Arsenal's Debt Level

[Olivier's xmas twist]

I guess the board must have made him do that too!

well they not against it are they

[Fats]

Wenger says he will only buy players that are better than the ones we already have.

So many names you could post in here that are simply crap and Wenger HAS indeed bought them.

The bloke is an incompetant liar no two ways about it.

[Özim]

well they not against it are they

So what? He chooses who he signs it's pretty clear, I'm sure he has input on who is sold too.

That's the whole point, he builds the team according to his view of what it should be, the board don't stop him doing that, your comment in fact proves my point further.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

So what? He chooses who he signs it's pretty clear, I'm sure he has input on who is sold too.

That's the whole point, he builds the team according to his view of what it should be, the board don't stop him doing that, your comment in fact proves my point further.

So you think he wanted Fabregas and Nasri gone and the team left like that? And if AW has all this power over the board you moan about, then no point you crying he should be sacked because its not going to happen as he is that powerful.

[StamfordBrdige]

So you think he wanted Fabregas and Nasri gone and the team left like that? And if AW has all this power over the board you moan about, then no point you crying he should be sacked because its not going to happen as he is that powerful.

Cesc & Nasri wanted to leave. That has fuck all to do with the board or AW or anyone else. It's not up to the board if the player wants to go now is it? If you want to leave your job then you want to leave your job cos you as an individual have made the choice.

I'm sure AW & the board would prefer it if they had both stayed but the players made a decision and you could drag it out and fuck up the dressing room atmosphere or you try to work it to your advantage. Which they have as they stand to make about 50m from the whole thing.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Entirely incorrect. The tendency for people to keep making excuses for AW is impressive albeit deluded. This is a man who has no qualms spending 12m on some kid from the lower leagues but refuses to pay slightly more for established players.

Once again i wish people would take the time and read the financials. It's really all there. Your stadium repayments are 25m(ish) a year and seeing as you were able to meet those repayments at highbury i'm pretty sure you have no problems meeting them in a stadium that brings in shitloads more money than highbury ever did.

If your club decides to repay the debt in record time at the expense of the team's on-pitch success then they are incredibly stupid. You aren't legally bound to repay the debt in 2years or some such crap. It was a long term repayment deal and while paying it off early might seem like a good idea, it's only a good idea if it's done in a balanced way.

Plus the irony of course that if you did get some fucking quality in, you'd win more stuff which = more money (from TV, UEFA, commercial stuff etc). I mean ManUtd have twice your debt and level of repayments and they seem able to repay their debt + invest in the team + win stuff. So it's bullshit that your debt is the reason you can't do a thing. If that was the case ManUtd would be fundamentally fucked.

You really need to change the record and stop reiterating the same blanket statements. Many do read the financials, some I dare say have a much better understanding of it than you. But, and this is the crux here, many, myself included are trying to make sense of a situation that makes no sense. We are speculating on what is motivating the actions of Wenger, the Board and the Owners along with discussing the dynamics between those parties. Those making excuses for Wenger are few and far between, and that you apparently fail to understand this as displayed in your posts, leads me to question your capacity to comprehend anything you read.

[StamfordBrdige]

You really need to change the record and stop reiterating the same blanket statements. Many do read the financials, some I dare say have a much better understanding of it than you. But, and this is the crux here, many, myself included are trying to make sense of a situation that makes no sense. We are speculating on what is motivating the actions of Wenger, the Board and the Owners along with discussing the dynamics between those parties. Those making excuses for Wenger are few and far between, and that you apparently fail to understand this as displayed in your posts, leads me to question your capacity to comprehend anything you read.

[Xhaka Can’t]

I see you understood that!

[StamfordBrdige]

You really need to change the record and stop reiterating the same blanket statements. Many do read the financials, some I dare say have a much better understanding of it than you. But, and this is the crux here, many, myself included are trying to make sense of a situation that makes no sense. We are speculating on what is motivating the actions of Wenger, the Board and the Owners along with discussing the dynamics between those parties. Those making excuses for Wenger are few and far between, and that you apparently fail to understand this as displayed in your posts, leads me to question your capacity to comprehend anything you read.

On a more serious note, what's your take on it?

[StamfordBrdige]

I see you understood that!

I'm good like that.