Bit of a copout to be honest when all the evidence points to him having a lot of control.Quote:
Originally Posted by Letters (TPFKA WWTL@WHL)
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Bit of a copout to be honest when all the evidence points to him having a lot of control.Quote:
Originally Posted by Letters (TPFKA WWTL@WHL)
Yeah it does, that's a new contract negotiated in January, isn't it? Wilshere was fantastic for the preceding 5 months and got a pay-rise commensurate with his rise in squad status. AOC is an unproven youngster so whilst he's probably on better wages than the equivalent player at a different club it won't be enough to break the wage structure which is, allegedly, what was holding up our summer. I don't say I particularly believe it, it's easy enough for someone to make up any old bollocks but that transfer seems to support it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grebbo
I agree with you that the squad still needs work, although I'd add an AM to that as we're losing one of the most creative player in the world and the guy we groomed as his replacement, if he's a goal-scorer we might not need another striker but with Chamakh's worrying form it wouldn't hurt.
Not really. What evidence? I'm just saying I don't know. If you do then fine, let's hear how you know.Quote:
Originally Posted by ItsMe
Cos he actually cares for the club would be one reason. He's put a LOT of work into Arsenal and if speaking out about the backroom squabbling would harm the club (which it probably would imo) or put him out of work, I don't think he'd do that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boss
If that's the case then noone knows anything so no point talking about anything.Quote:
Originally Posted by Letters (TPFKA WWTL@WHL)
Based on the evidence we have over the years (i.e Wenger's comments on wage structure, player cost and failed negotiations etc) we can hazard a pretty good gues that Wenger has a lot of say in transfers.
What we know certainly points to that fact rather than the fact he has no involvement and he's an innocent victim.
he asked me what evidence i have for the schwarzer part of my post. i told him.Quote:
Originally Posted by ItsMe
he asked me what evidence i have for the alonso part of my post. i told him.
i guess he kept beating around the bush until he could get to the point where he could reply with 'well as you dont know that part im right and this argument ends here'.
which is exactly what he did :lol:
Wenger does care for the club, he also cares for his players an awful lot (always seems to put their needs first), on top of that he cares about his principles too much.Quote:
Originally Posted by Darth Vela
I don't deny he cares, he's however blinded by other factors and this leads him to making poor decisions for the club he cares about, which in turn affect the club negatively.
That doesn't make sense as all the 'backroom squabbling' if it exists is actually harming the club on the pitch with no trophies in the last 6 years.Quote:
Originally Posted by Darth Vela
I honestly think he just has too much faith in the players he has / players he signs and believes they will come good and prove everyone wrong eventually, which is why he sticks with them.
I agree you provided answers to his questions which were perfectly reasonable.Quote:
Originally Posted by She Wore A Yellow Ribbon
The evidence you provided is as concrete as you're going to get without physically being involved in the running of the club!
His faith in his players is a real weakness IMO, they seem to be all important ironically many of them just lose faith or move on when the opportunity arrives and yet he never learns.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boss
He evens turns against the fans and blames the problems on them rather than his own players as the Adebayor scenario highlighted, as a consequence they never have to take responsibility for their actions.
He's totally blinded by this belief in his players, to the detriment of the club.