Quote Originally Posted by Zerlathon View Post
It was only until just recently we were hampered by sponsorship deals that were well below market value for the sole purpose of getting the funds in place for the construction of the Stadium.

I don't think it's just coincidence that the moment new deals worth a considerable amount more money Wenger goes out and doubles the previous transfer record. So on that basis, I think this shows that there was certainly something hindering us from keeping up with the Jones'.

We still have a considerable amount of money in the pot from the Summer and I feel that Wenger will spend it. Give it a another Season, and I feel that our Squad as a whole will vastly surpass others in the EPL in terms of quality.

The announcement of the sponsorships deal in the midst of all the speculation about funding and our transfer policy, it became impossible for Wenger not to spend. In a recent interview, he said he didn't want to bankrupt the club, hence the lack of spending. That has to be an exaggeration and why I don't trust his words regarding this issue. We spent £40m on Ozil but we've had seasons where we've spent £40-£60m on players but we've spread the cost across some very average players instead of putting everything in the pot on a true world class player. It's still not clear if we're now strapped with cash because we didn't go for Higuain or make a much improved offer in Suarez.

If we'd have used our money wisely and spent money on world class player a year, we'd have been able to build on a potential title winning side instead of having to start so far back after the core has been chipped away at. But what's done is done and I hope we have now learned our lesson.