Step back and look at the bigger picture

[Xhaka Can’t]

Next summer?

The Emirates Trophy shall be ours.

[KSE Comedy Club]

The Emirates Trophy shall be ours.

No, its not happening after this year as they have decided that its not economically viable and we can generate more money by touring asia, etc.

True story.

[fakeyank]

No, its not happening after this year as they have decided that its not economically viable and we can generate more money by touring asia, etc.

True story.

No way! Our club is not motivated by money or profits. You gots to be lying!

[Niall_Quinn]

The board should be sacked for signing such sucky deals that have left us in the shitter - don't you think? Or should we only be taking the finances excuse so far and pretending some of these guys weren't in charge when those honking deals were going down? What reward will these incompetent cunts be getting? How many millions?

The big picture? The board is adding the finishing touches to running up the valuation of the club with a campaign of misdirection and deceit that suggested we were moving stadium to bring in the revenues to compete at the highest levels - to take us on from where we were. They have just completed a six year program of asset stripping, ably assisted by the manager, and now they are parachuting out with millions and leaving things in the hands of an American profiteer who knows fuck all about the game and has made no indication whatsoever he gives a shit about what goes on on the pitch. An elaborate and, as it turns out, highly effective method of fleecing the fans for an extended period. Under many circumstances this would be called theft but this is the corporate world where theft and destruction is not only legal but admirable to some.

[Power n Glory]

The board should be sacked for signing such sucky deals that have left us in the shitter - don't you think? Or should we only be taking the finances excuse so far and pretending some of these guys weren't in charge when those honking deals were going down? What reward will these incompetent cunts be getting? How many millions?

The big picture? The board is adding the finishing touches to running up the valuation of the club with a campaign of misdirection and deceit that suggested we were moving stadium to bring in the revenues to compete at the highest levels - to take us on from where we were. They have just completed a six year program of asset stripping, ably assisted by the manager, and now they are parachuting out with millions and leaving things in the hands of an American profiteer who knows fuck all about the game and has made no indication whatsoever he gives a shit about what goes on on the pitch. An elaborate and, as it turns out, highly effective method of fleecing the fans for an extended period. Under many circumstances this would be called theft but this is the corporate world where theft and destruction is not only legal but admirable to some.

It really looks bad. Has it been a long con?

Before we moved to the Emirates they said we couldn't compete financially with clubs like Man U because of the bad sponsorship deal we did Nike. Then we were told the capacity of Highbury was too small and we needed to build a bigger stadium. Now we're in the Emirates, they're are still rumours of us not making enough money. At first it was the stadium debt, now bad sponsorship deals (again), when will it end.

All the while, we've been sold off to Stan, something they said would never happen and they're cashing in their cheques.

[Ralpheroo72]

When Gazidis said that we would be active in the transfer market, SELLING our players was not what I had in mind. Yes, I wanted us to offload certain players, but the prospect of losing Cesc and Nasri does not fill me with joy. We have not addressed the defence, and Squillaci was tormented in our recent friendly in China. No one at the club can be trusted.

[dazthegooner]

See Clichy has been slagging of Arsenal hope he breaks a leg and the owners bum him hard...