How are we ever gonna challenge the Mancs, Chelsea or Arsenal?

[bazza76]

Mancs and Arsenal have huge grounds. Chelsea have an owner with serious deep pockets.

We're still ****ing around with a stadium that we've been talking about for years and we seem to have a couple of cunts who own our club with less business sense than Del Trotter.

Mancs, Chelsea and Arsenal will continue to strengthen.

How we ever gonna catch them or give them a serious challenge?

We have to have faith in the manager, it is as simple as that. I think he can turn things around.

[Joe King]

I miss Pako

[paulcooper4]

I miss Pako

he ****ed off as soon as you joined est. I dont think he misses you

[Morph]

Further to my post:
Almunia - Undisclosed fee in Summer 2004
Sagna - 6.1M in Summer 2007
Toure - 150k in February 2002
Gallas - Free as p/ex with Cole Summer 2006
Clichy - 250k in Summer 2003
Eboue - 1.5M in January 2005
Fabregas - Free September 2003
Flamini - Free in Summer 2004
Hleb - 10M in Summer 2005
Rosicky - 7M in Summer 2006
Adebayor - 3M in January 2006

As you can see, no player who had been at Arsenal for more than 5 years and a total cost of around 30M. Only Toure was a regular in their previous title winning side.

and maybe wenger is better at getting this talent in than any other manager, and maybe rafa can win a euro cup and wenger can't every manager has their own qualities

[AFII]

We have to have faith in the manager, it is as simple as that. I think he can turn things around.

We will play better in the last games but we won't win the title without signing high quality players and they usually cost a lot of money.

We need a right wing back.....£15m+ if you want one good enough if you are not lucky and make a bargain but then you take a chance that he may not be good enough. Alves would be my choice.

A new left wing back, Insua may be good enough but again, that means making another gamble. £15m+. Lahm would be my choice.

A new right winger......£20m+. Joaquin would be my choice.

A new left winger, Capel for £8m or another one £20m+. Capel would be my choice.

A new attacking midfielder.....£20m+. Diego would be my choice.

A new striker.......£20m+. Benzema would be my choice.

Maybe another central defender, £10m. Garay would be my choice.

Anyone got a spare £100m?


---------------------Reina
Alves--------Garay-----------Agger-------Lahm
--------------Masch-------Gerrard------------
Joaquin-------------Diego-----------------Capel
--------------------Torres---------------------

We are a long way of the top I know that it's a fantasy team but you can always dream.

[Joe King]

he ****ed off as soon as you joined est. I dont think he misses you

I joined est before

[Shaggy]

We will play better in the last games but we won't win the title without signing high quality players and they usually cost a lot of money.

We need a right wing back.....£15m+ if you want one good enough if you are not lucky and make a bargain but then you take a chance that he may not be good enough. Alves would be my choice.

A new left wing back, Insua may be good enough but again, that means making another gamble. £15m+. Lahm would be my choice.

A new right winger......£20m+. Joaquin would be my choice.

A new left winger, Capel for £8m or another one £20m+. Capel would be my choice.

A new attacking midfielder.....£20m+. Diego would be my choice.

A new striker.......£20m+. Benzema would be my choice.

Maybe another central defender, £10m. Garay would be my choice.

Anyone got a spare £100m?


---------------------Reina
Alves--------Garay-----------Agger-------Lahm
--------------Masch-------Gerrard------------
Joaquin-------------Diego-----------------Capel
--------------------Torres---------------------

We are a long way of the top I know that it's a fantasy team but you can always dream.

[Morph]

We will play better in the last games but we won't win the title without signing high quality players and they usually cost a lot of money.

We need a right wing back.....£15m+ if you want one good enough if you are not lucky and make a bargain but then you take a chance that he may not be good enough. Alves would be my choice.

A new left wing back, Insua may be good enough but again, that means making another gamble. £15m+. Lahm would be my choice.

A new right winger......£20m+. Joaquin would be my choice.

A new left winger, Capel for £8m or another one £20m+. Capel would be my choice.

A new attacking midfielder.....£20m+. Diego would be my choice.

A new striker.......£20m+. Benzema would be my choice.

Maybe another central defender, £10m. Garay would be my choice.

Anyone got a spare £100m?


---------------------Reina
Alves--------Garay-----------Agger-------Lahm
--------------Masch-------Gerrard------------
Joaquin-------------Diego-----------------Capel
--------------------Torres---------------------

We are a long way of the top I know that it's a fantasy team but you can always dream.

we don't need all that

[Joe King]

Man, doesn't AFII play too much Pro Evo and FM?

Jeez. I would be surprised if we got one of those players.

[bigfooty]

Anyone that thinks we require 100M to challenge Man Utd / Chelsea needs their head examined.

Our squad is clearly not that bad considering we can all identify a number of incidents of dropped points when our overall performance level has been poor, not a single individual. We've thrown points away this season with bad team selections and formations. Had we not done that we'd be about 5 points back probably and be musing over the fact all we need is 1-2 quality players and we're set.

Instead we're 12 points off the lead, with a game in hand true, but playing absolutely ****e football because the team has lost any kind of rhythm due to the manager's lack of direction.

[bazza76]

We will play better in the last games but we won't win the title without signing high quality players and they usually cost a lot of money.

We need a right wing back.....£15m+ if you want one good enough if you are not lucky and make a bargain but then you take a chance that he may not be good enough. Alves would be my choice.

A new left wing back, Insua may be good enough but again, that means making another gamble. £15m+. Lahm would be my choice.

A new right winger......£20m+. Joaquin would be my choice.

A new left winger, Capel for £8m or another one £20m+. Capel would be my choice.

A new attacking midfielder.....£20m+. Diego would be my choice.

A new striker.......£20m+. Benzema would be my choice.

Maybe another central defender, £10m. Garay would be my choice.

Anyone got a spare £100m?


---------------------Reina
Alves--------Garay-----------Agger-------Lahm
--------------Masch-------Gerrard------------
Joaquin-------------Diego-----------------Capel
--------------------Torres---------------------

We are a long way of the top I know that it's a fantasy team but you can always dream.

Two quality wingers and another quality preferably central attacker would be enough IMO. Babel has the talent to replace Torres is injured in a cenral role if we are stuck for pace.

[Joe King]

Too much tinkering in tactics is causing confusion.

I don't mind rotation but if we are winning, it makes sense and if all the players are at a high standard which clearly these crop of players aren't.

[BigChief]

We will play better in the last games but we won't win the title without signing high quality players and they usually cost a lot of money.

We need a right wing back.....£15m+ if you want one good enough if you are not lucky and make a bargain but then you take a chance that he may not be good enough. Alves would be my choice.

A new left wing back, Insua may be good enough but again, that means making another gamble. £15m+. Lahm would be my choice.

A new right winger......£20m+. Joaquin would be my choice.

A new left winger, Capel for £8m or another one £20m+. Capel would be my choice.

A new attacking midfielder.....£20m+. Diego would be my choice.

A new striker.......£20m+. Benzema would be my choice.

Maybe another central defender, £10m. Garay would be my choice.

Anyone got a spare £100m?


---------------------Reina
Alves--------Garay-----------Agger-------Lahm
--------------Masch-------Gerrard------------
Joaquin-------------Diego-----------------Capel
--------------------Torres---------------------

We are a long way of the top I know that it's a fantasy team but you can always dream.

And then Benitez can rest all these players for Voronin equivalents for half the season. I know this is another slate Rafa post but I like the man and what he's done. I also know what he'll never be able to do for us: win the league.

[AFII]

We could be able to have quality all over the pitch for £50m-£60m net. The problem is that I doubt very much that Rafa will get that kind of money from G&H.

[Slinky Skills]

We will play better in the last games but we won't win the title without signing high quality players and they usually cost a lot of money.

We need a right wing back.....£15m+ if you want one good enough if you are not lucky and make a bargain but then you take a chance that he may not be good enough. Alves would be my choice.

A new left wing back, Insua may be good enough but again, that means making another gamble. £15m+. Lahm would be my choice.

A new right winger......£20m+. Joaquin would be my choice.

A new left winger, Capel for £8m or another one £20m+. Capel would be my choice.

A new attacking midfielder.....£20m+. Diego would be my choice.

A new striker.......£20m+. Benzema would be my choice.

Maybe another central defender, £10m. Garay would be my choice.

Anyone got a spare £100m?


---------------------Reina
Alves--------Garay-----------Agger-------Lahm
--------------Masch-------Gerrard------------
Joaquin-------------Diego-----------------Capel
--------------------Torres---------------------

We are a long way of the top I know that it's a fantasy team but you can always dream.

That is a quality fantasy team, would rather have SWP on the right wing though.