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    Quote Originally Posted by IBK View Post
    A rogues gallery indeed, and poor examples of football club management. But we are not talking about our club being poorly run. We are talking about the 5th or 6th biggest club on the planet sliding into relative mediocrity and sacrificing footballing success for corporate profit. And in a sense that is both unique and a betrayal of our proud traditions.
    I've been thinking about this one over the past few days. I think we're unbalanced and focused too much on commercial stability as a club but I don't think it will always be this way. Is the structure of the club that bad? Is it full of unambitious people? I find that hard to believe. When I've heard Ivan speak, he sounds like he knows the concerns of the fans and isn't stupid. Silverware is what will grow the clubs revenue so even if that is the ultimate end goal for the club, they understand that they need titles to achieve that. Or Ivan does at least.

    I don't know what happend to him to make that statement this summer but maybe he's falling into line with Wenger's ethos. That sounded more like Wenger than Ivan and rather than resist, just go with the message and let the fans react. My theory is he threw Wenger right under the spotlight when we announced our new financial might and ambitions. The expectation from the fans was ramped up and I don't think Wenger liked that at all. Well, that's my theory.

    For me, Wenger needs to be moved on and then we can really asses what's going on with this club. He has no drive or motivation to win so it's really hard to see what we're capable of.
    Last edited by Power n Glory; 19-08-2016 at 07:03 AM.

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