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Finchyid
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ozil is getting paid nearly 500 times as much as one of those 55.. it’s shocking
this will happen at other clubs, on the other hand levy secured a virtually interest free loan to protect us
spursfan77
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Would make sense. Although both are clients of Kia J so I wouldn’t write it off.
spursfan77
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They seem to be letting their best scouts go in those redundancies. We should be trying to snap them up.
Nah you know what im not having? Arsenal fams having a grand old time somehow blaming Ozil’s wages. This is a fucking club thats set to give a 32 year old Willian like 200k/wk for 4 years. A club that wants to give a 31 year old Auba 250k/wk to get him to stay. And they’re all just chipper about that. These players would be in mls in a year! Its beyond hypocritical.
Also, the players supposedly being mad can spare me the bullshit. Layoffs were going to have to come from somewhere eventually. You assholes take exorbitant wages and what do you get the club in return? Lower top 8 and Europa League football at best while making yourselves look like assholes on the internet to get some cheap laughs from your fans. Your exorbitant wages will have to come from somewhere when you cant get the club a maximization of revenue.
Also, the players supposedly being mad can spare me the bullshit. Layoffs were going to have to come from somewhere eventually. You assholes take exorbitant wages and what do you get the club in return? Lower top 8 and Europa League football at best while making yourselves look like assholes on the internet to get some cheap laughs from your fans. Your exorbitant wages will have to come from somewhere when you cant get the club a maximization of revenue.
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Ionman34
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Not really, that just about covers a third of Willians signing on fee.
BehindEnemyLines
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Whilst I agree with the sentiment, I don't think Stan Kroenke is the owner of Arsenal........he is merely a major shareholder. Financial doping when you don't own the club would be daft and disparate to the financial structure and purpose of being a shareholder. As a boardmember he is obligated to do whatever is in the shareholders interests (i.e. to increase shareholder wealth).
SpartanSpur
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I just don't see how a club can look at a player like Ozil costing them circa £18m a year for absolutely nothing and then justify cutting 55 people's jobs just to save £1-2m as a necessary saving, let alone offering stupid money to Willian, a player they arguably don't need.
I get that business can be ruthless but you'd like to think that football clubs are in such a privileged position that they could show some more ethics in times like this.
I'd be ashamed if we did that right now.
I get that business can be ruthless but you'd like to think that football clubs are in such a privileged position that they could show some more ethics in times like this.
I'd be ashamed if we did that right now.
WorcesterTHFC
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If I could meet the writer of that article, I'd have two words to say: 'Henry Norris'.
King of Otters
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That's interesting, as I assumed it was just non football/technical staff being laid off.
I think this probably indicates the downgrading of Arsenal's status of a club overall, with Covid the final nail in the coffin.
They've gone from being guaranteed CL football every year, to being completely shut out of the top 4 (lol).
Sooner or later that is going to result in a serious cost-cutting throughout the club.
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hellava_tough
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What exactly are the jobs they're getting rid of?
Ionman34
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Social media staff?
jurgen
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No chance, they’re definitely considered essential staff at that club.
nailsy
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I was going to mention that. You can't blame this on the players who've taken a wage cut.
hellava_tough
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So will they keep PEA and if so, is it good business?
When you crunch all the numbers, Arsenal should probably be selling him this summer and reinvesting, because if he leaves next summer, he'll go for nothing. And if he signs a new deal, they'll end up with an Ozil situation as he gets older. Is he genuinely going to be scoring 20+ league goals, every season, as he progresses through his 30s?
I doubt they will sell him though; they're not pragmatic enough. That said, he may force a move, or simply not sign a contract and go for free next summer anyway.
When you crunch all the numbers, Arsenal should probably be selling him this summer and reinvesting, because if he leaves next summer, he'll go for nothing. And if he signs a new deal, they'll end up with an Ozil situation as he gets older. Is he genuinely going to be scoring 20+ league goals, every season, as he progresses through his 30s?
I doubt they will sell him though; they're not pragmatic enough. That said, he may force a move, or simply not sign a contract and go for free next summer anyway.
Whats 12.5% of their astronomical wage bill? Pretty sure cut pay cut has expired now that the season is over anyway.
They apparently offered 250k/wk. He’d be nuts not to take that. Unless he wants CL, he should absolutely accept that offer and extend his stay in Europe longer than another 2 years.
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