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We will never be ambitious enough under this ownership, to achieve anything of note …
How do you know we tried our best? It says he considered the offer, maybe he knew he could get higher wages elsewhere? Show me a report on what wages he was offered. Was a fee even agreed? If so show me the report? There's many examples of Levy moving goalposts last minute, did he really want to spend that then nothing, maybe he wanted a Rivaldo letter? You're filling in alot of blanks yourself with your own bias. Also people have come to viewpont that ENIC don't back their managers over years and many managers as examples, not one report on sky sports about one transfer, where so many variables aren't discussed, and there's no way Poch was happy getting nobody in 18 and little in Jan 19, he said as much in the fall, don't think he was mad at De Jong with all his quotes...
On you're last point as you seem so eager to defend ENIC interested to hear your valid sticks?
woulda coulda shoulda eh, but in end just another wasn't...Ha, so it's jist all Levy's fault every time. I'm the one filling in all the blanks with bias am i...
I think it's fair to say that our long term transfer strategy has been poor and that our failure to sign anyone that summer was illustrative of that. I think Poch and Levy were not working well together at that point and both probably deserve some blame for that. Although Levy would deserve most of it in my view.
But it makes no sense to argue that Levy wasn't backing Poch at all when we tried to sign De Jong for what would have been a large transfer fee.
Which is where we’re heading if no changes are madeArsenal haven't been in the champions league for 6 years
Why would an ownership that got us regularly into the CL suddenly now, a couple years into having increased financial clout and starting to spend at a much greater clip, drop us to half a decade outside of the CL?Which is where we’re heading if no changes are made
I think it's more likely (or at least as likely) new ownership would send us backwards. And changing ownership isn't an easy thing (as the anti enic supporters are finding) - it could be a decade or 2 stuck with them.
In the mix for what?Why would an ownership that got us regularly into the CL suddenly now, a couple years into having increased financial clout and starting to spend at a much greater clip, drop us to half a decade outside of the CL?
I think it's more likely (or at least as likely) new ownership would send us backwards. And changing ownership isn't an easy thing (as the anti enic supporters are finding) - it could be a decade or 2 stuck with them.
At least with Levy I feel he gives a shit about the club, he's a steady steward and under him history says we'll either be in the mix or a few steps away from being back in the mix pretty quickly.
Stadium has won more trophies than the club...In the mix for what?
? spot onSuccess is relative, we are certainly a lot bigger club than Wigan. They have without doubt down enough to stabilise us, we are going to be 3-8th or so each season and enough will be spent to keep that position.
We have little to no ambition to win cups or go for the league so it’s top 4 trophy each season as the goal. We don’t even have the goal to entertain as Levy showed hiring AVB, Nuno, Jose and to some extent Conte.
we have a brilliant stadium with an elite manager and we charge the highest prices around but the show we offer is one of the dullest. In a normal market we would be out of business but fans are loyal so that doesn’t happen.
the club has continuous failed to show a football plan.
Do we want to be entertainers? No
Do we want to push for a league title? No
Do we want to be ahead of the curve with scouting/coaching/tactics? No
So what are we. We appear to be a fur coat no knickers team. The trappings of success with great stadium, high prices and fancy manager but none of the players or underlying ideas to be a great one. We are a surface level successful club without actually being one. That comes down to football strategy, we don’t really have one, it’s all wing it. There is no depth to Levy or the board when it comes to football, it’s all show.
I’m shocked that after 23 years of winning fucking nothing there are still ‘fans’ willing to give ENIC their backing.
Fuck me.
But still getting outspent by West Ham and the scum despite us having far larger revenues on Matchday and from the CL……………I can't understand how people are arguing against this.
There has been a demonstrably clear shift in willingness to spend post Covid and stadium.
This post deserved more than just a winner ??????? “Steady economic strength. You’ll never sing that”!! I think every genuine supporter of this club is so bored of this tired apologist argument. “Steady economic strength” only has value if it translates into a willingness to win things. Unfortunately it’s clear that the ceiling for ambition under these owners appears to be “top 4 and top 20 in Europe”.
You, like them, seem content with that. Well, good for you! But after 22 years, 1 trophy, the highest ticket prices in the country and the promise that the stadium would be a “game changer”, I’d say about 86% of the fan base disagrees with you. If you’re as frustrated as you say you are then make your voice heard. Or don’t. As is your choice. But don’t sneer at those that are protesting for change and trivialise our grievances as just “going on a bit”.
ENIC Out
That’s the job of the director or football? One system from top to bottom.If we manage to get Porro over the line, you can bet that Conte will not be around next season (for whatever reason) after us having signed 2 decent wing backs in Porro and Udogie to play in his preferred system. Levy will then appoint yet another manager who will probably prefer a straight back four and it will be back to square one again.
That’s exactly why I have a lot of sympathy for Emerson Royal who is good defensively and was brought in under Nuno to play in a 442. Next thing, AC has arrived and Emerson is expected to change his game to a wing back overnight.
The lack of planning at the club is shocking!
Nonsense. New ownership is the only way we’re going to be able to compete with City, Chelsea, United, Newcastle etc. Then you have Liverpool and the scum who will continue to spend. Meanwhile our scattergun approach looking for the next bargain will continue.Why would an ownership that got us regularly into the CL suddenly now, a couple years into having increased financial clout and starting to spend at a much greater clip, drop us to half a decade outside of the CL?
I think it's more likely (or at least as likely) new ownership would send us backwards. And changing ownership isn't an easy thing (as the anti enic supporters are finding) - it could be a decade or 2 stuck with them.
At least with Levy I feel he gives a shit about the club, he's a steady steward and under him history says we'll either be in the mix or a few steps away from being back in the mix pretty quickly.