Opposition view: Arsenal

[MihaiCity]

What are you competing for btw ? Title is long gone . So youre competing with is for that top 4 trophy .

Title and Fa cup you bitter of highest order....you for what the fuck are competing?? the trophy called " a place in top 4"???....will be a pleasure to see how Michu and co. will beat you at the Emirates and sent you out of Fa cup!!!!!!

Speaking of Michu .... i wonder if Swansea would take Balotelli off our hands in exchange for him ?

noo...didn't laudrup said ONLY barca and madrid afford michu???:):)

 

[The herd]

arsenal fans are just upset, they dont like what were doing, hate that they cant compete, thats why there is a jealousy and anger from them.

Can't compete your having a bubble mate we will see after the weekends game if we can't compete.
Ps
What cloud are you on oh yes cloud cuckoo

-- Fri Jan 11, 2013 3:09 pm --

arsenal fans are just upset, they dont like what were doing, hate that they cant compete, thats why there is a jealousy and anger from them.

Why can't they compete? They have money in the bank, they're profitable & their wage bill is relatively low compared to turnover. The problem is they've chosen not to. They haven't replaced players leaving with players of the same or greater quality. The analogy I used a few weeks ago is that they've bought a new car, then traded it in for a new one which cost the same as they were offered in PX, without putting any money in themselves. Their net spend over the last 5 years is -£45m. As a comparison, Stoke have spent a net £75m over the same period and even Villa have spent £70m. That's not our fault, it's theirs.

Have they paid their stadium off yet? If so will we expect t see a change in strategy in


Stadium is not paid off yet will be a few more years<br /><br />-- Fri Jan 11, 2013 3:11 pm --<br /><br />

Have they paid their stadium off yet? If so will we expect t see a change in strategy in purchasing.

Repaying it long term (over 25 years) through bonds I think. Still making big profits regardless.

Good post mate I might even know them as I have been going home and away for nearly 40 years although as might already now like a lot of others I have not been to the bowl for 3 seasons now and we are in protest with our board over a lot of issues

criminal - got some mates down in London who are big gooners. Stopped going these last 4 years. Absolutely detest the way the club is being run and shafting their fans. Good lads as well

I had to be in London for my brother in laws wedding for the QPR game. These lads all came out and were celebrating our league win with me. back in May -

 

[The herd]

For all this City fans that don't know there is something called the "fair play" system that will soon be coming into power . This will mean that you can only spend what you make through revenue why do you think Arsenal are one of the best run clubs in world football ?
It's not luck, where will your club be when this comes into place no where that's where you will be . We have managed to fund our own ground and still compete without a backer or as some say a sugar daddy, could your club do that nooooooooo.

 

[markbmcfc]

For all this City fans that don't know there is something called the "fair play" system that will soon be coming into power . This will mean that you can only spend what you make through revenue why do you think Arsenal are one of the best run clubs in world football ?
It's not luck, where will your club be when this comes into place no where that's where you will be . We have managed to fund our own ground and still compete without a backer or as some say a sugar daddy, could your club do that nooooooooo.

You're an absolute idiot. I don't even know where to start with that. I can't be arsed, but someone will take you apart for that drivel you just posted.

 

[mindmyp's_n_q's]

For all this City fans that don't know there is something called the "fair play" system that will soon be coming into power . This will mean that you can only spend what you make through revenue why do you think Arsenal are one of the best run clubs in world football ?
It's not luck, where will your club be when this comes into place no where that's where you will be . We have managed to fund our own ground and still compete without a backer or as some say a sugar daddy, could your club do that nooooooooo.

Neither could you if you did not have the luck of being in London. In Wigan as an example Highbury would have been worth a few million and not the exhorbitant amount you managed to get.

 

[moomba]

For all this City fans that don't know there is something called the "fair play" system that will soon be coming into power . This will mean that you can only spend what you make through revenue why do you think Arsenal are one of the best run clubs in world football ?
It's not luck, where will your club be when this comes into place no where that's where you will be . We have managed to fund our own ground and still compete without a backer or as some say a sugar daddy, could your club do that nooooooooo.

Do you have an opinion on the money Danny Fizman invested in Arsenal in the 1990's?

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/fiszman-was-real-reason-arsenal-did-so-well-says-adams-2319483.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/foot ... 19483.html</a>

Danny Fiszman, the diamond merchant who joined the board in 1992 and helped finance Wenger's Double-winning teams of 1998 and 2002.

Those calling for more spending on the current team will be interested to learn how highly Adams rated Fiszman's contribution. "I think that a significant factor, 90 per cent, in why we achieved so much is that Danny Fiszman invested £50m in the club and we were able to go to the next level," he said. "I got my first decent contract at the club, so did David Seaman, we were able to bring in Dennis Bergkamp – and that was before Arsène arrived – David Platt, Patrick Vieira, Nicolas Anelka, and were able to pay them – top players from around the world.

Having said that, at the rate you are growing, and the rate we are growing we'll probably exceed your income in the next couple of years, maybe next year if you miss out on the champions league.

If people are still banking of FFP to stop us, there is going to be a lot of disappointment soon.

 

[r.soleofsalford]

For all this City fans that don't know there is something called the "fair play" system that will soon be coming into power . This will mean that you can only spend what you make through revenue why do you think Arsenal are one of the best run clubs in world football ?
It's not luck, where will your club be when this comes into place no where that's where you will be . We have managed to fund our own ground and still compete without a backer or as some say a sugar daddy, could your club do that nooooooooo.

herbert chapman. danny fiszman.

your owners are taking the piss, stripping you of your best players while charging you top wack. and you`re upset with us, hahaha

if the prem doesnt pay to have the best players we will become a nothing league and be overtaken by others, just what blatter and platini want.

my prediction is, city, united, chelsea, spurs and then arsenal if you`re lucky, what with everton and liverpool on your heels

 

[M18CTID]

For all this City fans that don't know there is something called the "fair play" system that will soon be coming into power . This will mean that you can only spend what you make through revenue why do you think Arsenal are one of the best run clubs in world football ?
It's not luck, where will your club be when this comes into place no where that's where you will be . We have managed to fund our own ground and still compete without a backer or as some say a sugar daddy, could your club do that nooooooooo.

Oh dear lol.

Our revenues are increasing at a dramatic rate and providing we can keep doing well on the pitch, I reckon your words could well come back to haunt you in 2 or 3 years time. Add to that the huge investment in our club's infrastructure and I think it's reasonably safe to say that we should be well set for years or even decades to come.

 

[bluestevei]

Alright chaps. I expect you are getting quite a few of us looking oh here today. I thought I'd put my 2 pennies in. In regards to the poster asking why we are not making a stand, there is a group that was formed last year called the black scarf movement (named as black was the only colour Nike haven't used as a kit colour) and we had over 2000 people demonstrating before the Swansea game in December. It was all over the press, Sky sports etc even a German TV crew that got wind of us when Schalke beat us in the CL where there and the prices of tickets was one of the issues being raised. The core Arsenal support do stay away, all the pubs around Holloway road, Finsbury Park are rammed with Arsenal that simply refuse to pay these extortionate prices (especially seeing as our dear Stan from the US is hell bent on stripping us of our assets). It's a disgrace and in regards to paying high prices away, you should see what he had to pay at Chelsea and even QPR last year. I even paid well over £50 to see you lot earlier this season. These people are living in the clouds and its us mugs that have to take the brunt of it.

There are also other supporter clubs such AISA who have lobbeyed the board for close to 2 years to reduce ticket prices. These people just wont listen however. I applaud your stand to send back these tickets, it's a fucking disgrace.

As for the "Unfortunately a lot of their supporters seem to have lapped it up." You don't know many of us do you chap? If you think that we pray to the altar of this board, that Arsene and his constant whining about other clubs and how unfair it is that they have more money then we do (even though we spend so much on wages for players who we cant even sell on and who no longer play such as your Denilson's and Djourou's etc) is a mantra we all follow then you are as deluded as he is.

There is a massive divide between fans which are the ever diminishing Arsene Knows Brigade (lovingly referred to as the AKB's) and the other half who are sick to the back teeth of the constant lies that are spoon fed to us by the king of spin himself, Ivan Gazidis (a Man City fan by the way). There are people who only jumped on the bandwagon at Arsenal when football became really popular and Arsene FC was created. There are some who genuinely think that the club didn't exist before their deity arrived in '96. Anything that comes out of the mouths of their dear leader and board is the truth and all the talk about the evils of city (used to be Chelsea) is the only reason why we are now footballing also rans.

There are many, many of us who will support the team through thick and thin but will no longer put a penny into this club whilst the current regime exists.

It's got nothing to do with having an entitlement to win trophies, it's the constant lies and bullshit, the constant pining for this fantasy which is Financial Fair Play. It's a fucking joke. Unfortunately for us it wont be ending any time soon. Still for a shitty club with such horrible supporters like us I imagine you lot wont care which is fair enough as we didn't care when you were doing nowt.

Am i right in thinking that this is the 1st season you have had to pay that kind of price at our stadium and if so its about time,for yrs now we have been paying a ridiculous amount to watch our team at all london grounds and the swamp,so its about time our club started charging the away fans in line with what we have had to pay for yrs

You wouldn't be right no. I paid £57 the season before at yours. We put away fans in the cheapest seats at the Holloway bowl. We are trying to get them to send the away lot out of view onto the more expensive seats but so far the board are not listening.

was that including bus up to Manchester, because you didn't pay that last year or this

 

[ChrisNUFC]

Fucking hell some of these gooners are a bit up uppity aren't they.

Hope you knock em down a peg or two on Sunday!!!