Rafa Watch

[Imy]

That is realistic I suppose if that is the figure he is talking about. But to get us back to the top four, 20-30m would only get 2 players at most. Spending £5-6m on players will take us back to signing players such as Mark Gonzalez, Jermaine Pennant, Morientes.

We need 3-4 £20m players to turn around the club.

Won't be able to spend that much money due to the financial fair play rules.

[Arn]

It is also a good thing that he stood up against Gillett and Hicks. That isn't negative in any way, only positive.

He helped us to get rid of them. That is big ****ing positive. Maybe you wanted that he had sat quiet in the corner said nothing looking on when G&H destroyed the club?

[saj]

Totally laughable. What Rafa always wanted, as he himself said it, is that he want the chance to build up the club in a healthy way not spending fantasy money or risk the club doing it.

More the Arsenal way than the City or Chelsea way.

Is it laughable? Rafa just stated that he wants 4 players at Inter. Last summer, Inter didn't even sell 4 first team players. To ask for 2 players is realistic, but 4 players is crazy. Add to that Inter have brought in those 2 wingers (the Brazillian one, can't remember his name is a pretty good player).

Arsenal spend **** all! You talk about the Arsenal way: Rafa outspent Arsenal and yet we only challenged for the title once

[Shaggy]

Add to that Inter have brought in those 2 wingers (the Brazillian one, can't remember his name is a pretty good player).

Assuming you're referring to Coutinho and Biabiany - they didn't "bring them in" - they were already on the books and were out on loan. They merely came to the end of their loan spells and returned to Inter.

[Mattshark]

Is it laughable? Rafa just stated that he wants 4 players at Inter. Last summer, Inter didn't even sell 4 first team players. To ask for 2 players is realistic, but 4 players is crazy. Add to that Inter have brought in those 2 wingers (the Brazillian one, can't remember his name is a pretty good player).

Arsenal spend **** all! You talk about the Arsenal way: Rafa outspent Arsenal and yet we only challenged for the title once

Yes but we have also won 2 trophies since Arsenal last won anything and finished above them 3 times.

Also, have you seen how shallow the inter squad is? That has been exposed this season as well as the age of some of their players

Cambiasso
Stankovic
Cambiasso
Zanetti
Walter Samuel

All important players, all at the wrong end of their career.

[Baracus]

Is it laughable? Rafa just stated that he wants 4 players at Inter. Last summer, Inter didn't even sell 4 first team players. To ask for 2 players is realistic, but 4 players is crazy. Add to that Inter have brought in those 2 wingers (the Brazillian one, can't remember his name is a pretty good player).

Arsenal spend **** all! You talk about the Arsenal way: Rafa outspent Arsenal and yet we only challenged for the title once

And Arsenal never did in that period.

[Arn]

Is it laughable? Rafa just stated that he wants 4 players at Inter. Last summer, Inter didn't even sell 4 first team players. To ask for 2 players is realistic, but 4 players is crazy. Add to that Inter have brought in those 2 wingers (the Brazillian one, can't remember his name is a pretty good player).

Arsenal spend **** all! You talk about the Arsenal way: Rafa outspent Arsenal and yet we only challenged for the title once

Rafa and Wenger spent more or less the same kind of money. Either they made a profit or spent around £10m-£15m net.

Our squad and Arsenals cost more or less the same kind of money to build.

[saj]

Yes but we have also won 2 trophies since Arsenal last won anything and finished above them 3 times.

Yes completely true: but what about before that. And look at where Arsenal are now.

[Arn]

Assuming you're referring to Coutinho and Biabiany - they didn't "bring them in" - they were already on the books and were out on loan. They merely came to the end of their loan spells and returned to Inter.

saj comes up with so many basic things wrong that his arguments isn't worth listening to. Then he tries to correct them when he is proved wrong.

[Imy]

Rafa and Wenger spent more or less the same kind of money. Either they made a profit or spent around £10m-£15m net.

Our squad and Arsenals cost more or less the same kind of money to build.

At this moment in time, i'd take their squad over ours (bar Reina)

[Pablo]

When Rafa took over Arsenal's squad was in considerably better shape than the squad Houllier left us with.

[Roboklopp]

Yes completely true: but what about before that. And look at where Arsenal are now.

The league wasnt the same before the Chavs' spending (when Arsenal were challenging & Rafa wasnt about).

It's also much weaker now that 2 years back. Wenger's not had to cope with asset stripping of the squad, so it's not a reasonable comparisson.

[Mattshark]

Yes completely true: but what about before that. And look at where Arsenal are now.

I don't Rafa could do anything about the period when Houllier was in charge and before Chelseas got their side settled and about United's high spending in that period or about the rise of Cristiano Ronaldo. Before Rafa, we hadn't finished ahead of Arsenal for a long time.

[saj]

Assuming you're referring to Coutinho and Biabiany - they didn't "bring them in" - they were already on the books and were out on loan. They merely came to the end of their loan spells and returned to Inter.

They signed Coutinho a couple of years ago and loaned him out. I never said they signed him this year. He has been brought into their squad for this season, therefore the squad has had an addition

[Mattshark]

At this moment in time, i'd take their squad over ours (bar Reina)

Their squad hasn't been stripped by awful owners and an moronic xenophobic populist "fan" like Purslow though.