&rev=&reveal= (http://www.awimb.com/fudforum/index.php?t=tree&th=556574&mid=3807462&rid=8&S=47b3beaa8615441f77480aa75c02c982&rev=&reveal=)

[redgunamo]

[Luis Anaconda]

[redgunamo]

[Monty91]

on paper - bring with them uncertainty.

[redgunamo]

[Dutch Gooner]

[Monty91]

A new striker may propel us to the title, but it may also disrupt what has so far enabled us to achieve such as good position.

And when we have so many attacking options already, there is some logic in saying why rock the boat?

[redgunamo]

[Monty91]

[Pokster]

yuou seem to be settling for how we are going now, why not have ambition and get an even better striker which could have the benefit of improving Giroud

[Monty91]

Have you not noticed the evidence pointing towards the fact that we (by which I mean "they" and "you") know fúck all?

[redgunamo]

forward in January, whether we want to or not.

[Classic Jorge]

http://31.media.tumblr.com/b5e5a19f8f81bde670442914c11a67f0/tumblr_mxe7cmC1lY1qczeu0o1_500.jpg

[PSRB]

which I'm pretty sure is what I was suggesting

[eastgermanautos]

[redgunamo]

[Luis Anaconda]

that ended in tears. We are looking good at the moment but there is a reason that the two most successful teams of the past twenty years made a the habit of buying from a position of strength you may say

[Pokster]

a striker being the most obvious one, that isn't exactly rocking the boat

[Monty91]

But i doubt that is possible in january

[Monty91]

Chamberlain is a very good player

[Luis Anaconda]

How about Torres?

[redgunamo]

[Monty91]

[redgunamo]

[redgunamo]

[Classic Jorge]

[redgunamo]

http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/lynsi-torres-in-n-out-president-americas-youngest-female-billionaire-innout.jpg

[Ashberto]

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/About/General/2010/8/11/1281543425709/Sausages-006.jpg

[redgunamo]

Or "billionairess", I suppose.

Do you see where I'm going with this ... :rubchin:

[Supermac1976]

http://images.onset.freedom.com/ocregister/gallery/min1kx-b781069109z.120130222120653000gsu1cg5hf.4.jpg

[Classic Jorge]

[redgunamo]

[redgunamo]

wash Olivier's smalls. He will be merely joining the squad to take his chances as and when they arrive. Offering us further strength in depth and a'that.

Look, we all love Giroud, of course, but if the manager decides we need more wallop upfront then we'll all just have to accept it.