Dodgyknee71 wrote:
If half you lot where supporting Arsenal in the 80s you'd probably be jumping off Tower Bridge by now.
true so true, I admit I've had and got some harsh views on arsenal and wenger ..... But even I admit we were fucking shite in the early 80s,
In general, comparing now with the 1980's is futile. Different times with different expectations and different cause and effect. In the 80's there
was constant moaning about our state of affairs, the difference was you heard it at games and in pubs because there was no internet. Nowadays everybody has the option to post their opinion online and it gives the impression that moaning about The Arsenal is a new phenomenon - it ain't.
Also, it must be remembered that during that bad spell in the early to mid 80's the club was less of a business entity and more of a football club. Fans didn't feel disconnected from the club because of serious overpricing of tickets and players becoming overnight millionaires no matter how shit they were - you could relate to most of the players. Nowadays most players come across as aloof arrogant mercenary cúnts that don't give a flying shit about their club, just themselves and their bank account. Now, I know players have always cared about the money, let's not be naïve, but it just seems that the mercenary cúnt to loyal player ratio has swung over to mercenary cúnt with a vengeance today.
We also didn't pay a manager £7million a year to deliver nothing for the best part of a decade.
The ticket pricing is something that must be considered I think. We currently price our tickets like a club with serious ambition and aspiration. Our club generates expectation because of this, but fails to deliver on that season after season (up until the limited success of the 2 recent FA cup wins). Can you imagine Stoke charging their fans what we do and delivering what they do? There would be blue murder. Back in the 80's we didn't overprice our tickets in comparison to what we delivered so our expectations were probably lower by a good amount.
What I am saying though, is that matic and cesc are better than anything we currently have in those positions - that is by no means a disgrace because they are both top quality players
why did Matic leave The Chavs for the seasons he did (For a huge loss meantime) then come back? If we had carried out that sort of business we would have been slating AW mercilessly.
:mrgreen
