They could of done a torres with modric. Sell the damn player for 40m, he aint even worth 15m and rebuild your team damnit. They messed up big time, which is good for us.
I think 'Arry is too much the wheeler and dealer to be decisive in the transfer market. Chelea offered the 40m, but there would not have been time for 'Arry to do much other than go with his gut and pay the piper.
The gunners are stronger, obviously, but it's hard to say by how much. Their threat will come more from Wilshire, Vermaelen, Szczney, and Van Persie though I suspect. They're under a lot of pressure though, and a little bird told me RVP has intimated that he would leave if Fabregas and Nasri were both sold. Not a particularly reliable bird, mind you, but have words we did.