Reply With QuoteJumbotron stadia dont work - the real cock up was moving out of Highbury
I take it that no-one on here is laughing their metaphorical cocks off at the shambles up the road.
I know that we were aware of their troubles a while ago, but it still makes me chuckle.
Obviously the costs of the renovations had ni impact on them not spending a brass fathing in the transfer window
And don't surprised if they don't get in at all this season.
Last edited by The Insider; 08-14-2018 at 04:41 PM.
Jumbotron stadia dont work - the real cock up was moving out of Highbury
Exactly. You would think they would learn from the case study that we were generous enough to provide them with. In relative terms (to what they had achieved over the past 50 years) they were in a good place when they upped sticks, as were we. They may well come to regret the move as much as we surely do.Originally Posted by Tornado
I can’t remember but what was our situation?
Was it really that impossible to increase the other stands?
There really was nowhere to go on the Avenell Road or Highbury Hill sides.
Blame Wenger for the move to the Arab Bowl...
“Other clubs never came into my thoughts once I knew Arsenal wanted to sign me.”
On balance,it was the only way for the club to move forward and maintain its place amongst the top clubs in Europe.There really was nowhere to go on the Avenell Road or Highbury Hill sides.
Blame Wenger for the move to the Arab Bowl...
Of course the best way to engineer a low cost upgrade is to swoop in, following an Olympic or Commonwealth event..
Man City - Stadium Capacity - 55,097
Man United - Stadium Capacity - 74,994
Chelsea - Stadium Capacity - 41,631
Liverpool - Stadium Capacity - 54,074
Tottenham - New stadium capacity - 62,062
Maximum capacity of Highbury - 38,419
Do you see the problem?
Yes. It was impossible structurally and legally. Do you not think they'd have rather done that if it had been feasible?
I’ve totally forgotten about all the nitty gritty ins and outs of this.
All I remember is us having to look after the pennies when Abramovic swooped in, bought Chelsea and changed all of the financials.
The main problem with the move from Highbury was that the plan was (quite reasonably) predicated on the status quo of us and United slugging it out for top spot. The idea was that AW's contacts and eye for a player would mean we could get quality in cheap to see us through the hiatus. As you say, Abramovitch moved the goalposts. Suddenly, players like Drogba and Essien - who would have been natural AW signings - were being lured away by Chelsea for more than we'd pay, plus we lost Cole to them and players like Vieira and Henry were looking elsewhere. This happened at a time when we simply didn't have the money to compete and we've essentially been playing catch-up ever since. The timing of Abramovich's arrival probably hit us harder than anyone.
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