Profit before transfers. Confirmed.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Well the board was ready to hold on, they gave in because AW wanted them to. What does this tell you? AW is a very powerful man at the club. All this posts which make him seem like a stupid cow caving into the board holding his balls regarding money is BS!

Oh deah, so our board who employ the manager have less power then him, ok then, all it says to me is the board were happy to let cesc go after all they made their profit, ok they never got as much s they have liked but still knew that they would only be giving AW a small amountof that money for transfers.

How is it that arry can say to leavy that maybe they should let luka go, But Leavy was able to put his foot down and our board were not. Bunch of pussy's thats why. If they can't take on the manager as you say then they really need need GTFO our club now.

I agree Wenger should have had more backbone with cesc no denying that, but the board should have been more firm with him end off.

Wenger would have known letting fab go for a small price,would have meant him not having a big amout to spend on new transfers last summer, he took that gamble and it has not worked. However don't think PHW and his mates were too upset over it as most the money went in their pockets.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

I agree with the point about wanting Wenger to go back to his unearthing of undervalued/dissatisfied talent ala Henry and Viera (almost off the radar when AW picked them up) but these days even those come at a cost, just came off the transfer thread and adding how Sturridge would be a good buy, and I know he is a little bit more spotlight than Henry or Viera were but if rumours are to be believed he kind of fits the description!!!

However he would cost a fair whack and wages on top would scare us off.....Wenger/the board do not have that sense of risk - hell the original post says were the priorities still ride!!!

Don't think he is on big wages at chavs though. Im sure once we sell Arshavin/NB/Vela/Denilson, we should have money for wages and transfers.

[Power n Glory]

I agree with the point about wanting Wenger to go back to his unearthing of undervalued/dissatisfied talent ala Henry and Viera (almost off the radar when AW picked them up) but these days even those come at a cost, just came off the transfer thread and adding how Sturridge would be a good buy, and I know he is a little bit more spotlight than Henry or Viera were but if rumours are to be believed he kind of fits the description!!!

However he would cost a fair whack and wages on top would scare us off.....Wenger/the board do not have that sense of risk - hell the original post says were the priorities still ride!!!

What they are doing now seems really risky. I just can’t understand how someone can look at the squad and then look at the wage bill then think we’re getting value for money. This is why I hold Wenger responsible because he must be telling someone up there that these players are worth such wages. He has the technical knowledge and he’s telling everyone that these guys will be world beaters. People must believe him and agree to stump up the cash, but it’s bloody risky to bank on a kid with no experience. It’s all based on talent and potential.

With his old method, when scouting a player, at least he’d have more info to work with. The stats could hold up at least. But with these kids, we’re going on a few games at reserve or youth team level. It’s a bigger risk imo. We have the 4th highest wage bill in the league. Once they start seeing the wage bill in comparison to our league position, the pen pushers will probably start asking the right sorts of questions.

[Kano]

We have the 4th highest wage bill in the league. Once they start seeing the wage bill in comparison to our league position, the pen pushers will probably start asking the right sorts of questions.

studies have shown that wage bills usually correlate to league position, which at current spend is pretty spot on.

[Power n Glory]

studies have shown that wage bills usually correlate to league position, which at current spend is pretty spot on.

We're outside of 4th at the mo.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

We're outside of 4th at the mo.

But we finsished 4th last season though.

[Kano]

We're outside of 4th at the mo.

if we're not being pendantic about it, we're hardly a million miles away either.

[Power n Glory]

This is why I say eventually and if the gap gets wider.

[Kano]

only time will tell us that but presently the wage spend is pretty accurate to league position, something the board are probably well aware of.

[LDG]

only time will tell us that but presently the wage spend is pretty accurate to league position, something the board are probably well aware of.

We just need to cull a load of deadwood, like Flavs has pointed out in the transfers thread.

If we can do that during in the summer, we can actually make 15-20million.