No, I was referring to the directors and shareholders who were pushed out during the disposal of the club to Kroenke. Obviously these events occurred.Originally Posted by fakeyank
Why are you changing the subject? You speculated that Ferguson would not dance in the way you accuse Wenger of dancing. I showed you his dance routine. Now you want video evidence of Wenger having his hands tied by the board. Well of course the board doesn't video Wenger being tied up hence the ongoing debate amongst the fans as to where the money might be and why it hasn't been spent.
On the one side I base my arguments on the fact Kroenke has invested nothing in the club, all his expenditure went to the shareholders. Is this in dispute? I base my arguments on the fact we have been making profits through players sales thereby increasing a bottom line that benefits most those whose earnings are not capped by a declared salary. An argument that tallies precisely with the whole concept of a financial investment - less money in than the money taken out.
Contrary to that argument runs the idea Wenger, for whatever reason, is responsible for limiting the club's expenditure and enriching third parties. I say idea because there's no way of knowing Wenger's genuine agenda as it's his job to remain within the confines set by those who own the club, unless Arsenal is the unique exception to this rule. If indeed the club is an exception then another assumption has to be made, that Kroenke would invest half a billion and then relinquish control. Watching his determination to exclude a 30% shareholder from proceedings it would seem odd for him to cede authority to a zero percent shareholder. Even if this strange argument represents the reality behind the scenes, there are no publicly available facts to confirm it. Which is why I mention another fact, the fact you deal is supposition and speculation and not much else.
So does Wenger have his hands tied? Not that this question has anything to do with the original argument. We don't know for sure but the facts strongly suggest this is the case. To suppose otherwise would be to suggest Wenger wants to see his top players leaving, wants to be uncompetitive, wants to continue falling further behind the big players. This is absurd, but so are many of the charges raised against Wenger. But there's a finer distinction. Does he have his hands tied willingly or unwillingly? That would be the better question. Maybe he believes the board's agenda can bear fruit. So maybe he's a willing participant. The point is, we're dealing in speculation here - not facts. And even then there's very little weight given to another important fact when people queue to heap accusations on Wenger. He's an employee. It's surprising how often this needs to be mentioned. He is not at liberty to simply speak his mind on the inner workings of the club. Which employee is at liberty to do that?
So I'll say it again. I'm dealing in what has happened and what can be confirmed. You are speculating. And when one of your speculations gets knocked over you breeze onto the next one. Which means in the end you will prevail because I'm limited to dealing with what we know whilst you can just keep conjuring fresh objections out of thin air.
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