Originally Posted by
Niall_Quinn
So they only took £7.6 mill in shirt sales for one player this week? And it could get worse if more sales are made next week. Could be a double whammy if fans start getting excited about Pogba too. With all their deals and the huge amounts they are raking in across the board, these huge fees aren't a problem for them. But they didn't get there via a sugardaddy, they are heavily in debt and leveraged up to the eyeballs. Which makes no difference whatsoever in the crazy world of football. This sustainability bullshit we've conveniently (for some) subjected ourselves to is an entirely unnecessary handicap that hits the success of the club on so many levels. We may think we are doing well commercially, but we could be doing a lot better if we speculated to accumulate, if we created a bit of a buzz around the place.
Arsenal actually does sell quite a lot of shirts, apparently. 2 million compared to Utd's 3 million. That's 2 million suckers right there. Highest prices, fuck all back from the club and they are buying 2 million shirts. Stan and the gang must literally be crying with laughter. Maybe if Stan turns up on opening day and goes around pissing in the fans' faces we could see those sales go higher.