Originally Posted by
IUFG
You might has well have thrown in Griezmann, Messi, Ronaldo, etc into your list, r :rolleyes:
The owners, like Arsene (who used to moan about the ' inflated market'), are deluded if they think £50m (or whatever) is enough to make a difference to the squard.
£50m is not even a good player nowadays (unless you buy someone towards the end of their contract, not withstanding release clause valuations) in this marketplace.
The club has lost its vision imo. A footballing brand will only generate high levels in income if the delivery is on the pitch.
Youngsters growing up in North London will gravitate (without family indoctrination) towards them rather than The Arsenal if they are seen to be 'better' than us - higher league positions, CL football, etc. I hardly ever met a Chelsea fan as a kid...
We are already starting to see more empty seats at the arab dome. Yesterday, the final home game of the season, and there are loads of empty seats... the customers can't even be arséd to send the players off to the EL semi-final with a a bit of support nowadays. In fact, they were booed at the final whistle.
sad seens now and indeed for the immediate future...
