Summer Transfer Misery and Recriminations.

[Marc Overmars]

OK, so we are talking about the same thing.

So you think

"WUMger bemoans the English tax imposed on PL clubs."

us a 'paraphrase' of the headline:

"Arsene Wenger: Arsenal 'ready' to spend money in transfer market".

OK...

Oh this is where our wires are crossed. I was paraphrasing what the majority of the quotes said and formed my own headline, as all apart from the one about Ramsey are related.

[Niall_Quinn]

Wenger isn't a specialist in failure, he's a specialist in mediocrity. The opposite of maureen, which is of course a good thing in many ways but not in terms of the results that are delivered. You'll watch maureen on a rollercoaster, champion one minute, sacked the next. Wenger though, he'll just endure. Same shit, over and over and over. No highs, no lows, just a flatline. A slow, lingering, suffocating blandness that annihilates joy or excitement or anticipation or any of the emotions that would attract you to sport in the first place.

[Özim]

#8mill a year for 10 years of failure is, in fact, a scandal. I don't know why some people scoff when this man's ill-gotten reward is mentioned. Every time, mention how expensive this flop is and the usual suspects leap in. For sure, other incompetent fools at other clubs are robbing the fans too. But we're concerned about our club and our manager and as far as I can see and according to the record books this guy is well and truly fucking overpaid - by about £8mill I'd estimate.

He's manoeuvred himself into that position by making himself his own boss, he's said it before he'll decide when he leaves (is that how it usually works), doesn't give a sh*t about the fans or the club.

He today also made another comment

"I focus on my job and do exactly 100% what I think is right. I think I have shown in 20 years that it does not work too badly.

Really, a lot of people think you're doing a lousy job pal.

[Letters]

And there's one man who stands in the way of all that and deliberately does everything in his power to deliver the opposite of what the fans demand.

Well, that's obviously bullshit.

Is it really any wonder many fans are sick of the guy and just want him to GTFO?

No, that is understandable. But people don't have to make stuff up, there's plenty of material available. Some of the stuff on here really is bitter ex level stuff.
And of course the usual suspects always come out with assertions that I defend Wenger at every opportunity. Where have I defended him in this conversation?!
I just think it's bizarre just how bitter some people are.
He's hardly got us relegated or bankrupted us (quite the opposite!)

[Niall_Quinn]

Well, that's obviously bullshit.


No, that is understandable. But people don't have to make stuff up, there's plenty of material available. Some of the stuff on here really is bitter ex level stuff.
And of course the usual suspects always come out with assertions that I defend Wenger at every opportunity. Where have I defended him in this conversation?!
I just think it's bizarre just how bitter some people are.
He's hardly got us relegated or bankrupted us (quite the opposite!)

I'm pretty sure that's the sort of thing that gets people irritated. Like a rapist - "Oh come on love, it's not like you caught AIDS - cheer the fuck up!"

And yes - rapist is appropriate.

[Letters]

Oh this is where our wires are crossed. I was paraphrasing what the majority of the quotes said and formed my own headline, as all apart from the one about Ramsey are related.

He doesn't mention tax although from what you say he has mentioned it elsewhere so I guess that is what he's alluding to with the "two markets" thing. It just seemed a strange thing to focus on.
My reaction to the article is actions speak louder than words. I guess he's right that we need to spend money in the 'right' way, but FFS just spend it. Players that would genuinely improve us don't grow on trees but they are out there, he's had all summer and not got any.

[Letters]

And yes - rapist is appropriate.

It really, really isn't.

[Power n Glory]

Just reading Bergkamp's book and he's talking about training and giving 100%. What made that camp so great was iron sharpening iron. Dennis going up against Sol made him a better attacker. Sol having to stop Henry and Bergkamp made him a better player.


We're not doing our young players any favours with this cheapskate approach. He must be able to find better players than Theo, Iwobi, Ox, Chambers.... They need to be training against the best.

[Özim]

Just reading Bergkamp's book and he's talking about training and giving 100%. What made that camp so great was iron sharpening iron. Dennis going up against Sol made him a better attacker. Sol having to stop Henry and Bergkamp made him a better player.


We're not doing our young players any favours with this cheapskate approach. He must be able to find better players than Theo, Iwobi, Ox, Chambers.... They need to be training against the best.

We only buy the best according to Wenger.

[Niall_Quinn]

It really, really isn't.

A perp who has fucked the fans against their wishes for his own self gratification.

Text book.