Wenger rues power of TV over fixtures

[Özim]

Not really all he will says is 3rd is like a trophy or 5th.

Well he'll never get 3rd these days as the sides above are more ambitious and want to win stuff....5th can never be a "major trophy"

[Niall_Quinn]

The sport is too far gone for Wenger to actually achieve what he'd like to see, a game focused on sport rather than money. That's a game all of us would prefer I assume. But does that mean he should accept it? It's like politics. Just about every cunt in politics these days is in it for himself regardless of who else gets screwed. But there are a few who still speak out against it. Like Nick Clegg. LOL. Okay there are fewer and fewer who speak out against it. Evil prevails when good men do nothing. Football will have to collapse completely before the sport rids itself of the leeches that have clamped on (and that includes most of the players). When that happens, which it must just like any other bubble, perhaps people will remember what Wenger has talked about and then his views will become popular and realistic.

[Coney]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16550777.stm

He's right of course, but I cant help but feel that he is getting the excuses in early for the lack of transfer activity.

If we had a couple of quality players we could put on to change a game then these fixture changes wouldnt have such an impact.

wtf you on about every other manager said the same thing on sky sports yesterday.

OK -so they're ALL getting the excuses in.

[Grebbo]

I don't think fixture planning makes an ounce of difference to this team fucking up.

We had a piss easy Christmas schedule for example, all of our games were in London and two were at home. We couldn't beat Wolves at home and lost away to Fulham.

Typical Wenger.

[Grebbo]

The sport is too far gone for Wenger to actually achieve what he'd like to see, a game focused on sport rather than money. That's a game all of us would prefer I assume. But does that mean he should accept it? It's like politics. Just about every cunt in politics these days is in it for himself regardless of who else gets screwed. But there are a few who still speak out against it. Like Nick Clegg. LOL. Okay there are fewer and fewer who speak out against it. Evil prevails when good men do nothing. Football will have to collapse completely before the sport rids itself of the leeches that have clamped on (and that includes most of the players). When that happens, which it must just like any other bubble, perhaps people will remember what Wenger has talked about and then his views will become popular and realistic.

Spurs pay their players £40m per year less than we do and they seem to be doing ok.

Wenger spending no money is a myth. He spends it all on wages. That's his problem.

[Niall_Quinn]

Spurs pay their players £40m per year less than we do and they seem to be doing ok.

Wenger spending no money is a myth. He spends it all on wages. That's his problem.

What choice does he have with the likes of City paying their players a stupid amount to sit on the bench? You want top 4 you spend the cash. You want a title you spend even more cash. It's pretty much as simple as that these days.

[Grebbo]

What choice does he have with the likes of City paying their players a stupid amount to sit on the bench? You want top 4 you spend the cash. You want a title you spend even more cash. It's pretty much as simple as that these days.

Sure, money = success.

Although I think you'd be surprised at Man Utd's net spend for the past 5 yrs. Very surprised. And Spurs aren't doing too badly.

Bottom line is the club/manager haven't even attempted to be ambitious. And our recent transfers have been generally mediocre.

We didn't not buy Modric because he was too expensive - we didn't buy him because Wenger thought he was too weak for the Prem.

We bought Walcott instead of Bale.

We didn't buy Parker for £5m.

etc

The above is just bad management. Nothing to do with money.

[Marc Overmars]

Sure, money = success.

Although I think you'd be surprised at Man Utd's net spend for the past 5 yrs. Very surprised.

Given they sold a player for 80m, I don't think many are surprised.

[Grebbo]

Given they sold a player for 80m, I don't think many are surprised.

Well that's why our net spend figures are so good as well.

If you're basing an argument on money = success then you can only look at net spend and wages.

[Niall_Quinn]

Well that's why our net spend figures are so good as well.

If you're basing an argument on money = success then you can only look at net spend and wages.

They spent a fortune in previous years for players that served them well and helped them win trophies. They have a much weaker team now, by comparison. They won a very weak league last year. The lack of spending will hurt them too in the long run.