Quote Originally Posted by Terry Tuffnutz View Post
when needed, ie in a situation like now when there are difficulties. what was the CEO's remit when he joined? to take the responsibility away from the manager. do you believe the man heading up the business unit of the club would not have the final say? I think you are being naive really.

he said 'you have to extend the contract after two years' which they tried to do.

amazingly you are putting this at the door of the manager when there are others who do the job and make the final call. i guess it's easier to do that
Yup, spot on. Also, just because certain negotiations are not made public, does it mean it doesn’t exist? What’s ironic is how people can equate a remark of “Wenger coming in when needed” as the equivalent of him having the final say of contract negotiations, which in Nasri’s case, is clearly a wages issue!

If anything, the article goes to illustrate the opposite, in fact it’s other people in the club who’re responsible for such things. To me, “Wenger coming in when needed” is more likely a scenario whereby negotiations have presumably stalled and he tries his best to cajole Nasri into understanding the club’s position and perhaps even ask the board to up the wages offer a little. But that doesn’t mean the board or whoever has the final veto will agree!! Cashley anyone? Yes, when Rooney accuses the club of ‘lacking ambition’ and ultimately got what the wages he wanted, does that mean Wenger can persuade the club to do the same? We already see in Cashley’s case the board can play extreme hardball with £5k per week, what makes us think it’s any different now?