Gazidis on Sky Sports News

Boomer · Post by **Boomer** » Tue Sep 20, 2011 12:03 pm

So it as I said "Not attending would only be a visual (or non-visual) protest"

I get the idea but you wasn't clear with the idea.
You originally put:
STOP PAYING TO ATTEND MATCHES FFS. IT'S THE ONLY WAY WE WILL GET CHANGE AT THIS CLUB.

My query was on the word paying.

What you should have said (and meant) is:
STOP ATTENDING MATCHES FFS. IT'S THE ONLY WAY WE WILL GET CHANGE AT THIS CLUB.

Babatunde · Post by **Babatunde** » Tue Sep 20, 2011 12:07 pm

Semantics Boomer. You pay to attend matches the minute you buy a hotdog, a programme, those M&Ms or whatever tat you buy in the ground. And don't tell me you buy nothing when you're in there! Don't believes it...

Boomer · Post by **Boomer** » Tue Sep 20, 2011 12:18 pm

Babatunde wrote:Semantics Boomer. You pay to attend matches the minute you buy a hotdog, a programme, those M&Ms or whatever tat you buy in the ground. And don't tell me you buy nothing when you're in there! Don't believes it...

I live in Camden so I don't need to buy the corporate food or crap. The only thing I used to buy was a programme, which this year I have stopped buying.

rodders999 · Post by **rodders999** » Tue Sep 20, 2011 12:21 pm

I always buy a chicken (pigeon) balti pie and a pint of beer (watered down cat's piss) but then again I am a superfan.

SpanishJoe · Post by **SpanishJoe** » Tue Sep 20, 2011 12:28 pm

I agree with most of what's been said about AW and Gazidis and was interested to note that Silent Stan is integral part of their decision-making team.
I'm sure that Chav and Citeh fans could list a few benefits to having a billionaire owner but I'm struggling to see the point of ours. AW and now Gazidis are taking the heat and I think the gas needs turning up under Stan.

Post by **flash gunner** » Tue Sep 20, 2011 12:32 pm

SpanishJoe wrote:I agree with most of what's been said about AW and Gazidis and was interested to note that Silent Stan is integral part of their decision-making team.
I'm sure that Chav and Citeh fans could list a few benefits to having a billionaire owner but I'm struggling to see the point of ours. AW and now Gazidis are taking the heat and I think the gas needs turning up under Stan.

We get the only foreign billionaire owner that wont spend and when he buys the club the manager gives him the seal of approaval

worthing_gooner · Post by **worthing_gooner** » Tue Sep 20, 2011 1:01 pm

It's a fucking joke that Stan has done absolutely nothing for this club whatsoever since he took over.

No investment at all, no public vision, no message to the fans. What a fucking disgrace.

Like I said in another thread, if we had a strong ownership structure then the Wenger situation would take care of itself.

Boomer · Post by **Boomer** » Tue Sep 20, 2011 1:06 pm

worthing_gooner wrote:It's a fucking joke that Stan has done absolutely nothing for this club whatsoever since he took over.

No investment at all, no public vision, no message to the fans. What a fucking disgrace.

Like I said in another thread, if we had a strong ownership structure then the Wenger situation would take care of itself.

When have any of the others members done this to be fair.

Babatunde · Post by **Babatunde** » Tue Sep 20, 2011 1:33 pm

Boomer wrote:
Babatunde wrote:Semantics Boomer. You pay to attend matches the minute you buy a hotdog, a programme, those M&Ms or whatever tat you buy in the ground. And don't tell me you buy nothing when you're in there! Don't believes it...
I live in Camden so I don't need to buy the corporate food or crap. The only thing I used to buy was a programme, which this year I have stopped buying.

Jacked in my ST after Wanker fucked the league title that was ours for the taking in 2008. Kolo came back from ACN with malaria and I kept repeating during the whole of December that Almunia was cack and needed replacing, as well as a centre-back. But because he saved a soft as shit Berbatov penalty at home to the Spuds, he became a cult hero and no one would have a bad word said about him!
I gave up on Wenger after that season.

Last game I attended was when we beat ManUre 1-0 at home last season and Ramsey scored. Was a sunny day and my ticket was free was why I went. I was reminded that jacking in my ST is the best decision I have made in 3 years. There were *word censored* standing behind me who began chanting 'OLE' as we strung 2 passes together with the scores at 1-0.

The same dickheads chanting 'Ole' were oblivious to the fact that ManYoo were on the verge of winning the league AGAIN, and that Arsenal had lost a CC final to soon-to-be relegated Birmingham.

These are doubtless the same kind of tossers who were chanting 'OLE' when we were 4-2 up at home to Spuds a few seasons ago in the 89th minute.

I'll never forget AW's excuse to throwing that game:

'At 4-2 up, we stopped attacking'.

Â£6.5 million a year for mental deficiency like that....

WHY DID YOU RENEW YOUR ST?? Did you honestly think anything would change! You'll get scammed again next year and Kroenke will laugh at you all again...

augie · Post by **augie** » Tue Sep 20, 2011 1:48 pm

I think kroenke's silence is sending out a message to the fans loud and clear.....if you have nothing good to say then say nothing at all

For a long time we were fed bullshit comments about takeover rules prohibited the yank from talking but that excuse only works so long and now it is obvious he just cant be arsed to speak to the fans

For me kroenke's lack of action and words send out a very worrying message - the guy is involved in other sports "franchises" so must surely know that success on the pitch should be the primary concern and to date he has made no changes relating to this or to the board that continue to allow this situation to fester

In my opinion his first duty upon completing his takeover should have been to remove at least 2 or 3 (if not all) of the existing board and that would have sent out a strong "I will not tolerate failure" message to everybody (inc players) working for the club

Boomer · Post by **Boomer** » Tue Sep 20, 2011 1:50 pm

Why? Because come rain or shine I love and support the club and will support them through think or thin.

I don't want that to sound like some wanky 'super fan' shit but the club have me, like other fans over a barrel.

I know things are shit mate and if there is a mass protest walk out / don't attend I'm in. I totally respect your reasons and hats of to you for sticking to your guns.

Like I say I'll join you shoulder to shoulder if there was a protest organised but since I was 7 I will always support Arsenal FC and not Arsene FC.

augie · Post by **augie** » Tue Sep 20, 2011 1:52 pm

Baba I understand your thought process re not giving the club any extra money but I cannot apply that to season tickets - I waited for years to get my season tickets and I have no intention of giving them up (yet) to start at the bottom of the queue again when wenger fcuks off. There was a great club here before wenger and there will be a great club here after he has gone and when that day comes I fully intend being there to celebrate it

Babatunde · Post by **Babatunde** » Tue Sep 20, 2011 2:04 pm

worthing_gooner wrote:It's a fucking joke that Stan has done absolutely nothing for this club whatsoever since he took over.

No investment at all, no public vision, no message to the fans. What a fucking disgrace.

Like I said in another thread, if we had a strong ownership structure then the Wenger situation would take care of itself.

That is a superb post!

FOR FUCKS SAKE NOW WHEN ARE YOU FUCKING FANS GOING TO START LIGHTING A FIRE UNDER THEIR ARSES? PROTEST. TURN THE EMIRATES INTO A LIVING HELL FOR WENGER AND GAZIDIS. MAKE THEM SCARED OF GOING THERE ON MATCHDAYS.

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH GIVE US OUR ARSENAL BACK.

Babatunde · Post by **Babatunde** » Tue Sep 20, 2011 2:09 pm

Boomer wrote:Why? Because come rain or shine I love and support the club and will support them through think or thin.

I don't want that to sound like some wanky 'super fan' shit but the club have me, like other fans over a barrel.

I know things are shit mate and if there is a mass protest walk out / don't attend I'm in. I totally respect your reasons and hats of to you for sticking to your guns.

Like I say I'll join you shoulder to shoulder if there was a protest organised but since I was 7 I will always support Arsenal FC and not Arsene FC.

I see your point Boomer but WHY do the club have you over a barrel? I have supported this club over 30 years, I'm from Islington, I went to school in the borough, Arsenal is part of my community and family.

Yet because I love this club and can see it is being destroyed by a combination of greed and cult-worshipping 'fans' I refuse to attend anymore. It isn't helping if anything it is rewarding greed.

I see your reasons and I can't slate you for that, but what I am saying is that if you want changes at the club then when that ST renewal form pops in your post next summer, use it instead of Andrex.

Post by **DB10GOONER** » Tue Sep 20, 2011 2:13 pm

We used to rip the piss out of the chavs, saying they were just a playboy billionaire's plaything. But at least their Russian gangster pimp sugar daddy cunt spent some fucking money and took an active role.

I really get the feeling we are nothing more than an acquisition for our Silent Septic - just in case he might get interested in "soccer" at a later date...