tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328101106494598665.post3043241304897832797..comments2024-03-27T15:34:33.446+00:00Comments on Another Arsenal Blog: Is AW taking the Michael? Yes1979goonerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08783799499006052572noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328101106494598665.post-69685221818738632182011-08-12T16:00:46.939+01:002011-08-12T16:00:46.939+01:00There are 2 sorts of Arsenal supporters: those who...There are 2 sorts of Arsenal supporters: those who know that AW is managing the affairs as best as they can be managed- and those who do not know that. Wengerites are happy to let him manage and the Mitherites, who I feel sorry for, must live in a state of ignorant anxiety. Trying to be helpful let me repeat some great advice. Change what you are responsible for and leave others alone to do the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328101106494598665.post-44587975732000426462011-08-12T15:16:10.609+01:002011-08-12T15:16:10.609+01:00This is wenger poker? Even Stevie Wonder can see w...This is wenger poker? Even Stevie Wonder can see what's going on, what the club needs.... Maintaining his bargaining position. What a load of crap<br /><br />At least we now have clarification. And we'll see whether Wenger is up to the task. He's left it late, took Kroenke to put a boot up his ass, and i don't expect much this year. The most important thing is we'll see ctcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328101106494598665.post-19403609911638008792011-08-12T14:42:14.453+01:002011-08-12T14:42:14.453+01:00Agreed. Hey, check out http://www.the-afrogunner.b...Agreed. Hey, check out http://www.the-afrogunner.blogspot.com<br /><br />for a squad assessment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328101106494598665.post-46119949221828350192011-08-12T12:27:31.365+01:002011-08-12T12:27:31.365+01:00Rich and Ted
the offer from last summer was nowhe...Rich and Ted<br /><br />the offer from last summer was nowhere near 30million from what I gather, it was a piss take of just over 20million (pounds that is)<br /><br />on nasri, yes the club have clearly buggered up and should have sold earlier this summer<br /><br />On Cesc, AFC have simply done what they had to in order to get a decent fee<br /><br />There are many things to blame the club for,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328101106494598665.post-44147278863746486902011-08-12T12:13:11.504+01:002011-08-12T12:13:11.504+01:00I don't think anyone comes out of the Cesc tra...I don't think anyone comes out of the Cesc transfer with any grace.<br /><br />Everything you say about Arsenal applies equally to Barca, who have also negotiated properly and hard. Why should they pay £40m if they know they can get the player for less. Indeed, they are going to do so.<br /><br />Plus we do exactly the same to everyone else. Go and ask Bolton is we matched their valuation forTedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11195190597835036529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328101106494598665.post-75279491058561711162011-08-12T11:55:59.131+01:002011-08-12T11:55:59.131+01:00"We have negiotated properly and hard."
..."We have negiotated properly and hard."<br /><br />June 2010 - offer received for £30mn plus performance related extras<br />August 2011 - offer rumoured to be £30mn plus £5mn performance related extras<br /><br />Without going into the time value of money (or indeed exchange rates changes) its clear we haven't negotiated that well. <br /><br />As for the point about not buying, Richnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328101106494598665.post-11275417879696556712011-08-12T11:38:57.549+01:002011-08-12T11:38:57.549+01:00I am quiet upset by everything that is going on at...I am quiet upset by everything that is going on at the moment at our club, the club seem to lack ambition and have accepted the fact that the fans are pretty much on the brink with the whole thing and do not care. The press conference today was typical wenger he is making himself look somewhat foolish. Lets just say for one second both players stay we would be paying them wages for not really Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328101106494598665.post-87554311874087556592011-08-12T11:28:50.633+01:002011-08-12T11:28:50.633+01:00Nope:
"We have disrupted our entire plans fo...Nope:<br /><br />"We have disrupted our entire plans for the season on the basis that we didn't negotiate properly (either with Barca or with Cesc) and sort this out earlier on. "<br /><br />We have not.<br /><br />We have negiotated properly and hard.<br /><br />Barca have been the obstacle here in pissing around trying to buy him on the cheap for ages.<br /><br />This is not Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328101106494598665.post-32609595553706608442011-08-12T11:16:58.536+01:002011-08-12T11:16:58.536+01:001979 - Its not about taking a paltry fee, its abou...1979 - Its not about taking a paltry fee, its about the club taking a position and sticking to it. <br /><br />We have disrupted our entire plans for the season on the basis that we didn't negotiate properly (either with Barca or with Cesc) and sort this out earlier on. <br /><br />To squeeze an extra couple of million out of Barca (and that is all it is) for the sake of writing off Richnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328101106494598665.post-73876691084754068122011-08-12T10:59:36.557+01:002011-08-12T10:59:36.557+01:00Absolute rubbish Rich.
Barca have been unwilling ...Absolute rubbish Rich.<br /><br />Barca have been unwilling to pay a half decent fee.<br /><br />What would you have suggested? Accept their paltry 20million offer?<br /><br />The club have had no choice I'm afraid and blaming them for this dragging on is unfair and naive.1979goonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08783799499006052572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328101106494598665.post-69457314479583048982011-08-12T10:51:59.108+01:002011-08-12T10:51:59.108+01:001979 - absolute rubbish. We all knew Cesc wanted t...1979 - absolute rubbish. We all knew Cesc wanted to leave and at the beginning of last season it was practically a given amongst fans that we were watching Cesc for his last season. <br /><br />All this summer has been about is posturing by the club to get as much money as possible. <br /><br />Unfortunately the flip side of that is that our pre-season has been disrupted, the fans have got on theRichnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328101106494598665.post-11637790369236613942011-08-12T10:41:24.563+01:002011-08-12T10:41:24.563+01:00The sad thing is it feels like the club lacks dire...The sad thing is it feels like the club lacks direction. A club of this stature should have foreseen all this back in may or earlier especially with all those big names in our management team. It all seems like we have zero pro activeness. <br />It's like they are living in a bubble so ditached from the general consensus of the supporters. <br />Never have I been one to urge wenger to spend Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328101106494598665.post-71753202131146363922011-08-12T10:36:30.761+01:002011-08-12T10:36:30.761+01:00Rich
Utter nonsense mate.
Arsenal cannot be blam...Rich<br /><br />Utter nonsense mate.<br /><br />Arsenal cannot be blamed at all for the Cesc saga, this has been down to one club's pathetic behaviour and attitude, and that club is Barcelona.1979goonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08783799499006052572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328101106494598665.post-71053441212042823142011-08-12T10:29:43.614+01:002011-08-12T10:29:43.614+01:00Cesc has wanted to leave for two years and now Ars...Cesc has wanted to leave for two years and now Arsene talks about wanting to sort this out quickly!<br /><br />Its a joke and frankly a sad indictment on how the club is being run.Richnoreply@blogger.com