We need a sugar daddy to compete.

[AKBapologist]

Scouting is getting harder. Not only has the scouting systems of our rivals improved. News of our interest spreads faster, and rarely do we enter final negotiation without any rival bids - which results in us having to play inflated fees for unknowns...

Inflation in transfer fee's is insane - and It's not going to end. In the EPL, a greater distribution of wealth from TV money has meant that clubs no longer need to sell for as little as they did before. Lower league teams are also in a much more stable financial position - and can hold on to their stars shrugging off all but the most insane bids from the biggest clubs.

Inflation in wages has also followed. Not only does that make us a lot less attractive club for perspective targets to come too, it has a massive disruptive effect on our own squad with our stars looking else where whenever they underperform.

The top clubs are earning more and more. Yes, their debts are huge but it's likely that there'll be bringing in more revenue due to having recent success and competent marketing departments. It's likely even Liverpool will continue to outspend us without drawing attention to the Fair Play Rulings (which I don't think take into account current levels of debt)

AND these sugar daddies aren't going away, they'll be building bigger stadiums, improving their youth and scouting systems catching up on the framework we've already built, whilst achieving success... Yes, At a cost, but football was never suppose to be a business and I no longer think it's correct to believe that billionaire owners purchase clubs to make a few million pounds a year on dividends...

No, I'm not asking for a Glaizer style, debt driven take over, and no - I'd be less than thrilled if Usmanov with his questionable history or an Abramovich style meddling owner came in.

What I'm asking for however, is a honest look at the realities of the situation. For the club to able to match the aspirations of the fans, we must accept that sustainable financing will no longer be relevant given this new age where money = titles. Without an urgent change in course, it's more likely than ever that everything we've accomplished could collapse in an ever accelerating talent draining spiral, the likes of which we seem set to experience this summer.

[budesonide]

No we don't.

We need a manager who will address the deficiencies inherent in the team he has assembled.
We need a manager who will recognise youngsters as youngsters, squad players as squad players and pay them accordingly so that the money can be spent on players who are proven.

We need a manager who is not on a crusade to prove to whomever that refusing to pay the going rate (even on occasion) works. We need a manager who is not deluded.

We do not need a sugar daddy to prevent us from cocking up like we did against birming-fuck*king-ham in a mickey mouse cup final.

We need wenger to fark off.

[Marc Overmars]

It's Abramovich's fault Eboue went mental against Liverpool.

It's the Glazers fault Chez and Kos spazzed out at Wembley.

It's the Arabs fault teams fighting relegation displayed better form than us in the closing weeks of the season.

etc.

We're more than good enough to compete but we don't win anything because of the manager we have.

[Mr.Singh]

No we don't.

We need a manager who will address the deficiencies inherent in the team he has assembled.
We need a manager who will recognise youngsters as youngsters, squad players as squad players and pay them accordingly so that the money can be spent on players who are proven.





We need a manager who is not on a crusade to prove to whomever that refusing to pay the going rate (even on occasion) works. We need a manager who is not deluded.

We do not need a sugar daddy to prevent us from cocking up like we did against birming-fuck*king-ham in a mickey mouse cup final.

We need wenger to fark off.

I agree wenger should just go piss off

[LDG]

Nope.

We just need someone at the club who can manage a football team. The inherent problems at our club are not money orientated, they are deficiences within the management and playing staff which need addressing before we consider transfers.

Until the coaches, board, manager and players man the fuck up and realise that it's not all about pretty football, and actually about hard work, training, tactics and attitude, we'll continue to win fuck all.

Even if we sign 100mil quids worth of players, if the attitude on the training ground remains the same, we'll have the same fucking problems.

[Özim]

You're all wrong, it's just that we're a bit impatient.

[budesonide]

You're all wrong, it's just that we're a bit impatient.

your face is impatient tbh

[Flavs]

Nope.

We just need someone at the club who can manage a football team. The inherent problems at our club are not money orientated, they are deficiences within the management and playing staff which need addressing before we consider transfers.

Until the coaches, board, manager and players man the fuck up and realise that it's not all about pretty football, and actually about hard work, training, tactics and attitude, we'll continue to win fuck all.

Even if we sign 100mil quids worth of players, if the attitude on the training ground remains the same, we'll have the same fucking problems.

What he said

[Coney]

With Kronke now in charge the rigid wage structure which was probably imposed on Wenger by the old guard might go out of the window. I am sure that is why we lost people like Ashley Cole and Flamini and others who would have given some continuity like manu have had as they brought young players in. The experience has been missing for the last few years and is a likely cause of the collapses we keep seeing.

[selassie]

You're all wrong, it's just that we're a bit impatient.