UGH!!! What a disaster! Too bad Wenger didn't walk away after winning the FA Cup. New leadership is badly needed.
chjoak said:
Per Ornstein, the reason our "150m war chest" disappeared so quickly was due to salaries for both Kolo and Laca combined with Laca's transfer fee. That doesn't explain all of it or the fact that we had a net prophet this window but supposedly the board opted to save the rest for Jan or next summer.
There is apparently an EPL sanctioned FFP rule about the amount each team is allowed to increase their wages each year (i've read the number is 7-8m). The claim was that Kolo and Laca put us at the limit. I have a hard time believing that though. Per the EPL website, we also had 20 players sold, loaned or cut. I don't know the salaries of all of those players but are we to believe that the combined salaries of Kolo & Laca are greater than 7-8m of the combined salaries of Perez, Ox, Gibbs, Gabby & Woj? How about the combined salaries of Salah, Solanke, Robertson & Ox compared to Sahko & Leiva. Or Lindolf, Lukaku & Matic vs Rooney.Gigem Trevas said:chjoak said:
Per Ornstein, the reason our "150m war chest" disappeared so quickly was due to salaries for both Kolo and Laca combined with Laca's transfer fee. That doesn't explain all of it or the fact that we had a net prophet this window but supposedly the board opted to save the rest for Jan or next summer.
I was reading the issue was a glut of Arsenal players on way too high wages IE Walcott, formerly Ox, Ramsey, and Wilshire.
gougler08 said:
It's amazing how much better Ozil looks for the Germans...always finding the ball and playing dangerous passes forward. How have we not been able to use him properly for the past year?
gougler08 said:
It's amazing how much better Ozil looks for the Germans...always finding the ball and playing dangerous passes forward. How have we not been able to use him properly for the past year?
Smith&Co1970 said:gougler08 said:
It's amazing how much better Ozil looks for the Germans...always finding the ball and playing dangerous passes forward. How have we not been able to use him properly for the past year?
I think most of the Germans play better for DFB than their respective clubs. #TheSystem
gougler08 said:
It's amazing how much better Ozil looks for the Germans...always finding the ball and playing dangerous passes forward. How have we not been able to use him properly for the past year?
wangus12 said:
Christ between Aggie Football and Wenger, my mental health is ****ing screwed