Alexis Sanchez

[Danamy]

We were the best team in the country, then we started selling and investing. You end up standing still, Spurs havent won a thing for over a decade.

"Were" being the main word, lack of ambition has seen to that. When the Spuds move in their new home I can see them dominating North London for years to come, how the tables have turned eh?

 

[mosssideblue]

anyone for Costa no not the coffee but the one Chelsea wants out. He knows where the net is and would love to put one over Chelsea

Absolutely not for me

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

Our owner just rejected a 1.5bn bid for the club, there is a lot of money at the club, and even more waiting to come in, rainy days at Arsenal is no longer an issue. We are one of the richest clubs in the world.
Anyway, Im not sure why everyone is so worried about our finances, its a boring subject, been hearing it since 2004, Id like to get on with the football.

But show no ambition to use the money for the benefit of the team - which demonstrates a small time mentality in the world of football .

 

[AgueroSilva]

Our owner just rejected a 1.5bn bid for the club, there is a lot of money at the club, and even more waiting to come in, rainy days at Arsenal is no longer an issue. We are one of the richest clubs in the world.
Anyway, Im not sure why everyone is so worried about our finances, its a boring subject, been hearing it since 2004, Id like to get on with the football.

You're one of the richest clubs in the world because of your owner, but that doesn't mean he puts money into it. You live within your turnover which will probably hit the £375m mark soon. Once you take player wages out of that you're essentially left with £175m.

The reason you don't have the money to throw at it like the bigger clubs is because of your owner, being one of the richest clubs in the world doesn't mean money gets put into it by this American chump.

 

[daztrueblue91]

We actually can, the money is there we just dont use it.
There seems to be a weird notion on here that we are a poor club, no one in Europe makes more every home game, our prices are sky high and we sell out, and we have been in CL for 20 years. On top of the crazy new tv deals. And two billionaire shareholders. The money is not an issue, just the ambition.

But this is the problem with Arsenal. If there was ever an ideal time to invest heavily in the club it would be now.

You have no CL football which could help mount a title challenge.

It would get the fans on side after the split on Wenger last season.

It might even convince Sanchez and Ozil to stay.

But Wenger is doing what he has always done which is be a cheapskate and look at external factors to blame. Of course it's going to be City and PSGs fault that Arsenal are left behind and the market is extortionate.

This lack of ambition is exactly why the top class players like Ozil and Sanchez may leave on a free transfer. There is nothing Arsenal can offer them what they won't get (and more) at another club. Now that should be the big worry.

 

[Jack Hackett]

Sounds like you accept that you are truly fucked .

I wouldn't go that far but if we sell Sanchez to you, we might be

 

[AwayDay]

If you keep sanchez and you go into this season do you feel right now going onto all compition prem,Europa,f.a cup , league cup going up against Chelsea, city,Liverpool,spurs,United and poss Everton do you have enough to finish top 4 . Remember that Europa is a killer Thursday Sunday it's affected every team from the premier league who's been involved

I think we are in a better position than without Sanchez, he gives us a fighting chance. We dont have anywhere near the quality of City or Chelsea though, but that wont get better by selling Sanchez.
We choose not to strengthen because we lack ambition. Its not down to the 50m from Sanchez.

 

[Chippy_boy]

Absolutely, selling Sanchez now would add to that behaviour.

Not if you replaced him appropriately. Your revenues are not dissimilar to those of United, Real, Barca, us and PSG and yet look at your transfer spending compared to the these clubs. Buying prudently is to be admired, but not coming close to winning the league in 13 years is not.

 

[Jack Hackett]

You're one of the richest clubs in the world because of your owner, but that doesn't mean he puts money into it. You live within your turnover which will probably hit the £375m mark soon. Once you take player wages out of that you're essentially left with £175m.

The reason you don't have the money to throw at it like the bigger clubs is because of your owner, being one of the richest clubs in the world doesn't mean money gets put into it by this American chump.

True, if Kroenke were to sell to Usmanov, I'd imagine a different buying policy that would compete with the likes of City

 

[AwayDay]

"Were" being the main word, lack of ambition has seen to that. When the Spuds move in their new home I can see them dominating North London for years to come, how the tables have turned eh?

Nothing has turned yet, even last season we won a trophy and they won nothing. They have a lot of hoops to jump and their players will soon want success and money. Not sure they can dominate with an owner like Levy. Like we cant with Kroenke.