Like I said the other day, we need change for change’s sake.

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Originally Posted by Ash

Tottenham.

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Spurs haven't really threatened to win anything decent since Margaret Thatcher's third term, have they?

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Originally Posted by redgunamo

Right. After all, not spending much is the thing that got Him the job in the first place. And the thing that's kept Him there.

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Our mistake was thinking that, if he can turn lead into gold, how much better will he do when he gets gold to start with? Sadly, it doesn't work like that. Virtually every big money signing he's made tells me that he isn't great at handling big-money players who come to him as the finished article.

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Originally Posted by redgunamo

No, it's a fair point. Who else is doing better with our sort of spending?

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It isn't just about spending though. What about the youth setup. Apart from Jack, have we produced anything from the youth system over the last 10 years?

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Originally Posted by Burney

Our mistake was thinking that, if he can turn lead into gold, how much better will he do when he gets gold to start with? Sadly, it doesn't work like that. Virtually every big money signing he's made tells me that he isn't great at handling big-money players who come to him as the finished article.

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Well, quite. That is a common mistake. I've always said it's possible Wenger doesn't have an intuitive appreciation of this fact of life. On the other hand though, if He did, He almost certainly wouldn't still be with us.

Now, this is not meant in a bad way. All would be extremely happy for Him had He gone off and had a career winning European Cups at Bayern, Barcelona and Real Madrid, I'm sure, after all He's done for us. But He loves the club and wants to stay, so rather than spend Mourinho-money which would only get Him two or three years, He makes sure to stay within financial boundaries that ensure our board is always more than happy with Him.

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Originally Posted by Alberto Balsam Rodriguez

It isn't just about spending though. What about the youth setup. Apart from Jack, have we produced anything from the youth system over the last 10 years?

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Same at practically every big club though. It's complicated.

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Originally Posted by Alberto Balsam Rodriguez

After years of PSG chasing him, why didn't they get him last summer when they finished 2nd and Wenger was out of contract? Perhaps there is more to it than meets the eye.

Perhaps my statement should have read, "better options"

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Simply because His main selling point is finances, which the likes of PSG couldn't really give a stuff about.

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Originally Posted by redgunamo

Simply because His main selling point is finances, which the likes of PSG couldn't really give a stuff about.

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They only really started chasing him when they became rich

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Originally Posted by redgunamo

No, it's a fair point. Who else is doing better with our sort of spending?

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Perhaps this needs to be qualified by asking why our sort of spending is our sort of spending.

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Originally Posted by Alberto Balsam Rodriguez

They only really started chasing him when they became rich

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He knows He wouldn't get long there unless He won the European Cup though. "Money" wouldn't be an excuse.

And anyway, He loves working at Arsenal.

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Originally Posted by SWv2

Perhaps this needs to be qualified by asking why our sort of spending is our sort of spending.

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Tottenham :-\