Stubborn Wenger failed to strengthen squad “AGAIN”

Arsene Wenger has no excuse anymore and will deserve all the criticism he gets this year.

Yet again a transfer window has passed us by and I feel let down and disappointed by our managers lack of spending.

Wenger has had five months to line up a goalkeeper, but Wenger  failed to see what every fan and pundit could see. That our current bunch of keepers are not good enough.

When I said a few weeks ago that Wenger wouldn’t sign any more players or a keeper I was told to wait till the end of the transfer window. I was told that Arsene was not stupid and of course would sign a keeper.

Well he didnt, So do I know have the right to have a voice without being told to F#K off and support Man City or Spurs?

You think I want to come on here and moan about our manager? I don’t.. I wanted Wenger to prove me wrong. But its the same old stubborn Wenger who has yet again failed to strengthen our squad.

Did you really believe Wenger when he said that he would bring in players to strengthen the squad?.. Its not the first time that Wenger has let us down like this, I’m just waiting for him to come out and say ” We did everything we could and we came very close to signing a player ”

What a load of tosh, Wenger admitted back in April that Almunia was no longer his first choice keeper. So what changed? Well I know what many of you are going to say “Fulham are c#nts and didn’t want to do a deal with us” Well lets look at that again. We had a £2m bid for Schwarzer  in May, rejected and again a £2m bid rejected a few wks before the window shut.

Fulham did NOT get an improved bid from Arsenal for Schwarzer on deadline day.

I knew that we were skint, but didn’t think for one minute that we would fail to be able to afford to buy a 37 year old FULHAM’s keeper.

Its ridiculous that after everything that happened last season Almunia is going to remain our number 1.

We have had all summer to find a replacement, and a pitiful £2m bid for Schwarzer is the best we could do.

Its inexcusable, almost neglectful. We deserve better. Why didn’t Wenger make a move for Sebastien Frey or Maarten Stekelenburg? Oh that’s right, They would cost more then £2m.

So Wenger has signed 3 players in Squillaci, Koscielny, and Chamakh, but allowed 9 players to leave in Gallas, Campbell, Silvestre, Campbell, Eduardo, Simpson, Traore, Barazite & Merida.

I said weeks ago that we still needed 3 new signings [HERE] a GK and CB and a DM, and without them we wouldnt win anything this season. I stick to that.

Wenger also said we needed 5 CB. We only have 4 and one of them is Johan Djourou who spends more time off the pitch then on it. So bassically we have 3 plus Alex Song who can cover.

Wenger also said that Frimpong would save him a DM signing before his injury, So why didnt Wenger sign a DM player?

And with Robin v Persie and Djourou back in the treatment room who really thinks that our squad is stronger this season?

All Wenger has done this summer is trim the wage bill and balanced the books, but whats new?

Manuel Almunia should now get all our support, But when he makes a mistake don’t blame him.. Blame the manager who’s keeps putting him in the firing line

Sinbad – In Arsene we rust

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  1. Gooner from Sydney says:

    I was waiting for the whingeing to begin from spudbad you whining c*nt

  2. Sinbad says:

    Do you blame me for whinging?

  3. Asmo says:

    Your mate wheeler dealer ‘Arry did well in the window didn’t he?

    Do I get a “fuck off” too, or will you just omit my comment as usual?

  4. Sinbad says:

    Arry might be a lot of things but he is showing some ambition.

  5. nickgooner says:

    maybe i not fully agree with you,,but i agree with your second last sentence

    “Manuel Almunia should now get all our support, But when he makes a mistake don’t blame him.. Blame the manager who’s keeps putting him in the firing line”

    i rather see him as our no 1 than fabianski..

  6. Danish Gooner says:

    We also came very close to signing Thomas Sørensen in the january transfer window so basically he canr say that he didnt want a new goal keeper.Personally i would have gone for Shay Given.

  7. jimbo says:

    ambition sinbad? he’s just signed a midfielder when everyone knows they need a striker and CB. No ambition, just spending money for the sake of it.

  8. Gary says:

    Stop whining and support the team. We have Almunia and we need him to feel confident. Even Casillas and Valdes have made very high level errors. Do you see their teams’ supporters whining every day. Reina made a big error against us two weeks ago – Schwarzer would have been no better – do you remember his error against us last year?

    Get behind the team – you will feel better for doing so.

  9. Gooner R says:

    Normally i am the first to criticize you Sinbad, but for the first time i agree with you here, i still think we are strong enough outfield with the signings we made, however we definatley needed a goalie and i thought he would sign someone, as a season ticket holder i will support Almunia and Flapianski, but come this season, if we haven’t won anything, time for a re-think.
    Keep the faith

  10. Sinbad says:

    Jimbo? Why do spurs need a striker when they have 4 in Pavlyuchenko,Defoe,Keane, Crouch?

    And how many more CB do they need? Gallas, King, Dawson, Kaboul,Bassong?

  11. TW says:

    wenger and the board have to accept they have screwed over this team again, we wont win anything, then same old excuses, then same old window next year of nothing, ive fucking had it with the lack of ambition.. cunts get dein back

  12. Gooner R says:

    *Also. I don’t think signing VdVaart is a good one, sp*rs have so many central midfielders they are
    A) Paying ridiculous wages for them
    B) will have to rotate to keep them happy

    They won’t finish top 4, they won’t be able to compete with the bigger teams, ‘arry still thinks the Carling Cup is bigger than a top 4 finish and guaranteed will play a full strength side against us.

  13. 'arry says:

    ‘ello, ‘arry here, ‘nterested ‘n supportin’ our team? We’ve got 2000.000 like you, but we need more!

  14. LG says:

    You can’t buy players that other teams don’t want to sell and as for buying Given, just how does anyone think we could force Al Citeh to sell to us when we are direct rivals (at least in their eyes). How is that so hard to understand? This window has seen the lowest amount of money being spent, so teams are not buying or selling. Did you learn nothing from the Cesc saga over the summer?

  15. Milseán says:

    He bought 3 players in the transfer window. How has he not strengthened his squad??

  16. jerry says:

    This man is a danger to Arsenal FC.For the past few seasons he has tried to play pretty soccer and got mugged. Yet he accuses other teams of anti soccer meaning they play on the counter. Football is about scoring goals and not how you weave pretty,intricate patterns.Who could have forgotten about the Hull game.It was there for the taking. The gunners had 20 shots and one goal Hull had three and two goals. You tell me Arsenal is a better team based on that game.
    Let’s hope he gets it right this season and the team knows how to defend especially against Chelsea and MU.If the whole team goes on the attack and it breaks down as it would ineveitably,expect a swift counter . The gunners better know the red faced cunt has said he knows how Arsenal play ie everyone joins in the attackThe defence is left bare. That is why the ugly britbull dog had acres of space to score.
    If Wenger wants o win the title,he better get the better of MU/MC/Chelsea/AV/Spurs/Everton.Then he must be able to win against the likes of Stoke/Sunderland/Boltonetc.

  17. John says:

    Spurs ambition: 4pm, oooh there’s a player going cheap. Is he the striker we so desperately need? No, but he’s a real bargain, let’s buy ‘im! ‘Arry at his best, wheeler dealer? Eff off!!

  18. Sinbad says:

    Milsean, Didn’t strengthen the areas we needed.. Like a keeper

    And allowed 4 CBs to leave and only signed 2?

  19. DB says:

    Sinbad,

    Most of he time I think you are a bit of a twat but I find myself agreeing with you in regard to the transfer policy.

    Why the fuck we were after MS is beyond me as I dont rate him that much to be honest. I dont understand why we didnt go in strong for Frey or Lloris who we can build a team around. I dont want ppl saying that Chesney is the future because I am sick and tired of the fucking word future. I live in the now and NOW we are not winning shit!

    I think that Wenger has until May to get this right, so he does have winter transfer window because if not, I really really think Gazidas will hang him out to dry.

    Last chance saloon if you ask me because IF we win the league it will take a fucking miracle. Remember, A great goalie wins you 10 -15pts a season…… our keepers loose us 6-12pts a season. But I will be behind Almunia (in the clock end) and he will get my support just as much as the rest of the team.

    In Eboue we trust

  20. Frankantz says:

    “We have Almunia and we need him to feel confident”.

    Jeez, so its the fans job to make Almunia a better player than he is? I guess some people are happy paying the highest ticket prices in the country and being 3rd or 4th every year.

    Me, I’d rather ask questions about why we still don’t have a top quality keeper. I love our club but we have one arrogant SOB as a manager.

  21. Milseán says:

    …and can I just say, as an Irishman, that the problem with Shay Given is a total lack of ambition. He’s a great goalie but he’ll never sign for Arsenal because he prefers being a big fish in a small pond. He’s 34 and what has been his biggest club? Newcastle. He could have joined anyone over the years but just doesn’t want to. Forget him.
    And I don’t think Hugo Lloris is that good.

  22. Sinbad says:

    Well said DB

  23. Steve says:

    Everyone knows they need a striker and a CB? WTF!

    Spurs have 4 strikers and 5 centre backs.

    Spurs needed a goalscoring central midfielder and they bought one.

  24. arsenal4ever says:

    great article mate. Fu.. off to all AKB`S idiots. We pay him his fu… wages and he shows no ambitions. Wenker out!!!! He should be chief scout of young players but never managing Arsenals first XI. Gutted, season already fukked. Thx to Mr. “I earn 6 mill so who cares on fans” Wenker.

  25. Sinbad says:

    Steve, Agree mate. Some people are just blind

  26. I don't panic like a girl says:

    There was no point in tabling an improved bid for MS on deadline day. the deal hinged on Given, and once City upped his wages – he was going nowhere.

    Maybe AW did make a move for Stek or Frey – are you sure he didn’t? Even if he did, are they really top top keepers, with Premiership experience behind them?

    Silvestre, Campbell, Eduardo, Simpson, Traore, Barazite & Merida. – Are you really upset about these leaving? Really? HMMMMM

  27. Carl says:

    I disagree with this article, the defence has been strengthened! I think we’re in better shape than we were last year. The squad is a year older, we got rid of Gallas (good defender, but too much of a disruptive influence) and brought in Koscielny and the new boy from Seville.
    Almunia isn’t a great goalkeeper, but he isn’t too bad! Needs some aggression about him sometimes especailly when commanding around his box but with a defence that will leave him less exposed he’ll play a lot better.
    Too much doom and gloom amongst the majority of our fanbase!

  28. audi says:

    we will see how strong arsenal when facing chelsea,m.u.man city…thts is the benchmark to win the title…if the same result as last season,definitely wenger in big trouble

  29. Gooner Malta says:

    Guys; let us take a reality check. Wenger does not have the budget to buy what he wants or what the team needs. He did not have the right amount of money since we started building the Emerates…. Hello has anybody forgetten the banking crises..the subdued property market etc etc etc
    If any of us had the resources would we buy? Obiviously we will and so would Wenger, so why does he not???

  30. alan says:

    Its not about wingeing. To stand a chance of competing with the best (for silverware, not a top 4 place0 we need a strong spine. Fact is we still lack a top 4 keeper, a tall strong central defender, a dominant central hmidfielder , and a star quality striker. Most title winning teams, including our own, have had that strength in their spine. The Nasri’s, arshavins , rosicky s and sagnas are nice add ons, but won t win us the Big One.

  31. jackandthebeanstalk says:

    “sinbad – in arsene we trust”…. man, grab a life.

    “wenger brought in only 3 players, and let 9 go”. how many of those 9 would u have wanted in our 1st team? he brought in 3 players who we’d be comfortable to see in the 1st team, and u still whine? are u sure u’re not a spud fan already? u mention that he let youth players like barazite, traore, simpson, merida but can’t remember him bringing in kyle ebecilio, miyaichi, wellington silva?

    cos wenger didnt replace almunia with schwarzer, he’s failed to strenghten our team? i prefer almunia on his good day to schwarzer on his best. if you really cant find anything meaningful to write on football, i think you should try writing on cricket!

    don’t make me swear on this site, man. let wenger be!

  32. thecat says:

    Probably the single most important position in the team and Wenger has bottled it yet again. You’re not telling me that Mark Schwartzer isn’t worth £4M?

  33. Simon says:

    Amazing that the perennial whiners are now complaining that Silvestre, Senderos, Campbell & Gallas have left.
    That’s after spending the last 2 seasons DEMANDING they be sold.

    We’ve actually replaced them with better defenders (or at least ones who don’t spend all year injured) & addressed the problem up front by signing an excellent player. (Easily would have cost £15-20 mill if he’d been in the middle of a contract)

    Please stop banging on about getting Given, City were never going to sell to us.

    Guess we’ll find out how strong a character Almunia is now, hope he proves the doubters wrong but he’ll have to be strong. Mugs like Sinbad will slaughter him for every goal conceded now regardless of if its his fault or not.

  34. Steve says:

    To not buy a GK is just criminal. So many fans are completely deluded into this project of Arsene Wenger and fail to see that it’s actually not working.

    He says he has faith that this team will grow into champions yet the players rely on Cesc Fabregas and Wenger knows it. It all hinges on one player to make the difference and even the player himself has accepted he can’t do it on his own. All summer people have been mocking Barcelona for being skint yet they have signed two world class players in Mascherano and Villa and let one go for nothing in Ibra.

    You may mock that as bad financial business but does anyone doubt Barcelona will fail to exist when Real Madrid spends hundreds of millions? No. Because they generate money from other streams like TV and tickets. Arsene and his AKB mob have become obsessed with this desire to have a balanced spend on transfer. Failing to see the club generates shite loads of money elsewhere.

  35. Milseán says:

    Fair enough, he didn’t strengthen the goalie position but I wouldn’t call the loss of Senderos or Silvertre a weakening of the team. And when you look at it, Gallas is 33 and Campbell is 36 this year.

    OK, Koncielny needs to hit the gym and I’d have loved it if Given or Hart had signed but you know what? Life isn’t perfect. Would anything be worth fighting for if it was?

  36. Frankantz says:

    Oh..add Bendtner to the list of the overpaid overhyped crocks that are clogging up our medical room. All we need now is lightweight Chamakh to pick up an injury and we are truly stuffed.
    The problem with Wenger is that he likes to play it very close to the edge. There is little if no back-up plan for him because he has an arrogant belief in his ‘way of doing things’. While we had our old rearguard marshalled by Adams, Campbell or Keown it worked. Once that went the defensive ethos disappeared with it.

  37. Abana says:

    Arsene Nonchalant attitude to sign players and strengthen the club shall continue to haunts Gooners’ fans for a long time to come. Arsene is now second higest paid Coach in EPL but refused to identified why silverware had eluded Emirate fo 5 years now and by the grace of God shall continue to do so unless…

  38. C*nt says:

    Gazidis will hang Wenger out to dry? Gazidis won’t do shit unless Wenger tells him to do so.

  39. Tom says:

    Campbell’s a big guy but counting him twice is a bit harsh.

    Letting more go than you bring in is not surprising when you look at the new squad size rules and I’d be surprised if more didn’t go out on loan to lower leagues before the week is up. And let’s be honest was Barazite or Merida going to get in to the team? No, and I’d rather play (and I’m really cr*p) than Silvestre.

    I’m not as venomous towards Wenger as many but I would agree that publicly admitting we were after a new keeper and then failing to get one is a big mistake. It won’t help the confidence of the keeper’s we have got or the confidence (and therefore support) of the fans who do need to get behind the whole team.

  40. Raffi G says:

    Mr AW should join our accounts dept and look after the pennies… Which by the way, will not include my £1350 , cause I’m not renewing my Season ticket. ENOUGH ! He doesn’t want to spend, nor do I !!!
    NO, he did not strenghthen the team this year… IN vs OUT doesn’t balance…
    YES, he has loads of cash sitting… Gazidis said so…
    YES, he’s effing stubborn and does not want to admit he was wrong…
    NO, we’re not going to win anything, again…
    YES, I’ll always support the team, but without paying their wages… starting next year.
    so there…

  41. aravindvr says:

    hi Spuddy prick…

    Tell names of few GoalKeepers who we could have signed….

    Schwarzer?/ur grandad with a back injury?

    Given- whose shoulder is fragile as a cheap shirt hanger?

    lloris who had just one gud season?

    Fool…even Manure cant find replacement for their oldman VanderSaar…
    thers no one available….

    Almunia is not a bad goalie…he confidence was lost due to u fools giving him tough times and SOB Gallas playing araound….
    Now tht Gallas is a Spuddy Badass,they gonna suffer…..

    All media r ruled by Manure Chelski and pools….they want Arsenal down
    U ppl go with main stream media to criticise Arsenal players even after few errors…and u claim to be loyal fan of Arsenal???

    Get ur Asses on ground and start supporting ur team in bad times….

    otherwise get lost…..

  42. alan says:

    We also lack a real captain, and arsenal’s strategy of giving the captain’s armband to try delay top players, like henry and fabregas,from leaving, is not a winning strategy. There s no one who can square up to the likes of john Terry and roy keane in the tunnel in the way Vieira and , before him, adams, could have. i think Vermaelen is the most likely among the current crop, able to rise to that challenge.

  43. it aint over yet you plastice supporters says:

    arsenal4ever – you have no clue… Ambition? Its because of Wengers ambition we have got to the Emirates, stability and serenity…. Most supporters carry on like a 10 year old child looking at his well to do mates whose parents by ‘em shit loads across their adolescence life until they reach adult hood and when the silver spoon is taken away and are expected to fend for themselves … what happens they cant. So Wenger in his infinite wisdom is carrying you screaming, crying and whining supporters to a place where one day you will say ‘shit this guy actually looked out for the club and its supporters’… if you don’t understand this then you are an utter prick and you represent everything that is wrong with our society. As a Gonners we are in it for the long haul, otherwise this isn’t for you

  44. Razor says:

    Almunia and Flappy wouldnt get into the top 10 teams in the premiership.Yet they are 1 and 2 at one of the biggest clubs in europe.How the fuck has Wenger let this situation happen?

    Our ambition is to finish top 4 not to WIN the damn thing.Its 5 years since we have won anything and that run is not going to end.Wenger has long since given up trying to win trophies

  45. jenaldo says:

    Totally agree with you man. we are fucked even before the season starts coz of the manager…..why cant we buy a keeper for 4million pounds? How much did Wenger sign his scontract extension for???They are taking us for fools. But this season there is nowhere to hide for him when the season falls apart as has become the norm. No more excuses like ” we had injuries” “we are inexperienced” when he let go the opportunity to add depth to the squad. this is really sickening. Have we sunk so low that we cant bid for a player which no other top team wanted and could only bid 2 million pounds in a position which we know is lacking. even with the stadium bills we should afford 4 million pounds for a decent goalkeeper… and only wenger’s arrogance could have stopped us making an improved bid for the fulham keeper

  46. alan says:

    Nothing wrong with selling most of the players that we did, and a few more could have gone too. Fact is we don’t have a real captain at Arsenal (Cesc wants to leave and is still not captain material) and Wenger has not rebuilt our spine with title winning players. Back Almunia if you want (we have no choice now), but he is not a top 5 keeper and would not get No! goalie jersey at most premier clubs . We have strengthened central defence, but not enough to cope with likes of Drogba (again), and we have not replaced Vieira, Gilberto Silva or even Flamini with a quality holding midfielder. Quite simply, our team is not good enough to win title or Champs League. We deserve more.

  47. Goonerpower says:

    “he failed to strengthen squad” eeerrrrm fuck off springs to mind, yes he failed to bring a new goal keeper in. That’s it he bought 2 CB and a striker (free) you moron. If that’s not strengthening then your a prick

  48. AKB HATER says:

    spot on sinbad atleast someone is intouch with reality!! wenger WILL fail us AGAIN and we’ll get the same blind excuses from ‘UNTOLD ARSENAL’

  49. GoonerC says:

    I actually agree that Wenger should have signed a new goalkeeper, it’s ridiculous that Almunia is number 1 still, but I’m not going to claim to know what Arsene’s been trying to do in the transfer market. If you really don’t think he moved for anyone other than Schwarzer you’re a total idiot.

    Every time i start to doubt Wenger I come on sites like this and find myself getting angry at the total nonsense written on them. I’m reminded of just how good Wenger is and just how ridiculous articles like this are. You said two weeks ago that Wenger wouldn’t sign anyone else. And he did – Squillaci. Oh wait, he doesn’t count, he is too old. But hold on, don’t we not have enough experienced players? Oh never mind, let’s just slag Wenger off anyway.

    Also, Spurs don’t need a goalscoring midfielder, they need a quality DM – Palacios is too inconsistent and Huddlestone doesn’t tackle or run. Van Der Vaart is a total waste of a signing.

  50. cin says:

    hi Writer,

    Ok. I know u r Arsenal supporter. And me too still.
    And some questions to u…

    What u learned from your club last some years ?
    U r still believe Arsenal FC is trying to win something ?
    U still believe Arsenal FC will spend money to win something?

    If you still believe these then i will call u as a stupid Arsenal Fan. I will call everyone is stupid whoever believe Arsenal FC will win something.

    I am also an Arsenal Fan. But i can directly say. I just don’t want to win anything. Bcs i know Arsenal is not going to win anything. And i know my club doesn’t want to win anything.

    They are doing their business well.
    I still support Arsenal, why i don’t know. Sometimes i love something i like most…………

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