Quote Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn View Post
Players walking, players bitching, a silent board, a manager who states both opposites at the same time, and all of it passed down through the fans who are fuck this, fuck that. Not the signature of a club going anywhere but down. In footballing terms. The share price continues to rise. It has been about the share price for a long time now. For every problem, every negative sentiment, every footballing failure and every chip away at the prestige of the club you can look to that share price. It's at the heart of it all. A bunch of grubby thieves who have already dug out half the gold and a grubby yank with a sack ready to get his. And a grubby Russian waiting in the wings. The only decision fans have to make is whether they will spend another year playing along or whether they have had enough and decide to get off the merry-go-round. The cheer your club come what may argument only holds water for as long as the fuckers actually at the club are pulling in the same direction as you. They aren't. Supporting them is actually harming the club. The worst aspect for a fan is looking for the alternative. There isn't one. This is how football is now. You let the wrongs sorts in, like your Abramovich or 40 thieves from the desert or that sorry excuse for a human being Rupert Murdoch and this is what you get. We need a forest fire now, we need the game to burn to the ground before it can grow again. In the grand scheme of things, who is this bloke Sagna? Nobody at all.
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When you're getting paid a handsome sum, it makes it easier to stay silent. It's why Wenger is able to compromise so much even though he should be leading the charge for more silverware. The players aren't getting paid enough to compromise like that.