Summer transfer madness thread

[Drummond]

Richards will unfortunately be going nowhere. There's nobody daft enough to take him.

[QuintonVilla]

Gardner off to Barnsley on Loan

Brilliant, got tickets for Barnsley yesterday, I bet he scores....

He won't be able to play against us. Although knowing us we'll have forgot to put that clause in and he'll score the winner in both games.

[QuintonVilla]

Small Heath in for Wilshere now.

[Brend'Watkins]

Didn't do much at Bournemouth, won't do much there either.

[tomd2103]

Richards will unfortunately be going nowhere. There's nobody daft enough to take him.

Yep, him and Agbonlahor are with us until their contracts run out.  Knowing us, they've both probably got options for another year written in as well.   

[Duncan Shaw]

Think Harry is chucking names at the press as usual and they are lapping it up

[KRS]

He's having another crafty transfer window...how long will it take until we hear he's in for Niko Kranjcar again?

[VinnieChase84]

Small Heath in for Wilshere now.

A vile piece of sh*t that would fit in perfectly for them

[Drummond]

And if anyone has left a club with more dignity than this....

Oxlade-Chamberlain.

"After six years, three FA Cup wins and countless incredible memories, the time has come for me to move on from Arsenal. I want to publicly thank Arsene, the coaching and club staff and my amazing team mates for all of the incredible opportunities I have been given. Thank you so much to you, the fans, who have always had my back - I honestly couldn't be more grateful. The club, and my time here, will always mean a massive amount to me. I know my choice might come as a surprise to many, and the decision to leave was tough after being a part of the club for so many years, but I feel that this move is right for the next stage in my ongoing development."

[SoccerHQ]

Gardner getting a 4 year deal was very bizarre wasn't it? Not even something you could pin on the Lerner reign.

[PeterWithe]

Small Heath in for Wilshere now.

A vile piece of sh*t that would fit in perfectly for them

Whats he done, other than look annoying?

[tomd2103]

Gardner getting a 4 year deal was very bizarre wasn't it? Not even something you could pin on the Lerner reign.

I think there was interest in him around that time, so I guess the logic was that a long contract would ensure that we got a decent fee for him.   

[eamonn]

Gardner getting a 4 year deal was very bizarre wasn't it? Not even something you could pin on the Lerner reign.

I think there was interest in him around that time, so I guess the logic was that a long contract would ensure that we got a decent fee for him.   

I guess it was to preserve his transfer value and possibly give him one last crack with us. We gave long deals to Westwood and Bacuna previously, on modest wages presumably and we got decent fees for both when we left so there's logic to it. Bruce had mentioned a few times that Gardner was not on parity wage-wise with the rest of the squad so could have been a ''gentlemanly act'' as well.
I'd hope we get £3m at least for Gardner.

[eamonn]

Richards will unfortunately be going nowhere. There's nobody daft enough to take him.

He would probably fail the medical. His knees must be shot, how many games has he been fit for in the past year? He's been a disaster.

[Chris Jameson]

I remember being really happy with the Richards signing. Now know why no other club were seemingly interested in him, he's been a disaster and will be stinking the place out for a while longer.