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bigsmithy9 said:
Funny thing growing up in Tottenham.When we lived in Lordship Lane with uncle,aunts and grandparents,everyone was a Spurs fan. Today,my brother in law is a couch Man U fan.His oldest son supports Notts Forest (?) and the other one in Wisconsin supports Arsenal. Where did the parents go wrong?
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At least when I was married to a woman from Wisconsin we spread a little Spurs love in that state. It was clearly an influence on her as her second marriage was also to a Spurs fan.
 
"Thanks for that Brian" said:
My exes married people who are now dead, well before their time, to my mind. One burned to death in a house fire. That one was always fiery. She lives about half a mile from my current address. I've never let her know my exact address. I don't think she did....but
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Better to be safe than burnt to a crisp. Something like that, anyway.
 
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When my son was about four years old he told me he wanted to support Woolwich ( Okay he used their other name that I find hard to type).

I told him where the front door was and that he wouldn't be welcome in my house. he burst into tears and apologised. He is now a yid through and through. going to youth games, and more away games than I do and as he is at Uni in Manc went to see Spurs Ladies play Blackburn in the cup.
Sorry but I cannot understand how anyone can let their child stray.
 
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littleDinosaurLuke said:
This is what people fail to appreciate with the Pogba transfer. It was better for Utd to pay £89M and break the world record than not do so.
The fee generates publicity. It puts the club on the front and back pages. Even though Utd aren't presently competing for the top honours, it makes a statement of intent and keeps the profile of the club high. It says "we are still the biggest club."
This is attractive to fans and to sponsors. It helps sell shirts; it helps ensure money keeps flowing into the club. Sponsors want maximum publicity; they also want to be associated with the show of wealth and ambition - this helps sell their products. They'd rather be synonymous with the richest club in the world than say, the most successful in England last season, Leicester City. We live in times where people want to see an ostentatious show of wealth - it's a career move for some (look at the likes of the Karshardians etc). You don't have to show that you're successful, just wealthy. People aren't interested whether it's deserved or not - just that you've got it. Football is a bling sport nowadays.
If buying Pogba draws in an extra £50M in income each year for the next two or three years (which it will, if you believe the accountants), then it's good business. And football is primarily about business these days.
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you are right but it is sad that they don't take into consideration the supporters who like to watch a successful team, because all they think about is the money.
 
Blue and White said:
you are right but it is sad that they don't take into consideration the supporters who like to watch a successful team, because all they think about is the money.
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You mean like a team that has won 2 cups in 2 seasons and is still in with a chance of a 3rd (or were you thinking about Spurs?)
 
I can remember Chelsea before some oilwells walked in their front door.....and fans still watched them.
 
PleaseNotPoll said:
Seems like a bit of an oversight:
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The only players on that list who are actually top 4 quality are Sanchez, Ozil and Cazorla. The latter is permanently crocked, which leaves 2 players out of 12.

This graphic, for me, illustrates 2 things:

A) Just how much bilge is clogging up their squad
B) Their pathological failure to cash in on over-rated underachievers like Oxlade, Wheelchair and Ramsey. Could've made a fortune on all 3 a year or two ago. With 12 months left on their contracts, they won't make much of a profit at all. Blind stupidity.
 
C.Kane said:
The only players on that list who are actually top 4 quality are Sanchez, Ozil and Cazorla. The latter is permanently crocked, which leaves 2 players out of 12.

This graphic, for me, illustrates 2 things:

A) Just how much bilge is clogging up their squad
B) Their pathological failure to cash in on over-rated underachievers like Oxlade, Wheelchair and Ramsey. Could've made a fortune on all 3 a year or two ago. With 12 months left on their contracts, they won't make much of a profit at all. Blind stupidity.
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Oxo-Cube's actually done well for them this season when he's been used centrally.
Wenger inevitably moves him out wide to play someone else after a few games though, then they both play ****.
 
I actually like Oxo-Cube too. I think he provides drive and guile for a team through the middle. Whether he is good enough to do that for a team with Arsenal's ambitions in the league and CL I'm not sure, as I think there are plenty of AMs better and more proven than him as a 10, and if you deploy him as the more attacking component in a 4-3-3 then my opinion is that you have to structure the rest of the team around him - again, is he worth that commitment right now?
 
I'm old RDBD. Refresh my memory of that game. I've tried to forget Moores and the worst signing of the lot....David Jenkins in exchange for Jimmy Robertson.
I heard Robertson was a wife chaser,but don't know if this was true....?
 
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