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    As mentioned in an earlier thread on this, getting 4th means CL revenue which a club could spend on a couple of players to make the difference, but since we would not spend the extra money, then 4th is not something I am so bothered about. Perhaps if we fail to make 4th, the board might realise that they have to speculate to accumulate. If missing on 4th makes them finally fork out for the players we need, then I'd rather we missed out this time round.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MaxPeck View Post
    As mentioned in an earlier thread on this, getting 4th means CL revenue which a club could spend on a couple of players to make the difference, but since we would not spend the extra money, then 4th is not something I am so bothered about. Perhaps if we fail to make 4th, the board might realise that they have to speculate to accumulate. If missing on 4th makes them finally fork out for the players we need, then I'd rather we missed out this time round.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GB. View Post
    Ooooh!! Kerplunk!!!
    It's better to burn out, than to fade away.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GB. View Post
    I did say 'if'.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MaxPeck View Post
    As mentioned in an earlier thread on this, getting 4th means CL revenue which a club could spend on a couple of players to make the difference, but since we would not spend the extra money, then 4th is not something I am so bothered about. Perhaps if we fail to make 4th, the board might realise that they have to speculate to accumulate. If missing on 4th makes them finally fork out for the players we need, then I'd rather we missed out this time round.
    Why should top players sign for a team that does not compete in the Champions League?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Arsenal Royal View Post
    Why should top players sign for a team that does not compete in the Champions League?
    Because there are still plenty of players left over. There are more good players than CL teams. We just keep failing to buy them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MaxPeck View Post
    Because there are still plenty of players left over. There are more good players than CL teams. We just keep failing to buy them.
    Why do you think we'll succeed in buying "them" in summer? Because my current impression is that not even top-players are leaving the club (cesc, nasri...) but also mediocre like clichy etc. We cannot even manage to keep a legendary player like Henry at our club an he plays in a different league on a different continent!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Arsenal Royal View Post
    Why do you think we'll succeed in buying "them" in summer? Because my current impression is that not even top-players are leaving the club (cesc, nasri...) but also mediocre like clichy etc. We cannot even manage to keep a legendary player like Henry at our club an he plays in a different league on a different continent!
    Read the sequence again. I said 'if' the board see the light and go for buying players, there are plenty about. If the board see the light, then what you said is irrelevant.

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    I think it's a vicious cycle we've got in to. We're happy to attain top four because of the safety blanket it provides, well, provided but we don't spend the extra money it provides - yet how likely is it for us to get better players without that money? The whole thing sucks.

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