27 Jul 2016 12:07:14
Are Juventus crazy for buying Higuain for 99mill?
Are Madrid crazy for paying around 160mill for Ronaldo and Bale?
Is Man U crazy for wanting Pogba for 100mill?
Your thoughts gents.
27 Jul 2016 12:13:01
The market is the market, if we don't bite the bullet the we will drift further and further behind.
Trouble is we are in a league with M City, M Utd and Chelsea who will splash the cash .
27 Jul 2016 12:13:28
It's a sellers market so the prices are higher, TV money has raised everyone's albity to pay, just not Arsenals willingness :-)
27 Jul 2016 13:14:22
Its all crazy. The wages, the fees, the charges but that's the way it is and teams are flooded with money each year.
27 Jul 2016 13:22:20
i think it makes sense if the players are young and have time to repay the fee and prove their quality which those players are.
pogba may cost 100 mill but i think its still a bargain when in 3 years time a player of similar calibre will cost 150 mill.
the deal that does not make sense is higuain for 75-80 mill for a 29 year old who has 2-3 years maybe 4 at best.
27 Jul 2016 13:24:08
Let's not be dramatic. We haven't fallen behind for the past 12 years! That's the problem we have stayed the same and not got better that's why things are the way they are.
27 Jul 2016 16:23:31
exactly sanogo, Would everyone be happy if we just went free spending and do a leeds?
27 Jul 2016 17:04:43
Thing is Sanogo, that's a double edged sword mate.
On one hand you can say 'Chelsea had a poor season, Utd have fallen, Leeds went down, Liverpool dropped off, but Arsenal stayed the same'
And that's great, it shows stability and is something we should certainly be aware of.
On the other hand, you can say 'Leicester won the league, Spurs came 3rd (and in honesty only finished below us by the grace of God. or Newcastle) Palace, Stoke, West Ham are spending big, Everton now have a big financial backer but Arsenal stay the same'
And that's scary, because in honesty, we've gone from being an English football powerhouse to a good English team, not because we've got worse, but because now teams are closing the gap rapidly and we aren't trying hard enough to regain the gap.
Unfortunately, the game is now more about the money than ever.
You have to address the problems and do it aggressively or you risk falling behind the pack
When Sir Alex left Utd, he left them in a shambles.
People can blame Moyes all they want, but he was left an ageing squad of players who, to be honest were mostly very mediocre, but Sir Alex was a fantastic motivator.
People respected him, but they were also afraid of the consequences of a bad game.
I desperately don't want that for Arsene, I want him to leave us with a legacy for his successor to take over.
And to do so, we need some investment in the squad, because Arsene doesn't get the same level of play from our average players, the Campbell, Gibbs, Walcott, of the world, because they don't worry about his reaction, he's almost like an overbearing father.
I can only remember once reading about Arsene giving the players a dressing down, with SA, it was twice a week.
Arsene deserves respect and fond memories from our fan base, but he has to meet us half way.
The only way to truly improve ourselves right now is to spend.
If the we had the answer, we'd of used it and unfortunately, we don't, so we have to go find it.
I don't think this is Arsene's last season, I think it's close though, I'd bet another 3 year deal will be his last and I really want these last years to be great, for our fan base, for our Club and for Arsene!
27 Jul 2016 17:28:58
Great post D mate.
27 Jul 2016 17:43:21
Like I said that's as much the problem. We certainly ain't falling behind year after year.
27 Jul 2016 18:40:02
Very good post D well put.