When will you lot step up and be a big club again?

[BrianSwan]

Baffles me, rich owners, you make a profit each year, have a great stadium and academy set up. Richer than Bayern Munich for example yet sell all your players to rivals?

Arsenal could surely compete with the likes of Bayern Munich in Europe on revenue, stadia and facilities so what exactly is the problem holding you back?

[7evens]

Doesn't go down too well with most f**k witted ex pro's and fans. Think Leeds, Think Rangers.... http://www.awimb.com/images/smiley_icons/shrug.gif

[Alexism - Atheoist]

[Monty91]

[plastic james]

we've won atleast one league title in the 30's, 40's, 50's, 70's, 80's, 90's, 00's, meaning atleast one title in 7 of the last 8 decades.

big club means constantly being up there competing and winning. no team in england have been that consistent. the only reason liverpool and manu have few more league titles than us is because each have had a freaskish decade, liverpool in the 80s, and manu in the 90's.

arsenal are the definition of big club, history, finance, style, fanbase...etc etc etc

[7evens]

I don't think we can question his ability to turn a profit.

[CrossGun]

[Ashberto]

Constraints of up front commercial deals, modest compared to our rivals today, have added over 100m to the cost of the stadium. We can get new ones in 2014. Clubs funded by sugar-daddies and Spanish banks and government have more money than us. Our board does not wish to get into non-capital debt or become dependent on a benefactor. FFP may or may not affect these rivals in 2014.

I had always assumed you to be Tony, but perhaps your are not. If you are, a pox on your betting slips. If not, apologies for suggesting that you were.

[Alexism - Atheoist]