And so it begins

[Paul Davis' Left Hook]

Some c**t on twitter: "AS report that as well as a concrete offer from Arsenal, Malaga have received enquiries from Chelsea & Spurs about Santi Cazorla."

http://www.awimb.com/images/smiley_icons/wave.gif Santi

[Peter]

Would the lad want to join spurs and miss out on the champions league again?

[Steve-OH]

[Death]

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

Who do Chelsea have - Mata, Hazard, Markin, Oscar and then a few others like Lampard, Ramires.

We have as many, more probably when they're all fit.

[Curly]

Due to Malaga's deadline,this one won't drag on

[Steve-OH]

[redgunamo]

as a fan would, even if he isn't really one, than our own owners' sober, dispassionate composure, I reckon.

I mean, it's football, for God's sake!

[Peter]

Also, chelsea have just signed three of those you mentioned. Wouldnt they want to have a look at them first? We prettymuch know what ours offer already.

[Monty91]

[Peter]

Its soccer

[redgunamo]

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

Their owner's interest has been rejuvenated.

You'll remember last season they were ****e, how we laughed.

[Peter]

Never gets a round in by all accounts.

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

[halfsharkalligatorhalfman]

He hasn't taken any money out of the club, and if he put any in Wenger wouldn't spend it anyway. Where's the problem?

[Peter]

I cant believe we are even discussing a twitter rumour http://www.awimb.com/images/smiley_icons/hehe.gif

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

[Peter]

I didnt notice you beating a path to the bar

[PSRB]

[redgunamo]

He needs to show more passion basically http://www.awimb.com/images/smiley_icons/homer.gif

[redgunamo]

Two drinks minimum, so I gather.

[Peter]

Nor whst wenger would do with the money if he had it. Nor even whether he has it.

Stan looks like a tightarse, and that is proof enough for me.

[Bergkamp's Brain]

[Peter]

[redgunamo]

[Peter]

Limit of eleven a side

[Luis Anaconda]

[Death]

[redgunamo]

[Bergkamp's Brain]

[redgunamo]

[halfsharkalligatorhalfman]

If i wanted our owner to turn us into another City or Chelsea I would have called for Usmanov by now (although his intentions dont seem entirely innocent).

Yeah stan doesnt really seem to give a f**k. But isn't no presence at all a lot better than him being vocal and making awful decisions?

Plus it is quite handy, as it allows us to forget that we are actually owned by a weird looking American with a tobacco-stained moustache

[PSRB]

[halfsharkalligatorhalfman]

I am actually more happy if he keeps his nose out of things he doesn't entirely get, or care to understand

[Bergkamp's Brain]

[redgunamo]

owners who refuse to buy us a European Cup.

I mean, what's the point of that!

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

[redgunamo]

Fake, or otherwise.

He just seems to say, Right, let's get a £50 million goal-shy striker, I'll hire and fire a few managers and hang out with JT and the lads, then get some clever sort in to draw up some fancy new stadium plans and see what happens.

Much more fun, I reckon.

[Luis Anaconda]

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

[Steve Williams - gay for Mark Knopfler]

*I would

[redgunamo]

*We ALL would.

[Monty91]

[halfsharkalligatorhalfman]

[halfsharkalligatorhalfman]

[redgunamo]

without saying anything, that would've been fine.

As it is, we are all now committed to doing things this way, the way we are doing them.

[Monty91]

That is, principles that should be shared by all of humanity: principally, that "by any means necessary" is an ugly way to go about life.

[redgunamo]

[Ashberto]

does tend to take the edge of any success, but have we always been self sustaining as a Thatcherite corner-shop? Record signing of DB10 - the poster boy of AW's glory years? £50m invested into the club by a diamond dealer before same glory years? Club rescued from extinction by property tycoon who moved us to Islington and spent his own money on a very expensive stadium? Bank of England Club?

I'm playing devils advocate here, because I would dearly love AW to win again in what we recognise as our way against the oil-gross-national-product and ex-Soviet-gangster-types. If our (alleged) ex-Soviet-gangster-type started buying us trophies I really don't know how I'd feel. There's investment in a club, and there is obscene levels of spending - and somewhere there is a line between the two. I know which side Chelsea and City are on.

[Ashberto]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle#Principle_as_moral_la w (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle#Principle_as_moral_law)

and the associated

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscience

You might need a stiff drink before reading this stuff.

[redgunamo]

I'm fairly certain whichever lefty that wrote it needed more than a stiff drink to do so.

At least, I hope he did http://www.awimb.com/images/smiley_icons/smile.gif

[Ashberto]

"There are no morals in politics; there is only experience. A scoundrel may be of use because he is a scoundrel"

[redgunamo]

already have it

Like the AFC, for example.