Quote Originally Posted by Super Ghel View Post
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?
I think some of us are looking at the Nasri situation with red tinted glasses on. Nasri may actually have sporting ambitions to go and play somewhere to win things, sorry but that's the sad reality and the state of our current affairs, we're not winners, we don't win anything.

Of course money plays a part, but IMHO Nasri has a higher chance of winning things at 2...maybe 3 clubs in PL and a number of clubs on the continent.

I do think there is some truth in his demands about wanting to see if Arsene sufficiently strengthens the squad. Of course I don't like the way he (Nasri) is acting...but that's the harsh reality of the situation we're in.