Raul Sanllehi leaves

comment by Gillespie Road. (U18361)
posted 22 minutes ago
Definitely not the kind of news you want to read about halfway through a summer transfer window.

All I care about is whether this affects the Aubameyang contract situation.
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Why would it affect the Auba situation? We want him stay. He want big money for his last big contract.

Nothing has changed.

comment by Lexington 125.2 (U8879)
posted 2 hours, 41 minutes ago
So I was right all along then...


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From the first minute on I hadnt a good feeling with Raul and the way he is doing business. It was well known how he operates from his time at Barca.

comment by Gillespie Road. (U18361)
posted 20 minutes ago
comment by Lexington 125.2 (U8879)
posted 1 hour, 31 minutes ago
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 15 minutes ago
Unfortunately thats not surprising after allowing one man to control the club for so long. It takes time to find the right formula. Structure of the club however discovered the issue relatively quickly. This sort of thing has gone on at other clubs including Barca (with the same man) for years silently rotting the club. So thats a positive for Arsenal however embarrassing the headline maybe.
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This is a good point, and fair play to KSE for spotting something was up so swiftly.
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KSE are nothing more than absentee landlords out to prove a point by doing things against the grain.

Which means they will repeatedly continue to fall for smooth-talking snake oil salesmen who promise heaven and earth through running the club differently from everyone else.

Which is why we have never built a complete squad in well over a decade.

The next snake oil salesman will be no different. I wouldn't be surprised to see KSE try to prove a point by parachuting in some exec from the NBA or Silicon Valley.
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I hope you are wrong. But their laziness in not acting till black bin protests and split in the fanbase before acting the last time suggests you are absolutely spot on. My only fear is that what would more 'interference' look like and would we actually want it!

comment by Gillespie Road. (U18361)
posted 43 minutes ago
comment by Lexington 125.2 (U8879)
posted 1 hour, 31 minutes ago
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 15 minutes ago
Unfortunately thats not surprising after allowing one man to control the club for so long. It takes time to find the right formula. Structure of the club however discovered the issue relatively quickly. This sort of thing has gone on at other clubs including Barca (with the same man) for years silently rotting the club. So thats a positive for Arsenal however embarrassing the headline maybe.
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This is a good point, and fair play to KSE for spotting something was up so swiftly.
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KSE are nothing more than absentee landlords out to prove a point by doing things against the grain.

Which means they will repeatedly continue to fall for smooth-talking snake oil salesmen who promise heaven and earth through running the club differently from everyone else.

Which is why we have never built a complete squad in well over a decade.

The next snake oil salesman will be no different. I wouldn't be surprised to see KSE try to prove a point by parachuting in some exec from the NBA or Silicon Valley.
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That's kinda happened already with Gazidis didn't it? He was MLS Chief Exec or something but hadn't been involved in club football. Just a completely corporate guy.

comment by Gunnerthru (U6675)
posted 33 minutes ago
comment by Gillespie Road. (U18361)
posted 22 minutes ago
Definitely not the kind of news you want to read about halfway through a summer transfer window.

All I care about is whether this affects the Aubameyang contract situation.
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Why would it affect the Auba situation? We want him stay. He want big money for his last big contract.

Nothing has changed.
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It's clear there's a bloodless palace coup at the club.

I won't claim to be an expert about the matter as I don't even know all the chess pieces involved. At this point, I'm not even sure whether whoever ends up on top will have Arteta in their long term plans.

I wouldn't blame Auba and his people for being slightly apprehensive. This could take a while before the dust settles.

comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 24 minutes ago
comment by Gillespie Road. (U18361)
posted 20 minutes ago
comment by Lexington 125.2 (U8879)
posted 1 hour, 31 minutes ago
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 15 minutes ago
Unfortunately thats not surprising after allowing one man to control the club for so long. It takes time to find the right formula. Structure of the club however discovered the issue relatively quickly. This sort of thing has gone on at other clubs including Barca (with the same man) for years silently rotting the club. So thats a positive for Arsenal however embarrassing the headline maybe.
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This is a good point, and fair play to KSE for spotting something was up so swiftly.
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KSE are nothing more than absentee landlords out to prove a point by doing things against the grain.

Which means they will repeatedly continue to fall for smooth-talking snake oil salesmen who promise heaven and earth through running the club differently from everyone else.

Which is why we have never built a complete squad in well over a decade.

The next snake oil salesman will be no different. I wouldn't be surprised to see KSE try to prove a point by parachuting in some exec from the NBA or Silicon Valley.
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I hope you are wrong. But their laziness in not acting till black bin protests and split in the fanbase before acting the last time suggests you are absolutely spot on. My only fear is that what would more 'interference' look like and would we actually want it!
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I'll admit the idea of having one of the Kroenkes taking up a permanent physical office at the club scares me a bit. I don't do particularly well with a boss constantly peering over my shoulder, myself.

But then again, it would make it hard for them to ignore the opinions of moaning fans every weekend.

comment by Gillespie Road. (U18361)
posted 1 hour, 16 minutes ago
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 24 minutes ago
comment by Gillespie Road. (U18361)
posted 20 minutes ago
comment by Lexington 125.2 (U8879)
posted 1 hour, 31 minutes ago
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 15 minutes ago
Unfortunately thats not surprising after allowing one man to control the club for so long. It takes time to find the right formula. Structure of the club however discovered the issue relatively quickly. This sort of thing has gone on at other clubs including Barca (with the same man) for years silently rotting the club. So thats a positive for Arsenal however embarrassing the headline maybe.
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This is a good point, and fair play to KSE for spotting something was up so swiftly.
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KSE are nothing more than absentee landlords out to prove a point by doing things against the grain.

Which means they will repeatedly continue to fall for smooth-talking snake oil salesmen who promise heaven and earth through running the club differently from everyone else.

Which is why we have never built a complete squad in well over a decade.

The next snake oil salesman will be no different. I wouldn't be surprised to see KSE try to prove a point by parachuting in some exec from the NBA or Silicon Valley.
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I hope you are wrong. But their laziness in not acting till black bin protests and split in the fanbase before acting the last time suggests you are absolutely spot on. My only fear is that what would more 'interference' look like and would we actually want it!
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I'll admit the idea of having one of the Kroenkes taking up a permanent physical office at the club scares me a bit. I don't do particularly well with a boss constantly peering over my shoulder, myself.

But then again, it would make it hard for them to ignore the opinions of moaning fans every weekend.
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I dunno abt that. We whine a lot but the American fans are on another level. All American owners are used to it.

comment by Imran The King Khan (U10026)
posted 6 hours, 9 minutes ago
Getting sacked for spending £72m on Pepe seems fair.
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Agree

Only question is why hasn’t anyone been sacked for spunking 80m on Maguire?

Oh here’s a fun fact about people getting sacked for picking players.

The scout who was so adamant Liverpool sign Ian Rush got the sack after he struggled initially, obviously Rush then went onto become one of Liverpool’s greatest players.

“ The decision comes amid revelations that Arsenal have launched an investigation into the £72million transfer of Nicolas Pepe as they believe they overpaid for the winger.”

No s**t Sherlock 🙄