Arsenal Thread - 2022/23

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urban genie said:
Ahem

paying players with two seperate accounts for wages, one declared one offshore

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport.../arsenal-in-multimillion-tax-dodge-47863.html


And lets not mention Zaire as it was at the time and the diamonds yeah
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So, just 5 years before our investigation's and not time barred, I'm sure our legal team are all over this but I reckon all clubs complicit in "fiddling" finances were frantically deleting emails after they learned our IT system had been hacked.
 
Jack Hackett said:
Read all my comments. My position is clear. I’m in favour of City or anyone else willing to invest to get their club up the ladder. The problem with FFP (and why I’m against it) is that the richest club (Man Utd) will always dominate. If that’s the case, The PL will become a bore fest like La Liga where only one of two teams can win the title.

My views are my own. I don’t expect you to agree with me but if you don’t, all I ask is a certain civility. There’s too much hatred already in the world. As for City, more importantly for me, is Pep. I feel (especially since Arsenal have been off the pace for a good number of years), he has brought a wonderful style of football, wonderful to watch, with wonderful players. I don’t begrudge you that. Your fans have suffered much but with huge devotion before the current regime. And as someone who was at Manchester university in the 70s, I was lucky enough to watch (from the Kippax), Summerbee, Lee and Bell. I don’t care what any of you Mancs think but I can tell you Colin Bell would have been a world class player today. Maybe some City fans my age might agree with me?
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Like the bore fest when you and the rags were the only two that could win the league? I would like to see your documentation of the off shore accounts for players bonuses during that period.
 
funny little no marks like arsenal think they belong at the same level and class like us. we have achieved more in the last five years than what they have in in their entire existent of the premier league. talking about cheating they should look in their own mirrors. this coming from a club playing a r*****st in their everyday lineup. be quiet and know your place.
 
Gone for a Burton said:
The lack of awareness of these arrogant, entitled lightweights is sooooooofunny.

Sponsored by millions of DUBAI EMIRATES dollars and haven’t won a PL title for TWENTY YEARS.

Shhhhhh & know your place ARSE !!
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Your point about Emirates is bang on but 'know your place' is out of order.

It is the attitude of a rag, scouser or gooner towards us and we should not sink so low. Football should be a meritocracy where no one has a place and everyone can aspire to reach the summit or fall to the depths.
 
Mad Eyed Screamer said:
Well, well, well..... another set of thick fans with no brains....
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Shaikh Mansours father in law Shaikh Mohammad actually saved Arsenals stadium when he agreed to pay the 100m upfront instead over 15 yrs. Arsenals deal with Emiraties is sportwashing at its finest.

“General Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and UAE Minister of Defence, yesterday hailed the landmark deal signed between Emirates airline and England's Arsenal football club.

"We have every reason to feel proud of this great achievement, which has hoisted our country's name high in international gatherings," he said.

Earlier yesterday, Emirates airline announced a 15-year sponsorship deal with English soccer champions Arsenal worth a staggering £100 million, the biggest ever in English football history. Emirates have also secured naming rights to Arsenal's new 60,000-seat stadium being built at a cost of £357 million.

Shaikh Mohammad said that the partnership would foster traditional friendship ties between peoples of the UAE and Britain. Stressing the importance of sport as a civilised mean of communications between nations, Shaikh Mohammad said football remains the most favourite game.”
 
dave_blue12 said:
Your point about Emirates is bang on but 'know your place' is out of order.

It is the attitude of a rag, scouser or gooner towards us and we should not sink so low. Football should be a meritocracy where no one has a place and everyone can aspire to reach the summit or fall to the depths.
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Old school City view.

“ Know your place you bunch of self entitled Cunts” sits much better with me.
We’re the Daddy now.
 
Jack Hackett said:
Do you think this obsession with Arsenal‘s (admittedly questionable) past is now relevant? More recently Chelsea (before FFP) bought glory. Why not attack them?
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More to do with the fact arsenal fans have no right to call out any team on financial irregularities, empty seats (pre boycott before used as an excuse) highbury was near half empty plenty of times, lack of success prior to heavy investment, money gained from possible human rights abuse, classless fan as AFTV show weekly.

I know you come here and are pretty much always a fair and unbias poster when talking about FFP, regulation and the premier league being run to suit certain clubs, so you shouldn't be criticises for that banner or club stance on the comments in this thread you have made imho.

But still your fanbase are nicknamed the Tarquins for a reason, the majority have this pompous, self entitled delusion that your club are more deserving of glory and trophies than others and are on a upper level of status than other clubs with similar histories as you when you are no better than us, Villa, Everton, etc tradition wise, you were just another club that got lucky with money in the mid 80s and it drove your club up to trophy challenging status.

Still you are the biggest club in London (after the rags) Spurs fans are knobs so not worth mentioning, Chelsea well always been what they are and get slagged off here just as much as the arse in their thread, however not seen them unfurling banners about us hence this thread has to go back and mention the hypocrisy
 
Jack Hackett said:
Do you think this obsession with Arsenal‘s (admittedly questionable) past is now relevant? More recently Chelsea (before FFP) bought glory. Why not attack them?
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Jack you seem like a level headed individual but even you must have raised a smile at the hypocrisy of that banner yesterday.
 
melrose40yarder said:
Jack you seem like a level headed individual but even you must have raised a smile at the hypocrisy of that banner yesterday.
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They aren’t the sharpest tools in the box are those Arsenal supporters with that banner. Racist undertones as to where our money comes from but have been more than happy to have an airline based in Dubai pumping money into their club since 2006. I hope we smash this lot on Wednesday and crush their hopes of winning the league. The crying of cheats in May from them could be delicious.
 
tolmie's hairdoo said:
Same class that saw George Graham sacked for illegal agent payments?

Same class that saw their captain imprisoned for drink driving?

Same class that saw a cocaine snorting gambler lead their front line?

Same class that saw them buy a seat in the top division?

Same class that saw them done by HMRC for offshore image rights payments?

Same class that hounded out Wenger?

Same class that takes money from Rwanda?

Same class that resulted in a points deduction for fighting on the pitch at United?

Same class that charges £18 for burger and chips?

Stay classy.
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