Wenger will be handed a new two-year deal and a £100m transfer war chest for the summer, but this figure could go even higher, to the sweet tune of £200m by cashing in on Oxlade-Chamberlain.
Can Arsenal do a Titanic? (the 1997 film)?
Titanic, 1997, was the most expensive film ever made, with an estimated budget of $200 million. Upon its release it achieved critical and commercial success, breaking ancient records for the most Oscars won by a single film. With an initial worldwide gross of over $1.84 billion, Titanic is the most successful film ever produced and was the first film to make over £1billion.
Imagine Wenger waving his magic money wand? Suddenly, that £100m doesn't look all that much. Can we sell the fringe players for £100m? Who are the fringe players? Is £200m enough? We need someone who knows how to spend money.
James Cameron is a critically acclaimed director and 'manager of films' known for some of the biggest box-office hits of all time. He has received numerous Academy Awards and nominations for his often large-scale, expensive productions. Let me remind you again his most noted work, 1997's Titanic, became the first film to earn more than $1 billion.
I am suggesting hiring James Cameron to become the manager to spend the funds, either on players or to remake Titanic or simply start a new Titanic film project. If we gave James Cameron the £200m and asked for a film, we could release the film in cinemas worldwide and in a few seasons we could have £1billion from the earnings of the film, to spend on players.
Two hundred millions pounds
posted on 12/4/17
Celine Dion could do the sound track .My heart will go on , The Wenger remix ,My reign will go on !
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Ahh the war chest stories are starting. All part of the PR spin the club are issuing in the build up to Wenger signing a 2 year deal. Build up the fans hope to ease the anger, then experience the same failings over the summer and next season.
May as well spend it on a titanic remake. Because Wenger won't use any of it to strengthen us in the right way.
posted on 12/4/17
As a United supporter it is not anything we haven't done. A net spend of somewhere over 300m since fergie left and we are languishing alongside.
Better to get a new man in with new ideas about types of player and style as the Arsenal of old circa 1997-2004 has not been replicated and like United is a shadow of what it once was.
posted on 12/4/17
Lol Wenger will waste the money tell you all next season who he nearly signed.
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to sweet tune of £200m by cashing in on Oxlade-Chamberlain.
you think your gonna get 100m for oxlaide C- but are hoping to get 50 m for Sanchez. Dreamer
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comment by Dave The Jackal (U7727)
posted 2 hours, 38 minutes ago
Kate Winsnowt could play the lead ...
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Or be captain of Arsenal
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Let's imagine that this supposed 'warchest' isn't just a ploy to appease fans and encourage season ticket renewales, and entertain the idea for a second that Wenger will have £100m to play with in the transfer market.
Does anyone actually trust this to make a difference? No amount of money will compensate for his naive (non-existent?) tactics in big games and lack of game-by-game planning. If anything it will make it worse as it'll create a dangerous comfort zone where he believes his megabucks new signings will have the quality and mental resources to organise themselves out on the pitch and figure out how to overcome obstacles unaided.
Look at the evidence. Since the summer of 2013 we have seen unprecedented expenditure in the transfer market and pretty much zero change in terms of league or European performance. In fact the gulf between Arsenal and rival teams in head-to-head games has widened. The club actually competed better against the elite in the days of Denilson, Almunia, Eboue etc.
This is not the 90s any more. You can't throw money at the squad and expect to walk the league. We are in the era of the big 6, where everyone has quality squads and the quality of managers at the helm of each of these 6 clubs is unprecedented. You win the league by forging a well-defined system which suits your best players and buying players who can strengthen the weak spots. Not splashing out big bucks on marquee players then figuring out how to fit them in later. 7 months into the season and Wenger still has no clue what his ideal midfield set-up is.
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I wouldnt trust him to buy a packet of biscuits. Granted its all speculation but if you look at the supposed list of players hes reverting to type in not buying established players hes had enough of players answering back and questionning him.
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