The final solution!
Written by Asser Ghozlan on Thursday, June 4, 2009
So apparently Wenger has been "caught napping" with Manchester City nabbing Gareth Barry from under our noses for what seems a reasonably-priced £12 million. There is endless talk (all rubbish mind you) of Cesc being flogged off back to his home town, with Real and even Chelsea waiting in the wings, highlighting just what a load of tosh that is, Liverpool looking set to flex their muscles and fight for Valencia's dynamic duo of Davids, Villa and Silva, and of course, there is Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite, Kaka to you and me (I still don't get how Brazilian names work), off to Perez's new Real revolution for a smart world-record of £50 million plus.
Jealous? I know I bloody am!
Hello again by the way. Since our Champions League abjection, many things have happened, many views that I had wished to air with you, without quite getting the chance. We had an arguably even more crushing display against our dearest London friends from Russia, all surely cheered Barcelona to victory against our frequent usurpers at home and abroad (and then jeered, looking on green with envy as Thierry had that big cup over his head - if ONLY he put that one-on-one away against Valdes in Paris, well that's what I was thinking), and then were again honororary supporters, that time in the form of Everton on Cup Final day, with the realisation by the end of it that you can't have everything in life can you? Well, as Gooners, we know that more than most, the fact that our end-of-season trophy hopes have rested on rooting for others against our "enemies" being a case-in-point!
But back to the business of the silly season, and the confirmation that the transfer window is well and truly open with the news that Gareth Barry had gone to City. Not much speculation, no build-up. Simple. Before leaving for the hospital for an exciting (not) on-call on the wards, I'd read that he was "in talks" with City, thinking, isn't that all what City do, talk the talk and not walk the walk? However, on returning home some six hours later it had happened, my flatmate dropping it on me like the bombshell it was!
It would be interesting to know what many other Gooners far-and-wide think of this today as, at the time of writing, Barry is about to post an open letter of "apology" to the Villa fans, who have certainly made their views clear on their once-hero-turned-villain (pardon the pun)! Interesting to point out though, Barry's insistence over the last twelve months on joining a Club which graces regular Champions League football and fights for honours. And what does he do- go to a team not even in the Europa League, unlike his old team who made him into the player he is today. Stinks of money-grabbing, insolent, insulting greed, doesn't it? With one move Barry has villified himself to pretty much all Villa fans and many other true football supporters, myself included. Not that he will care one jot with his double-your-money £100,000 a week package and a £6 million signing-on fee up at City.
Some papers this morning have questioned whether Hughes and his benefactors acted quickly and smartly having known that Barry is one holding player available to many this summer, Arsenal included. They, in turn, questioned whether Wenger had been caught napping in Barry's pursuit, suggesting that we have been beaten by a knockout blow without even throwing any punches ourselves, a pleasant change indeed for City-supporting Ricky the "Hitman" Hatton, I suppose!
Whatever happened, this is one player we all know we would've dearly loved in our side, and, whilst we didn't sign him will serve further difficulty in strengthening this summer, it will also, damagingly, serve to strengthen City in their pursuit of a top-four place, where we sit least comfortably, as none of us will need reminding of course! Not that Wenger was probably interested in all the hype surrounding Barry within the media or amongst Arsenal circles, which, if it is the case, and that is indeed probable, then we should not feel hard-done by or outsmarted at all.
Shouldn't we? I asked whether you were jealous at the string of big name speculations flying all over the place at the top earlier, and yes, whilst we do have some world class talent ourselves, it is not near enough, and this has been established over the course of the last one to four seasons of course! And, with the clubs doing big business at the highest level, not least Real Madrid, with the return of Perez seemingly setting the way for another Galacticos era anyway (where does Perez get all his money from by the way?), it is only fair to assume that we have been doing our very own rummaging in the transfer market, with Le Boss hoping to acquire that missing one or two links to gazump us from fourth to first somehow!
Enter Blaise Matuidi, who, until just over a quarter of an hour ago, I did not know what he looked like, nor where he even played. But, I can tell you this, I wasn't entirely surprised when I found that he is indeed one of Wenger's all-time favourite types of player. Now as he good as he might be, and of course he may well be, and I'm also sure that many Saint Etienne fans will hold him in high regard indeed (not that I know any), this is not quite the "big name" that Gooners will have had in mind with Wenger pointing to experience and class at the end of a another failure of a season. At 22, and having never played for a decent club; St. Etienne have survived in France's top flight by just a solitary point, I highly doubt that he is the sort of player I can see winning us match-ups against Carrick, Mascherano / Alonso, or Essien, and subsequently, trophies, and I'm sure many of you will agree!
Yet again, it seems, Wenger has bought our love and support at the end of a harrowing season, not least for him personally, sweet-talking us into believing his talk of experience and quality additions, and whilst the proper big clubs (along with a few wannabees in City) actually go out and act true to their word, we are getting big-name, big-frame, quality Blaise Matuidi in! Charming!
Wenger might not be backed by his notoriously old-fashioned and obstinate board, and day-by-day that seems to be the case, and indeed, Mr. Arsenal himself has declared that today, with Adams claiming that the board continue to stand Wenger up whilst they puff their cigars in the boardroom (not exactly his words, but to that effect anyway). But that doesn't absolve Wenger from blame, not at all, not with his promises and not if he knew that Barry would be available for significantly less than what he paid to secure Arshavin's services back in January.
Which brings me onto the title at the top of this page, and I'm sure the not so intellectually gifted amongst us will have sussed what I'm on to by now. David Dein said it two years ago, and it cost him his job with the Club he loves, the Club whose work he didn't view as a job, but out of passion and loyalty, the Club in which he played a central role into transforming into the giants that we are today. Now, we can all see what he meant, and how we risk losing our status as a major force in European football should we continue with our mediocre pursuit of glory, and with our scouts being worked overtime, and without even coming up with the necessary goods.
There is only one way it seems for Arsenal to be where we all think we should be, and there is no shame in following the trend set by many, the one that has helped the likes of Chelsea and United achieve so much, and that threatens to help Villa, and more tellingly, City, jump ahead of us. Never has the saying "if you can't beat them, join them" been truer!
And, with a mere 1.5% away from owning everything that is Arsenal, I say one thing before the summer is up and it's too late once again, COME IN MR. KROENKE!
User Comments
42Johnny
Posted on 9 Jun, 2009 at 11:26 AM - Reply
I'm personally not too concerned if toure goes, he has been, sadly, dead wood for a while and gallas was the one who started playing after the captaincy was stripped off him, the matches during the end of the season showed how we missed him dearly. Loved the article by the way, though I am of the view that we are very close to becoming a big club again.
41arsenal fan
Posted on 9 Jun, 2009 at 07:25 AM - Reply
People here and there criticise Arsen Wenger on his signings, but when was the last time you saw Wenger buying a player that didn't help Arsenal?
And Arsenal are going to trade toure for Man City's Miccah Richards
40john quinn
Posted on 8 Jun, 2009 at 04:20 PM - Reply
I am hearing that KOLO TOURE is going to be sold to Manchester City when we have secured this new defender from AJAX......Does anyone know anything about this?
39ricky
Posted on 8 Jun, 2009 at 01:31 AM - Reply
bring on kronkear ?
how exactly do u suppose borrowing more money against the club giving us more debt will give us more money 2 play with in the transfer market ? higher debts, higher intrest rates ,surely a look at utd's or liverpool's books is proof that this should be a none starter
i think we will be fine , 2 signings of the quality of sagna eduardo or arshavin in the desired positions would be enough ok arshavin was a big name , but how many of us had heard of the other2 and they both hit the ground running
38Chazaaa
Posted on 7 Jun, 2009 at 09:08 PM - Reply
I Believe we need a parlour, someone who loves a challenge and a tackle, someone who was always up for the big occasions! my suggestions for mr.wenger are Kevin Nolan from newcastle and Van Bommel from Bayern!
WE NEED A BOSS IN THAT TEAM!
37Darko
Posted on 7 Jun, 2009 at 06:44 PM - Reply
We will be the best very soon!!!Greetings from Kingdom of Serbia!!!Long live Arsenal and SERBIA!!!
36Darko
Posted on 7 Jun, 2009 at 06:44 PM - Reply
We will be the best very soon!!!Greetings from Kingdom of Serbia!!!Long live Arsenal and SERBIA!!!
35NedimMedzic
Posted on 6 Jun, 2009 at 09:24 AM - Reply
exactly what everbody thought when chelsea signed ballack and shevchenko and when man utd signed berbatov.
34NedimMedzic
Posted on 6 Jun, 2009 at 09:16 AM - Reply
Completely agree with the last paragraph
33allan
Posted on 6 Jun, 2009 at 03:15 AM - Reply
i only agree with two lines but the rest is crap. what we need or rather wenger needs to do is dispense off dead wood. diaby, the most horrible under performing player in arsenal history. loses possession at will, never understands what he is supposed to do; pass or just dilly darly. then good lord save us. Ade comes to show off and he gets into the game when exchanging shirts at the final whistle, never shoots on his left foot even rvp has scored more goals with his weaker right than ade has done with his left which i believed had he smacked a couple with his left, we would be talking something else. Tim cahil wins more aerial duels than he does and that was what he was signed for; to win aerial balls which he seldom does. then silvestre, the none said the better.
32Stagg
Posted on 5 Jun, 2009 at 04:46 PM - Reply
I think the main point a lot of you are missing is in this article is, the profile of player we are going for despite Wenger promising that we will get quality and experience. Blaise Matudi, who the f~~~ is that? Come on Wenger, sort it out for God's sake!
31pezzer8
Posted on 5 Jun, 2009 at 03:48 PM - Reply
People are on here talking about 2 different camps of fans! One that thinks we should spend spend spend, and others who hang onto Wengers every word about sustainability! The real answer is that yes we need to have a good business model as a football club, and also remember that winning breeds more success off the field as well. So why not speculate to accumalate?.
We dont need to spend vast amounts of money on players. I personally think £12mil for Barry would of been a steal, and the reason City offered him stupid wages is because they cant offer Champions League football. Something Arsenal could of?. Which in turn might of meant not breaking our salary cap for him?
I am intrigued and excited about the prospect of the Arsenal young guns coming through, but it shouldnt be at the expense of experience. What happened to the days where Ashley Cole (sorry to mention his name) were bled into the team along side Adams, Keown. Where Anelka could play upfront with Bergkamp,Wright. Thats what we should be looking to do!.... And apart from the occasional spree on Wiltord I dont ever remember Wenger/Arsenal breaking the bank then...Next season is make or break in my view....
30Mike Manson
Posted on 5 Jun, 2009 at 01:55 PM - Reply
Super article Asser. Us Gooners always loved a battler, a winner, someone who really made his view known even if it wasn't liked by many, and you do just that on this forum.
29Dennis
Posted on 5 Jun, 2009 at 12:37 PM - Reply
Good article but I think your conclusions are wrong. As is demonstrated by the way he runs his American teams, Mr Kroenke will not deliver the unlimited cash you suppose. David Dien knows that, that's why he threw his lot in with Usmanov. The board view Kroenke as the lesser of two evils and that's why he's been allowed to gradually increase his stake. While the current board's concern for the Club's financial well-being is admirable, their lack of transparency over financial affairs has now reached a stage where one has to question whether their concern for the club is actually genuine or whether they are merely looking after their own financial interests. If they are not prepared to dip their hands into their own pockets, now's the time for them to make way for somebody who is.
28theo
Posted on 5 Jun, 2009 at 11:56 AM - Reply
Rubbish article. Do you want to collaspse the club??
Can you see the dept man u and the kop are in ? Get real. We shall live within our means and win trophies. shame on you and our vile article
27ZBlackcow
Posted on 5 Jun, 2009 at 10:39 AM - Reply
I used to think that Arsene has lost it - but when I look at it again, I believe he is doing the right thing. Yes, we have crap players - Eboue (I used to remember he was an awesome RB when he kept Lauren out of the team), Diaby, Adebayor, Song, DENILSON (He is so one dimensional in his play!) and what the hell happened to Sagna, finally Djorou and Senderos... If you look at our 1st team, Almunia (Fabianski can go and kill himself), Sagna, Clichy, Toure, Gallas, Fabregas, Nasri, Rosicky, Walcott, RVP and Eduardo - we have a top class team... we need to beef up our midfield - Camacho, Velonso or a Makelele type... one intelligent striker and of course a strong/quick CB...
The question now is - do we have the money?! I think we do not...so we have to do with what we have... I think we are on the right track, we will continue to struggle for a few more years (remember Ferguson had like 4 or 5 seasons of crap in the early 90's, then came Beckham, Neville, Scholes, Giggs, Keane etc... So, be man enough, we are fourth, in the UCL, 9 points ahead of Everton... Semis of FA and UCL... not bad when you think the Spurds spent billions and are still crap, Man City still crap, Liverpool can't beat ManU, Chelsea only won two titles and not UCL...
26Vendetta
Posted on 5 Jun, 2009 at 10:20 AM - Reply
Why on Earth would we want to follow in the footsteps of Chelsea and Man City.
That kind of spending is not sustainable.
Gareth Barry is a good player but he is certainly not worth 100K a week and since he has not played in the Champions League before he is not a proven perfomer at the highest level.I personally think Song is the answer to that problem he has improved heck of alot and is ready to take the final step just like Flamini did before he left. We need a world class full back and if all our players are fit next season i will be happy with our squad.
25M. Ford
Posted on 5 Jun, 2009 at 07:19 AM - Reply
Like the controversy that your posts always generate mate, so kudos to that! However, I don't agree with you on this one. Wenger has shown us that he's stubborn and he likes to spin us with his rhetoric thinking we're a bunch of fools, granted, and yes, Gareth Barry would've been an amazing signing. But, to say we need a takeover to compete at the top is harsh and a bit of an exaggerated view in my opinion. I mean we have been competing at the top over the last one or two years, but we just fell short in the real big games when it mattered. Ok, we had a poor start, but any team is liable to suffering from a stuttering start to the campaign. So, with the big defeats, we can see that one or two signings to balance the team and we will surely be on our way, sometimes you just need that missing link or two to get where you wanna get. And also don't forget, we will have a fit Rosicky and a fit Eduardo back for us, and they are key players for us I feel.
24peter
Posted on 5 Jun, 2009 at 05:03 AM - Reply
Arsenal has been biding time over the past few years. The Arsenal board will not change it now or even their fourth spot were lost this year because both the board and Arsene have faith in their young guns who appear going to reaching their maturity soon.
Having said that, Wenger may go for one or two CB, aged between 24-27 to replace Gallas, Toure and Silvestre immediately, if any of them leave this summer, or gradually. Player(s) of the said age group will not block the way of Dijourno, Senderos, Song, or any other unknown germs in the Reserve.
23Yusuf
Posted on 5 Jun, 2009 at 04:04 AM - Reply
Ghozlan, seriously, I don't see the point of your articles sometimes. Negativity and nothing else. What's the point of being negative? Sure, you can be realistic, but just continuously disisng the football club you 'support' is not going to make any difference at all, but just make people feel worse. And please don't big up Carrick again, I'm sick of people who do. He's not any better than anything we've got, but playing in a better team makes him seem much better. How many times must he be found out for people to see? What has he actually ever done?
22Wacko Backo
Posted on 5 Jun, 2009 at 01:57 AM - Reply
Top stuff! Like your style mate
21gaz
Posted on 5 Jun, 2009 at 12:58 AM - Reply
marcos senna enough said
20fello123
Posted on 5 Jun, 2009 at 12:43 AM - Reply
i think wenger should act quickly and get the players he need now instead of waiting for the last day as he always does.We need all the players together old and new before the start of the pre-season.
I think we have lots of good young players to compete for next season, we need a couple pf center back and a strong comander in the middle.
19Toby
Posted on 4 Jun, 2009 at 08:47 PM - Reply
This is what we've been crying out for ever since Abramovich came into the country. We always knew that whatever Wenger does, he cannot keep working miracles! Now that the board have warmed to Kroenke, I think they should just sell up the remaining shares he needs to acquire full control of the club. I also think Usmanov should stick to his word and pay off some of the debts, I mean as a major shareholder he is obliged to play a part in the club surely. Great article again by the way!
18Haze
Posted on 4 Jun, 2009 at 07:01 PM - Reply
If Kaka comes to England, whether for Chelsea or for Man United, we will be screeeeeeewed!
17roberto
Posted on 4 Jun, 2009 at 06:20 PM - Reply
Arsenal fans are in two camps. The first camp characterised by you, where by you want to spend spend spend! and to hell with the consequences because we cannot remember what happened to Leeds. If we dont win its a failure, and we need to sack the manager sack the board, bring in a sugar daddy because we need to be at the top table at the wedding, we are glory seekers, we dont comprehend that there will be only one premier league winner per season and one champions league winner in the whole of europe.
Then there are the fans in the second camp who realise that we do not have a god given right to go 4 seasons without a trophy, because if you know your history (oops seems like a spurs song) you will see large patches of seasons without winning a trophy in ALL football clubs. We still play sexy football most of the time, the direction this club is being taken is based on sustainability, hardly sexy stuff but footballers who have the hunger, and it will guarantee that this football club will not go bust so that my children can carry on supporting this club and hopefully their children if i become a grandad!
By the way if you pin your hopes on MR KROENKE then you will be disappointed because he is a part owner of my favourite american football team the ST Louis Rams, although the sport is based on a salary cap, he does not base his philosophy on bankrolling the team like the Chelski team.
16okorie nwabueze ezekiel
Posted on 4 Jun, 2009 at 05:25 PM - Reply
MR AW IS ALWAYS CONFIDENT OF HIMSELF AND ALSO ARROGANT OF BEING TOLD THE TRUTH ABOUT THE CURRENT TREND IN FOOTBALL. YOU NEED THE FINANCIAL MUSCLE TO FLEX IN THE GAME TODAY. KROENKE MONEY IS TOO GOOD TO REJECT. LETS GET THE DEAD WOODS(NON PERFORMING PLAYERS) OUT OF THE TEAM. AKOKA LAGOS NIGERIA.
15ShifuArsenal
Posted on 4 Jun, 2009 at 02:40 PM - Reply
I don't think Wenger realy wanted Barry not £130k a week anyway.
Wenger does need to strengthen the midfield and defence with more quality. Its not necessary that you have heard of them or they are vastly experienced. Wenger brought in the experienced Sylvestre but Kieron Gibbs outperformed him. I had never heard of Sagna, Ade, Eduardo but these are all quality players. Downing (Mid), Owen and Martins (New) are quality players who have played for relegated teams this season. If you are good enough you are old enough.
I don't think it is good to invest Arsenal's long term interest in one man. Money does not always buy you long term success you only have look at Newcastle, Leeds, Southampton, etc
14samster
Posted on 4 Jun, 2009 at 02:25 PM - Reply
Hear, hear....
Best secure the services of a combative Spanish midfield linchpin this summer, Le boss!
13maya
Posted on 4 Jun, 2009 at 02:14 PM - Reply
When Martin Laursen get injured, Villa fall apart. That suggest Barry is no way the man behind Villa success. In fact i'm much more happy to see how Song progress next season than seeing Barry here!
Ship some of our non productive players. We have too much non finish product here at Arsenal. Its time to decide whether they would play or leave. Striker: Ade, RVP, Edu, Bentdner, Vela. 5 striker to compete for 2 position? Possibly for 1 position if we play 451? Not to mention we have Arshavin and Walcott who are also rated Striker by Wenger. Which other team have this much luxury? I say ship 2 and get 1 world class striker or just ship one and buy none. Midfielder: Rosicky, Fab, Song, Diaby, Nasri, Denilson, Ramsey, Bischoff, Wilshere + Walcott and Arshavin - Song for defender. Again.. Too much players yet only few of them are ready. If we are to bring any new players we certainly need to ship 1 or 2 of our current players. Defence: Kolo, Gallas, Sagna, Clichy, Gibbs, Djourou, Silves, Traore + Eboue, Song and Senderos(if this guys come back). Well, Kolo and Gallas never get well pairing at center. Why would we play with 80% of their capacity instead of selling one of them and get new CD? Although our defence look good in number, their quality certainly questionable(for the back up). Again we are not a LUXURY club who can keep our players happy on bench by loading their pocket full with notes! Though its hard, lets sell the excess one (yes, times will come when we would regret selling them after seeing them becoming a better players but we need to act and decide now! Forget a bit about future and look what in front of us now!) to raise our kitty transfer budget and get 1 or 2 quality players.
12hoboface
Posted on 4 Jun, 2009 at 01:42 PM - Reply
Disappointing article Asser.....one can only hope that you are more clinical in your approach to your patients' care than you are to constructing a decent argument.
Even if Kroenke was on board we would never have matched Man City's offer, so your entire 'if you can't beat them join them' argument is utterly unfounded. Added to this, your article still fails to address the issue of what Man City/Arsenal/Chelsea would do if Sheikh Mansuur/Stan Kroenke/Abramovich suddenly withdrew their financial support. Don't you think this might be at the heart of our Board's reluctance to bring in foreign investment?
Sorry, but pointless article mate in my view. Says nothing new, and very poorly thought out.
11David Dein was right
Posted on 4 Jun, 2009 at 12:56 PM - Reply
100% agree, enough mediocrity. I know we are 1 or 2 players away from being a successful team again, but wenger obviously can't get the proper good players he needs cos of financial restrictions. All this board are doing is holding us back!
10Deli
Posted on 4 Jun, 2009 at 12:46 PM - Reply
Peres has the backing of the royal family in Spain as well as the loans from the major banks, so while some of the money might be his own, a lot of it is just borrowed money in effect!
9Splurger
Posted on 4 Jun, 2009 at 12:45 PM - Reply
Haha, very good read once again. I've also been saying that the time for a takeover has well and truly come now, enough faffing around signing kids and players who are just not good enough. You have Chelsea thinking of spending 75 million on Kaka and we wanna get Matudi for 5???
8Diego
Posted on 4 Jun, 2009 at 11:12 AM - Reply
Just go back in time a bit, and ask yourselves when we became major force in European football?? Only over the last 10 years and that in my opinion is one of the wonders of the modern sporting era; we are able to compete and occasionally knock out clubs bigger and wealthier than us.
About David Dein working for Arsenal only for love, are you talking about the same guy who sold his shares to a fat russian at a handsome profit???? What happened to his love then???
Btw, Stan Kroenke is no sugar daddy. Just check out his investments in sports franchises in US. He is not going to throw his money around like Mr. Roman, who I suspect is a closet football romantic!! Stan is a shrewd businessman, and he is in this purely for profit.
7sulazu
Posted on 4 Jun, 2009 at 10:45 AM - Reply
A very good & apt notes. In the monetized modern football business, the road to success is quite familiar, that is to one who knows his onions. A club can only win honours & become one of the giants in footballing history, by acquiring some proven quality professional footballers that will together with your home grown talents, take you to the promise land. With no disrespect to some few quality players paraded by Arsenal in the last 4 years, we have accomodated too many mediocres this past years. The solution as rightly expressed is to sell the club in order to get money to spend on quality players.
6Scotland Steve
Posted on 4 Jun, 2009 at 10:37 AM - Reply
Is this really a serious criticism of Wenger for not entering a cheque-writing contest with the government of Abu Dhabi for -- think about it! -- holding midfielder?
Forget the 12 million sale price. You CAN'T be a self-sustaining football club and pay 100 grand per week to a guy whose job would be to watch Cesc's back.
Arsene caught napping? Because he wouldn't make a holding midfielder the highest-paid player at the club?
What nonsense -- we're not in the Arab Football League with City, Chelsea and now even Pompey. Arsenal Football Club is not fantasy. It's a real business and whether Stan Kroenke becomes top stakeholder or not, we're still going to see intelligent business decisions.
You think Kroenke would outbid the oil boys of Abu Dhabi for -- cough! -- Gareth Barry?
Please join the real world if you intend your opinions to mean anything.
5The Realist, SW14
Posted on 4 Jun, 2009 at 09:32 AM - Reply
Gareth Barry - money grabbing mercenary who signed for City, a club on the up, for £95k a week. Andre Arshavin - global superstar who signed for Arsenal, a team on the edge, for what he thought was £80k a week after tax. I sense some hypocracy in your analysis.
Tasteless headline to your article - shame on you.
4Austino
Posted on 4 Jun, 2009 at 09:23 AM - Reply
Nice talk lad.But would they listen?
3davie gunner
Posted on 4 Jun, 2009 at 09:20 AM - Reply
Problem is Wenger will wait untill the last week of the transfer window (as usual) before trying to buy anyone. Teams will know he is desparate and he will end up paying more than he should have had he started the negotiations early enough.
2Omar Fahnbulleh
Posted on 4 Jun, 2009 at 08:23 AM - Reply
Your Article is rubbish, there is no way Arsenal was going to pay Barry that kind of Money weekly. He is not worth that.
1Moonarmy
Posted on 4 Jun, 2009 at 08:16 AM - Reply
Jesus, you are all bitter about it, i have not met one Arsenal fan online or offline who is not bitter and jealous.
Its pathetic to hear you all whining like babies, jealous at the fact another club has just gained one of the best midfielders in the Premier League and jealous at the fact you are kakakakakacking yourselves because you know your club is top of the list to loose their Champions League place soon enough, clock is ticking. You know that if City continue to buy quality and damn good quality you will then have real cause for concern.
Bitter and jealous because you wish Arsenal were in the same position City are right now in terms of finance. Jealous that your club punch above their weight and have hardly any money to go any further.
Carry on whining like babies, its very entertaining lmao.
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