Change we need.

[Cripps_orig]

What did he say.

Pretty much what's been said on here by all but the clueless. How Wenger isn't innocent in this and he has to go along with Gazidis whose only interest is to sell our best players

[Xhaka Can’t]

Denver Nuggetts - NBA

Denver Avalanche - NHL

"The Avalanche have won eight division titles and they qualified for the playoffs in each of their first ten seasons in Denver; the streak ended in 2007."

They are the Colorado Avalanche based in Denver and have never ever been referred to as the 'Denver Avalanche'. He only bought into them in 2000, when they were one of the elite teams in the NHL. They won the Stanley Cup the following season, but the team gradually declined under his ownership and now have one of the lowest payrolls in the NHL and are light years away from qualifying for the play-offs. And this in a league where 16 of the 30 clubs make the post season.

Under his ownership the Avs have regressed from being in the elite to becoming also-rans with some of the lowest levels of investment in the team despite high attendances.

Luckily, there are no parallels with what we are seeing here at Arsenal.

[Maestro]

They are the Colorado Avalanche based in Denver and have never ever been referred to as the 'Denver Avalanche'. He only bought into them in 2000, when they were one of the elite teams in the NHL. They won the Stanley Cup the following season, but the team gradually declined under his ownership and now have one of the lowest payrolls in the NHL and are light years away from qualifying for the play-offs. And this in a league where 16 of the 30 clubs make the post season.

Under his ownership the Avs have regressed from being in the elite to becoming also-rans with some of the lowest levels of investment in the team despite high attendances.

Luckily, there are no parallels with what we are seeing here at Arsenal.

...sorry my typo

I know hey, they tried to build a team on the cheap with young talent at the Nuggets but that failed

[Xhaka Can’t]

...sorry my typo

I know hey, they tried to build a team on the cheap with young talent at the Nuggets but that failed

Apologies for being anal.

[LDG]

Apologies for being anal.

Hey. This board may be racist. But we don't question sexual preference.

No need to apologise for being a raging bender.

[GP]

No woofters allowed.

[gooners]

that's why we keep going in for 'young english talent' which holds by far the best sell on rate.

I can vividly imagine wenger selling this concept to the board waaaay back! to him there was no point buying ready made -- because the market was distorted. Coming 4th and winning the league doesn't make that much of a difference financially. So why spend 20mil or 30mil on a player with huge wages without a guarentee you will win anything. The risk-reward ratio is ridiculous if a football club is looked at from a purely financial angle.

To the board, this was a brilliant idea -- so low risk, it virtually ensured that the new stadium was a fanatstic asset that will solely maintain if not enhance their share values; this ensured they were able to cash in handsomely by selling out to an avid sports franchise investor in kroenke.

You see, this was all wenger! in fact without him this doesn't work --- he is irreplaceable in this venture. The board wont even think of getting rid of him; he does not even contemplate leaving -- he is unsackable; he is the one that makes the bank of arsenal tick. Otherwise he would have walked when DD left.

[selassie]

No woofters allowed.

NWA

[Power n Glory]

I can vividly imagine wenger selling this concept to the board waaaay back! to him there was no point buying ready made -- because the market was distorted. Coming 4th and winning the league doesn't make that much of a difference financially. So why spend 20mil or 30mil on a player with huge wages without a guarentee you will win anything. The risk-reward ratio is ridiculous if a football club is looked at from a purely financial angle.

To the board, this was a brilliant idea -- so low risk, it virtually ensured that the new stadium was a fanatstic asset that will solely maintain if not enhance their share values; this ensured they were able to cash in handsomely by selling out to an avid sports franchise investor in kroenke.

You see, this was all wenger! in fact without him this doesn't work --- he is irreplaceable in this venture. The board wont even think of getting rid of him; he does not even contemplate leaving -- he is unsackable; he is the one that makes the bank of arsenal tick. Otherwise he would have walked when DD left.

He has always admired the Ajax youth setup and had us all thinking about youth development from early. This has always been his vision for the club.

[Özim]

I can vividly imagine wenger selling this concept to the board waaaay back! to him there was no point buying ready made -- because the market was distorted. Coming 4th and winning the league doesn't make that much of a difference financially. So why spend 20mil or 30mil on a player with huge wages without a guarentee you will win anything. The risk-reward ratio is ridiculous if a football club is looked at from a purely financial angle.

To the board, this was a brilliant idea -- so low risk, it virtually ensured that the new stadium was a fanatstic asset that will solely maintain if not enhance their share values; this ensured they were able to cash in handsomely by selling out to an avid sports franchise investor in kroenke.

You see, this was all wenger! in fact without him this doesn't work --- he is irreplaceable in this venture. The board wont even think of getting rid of him; he does not even contemplate leaving -- he is unsackable; he is the one that makes the bank of arsenal tick. Otherwise he would have walked when DD left.

I can totally imagine this, he was after all a massive advocate of the stadium move, he didn't put his money in but was said to be the driving force (before this all came to fruition)