Ting I don't understand is where the Mancs are getting all their cash from. They are allegedly in financial dire straits yet they're chucking it around like Citeh. Sounds like their management is taking a flyer because their best players are past their sell by date. Arsenal don't do that anymore and what good has it done?

I understand Arsenal being a bit cautious but you do wonder that perhaps with Dein, Fizman and Edelman no longer around and Hill-Wood wheeled into the cupboard where he can't say much, the new guys are shit scared of Wenger and a little wary of making a bold decision. Basically if Arsenal carry on under-investing it won't be long before we do a Liverpool and get panicked into bringing back has-beens and buying untried and expensive British players.