To be the explanation for the state of the Arsenal squad?
1: For 10-15 years, all of the professionals employed by the club to deal with transfers and recruitment, also two previous managers (one a great) we're all totally incompetent fools, incapable of building a squad.
Or
2: I overly controlling micro-managing yank businessman (owner), who doesn't know a damn thing about football. Has actually been the man behind most the transfers we've made in the last 5-10 years.
Mathematically the probabilty of 2 is considerably higher than 1. I already know what DJ thinks, curious which the rest of you think is more likely to be behind our club's woes. 10 years incompetence of an entire department. Or 10 years ignorant interference and micro management of one owner who doesn't actually know what he's doing aside from making money?
Which Is More Likely
posted on 12/8/20
comment by Lexington 125.2 (U8879)
posted 28 minutes ago
' Hell even Levy at Spurs would have told his people "Be safe and bid 50-60 to make sure.'
You really should try to belatedly tag the Spurs board.
This comment alone would net you another 100 comments.
That's if you count '//' emojis as comments...
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posted on 15/8/20
So Tim Lewis has come in, started an investigation into our transfer activity and sacked Raul Sanllehi.
Another reason to think #1 is correct
posted on 16/8/20
Thought we might've had a reaction to yesterday's Arsenal news from the OP.
Strange he's keeping so quiet on the matter...
posted on 16/8/20
Lex if you're on about Raul, I already commented on the thread that was there. Looks like admins have removed it now though. Dunno why, nothing I said broke any rules.
My reaction is to not immediately buy into some BS "Leak then deny," bunch of crap about financial impropriety around Pepe. As though financial impropriety isn't part and parcel of most top flight transfers these days. That's why they cost so bloody much. Grubby agents and grubby side money deals. So any impropriety in the Pepe deal was always known about and is now simply being used as an excuse to mask the fact the Raul WALKED mate, he weren't sacked.
He quit in frustration after being told yet again "You can't spend that much." He was probably prepared to cough a tonne to get Partey, getting told no because he spent 70 on Pepe last season and it all came to a head. The club as usual insisting on cheapy dealing, despite how badly we need the player. So he's said "stuff ya then I can't work like this". You can by into the club's BS story if you want. But I'm never swallowing that crap. Club's hardly going to come out and say "He left because we're too feckin cheap in the transfer market," now are they.
posted on 16/8/20
'The club as usual insisting on cheapy dealing, despite how badly we need the player.'
Having spent a club record fee of £72m only last summer on a player we arguably didn't need?
Okaaaay...
posted on 16/8/20
comment by WB2 (Emery'll Get Me Killed) (U8276)
posted 1 hour, 56 minutes ago
Lex if you're on about Raul, I already commented on the thread that was there. Looks like admins have removed it now though. Dunno why, nothing I said broke any rules.
My reaction is to not immediately buy into some BS "Leak then deny," bunch of crap about financial impropriety around Pepe. As though financial impropriety isn't part and parcel of most top flight transfers these days. That's why they cost so bloody much. Grubby agents and grubby side money deals. So any impropriety in the Pepe deal was always known about and is now simply being used as an excuse to mask the fact the Raul WALKED mate, he weren't sacked.
He quit in frustration after being told yet again "You can't spend that much." He was probably prepared to cough a tonne to get Partey, getting told no because he spent 70 on Pepe last season and it all came to a head. The club as usual insisting on cheapy dealing, despite how badly we need the player. So he's said "stuff ya then I can't work like this". You can by into the club's BS story if you want. But I'm never swallowing that crap. Club's hardly going to come out and say "He left because we're too feckin cheap in the transfer market," now are they.
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Imagine being that entrenched that you need to make up fantasies rather than admit you’re wrong.
posted on 16/8/20
comment by Lexington 125.2 (U8879)
posted 3 hours ago
'The club as usual insisting on cheapy dealing, despite how badly we need the player.'
Having spent a club record fee of £72m only last summer on a player we arguably didn't need?
Okaaaay...
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Actually we did need a RW. Not going to argue that we need/ed defenders and a DM moreso but that doesn't change the fact that RW was vacant for a starting spot.
posted on 16/8/20
Imagine being that entrenched that you need to make up fantasies rather than admit you’re wrong.
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Imagine being that thick and gullible that you'll believe any pack of lies you're told as an excuse to deflect from the simple truth. Owner is and always has been a cheapskate in the transfer market. Despite watching us miss out on star after star because he's cheap, for over 10 years now. Literally in ya face with the bargain basement all this time. But ya still "entrenched" in ya dumbass belief he's willing and allowing people to spend what it takes to do the job these days
That was an example of how it could have gone rather than me exactly thinking that scenario. I just know that whatever the scenario was, he's gone because we'll not let him spend a he sees fit to build the team he's been asked to. Why else do you think he talks about leaving in frustration, in his own announcement/.tweet. Or were you too busy lapping up the "Leak and deny" BS the club put out for you?.
posted on 16/8/20
*To read what the man himself had to say
posted on 17/8/20
WB2 knows