Alexis Sanchez: Off to the Old Toilet

[Trilly]

We won't get away with offering them 200k a week. We can afford more – the board know it, the fans know it, and the agents know it too.

You only have to look at the money we piss away. Elneny is on 60kpw for doing a job that a decent academy prospect could do.

 

[samshere]

No, the rumour is Sanchez has been offered 180K, while Özil wants 250K.

Özil hasn't been offered 70K more.

That means that at least Özil is on the negotiating table.

 

[Lookin' for a new Baby]

Alexis can't leave, I'd have to get a new user name.

 

[Jury]

****ing DON!!!

 

[A_G]

From the Times:

Sack whoever's responsible imo.

 

[Aevi]

****ing DON!!!

What a f*ckboy

 

[Jury]

From the Times:

Sack whoever's responsible imo.

What, sack Charlie George?

 

[A_G]

What, sack Charlie George?

I thought it might be the other guy at these tours.

 

[rich 1990]

What, sack Charlie George?

See, Wenger wasn't the problem after all?

 

[rich 1990]

Could also be John Radford. A dour Yorkshireman who makes Fabo look like Makingtrax.

 

[bingobob]

From the Times:

Sack whoever's responsible imo.

Years ago I done a tour of Everton. The tour guide, a former player, said they knew Rooney was leaving months before he did as he never renewed his box for the next season. So wouldn't surprise me if the club had signs away from the negotiating table that things may be heading toward an exit.

What buggers me off is out structure. I know I know who doesn't it bother? At the end of the day if we give Alexis 250k pw and it pisses off Gibbs or Ramsey or whoever so be it. All they have to do is have the continual influence Alexis has had and they'll be in the same bracket. Your top performers should not be constrained by your mediocre performers. The players are not collective bargaining it's individual bargaining and someone will pay Alexis his dues.

 

[Kingslayer]

From the Times:

Sack whoever's responsible imo.

Gave them a bonus for not letting slip about Wenger signing an extension.

Tbh.

 

[BBF]

33 games in all comps
20 goals
13 assists

Out of the league cup in November.
Out of the league in January.
Out of the CL in February.

Think that's why he's grumpy.

and people think we can replace that...

 

[ARSNLNO1]

Sanchez is almost irreplaceable for me, unless and it's extremely unlikely, Aguero became available. I would rather see us use the money for Mbappe, he's one we don't want to miss out on, Granted he will take a few seasons to adapt to the premier league but I don't see another player out there that can do what Sanchez does in the same way. I think we need a long term replacement for Giroud to rotate with Welbeck, my vote would always be for Lukaku but I know he's not a popular choice.

 

[Gooner Zig]

We lose Alexis, we can only blame the ridiculous wage structure we have at this club.

 

[Tosker]

We lose Alexis, we can only blame the ridiculous wage structure we have at this club.

nothing in reality could be more ridiculous than paying someone a quarter of a million pounds a week to do what he loves

football is rapidly becoming insupportable

 

[GDeep™]

We lose Alexis, we can only blame the ridiculous wage structure we have at this club.

There is probably a top limit the club won't surpass no matter the actual wage structure.

 

[GDeep™]

From my sources, its not even about wages, Sanchez is disillusioned here.

Özil on the other hand, it's a wage only issue.

 

[Jury]

and people think we can replace that...

Get another individual in who can do those numbers? Highly unlikely. Get another guy or two in that could get us playing better football and share the creative burden, whilst increasing our output? Its very possible.

Can't remember off the top of my head, but how did we fare the season after RvP left us? We signed Podolski, Giroud and Caz, and finished 9 points off the top scoring 72 goals. The previous season with RvP, we scored 74 and finished 19 off the top. Whether we improved is of course debatable, but we definitely shared the burden and were a better team as a result, imo. Not bad for 'off the top of my head' ops:

 

[A_G]

Can't remember off the top of my head, but how did we fare the season after RvP left us? We signed Podolski, Giroud and Caz, and finished 9 points off the top scoring 72 goal

Little more than 9 points