***The Official Arsenal Gunners" Thread***

[Krebstar]

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What a win.
Glad to see TR get the start instead of Ramsey, hope it's a trend or a wake up call(hopefully a trend I don't think Ramsey is ready for full time starting spot) or whatever is needed.
Walcott played great selfless ball and hope he keeps it up.

One question for the faithful, does Gervhino get the nod as soon as he gets back or is his starting spot in jeopardy?

I think once Gervinho returns, he'll start along with Walcott.

[Bgeezy87]

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I will be glad to see that. I think it will give us a little more experience that can carry us down the stretch. I'm still holding out for that champions league spot.

[Krebstar]

I think it wouldn't hurt every so often for Theo to start on the bench to bring him back to reality. He had three assists, but on Saturday he could end up disappearing as he often does. Hopefully now he realizes his spot isn't guaranteed with The Ox coming up so strongly.

[Krebstar]

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So, Park's agent has said if the "current state" continues then they could be looking for a move in the Summer. I say wonderful.

There is clearly a reason Arsene doesn't want to play him, so let's get what we can get back and spend some money on someone we know can play in the league.

If this is true, I think we'll lose him and Chamakh this Summer, which means we'd have to buy. Who we buy is the scary part.

[~LiverpoolRed~]

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I see Frimpong is done for the season at Wolves. Unlucky, as he was playing pretty well in their midfield.

[ZM Punk]

Well Arsene pretty much rules out Hazard today. He said he would love to have him but the club has to make a profit every year. I guess this club has never heard the adage you have to spend money to make money.

[ImTellinTim]

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The club has to make a profit every year? Good luck winning anything other than Carling Cup.

[rsnomar05]

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Well Arsene pretty much rules out Hazard today. He said he would love to have him but the club has to make a profit every year. I guess this club has never heard the adage you have to spend money to make money.

And given how little Arsenal spend each year, he must have meant "huge profit."

[ZM Punk]

The club has to make a profit every year? Good luck winning anything other than Carling Cup.

We can't even win that. And that pretty much confirmed my suspicions about Kroenke and the rest of the board being the real culprits in all of this.

[ZM Punk]

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I guess all of us Arsenal fans just need to start following Barcelona. That way we can see all of our favorite Arsenal players play in their prime. If indeed RVP goes to Barcelona.

At this point we are just Barcelona's feeder club. Kroenke and the rest of the board should be ashamed of themselves using this club as their own personal piggy bank. Its really sad that Wenger has been getting all the blame and all because of his fierce loyalty torward the club.

I'm telling you guys, the blame is being directed at the wrong man. Just glad I'm finally able to see that.

[NaturalSelected]

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I guess all of us Arsenal fans just need to start following Barcelona. That way we can see all of our favorite Arsenal players play in their prime. If indeed RVP goes to Barcelona.

At this point we are just Barcelona's feeder club. Kroenke and the rest of the board should be ashamed of themselves using this club as their own personal piggy bank. Its really sad that Wenger has been getting all the blame and all because of his fierce loyalty torward the club.

I'm telling you guys, the blame is being directed at the wrong man. Just glad I'm finally able to see that.

It will be awhile, given the financial standing of the club, before the fans en masse turn on ownership. Given the disappointing season, Wenger is the only other viable target.

[ZM Punk]

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It will be awhile, given the financial standing of the club, before the fans en masse turn on ownership. Given the disappointing season, Wenger is the only other viable target.

That is what I don't understand. Having good finances doesn't mean jack squat if the owners aren't using those finances to help the club. I would rather that club take a few loses in order to be competetive. Like I said I don't root for a business, I root for a football club.

[Krebstar]

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The club has to make a profit every year? Good luck winning anything other than Carling Cup.

The crazy thing is ZM didn't even mention the numbers that Arsene said himself.

£15-20 million, per year.

[ImTellinTim]

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The crazy thing is ZM didn't even mention the numbers that Arsene said himself.

£15-20 million, per year.

Sad that they would openly do this to the fans because anyone who seriously follows club soccer knows that unless you're Man U, winning and turning any kind of significant profit are pretty much mutually exclusive these days.

And it's not that you have to go out and throw money around like Liverpool did last year or hoarde a bunch of players by overpaying them like Man City. It's that you have to pay your best players the wages you need to keep them at your club. Any club serious about winning doesn't just pick an arbitrary number that all of their players' salaries have to be below. It's a ridiculous practice.

[ZM Punk]

It just makes my respect for Wenger to a new level he is basically taking the heat for cheapskate ownership.

I tell you what if Arsenal pulls a repeat of last year this Summer. I will probably focus most of my intention to another club next season.