The TV deal coming up is the perfect cushion that ensures gate reciepts and CL money become bonuses on top of the real pot of gold. Then if they get their way, a European League will take them on from the next TV deal into something even more abusrd. The CL is becoming small fry in terms of the money they receive and if they secure a 'locked-in' league of the European elite without relegation with monstrous TV and sponsorship money every season, it won't matter one bit where teams finish in that league. Depressing I know but certainly a real possibility. The only thing that will take Wenger out of the managers seat at the moment is pride. But then we have the prospect of him moving upstairs to look forward to...