Arsenal to make "Significant" announcement at Noon today...

[Marc Overmars]

the board have constantly released stories this year saying we have money, rumours of a 35/40 million war chest for january etc. however as someone pointed out today, if we have all this money in the bank, why did they make sure we get money up front from this deal for spending in the summer as they keep saying we have money.


someones lying, and i dont think its wenger

They want the money upfront so they don't need to sell anyone to make the figures look good.

Also, what GP said.

[Gervinho's Forehead]

Who cares anymore. We just can't compete financially with the likes of Aston villa, Norwich and fulham so it won't make much difference whatever amount we have.

[Ollie the Optimist]

Who the fuck even knows any more?

true, after reading that though it does imply we dont have the money, and need it now to spend on transfers so the board have lied

[Kano]

the board have constantly released stories this year saying we have money, rumours of a 35/40 million war chest for january etc. however as someone pointed out today, if we have all this money in the bank, why did they make sure we get money up front from this deal for spending in the summer as they keep saying we have money.


someones lying, and i dont think its wenger

for two years running the ceo has sat next to wenger at our agm and said we have money to spend. money in reserve for the manager.

there is no grey area anymore. we have money.

the confusion is spread into other areas of contracts, players etc now.

[Marc Overmars]

If that's the case I'd question why a man as principled as Wenger would work under such a regime, his love for the club should only go so far. If his employers have handicapped him and are lying in public about an issue which makes him look like the perpetrator, then it's shame he's allowed himself to become such a doormat.

Of course, this is not the case though because the board haven't "lied".

[Kano]

If that's the case I'd question why a man as principled as Wenger would work under such a regime, his love for the club should only go so far. If his employers have handicapped him and are lying in public about an issue which makes him look like the perpetrator, then it's shame he's allowed himself to become such a doormat.

but if he's involved, which he is, then there is no handicapping of him. he has spasticated himself and he is happy to buy from the mid-range and do it his way, in the hope he can shove it all back in our faces should it work out.

[Marc Overmars]

but if he's involved, which he is, then there is no handicapping of him. he has spasticated himself and he is happy to buy from the mid-range and do it his way, in the hope he can shove it all back in our faces should it work out.

Yeah I'd say that's close to the truth, whatever the truth actually is. The only thing the board continually say in public is that Wenger has never been denied funds and a certain amount is always available to him, I don't see any reason to disbelieve that. What we have is a manager who has spoken candidly about financial doping and taken a degree of satisfaction from doing things his way.

Stingy board + principled manager = perfect match.

[Fist of Lehmann]

Who cares anymore. We just can't compete financially with the likes of Aston villa, Norwich and fulham so it won't make much difference whatever amount we have.

You think Aston Villa, Norwich and Fulham will finish above us?

[Olivier's xmas twist]

for two years running the ceo has sat next to wenger at our agm and said we have money to spend. money in reserve for the manager.

there is no grey area anymore. we have money.

the confusion is spread into other areas of contracts, players etc now.

Its easy to tell the fans what they want to here. Ivan chats rubbish has from the day he walked in so why should this be any diffrent.

AW is not going to come out in the middle of the AGM and say "No we don't have money he/she is lying. Its hard to know who is telling the truth because they all talk rubbish.

[Kano]

its one thing to be contradicted a few weeks or days later but i don't think we are stupid enough to believe wenger would sit there and swallow that, especially as he is supposedly the man in charge and so influential to the board etc.