Match Reaction v Aston Villa

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What, it's conspiracy talk to suggest the board and manager might not disclose the entire inner workings of the club in public? Or they might not be 100% in agreement the entire time and on every issue but even so might keep a united public front? It was extremely odd for Wenger to be insisting the players were staying right up until the point they walked out the door. It was extremely odd for him to say we can't be a big team if we sell our big players. Those comments didn't strike me as being harmonious. I can predict some will jump on that and claim Wenger is mad, deluded and all the rest, but is it a conspiracy to suggest he may not be mad, may not be delusional and instead didn't see eye to eye 100% with the policies of the club? In that instance at least?

So what's your take on Wenger supposedly forcing the price down on the Fabregas deal? Deliberately trying to harm the club? Mad? A secret agent for Barcelona? Spiteful? Having an affair with Fabregas? Trying to increase his fixed salary by making a profit from player sales (but why force the price down in that case)? I'm the conspiracy nutter wildly suggesting we may not know the whole story, so you tell me, what's the real reason behind Wenger's actions?

I didn't claim Wenger has no say in the playing side, I said he'd have more influence in some areas than others. Which is the same as you seem to be saying. So I agree, it's not extreme. I was pointing out that the general finances of the club (which we both seem to agree Wenger wouldn't be much involved with) could most certainly have a knock on effect even on the pitch.

Wenger Bullsh*ts all the time, I don't find it odd that he claims players are staying all the way up until they go at all.

1) In the past he's maintained we had great spirit and togetherness (even when teammates are fighting)
2) He's claimed we still had a chance of signing someone, even when they've publicly come out and said they are waiting to get their passport and are staying in Spain
3) He's said he only looks for super super quality and yet signed players who are clearly nowhere near this level

That's just some examples of him contradicting himself, just because he says someone is staying it doesn't mean it's true, he's been caught out many times telling anything but the truth.

As for Cesc, well he's been shown to put his players above anything else....he see's himself as a dad to them that's why they all love him so much, they get everything they want out of him and he never criticises them in any way even when he should.

He even went as far as blaming the hand that feeds him when Adebayor left, so yes it's very easy to see why he'd ask us to drop the price for Cesc.