We need a sugar daddy to compete.

[KSE Comedy Club]

Also, to the op, I found this comment from an article that Nasri Scroreng posted a link to:

Those who continue to laughably claim that Wenger lacks the funds to compete with Man United, could look to the confirmation from Jones’ agent that Arsenal offered higher wages than Man United, and a slightly higher transfer fee also. Ye were saying?

[IBK]

Yes - and that it what's worrying me. It used to be that we missed out in the trasfer market by refusing to spend. Now it looks like we are missing out because our star is, frankly, waning.

[Joker]

It's funny how some seem to deny the obvious, that the board have made great personal gains from this policy (and they have, even if they don't get dividends then by share price alone), the lack of investment means they minimise the risk...if they truly wanted us to be successful on the football side they wouldn't have allowed the current policy to have lasted 6 years.

All we hear about is how the club is doing well financially, how share price is high, how 4th place is like a trophy and a wonderful achievement...stuff the fans don't really give a damn about or at least see as secondary to the on the pitch action.

Exactly right. The board is full of Old Etonian Conservatives who know the price of everything but the value of nothing.

[Mr.Singh]

Usmanov may be a Uzbek Gangster/Warlord but he is very successful and if he ordered Russia to invade Georgia man that was a BOSS move...

[Kano]

More accusations, nothing fact at all.

and if you run a business you would be wise to steer clear of anything to do with someone who that lingering over them - im sure they have done their background research

[Kano]

It's funny how some seem to deny the obvious, that the board have made great personal gains from this policy (and they have, even if they don't get dividends then by share price alone).

can you explain how the have as I didn't know about that

[Özim]

can you explain how the have as I didn't know about that

I was referring to Usmanov's comments, but what's clear is that by not spending profits and being profitable they directly benefitting from increased share price. This means that whenever they choose to sell their shares they make a large amount of money, regardless of anything they may or may not get.

[Mr.Singh]

[Dog Toffee]

We dont need a sugar dady to compete, we already do compete. We just dont win.

[Fist of Lehmann]

Not sure giving him a place on the board would be equivalent to 'bending over in front of' him.

Wouldn't want him in charge but don't see anything wrong with him getting a place on the board.

It was a metaphor for trust.

I wasn't suggesting you actually bend over in front of him. He'd probably shag you then eat you.