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.
shame that's not in the national press,theres so many people out there,akb's or supporters of other teams who still think Arsole does a great job,we are a fucking laughing stock,end of
Swifty wrote:It's unbelievable really - Spurs seem to be doing the best business along with Napoli, City and Chelsea (and of course PSG). Apart from Spurs they're all the nouveau rich - goes to show we just don't have the front men to do business when we can't compete for talent with the mob we leave in our dust. Just for reference, our local side has a manager even less liked than Wenger for almost the identical reasons and today we signed a Dutch CB that held Tevez et al at bay at the World Cup. If the Newcastle Jets can do business then fark me Wenger!!!!!
We really needed to start the season with a couple of big matches.
Now! The other thing - yes we make money now BUT we aren't the international brand of Liverpool so if we don't make top 4 soon then our value will drop like a rock and whilst that doesn't concern me it should concern the smug capitalists running the joint enough to think its time to invest.
Might be rambling, might have must win game to play tomorrow night and might possibly have had too many whiskys both generally and also pre game.
liverpool are not as big an international brand as us. they may be amongst older fans (not the sort to spend money on kit) and in europe and south america, but in asia, n america and africa, arsenal are a far bigger 'brand' (despite our crappy merchandising figures) as these regions mostly only got into english football a few years after the infancy of the PL, pretty much when we were coming good and in the subsequent glory years.
liverpool can no longer rely on what they did in the 80's to retain the value of the club.
whilst I respect your view I categorically disagree and by a substantial margin - 90,000 people singing you'll never walk alone on the other side of the planet at the MCG!!! We can't get close to that.
read my post i dont mention australia in there do i? 90,00 drongos chanting for liverpool is no surprise, look at the history and the relationship between aus and the motherland, i maintain my point about us being a bigger international brand than liverpool, for the very reasons i have mentioned before. your example is irrelevant to my point, as a small nation with hardly any people doesnt make up for the millions in the developing world, who are far more aware of us than the scousers.
The people out there that still think he is doing 'a magnificent job on a shoestring budget' as we are constantly told by lazy journalists & his acolytes fail to miss the biggest point of all.
Fourth highest wage bill.Look at the squad look at it's depth the socialist wage bill such a success that we have had to subsides wages & pay players off.His waste on wages not transfer fees always gets overlooked.
Funny that the man that wants such a structure is also the highest paid employee.Convenient nice work if you can get it.
highburyJD wrote:if Gustavo is on north of £100k a week at Wolfsburg they can have him
Are you for real? This was an obscene wage... About 10 years ago. This is the market rate for quality players and its about time we started operating in the market as it exists and not the one that only exists in Wenger's head!
Wenger has made a giant rod for his own back with this diabolical transfer window. We're badly in need of a top class striker - we've missed the boat on that one because all those moves have already happened. The club is going to need to truly empty its kitty to bag itself one of those now, which it wont do. Our other pressing need is an athletic defensive midfielder and while there is still a chance of us bagging one of those without the world class striker it won't improve us enough.
This is going to be a very messy season I'm afraid
highburyJD wrote:if Gustavo is on north of £100k a week at Wolfsburg they can have him
Unfortunately JD this is the world we live in now, besides we are happy to pay Diaby, Bendtner & Lego head etc £50-60k p/w to do bugger all.
It's a false economy not to pay well if the player is genuine class. I'm not advocating Gustovo specifically but we throw money away for fun on "potential" but flat-out refuse to meet top players wage requests.
highburyJD wrote:if Gustavo is on north of £100k a week at Wolfsburg they can have him
Unfortunately JD this is the world we live in now, besides we are happy to pay Diaby, Bendtner & Lego head etc £50-60k p/w to do bugger all.
It's a false economy not to pay well if the player is genuine class. I'm not advocating Gustovo specifically but we throw money away for fun on "potential" but flat-out refuse to meet top players wage requests.
We will never bid above 15 million, and as for high wages, forget it.
liverpool are not as big an international brand as us. they may be amongst older fans (not the sort to spend money on kit) and in europe and south america, but in asia, n america and africa, arsenal are a far bigger 'brand' (despite our crappy merchandising figures) as these regions mostly only got into english football a few years after the infancy of the PL, pretty much when we were coming good and in the subsequent glory years.
liverpool can no longer rely on what they did in the 80's to retain the value of the club.
whilst I respect your view I categorically disagree and by a substantial margin - 90,000 people singing you'll never walk alone on the other side of the planet at the MCG!!! We can't get close to that.
To be fair, most were just meeting up with their long lost relatives!!
I don't know whats pissing me off more...the fact we're going into the new season with no new signings (except sanogogogogogogo) or the fact that i actually thought this transfer window was going to be different....
