As we're unlikely to see terraces again at football, this is the virtual equivalent where you can chat to your hearts content about all football matters and, obviously, Arsenal in particular. This forum encourages all Gooners to visit and contribute so please keep it respectful, clean and topical.
MK Gould wrote:
I'm just relieved that the subject of his affections was:
1. Female
2. Over 16
3. Not the spouse/girlfriend of anyone connected with Arsenal FC
To be honest I could not care less who Wenger was carrying on with as long as they were points 2 and 3.
What bothers me is the stress of covering the affair, and how that affects Wenger's judgment.
Cockerill's chin wrote:
It is funny how quickly the official clique mention Leeds. You mentioned Liverpool in the first post. Let's have Portsmouth in the next one and we will almost have the set.
Well the official clique I'm referring to are those who have been the ones who have fell out of the Champions League and then crashed and burned.
Unless Portsmouth have been in the Champions League I don't think it refers to them - however they have actually won a trophy since we last did, ask their fans whether they'd swap it for our 3rd/4th place finishes since 2005. My guess is I think they would.
What is your point about wages increasing? AW has a very generous wage budget and it can be argued he has over rewarded potential to keep them happy at a time when we cannot keep them satisfied with silverware.
Though paying for experienced players is not within our budget, £17K a week for Aaron Ramsey who would have signed for United for £7k, had he not broken his leg that figure could well have paid for itself.
Yes its a gamble - but hey, do you think we should have paid top wages for a Joe Cole for 2 seasons max or pay a Jack Wilshire more than he would get elsewhere and develop him?
The location of the stadium is an increased asset for the Arsenal and I again fail to see your point. The costs of building the stadium is met with a surplus by the additional revenue it brings in. As long as the sums add up the location is an assett rather than a cost burden.
Well yes once you've paid off your mortgage you're quids in, the mortgage has to be paid for first.
AW and the board BS PR is a nonsense point to make. Our best players have been leaving and will continue to do so as they want to compete.
yeah and er... who left last year?
Hleb is really competing at Birmingham isn't he?
Adebayor can't even get in the CL with City
Only ones who left and did better were Cole and Henry, one we wouldn't pay £90k per week (as much the boards fault as Wenger's), the other had 2 years left in him before heading off to semi retirement in the USA.
On the political front, volunteering is not a luxury, its a hard decision when you put other peoples needs in front of your own and your family. Luxury implies that the only thing stopping people volunteering is opportunity. If only that were the case.
When you leave the house at 7AM and don't return until 9.30PM, as many do, I'm not sure what exactly you can volunteer for. Driving a night bus free of charge, maybe?
This story is really interesting for several reasons. Firstly, the timing is interesting along with the fact that the "mistress" has not sold her story! Why are reporters following Wenger around now when they have had ample opportunity in the past! Who leaked the story? Telephoto lenses on the boss from a distance suggests that someone may want to use it as leverage against him. If Wenger was visiting the "mistress" when he was supposed to be working for Arsenal on scouting missions or when on official business then this could be a bigger story than one thinks. Could a member of the board have had him tailed as he is standing in the way of a takeover or denying them the opportunity of spending the transfer kitty etc etc.
I remember George Graham getting sacked and it all happened very quickly when it was allleged that there was knowledge that he had had his hand in the till for a long time.
Maybe this is a conspiracy theory but I don't like the timing of this article considering Mr Rooney et al are usually the ones on the front page!
