1. Log in now to remove adverts - no adverts at all to registered members!

Rival watch

Discussion in 'Tottenham Hotspur' started by Lovearsenalcock, Jan 2, 2012.

  1. Lovearsenalcock

    Lovearsenalcock Homeboy
    Forum Moderator

    Joined:
    Jun 3, 2011
    Messages:
    72,219
    Likes Received:
    84,795
    please log in to view this image
     
    #58141
    Rocky blue army and Dier Hard like this.
  2. bigsmithy9

    bigsmithy9 Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Nov 13, 2011
    Messages:
    10,125
    Likes Received:
    3,322
    Didn't you jump out of your chair when he scored.I sure as hell did.....we fought hard in that one......unlike theCL.
     
    #58142
    Lovearsenalcock likes this.
  3. Citizen Kane.

    Citizen Kane. Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 19, 2019
    Messages:
    7,392
    Likes Received:
    12,219
    Da fuk happened to your username?! <laugh>
     
    #58143
  4. Dier Hard

    Dier Hard G'day mate!

    Joined:
    Aug 26, 2011
    Messages:
    36,285
    Likes Received:
    41,569
    Let’s just say he can thank @Libby
     
    #58144
  5. Lovearsenalcock

    Lovearsenalcock Homeboy
    Forum Moderator

    Joined:
    Jun 3, 2011
    Messages:
    72,219
    Likes Received:
    84,795
    Lost a bet <laugh>

    3 months
     
    #58145
  6. Libby

    Libby 9-0

    Joined:
    Feb 9, 2011
    Messages:
    76,434
    Likes Received:
    77,112
    Imagine thinking Ralph Hasenhuttl isn't the Messiah :)
     
    #58146
    Lovearsenalcock and Dier Hard like this.
  7. Libby

    Libby 9-0

    Joined:
    Feb 9, 2011
    Messages:
    76,434
    Likes Received:
    77,112
    ^Will probably come back to bite me in about 12 months.
     
    #58147
    Lovearsenalcock and Dier Hard like this.
  8. Dier Hard

    Dier Hard G'day mate!

    Joined:
    Aug 26, 2011
    Messages:
    36,285
    Likes Received:
    41,569
    Rumours that Keano may join Woodgate's coaching staff at Boro.
     
    #58148
  9. remembercolinlee

    remembercolinlee Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 1, 2012
    Messages:
    33,480
    Likes Received:
    36,866
    Read somewhere that he used to watch boro as a kid :bandit:
     
    #58149
  10. "Thanks for that Brian"

    "Thanks for that Brian" Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 6, 2015
    Messages:
    16,659
    Likes Received:
    22,037
    Arsenal Supporters' Trust have released their commentary on the club's accounts and very pleasing reading it makes too!

    https://www.arsenaltrust.org/feed/afc-finances/2019/-SimonHillfinancialanalysis

    The club has made operating losses over the last 2 years of around £40m. Monies from player sales in 17/18 masked some of this but purchasing Aubameyang and Lacazette and last season's motley crew have pretty done for this too and most of the family silver has now been sold. The days of flogging off a player every summer to Barcelona or Citeh have pretty much gone...along with Ramsey (one of only 2 really saleable assets).

    The infamous £200m cash reserve, so beloved of AFTV dickheads, seems to be pretty much spoken for with continued stadium debt and transfer payments. That money isn't available to spend unless they bet the farm on finishing Top 4 and risk a fire sale if it doesn't work.

    So, it's not just FFP that's ****ing them over. They've over committed on wages, as incomes have fallen. Increases on shirt deals and from stadium/shirt sponsorships aren't going to plug those gaps. There's another loss forecast for this season. The two ways the Trust see to get out of this circle of debt?.....Sell your best players and/or qualify for the CL.....

    When they missed out on CL in 2017/18, I told a rather snotty Gooner that it was"down the rabbit hole" if they didn't qualify this season. I've seen the future....

    please log in to view this image
     
    #58150
    Last edited: Jun 12, 2019

  11. The RDBD

    The RDBD Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jun 2, 2011
    Messages:
    27,294
    Likes Received:
    13,077
    They just don't have the disgusting luck that Chelsky have
    (note to Nemesis : I hope your final reckoning for them is irreparable) .

    What the Goons would give to be in the CL having sold their best
    player for megabucks even though they have a season long transfer ban.
     
    #58151
  12. SpursDisciple

    SpursDisciple Booking: Mod abuse - overturned on appeal
    Forum Moderator

    Joined:
    Jan 25, 2011
    Messages:
    29,153
    Likes Received:
    15,892
    The most travelled kid ever, bar none. <ok>
     
    #58152
    remembercolinlee likes this.
  13. bigsmithy9

    bigsmithy9 Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Nov 13, 2011
    Messages:
    10,125
    Likes Received:
    3,322
    Most anyone else you'd feel sorry for,but Arsenal.....not frigging likely!
     
    #58153
    Lovearsenalcock and Dier Hard like this.
  14. PleaseNotPoll

    PleaseNotPoll Well-Known Member
    Forum Moderator

    Joined:
    May 31, 2011
    Messages:
    92,527
    Likes Received:
    52,186
    Their squad was too old, too **** and paid too much money.

    Cech, Lichsteiner, Koscielny, Monreal, Sokratis, Ozil and Mkhitaryan are all the wrong side of 30 and none of them justified their wages this season.
    Aubameyang's 29 and now the rumours about China suddenly make sense.
    Ramsey's 28 and gone, as is Welbeck, while Lacazette's the same age and barely keeping his place.
    Next up at 27 are Jenkinson and Mustafi, who are write-offs.

    What happened to Wenger's youthful sides, looking to the future, while competing in the present?
    The club lost it's vision and identity, swiftly followed by it's Champions League perch and money.
    It's a warning that we'd do well to heed.
     
    #58154
  15. PleaseNotPoll

    PleaseNotPoll Well-Known Member
    Forum Moderator

    Joined:
    May 31, 2011
    Messages:
    92,527
    Likes Received:
    52,186
    I'm sure you'll be fine. When has selecting an Austrian to lead the way ever gone wrong before?
     
    #58155
  16. "Thanks for that Brian"

    "Thanks for that Brian" Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 6, 2015
    Messages:
    16,659
    Likes Received:
    22,037
    I agree completely.

    I don't like Alan Sugar. However, he got one thing absolutely right. When he said it didn't matter how much the broadcasting deal with Sky was for, the clubs would piss it all away in wages.

    Arsenal have set out to ensure that they prove that point and are reaping a suitably harsh lesson. Paying top dollar for excellence is one thing but the clubs that have financial problems are those that pay top dollar for mediocrity. Do that and you can't sell the ****ers to rescue the ship when the wage bill gets too big.

    Nobody in their right minds is going to pay Mustafi, Kolasinac, Mkhiaryan and Ozil what they're paying. If they want rid, they're going to have to pay to have them taken away. We've got Vinnie and GKN on about a collective £55k per week. You can stick a '0' on the end of that for 2 of their players,who just aren't anywhere good enough to be paid what they are.
     
    #58156
  17. The RDBD

    The RDBD Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jun 2, 2011
    Messages:
    27,294
    Likes Received:
    13,077
    The classic "rob Peter to pay Paul" problem.

    A buying club can take a wage hit somewhat if the transfer fee is low.
    The selling club similarly have to decide over whatever period a
    poor transfer fee is offset by the savings on the wage bill.

    What can you say ... ??

     
    #58157
  18. humanbeingincroydon

    humanbeingincroydon Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    May 28, 2011
    Messages:
    63,615
    Likes Received:
    28,260
    The issue was that Wenger did retain his eye for youthful sides, but rather than polishing up players like van Persie, Fabregas or Toure instead he was mollycoddling players like Walcott, Wilshere and Gibbs as he'd convinced himself they were far better than the reality bore out
     
    #58158
  19. "Thanks for that Brian"

    "Thanks for that Brian" Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 6, 2015
    Messages:
    16,659
    Likes Received:
    22,037
    My Gooner cousin tells me that Aubameyang's CL bonus this coming season is £4.2m. He gets paid the bonus whether they qualify or not........<laugh>
     
    #58159
  20. littleDinosaurLuke

    littleDinosaurLuke Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 26, 2011
    Messages:
    23,968
    Likes Received:
    26,048
    please log in to view this image
     
    #58160

Share This Page