You dont need any special knowledge to realise that commerical income at clubs has exploded recently and that we have had the same sponsorship deal for ages. It must be the case that we can increase it greatly although obviously I cant verify the figures. Exciting times ahead for arsenal. Sadly not fr you or chelsea
Oh right, they weren't trying? Is that why they fielded a full first team for both legs, starting 3 strikers for the second when they knew they needed to score? Why would you compare him to Cech? How about Reina, Friedel, Vorm, Krul or Al Habsi who are having much better seasons?
Everytime you build a half decent team, others pick off your best players. What's exciting about that?
It's exciting if you like to balance books more than win trophies. At the Emirates, they cheer when the ticket prices go up and more players are sold. RVP next
Ask yourself an honest question. How long do you think your sponsors are willing to wait for Arsene to come up with a trophy winning team, baring in mind its seven years in a row now? Sponsors like to be involved with a winning brand and big clue, it isn't Arsenal.
OK. You are the best-run club in the world (apart from Bayern, who built their new stadium and carried on winning silver). A powerhouse. And Wenger mk 5 will compete with United forever and ever because they are built to last and everyone else will fade away; and Roman and the sheik will leave. And FFP will work. And Arsenal will win the league again when the oligarchs and oil men get bored of football in 2021. And football will be a level playing field, with no financial doping... and we all live in fairy land. Happy now?
Not the old - "We've got a young squad" chestnut. Been saying that for EIGHT years too! it'll be "wait 2 years when the squad has matured" next" Aluminium - 34 Sagna - 29 Mertesacker - 27 Squillaci - 31 Arteta - 30 Benayoun - 32 Rosicky - 31 Arshavin - 30 The Rapist - 28 Chamakh - 28 Yep, mere babies!
According to you, there seems to be quite a lot of people who don't understand you! - I wonder why?????????????
We're not. Our whole season doesn't rest on beating Spurs to 3rd in only March. Oh dear. Another early end of season party for the gooners. Shame they don't give out trophies for being able to play in nice little triangles or good balance sheets.
On the back of this great run your owners are convinced that a 20% increase in ticket prices will ensure you hang onto your place at the top of " least trophies for money league" for the 2012/2013 season.
Arsenal, like Chelsea and SPurs, are not convincing at the mo. Reminds me of other seasons when Les Bottleurs won a few games in Feb and March in the last minute (v 10 men) and then choked in April. O7/8: Top of the league. Arsenal collapse, losing leads to Chelsea and United, and Liverpool in CL. No trophies. Stars want to leave. 08.9: Arsenal lose a lead to Chelsea in a Cup semi; let in seven at home in four days v Chelsea and United. No trophies. Stars want to leave. 09/10: Top of the league, with 'the easiest run-in', they collapse again. Losing to Chelsea, United, Spurs, Barca, all the pressure games again. No trophies. Stars want to leave. 10/11: Second in the league in March, ten points ahead of Chelsea. Collapse yet again in April when pressure is on. Chelsea and City overtake them in April. No trophies. Stars want to leave. 11/12: Choke in the san Siro. Pressure off so play well in second leg. Pressure off, so fare well in league. April approaches.............. No trophies. Stars want to leave. Let's see how Arsenal do in April when the heat is on
