Quote Originally Posted by Wiltord's Winter Wonderland View Post
er nah.

the way people go on if we were financially restricted you'd expect a wage bill similar to mid table teams.

then you could applaud wengers achievements for getting us into top 4 with complete financial 'restriction'.

we have the 4th highest wage bill in the league.

thats not financial restriction.
I think you both make fair points. With our wage bill, we shouldn't be struggling against certain teams and we should have at least won a few domestic cups.

But it's flawed to say we should be higher in the league with our wage bill. It's fair to say we should be spending more wisely, we can all agree on that. The recent signings of 5 unproven players while letting go of RVP, Song and potentially Walcott, really pisses me off. We should have a smaller squad with more proven players that know how to deliver if we're trying to progress. Guys like Wilshere, Gibbs and Ox won't be looking for the exit just yet because they know this is the best and one of the few clubs in England that will give young players a shot!

We're doing exactly what City and Chelsea do except with younger unproven players. We're paying over the odds and competitive wages for young players and inflating the rates but won't do it for proven players. Madness.