30 Aug 2013 16:21:04
Ok it's my turn to lose sanity lol,

I am at a total loss of explanation as to what is going on at our beloved club. I just don't get it, why come out and boast to the world that we have so much money and that we have turned a financial corner, and then proceed to spend exactly ZERO of it?

My only saving grace is telling myself that there is tonnes going on behind the scenes that no one knows about, and that maybe a change in the power structure is really happening as Ed002 alluded to some time ago.

For Arsene's sake I just hope to God we don't lose on Sunday. I have always supported Arsene and although I may disagree with him on many football matters, the man knows how to manage a team. But if we lose to the spurs this weekend, nothing short of a riot would surprise me as a reaction to the unfair treatment that we fans have been subjected to so far this summer.

No one likes to be taken for a fool, and right now we look to be the biggest fools in European Football. As many others have said, paying champagne prices for apple juice.

Any insight that anyone has as to what is going on would be greatly appreciated.

I hope everyone has a great day,
Cheers,

1.) 30 Aug 2013
Mate what we have at the club is Ivan who used to be involved with transfers and perhaps still is but what he is capable of doing is dictated by Wenger. The same goes for Law. The system should be this:

- Wenger goes cap in hand to them and gives them a list of primary, secondary and tertiary (cont. as needed) targets, and asks they they do what it takes to sign him, given our financial capability. They go and do that, we land big players for big money and we win things.

-What actually happens is Wenger goes to Law and maybe Ivan and says these are the players I want, and this is the budget I have. You cannot go over this budget for that player.

So no matter how involved they are, the final say rests with Wenger. I have no doubts that these two men are sick of it, although happy to take their salaries. I am certain that the number of top to good players we have approached this summer who have asked for higher wages than we were prepared to pay is massive. And I am also certain the number of calls to Wenger saying 'he'll come but he wants X wages' and Wenger has turned around and said 'no' is equally as high.

That's basically it. The final say rests with the one guy at the club who detests spending modern fees and wages because it goes against his own ideals. That's why he needs to go, that's why Ivan dropped him in the brown stuff and that's Wenger comes across like he couldn't give a monkeys about the fans, because his own ideals are paramount.

He is of course prepared to SELL for modern fees to clubs who pay modern wages, as well as charging modern prices and taking home his very very pleasant modern salary.

To think if Wenger had invested the last 6 years' wages he could have bought Neymar is staggering.

2.) 30 Aug 2013
Your right. Some insight would be appreciated.

3.) 30 Aug 2013
Why would Wenger be telling Gavidis what budget he has? IG knows this already

4.) 30 Aug 2013
Thanks Metal,

If what you're saying is true, then Wenger is the one to blame because he has the final say.

I find this extremely sad that this is how he will be remembered if this is, in fact, his last year as our manager. He has such a great footballing brain, but if you are right and he is the stubborn one who refuses to pay more than 16 million for anyone, then sadly, I have to agree that his time has come.

I can't believe I just said that, I think I was one of the last Wenger supporters (along with Wengerism), but the disrespect that has been shown to the fans has to be accounted for.

This is making Friday feel like a Monday.

5.) 30 Aug 2013
Who the hell is Wenger to give budgets? (If what you say is correct) . then what are Dick Law and Ivan Gazidis for? Wenger is there to do his job and not poke around his incapable nose in transfer negotiations?