It is amazing what goes on with Arsenal, whatever the results nobody is ever asked to be accounatble for his performance. Excuses are fabricated or invented after each match and nobody is ever called out, that's a bad culture for getting results. Anybody in management knows that but in Arsenal it is just an open policy to excuse the non-performers. How does Arsene think things can get better if players are not asked to perform better or be punished for not performing? Image that with SAF??
Secondly, we fans are now asked to be happy because the team is in a better financial position. OK, so they want us to go cheer a succesful corporate model in a football stadium every week-end?
And if Arsenal is indeed financially so succesful but never invests in winning, what should we fans than be happy about? That we are making a few obscure individuals very rich? Shall we go cheering every week that Stan the man is richer again and that we worship that? Someone was writing that if the board were responsible for apple they would sell iPod, iPad and all other products just to show how much money thay make.. that's a very smart way of putting the Arsenal board in perspective.
And the question remains if it is in fact such a succesful model for the longer run if you disregard the one aspect that makes or breaks football teams, namely the fans? If fans come and watch you, sponsors, TV etc will gladly follow, if not your revenue will reduce fast. If fans pay the highest prices in the country to support the team but the fans' needs, like buying exciting players and/or winning throphies (you can ask for that as the best paying fan no?) is never really part of the thinking you might be running a riskier business model than you think.
Arsene's statements of having money but not finding the right players is baffling as all other top managers do that easily, it simply means that he and the 20 others that work on finding those players should be removed from their responsibilities, they clearly are not fit for the job.
Moving to Emirates was a huge mistake, the corporate soulless temple of today's syncial corporate world, it is there to make money for the few and we fans don't even get the games or bread we ask for, we have regressed since the Romans. The emperors were at least aware that you had to keep the people happy.
Not going well with the Gunners and no end in sight if the fans are not staying away.
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comment by oOg(Ö_ö)nzOo²©®™ (U1023)
posted on 11/10/11
Yes its the first time I have ever seen games go on general sale. Things are not all rosy at the club and now the fans know it, it will take a lot to gain their confidence again. Rightly so we have been lied to for ages.
Oh and you may want to post this on the Arsenal board.
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