..............are we a top European club?

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errr no you're not

supported Manchester City as a youngster
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is this true?

Arsenal is not run as a football club, but as a business. An absolute disgrace, no doubt about it, but is there really anything that can be done?

O/P Welcome the the world of football,thats the way it rolls nowadays.

The Man City thing? Yup. Went to school in Manchester and chose the blue half of the city. Well, I suppose someone had to.....

I'm sure Lex will post a quote by Gazidis about being a fully sustainable business model.

That's the problem. We're not a fecking business but a Football club. Or at least i thought we were.

B..b..but what about Eden Hazard..? W..w..waht about Mario Götze..? Christian Eriksen? Derrick Benzema?

YOU MEAN, WE WON'T BE BUYING THEM?!

shock horror.


Arsene's spending power is limited, Most of us realise that. It still doesn't excuse the purchases of players such as Silvestre, Squillaci and Park, not to mention the ridiculous wages some of our squad are on.

Wenger might not be solely to blame, but he isn't entirely blameless either.

Serial I'm more than half expecting it from Lex or JJG.

As for your final line

If you can bare the pain, I can post a link to Gazidis' interview with Fox Sport for you.

*SPOILER ALERT*

It's truly embarrassing.

"not to mention the ridiculous wages some of our squad are on"

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Wenger has control over wages? Or maybe that would be the CEO's job too.

I was looking forward to the summer transfer market .

"Or maybe that would be the CEO's job too."

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True. But whereas David Dein would apparently snap Arsene back into the real world regards to what the manager thought the players should be earning, we can only assume that's not the case with Gazidis.

Still, Ivan's got his plate full as it is... making enough money for Kroenke to buy the L.A.Dodgers.

Still, Ivan's got his plate full as it is... making enough money for Kroenke to buy the L.A.Dodgers.
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Spot on Lex Oh and....in response to your earlier offer of the Gazidis interview with Fox. NO THANKS. Seen it. Cringeworthy and thoroughly demoralisng for any Arsenal supporter.

I especially liked the part wen Gazidis stated that City might be jealous of Arsenal.

Not setting yourself up for egg on your face, eh Ivan!

Egg on his face... Stanley's hotdog up his 'arris.

"..............are we a top European club?"

That Cup Winners Cup in 94 has gone straight to your head

i dont think that arsenal have been efficient with there money, and that expenditure is too high, which would allow more money on transfers, i do think that come 2014 when we get new sponsorship that should give us a royal boost in revenue

Even ex-players knew how important David Dein was:

http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2012/02/25/2926778/freddie-ljungberg-links-arsenal-slump-to-david-deins

Interesting point raising 2014, Cheese.

Perhaps that is the only real target the board have set for Wenger?

"Just keep the club in the top 4 for another couple of seasons, Arsene and... you'll earn us all a shiite load of cash"?

Pride of the North. Nice point. I'm sure there are countless clubs and trillions of supporters out there in the wide blue who wouldlove to take the place of Arsenal FC in Europe.

Since M. Wenger arrived we have managed 15/16 straight years in the CL. That is a top European club by any standards.

More crap from Gazidis, which i was going to dedicate in a seperate article, but can't be bothered to waste on him:

http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2012/02/27/2932951/chief-executive-ivan-gazidis-urges-arsenal-fans-to-back

"But I can tell you that this team, our manager, the players, are absolutely united in what we have to do for the rest of the season, which is to finish in the top four."

Really Gazidis? Our aim is top 4 and not win trophies? I suppose Top 4 is important for you and Stan to cream off more cash.

"We are healthy from a financial standpoint. That is why these financial figures are important, but I would never want to say they are the most important thing. They are not; they are the platform for what we want to do on the field.

"But it is important to understand that not all of [the £115m] is available to spend on transfers. The reason for that is that we have running costs during the year."

Sorry Gunners. Anyone expecting a summer spending spree will be dissappointed. The best we can expect is the return of Denilson.

Serial - my underlying point in the original article exactly. But the return of Denilson.............NOOOOOOOOOOOO

Sorry Gunners. Anyone expecting a summer spending spree will be dissappointed. The best we can expect is the return of Denilson.
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And bendtner.....

Joking apart, I can really see Nicklas Bendtner as an Arsenal player next season. If he's swallowed a slice of humble pie, I wouldn't be against him returning as a squad member.

JUST PLAY HIM IN THE MIDDLE, ARSENE!

On the bright side, I think Denilson, Vela, Almunia, Park and Squillaci will all be gone next season.

Joking apart, I can really see Nicklas Bendtner as an Arsenal player next season. If he's swallowed a slice of humble pie, I wouldn't be against him returning as a squad member.
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I think it is more likely to see Goetze and Hazard in an Arsenal shirt than B52 "eating" an humble pie!
It is a hame cos I really think that the row talent is there. He just don't want to work hard enough to let it out.
The team work and team spirit against the Spurs was tirrific (as Arry would say) and I don't want someone like Bendtner to come back and ruine it!